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VOL. XXXV.
CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1898.
NO. 17.
ening-s both at Home
and Abroad.
A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED
Interesting Collection of Items From
Many Places Culled From tbe Press
Reports of the Current Week.
President McKinley has appointed
George Bruce Gortellyon, of New York
assistant secretary to the president, t
fill the additional position of that grade
recently created by congress.
It is the general understanding
among army officers here that the next
expedition to the Philippines will gel
off about July 11. The fleet will con
sist of the Peru, City of Puebla, Aca
pulco, Umatilla and Pennsylavnia.
The Porto Rican expedition, which
is the next number on the war pro
gramme after the surrender of Santi
ago, is to be led by Major-General John
R. Brooke, now commanding the First
army corps at Chiukamagua, who will
bo made military governor of the isl
and after its capture.
According to trustworthy intelli
gence from Manila, tbe Spanish governor-general
has made arrangements for
a meeting with Admiral Diedrich
commander of the German naval
forces In the Far East), in order to
propose in behalf of the Spanish gov
ernment that Manila should be handed
into provincial charge of a neutral
commander. The proposal was rejected
by Diedrich, in view of the American
blockade.
The Japanese cruiser Matsushima ar
rived at Hong Kong Friday from Ma
nila, which port she left on the after
noon of Monday. June 27. She reports
that the American transports had not
then arrived. The situation was 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 Matsushima reports also
that when she left Manila harbor there
were five German and four British
warships there.
The president has intimated that
another call for volunteers will soon
be issued.
Captain P. H. Cooper, superintend
ent of the naval academy, has been se
lected to command the cruiser Chicago.
The Egyptian government has decid
ed to notify Admiral Camara that the
continued presence of the Spanish
fleet at Port Said is violating neutral
ity, and that the warships must leave.
Secretary Long said that he understood
Camara's fleet had paid the canal
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The war department has received
the welcome information today that
military telegraph stations have been
established at St. Villa, in the centei
of the present military operations, and
that this line runs to a point near
Aguadores, where it connects with the
French cablo line, thus bringing Gen
eral Shafter into direct communication
with the department.
Corporal Hucht, Seventh infantry,
who with seven men was sent out
seven miles from Santiago was found
by General Shafter Thursday afternoon
and sent into camp. Tho party had
repeatedly seen the Spaniards, who did
not offer to molest them, and the
Americans spent the day as if enjoying
a picnic in the woods. The corporal
said that if ire had had with him a
sufficient force he could have brought
in 40 Spanish prisoners.
The camp conditions near Santiago
continue hard. Heavy rains set every
thing afloat. Rations, however, are
being served out regularly, but they
are still not plentiful. Officers and
men fare alike. Tire latter are suffer
ing during the cold nights from lack ol
blankets thrown away on the march.
These have been appropriated by the
Cubans, who take everything in Bight,
and do as little as possible. On the
whole, they actually fare better than
our men.
Consular Agent Broadbent has just
made a master-stroke, which he re
ports to the department While the
Spanish ships were seeking 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 place to be shipped to Dewey, to
serve as a base of supplies for Watson's
Eastern squadron, when it enters the
Mediterranean, or to coal any Ameri
can vessels that may pass through the
Suez canal bound to the Asiatic sta
tion. It is said that in some of the farm
ing districts of China pigs are harness
ed to small wagons and made to draw
them.
Among the Phoenicians the wearing
of ear-rings was a badgo of servitude,
the same custom obtaining with the
Hebrews.
Gilliugham, England, bad a grave
digger who died lately aged 75. In 37
years ne nai uurieu over lM.ooo per
eons.
There is no abatement in the de
mand for the new war bonds. Experts
agree that the total of individual sub
scriptions will not exceed the $ 10,000,
000 mark.
The submarine boat Argonaut has
completed a run of 200 miles under
and on the waters of the Chesapeake
bay between Baltimore and Norfolk,
Va., and Simon Lake, the inventor,
expresses confidence in being able to
cut the wires or destroy mines laid to
protect any harbor in the world.
