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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-29
Three More Prizes.

New York, April ga dispatch to
the Press from Key West says: The
gunboat Wilmington captured the
Spanish schooner Candiga, with deck
load of charcoal for Havana, where it
is extremely valuable for fuel. At
this writing, the Gushing is bearing
down on schooner to the southeast.
The breeze is slow and while she has
on all sail, the Gushing will overhaul
her shortly. She has the start, but
the Gushing has the steam. The tor
pedo boat Porter today captured the
Spanish schooner Antonio, laden with
sugar for Havana. The Antonio was
sent to Key West with prize crew Of
four men, under Cadet Dubers.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-29

In Berlin and Leipsic cyclometers arc
attached to cabs 80 that the occupant
may know his legal fare.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-29
An Effective BlOckade,

On Board the Flagship New York, off
Havana, April 25.-Morro castle
opened fire on the fighting squadron of
the United States, at IL O'Clock last
night. About 10 shots were sent in
the direction of our ships. Not one of
them took effect, and no shots were
fired in return.
The Spaniards evidently had seen the
lights of the New York while the latter
was signaling to ship of the squadron.
The fire was reported by the officer Of
the deck, Ensign J. r. Edito, to Cap
tain Chadwick, who was asleep at the
time. The young officer asked the cap
tain in command whether the New
York had not better discontinue sig
aling.
"No,'' muttered Captain Chadwick,
with the utmost GOODNESS. "There is
no necessity for stopping the signals.
Go ahead"
A little later, Captain Chadwick was
on the forward bridge, whence he
watched the tongues of flame shoot out
from Moro castle. He glanced in the
direction of the Spanish Notifications
for few seconds, and then turned his
back on them in silent contempt, and
went back to his bed, perfectly certain
the Spaniards could do no damage at
five miles, which was then the approxi-
mate distance of the flagship from
Moro castle.
Another officer said:
''The Spaniards probably became
nervous and decided they could not
sleep without some fireworks. They
can't hit anything anyway"
There was no excitement on board
the flagship during Moro castles futile
attempt at gunnery. The discipline
was really splendid. In fact, at this
hour many people on board the flagship
do not know that Spain's first guns of
war have been fired, and that the New
York was their target.
Moro castle light, which was burn
ing brightly all the evening. was put
out at midnight. The Spaniards evil
IDENTIFY realized, though rather late, that
the sole use of MORO lights at that
time had been to serve as a guide for
the feet of the United States.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-29

Key West, April 26.-The govern
ment has taken control and all press
matter will be handled subject to the
decision of the censor. Telegraphic
communication with Havana has been
abandoned.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-29
The Ultimatuln to Spain.

Following is the text of the presi-
1ent's uItimatum to Spain, as given
out this morning:
"April %, 1899.-Woodford, Minis
ter of the United States, Madrid: You
have been furnished with the text of
the joint resolution voted by the con-
gress of the United States on the 10th
inst. and approved today, in relation
to the paciication of the island of Gu
ba. In obedience to that act, the pres
ident directs you to Immediately COM
nunicate to the government of Spain
said resolution, with formal demand
upon the government of Spain to at
once relinquish its authority and gov
ernment in the island of Cuba and
withdraw its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters. In TAX
ng this step, the United States hereby
disclaims any disposition or intention
to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or
control over the island, except for the
paci6cation thereof, and asserts its de-
termination when that is accomplished
to leave the government and control of
the island to it's people under such free
and independent government as they
may establish.
eff by the hour of noon on Saturday
next, the 23d day of April, instant,
there be not communicated to this gov
ernment by the government of Spain
full and satisfactory responses to this
demand and resolution, whereby the
ends OF peace in Cuba shall be assured,
81. f,,r
ther notice to use the power and au
thority enjoyed and conferred upon
him by said joint resolution to such
extent as may be necessary to carry the
same into effect. SHERMAN"
The following statement regarding
the sending of the ultimatum to Spain
was issued today:
Yesterday, April %, 1898, at about
IL o'clock, the department of state
served notice of the purpose of this
government by delivering to Minister
Polo copy of the instructions to Min
lister Woodford, and also copy of the
resolution passed by the congress of the
United States on the 10Th. Immedi
ately after the receipt of this notice
the Spanish minister forwarded to the
state department request for his pass
ports, which were furnished him yes
terday afternoon. The United States
minister at Madrid was at the same
time instructed to make a like COM
munication to the government of Spain.
This morning the department re-
ceived from Minister Woodford the
following telegram, stating that the
Spanish government had broken off
diplomatic relations with this govern
ment. This course on the part of
Spain renders unnecessary any further
diplomatic action on the part of the
United States:
madrid, April 22.-Early this
morning, Immediately after the receipt
of your telegram, and before l had
communicated the same to the Spanish
government, the Spanish minister OF
foreign affairs notified me that diplo-
matte relations had been broken be-
tween the two countries, and that all
official communications between their
respective representatives have ceased.
1 accordingly asked for safe passports.
I shall turn the legation over to the
British embassy and leave for Paris
this afternoon. l have notified the
consuls. "WOODFORD."
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-29
Secretary of State. u

kilograms have been coming from
every section to Secretary Alger from
governors and militia officers convey
ing information as to the length of
time, surprisingly short, in many
cases, that would be required by them
to gather their forces ready for muster.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-29
Points of Mobilization.

