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BOMBARDMENT
Admiral Sampson's Gunners Silence the Shore Batteries at Santiago
de Cuba In Spite of the Location of the Forts the Work
of American Guns Was Terrible The Spanish
loss of Life Must Have Been Heavy.
(Copyright, ISO. by the Associated Press.)
On board the Assorlntcd Piess dispatch boat Dandy, off Santiago do
Cuba, Monday noon (via Kingston, Ja., Tuesday, Juno 7, noon ) The Ameri
can fleet this morning engaged the Spanish batteries defending the entiancc
of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and after a three-hours' bombardment,
silenced nearly all the forts, destroyed several earthworks and rendered the
Kstrellu and Cataline batteries the ptlncipal fortifications, useless.
The fleet formed in double column, six miles off Morro Castle, at 6 o'clock
in the morning, and steamed slowly three thousand vnrds off shore, the
Uiooklyn leading, followed by the Marblehead. Texas and Massachusetts,
and turned westward. The second line, the New York leading, with the
JCevv Orleans, Yankee, Iowa and Oiegon following, turned eastward. The
Vixen and Suwanee weie in line far out on the left, watching the rillemen
on shore. The Dolphin and Porter did similar duty on the right Hank.
Opening the Exercises.
The lino headed by the New York attacked the new enithwoik near
Mono castle. The column took up station opposite the Kstrclla and Cata
line batteries and the new earthworks niong the shore. The Spanish bat
teries remained silent. It is doubtful whether the Spaniards weie able to
determine the character of the movement owing to the dense fog and heavy
rain which were the 'weather features.
Suddenly the Iowa ilred a 12-Inch shell which struck the base of the Ks
trclla battery nnd tore up the works. Instantly lit ins began from both
Admiral Sampson's and Commodore Schley's columns, nnd a torrent of shells
from the ships ft 11 upon the Spanish works. The Spanish replied prompt
ly but their artillery work was of a very poor quality, and most of their
shots went wide of the mark Smoke settled around the ships in dense
clouds, rcndeiinc accurate aiming difficult There was no nttempi at man
oeuvring the fleet, the bhlps lemalning at their original stations and llilng
steadily. The squadrons were so close ln-hore that It was difficult for
the American gunners to reach the batteries on the hill-tops, but their tir
ing was excellent.
Morro Protected.
Previous to the bombardment, orders were issued to prevent firing on
Morro Castle, as the American admit al had heatd that Lieutenant Hobsou
and the other prisoners of war were there confined In spite of this, how
ever, several strny shots damaged Morro Castle somewhat.
Commander Kchlev's lino moved closer In-shore, !h lug at sheutor lange.
The Brooklyn and Texas caused wild havoc among the Spanish shot o bat
teries, quickly silencing them. While the Inigcr ships wete engaging the
TOOK PART IN THE
BATTLE OF MANILA
Four Men Who Were With Admiral
Dewey Tell Their Experience.
GrtAPHIC ACCOUNT OP THU GREAT
HATTLH THAT CONPIRMS IM
PORTS ALREADY received-the
1 ANKLES LOl'D IN PRAISE OK Till:
BRAVERY OP THE SPANISH SEA
MEN. San I-'ranclsco, June 7. Among the
passengets who arrived on the Bulga
fiom Hong Kong weie four men who
participated In the fight at Manila on
May 1. They were Paymaster G. A.
Lund, uf the dispatch boat McCollough.
Dr Charles P. Kinleburget, surgeon of
the Olympia, Ralph Phelps, secretary
to the captain of the McCollough, and
James IJvans, gunner of the Boston.
They left Manila on May 5 Dr. Kln
leburger and C.unnet Kvans are going
home on account of expltation of their
pa time. Paymaster Loud and Mr.
Phelps ore here on business and will
return to the McCollough. They nil
speak of the valor and detetmlnation
of the opponents in the battle of Man
ila They say that the Spaniards
fought btavely even after the last ves
tige of hope had gone and stayed by
their guns ns long as they could be
used
Dr. Kinleburget- glveei a graphic ac
count of the terrific fight He was on
the Olympia through It all. In the
first assault the flagship took the lead,
the other vessels full swing In her wake
at four ships lengths. The Spanish
fleet was approached by laps, each tutu
bringing the contestants neater. By
this plan the American vessels fre
quently poured broadsides Into th
enemy, but were themselves more
exposed to lire.
