USED THE MACHETE. Cubans Showed No Mercy to the Span» l«h Prison**r*. Before Santiago, via Kingston, July 11.—One secret of the determination 1 of the Spanish soldiery in Santiago to fight to the death was the belief which i prevailed generally among them that prisoners taken by the Americans i would Ire pn: to the sword. It is known that after the fall of El Ganey July 1 the Spanish soldiers who escaped along the foothills marched TAKEN OFF IN A LAUNCH directly into General Garcia’s men, posted to the north of Santiago. They fought desperately, but were shown no The Brave Men Surrendered to Admiral mercy by the Cubans, and were ma- Cervera—Coder the Enemy*« Terrible cheted to the last man. General Del- Fire—Forced to Lie on Deck Until rine, who was in command, was bru- Daylight—Splendid Discipline. I tally mutilated. The knowledge of this massacre found its way into Santi­ Off Santiago, via Kingston, July 11. ago and prompted the Spaniards to die —The return of Assistant Naval Con­ rather than surrender. The voluntary surrender of some of structor Hobson to his ship, the flag­ ship New York, was marked by wild 1 the wounded Spanish officers and men enthusiasm. When Hobson sat once i has dispelled the delusion, and is help­ ing to induce General Total to consider more among his messmates, he told the the proposition to capitulate. story of his experience, his marvelous After the fall of El Gauey the Co­ escape and hie imprisonment in Morro bans sacked the town. Information of castle. ! the two outrages were promptly sent to “I did not miss the entrance to the ; General Shafter, who issued orders harbor,” he said, ‘‘as Ensign Powell, that any Cuban found Titling the bodies of dead or wounded Spaniards would in the launch, supposed. I headed east be promptly dealt with. until I got straight in. Then came the To prevent the possibility of Cubans firing. It was grand, flashing out from i plundering Santiago when it capitu- one side, then the other, from those , lates it has been decided to forbid the big guns on the hills, the Vizcaya, ly­ Cubans entering the town. ing inside the harbor, joining in. ‘Troops from Santiago had rushed CONDITIONS IN HAVANA. down when the news of the Merrimac’s coming was telegraphed, and soldiers The Foor Are Dying of Starvation In the Streets. lined the foot of the cliffs, firing wildly across and killing each other with their Kingston, Jamaica, July 11.—The crossfire. British cruiser Talbot, which left Ha­ ‘‘The Merrimac’s steering gear hroke vana Tuesday, arrived at Port Roval as she got to Estrella point. Only three of the torpedoes on her side ex­ ’ today with 23 passengers, among them ploded when I touched the button. A i Sir Alexander Gollan, British consul- ‘huge submarine mine caught her full j general at Havana, and Mr. Higgins, amidships, hurling water high in the of the British consulate there, both on air and tearing a great rent in the Mer­ leave, which is given as the only ex­ rimac’s side. Her stern ran Op on planation of their departure. Mr. Estrella point. Jerome has been left in charge of Brit- ‘‘Chiefly owing to the work done by ■ ish affairs in Havana. Mr. Higgins the mine, she began to sink slowly. :said: At that time she was across the chan­ ‘‘The city of Havana rs quiet, ami nel, but before she settled the tide there are no new complications. The drifted her around. well-to-do inhabitants are subsisting ‘‘We were all aft, lying on the deck. tolerably, but the poor are dying of Shells and bullets whistled around us. starvation in the streets. There are The six-inch shells from the Viecaya many sights of terrible misery. The came tearing into the Merrimac, crash­ barracks are filled with starving ing into wood and iron and passing women. clear through, while the plunging shots “The soldiers are fairly well fed from the forts broke through her decks. General Blanco has beep sending “ ‘Not a man must move,’ I said. troops into the interior, it is said en How He Escaped From the Merrimac. CAIMANERA, PRINCIPAL SPANISH CAMP ON GUANTANAMO BAY. and it was only owing to the splendid route to Santiago, but I do not see how discipline of the men that ail of us they will get there. ‘‘The blockade is maintained, and were