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TWO CENTS.
SCI ANTON, PA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY G. 1898.
TWO CENTS
Srimtne.
BOMBARDMENT
IS POSTPONED
The Destruction of Cervera's Fleet
Changes the Situation.
Conference of Army and Navy Commanders Ordered A
Land and Sea Attack Will Probably Take Place No
Change in the Plans Concerning the Proposed Voyage of
Commodore Watson Praise
"Washington, July C As a result of
the cabinet meeting today instructions
were sent by the president to Admiral
Bampsou and General Shatter to con
fer together concerning a joint plan of
ick upon the city. Upon the out
come of this conference depends the
lino of action of the Immediate future.
For the present the land bombardment
by General Shatter's forces has been
deferred, as the situation has so com
pletely changed by the annihilation of
the Spanish llect that it is manifestly
the part of wisdom for this land bom
bardment to await the co-operation
and support of a bombardment from
Admiral Sampson's lleet. General
Shatter's demand for the surrender of
Santiago on the pain of bombardment
was made at S.30 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. An hour later Admiral Cervera
made his suicidal dash from the har
bor, resulting In a complete transfor
mation of the naval and military con
ditions. Instead of a menacing Span
ish fleet within the harbor the way has
been cleared save for the shore bat
teries, for the entrance of the Ameri
can fleet up to the very wharves of the
city. With this material change
wrought, it was obvious to the author
ities here that the blow, first intended
to be delivered by General Shatter at
once, would be doubly effective and
decisive If the two forces could be
brought together and strike simulta
neously from land and sea. It Is for
this reason that the conference Is held
between the American general and the
American admiral. Up to the close of
office hours today no word had come
either to the war or navy departments
so far as was disclosed as to what de
termination bad been rcacl.od nt the
conference.
At the same time It Is the clear ex
pectation of the authorities here that
the conference will result In a deter
mination bythcadmiral to take his fleet
through the narrow neck of the harbor,
make his way past the shore batteries
and fortifications, and take position
before the city for a bombardment.
There Is reason to believe that the in
structions sent to Admiral Sampson at
least conveyed the desire, if not the
command, that ho enter the harbor.
But it Is snld that the admiral and the
general continue to be the supreme
officials in authority and that being
on the scene, fully alive to all the con
ditions, their Judgment will be taken
as final In the course to be adopted.
NAVIGATION EASY.
There is said to be no obstacle, so
far as navigation Is concerned, to the
entrance of the harbor by the Ameri
can fleet. The Cristobal Colon, which
cleared the Merrlmac and got out of
the harbor Sunday, drew 23 feet :!
Inches, which is within seven Inches of
the draft of the battleships Iowa, In
diana. Massachusetts and Oregon, nml
Is greater than the draft of the battle
ship Texas. Moreover, the navy de
partment has known for the last ten
days that the neck of the channel was
open, despite the sinking of the Mer
rlmac, and that there was a clear sea
way of seven fathoms through which
any ship In our navy could sail. This
removes all difficulty, except for sub
marine mines or from the shore bat
teries. As to the mines Utile account Is taken
of them since the Spanish fleet passed
over them. The Spaniards are In the
liault of using contact mines, so that
there is little likelihood of there being
mines operated by electric connection
with the shore. The foits and batter
ies have been hadly weakened by the
ADMIRAL CERVERA'S
DESPERATE DASH
He Came Very Near Making Ifls
Escape,
NAVAL MEN BEMBVE THAT HAD
AN EASTWARD COUHSK BEEN
TAKEN HE COULD NOT HAVE
BEEN STOPPED BY THE AMEIU
CAN SHIPS-ONE HUNDRED MEN
KILLED BY ONE SHELL ON TEE
DECK OF THE VISCAYA.
(Copyright, JS98. by tho Associated Pres3.)
