i TI IIORD MAIL BITS OF TO NEWS IPubllilisd Even Prldkjr Morning. A. S. BLITON. MAN WAS BORN TO HUSTLE. lie U oi lew diya; but quits a plenty, 'SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR. Catond In the Poitohoa at Medtord, Oregon u 8aoondClua Mall Matter. , Mkdford, Friday, July. 1, 1898 THIS PAPER snatts wtlilng Agenoy, (M and M Merchants Ex kange. Ban Franclaco, California, where ooa meu for advertising oan be made for It. Our Clubbing List. Thk Mail and Weekly S. F. Call 12 85 " " " Examiner 2 35 " " " Cbronlole 2 35 ' " OreRonian 2 00 " " Cosmopolitan .... 2 10 " Weekly Cinoin- oatl Enquirer, 1 "5 Hot From the Wire at We Close We forms lor Press. It is evident that Spain has no real friends. If she had they would persuade her to quit. It has been proven beyond a doubt that clothes don't make the man. Dewey, Miles and Hobson are all "good dressers." m m m - t When Theodore Roosevelt re signed from the war department the country loBt a good assistant secretary, but it gained a dashing soldier. Captain Evans of the Iowa is still "Fighting Bob." the Spaniards' statement that one of their shells had changed him to "Dead Bob" proving, like so many others, en tirely untrue. A coioNY of Iowa farmers are in North Dakota looking for locations. These people never heard ef Ore gon or they would not be fooling away their time in that land of blizzards and cyclones. Blanco is quoted as saying that he will not live to see Havana fall. It is very inconsiderate of him to put the United States in the posi tion of encouraging suicide but business is business, in war as in peace. Captain Sigbbee of the oruiser St. Paul seems to have made lively work with the Terror. It is cer tainly not strange that the late commander of the Maine should 1 hit hard and fast at anything that Handles torpedoes. American genius is still in the Tan. We were the first natioD to build iron warships. We are the first nation to construct machinerv for burling dyaamite. And we still have tbe submarine Holland boat to introduce new terrors into any future war. Captain Capron, who fell in the charge of the Rough Riders, did not mind dying, but he couldn't bear the idea of leaving any debts unpaid. Therefore, after receiving the fatal wound, he calmiy knelt down and fired two more shots, the result of which was to leave him just one Spaniard ahead. He who now complains of the dearth of war news should remem ber that when the war is over he will be put back upon a steady diet of tbe man who didn't know it was loaded, the man who ran away with another man's wife or daughter, the child that drank ooncentrated lye, the fatally injured in the run away, the occasional heavy loss by fire, the birth of triplets and the money question. In Massachusetts the savings bank deposits average $200 per head of the whole population. This is largely due to the facilities for depositing small savings. These Are absent in other states, and it is estimated by Edward Atkinson that if postal savings banks were estab lished in twenty years the average deposits in the United States might be $100 per capita, an aggregate sum oi $7,500,000,000. Chautauqua, July 1111, 1898. Lectures by John Temple Graves, Dr. P. S. Henson. H. L. Conary, Dr. Chapman, Mine Murcutt, of Australia, and otherB. Sufaools Musio, Prof. ' Kinross; Elocution and Physical Cul ture, Miss SafTord; Cookery, Miss Morcy; Bible Normal Work, Prot. Day; Round Table, Prof. VIning. Season tickets $1.60. Beautiful campinjj grounds. ExponseB lijrht. Assembly better than ever.- Come. Address the President, at Ashland, Oregon. Washington. Jnn 20 Rnml Shaftor hae just reported to General nines mat ue can take Kautiago in 48 hmirfl. hilt imlinutna flint. f),A nn. dertaking may involve oousidorable iocs, ue naB imormauoa oi the ap proaon 01 ouw Spanish reinforoe menu) from Munznnilln. anrl it in believed that he intnnila tn tnkn th town immediately, and that news of a oaitie may oe expeoieu at any time. The Snaninh reinforofltrinntii referred to are now within 54 miles of Santiago. Washington. June 20: Arlvinea have reached the department that Dewey has been unable to secure fAok F,rA . . :.. ar - i - wu iuvu Diuua cuiermg Auaiuitt bay. This probably accounts for reports 01 sioKnesson Doard