not killed, as ehells sailed over us ami minutes became hours of suspense. vessels are frequently turned back. The men’s mouths grow parched, but Everybody is anxious for the conclu­ we must lie there until daylight, I told sion of the war, though the soldiers wish to fight, and all the officials are them. ‘‘Now and again one or the other of resolute. There is no flour in Havana,, the men lying with his face glued to and no beets, while yams are scarce.” Sir Alexander Gollan declined to the deck and wondering whether the next shell would come our way, would say anything on the condition of things say, ‘Hadn’t we better drop off now, at Havana. Tbe other passengers on sir?’ But I said, ‘Wait till daylight.’ the Talbot are for tbe most part It would have been impossible to get wealthy refugees. the catamaran anywhere but to the Losses at Santiago. shore, where the soldiers stood shoot­ Washington, July 11.—The war de­ ing. and I hoped that by daylight wo partment has received the following might be recognized and saved. ‘‘The grand old Merrimac kept sink­ from General Shafter, giving as far as ing. I wanted to go forward and see practicable a statement of the total the damage done there, where nearly casualties in each division except Gen­ all the fire was directed, but one man eral Wheeler’s as a result of the recent said that if I rose it would draw the fighting: Lawton’s division—Rifled, 4 offi* fire on the rest; so I lay motionless. It was splendid the way those men be­ cere, 74 men; wounded, 14 officers, haved. The fire of the soldiers, the 315 men; missing, 1 man. Kent’s division — Killed, 12 officers, batteries and the Vizcaya was awful. ‘‘When tire water came upon the 87 men; wounded, 36 officers, 586 Merrimac’s decks tlie catamaran floated men; missing, 62 men. Bates’ btigade — Killed, 4 men; amid the wreckage, but was still made fast to the boom, and we caught hold of wounded, 2 officers, 26 men; missing, tbe edge and clung on, our beads being 5 men. Signal uorps—Killed, 1 man; wound­ above water. ‘‘A Spanish launch came toward the ed, 1 man. General Wheeler’ ■ report has not Merrimac. We agreed to capture her and run. Just as she came close, the yet been received. Spaniards saw us, and half a dozen Manila Spared For a Time. marines jumped up and pointed their Chicago, July 11.—A special cable­ rifles at our heads. •‘ ‘Is there any officer in that boat to gram to the Record from its corre­ receive a surrender of prisoners of war?’ spondent with Admiral Dewey’s fleet I shouted. An old man leaned over , at Manila bay, July 7, via Hong Kong, under the awning and waved hie hand. ! says: The American troops under General It was Admiral Cervera. Tbe marines loweired their rifles, and we were ¡Anderson, which have reache«! the Philippines, are now comfortably quar­ helped into the launch. "Then we were put in cells in Morro tered in the Spanish military barracks castle. Afterward we were faken into at Cavite, and are busy preparing for Santiago. I had the court-martial active service against the Spaniards. room in the barracks. My men were No attack on Manila is probable before kept prisoners in tbe hospital. From tbe arrival of the second detachment of my window I could see tbe army mov­ troops under General Greene, which ing across the open and being shot is expected soon. Tbe present force of down by the Spaniards in tlie rifle pits soldiers and marines is considered in­ in front of me. The Spaniards be­ sufficient to protect life and property came as polite as could be. I knew I in Manila in the event of the capitu­ something was coming, and then I was lation of that city. The soldiers, how­ ever, are all eager to begin the flgbtiDg. exchanged.” _______ Carrera Now on tbe Iowa Starving In Oauntannmo. Headquarters of General Shafter, via Kingston, July 9.—Admiral Cervera has been transferred from tbe Glou ceeter to the Iowa, and is being treated with every consideration. In a brief interview today he said he was ordered to leave tbe harbor, but refused to say from whence the order came. Today’s estimate of tbe Spanish loss in the naval battle placed it at 1,200 killed and 1,500 captured. The American loes was one killed and two wounded. Playa del Este, Cuba. July 11.