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THE DALLES, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 28, 1398.
NO 80
THE CHANNEli
HOT GItOSED
Sampson's Ships Can Enter When the
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NEW YORK, .June 27. A dispatch to the
Hfrald IVom l'ort Antouia says that the dynamite
cruiser Vesuvius was making observations along the
inner harbor a few nights ago, ample evidence was
discovered that the sunken collier Merrimac does
not entirely blockade the channel. Further infor
mation develops the fact that two battleships can
enter the harbor abreast, one passing on each side
of the iWerrimac. This will be of great advantage to
Sampson when the final attack on Santiago begins.
Lieutenant Jlobson and his men are still in com
munication with the fleet. There is little prospect,
that they will be exchanged before the attack on
Santiago is made.
FOUlYUDABliE FLEET
ORDERED TO SPAIfl
and Oregon, Cruisers Yosemite,
Yankee, Dixie and Three Colliers.
WASJIJNGTON, June 27. The navy depart
ment at 11 :J5 a. m., posted the following bulletin:
"Commodore Watson sails today on the Newark
to join Sampson, when he will take under his com
mand and armored squadron with the cruisers and
proceed at once oil' the Spanish coast."
Watson's "Eastern squadron" consists of the
Newark, Iowa, Yosemite, Yankee, Dixie and three
colliers. They leave Santiago immediately.
ADVANCE ON
MANILA CHECKED
1
SIFTER'S
; in! mill !
: of mm
i
nsuruents still in the Outskirts of the
City American Troops Had Not
Yet Arrived June j.i.
Manila, Junu SU, via Home Kouk,
Juno 27. Up to tlio time this dispatch
'sent, tho transports from San Kriin
ci8. having on hoard tho American
trooI', intended to reinforce Puwoy,
,,8Vo npt arrived here, and there is no
change in tho situation.
Tho insurgents, have not made any
further advance, and the Spaniards have
continuing th construction of
ndhank fortifications and tho planting
' sharpened bamboos around Manila
for tho purpose of stopping the insur
tents' advance.
The papers here continue appoallng
the natives to come to the UBsietauce
01 Spain.
!01 OF THE BOLD
BLOCKADE-RUNNERS
Steamer Newfoundland Will Ana in Try
to Cany Supplies to Cuba.
Halifax, iV. S., .Iuiih '21. The steam
er Newfoundland, which attempted to
anil her cargo of foodctuffnt Guiintana
mo and was ordered away from that port
bv American warships, has arrived bbio
in ballast, having disposed of her eario
at Mnynguez and Kan Juan do Porto
Klco, and it is alleged will reload to run
the blockade. Tho shippers of the cargo
are said to have cleared a handsomo
Niiiu on the venture, and there are said
to be several other vessels fitting out for
the same business.
This Was to he Suspected.
Nkw Youk, Juno 27. Tho Journal's
correspondent at Kouio cables that tho
Spanish ambassador to Italy today said
that tho cruise of the Cadiz fleet in the
Medltterranean Is only a ruae, and they
will soon return to Cadiz.
Advance Board Was Within 200 Yards
ofilie Spanish Entrcnclments
Saturday Night
PUSHING ON
TOWARD THE CITY
Active Operations Before the Place are
Officially Expected to Ueijin Mon
day Two Regiments of Cavalry
-May Krmainat Daiquiri.
tlic- Tribune Iro.n Port Said eays:
Admiral Catnara has made extensive
arrangements for coaling his ships in
tho Keel sen and Indian oce.ui. Trust
worthy information leads to the belief i
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ni.ii, niu ii u uiijeumu (Mini ui v;iiuuui a
fleet is not Manila, but Hawaii and
finally San Francisco.
Admiral Cainara has nsktd to bo al
lowid to purchase 10,000 tons of coal for
tho Spanish licet at Port Said, but the
Egyptian government refuses to permit
the ships to coal in Epyptinn wateis.
Pending deliberations which are likely
to last a lone time, the fleet intends to
remain at Port Said.
Ox tjii; Rio Gr.MA, Sunday, June 20,
Noon. Four batteries of American ar
tillery and a gntling gun have been
placed on a bill overlooking the basin in
which Santiago lies. The American
troops were within 200 yards of the
Spanish entrenchments last night.
It is believed that more artillery will
be necessary . before an assault can be
made upon the Spanish works. All the
hills about Santiago are covered with
block houses. There are U4 lines of in
trenchments and behind them are four
lines of rifle pits, while the fronts are
secured by rows of bathed wire.
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Popular Talk.,
rS DRIFTING TOWARDS
Summer Outings.
TERROR AT THE
CUBAN CAPITAL $
Police of the City on tiic Verge of He
volt. Inhabitants in a State of
Panic A General Famine Is Im
in in cut.
Pushing on Towards Santiago.
