“NIKLA PROVINCES SURRENDERING AUGUSTI DISHEARTENED. Heavy Rain§ Wash Away His Entrenchments—The Bick Are Increasing and the Desertions Among the Beldiers Numerous. The Spanish government has receiv- ed the following dispatch from Capt.- Gen. Augusti, from Manila. “The situation is still as grave. I continue to maintain my position in- side the line of blockhouses, but the enemy is increasing in numbers, as the rebels occupy the provinces which are surrendering. Torrential rains are in- undating the intrenchments, rendering the work of defense difficult. The num- bers of sick among the troops are in- creasing, making the situation very distressing and causing increased de- sertions of the native soldiers. “It is estimated that the insurgents number 30,000 armed with rifles and 100,000 armed with swords, Aguinaldo has summoned me to sur- render. but T have treated his propos- als with disdain, for I am resolved to maintain the sovereignty of Spain and the honor of the flag to the last ex- tremity. “I have over. 1,000 sick and 200 wounded. The citadel has been invaded by the suburban inhabitants who have “abandoned their homes owing to the barbarity of the rebels. These inhabit- ants eonstitute an embarrassment, ag- gravating the situation, in view of the bombardment which, however, is not seriously apprehended for the moment. Capt.-Gen. Augusti’s family is still in the hands of the insurgents. Gen. Pena, with a thousand soldiers, has surrendered. His soldiers, most of whom are natives, joined the insur- gents. A majority of the detachments in the isiand of Luzon have surender- ed, owing to their lack of food, though some succeeded in escaping. Numerous Spaniards, including the governors of Batanga, Laguna and Bulacan, have taken refuge at Cavite. ‘he rebels who are besieging Manila exceed 25,000 men. The city is com- pletely isolated and the arrival of the Spanish squadron is anxiously awaited, for the position of Manila is untenable. “The report that Germany will not permit a bombardment is exciting deep irritation in the American fleet at Manila. Admiral Dewey intends to de- mand a capitulation the instant rein- tforcements arrive. He told Prince Henry of Prussia that he would be glad to see the German officers at Manila, but it would be well to caution them to keep out of the American line of fire. It remains to be seen whether Germany has really given such prom- ises as are pretended. The Governor at Port Said received instructions from the Government at Cairo to ‘‘request” Admiral Camara to sail from Port Said with his fleet of Spanish warships as soon as possible. After having been refused permis- sion to buy what coal he wanted Ad- miral Camara decided to wait, it ap- pears, for three big cargoes which were on the way, from which, it is presumed, he had intended to coal after passing through the canal and leaving Suez. The Government decided that he could only take on at Port Said fuel enough to enable his ships to return to Spain. Two of the expected Spanish colliers arrived Friday, but the trans-ship- ment of coal from them to the men-of- war was forbidden in port. . The state department has informa- tion that Camara’s fleet has practically abandoned its trip to the Philippines, having run against so many obstacles which are insurmountable. | Among them is the regulation under Ve cecnvention of all Europe which guarantees the neutrality of the Suez «canal and permits only one warship ‘of any nation to enter the waterway :at one time, one ship being compelled to get out of the canal before another :moes in. © As Camara has 12 vessels with him it would take 12 days to ge the tieet through. The navy department has decided to rush Commodore Watson's fleet to Gib- raltar, so that it may arrive before Ca- mara can get back there. - TORPEADO BOAT DISABLED. Capt. Eigetee of the Et. Paul Successfully Resists an Atteok. The navy department a few days ag» posted the following bulletin: Capt. Sigsbee reports that on Wed- nesday afternoon the St. Paul, while off San Juan, Porto Rico, was attack- ed by a Spanish unprotected cruiser and the Spanish torpedo boat destroy- er Terror. . The Terror made a dagh which was awaited by the St. Paul. The St. Paul hit the Terror three times, Killing one officer and two men and wounding several others. The Terror got back under cover of the fortifications with difficulty and was towed into the harbor in a sink- ing condition, where she is now being repaired. Later a cruiser and a gunboat start- ed out, but remained under the pro- tection of the forts. : Vigitore Frightened Away. The rumored coming of an American fleet to Madrid has created alarm on the coasts. This is