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A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED
interesting Collection or Itami From
Many Plaoea Called Irani tfc Pram
Jteport of the Otnreat Weofe.
. President McKfiiley ha9 uppointed
George Bruce Oorjollyon, of New York
assistant secretary to the pieBident, to
fill the additional position of that grade
recently created bt oongress.
It is the general understanding
among army officers liore thut the next
expedition to the Philippines will get
off about July 11; The fleet will con
sist of the Peru, City of Puebla, Aca-
pulco, Umatilla aid Pennsylavnla.
The Porto Rioah expedition, which
is the next .number on the war pro
gramme after thd surrender of Sacti-
ago, is to be led by Major-General John
R. Brooke, now commanding the First
army corps at Ciokain:igua, who will
bo made military govoi nor of the isl
and after its oapture.
intelli-
President McKinley has sent a tele
gram to Shafter and Sampson ordering
them to confer as to the advisability of
tho fleet entering the harbor to assist
in. the bombardment of Santiago.
: Shafter has decided that he will wait
for reinforcements. The storming of
Santiago is therefoioe likely not to oc
cur for a few days. The news of Pan-
do's arrival at the doomed city has
boen confirmed.
Camara's fleet has entered the Suez
canal. Ten vessels headed, by the battle-ship
Polayo resumed their voyage
Tuesday morning, presumably for the
Philippinea The news has been con
firmed in Washington.
Madrid tails her disaster a victory.
The government has announced that
Cervera's entire fleet has escaped to
oniHiy. minister .aunon, it is said, is
delighted, and declares that Cervera's
dash was a brilliant one and quite successful.
P
Sampson Has Destroyed
Cervera's Fleet.
GALLANT DASH FOR LIBERTY
Against Superior Men Spaniards Fought
to the Last Went Don With Fly
Ing Colors Nothing Remains Now
But Shattered and Burning Bulks
. According to
gence from Manila
meeting with
; (commander pf
I forces in the Fa
nwtworthy
the Spanish gover
nor-general has mde arrangements for
Admiral Diedrich
the German naval
East), in order to
Orders were issued by tho depart
ment Tuesday looking to the immediate
dispatch of trooDshins fiom Tamna
with reinforcements for Shafter. It is
prooaDie at least 15.000 will be sent
forward as quiclky as transportation
can De provided.
St. Louis presents a bloodv Fourth of
July record. Three, murders were
committed. A probably fatal shootin
affray also ooonrred, and a little girl
wno was playing with firecrackers set
fire to her dress and was burned
death.
to
'propose In behalf of the Spanish gov.
"ernment that Manila should be handed
into provincial charge of a neutral
commander. The proposal was rejocted
by Diedrich, in view of the American
blockade '
The Japanese crqispr Matsushima ar
rived at Hong Kong Friday from Ma
nila, which port aha loft on the after
noon of Monday. June 27. She reports
that the American transports had not
then arrived. The situation was un
changed, the Spaniards continuing to
erect defenses and J tho insurgents oc
cupying positions within ahout 2,000
yards of the city. Food- is growing
scarcer. The Matsushima reports also
that when she loft Manila haibdr there
were five German and four British
warships there, 'j
- The - president has intimated ; that
another call for volunteers Will soon
be issued. '
Captain P. II. Cooper, superintend
ent of the naval academy, has boon se
lected to command the cruiser Chicago.
i
The Egyptian government hag. decid
ed to notify Admiial Cumara thatthe
oontinued presence of- the Spanish
fleet at Port Said is violating neutral
ity, and that the warships must leave.
Secretary Long said that he understood
Camara's fleet had paid the canal
, dues, and the presumption is that they
win continue ine voyajre.
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an
The wan department has received
the welcome information today that
military toiegraph stations have been
estabiisned at St. Villa, in the center
of the present military operations, and
mat wis line runs to a point near
Aguadores, where it connects with the
trench cable line, thus biingiuK Gen
eral Shafter Into direct communication
, with tho department.
Corporal Huclit, .Seventh infantry,
wno with seven men was sent out
seven miles from Santiago was found
by General Shafter Thursday afternoon
and sent into camp. ; Tho party had
repeatedly seen the Spaniards, who did
not offer to molest them, and the
Targets were made of wounded men
and Spanish sharpshooters fired on the
ambulance corps at Saturday's and
bunday s engagement at Santiago de
Cuba. Several members of the oorps
were wounded and two wounded men
were killed outright. '
'Gomez' troops are short. of food, and
serious suffering is inevitablo if a fresh
supply is not soon sent to them. Fail
ure of the Gussie expedition to land
supplies and subsequent disposal of thd
voanoi a cargo manes it oouotiul ir an
other attempt can be made in the near
future.