The collapse of a building at Biot,
France, killed 30 persons.
If the sun was to be divided into
smaller planets it would make 1,310,
000, each the size of the earth.
The interantional fishery congress,
organized at Tampa last year, has
been invited to meet in Paris during
the exposition, and has accepted the
invitation.
The discovery has been made that
metal filings of any kind can be com
pressed into bars which will stand aa
severe tests as tbe original bars which
upplied tbe filings.
Happ
LATER NEWS.
President McKinley has sent a tele
gram to Shatter and Sampson ordering
them to confer as to the advisability of
the fleet entering the harbor to assist
in the bombardment of Santiago.
Shafter has decided that he will wait
for reinforcements. The storming of
Santiago is thereforce likely not to oc
cur for a few days. The news of Pan
do's arrival at tbe doomed city has
been confirmed.
Camara's fleet has entered the Suez
canal. Ten vessels headed by the battle-ship
Pelayo resumed their voyage
Tuesday morning, presumably for the
Philippines. The news has been con
firmed in Washington.
Madrid calls her disaster a victory.
The government has announced that
Ceivera's entire fleet has escaped to
safety. Minister Aunon,, it is said, is
delighted, and declares that Cervera's
dash was a brilliant one and quite suc
cessful. Orders were issued by the depart
ment Tuesday looking to the immediate
dispatch of troopships from Tampa
with reinforcements for Shafter. It is
probable at least 15,000 will be sent
forward as quiclky as transportation'
can bo provided.
St. Louis presents a bloody Fourth of
July record. Three mnrders were
committed. A probably fatal shooting
affray also occurred, and a little girl
who was playing with firecrackers s :
fire to her dress and was burned to
death.
Targets wero made of wounded men,
and Spanish sharpshooters fired on the
ambulance corps at Saturday's and
Sunday's engagement at Santiago de
Cuba. Several 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. Fail
ure of the Gussie expedition to land
supplies and subsequent disposal of the
vessel's 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 tho enemy came out of the
breaches about the city walls in large
force and dashed straight for 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. The Spanish loss must have
been Irightful, as they were exposed to
a terrific fire 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
The United States senate was in ses
sion on the Fourth of July.
The torpedo-boat Fox, built by Wolff
& Zwicker iron works, was launched in
- ortland, - Or., Mefeday.
Uruguay is in the throes of a revolt
and the government has declared Mon
tevideo in a state of siege.
The Ladrone islands are about 3,000
miles west and just a little south of
Honolulu almost in direct line with
the Philippines.
During the bombardment of Santiago
Saturday tbe Suwanee in three shots
from her 4-inch gun, at a range of
1,600 yards, brought the Spanish flag
down from Aguadores, a fortification
three miles from Mono.
A tornado struck Hampton beach, N.
H., causing immense damage to beach
property and great loss of life. Several
people were killed in a skating rink,
and by the capsizing of a yacht sailing
off the beach five were drowned.
The steamer Columbia, plying be
tween Portland and San Francisco, re
ports a collision with the schooner J.
Eppinger, six hours out from San Fran
cisco, in a dense fog. The Eppinger
undertook to cross the Columbia's bow,
and was run down and cut in two aft
the foremast. The crow were all
rescued.
A bridge crossing the Mohican river
at Shelby, O., fell with 1,000 people.
Four were killed outright and a number
injured, some seriously. A public wed
ding ceremony was being performed on
the bridge, as one of the features of the
olebration. Just as the ceremony had
been completed the bridge went down
with a crash, precipitating the people
a distance of 18 feet.
The complete annihilation of the
Spanish squadron at Santiago and the
capture of the Spanish admiral, Cer
vera, with 1,300 prisoners; the demand
by General Shafter for the surrender
of 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
pine expedition had landed this in
part was the thrilling record of such a
Fourth of July as has not been known
since the bells of- Independence hall
rang out the tidings of American free
dom. It was a day when one moment
ous event followed another in constant
and rapid succession, each hour bring
ing forth some new feature more startl
ing than what had gone before.
