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OERVEfiA
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Brave Fight of the Spanish Offcers and Sailors Did Not Save
Them From Destruction by the Awful Rain of Shells
from the American ships.
SPANISH GENERAL REFUSES SURRENDER AND SHAFTER WILL BOMBARD TODAY
Bob Evans Reported That the Oregon Gave the Cristobal Colon "HelT--the Greatest Na
val Battle of the Age-Spaniards Did not Surrender Till Their Vessels Were Burn
ing on the Beach-Cervera Wounded and Prisoner on Board the Gloucester
Admiral Watson Will Sail For Spain at Once, Bombard the Coast and
Pursue Camara-Sampson to be Made Admiral Over Ten Commodores-Britain
Joins Us in Our Fourth.
( Ax .utf.l 'm I.iutrh A in. ri .1 n (In l had him. he made bold- unr fr another of the Spanish snips; ward an huur ago and the Oregon was I drone Islands had been captured; that
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If ' ,'.$. $'1,Jr v Dranlt. KettlM. luppere. with all the
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$ 4.J prrparrd In time.
FOAPD 4 STORES CO.
i v mm rw ivv KVTlt VNCIi 'l"h from the harlmr at a time when ("cinio vktlnn of the awful Mln of
hil! whi.h the American battle ihlps,
crul.tr and (tun boata poured uion them,
nd two h 'urn after the firat of the fleet
1Hirb.r Hnnti.. de fubn. Ih' Americana .-at cxp.-clid him to d
Kunday. July S. p. 11... by J " "nJ "nh'W 'very inch of hla way,
milted IWa dl.p'l' h Uiat V..nd.i. ' ' v, n "" hl hlp waa ablate and aink-
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Mn Kintl'n, July i. i 41 a. in. ('py-rliiht-d
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Admiral Vrvrr. , c..n-,.!lnK f ,h(. , An., rl. an Run tralmd upon hla veaaela.
nn..r.. ,ruS.r. fti.t.d.ul Clon. Al-i The Am.-rlcna aawr him the rn..ni.-ni h
111 1 1 n n i 1 kii :i,t 1, Intirit.i Mir.a Tcrcn.t
and V't. aya ml l . ..rid l..ut du-
. tnit. he tried to ecii the d,.m which j had eurttd out of SantlaRO harbor three
written on tlie mituiea of every rruiMT and two torpedo boat dcitnjyers
(Tivins her hell. She has undoubtedly ! Spanish gunboat had aurrendered; that
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on City Prices and compare with
what you have b eon paying . . . . .
It Miuuls to reason that we enn give yon
Iletter Mitisfuetiiin iiinl lu tter prices on
(iiM)jH tliun ileiilers who curry vurirguteil
Stocks, when our iiTn Isjieciulty.
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CROCKERY and
GLASSWARE
IS OUR PORTB ....
1 r r, !! Kurr and I'luH'ii. which
ha. I l.e. n In in the hurtx.r f H.intlaKo
de I'll'. a f ir n wok al by ihe rum
tilned fei'.iadr "ra if Henr Admiral 8imp-
ni and i.nim"dri S. Mi y. tire tixl iy al
tne b ill mii .f :he I'.irribi'.in ea, off the
K.iiHh. in cmi if Cuba; Ihe Spalunh ad
miral : pt!.n.r f war on the nux-
left and cntnmrnc-d the work of deatruo
tlon lmnxollately.
Kor an hour or two they followed the
HyliiK Spaniard to the westward along
the rhore line, aeadlnir ahot after ahot
none down with the othera and we will
have a Fourth of July celebration In San
tiago tomorrow."
Captain Evans, who had been In the
:hl k of the engagement up to the time
were lyliiit in the ahore ten to fifteen he to..k the Vltcaya' ofMcera and crew
a hundred or more Spanish offlcera and
men were taken and that our firat Phil
ippine expedition had landed this is la
,iart the thrilling record of auch ft Fourth,
of July aa baa not been known aince the
tells of Independence HaH rang; out th
glad tidings of American freedom.
Ir a Aiv han nn mnni.n.nill
ml!. w t ..f Morro caatlea, pounding to : from shore, said to the best of hi kn w I- I
.,!Ke. not one American h:p had n ' ra,a ,ucces5ion. ,. hour brlngng fortn
"truck. mine new fea;ure. more atartllng than
The torpedo boat Ericcsen, w hich also , what had gone before. The climax cam
return- from the westward about the t 1 o'clock when, amid the wildest cheer
ing which fairly shook the great war,
p',ccv, m"ke and flamea pouring frm
every part of them, covering the entire
coast line with a mist which could be
m-.-n f.ir milrs.