A dispatch from Sanitasro. via Kings
ton, says: At about 10 o'clock Sunday
night the enemy came out of the
breaches about the city walls in larszo
iorce and dashed straight for the
American lines. In one or two places
our men fell back from their positions.
but quickly rallied, and drove the" en
emy back pell-mell into 'their own
ditches. The Spanish loss must have
been lrightful, as they were exposed to
a terrinc fire lor a quarter of an hour.
liie losses on the American side wore
very light, as our soldiers lay in rifle
pits and had the advantage
The United States senate was in ses.
sion on the Fourth of July.
The torpedo-boat Fox, built by Wolff
Ziwicker iron works, was launched in
Portland, Or. , Monday. , , ,
Uruguay is in the throes of a revolt
and the government has declared Mon
tevideo in a state of siege.
The Ladrone islands are about 8.000
miles west and just a little south of
Honolulu almost in direct line with
the Philippines. ; . .
During the bombardment of Santiago
Saturday the Suwanoe in three shots
from her 4-inch gun. at a ranare of
1,600 yards, brought the Spanish flair
down from Aguadores, a , fortification
three miles from Mono.
A tornado struck Hampton beach. N.
11., causing immense damage to beach
property and great loss of life. Several
pantile were killed in a tkalini. rint
Americans spont tho drfy as if enjoying and by the capsizing of a yacht sailing
anionic in the woods. The corporal off the beach five were drowned. .
saia tnai u ne nad nnd with him a
sufficient force he could havo brought
in 4U spanlsn prisoners.
The camp conditions near Santiago
continue hard. Heavy rains set every,
a I. f a . - . . .
uung anoat. nations, However, are
being served out 1 regularly, but they
are 6till not plentiful. ' Offloors and
men fare alike. . The latter ate suffer-ing-during
the cold nights from lack ol
blankets thrown away on tho march.
These have been appropriated by the
Cubans, who take everything in sight,
and do as little as possible. On the
whole, they actually fare bettor than
our men.
Consular AgentBroadbent has just
made a mastor-stroke, which he re
ports to tho department While th
Spanish ships wore seeking permission
of tho Egyptian government to take
coal at Port Said, the consular officer
succeeded in quietly buying np all the capture oi tne Spanish admiral, Cer-
The Bteamer Columbia, plying be
tween Portland and San Francisco, re
ports a collision with the schooner J.
Eppinger, six hours out from San Fran
cisco, in a dense fog. The Eppinger
undertook to cross the Columbia's bow,
and was run down and cut . in two aft
the foremast. -The orew were all
rescued.
A bridge crossing the Mohican river
at Shelby, O., fell with 1,000 people
Four were killed outright and a number
injured, some seriously. A public wed
ding ceremony was being performed on
the bridge, as one of the features of the
olebration. Just as the ceremony had
been completed the bridge went down
with a orash, precipitating the people
a distance of 18 feet
The complete annihilation of the
Spanish squadron at Santiago and the
coal available at I that place. This
amounted to 2,000 tons and it is in a
good place to be shipped to Dewey, to
serve as a base of eupplios for Watson's
Eastern squadron, jwhen it enters the
Mediterranean, or to coal any Ameri
can vessels that may pass through the
Suez canal bound to the Asiatic sta
tion.
It is said that in some of the farm
ing distriots of Chtya pigs are harness
ed to small wagonl and made to draw
them. I
Among the Phoenicians the wearing
of ear-rings was a
the same custom obtaining
Hebrews.
badge of servitude,
with the
Gilliogham, End'
land, had a
digger who died lately aged 75
years he had buried
eons.
grave
In 87
over 12,000 per.
vera, with 1,800 prisoners; the demand
by General Shafter for the surrender
of Santiago by 12 o'clock Tuesday
noon, on pain of bombardment; word
from Admiral Dewey that the Ladrone
islands had been captured; that a hun
dred or more Spanish officers and men
were taken, and that our- first Philip
pine expedition had landed this in
part was the thrilling record of such a
Fourth of July as has not been known
since the bells of Independence hall
rang out the tidings of American free
dom. It was a day when one moment
ous event followed another in constant
and rapid succession, each hour bring
ing forth some new feature more startl
ing than what had gone before.
