The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-06-03
The span,ard. In santiago

WAsHIsGToN, May 30.--At 1890 o'clock
this (Monday) morning the navy depart.
ment received q disratch from Commodor
Schiey announcing definitely that he had
located Admiral Cevera's Cape Verde
squadron in the bay of Santiago de Cuba.
The Commodore states that he seen and
recognized the vessels OF the Spanish
fleet.
New YoRK. May, 29.-The United
States cruiser Columbia reports that at
1880 last night, OF Fire island doring q
thick fog. she was run into by the British
steamer Foselia, hence for Bordeaux, grain
laden. The FoscoIia struck the Columbia
on the star board side just forward Of the
6arbette cutting clean into the hull and
hlllng compartment The Foscolia sank.
OF her crew and landed them at st.
George.
The object OF thc Cali
WAsHISGToN, May 29.-Adjutant-
General Corbin said today that 1t had
been definitely decided to use about SO,
OOOof the volunteers 10 be raised under
the new call in filing out deficit regi.
ments already organized under the old
call 1t would take about that number,
he thought, TO fiI each regiment to the
! maximum limit of 1860 men. The re-
naming 5000 will be organized into
regiments of three battalions each and
distributed among the states and terri
tories In exactly the same proportions az
! under the FIRST cali.
Undoubtedly not trae
4 KINGSTON, Jamacia, May, 29.-Alberi
, Fowler, brother Of the British consul al
Cienfuegos, received word by the British
steamer Aduia. from Cienfnegos Thursday
. that Spanish officials at that place say
i. that only the Spanish torpedo boat destroy
er Fcror of the Cape Verde fleet, was il
), the harbor at Santiago de Cuba.
Aspanish'Lie
MADRID, May, 29-El Progresso pub.
lishes dispatches purporting to come from
Paris, giving details Of an alleged batti
near Jamacia, IN which it is said two Am
erican warships were DESTROYED aad on,
Spanish varship was injured. although th
account was very circumslantial as 70 To,
tune, place, incidents and results, il is re
ceived here with suspicion.
Want Peace
MADRID. May 29.-rhs papers eontinu
to talk Of the possibilities Of peace. Z
. Golbo publishes an article. supposed TO
DR. inspired By Senior Moret, the late ministe
a Of the colonies. advocating peace, whic
has attracted great attention, but the dis
cussion shows ~ Jet nothing tangible
Advance Pay fer Iavades
CHICAGO. May 3l.-A special to II
&C Journal from Washington says:
4.
today to paw the soldiers distined tor Cut
and Porto Rico one months salary in ~
vance. This will be paid them a. they 1
for the Philippines will also be paid fo'
,a. weeks in advance. This will require MOI
than 81 ,00o. 900.
:. Lsax Drawa oai
wAsHIxoroS, May, 3l.-Another d.
has been passed in the senate in fruide
discnssion Of the war revenue measui
Not the slightest material progress -
made st today's session toward disposii
-, OF the bill. Speeches were made by Maso
=, Lodge and Elkins.
~ vataabse Spanish Prize
eYt EET Wssr. May, 3i.-Ano,her pr
kas been captured. She 10 the Spani
bark MaFis Dolores, Of Bi.boa- She y
overhanled by an American cruiser
miles OF Porio Rico. She was bound fr
.,.. Rio laneiro to San Juan with coal. So
cases Of supplies containing ammunisi
Tor we're fcand Under the coal.
Hsrrtbse heath
SEArTLg, May. Sl.-0le Grove saw
in siimpson's mill, at Ballard met b
rible death this afternoon. His body =
in sawed 10 two from the shoulder to the |
fore vie bone By table saw. Of which he '
the operator.