In 1810 the value of a bushel oi
wheat in England was equal to that ol
a pound of nails. Today a bushel of
wheat will buy 10 pounds of nails.
In Venezuela the revolution which
has prevailed for the past six months
ended by the defeat and capture oi
Hernandez, its leader.
A horse will live 25 days without
food, merely drinking water.
Representative Davidson, of Wiscon
sin, has introduced a bill increasing
the army ration by the addition of
one-quarter of a pound of pure Ameri
can cheese. A similar bill has been in
troduced by Representative Chickering,
of New York.
In the first five months of 1898 more
rain fell in Kansas than during the
whole of last year.
For over 100 years a weekly distri
bution of bread has taken place at St.
John's chapel, one of the Trinity par
ish churches, New York city.
According to Nilseon, the zoologist,
the weight of the Greenland whale is
100 tons, or 224,000 pounds, or equal to
that of 88 elephants, or 440 beam
The president has granted a pardon
to Captain John D. Hart, now serving
sentence of two years for engaging in
filibustering expeditions to Cuba.
I I II III
Sampson Has Destroyed
Cervera's Fleet.
GALLANT DASH FOR LIBERTY
Against Superior Men Spaniards Fought
to the Last Went Down With Fly
ing Colors Nothing Remains Now
But Shattered and Burning Hulks.
Off Sanitago de Cuba, July 6. Ad
miral Sampson has accomplished the
work he was directed to perform when
he left Key West for the coast of Cuba.
He was ordered to find and destroy
Cervera's fleet.
Several weeks ago, Commodore
Schley located tho fleet in tho bay of
Santiago.
Sunday, after being bottled helpless
ly in the harbor for weeks, the fleet
was destroyed. Nothing now remains
of the Spanish squadron but shattered
and burning hulks.
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 sea, off the southern
coast of Cuba; the Spanish admiral is
a rrrisoner of war on the auxiliary gun-
! boat Gloucester and 1,000 to 1,500
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 tho
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 the ships were subjected to the
heavy fire of the Spaniards all the time
the battle lasted.
Admiral Cervera made as gallant a
dash for liberty and the preservation
of his ships; as has ever occurred in
the history. naval warfare.
One afteS another of the Spanish
fleet becam'e'lhe victims of tho awful
rain of shells, which the American
battle-ships, cruisers and gunboats
poured upon them, and within two
hours after the first of the fleet had
started out of Santiago harbor, three
cruisers and two torpedo-boat destroy
ers were lying on 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 few mintues, sending
curls 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 coast line 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 shore
in a boat sent by the Gloucester to the
assistance oi the Infanta Maria Teresa,
and as soon as he touched the beach
he surrendered himself and his com
mand to Lieutenant Morton, and asked
to be taken aboard the Gloucester,
which was the only American vessel
near him at the time, with several of
his officers, including the captain of the
flagship. The Spanish admiral, who
was wounded in the arm, was taken to
the Gloucester and was received at her
gangway by her commander, Lieutenant-Commander
Richard Wainwright,
who grasped the hand of the gray
bearded admiral, and said to him:
"I congratulate you, sir, upon hav
ing mape as gallant a fight as was ever
witnessed on the sex"
Lieutenant-Commander Wainwright
then placed his oabtn at the disposal of
the Spanish officers. At that time the
Spanish flagship and four other Spanish
Tessels had been aground and burning
for two hours, and the only one of the
escaping fleet which could not be seen
at this point was the Cristobal Colon.
But half a dozen curls of smoke far
down on the western horizon showed
the fate that was awaiting her.
The Cristobal Colon was the fastest
of the Spanish ships, and she sceured a
lead over the others after leaving the
harbor, and escaped the effective shots
which 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 had no
possibility for her escape, and while
her fate is not definitely known at this
hour, it can be readily imagined, from
the words of Captain Robley D. Evans,
of the Iowa, who turned from the west
ward with 50 prisoners from the Viz
caya, 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 Shaf
ter: "Playa del Este, Cuba, July 6.