—A Spanish soldier, terribly emaciated and so weak that he could hardly walk, was picked up by men from tbe United States gunboat Annapolis today, at a point near the entrance to tbe upper bay. According to bis story, there are many Spanish soldiers in Guantanamo | in tbe same condition of starving. He ; says there is absolutely nothing to eat ' there, and that the Spaniards are daily told that if they surrender to-the Amer- I leans tbev grill be murdered. CAPTAIN CLARK'S REPORT. AFTER The Oregon Kesponsibl© for the Defeat of Cervera. Off Guantanamo, via Kingston, July 12.—Captain Clark, of tbe battle-ship Oregoji, which did such remarkable woik at the naval battle that resulted in the destruction of Admiral Cer- evera’s squadron, says in his official re­ port of the engagement to Rear- Admiral Sampson: ‘‘The Spanish fleet turned to the westward and opened fire, to which our ships replied vigorously. For a short time there was an almost contin­ ual flight of projectiles over the ship, but where our line was fairly engaged, the enemy’s fire became defective. As soon as it was evident that the enemy’s ships were trying to break through and escape to the westward, we went ahead at full speed, with the «determination of carrying out to the utmost your in­ structions: “ ‘If tbe enemy tries to escape the ships you must close and engage him as soon as possible, and endeavor to sink his vessels or force them to run ashore.* “We soon passed all of our veesels except the Brooklyn. At first we usetl onljj the main battery, but when it was discovered that the- enemy’s tor­ pedo-boats were following the ships, we used our rapid-fire guns, as well as the six-inch guns, upon them, with telling effect. “As we ranged up near the stern- most of their ships, she headed for the beach, evidently on fire. We raked her as we passed, rushing on for the next ahead, using our starboard guns as they were brought to bear, and be­ fore we had her fairly abeam, she, too, was making for the beach. The two remaining vessels were now some dis­ tance ahead, but our speed had in­ creased to 16 knots, and the Vizcaya was soon sent to the shore in flames. “Only the Cristobal Colon was left, and for a time it seemed as if she might escape. But when we opened with'our forward turret guns, and the Brooklyn followed the Colon began to edge in toward the coast, and her de­ struction was assured. As she Btruck the beach her flag went down. “The Brooklyn sent a boat to her, and when the admiral caught up with the New York, Texas and Vixen, the Cristobal Colon was taken possession of. ‘‘I cannot speak in too high terms of the bearing and conduct of all on board this ship. When they found tbe Ore­ gon had rushed to the front, and was hurryiDg to a succession of conflicts with the enemy’s vessels, if thev oo'ild be hove to and would engage, the en­ thusiasm was intense. As these Span­ ish vessels were much more heavily armored than the Brooklyn, they might have concentrated their tire upon and overpowered her. "Consequently, I am persuaded that but for the officers and men of the Or­ egon, who steamed and steered the ship and fought and supplied her batteries, the Colon and perhaps the Vizcaya would have escaped.” CAMARAS FLEET. Commodore Watson lias Been Ordered to Start at Once. La- Bourgogne Sank With 562 Souls. COLLISION OFF NOVA SCOTIA fian Into the Ship Cromarty th Ire tn a Dense Fog—Letts Thun Two Hundred Saved—Fiendish Cruelty of Sailor« Prevented More Being lies cued. No Brutality by Cuban«. Havana, July 12.—July 6 the pro­ duce, money and stock exchanges sus­ pended operations, observing the day as one of mourniDg over the lose of Cervera'» fleet. The inhabitants of Gnlra Molena, province of Havana, have sent a tele- gram of oondolence to the president of tbe colonial oabinet over the loss of the fleet. Gold Frjm Alaska. Seattle, July 8.—According to a let- ter just brought down from Unalaska, the'river boat Governor Pingree is at j that port disabled. The boat will be unable to proceed until extensive repairs have been made. Another letter received here says tbe * 1 schooner Hattie I. Phillipa left St. Michaels carrying 40 miners, who had | over <800,000 in gold dust. The same I letter says the steamer Bella bad over i <2,000.000 iq sold dust aboard. MARKET LETTER. The New Crop Will Have a Tendency to Strengthen Value.. Washington,, July 9.