particularly true in the north of Spain, where defenses are complete only at Ferrol, all the rest being citadels and forts of old date, with equally venerable artillery. In conseqguenc th annual influx of vi ( between frontier San Sha villas arc Fi) >. Even at cuses and tenantless, > it s been officially intimated that the Queen Regent and the King will remain in Madrid until the end of the war. TERSE TELEGRAMS. Seventy-five incendiary fires have occurred at Paterson, N. J., during the month of June. 2 The Raddotz submarine .boat was given a successful test for an hour and a quarter at Milwaukee last Wednes- day. The selling price per barrel of beer is too low at present to warrant Chicago or Milwaukee brewers to pay a divi- dend. More than 700 students were gradu- ated at Yale last Wednesday. Among them were 22 United States volunteer soldiers. Dr. Louis Jacob and his son Ruly were drowned at St. Louis last Sunday. The younger Jacob rocked the boat and capsized, it. Five visitors spring near Cheyenne, drowned the other day turning of their boat. There was great joy when the natives learned that the lower house of the American congress has passed the annexation biil. at. Tacrmopolis’ hot Wyo. ‘were by the over- in Honolulu Lord Wolseley, commander-in-chief« of the British army, has joined the Anglo-American committee, which is aiming to cultivate an entente. etc. | OUR WAR WITH SPAIN, Eon There are lesd ‘than 150 sick men in Shafter's camp at Santiago. The blockade fleet before needs fresh vegetables and ice. Your suspected Spanish spies reach- ed Fort McPherson last Tuesday. The American cruiser Yankee a few days ago captured five Spanish ships. - The Sixth regiment, United States volunteers, is mobilizing at Nashville, Tenn. It is suspected that Chile has sold the powerful battleship O'Higgins to Spain. ; Hundreds of people at Manila are of- fering $500 and $600 for transportation out. A Cuban refugee says that Blanco has sent 10,000 troops to the assistance of lantiago. Admiral Sampson reports that the Yale arrived Monday and discharged her troops. Twenty thousand light canvas suits have been shipped to the American soldiers at Santiago. The police force and volunteers at Havana are dissatisfied and may cause Havana { trouble at any time. Most of the cavalry men killed in last Friday's battle were shot from more than a mile distant. Last Monday several Spanish prizes were sold at auction at Key West. The receipts amounted to $75,000. The chaplains at Chickamauga have jointly requested Gen. Brooke to sup- press the regimental canteens. From Cubans it has just been learned that the Yankee sunk a gunboat about two weeks ago at Cienfuegos. Potter Palmer has given $3,000 as a contribution to the army and navy league's relief fund at Chicago. Cubans report that all the roads leading to Santiago have been mined with dynamite by the Spaniards. The officials at Madrid have request- ed Blanco to send a full detail of his plans for the defense of Havana. Cuban insurgents dynamited a pas- senger train near Havana some days ago and several persons were killed. Three starving Cubans reached the American camp at Balquiri a few days ago. They have since died from over- eating. While trying to leap from a collier to Admiral Sampson’s flag ship, Gustav Waneek, ordinary seaman, was drowned. Seventeen carloads’ of canned to- matoes have been shipped from St. Louis to Tampa, for use of troops in Cuba. The American soldiers before Santi- ago are being heartily commended for their work by prominent Inglish newspapers. Three men suspected of being Span- ish spies have been sent in chains from Savannah to IFort McPherson, at At- lanta, Georgia. Hobson, the hero of the Merrimac has cabled his parents that he is well, and that no uneasiness should be felt concerning him. Anyone expressing an unfavorable opinion of the government at Havana, will be shot without trial. Such are Blanco’s orders. Two correspondents, one represent- ing a Boston paper and the other a (lincinnati journal, are reported cap- tured by the Spaniards. The military experts at Paris are lavish in their praise of the American volunteers who drove back a superior number of Spanish regulars. Lord Salisbury recently said that the United States was moved into this war by a spirit of elevated philanthropy and Spain by a love of independence. According to a decision of the comp- troller of the treasury, extra duty pay of all soldiers is cut off in war time, no meatter where they may be employed. Our troops at Santiago are suffering from the heat. All the roads are strewn with the clothes and blankets which the soldiers have discarded. Wyoming has furnished three