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ST. HELENS, OltEGON, FKIDAY, JUNE 17, 1898.
NO. 26.
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DOINGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened In the
Civilized World.
OIVKN IN THR PUKSM DISPATCH Ki
A Complete Hevlsw of tha Mew f tha
Past Seven Mays In This and
AH foreign lands,
Santiago la on the verge of atarva
tlon, All tho food hna ben aoieod for
the army and navy, and tioopi and
pallors ore on half ratlone.
The president has In contemplation
the mi bin i union oi a special message to
congress calling for the immediate
annexation of Hawaii aa a military
necessity. , .
The' Marblehead on Monday, when
the insurgent had pressed forward
wont of Santiago, .shelled the Span
iards, who flud to the mountains,
checkering the path followed in their
retreat with (load and wounded.
Word Inn bean received from Ottawa,
Canada, that a messenger haa lot t there
with notice oi the expulsion from Can
ada of Lieutenant Caranaa and Honor
Du Bono, the Spanish oflioers, who
wore recently attached to the Spanish
. legation at Washington.
The Marblehead engaged anil tliovo a
Spanish gnnboat tuto Uunntanamo linr
bor and shelled and reduced the anti
quated lor t Mentions. The insurgent
co-oioited on the land Bide. The nlaue
t being held until troops arrive. It
ia contemplated to eatnblith a general
base there.
Bampson baa officially doclaiel that
the poipose of the bombardment of
Santiago was to clear the way for the
troop. Tha object haa been attained,
lie personally commended Ensign
Palmer for approaching within rOO
yard of the Spanish battery at night,
and learning that the Spaniard were
mounting guns.
' Suspected of having furnished the
United State with information regard
ing Bun Juan harbor, Waiter Bolt, teo
retary of tho British consulate at that
port, hai received hi passports and
he been banished from Porto IMoo by
order of Governor-General Muiiclas.
Batt whs imprisoned In a dungeon for
60 hours, and during that time he waa
lubjeoted to gross maltreatment. Brit
ish Consul-General Draw lord ha made
t forma) portest to hi government and
serious International complications are
imminent
r'. The American naval commnndar I
tin Ions to bring abont the exchange of
T Lieutenant Hobsoo and hit gallant
oom pan Ions from the Merriinae. The
' jadmtrai sent tho Vixen with a Aug ol
truce to the entrance of the harbor
iWndnoadeay offering to exohnngo for
Ithe lieutenant and hi party some pris
oners taken from a prise of tho Marble
Jhcad off Cienfuigoa. Cervora consid
ered the manor all night, anil sent
word today that he i powerless to aot.
lle referred the matter to the military
governor, who Inter In turn referred it
to Blanco. A long delay is drobable.
In addition to Duwey'a fleet eight
foreign vessel are stationed in Manila
bay.
The Masonic festival lu Han Fran
cisco has among numerous Intonating
exhibition a sword cane presented to
Ouorga Washington by Ueneial Lafuy
: Otto.
' The auxiliary cruiser St. Paul sailed
from New York at noon Wednesday
omlor sealed order. Sho has taken
alionrd neatly 5,000 tons of coal and
, 88,000 gallon of water.
President MoKnlliiy received a pros
dispatch to the effect that Captain
Phillips, of tho battle-ship Texas, had
been killed by a Spanish shell at (San
tiago, lie said there was no reason to
believe it truo, and cited Sampson'
. official dispatch announcing no casual
... tie. .'..:.'::;.--:Y,.y.
A special from Kingston, Jamaica,
report that tiie Spanish crolsor Via
oaya and the torpedo-boat destroyer
Furor were badly damaged during the
bombardment of Monday. A shell
from the Brooklyn is nld to have buret
Under the Viwnya' port quarter, dis
mounting gun, Injuring the cruiser'
ruddor and wounding several sailuis.
The Spanish force have been defeat
ed with heavy loss in battle at Jig
aanl, province ol Santiago. After si
hours' fighting tho Spaniards raised
flag of truce and expressed themselve
a willing to urrendor, and the Cu
ban took a prisoner one 8paniab col
onel, cven captains and several other
officer, beside 108 soldier. The
Spanish loss amounted to T8 dead and
large number of wounded. " Included
in the Spanish Iohho were IS officer.
