Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-05-06

commanding Havana Hapbor.
ATLANTA. April aS.-James d. Long,
of Goodhope, writes that Spanish spies
are planning to wreck trains and blow
up bridges. carry ng troods to Key West.
LISBON. April 78.-Oficially announc
ed that Portugal stopped telegraphing
information Of movements of Spanish
war ships; showing she is helping Spain.
| Mckinley notified Portugal unless the
Spanish vessels were ordered to leave
st. Vincent we will regard Portugal as
an allay OF Spain. Portuguese Minister
says he expects announcement of Por-
tugal's neutrality tomorrow. ;. Mexico
has announced neutrality.
DOVER, April 2S.-Large packing
house of Atlantic Powder Company con-
tainiug high grade explosives for govern
ment blown up today. Several men
killed. Believed to be the work Of Span
ish spies.
NEW YORK, April 28.-The Seventh
Infantry, crack regiment of New York,
refuse 10 enlist as volunteers. Every
state has responded with its full quota
of volunteers. Spain will have to
stake all on one great naval battle, OF,
account Of shortage Of coal.
NEW YORK, April 29.-Key West says
sailor on board monitor Puritan convict
ed Of treason. He is Spaniard with
family at Matanzas. He was caught
filing locks off the magazine. Tried by
a drum head court martial and sentenc-
ed to be shot Food becoming scarce
at the Cape Verde Islands. 1t has
become apparent that the Spanish feet
is now going to cross the Atlantic $500.
The U. S. will capture the Canary and
Balearic Isles. -. The U. S. feet will
There has been collision among the
Spanish vessels at Cape Verde Islands.
$500. Monitor Terror and gun boat Ma
chias bombarded Gardener, killing
many Spaniards. After many hours FIR
ing the shore battery silenced.
PARIS, April 2e Extraordinary milf
tary activity displayed throughput
France. All French war ships re-
Gently mobilized and kept in fighting
trim. The reserveexpected to be called
out.
Key WEST, April a9.-Transports
said 10 be fitting ready to take troops to
! Cuba. General Lee will accompany
them. The Insurgents will make Ma
tanzas their Capital.
WASH, April ae.-Alleged Spanish
war ships sighted of the coast of Maine
A ship Las been chartered to carry
troops to Cnba. !. !. Purchase of wal
ships stopped. No money to buy with.
{ Official Gazette at Lisbon publishes
decree of neutrality Of Portugal. Pow
! der works explosion at Dover, result Of
an accident. Killed six. Fatally injur.
ed four. Totally demolished plant.
!, New Naval Bill provides for four Mon
itors, sixteen Torpedo boats and De
: stroyers Missing steamer Saco cap
r tured by the Paris has been sighted.
Ninth Cavalry, 24th Infantry and Sth
Battery Of Artillery at Chicamauga or
!. dered to leave for Tampa. grid Infantry
at New Orleans leave for Tampa today
: probably object is to land in Cuba a:
{ coon as possibls. officers at Tampa
think Havana may be attacked in few
: weeks . Frantic rush for steamer leav
t ing Manila. American war ships viii
be there Saturday. I. .SpBnish Steam
: ship Company agree to run the blockade
e at Havana . Porto Rico is placing
mines in halbor preparing for seige.
Spain is hurriedly hiring steamers al
e Cadiz for cruisers, and Notifications are
I being strengthened. Run on Bank q
; Spain in Provincial towns believed to be
plot of American bankers. .Emper
!, er of Austria gives $Ioo,ooo to SPANS
navy. Austrian officers are joining Span
l ish army.
] Cape Verde Islands, April 29.-The
+ Spanish feet left in a southerly direction
at $50 this morning.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 3o.-Span
ish Minister of war tells Spain that Ma
tanzas engagement was Spanish vic
tory ). Up to July, war department es
innate war will COST 100, eoo, 900.
I. Story of treason ON Monitor "Pprianp q
! fake. :. House passed war revenue me; $
: ure carrying one-half billion dollar bond
r proposition; = More regiments ordered
! to Tampa. Florida. -. Washington ha.
, Cape Verde Islands. American linel
Paris" sighted off Manila. Weather
very stor,uy. ). Orders have been receiv
: ed at the Navy that cruisers San Fran
cisco and New OrleanS are to sail at thu
earliest possible moment.
:, London, April 3o.-The Daily Tele
| graph, Hong Kong correspondent says
r The InsIrgent Chief Aquinaldo is pre-
pairing to make . defense near Manila
His supporters are plentifuify spppliee
with arms and ammunition from the
American Squadron.
LONDON, April 20.-The Daily Mai
dispatch from Singapore says 9 n va
battle is expected in Manila Bay. Mad
rid's official circtes do not believe A.
mericans can land at Matansas as the
bay is full of torpedos. The Standard
Moscow Correspondent says Russia ha!
received a severe blow in the suspected
friendly agreement between the United
{ States and England, charging America
, With ingrsstittude,
Il Madrid, April 3o-The Espanola, o.
I Manila, describes tee port Of Manila a.
impregnable. 1t says six other ports in
J the Phillipines bristle with guns, chief.
, ly OF tn: krppp pattern.
ATLANTA. April a9.-correspondent
with SIMPSONS feet cabled his paper
that Fort Cabania of Havana was bonn
, barded last night by flag ship New York
and Spanish guns silenced.
ABERpEEa, April 3o.-Eopr strange
steamers believed to be two waf ships
and two torpedo boats passed Peter
Head ~ miles from here on North sea,
at midnight going northward.
NEW YORK, April 10 Upon receipt