Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-06-02
LATER NEWS.

OF coal for CcrVcra "a'ah'P''
Premier Sagasta's race ls almost rum
saws Madrid dispatch, ana the over
throw Of the Spanish cabinet Is only
question OF brief time.
On Decoration day the blue ana gray
united in honoring the heroes Oh ah-
other war, the preecn' c0nilict a"ah-
ening new interest in the day
A change OF front is strongly
marked in Canada. The Canadians
sxnress great friendship for the United
states and Toronto churches held spe-
cial alliance services.
Dewey did much for cordage men III
this country, and the profits in the
ropemaking industry in America VIII
be largely increased by our control o1
the Philippine islands.
Secretary Long has officially com
mended CAPTAIN E. c. Clark and the
officers and men under his command
for their excellent work in bringing the
battle-ship Oregon safely to Key West
Bids are to be invited at once for the
construction of three modern lighting
vessels for the navy. The new ships
will all he Of the Indiana type. heav-
ily armored and iormidably armed, OF
maximum speed of l6 knots. All
three are to be completed within two
and one-half years.
As the result Of wreck on the Mis-
souri, Valley railroad near Blair. Neb.,
Engineer Cook and fireman Owens, OF
tire Black Hills express, were killed,
and Mail Clerks Gassard and Mason
seriously injured. None OF the passen-
gers were seriously hurt.
President Mckinley has directed that
Major General Merritt be furnished
more troops for the Philippine cam
paign, and 5000 additional men are to
be added to the department of the
Pacific. The increase is to be drawn
from New York, Illinois and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Schleys warships are preparing to
go into the harbor OF Santiago de Cuba
and force the squadron under Cervera
to give battle Schley's squadron,
consisting of six formidable vessels,
will probably be reinforced by the ad-
diton of others before moving on the
Spaniards, thus practically assuring
victory for the American fleet.
Military invasion Of the Island of
Cuba has commenced. About 20 of
the fastest of the transports obtainable
are being rapidly filled at the Gulf
ports for immediate embarkation for
Cuba. The ships can accommodate
about 10000 men. The last impede
ment to the enterprise was removed by
the bottling-up of Admiral Cervera' g
fleet at Santiago dc Cuba.
News received from Manila says:
The Americans captured the Spanish
gunboat Leyte, while the latter was
attempting to Iun dispatches into
Iloilo. A steamer is reported to have
landed 5000 rifles at Cavite for the -
of the insurgents. The Spanish have
aldo, the insurgent leader. In reply to
Spanish attempt to win over Aguin-
aldo's men, the insurgents are said to
have informed the Spaniards that they
are neutral, and will await develop
ments.
The house has passed the bondage bill
by vote of 1872 to 65.
An army of $4,000 men are now
encamped at Chickamauga
impartial, the official organ of the
Madrid government, reiterates that
Cervera is in Santiago harbor.
a Hawaiian annexation measure in
the form of an amendment to the war
revenue bill has been offered in the
senate.
An Independent railroad line between
Portland and the Sound is to be built
at once. There is little doubt that the
Nanderbilts are back of the enterprise.
]. J. Ebans, who killed two persons
in San Diego county, eight years ago,
has atoned for his brutal crime with his
life. He was executed in San Quentin
prison.
Preparations for getting the soldiers
Off on the second expedition to Manila
are being carried forward with all pos
sible expedition at san Francisco, troops
being rapidly equipped.
While miners We're working in the
Red Ash vein OF Caska William colliery,
about 10 miles east of Pottsville, Pa. a
large body of water was struck and six
men are supposed to have been drowned
Mrs. Frank NJ. Pixley, widow of the
late politician and journalist, died at
her ranch, near Corte MADEIRA, Marin
county, California. The cause of her
death was heart disease, from which
she had suffered for many years.
The war department has chartered
the steamers China and Colon, of the
Pacific Mail Company, which, with the
Centennial, Zealandia and Ohio, will
comprise the next expedition to the
Philippines. They will carry 5000
men.
novel plan to reach Cervera and
destroy his fleet is offered by J. J. Hol.
land, the inventor of the submarine
torpedo boat. He says he will 90 into
Santiago harbor with his boat and after
first destroying the mines in the harbor