When news of the disaster to the
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 Banner' and 'There'll Be a
Hot Time in Old Town Tonight,' the
men cheering from one end of the line
to tbe other. The officers and men,
without even shelter tents, have been
soaking for five days in the afternoon
rains, but all are happy.
"SHAFTER."
Why Cervera Moved.
London, July 8. The Madrid corre
spondent of the Times says: An offi
cial dispatch announces tbat the Man
zanillo column of 6,000 men, with a
large quantity of supplies, has reached
Santiago de Cuba. It is believed tbat
directly Cervera heard these reinforce
ments were at hand he considered the
presence of the squadron no longer
ocessar;
answer to an inquiry he shouted
through the megaphone:
"I left the Cristobal Colon far to
the westward an hour ago, and 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 he
took the Vizcaya's officers and crew
from the shore, said to the best of his
knowledge not one American ship had
be n 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
Morrimac, which they had been delud
ed into believing effectually blocked
the 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 in shore, 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 rarrge. As the ships
ran in toward the shore, it soon he
came evident that the Spaniards hail
not come out to make an aggressive
fight, for they had 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.
Tho Gloucester, a fast little yacht that
cannot boast of any heavier battery
than several six-pounders and three-
pounders, was lying off Aguadores,
three miles east of Morro, where tho
Spaniards came out. At first she
joined in the attack on the leadirrg
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 ehased 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 fire,
and plainly disabled. Notwithstand
ing that, they both returned the fire.
The Gloucester did not go any fur
ther west, but lay off shore and sent
in a boat to trie assistance oi tire
crews of the destroyers, it did not
take the flames long to reach the Fur
or's magazines, and there were two
terrific explosions, probably of gun
cotton 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,
scalding sound as she disappeared be
low the surface.
Meantime, the larger American
ships were gaining on the Spanieh
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
vessels were doing the greater execu
tion. The Brooklyn and the battle
ships wero keeping op an incessant fire
upon the infanta Maria Teresa, the
Vizcaya and the Almirante Oquendo,
and tho latter was returning it brave
ly, ttiough 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 shells fell around tho American
ships. Many of them struck the upper
works of the fleeing Spaniards, and
must have killed or wounded many of
their men. The Spanish ships had
now reached a point about seven miles
west of Morro, and a mile or two be
yond the place where the Furor was
burning, and the Pluton lay broken in
two against the cliff. The flagship and
the Oquendo were the first to show
singals of distress.
Two 13-inch shells from one of the
battle-ships had struck the Maria
Teresa at the water line, tearing great
holes in her side, and causing her to
fill rapidly. The Oquendo suffered
about the tame fate, and both shipB
headed for a small cove and went
aground 200 yards from the shore,
flames shooting from them in every di
rection. The officers and crew must have been
aware of the 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 j
firing. The Gloucester, after sending
a boat ashore to the Pluton. steamed j
along the coast to where the armored
ciuisers were stranded, and went to
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 j
to a tree on the shore. By this means
many of the flagship's crew, including ,
Admiral Cervera, 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.
Fraternal Feeling.
London, July 6. The fraternal sen
timent evidenced here during the last
few months found vent throughout
the United Kingdom in an unprece
dented display of tbe Stars and Stripes
in honor of the Fourth of July, and in
hearty expressions of good will every
where. The afternoon papers were
unanimous in applauding the splendid
courage of the Americans before Santi
ago, and in congratulations to the
United States upon the signal successes
of its armies, both in tbe East and is
tbe W
1IM
Santiago Attacked by
Land and Sea.
ENEMY'S OUTER WORKS TAKFK
Morro Castle and the Forts Bombarded
by the Fleet Vesuvius Csed Her
Dynamite Guns With Good Effect
Cervera's Ships Fired Upon Troops
Playa del Este, July 2. A general
assault on the city of Santiago by the
land and sea forces of the United States
began at 7 o'clock this morning.
