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troops will be entrenched, and consid erable augmentation of the forces will be there. General Lawton’s division and General Bate’s brigade have been engaged all day in carrying El Gauey, which was accomplished at 4. P M. Am well in line, and will rest in front of Santiago during the night. I regret to say that our casualties will be above Of these not many were killed. “SHAFTER.” Sampson Has Destroyed Cervera’s Fleet. 1 IM I’sed the War Balloon. GALLANT DASH FOR LIBERTY Il tw.vîP'- ML 1 1 ’ Against Superior Men Spaniards Fought to the Last Went Itown With Fly ing Colors—Nothing Ketnalns No But Shattered and Burning Hulks. ?| ümí i. -i • ilnfr I f i fe. J Washington, July 2.—Gen. Greely has the following from Siboney: ‘‘Saw the war balloon up near San tiago last night from the flagship of Admiral Sampson, where 1 was observ ing it. “ALLEN.” MANILA ma. 8AY. Volunteer» Have nt the Front. Arrived From Santiago. < ENGINEERS HARD AT WORK Artillery Being Taken Ip Over Bail Mountain Roads—General Sliafter at the Front — Spaniards Hoisted Bed Cross Flags Over the City. Off San it ago de Cuba, July 6.—Ad Off Juruaga, Province of Santiago de Cavite, via Hong Kong, July 6.— miral Sampson han accomplished the Cuba, via Kingston, July 2.—The force The transport ships Australia, City of UNION BLOCK.- ERECTED IN 1892. work he was directed to perform when Peking and City of Sydney, convoyed of the American army is being mobil he left Key West for the ooast of Cuba. by the cruiser Charleston, arrived here ized as rapidly as possible in the vicin He was ordered to find and destroy knowdedge not one American ship had ships were on fire and enveloped in yesterday, with all well on board. The ity of Aguadores, four miles from San been struck. flames and smoke that the men ceased Cervera’s fleet. cruiser Baltimore met the vessels at tiago de Cuba. The moment the tedi It was about 9 o’clock this morning firing. The Gloucester, after sending Several weeks ago, Commodore when the flagship Maria Teresa passed a boat ashore to the Pluton. steamed Cape England, and piloted them here. ous task is completed, the attack on Schley located the fleet in the bay of undei the wall of M.orro castle and along the coast to where the armored As they entered the bay and came up Spain’s last ditch in Eastern Cuba will Santiago. steamed out to sea. She was followed cruisers were stranded, and went to When that will begin to the American warships they were be begun. Sunday, after being bottled helpless by the Cristobal Colon, Vizcaya and their assistance. The Gloucester had Shafter himself cannot say. The troops greeted enthusiastically by the officers ly in the harbor for weeks, the fleet Oquendo, ami lastly by the Furor ami all her boats out. and one seaman and men. The troops were overjoyed can be moved without serious delay, Pluton. The outlook on the American swam through the surf with a line was destroyed. Nothing now remains that their long voyage from San Fran and are pushing forward rapidly, but vessels, which were lying five or 10 from the Maria Teresa, making it fust of the Spanish squadron but shattered miles off the harbor entrance, sighted to a tree on the shore. By this means cisco hail ended. They were in good the movement of the jiacktrains, i and burning hulks. them immediately. Most of the Amer many of the flagship’s crew, including condition, despite the fact that they wagons, ambulances and artillery is Admiial Cervera’s fleet, consisting ican cruisers were at the usual Sunday Admiral Cerveia, lowered themselves were poorly equipped for service in somewhat slow. The of the armored cruisers Cristobal Co- morning quarters, without thought of into the Gloucester’s boats. From Daiquiri, where the artillery the tropics. In accordance with in Ion, Almirante Oquendo, Infanta Ma- anything as surprising as the Spanish Gloucester's crew gave the wounded structions prior to sailing, the convoy was landed, to the present point of con fleet getting juist the sunken collier men every attention possible. ria Teresa and Vizcaya, and two tor- Merrimac, which they had been delud ENEMY’S OUTER WORKS TAKEN went to Gaum, the capital of the Lad- centration, the road runs through a Few of the Pluton's crew escaped. pedo-boat destroyers, the Furor and ed into believing effectually blocked rone islands, for the purpose of taking tangle of undergrowth up and down It U a llot Time. the Pluton, are today at the bottom of the exit. possession of the place. They arrived steep hillsides and over treacherous Washington, July (I.—The following there June 20. The Charleston enter There was great excitement at once, the Caribbean sea, off the southern swamp-bordered streams foi a distance has been received from General Shaf r<l Iler ed the harbor of San Luis Dapra and coast of Cuba; the Spanish admiral is and very rapid action along the Ameri ter: of over 12 miles. Through this con Erteci — shelled the old fort of Santa Cruz. No a prisoner of war on the auxiliary gun- can line. The signal for full speed tinuous thicket the vanguard of the “Playa del Este, Cuba, July 6.