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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-07-15
HRD HOBSON' 5 Story
How He Escaped From
the MeTrimaC.
TAKEN OFF IN A LAUNCH

Tho Brave Men Surrendered to Admiral
Ceryera-Under the Enemy's Terrible
Fire-Forced to Lie on Deck Until
DavIight-Splendid Discipline.
Off Santiago, via Kingston, July II.
The return Of Assistant Naval Con-
structor Hobson to his ship. the flag.
ship New York, was marked by wild
enthusiasm. When Hobson sat once
more among his messmates, he told the
story of his experience, his marvellous
escape and his imprisonment in Moro
castle.
81 did not miss the entrance to the
harbor," he said, las Ensign Powell,
in the launch, supposed. Iheaded east
until got straight in. Then came the
firing. 1t was grand. flashing out from
cne side, then the other, from those
big guns on the hills, the Vizcaya, ly-
ing inside the harbor, joining in.
Troops from Santiago had rushed
down when the news of the Merrima ac' s
coming was telegraphed, and soldiers
lined the foot Of the cliffs, firing wildly
across and killing each other with their
CIossfire.
"The Merrimac's steering gear broke
as she got to Estrella point. Only
three Of the torpedoes on her side ex-
ploded when touched the button. A
huge submarine mine caught her full
amidships, hurling water high in the
air and tearing a great rent in the Mer-
rimac's side Her stern ran up on
Estrella point.
Chiefly owing to the work done by
the mine, she began to sink slowly.
At that time she was across the chan.
mel, but before she settled the tide
drifted her around.
I'VE were all aft, lying on the deck.
Shells and bullets whistled around us.
The six-inch shells from the Vizcaya
came tearing into the MerYimac. crash.
ing into wood and iron and passing
clear through, while the plunging shots
from the forts broke through her decks.
Not a man must move I said,
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route to Santiago, but do not zee how
they will get there.
1.-THE blockade is maintained, and
vessels are frequently turned back.
Everybody is anxious for the conclu-
sion of the war, though the soldiers
wish to fight, and oil the officials are
resolute. There is no -four in Havana,
and no beets, while yams are scarce. "
Sir Alexander Gollan declined to
say anything on the condition of things
at Havana. The other passengers on
the Talbot are for the most part
wealthy refugees.
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CONDITIONS IN HAVANA.
The Poor Are Dying of Starvation In
the Streets.

~>S = wi Nho lying III STARVATION IN
the Streets.
Kingston, Jamaica, July 1.-THE
British cruiser Talbot, which left Ha-
vana Tuesday, arrived at Port Royal
today with 29 passengers, among them
Sir Alexander Gollan, British consul
general at Havana, and Mr.. Higgins,
of the British consulate there, both on
leave, which is given as the only ex-
planation of their departure. Mr..
Jerome has been left in charge Of Brit
ish affairs in Havana. MI. Higgins
said
"The city Of Havana ie quiet, and
there are no new com mplications. The
well-to-do inhabitants are subsisting
tolerably, but the poor are dying of
starvation in the streets There are
many sights of terrible misery. The
barracks are filled with starving
women.
"The soldiers are fairly we'll fed.
General Blanco has been sending
troops into the interior, it is said en-
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USED THE MACHETE.
Cubans Showed No Mercy to the snan-
ish Prisoners.

Sho"eu NO Mercy to the Span
ish Prisoners.
before Santiago, via Kingston, July
ll.-One secret Of the determination
OF the Spanish eoldiery in Santiago to
light to the death was the belief which
prevailed generally among them that
prisoners taken by the Americans
Wouid be put to the sword.
1t is known that after the fall Of Fl
Gauey July the Spanish soldiers who
escaped along the foothills marched
directly into General Garcia's men.
posted to the north of Santiago. Thev
fought desperately, but were shown no
mercy by the Cubans, and were ma.
oheted to the last man. General Del
fine, who was in command, was bru.
tally mutilated. The knowledge of
this massacre found its way into Santi-
ago and prompted the Spaniards to die
rather than surrender.
The voluntary surrender of some of
the wounded Spanish officers and men
has dispelled the delusion, and is help.
Ing to induce General Tolal to consider
the proposition to capitulate.
After the fall of Ell Gauey the Gu.
bans sacked the town. Information of
the two outrages we're promptly sent to
General Shafter, who issued orders
that any Cuban found rifing the bodies
OF dead or wounded Spaniards would
be promptly dealt with.
To prevent the possibility of Cubans
plundering Santiago when it .capitu-
lates II has been decided to forbid the
Cubans entering the town.
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Portland Market

