The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-01
LATER NEWS.

Gen. Shafter reports that at o'clock
Monday night the army was within
three miles of Santiago and in plain
sight of the city.
The United States embassy has re.
ports from several sources to the effect
that Spain has purchased the powerful
Chilean armored cruiser O'Higgins,
last heard from at Cape Verde, where
transport with Spanish soldiers is
said to have gone to take her over.
Admiral Sampson reports that the
| auxiliary cruiser ST. Paul arrived OFF
Santiago Monday and discharged her
troops. Captain Sigsbee reports that
On Wednesday afternoon while off San
Juan, he was attacked by Spanish
unprotected cruiser and the Spanish
| torpedo-boat Terror. The Terror made
dash, which was awaited by the St.
Paul. Shots from the guns of the St.
Paul hit the Terror three times, kill
ing one officer and two men and wound.
ing several others The Terror drop.
ped back under cover of the fortifca-
tions with difficulty, and was towed
into harbor in sinking condition.
where she Is now being repaired. Later
the cruiser and gunboats started out
again, but remained under protection
OF the forts.
By proclamation issued Tuesday the
president gave notice of the intention
of the government to assume the for
midable task of blockading about 500
miles of the Cuban coast line in addi.
tion to the section already blockaded,
and also to blockade San Juan, Porto
Rico. This increases the extent of the
blockade on the Cuban coast fully four
fold. The demands upon the navy
will not be nearly so heavy in proper
tion to the territory covered as in the
case of the initial blockade, for the
reason that the new blockaded coast
lies entirely within the great blight on
the south coast of Cuba, in which wa.
ter is generally very shallow, and the
ports 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
shOuidtO sailing VI dllOGbCI OApO,
dition to reinforce Shafter. The SOL
diers will sail from Tampa and will
number 1000 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
eorship at Tampa prevented word 60
Snyder's Second division, the Fourth
army corps, looked upon by the war
department as the one best equipped
for an immediate start, is now at
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-
modoIe Watson sails today on the New
ark to join Sampson, when he will
take under his command an armored
squadron with the cruisers and proceed
at once off the Spanish coast" Wat
sons eastern squadron" consists OF
the Newark, Iowa, Oregon, Yosemite,
Yankee, Dixie and three colliers. They
leave Santiago Immediately.
Four batteries of American artil-
lery and a gatling gun have been
placed on hill overlooking the basin
in which Santiago lies. The American
troops were within 200 yards of the
Spanish entertainments last Sunday
night. 1t is believed that more
artillery will be necessary before an
assault can be made upon the Spanish
works. All the hills about Santiago
are covered with block houses. There
are 81 lines of intrenchments and be.
hind them are four lines Of rifle pits,
while the fronts are secured by rows of
barbed wire.
A dispatch from Port Antonio says
that while the dynamite cruiser Vesu-
vius was making observations along
the inner harbor of Santiago a few
nights ago, ample evidence was dis
ed that the sunken collier Merri-
mac does not completely blockade the
channel. Further information develops
the fact that two battle-ships can enter
the hrarbor abreast, one passing on
each side of the Merrimac. This will
be of great advantage to Sampson when
the final attack on Santiago begins.
Lieutenant Hobson and his men are
still in communication with the fleet.
There is little prospect that they will
be exchanged before the attack on
Santiago is made.
Blanco has issued a proclamation an
that any one daring to ex-
press an unfavorable opinion of, or sus-
pected Of being dissatisfid with the
present policy of the government, will |
be summarily shot without trial or
This proclamation, it
appears, caused dissatisfaction among
the members of the police force, who |
threatened to revolt if full rations were
not given them. 1t is expected that,
as the police is a numerous body, tlou-
BILE will result. Spanish infantry and |
artillery soldiers are maintaining guard |
over them at every corner. Famine, it
seems, is imminent, and stories of sup
plies for Havana coming via Batabano
are reported to be untrue.
Cleveland, O., will be the headquar.
ters of the Brotherhood of Locomotive |
for the next 10 years begin |
ming with 1900.
Bejamin B. Comegys, the president
of the Philadelphia National bank,
has just completed 80 years. service in
that prominent financial institution.
In New York a flag 100 feet in