times the number of men required under her quota, and 10 per cent of her popula- tion of military age are in the service. Advices received at Kingston say the American cruiser Yankee has the Spanish steamer Purissima Concepcion bottled up in a small inlet near Casilda, Cuba. Spain continues angry at Great Brit- ain, The refusal to grant coal to the fipanish fleet at Suez is another evi- dence, they say of Ingland’s prefer- cnee for America. Two attempts have been made on the ; ~ : ‘ life of Gen. Aguinaldo, leader of the Philippine insurgents, in order to: se- cure the reward placed on his head by Captain-General Augusti. At.a cal -t meeting last Wednesday it was declared that Commodore Wat- son would be prepared to sail for the coast of Spain with his squadron of fighting ships in five days. The forced march of the troops upon Santiago in the broiling sun was so furious that two colored troopers died from the effects of the heat, and many otl:ers fell by the wayside exhausted. Spaniards are using barbed wire to strengthen their earthworks at Santi- Our army is well supplied with steel clippers. Either Spain“will sue for peace or the fleet now sailing for the Philippines will be recalled to (Cadiz as a result of the intention of the United States to send war ships to the cecast of Spain. Two battle ships can enter the har- bor at i abreast, one passing 1 ao ago. Santiago on each side of the wrecked Merrimac. It appears that the Merrimac was tak- eu too far into the harbor before being sunk. American troops cut off the water supply of Santiago last Tuesday and the inhabitants are now entirely de- pendent on cistern water. 100 Spanish soldiers, destitute of food, have thrown themselves upon the mercy of the American Commander, General Shafter asked the Govern- nent what disposition should be made ¥ : these mon. hooseveit’s Rough Riders are begin- ning to realize that they can fight bet- ter on foot in Cuba. Many of them have adopted the use of machetes. They are pining for a chance to avenge the death of their comrades. Naval Cadet John Halligan, Jr., of the flagship Brooklyn, returned on board that vessel Sunday night, with a large silk Cuban flag, which had been presented to him for landing the first boat load of soldiers of the invading army. . The extension of the Cuban blockade shuts off 500 miles of coast from all communication with the rest of the world. Gen. Franz Siegel, whose record in the civil war has made many of his fellow countrymen refer with pride to the fact that they ‘“fought mit Siegel,” is at present at West Hoboken, where he is raising a command of volunteers for the war. The London Daily Mail announces that the United States has purchasg:d the steamers Alexandria, Boadicea, Victoria, Cleopatra and Winifred of the Wilsons and Furness-Leyland line, all nearly new and each with a ton- nage of about 7000. BLOCKADE EXTENDED. The Starvation Process Now to de Applied at Puerte Rico— Mere Cuban Ports Included. The President issued the following proclamation Tuesday morning: — By the President of the United States—A Proclamation: “Whereas, For the reasons set forth in my proclamation of April 22, 1898, a blockade of the ports on the northern coast of Cuba from Cardenas to Bahia Honda, inclusive, and from the port of Cienfuegos on the south coast of Cuba was declared to have been insti- tuted; and, “Whereas, It has become desirable to extend the blockade to other Spanish ports; “Now, therefore, I, William McKin- ley, president of the United States, do hereby 'declare and proclaim, that, in addition to the blockade of the ports specified in my proclamation of April 22, 1898, the United States of America has instituted and will maintain an ef- fective blockade of all the ports on the south coast of Cuba, from Cape Frances to Cape Cruz, inelusive, and also of the port of San Juan, in the island of Porto Rico. “Neutral vessels tying in any of the ports to which the blockade is by the present proclamation extended, will be allowed 30 days to issue therefrom with cargo. ‘In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. “Done at the city of Weashington this 27th day of June, A. D. 1898, and of the independence of the United States one hundred and twenty-sec- ond. William: McKinley By the President. J. B. Moore, Assist- ant Secretary of State.” PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. Geo. A. Jenks, of Jefferson, Nominated for Governor— Platform Ignores Bilver. The Pennsylvania democrats in con- vention assembled at Altoona last Wednesday nominated the following ticket: Governor—George A. Jenks of Jeffer- son county. Lieutenant-governor — William I. Sowden of Lehigh. Secretary of internal affairs—P. C. Delacey of Scranton. Congress-at-large—Jerre N.