Heavy explosions of ammnnitlun oc-
into their hulls, tearing great hob In ! curred every few mlnutea, sending curls
their fXwl aide and covering tnelr decks 1 of di ne while smoke a hundred feet In
with the blood of the killed and wounded.
ani time. mad, a similar rertort. There
state and navy building to Its very foun
is no mean, of telling now what the loss datloM ASmj. Sam,on., dpatch an.
was. but It la believed to have been very nUncing his jtlorlous victory and tha
At no time did the Sianlarls show any
Indication that tkvy intended to do other-
I lllary a m ! at dl'Mic irfer 1 1'. rrepont than fight to the last. They showed
NOTE THESE PRICES
FRUIT JARS
Tint jars, jior dozen, . ... 40 cents
Quart " " " ... (5 "
Half gal. " " .... 85 11
BERRY D1SHBS
Largo - - 10 12 15 20 25 cents each;
Small 25c por dozen
ICE CREAM FREEZERS
Ono Quart .... $1.25
Two " 1.15
Threo " .... 1.75
Four 2.00
Six .... 2.75
Tin top jelly glasses, l-li pint 25c dozen
Tin top jelly glasses, pint - 30c dozen
Jolly tumblers 25c dozen
Whito Mason jar rubbers .... 3c dozen
Black Mason jar rubbers 2Jc dozen
M !n's mht I'ormtlri nnd l.'i to : no ttlirnala to sum nder, even when their
ships commenced to sink and great clouds
of smoke pouiMd from their sMea. show
Inir that they were on flee, but they
turned their heads toward shore, lews than
a mtk' away, and ran them oa the beach
and rocks, where their destruction waa
noon t'ompleted.
The oltlcers nd all on board of them
escaped to the ahore aa well m they
could, with the assistance of tne feo&U
sent rnim tho American men-of-war, and
threw themselvBii on the mercy t their
captors, who not only extended ts them
the greoloua haBd of American cWvalry,
but ifflt them ft guard to protoet them
from tV murdoroua bands of Cuban aol
dliTS hiding In t bush on the Wllalde
eager to rush down and attack tie un
armed defeated bat valorous fo.
.l)ier St'inSh wddlers nnd sailors, all
who raruprd the frightful carnaKe caused
liy tN shells fnmi the American war
ships, are also eld ns prtmni, r of war
by ihr I'nited Hist'n navy.
The Aftiericnn victory Is wmplete, and
according to tfce beat tnformailon ob
tainable at thtw time, Ihe American ves
sel were practically untouched and only
oa man was killed, though the ships
wcr. subjected to a heavy fire of the
Spaniards all the time tho battle lasted.
Admiral CVrvcra made na gallant a dash
for liberty and tb pn-nervatlon of hla
ahlps as has ever oixnirred in the history
of naval warfare. In the faco of the
overwhelming odds, with nothing before
him but Inevitable sVstrtictinn If he re
mained longer In th trap In which the
the air and causing a shower of broken h.avy. as the soldiers in custody report j entire destruction of the Spanish fleet waa
iron and steel to fall In the water on their decks strew n with dead and wounded , "iv0n ,l tne public.
Ico Croam Dishes, 25 35 and 50 cents per dozen.
TIN AND GRANITE WARE
0. SUMMERS
3d and Washington Portland, Oregon
Remember
the Maine and
Herman Wise
when you aro ready to buy
Suit
fO Hat
Shirt
or anything in that line.
HERMAN WISE
is the relinblo and up-tc-dato
Clothier and Furnisher
every Side.
The Muff on the coast line re-echoed
with the roar of every explosion and the
Spanish vessels sank deeper and deeper
Into ihe sand, or else the rocks ground
their hulls to pieces as they rolled or
pitched with every wave that washed
upon them from the open sea.
Admiral Cervera escaped to the shore
In n boat sent hy the Gloucester to the
assistance of the Infanta Maria Teresa
and as soon aa he touched the beach he
surrendered himself and his command to
Lh'titenant Morton and asked to be taken
aboard the Gloacester, -which was the only
American vessrt near him a,t the time,"
with several of his officers, including the
captain of the flagshtn. The Spanish ad
miral, who waa wounfled In the arm, was
taken to the Gloucester and was received
at her gangway by her commander. Lieu
tenant Commander Richard Wainrlght,
who grasped the hand of the gray-bearded
admiral and said to htm:
in great numbers, and besides, there Is a
statement that many bodies could be seen
fastened to pieces of wreckage floating
in the sea after the fight was over.
A fcirge number of Spanish wounded
were removed to the American ships.
Thvre can be no doubt that Admiral
Cervera's plan to escape was entirely un
exptn-ted by Admiral Sampson, and the
bean evidence of this Is the fact that
when the Spanish vessels were seen com.
