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VOL. V.
IIILLS1IOIIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1898.
NO- 16.
DOINGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened in the
Civilized World.
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GIVKN IN TIIR PRESS DIBPATCHM
4 Complete Review of Ml Nawa of tfce
rit Seven Dart In Tkls bb4
All Foreign Lands.
President MoKinlny has appointed
Georgo Bruce Cortellyon, of Now York
aaaiatant loorotary to the president, to
fill the additional position o( that grade
recently created by congress.
It is , the 'general understanding
among army officers hero that the noxt
expedition to the Philippines will get
off about July 11. The Hoot will con
list of the Peru, City ot. Puobla. Aca
puluo, Umatilla and Punnirylaviiin.
The 'Porto Rioan expedition, which
la the next nutubor on the war pro
gramme after the surrender of Fauti
ago, la to be led by Major-Uenerul John
K. Brooke,' now commanding the first
army corps at ChiokHinagua, who will
bo made military governor of the IbI
and after ita oupture.
According to trustworthy intelli
gence from Manila, the Spanish govor-nor-generul
haa made arrangements for
a mooting wjth -. Admiral Diedrich
(commander of "the German naval
forcoa in the Far East), in order to
propose lit behalf of the Spanish gov
ernment that Manila should be handed
into provincial charge of a neutral
commander. The proposal wue rejected
by Diedrich, in view of the American
blockade.
The Japanese cruiser Mutsushimu ar
rived at Hong Kong Friday from Ma
nila, which port eli'. left on the after
noon of Monday. June 27. She reports
that the American , transports hud not
then arrived. . The situation waa un
changed, the Spaniards .continuing to
erect defenses and the insurgents oc
cupying positions within about 2,000
yards of the city. Food is growing
scarcer. The Matsushita reports' also
that when she left Manila, harbor thore
were live Geiman and four British
warships there. ,
The president has intimated
another cull tor volunteers will
that
Boon
be issued.
Captain P. II. Coopor, superintend
ent of the naval academy, lias boon se
lected to command the cruiser Chicago.
The Egyptian government lius decid
ed to notify Admiral Cumara that the
oontinuod presence of the Spanish
fleet at Port Nnld is violating neutral
ity,' rind that the warships must leave.
Secretary Long said that he understood
Camara's liuet had paid tho canal
dues, and the presumption is that they
will continue the voyage.
The war department has received
tho welcome information today that
military telegraph stations have been
established at St. Villa, .in the center
of the present military operations', and
that this line runs to a point near
Aguadorea, Where it oonneetS' with the
French cable line, thus bringing Gen
eral Shatter into direct communication
wjth the .department. '
Corporal Huoht, Seventh infantry,
who with Beven ' men was Bent out
seven 'miles from , Santiago, was found , , a muM m,m ",0"
by General Shaftor Thursday afternoon J ' A tornado struck Hampton beach, N.
and sent into camp. Tho party had j H., causing immense damage to beach
repeatedly seen the Spaniards, who did 1 property and great lose of life. Several
not offer to molest them, and the ( people were killed in a skating rink,
Americans spent the day as if enjoying and by tho capsizing of a yaoht sailing
apionioin the woods. The corporal ' off Hie beach five were drowned.
sulil tV.ut if ha lin.l h.i.l utUI. 1,1m
sufficient force he could have hrnm-ht I
in 40 Spanish prisoners.
The camp conditions neaf"' "" " ' " " " ' "m '
continue hard. Heavy rainSt
thing afloat. Rations, how&
being soived out regularly, bfJoframfiTrw
are still not pientnui. uracors ana
Uriart fit ta a I i Ira TIia frit 4 a sia oti '
aiiuu a a i vi u i J vt Alio Itutvil DIV CU11UI - .
ing during the cold nights from laok ot .
blankets thrown away on the march. !