Off Santiago de Cuba, July 4 (after
noon), via Port Antonio, July o, per
the Associated Press dispatch boat
Cynthia II, via Kingston. Tuesday,
J'lly 5. (Noon.) Admiral Cervera heid
a consultation with hi officers before
sailing out of tho harbor or Santiago
de Cuba, and by n small majority the
move was agreed upon. Tho minority
said that destruction was sure ns many
ot the firemen bad mutinied and the
best men In the fleet were worn out by
serving the guns In tho shore batteries,
ERrly on the morning of the sortie
rareful observations wero taken of tho
sea, east and west. Admiral Cervera
decided upon taking tho westward
course with Mnnzanlllo, Clenfuegos, or
If possible Havana, tho port to ba
reached. He would have gone west hut
for the sighting of a targe transport
for Commodore Schley,
constant fire of the fleet for many
weeks past, find while still a factor,
they are greatly disabled. Once up to
the city the fleet and army could com
bine in a terrific double tire. No less
than 292 heavy guns would bo trained
from the American warships on the
city and at the same time tho big
siege guno which it is expected have
been brought to tho front of Shafter'.i
line would rain down a torrent of steel
from that quarter. Tho siege guns
throw shells nf 13.") pounds. Aside from
them there are four mountain Howitz
ers and a large number of smaller
Howitzer?. These are In the heavy ar
tillery, while the light artillery cm
braces u great number of guns of .1.2
calibre. Combined, this fire from land
and aea would be terrific In its effect.
INFLUENCE OF FOREIGN REPRE
SENTATIVES. The action of the foreign representa
tives at Santiago has been an addition
al reason for defeirlng the bombard
ment It was made known late today
that one of General Shatter's dispatch
es stated that these representatives bad
joined In a request to him to put oft
the shelling of the city for another
brief period until their respective col
onies could be removed. This accounts
for the departure of the foreign war
ships from Santiago harbor as they are
bearing away the foreign residents in
the period before the bombardment be.
gins. The activity of the consuls at
Santiago has led to no diplomatic com
plication which has reached the state
department thus far and the authori
ties here feel that nothing of that na
ture will develop.
The state department today took oc
casion to dispel some of tho Spanish,
illusions over the escape of Admiral
Cervcra's llect. It seems that Madrid
Is not alone in the belief that the lleet
made a handsome sortie from Santia
go and left the American ships far in
the rear.
Today a cablegram came from United
States Minister Tunis at Caracas, say
ing the Spanish residents there were
glorifying in tho Spanish naval victory.
The minister was informed briefly that
Cervcra's lleet had been destroyed, the
admiral made prisoner and that Gener
al Shatter hod demanded the surren
der of the city.
COMMODORE "WATSON'S VOYAGE.
The definite official report reaching
here today that the Spanish fleet had
entered tho Suez canal made no change
In the plans of the navy department as
to sending Commodore WatsonS
squadron to the coast of Spain. Secre
tary Long said it would start at the.
earliest possible momimt, but he did
net care to give the day of departure.
The annihilation of the Spanish lleet
continues to be an absorbing topic
ninong naval officials, and they are giv
ing most generous praise to Commo
dore Schley for the notable manner in
which he directed the fignt, when tho
immediate command fell to his lot. The
commodore's friends have long predict
ed that If he secured an opportunity
he would render good account of the
fighting ability of tho American navy,
and they are glad this opportunity was
afforded. It is one more, and perhaps
the greatest achievement In a long line
with which Commodore Schley's name
has been associated, others, including
the relief of the Gieely arctlo expedi
tion and the command of the Haltlmore
nt Valparaiso when war was Imminent
as a result of a mob attack on the
American blue Jacket..
licet oft Slboney and the assurance that
a convoy of war vessels was still with
the transports.
NO LARGE VESSELS NEAR.
As a matter of fact, there is no war
vessel larger than a converted yacht,
except the New York, that could have
obstructed Admiral Cervera's escape
eastward.
Naval men here are sure that the
Spanish vessels could havo disabled or
sunk the New York and escuped had
the eastward course been chosen.
It was feared for a time by many that
some of the sailors nnd officers who
swam nshore from the Vizcnya, the
Almlrante Oquendo und tho Maria Ter
esa, were killed by the Insurgents, who
were seen In tho chapparel near the
bacli. This could not be verified at
this writing ns no accurate estimate of
in loss to ine spanisn peet was ob
tainable. It Is claimed that ono shell killed 100
men on the Vizcaya, raking the vessel
tore anu an.
(Jen nml A in tin on Duly.
