The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
EP|TQME Of THE DISPATCHES
Happenings Both at Home
and Abroad.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Interesting Collection of Items From
Many Places CuIled From the Press
Reports of the Current Week.

Interesting Collection of Items From
Many Places CuIled From the Pres
Reports of the Current Week.
Captain General Blanco has issued
proclamation in Havana announcing
the capitulation of Santiago.
News received by the steamer Alki
says the town of Skagway is still under
martial law, and all saloons are closed.
General Garcia has left Santiago, but
Notwithstanding his grievance, the Gu
ban leader will help us conquer Holguin
and Manzanillo.
Senior de Castro, of the Porto Rican
junta, says his junta favors American
annexation of Porto Rico, and pledges
the support of his people to that end.
The Spanish minister Of public in
struction, Senior Gnnlazato, is author
ity for the statement that peace hon.
orable to the Spanish army will shortly
be concluded.
Lieutenant Hobson, the hero of San
tiago, has returned to Washington to
report to the navy department regard
ing the necessity for prompt action in
the work of raising Cervera's ships.
Nine hundred men embarked on the
steamer Rio Janeiro from San Francis
CO, bound for the Philippines Saturday.
A continuous ovation was rendered the
men as they marched through the streets
of San Francisco. The departure OF
two more transports is expected to COM
plete the present movement of troops
to Manila.
American trade with Porto Rico is
the subject of bulletin just issued by
order of the secretary of agriculture.
A shrinkage is shown in the transac-
tions during the past fiscal year, being
smaller than those of any preceding
year since the civil war except 1895.
The falling off in the trade is mostly
in our imports from the islands.
Several London people prominently
identified with the Central Pacific are
arranging to visit this country within a
few weeks, in consequence of the re-
cent action of congress in creating q
commission to confer with the com.
pany's representatives and jointly pre-
pare plan for settling the roads debt
to the government of $50, ,O00,00
A dictatorship has been proclaimed
at the Philippines. Aguinaldo an
nounced himself in authority and pro-
claimed martial law in the islands.
General Anderson tclegraphs that the
natives expect independence. The
insurgents have begun attacks on Pom
do. Santameso and Malata, and are get
ting their artillery into action. The
Spaniards were driven from trenches at
Malata and the positions occupied by
the insurgents.
The Ceruti claim, which threatened
to cause trouble between Italy and Co.
lombia, has been paid.
The United States domestic postal
service will be extended to the Ha-
waiian islands as soon as the flag is
raised there
The British steamer Newfoundland,
loaded with food supplies, was captured
by the Mayfower, Tuesday, off Glen
fuegos, into which harbor she was
heading.
A Norwegian captain who has
reached New York, says the Havana
blockade is not effective and supplies
are reaching that city through Baraba-
no from Yucatan and being shipped
across the island
A Washington authority says Porto
Rico will be kept by the United States
That is settled, and has been the plan
from the first. Its possession will go
toward making up the heavy expenses
of war to the United States.
News has been received from the
Bear relief expedition. Tie imprison-
ed whalers have been reached and were
better off than had been expected.
Most of the vessels can be saved, and
the me have not suffered seriously,
having existed on fish and wild REIN
deer.
A report comes from Madrid that
Weyler will form new cabinet, in
which General Polaviejas will be min
lister of war. This combination, it is
further asserted, will support the dyn-
asty, repeal the suspension of constitu-
tional rights and continue the war to
it's utmost limits.
Cubans must toe the mark, and the
captured territory around Santiago will
be governed with firm hand. No
trouble is feared by the officials at
Washington. The discomfort now so
noticeable among the insurgents is ex-
pected to wear away when once the mo-
tives of the United States are fully ap-
preciated.
The second expedition has reached
Manila. The transport steamer China
arrived July Is, and the Zealandi, Co.
lon and Senator the day following.
American forces now await the coming
of Merritt before moving on Manila.
Commander of the expedition is expect
ed about a week hence. Aguinaldo's
forces still surround the capital. News
of the destruction of Cervera's feet
caused CONSERVATION among the Span
iards. Four American soldiers died on
the voyage.
Minor News Items.
The actual cash expenditures on ao-
count Of the war thus far amount to
$50, 100000
In the event Of an uprising of the
populace in Spain there is grave dam
ger of mutiny in the army.
Mail advices from Hong Kong say
that the Caroline islanders have re-
yOlted against Spanish rule