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Hi 4 TIE ASTORIAN has lHe liryc! circulation of any paper on tin Columbia Rlvtr VOL XLVIII. i ne vjuick i leai un Move. Safc - - Oilorlcs5 .lint tlif tiling fur warm wntlhr-r. A jewil lit tho SenMidc. Oiui nulloii of Oil will la.it W hot ih. Call and nee tlicin ut the Eclipse Hardware Store, BOND ST. Formerly K. itiiimiiutuiitiiuiiiiituiiiiitiiiiiiuiitiiiittiiuiituiiiiiiittmmimnnitiiiiunj:::::; ..VIVES.. ! u:ai kvkkywiikkk. j ;If you nre k'"K 011 n outing ..CAMERA.. ! IVIvch 41 x4J i " 4x5 y Tlic lx-t ( 'nim ra' mi tin-tiiuikct lIay fur tlio nidin y. H Call or writi" for circular. 5 jj H h Griffin & Reed, Agents. Ij It lijttiiiitiitiiiiiiniiiiinuntnitHiiuiiinitiiiiiiiuiHiiiiiMttiiiiiiiiitr.iiiitiniu'.iini tHiniiniinVini.niintifii" 3 ,, I , ! c . , w -4 - l"), V'ZmZ?'- ' .'. tjt 'Y ' '" V'jJ " " W " FOARD ift STOKES CO. 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IIAWFJ thii muiwier you will need n i ffi 5,00 H 10.00 5 . J. The Art of Preserving Fruit I brought io perfection when you have such perfarl Jr and Jtltr i)1mi as we keep. We have everything nwessary for preserving fruit ami Vrtable- fruit and sugar and Preservallne 1 A8T0K1A, OHEGUX, WEDNESDAY MOUNISO, HIHSUHD BY A Clever Ruse, Which Put the Cristobal Colon in His Aided by the Oregon-The Spaniard Taken. SAMPSON'S FLAG SHIP NEW YORK HAD NARROW ESCAPE FROM DESTRUCTION Had Cervera Gone East Instead of West He Would Have Captured the New York and Made His Escape Shatter Will Wait for Reinforcements Before Taking San tiago Courtesy to Cervera What to Do With Prisoners Civil War in Spain Santaiago Starving Horrors of the Battle Before Santiago Our Wounded Used as Targets. A l.l ! -1 IT'.. ll.nA1(h Off HAVm-l'i im TIW. M-'inl.iy . Jj:- I, I, p. m . p" A"'"U1' I I'l.-.H lllMtth I"1' t'yiillila II , tla Klmt"!'"!. J il' ! p. n -n'.iir!iiln. . ." h hr A' " l-iti'l lr m AflT a i-ir nf t x'y nil'm In I ri"" wmtw.tr-1 !! l!r.)"kl)n, i'....ly fl'.orl J by the orrgnn, o rhnul-l thr Crll"l'.i ; I.. I, ,iti. r hi' h.i'l r.in ntluirr ai l I lidulni ht r ltn ('.ipMrn 0"k. "I 1 tlif irk!yn. writ mrd of h'-r. .m.l n.m..n.l.r .,f lh- H;. .!...! arm i.-l tlu I ...i i .un ".I-..., jii.j i , i . ... . i- ....... m- f-.r.irl i j-irrvnli r .iinl;jky) ,.. ,, AforLittil ("ivm.i Admiral i 1 1 r ! ' Uk a mi l.,.ir. tti- Xw V rK. : eaino up mi hour .!.': ; ,vi i if. iii had i ..nipli led Co , Crlalobal Colun. The i ' 1 -a .i- n : i . I Hi .t.li -li. i .i- -'i k i .lee." ft 'in rhe l:i - .: jti-okly .1 and . i . .-.! Vy .l.iiiM. . ral : jiii-. ,: :i m l t'iii. v r in .r. r h-.ol.'ig .'.in- ' i. r: ...,!..,! c of.b- rlv d.r. :! Ii-.n.io; th.- h i-. i ' .linn-.. I ri- S. hi. l-i i ' . I J ie i ' i ii y , w .1 h .. I ( ii.. :i .i in 0 with a iiiiieh gr. ai. i di- tin.-- 1 r. :... . .1 the Sinusal d' .- .ii'e liiip i"!-l ' ' ti...... . . .. . .. . i ...... .t. .. .I.- ' " Crlalobal Colon, and -rhapa the othtr . ihr.-e armored crulv ra w nil.l have . ' : I camd had It not been for the prompt ac- , lion of Commodore S. lib y. The Hrooklyn, j hla ll.iKfhip, alone waa In p nation to at j tack tho Spanlah Veaat-la .la they left the I harbor, and the commodore ateannd ill- rectly townrd them and engaged all of the. ! four rrulaera. lntllctlnK great damage upon them. . t I The Orrcon waa the flrit In toln the I - 1 nr.,..viv.. nri..rn. ,.i .... t .... in.11. ' i ana T.xaa and Mxen cb'a,xl around the 1 fpnnlarda, all pouring !n a deadly lire. Imt from the beginning to the end of the! fight tho rtrooklyn. On-son and Olouoea- ter did tho moat Important part In the ileatrin-tlon of the enemy. Remember the Maine and Herman Wise when yon nro Suit Hat Shirt or anything in that line. HERMAN WISE is the reliable nnd up-to-date Clothier and Furnisher FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS l"ri.i II Killx. h nan klil.-l on tx.iir.l tin- I!r.pklyn. h.ul hl head blown off l.y u nhi'il. One ntln-r man, J. Hurnf, lnjurt '1 in Ixiarl of lu r. Tho llfjoklyn m .truk half a d"i- n iiiikk. but n Injury i!"ne to any of tn i ti.-r Am-rlriin h." Till: NKW VoltKS KHfATK. I l.t.l ,rv.r.i ri K.i-t Uf Would H ive C'apturid Hor. lAnn.x-latwl rr. ilt-p.titrh 1 ,lff M.-mtinict do Cuba. J'.ilv t. hit A- ""'"'"'1 Vrvt d!t'l n tn.at Cynthia II.. ' . . . t..i.. r ,...n 14 '...-.ii. hi.. I I Vrvi-ra hrbl u t-onultatl"n with hl uffl 1 . rr boron .nllni- t of th; h.irb.T of j ,4.iiitlai-. and by u small m.iJ'Tlty the move wo iKTr-d up.-n. inr min'-rii ' .aid Ihal dent rui-t Ion -aiiK Hire, a a many of tin- llr.