Washington, July 5. Tho secretary or
war Issued an order today for Brigadier
General Adelbert L. Ames, recently ap
pointed brlgi.dler general of volunteers,
to lulto passage on the auxiliary cruiser
St. Paul, leaving New York tomorrow for
Santiago, where he Is to report to Major
General Shatter for assignment to duty
under his con.rrand.
1'i'iinn 'l vniiln I' I in outers.
Washington, July 5. Tho senate today
confirmed these nominations cf postmas
ters! For Pennsylvania, P. Dlckoy,
Wayncsburgj J. C, McKcnn, Churlnrol;
J, V. Nicholson, Mcnongahela.
THEY DOUBT CERVERA,
Madrid Official! Do Not IIcIIoto Tlint
lln Is a Prisoner.
London, July G. The Madrid corre
spondent of the Times savs:
"Admiral Ccrvorn's family have re
ceived a telegram, professedly from
him, stating that ho Is a prisoner, but
Its authenticity Is doubted. Tho fol
lowing Is the only official dispatch the
government has received since yester
day: "At dusk laBt night there reached
tho Hocapa battery seven shipwrecked
men from tho sunken torpedo boat de
stroyers. They said the Infanta Maria
Teresa was steaming In a damaged
condition behind Point Iluzcr, out ot
sight of the town, and that tho At
miranto Oquendo was utlre. Subse
quently other sailors, I do not know
how many, got ushore and confirmed
tho above. The enemy attacked our
forces during the morning, causing us
a loss of seven wounded. Colonel Es
carlo's column has arrived."
This dispatch goes on to describe the
Intervention of the foreign consuls at
Santiago and the offer of the Ameri
cans to delay bombardment on the
morning of July C, provided tho Span
lards refrain from attacking them. It
concludes with tho words "I have
agreed."
SPANISH PRISONERS.
Tho War Dopnrtniuut in Doubt ns to
tho Host .Method ol Disposing ol
Tliem--Cervern Mny Ho I'nrnlnt,
Washington, July 5. The question of
what disposition to muke of tho Span
Ish prisoners taken by the United
States forces Is causing the war de
partment some perplexity. The mat
ter was under discussion today, but
Secretary Alger said no conclusion had
been reached as to the steps to be
taken. It Is realized that the naval
prisoners cannot be kept long aboard
ship.
They must be gotten off before any
active operations are taken by Samp
son's lleet against the shore batteries.
It has been suggested that the pris
oners be loaded on tho transports
available and that the vessels be
anchored well out in the water pend
ing their final disposition. As was tho
practice during the late war tho naval
prisoners in all probability will be
turned over to tho care of the army.
General Shatter, however, already has
his hands full In this direction, for ac
cording to the unofficial reports which
have reached here he has captured a
largo number of prisoners. One sug
gestion which the army officials havo
under consideration is the establish
ment somewhere near the headquar
ters of Shatter's army of a large camp
where both the army and naval pris
oners may be located.
A suggestion that It might bo In good
taste to bring Admiral Cervera and his
staff to "Washington, where they could
be placed on parole, meets with some
favor in army circles, though It Is very
questionable whether such action will
bo taken.
The suggestion that tho Spanish
prisoners be brought to the United
States Is sure to meet with objection
from those who are fearful that this
would increase the danger of the Im
portation of yellow fever.
FOREIGN SHIPS LEAVE MANILA.
Landing of American Troop Mnlioi
Tlinir Pretence Unnecessary.
Washington, July C As yet tho state
department has received no confirma
tion of the statement which reached
here from London, that upon the ar
rival of Manila of the American land
forces, several ships of Germany nnd
other European powers which bad been
there for some time, left Immediately
for other ports. In official circles, how
ever, the announcement is regarded
as authentic.
The only possible pretext upon which
forces from foreign men-of-war could
have been landed in Manila would
have been the protection of the lives
or Interests of their own countrymen
resident there. State department of
ficials say that with the arrival of the
American reinforcements for Admiral
Dewey, the danger that foreigners In
Manila would suffer was eliminated
from tho situation and the Inrger num
ber of warships probably left, merely
because their presence was no longer
necessary.
AUQUSTIN'S MESSAQE.
Situation lit Manila Unchanged-
.Ills
Fnmily Escapes.