the tleet. A Washington dispatoh of June iv, Bays enatter'B army has suo oeeded in outtinir off the water sun ply of Santiago de Cuba. Unless they secure relief at onoe capitula tion will be necessary. A Madrid disnatah nf Jnnn 2!lth - - 1 - says dispatches received from Ma nila under date of Jnnn 2.4 vu tha Spaniards are determined to fight to the death, and that when the American troops arrive desperate ugnung win occur on land and sea. A diBpatch from Cairo. Epvnl. under date of June 29, save the Egyptian government has definitely refused to permit the Spanish fleet to coai ai rort said. The steamer Newnort. with f!n eralMerritt on board, sailed from Ban Francisco Wednesday mornino June 'z. Ueneral Merritt is verv anxious to avoid an encounter with any vessel from the Spanish navy, and will issue orrlarn In tha Ht. ot Honolulu to make all possible speed w uie lsianas. Recent advices from .Tnnan aav that considerable indien&tinn nm. vails among American sailors and officers of the fleet at Manila over the treatment nf the mntnin nf tha opaoisn gunDoai uailao, wliich sail ed into Manna Day about a week after the battle and was captured bv Dewev's fleet. The S ciaim ne snowed cowardice in not returning the fire of the Americans fie was court martialari nrl son. tenced to be shot, but Dewev took him under the protection of the American government. HnndraHa ot people in Manila are using every non 10 leave, ana are nffnnnir frnm ouu ana omi eacn lor transports tion out. As tbe time draws near for tbe arrival of tbe United States soldiers they are becoming restless. Another source of anxiety is in the case of the bombardment of Manila what the Spaniards will do with their women and children. Thev uannoi oe sent to the interior. a they would become the prey of the reoeis. 11 18 stated that an annen will be made to tbe British consul to make arrangements for their re moval in case of bombardment. A London cablegram nf Juno 97 says: a special today irom i icunt , Austria, savs that an AuRtrin n vak eel is on its way to the Philippines with five torpedoes for the Spanish neet. Admiral Sampson renortn thnt. the auxtliarv nriiiaer St Pn.,1 o. j - jv, U 1 Ul rived off Santiago TueRdav nnrl Aha -1 j 1 . uuurgeu uer troops, captain sigsbte reports that, while off San Juan, he was attacked bv a HDamsh nnnm. tected cruiser and the Spanish tor. peao-ooat 1 error. The Tenor made a dash, which was awaited by tbe St. Paul. Shots from thn anna nf the bt. Jnul hit tbe Terror three times, killing one officer and two men and wounding several others. The terror dropped back under cover of the fortifications with diffi culty, and was towed into harbor in a sinking condition, where she is now oeing repaired. . The president has issued a procla mation extending the Cuban block ade .from Cane Francis to 8n ni.a Cruz, inclusive, also ordering the port of San Juan, in Porto Rico, to oe oiocxaded. The pope haB advised the Onaan of Spain not to abdicate. Tbe queen has reconsidered and will not uu eu wr lue present,. The secretary of war Vino l..uaA an order for all the troops remain ing in iew iorK to proceed at once 10 Manna via Han Francisco. Nine thousand troops have been ordered at once to reinforce Gen eral Shafter. It is bel in van" tha president will make another call ior volunteers within a few days. A Madrid dispatch of Juno 28th savs it is renorted hern tha t, tha Americans are pouring a disaster uuu nre 01 snot and sneii on Banti ago de Cuba. The government of ficials believe that a ornnarnl hnltla is in progress. An order has been issued for all Spanish troops in the inuviiiuB 01 oanuago de uuba to con n. .t... 1 I baltlo will probably be tnu result. A dispatch to the New York 1-la.rnlil trnm l-nrl. Autniitf, unvtf r.nur. while tliBdvnaniituriiiHr VhriivIiih was milking observations nloiig the inner harbor 01 Santiago a lew nights ago, ample evidence wiib dis covered that the sunken collier Morrimau does not completely blockade the nhatmnl. PnHhiir in. formation develops the fact that two huttlesliina han enljtr tha har bor abreast, one passing on euoh side of the Merriuiao. TbiB will be of great advantage to Sampson when the final attack on Santiago begins. Lieutenant Hobson and bis men are still in communication with thn fliHt Thnra in littla nrnu. Dect that tbnv will ha avnhaniynfl before the attack on Santiago is made. General Garcia, with 3000 Cuban insurgents from the mountains west 01 oautitigo, were taken to juragua xuonaay on American transports Fullv 5000 insurgent arn now nnn centrated near Jurairna. Thn ma. jority are well armed, but all are oaaiv ulolnen. 