Wheat-Walla Walla, 60@6lc; VAL
ley and Bluestem, CSC per busbel.
Flour-Best grades, So. 76; graham,
$3.50; superhne, $2.25 per barrel
Oats-Choice white, 40c; choice
gray, 88@39c per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, gal; brewing,
$22 per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, $l5 per ton; mid
dlings, $21; shorts $l4.
Hay-Timothy, $11@12; clover. $40
Gil; Oregon wild hay, 5000 per ton.
Eggs-Oregon, 14o per dozen.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 85@4Oc;
fair to good, S2Xo; dairy, 95@S0c
per roll.
Cheese-Oregon full cream, ll@12c;
Young America, l2Hc.
Poultry-Chickens. mixed, SO. so per
dozen; hens, $500; springs, 90. 9.0o@4;
geese, s3.oo@5.60; ducks, young. So %
4.50 per dozen; turkeys. live. 11h@
l2Mc per pound.
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, 80@35c
per sack; new potatoes 60@75c.
Onions--CaliioInia red, $1.26 per
sack.
Hops-5@l91Sc per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, 4@ec.
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Seattle Markets.

Vegetables-Potatoes-Y Yakimas, $11
ola per ton; natives, $s@l0; Califor-
MIA potatoes, S1.00 per 100 pounds.
Beets, per sack, $l.s5; tuInips, $1.25;
carrots, $l.95; hothouse lettuce, C;
radishes, 1214c- !.
Fruits-California lemons, fancy.
So. 76;choice, $S @8. O;seeding oranges,
$l.50@l.75; California navels, fancy,
$3@3.s5; choice, $a.50@2.7 70; ban
anas, shipping, s3.95@a.75 per bunch;
strawberries, COCO 76c per crate.
Butter-Fancy native creamery,
brick, 19c; ranch, 7@l2c; dairy, 12H
@l5c; Iowa, fancy creamery. 19c.
Cheese-Native Washington, ll@
lac; Eastern cheese, 12@12Nc.
Meats-Choice dressed beef steers,
prime, 7kci cows, prime. 70; NUT
ton, 7kci pork, 7@7Ac; veal, 6@sc.
Poultry-Chickens, live, per pound,
lac; dressed, l6c; spring chickens,
$a.5O@3.75.
Fresh Fish-Halibut, 3@4c; steel
heads, 1000; salmon trout, 9@10c;
founders and sole, 8@4c; herring, &c.
Oysters-Olympi oysters, per sack,
$3. 80; per gallon, solid, $3.50.
Wheat-Feed wheat, $23.
Oats-Choioe, per ton, $26.
Corn-Whole, $25; cracked, $25;
feed meal, $26.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton,
$25; whole, $24.
Flour-Patent, $4.25, bbl; straights,
o.; California brands, &5.5O buck.
wheat -four, SO. 80; graham. per bbl,
$4.25; whole wheat -four, $3.50; rye
-four, $5.
Millstuffs-BraD, per ton, $15;
shorts. per ton, $18.
Feed-Chopped feed, s17@21 per
ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil
cake meal, per ton, $35.
Hay-Puget Sound mixed, $S@1O;
choice Eastern Washington timothy,
S16.
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and it was only owing TO the splendid
discipline of the men that all of us
were not killed, as shells sailed over Us
and minutes became ho,S<s of suspense.
Ihe mems mouths grew parched, but
we must lie there until daylight, l told
them. ..'s,-
Now and again one or the other of
the men lying with his face glued to
the deck and wondering whether the
next shell would come our way, would
say, Hadn't we better drop off now,
sirT But l said, Wait till daylight
~ would have been impossible to get
'he catamaran anywhere but to the
shore, where the soldiers stood shoot
Ing and l hoped that by daylight we
might be recognized and saved.
The grand old Merrimac kept sink
l1g' l wanted to go forward and see
uie damage done there, where nearly
al the fire was directed, but one man
ea'd that If l rose it would draw the
nfe on the rest; SO lay motionless. 1t
Sm splendid the way those men be-
naved' The fire of the soldiers, the
batteries and the Vizcaya was awful.
=, when the water came up on the
Merilmao's decks the catamaran hoated
AMID the wreckage, but was still made
last TO the boom, and we caught hold Of
'ne edge and clung on, our heads being
above water
=, A Spanish launch came toward the
nerrlmac. We agreed to capture her
SHu run. Just as she came close, the
si1nlards saw us, and half a dozen
marines .Is jumped up and pointed their
''nes at our heads.
Is there any officer in that boat to
Ieceive surrender of prisoners of war?
suouted. An old man leaned over
I"uer \. the awning and waved his hand.
~ was Admiral Cervera. The marines
h,oHefred their rifles, and we were
"elped into the launch.
then We were put in cells In Moro
Sastle' Afterward we were taken into
santiago. l had the court.martial
,OOui IN the barracks, My men were
1ep prisoners in the hospital. From
~ window could zee the army NOV
,ne across the open and being shot
';H0"I oy the Spaniards in the rife pits
~ ront of me. The Spaniards be-
one so as polite as could be. ! knew
SEchanged."
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AFTER CAMARA'S FLEET.
Commodore Watson Has Been Ordered
TO Start at Once.