Madrid, July 5 (3 p. m.). The Span
ish consul at Slngupore wires the fol
lowing message from General Angus
tin, captain general of the Philippines:
"The situation is unchanged. My
family has succeeded in miraculously
escaping from Acabora in a boat und
having passed through the American
vessels, all arrived safely at Manila.
"General Monet's column Is besieged
nnd attacked at Macabora."
WILL CONTINUE THE WAR.
Madrid, July 5 (11.30 p. m.)-The cabinet
council tonight after a short session de
cided not to open negotiations for peace,
but to continue tho war, with all risks,
whllo a single soldier remains In Cuba.
Penney I vii n I ii Pensions.
Washington, July 6. These Pennsyl
vania pensions havo been Issued: Re-Issue
Preseott It. Gorman, Lodgedale,
Wayne, JS.
m i
WAR HISTORY OF A DAY.
BOMBARDMENT OF SANTIAGO Is
postponed,
IT IS RUMORED that the Popo has ad
vised the Queen regent to treat for
peace.
TONS OF PROVISIONS are being ship
ped from New York to sturvlng Cu
bans. MADRID OFFICIALS do not bellovo
Cervera is a prisoner.
FOREIGN SHIPS leave Manila Bay on
tho arrival of American troops.
RESOLUTION THANKING. Commodore
Schlny und his men Is introduced In
congress.
THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
wounded are brought to Key West on
Red Cross hteiuncr,
SCHOONER HENRY W. HTAMBURY
loaded with government bridge supplies
Dinks In Tampa Bay.
AWFUL CONDITION
AT SANTIAGO
inhabitants Panic Stricken and Are
Actually Starving.
FOREIGN CONSULS ARE ENDEAV
ORING TO INDUCE THE SPANISH
COMMANDERS TO SUBMIT TO THE
INEVITABLE AND SURRENDER
THE CITY-GENERAL SIIAFTER'S
MEN IN GOOD CONDITION-ONLY
ONE DEATH HAS OCCURRED SINCE
THE BATTLE.
Washington, July 5. This has been
a comparatively quiet night at both
tho war anil navy departments. Sev
eral dispatches were received by Adju
tant General Corbln from General
Shatter, but their contents were not
given to tho public. No bulletins had
been posted ut midnight neither by tho
war department or by the navy de
partment. A message received from General
Shatter Indicates that tho situation of
the people of Santiago Is terrible. They
are not only panic stricken over the
fear of bombardment but they are suf
fering from luck of the actual necessi
ties of life. In ono of bis cablegrams
General Shatter says:
"The town (Santiago) is In a terrible
condition ns to food. The people are
starving. Rice Is practically the only
staple article of food they have."
Further ulong in the same dispatch
Shatter says that the growing food
crops in the vicinity of tho city havo
already been utilized by the residents
of the city and that the only growing
articles of food left is a few man
goes. Speaking of the troops under his
command, General Shatter says:
"The men are In good spirits and
remarkably well."
In the course of another dispatch
General Shatter, referring to the con
dition of those Injured, says:
"All the wounded are dolnir stniru-
larly well, only ino death having oc
curred since the battle."
A private cablegram received from
General Sumner, formerly colonel ot
tho Sixth cavalry, stationed at Fort
Myer, Vn., near this city, says:
"All Fort Myer's officers safe and
well."
The glad tidings received from both
General Shatter .and General Sumner
concerning the condition of the troops
and particularly. the wounded will be
received with joy in all parts of the
country.
SAILORS HALF-STARVED.
General Shatter's statement of the
situation in Santiago is borne out by
the condition of the men cuptured by
the American fleet from the vessels of
Cervera's squadron. They had been on
half rations so long that many of them
were nearly famished, and if they had
not been taught that capture by the
Americans meant death, they would
have welcomed It because It insured
them good food and plenty of it.
It is learned authoritatively that tre
mendous pressure Is being brought to
bear upon the Spanish commander ot
Santiago by the foreign consuls resi
dent in the city, to induce him In the
Interests of humanity to surrender to
the Inevitable. The consuls have com
municated with their home govern
ments and it is believed here that rep
resentations will be made by them to
Spain to Induce her to permit the city
to surrender.thereby preventing further
loss of life and property. What tho
result of these negotiations may be
cannot be foretold. The opinion ex
pressed by war officials Is that the
Spaniards will fight to the last and
capitulate only when they are forced
to do so. For that reason any delay
of offensive action against the city Is
not regarded in army circles with
favor.