The men, as fast as mustered in by
regular army officers in the various
states, will be brought to one of three
great depots, viz, Washington, Rich
mond or Atlanta, where they will be
organized to meet the requirements of
ordinary army tactics.
The fact that Richmond is named as
one of these points is taken in some
quarters as an evidence that General
Fitzhugh Lee is to receive volunteer
commission, either as one of the four
major-generals or as one of the
nine brigadier-generals provided for.
1t is believed to have been
largely at his instance that Richmond
was selected as one of the points of
concentration.
In anticipation of the presidents
call, vast numbers of letters and tele-
grams have begun to flow in on Secre-
tary Alger, offering service as volun-
teers in the army. So numerous are
those communications that the secre-
tary has asked the press to notify the
people that such communications
should be directed to the governors of
states and territories.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-29
WAR IS NOW UPON Us
Naval Fleet Ordered to
Blockade Havana.
SPAIN REJECTS ULTIMATUM

Minister WOodford Is Given His Pass
ports and Diplomatic Relations Be-
tween the United States and Spain
Are Declared to Be Severed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04
COURT HOUSE TOO SMALL
TO Hold the Greene County Convention
-Populists Coming Back.

TO Hold the Greene County Convention
-POpulists Coming Back.
Snow HILL N. c., October 3.-(Special)
The largest convention ever known in
political history of Greene county was
held here to-day after the conclusion OF
the able and eloquent speech of Hon.
II. d. Winston. Fully 1000 Democrats
were estimated to be present. 1t was a
glorious day for Democracy. Several
Populists participated, and the conven-
ton placed one prominent Populist
most excellent citizen, on the county
ticket: J. e. W. Sugg was nominted for
the House; j. r. Dali, for Clerk; @. A.
Lassiter, for Register; b. w. Edwards,
for Sheriff; DIR. Powell for Coroner; w.
e. Best, G. b. Pate and r. III. Hardy,
for commissioners. The convention was
harmonious and full of enthusiasm. All
the signs point to glorious redemption
of the county this year to Democracy.
The mass convention assembled in the
court room, but it was too small to hold
almost the entire Democratic voting
strength of the county, so the convention
repaired to the open air where it pro-
ceeded with it's work. continuing for
hours, in the rain. This is good Demo
cratic grit.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04
THE FEVER SITUATION.

Conditions at New Orleans Seem Over
Drawn-Surgeons and Physicians at
Infected Districts.
Washington, Oct 3.-The Marine Hos
pital officials say there is nothing Off
cial to bear out rumors that the yellow
fever condition at New Orleans is con-
siderably worse than has been reported.
The Surgeon Generals latest bulletin
shows u cases and two deaths up to
date.
The Surgeon General has supplemented
the local corps of physicians with an
unusually large number of Federal sur
geons. At present the Marine Hospital
staff at New Orleans consists of Surgeon
Carter, Past Assistant Surgeon Was
den, Magruder and Stone, Assistant Sur
geons Lumsden and Clark, and the Of
ficial regularly attached to the Marine
Hospital at that port. Not far from
New Orleans, at Franklin Surgeon Kali
Loeb and two hospital stewards, are at
work Assistant Surgeon Lavender IS
at baton Rouge, and Assistant Surgeon
Cummings at Jackson. BY this disposi-
tion of a large staff of Federal surgeons
the authorities here feel that everything
possible is being done to cope with the
disease. Past Assistant Surgeon Cobb,
with four assistants trained in yellow fe-
yer work. has been given charge Of the
district comprising TaylOrs, OrwoOd and
Oxford. DIR. Stimson at Fulton, Ky, is in
charge Of trans inspection service in
Mississippi and Western Tennessee. He
has % men under him. At Chattanooga,
Assistant Surgeon Oakley, with corps
of sanitary inspectors, is in charge of the
train inspection through Northern ALA
hama and entering Chattanooga. DR..
Porter is at Atlanta
The Surgeon General received a report
to-day from Harriston. Miss, stating
that yellow fever of mild type had ap-
pcared there.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04
BRUNSWICK INUNDATED
THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE FIX.
FROM RISING WATERS.
HALF A MILLION IN PROPERTY LOST
List Of Dead though Small is Growing Great
estFIood Sioce the Sea Island Affair."
Seventy Miles Of Wrecked
Country Trayersed.
Country Trayersed.

