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MOKO, SII KK M A N
LATER
NEWS.
A thorough investigation of the
Bourgogne disaster will be made at
once.
BATTLE RESUMED
C O U N T Y , OREGON,
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IN THE INTEREST OK SHER­
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«’«*!• Y o u r K y e o n t h e L e a d e r .
1898.
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NO. 2D.
REPORT.
EXPLAINS
t h . O r e g o n lte n p < » in lh le fo r t h e D r f e n t
o f C ervera.
USED
THE
MACHETE.
C u lu t n « Siici
»ow ed N o M err y to t h e
I h H P rlnon erH .
Span-
A
AT SEA
W EEKLY
MARKET
LETTER.
Th« Eiul <>f t h « R e m a r k a b l e belter
Off Guantanamo, via Kingston, July
W h e a t ■>«*»!.
13.
—Captain
Clark,
of
the
battle-ship
W hat H as H appened in the A dispatch from Suez says the Span­
Before Santiago, via Kingston, July
ish squadron has re-entered the canal
n
f
’I5' ¡ ’',wril'iR Hopkins A Co.. Inc
Oregon, which did such remarkable i t
,i
. .
D . One secret of the determination
Civilized W orld.
Board ol Ira.le brokers, 711 to 714 Chamber ol
on its way back to Spain.
Commerce
building,
Portland, Oregon.)
work at the naval battle that resulte, I
::f tlie Spanish soldiery in Santiago to
A s a result of the cabinet meeting
in the destruction of Admiral Cer-
«-
. j,
’
|
tho death was the belief which
Wheat trailers who have been wrong
evera’s squadron, says in his official re­
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES Fnday it was decided to dispatch a
tllC
' Prevai,ed generally among them that
on
the market for a year are now try­
regiment of troops to Honolulu imuie-
port of the engagement to
Rear-
prisoners tukeu by tho Americans
liately.
ing to get their money hack by seliiug
Admiral Sampson:
would be put to tlie eword.
short after a decline on September of
Sunday, July 10, was proclaimed by
A C o m p le te R e v i e w o f t h e M e w s o f t h e
"The Spanish fleet turned to tire
It is known that after tlie fall of El
President McKinley as a day of thanks-
about 30 oents. Prices are down to a
f e e t S e v e n D a y s In T h ia t a d
westward and opened tire, to which
Gauey July 1 tlie Spanish eoldiers who
grving in consideration of our victories
A U F e r o ig n L a n d a .
normal basis, but sentiment generally
,
our
ships
replied
vigorously.
For
a
escaped
along the foothills marched
on land and sea.
TORAL WOULD NOT YIELD
is bearish. Every effort has been made
A shipload o f S h a fte r’s wounded men
j short time tlrere was an almost contin- 1AKEN OFF IN A LAUNCH directly into General Garcia’s men,
Lieutenant Hobson, in telling how
COLLISION
OFF
NOVA
SCOTIA
to
force values down on tbs idea that
airived at Key West Wednesday.
i ual flight of projectiles over the ship,
posted to tlie north of Santiago. They
the Merrimac was sunk, says the loss
tlie
crop will be enormous, and that
S p a n ia r d * O p e n e d W it h b i g h t ( J u n .;
fought
desperately,
but
were
shown
nc
i but where our line was fairly engaged,
Senor DuBosc, former charged'affairs of the vessel’s rudder made it impossi­
f i l e B r a v e M en S u r r e n d e r e d to A il m i rut
H
u
t
W
e
r
e
S
i
l
e
n
c
e
d
—
A
m
e
r
ic
a
n
L
in
e
*
tlie
exports will be alxmt 60 per cent
meicy by tlie Cubans, and were ma- I t a il I n t o t h e S h ip C r o m a r t y s h ir e In a
at Washington, from Spain, was among ble to plate ner across the channel.
I the enemy’s fire became defective. As
C e r v e r a - U n d e r t h e K n e ln y 'e T e r r ib le
H a v e B e en S tr e n g th e n e d a n d S ie g e
of
those
for the year just closing, which
clieted
to
the
last
man.
General
Del­
the passengers lost in the steamship
: soon as it was evident that the enem y’s
lle m e F o g -L e a s T h an T w o H u ndred
Rear-Admiral Miller has received in­
G u m B r o u g h t t o t h e F lo u t .
F ir e —F o r c e ,I t o l . l e o n H e c k l i i t i l
La Bourgogne disaster.
i’ll)« . who was in command, was bru­
will
show
up nearly 225,000 bushels
j
ships
were
trying
to
break
through
and
S
a
v
e
d
—F
ie
n
d
i
s
h
C
r
u
e
lt
y
o
f
S
a
ilo
r
s
formation from Washington that he is
D a y l i g h t —S p l e n d i d D i s c i p l i n e .
tally mutilated.
Tlie knowledge of
P r e v e n t e d M o re B e in g l l e s c u e d .
The war is now costing Spain (28,- joon to be sent to Honolulu on a special
Washington. July 12.—The bom­ escape to the westward, we went ahead
of flour and wheat. The Letter wb.,at,
000,000 a month, and this pace she mission, piesumably in connection with bardment of tAintiago has begun. That at full speed, with the determination
Off Santiago, via Kingston, July 11. this massacre found its way into Santi­
Halifax, N. 8., July 8. — In ono of as well as that held by Pilsbnry. Pea-
of carrying out to tire utmost your in­ —Tlio return of Assistant Naval Con­ ago and prompted the Spaniards to die
cannot keep up foi six months without the annexation of the islands.
was the verbal information obtained structions:
rattier
than
surrender.
the
thick fogs which at this time of vey and others, who were interested
»«spending all interest on her (inking
structor Hobson to iiis ship, tlio flag
Either the Philadelphia or the Ben­ lust evening, shortly l>efore 0 o’clock,
Tlie voluntary surrender of gome of the year hang like a pall over the Jointly with the late bull leader, has
“ ‘If the enemy tries to escape the
fund and her debts.
nington will convey the official news of at the war department.