WORLD'S RECORDS BROKEN.
(Sront Time .Mode -it llio Bicycle
Uncos nt I'liilndelpliln.
Philadelphia, July 5. Twenty-eight
nrw world's records were established
tonight In the 30-mlIe match bicycle
rat." at Willow Grave between Eduard
Taylore, champion of France, and Tom
Linton, the Welsh wheelman, nnd a dis
tinguishing feature of the night the
little Frenchman succeeded In lower
ing the record for ono hour al
though ho was defeated by Linton
In the match race. Judging from tho
time made the race was the best on of
the season and tops all the perform
ances made by the speedy McDuffee,
ot Lo3ton. The race was postponed
from yesterday, and from the time the
pistol shot started the men, they fol
lowed their fast pacing teams without
losing them once.
Taylore got first away and made tho
first mile in 1.40 8-G. At the second
the records began to go, Taylore still
leading. He fell behind the record in
the third but again topped It in the
fourth. From then on nil records woro
lowered, Linton taking the lead at tho
fifth mile nnd holding It until the
eighth. Taylore then went ahead for
all miles to the twenty-third, when the
Vielahmnn again moved to the front
until the end of the 30 miles, winning
tho match race In 50 minutes and 10
seconds.
The performance of the men. had
been so remarkablo that tho officials
urged them both to go ahead for the
hour records. Linton failed to under
stand the urgings and dropped out, but
the little Frenchman kept calling on
his pacers to upeed faster nnd when one
hour had been reached ho hnd covered
a distance of "3 miles nnd 963 yards.
Tho best previous record for ono
hour was 32 miles, 10KG yards by J. W.
Stocks at the Crystal place, London,
Sept. 27. 1897.
Knrgcniii for Slinllei ' A run
Washington, July G.Surgeon General
Sternberg, of tho army, In making ar
rangements to scud a number of bur
geons for Shatter's army on tho steamer
Grand Duchess, which Is soon to leave
Newport News f6r Santiago.
Transport Leave i'niiipii.
Tampa, Fla., July 5, Several trans
ports havo sailed from Port Tampa with
in the last week, carrying large quanti
ties of war munitions, horses, light artil
lery and about 3,600 men to reinforce
General Shatter at Santiago.
CAMARA IN TIIL SUEZ CANAL.
Ills Torpedo Boats Ordered to
Sicily.
Tort Snld, July r.. The Spanish licet
under tho command of Admiral Cnm
nru, consisting of tho Pclayo, Carlos
V., Patrlota, Rnpldo, Buenos Ayrcs,
Isla de Panay, San Francisco, Isla do
Luzon, San Augustin and Snn Ignnclo
de Loyola, has entered the Suez canal.
The Spanish torpedo boats which
were with tho fleet havo been ordered
to Messina, Sicily.
Madrid July 5. There Is much com
ment here over the news of the depart
ure of tho foreign warships from Man
ila at the moment of the arrival of the
American reinforcements. Only two
Germnn, two French and four British
warships now remain at Manila, nnd
people are asking If International poli
tics has undergone a change and If tho
Americans are to be given a free hand
in tho Philippine Islands.
Tho news received hero that tho
British consul at Hong Kong has sent
a despatch beat to Manila for tne pur
pose of informing Rear Admiral Dewf y
of tho fact that Admiral Cnmara's
squadron has traversed tho Suez Canal,
is much commented upon, and the
newspapers assert that tho Egyptian,
and British authorities purposely plac
ed obstacles In the way of Admiral,
Camara's departure, in order to delay
his arrival ut Munlla ns long as possi
ble, adding that the British have been
more scrupulous In maintaining tho
neutrality of the Suez Canal than they
wuro when they nlluwed a steamer to
leave Hong Kong loaded with arms for
the Manila insurgents.
Washington, July 5. The sta'to de
partment has been informed that Ca
mara's fleet entered the Sues Canal this
morning.
Tho torpedo boats havo sailed, their
destination, it is said, being a Spanish
port.
HAS THE POPB INTERFERED?
