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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
CHASING FLEEING sPANIAztDs.
Troop OF New York Pursucs Spanish
Engineers Until Checked by Machine
Guns

copyrighted lSgS by the Associated Press
roamo. Porto Rico. Aug. lO.-Troop c OF
Ncw York pursued party OF fleeing
Spanish engineers after the capture OF
Coamo yesterday, a distance Of four miles
along tho road to Albonito.
The Americans were checked at Cuyon
river where the Spanlards hae blown up
a bridge and were sholled from the Span
ish battery on the crescent .Of Azonite
mountain. The dismounted cavalry re-
turned ttss fire. receiving no damage and
holding their positions. A battalion OF the
Third Wisconsin volunteers came to their
assistance Todal' General Wilson'S
column b resting repairing the bridge
and rccnpnoitering the enemy's position.
There are formidable gorges on either
side and the Spanish works are on the
,erests NJ the mountains commanding the
road. TIE Spaniards have several guns
mounted, among them being two machines
sent back into the country from the tor
pedo boar destroyer Terror at san Juan,
These positions 1t will be dltiiGrlt TO flank
All the men wounded In yesterdays
sighting will recover
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
SPREADING OUT TROOPS.

Washington, Aug, lO-Adjutant General
Corbn has issued the following state
ment:
The secretary of war has ordered one
division of the First army corps from
Chattanooga TO Knoxville, Tenn, und an
other division of the same corps from
Chickamauga 20 Lexington Ky. A divis-
len OF the Fourth corps now at Tampa
has been ordered to Huntsville, Ais- The
Second division General Davisl of the
second army corps now at Manassas, va.
has been ordered to Middletown, Fa- Inc
aovisability OF marching the troops from
Cbickamauga TO Knoxville and Lexington
is under consideration.
The movement of these troops is in ac-
cordonce with the plans of the war de-
parment to break up the large camps ana
spread the troops Sbout the country.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
THE ASTORIA REGATTA
san francisco Club Crews and Single
Scullers Coming,

San Francisco, Aug. IO.--At noon to-
day entries closed for the Astoria re-
gatta, and Samuel ]. Pembroke. mem
ber Of the board OF governors of the
local association of the Amateur Ath-
leuc Union, who had the matter in
charge, announced that the crews from
Alameda and South End Rowing clubs
had entered, and that all arrangements
had been made, and that besides the
crews, Frank DupHssea, DR.. c. C..
Dennis. Alex Pape. Coney ochs, and
Frank Wilson would so with their
shells TO enter into the single scull
events.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11

Itself provislon for the cessation of'hcs-
tili,icS
The peace negotiations are nov believed
TO be advanced to point where TIE presi-
dent has felt warranted In turning hts at
teation to the selection OF the commits
sdoncrs 10 DO charged by the Unitcd States
Elih drafting a treaty Of peace. 50 TAR
as can be gathered but one name has been
positively determined upsn, namely. that
OF Secretary Day, who Ntl head the com
mission. Mr.. woodford late minister TO
Spain. and Mr.. Eusts. Formerly ambassa-
dor 80 France, are aisS mentioned
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
PRIZES oDRERED RELEASED.

Key West. Aug. lO.-Acting under orders
from Washington, Commodore Remey has
released the Norwegian steamers Aladdin
and Bergen. recently captured by the
gunboats Hawk and Viking. The ground
for their release is that sagua IS not a
blocaded port.
Both steamers left here for their orig
inal destination.
a like disposition will doubtless be made
OF the Norwegian steamer Franklin, cap
tured by the Hawk while bound for Sa-
igua
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
WASHINGTON. Aug. iO-The
NM preliminary negotiations look
W Ing toward the conurmstion Of