Almost im­ ships you must close and engage hint «hip New York, wus marked by w ild the wounded Spanish officers and men grand banks and Sable island In the passed into strong hands and is being
The Sjmiiish fleet arrived at Sue» the action of congress on the Hawaiian
mediately three bulletins were posted, as soon as possible, and endeavor to ?iitliusiasm. \\ hen Hobson sat once has dispelled the delusion, and is help­ North Atlantic, occurred early Monday liquidated at comparatively good
Wednesday, having completed the annexation resolutions and raise the
prices. Geddes sold nearly 2,000,000
the most important of which was from sink iiis vessels or force them to run more among his messmates, he told th ing to induce General Total to consider morning one of the most appalling
passage of the canal.
Cantata was flag in the name of the United States.
bushels last week, that is in Liverpool
•lie proposition to capitulate.
ashore.’
story
of
his
experience,
iiis
marvel«»,
General Shafter.
This dispatch an­
notified that he must leave the port
After tho full of El Gauey the Un­ ocean disasters in the annals of trans- and afloat. Armour in two weeks has
Instructions have been received in
“ We soon passed all of our vessels escape and his imprisonment in Morro
within 24 hours, and that he would San Francisco to prepare the cruiser nounced that General Toral. who suc­
bans sack»»,! the town. Information of Atlantic commerce, and in faot in the sold nearly 3.000 000 bushels of the
except
the
Brooklyn.
At
first
we
used
not be allowed to coal there.
castle.
the two outrages were prouiptiy sent to history of »team sailing of the world. 7,000,000 bushels of Leiter wheat held
Philadelphia for sea immediately. Her ceeded general Linaiea in command of only the main battery, but when it
in this country two weeks ago. There
I did not miss the entrain», to tlie General Shafter, who issue,) orders
The general health of the United supplies are being assembled with the the Spanish forces in Santiago, when was discovered that the enemy's tor-
Almost without a moment’s wurning is a sentiment among many g»x»d traders
States troops before Santiago is excel­ greatest dispatch. She w ill probably the latter was wounded, had decline,1 pedo-lroats were following the ship«, harbor,” lie said, "as Ensign Powell, that any ( uban found rifling the bodies
the French liner La Bourgogne, with tiiat wheat is low enough, and that un­
lent. Not a case of yellow fever is re get under way for sea within a week.
tc surrender, and that the bombard­ we used our rapid-fire guns, as well as in the launch, supposed. I headed east of dead or wounded Spaniaids would 725 souls on board, was run down by
til harvest conditions are generally im­
ported, despite the fact that Santiago
Both branches of congress have ad­ ment of tire town would he begun by the six-inch guns, upon them, with until 1 got straight in. Then cams tlie lie promptly dealt with.
proved there is little to be gained by
the
iron
sailing
ship
Cromartyshire,
de Cuba is recognized as a great fever journed sine die.
To
prevent
tlie
possibility
of
Cubans
The close in the the army and navy about 4 o'clock in telling effect.
firing. It was grand, flashing out from
focus as far south us Rio Santos.
"As we ranged up near the stern- one side, then the other, from those plundering Santiago when it capitu­ and sunk within half an hour, carrying selling sliort on the breaks. Crop con­
house was marked by hilaiious scenes. the afternoon. The fact that the bom-
The stampede from Santiago is on. Patriotic eongs were sung and cheers harrnent was scheduled to begin so late most of their ship», she headed for the big guns on the hills, the Vizcaya, ly­ lates it lias been decided to forbid the with hei to the ocean’s bottom over 600 ditions have cut more of a figure, par­
ticularly from the Southwest, where
Cubans entering tho town.
Launches from foreign warships have given for the president and our naval in the day created some comment, but lieach, evidently on fire. We raked ing inside the harbor, joining in.
of her passengers and crew, while the efforts have been made to reduce the
carried hundreds to Jamaica. People heroes. The appointments of members no explanation of it was offered.
her
as
we
pass»*,!,
rushing
on
for
the
rest who were not drowned by the fear­ yield from the extravagant figures sent
In
"T ro o p s from Santiago had lushed
C O N D IT IO N S IN H A V A N A .
left behind heseiged the English and of several commissions are held over.
ful suction struggled and fought for life out early in the reason. If Kansas,
answer to questions bearing upon the next ahead, using our starboard guns down when th e news of the M e rrim a c ’s
Austrian Consulates imploring that
as they weie brought to bear, and be­ com ing was toJegraphed, and soldi,-is
until 163 were at length rescued by the Oklahoma, and Texas get 100,000,000
T h e F o u r A r e H y i n g o f S ta r v a tio n la
French line officers say an injnstioe movement. General Corbin said:
they be given a chance to leave. Span
fore we had het fairly abeam, she, too, lintsl the foot o f tlie c liffs , firin g w ild ly
crew of the Cormartvshire, which ship bushels to 120.000,000 bushels they
1
have
not
the
slightest1
information
th e S tr e e ts.
has
been
done
La
Bourgogne’s
crew,
ish troope have become disheartened
was making for tlie beach. The two
survived the collision.
as the men are not cowards. Foreign­ us to tire reason General Shafter had for remaining vessels were now some dis­ across and k illin g each o th e r w ith th e ir
will get a big yield. There is some
Kingston. Jamaica, July I I .—The
since Cervera’s fleet sailed
crossfire.
