The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-04-29
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CclucI AAnkf6fc EuAcSi Ptu0Al9 lI4o hst
West harbor this morning with the richest
prize Of the war thus fer. The captive was
toe Panama. Captain Q1eVeds, Dig trans
Atlantic liner. and an anxiiiary cruiser oi
the Spanish navy, which has bern plyins
Of late between New York and Havana
She had - passengers. including ihrsS
women. one Freedman. aHd one Mexican
and q crsw OF 72. AZ the Panama cATTist
two l2-pounders. she could easily have an
initiated the little Mangr0ye. and ~ ,h'
latter came into the harbor ~Ith her priIs
there Eas not craft that did not saiuu
her.
The nfaekaae.
kKy WEsr. April. 3.-ll IN Th'
/ torpedo-boAt Potter has arrived from of
the Cnban coast. ard rep 1rts tha; the posi
( ton OF the blockade eoatinuss unchanged
There has been no firing on either side.
| Tie cruiser Cincinnatti today captures
Lieutenant Fernandez. OF the SpauisI
army, who was returning 10 hts family IL
a small sioop- Lieate.an Fernandez j
detained on flagship.
/ The spsnish F.eeI
ST. FIxcKST, April. 36. Gas nth.
! SVanish ase; is still here. and there IN n
sign OF an intention OF plt,ing to sra
/ Ammunition and prOiecnies are place
ready on de<k for each gun. 90 the deck
of the warships the men appear anxioos 4
fight The squadroa is still busy tak'n,
stores on board and Coal,ng-
Rattle Expected
CHICAGO, Arril, GA Times Herai,
special from Washington says:
| Navy department officials confidently
expect that within three dAya a dseisiv
battle will been fought be,weea the !. meri
can and Spanish naval forces operating il
the waters Of the Philippines. Il is learn
ed from mos: reliable sourte that Com
modone Dewey squadron. which left Hon,
Kong Saturday for Miers bay, has nos
left that place for the Philippines undel
Instructions sent several days ago by Sec
retary Long.
| Oct sf Fssd.
New York. April. Cd correspond
ens of the World sends the following Gu
ban adviees sia Key West:
Havana is completely cf bevt. .aithongl
large shipments are expected from Mex.
ico.
All necessaries Of life have gone mp I,
prices never heard Of. and il something i,
not done at once. many will perish OF hun
ger.
BIaneo has issued orders TO arm all men
and the order is bring obeyed. and even
boys of II years are being taken in.
Large numbers of Cubans have joineC
the insurgents around Havana.
Feo,ish BIanco.
HAvAxA. April. 6.-Captain. General
Bianco has cabied Madrid that he can de
fsnd Havana without Spanish warships.
The spanish Fleet
LoxDoS. April, % A mail dispatch
from st, Vincent, Cape Verde islands, da.
ted Monday says:
| Visiting the Spanish feet has been for
hidden and no maneuvering target prac
lice or exercising whatever is proceeding
All the ships have been painted blacf
No shore leave is granted. The cruiser
have been all day coaling:
The Portuguese consider the Spanist
| feet very strong and believe Spain will b
victorious at the commencement. but tina
Americas money will eventually tri
umph.
Rather Remarkable
wAsurseTog, April, 25.-The hous,
today passed the bill decls ring tho existen
ca Of a state of war between the Unitec
Staten and the kingdom OF Spain IN ma,
ner which cannot fail to impress tn,
| world. The representatives ot &c, 900 00I
people voted for il without word of de
bate. without a decenting vote and with.
out n roll call, but with a solemn appre.
citation of the gravity of their momenteu u
action. II re auired but one minute an,
Al seconds TO accomplish this.
| Courthouse Contract Let
EUGENE, Or, April, 25 The count,
court today let the contract for furnishing
the heating apparatus for the new court
honse to William Gardner d Co., OF Port
land, the prics being 1890. w I Camp
bell was appointed superintendent of in
strucuon TO represent the county court
Protecting the Paris
Bosros. April 25.-The cruiser Mime
apolis arrived OF Cape Cod at dusk to
night. The cruiser Columbia is at New
port, II is thought the government ha
stationed the two cruisers at q convenien
poipt 10 pro ect the Paris ON her way from
| Inc grand banks TO New York. The cruis
er Toneka in expected off the shoals abou
Friday or Saturday, but she should be abl,
to take care Of herself without assistance.
0peaed Fire
| Orr HAVANA, April, "a, nocn,-Durinl
the early morning, the MORO castle bat
teries again opened fire on the fleet, bul
without the slightest effect. There have
been no casualties ameng our troops up to
this hour, aud not a single shot has been
fired against the batteries.
At O clock this morning, the Detroit
msde rich haul, capturing the Spanish