In 1818 the value of a bushel of
wheat in England was equal to that of
a pound of nails. Today a bushel of
wheat will buy 10 pounds of nails.
Off Sanltago de Cuba, July 6. Ad
miral Sampson has accomplished the
work he was directed to perform when
he loft Key West for the coast of Cuba.
He was ordered , to find and destroy
Cervera's fleet.
Several weeks ago, Commodore
Schley located the fleet in the bay of
Santiago. . -
. Sunday, after being bottled helpless
ly in tho harbor for weeks, the fleet
was destroyed. Nothing "now remains
of the Spanish squadron but shattered
and burning hulks. ' . -
Admnal Uorvera's fleet, consisting
of the armored cruisers CriBtobal Co
Ion, Almirante Oquendo, Infanta Ma
ria Teresa and Vizcaya, and two tor
pedo-boat destroyers, the Furor and
the Pluton, are today at the bottom of
the Caribbean sea, off the southern
coast oi uuDa; tne spamsn admiral is
a prisoner of war on the auxiliary gun
boat Gloucester and 1,000 to 1,600
other Spanish soldiers, all who escaped
the frightful carnage caused by the
shells from the American warships, are
also held as prisoners of war by the
United States navy.- y
The American victory is complete,
and, according to the best information
obtainable at this time, the Amerioan
vessels were practically untouched,
though the ships were subjected to the
heavy fire of the Spaniards all the time
the battle lasted. )
Admiral Cervera 'made as gallant a
dash for liberty and the preservation
of his ships, as has ever occurred in
the history of naval warfare.
One after another of the Spanish
fleet became the victims of the awful
rain of sheila, which the Amerioan
battle-ships, cruisers and gunboats
poured upon them, and within two
hours after the first of the fleet had
started out of Santiago harbor, three
cruisers and two torpedo-boat destroy
ers were lying on the shore 10 to 15
miles west of Morro castle, pounding
to pieces, smoke, and flames pouring
from every part of them, and covering
trie entire coast line with a mist which
could be seen for miles.
Heavy explosions of ammunition oc
curred every few mintues, sending
curls of dense white smoke 100 feet in
tho air and causing a shower of broken
iron and steel to fall in the water on
every side.
The bluffa on the coastline re-echoed
with the roar of every explosion, and
the Spanish vessels sank deeper and
deeper into the sand, or the rocks
ground their hulls to pieces, as they
rolled or pitched with every wave that
washed upon them from the open sea.
Admiral Cervera escaped to the shore
In a boat sent by the Gloucester to the
assistance ot the Infanta Maria Teresa,
and as soon as he touohed the beach
he surrendered himself and his com
mand to Lieutenant Morton, and asked
to be taken aboard the Gloucester,
which was the only American vessel
near him at the time, with several of
his officers, including the captain of the
flagship. The Spanish admiral, who
was wounded In the arm, was taken to
the Gloucester and was recpived at her
gangway by her commander, Lieutenant-Commander
Richard Wainwright,
who grasped the hand of the gray
beardud admiral, and said to him:
"I congratulate you, sir, upon hav
ing mape as gallant a fujht as was ever
witnessed on the sea." i .
Lieutenant-Commander Wainwright
then placed hia cabin at the disposal of
tne Kpanisn otneers. At that time the
Spanish flagship and four other Spanish
vessels had been aground and burning
for two hours, and the only one of the
escaping fleet which could not be seen
at this point was the Cristobal Colon.
But half a dozen ourls of smoke far
down on the western horizon showed
the fate that was awaiting her.
The Cristobal Colon was the fastest
of the Spanish ships, and she scoured a
lead over the others after leaving the
harbor, and escaped athe effective shots
which destroyed the other vessels.
She steamed away at great speed, with
the Oregon, New York, Brooklyn and
several other ships in pursuit, all of
tnem nring at ner constantly, and re
ceiving Are themselves from her after
ehe left the other ships. She had no
possibility for her escape, and while
her fate is not definitely known at this
hour, it can be readily imagined, from
the words of Captain Robley D. Evans,
of the Iowa, who turned from the west
ward with 60 prisoners from the Viz
oaya, just as the press dispatch-boat
h Wanda was leaving the flagship. In
answer to an inquiry
through the megaphone:
"I left the Cristobal Colon far to
the westward an hour ago, and the
Oregon was giving her hell. She has
undoubtedly gone down with the' oth
ers, and we will have a Fourth of July
celebration in Santiago tomorrow."
Captain who had been in the thick
oi tne engagement up to the time he
took the'"Vizoa'ya's officers and crew
from the shore, said to the best of his
knowledge not one American ship had
been struck.