If the words of the passengers who
beginning
the
bombardment
at
the
hour
ers in the steerage, they say, were re­
Britisli ©miser Talbot, which left Ha­ were dragged aboard the Cromartyshire deterioration in quality owing to the
After the destruction of the Spanish sponsible for the atrocities if any were lie named, but it was probably because tance ahead, but our speed had in ­
"The Merrimac’s steering gear broke
wet weather, but this ia not a hull ar­
fleet 440 men from the Marie Teresa
Yon creased to 16 knots, and the Vizcaya as she got to Estrella point Only vana Tuesday, arrived at Port Royal and later brought into this port by the gument. In the Northwest there has
committed. The question of jurisdic­ he was ready just at that time.
. -_were plaeed as prisoners on the flar- tion in connection with the coming in­ can speculate about that as well as 1 ; was soon sent to tlie shore in flames.
three of the torpedoes on her side ex­ today with 23 passengeis, among them steamer Grecian, are to be believed, the
"Only the Cristobal Colon was left, ploded when I touche,! tho button. A Sir Alexau ler Gollan, British consul- last few minutes on board the La Bour­ been deterioration by heavy rains and
*ar»L
For some reason them men vestigation is being discussed.
can.’’
lodging and a little lotail damage by
mutinied. The officers and crew of the
Information receive,! by the war de­ and for a time it seemed as if site huge submarine mine caught her full general at Havana, and Mr. Higgins, g o g n e w itnesscl some of the most ter­ grassliopiiers, but not enough to cut an
The
navy
department
has
been
In­
might
escape.
But
when
we
opened
Harvard were prepared, and the
amidshi|is, hurling water high in the of the British consulate there, both on rible scenes of horror and cruelty that im|iortaiit figure. England will be the
partment during the few days of truce
mutineers were fired ujmn. Six Span formed that a Spanish privateer carry­ indicates that Shafter hrs materially with our forward turret guns, and tlie air and tearing a great rent in tli e Mer- 1
have blotted the history of a civilized best buyer of American wheat this year
-,
,,
eave, which is given ns the oul y nx-
iards were killed outright and 12 ing live guns is hovering off the coast strengthened ins (osition. During the Brooklyn followed tho Colon began to rimac s side.
race. Instead of the heroic discipline
Her stern ran up on planatiou of their ieparture.
Mr. which so often has been tho one bright unless conditions change. France w ill
of British Columbia. According to past week he has receive,! reinforce­ edge in toward the ixiast, and her de- Estrella point
wounded.
not have to inqiort a gieat quantity,
Jerome
has
been
left
in
chaige
of
Brit­
last accounts the privateer was between
"Chiefly owing to the work done b,
feature of such awful moments, the and Austria-Hungary and other coun­
The Cuban legation in Washington Prince Charlotte sound and Dixon’s en- ments of both artillery and infantry. struetion was assure,!. As she struck
ish affairs in Havana. Mr. Higgins
the
heath
her
flag
went
down.
the
mine,
she
began
to
sink
slow!,
crew of the steamer fought like demons tries which have to buy wheat the past
Randolph’s battery of 24 guns, which
has been advised of the safe arrival in
said:
tiance. Prompt instructions have been
The Brooklyn sent a boat to her, At that time she was across
across the chaii-
for the few lifeboats and rafts, batter­ twelve months will be out of the mar­
Cuba of the second expedition of Cuban sent to the military authorities on the left Key West last Tuesday at mid­
"The city of Havana is quiet, and
night, is now in operation before San­ and when the admiral caught up with . nel. but before she s»*ttl«l tlie tide there are no new complications. The ing the helpless passengers away from ket by the 1st of Septemiier, and possi­
volunteers from the United States un Northwest coast.
their only means of salvation, with the
tiago, and, as a war department official the New York, Texas and Vixen, the ¡diifted her around.
der command of OeneraVEmilio Nunea.
well-to-do inhabitants are subsisting result that the strong overcame the bly before. France is expecting new
"Wo weie all aft, lying on the deck.
A Manila dispatch says that Admiral expressed it, “ when these long toms of Ciistobal Colon was taken possession
The expedition left the coast of Flor-
wheat by the middle of A ugust The
tolerably, but the [Mjor are dying of
i<la June 25 and landed at Punta Caney Dvwe-V wil1 remain inactive until Gen- Randolph’s begin talking, something of.
Shells and bullets whistled around us. starvation in tlie streets. There are weak, for the list of 163 saved oontalns weather theie has not been favorable,
*1 » sv . «
* atol
r The
tv , rebels
.1 I are will happen in Santiago.”
‘I cannot sp»*ak in too high terms of The six-inch shells from the Vizcaya
the name of but one woman.
General
on the 30th. On board the transport, eral Merritt arrives.
and there has been some crop deterior-
many sights of terrible misery. The
The disaster occurred at 6 o’clock atiton.
besides the 350 Cuban volunteeis, practically doing nothing, but the Span­ Shafter has nearly 50 siege guns and a the bearing and conduct of all on board camo tearing into tlie Meirlmae. crasli- barracks are tilled
with
starving
in the morning, Monday, about 60
chiefly from Florida, and New York, iards are strengthening their positions, large number of 6-inch mortars, besides th issh ip . When they found the Ore- ii.g into wood andiron and passing women.
M a r k e t« .
rnllee south of Sable island, which lies
These gon had rushed to the front, and was clear through, while the plunging shots
were two dynamite guns, 4,000 Spring- destroying huts and constructing en­ light artillery at his disposal.
“ The soldiers are fairly well fed. nearly 100 miles off this port. The
hurrying
to
a
surc»*ssion
Vegetable«—Potatoes—
Yakimas. (11
trenchments
The
authorities
have
of
conflicts
from
the
forts
broke
throogli
her
decks.
guns,
taken
in
connection
with
the
work
field rifles and a large quantity of am
General Blanco lias been sending
enacted a penalty of (1,000 against any­ that will be done by the fleet, w ill, it with the enemy’s vessels, if they could
'Not a man must move,' I said. troops into tlie interior, it is said en Bourgogne had left New York, bound <Sl2 per ton; natives, (8(«10; Califor­
munition.
for Havre, on the previous Saturday, nia potatoes, (1.00 per 100 pounds.
body who shall raise the price of pro is expected, carry terror and destruc­ be hove to anti would engage, the en­
The Ftench Trans-Atlantic Com­ visions.
thusiasm was intense. As these Span­
while the Cromartyshire was on its Beets, per sack, (1.25; turnips, (1.25;
tion to Santiago.