General Lawton advanced and took
possession of El Gauey, a suburb of
Santiago.
Morro castle and the .ther forts at
the entrance of the harbor 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 fighting all along the American
line was in progress at 1 o'clock.
Nine wounded Cubaus have been
brought in.
Spaniards Retreated.
Siboney, July 3. At 1 o'clock this
afternoon, after six hours' terrific fight
ing, the Spaniards began to leave their
entrenchments and retreated into the
city.
Many Americans were wounded, and
are being brought in. One man had
both arms shot off and was wounded in
one hip, but was laughing.
Battle Continued Until Hark.
Playa del Este, July 3. 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 500 killed and
wounded.
Shatter's Official Report.
Washington, July 3. The war de
partment has ree&ived the following
from General Shafter. dated at Sibo
ney: "Have had a very heavy engagement
today, which lasted from 8 A. M. un
til sundown. We have carried their
O'lter works and are now in possession
o- them There is now about three
quarters of a mile of open between my
lirfes and tho city. 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 Gauey,
which was accomplished at 4. P M.
Am well In line, and will rest in front
of Santiago during the night. I regret
to say that our casualties will be above
400. Of these not many were killed.
SHAFTER."
Cubans Sent to the Westward.
Washington, July 2. An official
dispatch was received last night at the
war department confirming the press
report that Shafter had sent back on
transports to Acerraleros, whenoe they
came, 2,000 of Garcia's Cubans. The
purpose is a double one, first, to pre
vent reinforcements coming into San
tiago fom Manzanillo on the west, and
second to prevent the retreat in that
direction of the Spanish garrison of
the town.
Used the War Balloon.
Washington, July 2. Gen. Greely
has the following from Siboney:
"Saw the war balloon up near San
tiago last night from tho flagship ot
Admiral Sampson, where I was observ
ing it. "ALLEN."
To Stop Tando.
Playa del Este, July 2. -It Is be
lieved 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 3,000 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 Manzanillo,
going east towards Santiago. Accord
ing to information which reached the
flagship New York today from Colonel
Rios, in command of the Cuban camp,
General Pando started from Manzanillo
June 22, and is traveling at the rate of
10 miles a day. The distance to San
tiago is 57 miles, and the roads are
rough and difficult to travel. The Cu
bans now opposing Pando number only
about 200 men.
Relieves 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. This order
does not effect Brooks' command of the
First army corps, in camp at Chicka-
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, the Spanish
governor-general has made arrange
ments for a meeting with Admiral
Diedrichs (commander of the German
naval forces in the far East,) in order
to propose in behalf of the Spanish
government that Manila should be
handed into provincial charge of a neu
tral commander. The proposal was
rejected by Diedriohs in view of the
American blockade.
The Manila news via Hong Kong re
ferring to tbe action of Admiral Died
richs may be looked upon as being a
semi-official note, as it was issued by a
semi-official news agency here.
Assigned to the Philippines
Washington, July 2. Batteries H
and M, of the Sixth United States ar
tillery, now on duty at Fort Myer,
have been assigned for duty to the
Philippines. They will start on their
trans-continental journey next Tues
day. Thernumber of churches in Chicago
IN MANILA BAY.
The First
Volunteers Have Arrived
at the Front.
Cavite, via Hong Kong, July 6.
The transport ships Australia, City of
Peking and City of Sydney, convoyed
by the oruiser Charleston, arrived here
yesterday, with all well on board. The
oruiser Baltimore met the vessels at
Cape England, and piloted them here.
As they entered 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 San Fran
cisco had ended. They wero in good
condition, despite the fact that they
were poorly equipped for service in
the tropics. In accordance with in
structions prior to sailing, the convoy
went to Gaum, the capital of the Lad
rone islands, for the 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
reply was made to the American fire.