Assistant Beoretary Melkcljohti hal
Chartered the steamship iudiaiia, Mor
gan City and City of Para for thrtrans
portatlon of troop to the Philippines,
an haa closed a oontraot for the Vic
toria, Olympla and Ailaona, of tha
North Paciflo steamship line and se
cure the privilege of aoqtirlng the Ta
ooina and Columbia if needed, all five
on oonditlon that they are given Amer
ican register. He also ho ordered
Impressed Into service the rtcsmor
Queen and City of Pnebla, of the Pa
cific 8teamhlp Company, if found sat
isfactory. . .;
There are believed to be only IB,
00 Spanish troop In Porto Rico.
It la said that the populuoe of Man.
11a Is reduced to eating borsoflesh.
Spaniard in the Canary Islands live
In dread of bombardment by the
American fleot.
The Russian Jew of Cincinnati,
have started a movomont among their
oouiitrvmen thiouithorit . the United
' States and are raising monoy to buy a
LATER NEW8.
The steamer flknglt Chief ran against
roog id ins Ktioiteen river and wai
wrecked.
Hie three Phlllpplnei expedition
re to unite at Honolulu and conclude
their voyage in company.
The War rfnnartmant hua nn In ton
m! "tre"gth
From 10,000 to 18,000 troope con
voyod by Sampson' battle-ship are ox
pouted to constitute the invading expo,
dltlon to Porto Rico.
Mr. A. Kummor, wife of Chief En
gineer Kuromor, of the steamer Wild
wood, committed suicide at Port Town
tend by jumping off the wharf into the
Sound.
Word ha been received at tiie navy
dopartment at Washington from a high
though unofficial source that Admiral
Camera' Cadia Hoot, has boon found
unfit for son.
Tho president signed the war reve
nue bill Monday. The measure hav
ing been signed previously by Vioe
Presidont Uobart and Speaker Ueed, is
now law.
In responso to an Inquiry, General
Linares, of the Spanish army at Santi
ago, on bled the following reply. "Hob
son and tho other aoven prisoners are
well, and aro in receipt of all cable
gram sen them.
When the Dauntless left Guanta
namo bay Monday morning the cable
steamer Adria was grappling lor the
Haytlen cable. The cable is to be
spliced and Sampson wijl hold It for
direct communication with Washing
ton. Immediately upon Information from
the White House that the war revenue
bill had been signed by the prosident,
Seorotary Uage issued a circular ex
plaining to the pnblio the proposed
bond issue. That circular Invite sub
scriptions lor (200,000,000 of 8 per
cent bond.
It was formally announced at the
war dopartment Monday morning that
the first military expedition had left
Key West at daybteak bound for San
tiago. A large foioe of transport con
voyed the troops under convoy of a
strong squadron .of warships ranging
from immense battle-ships to the small
gunboats and armed fust sailing yachts.
Major-General Shatter, who commands
the expedition, has with him a force of
773 officer and 14.634 enlisted men.
Regular troop make up the greater
part of the force, there being only
three volunteer organisation on tiie
ship. It waa diOioult to prevail upon
the mounted riflemen to leave their
mounts behind, but this was a matter
of necessity, it la laid, owing to the
lack of accommodation for horse on
ship board, Tho best the department
could do at this time in the way of sup
plying the cavalry contingent for the
expedition' was to Include among the
troops one squad of the Second United
States oavalry, fully mounted with nine
officers and 880 enlisted men.
A prominent Chinese physician of
Cleveland offers to enlist a company
of hi oonntrymon, take them to our
newly-won Philippine pnssesisons and
teach the Chinese there that American
rule I what thoy need.
A special from Jacksonville, Fla.,
ay that three men were killed and
Lieutenant Hart, of the engineer corps,
was badly woundod by the explosion of
torpedo which was being placed in
the St Johns river about 18 miles
aouth of Jacksonville. How the acci
dent occurred the report doe not show.