CAIMANERA.
PRINCIPAL
SPANISH
CAMP
ON
GUANTANAMO
BAY.
pany's steamer La Bourgogne, which
ish vessels were much more heavily
way from Glasgow with a crew of 21 carrots, (1.25; hothouse lettuce, __c;
Anxiety
has
been
expressed
by
the
There is considerable illness at Camp
left New York Saturday for Havre,
armored than the Brooklyn, they might
m«;n.
Although the trans-Atlantic radishes, 12 ^ c.
war
department
officials
as
to
whether
Merritt,
San
Francisco,
thongh
the
sank, after colliding with the British
have concentrated their tire U|«on and
Fruit»—California lemons, fancy,
ships
have
a definite oourse, the Bour­
General
Shafter
had
a
sufficient
force
ship Cromartyshire in a dense fog, 60 death rate remains low. South Dakota
overpowered
her.
(
3
.75;choice, ( 3 (a 3.50;seeding oranges,
gogne
was,
by
all
accounts,
40
miles
or
m iles sonth of Sable island.
The col­ has 70 on the sick list, and though to prevent the evacuation of Santiago
"Consequently, I am persuaded that
more to the north of these Un««.
The (1.60(31.75; California navels, fancy,
by
the
enemy.
This
anxiety
was
practically
an
acclimated
regiment,
the
lision occurred at 5 o ’clock Monday
but for the officers and men of the Or­
fog wus very dense and the Cromarty­ ( 3@ 8.15; choice, (2.50(9«.75; ban­
morning. Only 200 persons were saved Seventh California has 17 in the hos allayed about 12:30 last night by the egon, who steamed and st«*ere,l the ship
shire was sailing along with reduced anas, shipping, (2.25(92.76 perbttncli;
receipt
of
the
following
dispatch
from
pital,
and
as
many
more
in
quarters
* out of 725 ou board La Bourgogne. The
canvas and blowing the fog horn. strawberries, 60c@ 75c per crate.
General Slrafter, which contained con­ and fought and supplied her batteries,
Allen line steamer Grecian baa arrived Montana has about 80 in the hospital
the Colon and perhaps tlie Viacaya
Butter—Fancy
native creamery,
Suddenly out of the fog rushed a great
firmation,
too,
of
the
earlier
reports
of
and
more
than
that
number
sick
in
in Halifax, towing the Cromartyshire,
would have escape»!. ”
steamer, and in a moment there was a brick, lfic; ranch, 7@12e; dairy, 12^'
the
beginning
of
the
bombardment:
quarters.
which had been in colision with La
fearful crash, the iron prow of the ship »9 15c; Iowa, fancy creamery, 18c.
“ Playa del Este, July 12.—To Ad­
Bourgogne. She reports that the latter
A dispatch from Madrid says the
Cheese—Native Washington. 11 ( j
FOR SAFE KEEPING.
plunging into the port side of the
jutant-General,
Washington:
Head­
eank almoet immediately with the pas­ bombardment of Santiago has com
steamer, just under the bridge.
The 12c; Eastern cheese, 12(912^ e.
quarters
of
Fifth
Corps,
July
12.—
The
sengers and crew.
The Cromartyshite menced.
P r l l o n m o f W ar R ea ch F n r ta m n o lh -
Meats—Choice dressed beef steers,
shock was terrific, and tore a tremen
enemy opened tire a few minutes past
saved 200 persons in all, and of these
• C e r v e r a A m o n g t h e L o t.
dous hole in the steamer, while the prime, 7)*c; cows, prime, 7o; mut­
It is said now that Blanco is to blame 4 with light guns, which were soon
170 were passengers.
Portsmouth, N. H., July 12.—The and it was only owing to the splendid route to Santiago, but I do not »ee how entire bow of the ship was demoli-hed. ton, 7»*c; i«rk, 7(97^©; veal, 6<98e.
for the disaster to the Spanish fleet, as silenced by ours. There was very lit­
President McKinley has sent a tele­ the captain-geneial ordered Cervera to tle musketry firing, and the enemy was auxiliary cruiser St. Louis, with 746 discipline of the men that all of us they will get there.
Poultry—Chickens, live, per itounc,
Half an hour after the collision the
' 'The blockade »3 maintained, a'»d misty curtain went up, giving a clear 14c; dressed, 16e; spring chickens
gram to Shafter and Sampson ordering take his ships out of Santiago harbor. kept entirely in the entrenchments. Spanish prisoners, including 54 offi­ were not killed, as shells sailed over us
and minutes ht-came hours of suspense.
them to confer as to the aJvisability of
I cers, arrived in Portsmouth harbor at The men’s mouths grew parched, but vessels ate frequently turned back. view for miles, and then it was that (2.60(93.75.
The dismantled Spanish cruiser Three men were slightly wounded.
8:30
o
’clock
this
morning,
and
a
few
Everybody is anxious for the conclu­ those on the Cromartyshire realized tlie
the fleet entering the harbor to assist Reina Mercedes, w hile attempting to w ill have considerable force tomorrow,
Fiesli Fish—Halibut, j@ 4 c ; steel-
we must lie there until daylight, 1 told sion of the war, though the soldiers fearful struggle for life on board the beads, 7<9 8c; salmon tront, 9(810c;
minutes
later
dropped
anchor
just
in the bombardment of Santiago.
escape from Santiagj harbor, Thursday, enough to completely block all the above Fishing island. The big liner them.
wish to fight, and all the officials aie Bourgogne, the collision having come flounders and sole, 3<94c; herring, 4».’
