V Dalles Chrmtfrli. J- THB DALLES, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 21, 1898. N0 83 1 US IE N R nnm H H 1 UUU1 Fusillade Continues at Intervals, and the Shots are Fairly Well limed. KEY WEST, June 20, A government vessel which arrived this morning reports that Morro castle keeps firing heavy shells at the blockading squadron at Havana, and it is not believed such accurate shots can be fired by Spanish gunners. On Friday a 12-inch shell exploded in the neigh borhood of the American sliis, raising a column of water and smoke 100 feet high. SHAFTER, PERHAPS, WILL LAND TODAY The Capture of Santiago, Army and Navy Men Believe, Will Prove Easier Than Was First Expected. SPAIN HEfOSES TO GIVE DP H0BS0J1 Kp BIS pfl Ind to Emphasize That Refusal, Blanco An nounces That He Will Hereafter Recog- ni'fi No Fl;ir nf Truce. WASHINGTON. June 20. Word was received today from Commodore Watson to the effect that Captain-General Blanco says that the Spanish government refuses to ex change JTobson and his men. It is reported from Key West rut . t T-k 1 1 on the authority ot several naval ollicors mat uianco nas notified tho commander of the American fleet that he will hereafter recognize no flag of truce. THE PHILlf PINES HAVE BEEN DECLARED FREE Insurgents Proclaim a Provisional Govern ment at Cavite and Renounce Spanish Authority. Cmiuao, June 20. A special cable to day to tho Record from a correspondent with Dewey's fleet readmits follow: IIonci Komi, Jumi 20. General Filip pino officially proclaimed a provisional government in outer Cavito Juno 12th. Tliere wore great ceremonies and u dec laration of independence was rend re nouncing BpuuiHh uuthoritv. Aguinaldo was made president and Don l'irondo vice-president. The insurgent government will not oppose an American protectorate or oc cupation. The Baltimore nailed today to meet the Charleston und the troop ehipa. The French warship Pntical ur rived Juno lDth. The warship Kaiser ie expected dally. No Chance in the Situation at Manila. Manila, June 17, via Hong Kong, June li). The situation here is un changed. The insurgents are unable to take Manila, owing to their lack of field giuiH. They could not take it even if Admiral Dewey permitted, which he will not. The report that the United States transports from San Francisco have been sighted Is not cornet. They are expected on June 20th. All the for eiguers are leaving in neutral ships. Insurgents Hold 5000 Prisoners. Honci Konu, June 20. A steamer just arrived from Manila Baya the insurgents hold 4000 Spaniards and 1000 natives priaouere with their equipmeute. GROWING WORSE AT. HAVANA fbc Army Said to Have Been Placed on Hair Rations Living on Palms Buds and Dog Meat. Kky Wjcst, June 20. A vessol which arrived this morning fiom the blockade J squadron reports nil quiet along the line. She brought an otllcer of the Cuban army and a pilot who carries im portant dispatches to Senor Palma from General Rodriguez, the insurgent com mander in Havana province. The Cubans report food supplies in Havana extremely scarce, and that the Spanish army lias been placed on half rations, The Cuban officer says that in two weeks the whole population of Car denas will be starving. He described the people as living on palms buds and dog meat, which he claimed fa con sidered a delicacy, Nnw York, June 20. A special to the Times from Washington says: The capture of Santiago may turn out to be easier than was expected, but preparations have been made on the assumption that the Spaniards will make a resistance equal to that which would he made by the same number of American troops holding a like position. But the Spanish will be weaker than General Shatter nnd the fleet combined, while the reports about the activity and efficiency of the insurgents lead army men to hope that their assistance will be of some value. While there is not much anxiety here concerning General Shafter and his army, there is a universal desire to hear of hie arrival and lauding. Army and navy men agree in the opinion that if the army reaches Santiago or the point at. which it is intended to land before Monday, or even Tuesday, it will have done very well. The transports would not sail at high speed, some of them may have been delayed, and as the fleet would keep together in order to afford the slowest ships the benefit of the con voy, it is obeervable that the expedition might not reach Santiago until tomor row or next day. General Shafter was rather expected to run ahead of the fleet and troops, and to arrive at Santiago or