A Madrid dispatch says: A start
ling telegram from Governor-General
August I caused an Impression thnt Ma
nila had surrendered already or waa on
the eve of surrendering. The latest
report Is tnat Augusti, in a fit of de
spair tried to commit suicide, but was
prevented from killing himself by Ad
miral Monte jo and the 'generals who
wish to bold out. The queen regent is
profoundly grloved and alarmed at the
new of the progress ol the war, partic
ularly the report from the Philippines.
The war department has issued in
struction for the guidance of offlors of
volunteer detailed to recruit their or
ganization to fill them to the maxi
mum under tho second call of the pres
ident for 78,000 mon. Applicants for
enlistment must be between 18 and 48
year old, of good character and habits,
able-bodied, free from disease, and
must be able to speak the English
language. (Married men will be only
enlisted on' the approval of regimental
commander. Minor must not be en
listed withdut the written consent of a
parent or guardian. The terra ol serv
ice i two years. ,
Replying to a question in the house
of commons Friday aa to whether the
British government or any of the Euro
pean powers have any Intention of in
tervening to secure the termination of
tho Spanish-American war, Balfour,
the government leader, said: Her maj
esty' government will gladly take
any favorable opportunity for promot
ing a cessation oi hostilities and nego
tiations for pence. b" ny 0,lon uP?n
it part for thi purpose can only be
undertaken if there 1 reasonable
prospect that it will be well received
by both parties and likely to load to an
agreement between them. Unfortu
nately there is not sufficient grounds
for believing that thi condition ex-it-"
'
Marine Insuranoe oompaniea are
greatly agitated over Spain ' .new
threat of privateering.
i Tho wonderful submarine torpedo-,
boat Holland has been bought by the
government -
The war has oausod art Immense de
crease in first and eecond clas. ocean
A high fenoehn been erected all
around the Carpenter Steel works at
BTadhig. P.., a. 'urthor V"ilon
from spie.;
FIRST LAND FIGHT
Marines at Guantanamo
Attacked by Span
ish Troops,
FOUGHT ALL SATURDAY NIGHT
Our Lorn.. Wm Four Men Klllnd and
KIcT.n Woundod An.l.tanl Surgeon
fllbbt Among tha Formv-Th0 Kn
mjr'l Lous Is Not Known,
Off Guantanamo, via Mole St. Nich
olas, June 14 Lieutenant, K. W.
Huntington's battalion of marines,
hloli landed from thetruiSort Panther
Friday and encainpod on the hill,
guarding the abandoned cable station
at the entrance of the harbor of Guan
tanamo, ha been engaged in heading
off a rush attack by Spanish guerillas
and regular since 5 o'clock Saturday
afternoon ' '
The fighting waa almost continuous
for 18 hour, until 6 o'clock thi morn
ing, whan reinforcements were landed
from the Marblehoad.
Four of our men were killed and 11
woundod.
The advance pickets, under Lieuten
ant Neville and Shaw are unaccounted
tor.
Among the killed ia Assistant Sur
geon John Blair Qibbs, eon of Major
tiibbs, of tho regular army, who fell
in the Custer massacre. His home was
at Riohinond, Va., but he has been
practicing in New York, and entered
the service ainco the war began. He
was a very popular officer, ;
The others killed are Sergeant Clins.
H. Smith, of Sraallwood; Private Wil
liam Dunphy, ol Gloucester, Mass.,
and Private James McColgan. of Stouo-
ham, Muss.
Corporal Glass was accidentally
wounded in the hand.
The Spanish loss ia unknown, but it
was probably considerable. The spots
of blood found at daylight at the posi
tion the Spuniub occupied indicate
fatalities, but their oomradus curried
off the killed and wounded.
The engagement began with desul
tory firing at the pickets, 100 yard in
land from the cam p.
Captain Spicor oom puny was doing
guard duty, and was driven in, finally
rallying at the camp and routing the
enemy by 5 o'olock.
The bodies of Private MoColgan and
Dunphylwere fjuml, both shot dead.
The large cavities made by the bullets,
which, . inside a range of 800 yards,
have a rotary motion, indicate that the
victims were killed at close range. The
bodies were stripped of shoes, huts
and ourtridge belts, and horribly muti
lated with mntuhetea.
