The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-07-15
TELEGRAPHIC.
Greatly Alarmed.


MADRID, July 8, 8 p. MA Cores
'ondencia de Espana says there Is feel
ng OF alarm, due TO the belief that the a
United States warships Oregon, Texas I
ma new York are now on their way to :.
spain, and that precautions are being
aken at all seaports to avoid surprise,
The ministers are divided in their opin-
ons as to the advisabitity Of negotiating
Ior peace.
Tho Pregram
KINGSTON, July 8, 8 A, M.-The armis-
ice has been extended until noon Satur-
lay in order to allow General Linares to q
confer with Blanc0 and Madrid. General .
Linares informed Shafter he had no teIe- ,
graph operators, and one was sent in to
the city, accompanied by the British
consul under a British flag.
Not shot has been fired recently on
either side, but work is being pushed on
the batteries and intrenchments.
The Peaee Talk.
WASHINGTON, July 8.-There was I
OF peace talk today, and
evidences in this line are coming to ths
surface. Such, for instance, was the con-
nrmation by the state department that
the Cadiz fleet was returning to Spain.
since 1t Is scarcely conceivable that the
Spanish government would doom this
last remnant of its feet 10 destruction at
the hands of Watson's squadron.
In Starving Condition.
GUANTANAMO BAY, July S.-A Spanish
soldier, terribly emaciated and 50 week
that he could scarcely walk, was picked
up by men from the United States gun
boat Annapolis today, at point near the
entrance TO the upper bay. According
TO his story, there are many Spanish |
soldiers in Guantanamo in the same con-
dition of starving. He says there is abb
solutely nothing to cat there, and that |
the Spaniards are daily told that II they |
surrencer TO the Americans they will be |
murdered.
Gesd werk.
WAsHISeToS, July 6.5Secretary Long
has received word through General
Greely, signal officer, which is accepted
as confirming the..report that the Span
ish cruiser, Alfonso XII, was destroyed
while trying to run the Havana block.
ade. General Greely's information came
in cipher message, and he considers
II reliable.
HALIFAX, n. s., July 6--In one OF the
thick fogs which at this time OF the year
hangs like pail over the grand banks
and Sable island in the North Atlantic
occurred IN the early morning OF July 4
one OF the rnost appealing ocean disas.
ters In the ANIMALS OF transatlantic
commerce. and in fact la the hisi ~ OF
steam sailing Of the world. Almost
without moments warning the French
liner La Bourgogne, with 77.5 souls on
board. was run down by the iron sailing
ship Cromartyshire, and sunk within
half an hour, carrying with her 10 the
oceans bottom 563 Of her passengers
and crew. l63 we're saved.
hawai-. wan Ne Aasexea.
WAsHISoTox, July 6.-The annexation
OF Hawaii Is now accomplished, 30 far as
the legislative branch Of the govern
msnt Ia concerned. Quite Unexpectedly
the resolutions providing for the annex
alton OF the islands were brought to a
vote in the senate late this afternoon.
and they were passed by the decisive
vote Of AZ TO 81.
! wsaf Peace
LONDON, July The Madrid corre-
spondeut OF the Mail says:
There are persistent runners here that
Duke Aimodoyar del Rio, foreign minis
ter. and Senior Gama1o. the minister OF
public instruction and pablic works.
have received full posers 10 propose A
. suspension OF hosiilities as preliminary
. TO peace negotiations. The ministers
neither affirm nor deny the ruEaor.
VIA l'sissw C.mcss.
WASHINGTON. July 6.-TEse departmen;
) Mss advised toIay that the squadron
Was passing through the Sncx canal. and
as the vessels lanst have paid the heavy
toll required IN lssoce, the indications
are now regarded as conclusive that the
ships are actually bound for the Philip
. pines. This belief stimulates the prep.
, Ara:aons for Wasson's sailing. He vii
strike straight alter Camera, who in the
end Ii doomed 10 be caught between
Watson and Dewey.
:rse ssakisr sf she Mercedes.
WAsHISeyox. July Admiral Samus
son sesegrsphs the navy department q,
follows:
'Aboa. midnight las. nigh, the dis
: mansled Spanish cruiser Reins Merceaes
, was seen by the Massachusetts,, which
vessel had a se2rch light on fhe channel
coming cut Of the harlsor OF Santiago
The Massachusetts, and Texas openet
fire, and the Spanish vessel was sunl
opposite Esirelia cove am inclined
20 think il was the intention to sink he,
IN the channel and thus block the har-
bor entrance.
, WASHINGTON. July THE navy de
partment has received the followins
cablegram:
"Cayiie. July 4. via Hong Kong, Jul,
: The United States troops have land.
ed and are comfortably housed at Cavite
; The insurgents are active Asvuinaldc
proclaimed himself president OF the rcyo-
iutionary republic on July ]. Dewey
q Ftaameaai r.ate.
Nav YoKK, July IA dispatch from
Valparaiso says: A financial panic has
been occasioned by the withdrawal from
exporation OF gold. which caused ths
Chilean government 10 officially close ali
the banks Of Chile until the 18th. Dur.
ing the suspension the government will
consider the advisability oi issuing paper
money.
After Canaan.
| WASHINGTON, July 7.-Comodore WI.
sons feet will be sent at once to attend
20 Camara. The new Eastern squadron
will consist OF the battleships Iowa and
Oregon, the protected cruiser Newark
and the auxiliary cruisers carrying side
armorl Dixie, Yankee and Yosemite
the colliers Avernda, Cassius, Caesar,
Leonidss and Justin, and the supply
boat Delmonico.
AZ santiago
/ BFroRE SANTIAGO, July 7.--General
Toral, the Spanish commander at SAM
tiago, has been officially informed by
General Shaiter of the complete dis
truction Of the Spanish fleet, and that
:he American warships are now free to
cooperate with the army in the reduc-
tion OF Santiago. He has been given
such time as he may deem to consider