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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-13
GEN. MILES IN COMMAND
OF THE AMERICAN ARMY
Declares Emphatically That Santiago Must Yield
Quickly-Siboney Ordered Burned.
Special Dispatch to the Post. In felIieencer.

NEW YORK, July ia special
from Playa del Este says:
Gen. Miles assumed command Of the
American army in front Of Santiago
today. Miles announces in emphatic
terms that the campaign must end
quickly. He added that Santiago would
beours within three days.
Miles was shocked at the condition in
which he found Siboney, and ordered
that town to be destroyed by fire, as a
sanitary measure. Many wooden build
ings, including that in which Miles estab-
ished his headquarters temporarily, are
now in flames MARKHAM
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Futile Effort to Sink the BROOKLYN
Draws Forth a Fearful
Rain of Fire.
HER BROADSIDES WERE TERRIBLE,

Skillful Manipulation Gives Americans the
Advantage-All Guns of the Vizcaya
Trained on the Swift Cruiser, But an
Eight-Inch Projectile Raked the Deck
of the Spaniard, and Drove the Crew
Frantic-The Ship Finally Forced to
Run Ashore, and to Strike Her Colors.
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SANTIAGO WILL NOW BE TAKEN BY STORM,
But the Final Bombardment After Complete Preparations
Is Postponed Until -Randolphs Troops by That
Time Will Be in Position Mortar Batteries Tear
Bull Ring to Pieces and Break Up the Barracks.

MADRID, July i2.-5 p. m.-After the
cabinet council. the minister asserted that
Santiago de Cuba had again refused the
American demand for surrender. Duke
Almodovar de Rio, minister of foreign af-
fairs, said there was nothing 10 justify re-
ports regarding q conclusion of peace.
ToraI wn1 Resist 10 the Last.
Copyrighted, 1895, by the Associated Press.
BEFORE SANTIAGO, via Playa del
Este. Guantanamo Bay. July I2.-This
morning Gen. Toral sent reply to Gen.
Skaters second demand for the uncondi-
tionai surrender OF Santiago. male by the
latter yesterday afternoon. In his reply
Gen. Toral referred to his refusal to ac-
cede 10 the American demand on Sunday,
and again reiterated his determination to
resist
Notwithstanding this, the American bat
;eries did not open fire this morning. and
the bombardment viii probably be post
poneJ until tomorrow "wednesday. when
I, s hoped that all OF Gen. Randolph's
troops Will be In position. The siege guns
a soon as possible.
l.; strengthened In Spite of Rain.
rEenis OF rain fell last night, drown
It the boys In the trenches. and max
ne road almost impossible. This may
d5iay the batteries and siege guns. The
volunteers who are being hurried 10 the
front are being located along the right cen
ter in the positions which have been occu-
pied by Gen. Iawton's division while the
latter has moved forward down 10 the
right. un,ii he controls the road TO Gaines.
along which Toral would have 20 retreat
should he now be foelhsrdy enough 10
make the attempt
The Cuhans. under Gen. Cailxto Garcia.
took Gaines without opposition on Monday
night, and have lntrenchmenis on each
side q The road. TIE Americans are now
in a position 10 strike the enemy In the
left flank and roll j up. making the Span
ish intrenchmanss north es the city IN
,enable.
Covering q Thr~afened Peint.
Gen. Toral. realizing The weakness az this
lark. has been busy during the existence
Of ,ae truce ia Doubling back with III
trenchments and axing his guns in the d.
recticu from which he Is threatened.
MoSt % Gen Rantiolph's guns viii he 10
Gated on iAe heights. the center of Cen
Y.axton's new position where they cugn-
rs2aiass the town.
Ball Ring Torn TO Pieces.
Our rsorcar fire was directed AZ sne
Spanish bu1 ring ard tore Up almost ev-
ervthirg n the vscsrsty. l. In u.3e-stasd
;sYs bull y5nx Is teiEx Ised Rs Z barracks
Three Iarxe steamers lie ln the hsrasr
aSonrxsae the Pfsisaelph.a Iron Conarzny's
wharf. and . small SEAnisa gunsoas -
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SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 6, via Charleston,
s. e., July 12.-Through Lieut.. of Marines Thomas
S Borden who conversed in French with the pris-
oner, interview obtained for the Associated
Press from Capt. Eulate, of the captured armored
cruiser Vzcaya He said:
1.-The entire squadron ordered TO devote the
fire of their guns to the cruiser BROOKLYN because it
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Twenty Others Injured and Two
Buildings Are Wrecked
Completely.
DISASTER DUE TO A GRAIN OF SAND.