~ YAsHlNGToN, Aug io-The
W. preliminary negotiations look.
w Ing toward the Confirmation Of
pesv advanced Ions step today when
The secretary o. state and tho Frenca an
ha-sador agreed upon the terms upon
which the fuiure NEGOTIATIONS Tor a treaty
are to be conducted. and rednecd ,bssc to
,hc form Of a protocol
This protocol, 3, Is true is yoi TO b,
Lgocd ana IL 20 be submitted 70 the span
i.h government before apo forinsl sigma
lures are anNod. but ths ndmlnhtrp,lon's >
view as 20 the rrogrcss made iod1y MS
set out In Secretary Doy's statement /,
10 believed ,he protocol vsil be- bcvNecuiei.
\ meeting WIS arranged hr,wccn Sec
rotary Dly md ,hc French Ambassador
at the state department ths morning to
consii.r c,nnn dc,ail- OF thu spani,a re.
ply lcit opn from yvstcrduy's conference.
There b reason 90 believe that the spanish
goycyamcm will rcrcdc frnn cortahs con
diu0u, and that the rcsuh N,ll bc an
agrc,u,cn, upon q basis uf the terms OF
peace. The Frcna ambassador, accom-
panied by 'rhlcbUui, arrlv,.d at the snte
dcpsrJmma a., Il o'clock, and after a con-
fcrvuoc losting nftecn minutes with Sec
rctary nay. the latter drove to the White
House 20 confer NAth tho president Cam.
bon romgincd IN the diplomatic room
awaiting Dsiye return
Secretary bay, At O'Clock made che tol-
LOWING statement 90 thepcss;
We have agreed upon a protOrol, en-
bodying rlc proposed lGrns for ths nego-
tation Of treaty Of poo~', ncdndng the
evacuation Of Cltha and Porto Rlno, ana
It Is expected the protooo1 viii A. exc
cuted. II cIh be stRted thHi tho toms are
precisely ,hose laid down by the presi-
Gent In bis o,4ginal note about we'N ago,
II IL believed tha, pothing but u fcW for
malities TO he disposed Of 90 secunr the
malltlcs rcmaan to NE disposed OF to secure
the signature Of the protocol
Formal signatures to protocol VIII not
be affixed today, This is doii@tte,
There Is always a possibility In meet
ing with the Spanish government thai 1t
may retire at the last momeat from an
implied agreement. hut II Is scarcely poS-
sihle, There must be a delay, possibly
from "a to IS hours, before the next step
can be taken. II is assumed that the
French ambassador abandoned the condi-
tions which the president was reputed to
have regarded as unsatisfactory.
1t ia believed the protocol carries within
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
AsroRIA's RAILROAD SUED.

Portland. Aug. l0.-William HoneymaD.
f. ]. De Ha11 and HugA Glenn today filed
suit against the Northwestern Construc-
ton company, Astoria & Columbia River
Railroad company. and Central Trust
company of New York fer $24l,iS and Sl5,-
O00 attorneys fees.
The principal amount Is claimed to be
the balance due for materials supplied and
labor performed in the building of the
Astoria railrOad.
Battery b, oregon hght artillery, was
paid OF today, about 5000 10 be distribut-
ed among the troops.
New Manila uniforms of light drab cam
vas have been ISSUED To the battery, also
campaign hats and few scattering blue
uniforms.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
WITHIN THE WALLS OF MANILA.
spaniards stoutly Resist and the Town Is
in Abject Terror.

Copyrighted tSS by the Associated Press'
Manila, August g. via Hong Kong, Aa-
gust S-The rFumor Is current here thAt
the insurgents, fearful that peace WIN oe
concluded estween Washington and MAO
rid and that the Americans will WITHDRAW
from the Philippines. are consequently
the more strenuous in their desires ana
EFFORTS 70 capture Manila Sunday night
there was heavy bombardment with.
heavy modern shell. 1t is generally be-
lieved m the city that the Americans as.
sisted and the papers published lists or
AusricAEs alleged to have been killed, In
cluding some names of rank.
There is also a report that half tho
Americans have succumbed to fever and>
this mlsstatement, with othsrsslike It, en-
UUTagess the Spanlards te maintain thev.
swcida resistance.
On Sunday many shots entered the town.
Several reached the citadel itself and IL
is reported that some ladies were killed
There was a frightful panic inside the
walls. women and children shrieking In
their issF rror the whole night through. One
shNt GIused twenty casualties at the
fCouetn.,aa =. AA.-a
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
PEACE rs AT HAND.
More Troops to BE Sent TO Merritt at
Manila.

