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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-07
DEMANDS SURRENDER.
spaniarsis Refuse aud wo nd Childr en-
gems out or the OF


Washington, July 5.-Shafter has
Santiago at his mercy. His lines ca
tend from the bay on the north to the
San Juan river on the south The
Spanish hold the remainder of the
ground to the bay, which is but com
paratively narrow strip truce has
been arranged pending demand for
surrender, which expires at noon to-
day, The orig inal time was fixed at
10 o'clock, but was extended at the re-
quest of foreign counsels TO allow
women and children and foreign resi-
dents to leave the city. They asked
permission to remain at Caney and for
provisions The latter could not be
furnished, owing to inadequate means
of transportion.
When the news of the destruction OF
the Spanish feet reached the lines In
front Of Santiago, they broke into
cheers. The bands played the Star
Spangled Bannerl" and "There'll be a
Hot Time in Old Town Tonight"
"hlCh WIG CiAB0lCd WllhtYs nc
Spnniards were sullen and undemon-
strative.
Following ia the correspondence:
Headquarters United States forces,
near San Juan river, Cuba, July 8, 1898,
$40 q. Ia. To the commanding gen
eral of the Spanish forces, Santiago de
Cuba. Sir; | shall be obliged, unless
you surrender to shell Santiago de
Cuba. Please inform the citizens OF
foreign countries and all women and
children that they should leave the
city before 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Very respectfully your obedlent
servant, r. F. SHAFTaR,
"Maj jor- General"
Following Is the Spanish reply with
which Colonel Dorst has Just returned
at 6:3o p. M:
Santiago de Cuba, 2p. M, July 3,
1898. His exoellency, the general
commanding the forces of tho United
States, San Juan river. siri have
the honor to reply to your communi-
cation of today, written at siso a. M,
and received it at p. m, demanding
the surrender OF the city; on contrary
case announcing TO me that you will
lombard the city and that / advise
foreign women and children to leave
the city before 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning. 1t is my duty to say to you
that this city will not surrender, and
that will inform the foreigu censuls
and inhabitants of the contents OF yoar
message Very respectfully,
JOS TARAL,
Communicated Chief Fourth Corps"
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ley followed volley, the daring officer
made recennois sanee and got down
safely, having obtained complete de-
tails of the disposition of the enemy.
The advance of the cavalry and Gen
ersl Kent's division Immediately be-
gan along the line of the main road to
Santiago. 1t was about two hours later
before our advance began breaking
through the covering of the Spanish
trenches. They met with hail from
the Mauser rifles. which temporarily
stayed the forward movement. The
Spanisrds bed the range and their
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-07

and up they went, until, with a cheer,
they sprang over the trenches divid-
ing the sides of the hill checked with
their fallen comrades.
There was hand to hand fighting
here, In which an officer of the Twen-
ty-fourth was macheted, but the
Spaniards could not resist the onset Of
our troops, and they scrambled out
of the tire 1ches and broke over the
line of knobs on which they we're
situated. Hundreds of the enemy lay
dead or wounded in the trenches.
The main redoubt was then carried
with rush. The two remaining bat
teries were then ordered up, aud with
a rattle and clash Capt. Bates bat
terry went tearing up the road, cum
bered as IL was with a stream of
wounded going to the rear.
The bat,, ry got In position to the
right of the main Spanish redoubt at
3 q. o.clock and at $3.50 Capt Bates sent
the first she'll which went whizzing
down the line OF intrenohments, enfl-
aiding the enemy murderously. The
American advance line remained be.
hind the crest of the hill until Capt.
Bates had driven terror into the al.
ready beaten and discouraged enemy.
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practice was good.

