Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-05-12
LATER NEWS.

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pans and the people OF the island ~,
Cuba. ''''nu ol
y Madrid dispatch says orders baro
heen. sent to the governor.coper,l of 49,
Philippines to resist to the death ,ho
attack on Manila. VIC
a special from Madrid saws ,,o
municipal buildings at Ljnoros haro
been sacked and the crowd fret or, Nv.
soldiers. Fourteen were killed and 81
wounded. ''''> w
y dispatch from Bahia, Brazil, an.
hounces the arrival there OF the bottla.
snip Oregon. 1t is said her cal, 1T
Bahia was in accordance with iust,ro.
lions from Washington.
Orders have been sent to Admiral
Dewey by the McCulloch from Hon,
hong to re-establish cable communica.
ton Manila is said to be short of
provisions and prompt relief measures
are necessary to avert suffering.
The disorder in the Spanish provinces
Is increasing. Riots have now broken
ont mt Cadiz and Alicante, and Trouble
Is expected to spread to parts of the
country which have hitherto been ouiot
AT Alartos men. women and children
have been parading the streets, CRYING;
Death TO the thieves!'
The cabinet has decided to inaucurate
an aggressive campaign against fine
spaniards i'll the Philippines and Cuba.
rive thousand troops will be sent to
Manila at once from the Pacific coast.
Later on Havana viii be attacked from
the rear by the United States and in
surgent troops. and by the fleet in
front.
Gable advices received from Rear
Admiral Sampson announce his arrival
of the coast OF IIayti with division
OF his fleet. He will remain at the
point where he is now located until the
department or one Of the scouts inform
him of the appearance of the Spanish
men-ot-war, which sailed from St.
Vincent nine days ago.
The dons tricked Commander Lam
herton. says.a Manila dispatch to the
New York Herald. He had been sent
to take Cavite arsenal. He demanded
their surrender, but they asked for more
time. Upon their request being grant
ell they improved their opportunities
by fleeing to Manila and taking with
them the Mauser rifles of the fort
Another tale of death on the Alaska
trail has been received at Victoria, b.
{. Twenty-Five men were engulfed in
the waters OF an icebound mountain
stream near Crater lake. OF the party
not one life was saved. The sudden
breaking Of the ice on which ii gold.
seekers We're walking sent them to
their doom without a moments warn
ing. The names of the dead are I'M
known.
The surgeon of the Castillo says that
in the battle OF Manila the Spanish
Admiral Montejo was wounded. The
captain, chaplain and 80 others were
killed and 60 wounded on the Castillo.
One hundred and fifty We're killed and
90 wounded on tie Reina Crstina,
Admiral Monteio's flagship. Five were
killed and 80 wounded on the Don Juan
de Austria four killed and so wounded
on the Clloa.
II accordance with the recommended
ton OF the president, embodied in
message sent to congress, that body
passed a resolution of thanks to Com
modore (now admiraD Dewey, and the
officers and crews Of the vessels of his
squadron, for their brilliant achieve
ment in defeating the Spanish fleet in
Manila bay, and in capturing the iorti-
fcations and defenses at Cavite. A bill
was also passed promoting Dewey TO
the rank OF admiral.
A commissioner sent to Gomez camp
has returned to Kew West, bringing the
Cuban leaders, formal official thanks
in behalf of Cuba to the United States,
a letter to President Mckinley and one
each to General Miles and Admiral
Sampson, and also thanks to the
American people Gomez wants rifles,
food, clothing and United States troops
in the order named. Armed and sup
piled, he promises to drive the block
a led Spaniards out in six months.
The cruiser Charleston has been
DltCctI III CCUIIlIlSSioll az d'IJp' )''''
She will be dispatched with suppl
for Dewey after being locked and over
hauled.
Certain powers. it has been definitely
learned, says London dispatch, have
again made overtures to Great Britain,
looking to intervention in the war be-
tween Spain and the United States, but
Great Britain persisted in her refusal
to take part in such move.
The Yukon river will be open for
navigation about June /, says the latest
arrival at Skagwav from Dawson. His
belief is based on tho fact that unusu-
all, warm weather prevails on the
Yukon. Twenty millions of klondlke
gold is expected to come out TINS
season.
The Lafayette, a French liner,
bound from Corunna, Spain, Tor Havana,
was captured off the latter port by the
gunboat Annapolis, Commander Hun
ker, while trying to run the blockade.
after having previously been warned
off. She had on board a large number
~ ,,oeeoroere and a valuable cargo. pos