The People's republic., July 14, 1898, Image 1

VOL.
I.
DOINGS OF IIIE WEEK
WANCO, KHEHM A >
LATER
C O U N T Y , O liE G O N , T IIU K S IIA Y , J U L Y
NEW S.
8A Q A8FA
¿(Wording to a I tome «lisp itch Han-
lingo has capitulated.
Shafter cent s
report to tire department Timwlay ray.
What Has Happened In the in« that ho had the city aurroundml
completely, awd that Toral was then
Civiltxed World.
considering a proposition for surrender*
log. A flag of trims was again up at
Only
UIVKN IN T U R PRIM S DISPATCH Nt the time lie sent the dispatch.
four casualties were retorted to havt
occurred lu Monday's fight. There Is
A C om plete R e v to * s f Mbs Msws e i to e
terrible suffering among the refugcei
r « a l Sevea I» « ,« to Ttels ««A
hour the duomud city dee pi to Hhafler't
A ll Fsretqn IxMtast
•ff<»rta.
A« a result of in« aaM M l mretlng
The town of Antsh**«», Or., has been
Friday II waa »(«cidol (o dispatch a almost totally dsstroy«el by fire.
regimsitl ni lr<Mi|>a lu Honolulu imro«
A groat m ilitary hospital under taut« A r r i v a l n t K a la r a r e a u ia a t a A e la aa a
dtatsly.
B r a c e r - S p a n ia te
V ir ta a
W a a V a ry
la to lie established at Fort Monroe.
W e a k • H a lla r
1 te a l
H e a la la u r a
la
Lisutsnant Hnteon. In Id lin g liuw
Ktlll another cabinet crisis Is report»
A b o u t K u » la ti.
th« Merrimac waa sunk, says Ilia lit* ed In Hpaln. All tho ministers have
of lit« vessel's rul.ler mail« it lm|aaMl- tendered th a lr resignations, aud hagaa-
Hearlquartera of Gea. Shafter, via
bio lo plain n«r aoriaat ilia channel.
ta la to form a new oabluvL
K ln g x lo u , July 15.— From 4 o'clock
Tim I x iii .I.m Hally Mall says that Ilia
France's new minister. M. do L.
Uxlted States must ltn,d the Phillip- ( a as«, has notlfl««| the Hpaniah am baa thia afternoon until dark the American
plnaa Mt prevswl a wild sorsrabls for aa«lor at Paris, Henor Ix»oo Castillo, tbal guns have Ix-en again pouring a duatlly
coaling «tation« atuong Ilia European the French government Is ready lo ten­ fire into the Hpaniah lines.
Uur men
powers.
der the g«*»el uffloss of the French am are greatly refreshed by tlieii thre»s
Httmlsy, July ,0. was proclultusd by beasador at Washington In openlnt days* roat, and have b»»en fighting with
President MuKInlsy as a «lay of llianka- negotiations for peace if the M«dri< lion-like spirit.
girlug In con« Ider at ton of our victories government will permit It to do so.
The knowledge of the arrival of re­
on laml ami »«a. Tit« observaues waa
Ambeaaadors at Madrid have e l inforcements giv w them new enthusi­
general throughout lit« ennnlry,
preosed a desire that negotiations lot asm.
The artillery h in place, and
Haar-Admiral Miller liaar«*«lv«d In­ pea<a> be o|a<ried at owes.
The aentl
doing effective work.
The Ore from
formation from Washington tbal lia la men! In favor of pence la said to la
anon Io lw a«ut to Honolulu on a ape« is I gaining in strength throughout Sj»aln the S|»aniards in the trenebee ia very
m laalnii, preaumably In omniM tion with The Madrid government favors tin waak. The city of Santiago is almost
lb« annexation of the islands.
movement If it Impliee only the loss o III darkness tonight, and our men bo
Either lb«» Philadelpila or the Haw. Cuba. No pem-e overtures have beet lleve that the resistance of the Span-
lards ia about at an end.
