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Eugene City Guard. I. L- CFII I Proprietor. BVOBNS CITY ORKOON DOINGS OF THE WEEK A OoinoUU K.tI.w of tha ToUf rnabl Haw f Tfcl All "or- I.hiiiU. Free swimming baths are to ba con structed in Portland. A salmon weighing MS oonrlii bM bean ibippad from Portland to the Omaha (air. Tha Egyptian government ha deflnl t . 1 v refused to permit the Hpauiah fleet to ooal at Port Said. It 1 reported on apparently good authority that the water aupply of Santiago haa been cut off. The Spaniih troop at Calmannit and other point in the interior of tha province of Santiago, are atarvlng. Manila dispatches received at Madrid nnder date of June 24, nay the Span lards are determined to fight to the death, and that when the American troop arrive deiperate fighting will oc cur on land and sea. The passage leading to the Inner har bor of Ouantanatno haitsrr ha been thoroughly cleaned of mine by liunchea from the Dolphin and other hip. Kight mine, weighing 180 1 Is each were taken ap nnl ent to dock, where they will Im cleaned before they are pot Into the American water. A diipatch received at Washington Wednesday evening aay: General Shatter ha )uat repnrtod to General Mile that he can take Santiago in 48 hnura, but indicate that the undertak ing may involve cousiderublo loas. II ha information of the approach of H.00O Spanish reinforcement from Mauzanilhi, and it I believed that ho intend to take the town Imme diately, and thai now of a battle may be el peeled at any time. Tlio Spanish re inforcement refenel to are now with in 64 mile of Santiago. lufnrmtion ha been received from Manzanillo to the effect that five bat talion of Spaniih trooi, which left that city several day ago to relnlorco General I.inare returned to Manza nillo two days after departure. This is regarded as indioatlng the failure uf the Spanish attempt under command of (ieneral Pando to rush 10,000 train ed troop to the defense of Santiago. This ntw ha aet at lest the fears of both the American and Cuban com manders. They lielieve that Pando' men either were unequal to the difll oult march from Manzanillo to Santi ago, or olc (Ieneral Linares, realising tiie hoplessnes of bis position, sent word thai it was useless lo send addi tional troops to that point. Admiral Sauiion icport that tho auxiliary oruiaei Si. Paul arrivud off Santiago Monday and discharged her troop. Captain Sigsbco reiorta that on Wednesday afternoon while off San Juan, he waa attacked by a Spunish unprotected cruiser and the Spanish torpedo-boat Terror The Terroi mada a dash, which was awaited by the St. Paul Shots from the guns of the St. Paul hit the Terror three times, kill ing one officer and two men and wound ing several other. The Terror drop ped back undei cover of the formica tions with difficulty, and wa towed into harbor in a sinking condition, whore she is now being repaired. Later the cruiser and guuliouts started out again, but remained under protection of tho fort. Uy proclamation iuued Tuesday tho protidont gave notice of the intention of the government to assume the for midable task of blockading about 600 miles of the Cuban coast line in addi tion to the section already blockaded, and also to blockade San Juan, Porto Rico. Thil increase the extent of tho blockade on the Cuban coast fully four fold. The demands upon the navy will not be nearly so heavy in proper lion to the territory coveted as in tha case of the initial blockade, for tho reason that the new blockaded coast lie entirely within the great bight on the south coast of Cuba, in which wa ter is generally very shallow, and tho atrt are few into which a vessel could cuter. The most imortant of these irt aro Manaanillo, Trinidad and Tuna. Orders have been issued for the im mediate sailing of anothei large expe dition to reinforce Shatter. The sol dier will sail from Tampa and will number 0,000 men. It I understood they will be taken from (Ieneral Sny der's second division of the Fourth army corps. Kight transports will carry the expedition to Key West, wheie thev will he joined by a strong naval convoy ami proceed to Santiago. Prep arations have been proceeding vlgoi ously for omc days, but the rigid cen sorship at Tampa prevented a word go ing out regarding the expedition. Snyder's Second division, the Fourth army corps, looked upon by tho war department as the one best equipped for an immediate start, i now at Tampa, and is made up of three brig ade and nine regiments, which include both regular and volunteer. There is no abatement In the de maud lor the new war bond. Kxperta agree that the total of individual sub scriptions will not exceed the flO.000, 000 mark. The submarine boat Argonaut