Commodore Watson Has Been Ordered
TO Start at Once.
Washington, July 9.-The president
called a council of war to meet at the
White House, the purpose being to re-
view the situation and learn exactly
what the present conditions are and
what changes, if any, should be made
in the plans for the conduct of the
war. According to one of the mem bers
present, it was decided to abide by the
plans already laid, at least as to the
general conduct of the campaign.
Confirmation seemed to have been
given to this statement later in the
lay, when, after conference with the
members of the war board, Secretary
Long announced to the waiting news
paper men that he had ordered Admiral
Sampson to detach from his own COM
mand Immediately the vessels to be
embraced in Commodore Watson, g
Eastern squadron and to direct the
commodore to proceed on his mission.
The new Eastern squadron will con-
sist of the battleships Iowa and Ore
gon, the protected cruiser Newark and
the auxiliary cruisers carrying side
armor) Dixie, Yankee and Yosemite;
the colliers Avernda, Cassius, Caesar,
Leonidas and Justin, and the supply
boat Delmonico.
The Iowa, Oregon and Newark are
all in the south with Sampson go is
the Yosemite. The Dixie is at New
port and the Yankee at Tompkinsville.
The colliers are at Hampton Roads
with the Delmonico.
The ships are to sail as soon as they
can coal and supply. 1t will not be
required, in the case of the southeast
ern vessels, to come north, which
would mean the loss of several days,
but they will start directly from the
points where they are now located.
The older provides that each ship
shall make her way across the Allan
tic to marine rendezvous, which will
be designated in sealed orders to pre-
vent its exposure to the slightest possi-
BILE danger from the enemy, and the
most that is known is that it will be
at some point off the Spanish coast. 1t
probably will not be long after that
before the American squadron will be
in full pursuit of Camara with his
remnant of the Spanish navy. Mean
while, the gathering of the American
feet off the Spanish ports is expected
to have SOLDERING effect upon the in.
famed people.
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partment has received the following

partment has received the following
cablegram:
"Cavite, via Hong Kong, July o.
The United States troops have landed
and are fortably housed at Cavite.
The insurgents are active. Aguinaldo
proclaimed himself president of the
revolutionary republic on July /.
DEWEY"
As the dispatch makes no mention
of trouble with Germany, the report
that he had fred on a German vessel
is pronounced baseless. No advices
coulG have reached cable station since
July 6.
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Country Around Manila Flooded.