At one time the hinoke became so
dense tliat it vvu necessary to draw
aside, allowing the cloud to lift. Tre
vesel were examined and it was found
they had sustained no damage Hieuk
fast was served to the men and in a
few minutes they re-entered the light
with the greatest unthuslasm The
second light was even more fierce titan
the fltt. It was in that the Baltimore
was struck.
SPANISH BRAVERY.
During the first fight the Spanish
admiral's ship put bravely out of the
line to meet the Olvmpla. The entire
American llept concenttated lire upon
her and she- was so badly Injured that
she turned around t this Junctute the
Olympia let fly uu S-lnc)i shell vvliicli
struck her and pietced thiough alntcst
her entire length, exploding finally In
the engine room, vviecklng her mach
inery TIiIh shell killed the captain
and sixty men and set the vessel on
Are. In the heat of the fight two toi
pedo boats moved out to attack the
fleet. They were allowed to come
within tsOO ynrds when a nidlude f om
the Olvmpla sent one to the bottom
with all on board and tlddied the other
The second boat was found turned
upon the bench covered with blood
In the second light the Baltlmote
was cent to silence the Cavlto fotts.
Sho plunged Into a cloud of smoke
and opened nil het batteries on the
fortifications. The work on the Balti
more was glorious. After the pilnciiral
ships had been destroyed the Concord.
Italelgh and Petiel being of light draft
were sent in to handle the remaining
vessels of the fleet. They made quick
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work of them. In taking possession of
the land foits several hundred wound
ed Spaniards fell into the hands of the
Americans and neatly 200 dead were
accounted for m the spot llolcn were
dug nnd they were burled and the
wounded returned to lelatlves,
TIIL SPANISH LOSS.
The Spanish loss looted up 400 killed,
COO wounded and a property loss of
anywhere ftom 16,000,000 to SlO.uOO.OOO.
Tlie dny of the fight was clear and hot,
not a bteath of air vas stinlng.
After the liist battle the Americans
weie gteatly fagged out by heat, and
the rest nnd breakfast allowed them by
the commodoie was of Inestimable
benefit. While the men were at break
fast a conference of officers was hold
on boaid the Olympia when the plan of
n e ond battle was made known by
the commodore.
Several shots stuick the Olympia,
and she was pierced n number of times.
Cne shell struck the side of the 'hip
np,alnt tli3 linspltul waul. The chap
lain and nurres who weie watching the
fight through a port hole a few inches
avvnv weie stunned bv tie concussion
Exports linve figured out that the light
ing v oiume of the guns of the respectlv i
sides of tile battle was three for the
Atiini leans against seven for the Span
ish It is clear then that the superior
ity war. In the shirs nnd the. men, th"
latter hav'nc experience and nerve.
Gunner Kvans. of the Boston, diiect
ed the file of one of the big guns Not
n man on the Boston received i set, itch.
Dr. Kinlebuigei. of th Olympia, nnd
Gunner Kvans, of the Boston, had been
ordered here befoie the battle of Man
ila When the battle was Imminent
they asked permission to remain with
tlie feet This was allowed nnd soon
after the battle thej started foi home
One hundred nnd fifty miles out from
Honolulu the Helgia. sighted the trans
poit "teamets Australia. Peking and
City of Hvdnev, with troops for Man
ill. The vessels signalled all were well
aboaul
TO GO TO DUNN LORINQ.
Cnvnlry linn Been Ordered to Leave
.Ml. Gritliiu.
Mt Gretna. June 7 The weather to
day was extienielv hot heie and in
consequence the leglmentul parades
were held tonight Little drill was
loqulred fiom the men. Colonel KecK
received a message today from Ass'ca
tant Adjutant General Bnihoui in
forming him t hut orders had been mail
ed with Instructions foi a movement
of tin- city troop. Sheildan troop and
Governor's tioop to Dunn Lorlng, Va.
They will leave Thursday morning.
At a late hour this evening no oiders
had been leeelved here foi the move
ment of tlie thtee regiment as was In
timated In tlie prone dispatches.
Hold llurclllln.
