Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-06-16
LATER NEWS.

! The three ln'llllplIcS oNFO
ore 10 unite ut Honolulu and cohciuue
their voyage in company.
The wal department has no lnten-
tjon of further Increasing the strength
of the Manila expedition.
From TO- 600 to 1000 troops con-
vowed by SIMPSONS battlc-shils are eX-
nected TO constitute the invading cXpe-
! dition to Porto Rico.
Mrs. A. Hummer, wife of Chief En-
rluecr Hummer. of the steamer Wild
wood, committed suicide at Port Town
send by jumping off the wharf into the
/ Sound.
Word has been received at the navy
| DEPARTMENT at Washington from high
| though unofficial source that Admiral
| Camara's Cadiz feet has been found
unfit for sea.
The president signed the war rcve-
nue. bill Monday The measure hav-
ing been signed previously by Vice
President Hobart and Speaker Reed, is
now a law.
In response to an inquiry, General
Linares, of the Spanish army at Santi-
ago, cabled the following reply: ''llob-
son and the other seven prisoners are
we'll, and are in receipt OF all cable
grams sent them.
When the Dauntless left Guanta'
namo bay Monday morning the cable
steamer Adria was graphing for the
uaytien cable. The cable is to be
splced and Sampson will hold it for
direct communication with Washing
ton.
Immediately upon information from
the White House that the war revenue
bill had been signed by the president,
Secretary Gage issued a circular eX-
planning to the public the proposed
bond issue. That circular invites sub
scrptions for 5000, 600, 900 Of per
cent bonds.
1t was formally announced at the
war department Monday morning that
the first military expedition had lett
Key West at dayhlcak bound for SAM
tiago. A large force OF transports con-
vevcd the troops under convoy 0f a
strong squadron of warships ranging
from immense battle-ships to the small
gunboats and armed fast sailing yachts.
Mai General Shafter, who commands
the expedition has with him a force Of
773 officers and ii, 534 enlisted men.
Regular troops make up the greater
part OF the force, there being only
three volunteer organizations on the
ships. 1t was difficult to prevail upon
the mounted riiiemen to leave their
mounts behind but this was matter
of necessity, it is said, owing to the
lack OF accommodation for horses ON
ship board. The best the department
could do at this time in the way OF sup
plying the cavalry contingent for the
expedition was to include among the
troops one squad Of the Second United
States cavalry, fully mounted with nine
officers and 2S0 enlisted men.
A prominent Chinese physician Of
Cleveland offers to enlist company
OF his countrymen, take them to our
newly-won Philippine possessions and
rule is what they need.
A special from Jacksonville, Fla.
says that three men were killed and
Lieutenant Hart. of the engineer corps,
was badly wounded by the explosion Of
a torpedo which was being placed in
the st. Johns river about IS miles
south OF jacksonville How the accl-
dent occurred the report does not show.
A Madrid dispatch says: A start
ling telegram from Governor General
August caused an impression that Ma
Mia had surrendered already OF was on
the eve Of surrendering. The latest
report is that August, in a fit of de-
spair tried to commit suicide, but was
prevented from killing himself by Adj
miral Montejo and the generals who
wish to hold out. The queen regent is
profoundly grieved and alarmed at the
news Of the progress OF the war, partic-
ularly the report from the Philippines.
The war department has issued in
structions for the guidance of offers of
volunteers detailed to recruit their or
SaiiiHdtioIs W III tlIcIl u the maxi
mum under the second call OF the pres
ident for $4,000 men. Applicants ior
enlistment must be between Is and 45
years old, OF good character and habits,
able-hodled, free from disease, and
must be able to speak the English
language. Married men will be only
enlisted on the approval OF regimental
commanders. Minors must not he en-.
listed without the written consent of a
parent or guardian. The term OF sery
ice is two years.
Replylng to question in the house
OF commons Friday as TO whether the
British government or any OF the Euro
pean powers have any intention of in
teIvening to secure the termination Of
the Spanish American war, Balfour
the government leader, said: Her mai
esty's government will gladly take
any favorable opportunity for promot.
ing cessation OF hostlties and nepo-
tlations for peace, but any action upon
Its part for this purpose can only be
undertaken if there is a reasonable
prospect that it will be we'll received
bv both parties and likely to lead to an
agreement between them. Unfortu