On the following day General Mariana,
governor of the islands, his secretary,
Captain Duarata, Port Captain Lieu
tenant Guiterrez, Sergeant Romolo,
two lieutenants and 54 soldiers surren
dered. They gave up four Spanish
flags and 64 Mauser rifles, 54 Reming
tons and 10,000 rounds of ammunition.
All of the prisoners weie brought
here on the Charleston. Not a single
able-bodied Spaniard now remains in
Guam. The wives of the prisoners
were left behind. The native ciivl
government of the islands was not dis
turbed by the Americans. Piivato
Elias 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 as soon as the transports ar
rived, and discussed the situation with
him. Both are desirous of going to
work as soon as possible.
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. tie 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
on the land side, and fighting with the
Spaniards is of daily occurroce". 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 eigh-inch Krnpp guns. The
smoke of many fires in the vicinity of
the city is visible.
General Anderson has selected
plaoe near Cavite arsenal as a site for
his camp. The troops are now making
preparations to go ashore. Ihey are
all anxious to leave tho transports, on
which they have spent so many days.
The men belonging to Dewey's squad
ron are ernoying nne health, and are
eager to have another engagement with
the enemy.
The Spanish gunboat Loyte 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 countri
thereabouts, and prevented the men on
ship from getting any supplies. Fin
ally, with their food exhausted and
their ammnnition nearly used up, the
commander of the Leyte determined to
run his ship over to Dewey.
Insurgents Massing.
Juragua, via Kingston, July 2.-
General Garcia and 8,000 insurgents
from the mountains west of Santiago
were brought here today on American
transjKirts. Fully 5,000 insurgents are
now concentrated near Juragua. The
maloritv are well armed, but all are
badly clothed. They are accustomed
to the bush-whacking methods of the
Spaniards, and are faimliar with every
trail in the vicinity of Santiago. A
conference between Shafter and Garcia
will be held tomorrow to further con
sider plans of co-operation of the two
armies.
Garcia's plan is to march his entire
army overland along the northern
coast, keeping in touch with the Amer
ican army. As soon as possible Garcia
will effect a junction with Gomez'
forces, now west of Havana. The Cu
ban leaders plan to have 20,000 insur
gents before Havana when the time
comes for investment of that city.
Camara Goes to Sea.
London, July 2. A dispatch to
Lloyd's from Port Said, dated 10:40
o'clock tonight, says that the Pelayo,
Emperador, Carlos Quinto, Osada,
Patriota, Buenos Ayres, Isla de Panay,
Rapido, San Francisco, Isla de Luzon
and San Ignace de Loya have gone to
sea.
The Spanish Loss.
Washington, July 6. Tonight the
navy department posted the transla
tion of a cipher cablegram from Com
modore Watson. It is similar to that
received today from Sampson, but con
tains the additional information that
350 Spaniards were killed or drowned,
160 wounded and 1,600 captured.
Officials Shaken Up.
Redding, Cal., July 2. A special
train carrying the officials of the Union
Pacific railroad was wrecked this even
ing between Smithson and Delta, about
35 miles north of Redding. Although
receiving a severe shaking up none of
the officials were injured. The engi
neer and fireman were hurt, but not
seriously. The engine jumped tbe
track in a cut, but the coaches stayed
on the rails. The train was delayed
four hours.
Newspaper-Boat Wrecked.
Kingston, Jamaica, July 2. A news
paper dispatch-boat, the Elay, went
ashore last night at Rocky Point, at
the eastern end of Jamaica. She will
probably go to pieces. Langdon Smi
ley, a correspondent, was on board oi
her at the time.
London, July 2. Officials of the
United States embassy discredited the
Madrid dispatch saying that Camara
bas passed through tbe Suez canal.
They say be had not entered tbe oanal
Ill 1
Mobilized Four Miles
From Santiago.
ENGINEERS HARD AT WORK
Artillery Being Taken Up Over Had
Mountain Roads General Shafter at
the Front Spaniards Hoisted Ked
Cross Flags Over the City.
