at Ik Hitius
Chriniide.
VOL. XT
THE DALLES, OREGON. SATURDAY MORNING, .JUNE 4, 1898.
NO 09
IS1 ST.
Ul
AT
Sisbec Says He Has Plenty of Target Prac
tice Off Santiago.
IPS jlDE OF THE FiBIIFICflllS
Sigsbee Believes Schley Has Cervera Se
Curely Bottled Up in the Harbor at
Santiago-Conference With Bunce.
NEW YORK, June Tho Auxiliary cruiser St. Paul,
Sirbee commanding, came into port early today. Sigsbee
went ashore and proceeded to the navy-yard, where he had a
'onferenco with Admiral Bunce.
After his visit .Sigsbee relaxed from his reserve suflic-if-ntly
to tell the reporter that the St. Paul had target prac
tice right along from his arrival at Santiago, May 22d, at
which place he discovered the Spanish fleet under Admiral
( Vrvnr.'l Sure lino llunl.-c flinrn ic in dniilil (lint, f 'run mmlnvn
Schley has the Spanish squadron securely bottled up at San
tiago de Cuba.
Knowing the Spanish fleet
bee said he made every effort
and on May 25th the St. Paul captured the Rcstormel Avith
twenty-four hundred tons of coal, directly under the guns of
the fort and within easv range.
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ivjuio cruising uciuiu o;iiuiaiju,,joig.-5uee went 111 so ciu.e
to ihe harbor that he was able to ruake sketches of the forti
lical ions, which were sent to Washington today.
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riviii
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Schley Reports That the Battle of Santi
ago Will be me Bloodiest of the
War With Spain,
AT SANTIAGO DE CUBA
Nothing Definite Received to Confirm
Statements as to His Whereabouts
The Cristobal Colon Certainly in
the Harbor.
Wahhinoton, June U. Commodore
Schley .lias demonstrated to the presi
dent and the navy department indie.
patuhoH received from him today that
Sautiagode Cuba ia likely to be the
scene of the bloodiest battle of the war.
The fortresses guarding the entrance to
tho harbor are no strong and their guns so
effective that he thought It prudent to
try first conclusions with them at a dis
tance of four miles.
Tne commodore's dispatches wore
laid before the president and his cabi
net, and subsequently fuller details
were bulletined at the navy department.
Ids now quite evident that Schley,
after making observations and before
firing on Santiago fortresses, sent for
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EXPECTED
PAUL
M YORK
needed coal very badly, Si
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to see that they did not get it
Sampson and u large part of the rear
admiral's squadron.
Schley e dispatches made it manifest
to the president and hie cabinet that the
final flattie at Santiago will tie the turn
ing point of the war, and that place can
only he assaulted successfully by the
combined American fleets.
The navv department bulletin con
firms in all import nut details the Jour
nal's vivid deHcription of last Tuesday's
engagement.
The bulletin ieeued at this late day
is important only for its suggestions.
Two lines are important,witn significant
reading between them. First, that the
decisive battle now pending or 111 pro
gress, mu:t be at long range.
Second, that tho forts are well sup
plied with large long range guns.
This clearly implies that the combined
fleet of .Schley and Sampson will be re
quired to do the work.
Schley on the 29th of May, after re
ceiving reports, sketches and observa
tions from Sigsbee on the St. I'aul, sent
) Capt. Sigsbee to find Sampson. The
rear-admiral moved, according to all re
ports, on Monday night to make a junc
tion with Schley. In the meantime, on
May .'ilst, Schley forced the Santiago
forte to reveal their place and power.
The last reports from Sampson were
by Sigsbee, who met the rear admiral
moving east along the nortli shore of
Cuba. Sampson was then conveying
part of a transport fleet, and this fact
explains why,, Sampson had not arrived
at Santiago de Cuba on Tuesday at 1 :4Q
p, in. when Schley opened fire on the
batteries,
The bulletin was commented on un
favorably by some of the department
people. They said thatjtliere is nothing
iu the text to affirm without qualifica
tion that Cervera's squadron is In San-1
tiago harbor.
The department, it is noted, did not
think it necessary to report ia . the
space of the bulletin issued the
official statements of either Slgbee or
Schley, and the press reports confirm
tbe fact that at least the Cristobal Colon
was in evidence on the day 'of tbe engagement.
1)1 IN
ii
Sagasta Has Been Charged to Ask for
the Iuterveution of the European
Powers,
FAULT FOUND WITH
THE DEPARTMENT
Requests Made by Senators and Gover
nors, Concerning the Mustering in
of Volunteers, War Department
,.t...,i r!..,t ! n..i:
Washington-, June 3. Considerable
significance is attached in official circlee
here to the dispatch from London that
Sagasta has been charged to ask the
European powers to intervene to obtain
peace between Spain and tho United
States, upon such terms as will protect
Spain's pride.
The reasons suggested for such inter
vention will be a considerable loss of
tiade to commercial nations by the con
tinuance of tlie war. There is v belief
current that within u short period the
French embassador will go, as tho repre
sentative of Spain, and the other Euro
pean governments with some proposi
tion, looking to a treaty of peace, to the
secretary of state. It is generally recog
nized that if hostilities continue, Spain
will loose not only Cuba, but also Porto
Rico and the Philippine islands, and
that the present government of Spain
will be overthrown.
