Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-07-15

with both army and navy, and to pros
ccute ho>tilities without cessation I'M
til Santiago falls or is destroyed, if the
fever cannot be otherwise controlled.
The inhabitants of Havana arc SUI
frring untold horrors from famine. 1t
is no uncommon thing for people to
drop dead in the streets. Many Span
iards are ripe for revolt, and the sig
nal will be an attack by the American
forces. The city it, however, we'll
fortified. Two lines of collaborating
torpedoes have been strung across the
harbor from the city side of Moro
castle, and the same has been done in
the bay of Mariel, where it was re-
ported American troops are to be
landed. The Spanish ships now in
the harbor are the gunboats Condo de
Venadito, Marques de Ensenada,
Neuva Espana, Filipinas and Vicente
Ianez Pinzon, several Of which are
unfit for service.
1t is now rumOrcd that an interna-
tiOnal agreement has been established
whereby the United States may be de-
prived of the benefits of conquest. 1t
is held by them that if Spanish ST.
premacy disappears at the Philippines
as consequence of war, American
sovereignty must not be its successor.
An international agreement is to be
established, and the powers interested
i'll the islands will be each called
on to protect its own interests.
The correspondent adds: "This is
the logical outcome OF the Monroe
doctrine, the principle of which will
be employed in Europe in order to
protect itself against American inter
ference, and unless appearances are
deceptive, Great Britain, in spite of
the talked-of Anglo-Saxon alliance,
will do the same as the other powers"
Sunday afternoon, the warships
Brooklyn, Indiana and Texas began
bOmbardment of the city of Santiago,
in obedience to u request from Gen.
Shafter. The ships took position n
quarterof mile from shore and fired
over the limestone cliffs that reach
the sea and hide the city, five miles
distant. The bombardment contin-
ued an hour; thirty.eight shots were
fired from eight-inch guns, which fell
short about a thousand feet. The
larger guns with longer range contin-
ued fire, with the ships listed to give
the greatest possible advantage. On
Monday the vessels were placed nearer
shore and the range obtained was bet
ter. One shot struck a prominent
church in the city, which was heavily
stored with powder and ammunition,
causing terrific explosion. A flag of
truce was raised.
Something over 100000 will be
paid by this government as "head
money" to the officers and sailors who
destroyed Cervera's fleet. This is
according to the law, which provides
payment of 500 head for every man
on the ships of the enemy when those
ships are destroyed. A few of the
officers will receive pretty good
fortunes. The law governing the
distribution of this money is very
explicit. Every man, according to his
rank, will be paid in due season.
Records at the department show the
complement of officers and men on
the several Spanish vessels destroyed
off Santiago to have been as follows:
Vizcaya, 500; Maria Teresa, 500;
Almirante Oquendo, 500; Cristobal
Colon, $50; Furor, s.; Pluton, 70.
OF this reckoning, the government will
pay to the officers and men of Samp-
sons fleet $2OS,7OO.
1t doubtless was great disappoint-
ment to Admiral Sampson that duty
had called him away at the time the
Spanish fleet attempted to escape
from Santiago harbor, but that does
not excuse or palliate the boorish-
ness he has manifested over the result.
When the officer in command of the
Cristobal Colon had surrendered to
Commander Schley, he insisted that
the surrender be made to him, and
the prisoners sent to his own ship
the New YOrk-which had not fred
gun for her capture. No answer
was returned to Schley's request that
the Brooklyn (his ship be accorded
" the honor of receiving the surrender
of the officers of the Colon" Com.
mander Schley then raised the PEN
nant "A glorious victory has been
won; details later" and the gruff re-
spouse from SIMPSONS ship was, Ere.
port your casualties"
The Navy Department has received
this dispatch from Admiral Dewey:
"Aguinaldo informs me that his troops
have taken all of the Subig bay ports
except Isla Grande, which he was pre-
vented from taking by the German
man-of-war Irene. On July 7, the
Raleigh and Concord went there; they
took the island and about 300 men,
with arms and ammunition. There
was no resistance The Irene retired
from the bay on her arrived shall