Rumors in London iiint Aro Dis
credited nt Itnlinn Foreign Office.
London, July C The Rome corre
spondent of the Dally Chronicle says
that "the pope, It Is rumored, has tele
graphed the queen regent begging her
not to comsromlse the future of the
monarchy by refusing to treat for
peace, which, after the heroism dis
played by the Spanish navy, could not
be other than honorable.
"At tho same time the pope cabled
President McKlnley so it Is rumored
appealing to American generosity, to
ward 'an unfortunate but chivalrous
enemy.' "
The Italian foreign office, however,
discredits such rumors and denies that
the powers have taken any action.
AMERICAN LOSSES.
Fighting nt Santiago Has Cost Oar
Army 1,700 ,1lnn.
(Copyright, 1698, by the Associated Press.)
Before Santiago, Sunday, July 3 (4
P. m.). Per Associated Press dispatch
boat Dandy to Port Antonio, Jamaica,
July 4, 11 a. m., via Kingston, July 4,
11 p. m. The fighting during the last
two davs has cost the American army
seventeen hundred men. This estimate
Is made by the surgeons nt division
headquarters utter careful figuring by
the surgeons at the hospitals.
Probably less than 100 nil told, of the
number of wounded have died, making
total number of deaths tn the nelgh
borhood of 150. The remainder of the
wounded will probably recover.
STEAMER SINKS.
Lond of Gbrornmont Supplios in
I'ninpu liny.
Tampa, Fla., July 5. This afternoon
the schooner Henry W. Stamburr, of
the Crowell Savarez line of Tampa,
loaded with government bridge sup
plies, sank In the Tampa bay. The
crew saved themselves. The schooner
sailed this morning for Key West and
when twentv miles down the bay oft
Cockroach light her cargo suddenly
shifted and she went down.
"Her cargo was Iron bridge material
for the government and was valued at
about $30,000. Efforts will be made to
raise her. It Is said the boat was over
loaded. THE AWAKENING.
Dispatches Regarding Ccrrern Disas
ter Now Believed in Mnilrld.
London, July C The Madrid corre
spondent of the Times suys:
"Dispatches received from American
sources describing the destruction of
Admlrnl Cervera's squadron, which the
morning papers considered wild ex
aggerations and consequently held
back, havo now been published in spe
cial editions. They are generally re
garded as substantially true and have
produced a most painful Impression
among all classes, but there is perfect
tranquility. I perceive no symptoms
of dangerous popular excitement."
SAGASTA'S PAINFUL DUTY.
Obligod to Explain by DcRrecs tho
Trim Situation.
Madrid, July B. (8 p. m.) Senor Sa
gasta the premier, has announced offi
cially that Admiral Cervera's squad
ron has been defeated, thatv the Alml
rante Oquendo was burned and tho In
fanta Maria Teresa sunk and that Ad
miral Cervera himself Is a prisoner of
war.
William K. Carlisle Dend.
New York. July 5.-Wllllam K. Car
lisle died today at tho homo of his father.
John G. Carlisle, ex-secrctary ot the
treiihury. Mr. Carlisle has been n resi
dent of New York only about six months.
He cume to this city to ussume the prac
tic e ot his brother, Logan, who died re
cently. He hnd practiced In Kentucky,
Kansas und Chlcugo courts.
Wounded ill Key est.
Key West, July 5 (10 p. m.)-The Red
Cross steamer Iroquol arrived this after
noon from Santiago do Cubu with three
hundred nnd twenty wounded on board.
No communication with the vessel Is per
mltteil. Instructions from tho state board
of health ure awaited.
IlignmUt Perdifcd.
Trenton, N. J., July 6. The board of
pardons today In special besslon par
doned William Kugler, who Is serving n
six months' term In the Warren county
Jail for bigamy. Kugler Is dying of ty
phoid fever. Ho Is rot yet 'A years old.
SPAIN MY FACE
A WAR AT HOME
Disorder Among the Military
Throughout the Kingdom.
