The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-27

man consul there tried to land prOVl-
sons from German ship, but Dewey
refused permission. The consul then
declared, according to the dispatch,
that he would force a landing under
the protection of two German cruisers,
but Dewey threatened to fire upon the
cruisers, and the attempt to land sup
plies was abandoned.
The Madrid government announces
that Ce1vera is still at Santiago.
Spanish officials say 500 were killed
and 700 wounded in the bombardment
of Manila by Dewey. All classes are
ican troops.
A Washington dispatch says: An
other call for volunteers is under seri-
Gus consideration by the military
authorities, though it may not be issued
for a week or two, or at any rate until
the invasion of Cuba has been begun
and the necessity for additionl troops is
clearly demonstrated.
A dispatch to the World from Kings
ton. Jamaica, says: The signing of a
treaty of defense between the United
States and Great Britain is announced
| in a dispatch received Sunday by the
military authorities. A crisis in the
war between America and Spain is i'm
minent, the dispatches intimate, and
Jamaica will be directly affected. All
| leaves of absence of military and naval
officers have been Cancelled.
Four companies of the Fourteenth
! United States infantry, regular" a
full regiment of Oregon volunteers, and
a picked battalion of the Fifth Cali
fornia heavy artillery have left San
Francisco for Manila to reinforce Ad-
miral Dewey. Colonel
| Coffee presented the regiment with a
stand OF colors. All San Francisco
turned out to greet the Oregon boys,
shouted words of encouragement, show
cred them with flowers and loaded
them down with fruits and other deli
castles. Three transports have sailed
| for Manila.
The situation at Manila is desperate.
Food is scarce and meat is exhausted.
| while all the canned stuff is nearly
! gone. Two weeks will exhaust the
| available supplies. The volunteers
have demanded food, but the Spanish
government authorities refused to give
it, and riots are threatened. A delega-
tion is said to be preparing to wait on
United States Consul Williams, as the
citizens fear an outbreak. The insur-
gents control the surrounding country,
and Chief Aguinaldo has arrived with
his staff to organize the rebels. Resi-
|
The blockading fleets of Havana and
Cienfuegos are to be strengthened by
the addition of more warships.
Rumor OF prospective alliance be-
in the London stock exchange. Span
ish AS rose accordingly.
A Madrid dispatch says: From a
discussion in the Spanish senate it ap-
pears that Spain seriously contemplates
having recourse to privateering in the
near future.
Mastering figures received at the war
department show that up to Tuesday
| 100000 volunteers have taken the oath
of allegiance to support the United
States government.
Sir Henry Irving, the great English
actor, in replying to toast at ban
quet in London, expressed his gratitude
for the favors shown him in this coun-
try and declared the two nations are
already as one.
The firing upon the English ship
Roth by the Spanish cruiser Isabella
promises to lead to serious complica-
tions. The Spanish say it was a mis-
take, but the British and Americans
think not.
Naval experts believe Admiral
Cervera's squadron is rapidly exhaust
ing it's coal supply, and that as many
ports are now closed against it, it will
not be able to long elude our fleets un-
less it gets coal at sea from colliers.
A British steamer just arrived at st.
Thomas reports that the Spanish cruiser
Isabella ii fred on the British steamer
Roth, which arrived at San Juan after
the bonn mbardment. 1t is alleged that
the Spanish ship fired on the Roth,
which was loaded with coal, with the
intention of crippling her, and thereby
preventing her departure. The officers
of the cruiser claim the firing was acci
dental. The Aldeborough also reports
that an American cruiser captured g
Spanish bark north of San Juan Satur'
day morning last. The prize was toweo
north.