© Weiler, of Carbon; F. J. Tams of Allegheny. Superior court judge — William Trickett, Cumberland; C.. M. Bower, Center. 2 George A. Jenks of Jefferson was chosen to head the ticket with compar- ative ease. for Judge James Gay Gordon of Phila- delphia. The platform. charges the Republican party with faithlessness to every pledge made the people. It promises not to pass laws prejudicial to the in- terests of cities. Needless offices will be abolished, and salaries reduced. The moneys appropriated to public schools and public charities shall not be withheld and these due the coun- ties shall be properly paid to them. Ap- propriations for junketing excursions by members of the legislature, shall, if passed by the senate and house, be promptly vetoed. The ballot law shall be simplified, preserving the secrecy intended to be given thereby, and protecting the voter from coercion and the electors from corruption, to the end that our election may be honorably conducted and the will of the people honestly recorded. Statutes shall be passed prohibiting within the state trusts and combina- tions formed to prevent the free com- petition of trade and to destroy indiv- idual enterprise. The platform pledges hearty support to the an active and aggressive the war with Spain.” GEN. MERRITT LEAVES FOR MANILA. the party’s government in conduct of The New Governor General Will be Installed With Very Little Ceremony. The speedy steamer Newport, bear- ing Maj.-Gen. Wesley Merritt, military governor of the Phillippines, and his staff, besides the Astor light battery and Companies H and K of the Third United States. artillery and detach- ments from the signal corps, is now on its way to Manila. As the vessel gradually drew away from her dock at San Francisco last Wednesday, the blowing of many whistles told the peo- ple that Gen. Merritt had taken his departure. Maj.-Gen. Merritt expects to reach Manila by July 25 or August 1 at the very latest. Before his arrival Gen. (ireene will have consulted with Ad- miral Dewey as to the advisability of making a joint attack on Manila. Gen. Merritt's installation as governor-gen- eral will be attended with little ceremony as possible. In his proclam- ation he will assure the people that their forms of worship and churches will not be interfered with. This will be made clear, as will also the fact that property is not to be confiscated, in order to offset representations to the contrary which have been made by agents of Spain. as COURAGE CT 'NGES SENTIMENT. Good Work of the American Boldiers and Fear o a British Alliance Affects Russia. In view of the continued. improve- ment of the military position of the United States the newspapers at St Petersburg are changing their tone to friendship for America, and now speak with contemptuous pity of Spain, the reason being, it is alleged, the growing fear of a possible Angip-American alliance. The Russian press, however, does not think such an alliance very probable, and predicts that the vietory of the United States over Spain will lead the former into a colonial policy which will eventually result in a conflict with Great Britain. Lightnicg Explodes Mines. The other evening during a storm one of the blocks of mines located be- tween Fort Washington and Sherid- an's Point, Va., was exploded by the lightning striking the wire leading to that field. Six mines in all were touched off. Fortunately no steamers were in that vieinity at the time. Some of the boys who were bathing on the Yort Washington side felt very percep- tibly the shock, and colums of water were thrown skyward a hundred feet and were witnessed by many a half mile from shore. This seems to in- troduce a new factor in the control of these great subaqueous engines of death. Spanish Steamer Grounded. The Spanish ‘cruiser Antonio Lopez, while trying to enter the river San Juan, near San Juan de Porto Rico, re- cently secretly with a cargo of provis- ions and war material, was detected by two American warships, but escap- ed by swiftly changing ler course. Her captain, determined to land his cargo, headed for shore at Salinao. The shock of grounding exploded the boilers. It is not known whether there was any loss of life. The Spanish gun- boats Concha and Isabella issued to the assistance of the Antonio Lopez, whereupon the Americans withdrew and the Antonio Lop2z landed her cargo. He received 305 votes to 116 | SPANIRDS ME BEING REINFORCED AT SANTIAGO, Eight Thousand Men Marching to the Relief of the Besisged City—Carry a Large Amount of Supplies. Gen. Shafter has reported to Gen. Miles that he can take