The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-07
LATER NEWS.
The president has intimated tina,
another call for volunteers will soon
be issued.

The president has intimated that
another call for volunteers will soon
be issued.
Captain P. H. Cooper. superintend-
ent Of the naval academy, has been se-
lected to command the cruiser Chicago.
Lieutenant Hobson has sent the fol-
lowing cablegram to his father at
Greensboro, Ala: Santiago de
Cuba, June 30.-My health continues
good; feel no uneasiness about me-"
The Egyptian government has decid-
ed to notify Admiral Camara that the
continued presence of the Spanish
feet at Port Said is violating neutral
ity, and that the warships muet leave.
Secretary Long said that he understood
Camara's feet had paid the canal
dues, and the presumption is that they
will continue the voyage.
The war department has received
the welcome information today that
military telegraph stations have been
established at St. Villa, in the center
of the present military operations, and
that this line runs to point near
Aguadores, where it connects with the
French cable line, thus bringing Gen.
eral Shafter into direct Communication
with the department..
Corporal Hucht, Seventh infantry,
who with seven men was sent out
seven miles from Santiago was found
by General Shafter Thursday afternoon
and sent into camp. The party had
repeatedly seen the Spaniards, who did
not offer to modest them. and the
Americans spent the day as If enjoying
a picnic in the woods. The corporal
said that if he had had with him a
sufficient force he could have brought
in 40 Spanish prisoners.
The camp conditions near Santiago
continue hard. Heavy rains set every
thing af1oat. Rations. however, are
being served out regularly. but they
are still not plentiful. Officers and
men fare alike. The latter are suffer-
ing during the cold nights from lack OF
blankets thrown away on the march.
These have been appropriated by the
Cubans. who take everything in sight,
and do as little as possible. On the
whole, they actually fare better than
our men.
Consular Agent Broadbent has just
made q master stroke. which be re-
ports to the depaI tment. While the
Spanish ships we're seeking permission
Of the Egyptian government to take
coal at Port Said, the consular officer
succeeded in quietly buying up all the
coal available at that place. This
amounted to 1000 tons and it is in q
good place to be shipped to Dewey, to
serve as base of supplies for Watson's
Eastern squadron, whensit enters the
Mediterranean, or to coal any Ameri-
can vessels that may pass through the
Suez canal bound to the Asiatic sta
tion.
Free swimming baths are to be con
structed in Portland.
A salmon weighing 8S pounds has
been shipped from Portland to the
Omaha fair.
The Egyptian government has defini-
tely refused to permit the Spanish feet
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.
General Aguinaldo, the Philippine
insurgent leader, declares that the
family of Captain General Augustin
are prisoners at Panapanga. and aIe
we'll treated.
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 oc-
cur on land and sea.
The passage leading to the inner har-
Dor Of Guantanamo harbor has been
thoroughly cleaned of mines by
launches from the Dolphin and other
ships. Eight mines, weighing $50
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 ID a.
hours. but indicates that the undertak-
ing may involve considerable loss. He
has information Of the approach Of
s. 900 Spanish reinforcementss from
Manzanillo, and it is believed that be
intends to take the town Immediately,
and that news Of battle may be e..
pected At any time. The Spanish re-
Inducements referred to are now with
| in 81 miles Of Santiago.
|. information has been received from
ManzanilIo to the effect that ave bat
talions Of Spanish troops, which left
that city several days ago to reinforce
General 1inares returned to Mama.
milo two days after departure. Ihie
! is regarded as indicating the failure 9!
the Spanish attempt upder command
Of General Pando TO rush 10, 1000 train
ed troops to the defence Of Santiago,
] This news has set ct rest the fears q
/ both the American and Cuban com.
manders. They believe that Pando's
men either were unequal to tho dim:
| oult march rom ManzanIllo 20 Santi,
J ago. or else General Linares. realisiDe
j the hoplessness Of bic position, sent