Off Juruaga, Province of Santiago do
Cuba, via Kingston, July 2. The force
of the American army is being mobil
ized as rapidly as possible in the vicin
ity of Aguadores, four miles from San
tiago de Cuba. The moment the tedi
ous task is completed, the attack on
Spain's last ditch in Eastern Cuba will
be begun. When that will begin
Shafter himself cannot say. The troops
can he moved without serious delay,
and are pushing forward rapidly, but
the movement of the packtrains,
wagons, ambulances and artillery is
somewhat slow.
From Daiquiri, where the artillery
was landed, to the present point of con
centration, the road runs through a
tanglo of undergrowth up and down
steep hillsides and over treacherous
swamp-bordered streams foi a distance
of over 12 miles. Through this con
tinuous thicket the vanguard of the
army Is cutting its way. Engineers are
at work leveling the track and filling
pits, while a largo force of regulars and
volunteers, with axes, aided by Cubans
with machetes, are hacking down trees
and clearing out the brush. A few
light guns have already reached this
position. The seige guns are not yet
within five miles of the vanguard.
General Shafter left his ship today
and took quarters with General Wheeler
at the front. His appearance there gave
rise to a rumor that an attack would
occur tomorrow, but the staff officers
say it is impossible to get the army in
shape to strike a blow for several days.
About 2,000 troops are camped four
miles east of the besieged city, and the
remainder of the forces stretch along
the road from there to Juragua and
Daiquiri. The advance forces are in a
semi-circle, the left flank resting two
miles from there under command of
General Chaffee with the extreme right
under command of Colonel Miles, about
a mile to the northwest. Beginning
with the Twelfth Infantry at the ex
treme left, the Seventh, Seventeenth,
Fourth, Twenty-fifth and Tenth infan
try extend to the right in order named.
Beyond them picket lines are estab
lished three-quarters of a mile nearer
Santiago city, being in plain sight of
General Chaffee's and Colonel Miles'
troops.
Much amusement has been caused
among the officers by the large number
of Red Cross flags flying from buildings
in Santiago. Seven such flags have
been counted today, and it is reported
that two more were hoisted tonight.
They are all flying from the largest and
most prominent buildings, and our offi
cers say the Spanish soldiers evidently
intend to thus try to protect every
place in the city offering a good mark
for the America'n artillery.
For the past day or two landings
have been without incident. Tire hos
pital corps has finished its camp and
several patients are already under good
treatment. There are quite a few
cases of measles under the care of the
physicians, but a majority of the cases
of sickness are the result of heat and
the extreme hardships the men have
undergone, particularly in waiting for
shelter and food during the landing.
The fleet lies silently and grimly
waiting for the moment to come when
it shall finally measure its strength
with the harbor batteries. All day
long, four American men-of-war lay
within a mile and a half of Morro's
guns, but not a shot was exchanged.
The sailors on board could almost have
exchanged words with the soldiers
ashore, and tho fact that tho Spaniards
did not risk a shot is taken to indicate
that they are very short of ammnnition.
The Indiana, Iowa, New Orleans and
Massachusetts could easily have been
hit as they lay almost motionless with
in easy range, but Morro might be a
country schoolhouse for all the hostile
demonstration it made.
Word was received by Rear-Admiral
Sampson today that the Spanish supply-boat
Purisima Concepcion, which
escapd from Jamaica recently, has ar
rived safely at Tunas, the port of
Sancti Spiritus, on the southern coast
of the province of Santa Clara. The
naval officers here are much chagrined
at the fact that the steamer got away.
In the Sues Canal.
Madrid, July 2. In an interview
this afternoon Lieutenant-Colonel Cor-
rea, minister oi war, asserted tnat Ad
miral Camara's squadron- had begun
the passage of the Suez canal. He
also announced that the Victoria, the
Numancia, the Alfonso XIII and the
Lebanto, all armored cruisers, are
ready to form the third squadron.
Merrltt Has Gone.