When the marines were landed the
whole battalion was formed on thiee
sides of a hollow square about the
camp on the hill back of the bay,
where the warships were at anchor.
Buck of the camp is a deep ruvino, aud
behind till aro steep hills. The adja
cent country is thick with boshes.
The sky was blanketed with clouds
and when the sun set a gale wua blow
ing seaward. Night fell thick and im
penetrable. The Spanish squadron,
concealed in the chapparal covei, had
the advantage, the men fuinialnng a
fine target against the sky. The Span
ish fought from cover till .midnight,
disooverable only by the flashes from
their gun. The repeaters sounded
like crackers in a barrel.
The Marblehead's launch, with a
Colt machine gun in her bow, pushed
up the bay enfilading the Spaniards,
and it ia thought that some were killed.
The - marines trailed much blood
to the water' edge, and there lout it.
Sharks are numerous in the vioinity.
Tho ships threw their searchlights
ashore, the powerful eyes sweeping the
deep tropical foliage and disclosing oc
casionally skulking parties of Span
lards .
Each discovery of the enemy was
greeted by the orack of carbine fire
long the edge of the oamp ridge or by
the long roll of the launch's machine
gun searching the thicket with leaden
stream.
Shortly aftor midnight came the
main attack. The Spaniards made a
gallant oharge up the southwest slope,
but were met by repeated volleys from
main body, and broke before they were
one-third of the way up the hill, but
they oame so far that at points there
was almost a hand-to-hand struggle.
The officer fired their revolvers.
The Spaniards got through the open
formation to, the edge of the camp.
Colonel Jose Campaui, the Cuban lead
er, discharged his revolvei and the Cu
bans, turning aud finding themselves
without auppoit, ran heltcr - skelter
down the reverse sldo of the hill.
It was during this assault that As
listant Surgeon Gibba waa killed. He
was shot in the head In front of hi
own tent, th farthest point Of attack.
He fell into the arms of Private Sulli
van and both dropped. A second bul
let threw dust in their faces. Surgeon
Gihbt lived 10 minutes, but did not
regain consciousness. The surgeons of
the hospital oorps then removed .their
quarters to the trenches, about the
Spanish stockade, north of the oamp.
The attacks were ooutinned at inter
vals through the rest of the night, with
firing by small iquada in various di
rections. Toward morning the tire slackened.
Dawn is the favorite time for attack,
and as the east paled, the marines, ly
ing on their guns, weie aroused. Some
were actually asleep, as they had had
no rest for 48 hours, and tired nature
oould no longer atand the strain.
FLEET IS OFF.
Tho 4rmy of In va.lon Sail. From Kojr
Wail, ahri.r In Command.
Waithington, June 14 Under com
mand of General Shatter, the first di
vision of the army sailed tonight from
Key West for Santiago de Cuba to be
lolge and capture that town. The con
voying warships, believed to number
10 or 19, will be ready for the voyage
by nightfall, and with tbl powerful
force there la no longer reason for ap
prehension that the transports can be
attacked successfully by any Spanish
warships, even if such ship had es
caped the vigilant search of the naval
commander at Key West and off Hav
ana ,
; It is believed bore that the sally out
of Havana of the three Spanish gun
boats was intended to create the im
pression that they wore prepared to at
tack the transports. If so, the plan
miscarried, for the oraft were detected
immediately by Commodore Watson'
crulsors and driven back pell mell into
Havana harbor nnder the protection of
the guns of the shore batteries.
Even if these boats had escaped they
could have done no damage, for the siee
of the convoy furnished for the troop
ships I sufficient to warrant the belief
that they would have beea speedily de
stroyed had they bad the courage to
make an attack upon the fleet of Amer
ican ships. The Spanish boat are not
of formidable character, not one of
them being equal in power of the
smallest American orniner, or even ol
aueh gunboats as the little Banoroft,
which may be need a General Shot
' flagship.