Crowds in the Cities Are Becoming Riotous and It Is Evi
dent That the Population Is Arming Precautions Are
Being Taken in Large Towns to Guard the Arms in
Barracks An Uprising Feared Anger at Newspapers
That Withheld Reports of Cervera's Downfall,
London, July G. Tho Madrid corres
pondent of tho Dally Telegraph tele
graphing Tuesday night says:
"Disorder Is spreading among the
military; tho crowds In tho city are
becoming riotous nnd everywhere signs
are apparent that the population 'is
arming for civil war. Marshal Mar
tinez Campos, and the captain general
of Madrid have held long consulta
tions as to ways and means of preserv
ing order.
Th Madrid correspondent ot tho
Dally Chronicle reports that unusual
CHASE AFTER THE
CRISTOBAL COLON
Clever Manoeuvre- ol Commodore Schley
Cuts Oil Escape.
RUT FOR THE PROMPT ACTION OF
THE BROOKLYN THE ENTIRE
SPANISH FLEET MIGHT HAVE
SAILED OUT OF REACH OF THE
AMERICAN SQUADRON-SCHLEY'S
FLAOSHIP ENGAGES FOUR CRUIS
ERS. Off Santiago de Cuba, Monday, July
4 (C p. m.), by way of Kingston,
Jamaica, July 5 (2 p. m.) After a
chase of sixty miles to the westward
the Brooklyn, closely followed by the
Oregon, overhauled the Cristobal Colon
nfter she had run ashore and had
hauled down her Hag. Captain Cook,
of the Brooklyn, went on board of her
and the commander of the Spanish
armored cruiser came forward to sur
lender and was taken on board the
New York, which had came up an hour
after the Brooklyn and Oregon had
completed the capture of the Crl3tobal
Colon. The latter was not seriously
damaged, though she was struck sev
eral times by shots from the Brooklyn
und Oregon.
During the chase a clever manoeuvre
of Commodore Schley In heading
southwest to Cape Cnney, while the
Cristobal Colon had taken a more
southerly direction with a much
greater distance to cover, rendered
the Spaniards' escape Impossible.
BROOKLYN MADE THE ATTACK.
There seems to h-i no il'iubt that the
Cristobal Colon and, perhaps, the other
three SpanHh armored cruisers would
have escaped had It not been for the
prompt action of Commodore Schley.
The Brooklyn, his flagship, alone was
In a position to attack the Spanish ves
sels as they left the harbor and the
commodore htcamsil directly towards
them and engaged all four cruisers, In
flicting great damage upon them.
The Oregon was the first to join the
Riooklyn nn.i afterward the Iowa, ln
dlann, Texas, Vixen and Gloucester
closed around the Spanlnrds, all pour
ing in u deadly fire. Rut from the be
ginning to the end of the fight, the
Brooklyn, Oregon and Gloucester took
tlif most Important part In the de
struction of the enemy.
One man, George Henry Ellis, was
killed on board the Brooklyn. His
head was blown n(" by a shell. One
nth-n man, J. Burns, wns injured on
hoard ot her.
The P.rooklvn wns struck half a doz
en times, but no Injury wns done to any
of the other American ships.
C0NQRESS PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, July 5. The bouse devoted
four hours today to a debate from tho
Pacific railroads issue brought nut by tlio
senato upwidment to the general delle-
TIIK KKWS THIS MOllXIXU
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. rt-t Variable Winds.
1 General Bombardment of Suntlogo do
Cuba Again Deferred.
OetailH ol Admiral Cervera's Desper
ate Attempt at Escape.
Spain ' tho Vcrgo of Civil War.
2 General Spanish Veislon of tho De
struction of Cervcra's Squadron.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local Persons Who Will Remember
July VIMS.
Opening Sessions of July Aigumcnt
Court.
I Editorial.
Comment ot tho Press.
D Locul Reorganization of the National
Guurd,
Annual Statistics ot Public Schools,
C Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 News Round About Scranton,
Whitney's Weekly News Budget,
S General Garretson's Bilgude Leaves
Camp Alger for Santiago.
Difficulty of Forwarding Letters from
Cubs
precautions ore being taken tmri w
view to a possible rising In Spain.
The Madrid correspondent of tho
Standout says: "The public is still In
favor of prolonged resistance, but ex
citement is Increasing among nil
clni.ses and fatrong precautions aro be
ing taken In rill the large towns, whera
the gnnlsons are confined to barrncks."