Santiago in 48 hours, but indicates that the under- taking might involve considerable loss. Gen. Shafter has also reported two most important developments in the military situation at Santiago. First, that he expects to take the city as soon as he gets ready to move, ana that he will not wait for reinforce- ments. Second, that Spanish rein- forcements numbering 8,000 accom- panied by pack trains and large droves of animals, are advancing from Man- zanillo to the relief of Santiago, and are now. fifty-four miles from that city. The news came Friday that General Pando, the commander of the Spanish forces in the east, has reached -San Luis, with 3,000 men. From that point it is 24 miles by railroad to Santiago. The Cuban leaders suggested to Gen- eral Shafter to send a force to inter- cept Pando, but Shafter replied: ‘Let them come. It means only 3,000 more Spaniards to starve in Santiago.” Intercepted dispatches from Admiral Cervera show-a critical state of affairs at Santiago. Both food and ammunition are re- ported to be getting very short and the latter will be exhausted soon. For some days the fleet has been un- able to draw a shot from the batteries off the harbor entrance, even though going very close in shore. A number of dispatches have been received from Gen. Shafter covering all the details of the present military situation. Some of them are “to the secretary of war; others to Maj.-Gen. Miles. They cover substantially the same grounds. It is evidently Gen. Shafter’s purpose not to wait for the reinforcements now going forward to him, but to make his attack before the 8,000 Spanish troops approaching from the west can reach the city. The state- ment that they are now but fifty-four miles from S £0 is the-m finite information thus far is about 100 miles from Manzanillo Santiago, so that the Spanish forces had covered about one-half the dis- tance at the time they were loeatan- hy the American officers. Toix EF was a day oritwo ago, for shaf- ter’'s dispatch was sent last night and in the meantime the Spaniards un- doubtedly have advanced considerably further. The droves of cattle which the Span- ish army is bringing along snows a purpose to lay in ample fresh-meat in anticipation of a siege. ' This and the pack trains hamper a rapid advance, but even with a bad road the Spaniards probably will make from ten to twenty miles a day. Much reliance st oode- receivec. i: advancement of ments from the left. But it that Garcia's entire force has been withdrawn from the left and has now been landed with Gen. Shafter’s main body on the right of the city. The Cubans under Gen. Castillo are doing commendable work as advance pickets. They are thrown out day and night from half a mile to a mile in ad- vance of our pickets, along the front and flanks, thus forming a double cor- don about the army. There are more than the front. Drinking water for the troops at the front is obtained from the Rio Grande, a stream full of springs running direct from the mountains. The water is re- markably good and is now carefully guarded from pollution. The Cubans and our soldiers bathed in it at first, but strict. orders have been issued against such practices in the future, and sentinels have been placed to en- force the orders. Strict orders have also been issued about eating the great variety of trop- ical fruits, mangoes, oranges, etc., in which the woods abound, the only ex- ception being made in the cases of milk from green cocoanuts, which is con- sidered healthy and refreshing, and limes. Gen. Wheeler, who made a reconnois- sance for half a mile beyond the skirm- ish lines Tuesday morning, finding that he was unable to secure the desired view through the luxuriant tropical foliage, dismounted and climbed a tree. A major-general of the United States army, in the forks of a tree surveying the Spanish outposts through his field glasses, was a spectacle that gave some idea of the wonderful energy of the dashing ex-confederate cavalry leader. This feat of agility in a man 62 years of age put to blush many a younger officer of his own staff. Rear Admiral Sampson warned his tieet this morning to exercise great care in shooting at the hills east of Morro castle, pointing out that the American army. had advanced and that our own troops might be deployed on the hillside. The following dispatch was receivec at Washington last Tuesday: Adjutant General, Washington: All is progressing well. We occupied to-day an advance position abandoned by the enemy yesterday on the Sevilla and Santiago road, west of the San Juan river, within three miles of San- tiago, ond from which it can be plainly seen. vent this appears 13,000 men at SHAFTER, Major