—The president [Reported by Downing. Hopkins A Co., Inc . called a council of war to meet at th« ' ¡ Ro.r«I ol Trade Broker», 711 lu 71, Chamber ut White House, the purpose being to re­ I Commerce building, Portland, Oregon.] view the situation and learn exactly This week’s information in regard t«> what the present conditions are and the evidence oí yiekl of winter wheat what changes, if any, shook! be made i ire confirmatory of the previous indica­ in the plana for the conduct of the tions of disappointing results, although war According to one of the members no special new developments have been i present, it was decided to abide by the added. The spring wheat cropi in the plane already laid, at least as to the Northwest is not particularly changed general conduct of the campaign. in general promise in comparison with Confirmation seemeti to have been the situation a week ago. There ap­ given to thia statement later in the pears to be some tendency in the winter day, when, after a conference with the wheat regions, where serious disap­ members of the war board, Secretary pointment in yield have arisen, to Long announiHKl to the waiting news- take a too gloomy view of conditions. papier men that he had ordered Admiral Sampetm to detach from his own com­ The fact is the crop never justified tbe mand immediately tbe veesels to be extravagant estimates which weie freely embraced in Commodore Watson’s promulgated a few weeks ago. Eastern squadron and to direct the In the Chicago wheat market the sit­ commixlore to proceed on his mission. uation of prices for new crop deliveries Vhe new Eastern squadron will con­ does not vary much in comparison sist of the liattleships Iowa and Ore­ gon, the protect«>d cruiser Newark and with a week ago. The recent embar­ tbe auxiliaiy cruisers (carrying side rassment to the trade from conditions armor) Dixie, Yankee ami Yosemite; incident to manipulation are clearing tbe colliers Avernda, Cassius, Caesar, away. The new crop will be in urgent Leonidas and Justin, and the supply­ demand, and sellers apparently will be boat Delmonico. tardy in offering on the basis of current The Iowa, Oregon and Newark are ail in the south with Sampson; so is values, so theie is increasing ground for the Yosemite. The Dixie is at New­ the belief that chances for a strength­ port and the Yankee at Tompkinsville. ening tendency of values as a pievailing The colliers aie at Ham pion Roads condition in the early piart of the crop with the Delmonico. year, whatever may happxm later. The shipis are to sail as soon as they The record of the most remarkabb can coal and supply. It will not be required, in the case of the southeast­ year in our expiort trade bas just been ern veesels, to come north, which complete«! by the bureau of statistics, would mean the loss of several days, so far as relates to tbe exportation of but they will start directly from the wheat, corn and other breadstuffs, pork, beef and other provisions, cotion pointe where they are now located. Tbe older provides that each ship and mineral outputs. These articles shall make her way across the Atlan­ form a large percentage of the total tic to a marine rendezvous, which will exports, aside from manufactures. be designated in sealed orders to p»re- The figures show in most cases a large vent its exposure to the slightest possi­ increase in quantity and value of tbe ble danger from the enemy, and the articles exported. In wheat, corn, oats most that is known is that it will be and rye the increase in both quantities at some point off the Spanish coast. It and values was strongly marked. The exportation nf wheat for the year probably will not be long after that before the American squadron will be (including flour as wheat), amouted to in full pursuit of Camara with bis 215,571,061 bushels, which exceeded remnant of the Spanish navy. Mean­ the imporatation of any [»receding year, while, the gathering of the American except ‘.hat of 1892. fleet off the Spanish ports is expocted Portland Market. to have a sobering effect upon the in­ Wheat—Walla Walla, 60@62c; Val­ flamed people. ley and Bluestem, 63o pier bushel. Troops Ashore. Flour—Best grades, <3.75; graham, Washington, July 9.