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tb;e dalles, wasco county, Oregon, Saturday, july 9, im
NUMBER 36.
VOL. VIII.
7
GRAND STAMPEDE
FROM SANTIAGO
Thousands are Being Carried to Jamaica
Those Left Behind are Frantic to
Get Away.
Kingston, Jamaica, Jaly 6. Thou
sands of people met the launehes of the
English and American warships at the
water side at Santiago, and when the
foreign passengers learned that passen
gers would be taken off the Englieh and
. Austrian consulates were besieged by
hundreds imploring a cfianre to leave.
One Spanish Merchant in a i table
state of alarm fferd the K-'fifb consul,
Mr. Ramsden, $15,000 iu goM to desig
nate htm a9 a British-Cuban, with au
thority to be ' taken awav. Those
brought to Jamaica earn in the clothee
they stood in, come v-ii with absolute
ly no k nd of barrage, who thought on
ly of escaping with their lives.
The noncornbataut9 in the city were
in a emte nf -desperate panic. Miss
Kamsdun, Consul Raiusden's daughter,
says the American thells flew around
their houee on Saturday and Sunday
morning. Mr. Ramsdeu could not leave
Santiago ami his wife would not. The
report was that the city would be bom
barded yesterday at 10 in the morning.
No one seems to know accurately the
strength oi the Spanish forces in the
city and its environments, but 9000 ap
pears a probable estimate of those fit
for duty. Streams of wounded have
been Sowing in day and night from the
firing lines. Every fifth house in Santi
ago is an improvised hospital.
The eailing of Admiral Cerv era's fleet
bad a bad effect on the soldiers. They
were dismayed when- they saw the war
ships no longer in the harbor, and felt
themselves abandoned to fate.
General Vera del Roy, second in com
mand to Linares, having been killed on
Sunday, and General Linares having
been wounded. General Torai is chief in
command in Santiago.
the Chicago newspapers was illegal and
Unit they shmld have adhered to their
1 contracts. As the newspaper publish-
era have agreed not to have anything to
i do with the stereotypero' nnion here
after, the 200 men who struck last Fri
day will have difficulty in finding work
in Chicago, as many non-nnion stereo
typers from other cities have come here
and more are said to be on the way.
Chicago, Jnly 6. The Chicago papers
are publishing as usual today. The
striking etereotypers have all been dis
missed and their placeB filled by non
nnion men.
GRANDMEETING
TO BE HELD
The Turners to Meet in Convention at
. San Francisco A Three Day's
Session Held.
THE STRIKE
WAS ILLEGAL
Chicago Newspapers Now Publishing
as UsuaL
Chicago, Jnly 6. President Prescotr,
of the International Typographical
Union, who came from Indianapolis to
make ao investigation, decided that the
strike of the etereotypers employed on
Sax Fbancisco, July 5. The eighth
! annual convention of the American Tor-
nerbnnd will open here today. The
principal officers ot the national organ
ization, the headquarters of which are
at St. Louis, have arrived and been
warmly welcomed. Delegates from 17
taraerbnnds. representing all parts of
the United States are registered at the
hall of the San Francisco Tarn Verein,
where the meetings will be held. -President
Branm will preside at the opening
of the convention.
The deiiverations will continue for
three davs.
Six Hunorefl Lives
lost in a Dlsastei
Terrible Collision Off the Coast of New York -French
Liner Run Down
HEAVY LOSS
OF LUMBER
The Inman-Polsen Raft Badly Dam
aged En Route to San Francisco.
San Fbancisco, Jnly 5. The immense
lumber raft which left Astoria 11 days
ago in tow of the tngboat Monarch, ar
rived here this morning, having aver
aged about four knots per hour daring
the trip. The original raft contained
5,000,000 feet of lumber, but owing tc
rough weather 2,000.000 feet of this was
lost during the voyage.
Wanted.
Four or five teams with drivers to
work on O. R. & N. grade between Ar
lington and Umatilla; wages $3.50 per
day, eallon Jas. Ireland, Agent.
paiaiifill
The Philadelphia Will Leave Shortly
With This. End in View.
WASHINGTON, July 7. Orders were issued
today by Secretary Long for the Philadelphia to
prepare to leave for Hawaii. The object is to form
ally annex the islands to the United States.