General Commanding. The companies forming William 3ryuan’s Nebraska regiment are filled to overflowing. SPAIN'S COAST NEXT. Squadron Now Being Formad to Attack the Enemy at Home. The navy department Monday post- ed the following bulletin: Commodore Watson sails to-day on the Newark to join Sampson, when he will take under his commandanarmor- ed squadron with cruisers and proceed at once off the Spanish coast. The navy department then issued the following statement: “Commodore J. A. Howell is assign- ed to the command of the First squad- ron of the North Atlantic fleet; Com- modore W. S. Schley is assigned to the command of the Second squadron of the North Atlantic fleet: Commodore John C. Watson is assigned to the command of the eastern squadron. “The eastern squadron will be com- posed of the following vessels: Flag ship Newark, battleship Iowa, battle- ship Oregon, cruiser Yosemite, cruiser Yankee, cruiser Dixie, and the colliers Scindia, Abarenda and Alexander. This squadron will sail for the coast of Spain shortly.” The Manila Forces. The understanding at” the war de- partment is that the total number of regulars and volunteers which will be dispatched to Manila in command of Maj.-Gen. Merritt awvill approximate 91,000 men. Of these 10,000 already have eft San Francisco in three separ- ate expediiions. With the troops now at San Francisco : to had been * placed on Gen. Garcia's Cubans, to pre- * reinforce- 200 SPANIARDS KILLED. A 8py Reports Concerning Last Week's Battle of the Rough Riders. It has developed that Gen. Linares of the Spaniards placed the ambuscade into which the Rough Riders fell on Friday, and that he, too, led the Span-. ish attack. This information was con- veyed to Gen. Shafter by a Spanish de- gserter. from Santiago, who surrendered at Sevilla on Monday. He said 200 Spaniards were killed in the battle with the Rough Riders and 80 wound- ad. The bodies of 105 Spanish soldiers ind all the wounded were brought into Santiago on Saturday. The deserter told tHe American general that the Spaniards were greatly surprised be- case the Americans did not run at the first fire. Adjt. Gen. Corbin has received from Maj. Gen. Shafter a cablegram con- taining the official list of the Americ- ans killed in the battle of La Quasina. Fen. Shafter’'s dispatch is dated at Playa del Este, June 28, and says: “The following is a list of the killed on the 24th instant: “First cavalry—Private Otto troop B: Corporal Alexander Llenoc ind Privates Emil Biork, Jack Berlin, Peter H. Dix, Gustav Colbe and Jesse K. Stark, troop K. “Tenth cavalry—Corporal William Li White, troop E. “First United valry—Corporal Private E. l.eggett, Marcus B. Russell Heafnoe, troop G: Serct. Krupp States volunteer ca- George Tohorty and troop A; Sergeant and Private Harry Capt. A. K. Capron Hamilton Fish and Private Til- WW. Dawson, troop L; Private Wil- m J. Ervine, troop F. “Numbers engaged were: First ca- valry, 244; Tenth cavalry, 220: Tirst volunteer cavalry, 500. Total, 964.” NOT 70 CXPOSE, BUT TO LIBERATE. Seneral Merritt Issues a Proclamation in Spanishte the People of Manila. Gen. Merritt has prepared a proclam- ition, whieh will be issued immediately ifter his— arrival at Manila. He ex- sects to enter that city without serious esistance, but in case of necessity is yrepared to use both the naval anc nilitary forces at his command to take ‘orcible possession of the place. The nroclamation te dissemirated. has translated in. Cnn oSn, and asands ol dori ss vr De ein: ulated. Although its contents are as yet kept secret, its general tenor is known. 1t will announce to the people the [alangs tua RAnyY th epiesentaiive of tae Lins EE established a provisional govern- ment, and his authority must be re- spected. At the same time he will as- sure the inhabitants that he comes not to oppress but to free them. They are to be granted the fullest liberty compatible with the preservation of law and order, and all personal and property rights are to be respected. Gen. Merritt has instructions from Washington to confer with Admiral Dewey on his arrival at Manila, and the two commanders are to act in con- cert in everything that may bs neces- sary to insure the occupation of the is- lands by this government. h Our Naval Strength. Some interesting figures about the increase in the navy on account of the war are obtained. The regular navy is now composed of 11 ships of the first class, 18 of the second class, 437 of the third class, 6 of the fourth class, 30 torpedo boats building and author 12° tugs, 6 sailing receiving ships, 12 unserviceable vessels, and 55 vessels of all rates other than torpedo boats Under construction and