Every precaution haa been taken by
the government to Insure the safety of
the troops en route to Cuba. The naval
war board was in session today making
the final preparation for the disposi
tion of the guardshipa. The transport
will be kept as olosely together as safe
navigation will permit, and the war.
ships will be disposed of ahead, astern
and on each flank. ' The fleetest scout
ing vessel will be thrown iar astern,
ready to signal . the . heavily-armed
cruisers at the first aign of an approach
log foe.: ' ; . ' - . .
The troops should arrive off Santiago
by Wednesday night, supposing the
fleet proceed at eight knots speed, and
landing operations should begin by
Thursday, for General Shatter will not
keep his men cooped up on shipboard
a moment longer tbl necessary.
WRECK AT GLENOALE.
Brakomaa Stephen D. Willis Vrasbod
to Death.
Kcseburg, Or., , June 14. -Northbound
freight train No. 81, pulled by a
large engine, waa derailed about 11:46
A. M. today near tunnel No"5, eight
miles north of Glendale. The engine,
tender and five cars jumped the track.
It Is supposed the track spread.
Stephen D. Willis, head biakeman, and
Al Vealch, brakeman, were riding on
the pilot 'Willis evidently saw the
danger aa the train rounded the ourve,
and jumped. He waa stunned by the
fall and the engine turned over on him
before be could escape. He was in
stantly killed. Veatch was thrown
ahead on the track and was only slight
ly bruised. Eegineer Dempsey and the
fireman were thrown from the engine
as it rolled over. Dempsey was bruised
and cut about the fuoe, not sonously.
Tho fireman was not hurt at all.
A wrecking train, with physiciaiiB,
and William R. Willis, father of the
brakeman killed, left soon after the ac
cident occurred.
LAKES ARE CLEAR.
Navigation Opened on Undamana and
Bennett-
Port Townsond. June 14. The pas
sengers of the steamer Cottage City,
which arrived tonight from Alaska, re
port Lake Lindeman clear of loe. Two
steamers are running day and night
taking miners across. Eight scows
laden with auppliea were smashed in
the ioe on Bennett, losing everything
aboard. '
Three hundred men have succeeded
In reaching the interior of Western
Alaska via Yakutat bay. Parties arriv
ing from there state rich diggings have
been struck on Alsaoe river.
Speedy justice has been meted out
to the murderer of Sam Roberts, a
gambler, at Dyea. He was killed
about three month ago, just as he waa
entering his cabin. Fitapatrlck re
ceived a life sentence at San Quontin,
while Brooks and Corbett, hi accom
plices, were sentenced to 10 year.
Protection for the Troops.
Washington, June 14. Senator Ba-
con, of Georgia, had a conference witbt
the president today concerning the re
ported yollow fever in the South. Sen
ator Bacon advised the president to aee
to it at once that the United States
forces in the South be removed from
the region of contagion. The matter
haa been referred by the president to
Surgeon-General Wyman, with instruo
ttlons to make a report on it at the
earliest possible moment
. loath African War Brewing.
London, June 14. The Cape Town
correspondent of the Mall says: War
between the Transvaal and Swaziland
may break out at any moment The
Swaai king has 80,000 warriors well
armed and drilled, and there ia muoh
anxiety In the Transvaal.
Kun WonflanA. flul - JfnnA ID. Thn
Htlnntlnn wnoort itvr thraA VRftTN tii a
successful issue b.r Alphonso B. Bow
ers against all builders and users of
steam river and harbor dredges is about
to be revived. Bower recently brought
suit against the United State govern
ment for damage to the extent of $500,
000, alleging infringraent of patents
as his cause of action. The govern
ment I actively engaged in preparing;
Its defense, and the suit will loon be
brought to trial.
OFF THE ROADS
Four Spanish Warships
Were Seen Near
Fort Monroe.
WERE HEADING SOUTHWARD
Caught by the Searehllght-Battla-.
Ship, Two . Crnleere nad Torpedo.
Boat Tha Mlgnal for Actlrltr at the
Fort and on l he Venal In the Bay.
Newport News, Va., June 11.
A dispatch just received fiora Fort
Monroe says: Intense excitement was
caused at Fort Monroe Friday night
shortly aftor 0 o'clock by a dispatch
received from the signal station at
Cape Henry, stating that Spanish war
ships were lurking in the vicinity.
A short time later a message was re
solved from Washington instructing
the commander of the fort to be on the
alert. Reports as to the umnber of
ihips oem to conflict.
A lieutenant, who was seen after
midnight, said that he had been in
formed that a Spanish battleship, two
(raisers and a torpedo-boat had been
oaught under the searchlight of Cape
Henry, steaming from a northerly di
rection. Aa soon as it was reported that the
enemy's warships had been sighted
there was great activity at the fort.
The big searchlights began to sweep
across the bay, and signals were flashed
to the cruiser Minneapolis, auxiliary
Cruiser Dixie and dynamite cruiser
Buffalo, which were anchored off Old
point.
Quarters were sounded, and the
crew hastily prepared the ship for
action. The gunner took position
at thoir poets, where they were ordered
to remain during the night. The
hip's searchlight were kept playing
on the water:
At the fort ammunition was hurried
to the long guns, and the troops were
oidered to the poets. Some of the
officers were with their families at the
hotels, and buglers were dispatched for
them. Tho men scurried out of the
hotels half dressed and hastenedd to
the fort.
In the camp of the Maryland troops
orders were given for the men to sleep
in their clothes with their guns olose
by.
STRONG CONVOY.
Sixteen Warships Go With Transports,
Headed by the Indiana.
Washington, June 13. Out of the
maze of doubt and contradiction as to
the dispatch of the first army of invas
ion to Cuba, one thing stands out clear
ly, namely, that the government, feel
ing strong in its present position and
plan, is moving cautiously and with
the deliberation whioh it believes will
secure success unattended with dis
asters. With thi main purpose in view,
the army and navy . are co-operating
toward the dispatch of the troops, ssme
25,000 in number, under escort of a
strong fleet of naval convoys, made up
of 18 warships, headed by the battle
ship Indiana. . Unattended by this
trong fleet the troops might have left
lost Friday, when one strong naval
convoy was ready for this service.
Einoo then, howevei, reports have
come as to the presence of Spanisn
ships in the North Atlantic. Realis
ing that nothing was to be gained by
haste, aud that the war was progress
ing steadily toward success, it was de
termined not to take the one small
ebanoe of having our troop transport
menaced by some scouting ship of the
enemy.
As a result, toe troop transports have
not proceeded to Cuba, either yester
day or the day before, as haa been re
peatedly asserted. They are in readi
ness to go, but will not move until the
naval convoy is ready to accompany
them, assuring safe conduct from Flori
da to the point of destination. Wheth
er that will be today or tomorrow, the
war department deolines positively to
lay.
The completeness with whioh the
transporting of the troops haa been
planned ia shown by the list of trans
port vessels given out at the war de
partment today. Of this list, 84 steam
ihips, varying from 1,400 tona down to
800 tons, are at Florida . ports ready to
carry troop to the point of invasion.
The entire transport fleet of about 60
steamships, augmented by the fleet of
19 naval convoys, will make a formida
ble marine procession, exceeding in
magnitude the notable spoctacle of the
taval review in the world 'a fair year.
SICBITABT OF Wi.1l ALSBlk .
COAST IS CLEAR.
American Troops Will Land
la Cubs
Without DICNonltr.
Kingston, Jamaica, June 18. The
nvy awaits the army. The fighting
ship of Bear-Admiral Sampson and
Commodore Sobley have battered down
tha coast defense of Southern Cuba,
and have sealed np Admiral Cervera'i
fleet in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba
by sinking the. collier Merrimac in th
channel at it entrance, with gun of
the fleet covering it Boats running
under, the shadow of El Moro have cut
the Hartien cable, and now hold 89
miles of the coast east of Santiago de
Cuba, Including Guantanamo harbor.
Undor the cover of the guns of the
fleet, Eastern Cuba may be safely In
vested by land and sea, Admiral Cer
vera'a fleet annihilated and the entire
province and Its town ani barboia
seized ' and held, after a ahort cam
paign. The harbor of Guantanamo is a fine
basis for land and sea operations. The
harbor is capacious, and has 40 feet of
water. The land approaches are not
to preolpitoa as at Santiago de Cuba.