Admiral Miller, commanding the Pacific sta
tion, will be charged with the function of raising the
flag hauled down by ' Commissioner Blount. The
ship will be ready for sea in a few days. ;
.' The president will appoint a commission immediately-
to frame laws necessary to the changed
condition of atfairs in Hawaii.- - This must be done
before the adjournment of congress, commissioners
being subject to confirmation by the senate. ;."'; . s
HALIFAX,. July 6: News reached here today of the
collision of the French Trans-Atlantic Company's steamer La
Bourgoyne and the British ship Cromartyshire in a fog about
sixty miles south of Sable Island. ' ' '
. Of the 833 aboard the Bourgoyne but 200 wej-e saved,
170 of whom were passengers. There was only one woman
among the saved. . The purser and three engineers were the
only officers rescued.
The log of the Cromartyshire is as follows:.
July 4, 5 a. m. Dense fog, position of ship sixty miles
south of Sable island, ship under reduced canvass going four
or five knots per hour. Fog horn kept going regularly every
minute. Heard steamer's whistle on port bow, which seemed
to be going very iast. We blew horn, were answered by
steamer's whistle, "when all of a sudden she loomed up
through the fog on our port bow, crashed into us, going at a
terrible speed. Our foretop-mast and maintop and gallant
mast came down, bringing with it the yards and everything
attached. , I immediately ordered the boats" out, and went
to examine the damage. Four of the boats were completely
cut off, and the plates were twisted. The other ship disap
peared through thefog. Our ship was floating on her col
lision bulkhead, with no immediate danger of sinking; we
were at work immediately to clear the wreckage of the ship
on the starboard quarter which was hanging over the star
board bow in danger of punching holes in the bow. Heard
the steamer blow her whistle. We answered with the fog
horn. The steamer' threw up a rocket and fired a shot We
threw oip a rocket and fired several shots, but neither saw
or heard anything .
About 5:30 the fog lifted somewhat, and we saw three
boats pulling toward us, with the French flag flying. We
signaled them to come alongside, and found the ship was La
Bourgoyne, from New York for Havre and had gone down.
We laid to all day and received on board about 200 surviv
ors from amongsthe passengers and crew. There were re
ported to be in all about 600. About 3 p. m., another steamer
hove in sight, heading. westward- ' We put up signals "N.
C." (want assistance). The steamer bore down toward us.
She proved to be the Grecian, bound from Glasco for New
York. The captain agreed to take the passengers aboard and
tow my ship to Halifax. '
A dispatch fiom Captain-General Blanco
says : ' ,
"Cervera's fleet at 11 o'clock Sunday
J morning broke the center of the line of
the American fleet and proceeded at full
steam In a westerly direction. '
The Spanish minister of marine, Se
nor Aunon, is quoted in an interview as
Baying :
"I am highly pleased with the feat of
arms performed by Cervara's squadron,
which left Santiago the moment Cervera
judged it opportune to do sol"
After eulogizing the Spanish admiral,
the minister of marine added :
"The equadron could only leave the
harbor at a given point, and when the
moment arrived Cervera seized it. I
have never doubted that he wocld do so.
Bat of course it is difficult to foresee the
result. The American squadron was
taken by eurprise. After attacking us,
the American admiral detached five of
his best ships, which steamed for some
time abreast of onrs, but they were soon
left astern. Only the Iowa and Brook
lyn were able to follow our fleet, but it
is certain they will not do so far, for
fear of reprisals on our part. Cervera
deserves great praise."
MILLER TO LEAD
THE EXPEDITION
More Troops to Sail Next Week-
Death of .One of the Montaoa
Troops. '
San Fbancisco, Jul7 6'. It is almost
certain,' that Brigadier-General Miller
will head the fourth expedition to the
Philippines which is expected to start
next Monday or Tuesday. Mayor Kel
logg, of the Fourth United States cav
alry, has received word from General
Otis that he will take ship with 5S9 men
and officers of his command, and Major
Grngan, of the Sixth artillery, is in re
ceipt of a similarlv gratifying order, his
assignment of troops being 269 men and
seven officers. Lieutenant Abernathy
and sixty men of the Third artillery,
left from the last expedition, will also
go.
General Merriam'e son, Henry, who
has been a stndent at Stanford univer
sity, has successfully passed an examin
amination for . second lieutenant, and
will be aesigned to some infantry regi-,
ineut. '
A number of former residents of New
York have ' organized and appointed
committees to arrange for the reception
of the TSew York volunteers soon ex
pected here. '
Private Bobert LenningtOD,.of the
hospgtal corps of the Montana regiment,
is dead of pneumonia.