author- ized. The auxiliary 36 cruisers vessels, 5 navy is composed of and yachts, 32 steamers and colliers, 25 tugs, 15 revenue cutters, 4 lighthouse tenders and 2 fish com- mission steamers, making agrandtotal of 295 regular and auxiliary vessels, exclusive of battleships building or authorized and monitors authorized. Spain's Papers Becoming S2nsible. The Spanish paper, Imparcial, which has been one of the most strongly mil- itant of the Spanish organs, now says it would be better to treat with the United States for peace without any mediators, Other newspapers survey ISuraope, and finding Spain without friends, give way to despair. They ‘declare that Great Britain is encouraging the Unit »d States. France, after getting com mercial advantages from Washington remains indifferent. Germany Keeps in the shade, and Russia is using Spair as a tool of her diplomacy. The papers then conclude that Furopeai intervention must be accepted. Needs of ths Cuban Army. Col. Bernabe Boza, Gen. GGomez' chief of staff, who is in Key West, brougnt from his commander a list of supplies needed by his army. He asks tor cach yf his three brigades 930 infantry rifles, 600 cavalry rifle one dynamite and 1,500 machetes. These arias (Gen. Gomez says, are needed for un- armed men. He also asks for clothes, shoes, medicine and food. For thirteen months Gen. Gomez has received prac tically nothing from the filibustering oxpeditions, owing to the difficulty of landing on the Santa Clara compared with Santiago de Cuban, gun coast, as MEWS NOTES. two of Havana boasting that ryn the Spaniards their ships blockade. are have Ten thousand Spanirds are eng in strengthening the defenses of Canary Islands. Private dispatches received at Ma- drid speak very favorably of the cour- age displayed by the rough riders in the battle of Juragua. Lieut. Col roosevelt is particularly mentioned. Fearing poison, Sigismund PEruenne of Trenton, N. J., procured a yacht and spent all his time on the water. Wed- nesday he collided with a tug and was drowned. Robert Kelly, a sailor of Fort Riley, Kansas, deserted and returned to his sweetheart at Grayson County, Ky They were married, and while partak- ing of the wedding supper an officer appeared and the groom was torn a- way from his bride. He will be taken to Fort Riley for trial. The high water in the Kaskaskia ~iver has caused another break into the site of Old Kaskaskia and there is now little left of the first settlement in Il- linois. With the last flood went a di- lapidated inn, at which Gen. Lafayette was a guest when he visited this country in 1824. _ CAPITAL GLEANIAGS. The war department has sent 150 tons of barbed wire to Manila. It wiil be used to impede the progress of the enemy. Secretary Alger from (ten. Shafter that learns by telegram Lieut. Aiger, his son, has been assigned to duty on Gen. Duflield’s staff. The war department has discouraged the sending of delicacies to the sol- diers.. They are injurious and should be forwarded to the hospitals. pany C, | of the Spanish shells flew low over the i crest of. the battery's position and ex- | Americans were | who had both arms shot off TRENCHES OF SHNTRGO TARE FURIOUS FIGHTING. _@en. Bhafter Drives the Enemy Within the City— More than Four Hundred Americans Wounded—Balloon in Bervice. A week of exhausting work on part of the American troops before Santi- ago resulted last Thursday in placing the artillery and heavy field guns in position. . Friday morning at 7 o'clock, the boom of cannon was heard. A com- bined assault on land and sea was made against the doomed clty. Gener- al Lawton led the advance on shore. The first artillery fight of the cam-=- paign, ended by the silencing of a Spanish battery. There was a blunder in allowing the infantry to be massed behind the battery position, and most of the fatalities on our side are to be attributed to that. Grimes” battery opened on the Span- ish troops to the right of the San Juan blockhouse. The shells burst like clockwork. The common powder used by our troops smoked and was a fine target for the Spanish field battery, which was probably served by Admiral Cervera’s marines, judging by the ac- curacy of the aim. While our smoke gave the enemy our range, Grimes could not locate the enemy's guns, which used smokeless powder, except approximately but, satisfied as to the Spanish position, our men worked like mad. The Spanish fire gradually slackened, and in less than an hour it ceased al- together. Battery A, of the Second Artillery, great credit for the victory, it was a case of--biindness against sight. The battery loss, the officers state, was as follows: Killed—Underwood, private; Helm, private. Wounded—Heary, George