Victims Head Hurled Eighty Feet-Two
Separate Reports Heard for Miles-New
Jersey Volunteers Keep Back Spectators
While Firemen Fight the Flames Away
From Tons of -Glycerine Women
Attempt to Pass the Line, and Are
Held in Check by the Bayonets.
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NEW YORK, July 1.-Two explosions, which
wrecked two buildings occurred at the plant of the
Latin Rand powder works, at Pompton, n. j. today.
The first explosion in the house where gun cotton
was being made, and the second, presumably super
induced by concussion was in the drying house.
close by.
Three men were in the mixing room when the
plosion occurred and they were blown to atoms
Chief Engineer Craig, who in the engine room,
had his head crushed to jelly in the wreckage of
the boiler house. the side of which was blown out.
John Phillips was standing near tree some dis
tancc from the mixing house. His head was blown
from his body and was picked up eighty feet away
His body frightfully torn by the force of the
poson, and his clothes were whipped from his body
The fireman of the drying room was also blown to
pieces and number Of italians who were digging
trench in the of the building were killed.
The most seriously injured was William Emmons
member of Company l, New Jersey volunteers He
was horribly torn by flying splinters. 1t is not likely
that he will recover.
Charles Lukes, of Butler was also probably ia.
tally injured.
The first explosion was at about 1880 o'clock.
Before the noise and roar of it died away there
a.second, louder and more terrific than the first The
roar heard for miles, and the concussion broke
windows in all directions.
The explosion was followed by fire which threat
ened to spread to the other buildings of the plant in
which tons of high explosives were stored.
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and Oquendo could get away, and started for her.
She was good mark with her big broadside and as
started thought surely would get her, but she evil
IDENTIFY saw us, and very quickly she turned about
and, making short circle came at port side, SO
that thought she would moved in toward
shore, that could avoid her, and then saw that
the Oquendo had gone ashore also, her steam pipes
evidently having been severed by SHE'LL
Spaniards Terrified by the Terrible Fire.
"The maneuvering Of the Brooklyn was beautiful.
We opened rapid fire at her with our big guns, but
she returned it with terrible effect The Oregon also
hit us several times, but the Brooklyn's broadside
crashing into superstructure terrorized the men.
We worked all our guns at her. and don't see how
she escaped us. She simply drove ashore at ona
time fighting al 100 Yards One she'll went along
the entire gun deck, killing half the men on it, and
woundng nearly all the rest
"a she'll from the Oregon hit the superstrncture.
and ii then that. wounded and knowing that we
could not get away struck the flag and started for
the beach. | did not instruct the men to load the
guns and do not know why they loaded. We
were on fire badly and when those men who wers
alive started swim for shore the Cubans on shore
shot until the American ships arrived and stop
ped them.
THE Brooklyn had prevented from getting
away, for could have beaten the Oregon out, an
had two mile lead of her.
"My orders were TO try and sink the Brooklyn,
and tried 10 carry them out did not think that
her battery could be terrible rs it was"
From the Brooklyn's Deck.
Copyrighted, 1896, by the Associated Press.
JURACdA, Cuba July 4.-The battle between
the Americans and Spaniards the water was wit.
messed by the correspondent Of the Associated Press
from position almost at the elbow Of Commodore
Schiey When the Spanish feet sighted, the
Iowa was sailing n mile further out than the rest Of
the squadron trying TO fix her forward pinch turret,
which out Of repair, while the Indiana doing
the same thing her turret. The absolutely avail.
able ships in he sgaadgoG tesH5Se szaAalS ~
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was believed that
she was the only
ship in the .Ameri-
can squadron that
could oyertake us.
When We got out OF
the harbor our. ship
was second in line,
and l saw our flag
ship was getting q
terrible baptism OF
fire. 1t was fright
full. The Texas and
Brooklyn were just
riddling her, and in
fifteen minutes I
saw she was on fire.
1.-The Brooklyn
was a half mile
closer to us than
any other ship, and
] did try to ram her,
SO that the Colon
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Fixed Bayonets Keep Back the Crowd.