1 hnv am Anminlnmarl to the buBhwbaiikinir nmlhnilH nf the Spaniards, and are familiar "u every vrnii 10 tne vicinity 01 nautiago. a contutence between onalter and tiarma waa hnld Tuna day to further consider plans of co operation of the two armies. Gar Gia'fi Dlan ia tn marnh hia antira army overland along the northern coast, Keeping in touob with me American armv. As soon as pes- sible Garcia will effect a in nr. tion with Gomez' forces, now west of Havana, lhe Cuban leaders plan to have 20,000 insurgents before Havana when the time comes fi r investment of that city Advices from near Santiago are that four batteries of American artillery and a gatling gun have ueeu piaced on a mil overlooking Mie basin in Which Santiacn hnt. The American troorm were within 200 yards of the Spanish entrench ments oaturaav. it is believed that more artillery will be necessary before an assault can hn mnrln nnnn the Spanish work.-. All tbo hills 1 . O-, ... auuut oanuago are covered witn block houses. There aro 34 lines of intrenchments and behind them ate four lines of rifle pits, while the fiouts are secured by rows of barbed wire. A dispatch from Port Said. Eovnt. . '--! 01 June zin, says: Upon applica tion of tbe United States consul here, orders have been innnptl far. bidding the coaling at this port of 1 it . . samara s neet until lurtber orders. Another dispatch says Admiral Ca mara has made extensive arrancm ments for coaling bis ships in the n,ea sea and Indian ocean. Trust worthy information leads to thn hn lief that the true obinntivn mint nf Camara's fleet is not Manila, but nawau and finally Han Francisco. A correspondent at Borne nahlna that the Spanish ambassador to iiaiy said that the cruise of the lauiz neet 1U tbe. Medlterran an in only a ruse, and thev will mnn m turu to Cadiz. A Madrid disnatch nf .Tuna 9.7 says the Spanish government is actively nrenaring tn rliarmtah re inforcements to Porto Rico by the ursi avaiiaoie transportation. A Madrid disnatch nf Jnnn 9.7 says: A dispatch has been received irom Admiral Uamara announcing nia arrival at fort Said. He adds that the ships under hia nmmnnil had a "capital voyage," and avei- ageo. a speed 01 iu knots an hour. It was announced hern thin nftar. noon that Camara had been ordered to proceed through the Suez canal with the warships under his com- JUU11U. TUB SANTUOO BATTLS. The Hint battle between the American soldiers and the Spaniards occurred near Santiago last Friday. There were 1000 of our cavalrymen Rough Kldera against 2000 Spaniards. The battle was a hot one in which thirteen Americans were killed and fifty wounded. The number of Spanish dead has not been learned but their loss was eijnal or in excess of ours and the entire force of Spaniards was put to flight. In the conflict between the Americans and Spaniards, practically two battles were fought at the same time, one bv the Rough Riders under the immediate command of Colonel Wood on top of the plain, and the other on the hillside krv. end miles away by the Regulars, with wnom was ueneral Yonng, Information was brought to the Amur. icon army's headquarters bv the Cubana on Thursday, that forces of Snanish sol- diers had assembled at the place where the battle occurred, to blook the march on Santiago. i The troopB left Juraeua at davbmnlr. The route of General Young and the regulars was comparatively level and easy to travel. Three Hotchkiss guns were taken with' this command. Tha first part of the journey of the Rough Riders was over steep hills several linn. dred feet high. The men carried 200 rounds of ammunition and heavy camp equipmont. Although this was done easily in the early morning, the woather lecaino intensely hot and the sun beat I tluwn upon the cowboys uml eastern nthlntiw as tliuv Uliluil un till) unulo with their lieuvy pucks and frequent reBts were necessary. Tho trull was so narrow for the greater