The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-06-17
The Gasnianams Battle

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The Gasnfanams Battle
GUANTANAMO BAY, June l2.-The
SpaniaFds last night attacked the camp Of
the battalion of marines, under Lieut.. aur.
tlngton and were ref ulsed with heavy loss
-Four Americans were killed. namely:
Surgeon J B ellis, Of New York city;
Sergeant Smith. Private McColgan, PIE
vate DDaneyshy, all Of company d.
The wounded were: Private NeGoxan,
company ID hands battered, and the pilot |
on the Msrbleaead. shot through the leg. |
On The Way
WASHINGTON, June IL. The first army |
OF invasion of Cuba il nov well on its way |
81 transports, bearing over Is, 900 officers |
and men. conveyed by battleships, cruisers |
gunboats and auxiliary craft. Is in number
having actually sailed frum Key West al
daybreak this morning. An authoritative
statement to this effect Eas made at the
war department today.
Psrss Rice Next
NEW YoRK. June l3.-A times special
from Washington says:
Now that The Santiago expedition is IN.
der way with Admiral Shafser and Its
head 10 cooperate With Admiral Sampson
In the reduction Of that city and the cap
tuse Of the Spanish ships in the harbor,
the energies Of the war Department are
expected 10 be directed toward ursparasion
for the invasion Of Porto Rico. While
these preparations will be pushed as rap
Idly As possibia.
ssaastng is HavAna
TORONTO, June, lS.-Ie,.srs received
| frcm officers Of the Spanish cruiser Talbot
from Havana give gloomy picture. of
| the Affairs in N CubA generAily and the
capitol IN particular. The nAv.l ofSc~n
say they took esery opportunity Of nosins
the state Of Affairs. Tney said the CO anon
+! people are slowly starving, while the
wealthy were Teduced 10 Considerable hard
ships
| Letters Bows FAN
CHICAGO, June. I3.-This has been \
dag Of excitement and Wild runior in The
Chicago wheat put. A reverse that locks
like Waterloo has come 10 the ''young
Napoleon Of hnanca." Joseph Letter. 81
first there was Wild tumble Of rrices on
the board July wheat selling down lc trora
satnrdays close while September los.
lac and December 5 sssc. but all made a
little recovery before the Gloss. II was
given ont that Latter bad ordered bis
deals all closed. and selling rush was
the result Of execution Of This oder,
Hard Rlxht
orr GUAsTAyAMo. SUNDAY June is.
via, Mole st Nicholas June I2.-Laeuten-
Colonel r W Huutingson's battalion
of Marines. which landed from the ,rans-
pois Panther Friday and encamped on tie
hill. guarding the abandoned cable station
at the entrance of the harbor Of GSansana-
ms, has been engaged In heading Of a
rush attack by Spanish euerrillas and reg
u.ars since O'CLOCK Saturday afternoon.
The fighting was eoutinuous for aearly I3
hours until o'clock this morning when
reintoreemens were landed from The Mar
blshead. ~
Foui of our men killed and IL wound.
ed.
Ready ts start
wasHIxsTox. June I2.-Uudsr eom-
mand Of General Shaster, the fnt division
Of the army will sail tonight from Key
West for Santiago de Cuba to bes..ig. and
capture that town. The army transports so
in number, Jeff Fort Tampa YESTERDAY. and
are nov at Key west. The couyoyine var
ships will be ready for the voyage by night
fall.
Ead wreck
RosxBURG. Or June l2.-North bound
freight train No. 81, pulled by a large D sn.
giue, was derailed about II As today near
tunnel No. 5. eight miles north of Glen
dale. Tbs engine, tender. and Eve cars
jumped the trace Stephen u WiIlis.
head brakeman and AL Veatch brakeman'
were rid NJ on the pilot. Willis eyidentls
saw the danger a. The train rounded the
curve and jumped. He was stunned bv
fall and the engine turned over on him be
| fore be could escape. He was ins,antIy
killed. Veatch was thrown ahead ON the
track and was only slightly bruised En-.
gineer Dempsey and the fireman were
thrown from the engine as il rolled over :.
Dempsey was bruise Ell and cut about the
face, not seriously. The fireman was not
hurt at all.
Lake liader4An open
Pour townsend June. l2.-The passen.
gers OF the steamer Cottage City, which
arrived tonight from Alaska report Lake
Linderman clear of ice Two steamers
are running day and night taking miners
across. Eight scows laden with supplies
we're mashid in the ice on Bennett, losing
everything on board
Another war Liable
LONDON. June. I3.-The Cape Town
correspondent of the Mail says:
War between the Transvasl and Swazi-
land may Lreak out at any momcn. The
Swazi king has 20,000 warriors well armed
and drilled and there is much anxiety In
the Transuaai.