— Troops, reply was made to the American fire. lioat Gloucester and 1,000 to 1,500 ahead was running from bridge to en When news of the disaster to the On the following day General Mariana, army is cutting its way. Engineers are gine-room; every ship in the fleet com Plava del Este, July 2.—A general governor of the islands otiier Spanish soldiers, all who escaped menced to move in. shore, toward the Spanish fleet reached the front, which ..... .s, his secretary, at work leveling the track and filling the frightful carnage caused by the Spaniards, and the great 18-inch guns was during the truce, the regimental assault on the city of Santiago by the Captain Duarata, Port Captain Lieu- pits, while a large force of regulars and volunteers, with axes, aided by Cubans shells from the American warships, are of the battle-ships and the smaller bat band, that had managed to keep its in laud and sea forces of the United States tenant Guiterrez, Sergeant Romolo, with machetes, are hacking down trees two lieutenants and 54 soldiers surren also held as prisoners of war by the teries on the other vessels fired shot struments in line, player! the ‘Star began at 7 o’clock tliis morning. and clearing out the brush. A few United States navy. after shot at long range. As the ships Spangled Banner’ami ‘There’ll Be a General Lawton advanced and took dered. They gave up four Spanish light guns have already reached this Hot Time in Ohl Town Tonight, ’ the flags and 54 Mauser rifles, 54 Reming The American victory is complete, ran in toward the shore, it soon be possession of El Gauey, a suburb of tons and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. position. The seige guns are not yet and, according to the best information came evident that the Spaniards had men cheering from one end of the line Santiago. All of the prisoners weie brought within five miles of the vanguard. obtainable at tliis time, the American not come out to make an aggressive to the other. The officers ami men, General Shafter left his ship today without even shelter tents, have been Mono castle and the other forts at here on the Charleston. Not a single vessels were practically untouched, fight, for they had cleared the harbor, and took quarters with General Wheeler soaking for five days in the afternoon the ent lance of the harbor were bom able-bodied Spaniard now remains in though the ships were subjected to the and started on their race for safety, at at the front. His appearance there gave heavy tire of the Spaniards all the lime the same time sending shots at the rains, but all are happv. barded by our fleet. The Vesuvius Guam. The wives of the prisoners rise to a rumor that an attack would “SHAFTER.” the battle lasted. Americans as fast as the men could used her dynamite guns with good were left behind. The native ciivl occur tomorrow, but the staff officers w------------------------- government of the islands was not dis Admiral Cervera made as gallant a loud and fire the guns. Fraternal Feeling. effect. turbed by the Americans. Piivate say it is impossible to get the army in dash for liberty and the preservation The Brooklyn, Massachusetts, Texas, The Spanish fleet in the harbor London, July 6. — The fraternal sen Elias Hutchinson, of company M, Sec shape to strike a blow for several days. of his ships, as has ever occurred in Oregon and Iowa were nearer the I About 2,000 troops are camped four timent evidenced here during the last on the American tioopz, who were ond Oregon regiment, died of periton the histoty of naval warfare. Spanish than any others of the Ameri miles east of the besieged city, and the fewT" months found vent throughout close to the city. itis on June 250, and was buried at sea One after anothei of the Spanish can vessels, but still most of them were the United Kingdom in an unprece Hard fighting all along the American .lune 21. remainder of the forces stretch along fleet became the victims of the awful too far away to get an effective range. dented display of the Stars and Stripes line was in progress at I o’clock. Admiral Dewey visited General An the road from there to Juragua and rain of shells, which the American They crowded on all steam, however, in honor of the Fourth of July, ami in Nine wuunded Cubans have been derson as soon as the transports ar Daiquiri. The advance forces are in a battle-ships, cruisers and gunboats in preparation for the chase, never hearty expressions of-good will every brought in. rived, and discussed the situation with semi-circle, the left flank resting two poured upon them, and within two stopping their fire for one moment. where. The afternoon jiapers were Spaniards Bcti‘eate<l. him. Both are desirous of going to miles from there under command of hours after the first