ha completed a ran of 200 mile under and on the water of the Chesapeake bay between Italtimore and Noifolk, Vs., and Simon Lake, the inventor, expresses confidence in being able to cut the wire or destroy mines laid to protect any harbor in the world. The collapse of a building at Uiot, France, killed ;to person. II the sun wa to be divided into smaller planet it would make 1,810, 0U0, each the slae of the earth. The interantional fishery oongicss, organised at Tampa last year, ha been invited to meet in Paris during the exposition, and has accepted tho invitation. Tho diacoveiy ha been made that metal tilings of Any kind can be ooin piaaaeJ into bar which will itaud aa aevere tests a the original bar which supplied the tiling. LATER NEWS. The diipotche report that a general assault on Santiago by the loud and too force of the United States began Friday morning. President McKlnley bs appointed George Bruce Cortellyon, of New York assistant eeoretary to the president, to fill the additional poaltinn of that grade recently created by oongrea. Officials of the United State em bassy discredit the Madrid diipatch saying that Oamara had passed through the Sues canal. They lay he had not eutered the canal Firday morning. It ii tho general understanding among army officer! here that the next expedition to tho Philippine will get off about July II. Tbo fleet will con sist of the Peru, City of Puebla. Aca puleo, Umatilla and Pcnniylavnia. According to a dispatch received Fri day by the Spaniih minister of marine, st Madrid, Admiral Camara, in com mand of the Spanish fleet recently at Port Hold, ha passed through the Sues anal, apparently on his way to the Philippine. Tho Porto Rican expedition, which is the next number on the war pro gramme after the surrender of Santi ago, ia to Is; led by Major-( Ieneral John It. HriMike, now commanding the Kir-t imiy corps at Chickamagua, who will he made military governor of tho ill and after its capture. Colonel Allen, in charge uf the signal station at I'laya del Kste, Friday morn ing telegraphed to Washington that the light was growing furious in all direction. At the time at which lie nt the telegram eight Americana and nine Cubans had been wounded. The Spaniards were shelling the American is they advanced, ami Siirnpson's fleet was hotly engaging the fort. According to truitworthy intelli gence (rom Manila, the Spanish gOW nor-general h is made arrangements for a meeting with Admiral Dicdrich commander id the Herman naval force in the Far Hast), in order to pioposo iii l -half of the Span inh gov eminent that Manila should he handed into provincial charge of a neutral commander. The prosisul was reje, led hi Do dried, in Tiew of the American blockade. The Japanese cruiser Matsushima ar rived at I long Kong Friday (rom Ma nila, which port sho left on the after noon of Monday. June 27. She i. -ports iit.it the American transports had not then arrived. The situation wa un changed, the Spaniard continuing to erect defense ami the insurgents oc cupying posit iona within about 3,000 yards of the city. Food Is growing scarcer. The Matsushima repotti also that when she left Manila harlsir there were live (leimau and four British warships thero. Tho president hai intimated that another call for volunteer will soon he issued. Captain P. II. Cooper, superintend ent of the naval academy, bus been se lected to command the cruiser Chicago. The Kgyptian government has decid ed to notify Admiral Camara that the continued presence of the Spanish Heel at Port Said is violating neutral ity, and that the warships must leave. Secietary Long said that he understood Catuara's Meet had paid the canal dues, and the presumption ia that they will com ii the voyage. Tho war department has received the welcome information today that military telegraph station have been cHtahlishcd at St. Villa, in the center of the pi enon t military operations, and that this lino runs lo a point near Agundore, where it connect with the French i able line, thus hi inging I Ien eral Shatter into direct communication with the department. Corporal llucht. Seventh infantry, who with seven men wa Kent out seven miles from Santiago was found by (ieneral Shatter Thursday afternoon and sent into camp. The party had repeatedly seen the Spaniards, who did not ofter to molest them, and the Americans sent the day us if enjoying a picnic In the woods. Tho corporal said that hT ho bad had with him a Midi' lent force he could have biought In 40 Spanish prisoners. The camp conditions DOai Santiago continue hard. Heavy rains set every thing afloat. Katious, however, are being served out regularly, hut they arc -till not plentiful. Oltlcers ami men fare alike. The