1 am quite
Shafter has decided that he will wait was sunk by the Massachusets and roads on the northwest.
"Now and again one or the other of resolute. There is no fljur in Havana, so suddenly and at such a time in the
left
Guautanamo
at
6
o’clock
Toes,lay,
Oysters—Olympia oysters, per sack,
for reinforcements. The storming of Texas.
well.
"SH A FTER .”
.July 3, and did not make a stop until the men lying with his face glued to and no beets, while yams are scarce.” morning that few besides her crew were (3.50J per gallon, solid, (1.80.
Santiago is therefoice likely not to oc­
The
belief
is
held
by
the
best-in­
Word has reached San Francisco that
she dropped anchor in Portsmouth the deck and wondering whether the
Sir Alexander Gollan declined to on deck, but the shock roused nearly
Wheat—Feed wheat, (28.
cur for a few days. The news of Pan-
the second Manila expedition arrived formed officers that General Toral, the harbor. Including the prisoners, there next shell would come our way. wonl.l say anything on the condition of things everyone, and within a few minutes
Oats—Choice, pet ton, (26.
do’s arrival at the doomed city has
Spanish
commander,
w
ill
surrender
at Honolulu June 28 and sailed for
were 1,036 people on hoard the boat, say. H ad n t we better drop off now, at Havana. The other passengers on the decks were crowded.
Corn— Whole, (25; cracked, (25,
been confirmed.
Manila the following day.
A ll were when he finds it w ill be imjxrssible for and out of this number there are 01 sir: But I said, Malt till daylight.’ the Talbot are for the most part
At first it seemed as if there was feed meal, (25.
him
to
evaculate
the
city.
Upon
wlmt
I t IX 'Y A ltl.l 1» »1 V o l u i n r t
1 wv w , .a n t 1. 1 _
a
•
.
•
Guards about the palace and public well and they were royally entertained
It would have been impossible to get
Barley— Rolled or ground, per ton
some attempt at discipline*. A few of
grounds this belief is based could not sick and wounded :«,an iards under the the catamaran anywhere but to tlie wealthy refngt-ea.
buildings at Madrid have been doubled by the Hawaiians.
caie of surgeons.
tlie boats were swung off and some of (25; whole, (24.
be ascertained, hut that information is
L
o
i
s
e
s
a
t
S
u
n
t
iN
g
o
.
The government realizes the gravity of
shore,
where
tlie
soldiers
stood
slioot-
Admiral Cervera is confined to his
Flour—Patent, (4.25, bbl; straights
The wounded men brought to Key
tlie passengers allowed to get into them,
the situation. Carlists and republicans West on the Iroquois are housed in the in the bands of the officials, there is no cabin, having been quite ill for the ing. and I hoped that by daylight we
Washington,
July
11.—The
war
de­
(4;
California brands, (5.50; buck­
but
as
the
steamer
began
to
tremble
General Shafter’s dispatch,
are only awaiting a favorable op)>ortu- hospitals at Key West. All are doing doubt.
might be recognised and saved.
partment has receiv»*»! the following and list to port, the officers lost control wheat flour, (6.50; graham, per bbl,
they say, shows he is now engaged in past three* days, although he was able
nity to strike.,
»‘The grand ol«l Merrimac kept sink­ from General Shafter, giving as far as of the crew, and a panic ensued.
(4.25; whole wheat flour, (4.60; rve
well, and many ate already able to be strengthening his |>osition, and that he to be dressed this morning.
Captain Eulate, who «¿is commander ing. I wanted to go forward and see practicable a statement of the total
Madrid calls her disaster a victory. up and about, and none aro in danger. will follow np iris operations with a
Passeng»*rs and crew fought for the flour, (5.
of the Vizcaya, and is among tlie pris­ the damage done theie, where nearly casualties in each division except Gen­ boats and life rafts, the strong battered
The government has announced that They are anxious to get back to Cuba final assault on the city.
M ills t »iffs— Bran,
per ton,
(15;
oners, is also quite ill, having lieen all the fire was dir»*cted, but one man eral Wheeler’s as a result of the recent down the weak, the women and chil shorts, per ton, (18.
Csivera’s entire fleet has escaped to and fight.
O ffe r t o S u r r e n d e r S a n t i a g o .
said
tiiat
if
I
rose
It
would
draw
the
fighting:
wounded in the head during the battlj
safety. Minister Aunon, it is said, is
Feed—Chopped feed, (17 @21 per
dren being pushed far away from any
Like rats from a sinking ship, the
Off Juragua, via Kingston, Jamaica, off Santiago.
fire on the rest; so I lay motionless. It
Lawton's division—Kill,M, 4 offi­ hope of rescue. Fists, oars and even j ton;
delighted, and declares that Cervera’s fear-stricken hundreds are rushing pell
ton’ middlings.
«nitldlings, per ton, (17; oil
was splendid the way those men be­ cers, 74 men; wounded, 14 officers, knives were used by someof thedemons cake meal, per ton, (35.
dash was a brilliant one and quite suc­ rnell from the doomed city of Santiago. July 12.—The surrender of Santiago
was formally offered by the Spanish
haved.
The fire of the soldiers, the 315 men; missing, 1 man.
DOW N FROM Y U K O N .
cessful.
to keep their places
Hay—Puget Sound mixed, (8(910;
All roads leading to the city are commander. General Toral, today, but
batteriee anil the Vizcaya was awful.
Kent’s division— Killed, 12 officers,
The officers seem to have been pow choice Eastern Washington timothy,
Orders were issued by the depart­ jammed.
