Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-27

any further appropriation for this oh.
lect, and it will doubtless exist until
1t has been satisfactorily ascertained
that the steamer Lafayette did not
carry to Havana French gunners who
trained the artillery which killed some
OF our sailors at CardanaS.
A dispatch to the Herald from Kew
West says the fertile Spanish brain
which had been adopting all sorts OF
schemes to entice the blockadine
sqadron within range of the Havana
batteries, has adopted new expedient
to destroy warships. The latest device
is the sending adrift of hulks made
to resemble torpedo boats, after first
loading them with dynamite, in the
hope that American ships would ram
them in the darkness. Several oil
these hulks have been sent out. One
of these was fired upon and a shot
struck what appeared to be a smoke
stack, and it was found to be wooden
structure to give it the appearance of
a derelict torpedo boat.
The first Regiment California Vol
unteers left San Francisco for the
Philippines, on the City of Pekin
Monday. The farewell demonstra-
ton of the people must have filled the
hearts OF her soldiers with Joy. The
march from the Preside to the steam
ship was a continuous ovation. Amid
the boom of artillery, the scream of
lnnumerable steam whistles, the
cheers OF a multitude, the bright
smiles OF women, the cheering words
OF men, over pathway strewn with
flowers, the soldiers entered upon their
duty of preserving the nations SOW.
| ereignty. Tuesday the Second Regi-
ment of Oregon Volunteers and a
battalion of regulars sailed by the
steamship Sidney.
The cloud that lowers over Spain
becomes continually darker. 1t will
he impossible much longer to avoid
the bursting OF the storm which threat.
ems to sweep the nation from the face
OF the earth. Before the Cortes had
prohibited expectation of wheat, a
large portion of the crop had drifted
abroad In obedience to a demand ere.
ated by an advance in price, and now
the price of bread has obeyed the
same law and has reached figures
which cannot be met by the peo-
pie. A temporary relief was afford
ed by the Mayor of Madrid agree.
ing to indemnify the bakers from
municipal funds, but these credits
have been exhausted, and an increase
OF indictments means civil war and
revolution.
A special from Washington dated
Wednesday says that President Nc
kinley and his advisers have agreed
upon the following war plan:
First, Destruction of Spanish war
fleet in Cuban waters, or any other
fleet Spain may send over to fight;
Second, Invasion of Cuba and Porto
Rico as soon rs the way has been
clear for safe transport of American
troops to those islands; Third, The
occupation of the Philippines by an
army three times as great rs that
first intended for that service; Fourth,
Adoption of offensive measures in both
Cuba and Porto Rico and unrelenting
prosecution of the war until the Span.
ish government has recalled its army
forces or American troops have driven
them out or destroyed them; Fifth,
Ending of the war before the end of
summer.
Conspicuous examples of bravery
have been afforded by our fleet in
the commandment of the San Juan
forts. In the heat of the engagement,
one vessel, said to have been the Iowa
left the fleet, accompanied by small
boat, and steamed fairly under Morro's
guns. She stationed the small boat,
and then, moving slowly around it, let
fly her shells at every revolution.
She was actually so close that the
guns on the Notifications could not
be trained on the warship, and volleys
OF musketry were showered upon her.
The fleet was enveloped in such
bank of smoke that Morro's guns must
have been absolutely helpless. Under
cover of the smoke the daring vessel
joined the fleet again. When the
monitor Terror came within easy
range of the shore guns while the seas
were breaking over her decks, the gun.
ners on Moro, unused to her type,
cried out in glee: "See, we have
sunk her" Every shot she fred at
close range was effective.
A TORNADO passed over portion of
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