They ex|*eol
ningion will louvey tba oflklal news of receive»! at Washington.
a generi I assault tomorrow, should the
the action of «mngreaa on ilia Hawaiian
A dla|tatoli from Nicaragua aaya Zn
^annexation raaolullwwa and raiaa the laya'a government baa released «evera
•lag In Iha name of lh« U n iln l Htalea. I humlieil polities! prisoners. A coali
Instructions havo been rec«ive<| In i Dun la being plannod ami represent«
Han Fraadaoo to pre|*are the cruiser Dees of Salvador, Homluras ami Nicar
Philadelphia for a«a Immediately. Her agua have held a meeting with tlo
supplies are lielng assiml>l«*«l with I bo purpuae of forming a anion to aiioeem
greatest <I i «| mi I< I i . Him w ill prohabl) the greater republic of Central Ameri
ca. which la thought to la» upon th.
get under way for aea within a week
•vc of diaaolutlon.
Both tuanclie« of emigre»« bare ad­
The inoverueul of the American armt
journed «In» di«
The close In tba
bouse wan maikixl by hilar Iowa aeawat. on Port«» Klco may l»e »aid to have be
Th»» continued forwarding o
Patriotic songs w ets sung ami thecra gnu.
given for the presidonl and our naval •.Idltlonal troops to Hantiago, when It
beroea. The appointments of member« . la recognised that Shafter baa aa larg«
j an army as he ne«*ds to take that town
of aeveral enmmiaaton« are held over.
J Is In reality the laying of the foiinda
Fiench line offi< era say an lujustlee '
, lion of the Porto llicwn cip«xlltionat}
baa I>een dona Ixi Bourgogne's crew, ' forts'. An effort will Is» made to avolc
a« the men are not cowsrda. Foreign*
’ the miatakea of the Santiago campaign
era in the at err age, they «ay. were re-
Tl»e ><X|ss1ition to go againat Porto Kiev
•poweible for the atrocities if any wore
will conaist of between 95,000 and 90
oommiltixl. The question of Jurisdtc- 000 m«n.
lion In ronnertios with the coming In«
t aptaln Howell, secoml ofloAr, war
veat (gallon 1« being disrosawl,
killed during the bombardment of Kan
The n«vy department haa been In» tiago, Sunday.
fornnxl that a Spanish privateer carry,
Major-General Otla la authority
lug five gun« 1« hovering oft the coast
of British Columbia. According to the alaleuient that llic regiment to
last acoos Bis the privateer waalteiween stationed at Honolulu haa not yet b««er
«leotod.
Prince Charlotte sound ami Dixon's en­
W illiam Jennings Ihyan ’a regimeni
trance. Prompt inatrnctlmi« have Iteen
aent to the military aullmrlttc« ou the of Nebraska infantry baa le«en older«»
Northwest coaot.
to Join General Filalmgh Lee's corps a
It 1« aaid now that Blanco lain blame Jackaonville.
for the disaster In the Spanish fleet, as
The war department haa Instituted a
the captain-general ordered Cervera to syateni of hulletina for tho benefit o
lake Ilia ships mil of Hantiago bar lair. the public, •1 Iving quick and concise in
The dlamanlle<| Spanish cruiser formation of imixirtant happenings
The attorney-general of Great Britain
Keina Mercedes, while attempting to
haa ruled that in evicting the Spanish
ee»’i»|»e from Hanthig »harbor, Thursday
waa aunk by the Mosauehu«»Is anJ «plea from Canada the Canadian gov
Texas.
eminent is not liable to Ire sued fur
Word baa reached Hair Frairrteco that damages.
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T a a A a r a I l i a R a a t g n e l lu a .
14,
18ÖS.
W O L8 O r A V A N Q U IS H E D FO E .
*>|»ewlate l»ria<,n»r« Fr»m Sentlaga Qaer-
leveg M S»«»«y*« leieea.
NO. 18.
HOBSON EÍCLÁINS
USED
THE
M ACHETE.
(tee
Portsmouth, N. I I . , July 18.— The
Before Hentiego, via Kingston, July
ttpanteh prisoners who were brought to
11.— One seeret of the determination
|»ort in the HU Lonls from Hantiago,
of the Spanish soldiery in Santiago to
oumlwrlng «92 of the men who formed
tight to tbe death was the belief whleh
l»art of the «•»«» of Admiral Carrera’s
prevailed generally among them that
•q>isdron, are tonight sleeping peace­
prisoners taken by the Americana
fully and in comparative comfort iu the
woald he put to tbe sword.
new barracks er«« U»J for them on Sea-
It is known that after the fall of El
vey’s island. Around them is a guard
Geuey July 1 the Spanish soldiers who
of 125 marines. The work of debarks»
escaped along the foothills marched
Don was accomplished in Just two
hours, under the direction of Colonel
LAUNCH 4tseetly into General Garcia's men,
Ferney. The prisoners were marched
posted to the north of Hantiago. They
fought <!esperately, but were shown no
to the island, where, on a plat of
T h e B r a v e M e e a n r r r n d o r e X lo A d m ir e !
mercy by the Coban», and were ma­
ground, each man deposited, under the
C e r v e r o - C e d e r t k e K o e m y 's T e r r i b l e chete»! to tbe last man.