Five hundred refugees have the conditions attached caused a prompt T h e S c h o o n e r F h i l l l p a B r ln < « T w e n t y
"When the water catae upon the 87 men; wounded, 86 officers, 686 «rless over their men, and only four
ment Tuesday looking to the immediate gone to El Gauey, and others to Motan refusal of the offer by Geneial Shafer.
--------a
G o l d - u M in e r s .
Merrimac's decks the catamaran floated men; missing, 62 men.
were saved. The tight for life on the
dispatch of troopships fiom Tampa and St. Lucia.
A proclamation was The negotiations, however, result©» in
P o r t la n d M a r k e t.
San Francisco, July 12.—Twenty amid the wreckage, but was still made
Bates’
hiiga.le
—
Kille.1,
4
men;
decks
of
the
steamer
did
not
last
long,
with reinforcements for Shafter. It ia issued Thursday allowing people four the extension of the armistice.
Wheat— Walla Walla, 60<a61c; Val­
miners from tlie placers at Mi nook. fast to the boom, an<i we caught hold of wounded, 2 officers, 26 men; missing for in a little more than a half hour she
probable at least 15,000 w ill be sent hours in which to get safely out of the
ley and BluesU*m, 63c per bushel.
General Total's proposal eontemp at- Circle City and Dawson arrived here the edge and clung on, our heads being ■ 5 men.
gave
a
long
lurch
to
port
and
went
forward as quiolky as transportation oitv.
Flour— Best grade«, (3.76; graham,
ed the immediate surrender of the city, today on the schooner Hattie I. Piiilips above water.
Signal oorps— Killed, 1 man; wound down.
can be provided.
(8.30; superfine, (2.25 per barrel.
A Spanish launch camo toward the ed, 1 man.
Secretary Long has given orders for but he insisted that his army be per­ from St. Michaels. The returning
As the ship sank beneath the surface,
St. Louis presents a bloody Fourth of the departure of the cruiser Philadel­ mitted to march away under arms and pro«]iectors, who bring about (70,000 Merrimac. We agreed to capture her
Oats—Choice white, 40c; choice
General Wheeler’s rejwrt has not tlie vortex of the water sucked down
gray, 88 (9 39c per bushel.
July record.
Three murders were phia from Mare island for Hawaii. with flying colors, and declared that with them, have been in Alaska from and run. Just as she came close, tin* yet been received.
everything on the surface within a cer­
Barley—Feed barley, (21; brewing,
committed. A probably fatal shooting The Philadelphia will carry the flag of he would fight to the last ditch unless 1 to 25 years. Half of the party will Spaniards saw us, and half a dozen
tain radius. When the suction ceased, (22 per ton.
affray also occurred, and a little girl the United States to those islands and the conditions were accepted. General return to work their claims. The pas­ marines jumped up and pointed their
M a n ila S p a r e d F o r a T im e .
those still alive saw about 200 bodies
^ W h o was playing with firecrackers set formally annex them to the Union. Shafter’ replied that nothing but un­ sengers from Dawson are »xmfident the rifles at our heads.
Millstuffs— Bran, (15 per ton; mid­
Chicago. July 11.—A special cable come out of the water with a rush, as
fire to ber dress and was burned to Admiral Miller, commanding the Pa­ conditional surrender would be con­ output of Dawson will reach far over
‘Is there any offleet in that boat to gram to the Record from its corre if the sea were giving up the dead, dlings, (21; shorts, (14.
death.
Hay—Timothy, (11(918; clover. (10
cific station, will be charged with the sidered by him, but lie consent»'I to (16,000,000. Minook will probably be receive a surrender of prisoners of war?* spondent with Admiral Dewey’s fl»ret after having swallow»*! the ship.
(911;
Oregon wild hay, (9(910 per ton.
Targets were made of wounded men, function of hoisting the flag hauled cable the Spanieh offer to Washington, not less than (300,000. Circle City I shouted. An old man leaned over at Manila bay, July 7, via Hong Kong
But the struggle for life still contin­
in the meantime extending tlie airnis- will also contribute largely to the out­ under the awning and wavoil his hand, says:
Eggs—Oregon, 14c per dozen.
and Spanish sharpshooters fired on the down by Commissioner Blount.
ued
alter
the
ghip
went
down.
Hun-
tice.
Butter—Fancy creamery, 85 (9 40c;
The American troops under General »lre»ls still float©»! about grasping for
put of the Alaska placers. Tlie Yu­ It was Admiral Cervera. The maiinos
ambulance corps at Saturday’s and
Hobson and his men are safe within
T h e a t e r B u r n e d In A l l e g h e n y .
kon river is higher than known for lowerred then rifles and we were Anderson, which have reach,*.1 the rafts, boats and wreckage, in frantic fair to good, 324,0; dairy, 25(930u
Sunday’s engagement at Santiago de the American lines. The exchange was
per roll.
Pittsburg, July 12.—Fire tonight, years, and overflow©») its banks at 'e’^Thenw« n6 « ’’" o '
Cuba. Several members of the oorps effected before Santiago Thursday in
11 1 xi
ph«»IPP'nes, are now comforubly quar
endeavors to keep above water.
Even
Cheese— Oregon full cream, ll< 9)2c;
Tl.en we «ere put in cells in Metro tore,! in the Spanish military har.aoks then many of those In the boats, if the
were wounded and two wounded men accqr»Ja$ce with an agreement previous­ which started in the World theater on Minook, where a number of miners’
Young America, 12t«c.
w
L
A
,tV
W
.
a
r,‘
W6,e
taken
in,°
Cav
i‘®.
«n,l
are
busy
preparing
for
cabins
were
washed
away
by
the
flood.
were killed outright.
Federal
street,
Allegheny,
destroyed
stories
toll!
are
to
be
believed,
showed
ly reached between Shafter and Toral.
