Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-06-16
DOINGS OF TILE WEEK
What Has Happened in the
Civilized World.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
A Complete Heview OF the News Of the
Past Seven Days In This and
All Foreign Lands.

All Foreign Lands.
Santiago is on the verge OF starva'
ton. All the food has been seized for
the army and navy, and troops and
sailors are on half ratons.
=, The president has in contemplation
the submission OF special message To
congress calling for the immediate
annexation of Hawaii as military
necessity.
The Marbehead on Monday, when
the insurgents had pressed forward
west OF Santiago. shclled the Span
iartls, who fled to the mountains,
checkering the path followed in their
retreat with dead and wounded.
Word has been received from Ottawa,
Canada, that a messenger has left there
with notice OF the expulsion from Can
ada of Lieutenant Caranza and Senior
Du Bose, the Spanish officers, who
were recently attached to the Spanish
legation at Washington.
The Marblehead engaged and drove
| Spanish gunboat into Guantanamo har-
Dor and shclled and reduced the anti
/ quated notifications The insurgents
co-opeia ted on the land side. The place
is being held until troops arrive. 1t
is conteml lated to establish IA general
base there.
Sampson has officially declared that
/ the purpose OF the bombaTdment OF
| Santiago was to clear the way for the
troops. The object has been attained.
He personally commended Ensign
Palmer for approaching within 100
yards of the Spanish battery at night,
and learning that the SpAniards were
mounting guns.
Suspected of having furnished the
United States with information regard
ing san Juan harbor. Walter Bett, sec
port, has received his passports and
has been banished from Porto Rico by
order OF Governor-General Mancias.
Bett WAS imprisoned in dungeon for
56 hours, and during that time he was
subjected to gross maltreatment. Brit
ish Consul General Crawford has made
formal portest to his government and
serious international complications are
imm inent
The American naval commander is
anxious to bring about the exchange Of
Lieutenant lobson and his gallant
Ompanions from the Merrimac. Tho
admiral sent the Vixen with flag OF
truce to the entrance of the barbor
Wednesday, Offering to exchange for
h., l,oItn,,nrt o,,j h;n r,a
oners taken from a prize OF the Marble
head off Cienfuegos. Cervcra consid-
cred the matter all night and sent
word today that he is powerless to act.
He referred the matter to the military
governor, who later in turn referred it
to Blanco. A long delay is probable.
In addition to Dewey's feet eight
foreign vessels are stationed in Manila
bay.
The Masonic festival in San Fran
cisco has among numerous interesting
exhibitions a sword cane presented to
George Washington by General Lafay.
cite.
The auxiliary cruiser St. Paul sailed
from New York at noon Wednesday
under sealed orders. She has taken
aboard nearly 5000 tons of coal and
1900 gallons of water.
President Mckinley received a press
dispatch TO the effect that Captain
Phillips, of the battle-ship Texas, had
been killed by Spanish she'll at SAN
tiaso. He said there was no reason to
believe it true, and cited Sampson's
official dispatch announcing no casual
ties
a special from Kingston, Jamaica,
reports that the Spanish cruiser Viz.
caya and the torpedo-boat destroyer
Furor were badly damaged during the
bombardment Of Monday. A shelly
from the Brooklyn is said to have burst
under the Nizcava's port quarter. dis
mounting gun. iniuring the cruisers
rudder and wounding several sailors.
The Spanish forces have been defeat.
ed with heavy loss in battle at Jig
uani, province OF Santiago. After six
hours fighting the Spaniards raised
flag OF truce and expressed themselves
rs willing to surrender. and the Gu
bans took as prisoners one Spanish col
onel seven captains and several other
officers, besides lo3 soldiers. The
/ Spanish loss amounted to 76 dead and
large number of wounded Included
in the Spanish losses were Is officers.
Assistant Secretary Meikel1ohn has
/ chartered the steamships Indiana, Nor
gan City and City OF Para for the trans
portation OF troops to the Philippines,
an has closed a contract for the Vic
toria, Olympia and Arizona, OF the
North Pacific steamship line and Sc.
cure the privilege OF acquiring the Ia
coma and Columbia ii needed, all five
on condition that they are given Amer.
lean register. He also has ordered
impressed into service the steamer
Queen and City OF Puebla, of the Pa
cltc Steamship Company, if found sat-
isfactory.
There are believed to be only l3. .
90 Spanish troops in Porto Rico.
1t is said that the populace OF Man.
lila Is reduced 20 eating borsefesh.