of the fleet had The Gloucester, a fast little yacht that unanimous in applauding the splendid General Chaffee with the extreme right Siboney, July 2. — At 1 o ’ clock work as soon as possible. started out of Santiago harbor, tlnee cannot boast of any heavier battery courage of the Americans before Santi under command of Colonel Miles, about afternoon, niter six hours ’ terrific fight Dewey and Anderson landed at Ca cruisers and two torpedo-boat destroy than several six-jioundeis and three- ago, and in congiatulations to the ing, the Spaniards began to leave their vite today, and met Aguinaldo, who a mile to the northwest. Beginning ers were lying on the shore 10 to 15 pounders, was lying off Aguadores, United States upon the signal successes entrenchments and retreated into the declared he was willing to use his force with the Twelfth infantry at the ex miles west of Morro castle, pounding three miles east of Morro, where the of its armies, both in the East and in city. in conjunction with the American treme left, the Seventh, Seventeenth, At first she to pieces, smoke and flames pouring Spaniards came out. the West. Many Americans were wounded, troops. He is evidently suspicious Fourth, Twenty-fifth and Tenth infan from every part of them, and covering joined in the attack on the leading are being brought in. One man Official» Shaken I ’ p. that the United States means to annex try extend to the right in order named. vessels, and then held off. Captain the entire coast line with a mist which both arms shot off and was wounded in the islands, whereas he wants to estab- Beyond them picket lines are estab Redding, Cal., July 2. — A special Wainwright concluding to reseive his could be seen for miles. one hip, hut was laughing. ish their independence. Aguinaldo lished three-quarters of a mile nearer Heavy explosions of ammunition oc efforts for the two destroyers in the train carrying the officials of the Union says the Spaniards have 20,000 effective Santiago city, being in plain sight of Pacific railroad was wrecked this even Battle Continued I Util Dark. rear. curred every few mintues, sending troops in Manila. He is pressing them General Chaffee’s and Colonel Miles’ ing between Smithson and Delta, about Playa de) Este, July 2. — The fighting The Gloucester steamed after them curls of dense white smoke 100 feet in hard. Hie forces surround the city troops. 85 miles north of Redding. Although continued until dark. Our forces car- the air and causing a shower of broken when they appeared, and chased them Much amusement has been caused on the land side, and fighting with the iron and steel to fall in the water on to a point five miles west of Morro receiving a severe shaking up none of tied the enemy’s outer works, and have among the officers by the large number Spaniards is of daily occnrrece. A the officials were injured. The engi occupied them this evening. castle, pouring shot after shot into every side. of Red Cross flags flying from buildings neer and fireman were hurt, but not The battle will probably be resumed hard tight occurred yesterday, which The bluffs on the coast line re-echoed them all the time. Her efforts bore seriously. in Santiago. Seven such flags have resulted in the insurgents capturing The engine jumped the at daybreak. with the roar of every explosion, and abundant fruit, for to her belongs the track in a cut, but the coaches stayed The.American loss is heavy. Some the water battery on the outskirts of been counted today, and it is reported credit for the destruction of both of the Spanish vessels sank deepet and Manila. Fighting continues today, that two more were hoisted tonight. deeper into the sand, or the rocks the destroyers. She fired 1,400 shots ami cannonading can be plainly heard They are all flying from the largest and ground their hulls to pieces, as they during the chase, and it was not long aboard the troopship. The Spaniards most prominent buildings, and our offi rolled or pitched with every wave that before both destroyers were on fire, are using eight-inch Kropp guns. The cers say the Spanish soldiers evidently and plainly disabled. Notwithstand washed upon them from the open sea. smoke of many fires in the vicinity of intend to thus try to protect every ing that, they both returner] the fire. place in the city offering a good mark Admiral Cervera escaped to the shore the city is visible. The Gloucester did not go any fur in a boat sent by the Gloucester to the General Anderson has selected a for the American artillery. For the past day or two landings assistance of the Infanta Maria Teresa, ther west, but lay off shore and sent place near Cavite arsenal as a site for and as soon as he touohed the beach in a boat to the assistance of the his camp. The troops are now making have been without incident. The hos he surrendered himself and his com crews of the destroyers. It did not preparations to go ashore. They are pital corps has finished