St Luuis June 7.-Today while Jacob
F Smith a Jaueler of Km th liroidwny.
wtit. at lunch, burgluis bioke open th"
back door of Ids establishment and taking
eighteen train of wnristuff, diamonds
and othei Jewelry woitli J.TOOO. The mer
chant bid the store locked mid was only
four doors a av nt the time of the rob
beiy, which took place on n crowded thor
oughfare Bird at 101 Vnnro.
Reading Pa Juno 7 -Mrs. Betaes
Trout, who cclc-binted the one hundred
and Him anniversary of her bltth at htr
homo In Karl this count j. August II last,
died lam night.
Pension Increased.
Washington. June 7. The following
pension ban been Issued. George U. Uon.
uett. Gibson. KiMquehunn oountr, In
creased from m to III.
SC'JRAXTOX. PA.,
OF SANTIAGO
heavy batteries, the Suwanee and the VKen closed with the small In-shoro
battery opposite them, raining iapld lire shots upon It and quickly placing
the battery out of the fight.
Destruction Awful.
The Btooklyn closed to eight hundred jards and then the destruction
caused by her guns and those of the Marblehead and Texas wns really
awful. In a few minutes the woodwork of Kstrella foil was burning and
its battery was silenced, firing no mote during the engagement.
The New York and New Orleans silenced the Cataline battery In quick
oider, and then shelled the earthworks located higher up. hater! the prac
tice was not so uccuiate, owing to the elevation of the guns. Many of the
guns, however, told, and the Spanish gunners tetlred.
Ships Take a Recess.
Shnrllv after nine the firing ceased, the warships turning in order to
permit the use of their port battel les. The firing then became a long te
verberatlng ctnsh of thunder and the shells raked the Spanish batteries
wun tet time etrect. Fire broke out in the Cataline fortress and silenced
the Spanish guns there. The firing of the lleet continued until 10 o'clock,
when the Spanish ceased entirely nnd Hear Admit al Sampson hoisted the
"Cease filing" signal
Genetaliy the lite of the fleet was very destructive Many of the earth
works were knocked to pieces and the Kstrclla and Catnllne fortifications
were so damaged that It is questionable whether they will ever be able
to renew any effective work during the war.
After the fleet bad retired the Spanlatds teturned to some of their guns
nnd sent twelve shells toward the ileet, but no one was killed One large
shell Ml close to the coillet Justin. Tin oughout the engagement no Ameri
can ship was struck and no Amoricin Injured. If the Spaniards stuck to
their guns, and all the evidence is to the contiau, their loss must have
been heavy.
Cervera's Account.
Madild, June T. 7 p. in The following official dispatch has been re
ceived ftom Admiinl Cerveia:
"Six American vessels have bombatded the Spanish fotts at Santiago
and the adlacent coast. SK were killed and reventeen were wounded on
board the Relna Mercedes; thtce olllccis were killed and an officer nnd
seventeen men were wounded among the troops.
'The Americans fired fifteen bundled shells of different calibre. The
damage inlllctfd upon the batteties of La rumma nnd Mono Castle was
unimportant. The banncks at Motro Castle suffeted damage. The enemy
had noticeable losses."
THE BLIGHT OF
ARMY RED TAPE
Explanation of Delay In Troop3 Lear
ing Tampa.
NOT r.QriPPED-THEIR LAfK OP
PREPARATION LAID TO SLOW AC
TION OP ADJl TAN! S OPPICE.
Till! CONTRAST IN 1 UK NAVY DE
PARTMENT'S K X P K D t T I O V.
TROOPS MAY NOW START TO IN
VADK PORTO RICO ON Tlil'RSDAY.
Prom the Commercial-Advertiser.
Washington, June 7 If a landing
has been made at Santiago by Ameri
can forces, as dispatches suy, It Is de
clared at the department that the land
ing party must have consisted of ma
llnes. General Shatter. In command of
the Invading division of tlie legular
nrmy. lias not yet left Tampa, and will
not leave until tomorrow. That is not
all Not a man of the tegulni army
hns left Tampa for Cuba, although cir
clets were given to move five days ago.
The excuse which Is given is that tlie
army is not rendj. and that Is true
Although It has been known foi more
than a month that an invnslon of Cuba
must be made soon, nnd although
transpoits have been waiting at Tnmpa
since the flist of May, nt a eerrt of
$35,800 a dav, the men who are now
needed for Immediate opciatlons at
Santiago nre still lingering at Tampa
because they nie not pinpeily equipped.