General Del-
eyes of the marine guard, whatever be­
F i r e — F o r c e d tn L i e on D r r k l ' e ( i t rine, who waa in command, was hru-
longings he ¡«oeoeta«»»!.
It was a
O e y l l « k t ~ e p l e e d l d I M s e ly l la e .
i tally mutilated.
The knowledge of
pathetic sight from beginning to end,
this massacre found its way into Hanti-
and such aa would bring tears to many
Gff Santiago, via Kingston, July 11.
W h a t < a i u . d (tea T r a a t e la .
, ago and prompted the 8;>aniards to die
evest
—The return of Assistant Naval Con­ rather than surrender.
Iximlon. July 18.— Tbe Madrid cor.
Tbe
poor
wret<
bed
<m*atores
strug­
respondent of tbe Times ray«: Tb i
The voluntary surrender of some of
gle»] up the hillside, clad tot tbe m<wt structor Ilobaon to his ship, the flag
cabinet resigned, In consequence »I
f»ert in rags, acme of the men being »hlp New York, was marked by wild the wounded Spanish officers and men
irreconcilable differences of opinion
bae disp»»lle»i the delusion, and is help­
on tbe q neat ion of Initiating peace ne» «»vere»l only with tbe fragments of a enthusiasm. When Hol»eon sat once
tabieuioth or a blanket, xhile others 1 more among bis messmates, he told the ing to induce General Total to consider
fotialiona.
had on portions of what, was once a uni­ story of bis experience, his marvelous the proposition to capitnlate.
After the fall of El Gauey the Co­
WOUNDED IN BATTLE.
form. When the men lauded some of
es« ape and his Imprisonment in Morro hans sacked the town. Information of
them were so weak that they could not
castle.
T h e l l r a v a M o r o a e n t t b « F ir s « « M a t e « «
the two outrages were promptly sent to
stand, and lay on the ground until
A r a I I «•MA» A g a la
stretchers were brought, and were car- i “ I did not m iu the entrance to the General Shafter, who issu<*d orders
Atlanta, Os.. July 18.— Two hon- ried by their comrades to the main harbor," he said, “ as Ensign Powell, ■that any Coban found rifling tbs holies
drod aud thirty-five sick and woon-l«rd road, where they were placed on the in the launch, supposed. I headed east of dead or wounded Spaniaids would
be promptly dealt with.
reached Fort McPberaoa today from grass. Here tbe rays of the sunshlue
until I got straight in. Then came the
Tampa.
Among them are aeveral and the cool, refreshing breex.e from
To prevent the po«ibtlity of Cubans
rough riders and members of the 8»»v. acroea the Piscataquis scented to filing. It was grand, flashing out from plundering Santiago when it capitu­
one
side,
then
the
other,
from
th
o
s
e
___
_ ___
lates _ it has
been _______
decided to forbid tbe
enty-flrat New York, The moat a»-ii- strengthen them, an*l most of them
oualy woaaded are Captain Ducal an I were later able to follow tbe others to big guns on the hills, the Viscaya, ly- Cabans entering tbe town.
ing
inside
the
harbor,
Joining
In.
_
_
_
_ __ __ __
Lieutenant Lyons, of the Twentv- the place where they were mustcre»!. !
"Troops from Santiago bad rnshed
C O N D IT IO N S IN H A V A N A .
Many of the prisoners had wounds that down when the news of the Merrimac’s
were still wnLvjled, and thelr heads coming was telegraphed, ami soldieis Ttee
P o e r A r e D y in g o f S t a r v a t i o n l a
and arms showed the cflecta of the ter­
lined the foot of the oliffs, firing wildly
«tee S tr e e te .
rible fire they had gone through.
across and killing each other with tlieir
Kingston. Jamaica, July ,1 .— The
The orew of the Cristobal Colon were eroseli re.