The low-lying hills can be easily reach-
PI;
EK. WEI.SOS A. MILES.
ed with trains of elege guns, and there
are level rrada to Santiago, 83 miles
distant, where a few mountain batter
ies, beyond the reach of the fleet, will
be taken to an eminence commanding
the city and the Spanish ships.
Guantanamo la an important place.
It has six miles of water barobr, and
will be of great value to the United
States navy and aimy a a supply sta
tion, coaling depot and cable terminus.
The Spaniards have but slight de
fense. Their batteries were silenced
by the Marblehead in a few minutes'
firing at 4,000 yards. A email Spanish
gunboat ran away.. ' The Oregon, Mar
blehead and Yankee bold the harbor,
waiting to land marines.
The navy' work has been done well.
Day and night ships patrol tiie 80
miles of coast within easy gun range of
the shore. The officer and men are
ever ready and impatiently say:
"What more can be done? We have
opened the way; where Is the army of
invasion?"
The answer seems neai at hand.
ENGAGEMENT AT GUANTANAMO.
Cruiser Marblehead la Full Possession
. of tha Bay. ,
Washington, Juno 18 The first
official confirmation of the engage
ment at Guantanamo came to the naval
department today and was made the
subject of a bulletin. The term in
which Admiral Sampson ascribed the
affair tended strongly to take away the
large importance that had been given
it in the unofficial dismission. There
was a notable failure on the part of the
admiral to mention anything like a
landing, although a statement that the
Marblehead now holds tho lower bay
by implication may carry with It the
idea that her marines are ashore. The
cablegram follows:
"June 9 Admiral Sampson ordered
the Marblehead, Commander MoCalla,
and the Yankee, Commander Brown
son, to take possession ofthe outer bay
of Guantanamo. These vessels entered
the harbor at daylight on the 7th,
driving the Spanish gunboats into the
inner harbor, aud took possession of
the lower bay, whioh ia now held by
the Marblehead."
PUT BACK FOR COAL.
Monitor Monterey and Collier Brutus
. Arrive at Ban Diego.
San Diego, Cal., June 18 The
United States steamer Monterey and
her coal consort, the Brutua, supposed
to be speeding on their way toward
Honolulu and Manila, were sighted at
noon today, steaming south toward San
Diego, at a good rate of speed, the
Monterey leading. They anived off
the harbor mouth at 8 P. M. and sepa
rated, the Brutus going about five
miles sooth and anchoring near Coro
cado island, while the Monterey came
in rapidly and dropped her anchor at 4
P. M. off the coal bunkers. A great
crowd waa on the wharf to receive ber.
Paymaster Rogers stated briefly that
they had simply come in here for coal
and water, and would sail tomorrow
afternoon for Honolulu.
Germany's Interest in It.
Madrid, June 18. It ib reported that
Germany will propose a meeting of the
European conference to disouaa the
question of the Philippines. '
A dispatch from Blanco at Havana
say the Spanish torpedo-boat destroyer
Terror la in Porto Rioan waters.
' Ship Starling Wreaked.
Seattle, Wash., June 18. The
steamer Eodiak, which arrived here
this afternoon from Southeastern
Alaska, reports that the ship Sterling
ran on a reef and was wrecked : in the
Nuebeyok river, about 65 miles from
its month. Her orew and naaaeneer
were landed at Karluk. The Sterling
left San Franciaco April 87, with sup
plies for the cannneries In Southern
Alaska. She carried 173 passengers,
180 of whom were Chinese.
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A HARBOR MAP
The Insurgents View
the vSpanish Fleet
in Santiago.
IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH SCHLEY
Olre Tery Definlta Information Regard
ing Cap Verda Fleet Vlntlre Span
ish Force at Santiago tl umbers But
0000 Poorly Fed Soldiers.
Off Santiago de Cuba, via Kingston,
Jamaica, June 11 After di-ving the
Spanish fleot at Santiago de Cuba into
a more protected position in the har
bor, by the bombardment of Tuseday,
Commodore Schley opened communica
tion with the insurgents 18 miles from
Santiago to the east. They were nrged
to obtain, if possible, the names and
number of the fleet Inside the harbor, .
as the contour of the land at the en
trance made it impossible to accurately
determine by the view of the fleet just
how many vessels of the Spanish squad
ron were there. '
' On Friday afternoon Lien tenant
Sharp, of the Vixen, went to the place
of the rendeivous, and secured from the
insurgents a map of the harbor, show
ing the entire Cape Verde fleet, with
the exception of the destroyer Terror,
inside, and close to the city nndor the
protection of the grins on Blanco . bat
tery at the northers extremity of tiie
harbor. The ships there, according to
this chart, are the Cristobal Colon,
Vizcaya, Almlrante Oquendo, the Ma
ria Teresa and the Reina Mercedes (de
stroyed by the AsSerlcan warships
since thi dispatch was written), all
orulaers of the flist-class, and heavily
armored, together with three torpedo
boats. The deflriiteness of this infor
mation naturally gave Commodore
Schley great satisfaction. '
With Admiral Sampson's arrival,
Wednesday, the : blockade was much
strengthened, and the plans to starve
the fleet were pushed vigorously. Just
bow long Santiago can stand beseiging
I e matter of conjecture. The conn
try about the city 1 unproductive and
mountainous, and the insurgents camps
are so olose that there is little or no
eommunioatlon between the oity and
its environs, 1 The railway service is
not carried to a distance muoh beyond
10 miles from the town.- Since Sun
day last, when Cervera's squadron waa
penned up by the flying squadron un
der Commodore Schley, nothing hog
been done since the auxiliary cruiser
Bt Paul captured about 4,000 ton of
coal consigned to the port. It ia thor
oughly believed that only a short time
will be needed to bring Santiago to a
starvation basis. Naturally the fleet
has a supply, perhaps for two months,
but the Spanish soldiers cannot be sus
tained on this. An important fact waa
learned today from the insurgent on
shore, with whom; communication 'has
been opened up. There are not 20,
000 soldiers, as has been stated, in
this part of the province of Santiago de
Cuba, hot' only about 6,000. Even
these are badly fed and much disheart
ened. ' ' ' '" " " '
CENSOR'S WORK.
Moremsnui of United States Troops Are
Kept Seeret-
Washlngton, June II. It beoamt
apparent this afternoon that the war
department, through the energeuo
offices of the censor, has succeeded en
tirely In its purpose to keep the move
ment of troops a secret, for beyond
question at the oioee of the day it was
impossible to learn the whereabouts of
the United States troops, , which had
for weeks been gathered nnder com
mand of General Shatter in Florida.
Stories of a mysterious warship in
Cuban waters floated through the navy
department during the day. The offi
cers quickly condemned them, declar
ing that if the boats were Spanish
they were nothing more than some
armed launches and were not to be
feared; by any transports convoyed by
loch fine gunboats as the Helena and
Bancroft. But when these stories
reached the war department they were
received in a different spirit. Nothing
isjmore helpless In warfare than an un
armored troopship full of soldiers. She
would fall an easy victim to the small
est gunboat, and the soldiers, knowing
their weakness in this respect, are loath
to nn herd take to' cross the Florida
straits until these disagreeable visitors
have been removed from the pathway.
Without respect to the character of
the strange raft that are said to be
dodging the blockaders at Havana,- they
will be removed from the scone of ac
tion on short notice, as it is expected
that Sampson has been made acquaint
ed with the situation, and ia expected
to redeem his piomise to provide safe
conduct for the army when called upon.
Hejhas ample force to conduct the op
erations at Santago to a successful
issue and still spare vessels of any
power desirable for use in the Florida
straits. ' 1
' Fatrlotlo Fhtladelphians.
Philadelphia, June 11. The Prom
this morning states that agents of the,
government . secret service are In poa-'
session oi Information indicating Unit,
hundreds of tons of coaj have been sup
plied to Spanish agents by brokers in
this locality, and that prosecutions
Which may send several prominent
coal-dealers to prison are Imminent.
A 38-pound ball fired by an Engliufi
man-of-war la 1833, was recently on
earthed near Alexandria, Va.
battleship for the government.