These men are not volunteers, they
are regulais the best diilled soldier's
In the world nnd the hest filed to cope
with an enemy on eciual teims; but
the ted tape and ehy tot In cettaln
bureaus of the wai depaitment have
left them in such a condition that they
are unable to move, even with the gen
eial commanding the ai rules on the
spot. Geneial Miles lias teiegiaphed
to Washington piotestlng against the
condition which tie his hands and the
hands of General Shafter, and now
that these conditions ate appi eclated
something w ill be done. But enough
haim has lieen elone all end v. Part of
tlie trouble Is with the lailioaeR Sup
plies are slde-tiacked in freight ears
for ten miles outride of Tampa, which
nobody seems able to get. The real
tumble, howevei, lies In Washington
In the quai term.ister general's depait
ment, which seems ulteily unable to
appreciate the fact that war Is on nnd
Hint urgent conditions demand a break
ing away 'loin the mutlne of olllc lal
red tape. The navy depaitment hns
been lendy fiom the beginning Tlie
day war was declared every btanch of
the naval sen Ice was piepured for
whatever might come. This was due,
In no small measure, to the restless
activity and bulldog tenacity of Iheo
ilnre Roosevelt, who appieciated the
need of the hour and who cut led tape
itithlessly in fitting the navy to meet
It. He had the support of Secietary
Long, and has been thanked for what
he did bv the piesldent.
NAVY IN ADVANCK.
To show how far tlie navj Is In ad
vance of the nimy. It Is only necesxniy
to say that a battalion of murines fully
equipped to conduct a compulgn In the
tropics has been waiting a month at
Tampa teaely to atmt at Roosevelt's
order on two days' notice, having been
mobilized at Boston, Biooklyn, Phila
delphia, Washington, Not folk and Pon-t-acolu,
fitted out with supplies and
hlppod on tliei Panther.
It was determined only yestetday nt
WEDNESDAY MORNING. JXE 8. L8!)S.
the vvat depaitment that linen suits
should be bought for the men In the
aimj, and mosquito netting, which is
of almost equal importance has not oo
much ns been considered. Contracts
for canvas suits weie awarded scaice
ly a week ago, and 10,000 of those suits
have been delivered But It has Just
dawned on the quartet master gener
al's department that tlm suits will not
do for a campaign In the tropic?, and
that the brown linen which the marine
coips adopted weeks ago must be ob
tained. The quartet master general has
been trying to make a lecord for
economy. He has haggled for days
with contiactois about a difference
of two cents in the pi ice of a suit. He
h.tu won led ns to whether anv thing
less touijli than canvas would with
stand the pricks of cactus needles, and
he has so delayed everything that the
entire armj, both icgulars nnd volun
teeis. aic at least a month behind
other blanches of the military seivlce
Geneial Luddlngton Is tlie quartermas
ter geneial
General MIIca's icpott of the condi
tions of the army at Tampa provoked
the piesldent gieatly and immediate
steps weie taken to irpair the damage
enured by delay. Yesterday and today
preparations have been directed from
the White House, nnd the lesult lias
been apparent.
INSTRUCTED FOU SIBLEY.
I'lio Congressional Conferees al
Crnwlord County --.Nomina lions.
Meadv ille, Pa . June 7 The Dcmo
ciatie convention today nominated A.
J Palm, or Meadv Ille. P M. Cutslull.
of Randolph pieent assemblyman)
for assembly, and endorsed Populist
C J. Strannhnn of Spartansburg, for
nshembly For stnte senate O. R
Washburn, of Line.svllle, wns endorsed
ns Hie Populist nominee. Homer
Graven, of Sprlngliuro. was nominated
for county survey oi
Tlie congressional cnnfeiees were In
stituted for Hon. Joseph C. Sibley for
congiess.
Vlonderlul l,en.
Greenville Pa, June 7 -Rev John
P clle.t after mnnv nioi.ths of iabor com
peted the wendeiful lei.s which he nils
been hhiivlng and polishing foi the Amer
ican university at Washington The Ulg
glHt-s the l.iin'esi of Its Kind In tlie coun
trj. Is iwnid up le.idv for shipment The
gl-iss will be transpoited io Washington
in u etprenH car furnlyhcil b the uni
vcrsli THE STORY OF THE DAY.