It was about 9 o'clock this morning
when the flagship Maria Teresa passed
undei the wall of Morro castle and
steamed out to sea. She was followed
by the Cristobal Colon, Vizcaya and
Oquendo, and lastly by the Furor and
Pluton. The outlook on the American
vessels, which were lying five or 10
miles off the harbor entrance, . sighted
tnem immediately. Most of the Amer
lean cruisers were at the usual Sunday
morning quarters, without thought of
anything as surprising as the Spanish
neet getting past the sunken collier
Merrimac, which they had been delud
ed into believing effectually blocked
the exit.
There was great exoitement at once,
and very rapid action along tho Ameri
can line. The siernal for full speed
ahead was running from bridge to engine-room;
every ship in the fleet com
menced to move in shore, toward the,
Spaniards, and the great 13-inch cuns
of the battle-ships and the smaller bat
teries on the other vessels fired shot
after shot at long range. As the ships
ran in toward the shore,1 it soon be
came evident that the Spaniards had
urn come out to maxe an aggressive
ngnt, for they had cleared the harbor.
and started on their race for safety, at
the same time sending shots at the
Americans as fast as the men could
load and fire the guns.
ihe Brooklyn, Massachusetts. Texas.
Oregon and Iowa were nearer the
Spanish than any others of the Ameri
can vessels, but still most of them wore
too far away to get an effective ranee.
They crowded on all steam, however,
in preparation for the chase, noveV
stopping their' fire for one moment.
The Gloucester, a fast littlo yacht that
cannot boast of any heavier battery
than several six-pounders and three-
pounders, was lying off Aguadores,
three miles east of Morro, where the
Spaniards came "out. At first she
joined in the. attack; on", the leading
vessels, and then held off. Cantain
Wainwright concluding to reserve his
efforts for the two destroyers in the
rear.
The Gloucester steamed after them
when they appeared, and chased them
to a point five miles west of Morro
castle, pouring shot after shot into
them all the time. Her efforts bore
abundant fruit, for to her belongs the
credit for the destruction of both qf
the destroyers. She fired 1,400 Bhots
during the chase, and it was not - long
before both destroyers were on fire,
and plainly disabled. Notwithstand
ing that, they both returned the fire.
The Gloucester did not go any fur
ther west, but lay off shore and sent
in a boat to the assistance of the
crews of the destroyers.' It did not
take the flames long to reach the Fur
or's magazines, and there were two
terrific explosions, probably of gun
ootton on board of her, which blew
holes in her bottom. Her stern sunk
immediately, and, as it settled in the
water, her bow arose straight in the
air, and she went to the bottom in per
petual oblivion, giving a hissing,
scalding sound as she disappeared bo
low the surface. ;
Meantime, the larger American
ships were gaining on the Spanish
cruisers, and a storm of shots were
passing between the pursuers and tho
pursued. The American fire was so
rapid, that the ships were envolopod in
thick clouds of smoke, and it was im
possible to tell at tho distance which
vessels were doing the greater exocu
tion. . The Brooklyn and the battle
ships were keeping up an incessant fire
upon the Infanta , Maria Teresa, the
El 11
MAN It A
The First
Santiago Attacked
Land and Sea.
by
ENEMY'S OUTER WORKS TAKEN
Morro Castle and the Forts Bombarded
by the Fleet Vesuvius Used ,1Hef
Dynamite Guns With Good Effect
Cervera's Ships Fired Upon Troops.
Playa del Este, July 2. A general
asanlt on the oitjr of Santiago by th'
juuu mm sea ioroesoi tne united States
began at 7 o'olock this morning.
General Lawton advanced and took
possession of El Gauey. a suburb of
Santiago. ' .' ;
Morro castle and the other forts at
the entranoe of the haibor were bom
barded by our fleet. The Vesuvius
used her dynamite guns with- good
effect. .
The Spanish fleet in the harbor fired
on the American tioope, who were very
ciose to tne city.
H$rd fighting all along the American
line was in progress at 1 o'clook.
Mine wounded ' Cubans have been
brought In.
" Spaniards Retreated.
biboney, July 2. At 1 o'clook this
alternoon, after six hours' terrific fitrht
ing, the Spaniards began to leave their
entrenchments and retreated into the
city.
Many Amerioans were wounded, and
are being brought In. , One man had
both' arms shot off and was wounded in
one hip, but waa laughing..
' . Battle Continued Until Dark.