These have been appropriated by the
Cubans, who take everything in sight,
and do as little as possible. On the ,n3ureu aome senousiy. a puuno weu
whole, they actually fare better - than ding-oeiremony waB being performed on
our men. I t'ie hridge, as one of the features of the
i , " . ' .. .' .' . , I o.lebration. Just as the ceremony had
consular Ageni uroaaoent nas JUBl
made a 'master-stroke, which
master-stroke, which he re-!
ports to the department. While tho
C !L -I. ! 1 ! I
opuiiiBii Eiiipn wuro oeuKing permission
!of,"the Egyptian government to take'
coal at Port Said, the consular officer
succeeded in quietly buying up .all the
coal available at that place. This
'amounted to 2,000 tons and it is in a
good plaoe to be Bhipped to Dewey, to
serve aa a base of supplies for Watson's
Eustern iqnadron, when it enters the
.Mediterranean, or to coal any Ameri-1
can vessels that may pass through the ,
Suez oaria' bound to the Asiatic sta
tion. It 'iB said that in some of the farm-
i l ). . .. 7 r " .
ing .awnou lot Sfina pigs are Harness-
jed ta,, ,BMI,wagonS and made to draw
.'c'lij V..?m'',". ""'yy ''." dora. It was a day when one moment
xf'mAffPMilMnloians the wearing ous event followed another in constant
'of i ear-rings was a badge of servitude, 1 and rapid succession, each hour. bring
'lHe! same custom obtaining with the ing forth some new feature more startl--irr.,bffiwBr
h,; .,,, , 1 1ng than what had gone before. . .
w''GJUliighairv Kngfnnd, had a grave ' In 1816 the value of a bushel of
' diggbr Whd died ' lptely aged 75.- In 87 : wheat in, England was equal to that; of
yeara he had burjed over. 12,000 per-' a pound of naila. , Today a bushel of
Bons;-i
.u)i(i;;.. V.'(i.:'-i
- There is no abatement In the de
mand for the new war bonds. Experts
agree that the total of individual sub
soriptiona will not exceed thef 10,000,
000 mark. , ..
'.The submarine boat' Argonaut has
completed a ran of 200 miles under
and on the waters of the Chesaoeake
bay between Baltimore and Norfolk,
Va., and Simon Lake, the Inventor, one-quarter of a pound of pure Ameri
. expresses confidence! in being able to 1 can cheese.. A similar hill Jina boen in
cut tbe wires Or destroy mines laid to trodnced 6y Representative Chlckering,
protect ady harbor. in the world,
LATER NEWS.
President McKinley has sent tele
grain to Bhufter and Sampson ordering
them to confer as to the advisability of
the fleet entering the harbor to assist
in the bombardment of Santiago. '
Khufter bus decided that he will wait
tor reinforcements. The storming of
Santiago Is therefoioo likely not to oc
cur for a few days. The news of Pan
do's arrival at the doomed city has
been confirmed.
Camara's fleet has entered the Suez
canal. Ton vessels hoaded by the battle-ship
Polayo resumed their voyage
Tuesday morning, presumably for the
Philippines. The news has been con
firmed in Washington.
Madrid culls her disaster a Victory.
The government has announced that
Cetvera's entire fleet has osouiied to
safety. Minister Aunon, it is said, is
delighted, and declares that Cervera's
dash waa a brilliant one and quite sue
oesHful. . Orders were Issued by the depart'
ment Tuesday looking to the immediate
dispatch of troopships fiom Tampa
witli reinforoojnuiits for Bhufter. It is
probable at least 16,000 will be sent
torwurraB qulclky as transportation,
oan bo provided. ' ' ' ' '
St. Louis presents a bloody Fourth of
July record. Threo murders were
committed, A probably fatal shooting
uffray also ooonrred, and a. little girl
who was playing with firecrackers ksiV
fire to her drocs and was burned to
death.
Targets were made ot wounded men,
and Spanish sharpshooters fired on the
ambulance corpa at Saturday's and
Sunday's engagement at Santiago de
Cuba. 8everal members of the corps
were wounded and two wounded men
were killed outright.
Gomez' troops are short of food, and
serious suffering is inevitable if a fresh
supply is-not soon sent to them. Full
mo of the GriBsie expedition to land
supplies and subsequent disposal of the
vessel', cargo makes it doubtful if an
other attempt can be made in the near
future.
A dispatch from Sanitago, via Kings
ton, says: At about 10 o'clock Sunday
night the enemy came out of the
broaches about the city walls in largo
force and dnsliod straight tor the
American lines, ' In one or two places
our men fell back from their positions,
but quickly rallied, and drove the en
emy back pell-mell into their own
ditches. Tho Spanish loss mast have
been frightful, as they were exposed to
a terrific Are for a quarter of an hour.
The, losses on the American side were
very light, as our soldiers lay in rifle
pits and had the advantage
tho United States senate was in ses
sion on the Fourth of July.