Washington. Aug. M--Naval officers
have made up their minds THAI peace Is
at hand and are planniag for reduction
Of the naval establishment TO a peace
basis The first step bo be taken viii be
the retirement Of the monitors from ac-
tive service. They are an uncomfortable
crat and afford little opportunity for gen
erG training.
General Merritts eorces in the Philip
pines are to be increased by 1000 troops,
now at san Francisco. which will be sent
as soon as transports can be secured. Sec
retary Alger said today THAI 2,0Oo troops
would sail as soon as possible.
The department mas not sufficient troop
ships at hand at present TO send the re-
naming 500 at once. General Merritt
viii have force of 1900 when those en-
route all arrive at Manila, and there is
no hurry for the remaining troops.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11

ing by Llnsler. assisted by his men, saFe4
two other settings which had been given
up for lost.
The flames spread and destroyed -
acres OF barley, 800 bushels; and 30 acres
OF wheat, 1000 bushels. belonging TO Ear
hart brothers.
Peter Tecalo lost 3ooO bushels OF wheat
which had been threshed and covered
ready for hauling TO Pendleton.
LInsler's and Earhart's wheat. which
was headed, was not threshed. LAnslers
wheat was not insured, for the first year
since he has been farming here many
years.
The fire destroyed wheat fields 'nt'tSeeA
Adams and Athena. but the names and
amounts Of loss are not obGainanie.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
SPANISH HOSPITAL SHIP.

Washington. Aug lO-The following was
posted by the war department tonight:
Santiago, Aug. l0.-The hospital ship
Alicante, with 1850 Spanish sick on board
has jus, left the harbor. The Luzon came
in tails morning and will be loaded tomor-
row SHAFTER.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
VERY HEAVY LOSS,

Pendleton, Aug. IA fire started this
afternoon in Edward Linsler's field, four
miles east of Pendleton, between Una
tilla river and Wild Horse creek. destroy
ing three settings of wheat from 40 acres
being about 200 bushels. Iucessant fight
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11

Union Line and Long Island railroad, has
offered the use OF four s.OO0-gallon tank
cars to supply the camp with spring
water.
The offer was accepted and the tanks
will Immediately be put into condition SO
that the water can be taken to the camp
tomorrow.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11

ot Santiago was created tonight. Major
General Henry w. LawtOn Is assigned 20
Its command.
Brigadier General Wood will continue
In command OF Santiago City. General
Shafler returns to this country with the
Fifth army corps.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
DEwEYs ANSWER
gnOnks Congressman Livingstaa for In
Producing a Resolution Of Thanks.

Atlanta, Ca, AIs. lO.-Congressman
Livingston of Georgia who introduced the
resolution IN the house thanking Admiral
Dewey for sinking the Spanish ileta at Ma
nilR, has received letter from the ad'
mtrLl,
Afier thanking Livingston for the in
PRODUCTION OF the resolution, Admiral
Dewey says:
III Is q source OF additional pleasure tc
me. . VermoHser, that the mover Of the
resolution was not man from the north,
but oae from the far south. This Is one
OF the good signs Of the times,
'ln the hour OF danger there is no south,
no north. but one united country. May we
never hear of sectionalism again. There
are no lines drawn In the navy, | need not
say II may interest you to know that nay
flag lieutenant. Brumby. Is a Georgian by
birth and appointment"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
WILL GET SPRING WATER.

New York, Aug. lO,-The problem OF
supplying Montauk camp with water has
Seen solved. William T. Wardell. ON be-
half of the Standard OH company, the
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
GARcIA's TROOPS ENGAGED.

Santiago. Aug. lO-Garcia Slas occupied
Glbara and It is reported that he Is De-
sieging Holquin with 5000 troops.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
SPANISH schooner CAPTURED.

Key West, Aug. le,--The auxiliary gun
boat Hornet arrived here this afternoon
with the Spanish t1o-masted schooner
Silva Maria, captured while running from
Batabapo to the Isle Of Pines for foNd.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
TROOPS ORDERED DIsEMBARKED.

Newport News, Va, Aug. lO.-After goln
aboard the transport obdam this after
noon Colonel Culver. commanding the
Fifth Illinois regiment. received orders to
disembark his men and await further
orders
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
DEPARTMENT OF SANTIAGO,

Washington. Aug. IA department oi
the army to be known as the department.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11
and Secretary Day Reduce tt
Ready to Be Signed.