DYNAMITK CRUSKif B1TFALO nr-
rlvcH from llrnz'l
I.IKITK.NANT COMMANDER STPP.DY
lies on the collier I'ompej at Key
West
CIVIL GOVERNOR and all employ ex of
the government at work fortifying
Havana.
DISPATCH PROM GIBRALTAR Mtntes
that CailU Mpiadrcn will hall In a
foi might
SPANISH REPORTS Indicate Hint a
party ejf Ainerlcunu buve landed at
Aguadnres
I'OI'R MEMEI1RS of Adnili.il Dewevu
crew teturn te San PrnncUeci and n.
late the storj of the battle at M inllii.
ADMIRAL SAMPSON teingrapliH to the
niivv ilcoaittnent that he has bom
barded anil silenced me fons of San
tiago HAVANA CORRESPONDENT of the
London Times hh thut Aniei leans
who attempted to land at Aguuclore,),
were lepulncd.
HONG KONG ndvlcos i-uy that Agtiln
aldn hax hwued a proclamation form
ing a Republican form of government
for the Philippine.
BROTHERS RUN DOWN.
One of Them Killed and (he Other Fa
tally Injured on the D,, L. &
W. Railroad.
George and Peter Kesslor. biothets,
married and living at 414 Notth Ninth
street, Hyde Park, were run down by
an engine and tendei on the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western ralltoad In
the lock cut above the Notch about
midnight last night, nnd George wns
mangled nnd killed, and Peter's right
leg was cut off above the knee, his left
leg was btoken In several places, and
he was otherwise Injured so badly that
It Is believed lie will not live many
hours.
They were In the employ of the
Olenburn Ice company, and worked
yesterday. After supper they started
to walk along the railroad track to
Clark's Summit to the home of n rela
tive for whom they secured a Job.
They were on their way home, and
stepped out of the way of the night
express that leaves Seranton at 12 10
for Buffalo, over on to the south-bound
track ahead of a "pushet" on its way
to Seranton.
They were not discovered until after
1 o'clock this morning. Peter, the
wounded bt other, was taken down in
the caboose, (if a freight ttaln, end the
Lackawanna hospital ambulance with
Dr. Newbury, the house sutgeon. met
the ttaln nt the West Lackawanna
avenue crossing nnd conveyed him to
the Lackawanna hospitnl.
The body of the other brother had
not been icmoved from the scene of
the accident at the hour of going to
press. He was 27 jeats old, and leaves
a wife and four small chlldien. Peter
Is SI years old and has a wife and
three children.
THE WAR TAX CONFERENCE.
(ii Selon Again Tc-day--Hcllet
Thin It Mr mm r.xpcdltion.
Washington, June G After sitting
until past midnight last night the
conferees of the two houses of con
gress on the war levenue bill icsumed
their sitting promptly at 10 o'clock to
day. The impression is growing that
tlie committee is determined to con
clude Its work promptly, and that the
report will be presented befoie the
clobc of the present week.
When the conference adjourned at
noon, Senator Allison expiessed the
opinion that it would be nble to ie
port to the senate and house by tomor
row. He said that excellent progress
wns being made, but that It was Im
possible for flip pfesldentto glvedetalls
of the pioceedlngs The house tnem
beis nre manifesting a disposition to
accept the minor senate amendments
without cavil, nnd the indication now
Is that nt hMst SO per cent, of the
senate amendments will be letnlned
without serious dispute. The moie
Important amendments nre naturally
the ones upon which there Is most con
tioversy, nnd so fnr the seigniorage
prov islon has proved to be the most
difficult pioblem with which the com
mittee has had to deal. The Republi
can members of the conference aie
naturally opposed to any proposition
for coining the sliver In the treasury,
but they leallze that theie will be
great difficulty In getting tlie senate
to accept a leport that does not make
some provision of this character, nnd,
consequently, the Republican senators
nie urging the house members to agree
to something In this line The prob
abilities now nie that a substitute sil
ver pi ov Islon will lie lcpoited.
F0RTIFYINQ HAVANA.
All Kmplojes of the Government at
llit Work.