practice was good
Kents men lay on their breasts and
poured volley after volley into them
at range so close that the opposing
lines could see the whites of each
others eyes.
Captain Grimes thon reopened with
his battery, and in the second duel
with the Spanish artillerists did much
better execution, planting shell after
she'll in the first main redoubt and
sIlencing two guns. The Spanish
gunners then turned their attention to
kent's division and began dropping
shells in the advance guard.
KENr's GALLANT CHARGE
few moments after Clarks brigade
and the right of Kents division made
gallant charge to the knoll to the
north of the extreme left OF the Span
ish line and took possession of the
hacienda in the shelter Of an orange
grove. This marked the beginning of
magnificent charge through the first
line of intrenchments. The cavalry
division and General Hawkins brigade
charged up the slope against storm
of death.
The retreat became almost a rout,
and the Spanish retired from their
outer defenses 1t was a splendid vic
tory, but dearly earned.
1t was in this awful charge that our
men were so badly cut up that they
started on double quick, but no
troops could face such terrible fire
without anDihilation. Our men stag
gered, throwing themselves on the
ground. Again they started, again
they prostrated themselves, but on
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-07
TROOPS AT MANILA
DEWEY'S A5SISTANTS ARRIVE
AND DISEMBARK.
On Their Way T:.ey Ctpturs the Ladrons
Islands an 'laise Tho American Flag
But one Death En- Route

Manila, via Hongkong, July 4.-Tha
United States troops on the transports
City of Cidney, City of Pelliu and Aus,
tralia, conveyed by the United States
crusier Charleston, arrived off Cavite
at o'clock yesterday evening, after
an eventful voyage. On the way here
the Charlston called at Guahan, the
largest of the Landrone Islands, the
group in the Pacific which belonged to
Spain, took possession of the whole
group, made prisoners of Governor
General Marian, his staff and the en-.
tire military force, and raised the stars
and stripes over the ruins of Santa
Cruze fort in the harbor of San Luis
Dapra.
The troops are in good condition,
and our only loss was Private Hutch
inson, of the First Oregon, who died
On the City of Sydney ON June 20 and
was buried at sea on June 21.
The gunhoat Hugh McCulloch cap
tured this afternoon the gunboat
Leyte. Admiral Dewey offered to pa
role the crew, but they declined, be-
caused they feared to be courtmar-
tialed and shot
Captain Concha, late commander Of
the Spanish third-class unprotected
cruiser Don Antino de Ulloa, which
was sunk at the battle of Cavite, com
mands Malate fort with 400 sailors A
thousand mixed troops are camped
about half mile south. The insur-
gents are, apparently, the Zafiro re-
ports, afraid to leave cover
Artachio, the insurgent leader who
was arrested by Aguinaldo, will, the
Insurgents think, be shot as General
Aguinaldo fears conspiracy against
himself
The annexation of the Ladrones was
marked by a ludicrous incident The
Charleston entered the harbor of Qua
han and fred seven guns at the forts
The governor, thinking that this was
a salute, sent word that he regretted
his inability to return it, as ne was
without powder When informed he
was prisoner of war, he Indignantly
protested, saying that he had no idea
that war had broke out
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WHEELER's BRA VERY.
Though Seriously Ill He Insisted on Coin,
to the Front.

Siboney, July 5-An incident oc
Cured in the advance Santiago
which gives new renown to Fighting
Joe Wheeler" in charge of the cavalry
brigade. When the battle began,
Wheeler was very i'll, and General
Sumner was given command Of Wheel.
er's division. After hard fighting had
been going on for some hours, the
dying and wounded, coming in streams
to the rear where Wheeler was being
cared for, the fighting fever seized the
general and he started to the front in
an ambulance. About half way to the
front he met plumber of litters bear.
ing wounded The veteran, under
protest of his surgeons, Immediately
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-07

was wounded in the arm, was taken to
the Gloucester, and was received at her
gsngway by her commander, Lieuten-
ant Commander Richard Wainwright,
who grasped the hand of the gray
bearded admiral, and said to him: Il
congratulate You, sir upon having
made as gallant fight as was ever
witnessed on the sea
Lieutenant Commander Wainwright
then placed his cabin at the disposal of
the Spanish officers.
The spaniards, when they found they
would be permitted to live, adapted
themselves comfortably to the situa-
tion, rolled their cigarettes and began
playing cards amongthemselvea.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-07
THE SIXTEENTH.
Lively Interest is Manifested In Their
Welfare.