lattei art Millcr lllg during the cold nights from lack ol blankets thrown away on the march. Those have bsM appropriated by the Cubans, who take everything insight, and do as little as possible. On the whole, ib. v actually (are better than our men. Consular Agent Bioadbsnt has just (ado a master stroke, which lie re ports to the department While the Spanish ships were seeking srmission of the Egyptian government to take ooal at PoH Said, the consular othYcr succeeded in quietly buying up all the imiiI available at that place. This amounted to 1,000 tons and it is in a gisid place to tie shipped to Dewey, to serve as a base of supplies lor Watson's Kastern squadron, when it enteisthe Mediterranean, or to coal any Ameri can vessel that may pass through the Sue canal bound to the Asiatic sta tion. in Vcnesuel the revolution which has prevailed for the past six months ended by the defeat and capture of Hotniwdn. its leader. A horse will live 28 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 pound of pure Ameri can cheese. A similar bill lias been in lrs I need by Kepiesentalive ('bickering, of New York. In ihe tlrst live months of isnH more rain tell In Kansas than during the whole of last year. For over 100 year a weekly distri bution of bread haa taken place at St. John' chapel, one ol tho Trinity p.u Ish churcbe. New York city. According to Nilison, the soologist, the weight of the Greenland whale is 100 tons, or 314,000 pminJs, or equal to that ol 88 rlephanta. or 440 bears. The presidi-nt ha granted s pardon ' to Captain John D Hart, now serving 1 lenience of two year (or engaging In . Uhluslciiiiy exiieditieu tu Cuba, A BATTLE' BEGIN Santiago Attacked by the Land and Sea Forces. ENEMY'S OUTER WORK-STAKED Morru ' sad the Porta Borabardrd by the Pleat Vrsuvlai 0001 II" llfismlU (loin With Oood effect -Carrara's Ships fired I'pon Troops- Plsya del Kate, July 8. A general assault on tho city of Ssrrtisgo by the Isnd snd ses force of the United Htstes began st 7 o'clock this morning. General Luwtnn advanced and took jsrsaession of Kl Oauoy, a suburb of Sutitiugo. Morro castle and the other forts st the entrance of the liar bor were bom barded by our fleet. The VesuTioi used her dynamito guns with good float The Spanish fleet in the harbor Ured on the American tioops, who wero very close to the city. Hard fighting all ulorrg the American lino wu in progress at I o'clock. Nine wo'indod t Cubans havo lieon brought In. Hpanlardi Retreated. Siboney, July 3. At 1 o'clock this ultemoon, alter six hour' terrillc light ing, the Spaniard began to leave their entrenchment and rotreuted into tha city. Many American wore wounded, arid an- being brought in. One man hud IhiIIi -urns shot off and was wounded in one hip, but wus laughing. Hurtle I'onlliiiieJ t mil llitrk. Pluya del Kste. July I. The fighting continued until dark. Our forces ear ned the enemy' outer works, and have occupied them this evening. The battle will probably bo resumed ut daybreak. Tha American Ion ra heavy. Hone estunstos place it at 600 killed and wounded. Shatter'! Official Iteport. Washington, July 3 The war de partment haa received tho following from (Ieneral Shutter, dated at Sibo ney: "Huve hnd a very heavy engagement today, which lasted from 8 A. M. un til sundown. We huve carried their outer work and are now in possession of than There is now about three quarters of a mile of open between my line and the city. Uy morning, the tr-.op- will be entrenched, and consid erable augmentation of the force will be there. (Ieneral Lawtnu' divilon and (Ieneral Hate's brigade have been engaged all day iir carrying Kl (Juuoy, which waa accomplished at 4. P M. Am well in line, and will rest in front .d Santiago during the night. 1 icgret to say that our casualties will be above 400. Of these not many were killed. SHAFTER." i hi. in- nt l the Westward. Washington, July 3. Air official diipatch was received last night at the war department continuing the press repot that Shutter had sMl back on transports to Acvrrrwleros, whence they came, '.',000 of Garcia' Cubans. The purpose ii a double one, tint, to pro vent reinforcements coming into San tiago fom Manzanillo on the west, und second to prevent the retreat in that direction uf tho Spanish garrison of tho town. Pled the Wnr i;.,ii Washington. July 3. den. (Iroely bus the following from Siboney: "Saw the war balloon up near San tiago lust night from the flagship ol Admiral Sampson, where I wus observ ing it. ALLEN." To Slop I'molii. I'laya del Kite, July 3. It i be lieved that (Ieneral Garcia, whose torci w taken to the east to co operate with the Tinted States army in the capture of Santiago, will be sent hack with 3,000 of