Tho torpedo-boat Fox, built by Wolff
Sc Zwicker iron works, was launched in
Portland, Or., Monday.
Uruguay is in the throes of a revolt
and tho government has declared Mon
tevideo in a state of siege.
The Ladrone islands are about 8,000
nvles west and just a little south ol
Honolulu almost in direct lino with
thofPhilippines.
during the bombardment of Santiago
Saturday tho 8uwanoe in three shots
from her 4-inch gun, at a range of
1,600 yards, brought the Spanish flag
down from Agnudores, a fortification
The steamer Columbia, plying
The steamer Columbia, plying be
tween Portland and San Francisco, re
ports a collision with the schooner J.
the foremast. The crew were all
rescuod.
1 A bridge crossing the Mohican river
at Shelby, O., fell with 1,000 people,
i Four wore killed outright and a number
hRen cnmnloterl the brldms went rlown
with a orash. Dreoinitatina the .
. a distance of 18 feet.
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Tlie complete anriiliilation of the
Spanish squadron at Santiago and (he
capture 'of the Spanish admiral, tjer-
verai with 1,800 prisoners; the demand
by General Shatter for the surrender
ot Santiago by 12 o'clock Tuesday
noon, on pain ot bombardment; word
from. -Admiral Dewey that the Ladrone
Islands had been captured; that a hun
dred or more Spanish officers and men
were taken, and that our first Philip
pijho expedition.' bad' landed this in
part was the thrilling record of such a
Fourth of July as has not been known
,roun
8ince the bells ot Independence hall
, ranR out tiie tidings of American free-
I wheat will buy 10 pounds of nails.
In Venezuela the revolution whioh
has. prevailed for the past six months
ended by the defeat and capture of
flemandoz, its loader.
A horse will live 28 days without
food, merely drinking water.
Representative Davidson',. of Wiscon
sin. has introduced a bill Increasing
the array ration by the addition of
of New York
IN MANILA BAY.
Flnt Volunteer! Have Arrived
at the Front.
Cavite, via Hong Kong, July 6.
The transport ships Australia, City ot
Peking and City of Sydney, convoyed
by the orulser Charleston, arrived here
yesterday, with all well on board. Tho
orulser Baltimore met the vessels at
Cape England, and piloted them here.
As they enterod the bay and came up
to the American warships they were
greeted enthusiastically by the officers
and men. The troops were overjoyed
that their long voyage from Sun Fran
oisco had ended. They wore in good
condition, despite the fact that they
were poorly equipped for service in
the tropics. In accordance with in
structions prior to sailing, tho convoy
went to Gaum, the capital of tho Lad
rone islands, for tho purpose of taking
possession of the plaoe. They arrived
there June 20. . The Charleston enter
ed the harbor of San Luis Dapra and
shelled the old fort of Santa Cruz. No
re'ply was made to the American fire.
On the following day General Mariana,
governor of the islands, his' secretary,
Captain Duarata, Port Captain Lion
tenant Guiterrez, Sergeant Itomolo,
two lieutenants and 54 soldiers surren
dered. They gave up four Spanish
flags and C4 Mauser rifles, 64 . Reming
tons and 10,000 rounds of ammunition.
All ot the prisoners weie brought
here on the Charleston. Not a single
able-bodied Spaniard now remains in
Guam. The wives ot the prisoners
were left behind. The native ciivl
government of the islands was not dis-
turbed by tho Americans. Private
Ellas Hutchinson, of company M, Sec
ond Oregon regiment, died of periton
itis on June 250, and was buried at sea
June 21.
Admiral Dewey visited General An
derson aa soon as the transports ar
rived, and discussed the situation with
him. Both are desirous of going to
work as soon as possible. c
Dewey and Anderson landed at Ca
vite today, and met Aguinaldo, who
declared he was willing to use his force
in conjunction .with the American
troops. - He is evidently 'suspicious
that the United States means to annex
the islands, whereas he wants to estab
ish their . independence. ; Aguinaldo'
says the' Spaniards have 20,000 effective
troops in Manila. He is pressing them
hard. His forces surround the city
oh the land side, and fighting with the
Spaniards is of daily oachrrece. A
hard fight occurred yesterday, which
resulted in : the insurgents capturing
the water battery on the outskirts of
Manila. Fighting continues' today,
and cannonading can be' plainly heard
aboard the troopship. The Spaniards
are using eight-inch Krupp guns. The
smoke of many Area in the vicinity of
the city is visible.