San Francisco, July 2. The steamer
Newport, with General Merritt on
board, sailed this morning for the
Philippines. General Merritt is very
anxious to avoid an encounter with
any vessel from the Spanish navy, and
will issue orders to the fleet at Hono
lulu to make all possible speed to the
islands.
In a civil servioe examination in
England there were 1,866 failures in a
class of 1,072.
To Allow Soldiers to Vote.
Washington, July 2. Tbe senate
committeo on privileges and elections
today reported the bill allowing sol
diers to vote in tbe field. The com
mittee decided npon this action at a
meeting today and in doing so divided
upon party lines, with the Republicans
supporting and the Democrats oppos
ing it. Senator Hoar gave n to tee that
he would take an early opportunity to
call the bill up for action.
At Mains. Germanv. instruction In
cooking is obligartoy tor girls in public
WATSON'S EASTERN SQUADRON
Preparing for Its Raid, While Camara
Loses Time.
Washington, July 2 It was an
nounced at the navy department this
afternoon that the Spanish Cadiz
squadron had paid the heavy Suez
canal tolls and was about to proceed
eastward through the canal, though
this statement was probably erroneous,
in view of the later reports to the
press indicating that the Spanish ves
sels were stopping for repairs. The
adivces only hastened preparations
making for the departure of Commo
dore Watson's Eastern squadron. The
commodore has reported to the navy
department his arrival off Santiago,
and his consultation with Admiral
Sampson respecting the details of the
cruise, 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 t abject at Port Said will redound
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 General Merritt'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 the
i on tinned 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 permission 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 is in a good place to
be shipped to Dewey, to serve as a base
of supplies for Watson's Eastern squad
ron, when it enters the Mediterianean,
or to coal any American vessels that
may pass through the Suez canal,
bound to the Asiatic station.
The news that reached the depart
ment through the press reports that
Admiral Camara is about to leave his
torpedo-boat destoryeis at Port Said,
because 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 thp 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
ceived a dispatch from Lieutenant
Colonel Allen, hi gnal corps officer in
Cuba, announcing that a telegraph
and telephone station bgfl been estab
lished at a pofnt within two miles of
the city of Santiago. This information
is of the highest importance to the
officials of the war department, as it
insures to them practically direct
communication with Shafter. The in
formation is significant, too, as 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
Shafter have established themselves in
advance of telegraphic 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.
Ihe road convention will consist of two
or more repesentatives from each road
district, and tire best means of securing
good highways for the county will he
discussed. Farming in Clatsop county
is steadily increasing, but farmers are
greatly handicapped because of poor
highways. It is the intention to re
move this obstacle to the county's prog
ress, ar.d secure thoroughfares which
can he used the year round. The con
vention wiil couLtless be largely at
tended. Shot lu Hay Field.
Harrisburg, 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 lives near by.
Turner visited with McGrath's boy,
about his own ago. McGrath thought
he was visiting his wife, with whom
he has had trouble, and became jeal
ous. Today he went to the Summer
ville faim 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. The
ball entered Turner's left breast, and
he dropped dead.
Famine at Santiago.
Playa del Este. July 2. Instercepted
dispatches from Admiral Cervera show
a critical state of affairs at Santiago.
Both food and ammnnition 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 liarobr
entrance, even though going very
close 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 forward compartment
to the collision bulkhead. It is expected
three weeks will be cosumed in making
repairs.
The heart beats 10 strokes a minute
less when one is lying down than when
in an upright posture.
Spy at Fort Canby.
Astoria, July 2. It has been learned
that the court-martial which recently
convened at Fort Canby was held for
the put pose of determining whether or
not a resident of Ilwaco is a Spanish
spy. The man is a Mexican, and while
under the influence of liquor recently
created the impression by his utter
ances that he was in the employ of tbe
Spanish government. The verdict of
the court has not yet been made known,
but many of the soldiers at the fort
are of the opinion that the Mexican
has been found guilty and will be show