his men to stop the advance of (Ieneral 1'undo, the Spaniih commander, who, with 8,400 trKi and a quantity of cattle, was repotted at u point Tl miles from Mituxunillo, going east towards .Santiago. Accord ing to Information which reached the tlugxhip New York today from Colonel Itios, in command of the Cuban camp, (ieneral Pan do started from .Manzanillo June f, ami is traveling at the rate of 10 miles a day. The distance to Sun tiago ia A7 miles, and the roadl am rough aud difficult to travel. The Cu bang now opposing Pando number only about 300 men. Mellcles llelleval llroiike. Washington, July 3. Brigadier (Ieneral Penning, recently teheved from duty at Camp Pluck, waa today ordered to proceed to Atlanta to relievo Qanetal Brooke of the command of the department of the (lull. This order does not effect Brooks' command of the Firit army corp. in camp at I'lucka manga, and w hich is to proceed to Tampa foi embarkation to Santiago, either to reinforce Shaftei's army or to invade Porto Kieo. Berlin, July 3. The following dis patch has been revived from Hong Kong: According to trustworthy in telligence from Manila, tho Spanish governor-general ha made arrange ments for a meeting with Admiral Diedrichs t commander of the (ierman naval lorces in the far East,) in order to propose in behalf of the Spanish government that Manila should be bunded into provincial charge of a neu tral commander. Tho proposal was rejected by On .Inch- in view of tha American blockade. The Manila new via Hong Kong re terring to the action of Admiral Died richs may ba looked ti on a being a eiiu-ofticial note, a it waa iuued by a unofficial news agency here. Aulcned to the I Ml i Washington, July 1. Batteries H and M, of the Sixth Unite. 1 State ar- ; tilleiy, now on duty at Fort Mver, j have been assigned for duty to the Philippines. They will start on their truni-contincntal journey next Tuee- day. The number of churchea in Chicago haa g'owa (root 157 in 1870 to 099. NOT IN SIGHT. Usssjsjasj Tro.pt H, . Wot M AUalla. Washinfton. July i While not pro lil in his utteranoe Admiral Dewey loses no opportunity to keep the nary lepartment informed of the stste of .flairs at Manila. A diiputch came from him today dated Caivte. June 27, rerfirtiug that condition ore practical ly unchanged, making no mention of the arrival of reinforcement!. He had some other matter! of intereit, hot they wore not of a character that could properly be made public at this stage. For ..ne thing It can lie itsted Uiat Admiral Dewey has bean paiticular to avoid committing his government to any particului line of action respecting the future of tho Philippines Of to do anything that would embarrass (Ieneral Merritt In framing a policy to rneei the needs of the case when he arrive-, lie had made no ol!h ml pledges to the irrsurirent lesder. although he hns not hesitated to openly praise hii good pol ilici aud his accomplishment!. Mpllt In lu. urgent Haoki- llorig Kong, July 3. According to letters from Cavite dated June 211, the insurgent occupy the whole of Bolu can province, occasional skirmishes oc curring. The insurgent captured tl c Spanish ship Bakol in Kayaho bay while sho was landing 600 troops. A stubborn fight occurred, In which the Spanish commander, a lieutenant-colonel, was silled. The insuigents have captured the governor of Bulucan, together with his wife and children. Aguinaldo placid under arrest the rebel leaders Artachio and Ssndico for having revealed the fact that the steamer Puig, recently sciwd by the Hong Kong authorities, was laden with arms for the insurgents. Sundico ap pealed to Consul Williams, and was liberated. He Is irow on board the Nausban. It is feared that the inci dent will cause a split in the insurgent party, Sundico being influential and the only insmgent leader capable of administration. Tho insurgent! lear that Agnlnalda will shoot Artachio un less Admirul Dewey interfere, a lie suspects that sandico intended to form an opposition party. lasarsjaasi Ming. Jurugua, via Kingston, July I. General Oarcia and a, 000 insurgent! from the mountains west of Santiago wore brought hero today on American transports. Fully 0,000 insurgent! aro now concentrated near Juragtta. The mujorilv arc well armed, but all are badly t'othod. They aru accustomed to the hush-whacking methisls of the Spaniard-, and are fuimliur with every truil in the vicinity of Santiago. A conference between Shatter and (Jarcia will be held tomorrow to further con sider plan of co operation of the two armiea. Uaruiu'a plan ia to march his entire arrrry overturn! along the northern couit, keeping in touch with the Amer ican army. As soon as possible Oarcia will effect a junction with Qr z' forces, now