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<l deserted, were starving and
| their brutality by beating off those who surrounded by thousands of retrels. He
Street-Car Colilulon.
was ordered back to Pampagna.
¡ attempted to climb aboard.
Washington, July 12.—An electric
By this time tlie small boats of the
Hong Kong, July 9.—Tbe British
car on the Congress Heights road, filled j Cromartyshire bail come up, and the
with passengers, collided with a horse work of rescue began. Tbe crew of the collier Eddie, from Manila July 3, ar
car of the Anaeosta line this evening. ship saved everyone who kept afloat. rived today. It reports that no attack
has been mail» upon tbe town up to
An unknown man was killed and 25 or But one woman was rescued.
the time of leaving. Four German,
80 persons were injured, several of
Austria sends cocoanut oil to Eng three British, two French and one Jap
them fatally.
anese warships were at Manila.
land.
MOURNING IN HAVANA.
Gloom Caat Over the City by Cervera*I
Diaaatroua Defeat.
WEEKLY
Washington, July 9.—The war de
partment has posted the following dis
patch from General Shafter, received
in response to an inauiry as to the
reported killing of Spanish prisoners
by Cubans:
"The dispatch as to the killing of
prisoners by Cubans is absolutely false.
No prisoners have been turns«! over to
them, and
have shown no dispo
sition to treat badly bpwnisrds nbo
have fallen into their bands.
"SHAFTER.”
Seattle Market*.
Vegetables—Potatoes—Yakimas, <11
@12 pier ton; natives, <8@ 10; Califor
nia potatoes, <1.00 per 100 pounds.
Beets, pier sack, <1.25; turnips, <1.25;
carrots, <1 .25; hothouse lettuce, —o:
radishes, 12L4c.
Fruits—California lemons, fancy,
<3.75;choice, <3@3.50;seedingoranges.
<1.60@1.75; California navels, fancy,
<8@3.25; choice, <2.50@2.75; ban
anas, shipping, <2.25@2.75 p«rbunch;
strawberries, 60c@76c per crate.
Butter—Fancy
native creamery,
brick, 18c; ranch, 7@12o; dairy, 12$£
@15c; Iowa, fancy creamery, 19c.
Cheese—Native Washington, 11@
12c; Eastern cheese, 12@12LyC.
Meats—Choice dressed beef steers,
prime, 7c; cows, prime, 6^o; mut
ton, 7J*c; piork, 7@7)ic; veal, 6@8c.
Hams—Large, lOtfcc; small, lie;
bieakfast bacon, 11 *4.
Poultry—Chickens, live, pier pound,
14c; dressed, 16c; epring chickens,
<2.50 @8.75
Freeh Fish—Halibut, 3@4c; steel
heads, 7@8c; salmon trout, 9<aiUcs
flounders and sole, 8@4c; herring, 4c.
Oysters—Olvmpia oysters, per sack,
•3.M, pier gallon, solid, <1.80.
wheat—Feed wheat, <23.
Oats—Choice, pier ton, <26.
Corn—Whole, <25; cracked, <15;
feed meal, <25.
Barley—Rolled or ground, per ton,
<25; whole, <24.
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Flour—Patent, <41.0, bbl; straights,
<8.60; California bramis, <5.50; buck
wheat flour, <6.50; giaham, per bbl,
<4.26; whole wheat flour, <4.50; rye
lour, <5.
Millstuffs—Bran, per ton, <14;
■borts, per ton, <16.
Feed—Chopped feed, <17 @21 pier
ton; middlings, per ton, <17; oil
cake meal, per ton, <35.
Hay—Puget Sound mixed, |8@10;
ohoioe Eastern Washington timothy,
«15.
Eggs—Paying 18c.