South Countrywide Department
Santiago Hand
Prizes Ordered Reeased--Spreadng Out the Troops
in Manila
& R. r
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-11

'tcOutlnued on third pagsJ
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-16
REMEMBER THE MAINE.

Senior Sagasta says that TO charge
the destruction of the Maine to Spanish
agencies is an Infamous calumny that
merits the repl rotation of the whole
world; that ali the nations know the
true cause of the disaster, and many
officials of America know it. The Amer
lean people are united in their belief,
u belief that amounts to conviction.
that the Maine was destroyed through
Spanish treachery.
Among the many causes of complaint
that this government has against So in,
there is one that is paramount to and
above all others, and that is the de-
struction of the Maine AS the New
York Tribune so well and SO patri0ti-
cally says: There must be reparation
fer that awful wrong. The other in
juries this nation has suffered must be
atoned for. but the Maine must be re-
membered. The woes of the Cuban peo-
pie must be abated, but the Maine must
be remembered. The age-long menace
to American peace and welfare must
at last be ended, but the Maine must
be remembered. The outrage upon hu-
mainly must be abolished, but the
Maine must be remembered. There can
be no settlement of the Cuban ques-
ton until that part of it is settled. Re
member the Alamo," was the cry of the
Texans in their war for independence,
more than half a century ago. Spain
will have no one to blame but herself
if her flag is forced to vanish from
the western hemisphere, to the cry of
Remember the Maine"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-16

the senate chamber, These scenes, in
which members of congress are flying
at each others threats and in which
the lie is passed, are not only dis
grace tc the whole nation, and tend
to bring it into contempt in the eyes
of the whole world, but they are di-
rect outrage upon the American peo-
pie. No respectable saloon would per-
nit such scenes for a single moment,
while the saloons where they occur are
known as dives.
Congress proposes that the United
States shall intervene in Cuba in the
name of humanity and civilization, and
that the people of that island shall
have right to the benefits of self
government, and each day congress
displays less and less humanity and
civilization, and is giving more and
more evidence that it cannot govern
itself.
1t is a matter of deep regret and
humiliation to the people of the coun-
try that these disgraceful scenes should
occur at this particular time. The
house and senate owe it to themselves.
as well as to those whom they repre-
sent, to take measures to prevent a
recurrence of such scenes, and. if it
cannot be done in any other way than
by eXpelling some members, let that
be done, if it can be done.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-16
ESTIMATES OF KLoNDIKE GOLD.

1t Is estimated that the amount of
gold that viii come from the Klondike
this season viii be s15,O0O,OOO. This
being the estimate. the actual amount
brought out will probably be consider
ably less. There must be vast amount
of pay dirt upon dumps on the creeks
in that region, while the bearing
region is being constantly extended.
On the American side of the line rich
diggings are being struck right along,
and the stampedes now seem to be all
in that direction. If they shall event
ually prove to be as rich|as those about
Dawson City, it will be a great thing
for the American miners, as they will
not have to pay the Canadian duty on
the supplies they purchase at home and
take in.
It is said that more money will go
into the Klondike than will come out
and that the very great majority Of
those who go there viii return poorer
than they went. Probably the ma
jority of those who go will return
poorer than when they went; that is
the history of mining stampedes the
world over. 1t is not true that more
money viii go into the Klondike than
will come out, unless the amount that
comes out is comparatively in
significant. What goes into the
Klondike is supplies. and not
money. These supplies, it is
true, represent money expended,
but the money was expended either in
the United States or Canada. The
money has remained: the supplies have
gone and have been consumed; and
consumption is the very purpose for
which supplies are produced; they can
always be produced. The gold that
comes out of the Klondike is a perma-
nent addition to the worlds stock of
precious metals, and whether used for
monetary purposes or in the arts. there
is no consumption of it as in the case
of supplies
Many Will come back from the Klon-
dixie rich; most win come back poor;
but all viii have earned every cent
they get.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-16
ANTI-sILvER RESOLUTIONS.