Five companies of the Third New Jersey volun
eers have been stationed at the plant since the
with Spain began. and they were ordered under arms
and went to the scene of the explosion at double
quick time. They formed a Gordon about the entire
works, and the firemen went TO work trying to sub
due the flames. Anxious relatives of the men work.
ing at the plant ccngregated the The sol
diers tried every means of keeping the crowd back,
telling them of the danger of further explosions and
the impossibility of their passing the line. Women
frantic with anxiety tried TO rush through and the
soldiers were compelled 10 fix bayonets to hold the
crowd back.
As the injured ca:9e through the lines of soldiers
tv, scenes Of excitement were redoubed Every one
of the workingmen who came out Immediately
surrounded and begged for word of those who had
been left behind, many of whom still missing
The fire was soon under control and finally
quenched.
Searching for Dead and Missing.
The search for the dead and missing was imme-
diaiely begun and will be prosecuted necessarily.
During the fire two tanks, each of which contain
cd a ton OF nitro slycerne in constant danger
OF being exploded by flying sparks.
Tie Lafin Rand Company has been engaged in
the manufacture of brown powder. nitro glycerine
gun cotton and smokeess powder under contract to
the government.
The loss to the company will be great. but il is
said reconstruction of the wrecked buildings will
begin at daylight tomorrow and that the plant will
be in full running order in two weeks
Ungrounded Suspicious of Spanish SPY.
After the explosion there was some talk Of a
Spanish spy being implicated in the attempt 10 de
s,roy the powder mill, but the theory of the men
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WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
U. s. Department of Agriculture,
Nevada Sec tion.

CARSON CITY, June II, 1898.
Fairly good growing weather pre-
vailed during the past week, and crops
have made more rapid progress than
for several weeks. Early wheat and
barley promises in most sections good
crop, but late sown grain in many To-
calities will suffer from scarcity Of water
befopa 1t natures. Alfalfa cutting be-
gun in Churchill and Lyon counties.
Fruit has passed the danger point and
good crop is now assured In al except
few widely scattered localities in yari-
Gus portions of the State.
WHITE PINE CoUNTY.-Past week
generally warm and good growing
weather. Wheat barley and oats max
ing better growth.
BAKER, week ending June 6.-Beans,
MELONS and squash killed, aud corn, po
tatoes aud alfalfa injured Meadows
look eell, Pine range.
SHosHoNE. Heavy frost on SID am
4th, killed nearly all the apples, plums
cherries and some berries.
TIPPET.-Frost on several nights
Cattle in good condition. Wheat, bar
ley and oats doing we'll. Alfalfa prom
/ ising,
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oScEoLA NUGGETS.

J. H. Marriott, is expected home in a
few days,
The little mill at Hogum continues TO
do good work.
T. B. Tilford Is negotiating for two
stamp mill of 500 ID. stamps.
A. ]. NIillick has purchased the C. &
o. NJ q NJ Co.'S quartz mill, assay office
and blacksmith shop.
J. A. Skinner continues in search OF
abug holesn Last week he and Jakey
Henderson took out over 800.
Jake Poltana came in from the placer
mines this week somewhat under the
weather, but he hopes to be able to re-
turn to work in few days.
Mrs. D. Simonson, of Snake valley,
accompanied by her son and daughter,
and Miss Dollie Baker, also Mrs. Smith
of American Fork, Utah, came through
here this week going to Cherry Creek
to visit Mrs. F. A. McDermid.
Jas. Baird, Chas. Taylor and Mrs. p.
Bonner and family passed through here
this week from Tintic, Utah, enroute
to Ely. Mrs. Bonner win join her hus-
band at Lane City, where he is engaged
in business Baird is out for good
time among his old friends. Taylor
viii return to Tintic in few days.
Tie 4th of July is close at hand and
we invite all our friends from near and
far to join US in honoring the day. We
will have cannonading at early morn,
then will come the procession headed
by the brass band ;then comes the meet
ing, consisting Of songs, speeches, reel
tations, reading etc; then the outdoor
sports viii be in order; next will come
the pienic, free to all, to be followed in
the afternoon by a childrens dance. A
grand ball at night win complete the
dav
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FOURTH OF JULY MEETING.