-m n had muilnK-d. and the beat iii.u in tin- ll(t were worn out by aerv- :i. vr the ituna In the hirr baiurli. Kar'.y ni the niornliiit of the aortic c.ire- f-il nlis. rv.it. una were taken of the a.a. Admiral t'trv.r.i liiii.bd uimii l.iklnn a ; eat ward nuirae Willi Maniani.lo. Clen- f in.- in. or If p ii":liie. Havana, the port j .. be real-hid. lie would have Rono east j but for the aiK-litlng of a larBe tran.orl I :bi t off Slboney an.l the aaurnce that I a eonvoy of war Vi-aaela ;m ailll with the ir.iniiria. Aa a matter of fact, there in no war veaael larger than a converted ya. ht. ixeept the New York, that du.d have obi-triii led Admiral Ci-rver.i'a escape i.lu.ird. Naval nun here any that the Spanian x,.tM.it roul hilVl. diaabled or aunk the New York and eacaped had an eastward cotiran In-en choaen. IIOMHAKl'MKNT vf SANTIAC.O. r.uitp.ined at Kequeat of Kon-igu Rcsi ilenta and for Kelnforcementa. Aaaoclated Triaa Dlapntch.l Waahlngton, juv .1. mere win dp ii" l)omllrimw of Sanllagi) today and poa- albly nt durlim th prea'nt week. ThU la the opinion of member or the cnmnei, . . ... .u- .vi... t.o... aa expreaaea on leuvin me "mn u. ,.fi..e rablnet meetlns this morning. Secretaries Alger and Lonir have been in ,,,. communication with Shatter and Sampaon on the subject and . 1 l Ik.l If in,, conciuaion naa uern ivmriA 1 11 oulJ not u ,lllvlMl1B to attempt to carry Santiago by storm with the present f,""- . ,apatch which arrived laat night, confirmed the report that Gen- ready to buy REPORT. JULY , 1 :m. 1 ral Pando ar.d about Spanlardj had 1 arrived In the city and tnat theae troops were alroady diMrltuied among the for- ! tilieationa. ShafKT alao stalea that the i-xi-eaalve heat and ralna of the last two week have contributed nearly as mucn as Hpaniah bullets W the loaais uf our' army. In the cabinet meeting the j.rejident t directed that tep-jrams be sent to Snal ter and Saniiaon suggesting that they confer aa to the alluain and particularly as to the advlaablliiy of the admiral's i-.i. nipt 10 force a paaa.ige Into Santiago bay tn as to be In readiness to ren ler effective aid In the assault uikiu th elty. (.ir l-ra wr.- sjlven looking to the Im nicllute dispatch of troopships from Tampa with rcinforcvitienls for Shatter. It la probable at least 13.'. will be sent forward aa uulckly as transportation can be provided. The action of the foreign r prcs.-n;a-tlvea ai Santiago has been an additional reason for deferring the bombardment. It was made known ton.gh; that one o' Ci neral Shutter's diaiitches stated thai these repreaetitallves had Joined In a request to him to put off the .-helling oi the city for another brief period, until their respective colonic could be re moved. Tina accounts for the departur. of fonign warships from Santiago hir-j bor. as they are bearing away the for- j cm-n r. sl.l.nts In the p-Tiod before the I bonibariln.eni begins. An ollii ial rejwrt. reaching here today stating that the SpanL-h fleet had em- red the Sins canal made no change In the plans of the navy department as to the ..eliding of Commodore Watson's squadron to the coast of Spain. Secretary Ixing said It would start at the earliest posidMu moment, but he did not care to give the day of departure. The annihilation of the Spanish Beet continues to be the absorbing topic among naval official and they are giving moat generous praise to Commodore Schley for the noble manner lit which he destroyed the licet when the Immediate command fell to his lot. The commodore's friends have long predicted that If he secured the opportunity he would render a good ac count of the lighting ability of the Amer ican navy, and they are glad the oppor tunity was finally reached. M'KIXLEY'3 FAVOK TO CERVERA. Associated Press Dispatch.) Washington, July &. A graceful cour tesy was today extended to the captuied Spanish Admiral Cervera and other Span ish officer by the president. Through General Greely. chief signal officer, per mission was sent to Cervenyo communi cate with their relatives and friends In Spain by cable. The messages will i,e. of course, care fully censored and nothing w ill be allowed to pass that would be of any assistance to the enemy. WHAT TO DO WITH CERVERA? Associated Press Dlspatch.1 Washington. July 5. The question of what disposition to make of the Spanish prisoners taken by the Vnited States forces Is causing the war department some perplexity and the matter was under discussion today, but Secretary Alger said no conclusion had been reached as to the stops to be taken. It Is readied that