Salt Lake, July 5.-Lively interest is
taken in all news concerning the Six
teenth infantry, which for nine years
was stationed at Fort Douglas and on
leaving going to Fort sherman and
Boise barracks, Idaho. Boys from all
over the two states are members of the
regiment.
Captain Morrison was killed. The
following are among the wounded
Captain 4, G. Woodbury.; Second Lieu
tenant l. L. l.. Spencer; Phile Leak,
Geo. J Beseh, Paul Bartindo, serious;
NJ. J. Lang, serious; Walter, Taynson,
a. Dareutt, Clarence b. Leedy, John
Param, Charles Tennant, + II Jefrard,
Z. w. Enteman. Henry Maurer, Geo.
Hayes, j. C, Dunnard, Michael
Koch.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-07
MORE TROOPS FOR sHAFTER
Large Force VIII be Landed at Santiago
Within Ten Days.

Large Force VIII be Landed at Santiago
Within Ten Days.
Washington, July 5.-Reinforcement
70 great number are to be sent to
Shafter in Cuba 1t is not doubted
that, under present circumstances,
6hafter will have little further trouble
in capturing the city, but the mistake
of fighting, man for man, against an
entrenched foe will not again be made.
The storming force should be nearer
three to one
General Shafter, before the feet was
destroyed, suffered greatly from its
shells. On July 3, after having driven
the enemy to bay, he sent the follow
Eng dispatch:
playa del Este, July 3.-To Secre-
tary of War, Washington: We have the
town well invested on the north and
east, but with very thin line Upon
approaching it we find it of such
character and the defense so strong 1t
will be impossible to carry it by storm
with my present force.
SKATER, Major General"
A council of war was Immediately
held, in which the president, General
Miles and the members of the cabinet
Participated. At It's conclusion, Cen
eral Miles said 50,oOO or even $4,000
troops would be furnished If needed.
However, 25, 900 was all he thought
Shafter desired. Six vessels bearing
supplies and about 5000 men are al
ready at Key West on their way.
Transports from Santiago are being
returned and will be loaded as soon as
they arriye.
Fifteen thousand men have been
ordered forward to Tampa from Chick
amauga, where it is arranged to have
at least eleven transports ready on
their arrival.
There was much apprehension when
the request for more troops came, the
officials believing Shafter had been
driven back. Since then conditions
must have changed, else Shafter would
hardly have deman led the surrender
of the city under pain Of bombardment.
Notwithstanding, however,, the rein
forcements will be hurried forward,
and in less than ten days Skaters
command will have been more than
doubled
General Miles has announced his in
tention of going to Santiago in person
to take charge OF she campaign.
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The Spanish tEctps In and around
Santiago number about 80, 900. OF
these little more than kklf ere engaged
"a ahafter,
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ground their hulls to pieces as they
rolled or pitched forward or sideways
with every wave that washed upon
them from the open sea-
Admiral Cervera escaped to the shore.
in boat sent by the Gloucester to the
assistance of the Infanta Maria Teresa,
and as soon as he touched the beach,
he surrendered himself and his com
mand to Lieutenant Morton, and asked
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-07
2.2oo sPANlARDs CAPTURED.
Troops Fought Past Csney and Cut on
Retreat.

Retreat.
sibony, July 5.-The greatest losses
to American arms were sustained on
the second day of the battle The Rrst
days engagement was engaged in by
scattering parties. The second day,
however, the Americans were drawn
up In battle line reaching from Aqua
dores on the sea to Caney, opposite
Santiago, distance of Ave miles or
more. Advances were made all along
the line. The only failure was at
Aguadores, which General Duffield was
unable to reach on account of the burn
ing Of bridge by the spaniards.
Kent, Wheeler, Lawton, Chaffee, all
advanced. The heaviest fighting was
probably done by Kent and Wheelers
divisions and by the batteries under
Capron.
The Spanish loss in killed and
wounded was not far from ours, while
in captured they lost about 2,200 men.
Our troops fought up to and past Caney,
cutting Of retreat before they stormed
the place. 1t was one of the strongest
outposts the Spanish maintained, and
most of the 200 prisoners of war were
captured here. General Shafter, when
Caney was taken, had moved his head
quarters to the front and took personal
charge of the operations.
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to be taken aboard the Gloucester,
which was the only American vessel
near him at the time, with several of
his officers, including the captain of the
flagship. The Spanish admiral, who
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-07

ordered his horse, and, after personally
assisting the wounded into the ambu.
lance, mounted his horse and rode to
the front, where he took part in the
thickest of the fray The men burst
into frantic cheers, which followed the
general all along the line.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-07
SIMPSONS REPORT.
seads Coed Cheer fer Fourth of July
Celebration.