General Anderson has selected a
plaoe near Cavite arsenal as a site for
his camp. The troops are now making
preparations to go ashore. They are
all anxious to leave the' transports, on
whioh they have spent so" many days.
The men belonging to Dewey's squad
ron are enjoying fine health, and are
eager to have another engagement with
the enemy. "
The, Spanish gunboat Leyte has sur
rendered to Admiral Dewey. She had
been lying in the river to the north of
the city for a long time, but her posi
tion there finally became untenable.
Strong forces of insurgents continually
beset . her. They held the country
thereabouts, and prevented the men oti
ship from gotting any Bupplies. Fin
ally, with their food exhausted and
their ammunition nearly used up, the
commander of the Leyte determined to
run his ship over to Dewey.
Insurgents Matting.
Juragua,. via Kingston, July .
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u(ju.eM- .i l , mi,
now concentrated near Juragua. The
majority are well armed, but all are
badly clothed, "r They are accustomed
to the btah-whaofcing methods of the
Spaniards, and are faitnliar with every
trail in the vicinity of Santiago. A
conference between Shatter and Garoia
will be hold tomorrow to further con
sider plans of co-operation of the two
armies. - , .
.. Garoia's-plan is to march his entire
army overland along the northern
coast, keeping in touch with the Amer
ican tirrny, As soon as possible Garcia
will effeot a junction with Gomes'
forces, now west of Havana. '"The Cuban-leaders
plan to have90,000 ineur
gonis 'before Havana when . the . time
cornea for investment of that oity.
..,'.. v - Camara Goes to Sea. ," ;'
,' London, July 2. A dispatoh, to
Lloyd's from Port Said, dated 10:40
o'clock tonight, says that the Pelayo,
Emperador, Carlos Quinto, Osada,
Patriota, Buenos Ayrea, Isla de Panay,
Rapldo, San Francisco, Isla de Luzon
and Ban Ignace de Loya have gone to
sea,!: . ; .'
-' the SpanUh Lout.
Washington, July 6. Tonight the
navy department posted the transla
tion of a oipher cablegram from Corn-
modore Watson. It is similar to that
received today from Sampson, but con
tains the additional information that
850 Spaniards were killed1 or drowned,
160 wounded and 1,600 captured.
. 1 ' -' Official! Shaken Cp . ' ',(
Redding, Gal., July 2. A special
train carrying the officials of the Union
Pacific railroad was wrecked this even-
ing between 8mUhso and Delta abot
"lTtfXL no' n S
the officials were injured. The engi-
neer and fireman were hurt, but
not
seriously. The engine jumped the
track in a cut, but
kilo uuauivo D.ujb,,
train was delayed
on the rails. The
tour hoots.
THE BIG BATTLE
Admiral Sampson Has
Destroyed Cervera's
Squadron ,
GALLANT DASH FOR LIBERTY
Agalnet Superior Men Spaniards Fought
to the Latt-Went Down WHh Fly
ing Colon Nothing Remain Now'
But Shattered and Horning Hulki.
Oft Sanitago de Cuba, July 6. Ad
miral Sampson bus accomplished the
work he -was directed to perjorin when
he left Key West for the coast of Cuba.
He was ordered to find and destroy
Cervera's floeH'i;
Several weeks ago, Commodore
Schley located the fleet In the bay of
Santiago. jj, M).
Sunday, fityfe being bottled helpless
ly In the harbor for weeks, the fleet
was destroyed.: Nothing now remains
of the Spanish: squad von but shattered
and burning bulks. .
Admiral Cervera's fleet, consisting
of the armored cruisers Cristobal Co
lon, Almirante Oquendo, Infanta Ma
ria Teresa and Vizcaya, and two torpedo-boat
destroyers, the Furor and
the Pluton, are today at the bottom of
the Caribbean sod, off the southern
coast ot Cuba; the Spanish admiral is
a prisoner of wai on the a'uxiliary gun
boat Gloucester and 1,000 to 1,600
other Spanish soldiers, all who escaped
the frightful carnage caused by the
shells from the'American warships, are
also held as prisoners of war by the
United States navy.
The American victory is complete,
and, according to the best information
obtainable at this time, the American
vessels were practically untouched,
though tbe ships were subjected to the
heavy fire of the Spaniards all the time
the buttle lusted.