••Ti
i
.
British cruiser Tallxit, which left Ha
landed in a body. They were better
The Merrimac s steering gear broke V f k n A T n «• t«s í a W a e r i e < w . l mA I * . . . A D _ _ _ _ I
cla»l and evidently better fed than the
as she got to Est/ella point. Only vana Tuesday, arrived at Port Koval
oth«*r men, for they bore a semblance
throe of the torpedoes on her side ex- , to» I ay with 28 passengers, among tliem
of the 8|*anisb sailor in make-up.
plo»ie»] when I touched the button. A Sir Alexander Gollan, British consul-
They brought ashore bags filled with huge submarine mine caught her full general at Havana, and Mr. Higgins,
clothing.
Thirty members of the
amidships, hurling water high in the of the British consulate there, both on
Colon's crew were, however, severely
air and tearing a great rent in the Mer leave, which is given as the only ««.
wounded, and had to be carritfl on
rimae'e side. Her stern ran up on planation of their departure.
M r..
stretchers. The unloading of the crowd Estrella point.
Jerome haa b»»en left in charge of B rit-
was witnessed by thonaands of people
Chiefly owing to the work done hy ish affairs in Havana. Mr. ||ig /iu s
on shore and in boats, and it may be
FW tew A
e l.A
l _
___ ■ _
a a
the mine,
she
began Am to m sink
slowly
sail:
said with ail sincerity that during the
At that time she was across the chan­
“ The oity of Havana ia quiet, gad
two hours oocnpied with tbe task, not
nel, but before she settled tiie tide there are no new complications. " Tlie
h sneer or a Jeer was heard, nor an a«rt drifted her around.
weB-to-do inhabitants are subsisting
perform«! which might have given
“ W’e were all aft, lying on tbe deck. tolerably, but the poor are dying of
offense to the prisoners.
8hells and bullets whistled around us starvation in the streets. There are
The most interesting part of tiie The six-inch shells from the Vizcaya many sights of terrible misery. The
landing of the men was the doty per­
came tearing into the Merylmac, crash­ barracks are filled
with sta rv in g
formed by Captain Meron, of the Colon,
ing into wood and iron and passing women.
the once hearty and Jovial officer, tbe
clear through, while the plunging shots
“ The soldiers are fairly well fe»L
favorite captain of the Spanish navy,
from the forts broke through her decks. General Blanco has been sending
standing on the height of land where
“ 'Not a man must move,’ I said. troops into the interior, it is said eti
the men camo uhsore, clad in a tattered
uniform of white dock trousers and
C A IM A N E R A . P R IN C IP A L S P A N IS H C A M P ON Q U A N T A N A M O B A Y .
blue cost, book in hand, the mastering
officer of the Spanish prisoners. His
heavy voice called out the names of the
prisoners and credited each to the ves-
ael to which he individually was once a
F
J *
membor. When the muster out, as it
seemed to be, was finishe»,, tho men
were marched to temporary barracks,
which will serve as a prison for them
Of the number landed 50 have been
taken to the hospital suffering from
wounds, while note few have miuor
ills.
Among the officer« there were fou
lieutenants, two ensigns and one pay
it Is reported from London that the
the second Manila expedition arrtvwd
master, and these, through some mis­ and It was only owing to the splendid route to Santiago, but I do not see bow
The Old. Old Story— “ I D idn't Know It Was leaded I’
discipline of the men that all of us they w ill get there.
at Honolulu June 98 ami sat|»«l (or Hpaniah g»>vernruent ia preparing to send
understanding of orders from Washing
Manila the following day.
A ll were additional troops to Porto Itico by the
ton, were returned to the St. Louis. It were not killed, as shells sailed over us
' ‘The blockade is maintained, and
sity not have sntrotiriered by daybreak. fourth Infantry, whose families are ia understood that these officers w ill be and minutes became hours of suspense. vessels are fr»*qo&ntly turned hack.
well and they were royally entertained fastest steamer« available,
The
Americans
are
much
butter
furti
fled
Tbe men's mouths grew parched, but Everybody is anxious for the conclu­
by the Hawaiian«.
now at Salt Lake. Th»* »looters are landtxi again tomorrow
A fore«' of 80,000 men Is to la» kept
in the trenches.
much encouraged by the condition of
The line officers w ill be quartered at we must lie there until daylight, 1 told sion of the war, though the soldiers
The wounded men brought to Key oontantly in our Southern coast to serve
them.
the men nnd say they w ill r«*oover. the marine barracks.
wish to fight, and all tho officials ate
Weal on the Iroquois are housed In ilia as re-enlercements for our tr»>o|« in
Ateafter’a Fighting Foraa.
