The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-06-10

The fhiisspsae war.
MANILA. May 3i.-The spanish ou.-
posts have been driven in ali along the
line stimultAneously, ard ~ith treat slau-
ghter. II Is said over 1000 have been
killed.
There has been hsrce hand 10 hanc srht
ing Tor 20 hours, despite the typheon
whick is raging. Tie violent winds and
torrents Of rain render The rifiss Of tie
Soanlsh troops unzvailing. The natives
easily win at every step With their slash
ing knives.
Baftiea sr Cessaia
NEw YORK. June 6 by no possibility
Is 1t conceded by the members Of The ar
board. will Admiral Cesera's q vessels in
the harbor OF Santiago be able to reach the
open sea, esen after the wreckage OF the
Meafimac Is removed, task that il not AZ
al feasiable. The entire Spanish SQUAD
ron 's now conceded TO have .esn eauxh ht
and closed against oil possibilities Of CO.
cape.
Orr SANTIAGO. 6 D m June. AN the
members OF the Mesr:mac expedition are
safe Two are siis hti, wonnded bat Lien.
tenant Hobson escaped without scratch.
This almost incredibly good news was
drought out this afternoon 10 Rear Admir-
al Saapson by Admiral Cesrea's chief of
stat under asg VI truce
Net True
WASHINGTON. June, 6.-The CAdix feet
which was reported 10 be dong strange
things IN tbe West Indies Yesterday. is
not giving the officials ans concern fhey
have learned through the state department
that the Spanish ships we're at Cadiz last
Friday, 90 they could not well have been
in the West Indies two days later.
Aneriea Tsssps landed
New YoRK. June. GA special from
Cape Has ten, dated Monday saws;
At daylight this morning. the American
troops landed at Aguadores, a few miles
east OF Santiago de Cuba, under cove. of
Admiral Sampson's gans. The batteries
were silerced. after sharp bomba,d.
ment.
hopened Fire
Havana. June. 6,-At s O'Clock this
morning "a vessels Of the American fleet
oreued fire upon the forts at the entrance
to Santiago harbor aud along the coast
line. The firing closed at Ii O'Clock. Fur.
ther details are not known here yet.
The Eieetisa
PORTLAND, June 73-Intertst in the ell
ection is nov centered in the probable ma.
ioritiss Of the Republican candidates. But
by the enormous vote give the resublicans
by Multnomsh county there might have
heon close contests for some OF the Offices
But the big majority returned in Mu.no-
NAH county removed the element OF doubt
from the election. The latest returns
show that Geer leads King BY SS77 for
governor. Dunbar ia 5072 ahead of Kin.
caid, and Ackerman is 1869 ahead of Ly.
man.
The Santiago Fight
OFF SANTIAGO. Monday noon via King-
ston Jamacia. The American feet this
morning engaged the Spanish batteries
defending the entrance Of the harbor Of
Santiago de Cuba. and after three hours
BON nbardment siienced nearly ail the forts.
destroyed several earthworks and rendered
the Estrella and Cayo Smith batteries, the
two principal forts. useless.
The spanish versisn
MADRID, June THE following official
dispatch has been received from Ad niral
Cevera.
six American vessels have bombarded
the Notifications at Santiago and along
the adjacent coast. Six were killed and IL
wounded on board the keina Mercedes;
three officers were killed and an officer and
IL men were wounded among the troops
The Americans fred 1900 shells Of di different |
calibers. The damage inflicted upon the
batteries OF La Socapa and Moro castle
was unimportant. The barracks q, Moro
castle suffered.
The Terrier sunk
KINGSTON, Jamacia, June GA dis.
patch from Port Antonio says We sci that
mas arrived there from SsntiaRo de cuba
reports that the American sunk on Friday
night, the Spanish torpedo boat destroyer |
Terror.