west of Havana. The Cu ban leaders plan to have 30,000 insur gents beforo Havana when the time comes for investment of that city. Ooafataaaa at rrr sni,i. New York, July 3. A special to the Tribune, dated at Port Said, Egypt, June 80, II P. M., says: The Spnnish cotipul-gencrul, who came here lust night, received this morning a nonik'r of dispatches from the Duke of Almodovar, minister ol foreign uffuirs, and immediately ufter wurds held a long conference w ith Ad miral Camara on hoard the Pelayo. At 1:30 o'clock the Isla de Luzon ar rived. She has a crew of 111) men, her armament consists of two heavy gun and she carries 1,300 tons of coal and a large supply of provisions, an. ii i (lr to Sen. London, July 3. A dispatch to Lloyd's from Port Said, dated 10:40 o'clock tonight, says that the Pelayo, Emperudor, Cailo Quinto, Oaada, Pstriotu, Duenoa Ayrea, Isla de Panay, Rapldo, sun sTranoiaoo, lala da Luzon ami San Ignucu de Loyu huve gone b sea. Port Said, July 3. Admiral Cama ra' ship have moved outi-idc of the harbor in order to coal from their own uolllers. The Spanish colliers Colon and Covangadu have also entered the Sues canal. Fade KepnrU From i ..trld. Madrid. July 3. According to a dis patch rtoalved tuday hi the Spanish Minister of Marine, Admiral Cuinura in command of the Spanish fleet re cently at Port Said, lias passed through the Suez canal, apparently on bin way to the Philippine. London, July 9. Officials of the United States embassy discredited the Madrid dispatch aaytng that Camara bus nassed through the Suez canal They -ay he had not entered the oanul tnis morning. Mewapaper-lloat Wrecked. Kingstou, Jamaica, July 3. A news paper dispatch-boat, tho Elay, wont sthore last night at Kocky Point, at the eastern end of Jamaica. She Will probably go to pieces. Langdon Smi ley, a correspondent, was on Ismrd of her at the time. Oaletatl Sh.ken ITp. Redding, Cal., July 3. A special train carrying the official of the I'nion Pacific raiimad was wrecked this even ing lietw.ien Hmltbloa and Delta, alsmt 3fi mile north of liedding. Although receiving a severe shaking np none of the official- weie injured. The engi neer and Sicilian were hurt, but not seriously. The engine jumped the track in a cut, but the couches stayed on the rails. The train was dcluved four hours. Spanlah ( harts rr XT allow. Washington July 3. The navy do puittueiit standi! pressing tho ar rangements for the dispatch to the Mediterranean of ihe Eastern squadron under Commodore Watson. An evi dence of this purpose was made visible today in the packing and forwarding of boxes of . harts of all the waters likely to be traversed by Watson's squadron, direct!) to the ship off San tiago. Cut flowers can he tinted almost any I, nired color by means ol analine dye which are absvrbed with the water. ARMY IN CAMP Americans Mobilized l:uur Miles From Santiago. ENGINEERS HARD AT WORK Arllllerr Bdj Tafceo l Over IUd MouDtaln llod-(tieral Hhartor at tha Froul-Spanlardi llol.ted Hod . .... i i.e. Over tho flly. Off Juruaga, Province of Santiago do Cuba, via Kingaton, July 3. The force of the American army i being mobil ized us rapidly a posaible in the vicin ity of Aguadorus, four mile from San tiago do Cuba. The moment the tedi ous tusk ia completed, the attack on Spain' last ditch In Eastern Cuba will l begun. When that will begin Shutter himself cannot say. The troops can lio moved without serious delay, and uro pushing forward rapidly, but the movement of the pucktrains, wagons, ambulance and artillery ia somewhat alow. From Duiquiri, where the artillery was landed, to the present point of eon c si itl ition, the road run through a tangle of undergrowih up and down steep hillsides and over treacherooa swanip-liorderod streams foi a diatance of over 13 miles. Through thi con tinuous thicket the vanguard of the army ii cutting its way. Engineers are at unrk leveling tho track and tilling pits, while a lurge forco of regular and volunteers, with axos, aided by Cuban with machete, are hacking down tree and clearing out tho brush. A few light guns have already reached this position. The oige guns are not yet within live mile- of the vanguard. (Ieneral Shatter left his ship today und took quarters with Ocnerul Wl ler ut the fiunt. Hii uppearunce there gave rise to a rumor thut un uttuck would oi cur tomorrow, but the duff officers say it is impossible to got the army in hluis to strike u blow for several days. Alsiut 3,000 troops are cumped four mile! east of the besieged city, and the lemulnder of tho forces stretch along the road from there to Jurugua und Daiquiri. The advance forces ure in a semi-circle, tho left Hank resting two miles fiom there under command of Qenaral