The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-12
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MADRID. Aug A. An official dispatch
rom San Juan de Porto Rico says that
Colonel San Martin. who was in COM
mand OF the Spanith garrison at Ponce
has been court-martialed and shot Tor |
the place without resistance,
Lieutenant Colonel Puma, the second in :,
command, committed suicide.
AZ Porte Rico
PoScE, Porto Rico, Aug. $50 far as
known no forward movement will be
made by the American troops until the
arrival OF more transports, whichIAre ex-
pected hourly. The present prospect is
that there will be no actual fighting for
several days.
Collector Of Cnsfsms
WAsHTSoTos, Aug. 4.-The president
today made the following appointments:
To be collector OF customs Tor the dis
trict OF Yaquina, Or, Charles b. Crosno,
OF Oregon.
Cem:aR 10 HIS senses
NRw IoRK, Aug. A World special
cablegram from Manila bay, July %. via
Hong Kong, says:
Owing to the firm attitude OF General
Merritt, the insurgent general, Aauin-
aldo, has changed his front, and seems
to have come TO q realization that his
hostile attitude toward Americans might
result disastrously 10 the insurgents OF
the Philippines. Aguinaldo is becoming
more friendly to the American.
The Proper Thing
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The president
this afternoon had conference with Sec
retary Alger. Secretary Long and Assist
ant Secretary Of the Navy Allen, at
which action was taken for the prompt
transportation OF General Shaiter' army
from Cuba TO Montauk point, Long Is
land, 1t was decided that there were
sufficient vessels of the Cuban coast for
the purpose.
| AMysevy Hei
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Aftera confer
ence on the peace question, lasting ior
| just an hour, this afternoon between the
president and NJ. Cambon, the French
ambassador, the later acting as the rep
resentAtiye of Spain, secretaey Day
emerged from the White House, and an
nounoed that the parties to the confer
ence had agreed 10 say nothing %
the public as to what had occurred.
The secretary did not appear 10 be dis
couraged as he made this statement.
though be admitted that no time had
been set Tor another conference.
wAni Feaee
NFw YoKK, Aug. IA dispatch 10 tie
Tribune from Madrid sayg:
Not only the court, cabinate and polit.
ical men OF the capital, but the A!Adrid
people as well are unmistAkabss' N favor
OF peace At any price 4; Is relieved
that any apparent opposition 20 theieEmi
arranged at Washington will lie merei!
for the sake Of appearance nothing
more.
ST THoAAs, Aug, 3.-The Dixie sho
81 Moro castle Saturday and caused th'
! utmost Consideration a. San Juan, wher'
, i, was believed that the place would b
bombAried within q hours.
The Porto RicAns ol Ponce lined IN
} streets BY the hundreds and blled tn
air with cheering on The arrival of Gen
eral Garreison's brigade from fo1co-
, stzrvaas IN Havana
NEw YoEx, Aug. S.-Aocounts Of th
condition of affairs in Havana, MAtanEA
. and Carienas have been given by pas
sengers y no arrived from SagDa on th
steamer Fridslof Nznsen. One pzssen
ger who reached SAguA by rail from Ha
vana said affairs IN the capital we're dc
, plorzble and were growing worse II
said:
"on au average, 10 TO Il persons ar
found dead Of starvation ia the street.
: every day. and EhIs takes no acoount {
q the soorss xho daily die OF hunger !
she houses. No words can describe IN
horror.
CHICAGO, AD-. 3.-Lyman +. Cooley
che well-knoNu ciyIi engineer, alter
. visit East and conference IN New Ior
!. with representatives OF the Martini
. Canal Company. owners of the conces:
ion along the proposed route Of the Nix
aragua canal. believes the goverumcE
!. wiIl construct the great waterway
= preference TO letting the contract TO ser
, Arzte corporations
wrecked ~ a t1yessae
8 HALExr1A, spain, Aug. S.-The viiiAg
os Medina has been wrecked by clyelou
which killed many persons. Sewers
houses al Horuillos have been engnlfe
ty foods and number Of people hay