The Republicans of oregon have just
held their state convention and pro-
mulgated platform. They have made
the currency question more prominent
than any other, as it is in the field of
politics, though at the present time
there is little interest taken in anything
but tine prospect of war with Spain.
The Republicans of oregon say:
We condemn the continued agitation
for free silver as calculated to jeOpar-
die the prosperity of the country and
TO shake the confidence of the people
in the maintenance of a wise financial
policy. We particularly condemn as
unpatriotic the efforts of the free silver
agitatorS to array class against class
and section against section. We de-
clare that the interests of all classes
and of all sections of our country alike
demand a sound and stable financial
system.
This condemnation will scarcely still
the agitation for free silver. even in
Oregon. much less anywhere else. The
anti-silver people seem to think it is
nothing less than rank treason to con-
tinue the agitation of an important
issue because it has been defeated in
one campaign. Does anyone think for
a moment that, had the result of the
campaign in 1886 been reversed, the
advocates of the single gold standard
would have ceased their agitation?
Wouldn't it have been just as reason
able for the tariff for revenue only
people to have said there should be
no agitation for a higher tariff after
they had won in 1892 as for the gold
men to say that all agitation for silver
should now cease? The very life-blood
of a free, representative government is
agitation, and the absence of it means
apathy or tyranny.
Isn't it full time that the absurd talk
about the silver men endeavoring to
array class against class stopped?
When the president asked congress for
an emergency appropriation of $50, OO0,-
600, could silver men be distinguished
from gold men, Democrats from Re
publicans or Populists?
These resolutions of the Oregon Re-
publicans CRATE harshly upon the ear.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-16

This city may have too many banks,
but, if go it is to the credit of institu-
tons like the Commercial National
bank that their managers prefer to
wind up their affairs, and retire while
they can do so honorably. instead of
deceivlng their depositors with false
show of prosperity. or, still worse. TAX
ing speculative risks which may lead
to fortune, but are more likely to bring
disaster, and, at any rate. are con-
trary to the rules of prudent banking.
When such banks close they do so not
only with credit to themselves, but to
the strengthening of those that re-
main . says the Philadelphia Ledger.
Had Mr.. Singerly been as honest as he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-16
Longevity From Drink.

Senator Vest has favorite story which
he has told on the occasion of many a
political speech. but. so far as known.
never on the floor of the United States
senate, says the ST. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
"A temperance lecturer was struggling
against odds in Kentucky" says the SEN
ator. He was talking to "A not very
large audience that had been drawn to
the hall by curiosity. The effect of
alcohol is to shorten life, said the lee
turer.
IAN old man at the rear of the hall
rose at that Juncture and said: You're a
liar
:. Why? inquired the advocate of
Adams ale.
Because. sir. I've been drinking for
80 years and I'm 30 and am likely to live
to be 100. ! am strong enough TO lick
you If you'll step outside
oh. no doubt, sir. You're an eXcep-
ton. sir. If you keep on drinking the
lecturer paused.
If you keep on drinking you'll have
to be shot on judgment day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-16
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain. Plainfield. Ills,
makes the statement that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs; she
was treated for a month by her family
physician, but grew worse. He told her
she was a hopeless victim of consump-
ton, and that no medicine could cure
her Her druggist suggested DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption; she
bought bottle, and TO her delight
found herself benefited from first dose.
She continued its use, and after taking
six bottles found herself sound and
well; now does her own Homework, and
is as well as she ever was. Free trial
bottles of this Great Discovery at q. c.
NJ. /. drug store. Large bottles so cents
and 81.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-16

The presidents message has not been
better described than in a story told by
W. Z. Curtis in the Chicago Record.
A gentleman who is entirely friendly
to the administration says that the
message reminds him of letter which a
farmer down in New England wrote
to his son, who was in college: MY
dear son." he said, Il enclose you a
check for S35, which I wish you to use
in purchasing a watch. I have long
intended TO give you a watch, but it
has never been convenient for me to
do so until now" The old man then
filled four or five pages with the most
minute instructions concerning the
kind of watch to buy, and the proper
way to buy it, and then said that he
placed upon the boy the responsibility
of the purchase, because he was the
person most interested and was old
enough to take active control of his
own affairs. Then after signing his
name the old man added a postscript.
which read: Since writing the above
1 have been reminded of COW that is
for sale by one of the neighbors, and
think it would be more profitable for all
of US if the money were expended that
way