Chaffee with tl stroma 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 tha right in order named. Heyond them picket lines are estub llshed three-quarters of a mile nearer Santiago city, being In plain sight of Qenaral Chaffee's and Colonel Mill's' Iroopa, Much amusement haa been caused among the officers by the largo number of lied Cross tluga flying from buildings in Suntiago. Seven such flugs have been counted today, mid it i reported thut two more were hoisted tonight. They are all flying from the lurgest und most prominent buildings, and our offi cers nay the Spanish soldiers evidently intend to thus try to protect every place in the city offering a good mark for the Aniciicun artillery. For the past day or two landings have been w ithout incident. The hos pital corps has tin;-! . i it! camp and several patients are already under good treatment. There are quite a few cases of measles under the care of the physicians, tmt u majority of the cases of sickness are the result of heat and the extreme hardships the men huve undergone, particularly in waiting for shelter and food during the landing. The fleet he silently and grimly waiting for the moment to come when it -hall finally measure its strength with the harbor butteries. All day long, four American men-of-war lav 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 aabora, und the fact that the Spaniards did not risk a shot is taken to indicate that they are very short of ammunition. The Indiana, Iowa, Now Orleans and Mussachuse It could easily have been hit as they lay almost motionless with in easv range, but Morro might bo a country Kboolboutt for all the hostile demonstration it made. Word was received by liear-Admiral Sampson today thut the Spanish -up ply-boat Purisima OoDOtpolon, which MOapd from Jamaica recently, has ar rived safely at Tunas, thu port of Sancti Spiritus, on the southern coast of the province of Santa Clara. Tho naval officers here uie much chagrined at the fact that the steamer got away. In in. Suet ( oi , Madrid, July 3. In an interview this ulteimsiii Lieutenant-Colonel Cor rea, minister of war, asserted thut Ad miral Camara' squadron had begun the p.i--iigc of the Sue?, canal. He also announced that the Victoria, the Nuiuancia, the Alfonso XIII and the Lebanto, all armored cruisers, aro ready to form tho third squadron. Merritt II .- (lone. San Francisco, July 3. The steamer Newort, with (Ieneral Merritt on board, sailed this morning tor the Philippines. General Merritt is very anxious to avoid an encounter witii any vessel from the Spanish navy, and will issue orders to the fleet at 'Hono lulu tu make all possible speed to the islands. In a civil service examination in England there were l,8firt failure- in a class of 1,B3. To !!... ..!. , to Vote. Washington, July 3. The senate BOMalttaa OO privileges ami elections today reported the bill allowing sol diers to vote in tho Held. The com mittee decided upon thi action at a meeting today .md in doing so divided upon party line, with the Kepublicans supporting and tho Democrats oppos ing it Senator Hoar gave ntoice that he would take an early opportunity to call the bill up for action. At Maina, Germany, instruction In cooking ii obligartoy for girls in public school. r.nar-n i-oTrrnN I A1TIPT I t'TTTTT Pr.par.oa tor I" H.ld. Wall. Canr.r. I.uui Tlino. Washington, July 3 It wa an nounce.! at the navy department this afternoon that the Spanish Cadia squadron had paid the heavy Huea canal tolls and wos about to proooed eastward through the canal, though this statement was probably erroneous, in view of tho later report to the press indicating that the Spanish ves sel wero flopping for repaira. The adivces only haitencd preparations making for the departure of Cororao lora Watson' Eastern squadron. Tho commodore has reiwrted to the nav, department his arrival off Santlugo, and bis consultation with Admiral Sampson respecting the details of the cruise, which, it is expected, will oc cupy fully four months, providing tho war endures that length of time. The delay to which the Spaniard are subject at Port Said will redound very greatly to the advantage of Ad miral Dewey, i I Camara is still in 10 ality honnd for the Philippines, for they insure the arrival of almost tho whole of Oenerul Merritt' forces, and almost certainly ol tho ernlser Charles ton and the Monterey and Monodnock, before the Spanish squadron could reach Manila harbor. It wa learned this afternoon that the Egyptian government had decided to notify Admirul Camara that tho 1 00 tin Dad presence of tho Spanish fleet ut Port Said ia violating neutrality and that the warship muat leave. Consular Agent Broudbont bus just made a maater