Celebration.
Washington, July 5.-Long before
any details of the battle had arrived.
Commodore Sampson sent the follow
ing message to Secretary Long, dated
siboney, 3:ls a. m, July 4:
The feet under my command offers
the Nation as a Fourth Of July pres
ent the destruction of the whole of
Cervera's feet. No one escaped 1t
attempted to escape at s;se =. i'm. and
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-07
SORROW AT FORT DOUGLAS.

officer's Wives Are GrIefstricken at First
Reports.
Salt Lake City, July 5.-The first re-
ports of the battle at Santiago, in
which the Twenty fourth infantry re.
Gently stationed at Fort Douglas, did
such heroic fighting, were greatly ex-
aggerated. One rumor gained cur
renoy that every officer was killed and
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-07
CERVERAS ENTIRE FLEET DESTROYED
Imprisoned Fleet Sought to Break Through
Simpsons Lines and Was Destroyed.

Vessel of the Entire
Ontl Their Ships We're Sinking Under
straight for the Shore-Heroic he
Complrented by Amerloans-Span
Wounded 5,ooo-l,eoo
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The Spanish tFetps In and around
Santiago number about 30, 900. OF
these little more than kElf ere engaged
hs Shafter.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-31
THE DJSINFFCTING BOAT JAMES w. WADSWORIH.
' aIonghdea

cleaned. dried and ready for wear again. VI
course great quantities Of clothing can be disln-
footed at once so that when carful comes OUT
OF the machine it contains the wearing apparei
of q large number of persons who are waiting,
clad in their borrowed blue pajamas, to put
il on.
II js impossible to give detailed description
here of the admirable disinfecting apparatus
used on the Wadsworth, but its main features
may be mentioned. 1t consists of rectangu-
lar chamber about feet long by 3 feet wide
and feet high on the inside. It's walls are
double with a space of two inches between
them into which steam can be injected TO warm
the entire apparatus. The chamber is closed at
each end by heavy doors, which swing on
cranes that they may yield to the motions Of
the boat in the water. car Of iron netting
to receive the material to be disinfected easily
passes through the chamber 1t runs in or out
at either end on a movable track. The ends OF
the chamber open into rooms which have abso-
lutely no communication with each other. The
infected end receives the clothing from the dis
robng room adjoining it, while the disinfected
end opens into an apartment from which the
persons who have come from the bathrooms re-
ceve their things again. cleaned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-31
A BARRIER TO MICROBES.
THE QUARANTINE STATIONS. WORK
DOWN THE BAY.
HOW PASSENGERS. THEIR CLOTHES AND BIG
SHIPS ARE DIsINFECTED-ST
DOES THE WORK
DOES THE WORK.

