VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON." WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 6, 1898.
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TO THE FHILIPPII
His Fleet of Ten Warships is Now Passing
Through the Suez Canal, and There Is :
No Doubt as to Its Destination.
PORT SAID, July .5. The fleet of Admiral Camara
which consists of the Pelayo, Carles V, Patriota, Rapido,
Isla de Panay, San Francisco, Buenos A3rres, Isla de Luzon,
San Augustin, and San Ignacio de Loyola, is en -route
through the Suez Canal, and in all probability are headed
for the Philippines. . The fleet is not accompanied by the
torpedo-boats, the having received orders to sail for Messina,
Sicity.
THE BRAVERY
OF CERVERA
The Admericans Admire the Valor of
of the Spanish Commander The
Final Scenes in the Conflict.
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t Uritn
Samson to Ci-iiratc
A Conference Between Sampson and Shafter to
Be Held Preparatory ftr the Attack
. On Santiago de Cuba.
WASHINGTON, July 5. Shafter and Sampson have
received orders from President McKinley ordering them to
confer together as to the advisability of the fleet entering
the harbor to assist in the bombardment of Santiago. It will
be necessary for Sampson to attack the outer fortifications
before entering the harbor. It . is expected that the attempt
will be made today.
NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN UNTIL
MORE REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE
The Bombardment Will Not Take Place For at Least a
Week Spaniards Still Flock Into the City.
Washington, Julyf 5. Sampson's
plans for the bombardment of Santiago
have been set aside and at present noth
ing definite can be said as to when be
will attack Santiago's defenses.
Advices from Sampson and Shafter
have prompted Secretaries Alger and
Long to wait until reinforcements are re
ceived. Shafter, in a dispatch which arrived
last night, confirmed the report that
General Pando and about six thousand
Spaniards had arrived in the city and
that these troops were already distribu
ted among the fortifications. Shafter
also says that the excessive beat end
rains of the paet two weeks have con
tributed nearly as much as Spanish bul
lets to the losses of our army.
In the cabinet meeting, the president
directed that messages be sent to Shaf
ter and Sampson, suggesting that they
confer as to the situation and particu
larly as to the advisability of the' admi
ral's attempt to force a passage to Santi
ago bay so as to be in readiness to ren
der effective aid in the assault upon the
city.
Orders were given looking to the im
mediate dispatch of troopships from
Tampa with reinforcements for Shafter.
It is probable that at least 16,000 will be
sent forward as scon as transports can
ba provided.
THREE MURDERS
AT ST. LOUIS
Also a Shooting Affray-A Little Girl
Set Fire to Her Dress and Was
Burned to Death.
St. Louis, July 5. Three murders, a
probably fatal shooting and a death by
burning is the record of 3uly 4th in St.
Louis, v Fred Losse, a huckster, was
stabbed to death, and a companion,
Jack OrmeB, so seriously stabbed be
cannot live. A party of men were
sbootlng clay pigeons on Losse's farm.
Losse returned home from celebrating,
accompanied by Ormes, and remonstrat
ed with the sportsmen. A fight ensued,
resulting in Losse's death.
H. W. Mann, a street-car conductor,
was shot and killed while on hia car by
an unknow.n negro, who escaped.
Frank T. Basse, a' bicycle rider, was
shot through the heart and instantly
killed while wheeling on Locust street.
The man who fired the shot escaped.
Fannie Hittler, a little girl, set fire
to her dress while exploding firecrack
ers, and was burned to death.
Ed Middleton. a negro, was shot in
the neck and will die. The shooting
was the result of an old grudge.
Madrid, July 5. The general public
of the Spanish capital still believe Cer-
vera and his squadron have eecaped
from Santiago, thanks to the official dis
patches given out. by the government
and interviews granted by the ministers
A dispatch from Captain-General Blanco
says :
"Cervera's fleet at 11 o'clock Sunday
morning broke the center of the line of
the American fleet and proceeded at full
steam in a westerly direction.'
The Spanish minister of marine, Se
nor Aunon, is quoted in an interview as
saying:;
"I am highly pleased with the feat of
arms performed by Cervara's squadron,
which left Santiago the moment Cervera
judged it opportune to do so."
After eulogizing the Spanish admiral,
the minister of marine adJud :
"The squadron could only leave the
harbor at a given point, and when the
moment arrived Cervera seized it. I
have never doubted that he would do so.
But of course it is difficult to foresee the
result. The American squadron was
taken by surprise. After attacking us,
the American admiral detached five of
his best ships', which steamed for some
time abreast of ours, but they were soon
left astern. Only the Iowa and Brook
lyn were able to follow our fleet, but it
is certain they will not do so far, for
fear of reprisals on our part. Cervera
deserves great praise."
GRAND MEETING
TO BE HELD
The Turners to Meet in Convention at
San Francisco A Three Day's
Session Held.