Admiral Cervera made as gallanla
dash for liberty and the preservation
of his ships, as has ever occurred in
the history ot naval warfare.
One after anothei . of the Spanish
fleet became the victims ot the awful
rain of shells, which the American
battle-ships, crnisers and gunboats
poured upon them, and within two
hours after the first of . the fleet had
started out of Santiago harbor, three
oruisers and two torpedo-boat destroy
ers were lying pn the shore 10 to 15
miles west of Morro .castle, pounding
to pieces, smoke and flames pouring
from every part' of 'them, and covering
the entire coast line with a mist which
could be seen for miles.
Heavy explosions of ammunition oc
curred every tew mintues, sending
onrls of dense white smoke 100 feet in
the air and causing a shower of broken
iron and steel to fall in the water on
every side. "
The bluffs on the coastline re-echoed
with the roar, of every explosion, and
the Spanish vessels sank deeper and
deeper into the sand, or the rocks
ground their hulls to pieces, as they
rolled or pitched with every wave that
washed upon them from the open sea.
Admiral Cervera escaped to the Bhore
in a boat sent by the Gloucester to the
assistance ot the Infanta Maria Teresa,
and as soon as he touohed (he beach
he surrendered himself and his com
mand to Lieutenant Morton, and asked
to be taken aboard the' Gloucester,
which was the. only American
was tfoqTTOecrTrf tne" Irrnrr
the Gloucester and:;was received at her.
gangway by her. commander, Lieutenant-Commander
Richard Wainwright,
who grasped the hand of the gray
bearded atlnuraj, and said to him:
; "I congratulate you, sir, upon hav
ing mape as gallant a fight as was ever
witnessed on the sea. '' .
' LleittetianMommander Wainwright
thotf plated; his' cabin at the disposal of
the Spanish officers.' At that time the
Spanish flagship and fourother Spanish
vessels had been aground and burning
jfor iv4 . hyiysaiitj the only' one of the
escaping fleet which could not be seen
at this point was the Cristobal Colon.
But half a dozen (furls of 'smoke' far
down on the western horizon showed
the fate that was awaiting her,
The Cristobal Colon was the fastest
of the Soahish shins: and she seemed a
Mead Over the' others isfter leaving the
I harbor, and escaped the effective shots
whioh destroyed the other vessels.
She steamed away at great speed, with
the Oregon, New York, Brooklyn and
several other ships in pursuit, all of
them firing at her constantly, and re
ceiving fire themselves from her after
she left the other ships. She hod no
possibility for her escape, and while
her fate is not definitely known at this
hour, it can be readily imagined, from
tne words of Captain Robley D. Evans,
of the Iowa, who turned from the west
ward with GO prisoners from the Viz
cava, just as the press dispatch-boat
Wanda was leaving the flagship. In
It Was a Hot Time.
Washington;. July 6. The following
has been ' received from General Shat
ter: "
, uni : - .1.1 T? ,. a .. n.. U T..1. A .
ft SVto to
Spanish fleet reached the front,, which
Was during the, .truce, the regimental
band, that had managed to keep its in
struments in line, played, the 'Star
Spangled Bannei' and 'There'll Be a
Hot Time in OKI Town Tonight,' the
men oheering from one end of the line
to t(ie other.
answer to an inquiry he shouted
through the megaphone:
"I left the Cristobal Colon far to
the westward an hour ago, arid the
Oregon was giving her hell. She has
undoubtedly gone down with the oth
ers, and we will have a Fourth of July
celebration in Santiago tomorrow."
Captain who had been in the thick
of the engagement up to the time ho
took the Vizcaya's officers and crew
from the shore, said to the best of his
knowledge not one American ship had
been struck.
It was about 9 o'clock this morning
when the flagship Maria Teresa passed
undei the wall of Morro castle and
steamed out to sea. She" was followed
by the Cristobal Colon, . Vizcaya and
Oquendo, and lastly by the Furor and
-Pluton. The outlook on the American
vessels, which were lying five or 10
miles off the harbor entrance, sighted
them immediately. Most of the Amer
ican cruisers were at the usual Sunday
morning quarters, without thought of
anything as surprising as the Spanish
fleet getting past the sunken collier
Merrimac, which they had been delud
ed into believing effectually blocked
tho exit.