. Playa del Este, July 2. The fighting
continued until oarK. Our forces car
ried the enemy's outer works, and have
occupied them this evenina.
The battle will probably be resumed
at aayDreaK.
Ihe American (osa is heavy. Some
estimates place It at 600 killed and
wpurjded. :
Shatter's Official Report.
Washington, July 3. The war de
partment has received the following
from General Shafter, dated at Sibo-
ney: ; ......
"Have had a very heavy engagement
today, wflloh lasted from 8 A. M. un
til sundown. We have carried their
outer works and are now in possession
of them There is now about three
quarters of a mile of open between my
line$ and the city. By morning, the
troops will be entrenched, and consid
erable augmentation of the forces will
be there. General Lawton's division
and General Bute's brigade have been
engaged all day In carrying El Gauey,
which was accomplished , at 4. P M.
Am well in line, and will reet in front
of Santiago during the night I regret
to say that our casualties will be above
400. Of these not many were killed.
"SHAFTER.",
Vizcaya and the Almirante Oquendo
and the latter was returning it brave
ly, though with no succegs.
Ihe bpamsn gunners seemed unable
to get the range, and many of their
shots were very wild, though a num
oer or tnem ien dangerously near
them.
The guns of the battery just east of
Morro also took part in the game, and
their shells fell around the American
ships. Many of them struck the, upper
worics oi the fleeing Spaniards, and
must have killed or wounded many of
tneir men. The Spanish ships had
now readied a pointabolit seven miles
west of Morro, and a mile or two be
yonif! the place wherP the Furor was
burning, and the Pluton lay broken in
two against the cliff. The flagship and
the Oquendo were the first to show
slngals of distress. r
Two 18-inch shells from one of the
battle-ships had struck the Maria
Teresa at the water line, tearing great
holes In her side, and causing her to
fill rapidly. The Oquendo suffered
about the same fate, and both ships
headed for a small cove and went
aground 200 yards from the shore,
flames shooting from them in eveiy di
rection. The officers and orew must have been
aware of the fate which seemed to be
before therrij but it was not until the
snips were on nre and enveloped in
Cubans Sent to the Westward.
Washington, July 2. An official
dispatch was received last night at the
war department confirming the press
report that Hliafter had sent baok on
transports to Acerraderos, whence they
came, 2,000 of Garcia's Cubans. The.
purpose is a double one, first, to pre
vent reinforcements coming into San
tiago fom Manzanlllo on the west, and
second to prevent the retreat in that
direction of the Spanish garrison of
the town. .
Used the War Balloon.
Washington, July 2. Gen. Greely
nas the following from Slbony:
"Saw the war balloon up near San
tiago last night from the flagship ot
Admiral Sampson, where I was observ
ing it. "ALLEN."
To Stop Pandp.
Playa del Este, July 2. It is be
lieved that General Garcia, whose
forces were taken to the east to co
operate with the United States army in
the capture of Santiago, will bn sent
baok with 8,000 of bis men to stop tha
advance of General Pando, the Spanish
commander, who. with . 8,400 troopi
and a quantity of cattle, was repotted
at a point 71 miles from Manzanillo,
going east towards Santiago. , Accord
ing to information whioh readied the
flagship New York today from Colonel
Rios, in command of the Cuban camp.
General Pando started from Manzanillo
June 23, and is traveling at the rate oi
10 miles a day. The distance to San
tiago is 57 miles, and the roads are
rough and difficult to travel. The Cu
bans now opposing Pando number only
about 200 men. . i .,
Believes General Brooke. '
Washington, July 2. -Brigadier-General
Penning, recently relieved
from duty at Camp Black, waa today
ordered to proceed to Atlanta to relieva
General Brooke of the command of the
department of the Gulf. This order
does not effeot Brooks' command of the
First army corps, in camp at Chicka-
uauga, and whioh la to proceed to
la in pa for embarkation to
ftftntinouv
wnpo noio un it i u a ii.i . euvtuupeu ill I , . o
flamea and amoko tl at the toon ceased eitber t0 "nforoe Shatter's army or to
firing. '' - ' r"' ' " i invade Porto Rjc'a
Volunteers Have Arrived
at the Front.
Cavite, via Hong Kong, July 6.
The transport ships Australia, City of
Peking and City, bf Sydney, convoyed
by the cruiser Charleston, arrived hero
yesterday, with all well on board. Tho
oruiser Baltimore met the vessels at
Cape England, and piloted them here.
