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THE DALLES, OREGON. SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 2 1898.
NO 93
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PLAYA DEL ESTE, Province of Santiago, July 1. -A general assault on Santiago by the land and sea
forces of the United States began at dawn this morning. The Vesuvious used her dynamite guns with good effect,
Washington is Notified that the Fight is On.
WASHINGTON, July 1. Signal Officer Allen telegraphs that the fighting is becoming furious at Santiago.
Sampson's fleet has hotly engaged the forts. .
Secretary Alger received the following dispatch from Shafter, dated 9:45 this morning.
"Camp at Sevilla, Cuba. Action now going on, but firing light and desultory; began on right near Caney,
Lawton's division. He will move on the northeast part of the town of Santiago. Will keep you fully advised
of progress."
Secretary Alger expressed confidence in our forces, which are well armed and in a position to give a good
account of themselves. Shafter has his artillery well placed.
IS GRERTIiY EXGITED
Officials are Confident That Shafter Will
Win the Day at Santiago.
Washington, July 1. The battle has
begun. Tbia was tbe startling news
conveyed in a dispatch received from
General Shafter at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Brief as it is, it told tbe whole
story of tbe first shots of the long-ex-pected
crash at arms, probably the firBt
great land engagement of the war. It
sent a thrill through official circles from
the highest to the lowest. Secretary
Alger was the first to read it. The news
spread through the corridor and a wave
of awe-like agitation and expectancy
took hold of every one. A great crowd
of correspondents stood about the bulle
tin boards, messenger boys dashed off
with dispatches, clerks, men and wom
en, turned from their desks and gath
ered at the doorways.
Before Secretary Alger started to the
cabinet meting, be spoke of the fact that
sufficient time had elapsed to permit
Shafter to get his army well concen
trated and thrown out to good battle
formation. The secretary felt that our
forces were on the aggressive. Word
had previously come that the artillery
which had been brought to the front was
well placed.
General Miles received a copy of the
dispatch soon after it arrived. He had
anticipated it, for only a few hours be
fore a dispatch came from General
Breckinridge, inspector-general of the
army, stating the spirit of tbe troops
was high and they were eager and ex
pectant for action. . Miles also received
another dispatch this morning from
Shafter'a headquarters, which says a
big military balloon is now high in tbe
air and giving an opportunity for ob
servation over a great sweep of country.
This in itself was of value to our troops.
The officials showed every disposition to
keep tbe public completely advised of
actual occurrences.
According to Shafter'a report, tbe
attack on Santiago was begun by the
second division of the Fifth army corps,
commanded by Brigadier-General Law
ton. A report was in circulation here this
afternoon that Santiago had been cap
tured, but at 2 :45 p. m. General Cor
bm said there were no dispatches here
to confirm the rumor.
A dispatch received in tbe cabinet
meeting from Colonel Allen, in charge
of the signal station at Playa del Es'e,
said the fight was growing furious in all
directions. At tbe time at .which he
sent tbe telegram eight. Americans and
nine Cuban9 had been wounded. The
Spaniards were Bbelling the Americans
as they advanced, and Sampson's fleet
was hotly engaging the forts. The dis
patch was received by members of the
cabinet with much enthusiasm, one of
them remarking that the sight must be
incoceivably grand and that be would
very much like to have had a band in
the fight. No doubt was expressed that
our forces would win the day.
SITUATION AT
MANILA THE SAME
Insurgents Were Two Thousand Yards
From the City June 27th Ameri
can Troops Had Not Arrived.
Hong Kong, July 1. The Japanese
cruiser Matsushima arrived here today
from Manila, which port she left on tbe
afternoon of Monday, June 27th, She
reports that the American transports
had not then arrived.
The situation was unchanged, tbe
Spaniards continuing , to erect defenses
and tbe insurgents occupying positions
within about 2000 yards of . the city.
Food is growing scarcer.
The MatsnBhima reports also that
when Bhe left Manila harbor there were
five German and four British warships
there. .
Berlin, July 1. The following dis
patch has been received from Hong
Kong:
According' to trustworthy intelligence
from Manila, the Spanish governor
general has ' made arrangements for a
meeting with Admiral Diedrich (com
mander of tbe German naval forces in
the Far East), in order to propose in
behalf of tbe Spanish government that
Manila should be handed into provin
cial charge of a neutral commander.
The proposal was rejected by Diedrich,
in view of the American blockade.
(MARA IS OFF TO MANILA
Fleet Has Actually Passed Through
the Suez Canal.
MADRID, July 1. According to a dispatch to
day by the Spanish minister of marine, Admiral
Camara, in command oi the Spanish fleet recently
at Port Said, has passed through the Suez canal, ap
parently on his way to the Philippines. '
LONDON, July 1. Officials of the United States
embassy discredit the Madrid dispatch sa3ring that
Admiral Camara has passed through the Suez canal.
They say he had not entered the canal this morning.
POBTO P TJE JET OBJECTIVE
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Following the Fall of Santiago de- Cuba an Army of In
vasion' will be Sent to Capture Spain's Second
Valuable West Indian Possession.
New Yok, July 1. A Times special f
from Washington says: I
The Porto Kican expedition, which is
the nert number on the war program
after the Burrenaer of Santiago, is to be
led by Major-General John R. Brooke,
now commanding the First army corps
at Chickamauga, who will be made mili
tary governor of the island after its cap
ture. Having provided for the forwarding of
sufficient reinforcements to General
Shafter to insure bis being able to take
Santiago -when he gets ready to move
his full army against it, the administra
tion again is laming its attention to tbe
details of tbe invasion of Spain's other
valuable island possession in the West
Indies, with a view to being prepared to
fall upon it the moment Linares and
Cervera have capitulated. The plans
have ao far 'progressed that General
Brooke has- been selected to command
the army of invasion, and has been or
dered to get his corps, composed of
twenty-seven regiments of volunteers,
ready to move to Tampa within a week
or ten days. From there they will be
eent to Santiago, preparatory to the
movement on . San Juan, which will be
made from Southeastern Cuba as a base.
The designation of General Brooke for
the Porto Rican enterprise is in accod
ance with his own wishes.
With the American armv in Dosees-
sion of Santiago it will be made a sort of
base for the movements on Porto Rico.
Being but a little out of the way from
the (direct route from Florida to Porto
Rico, it is admirably suited, army au
thorities say, for a half-way station be
tween Tampa and San Juan. '
With General Merritt in the Philip
pines and Brooke in Porto Rico, it will
remain for the other ran kin? " mainr-
general of the regular army, General
Miles, to lead tbe main expedition against
Havana when the time comes for the
final movement to drive the Spaniards
out of Cuba.
Unless Spain surrenders sooner, it is
believed that General Miles will be en
trusted with this notable service in def
erence to his place as commanding gen
eral of the army and in "recognition as
well of his fine record as an Indian
fighter in days gone by.
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