The correspondent describes the Irri
tation against the newspapers, which
withheld the special reports as to the
disaster to Cervera's squadron until
the government's confirmation had
been received.
Icncy bili. Tho partial conference report
on the general deficiency bill covering
all Items but this was adopted. The de
bate was 'ed by Messrs. Cannon, of Il
linois; Powers, of Vermont, for, and Mii
gulre, of California, against the amend
ment. The debate upon tho Hawaiian
resolution continued in tho senate. Threo
speeches wero made. Mr. Hoar (Mass.),
in advocating annexation, made a notablo
appeal against any policy of general ter
ritorial expansion as a sequence to tho
war. Mr. Lindsay (Ky.) opposed the res
olutions, directing his amendment prin
cipally ngalnst their constitutionality.
Mr. Wlilto (Cal.) resumed his speech m
opposition. ..
FOR STARVING CUBANS.
Tons ot Food Ilcing Prepared by ii0
Commissary Department.
Washmjton.JuIy P. The plan of feed
Irg the starving Cubans is proceeding
sytcmntlcally, despite tho attention
which the authorities arc obliged to
give to the wnr. These plans are being
carried out by the commissary depart
ment of the army.
Today large consignments of food
ure being hnded on the steamer Port
Victor at New York, viz., 75,000 pounds
comment, 502,000 pounds Hour, 750,000
pounds bacon. 90,000 pounds coffee, 150,-
000 pounds sugar, 00,000 pounds soap,
CO.000 pounds salt and 3,000 pounds pep
per. These will he made up Into ra
tions and distributed over a wide ter
ritory to the Cubans. This Is but ono
of several consignments as tho work ot
relief haw been going on for the past
two months, hundreds of thousands of
government ration: being distributed.
The supplies will nuw Include refriger
ated nnd cold storage beef, for Culwn
troops nnd the reeonccntrados. The
first conslgnnif nt of this kind will leave
Tampa on next Saturday and will bo
sufficient to last until the next con
signment of rtfrlgeiatcd beef goes for
ward. REFUGEES DEPART.
British and Other Warship Lenvo
Mintinco with Subjects on Hoard.
(Copyright. 15!K. by tho Associated Press.)
Kingston. Jamaica, July ." (.1.1 p. m.)
The British warships Alert and Pal
las, the former with 14 refugees and
the latter with 2S. and the Austrlnn
mnn-of-wiir Kalserln Marie Thcrcsln,
with ::S refugees, arrived at Port Royal
todav.
They loft the entrance of the harbor
at Santiago do Cuba at 4 o'clock yes
terday (Monday).
S.15 p. m. The foreign war vessels
were requested by Admiral Sampson
not to enter the harbor, but to send
steam launches up to the city. They
did so and brought nwuy such persons
ns the British nnd Austrian consuls
designated, among them Miss Rams
den, daughter of the British consul,
nnd Mrs. Brooks, wife of one of the
Htm of Brooks Brothers. Most of tho
fugitives are well to do Cuban-English
or Cuhnn-Austrluns. The passengers
by tho Pallas wero landed here about
nn hour ngo. The Cubans assembled
at the wharf and cheered wildly, and
the women In the party burst Into
tears.
Spaniards Still Doubtful.
London, July 5. Tho dispatches of tho
Associated Press liillng of tho destruc
tion of Admiral Cervera's fleet. Including
the official accounts of tho battle, havo
been telegn plied to Mndild, ami tho dis
patch just received from Madrid at tho
olllco hero of the Associated Press for
transmission to the railed States, giv
ing tho Spanish verMon of tlm sortie,
shows that the Spanish censor has sup
pressed the Associated Press dispatches,
or that they are reparded by tho Spun
lards as being li.cudlble.
Cable Operators Escnpo.
New York, July f.. The central cable nf.
flee of the Westere Union Telegraph com.
puny In this city Ibsued a notlco today
to tho effect that Its cablo operators at
tho city ot Santiago do Cuba had gone
on board a British gunboat.
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- WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington. July 5. Forecast
for Wednesday: For Eastern
Pennsylvania, fair; warmer; south-
-f easterly winds, becoming variable,
-f For Western iPenn l mln, fair
weather; warmer; Hsh eii3t to
touth winds.
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