The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-07-30

fight until he was compelled to leave the
harbor or be captured by our army, an,i
the made q dash for liberty, fighting as
he ran His ships were destroyed running
away.
Always Refused to Fight
General Toral defended Santiago, bat
retreated as he fought. When he had
to fight or surrender the city he sur.
rendered. 1t is regarded as very probable
that San Juan will surrender rather than
make stubborn fight, and the Canaries
will be taken in the same way.
Spain has not yet made move into
the open to have battle. Neither will
she sue for peace, and the war will be
pushed to the Spanish coast to make the
spanish people realize that her sO-eaIled
defensive warfare will make no change in
the attitude Of the nited States.
The war win be carried Tar enough in
to Spain to let her people understand
that peace is the only way to save even
the home country. BY the time COmmo-
dore Watson appears of the Spanish
coast the United States army will have
possession Of Puerto Rico.
There is reason to believe that Wat
sons departure will be delayed until al
ter the navyis part in the Puerto Rican
operations has been concluded. Nearly
all the armOred ships may be required to
lombard the Notifications of San Juan
to make an imposing demonstration
there. This appears to be the plan for
naval cooperation, which Is to be of
secondary nature, the administration
having recognized that the Puerto Riean
campaign is largely a military affair
From what was learned today it seems
probable, therefore, that Watson will not
set out on his mission until San Juan has
been taken, and certainly not until after
sampson has made his selections of the
ships to be included in the squadron to
cooperate with the army against Spins
second West Indian Possession.
The Oregon and Massachusetts,, two Of
Large Coal supply for watson.
the best battleships, have been assigned
to WatsOn's force, and it is believed here
that Sampson will want both of them foI
the attack on the Puerto Riean capital.
Two more golfers have been added to
those which Watson will take to Spain,
making eight vessels Of this class attach
ed to his squadron. These additions, with
six other golfers, are at Norfolk, and be-
gan loading today.
The entire eight have a coal capacity of
$1,000 tons, or more than enough to sup
ply WatsOn's fighting ships with fuel on
several trips across the Atlantic. The
government is preparing for any emergen-
ey, and intends that Watson shall have
enough coal to allow him to remain away
from home stations for many months.
While the navy department declines to
give out any information officially about
WatsOn's squadron, it is considering the
advisab ility Of announcing its departure
when that long-expected event has act
ually occurred. The squadron will, it is
understood, have two points OF assemb-
ling, one at which the fighting ships will
be joined by the eight Golfers, and the
supply ship Glacier, and the other more
remote from the United States, where
they will rendezvous to receive final in
structions and start direct to the Span.
ish coast
Internal Machine story.
New York, July 2j.-In a letter writ
ten to prominent official here, Captain
William Brackley of the refrigerating
and supply ship Port Victor, says an at
tempt was made to blow up his ship when
three days out. A box containing dyna-
mite and guneotton was found on the
main deck of the steamer. A ciOck-like
mechanism had been arranged by which
the explosives were to be set of. The
box and explosives were thrown into the
sea