“ Now and again one or tbe other of resolute. There is no flour in Havana,
It was interesting to wutch the way
^»oapltala at Key W..«t, A ll are doing Cuba if needed,
Waahingtnn,
July
1 1 .— General Captain Ducat is shot through the
tbe
men
lying
with
his
face
glued
to
and no beets, while yams are scarce."
well, and many are already able to ba
A hospital train l>enring the wound«»., Shafter's available force, after counting thigh and Ms right leg is partly para­ in which the Spanish prisoners aceept
the deck and wondering whether the
Sir Alexander Gollan declined to
up and about, and none are In danger. to Fort McPherson was In a rear end
II reinforcements and deducting the lysed. Propjxxi up on a cot. he told a ed the fortunes of war. After break
next
shell
would
come
our
way,
would
say anything on the condition of things
They are anxious to get back to Cuba eolliaion six miles south of High dead ami aiok and wounded, ia 29,850 press representative a story of the b it­ ing ranks they look«*d about and suw
say,
'Hadn't
we
better
drop
off
now,
and fight.
at Havana. Tho other passengers on
Springs, Fin.
No one was hurt, but a fighting men, according to m ilitary «•«- ter fight, which resulted in the wound­ mattresses and couches, and many
most part
tituatea. Thia ia based on an estimate ing o, himself and Lieutenant Lyons other comforts which had not be«'ii s lr f But I said, 'W ait till daylight.’ the Talbot are for the
A Manila dispatch says that Admiral private car was demolish«»«!.
It would have been Impossible to get wealthy refugees.
and the lorn of many privates.
tlieir lot for many years in barracks
Hewey will remain inactive until Gnu»
Tbe refugees from Santiago are I * , of Ifi.OOO men in General Shafter's
the catamaran anywhere but to tho
On the first day of fighting near El ami as they looks»! them over they ap
aral M erritt arrives.
The relads ars coming a serious military problem to original expedition and alsiut 10,000
L o s sea a t S a n t ia g o .
< aney. the captain and lieutenant, peare«i to accept the situation with shore, where the soldiers stood siioot-
in
various
expeditions
which
have
gone
practically doing nothing, hut the Hpan. General Shafter.
Tbe moat intelli­
Washington, July 11.— The war de­
cheerfulness.
They walked ing. and I hoped that by daylight we
lards are strengthening their positions, gent of the refugtaw say that only a few ln«e then, making in all 20,000. with 75 men, set out to capture a much
might be recognis«*d and save»!
partment has received the following
daattoying lint« ami oonatructlng en­ Spanish ««»Idlers have recently enlertxl Againat thia must be deducted the stono lions»« on top of a steep h ill. around with a dignified air, and seem«*«l
“ The grand old Merrimac kept sink- from General Shafter, giving as fa r as
trenchments
The authorities have Hantiago— not more than 1,000. They casualties in the fighting thus far and Safely housed tiehind stone w«Hs, tho to grow happy as appetizing odors were
lug.
I
waste.!
to
go
forward
and
see
practicable
a statement of the total
Spaniards |X»ured in a murderous fire wafted to t hem from the large kitchen
enacted a pmialty of | l ,000 against any
report friction l»etwaan General Toral also the men confined to the hospitals on the plucky Americans as they en­
damage done there, where nearly casualties In each division except Gen­
by sickness. The <l«daatiun is roughly
l»odv who slut 11 raise the price of pro and General Linar«*«.
THE H A W A IIA N G U A R D .
all the fire was direett*»!, but one man eral Wheeler’s as a result of the recent
visions.
estimated at 8,000 men, leaving about tered the narrow path l««ading up the
General Shafter has aent a rovis«xi 23 000 available today as the fighting h ill. Step by step, the men forged f o u r t e e n t h I n f a n t r y f tr le c t e r i to O c c u p y said that if I rose it would draw the fighting:
There is onnahleralde lllniMM at Camp and corrected report of the casualties
fire on the rest; so I lay motionless. It
th e C ity o f H o n o lu lu ,
Lawton's division— Killed, 4 offi­
force of the American army. The rein­ ahead, their comra.leo falling right in.