Havana, June fi, 10 p. m (delavod in
tiansmlsslon ) Woik on thp fortifica
tions about Havana Is being pushed
without an bout's intermission liven
the civil governor of Havana and all
the employes of the government ni nt
woik on the foils ot batteries and all
peisons out of woik nie finding similar
employment
The cultivation zones nre tinning out
very successful and nie proving a gieat
lellef to the poor.
It is announced fiom the palace that
a Spanish cedumii has defeated an in
suigent foic near Pnllndn, In the
pin vine e of Plnai del Itlu. Tlie insur
gents nie said to have left seventeen
men dead on the field The Instil gents,
it upnears, were almost linked The
Spaniards admit they lost fifteen men
killed. In a number of eneounteis
which have taken plnce recently be
tween the Spaniards and the Insmgents
the former claim to have killed thlity
seven of th" latter, to have destroyed
seveial camps and thirty-three huts
nnd to linve' captured a quantity of
arms and ammunition
l're Delivery lor 111" Coiintrj.
Wushlngton June 7 The ronfeicure re
pent on the poMotthr npinoprlailon hill as
lepotted to the senile nnd agreed to by
that body carries n provision for tlie ap
pointment of Jl'iO.Oml foi Air.il tree deliv
er). This Is a comtiomlne. the houhc
huvirg .ippn printed $ OO.Ocki a;nl the hen
ate having i of used to make mis appro
priation. Uill I'lny Miuiln) GnmH.
Cleveland, June 7 Tin Cleveland luce
hall club bus obtained tlie lease of fi'im
acres of land at the Euclid Reach p,nk
on the upper lake two nilUs e.iot ol the
oitv limits foi Sundaj ln lull. The
gl mil Hard will heat 7 n00 oeople and the
park In reached by wteniriboatH nnd idee,
ll Io cars.
Armor (or the Kuiir:irgc,
Bethlehem, Pn June 7. The Bethlehem
1 1 em ceunivnv tonight tlnlKbed and
shipped to PortiesH Monioe.douule bitvcli
lonllng rifles weighing two hundred tons
und hcveiity-tlvi- thousand pounds and
four turret plates and hatch eoveis lor
the buttlesrlp Ki'.irsargi to Newport
News weighing forts tons
CADI E WONT WORK.
(CopMlgbt, 1S95, by the Aasoclated PrcsM
Cope llnvtleu, June 7 (11.35 p m,) Prom
all Indications tho cable bet wean I lay tl
and Cuba hns not worked since Monday
at midnight. It has probably been cut.
THA PIGES.
THE EXPEDITION
LEAVES TAMPA
Troops Are .Liable to Be Landed on Cuban Soil at Any Mo
ment, Though the Department Will Not Admit That a
Landing Has Been Made Sampson Clears the Way.
The Cruiser Buffalo Arrives.
Washington. Juno 7. The navv depaitment on tiie stte'igth o" the re
ports from the Associated Press fiom Its lleet off Santiago admitted that
though without official information on tlie subject it was evident Sampson
had made a. stiong attack upon the Spanish foice. The one point upon which
thev maintained their confidence wns that no tioops lind been landed. They
weie trepared to admit that Sampson might be clearing the way with his
big f.ans for the landing of tlie troops. o- that possibly some marines had
been landed temporarily, but that at my lorees hud been put iishote they
would not admit, for tlie ieaon that no I. foiinntlon lind reached the war cle
pai.ment of the actual departure of the soldleis from the Gulf poits for
Cuba It Is not denied, however. Hint effoit Is being made to take the
troops Into Cuba at the earliest possible moment, and It Is believed, al
though no official advices to that effott weie ul hand, that the troops have
actually been einbaiklng nt Tampa today and may get away tonight. The
lenson for this belief Is found In the admission by olllclaU thai I lie troops
have been under orders to embaik for some time past.
The difficulty that presented Itself was the ubsem i of nccetury i-ioira
which, in most cases, were suited away in some stoiehouse or In freight cars
which blocked the railroad tracks many miles out from Tampa. Tlie or
ders that went foiwnrd yesterday weie of a eliar.ictet to cause a speedy
breaking of the deadlock, nnd if tlie troops now have their Mipplies, which
Is believed to be the case, there Is no reason why they should not sail at
once' for Santiago.