Poultry—Chickens, mixed, (3.60 per
»
ag°^i L 'a< * 16 conrt’n,arl,al active service against the Spaniards, their brutality by beating off those whe
Gomez' troops are short of food, and The heroes of the Merrimac are all in that building and the entire section
dozen; liens, (4 00; springs, (2.00(94;
room in the barracks. My men were No attack on Manila is probable before attempted to climb aboard.
S tr e e t -C a r C o l l i s i o n .
serious suffering is Inevitable if a fresh good health. One Spanish Lieutenant, fronting on the lower side of Federal
geese, (8.00(95.60; ducks, young, (3(9
Washington, July 12.—An electric kept prisoners 11. the hospital. From the arrival of the second detachment of
By this time the small boats of the
«apply is not soon sent to them. Fail­ 14 non-commissioned officers and a pri­ street, from the Sixth-street bridge to
4.50 per dozen; turkeys, live, 1 1 4 ( 9
my
«.n,low
I
could
st^
the
army
mov-
ttoopa
under
General
Greene,
which
ear
on
the
Congress
Heights
road,
filled
the
Boyle
block,
and
in
the
rear
almost
Cromartyshire had come up, and the
ure of the Gussie expedition to land vate were surrendered by the American
iow n hvTh 5® ° !>en|
. ’ClUe ,,llO‘
« I * * “*1
The present force of work of rescue began. The crew of the 12,4c per pound.
with
passengt*rs,
collided
with
a
horse
to
Baltimore.
Tlie
loss
w
ill
not
exceed
supplies and subsequent disposal of the officers in exchange for Hobson and his
Potatoes—Oregon Burbanks, 30(935c
down by the Spaniards in the rifle pits soldiers and marines is considered in- ship saved everyone who kept afloat.
vessel’s cargo makes it doubtful if an- seven men. An hilarious welcome was (175,000, as many of tlie buildings car of tlie Anacosta line this evening.
per sack; new potatoes 60(9 75c.
■Ll
Th0, 1S{,Hn,aIr<1s he- sufficient to protect life and property But one woman was rescued.
v other attempt can be made in the near accorded the heroes by the American were small frame structures. Tlie in­ An unknown man was kille«l ami 25 or came
as polite as could be. I knew i„ Manila in the event of the’ capitu'
Onions—California red, (1.26 per
surance will reach two-thirds of the 30 personj were injured, several ol
future.
troops and tars.
sack.
somethmg was coming, «„,1 then I was lation of that city. The soldiers, how-
them fatally.
loss.
Austria sends cocoanut oil to Eng-
M in o r N e w « I t e m s .
Hops—5@ 1 2 4 o per pound fori new
Chief Inspector Marshall, known as
e » ia ge .----- --------------------
over> are a,, aag0| to
tlie fighting. land.
M O U R N IN G IN H A V A N A .
F r e i g h t f a r » L e ft t h e T r a c k .
Germany has 135.000 school teach the Sherlock Holmes of the English
crop; 1896 crop, 4 (g 6c.
11» f * r ’ * 7 * N
°7 ""
| Playa B del
t a r v l.,« in O a „ n f n » m o
era, America, 350,003.
Wool—Valley, 10«12o per pound;
G o ld F r j i n A la s k a .
police, has retired from Scotland Yard
Dunsm nii, Cal., July 12.—Ttain No. G lo o m C m t O v e r t h e C ity b y C e r v e r a ’«
HeadqualterB of Genera Shafter, via
Este, Cuba. July l l . - A
8 (9 12c;
mohair.
D lsa w tro u « D e f e a t .
In Illinois during the past year 118 a ^ter
ye«rs’ distinguished service,
Seattle, July 8.—Acoording to a let­ Eastern Oregon,
18, consisting of 80 cats, drawn by two
Kingston. July 9.—Admiral Cerveta Spanish soldier, terriblv enneiated and
Havana, July 13.—July 6 the pro­ has been transferred flora the Glou so weak that ho could hardly walk ter just brought down from Unalaska, 25c per pound.
coal mines were abandoned and 70
While driving to Dallas, Tex , to ap- engines, was wrecked this morning at
Mutton—Gross, beet sheep, wether»
mines opened.
pear as a witness before the federal tunnel 4, near Elmore, four cars in tlie duce, money and stock exchanges sus­ cester to tho Iowa and is being treated «as picked up bv men from the Unite,! tlie river boat Governor Pingree is at
and
ewes, 3 4 c ; dressed uiuttou. 7c;
pended
operations,
observing
tlie
day
rnt«br^«w t
BderaM °?
In " br'ef StiUes Kunimat Annapolis today, at
Upward of 10,000,000 American gra"d ^uiy* James Morrison, a tarmer middle of the train leaving the rails
that port disabled. The boat w ill be
flags have been «old since the blowing of F e n l’ > was »truck dead by lightning, and tearing up about 150 feet of road­ as one of mourning over the loss of o k a v e L ? a y i»e 8E ^ h<,(W“8, Ordere'1 I«!“ » "ear the entrance to the upper unable to proceod until extensive repairs spring lambs, 9c per lb.
Hogs—Gross, choice heavy. (4 .7 6 ;
from Jh th e h “rbor’ h»t refused to say bay. According to his story, there are have been made.
np of the Maina
A t the commencement of the Bloom- bed, demolishing the car tracks, but Cervera’s fleet.
light and feeders. (3.00(94.00; dressed,
Tlie
inhabitants
of
Guira
Molena,
leaving
the
cars
and
contents
intact.
(torn
whence
he
order
came.