Savannah, Ga, Oct 3.-The Morning
News correspondent at Brunswick, Ga.
has filed the following bulletin at Baxley,
Georgia:
Brunswick and its vicinity is flooded
and inundated thousand houses and
stores are damaged, one half million dol
lars worth of property lost and the list
of dead, now small, is increasing.
''Tnree thousand people sought refuge
from the rising waters, and thirty blocks
in the heart of the city were under six
feet of water for twelve hours.
II left on special train with two
opera tors and instruments to tap the
wire. | struck an opening here and
believe / am the only newspaper man
that got out of Brunswick with the story
of the greatest flood since the sea island
affair.
II have just passed through ninety
miles of wrecked country, leaving two
men in Brunswick pentrating the woods
and islands in boats. They are instruct
ed to leave Brunswick tonight and come
until they reach me with the story of to
days developments
DAMAGE TO THE RICE CROP.
Charleston. s. c.. Oct 3.--A special
to the News and Courier from George
town, $. c., says:
Reports received from different par-s
Of the county today fully justify the IS
innate OF $4,000 damage to the rice
crop by yesterdays storm.
"Ihe damage in the city and harbor
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04
ORDERED TO THE ISLAND
TROOPS AT CAMP MEADE WILL
SOON MOVE SOUTH.
REORGANIZATION OF ARMY NECESSARY
Force for Garrison Duty Needed that will not be
Subject to the Difficulties Experienced
in the Case of Volunteers.

Washington, ID. c., Oct 3.-The Wal
Department has decided TO send more
troops to Porto Rico. Orders have been
issued directing that the Fifth regular
cavalry now at Huntsville, Ala, the
Sixth United States volunteer infantry,
now at Chickamauga, and the Forty
Seventh New Yor, now at Fort Adams,
shall proceed to such point in Porto
Rico as may be designated by the Com
manding General in that island. The
Eighth United States volunteer infantry
and two companies of the Indiana co-
ored volunteers now at Fort Thomas,
Ky, will relieve the Sixth volunteer in
fantry at Chickamauga.
All the troops at Camp Meade will
soon be ordered to points in the South.
Some of them may go to Cuba, but the
majority will, for the present, occupy the
new camps recently selected i'll Georgia
and South Carolina. 1t is thought that
troops sent to garrison duty in Cuba
will not remain long, but when they
have seen service for a few months will
return to this country. The same is pro-
badly true as to Porto Rico. 1t is also
intimated that when the troops return
the volunteers will be given sixty days
furlough and mustered out BY that
time Congress will have an opportunity
to determine what shall be done in re-
gard to garrisoning the new possessions.
This determination is no doubt due
to the pressure that has been brought
by members of Congress for the mus
tering out of the volunteers from their
States and districts. The responsibility
for furnishing troops for garrison duty
and for army duty generally viii be upon
Congress. The recommendations Of the
President and the War Department will
have been made before the return of the
troops from either Cuba or Porto Rico
and the necessities of the case made
known.
Although there has been less pressure
for mastering out of volunteers since the
announcement made that the troops could
not be spared, the demand continues with
sufficient persistence to convince the
War Department officials that a reor-
ganization of the army will be necessary.
and that some arrangement will have
to be made to secure force for garrison
service in the islands and the States
which will not be subject to the same diff
1cultles experienced in the case of the
volunteers.
The troops which have ben ordered ia
Porto Rico, win relieve like number
OF regiments now in the island. the Or
CARNATIONS to be designated by General
Brooks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04
LEADS Nl M@RTH GAR0ZNA DES N NEWS AMID GRGULATINN
GEN. MERRITT IN PARIS
SECOND JOINT MEETING OF THE PEACE
COMMISSIONS.
Question Of Deep Gravity Believed to have been
Sprung by Our Commission. I'D
ournmant Until Friday.

