The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-24
LATER NEWS.

General Duffield's brigade Of 5000
men at Camp Alger, Washington, D.
c., have been ordered to take transports
at Fort Monroe for Santiago.
Cable service between Guantanamo
and Washington has been restored and
Blanco has been cut off from communi
cation with the outside world.
The United States army for the in
vasion of Cuba, about 10000 strong.
and commanded by General Shafter,
has arrived safely off Santiago de Cuba.
Reports of disasters at White Horse
rapids, on the way to Dawson City,
have been exaggerated. Instead of soc
boats being lost, but so were wrecked.
Rumors are current in Madrid that
cabinet crisis is imminent and that q
national government pledged to vigor
Gus prosecution of the war is likely to
succeed the Sagasta ministry.
Water displaced by the launching OF
the battle-ehip Albion at Blackwell,
England, submerged staging which
was crowded with people, and it is esti-
mated that so persons were drowned.
In response to an inquiry, Mr. Rams
den, the British consul at Santiago,
sent the following dispatch to the. New
York World: Nothing happened to
Hobson or the others during the bonn
bardment."
The American fleet off Santiago has
been materially strengthened by the
| oIl;ftar Of xph oh
ed the transports, consisting of the In
diana, Detroit, Montgomery, Bancroft,
Helena, Ericsson and Foote.
Chinese authorities, presumably upon
representations from Spain, have COM
PEELED the U. s. S. zafro to leave Chi
nese waters without allowing the usual
"a hours to take on coal and provisions.
She is now in British waters at Hong
Kong.
Three Spanish gunboats and some
large vessels, apparently merchantmen.
left Havana harbor and proceeded east
ward, close in shore. The auxiliary
gunboat Maple fired upon the Spanish
ships and they returned to port and
have not since attempted a sortie.
A Havana dispatch says that on Fri
day morning last the United States
battle-ship Texas endeavored to cover
the landing of American marines at
Ponta Cabrera, province Of Santiago de
Cuba, but the Americans were repulsed
with the loss of several men.
By way of Marseilles, France, the
state department has received and
transmitted to the navy department
advices confirming the report that the
Spanish reserve feet has returned to
Cadiz. The dispatch states that the
Victoria came into port disabled and in
tow.
Major-Genera. Merritt may. sail for
Manila on the cruiser Philadelphia,
which has received orders to be ready
for sea by July l. The prospective
governor-general of the Philippines is
anxious to reach the islands as soon as
possible. General Otis will go with
the fourth squadron.
Preparations for sending troops to re-
infolce Skaters expedition are under
way.
Spain positively refuses to give up
Lieutenant Hobson and his men, and
to EN- mphasize that refusal, Blanco an
nounces that he will hereafter recog-
nize no flag of truce.
Havana's Moro castle has fred on
our warships. The fusillade contin-
ued at intervals. all day Saturday and
the shots we're fairly well aimed, indi
eating the presence of imported gunners.
Affairs are growing worse at Ha
vana. The insurgents are raiding the
province from all directions. They
constantly harass the city. cut off sup
plies and destroy the roads. An at
tempt by Spaniards to dislodge the Gu
bans resulted disastrously.
The blockade Is to be strengthened.
The feet will be reinforced after the
debarkation of the troops at Santiago.
The ships are to close up, and naval
officials say that all danger of Spanish
vessels running the blockade will thus
be eliminated.
Food is reported scarce In Porto Rico.
Prices have advanced and starvation is
imminent among the lower classes.
Since the bombardment of San Juan by
SIMPSONS warships, the inhabitants of
the city live in terror of repetition of
the awful experience, and reliable news
is unobtainable in the island.
The Cubans report food supplies In
Havana extremely scarce, and that the
Spanish army has been placed on half
rations. A Cuban officer who has ar
rived in Key West says that in two
weeks tho whole population of Car
denas will be starving. He described
the people as living on palm buds and
dog meat, which he claimed is con-
sIdered delicacy.
The Philippines have been declared
free. Insurgents have proclaimed a
provisional government at Cavite and
renounced Spanish authority. There
were great ceremonies and formal dec
laration of independence was read.
Aguinaldo was made president and Don
Pirondo vice-president. The insurgent
government will not oppose an Ameri
can protectorate Or occupation.
A monument is to be erected to the
memory of Ensign Worth Bagley, the
first officer in the American navy to
fall in the war with Spain.
The captain of the gunboat Callao,
which was captured by Admiral
Dewey's fleet, has been shot for not re
turning the fire OF the American ships.
N. W. Taylor. president Of the
Cleveland Paper Company and one of
the prominent paper manufacturers of
the United States, died in Cleveland,
aged 75 years.
Mrs Marcy Maria Grav who has