the naval prisoners cannot be kept long aboard ship. They must bo gotten off before actual opera tions are taken by Sampson's fleet against the shore batteries. It has been suggesteu that the prisoners be loaded on the transports and the ves sels, be anchored well out In the water pending their final disposition. As was the practice during the late war, navai pris oners In all probability will be turned over to the care of the army. The suggestion that It might be In good taste to bring Adlmral Cervera and his stuff to Washington where they could be placed on parole, meets with some favor In army circles, though it Is very ques tionable whether such action will be taken. SIGNS OV CIVIL WAR. (Associated Press Dispatch. London, July 5. The Madrid corres pondent of the Dally Telegraph says: Disorder Is spreamng among the mill iard crowds in the city are getting riot ous and everywhere signs are apparent that tho population la arming- for civil war. SANTIAGO STARVING. Associated Press Dispatch. Washington, July 5. A message re ceived from General Shatter tonight Indi ni , COW cates that the situation of the people of Santiago Is terrible. They are not only panic stricken through fear of bombard ment, but are suffering for lack of the actual necessities of life. In one of his messages Shafter says: "The town is In a terrible condition to f.Kid. People are starving. Rice t practically the only staple article of food they have." In another dispatch, referring to the condition of his Injured he says: "AH the wounded are doing singularly well; only one death occurred since th battle." HATTLE BEFORE SANTIAGO.. Spaniards Attacked the American Lines Hut Were Quickly Repulsed. Associated Press Dispatch Iicfore Santiago, Sunday, via Kingston. July t-lCopynghted lffi by the Associ ated Press.) Lam night the only aiigr sive movement the Spaniards made re sulted in their severe defeat. At about P o'c.oclc ".he enemy came out of the breaches about the city walls In largi force and dashed straight for the Ameri can lines. In one or two places our men fell ha. k from their p.itions, but quick ly rallied, and drove u.e enemy back p--!l-mell Into their own ditches. The Spanish loss must have been frightful, as they Were exposed to a terrlllc tlr for a quar ter of an hour. The losses on the Amer lean side were very light, as our soldiers lay In rille pits and had the advantage. )ne of the most horr.b'.e features of the war 1 that dmetis of men have been killed as they lay on litters, and surgeons wearing the emblem of the Red Cross society upon their arms have ben special objects of attack. The number of ki.ied and wounded tor the week reaches tonight about l.W. Early In the day a man on the look out reported that the Spanish fleet had sailed out of the harbor or Santiago, but It was not until late this afternoon that the result was known at the front. When word of the victory flew from sentry to sentrv and was shouted to the camps, regiments and brigades, a great cheer swept down the lines of weary men, which gathered force as a went until the rattle of musketry was drowned in the roar of the glad tidings. The news was ftas.ied back Into the underbrush, where the reserves lay. and the men almost stampeded In their enthusiastic desire to get to the front. The cheering continued tnrough thv evening, as details of the light came In. and the men could not have dlsplaeyd more enthusiasm had the vic tory been theirs Instead of the navy's. The only severe firing during the day occurred w hen the Spanish fleet was leav ing the harbor. The enemy evidently at tempted to divert the attention of our troops, but the Americans responded so willingly that the Are soon ceased, and was only resumed at Intervals during the remainder of the day. CERVERA HEARTBROKEN. As He Watched Destruction of HU Fleet Thought of the Maine. Associated Presa Dispatch. Santiago. Julv S. 4 11. m.. bv Associated Press boat to Port Antonio, Monday, July 4, 4:.5 p. m. Soon after Admiral cervera reached the shore from his burning flag ship and surrendered, he was taken to the Gloucester ut his own request. There rm no mistaking the heartbroken ex pression upon the old seaman's face as he took the proffered hand of Captain ain wrlght and was shown to the latter's ,hin hni h made every effort to bear bravely the bitter defeat that had come to him. He thanked the captain or the Gloucester for the words of congratula tion offered on his gallant fight, and then spoke earnestly of his solicitude for the .if..tv of hla men on shore. He Informed