C., First Sergeant; Veite, Sergeant: Corn=- ford, Sergeant; Keene, Corporal. The battery was supported by Rough Riders, about 1000 (‘ubans, with a Hotchkiss gun, a detachment of the Tenth Cavalry ard a squad from Com- of the Second Cavalry. Most for the ploded. Through them the ough Riders had about ten wounded men, among them R. Champlain, whose left i elbow was smashed. The Cuban leader, Gonzalez, reports that the. Cubans lost 20 killed ‘and wounded. & L.awton's losses amount to nearly 200 killed and ineral | wounded. After five hours’ terrific fighting the Spanish began to leave their intrench- ments and retreat into the city, Many wounded. One man and was wounded in the hip was laughing. General Lawton advanced and took | possession of Cabona, a suburb of San- | tiago. Morro Castle and the other forts at the entrance of the harbor were bombarded by our fleet... The Vesuvius used her guns with good effect. The Spanish fleet in the harbor fired on the American troops, who were very close to the city. Friday was the first actual use of the bailoon made by the American army in the present war, and the commanding General set much store on the informa- | tion they would give as to the exact lo- | cation of all the Spanish forces, their " points { location of the ~ the of of concentration, defenses, 's warships in harbor and possibly the progress Spanish reinforcements. The War Department has the following from General dated at Siboney: “Had a very heavy engagement Fri- received Shafter, | day, which lasted from 8 a. m. till sun- down. We have carried their outworks, and are now in possession of them. There is now about three-quarters of a mile of open between my lines and the city. By morning troops will be in- trenched and considerable augmenta- tion of forces will be there. “General Lawton’'s division and Gen- eral Bates’ brigade, which have been engaged all day in carrying El Caney, which was accomplished at 4 p. m., will be in line and in front of Santiago during the night. “I regret to say will be above 400. killed. that our casualties Of these, not many SHAFTER.” NEWS NOTES. By means of captive balloons Americ- ans made observations above Santiago last Friday. Spain has sent out a small squadron to watch the approach of Watson's fleet, which intends to attack the Coast of Spain. = The “stereotypers on all the daily newspapers in Chicago struck last I'ri- day. No papers were issued in that city Saturday morning. According to a dispatch received in Madrid at the Spanish Ministry of Marine Admiral Camara has passed through the Suez Canal, apparently on his way to the Philippine Islands. The losses of Joseph Leiter in his re- cent wheat deal amount to between $6,000,000 and $7,000,000. The debt is be- ing paid by Leiter's father. The young man will probably have no share in his father’s estate. A Washington special says dore Watson's orders direct him to pursue Admiral Camara’s tleet relent- lessly, even if it takes him to Manila. The Spanish ships must be captured or destroyed. Four United States warships bom- barded Manzanillo on the gulf of Guacanaybo, on Thursday, inflicting much damage to the defenses of the place, Spanish gunboats, opened . fire upon the American ships, which then moved out of range. The Lake and Rail arrangements of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road for this year are practically the same as were in effect in 1897. Freight for Lake Superior ports is sent by way of the Northern Steamship Company and the Owen line is used for the Lake Michigan ports. The Trans-Lake Erie arrangements are with the Detroit Steam Navigation Company between Cleveland and Detroit and the Ashley & Dustin Line and the Michigan & Ohio Car Ferry Companv between San- dusky and Detroit. Commo- Mixing Pronunciations. Fearful and wonderful are some of the pronunciations of Spanish names one hears these days. One is at least consistent if one makes them English throughout; but to sound some letters English, some French and some Span- ish seems like taking a. great deal of trouble to be wrong, says the Christian Standard. It reminds one of a story that is told, and which might have been true if it is not, of the visit of the Duke 6f Veragua to Chicago at the time of the Word's Fair. The distins" guished foreigner was welcomed by a city official, who delivered himself ef- fusively in his finest Castilian—learned out of a book. Imagine the chagrin of the aspiring polyglot when the Duke, dimly comprehending the drift of the address, responded with a winning gmile, “Sir, you speait excellent [talian for a Swed2.” :
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