its camp and mand to Lieutenant Morton, and asked take the flames long to reach the Fur all anxious to leave the transports, on several patients are already under good to be taken aboard the Gloucester, or's magazines, and there were two which they have spent so many days. treatment. There are quite a few which was the only American vessel terrific explosions, piobably of gun The men belonging to Dewey’s squad cases of measles under the care of the near him at the time, with several of cotton on board of her, which blew ron are enjoying fine health, and are physicians, but a majority of the cases bis officers, including the captain of the holes in her bottom. Her stern sunk eager to have another engagement with of sickness are the result of heat and the extreme hardships the men have flagship. The Spanish admiral, who immediately, and, as it settled in the the enemy. was wounded in the arm, was taken to water, her bow arose straight in the The Spanish gunboat Leyte has sur undergone, particularly in waiting for the Gloucester and was received at her air, and she went to the bottom in per rendered to Admiral Dewey. She had shelter and food during the landing. The fleet lies silently and grimly gangway by Jier commander, Lieuten petual oblivion, giving a hissing, been lying in the river to the north of ant-Commander Richard Wainwright, scalding sound as she disappeared be the city for a long time, but her jiosi- waiting for the moment to come when who grasped the hand of the gray- low the surface. tion there finally became untenable. it shall finally measure its strength Meantime, the larger American bearded admiral, and said to him: Strong forces of insurgents continually with the harbor batteries. All day ships were gaining on the Spanish “I congratulate you, sir, upon hav beset her. They held the country long, four American men-of-war lay cruisers, and a storm of shots were : ¿ ing inape as gallant a tight as was ever thereabouts, and prevented the men on w ithin a mile and a half of Morro’s passing between the pursuers ami the witnessed on the sea.’’ ship from getting any supplies.' Fin guns, but not a shot was exchanged. pursued. The American fire was so p-t'1 v" S ... ally, with their food exhausted and The sailors on board could almost have Lieutenant-Commander Wainwright rapid, that the ships were enveloped in r isr their ammunition nearly used up, the exchanged words with the soldiers then ji laced hie cabin at the dismiss I of thick clouds of smoke, and it was im and the fact that the Spaniards commander of the Leyte determined to ashore, 1 the ¡Spanish officers. At that time the possible to tell at the distance which did not risk a shot is taken to indicate run his ship over to Dewey. Spanish flagship ami four other Spanish vessels were doing the greater execu that they are very short of ammunition. vessels had been aground and burning tion. The Brooklyn and the battle The Indiana, Iowa. New Orleans and ln>»urgentM Ma^aing. for two hours, and the only one of the ships were keeping up an incessant fire Juragua, via Kingston, July 2.— Massachusetts could easily have been escaping fleet which could not be seen upon the Infanta Matin Teresa, the General Garcia and 3,000 insurgents hit as they lay almost motionless with at this point was the Cristobal Colon. Vizcaya and the Almirante Oquendo, from the mountains west of Santiago in easy range, hut Morro might be a But half a dozen curls of Binoke far and the latter was returning it brave were brought here today on American country schoolhouse for all the hostile down on the western horizon showed ly, though with no success. transports. Fully 5,000 insurgents are demonstration it made. the fate that was awaiting her. The Spanish gunners seemed unable Word was received by Rear-Admiral now concentrated near Juragua. The The Cristobal Colon was the fastest to get the range, and many of their Sampson today that the Spanish sup majority are well armed, but all are of the Spanish ships, and she scented a shots were very wild, though a num COLUMBUS SCHOOL BUILDING. badly clothed. They are accustomed ply-boat Purisima Concepcion, which lead over the others after leaving the tier of them fell dangerously near to the hush-whacking methods of the escapd from Jamaica recently, has ar harbor, and escaped the effective shots them. Spaniards, and are faimliar with every rived safely at Tunas, the port of which destroyer) the other vessels. The guns of the battery just east of on the rails. The train was delayed estimates place it at 500 killed trail in the vicinitv of Santiago. A Sancti Spiritus, on the southern coast wounded. She steamed away at great speed, with Morro also took putt in the game, and four hours. The conference between Shafter and Garcia of the province of Santa Clara. the Oregon, New York, Brooklyn and the>r shells fell around the American Why Cervera Moved. Cubans Sent to the \Ve*twanl. will he held tomorrow to further con naval officers here aie much chagrined several other ships in pursuit, all of ships. Many of them struck the upper Washington, July 2.