There was great excitement at once,
and very rapid action along the Ameri
can line. The signal for full speed
ahead was running from bridge to engine-room;
every ship in the fleet com
menced to move m shote, toward the
Spaniards, and the great 13-inch guns
of the battle-ships and the smaller bat
teries on the other vessels fired shot
after shot at long range. As the ships
ran in toward the shore, it soon be
came evident that the Spaniards had
not come out to - make an aggressive
fight, for they bad cleared the harbor,
and started on their race for safety, at
the same time sending shots at the
Americans as fast as the men could
load and fire the guns.
The Brooklyn, Massachusetts, Texas,
Oregon and Iowa were nearer the
Spanish than any others of the Ameri
can vessels, but still most of them were
too far away to get an effective range.
They crowded on all steam, however,
in preparation for the chase, never
stopping their fire for one moment
The Gloucester, a fast little yacht that
cannot boast ot any heavier battery
than several six-pounders and three
pounders, was lying off Aguadores,
three miles east of Morro, where the
Spaniards came out. At first she
joined in the attack on ' the leading
vessels, -and then held off, Captain
Wainwright concluding to reserve his
efforts for the two destroyers in the
rear. '
The Gloucester steamed after them
when they appeared, and chased them
to a point five miles west of Morro
castle, pouring shot after shot into
them all the time. Her efforts bore
abundant fruit, for to her belongs the
credit for the destruction of both of
the destroyers. She fired 1,400 shots
during the chase, and it was not long
before both destroyers were on Are,
and plainly disabled. Notwithstand
ing that, they both returned tbe fire.
The Gloucester did not go any fur
ther west, but lay off shore and sent
in a boat to the assistance of the
crews of tho destroyers. It did not
take the flames long to reach the Fur
or's magazines,, and there were two
terrific explosions, probably of gun
ootton on board of her, which blew
holes in her bottom. Her stern sunk
immediately, and, as it settled in the
water, her bow arose straight in the
air, and she'went to the bottom In per
petual oblivion, giving a .- hissing,
soalding sound as she disappeared be
low the surface.
Meantime, the larger American
ships 'were gaining on the Spanish
cruisers, and a storm of shots were
passing between the pursuers and the
pursued. The American fire was so
rapid, that the ships were enveloped in
thick clouds of smoke, and it was im
possible to tell at the distance which
wLotljaiselg, gere doing the greater execu
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Vizcaya and the
and the latter was returning
ly, though with no success.
:' The Spanish gunners seemed unable
to get the range, and many of their
shots were very wild, though a num
ber of them fell dangerously near
them.
The guns of the battery just east of
Morro also took part in the game, and
their Blrells fell around the American
ships. Many of them struck the upper
woiks'of the fleeing Spaniards, and
must have killed or wounded many of
their men. The Spanish ships had
now reached a point about teven miles
west of Morro, and a mite . or two be
yond the place where" the Furor was
burning, and tho Pluton lay broken in
two against the cliff. The flagship and
the Oquendo were the first to show
singals of distress.
Two ld-inch shells from one of the
battle-ships had struck the Maria
Teresa at the Water line, tearing great
holes in hei side, and causing her to
fill rapidly. The Oquendo suffered
about tbe tame fate, and both ships
headed for a small cove and went
aground 200 yards from the shore,
flames shooting from them in eyety di
rection. The officers and otew must have been
aware of th,e fate which seemed to. be
before them, but it was not until the
ships were on fire and enveloped in
flames and smoke that the men ceased
firing. The 'Gloucester, after sending
a boat ashore to the Pluton, stearm
along the coast to where the armor' '
cruisers were stranded, and went It
their assistance. The Gloucester had
all her boats out, and one seaman
swam through the surf with a line
from the Maria Teresa, making it fast
to a tree on the Bhore. By this means
many of the flagship's crew, inoluding
Admiral Cerveia, lowered themselves
into the Gloucester's boats. The
Gloucester's crew gave the wounded
men every attention possible.
Few of the Pluton's crew escaped.
TnTn o i . in
it hrauo. nI6Ir
WATSON'S EASTERN SQUADRON
Preparing for It Raid, While Camara
Lotee Time.
Washington, July 2 It was an
nounced at the navy department this
afternoon that tbe Spanish Cadiz
iqnadron had paid the heavy Suez
canal tolls and was about to proceed
eastward through the canal, though
this statement waa probably erroneous,
in view of tbe later reports to the
press indicating that the Spanish ves
sels were Stopping for repairs. The
adirces only hastened preparations
making for the departure of Commo
dore Watson's Eastern squadron. The
commodore has reported to the nav
department bis arrival off Santiago,
and his consultation with Admiral
Sampson respecting the details of' the
orulee, which, it Is expected, will oc
cupy fully four months, providing the
war endures that length of time.