part of tho way that tha men hud to procuod In slnglu tile. Prickly cactus brush lined both sides ol the trail, and tho underbrush was so thick that It was Impossible to boo ten loot on ulthur side. All condi tions wore fuvorublu for a murderous ambuscade, but the troops kept 11 olosu wutvh and make us litllu noise as jios slhle. Tho Hough Rldors entered In the spirit of the occasion with tho greutust enthusiasm, It was their opportunity tor a light and every man was ouger for It. Tha weather grew swalterlug hot and one by one the men throw away Mm hlimltiiU 11 nil tn lit. rill in unci omiitiod their canteens. Tho Urst Intimation hud by Colouel Wood's command thut there wore Spaniards In tho vicinity, wiiH whim thitv mantled a nuiut three or four miles back Irom tho coast, whore thu low cuckoo culls of tho Spanish sol- dlum uri,itt hnurd In thn hunhes. The troops that woro tn the thiokel were not long getting Into the midst of tho tight. Tho Spuulards located them and pressed thorn hurd, but thuy seal a deadly lire in return, evon though mnHt. nf thn limn llinv nmihl not seo the enemy. After teu or llttuen minutes' hut nrnrlc thn nrltnr hill ntT aoiue. and' Lieutenant Colonel Hoosuvelt ordered his men buuk from tho ihloltot Into thu trail, nnrrnwtv firiiianlnir a bullet him: sulf whtuh atriHik a true alongside his ! head. It wus evident thut the Spaniards weio fulling buuk and ehunging their positions, but tho Ore oontiuuud at intervals. During tho fight In tho thicket sev eral of tho troops did some wild shoot ing into the troons uhoud of Ihom. and part of tbe American loss Is duo to this fuct. As soon as the positions hud been ohanged, the Americans poured more rifle tire than over Into the Spun lurdB as they got them Into mora open country and could see them better. It was not long beforo tbo onemy gave way and run' down tho steep hill and up another bill to a blockhouse with tho Intention of making a flnul stand there. Colonel Wood was ut tho front direct ing the movemont and It was here that Muior Bride was shot. Colonel Wood and Lteutcnunt-Colonel Roosevelt both led their troops in pursuit of thu flee ing Spaniards, and a hall of bullets was poured into the blockhouse. When tho American advance vol within 700 yards of the blockhouse tho Spaniards abandoned It and scattered among the brush up another hill In tho direction of Santiago, and the baltlo was at un end. During nil this time just us hot a firo had been progressing ut General Young's station. The buttle began tn much tho same manner as tho other one. and when the machine aunt unoa ed fire, the Snaniards sent volleys at tho gunners from tbe brush on thn op posite hillside. Two troops of cavalry charred up the hill, and the othor troops sent a storm of bullets at ovorv point from which tbo Spanish shots came. I heenomy won gradually forced back, though .Irlng all the time, until they, as well at those confronting tho Rough Rldors, ran for the blockhouse, only to be dislodged by Colonel Wood's men. Among those killed in tho battle near Santiago Friday were. Cunt. A. K. Capron, Sergt. Hamilton Fish, Jr., Corporul White and privates Tillman, Dawson, Dougherty, Erwin, Dix, York, Bejork, Koblo, Berlin and Lennook. Sergt. Fish was a grandson of tho lute Hamilton Fish, who was secretury of state in Grant's cabinet. The United States War Depart ment announces that Commander Watson will leave shortly for the coast of Spain with a fleet of ar mored cruisers. The fleet will con sist of the Orncnn. Town Yanlin Dixie, Yosemite and three colliers. This will be a most formidable fleet on offensive work. The Spaniards in their Santiago warfare are using brass-sheathed lead bullets, and the brass tips, on touching, tear the flesh horrible, while the small hrasn anlintnra cause blood poisoning. They are practically explosive bullets, and are used in the RnmincrtnnH'. Thav also cut a small cross thrniich t.hn end of the Manser bullet, so that it mushrooms on striking, with a similar result. Free! Freel fin Ralnrlnv .tiilu Otli ' T will nt..n eaob lady that buys a ten cent box of stove pousn, a mit ana aauDor tree, which sells for 25 cents. Como early ior 1 oniy nave lour dozen mils. G. L. 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