The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-01
Ep|TOME OF THE DISPATCHES
Happenings Both at Home
and Abroad.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Interesting Collection of Items From
Many Places Culled From tho Press
Reports of the Current Week.

Interesting Collection of Items From
Many Places Culled From tho Press
Reports of the Current Week.
Thursday a detachment of ITO Gu
bans collided with the Spanish rear
guard. The Cubans lost two men kill.
ed. The Spanish loss is not known.
The navy department has received
cablegram from Sampson, saying the
Spaniards at Santiago report that Hob
son and his companions are we'll. They
are confined four miles from Moro.
Thursday night, the American army
OF invasion had reached on its advance
the edge of the table land on which the
harbor of Santiago de Cuba lies. Here.
seven miles from Moro castle, the
main body of troops united, and the
Spaniards were i'll fall retreat toward
Santiago.
Admiral Sampson is now in con-
slant and practically immediate cable
communication with the navy depart
ment. Six dispatches were received in
rapid succession through the early
hours Friday morning. They showed
that only half an hour elapsed between
the filing of the message by the admiral
and the receipt of 1t in Washington.
General Lawton's brigade, which
rested Thursday at Demajayabo, four
miles west of Daiquiri, resumed its
march at daylight. Before noon his
brigade, consisting of the Second Mas
sachusetts, the Twelfth infantry, the
FIRST battalion of the Fourth infantry,
two companies OF the Tenth infantry,
and the Second battalion of the Fourth
infantry, occupied Juragua, five miles
beyond, and the American flag was
hoisted there. The Spaniards retired
before the advance of the Amer leans,
which was covere,' by Cuban skirmish-
ers, burning the block houses as they
went.
A dispatch to the New York World
from Santiago de Cuba, June "a via
Port Antonia, Jamaica, says: One
man was killed today and eight
wounded on the Texas. The battle.
ship at the time of the landing of the.
troops went to Matamoras to make
feint attack on the Notifications there
in connection with land force of Gu
bans under Rabi. The Texas silenced
the Socapa battery. Just as the action
ended shell struck the battle-ship p and
exploded with the result given above.
The dead man is F. r. Blakely, OF
Newport, R. l., an apprentice of the
first class. The wounded are: R. c.
Engle, FL. A. Gee. ]. E. Lively, G. F.
Mullen, j. E. Nelson, R. Russell, w.
J. Simonson, A. Soogyist- Russell is
very seriously wounded.
Owing to the continued strike in the
Welch coal mines, England's coal is
running low, and steamers are forced
to turn to America for their supplies.
A serious riot attendant upon strike
in which women took a leading part.
occurred at Oshkosh, Wis. Non-union
men were shut out of a sash and door
factory and the plant was ordered closed
down.
A Madrid dispatch from San Juan
says: An American cruiser appeared
off the harbor and the cruiser Isabella
and gunboat Terror sailed out to attack
her. The American withdrew immedi.
ately. One Spaniard was killed and
three wounded.
No revenue stamps will be required
on money orders, according to con.
struction of the new law. Instead. an
additional charge of the amount of the
stamp provided for will be made for
the money order upon its issuance from
the postoffice.
Surgeon-General Van Reypen, of the
navy, has received number of letters
ofE IL A >.
squadron testifying to the gratefulness
and appreciation with which the deli.
cacies sent for the sick and wounded
have been received.
A Madrid dispatch says: News OF
serious fighting near Santiago has been
received here. Cervera cables that the
situation is critical. The governor of
Santiago admits that the Spaniards
have been obliged to retire, but Span.
ish victory is claimed.
A Cuban scout has brought news to
the United States camp at Baiquiri
that Cervera's ships are now in battle |
array. The positions have been
changed to make the guns command |
the harbor entrance. Both Spanish |
torpedo-boat destrOyers have been to-
tally disabled by the incessant firing of
the American ships.
Colonel Torrey's regiment of rough |
riders have left Cheyenne for Jackson
Vile. This regiment is made up of |
the pick of the mountain and plain, !
men skilled in the use of the rife and |
revolver, and will unguestionably make
valuable addition to the mounted |
forces to be sent to Cuba.
Cornell won the university boat race
at New London, Conn. Yale crossed |
the line four lengths behind and |
Harvard came in third. 1t was pretty |
contest, but was Cornell's race, almost !
from the start, her crew taking the lead |
before reaching the llaif-mile line and |
maintaining it until the finish line was
crossed.
Minor News Items.
o. Q. Tow, a Chinaman, has enlisted |
in the army and will join company L,
now at the Presidio, San Francisco.
The total assessed value of equalized
property in Kentucky is 1862, 977, 967,
on which $3,OO0,OO0 state taxes will
be called.