Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-07
THE WORLDS NEWS.  Condensed From the Latest Pa. pcrS From the States and
 Elsewhere

l cablcgram from Manila. dated May lSt says ] that the American squadron appeared in tho i bay of Manila at , a. m and opened q strong cannonade against the Spanish fleet and fort. The Rcina Maria Christina. flag ship, and tlc cruiser CaStilla were completely burned. Some i or the spanish boats were sunk to avoid cap ture Captain Cardarazo of the Christina I killed. The fight lasted two hours. The Spani h hcet was annihilatcl. Spanish los. iD killed and wounded American loss light one boat disabled. Spaniards cut the cable to Hon, Kong on Commodore Dewcy'S threat to bonn bard Manila. Reported surrender of the city. April 9, lsJa, the U. $. congress passed q joint resolution demanding the withdrawal of Spanish forces and authority from Cuba. April Fist Spain gave U. S Minister Woodfori at Madrid hi, passports, Spanish Minister Polo, at Washington. went to Canada, default ing in his personal bills. April .ath the U. 2. congress declared that war had existed between the United States and Spain since April Fist. April 18th. the blockade of Havana was be.un. Fitzhugh Lee said before the senate commit tee on foreign relations, in Washington. April l2th. that in his opinion there is for doubt that Spanish agencies blew up the Maine. President Mckinley has called for 2Wo0) volunteers. to be selected from the national GuaruS, to serve three years. Inc cali Wa> promptly filled. April ;Jth the L. S runboat Nashville cap tured the Spanish steamer Arsonauta Key West carrying soldiers, arms, ammunition and provisions. Fizhush Lee has been m le ! mljor general in the L. $. army. and CotOnei John S Mosby. the cx-Confc,lerate oii1er. has e,n given command. The British consul at Santiago de Cuba WAS stoned by the Spani ~ll on the ist instant for harborng Americans The American liner Pari.. from Southamp' on, cluded her spanish p,irlurer>. and 0,r.vei safe in New York last Saturday
 The New York bo,nbar2ct Fort Cabanae. d suburb of Havana, and ,ilcnced it, qua, on April e9th. Six thousand citizens hid good bye ta the Wala Walla regiment. which left for the Var Russia has declared her friendship for the United States in our war with Spain. The flying squadron left last Saturday to in tercept the spanish fleet.
 The American army of invasion left Tampa | the 7! uh instant for Cuba.
 Gov. Roger, has mobolizcl the WA,hin ton 1 troops at American lake
 The battle>hip Oregon arrived safely t; Rio Janeiro. Brazil.
 Madrid placed under m .rtia law May 2d.
 The upper Yukon s open l Vancouver had a ' iJ 0O fire April T.
 Juneau has organized |. military conn any. 1 Cardinal Taschcretu died at tluaDe' April P. l Tacoma has co >c,i hcr klonpiiI<,. information 1 bureau.
 Irrigation i~ givin1 South California lar 6 crops.
 Dyca i> stuck up oyer it> one ore hack WaN. WranSel has bike. There. 1. C. C. Grosvener haN' been renomiuate in ;h: 9th Ohio congressional district.
 The report of Il recently fo'ili ;,.it off trail on ] Chilcoo; pass lacks "urrohorItiun. The May term of tn, tinted states district court opened at st!ia on the !,t instant.
 Cold in Mlreh and lleat in Aprii have killed crop, in san Joaquin valley. alitorna.
 The Alaska commercial 60. has donated it's museum to the tniver>its Of CaiiloTna.
 U. $, Postal Inspector John p. hum has eole over thiroot pass bound ier tir,1e Cig.
 .Inncau ha, d Frcnrhnln wlo ai start fer ] the klondlke in q balloon. >iu ids Wrln+e..
 Tom Sharkcy and Jim Jcari,, have signed articles to fight in san Fra,'>tu May ith,, las | night.
 Charles Emory smith of Philadelphia s'it- ceeded Jame> A. Gary a~ postmaster 4e.eral on April list
 1 Franl, Boyd ami a natiyc n;.rlal Wushotk were killed by Eskimo in hotze.,Ia ,ou!nl last November.
 w. S Ballard of Detr,,t Of Columbia. Wi, appointed i~>!ot.n. azgcut as AL. ska salmon fisheries.
 The steamer Discovery sailed from Seattle last Saturday with seventy pasnci5cGa:er Por- land canal.
 The reindeer outfit Ira, been sold by tAe @oY ernmcnt and the expedition oFcr the Dalton trail abandoned,
 Dr. Rudolf Ludwig. cf Vienna. i> of the opii- ion that sunlight has iufuence upon the tea,ion of electricity in the air.
 The steamer Kodat sailed from Juneau April 27th for the Ruby gold sand dlEGint> Il. Lituya bay with ,, plS>cnGer>-
 The Post-Intelligenccr gives a whole page in it's issue of May Sd to record of crimes in that city during the previous 2i hours. L. $. Deputy Marshall Shook was shot at Sheep Camp April 18th and seriously wounded by d criminal whom te arrested,
 The Alaska commercial company is working l3i men at ihc Tnga mines. Muses are S3, per day, The monthly output i> from S!5ooV to fi5.ONl.
 Charles Phillips. the haf-hreed indian, who killed Police Officer James Wells, in Seattle, November ,s lSg7 has been sentenced la twelve months Imprisonment.
 Monte Cristo island. 1. miles up the Yukon from Dawson. has mines that thirty to iiftS cents to the pan. One pan gave TS.i5. bison skull was dug out con1:i ming Sii in gold. ! A \street car was held up ln Scatt,e at Sati!r- day night and sixteen p,i SScnEer> We're robbesi of S5lj in cash and several watches. If it hid been done in Wrangel. how the Pig >-l would L.,,,l ,l.I