Guantanamo Eomewhat before the other vessels, tak ing the risk, which is not considered as great, of meeting with Spanish cruisers. The assumption of naval officers is that any danger of that kind would be re duced by sending one of the convoy vessels along with the Seguncia as a guard for the commanding general. An officer of the army who has eeen a great deal of service and who has n high opinion of the ability of the United States army, expresses the opinion that the campaign against. Suntiagowill be a short one, and that it will not be a show of fighting ability that will give a vic tory to the men under General Shafter. Although the United States troops are not all properly clad, most of them have good shoes, and all have plenty of food and good medical attention. The case is quite different with the Spanish sol diers. Their commissary is bad, owing to the Indiflerence of the officers to the welfare of the men, for whom they make no sacrifices. Excepting garrisons usu ally taken care of, the hospital service is inadequate, and to that indifference is attributed the jreat mortality among the Spanish troops. ,This officer said the sauie conditions are found in dis tricts where Spanish military habits are found. The United States forces will be superior as much for the reason that they are fed and paid as for their greater energy as a race. The war department still keeps secret the exact point of landing of the mili tary expedition to .-Santiago. It may be at the first harbor, and it may be at the last. Some suggest that there are rea sons to believe that both the east and west passages may be utilized. The early report h from General Shatter following his landing and observation of the situation are expected to give the department an idea of the duration of the campaign. The commander will also instruct the department as to whether on the plans already adopted there are enough men to do the work. If not, a sufficient number, whatever it may be, will be hurried forward to as sure success at the earliest possible mo ment. FOOD SCARCE IN PORTO RICO dated San Juan, Porto Rico, Juno 0th : Provisions are very scarce, and prices have been increased 75 per cent, above the normal. In the interior of the isl and the conditions are still worse. No work is being done on tho estates. Thousands of men are unemployed, nnd misery and hunger are rife. The local currency is at a low ebb, the rate of ex change being anything from 110 to 145 per cent on gold value. Since.the bombardment of the city May 12th there has been a general feeling ot unrest, uneasiness and uncertainty ns to what is to come next, as it is too clearly evident that matters will not rest long in statu quo. Where nnd when tho the next blow mavfall is the nil-absorb ing question. No American papers have come to hand lately, and it is supposed those that arrived have been suppressed. That is true of those coming uy way ot St. Thomas. News by cable is utterlv unreliable, as pasLed for publication by the authorities, and the only reliable information is that which comes surrep titiously from St. Thomas. Good CDorning MERRITT MAY SAIL FOR PHILIPPINES Is Becoming Anxious to Get Away Astor light Battery Arrived. Prices Have Advanced and Starvation Is Imminent Among the Lower Classes All Is Uncertainty. New Yohk, June 20. The Herald published the following correspondence San Francisco, June. 20. Major General Merritt may sail for Manila on the cruiser Philadelphia, which has re ceived orders to be ready for sea by July 1st. The prospective governor general of the Philippines is anxious to reach the islands ns soon as possible, and it is asserted he will go on the India of the third fleet of transports. However, he would be somewhat hampered by the slow progress ot the vessels, while if be goes on the Philadelphia, he will proba bly reach Manila fully as soon as the troops under General McArthur. Gen eral Otis will go with the fourth squad ron. The Astor light battery, numbering 101 men, including three officers, ar rived this morning. The men compos ing the battery are by far the most handsome-appearing soldiers which have yet arrived in this city. They are thor oughly equipped, their outfit being reg ulation United States artillery equip ment. One hundred and fifty-cne men from the Fifty-first Iowa regiment arrived this morning and marched to Camp Merritt, where they will bo equipped. MUST HiVE POW ERFUL GLASSES Spain Has Observed Peace Tendencies in the United States. Maiusid, Juno 20. 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