M erritt, Hau Frnneiato, thongli tho before Hantiago July I, a and 8.
splendid the way those men be­ cer«. 74 men; wounded, 14 office.a,
By the time the top of the hill wax
it
San Francisco, July 13.— This week
death rate remains low. Houtii Dakota "lightly innrearos the number kill«»«, forcements having gone forward trout reached, hut 29 of the band remained.
The fire of the soldiers, the 315 men; missing, 1 man.
will see another "»odus of the Manila have»!.
haa 70 on the sick list, and though and wounde»l, as given in the first re- time to time, it has l»«»en rather diffi­
\\ ith a shout, they fureed their way forces. Thursday morning the Peru, batteries and the Viacaya was awful.
Kent's division— Killed, 12 officer«,
cult
to
k««ep
track
of
them,
but
they
are
practically an a<-oliinated regimeni, tho |s»rt, ami is na follow«:
“ When the water came up on the 87 men; wounded, 8« officers, 586
Killed, 28 summed up aa follows:
into the «wvetol stronghold, ami in a carrying Major-General K. S. Otis and
Hevenlh California haa 17 in t|„, hos­ ifflcera, 208 men; woun<le,l, 80 of,leers,
Genera, Duffield's brigade, a,amt 2,- desperate hand-to-hand fight with re­ staff, six tro»»ps e, the Fourth Unit«»,, M enim ac’s decks the catamaran floated men; missing, 62 men.
pital, and as many more In quarters. 1,023 men; miaainf, 81; total, 1,595.
Bates* biigade — Killed. 4 men;
500
men; recruits for tegular army, volvers succe»»»l«x| in scatteiing the States cavalry, under command of amid the wreckage, but was still made
Montana haa about 80 in the huapllal, General Shafter is of the opinion that
•50;
First Illinois, 060; First District Spaniards. Captain Ducat and Lien- Colonel Kellogg, and two batteries of fast to ti e b«jom, and wo caught hold of wounded, 2 officers, 26 men; missing’
and more than that aatnber sick in the number of missing w ill be reduced
the
e»lge
and
clung
on,
our
heads
being
6 men.
of Uoluraliia, 880; six light batteries tenant Lyons received tho woutnls at the Sixth Unite»! States artillery, an­
quarters.
some what.
Signal oorps— Killed, 1 man; wonm]-
United States artillery, 700; General close range. Of the 76 men, hut 25 tler command of Major Grngan, an,, above water.
“ A Spanish launch catno toward the p»l, 1 man.
Like rsta from s sinking ship, the
the C ity of Puebla, with the Four­
All the warships of Camara'i fl«»«»t Gairetsnn'e brigade, Kighth Ohio, 1,- answer»'»! the roll on,I.
fear-atricken hundreds are rushing pell saihxl from Port Haul for Spain, Mon- 800; Sixth Masaaohiia«»tts, and Sixth
General Wheeler’ a report lias not
teenth infantry detachment, w ill steam Merrimac. We agree», to capture her
STRUCK A CHURCH.
and run. Just as she came close, the yet been received.
me,I from the doomed city of Hantiago. lay.
out of the harbor.
The Hpaniah admiral was al- Illinois, 9,000.
A ll roads lending to the Cty nre l«»w.»d to tranaahlp fiOt) tons of coal from
Major-General Otis has deside», not Spaniards saw us, an«, half a dozen
Another force of 9,600 men, com­ L a a t S h o t F v e m tl« » S q u a t lr n n F o u n d
M a n ila S p a re d F o r a T im e .
Jammed.
Five hundred refugees have Haa Augatine In Ute harbor, on furnish­ prising General Ernest’s brigade, is
H e a v ily C h a r g e ,I M a r k .
to wait for the New York volunteers, marines jumped up and pointe»! tlieir
gone to Kl Gaoey, and others to Moron ing a written guaiantee that the Pelayo ready to start, and, with this force,
Chicago. July 11.— A special cable­
Off Santiago do Cuba, vl« Playa del but w ill proceed at once to Honolulu rlfies at our heads.
'Is there any officer In that boat to gram to the Rt»oord from its corre­
and Kt. Luela.
