Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-07-08
EP|TOME OF THE DISPATCHES

Many Places Oulled From the Tress
Reports of the Current Week.
Free swimming baths are to be con-
structed in Portland.
A salmon weighing 83 pounds has
been shipped from Portland to the
Omaha FAIR.
The Egyptian government has defini-
tely refused to permit the Spanish fleet
to coal at Port Said.
1t is reported on apparently good
authority that the water supply of
Santiago has been cut off.
The Spanish troops at Caimanera
and other points in the interior of the
province OF Santiago, are starving.
Manila dispatches received at Madrid
under date of June "a, say the Span
iards are determined to fight to the
death, and that when the American
troops arrive desperate fighting will oo-
cur on land and sea-
The passage leading to the inner har-
Dor Of Guantanamo haIbor has been
thoroughly cleaned of mines by
launches from the Dolphin and other
ships. Eight mines, weighing 1S0
pounds each were taken up and sent to
dock, where they will be cleaned before
they are put into the American waters.
A dispatch received at Washington
Wednesday evening says: General
Shafter has just reported to General
Miles that he can take Santiago in 48
hours, but indicates that the undertak-
ing may involve considerable loss. He
has information of the approach of
5000 Spanish reinforcements from
Manzanillo, and it is believed that he
intends to take the town Immediately,
and that news of battle may be ex-
pected at any time. The Spanish re.
Inducements referred to are now with
in 81 miles of Santiago.
lnformtion has been received from
Manzanillo to the effect that five bat
talions of Spanish troops, which left
that city several days ago to reinforce
General Linares returned to Manza-
Milo two days after departure. This
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the Spanish attempt under command
of General Pando to rush 10000 train
ed troops to the defense OF Santiago.
This news has set at rest the fears of
both the American and Cuban COM
manders. They believe that Pando's
men either were unequal to the diff
cult march from Manzanillo to Santi-
a1cn Ganoro1
the hoplessness of his position, sent
word that it was useless to send addi-
tional troops to that point.
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 fortifica.
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 SOC
miles OF the Cuban coast line in addi.
tion to the section already blockaded
and also to blockade San Juan, Porte
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.
tlon 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 a 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
diers will sail from Tampa and will
number 5000 men. 1t is understood
they will be taken from General Snv
der's second division of the Fourth
army corps. Eight transports will carry
the expedition to Key West, wher,
they will be joined by a strong nava
convoy and proceed to Santiago. Prep
arations have been proceeding vigor
ously for some days, but the rigid cen
sorship at Tampa prevented word go