As they entered the bay and came up
to the American warships they were
greeted enthusiastically by the officers
and men. The-troops were overjoyed
that their long voyage from San Fran
cisco had ended- They were in good
condition, despite the fact that they
were poorly equipped for service in
the tropics. In accordance with In
structions prior to sailing, the convoy
went to Gaum, the capital of the Lad-
rone islands, for the purpose of taking
possession of the plaoe. They arrived
there June 20. The Charleston enter
ed the harbor of San Luis Dapra and
shelled the old fort of Santa Cruz. No
?ply waa made to the American fire.
Ola the following iay General Mariana,
goWnor of the islands, his secretary,
Captain Duarata, Port Captain Lien
tenant Guiterrez, Sergeant Rpmolo,
two lieutenants and 64 soldiers surren
dered). They gave up four Spanish
flags ahd 64 Mauser rifles. 54 Remincr-
tons and 10,000 rounds of ammunition.'
All oi the prisoners ' weie broueht
here on the Charleston. Not a single
able-bodjed Spaniard now remains in
Guam. The wives of the prisoners
were left behind. The native ciivl
government of the islands was not dis
turbed by 'ihe -Americans. ' Piivate
Elias Hutohinson, of Company M. Sec
ond Oregon regiment, died of periton
itis on Jane 2S0, anil was. buried at sea
June 21. v,
Admiral Dewey visited General An
derson as "soon as the, transports ar-
rived, and discussed the situation with 1
him. Both are desirous pf going to
work as soon aa possible. . -
Dewey and Anderson landed at Ca
vite today, and met Aguinaldo, who
declared be was willing to use liis force
in conjunction with the American
troops. He i is evidently suspicious
thtft the United States means to annex -
the islands, whereas he wants to estab- "
ish their independence. r. Aguinaldo
says the Spaniards have 20,000 effective
troops in Manila. Ha is pressing them
hard. His forces ! surround the ' city
on the land side, and lighting with the .
Spaniards is of daily oocurrece. i A
hard fight occurred yesterday, which
resulted in the insurgents capturing
the water battery on the outskirts not
Manila. Eighting continues today,
and cannonading can bo. plainly heard
aboard the troopship. The Spaniards
are using eight-inch Krupp guns. The
smoke of many fires in the vioinity of
the city is visible. . ' .'
General Anderson has solected a
plaoe near Cavite arsenal as a site for
his camp. The troops are now making
preparations to go ashore., They are
all anxious to leave the transports, on
whioh they have spent so many days.
The men belonging to Dewey's squad
ron are enjoying fine health, and are
eager to have another engagement with
the enemy. V
The Spanish gunboat Loytohas sur
rendered to Admiral Dewey. She had
been lying in the river to thenorth of
the oityjfor a long time, but b?r posi
tion there finally became untenable.- '
Strong forces of insurgents continually
beset her. They held the country
thereabouts, and prevented the raen'oii .
ship from getting anv supplies.! Fin-;
ally, with their food exhausted and
their ammunition nearly used up, the
commander of the Leyte determined to i
run his ahip over to Dewey. . '
Insurgents Massing.
Juragua, via Kingston, .July 2.
General Garcia and 8,000 insurgents
from the mountains west of Santiago
were brought here today on American
transports. . Fully 5,000 insurgents are
now concentrated near Juragua. The
majority are well armed, but all are
badly clothed. They are accustomed
to the bush-whacking methods of the
Spaniards, and are faimliar with every
trail in the vicinity of Santiago. A
conference between Shafter andvGarcia
will .be held tomorrow to further con
sider plans of co-operation of the two
armies. '-
Garoia's plan is to march his entire
army overland along the northern
coast, keeping in touch with the Amer- '
lean army. As soon as possible Garcia
will effeot a junction with Gomez'
forces, now west of Havana. The Cu
ban leaders plan to have 20,000 insur
gents before Havana when , the time '
cornea for investment of that oity. ,
Cumara Goes to Sea.
London, July 2. A dispatch to
Lloyd's from Port Said, dated 10:40
o'clock tonight, says that the Pelayo,
Emperador, Carlos Quinto, Osada,
Patriota, Buenos Ayrea, Isla de Panay,
Rapido, San Francisco, Isla de Luzon
and San Ignace de Loya have gone to
sea.
The Spanish Loss.
Washington, July 6. Tonight the
navy department posted the transla
tion of a cipher cablegram from Com
modore Watson. It is similar to that
received today from Sampson, but con-
tains the additional information that
850 Spaniarda were killed or drowned, '
160 wounded and 1,600 captured. :