Paris, October 3.-Major General Mer-
rift arrived here to-day from Marseilcs
The General did not see the United
States peace commissioners before the
opening of the joint session to-day.
The American commissioners held n
session this morning at their own offices,
preparatory to the second meeting with
the Spanish commissioners, which began
at the commissions rooms in the For
eign Office Immediately after their as
sembling there at = o'clock this after
noon. To-day's session lasted until 4
O'Clock, at which hour the commissioners
adjourned to meet at , o'clock next Fri
day afternoon, such interval being de-
sirable and necessary to allow separate
consideration by each commission of mat
ters requiring such course before the
joint commission.
The Secretary of the Spanish commits
sion will arrive tonight, and the interval
will be employed by the secretaries joint
ly in maturing plans for the work and
procedure.
The Spanish and American commission
ers will be received tomorrow by Presi-
dent Faure. General Merritt will accom-
pany the Americans to this function
which will be held at the Palais de
Elysee.
The opinion is now held that the work
of the commission may be finished within
Il month from the present time.
While it is the general impression that
to-day's meeting was again devoted to
and that the adjournment
to Friday was taken only to enable
the secretaries to draw up schedule of
work, the representative of the Associa-
ted Press learns that the session was
highly important and that Americans
have made a demand of such n character
that the Spaniards found il necessary 10
ask an adjournment in order to enable
them - consult with the 5ovcrnment q
Macrid.
1t is believed that he question con-
Germs the Philippines. and il is 'gnown
that the Americans are highly pleased
at having so soon reached what they
consider very imporTans phase Of the
The fact that member Of the com
mission expressed the belief that the
work would be completed within n month
indicates a happy frame OF mini.
In the Spanish camp grca. hopes are
built on what they believe Genefal Nor
ritt viii advise, namely, that tha Philip
pines are incapable of selr-government
and that the whole situation does mol
warrant America in taking the respcIisi-
bility for the entire Philippines. The
Spaniards are quite ready to give what
ever America asks in the way Of coaling
stations, but will resist more, to the very
verge of renewal of hostilities.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04
BOARD HAS NO AUTHORITY
TO COMPEL A WITNESS TO BE
SWORN.
BY A MEMBER OF TIE COMMISSION
D ficully Nay he Overcome by Presidents Ap-
pointing One of the Board Notary
Public. Case of the Concha
and Otter Trsnspo is.

Washington, Oct 3.An the members
Of the war investigating committee were
present at today's meeting except ex-
Governor Beaver, and the announcement
was made that he would be in attend
ance as the first witness before the com
mittee.
Today's session was devoted largely to
the consideration of method for the
examination of witnesses, and in this
connection the question of administer
ing oaths was discussed at considerable
length. The members generally took
the position that under a strict con-
struction the committee had no authority
to compel a witness to be sworn by
member of the commission, but there
was also general opinion that the wit
nesses would not raise technical ohiec-
tions and that they would in all prob
ability submit TO be sworn without op-
position. 1t was decided, however, to
inform witnesses frankly of the status
OF the board and to afford them an
opportunity to decline in case they so
desire 1t was suggested that the
whole difficulty might be avoided by
getting the President to appoint one of
the officers of the board to the office
of a notary public, and it is probable
khat this request will be made.
y TO Governor Beaver was assigned the
task of leading in the examination of
witnesses, but there is an understand
ing that other members of the board
shall ask such questions as they may de-
sire.
The commission also received several
additional communications, which re-
ceived attention. Among them was Il
letter from Surgeon General Sternberg
inviting the commission to visit his office.
No action was taken upon this invita-
ton.
At the afternoon session of the COM
mission several complaints were read
in regard to the method of transporting
men from Santiago, the names of the
vessels on which it was alleged that
abuses had occurred being the Concha,
the Seneca, the Breakwater, the Olivette
and the City of Washington. 1t was
decided to make Il thorough investiga
ton Of this branch of the service and
Chairman Dodge was directed to Sc
cure the names of the commanding Off
GERS. medical officers and representatives.
of the quartermaster's department of
those vessels. The commission also de-
cided to permit the presence during the
hearings of three stenographers as rep
resentatives of the press, in addition to-
the representatives of the press asso-
Citations.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-04
SEA ISLANDS ESCAPE.
The City of Macon Weathcrs Fear
full Gale.

lUl Nfdlc.
Savannah. Ga, Oct. 3.-The flood
which inundated the islands and low
lands around Savannah and all the vi,
cinity coast has partially subsidized. The
first news from the sea islands on the
South Carolina coast between Tybee
SIND Beaufort, where the great tidal
wave of 1898 caused such fearful fatal
ity, was received tonight. The dam
age by the storm there was comparative
ly small and so far as known was no
ly small, and so far as known there was
no loss of life The steamer Clifton
made the trip from Savannah to Port
Royal this afternoon and arrived here
late tonight. The flood was driven by
northeast gale and did not cover any
OF the sea islands in that section except
those nearest the ocean The steamers
City Of Macon, City of Augusta and
Kansas City, from New York, and the
Essex. from Baltimore, arrived today,
and all felt the force of the storm to
some extent. The City of Macon was
in the height of it. The wind reached Il
velocity Of nearly 100 miles an hour.
but the ship weathered it and sustained
little damage. The four schooncrs
Synara, Milleville Fannie Childs and
Franklin, which were driven into rhe
marches, quarantine, will be iloated after
the removal of their cargoes.
At Tybee there was less damage than
feared. The Notifications were piled
with sand several feet dePn around the
guns, but the flood did not reach them.
Or the islands near the city the cr9os
have been entirely swept away and
much live stock has been lost, but there
We're no fatalities