At the meeting which was called for
last Monday evening, to determine what
should be done here in the way Of a
celebration on the Fourth of July, only
five men materialized and the meeting
was adjourned until the next evening
with scarcely better results. Nine or
ten men were present, and of these, only
four represented business houses who
would be directly benefited by good
celebration. This was not very encour-
aging to those who were present, but
the feeling prevailed that something
should be done and the following busi-
ness was transacted.
J. B. Williamson was chosen as Chair
man of the meeting and w. B. Graham
as Secretary. Il was moved and car
ried that the ladies be invited TO get up
dance for the evening Of the Fourth
for the benefit Of the school, and COM
mittee consisting of j. b. Williamson,
d. e. Mcdonald and f. Fl. Decker was
appointed 10 consult with them. Il was
further moved and carried that 4 f.
nance committee be appointed to see
how much money can be raised for the
purpose Of getting up some kind of a
celebration, the character of which
should depend on the amount raised.
Thos. T. Lane, L. ;. Scott and Neil
Munro were appointed. The meeting
adjourned subject to the call Of the
Chair.
Tho ladies held meeting at the resi-
dence of Mrs. John Weber yesterday
afternoon, at the request Of the com
mittee mentioned above, and decided to
give a ball on the night of the Fourth.
Committees were appointed and ar
rangements made, as viii be seen by
the advertisement in another column.
The only expenses TO be incurred are
for music aud ineidentals, so a nice lit
tie balance should q realized for the
benefit Of the School Fund.
We understand that the ladies' have
also taken in hand the matter Of liter
arg program for the afternoon. A
program Of speeches, singing and reci-
tations is being arranged. which viii be
announced next week.
The finance committee viii commence
work at once, and from present indica-
tions, sufficient money can be raised to
get mp good lively time. Why not
have a rock drilling contest, a tug-o'-
war between Ely and Lane City, races
Of various kinds or any old thing for a
good time. If we cannot have a glor-
ious Fourth this year we had better
emmigrate to Spain.
Another meeting wiz be held next
Monday evening to receive the report
Of the financial committee aud to make
further arrangements.
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whole ledge at the depth of IL feet is
s13. IS. The mill test just completed
at the Chairman mill on ore from the
ledge previously developed produced
most satisfactory results.
DR.. E. r. Keen and family, formerly
of Milford, Utah, passed through here
last Thursday en- route to Eureka,
where the doctor recently made ar
rangements TO locate.
The attention of the people OF Lane
City is called to the Fourth of July
meeting to be held here next Monday
night. Come and help arrange for a
celebration that will be satisfactory to
Lane City as well as Ely.
G. c. Conrad of Salt Lake City, who
has. been experimenting ON several tail
ings piles in Cherry Greek with a pat
emit electric. process, was here the first
of the week sampling the old Chairman
tailings. He also tested some of Ely's
cyanide solution which TO all appear
ances had a powerful effect.
Sol Hip left by Eureka stage last
Wednesday morning for an extended
trip in the western part Of the State.
California and Utah. He viii attend
the meeting of the gi;aad Lodge, |. o.
o. f., which occurs hS4hrson City on
the 2lst inst, thence he will go to San
Francisco and on his return, win attend
the international Mining Congress at
Salt Lake City, to which he has been
appointed delegate by Gov. Sadler
w. n. MeGill and J. p McOmie left
last Tuesday morning with private team
for Toano, where Mr.. McGill will de-
liver bunch OF cattle recently sold by
him to n. Eager We understand that
the gentlemen win visit Salt Lake City
before their return. Mr.. McGill also
expects TO meet his son William, who Is
expected home from Cincinnati, where
he has been attending school for the past
four years.
The report comes from Currant Creek
that the fruit crop In that section was
badly damaged by frost on the night Of
the 2nd inst. The apples on the lower
part of the creek will probably all be
saved, but on the upper part, only
about half of them viii be fit for use.
Peaches, apricots and plums were a
total loss at Mrs. McCollough's and
Mrs. Browns but in other places We're
partially saved.
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We call the attention of our readers
to the card of Mr.. c. a. Walker, Atty
at Law, which appears for the first
time in this issue. He informs us that
he wiz take up his permanent residence
In Ely the last of this month or the
first OF next, and will engage in the
practice Of his profession.
Mr.. Walker is not a stranger among
us. During the past year he has
taught school at Hamilton and Stock
vile ana has visited us numerous times
on business and pleasure trips. While
he will no doubt be missed from the
county's corp OF teachers, he viii be
welcome hore in his chosen profession
and We wish him much success.
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Ely District School Census.

The following is the result OF the
school CENSUS Of this district, just com
pleto5 ~ Sol HIP;
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Mr. Parker, OF Kentucky.

