Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-05-11
LATEST WAR NEWS,

and OF course cannot permit Jne span
ish to do so. Massacres are becoming
alarmingiy frequent and have oc-
cured outside of Manila, the lnsurg-
ents killing Spanish women and chill
dren without mercy.
After he had escaped from Cavite,
Admiral Montejo was killed by the
populace.
A Fresh example of Spanish treach.
cry seems to have come to light. 1t
is said that priests and Sisters of Char
10y of Cavite hospital, in procession,
bearing crosses, ETC., petitioned Ad-
miral Dewey not to measure the sick
aud wounded, which naturally he did
not do. The Spaniards, it is asserted,
/ thereupon THANKED the Americas
for their humanity, and repaid them
by informing them of narrow chan
mel which they said was not mined,
while the broad channel, they eX
planned, was fully mined. investiga--
tion on the part of the Americans re-
yealed the contrary to be the case,
and the mines were blown up by the
sailors of the American fleet.
The news OF the return of the Cape
de Verde fleet at Cadez caused some
surprise in the navy department.
The object of this move, it is be
lieyed, is the concentration of the
entire Spanish fleet for bold stroke,
in accordance with the plans of the
Spanish minister of marine, as un-
officially announced from Madrid last
week.
Tue return of the Cape Verdes fleet
to Cadiz leaves Sampson with no
Spanish fleet to fight, save those
smaller craft in Cuban waters. This
will leaye the course free to the Ore
gon to make juucture with the lieet,
aud also will leave SIMPSONS hands
free for attention to Porto Rico or
Cuba,
Up to the time Secretary Long
started for The cabinet meeting at
IL o'clock, he was without informa-
tion from SIMPSONS fleet, or con-
corning any action. While there is
little doubt that the officials know
the approximate locality of the fleet,
it is quite certain that nothing has
been received as TO its cruising
1t is announced from Port au
Prince, Hayti, that dispatch ha S
been received from Mole st. Nicholas,
saying two American warsnips are
there. and that Spanish vessel is
watching outside. The announce
ments are not fully credited.
A Key West special says,
When the steamer Three Friends
came near Havana at IL o'clock, Mon
day forenoon, tangle Of masts and a
murly smoke cloud northeast from
| Moro castle for about ten miles looked
as if the fleet was assembled in a ma
rine convent ion. 1t proved to be the
! Norwegian merchantmen Bratsberg,
surrounded by the gunboats Newport,
Mangrove, "a small Spanish schooner
and two newspa per dispatch boats.
The Bratsberg had been captured
in the morning eight miles east OF
Moro by the Newport, which picked
I'D also deepladen Havana fishing
schooner. The Bratsberg seemed high
and light. Her decks Wore built high
with cattle pens, which were empty
the steamer was trying t. run the
blockade at Havana when overhauled
by the Newport, and was summary
stopped by a shot across her bow.
This was the steamer which was
captured several days ago from MeXi
can ports bound for Havana, with
cargo Of live cattle. She was taker
into Key West, but released on condl-
tion that the cargo would be taker
to a Central American destination
The Bratsberg sailed away with the
Norwegian flag flying and with prom
ises of being good. She turned VI
again Yesterday with her cargo OF cat
tie missing and headed for havana
Her papers we're not satisfactory mol
was her conduct approved. A prize
crew from the Newport was put OF
board. and ordered to take her to Key
West for further investigation. The
schooner was taken in tow of the cap
tured steamer.
IT has been ascertained that Blanct
is out of everything IN the way o
supplies. A Madrid dispatch says
The government intends to insls
that the cortes sit continuously untl
war measures are adopted. TIE min
ister of finance has declared that un
ill credits are voted it is impossible u
meet the demands for ammunition
and provisions for Cuba, Porto Rico
the Balearic ISLANDS and Canar'
islands, or obtain a necessary STOCK 0
coal.
Blauco has cabled an urgent reques
for considerable supplies OF provisions
which: the government cannot dis
match until the cOrtes votes the meas
ures. The authorities are great
p concerned about provisions. 1t is e.
J. timated that the stock Of wheat VII
be consumed inside Of a month D
Madrid, and measures are being take
|. to purchase wheat abroad.
The bread riots at Alicante, cOntin
ued all night, women taking a promi
nent part in the work of destruction
The rioters paraded the streets d'
manding cheaper bread and othe