Captain Wainwrlght that Cuban soldiers iver. on the hill preparing to attack his unarmed men and said he thouclu his sailors had suffered enough In their bat tle with the American forces, and that he was willing to surrender his entire command, but asked that some protection be given to his men until tney couiu oe taken on the American vessels. Captain Wainwrlght had similar reports regarding th Cubans, and he sent a guard of armed sailors ashore to prevent the Spanish prisoners from being molested. For hours after Cervera went aboard the c.iniiceater the Infanta Maria Teresa, Al- mlrunte Oqtiendo nnd Vlxeaya continued to burn, and every now and then a deep roar accompanied by a burst of flames and smoke from the sides of the ships would announce an explosion of ammu nition or a magazine, as the flames shot higher and higher above the decks of the magnificent vessels. Many who witnessed the scene felt that It had a strong connec I -VJ XT '1 THE DAILY ASTORlAN Is tbe biggest ini test paper on thi Columbia River NO. 159 tion with the destruction of the Maine In Havana harbor five months ago. Cap tain tVain-rlght, commander of the Olou- 1 cester, was executive officer of the Ualn at the time of the disaster, and althouco, be remained In Havana two months after the explosion be lived on board the dis patch ooat Fern, and steadfastly refused to set his foot within the city until, to use hi own words, the time had com I when he could go ashore at the head of 1 a landing party of American bluejackets. Today it was his ship that sank two 8paa j lab torpedo boat destroyers and afterward . received the Spanish admiral aboard a J a prisoner of war. From bis position on I the bridge the smoke enveloped the decks ' of the three warships of the Spanish navy. ! which were soon to be reduced to noth . tng but shattered masts and twisted , smokestacks protruding above the water, similar to that other picture in Havana , harbor. It was not strange, theref ire, ' that he said to those beside him: ' "' he Maine Is avenged." ' Jus: then the Pluton and Furor sank. : The Gloucester's boat picked up as many of the survivors as she could find on, , shore. The prisoners of war Included the cap I tains of both boats. None offered any resistance, and all were glad to go to the I Gloucester, as they feared an attack from 1 the Cub-ns. A number of the survivors, j Including the officers of the Furor, had j their limbs shot off, and were scattered along the coast for some distance, and could not be removed. Three officers and six men of the Plutoa escaped from the shore In one of their own boats and pulled to the Associated Press dispatch boat Wanda, where they remained until their captain, who waa held prisoner on the Gloucester, ordered them to Join him on the latter vessel. The most remarkable feature of th combat was the fact that notwithstanding the utter destruction of the Spanish fleet and the hard fight those ships made, even after they were on fire, the American ves sels should escape w....out injury. The only possible explanation of this Is the poor marksmanship of the Spanish gun ners, which has been so well demonstrated In every conflict of the war. SPANISH TREACHERT. They Were Detected Firing on Our Wounded Men. Associated Press Dispatch. Center of the Line Before Santiago, July L Delayed in transmission via. Kingston, July 4. (Copyrighted, lm, by the Associated Pret-'.) One feature ot the fight whlih aroused great Indignation, among the American troops Is the act of the Spaniards in having sharpshoot ers In trees along the line of march ot the American troops. Of course It the sharp shooters had nred on armed men they woulu have done nothing more thun might have been expected, but one Spanish marksman from his post fired on wounded men, and on men carrying th wounded to the rear. Several members of the ambulance corps were wounded la this manner and two wounded men wh were tolling to the rear were shot and killed. Some ot these marksmen were posted less thun halt a mile from' tho American camp. Col. Llscum, Twenty fourth Infantry, salu: "I was fired on several times by men In trees and six bullets flew very close to me." Later In the day a company of cavalry was sent along to clear them out, and the work was effectively done. The gallantry of the general officers (Continued from First Page.) Ike Royl Is the highest grade baking pow4r fcaows. Actual teats show it goes third farther tbsa say othtr braad, huw ti-.ii Absolutely Puro aovM. saaiaa scwoca 00., sew mac. ODORE SCHLEY Power pa if 5-