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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.
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