San Francisco, July 5. The eighth
annual convention of the American Tur
nerbund wiil open here today. The
principal officers ot the national organ
ization, the headquarters of which are
at St. Louis, have arrived and been
warmly welcomed. Delegates from 17
turnerbunds representing all parts of
the United States are registered at the
hall of the San Francisco Turn Verein,
where the meetings will be held. Pres
ident Braum will preside at the opening
of the convention.
The deliverations will continue for
three days.
HEAVY LOSS
OF LUMBER
The Inman-Polscn Raft Badly Dam
aged En Route to San Francisco.
San Francisco, July 5. The immense
lumber raft which left Astoria 11 days
ago in tow of the tugboat Monarch, ar
rived here this- morning, having aver
aged about four knots per hour during
the trip. The original raft contained
5,000,000 feet of lumber, but owing tc
rough weather 2,000.000 feet of this was
lost during the voyage.
SPANIARDS ATTACK
OUR LINES
Their Attempts to Rout the Americans
Ended in Failure and With Great
Loss of Life Our Loss Light.
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Santiago, July 3. Late last night1 the
Spaniards made a fierce attack on the
American lines. Tn several places our
men were driven back, but the main
body rallied and drove the enemy into
their own intrench men ts. Our soldiers
were concealed in rifle pits and had the
advantage so that their loss was light.
On the other hand the Spaniards were
exposed and must have suffered a ter
rible loss.
A horrible feature of the war is the
manner in which the sick and wounded
are killed, and even the surgeons wear
ing the red cross are not spared by the
treacherous foe. '
Up to the present the number of
killed amounts to almost 1900.
Upon receiving the news of the vic
tory of Sampson over Cervera the sol
diers almost went wild and eheered
madly.
When the Spanish fleet was leaving
the harbor the only severe firing of the
day took place. They tried to get the
attention of our men, but the Americans
answered so readily that the firing soon
stopped, and was only carried on at in
tervals the rest of the dav.
Everybody reads The Chronicle.
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C. B. Newman. Character Delineator.
Rea Hanna. Instrumentalist.
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Our Special Sale
For the week-commencing Tuesday, effects our Clothing, Ladies?"
Suits and Skirt and Wash Goods Departments.
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT!
If you have not already bought your Summer Suit vou should by
one at once. This is the opportunity of the season
33 i Per
cent
Off the regular price oh and Men's Summer Suits..
25 per cent
Off the regular price on Boys' and Young- Men's
Suits.
SUIT AND SKIRT DEP T. ,
IiMIES' TfllLOHTOE BLOUSE SUITS
AT Xi IB ERA REDUCTIONS.
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A beautiful lot of stylish garments.. No two alike. All of this
season's most advanced cut.
$16 00 Suits Reduced to $ I 1 .93
$17.50 Suits -.Reduced to $13.00
$20 00 Suits Reduced to 1 4.85
DRESS SKIRTS.
We're not to be overlooked on Dress Skirts. Our Fourth of July of
ferings are proving to be just what we expected them to be--
GREAT ATTRACTIONS.
See our $3.00 all wool Dress Skirt; of a navy bine material, plain
ground with white hair line, well lined and finished. The price is reduced
to $2.25.
Our $1.75 plain black Sicilian Dress Skirt can now be had for $1.25.
Our regular $1.25 blue and white or black and white checked Dress
Skirt is now 95 cents.
Special attractions in Wash. Goods Dep't.
JfKL WILLIAMS & CO.
Admission S0c; children 25c. Re
served seats without extra charge,at
the usual place,
I. G. JliGkelsen
Invites everybody to purchase
FLAGS ifl
FIREWORKS
A large stock to select from.
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Wholesale and Retail
Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
Agency for the Greatest American Liquor
Yellowstone Sour Mash Whiskey.
WHISKEY from $2.75 to $6.00 per gallon. (4 to 15 years old.) '
IMPORTED 00GHA0 from $7.00 to $12.00 per gallon. (11 to 20 years old.?
ALIF0 BBTA BBANDIES from $3.25 to $6.00 per gallon. (4 to 11 years old.)
ONLY THE PUREST LIQUORS SOLD.
HOP GOLD BEER od draught, and Val Blatz and Hop Gold Beer in bottles.
Imported Ale and Porter.
JOBBERS IN IMPORTED and
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Headquarters for Seed Grain of ail kinds
Headquarters for Feed Grain ot eii kinds.
Headquarters for Rolled Grain, an kinds.
Headquarters for Bran, Shorts, TLfeei
Headquarters for "Byers' -Best"- Pendle
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This Floor is manufactured expressly for family
use ; every sack is guaranteed to give satisfaction.
We sell our goods lower than any nonse in tbe trade, and if you don't think BO
call and set oar prices and be convinced. .
Highest Prices Paid for Wh-sat, Barley and Oats.