—The navy de- <3.50; superfine, <2.25 pier barrel. Oats—Choice white, 39c; choice gray, 36 @ 37c per bushel. Barley—Feed barley, <21; brewing, <22 per ton. Millstuffs—Bran, <15 per ton; mid­ dlings, <21j shorts, <14. 1 flay—Timothy, <11 @12; clover. <10 @11; Oregon wild hay, <8@10 pier ton. Eggs—Oregon, 15c per dozen. Butter—Fancy creamery, 82>^@35o; fair to good, 82)gc; dairy, 25 @ 30c per roll. Cheese—Oregon full cream, 11@12c; Young America, 12)^c. Poultry—Chickens, mixed, <3.50 pier dozen; hens, <4.00; springs, <2.00@3; geese, <3.00@4.50; ducks, young. <3@ 4.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, ll)k@ 12>4C pier piound. Potatoes—Oregon Burbanks, 30@35c pier sack; new potatoes 60@75c. Onions—California red, <1.25 per ADMIRAL CAMARA. sack. Hops—5@12^o per pound for new piartment has. received tbe following crop; 1886 crop, 4@6c. cablegram: Wool—Valley, 10@12o per pionnd; ‘‘Cavite, via Hong Kong, July 9.— Eastern Oregon, 8@12c; mohair, The United States troop* have landed 25c pier pionnd. and are comfortably housed at Cavite. Mutton—Grose, best sheep, wethen The insurgents are active. Aguinaldo and ewes, 8>jc; dressed mutton, 7c; proclaimed himself president of tbe spring lambs, 8c per lb. revolutionary republic on July 1. Hoge—Gross, choice heavy, <4.75; "DEWEY." light and feeders, <3.00@4.00; dressed, As the dispatch makes no mention <5.50@6.50 per 100 piounds. of trouble with Germany, tlie report Beef—Gross, top steers, 3.50@<3.75; that he had fired on a German vessel cows, <2.50 @8.00; dressed beef, is pronounced baseless. No advices 5@6|^c per pound. could have reached a cable station since Veal—Large, 5c; small, 6%c per July 6. pound. Halifax, N. S., July 8. — In one of the thick fogs which at this time of the year bang like a pall over tbe grand banks and Sable island in the North Atlantic, occurred early Monday morning one of tire most appalling ocean disasters in the annals of trans- Atlantio commerce, and in faot in the history of steam sailing of the world. Almost without a moment's warning the French liner La Bourgogne, with 725 souls on lioard, was run down by the iron sailing ship Cromartyshire, ami sunk within half an hour, carrying with her to tbe ocean’s bottom over 500 of her passengers and crew, while tbe rest who were not drowned by tbe fear­ ful suction struggled and fought for life until 163 were at length rescue«! by the crew of the Cormartyshire, which ehip survived the collision. If the words of tlie passengers who were dragged aboard the Cromartyshire and later brought into this port by the steamer Grecian, are to be believed, the last few minutes on board tbe Da Bour­ gogne witnessed some of the most ter­ rible scenes of horror and cruelty that have blotted the history of a civilized race. Instead of the heroic discipline which so often has been the one bright feature of such awful moments, tbe crew of tbe steamer fought like demons for the few lifeboats and rafts, batter­ ing the helpless passengers away from their only means of salvation, with the result tba$ the stjqng overyame tbe weak, for the list of 163 Saved contains tbe name of but one woman. The disaster occurred at 5 o'clock fn the morning, Monday, about 60 miles south of Sable island, which lies nearly 100 miles off this pork. The Bourgogne had left New York, bound for Havre, on the previous Saturday, while the Cromartyshire was on its way from Glasgow with a crew of 21 men. Although tbe trans-Atlantic ships have a definite course, tbe Bour­ gogne was, by all accounts, 40 miles or more to the north of these linee. The fog was ven- dense and tbe Cromarty­ shire was sailing along with reduced canvas and blowing the fog bom. Suddenly out of tbe fog rushed a great steamer, and in a moment there was a fearful crash, the iron prow of the ship plunging into tbe port side of the FOR SAFE KEEPING. steamer, just under the bridge. Tire Prisoner* of War Ileach Portsmouth— shock was terrific, anti tore a tremen Cervera Among the Lot. dons hole in the steamer, while th« Portsmouth, N. II., July 12.