A proclamation waa neeileil It, and that the entire squadron General Shafter's fighting strength will Este, July 18.— At 9:30 o'clock this to assist according to his orders in the
taauod Thursday allowing people four wts returning to Spain direct.
The he swelhxl to almut 96,000 men hy the morning, alter several rnnge-finding ceremonies of occupying the city. The receive a surrender of prisoners of war?' spondent with Adral ml Dewey's fl.*et
hour« in which to g»»t safely out ul tho Spanish tordislo-boat deatroyera sailed arrivals of this week.
shots over the ridge proh'oting 8«
Fourth cavalry, Sixth artillery and I shouted. An old man leaned over at Manila bay, July 7, via Hong Kong,
city.
tiago from tho sea. the cruiser Newark Fourteenth infantry will have the priv­ under the awning and waved his hand. says:
from Meaaina, 8 ,oily, for home the
O n th e H ack T ra c k .
Ho,«on and his men are anfe within autne day.
The Amerioan troops under General
opened fire Into the city with her 8- ilege of taking pait in the ceremonies. It was Admiral Cervera. The marines
Port Said, July ,8 .— AH the war­
lowerred their rifles, and we were Anderson, which have reached the
the American linea. The exchange was
The Brooklyn, Indiana and Texas, ships of Camara’s fleot have sailed for inch guns. Tho signal corps reported They will remain in Honolulu until helped into the launch.
Philippines, are now comfortably quar-
the «'»«ret of tho shots. The Now York. the other three vessels of the fleet of
effected W o re Santiago Thursday id nnder Commodore 8ehley, bomharde<l
«h» ^11» «« a »<
" i . z.
--— Spain. Tho Spanish admiral was al- Brooklyn and Indiana participate,, In
“ Then we were put in colls in Morro tere»l In the Spanish m ilitary barracks
five, destined for the fourth cxp»»dl.
accordance with an agreement previous-
.1 .? ..? '.
.Ool,’''k )
>'«"«»l'lr <100 Ion. „1 00,1 from
castle.
Afterward
we
were
taken
into
the firing at intervals of five minutes. tion, come on; then tho whole force of
at Cavite, and are busy preparing for
ly reached between Hhafter and Toral. Sunday afternoon in obedience to a re-
I had the court-martial active service against the Spaniards.
The heroes of the Merrimac are nil In quest from Genera, Shafter conveyed San Augustine laat night in tho bar- The bombardment lasted for two hours, troops with Major-General H. G. Otis Santiago.
Isir, on furnishing a written guarantee
from
in
tho
barracks.
My
men
were
good health. OneHpanlsh Lieutenant, hy signal from shore.
The warships that tho Pelayo needed it, and that th«' when General Shafter reported that the will proceed to Manila. The troops for kept prisoners In the hospital. From No attack on Manila is probable b«,fore
shells wore mostly falling in the hay the St. Paul and Rio de Janeiro have
tho arrival of the second detachment of
14 non-com in in«ionod oflleere and a pri­ line»l up from the east to west, a quar­
entire squadron was returning to Spain and doing hut little damage. The last
my window 1 could s««e the army mov­ troops un<ler General Greene, which
not yet been selected.
vate wore aurren lered hy the American ter of a mllo from shore, and fired over diroot.
shot, however, struck a prominent
officers In exohangn for llohaon ami his the limestone cliffs that come down to
The fifth and probably the last ex­ ing across the open and being shot is expected soon. The presont force of
church in the heart of the city, which pedition to the Philippines will await down by the Sj»aniards in the rifle pits soldiers and marines is considered in­
«oven men. An hilarious weloome waa the sea and hide the nity.flvc miles dis­
Messina, Sicily, July 18.— The Span­
accorded the heroes hy tho A moi loan tant. Tho bombardment continued one ish torpedo-tioMt destroyers sailed for was heavily stoici with powder and the returning transports of the first ex­ in front of me. The Spaniards be­ sufficient to protect life and property
troops and tara.
ammunition, causing a trmendous ex­ pedition— the Australia, C t y of Syd­ came as polite as Could be. I knew in Manila in the event of the capitu­
hour.
homo this morning.
something was coming, and then 1 was lation of that city. The soldiers, how-
plosion. The extent of the dunnage is ney and Peking.
M in o r N e w s lla m a .
exchange«,."