MUTINY
OF PRISONERS
THREE MURDERS
AT ST. LOUIS
Also a Shooting Affray--A Little Girl
Set Fire to Her Dress and Was
Burned to Death.
St. Louis, July 5. Three murders, a
probably fatal shooting and a death b
burning :s the record of Jnly 4th In St.
Louis. Fred Loese, a huckster, was
stabbed to death, and a companion,
Jacks Ormes, so seriously stabbed he
cannot live. A party of men were
snooting clay pigeons en Losse'a firm.
Losse returned home from celebrating;
accompanied by Ormes, and remonstrat
ed with the sportsmen. A fight ensued,
resulting in Loese's death.
H. W. Mann, (a street-car conductor,
was shot and killed while on live car by
an unknown negro, who escaped,
Frank T. Sasse, a bicycie rider, was
shot through the heart and instantly
killed while wheeling on Locust street.
The man who fired the shot escaped.
Fannie Hittler, a little girl, set fire
to her dress while exploding firecrack
ers, and was bnrned to death.
Ed Middleton- a negro, was shot in
the neck and will die. The ' shooting
was the result of an old grudge.
Why not enjoy a vacation next Sun
day? Fifty cents will Dav vour fare to
Hood River, Cascade Locks, Bonneville
or Multnomah Falls on that date.
Royal makes the food pore,
wholesome and delicious.
&4KIIJ0
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
ROVAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
SPANIARDS ATTACK
OUR LINES
Their Attempts to Rout the Americans
Ended in Failure and With Great
Loss of Life---0ur Loss Light.
Santiago, Jnly 3. Lite last night the
Spaniards made a fierce attack on the
American lines. In several places our
men were driven back, bnt the main
body rallied and drove the enemy into
their own intrrnchmente. Our soldiers
were concealed in riSe pits and had the
advantage so that their loss was light.
On the other hand the Spaniards were
exposed and must have suffered a ter
rible loss.
A horrible fentnre of the war is the
manner in which the sick and wounded,
are killed, and even the eurgeons wear
ing the red cross are not spared by the
treacheroua foe.
Up to the present the number of"
killed amounts to almoBt 1900.
Upon receiving the news of the vie
tory of Sampson over Ceryera the sol
diers almost went wild and cheered
madly. . "
When the Spanish fleet was leaving
the harbor the only severe firing of the
day took place. They tried to get the
attention of our men, but the'Americans
answered eo readily that the firing soon
stopped, and was only carried on at in
tervals the rest of the dav.
An Alliance to be Made.
London, July 0. At the Anglo-American
reception given by Sir Francis and
Lady Cooke at Richmond, Admiral
Close, of the Briiieh tavy, addressed the
guests on "The Necessity of an Anglo
American Alliance," "necauee," as he
eaid. "we are dependent onAmerica for
our food supplies.
Six Spaniards Killed in the Skirmish
No Injury Done to Americans.
Washington, July 6. A special dis
patch to the Star, dated off Santiago,
July 6lh. pay.-.'
"Aftnr the destruction of the Spanish
fleet 440 in-n from the Marie Theresa
were placed afc-prisouera on the ffar
vard. For eotno reason these niti inn
tinted. The officers an 1 crew of the
Harvard were prepared, and the muti
neers were fired npon.v Six Spaniards
were killed nntrigtit anl twelve
woundt-d.
THE BRAVERY
' OF CERVERA
The Admericans Admire the Valor of
of the' Spanish Commander The
Final Scenes in the Conflict
-Madrid, July 5.' The general public
of the Spanish capital still believe Cer
vera and his squadron havO . escaped
from Santiago, thanks to the official dis
patches given oat by the government
and interviews granted by the ministers.
Sum at Santiago
Her flans are Thousht to Have Been to
Blockade the Harbor.
WASHINGTON, July 7. The following tele
gram dated off Santiago, July 6tb, was received from
Admiral Sampson:
About - midnight last night the dismantled
Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes was seen by the
Massachusetts, which vessel had a searchlight on the
channel, coming out of the harbor of Santiago. The
Massachusetts and Texas opened fire, and the Span
ish, vessel, was sunk opposite Estrello cove. I am .
inclined to think it wTas the intention to sink her in
the channel and thus blockade the entrance. If so
the plan was defeated by the fire of the ships, as she.
lies on the edge of the shore. '