The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-05-06

NEW YcRK. April. - A dispatch
printed sY a Wall strest news agency
says:
The Monitor Terror and the gunboAi
Mschiax have bomhanaed Cardenas, killing
many Spaniards. After an hours frisg.
the batteries Of the eue ny were silenced.
Deserves Death
NEw YoRK. April. al hey wsst
special says:
A ailor on the Monitor Puritan has
been convicted Of treason. He is q Span.
lard with family in MA,anAas. He was
oougtt fling the lock OF magazine. and
was found guilty by drumhead court mar
tial and senteased to be shot.
The Astafie Feet
HoSe Koxo, Apri., 29.-t Is reported
from Manila that the American s%uairon
has been sighted of Bolino. north Of Man.
lila, bot the weather was too stormy hur
the feet 10 communicate with the iusur.
gents A cattle is expected SHORTLY.
on for csea
CHIcKAMAuoA, Ga. April, 29.-Teis
has been a busting day among the artii.
lerymtn nj Chit ksmaufa Park. In pur-
suance of orders issued yesterday, the
light batteries were ordered 10 Tampa and
the entire day has bsen taken up in getting
the men. horses and guns aboard the
cars.
VIII 1avaae Cuba
WAsHlSoros. April, 2S.-.A raihe,
striking Specification of the invasion o!
Cuba was made today in the char.erine of
eight large steamers, of an average cspa.
city of sbou; 1000 tons. and able 10 CARR
from 500 to 1000 passengers eaeh. These
are to be usea a. transports 70: the convey,
anee Of the hrst mlliarw expedition &C
| Cuba
Se Mere.wAntea
WASHINGTON, April, % The hope oI
thousands of patriotic men in all parts oi
| the country were dashed to earth today
when General Corbin s,stated that nc
states voiunsear allotment ~ill be increas.
ed, as every state has signifed that i,
~"uld furnish its full qso,a of volunteers
This means that no one outside of tbs
various states will be allowed to enlist ex.
cept to Gil vacancies in companies existing
or to be created by nonfu fiIlmsnt Of physi'
cal requirements on the part Of members
| Nothing On 10
KEY WEST, April, % TODAY was on,
He
came the story of the bomhardment of Car,
oenas by the ships of the feet stationed
there. The rumtr suddenly developed
from nowhere, and developed Justify, ac
quiring an elaborate finish OF detail anC
ornamentation The Monitor Puritan
steamed into port, ana Captain Harring-
ton, commanding tie Cardenas gave the
story its quieius by firm declaration thai
there had been no bombai dment of the
Cardenas batteries.
Hana's Case
| WASHINGTON. April, 29.-The charges
against Hon. Nj a Hanna in connectien
Slth his election TO the United States
senate by the state legislature OF Ohio have
been received by the vice-pressdent, and
will probably be- laid before the senate
Monday.
To Protect the Columbia.
WASHINGTON, April 2s.-It Is the in
tention of the navy department to have
one auxiliary naval vessel stationad nj the
mouth OF the Columbia river for ITS prelec.
iion, or in case OF necessity The proba-
hiities are that one OF the merchant ves-
sells which have been negotiated for on the
coast will be used for this purpose, or some
vessel that can be readily obtained on the
Columbia. She will probably be armed
with six Founders and rapid FIRE guns.
The Oregon naval reserve will probably be
mustered IN for service IS her crew.