Oik Dakiuuci, Sunday, via Kingston,
June '.27. The Third and Ninth cavalry
men remain here guarding the material
ashore. All the other regiments are be
ing pushed as rapidly as possible
towards Santiago. Active operations
before that place are officially expected
to begin Wednesday.
The interruption of communication
between the army and the fleet by storm
is possible at any time.
Insurgents Concentrating Near Juraguu.
Juuagim, June 20, via Kingston, June
27. General Garcia, with 3000 Cuban
insurgents from the mountains west of
Santiago, were brought here today on
American transports. Fully 5000 insur
gents ate now concentrated near Jura
gua. The majority are well armed, but
all are badly clothed. They are accus
tomed to the bushwhacking methods of
the Spaniards, ami aio familiar 'with
every trail in tho vicinitv of Santiago.
A conference between Sbafter and Gar
cia will be held tomorrow to further
consider plans of co-operation of the two
armies,
Garciu's plan is to inarch bis entire
army overland along the northern coast,
keeping in touch with tho American
army. As hoon us possible Garcia will
effect a junction with Gomez' forces,
now west of Havana. The Cuban lead
ers plan is to have 20,000 insurgents bo
fore Havana when thti tune comes for in
vestment of that city.
Ki:y Wkst, June 27. The most au
thentic and reliable news yet obtained
of the true condition of affairs in Ha
vana was today furnished by a British
subject who left Havana on the British
cruiser Talbot, and who arrived here
yesterday. Ho says a -reign of terror
exists at the Cuban capital.
Blanco has issued a proclamation
announcing that anyone daring to ex
press an unfavorable opinion of, or sus
pected of being dissatisfied with the
present policy of the government, will
be summarily shot without trial or in
vestigation. This proclamation, It ap
pears, caused dissatisfaction among the
members of the police force, who threat
ened to revolt if full rations were not
iriven them. It is exrlecteil that, as the
police is a numerous body, trouble will
result. Spanish infantry and artillery
soldiers are maintaining guard over
them at every corner.
Famine, it seems, is imminent, and
stories of supplies for Havana coming
via Batabano are reported to be untrue.
The informant thinks Havana cannot
possibly hold out six weeks longer. The
city is pronounced panic-stricken, its
inhabitants expecting every moment to
be bombarded by the American fleet, as
they realize that Blanco's attitude re
leases the United States from the obli
gation of giying the customary bom
bardment notice.
Riots are daily expected at Havana,
as the troops are suffering from hunger
and volunteers see their wives and chil
dren dying of want. Under such condi
tions the captain-gener.al cannot much
longer keep tho military force in cheek,
and a rebellion is likely to devastate
Havana before the city is captured by
Americans. Blanco admits that the
situation is despeate. Ho is reported
to have said he will never leave Havana
alive, as he is prepared to take his own
life when the outbreak occurs.
Referring to the strength of the Span
ish forces, the Briton says there are
120,000 men under arms at Havana, and
a great number of tliein are ready to
surrender rather than to die of hunger.
In conclusion, the gentleman says he
credits tho report that the gunners of
Morro castle and at other Spanish bat
teries were taken from foreign warships,
and ho says the consuls, including Gol
lin, the British representative, are
Spanish sympathizers. lie said, as a
result of energetic protests made by
Englishmen to the British foreign ollico,
tbu Talbot will shortly return to Ha
vana with OoUin's successor.
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Camara's Squadron to Sail From 1'ort
Said Spanish Admiral Secured
No Coal.
London', June 27. A Madrid dispatch
eays the minister of marine had made a
statement to tho effect that Admiral
Camara's squadron will leave Port Said
today for tho Philippines. He believes
the fcuimdroii Is powerful enough to de
feat Dewey.
Catuara's Secures No Coal.
Pout Baiu, June 27. A dispatch to
HAS SAILED
FOR THE NORTH
Peary's Steamer, the Hope, (Joes Willi
Supplies for the Explorer,
St. John's, June 27. Lieutenant
Peary's steamer, the Iiono, Captain
Bartlett, has sailed for Sidney, C. B.,
where slie will take on a scientific party,
proceed! nir thence to North Bafiiu's bay,
where she will join Lieutenant Peary,
to transfer stores and coal to the steamer
Windward. The Hope's reserve stock
ot 1000 tons ol coal will bo landed at Lit
tleton island, off the const of Greenland,
to he used by the Windward on her re
turn, provided she is frozen In at the
corth polo. The Hope expecte to return
here In September.
HOP GOLD BEER on draught, and Val
Imported Ale and Porter.
Blatz and Hop Gold Bt'cr in bottles.
JOBBERS IN IMPORTED
DOMESTIC CIGARS.
and
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Headquarters for Seed Grain of ail kinds.
Headquarters for Feed Grain ot t il kinds
Headquarters for Rolled Grain, ail kinds.
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