—An official sider plans of co-operation of the two at the fact that the steamer got away. London, July 5.—The Madrid corre them tiring at her constantly, and re works of the fleeing Spaniards, and dispatch was receiver! last night at the armies. spondent of the Times says: An offi ceiving tire themselves from her after must have killed or wounded many of Conference at Fort Said. cial dispatch announces that the Man war department confirming the press Garcia’s plan is to march his entire she left the other ships. She lord no their men. The Spanish ships had New York, July 2.—A special to the report that Shafter hail sent back on zanillo column of 5,000 men, with a army overland along the northern possibility for her escajie, and while now reached a point about seven miles large quantity of supplies, has reached transports to Acerraderos. whence they coast, keeping in touch with the Amer Tribune, dated at Port Said, Egypt her fate is not definitely known at this west of Morro, and a mile or two be Santiago de Cuba. It is believed that came, 2,000 of Garcia’s Cubans. The ican army. As soon as possible Garcia ! June 30,*11 P. M., says: hour, it can be readily imagined, from yond the place where the Furor was The Spanish consul-general, who directly Cervera heard these reinforce purpose is a double one, tit st, to pre will effect a junction with Gomez’ the words of Captain Roblev I). Evans burning, and the Pluton lay broken.in came here last night, received this ments were at hand he considered the vent reinforcements coming into San forces, now west of Havana. The Un of the Iowa, who turned from the west two against the cliff. The flagship and presence of the squadron no longer tiago font Matjzanillo on the west, and ban leaders plan to have 20,01)0 insur-1 morning a numlier of dispatches from ward with 50 prisoners from the Viz the Dquendo were the first to show second to prevent the letreat in that gents before Havana when the time the Duke of Almodovar, minister of necessary. caya, just as the press dispatch-lsiat singáis of distress. foreign affairs, and immediately after direction of the Spanish garrison of comes for investment of that city. The Spanish Low. Wanda was leaving the flagship, in ward« held a long conference with Ad the town. Two 18-inch shells from one of the Washington, July 6.—Tonight the answer to an inquiry he shouted battle-shijis miral Camara on lioard the Pelayo. had struck the Maria Shafter*» Official Report. «paular,!« W ill Not Snrrenrlrr. navy de|u«rtment posted the transla through the megaphone: At 1:30 o’clock the Isla de Luzon ar Teresa at the water line, tearing great Washington, July 2 —The war <le- Madrid, July 1.—Dispatches re “1 left the Cristobal Colon far to holes in her aide, and causing her to tion of a cipher cablegram from Com partment has receiver! the following rived. She has a crew of 119 men, her ceived from Manila today, under date modore Watson, it is similar to that the westward an hour ago, and the fill rapidly. The Oquendo suffered from General Shafter, dated at Sibo of June 24, say the Spaniards are de- armament consists of two heavy guns Oregon was giving her hell, She has aliout the same fate, and both ships received today from Sampson, but con ney: and she carries 1,200 tons of coal ami , termined to fight to the death, and a large supply of provisions. undoubtedly gone down with the oth headed for a small cove and went tains the additional information that “Have had a very heavy engagement that when the American troojw arrive. er«, and we will have a Fourth of July aground 200 yards from the shore, 850 Spaniards were killed or drowned. today, which lasted from 8 A. M. un- desj>erate fighting will occur on land 150 wotind«d an<l 1,500 captured. London, July 2.—officials of the celebration in Santiago tomorrow.” flames shooting from them in every di ( til sundown. We have carrier! their and SM. (General Aguinaldo, the in United States embassy discredited the Captain who had been in the thick rection. In India there is a species of butter outer works and are now in possession surgent leader, declares that the fam Madrid dispatch saying that Camara of the engagement up to the time be The officers and orew must have been fly in which the male has the left wing of them There is now about tliree- ily of Captain-General Augustin are took the Viacaya’a officers and crew aware of the fate which seemed to be yellow ami the right one red. The col | quarters of a mile of open between my prisoners at Panpanga, and ate well has passe,I through the Suez canal. They say he had not entered the canal from the aliora, said to the best of his before them, but it was not until the ors of the female are vice versa. lines and the city. By morning, the treated. this morning. hh ä I • - K ____________ - * À 'v I *