The Eureka Sentinel, after quoting
the little item which We published two
weeks ago about a certain mail con-
traetor from Kentucky who thought he
was being robbed because our stage
wouldn't carry him TO Hamilton at the
same starvation rates for which he car
RIGS the mails, has the following to say
about the gentleman
1--WE haven't been able to learn
whether Mr. Parker caught his sucker,
but we did learn that he left town Tues
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Besides the uon-commissione5 officers
mentioned above, we see by the papers
thai Dick Wammack has been appoint
ed n Corporal aud YIN. saXton, rs
Wagner. The troopis now in San
Francisco and viii no doubt embark
for Mauna With the next expedition.
II they see active service. we shall ex-
peet 10 see some Of our boys rapidly
promoted and all win bring honor TO
ola White Pine.
S Torrey's regiment has been ordered
TO report at once 10 Major General
Fitzhugh Lee at Jacksonville, Florida.
It shus appears that the two companies
raisea In Nayaea win be separated by
half the circumference of the globe,
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Read! Gead.. Read.!!

Desiring to close up my business as
soon as possible, hereby notify all par
ties who are indebted to me to pay
their accounts at once and avoid all
trouble or annoyance. | have appoint
ed Chas. Grunditz as my agent to tran
sact my business In my absence.
RICHARD A. RIEPE.
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day morning by subscription. God
speed him and all his mail contract
kind,
"The gentleman landed here from
Ely Sunday night and forthwith pro-
ceed to booze up which he continued
until beautifully completed. The next
day he claimed he had been robbed OF
about $50. We don't know any one
who knows he ever saw $50 at one time.
Some good hearted people raised enough
to pay his fare on the buckboard TO
Palisade and he is probably in land
where he'll be more welcome than on
the Base Range.
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NO MESSAGE TONIGHT.

After waiting until nearly O'Clock
for message from Eureka, we have
finally beep obliged to go press without
It. We don't know what's the matter
unless the celebration of the anniver-
sary Of the Battle OF Bumper Hill,
which began in Eureka yesterday, has
laid out tho whole town.
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Once Tried, Always Used.

II We sell one bottle OF Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy, we seldom fail 30 sell
the same person more, when it is again
needed. Indeed, it has become the
family medicine of this town, for coughs
and colds, and we recommend it because
of its established merlts-Jos. f. HAIR
NED, Prop, Oakland Pharmacy, Oak.
land, Nd, Sold by F, NJ, Clark,
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Liberal Reward will be paid 1

4 Liberal Reward VII be paid by
the undersigned for any information
that win lead 10 the recovery of any
sheep that we're lost or stolen from the
hocks OF A. L. Parker last fall and
winter. do not want TO run around
the county after few head, but will
pay we'll II I can get enough to warrant
my going after them. For the next two
weeks address VIM. Crane, Hamilton,
White Pine CO., Nevada; after that
time, A. Keyser, Salt Lake City, Utah.
VIM. CRANE,
Agt. for 4. Keyser.
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TIE above report shows u gratifying
Increase 20 she numbar OF children of
sebool age "a tho district, ard vii en-
u 9 as % s. considerable increase In
sehoo, noney ior the year beginning
Jan. l. lSaa. Ths increase, howover,
viii reebahiY not exceed $3.50 at most,
and viii .il Ds insnEiciont 10 furnish
isir compensation for two teachers.
The nnmhel of children " ho ha.t, bean
In atteu.iaces the past year has been
greatfa shan any one taaoher can handle
satisfactorily 10 an ungraded school.
The ashool t,euse Is getting too small
ana ad1isional desks are needed. The
parents of children will do well 10 con-
slider means of Increasing the funds to
supply these demands.
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News From Our Volunteers.

CHEYENNE, WYo., June g 1898.
f. II. DEcRER:-"Arrived here on
the 5th and were met at the depot by
Co. NJ. of Torrey's regiment, and es-
corted TO the armory, where we are now
stationed. We are boarding at restau-
rants. Our bedding for the last two
nights has consisted of one small blan-
ket each on hard floor, so we are all
feeling sore.
I'VE are now Uncle Sans boys rs we
we're mustered in to-day. The examin-
ing physician said it was the finest troop
of men he ever examined Out of So
men in the troop there was only one
rejected.
Howard Bane was made Ord Sergeant
and Mr.. Kelly of Cherry Creek was
mado Corporal, so White Pine gets two
representatives among the officers of
the Company.