London. July 9.-The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
The whole country within a radius Of
IS miles of Manila lie flooded. General
Monet's arrival astonished everybody.
He reported that his soldiers, whom
he had deserted, were starving and
surrounded by thousands Of rebels. He
was ordered back to Pampagna.
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Hong Kong, July 9.-The British
collier Eddie, from Manila July 8, ar
rived today. 1t reports that no attack
has been made upon the town up to
the tiE-c nf leaving. Four German,
three British, two French and one Jap,
anese warships were at Manila.
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Austria sends cocoanut oil to Eng
land.
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:, reported by Downing Hopkins & Co., Inc,
Board OF Trade Brokers, III 10 III Chamber OF
Commerce building, Portland Oregon.l
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sion that too much emphasis was laid upon
patriotic subjects In the War CrvP
DID you not object to Washington's picture
being Inserted 7
.Didyou not object to too much attention being
Cru
Did you not object to the American flag being
carried at the head of pnradesi
DID you not object to the American eagle being
on the crestsl
Did you not make some disparaging remark
about the flags that Mira. Ballington Booth had
decorated her house with In Montclair 7
Did you not on several occasions object to the
profusion OF American flags used on the occa-
sion OF your last VISIT
Did you not in your councils say that the spirit
the 8. At
Did you not inform Commander and Mrs. Bal
Mngton Booth that you intended to amalRamate
canada and America for tho avowed reason Of
breaking down the national feelingi
Has not this opposition to American ideas
been considerably modified since the separation
Of Commander Booth from the s. At
Are you aware that Mrs. Booth Tucker, in her
capacity OF Foreign Secretary, wrote a very
strong letter to Commander Booth condemning
him for having had the American flag raised on
the Fourteenth street building, at Its opening,
before the s. A.. fiagl That since Booth fuckers
coming TO this country he has appeared on pub
lie platforms wrapped in the Stars and Stripes 2
that the flag appeared regularly Mt s. A. Head
quarters I SC.
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AWFUL MORTALITY IN CUBA.
Tho work or Starving women. Children ana
the Aged Goes Grimly On.

The Work or Starving Women. Children ana
the Aged Goes Grimly On.
HAVANA. Jan. 12.-Here are several authentic
reports concerning the horrible situation of the
concentrates in Cuba.
Two hundred and fifty p~acifcos were living at
Chascajabas. Melena del Sur. Havana province.
until they were herded around Guines. All but
five Of them have died from starvation. and tho
five survivors are in the most pitiful state Of
sickness.
Ninety eight p~aciicos who were confined in
the courtyard OF the club at Guines have all
died of hunger. Around Havana 80 per cent. of
weakness from fever and starvation.
In the town of Aguacate, in this province. 800
persons are dying of hunger. Since Dec. 90 the
authorities have stopped irving them the pro-
visions that Gen. Blanco had ordered to be de-
livered to them. The local Junta for the relief
of the pacifcos says that 1t has no money from
the Government for that purpose.
In Havana city 243 women and children are
starving 10 death at 81 Cadiz street; 80 in the
hospital Of Aldecoa, and $3.50 In the hospital
known as Quinta del Rey. They have neither
food. medicines, nor clothing. In tho place
called Los Fosos there are over 1000 pacifcos
starving. Among them 34s women and children
are actually dying.
The neighboring town Of Guiana bacoa 10 also
full of starving people. In Matanzas there are
over 10000 people starving. The situation is
the same all over the island. There has been
not the least exaegeration in all the reports
about the frightful ravages Of famine in Cuba.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-17
WOMAN ASA ULTED AND ROBBED.
Set Upon by Five Men in Her Husbands sa-
1oon-Four Arrests.

Set Upon by FIve Men In Her Husbands sa-
loon-Four Arrests.
Mrs. Minnie Schlelfsten of 254 Madison street
went to visit her husbands saloon. at TT Clin-
ton street, last night. While she was alone in
the rear room. about IL o'clock. n young man
passed. the open door. He saw that she
was alone, and, returning. nodded his
head to some one behind him.. Then
he grabbed the woman by the throat, threw her
into q corner. and aided, she says. by at least
four other mon, searched her, taking away a
pocketbook. The woman was half strangled,
but finally managed to scream. and tho thieves
ran away.
Detective Larrigan Of the Delaney street
police station chased one of them down Division
street into the arms of Policeman Whit OF the
Madison street station. The prisoner described
himself as Bernard Rattoosky. 1s years old, Of
10 Forsyth street, q cigarmaker.
Three more prisoners were made later at q
poolroom at 1s1 Division street. They were
Dave Cyrus. IL years old. glassworker. of 2O7
East Fourth street: Louis Billowitz, IL years
old, OF SO Hester street, and Harry Rosenberg.
lS years old, of 237 East TwenLy.sixth street.
One of them had the womRn's pocketbook,
containing$ 1925 and q 50 check payable to
bearer.
The prisoners are said to belong to a gang
called tho Church and Synagogue Outfit" be-
cause it makes u specially of robbing wedding
and funeral parties.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-17
MORE SOLDIERSI IN HAVANA
SUNDAY LOOKED ANYTHING nut
PEACEFUL IN THE oITE. .,