The representatives of the European
governmenU here believe that Spain
would be willing to negotiate a treaty of
peace upon the basis of Cuban inde
pendence, provided she can retain Porto
Kico and the Philippines. It is not be
lieve that the United States would agree
to such terms. Since the beginning of
hostilities circumstances have arisen
which compel the United States to de
maud more than mere relinquishment
of Cuba, and it is improbable that any
terms will be agreed upon by this gov
ernment which do not include relin
quishment of Porto Kico and cession of
territory in the Philippines for a coaling
station at leaBt. It is generally con
ceded that Spain could obtain better
terms than if a war is fought to a finish.
Adjutant -General Corbin is receiving
telegrams every hour from the gover
nors of the states and other influential
persons, both urging and demanding
that the department rescind its ruling
that every regiment of volunteer foict-s
be filled to the lUHximnm before more
regiments are ordered under the second
call, in states where troops already iu
service are organized on the minimum
plan. Dozens of congressmen and sen
aors have called at the war department
to protest against this decision. Gen
eral Corbin, however, has no discretion,
ile informed the governor of one of the
Northwest states today that the law was
mandotery and he had 110 authority
whatever to permit him to organize u
new regiment in that state until the
threo which are already in the field had
been recruited to tbe full number of 100
men to each company. This applies to
all states where additional volunteers
aie called for.
IS CERVERA EN
ROUTE TO MANILA
French Correspondent at Madrid Says
He Learns on the Highest Author
ity that Such is the Case.
Pakih, June 3. There is 11 persistent
belief here and at Madrid that Admiral
Cervera ia not at Santiago. The corre
spondent of Gaulois, at Madrid, tele-
SPAIN LOOKING
I FUR
gtaphed from there- saying he has
learned on the highest authority that
Cervera has never been at Santiago;
that tho Spanish ships there belong to
Captain Villimil's torpedo squadron.
It appeared from information gathered
by Ganlois' correspondent that Cervera,
after leaving tho Capo Verde islands
maneuvered po as to deceive the Ameri
cans and then started at full speed for
tho Philippines, where tho fleet is to ar
rive on Satuiilay or Sunday,
His orders are to destroy Dewey's fleet
and then intercept, capture, or destroy
the American transports on their way to
the Philippine islands from San Fran
cisco. In conclusion the correspondent of
Gaulois says that Admiral Cervera's
squadron may be expected to join Cer
vera at the Philippines within a few
weeks. Madiud, June Newspapers here
maintain that Cervera's fleet is sailing
in the direction of the Philippines.
HURRICANE 4T
DUTCH HARBOR
Schooner Helen Driven Ashore Hut
Xot Seriously Damaged Relief
Expedition is Xot Yet on Its Way.
Seattle, June 3. The steamer Brix
ham arrived here today from Dutch har
bor, Alaska, having been unable to reach
Nunivak island, her original destination,
on account of the ice in Bering sea.
The Brixham brings news of a hurri
cane at Dutch harbor, May 22. The
schooner Helen was driven ashore. She
sustained considerable, but no serious,
damage. The bark Harry Morse lost an
anchor and chain.
The revenue cutter Dear had not yet
started on her voyage to Point Barrow
to rescue the whaling fleet imprisoned in
the ice.
The Brisiiam saw nothing of the bark
Guardian, which left this port April '20
with 100 passangers for Kotzebue sound.
MONTEREY LEAVES
MARE ISLAND
Sunday the .Monitor Will Depart fqr
Her Long Trip Across the Pacific.
Vau.imo, Cal., June 3. The monitor
Monterey left Mare island this afternoon
for San Francisco. She will probably
sail Sunday. As the vessel steamed
from the dock she was greeted with cheers
from those who witnessed her departure.
All the steam whistles in the vicinity
saluted the vessel as she passed down
the bay. The collier Brutus, which is to
accompany the Monterey to Manila,
will leave for San Francisco tomorrow
and tho two vessels will probably sail
from San Francisco on Saturday or
Sunday.
PATENTS ISSUED
ON SCHOOL LANDS
Washington, Juno 3. Secretary Bliss
today ordered patented to the state of
Oregon a list of lands selected under a
school grant, embracing 0PJ5 acres in
The Dalles district.
htorui at A lieriloou.
Aiikiidkkn, S. I)., June 3. The most
territic wind storm in the history of this
place struck here about 1 o'clock this
morning. Many windows iindjiminor
buildings were wrecked. The North
Western railroad coal stieds were totally
demolished, and great damage was done
iu the surrounding country.
Hlldu on Vuliloa Glacier,
Na.vaimo, B, C, Juno 3. Tho steamer
Albion, from Copper river, reports a sec
ond heavy slide 011 Valdes glacier. A
number of pack mules were buried in
the snow, but no human lives were lost.
The glacier is now impassable and traffic
for the season is said to be ut an end,
Hau Doiuiiiicu In Itovolt,
Cai u JJaytiuk, June 3. Tho report
that a revolution has broken out at San
Domingo is confirmed, the supposed ex
pedition from here being really the de
parture of Domluican revolutionists.
A. M. WILLIAMS & CO.
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