stroke, which he reports 10 the department. While the Spanish ships wore seeking pet mission of the Egyptian government to take coal at Ptrt Said the consular officer succeeded in quietly buying up ull tho coal avail able at that place. This amounted to 3,000 tons, and it i in a good place to lie shipped to Dewey, to serve aa a base of supplies for Watson's Eastern squad ron, when it enter tho Mediterranean, or to coal any American vessel that may paaa through the Suea canal, bound to the Asiatic station. The nev a that reached the depart ment through tho press reports thut Admiral Camara is about to leave his tornado-boat daatoryaii nt Port Said, becuuao they would bo unablo to weather the monsoons that rage in the Indian ocean at this season, is heHoved at the navy department to picsage the dissolution of the saaudron und the abandonment of tho cruise to the Phil ippine. The Wire to the Front. Washington, July 2. General A. W. Greoly, chief signal officer, tonight re ceived a dispatch from Lientennnt Colonel Allen, signal corps officer in Cuba, announcing that a telegraph and telephone station hud been estub liahed at a point within two mile of the city of Santiago. This information i of the higheat important e to the officiala of the war department, as it insures to them practically direct communication with Shufter. Tbo in formation is significant, too, as it shows that the American troops are within rifle shot of Suntiago. Tho telegruph station being of course with i it tho American linea, its location conclusive ly indicate that the forces of General Shatter have established themselves in advance of tclegiuphic communication. A Hoad Convention. Astoria, Or., July 2. The county court is using every means to provide Clutaop with good roads, and it wag decided today to call convention. This convention will meet hero July 30-31, during which time the farmers' convention will be in session hero. Ihe road convention will consist of two or more repesentutivea from each road district, and tho best meuii of securing good highways, for the county will he discussed. Farming in Clatsop county is steadily increasing, hut farmers are greatly handicapped because of poor highways. It is the intention to re move this obstacle to the county's prog ress, and secure thoroughfares which can ho used the year round. The cou vention will doubtless be largely at tended. Mint III II iv Field. Ilarrisbnrg, ( r., July 2. This morn ing Churles Turner was shot and killed by T. M. II oQ rath, about six railes east of this place. Turner hud been working on the farm of Harvey Sum mcrville. McOruth lives near by. Turner visited witii McGrath's boy, about his own age. McGrath thought he was visiting his wife, with whom ba has hud trouble, und beiame jeal ous. Today he went to the Summer villo farm und went up to Turner, who wus working in the hay field, epoke a few words, then stepped back und drew a revolver and shot him. The ball entered Turner's left breuat, and he dropped dead. I'miilne at Hantlago. Playn del Este. July 2. Intercepted dispatches from Admiral Corvera show a critical state of affairs at Santiago. Dotli (""! und ammunition ate reported to bo getting very short, and the latter will he exhausted soon. For some days the fleet has been unable to draw a shot from the batteries off the harohr entrance, even though going very close inshore. The cruiser Now Or leans bus left for Key West. Unlphln n i. in Damaged. Washington, July 2. Reports re ceived at the navy department of the collision between the Dolphin and Nevark indicate that it took place near Key West. The Dolphin amashed her atem, filling the forward compartment to the collision bulkhead. It is expected three week! will bo oosuuiodin making repairs. The heart lieata 10 strokes a minute less when one ia Iving down than when in an upright posture. Spy at fort Canby. Astoria, July 2. It has been learned that the court-martial which recently -onvened at Fort Canby was held for the purpose of determining whether or not a reeident of Ilwaoo is a Spanish P7. The man ia a Mexican, and while under the Influence of liquor recently reaied me itupteseion by his utter I anoea that he waa in the employ of the i Spanish government. The verdict of I the court has not yet been made known, I but many of the soldiers at the fort are of the opinion that the Mexican haa been found guilty and will be shot lii name ba not been disclosed. III I r A I 11 V I Admiral Dewey ports the Situation Unchanged. INSURGfcNTS ARE CLOSING rn Foreign M r ,, Ar . Ilarbor-Aauloaldo ICilahli,, l? Oov.rntu.nt at Cavlu-Th. Ad, J Tralsa of tha Native Leader. Washington, July 1. The niT., partmont today gave out ( nianan, from Admiral Dewey, which