Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-07
What Has Happened In the
Civilized World.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
A Complete Review Of the News Of tins
Fast Seven Gays in This and
All Foreign Lsnds.

Omaha fair.
The Egyptian government has delni-
tely refused to permit the Spanish feet
TO coal at Port Said.
II Ii reported ON apparently good
authority that the water supply OF
Santiago has been cut on.
The Spanish troops at Caimancra
and other points In tho interior OF the
province oi santiago, are starving.
Manila dispatches received at Madrid
under date Of June 24. say the Span
iards are determined to fight 10 the
death, and that when the American
troops arrive desperate lighting will oc-
eur on land and sea.
The passage leading to tho inner har-
Dor Of Guantanamo haIbor has been
thoroughly cleaned Of mines by
launches from the Dolphin and other
ships. Eight mines, weighing lso
pounds each were taken up and sent to
dock. whore they will be cleaned before
they are put into the American waters.
A dispatch received at Washington
Wednesday evening says: General
Rllafter has just reported 10 General
Miles that he can take Santiago In 48
hours. but indicates that the undertake
ing may involve considerable loss lie
has information OF the approach Of
5000 Spanish reiniorccments from
Manzanillo, and II is believed that he
intends 10 take the town Immediately,
and that news Of q battle may be ex-
pccted nj any time. The Spanish re-
iuforccments referred 10 are now with
in "a miles Of Santiago.
Iniormtion has been received from
Manzanillo to the effect that five bait
taiions Of Spanish troops. which lefs
that city several days ago to reinforce
General I4inares returned 10 Mnnza-
Milo two days after departure. This
Ii regarded as indicating the failure of
tho Spanish attempt under command
Of General pando to rush 10000 train
cd troops TO the defense Of Santiago.
This news has set at Test the fears of
both the American and Cuban COM
mandcrs. They believe that Pando's
men either were unequal to the diffi-
cult march from MaRzanillo to santI-
ago, OF else General Llnares. realizing
tho hoplcssness Of his position, sent
word that II was useless to send addi-
tional troops TO that point.
Admiral Sampson reports that the
auxiliary cruiser 81 Paul arrived off
Santiago Monday and discharged her
troops. Captain Eigshee reports that
on Wednesday afternoon while Off San
Juan, he was attacked by q 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 fortiiica-
tions with difficulty. end was towed
into harboF in a sinking condition.
whore she is now being repaired. Later
the cruiser and gunboats started out
again, but remained under protection
OF tho forts.
BY proclamation issued Tuesday the
president gave notice Of the intention
Of the government to assume the for
midable task OF blockadine about 900
miles oil 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. Tho demands upon the navy
will not he nearly so heavy In piopor-
tion to tho 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
tho south coast OF Cuba, In which wa
tor Is generally very shallow, and the
ports arc few Into which vessel could
enter. The most important OF these
ports are Manzanillo. Trinidad and
Tunas.
Orders have been issued for the inn
mediate sailing Of another large oxpe-
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'B second division Of the Fourth
army corps. Eight transports will carry
the expedition TO Key West, where
they will be joined ny a strong naval
convoy and proceed to Santiago, Prep
araliona have been proceeding vigor-
oualy for aome days. but the rigid CEN
aorship at Tampa prevented word go
ing out regarding tho expedition.
Snyder's Second division, tho Fourth
army corps, looked upon by the war
department. al the one hest equipped
for IN immediate start, Ii now ut
Tampa, and is made up Of three brig
AIDES and nineregiments, which include
hotli regulars and volunteers,
There la no abatement In the do
mand for the now war bonds. Experts
agree that tho total Of individual subs
scriptiona will not exceed the sl0, 900, :
900 mark,
The submarine boat Argonaut has
completed run ol 400 miles under
and on the waters Of the Chesapeake
buy between Baltimore and Norfolk,
VA and Simon Lake, tho inventor,
expresses confidence In beinE abla "a
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