The newspaper lepoits tell of the breach Sampson has made In the coast
defences theie, and thure is eveiv lea son to believe that little difficulty will
be found In the actual debarkation of the troops, paitlcularly if marines are
already ashore to guaid the landing.
The Santiago Attack.
The extent of Sampson's attack on the Santiago defences hns brought out
one fact very cleat ly. namelv, that he be tinned over 'u food condition as to
tlie time and character of an nttnek, and that he Is iinliampeied by restric
tions from Washington The evict nature of ills orders has never been,
made public, but a naval official In n position to know what they are, said
that Admit al Sampson had greater power cotifened upon him than had ov
et been given to any comniandei lu Admiral Sampson, nuthorlty is prac
tically without limit. 1'nder these circumstances, the naval nuthoiltles heie
have no menns of know Ing when a battle is to be epicteeL or what the lino
of action is to be.
The ctulser Buffalo arrival In Hampton Roads today directly fiom Bra7ll.
The vessel. It is learned, is not yet aetunlly on the 1'nited States navnl lists.
She has been acquired from the Brazilian government, subject to certain con
ditions. They nre that the ship must be turned ovei in good condition ns
the hull and mnchlneiv The Buffalo was not obliged, like the Oregon, to
make a detour In reaching a home poit to avoid a possible enemy, being
manned by a Brazilian crew and not yet tlie piopeity of the Culled States,
she was not subject to attack
MONTEREY DEPARTS
Tliousnndt Wlliici (lie Sailing ol tha
lUg Monitor nnd Her Collier.
Soldien Receive TlielrPny:'
San Kianelsco, June 7. The princi
pal event today was the depaituie of
the monitor Monteiey und tlie collier
Biutus for Manila. The wharves and
docks on the wntei fiont were e low cl
od with persoas anxious to w'tness the
depniture of the warship and the col
lier that Is to accompany hei Every
steam whistle on the water front blew
a faiewell and as the two vessels
moved down the harbor tow aid the
Golden Gate the crowds on tlie wharves
set up a mighty cheer
Nenilv 0.000 was paid out today to
the volunteers from Pennsylvania and
Colorado All dav long lines of men
weie receiving money due them for a
month's past serv Ice and for one
month's service In advance.
That the i-eiopd expedition to tlie
Philippines will not leave here befme
Satuiday seems almost ceituln at this
witting. Stores, supplies nnd ammu
nition nre being placed on lioaid tlie
ships Colon. Snnda and China, which
will constitute the second expedition.
JUNCTION AFFECTED.
Ills Relieved Hint Amerlcnns Hel
tnstircc urn Near Niiutingo.
(Cop right. 1W bv the Asneintd Pien)
Cape Iluytlen. June 7 do p. in )
Accoidlng to the latest advices fiom
Santiago de Cuba dated Monday mid
night the bombardment which begi .
at 7.10 n m yestetdav. and cont lue l
until 1". 10 this morning, wns io
sumed ngnlii for a short time nt ml I
nlght. it was then believed that tin
Amei leans had effected a Junction with
the Instil gents neai Dalquli1. some dl
tanee east of Aciuldoies nnd near l e
allway line to Santiago
SPAIN'S CONGRATULATIONS.
I bo .Mliiinter ol Aiqrlun Discovers
Another Victor).
Madrid. June 7 (10 p m 1 -The
chamLer of deputies, Captain Ann, tho
inlnistei of muiine, lend Admiral ( er
veia's dispatch and nddiess iiom Gen
eral Blanco to the e ffei t that Geneial
I.enos had lepulsed nn American vch
sel tiylng to hind lump nt Agundoio
The senate nftei heating admltal
Cerveiii's dispute li lesolved to con
gi ululate the ndmiiul find navy.
I hn liiillulo Arrives,
Norfolk. Va June 7 - Tlie dynamite
e rulsei Buffalo formerle the Nlehteroy
ot the Drarlllun navv, pafhcd l.slie capes
ai 10 "1 o'clock this nioinlng on her way
to the Norfolk navv yard when lu w II
bo. It Is repented manned by the Norlolk
iiuval letierve.
Not In Dimurb the Mcrrlnnic.