Martial Law H Beins atFietty Enforcsd-La
Lucha's warning Org nerore the R,ots
BeEan-Bianco's RiEia Censorship OF the
Press - Tho starving Die by Hundreds.
HAvANh, Jan. I8.-The situation here is the
same as on previous days. though 1t is officially
reported that no fighting has occurred. The
city continues TO offer an imposing military
aspect. The main streets and the Central Park
are occupied by cavalry and artillery forces. As
1t was Sunday. to-day. fears were entertained OF
further outbreaks from tho rioters whose ranks
might be swollen by the employees Of the grocery
storos and retail merchants who are to-day of
duty. To prevent this danger the military
forces were heavily reinforced and the city pre-;
scented a more warlike appearance than ever.
Martial law is being rigidly enforced. The
Government controls the situation, and Gen.
Arolas and Col Paklieri are showing great
energy against tho enemies Of peace and public
order.
Since Saturday night the press censorship In
Havana has been very stringent. No details for
the newspapers regarding the outbreaks arc
allowed to DO sent by direct cable. According
to reliable information at hand. tho rioters have
not subsidized. their attitude being as energetic
and threatening as ever against autonomy and
Gen. Blanco.
Before the riots began. on wednesday last,
La Luchd published an article predicting what
was about to happen and urging extraordinary
energy on the part Of Gen. Blanco. La Luchd
said on Jan. IL, under the heading, without
energy there is no Government:
"In Franco the republic was saved by the
energy of Theirs, and, later, by the energy of
MacMahon. Had Theirs appeared weak in con-
fronting the Communists, they would have over
thrown him and the republic would have been
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LOGAN CARLISLE DEAD.
Son or John C. CarlIslc. Mt whose Homo IN
This City He Died.

Son OF John G. Carliale. Mt whose Home IN
This City He Died.
Logan Carlisle, son of ex-Secretary of tho
Treasury John g. Carlisle, died yesterday even
ing at 4 Washington square, his fathers New
York house. His death was due to heart fail
ure, brought on by dyspepsia and liver trouble.
He was born In Covington. KY, on Oct 26. 1860.
He went to the public schools of Covington, and
was graduated in 1889 from Washington and
Lee University at Lexington, Va. He became
a member of the kentucky bar, and. moving to
kansas, practiced law at Wichita for three years.
Returning to the East, he took an active part In
politics., being connected with the Democratic
National COMMITTEES in tho campaigns, of 1888
and 1892. When his father became Secretary
OF the Treasury in 1892 he became chief clerk Of
that department. resigning at the close, of tho
Democratic administration OF late he has
managed his fathers affairs In New York. but
was for some time at the Virginia Hot Springs
for his health. He was unmarried. His brother,
W. X. Carlisle. and his parents were with him
at the time OF his death. which was sudden.
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END OF 4 PEE OUT oFF.
me wsrkepaan Takes the vSrsekaEe Aboara
~lsoipainG NJ once safe.

The steamship Werkendam Of the Holland
America line, with Capt De vries In command,
began her westwa voyage somewhat inauspi-
ciously yesterday morning BY crashing into the
wells-Fargo Express Company's pier ut the foot
Of Pavonia avenue, Jersey City. and carrying
away a large section of 1t.
Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning
sho started out from the company's pier at
Fifth street, Hoboken, in tow Of the tug e. l..
Goodwin. There was a strong food tide run
ming and she Rugged the Jersey shore as closely
as possible TO avoid the current. The express
company s pier extends out TO the pier limo just
north of the Pavonia Ferry Company's Twenty
third street slips. II 10 covered with a CORFU.
gated iron two-story shed in which there arc
several offices. including that Of Superintendent
Il. J. Grove, on the second floor. at thesend of
the pier. When the Werkendam was within
about 900 feet OF the express company's pier
her stern touched the muddy bottom and che
was for q moment stalled. The hawser con-
Meeting hor bow with the tug parted and her
head swung In shore. She struck the bulkhead
Of the pier with her bow and tore clear through
IL, carrying away a section OF about thirty feet
from the end. The offices upstairs were COM
pletely wrecked and the debris fell on the
steamships deck and in tho water. The wer-
kendam went on and crashed into the crib work
Of the ferry slip, tearing q large portion Of that
away. The ferryboat Susquehanna had left the
slip q few minutes before with a large crowd Of
passengers on board. The collision with the
crib work stopped tho steamship. She stuck
in the piles OF the crib work for some time. The
Goodwin and other tugs finally pulled her out
and she resumed her voyage. On the way down
to the Narrows the sailors were kept busy clear.
ing the deck Of the wreckage, and throwing 1t
overheard.