T brought to Hong Kong by the loch, io It must have left Cavite oo tv Sad. The meaango made no refaaaJ to the landing of the German mirinJ and the officials here aro eatiifled th, Germany ia acting in good J according to the rules of neutr,,t; Admiral Dowey's message folio;,. "No change In the aituation rlaej my telegram of June 17. Th.,.. i. . . five German, three British, on" and ono Japanese mun-of-war l0 The Insurgents are coustuntly clgntt, in on the city. Aguinaldo, the Iran, gent leader, with 18 of hia ejtafi, rived May 10 by my riniulori on th Nunahan. He established himself ,. Cavite, outside of tho iiaerni. ona the protection of our guna, arid i.rfi iaed his headquarters. The piugrea of Agiiiiinldo has been wonderful , has invariably conducted the war lit rnunclr. My relations with him cordial, but my oonference ucnersiij have boon of a personal nature. "DEWKI." Tho house today considered the no ferenoe report on the binikmptty bill, and a number of .-xhei were made, and thun thu report tsi adopted by n decisive majority. MAIL ADVICES FROM MANILA. Adventure or an 1)11 Well Superlnua. out With neli Port TowiiHond, July : . . ;,, 4 to advioes brought from Japan by tin steamship i oluiuMa. which urrired here last night, considerable imligni tiou prevuils among American suilon and ofuccra of tho fleet at Manila over tho treatment of tho captain of th Spanish gunboat Cullao, which soiled into Manila buy ubout a week after tire battle and waa captured by Dewey'i fleet. The Spaniards claim he showed cowardice in not returning the die I the Americans. After giving lliorl Spunish oonrt-martial lie was sentenced to be shot, but Commodore Dewey i .ime to hia rescue aud took him under tho protection of the American gov ernment. Since entering Manila hay the Amer ican fleet haa been unable to obtain fresh provisions, and the men hare been living on salt fare. Notwith standing this there ia no sickness among tbo crews, and all are patiently waiting for orders to lake poneiaion of Manila. A Japanese paper contains an ac count of the adventures with rebel an! Spaniards of Mr. Vincent, an Ameri can, superintending a petroleum well on the laland of Ceon. Mi. Vincent was taken enptivo by the reliela sod taken to their hoadquaiter on the out ski'ts of Cebu, where ho was con demned to death. While awaiting ex ecution a Spanish war vessel etentued into tho harbor and oommetioed to bombard tho place. The ItiRiirpinU speedily decamped, leaving their pra onor in the room. Shell uftei iliell camo crashing through the wulla, car rying away moat of the building. When the bombardment ceased latg number of rebels returned, having It bloodstained upper half of n prieatv head in a basket. The head was plnd on a table and Vincent wus given understand he would soon fure a lia ilar fata. Ho was surrounded by rebel! with drawn knives. Before the coue maud of execution was given iieit oceded In making them tin.lersUM that ha was an American aud not Spaniards. Tho chief ordered Ills 1 spared. In the moantimothe Spanish aoUlort ittuckod the place from the rear, and tbo rebolB attempted to escape. Thi Spanish troops rounded together KmH 00 natives, many of whom were young boya and were indulging in n inJi :riminate slaughter. Ignorant at to time of what war trausniring within a tew ynrds of him, Mr. Vincent could hear the cries and prayers of the halp less natives amid the roar of muiklrT After a while the fire aluckened nl all waa quiet except a few iicoasional ihota which sounded tho death knell of those among the natives who had es caped tha volleys poured iuto their midst. About 8 o'clock the next mornin Mr. Vincent crept out ol the r"'"1 building and aucceeded in geinl aboard thu British atcamship )ulf alar U ban, which hud a number a Philippine refugee bound for Sinp pore. Ton Late for ll.-r London, July 1. Tbo Madrid co respondent of the Standard says: Cap tain-Goncrul Auguatin has renewed request for permission to promise tb Philippine insurgents extensive t" forms. Tho government haa compl its arrangements for coaling and C0" vlsionlng Admiral Cnmara'a squadi" and he should now bo able to rose Manila before the end of July Men ure said to weigh on an averag 20 pounds more than women. Spaniard Will Nut Surrender. Mndrld, July 1. Dispatches re ceived from Manila today, undei of June 24, say the Spaniards are ! termlned to flulit to the death, n that when the American troop arriv. desporato fighting will oocnr on I"-4 and act. General Aguinaldo, the " anrgent leader, declares that the fa"1' lly of Captain-General Augustln prisoner at Panpanga, and arc wel treated. The Methodist Episcopal church has built 53 church edifice in Chicago ia the lat aevea year.