Uhlef Insp«»ctor Marshall, known an
A i t m l r a l A m m n ii l>«».«4.
not yot known.
over, are all eager to begin the fighting.
K le v e n P e o p le K i l l e d .
Oormany has 185,000 school tench- tho Sherbwk Holmes of the English
Washington, July 18.— Rear-Admiral
C e rv e ra N o w on th e to w s .
When the warships ceased firing, and
S tarvin g In Oaustontemo.
Cleveland, July 18.— The lives of 11
ora, America, 850,003.
police, has retire«! from Scotland Yard Auimcii, ono of tho heroes of tho civil
Headquarters of General Shafter, via
before Shaffor had begun a land attack,
Playa del Eate, Cuba, July 11.— A
i war, died at tho naval hospital this a flag of truce was seen oom ing from men were snuffed out in tho twinkling Kingston, July 9.— Admiral Cervera
In Illinois during the past year 118 after 88 years' distingu(she<l sorvlot«.
of an eye this evening In tho big water­
Spanish soldier, terribly emaciated and
Admiral Ammen had been the city. The ohjeot of thio was not
ooal mines wero abandoned and 70
While driving to Dallas, Tex., to ap­ ! morning
works tunnel that is being constructed has been transferred from the Glou so weak that he could hardly walk,
at
tho
nnvtl
hospital
for
10
months,
mines opened.
pear as a witness before tho fodornl
known todav at noon.
on the bottom of Lake Erio, as the re­ Coster to the Iowa, and Is being treated was picked up by men from the Unite«!
In a brief States gunboat Annapolis today, at a
Upward of 10,000,000 American grand Jury, James Mortison, a lartnui and death was due to general enfeehlo-
tty t'rg v n t Request.
sult of an explosion of gas. The killed with every consideration.
,
ment
of
the
system.
Ho
served
in
the
Interview today he said he was ordered point near the entrance to the upper
flags have been sold since the blowing of Fettis, was struck dead by lightning.
Montreal, July 18.— Senor Du Bose, ate:
I
navy
within
six
months
of
a
half
cen­
up of the Maine.
late secretary of the Spanish legation
A t the commencement of the Bloom*
John Parks, foreman; James Parks, to leavo the harbor, but refusod to say hay. According to his story, there are
tury, and was born in Ohio, May 16,
When Gen. Fred Grant was sworn ingonfleld academy,
________________
tbe national school
many Spanish soldiers In Guantanamo
nt Washington, and Lieutenant Car- brother of John; John Fradey, Tony from whence tho order came.
1890, and in entered
a mid-
Today's estimate of the Spanish loss in the same condition of starving. He
In ss a brlgadlei-general the oath was
th” Uhlokasaw nation, -bOOO porsons shipman
188«. the
Ho navy
flts^ as
aervod
ransa w ill leav«» Montreal tomorrow hy Brunotti, John — — , Emerson Smith,
‘ as a the Dominion steamer Ottoman, at the John McCauley, W illiam Tucker (col- In the naval battle placed it at 1,200 says there is absolutely nothing to eat
captured.
The there, and that the Spaniards are daily
explor- urgent and repeated request of tho Do­ ore»l), Gus Waltae, Frank Clements, killed and 1,500
edlterranean in 1887-88.
A mar,can laaa waa ona killed and two told that if they surrender totheAmex«
Frank Haney.
minion government.
woandad.
icans thev w ill be aQrdqred.
I he Guns of the Amer­
icans Trained on
the Spanish.
r u t I ROOFS MUCH KEFRESiitl)
London, July 18.— The Madrid cor-
respondent of the Time« aaya;
Henor
Sagasta went to the palace today ami
tendered hla resignation and that of th<
cabinet. It is said that he advised the
queen regent to ap|K>lnt a new cabinet,
largely consisting of the military ele­
ment, which would not neoaaurily mean
the adoption of a warlike policy, but
probably tbe leverae.
It is generally expected that the res­
ignation w ill be accepted, but the result
may possibly lie merely a partial rec»»n
struct ion of tbe cabinet. The minis
tors are now in council, and Henoi
Hagaata lias doubtless communicated to
them an account of hta audience w ill
the queen regent.
C e b e e s l h « » * 4 N e (te r e y (e
Iste P r » « ., n e r a .
How the Lieutenant
Escaped Erom the
Merrimac.
TAKEN OFF IN
A