Chrjmicle VOL. XT THE DALLES, OREGON. THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 30, 1898. NO 91 SflHTIP PIHY BE OURS BY THIS IT10RNIH9 S SUN Indications Point to an Immediate Attack on the Doomed City By the American Army Santiago Must Be Taken Before the Arrival of the Reinforcements. Waniiinoton, Juno 21). General Shuf tor Iiiih jiiBt reported to General Miles that he can take Santiago in 18 hours, but indicates that the undertaking may involve considerable lone. He has in formation of the approach of 8,000 Span ish reinlorcementH from Manzanillo, und it iB believed that he intends to take tho town immediacely, and that the news of u huttlo may be expected at any time. The Spanish reinforcements re ferred to are now within fifty miles of Suntiuiro. AT THE FltONT, llio Guam a, Juno 28, via Kingston, June 20. Preparations for a general udvance of the American troopB on Santiago de Cuba are being steadily forward, und troops in every branch of the service are being hurried to the front. General Wcnlz' disviaion consisting of the brigades of General Hawkins, Colonel Pearson und Colonel Worth, has joined General Lawton's di vision, and with the cavalry division of General Wheeler and four batteries of light artilery will now be strung out in the rear of General Lawton's division. The front still rests on the second cross ing of the Rio Guatna on the road to Suutiago, in the rear of tiie crest of the Sevilla hills, and a mile and a half back. General Hates' brigade, which was landed yesterday by the auxiliary cruis-( er Yale, remains at Juragua. The de lay in forward movement is due to ina bility to get subsistence Btores to the front rapidly enough. The advance will not be ordered until every man has three day's rations. Pack trains can only convey one day's rations in a day. Santiago's Water Supply Cut Off. Sino.VKV, Provhice Santiago, Tuesday, via Kingston, June 20. It is reported tonight on apparently good authority that the water supply of Santiago has been cut off. General Wheeler todav forwarded an official report of the encounter between the Spaniards and Colonel Young's and Colonel Wood's commands. The officers nre highly complimented for their dash and courage. The general says there is absolutely no warrant for the statement that our troops were ambushed. He toys the attack was deliberately planned from knowledge in his possession the night before. WM FIGHT TO THE BlTTEfl END Dispatches By Way of Madrid Say a Bloody Battle is Inevitable When Troops Land. . MADRID, Juno 29. Dispatches received from Manila today under date of June 24, say the Span iards are determines to fight to tho death, and that when tho American troops arrive dosperato fighting will occur on land and sea. General Aguinaldo, tho insurgent loader, de clares that the family of Captain-General Augustin are prisoners at Panpanga, and are well treated. VERY FEW MEN ARE SICK Shaftcr Reports the Health of His Army Unusually Good. Washington, June 20. Tho war de partment has posted the following bul letin : "Playa del Este, June 20. Ruesell A. Alger, secretary of war: The graves of the dead are marked so there will be no mistake in the identification. The health of the command is reported by the surgeons as remarkable, outside of the wouded. There are less than 150 men sick. So far no wounded have died, and but two men of disease since leaying the United States. (Signed) Siiaftkk." NO FUEL FOR CAMARA'S FLEET The Egyptian Government Refuses to Allow tlie Spanish Warships to Coal at Fort Said. Caiiio, Egypt, June 29. The Egyp tian government hnB definitely refused to poroilt the Spanish fleet to coal at Port Said. Nkw Yokk, June 20. A dispatch to the Tribune from Cairo, Egypt, says : The Egyptian cabinet having positive information that 0000 tons of coal are at present on board the Spanish colliers Covuudaugn, San Francisco and Colon, lias instructed the governor of Port Said to notify Admiral Camara that no coal whatever can besuppliod him. Admiral Cnmuru, instead of ttie 10,000 tons of coal for which ho asked on Sun day, now demands 5500 tons ; and hb he insisted upon being allowed to take the smaller quantity, after firm but cour teous refusals the governor of Port Said at last formally notified the admiral that under the circumstances any coaling whatever of the Spanish fleet in Egyp tian waters would be forcibly pre vented. The Buenose Ayres, the Colon and the Isia Pan ay have removed into out-of-the way berths, thereby Indicating a long stay at Port Said. On the arrival of the transport Isia de Luzon the troops now on board the Buenos Ayres will be trans ferred to the Isia de Luzon so as to enable the Buenos Ayres to act as a cruiser or commerce-destroyer. Actlrlty ut Camp Thouiai. CmcKAMAUGA, June 29. The order issued yesterday stating that the First army corps would be sent to Cuba, has doubled the activity at Camp Thomas. Everybody in the twenty-seven regi ments, from colonels to privates, is hustling today to be the first to get in shape. It is believed all under oidurs will be moving'itiside of two weeks. SuldlnrH Are Suited. St. Louis, June 2'J. A special to the Po3t-Dlspatch from Chickamuuga says there is great satisfaction among the troops over the reporc from Washington that General Brooke will be appointed military governor of Porto Rico. MERRITT OFF FOR THE PHILIPPINES Accompanied by His Stall', He Sailed From San Francisco Wednesday Maj. Griujan in Command nt Camp Mcrritt. Sax tiiA.vcisco, June 29. Tho steam ur Newport, witn General .nerntt on board, sailed this morning for the Phil ippines. Great crowds had gathered to witness the departure of the vessel Many tugboats and yachts, chartered for the occasion, accompanied tho New port down the bay and out through the Golden Gate into the Pacific, where the last farewells were waved to the depart ing military men gathered on the deck of the steamer. General Merntt is very anxious to avoid an encounter with any vessel from the Spanish navy, and will issue orders to the fleet at Honolulu to make all pos sible speed to the islands. Major Hess, of the Third artillery, who is soon to go before a retiting board, has been relieved of the command of Camp Merritt. His successor is Major Grugan, of the Sixth artillery, which ar rived on Monday. Within the last three weeks an aver age of $500 a day, or f 110.000, has been sent away by the soldiers in money or ders, nearly all to relatives at home, The day after the Kansas regiment was paid oh" the express office alone toe k $27,000, practically all of which went home to ti e mothers of Kansas volun teers. Some of these Kansas soldiers sent as much as $25 out of the $30 re ceived for their first two month's service and many gave the folks at home more than half their earnings. CREMATED LIKE A RAT IN A TRAP Awful Fate of a Prisoner in a South Bend Jail Set Fire to the Inter ior of His Cell and Was Soon Burned to Death. South Bend, Wash., June 29. Joseph McBride, of Bruceport, was burned to death in the city jail this morning about 5 o'clock. He was placed in the jail laet night crazy drunk, after having as saulted a couple of men and nearly drowning in the Willapa river. 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