The delays to which the Spaniards
are subject at Port Said will ledound
very greatly to the advantage of Ad
miral Dewey, If Camara is still in re
ality bound for the Philippines, for
they insure the arrival of almost the
whole of Geireral Merrltt's forces, and
almost certainly of the cruiser Charles
ton and the Monterey and Monadnock,
before the . Spanish squadron could
reach Manila harbor.
It was learned this afternoon that
the Egyptian government had decided
to notify Admiral Camara that tbe
ontinued presence of the Spanish fleet
at Port Said is violating neutrality and
that the warships must leave.
Consular Agent Broadbent has just
made a master stroke, which he reports
to the department. While the Spanish
ships were seeking peimission of the
Egyptian government to take coal at
Pert Said the consular officer succeeded
in quietly buying up all the coal avail
able at that place. This amounted to
2,000 tons, and it la in a good place to
be shipped to Dewey, to serve as a base
of supplies tot Watson's Eastern squad
ron, when it enters the Mediterranean,
or to coal any American vessels that
may pass through the Suez canal,
bound to the Asiatic station.
. Tbe news that reached the depart
ment through the press reports that
Admiral Camara Is about to leave his
torpedo-boat destoryeis at Port Said,
becauee they would be unable to
weather the monsoons that rage in the
Indian ocean at this season, is believed
at the navy department to presage the
dissolution of the squadron and the
abandonment of the cruise to the Phil
ippine.
. . The Wire to the Front. " ! '
Washington, July 2. General A. W.
Greely, chief signal officer, tonight re'
coived a dispatch from Lieutenant
Colonel Allen, signal corps officer in
Cuba, announcing that a telegraph
and telephone station had been estab
iished at a point within twe miles of
the oity of Santiago. This information
is of the highest importance to tbe
offioials of the war department, as it
insures to them practically direet
communication with Sbafter. The in
formation is significant, too, aa it shows
that the American troops are within
rifle shot of Santiago. The telegraph
station being of course within the
American lines, its location conclusive
ly indicates that the forces of General
Shatter have established themselves in
advance of telegraphlo communication.
A Road Convention.
. Astoria, Or., July 2. The . county
Court is using every means to provide
Clatsop with good roads, and it was
decided today to call a convention.
This convention will meet here July
20-21, during which time the farmers'
convention will be In session here.
Hie road convention will consist of two
or more repesentatives from eaoh road
district, and the best means of securing
good highways for the county will be
rt.-"t jur""! I
move this obstacle to the county's prog
ress, and secure thoroughfares which
can be used the year round. The con
vention will doubtless be largely at
tended.
' Shot in Hay Field.
Harrlsburg, Or., July 2. This morn
ing Charles Turner was shot and killed
by T. M. McGrath, about six miles
east of this place. Turner had been
working on the farm of Harvey Sum
merville. McGrath livta near by.
Turner visited with McGrath's boy,
about his own age. McGrath thought
be was visiting his wife, with whom
he has had trouble, and became jeal
ous.' Today he went to' the Summer
vllle farm and went up to Turner, who
was working in the hay field, spoke a
few words, then stepped' back and
drew a revolver and shot him. Tbe
ball entered Turner's left breast, and
he dropped dead. . ,
Famine at Santiago.
Playa del Este, July 3. Intercepted
dispatohes from Admiral Cervera show
a critical state of affairs at Santiago.
Both food and ammunition are reported
to be getting very short, and the latter
will be exhausted soon. ' For some days
the fleet has been unable to draw a
shot from the batteries off the harobr
entrance, even though going very
olose inshore. The cruiser New Or
leans has left for Key West.
Dolphin Badly Damaged.
Washington, July 2. Reports re
ceived at the navy department of the
collision .between the Dolphin and
Newark Indicate that it took place near
Key West. . The Dolphin smashed her
stem, filling the forwaid compartment
to the collision bulkhead. It is expected
three weeks will be oosumedln making
repairs.
The heart beats 10 strokes a minute
less when one is lying down than when
In an upright posture, ' '
A BATTLE BEGUN
Santiago Attacked by
the Land and Sea
Forces.