I
many
Spanish
soldiers
In
Another letter received here says the
When Gen. Fred Grant was sworn ingontield academy, the national school
Guantanamo
Today’s estimate of tlio Spanish loss in tlie same condition of starving. He schooner Hattie I. Phillips left 8t. (5.50(98.50 per 100 pounds.
in as a brigadier-general the oath was
the Chickasaw nation, 1,000 persons No one wns injured. The south bound province of Havana, have sent a tele­
Beef—Gross, top steers, 8.50(9(3.75;
administered by Judge Harris, of Geor- irom all sections of the territory were express train left Dunsmuir two hours gram of condolence to tlio president of in the naval battle placed it at 1,200 says there is absolutely nothing to eat Michaels carrying 40 miners, who had » tows , (3.50(93.00;
dressed
beef,
the
colonial
cabinet
over
the
loss
of
killed
and
1,500
captured.
Tlie
late
tonight,
expecting
to
get
by
tha
g»a, a Confederate veteran.
present.
there, and that tlio Spaniards are daily over (800,000 in gold dust. The same 6 (9 6 4 c )*er pound.
the
fleet.
wreck without further delay.
American loss was one killed and two told tiiat if they surrender to the Ainei letter says the steamer Bella had over
A monument to the memory of Gen. I The government paid (76,000 for the
Veal—Large,
5c; small, 6»: per
The civil governor of Havana has wounded.
(2,000,000 in gold dust aboard.
¡cans they w ill be murdered.
pound.
Seth Pomeroy, a revolutionary hero, secret and right of manufacture of the
abandoned a festival arranged for the
K a i a l g l 'a T r ia l T r ip .
S tr ik e W a s I l l e ( a |.
» » V ie w e d In F n » n r « .
W i l l G o t o H o n o lu lu .
was dedicated at Peekskill, N. Y.
Whitehead torpedo»
S a n P r a n n a r o M a r k e t.
Portsmouth, N. H., July 12.—The purpose of collecting money to estab­
Chicago, July 8.—President Presoott,
Paris, July 11.—The Temps this af-
Washington,
July
11.—The
war
de-
Wool—Southern (roast lambs, 7<99c;
An imperial edict has been issued
A. V. Wilson, of Bar Harbor Me.
Japanese cruiser Kasaigl dropped an­ lish free kitchens for the poor, because ternoon, refin in g to tho annexation of partaient has determined to send the of the International Typographical San Joaquin, 6<g8e; Northern. 11 (9 13c
ordering the establishment in Peking has designed an aerial oamera for use chor off Portsmouth this evening
8he of the destruction of Cervera’s fleet, Hawaii by the United States, says:
Washington troops to Honolulu if they Union, who catne from Indianapolis to per lb.
ol a university on the European plan. ' on battleships, to take any long dis- came from Philadelphia. The Kasaigi and at Union de Rohes, province of
“ It is Impossible to Ignore the crea­ are needed. United States troope will make an Investigation, decided that the
Millstuffs— Middlings, (20(922. (8);
As a result of a two-months* search tan<;e. v*eW8 'X in»y»«>g land at night or left Delaware breakwater at 10:30 Sat­ Mutanzas, memorial services have been tion of a daily increasing current
strike of the stereotypers employed on California bran, (14.00(9 16.00 per ton.
in needed
!
___ he
at Hawaii, as the troops of
held
for
the
officers
and
men
lost.
the St. Louis police have run down and ip thick weather, while the vessel is urday morning, and made an average
America bearing that country in the di- lhe government which has become a the Chicago newspapers was illegal and
Onions—New, 40(950c per sack.
July 8, 153 suilors and officers of tho rection of political aggrandizement and Pf»rt of »he United States will not ba that they should have adhered to theh
of 18 knots until midnight, when she
captured a gang of- alleged freight car some.distance from shore.
Butter—Fancy creamery, 18o; do
different
ships
of
the
fleet,
including
Sobbera. Six or the prisoners are ne­
ran into a dense fog, which compelled
foreign conquests, which is a departure «'nple to take care of our interests contracts. As the n(wspapcr publish­ seconds, 1 7 4 c ; fancy dairy, 17c; good
The
claims
of
Canadian
sailors
aris­
Lieutenants Manuel Gustmanete and
groes.
thei ©. Trtx)ps may be garrisoned at ers have agreed not teliave anything to to choice, 15(9164© per pound.
ing out of seizures made by the United her to slow down. The cruiser behaved Cabellero and Naval Cadet Reyman from all its national traditions.”
A, .
7 ~
~~
Honolulu, in case they «re called for do with the stereotypers’ union here­
The President has reserved atout States in Behring sea have been finally splendidly.
Eggs — Store, 12 4 £ (914c; ranch,
Navarre, arrived at Santiago. They
Advices received from General Shaf- another expedition to the Philippines after, the 200 men who struck last Fri­ 16(9164o.
twenty brigadier generalships to be settled by the payment to Sir Julian
About 2,500 Dunkards from Vir­ reported all the orews of the warships ter announces that a number of high
Washington,
A rN
»
*• a t u i u u v u
u i
u ig il
>> U n U l I l g v O n . J July
U i V 1 11.—As
1 .— A S
U
I'
filled by appointment of volunteer colo* , Pauncefoto, the British ambassador, of ginia, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois have A 1 •
result day w ill have difficulty in finding work
Cltros Fruit—Oranges, navels, (1.00
Almirante Oquendo and Infanta Maria Bpamsh officers are deserting across the of the oabiuet meeting to»lay it
in Chicago, us many non-union stereo­
• e ls who distinguish themselves.
. approximately (478,000.
removed to North Dakota.
fetesa were either killed 0» w o u n d e d .'1’"“
-
■- decided
-- - to dispatch " a regiment was typers from other cities have come here (92.60; Mexican limes, (4.60; Cali­
line “ at Santiago into the American
of
fornia lemons, 1.00(9(1.60; do choice,
army.
aud more are said to be on the «ay.
1 (1.76(92.50; per box.
I troops to Honolulu immediately.
Prelim inary Firing Be-
fore the City of
Santiago.
the Lieutenant
escaped From
Merrimac.
iiow
Steamer La Bourgogne
Went Down With
562 Souls.
i
i