—The entire bow of tire ship was demolished. Half an Imur after the collision the auxiliary cruiser St. Louis, with 746 Spanish prisoners, including 54 offi­ misty curtain went up, giving a clear cers, arrived in Portsmouth harbor at view for miles, and then it was that 8:80 o’clock this morning, and a few those on tbe Cromartyshire realized the minutes later dropped anchor just fearful struggle for life on board the above Fishing island. The big liner Bourgogne, the collision having oom» left Guantanamo at 6 o’clock Tuesday, so suddenly and at such a time Ln tlie July 5, and did not make a stop until morning that few besides her crew were she dropped anchor in Portsmouth on deck, but the shock roused nearly harbor. Including the prisoners, there everyone, and within a few minutes were 1,036 people on board the twat, the decks were crowded. At first it seemed as if there was and out of this number there are 81 sick and wounded Spaniards under the some attempt at discipline. A few of tbe boats were swung off and some of care of surgeons. Admiral Cervera is oonfine«! to his the passengers allowed to get info them, cabin, having been quite ill for the but as the steamer began to tremble paBt three days, although he was able and list to port, tlie officers lost control of the crew, and a panic ensued. to be dressed this morning. Passengers and crew fought for the Captain Enlate, who was commander of the Vizcaya, and ¡8 among the pris­ boats and life rafts, the strong battered Still Another Hunk. oners, is also quite ill, having been down the weak, tbe women and chil­ Washington, July 9. — Admiral wounded In the head during the battle dren being pushed far away from any Sampson telegraphs tbe navy depart­ hope of rescue. Fists, oars and even ment as follows, under date of July 6, off Santiago. knives were used by some of the demons from the flagship New York, off San­ DOWN FROM YUKON. to keep their places. tiago: The offioers f>«>em to have been pow­ “Abont midnight last night tbe dis­ The Schooner Phillips Brings Twenty erless over their men, and only four mantled Spianish cruiser Reina Mnr- Gold-Laden Miners. were saved. The fight for life on tlie oedes was seen by the Massachusetts, San Francisco, July 12.—Twenty decks of the steamer did not last long, which vessel bad a searchlight on tbe miners from the placers at Minook, for in a little more than a half hour she channel, coming out of tbe harbor of Circle City and Dawson arrived here gave a long lurch to port and went Santiago. Tire Massachusetts and today on the schooner Hattie I. Philips down. Texas opened fire, and the Spanish from St. Michaels. The returning As the ship sank beneath tlie surface, vessel was stink opposite Estrella cove. prospectors, who bring about <70,000 the vortex of the water sucked down I am incline«! it was the intentron to with them, have been in Alaska from 1 everything on the surfaoe within a cer­ sink her in tire channel and thus block 1 to 25 years. Half of the party will tain radius. When the suction aeased. j the harbor entrance. If so the plan return to work their claims. The pas­ those still alive saw abont 200 bodies ’ was defeated by tbe fire of the shipra, sengers from Dawson are confident the 1 come out of the water with a rush, as as she lies on the edge of the shore.” output of Dawson will reach farover if the sea were giving up the dead, Country Around Manila Flooded. <15,000,000. Minook will probably be after having swallowed the ship. not less than <300,000. Circle City Drndon. July 9.—The Hong Kong But the struggle for life still orín tin­ will also contribute largely to the out­ ned after the ship went down. Hun­ jorrcspiondent of the Daily Marl says: put of the Alaska placers. The Yu­ dreds still floated aliout grasping for The whole country within a radius of kon river is higher than known for rafts, boats and wreckage, in frantic | 18 miles of Manila is flooded. General years, and overflowed its banks at endeavors to keep above water. Even Monet’s arrival astonished everybody. Minook, where a number of miners’ ¡ then many of those in the boats, if the He reported that his soldiers, whom cabins were washed away by the flood. stories told are to be believed, showed 1 he ha