Washington, June 7 The Menlnwe it
Is thought, will not be eliHtutheel The
Spanish warships will hi turkle-d fiom
tho laud lu on Ii 11 wav that 1 1 1 .-v i.n in
fill 1 no damage in leturn The plan is
brill nut and lti eeeutlon will be 'quuilv
hO
Big lloiil, but ( might.
New York Juno 7 Robert Dv. 1
clerk for Ev Tts, 1 'haute j Una mom 1,1 ..
yers Wall street was nriested toelav ac
cuse! ot hti'alliig a packaiic lontumlng
n.W worth of Jewelry and a letter of
el edit for fiO.WX).
Mil) Remain at hlto House.
Washington Juno 7. President McKIn
ley bus decided to if main In Din execu
tive nianslm all summer on account ot
the wur. It Is said, however, that he ex
pects 11 n opportunity for a vacation in
September.
TWO CENTS.
IIARRITY DEPOSED.
I'lio PcniiBVlvniila Lender ot tho Un
tcrrilicd Receives formal Notice
to Step Down nnd Ont.
Philadelphia. June 7 William r.
Harillv today teeelvei'i official notice
fiom e'luiliman James K. Jones that
a majoilti of the Democintlc commit
teemen having voted In favor of Jame3
P Guffey as the Pennsylvania mem-b'-r,
Mr. Gulfey will be placed upon
the roll of the committee. Referring
to the mattei, Mr. Harilty said.
The action of the committee Is of littlo
moment to me personally Nearly two
vmis ago I gave public notice of with
drawn! from active partlcipiliou In poll
tics, since then I have not attended any
iiiuetingM vvhatevfi of any political con
vention or committee I regret, how
ever Hint tlie Democratic nation il eoni
iiiltteo has tukei mh h action ns would
seem to Indicate that onlv lhoe who ne
llovo In the iree nnd Independent coin
Age of sllvei can lemain in the party or
ganisation 1 was person illy oppoeil
to th it dortiliie, ami i-o notified Ch ilrm in
Jones while the campaign of HOG Vhs
pending. 1 have not chans'il my views
with nspeet to the ciiriency questlen;
and I am still opposed to the free iiiln
age of sllvei. Klitthcimnle, 1 liellevetli.it
the lime Is not far distant when it will
become apparent to tlie masses of tho
Democratic partv that hev are being m's
Ud by those who now lead them: -111111
that the presi nt blind leadership of tho
partv will be repudinted hy tho Deni'j
natle people of both stat" and nation
I know It is true that Ml Brvan lias
stated tint Ie- counts mum tip support
nt l'emixvlvania In the Diinonutlr na
tional convention of 1'iou. but tin fact Is
theie is -i distinct be Hi f that both Ml
Bryan and free coinige will recelvo tin Ir
quietus In that vi.11 If tlp'v shall not
hnve been rtfectually disposed of even
before th 11 time.
TIIE NKWS THIS MOKMNQ
Weather Indications Todiyi
Wjrmeri Southerly Wind.
1 Telegraph Expedition Leaves Tampa.
Bombardment of S,inila:o.
The Blight of Aimv Red Tape.
Took Part lu the Rattle of Manila.
2 Telegraph-!eii Mertitt to Go Last.
Base Ball News.
3 Local Pi e-sent Status of Coal Trade.
Hibernian Board Reunited.
1 Editorial.
Comment of tha Press.
5 Whitney's Weekly Budget of News.
Day by Day Gossip ut the Capitol.
C Loral-Large Tunnel Through Moun
tain. Cai-es Heard In Civil Court.
A New Llghllrg Scheme.
7 Locul-IVUi Re-lbrr Hit with a CTub.
Rev. Mi. Illllrr's Talk DUctiSMd.
S Local West Seranton and Suburban.
0 News Round About Seranton.
10 Telegraph Latent News front t'ump
Alger
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington. June 7 Porer-ata
for Wednesday . i'ei eastern Peim
Mlwtulu fair v.iiimir southerly
winds. Por western ivmisylvaula,
liicicMsing 1 luiiiiliiiss with probable
showeis und thunder storms.
New York. Juno 8. Ulerald'rf
forecast! In tho middle states anil
New England, toelav fair warmer
weather anil Unlit southerly and
southeasterly winds will prevail,
followed by pmib luiinv eondN
tlons in till section 1 'i lv local
rains on the slopes of lac Alleghe-
nles.
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