ENEMY'S OUTER WORKS TAKhN
Morro Cattle and the Fort Bombarded
by the Fleet Venlu l unl Her
Dynamite Onm With flood Effect
Cervera' Ships Fired ITm Iroiips
Playa del Este, July 2. A general
assault on the oity of Santiago by the
land and sea forces of the United States
began at 7 o'clock this morning.
General Law ton advanced and took
possession of El Gauey, a submb of
Santiago.
Morro castle and the other forts at
the entranoe of the hai bor were bom
barded by our fleet. The Vesuvius
used her dynamite guns with good
effect.
The Spanish fleet in the harbor fired
on the American tioops, who were very
close to the city.
Hard fiKhtinir all along the American
line was in progress at 1 o'clock.
Mne wounded Cubans have been
brought in.
Spaniard Retreated.
Siboney, July 2. At 1 o'clock this
alternoon, after six hours' terrific fight
ing, the Spaniards began to leave their
entrenchments and retreated into the
oity.
Many Americans were wounded, and
are being brought in. One man hud
both arms shot off and was wounded in
one hip, but was laughing.
Battle Continued Until Park.
Playa del Este, July 2. The fighting
continued until dark. Our forces car
ried the enemy's outer works, and have
occupied them this evening.
The battle will probably be resumed
at daybreak. '
The American loss is heavy. ' Some
estimates place it at 600 killed and
wounded.
Shaffer1 Official Report.
Washington, July 2 The war do
partment has received the following
from General Shatter, dated at Sibo
ney: . .. . ..
"Have had a very heavy engagement
today, whioh lasted from 8 A. M. un
til sundown. We have carried their
outer works and are now in possession
of them ! There is how ahout three
quarters of a mile of open between my
lines and the oity. . By morning, the.
troops will be entrenched, and consid
erable augmentation of the forces will
be there. General Lawton's division
and General Bate's brigade have been
engaged all day in carrying El Uauoy,
whioh was accomplished at 4. P M.
Am well in line, and will rest in front
of Santiago during the night I regret
to sa that our casualties will be above
400. Of these not many were killed.
"SHAFTEtt."
Cnbant Sent to the Westward.
Washington, July ,2. An official
dispatch was received last night at the
war department confirming the press
report that Shatter had sent back on
transports to Acerraderos, whence they
came, 2,000 of Garcia's Cubans. The
purpose is a double one, first, to pro-,
vent reinforcements coming into Han-
tlago fom Manaanillo on the west, and.
second to prevent the retreat in that
direction Of tbe Spanish garrison of
the town : '-:! " ' -.'
Vied the War Balloon.
Washington,. July 2. Gen. Greely
TwmrraTamioTi7t!5reTra9l)seTv:
ing it. "ALLEN."
To Stop Vando.
Playa del Este, July 8. It is be- r
lleved that General . Garcia, Whose
forces were taken to the east to co
operate with the United States army in
the capture of Santiago, will be sent
back with 8,000 of his men to stop the
advance of General Pando, the Spanish
commander, who, with 8,400 troops
and a quantity of cattle, was reported
at a point 71 miles from Maiizauillo.
going east towards Santiago. Accord
ing to information whioh reached the
flagship New York today from Colonel
Bios, in command of the Cuban camp,
General Pando started from Manzunillo
June 22, and Is traveling at the rate of
10 miles a day. The distance to San
tiago is 67 miles, and (he joads are
rongh and difficult to travel. Tho Cn
bans now opposing Pando number only
about 200 men.
Relieve General Brooke.
Washington, July 2. Brigadier
General Penning, recently relieved
from duty at Camp; Black,-was today
ordered to proceed to Atlanta to relieve
General Brooke of the command of the
department of the Gulf.- u Tli is order
does not effeot Brooks' command ot the
First army corps, in camp at Chickui
mauga, and which is to proceed to
Tampa for embarkation to Santiago,
either to reinforce Shatter's army or to
invade Porto Rico.
Berlin, July 2. The following dis
patch has been received from Hong
Kong: According to trustworthy in
telligence from Manila, tho Spanish
governor-general has made arrange
ments for a meeting with Admiral
Diedrichs (commander of the . '.tier in n
naval forces in the tar East,) in order
to propose in behalf nf the Spanish
government that Manila' should he
handed into provincial cbargo of a neu
tral commander. The proposal was
rejected by Diedrichs iu view of. the
American blockade. - "
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