The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-07
l[OIyCS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened In the
Civilized World.
,,rxIN THE PRESS DISPATCHES

GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCH 81
,,ete Review Of the News Of IA
' past Seven Gays In This and
Ali Foreign Lands.
Admiral Sampson reports that the :,
A ',.r cruiser st. Paul arrived OF
auAl l;"no Monday and discharged her
'al,,S Captain sigsbee reports that
troop, 1nosdav afternoon while off San
on "' La was attacked by a Spanish
JUAN .aeted cruiser and the Spanish
unluC 4, boot Terror. The Terror made
tOfpe % which was awaited by the st.
. o, u1'" Shots from the guns OF the ST.
P'u i III fine Terror three times, kill
f"'l 40 40 officer and two men and wound
M C oaypral others. The Terror drop
ne back nnder cover Of the fortlflca-
ptu With difficulty, and was towed
: :lvn' barbor in a sinking condition.
INV hO.n she is now being repaired. Later
w., S,, orniser and gunboats started out
again, but remained under pro'ec'ion
Of the forts.
Dr. rroclamation issued Tuesday the
.os;dept gave notice Of the Intention
e ,bp Government to assume the Tor
u,;5able task of blockading about 500
n,;loo of the Cuban coast line in addi'
,;on to the section already blockaded,
and also to blockade San Juan, Porto
p;co This increases the extent OF the
bIockade on the Cuban coast fully TOUR
fod The demands upon the navy
viii not be nearly so heavy in proper
tion TO the territory covered as in the
case of the initial blockade, for the
roason that the new blockaded coast
lies entirely within the great blight on
tbe south coast of Cuba, in which wa
ter is generally very shallow, and the
norts are few into which vessel could
enter. The most important OF these
ports are Manzanillo. Trinidad and
Tunas
Orders have been issued for the i'm.
mediate sailing of another large expe-
dition to reinforce Shafter. The SOL
ders will sail from Tampa and will
number 5000 men. 1t is understood
they will be taken from General Sny-
der's second division of the Fourth
army corps. Eight transports will carry
the expedition to Key West, where
they will be joined by strong naval
convoy and proceed to Santiago. Prep.
arations have been proceeding vigor'
ously for some days, but the rigid CEN
sOrship at Tampa prevented word 60
mg ont regarding the expedition.
SnEder's Second division, the Fourth
army corps. looked upon by the wal
department. as the one best equipped
for an immediate start, is now al
Tampa, and is made up Of three brig
AIDES and nine regiments, which include
both regulars and volunteers.
A belief exists that the true objec
tive point of Camara's fleet is not Ma
Mia, but Hawaii and finally San Fran
CISCO
The navy department on Monday
posted the following bulletin: "Com
modOre Watson sails today On the New
ark to join Sampson, when he viii
take under his command an armorec
squadron with the cruisers and proceed
at once off the Spanish coast" Wat
sons Eastern squadron" consists O
the Newark, Iowa, Oregon, Yosemite
Yankee, Dixie and three GOLFERS. The,
leave Santiago Immediately.
-Four batteries of American artil
iery and gatling gun have beef
placed on hill overlooking the basi,
IN which Santiago lies. The American
troops We're within 200 yards of tn
spanish entertainments last Sunda,
night 1t is believed that NOR
artillery will be necessary before al
assault can be made upon the Spanisl
WORKS. All the hills about Santiag
are covered with block houses. Their
are "a lines OF intrenchments and be
hihd them are four lines of rifle pits
while the fronts are secured by rows @
barbed wire.
a dispatch from Port Antonio say
ulat while the dynamite cruiser Vesu
nus was making observations alon,
NE Inner harbor of Santiago a fe,
"ish's ago, ample evidence was dis
'O'eied that the sunken collier Merri
!. ul"c uoes not completely blockade tn
.nanhel. Further information develop
~. we TACT that two battle-ships can ente
WIG nraroor abreast, one passing O.
sacr side of the Merrimac. This vii
" ve Vi great advantage to Sampson whe
I me mai attack on Santiago begins
..:7' Hobson and his men ar
S'''' IN communication with the fee,
nanco has issued proclamation an
nOulclhg that any one daring to e1
p po an unfavorable opinion Of, or sus
p OF being dissatisfied with tn
b bo policy of the government, vii
Ue summarily shot without trial q
r.esugation. This proclamation,
,h caused dissatisfaction anon
, hs members of the police force, VIII
wa .easened to revolt if full rations wei
~ ~. gwen them. 1t is expected thai
blo 'ne police is a numerous body, tror
LEW o.e Will result. Spanish infantry an
0r sa'i.ry soldiers are maintaining guar
U O them at every corner. Famine.
Mus Mus. is Imminent, and stories Of SUI
aro LOT Havana coming via Bataban
A'e reported to be untrue.
monn ete Is no abatement in the d,
MANU- manu- lor the new war bonds. Expert
ser. So mat the total of individual sul
OOo ,pI'ons will not exceed the 60. 600