Irur out of the harbor the New Tork was
seven miles away, steaming to the east
wara toward Juragula, the military base
twvnty miles east of Morro. The New
York was out of the fight altogether at
every stage but she Immediately put
about and followed the others.
THE SPANISH LOSSES.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, July t-At 11:25 tonight
the navy department posted a translation
of a cipher cablegram received from.
-I congratulate you, sir, upon having Commdore Watson. It Is similar to that
received today from Sampson, but con
tains the additional information that 330
Spaniards were killed or drowned, 160
made ns gallant a flcht as was ever wit
nessed on the sea."
Lieutenant Commander Walnwrlght
then placed his cabin at the disposal of
the Spanish officer. At that time the
Spanish flagship and four other Spanish
vessels had been opround and burning
for two hours, and the only one of the
escaping licet, which could not be seen
at thla point, was the Cristobal Colon.
But half a doxen curls of smoke far down
on the western horlton showed the fate
that was awaiting her.
The Cristobal Colon was the fastest ot
the Spanish ships and she secured the
lead over the othera after leaving the
harbor and escaped the effective shots
wounded and 1.600 captured. Commodore
Watson's dispatch follows,
"Plaj a del Este, July 3. To the Secre
tary of the Navy: At 9:)0 a. m. today
the Spanish squadron, seven In all, lnelud
lii one gun boat, came out of Santiago In
a column and was totally destroyed with
in an hour, excepting the Cristobal Colon,
which was chased forty-five miles to the
westward by the eommnder-ln-chlef, the
Brooklyn, Oregon and Texas, surrender
ing to the Brooklyn, but was beached to
prevent sinking. None of our officers or
men were Injured, except on hoard the
Brooklyn. Chief Yeoman Ellis was killed
and one man Injured.
"Admiral Cervera, all the commanders.
The white house was the focal point
oi the enthusiastic and stirring activity
which today marked official Washington.
It was the busiest day the president til
had since the war began.
In any event. 12 o'clock on Tuesday
marks the limit of Shatter's concess'on
and If Santiago has not capitulated at
that hour the great siege guns now
brought to the front and In posltloo,
aided by the batteries of lighter field
pieces, will begin their work of destruc
tion. The present need of reinforcing General
Shatter Is no longer felt, now that the
Spanish fleet Is out of the way. A large
number of men. however, are already on
the way, and others will follow.
There Is a renewed determination to get
Commodore Watson's eastern squadron
away at the earliest moment, for the
double purpose of striking a blow at the
coast towns of Spain and of pursuing
Admiral Camara. s fleet, which was halted
at the entrance of the Suet canal. Secre
tary Long made the official statement
today that the fleet would aall at the
earliest moment.
Shortly after the war broke out Captain
Sampson was made acting admiral. In
order to give him the rank befitting his
high command, although his actual rank
was captain. By a singular coincidence
his rank was advanced today to that of
commodore, owing to the retirement of
Admiral Klrkland. In the event of his
now- being made admiral It would advance
him over ten commodores, making up the
list of that grade, and would place him
Just below Admiral Dewey,
MORE MESSAGES FROM SHAFTER.
Associated Press Dispatch.
'Washington, July 1 Several messages
were received by the war department to-
(Continued on third psujr4
evcentlncr thoso of the Ouuendo. about
which destroyed the other vessels. She-
, 70 other officers and 1,600 men are prison
steamed away at a great speed with the j efJ About m men were kmd or drowned
Oregon, New York, Brooklyn and several ami about 160 wounded, the latter being
other ships In pursuit, all ot them firing j cared for on the Solace and Olivette. I
i have Just arrived off Santiago on the
Marblehead to take charge while the
commander-in-chief Is looking nut for the
Cristobal Colon.
at her, constantly receiving fire them
selves from her, after she left the other
ships. She had no possibility for her
escape, and while her fate is not definitely
known at this hour. It can be readl'.y
Imaglncd from the words of Captain Rob
ley D. Evans, of the Iowa, who returned
GRE..T PAY IN WASHINGTON.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jtt.v 4. The complete an-
from the westward with 330 prisoners nlhllatlon of the Spanish squadron at San
from the Vltcaya Just as the Associated HKo and the capture of the Spanish ad-
, . . A , , , , mlral, Cervera, with 1,300 prisoners; the
Press dispatch boat Wanda was leaving ' ' f
I demand by General Shatter for the sur
ma flagship. In answer to an Inquiry he. q by u o.clock tQm0r.
shouted through the megaphone:
"I left the Cristobal Celon far to west-
row noon, on pain of bombardment- the
word from Admiral Dew.
The loyal to the blojMst haUmq sswtW
kaowft. Actus I tustjow h ftassssn
Ulrd fiKtkr tftu y ether bra.
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