The arrival of the various Army hospital ships
and transports from Southern ATTITUDES where
yellow fever is a constant menace has heaped an
unusual amount of extra work upon the officials
Of the New-York Quarantine Station. Were it
not for the admirable system under which all
the quarantine operations conducted. and the
perfect apparatus at the station, the task which
has confronted the Health officer. DR.. Alyah H.
Doty and his assistants in the last week or two
would have been discouraging one. But
thanks to the facilities fer rapid and thorough
disinfection. which are probably better at this
port than at any other in the world. the quaran-
timing of the Army vessels has proceeded with
remarkable quickness
Besides the usual number of passenger and
freight ships which are continually arriving. the
Seneca the Olivette and the Harvard were here
to tax the stations resources-all Of them with
considerable sickness on board and all coming
straight from the yellow fever district
A TREMENDOUS PIECE OF WORK.
It is difficult for an outsider to appreciate how
tremendous a piece of work the complete disin-
lection of a great ship is. according to modern
scientific methods Some years ago. when the
process Of disinfcction consisted merely Of burn
ing sulphur throughout the vessel. the task was
comparatively simple All the clothing and bed
ding were piled in heaps in the various rooms,
and II was assumed that the fumes of the sui
phur penetrated the fabrics and the whole yes
sells interior with sufficient strength to kill the
germs of Infection But the method was very
uncertain one. as was proved in many instances
where cases of disease broke out soon after the
alleged dsinfection had taken place. Later
steam was employed dlsinfecting agent, but
there were defects in the methods of applying 1t
and the process was slow one. Many expert
ments were made with view to securing i'm
provements. and finally the present apparatus,
which has now been in use about two years and
Is found entirely satisfactory was devised. 1t
was constructed under DR.. Doty's supervision,
and by means of it he is able not only to disin
feet thoroughly without the possibility of fail
ure but also to perform the work with such
rapidly as was never before possible.
DISINFECTING THE HARVARD.
"The Harvard" said DR.. Doty. sis without
doubt the largest vessel that has ever been thor
oughly disinfected. Why. the work to be done
on a ship like that is equal to the disinfection
Of q small town. In some ways it is worse, be-
cause the space within the vessel is cut up
that 1t IS hard to get at it. The Harvard had
about five hundred men on board every ore Of
whom had clothing and bundles to be disin-
fected, besides the cleansing Of the ship itself.
The whole job occupied two days. Under the
old processes it would have taken two or three
weeks to do ii properly. When the case is that
Of q vessel Of the Harvards value, which is
The times., 1898-12-14
The RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
The Yale Corporation Lands Presi-
dent Timothy Dwight.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. BAT an ad.
journed meeting of the Yale corpora tioa
held today. the resignation of President
Dwight was accepted by the adoption OF
a long and highly laudatory report from
the committee. appointed on November
Il. The report calls attention 10 the fact
that during his administration the en-
dowments intrusted to the corporation
have more than doubled. new buildings
have been erected of more than two mil
lions of dollars in value. the annual in
come of the corporation for all purposes
has increased more than $50 per cent;
the number OF officers and instructors
has increased very nearly rs per cent.
and the number of students In all de-
partments nearly 1S5 per cent
No action was taken toward appointing
President Dwisht's successor. An in
formal discussion Of the candidates was
held. The names of Prof Arthur T. Had
ley. of the academic department, and of
Judge William II. Taft. of Cincinnati.
were most favorably considered
y member of the corporation said this
evening that he did not believe that the
corporation would elect President
Dwight's successor till next June.
The times., 1898-12-14
B. & o. REORGANIZATION.
Central Ohio Minority Ready to
Oppose Progress.

Baltimore. Dec. 13.-The trouble be-
tween the reorganization committee of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany and the Central Ohio Railroad Com
pany is not yet adjusted. and there is
opposing interests. A majority of the
stockholders of the Central Ohio Rail-
road Company have accepted the PROPOSE
ton of the reorganization committee for
Il settlement and a special committee is
now engaged in negotiating the settle
ment. which provides for an exchange Of
two shares of Central Ohio stock fer one
share of new Baltimore and Ohio pre-
ferred, when issued. the holders Of the
former TO receive also a bonus of $50
share.
There is a minority, however. which
Is strongly opposed to the settlement on
the terms proposed. The interests of this
faction are being looked after By a local
committee. which has sent out circular
letters to the stockholders. advising
against accepting the proposition Among
other reasons they cite is that without
the requirement by purchase of the stock
of the Central Ohio the Baltimore and
Ohio cannot be reOrsanized without fore
closure. and that il is the evident desire
OF the reorganization committee to avoid
foreclosure in order to retain the old
charter granted by the State of Maryland
which gives the property a tax exemp-
ton o. sjc1,001 a year.
They further allege that the leases and
guarantees made by the Central Ohio
with allied lines are not in conformity
with the laws OF Ohio, and therefore can
not be enforced against the Central Ohio.
If this be true. the only fixed charge
against the property would be the inter
est on its $4,000 first mortgage l. per
cent bonds. amounting to S112, $50 year.
The committee advises stockholders to
pool their shares with them and empower
them to sell the stock in their discretion
provided such sales shall include the
whole number of shares deposited at a
uniform price. either in money or for new
preferred stock of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad