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Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated.
VOL. X. v LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY JULY 7, 1898. NO. 8.
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SPAIN'S
FLEET
SUNK
Admiral Oomra Attempts to E
case From Santiago
Bay.
SHIPS SHOT TO PIECES
Spanish Are Killed and Cap
tured in Short
Order.
Sampson's Report.
Flsye, vie Hsytl. To tb Keorntarr of th
Nyi 8:1 p. m.. 8llony, July H.-Tbe fleet
under mjr commend offers the nation a a
fourth of July present the dt,ructloa of th
whole of Cervore's fleet.
No one e neaped, It attemped to esoapod at
9 .W a. m. (Sunday), and at li p. in., the lat, the
Cristobal Colon, bod run oxhore all miles west
of Hantlajro and bad let down ber colors. The
Infanta Maria Tore, Oquundo and Vlzcaya
were forced axhore, burned and blown up
within twenty mile of HantlaKO, the Furor and
I'iutoo were destroyed within four mile of port
Our lost one killed and two wounded. Knomy's
Iom probably aeveral bundrod of sua Ore, ex
plosions and drowning. About 1,800 prisoners,
Including Admiral Cervera. The man killed
was George H. Kill, oblof yeoman of the
Brooklyn. Sampson.
' Kraarros, Jamaica, July s. Admiral
Cervera's fleet, consisting of the ar
mored cruiser, Cristobal Colon, Alml
rant Oquendo, Infanta Maria Teresa
and Vlzcaya, and two torpedo boat de
stroyer, the Furor and the Iluton,
which had been held in the harbor of
Santiago de Cuba for six weeks pant
by the combined squadron of Hear
Admiral Sampson and Commodore
Schley, lies at the bottom of the Carib
bean sea, off the southern coast of
Cuba.
The Spanish admiral is a prisoner of
war on the auxiliary gunboat Glou
cester, formerly Mr. J. 1'ierpont Mor
gan's yacht Corsair, and 1,000 to 1,600
other Spanish officers and sailors, all
who escaped the frightful carnage
caused by the shells from th American
warships, are also held as prisoners of
war by the United States navy.
The American victory is complete,
and, according to the best information
obtainable at this time, the American
vessels were practically untouched,
and, only one man was killed, though
the ships were subjected to the heavy
fire of the Spaniards all the time the
the battle lasted.
Admiral Cervera made as gallant a
dash for liberty and for the preserva
tion of his ships Sunday morning as
has ever occurred in the history of na
val warfare. In the face of overwhelm
ing odds, with nothing before him but
inevitable destruction or surrender if
he remained any longer in the trap in
which the American fleet had him, he
made a bold dash from the harbor
at the time the Americans least ex
pected him to do so, and, fighting
every inch of his way, even when his
ship was ablaze and sinking, he tried
to escape the doom which was written
on the muzzle of every American gun'
trained upon his vessels.
The Americans saw him the moment
he left, and commenced the work of
destruction Immediately. For an hour
or two thoy followed the flying Span
iards to the westward along the shore
line, sending shot after shot Into their
blazing hulls, tearing great holes in
their steel sides, and covering their
decks with the blood of the killed and
wounded.
At no time did the Spaniards show
any Indication that they intended to
do otherwise than fight to the lass.
They showed no signals of surrender
even when their ships oommtmcod to
sink, and the great clouds of smoke
pouring from their sides showed they
were on Are. But they turned their
heads toward the shore, less than a
mile away, and ran thorn on the beach
and rocks, where their destruction was
sooa ootnploted. The officers and men
then VMSped to the shore as well
as they eould, with the assistant of
boats sent from the A medi an men-of-war,
and then threw themselves upon
the mercy of their raptors, who not
only extended to them the greeioue
hand of American chivalry, but sent
them a guard to protect them from the
uturderous band of Cuban soldiers
hiding in the bush on the hllUMe,
eager to rush down and elleek the
unarmed, defeated, but valorous fo,
(Hie after another of th Hoaitl.lt
ships ten-ame the victims ol the awful
tain f shells which the Auerteae tt
tleahlps, truiwrs and y unboat utel
upkt them, and twa hours after the
first of the fleet had started out of
reiillc karbr, three era Iter a sad
twotarMhj boat Uelrver tm lying
the shore ten ti Bflee tulU l
t( UiifN U, pMUuded to plecva,
aaaoh and Issse puut tag from ?ry
par t af thei end eiiM the ettlue
we I lias wita a wtiit whWh euuld t-e
mi tt tulles.
The ttpala admiral, wbu w
wuuaded la the , was tsktw t the
UUttetr. and was Iweltwd at her
g sag way hy her om !, IteuUw
eat t'MHMiaUv Hlvkerd WatarigHti
w) fi ! the hand l the grey
Warded admiral, an I said la him '
fvtlt yw, . U. having
Ma MgUadl ft
if l m WOi
wltaeteed a the tea.
UeMleasat tWesaade Walariigfct
thee) lHed his aba at the do)a)i
of the Spanish officers.
There is' no means of tclllpg now
what the Spanish loss was, but it is
believed to have been very heavy, as
the prisoners In custody report their
decks strewn with dead and wounded
in great numbers, and, besides, there
is a statement that many bodies could
be seen fastened to the pieces of wreck
age floating in tha sea after tba fighl
was over. A large number of th
Spanish wounded were removed to the
American ships.
Heavy explosion of ammunition 00
curred every few minute, sending
curl of dense white smoke a hundred
feet in tha air and causing a shower of
broken iron and steel to fall in the
water on every side.
The bluffs on the coast line echoed
with the roar of every explosion, and
the Spanish vessels sank deeper and
deeper into the sand or else the rocks
ground their halls to pieces as they
rolled or pitched, forward or sideways,
with every wave that washed upon
them from the open sea.
Admial Cervera escaped to the shore
In a boat sent by the Gloucester to the
assistance of the Infanta Maria Teresa,
and as soon as she touched tha beach
he surrendered himNolf and hi com
mand to Lieutenant Morton, and asked
to be taken on board the Gloucester,
which was the only American vessel
near him at the time, with several of
his officers, including the captain of
the flagship.
At that time, the Spanish flagship
and four other Spaninh vessels had
been aground and burning for two
hours, and the only one of the escap
ing fleet which could not bo seen at
the point was the Cristobal Colon. But
half a dozen curl of smoke far down
the western horizon showed the fate
that was awaiting her.
The Cristobal Colon was the fastest
of the Spanish ships, and she soon ob
tained a lead over the others after leav
ing the harbor, and escaped tha effect
of the shots which destroyed tha other
vessels. She steamed away at great
speed, with the Oregon, New York,,
llrooklyn and several other ships in
pursuit, all of them firing at her con
stantly, and receiving fire themselves
from ber after guns. There seemed no
possibility whatever for her escape,
and, while her fate Is not definitely
known at this hour, it can ba readily
Imagined from the words of Captain
liobley D. Evans, of the Iowa, who re
turned from the westward with 350
prisoners from the Vlzcaya. In answer
to an inquiry, he shouted through tha
megaphone:
"I left the Cristobal far to the west
ward an hour ago, and the Oregon was
giving her helL She has undoubtedly
gone down with the others, and we
will have a Fourth of July celebration
In Santiago to-morrow."
Captain Evans had been In the thick
of the engagement up to the time he
took the Vlzcaya officers and crew
from the shore.
There can be do doubt that Admiral
Cervera's plan to escape from Santi
ago harbor was entirely unexpected by
Admiral Sampson, and the best evi
dence of this is the fact that when the
Spanish vessels were seen coming out
of the harbor, the flagship New York
was seven miles away steaming to the
eastward toward Juragua, the mili
tary base, nine miles east of Monro.
The New York was out of the fight
at every stage, but she immediately
put about and followed the other ves
sels in the rsce to the westward and
overtook them in time to join in the
chase for the Cristobal Colon after the
other Spanish vessels had been de
stroyed by the Urooklyn, the Oregon,
Iowa, Massachusetts, Indiana, Texas,
Gloucester snd other ships of the fleet.
Commodore Sehley's flagship, the
llrooklyn, had her usual position at
the extreme western end of the line,
ten miles from the New York and
Texas. It Is a peculiar fact that he
should have been In proper poslllou to
direct the moveuteot ef his flying
squadron against the Npaalsh fleet,
w Men he had bottled up In Santiago
harbor ail weeks before.
A a matter of fact, the entire Amer
ican fleet was much further off shore
thau usual when th Spaniard mad
their appearance. It was but believed
that Admiral tVrvera would attempt
ttt escape from hi perilous position at
this late day, but It was supposed that
he would keep hi ships la the barber
to shell the lndlug Aiurlaan arwy,
aad that If Manila fell he would blow
up or sink them before pertnlUiuf
them l.i be raptured by the fleet lying
The JVel admirals real plana,
howwar, were pUtulr Mwt eatUil4
It aept4 the one hc open to
him, that of ruuuing the gsttatlet 4
the powerful Mtea of war Ittwg la
trout of tha Harbor ant 4itg hit
Mpe foe future servi. If dbta
tt vt th trap to. whU he tou4 Mm
Self 4 f "taf ) aoiw wthf Seid vt
epersliutt.
there ne4 ta be but ems ha
la a haadred that ha wwuU be eU u
wake the aeut MtUy, but h
Umk that th., aad while great pile
a! aal rhitetsre, ew g rvuad U
plere as the rewh a few atlWe fmna
wketh started, tall th eaowraful
tt t at hi feller, there are aeae a
applaud at a4t mm tmaa th
AaserUaa writer aad , was
seat hi I hip t r)tr wet !,,
THE
COMING
CAMPAIGN
New Queatlona May Hara to be
Oonaldered by the Reform
Forces
WATTEBSON'S UNIQUE IDEA
Chairman Butler Said to Hare
Damaging Evidence Againat
the "Boaderi."
Interesting Campaign News,
I People' Party flaresu,
I Ht. l.ouK, Mo,, July 7.
"Are tb issue to be cbangnd for the
ooxt cainpulgn" I tha all absorbing
question among politicians. Muny
claim the bond issue will but emphuslx
the great need ol financial reform aud
make th campaign of 1000 from along
the same lino of that of 'DO; while
others regard war for coouest and ter
ritorial extension the corning question
that will divide tb rotors.
Col. Henry Watterson in bis goldbug
sheet, the Louis villu Courier Journal,
ha been writing that It Is a good thing
for the quiet and safety of this country
that we have a war on our hands. II
onblusbingly assorts that the need of
defending oursolvo .from a foreign
enemy is preferable to defending th cor
rupt conditions that confront us In oar
own government. This is not just the
colonel's wording bat tb upshot of th
matter in bis estimation, (and there can
be small doubt that be voice the opin
ion ol a large class of th wealthy), Is
that it Is best to send out the flower of
the land every decade or so to be shot
down so that they may not stay at bom
and breed trouble by thinking. il also
points with th pride of a full-Hedged
Anglomaniao to the glorious (?) colon
ization policy of England and believe
that a similar course persued by tb
United State is desirable.
Although the condition of the troops
is wondertully improved, scandels as to
the contracts that have been filled ar
too gross to be passed over in silence.
All efforts of the populist and silver
democrats in congress to have a silver
Investigating committee appointed have
fulled so for.
Up to date no break between th re
publicans and gold democrats Is reported.
In many districts Irom Maine to Texas
they are uniting on candidates and
handling a boodle fund that bodes ill lor
an opposition divided and compara
tively penniless.
Dr. Llieba lienjamin Andrews of Brown
University is a condidate for the super
in tendency of the public schools of the
city ol Chicago. It was generally under
stood that his retention at the goldbug
afiivemity, alter the great scandal over
his having dared to declare himself In
favor of silver, was only a temporary
inakeHhift to silence public criticism.
The all-powerful Sugar Trust Is having
an exciting tussle with local dealers in
many of the large cities. This mam
moth trust assorts that said dealnrs are
receiving profits that should really ac
crue to its benefit and evory form of co
ercion kuown to its skillful and well
puid representatives is being used to se
cure further concessions from the
"middle man."
Our largo list of populist exchanges
show widespread and scathing criticism
ol the leador of the recent bolt at
Omaha. The paper in those localities
where each I best known, add much In
teresting history in regard to sevend
gentlemen whose reputations were al
ready sufficiently unsavory. Wharton
Darker would-be presidential noruiue,
is shown up In a light that renders his
eliKibllity lor any office most doubtful.
The (allure ol Mr. Marker to get out the
usual edition of hi paMr the week of
the Omaha meeting has caused much
witty coin men t.
The proposition to get up a company
eomMMd of congressmen and senators
was the cause of a mot eimting wrao
si between Mceara. AIIhii, Allieoit ud
lluiley, June 'i'i. IM.rvno to the di
vided condition ol th democratic prly
wade by tb lost named gentleman
raised a bri that was relrewhiag to
the Mtators,
Mrs, lee, who I juetaow credited
with having traaelMrred her rhlfic)
Ironi Greater New York In Omruu, hi to
lak la eeverwl elate where raiitouirfu
reou tor the er. NUeaiU go tint to
Minnesota,
The ueuul amount id suffering aaioug
the laboring pi eiiet durlug the
Itrwevttt summer, ai'souse. almtwt uiU.
lug kerd ol It ta th da wl war aca.
I.hw s usueual aumU f id etna are
sow us. eit'tllr t this true throu-h -out
the ftvrta and kHfcet.
rWne,tor hjfW s tot lor l.ou le aa
ta4 evher that are alii! roun lu4
among the eilr i of Ik lh
eat U frUal ittlow wilt rut
ItnUk he wtll ottm nd SI how it wl
the uUrlUl td "J ,!."
Mowe eicuae tor the ptrswat war wlht
the the grouad wl uoxttj, ut nkk
hat atd tt much, t now !
he Aa Irvw I ara mil ta stpreM
the hoi that m tiuptv atajr be
Mukhw la reeuMi owanehip aad oif
lum ol tivw Ifoa soew that Vara
UfW I I h wneiseria (4 Ik MiS
rot rJ )ar. They rtttu Ike ta
auiul ttwui whs th $m ie4
iJIm tor ewrvf teg skiw U .!, ill,
(' e t ear talsTy I al ol 4 k
Mlal 4 I he laWtutrlljr m! plate kilkwta)
NrMh by kiss l aay ladhatKm.
Allkowh k ha aotyst iultet
avt ht matra, I hair was Martaa
mora that ha has In his rjossesMion nosl
tiv proof that tb whole scheme of the
resent effort to force the action of lb
pormllst national committee at Omaha,
an the holding of a national conven
tion during the next year originated In
the brain and bank account ol the Hon.
Mark ilanna, Such a aonvention, pre
cluding all possibility of any union of
hi enemies In th next presidential cam
paign would av that worthy much ef
fort when b Is busy dodging brllwry In
dictment and trying to prove that
there is to b no war.
A. II.
Terrible Ooean Disaster.
flAMFAX, Nova Scotia, July T.The
Hritlsh iron ship Comariyshlr was
towed in here this morning by tha Al
lan liner Grecian, He bow was torn
away by a collision, sixty miles south
of Sablo Island, with' the French trans
atlantic steamer La Ilourgogne. The
French veol went down ten minutes
later.
La Ilourgogne left New York las'
Saturday, bound for Havre,
Of the 831 passenger and crew on
board ha, lioiirgogue only 200 were
saved, Ono woman, Mrs. La Cnsse,
wife of A. D. La Cass of 1'lalnvilU, N.
J., was saved by ber husband. The
captain and other deck officers went
down with th ship.
'The Cromartyshire laid to and picked
np(les than 200 passengers and sea
mtyi who were rescued, transferring
thorn to tha Grecian, which came along
shortly afterward.
Among tha passengers aboard the
lost steamer were - Mrs. John Terry,
Mis Sadie Terry, Mis' Florence Fer
ry, Mis Katherlne Ferry and Albert
Ferry, and Mrs, Joseph Durkce of
Fort Scott, Kan.
All of these are from Kansas City
the family of John Ferry of the firm of
Keith A Ferry.
The log of the Cromartyshire, signed
by Captain Henderson is as follow:
"On July 4th, at 5 a. m., dense feg;
position of th ship sixty miles south
ef Sabl Island, ship by wind om the
port tack beading about W, N. W.,
though under reduced canvas going
about four or Ave knot an boar. Our
fog horn was going regularly every
minute.
"At that time I hsard a stearaor's
whistle on our weather eld or port
fcam, which seemed to ba Hearing very
iast.
jVT blew horn and wer answered
by steamer'a whistle, when all of a
sudden she loomed through tb fog on
aur port bow and crashed into us,
going at a terrlflo speed. Our foretop
mast and main top gallant mast came
down, bringing with it yards and
everything attached.
"Immediately ordered th boats out
and went to examine the damage. I
found that our boats were completely
cut off and the plates twisted.
"Other ship disappeared through the
fog.
"However, our ship was floating on
her collision bulkhead so there seemed
no immediate danger of her sinking.
We set to work immediately to clear
the wreckage and also ship our star
board anchor which was hanging over
the starboard 1kw aud in danger of
punching holes in the bow.
LAST OF THE LA IJOURGOGNK.
"We heard a steamer blowing her
whistle on coming back and we
answered with our fog horu. The
steamer then threw up a rocket aud
fired a shot. We also threw up some
rockets and fired several uhots, but we
neither saw nor heard anything more
of t he steamer.
"Shortly after, or about 5:30, the fog
lifted somewhat and we saw two boats
pulling toward us with the French
flag flying. We signaled them to come
alongside and found that the steamer
waa the La Ilourgogne from New York
for Havre, and that she bad goue
down.
1'1( KING fl" TUB SUUVIVOItS,
"We laid to all day and received oa
board about Joo turvlvor from
amongst th paswiitr re and Crew, re
ported to I In all about eon. Several
of the pasaengt-r wtre un life raft
without oara and I called fur voluu
terra from among tuy crew aud th
surviving French nainm lo bring
tHo raft aloiignidx the ship,
"ooi of the (.wli(ir and M tnuii
frs.ui th sunken iteaiucr awUlol u
and we 'tlliicd teiue thirty si k to
of car front our forhtld lit order t
llfkleu the ship.
"At about p. ui ii..tl,.r ateatoci
hi In eight, bouud westward. W
put up our sts-nal 'N, t'.' (Waal a
itau Miot i ly afterward th
teMMr hot tluww toward u.
"Mi proved ti l lhetirH'Ua, Uuud
frou !tUtfn ta New York. The vap
tain agievd ta tk the pMUtfra vu
U'wrd, aud altu gfv4 la taw lay shi
ta llf
TtiWKll T NMKYY.
"tiwiitf ta headillw vf y ship I
sctvptwtt Ih uffr and ito.wo.Wd at
uuvm ta UaaaeUiyi the wu vr and
tt t4y vur taw tin. At p. a, we
ad I ad iitkN 4 pratwdvd
In taw ut th Grel Uward HaUfaa,
baviag f a sell aver th fen btw
t tsk part al th strata wA th d
ilMl toslkhead. lhe at that
ItHi fowttwa feet vf wtf (a th far,
peak.
ADVANCE PAY GRAB
Difference Between Populist and
Republican Administrations'
in Paying State Expeneea
THE OMAHA BEE REFUTED
Hear Three Thousand Dollars a
Year Bared Oyer the Old
Byetom.
Facte Krom tb fteeord.
Our reader will romomber an article
In our isHU of May 20th u titled "The
Advance Fay Urab", wherein the custom
of republican officials to draw their pay
In advance thereby robbing the state o'
the interest oa their warrants was
referred to.
Th Omaha Daily line attempted to
answer the article In it Issue of J un (Kb,
by a communication from their Lincoln
reporter headed: "Functor In one pop
ocratlo lie. editorial in th Indepen
dent baaed on a Biisstatementand easily
refuted by tb rwsords." "The article
claim that the He reporter assisted by
employe from th office of secretary of
tat and auditor wont through tb sal
ary appropriation book for tb period
covered by th term of tb last republi
can state officials and it was found that
tb practice wo to pay the official and
employes at the end of each quarter.
The Omaha Iioo and it reporter ar
simply mistaken.
The lost republican state official did
not pay either themselves or their office
force at the end of th auartsrs. and a
careful and thorough investigation of
thoaeaame appropriation book prove
It. Herewith or a few comparative
table, vry flgur and statement of
wiilcii ar absolutely true, w win tat
first th office of treasurer of state, and
we find that every state treasurer for
the oast twentv year without on ex
ception ha paid hi own and hi em
ployee salaries in aavance, ana tor tn
nurnos of comparison we irivth aver
age number of day In advance In which
ucb salaries were paid for tb past eight
years as compared with tne year lavi,
a follows: A vera ire lBn-Jtoieuo in
clusive, 1st quarter 83 days, 2d quarter
28 days, ad quarter 44 nays, 4 to
quarter 65 day, total 100 days. 1S97,
1st quarter 11 days, Zd quarter, o days,
3d quarter 0 day, 4th quarter 6 day,
total 2 day.
Let oa now see about what the differ
ence is to the tax payers of ths state on
the entire pay roll of state officers and
employee under the republican and
populist administrations, aud for the
purpose of comparison we will take one
of the Intermediate year between those
abov given "ISStf to 1890" and com
pare it with 1807, as follows:
STATE I'AY BOLLS FOB 1H2.
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Heeretar of Stele SO
Aa.llUir MS
Cunt. I'ublle Lead x
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Sdluiant Uenoral S3
Labor lisraaa ee
Suut, I'abll Isatrsctlos M
Atluraey OtuwaJ ss
Supreni t'uart 44
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a.ljutaal Otseral 4
l.aber Kama 4
Nwol. fabit lusiractloa
AHutaajr Oewrai
u.ui I uart I
lMi,arimi ul nasaias
aii l.ihrarr 0
in.mei t uart t
1 1 liu
I tkie euM teunMSl theluM tl t M el.
at ekik rate kaeul II la et.lr le
ak a euwaiaua, bat a Ike earraal ke
weir Utaea k p !, l Ike rai kwe
eual eaif k I IMS
Thee average are carefully eouapul.
edb taking Ih aumt-'rol day in ad
vem ta Ma 'Q eaa'y warraat wa
drawn aud tnakiug an averse: lor lh
litis aud roiuputiMg Ih iutoreet at 7
l r ei, akith wa the rat I he war
tauladrew prior ta I sin), w Bad that
I h state lost tiM i tl la lb payitteut
ol slate oltl.vr and einploriw lu a !
taiH la aaiui rear, SaoVr the repub
leaa a-liuiuieirwliua where Ih loe
reaultiag Iron Ike earn Mue arr the
uwl sxlutitMraU i aiuoaat la osiv
u.4 ad thu la pra tieUy saavoid
ahW a lhf I an if '4 Iinkj
urraut dra per suoatk it I ImiMMM-
HO la tlra ail apoa the day po
baa thev are due. kuo uv are
Jia Iruui a wri. id Bv dr Wor
a lie da alter due aad a ta
irM aad eiuJoiW id Ih
slat laetastioa I tb.MHol lb
late tittUew aad eluphtye, lbadra
altr da mmh hiaw draak prutf
Ikwrebr Waviest hMlly ai hM ll
II tat aaW ta prwet adunutetr
How, aad altef dwduetiag tk mum
atwwual IfM tk lu) adr Ik rejWt.
ra adwiiitha hwv a tustaiu
lidtu It toe ta ttt'4 apua Ikui yet
i tout ttl utUg hirt) la eJ i .
TO FIGHT IT OUT.
pate WUI OootUa tb Ceweeet a lesf
a h Kae a Senile LeTt.
Madbtd, July 7. Tha cahtaat eonn
ell last night, after a short saasioa,
decided not to open aegetiatlonx it
peace, bat to continue the war, with
all risks, whil a single soldier remains
la Cuba.
LowdosT, July 7, Th Dally Chronl
ol say: "Wa learn from a sura source
that tba Spanish government thinks it
it impossible to make peao now be
cause to make peace at present would
throw tit balance of power in Spain
into tha hand of the Oarllsta.
"Th pop, it 1 rumorad, ha tele
graphed th quen regent begging her
not to com promise the futar of th
monarchy by refusing to treat for
peace, 'which, after the heroism dis
played by the Spanish navy, eould not
be other than honorable.'
"At tha same time tha pope cabled
President McKinley so It 1 rumored
appealing to Amor lean generosity
toward 'an unfortunate but chivalrous
norny.'"
SENOR DUBOSC A PASSENGER,
Tb gpaulsb Diplomat Probably Among
L IloorgofB' Drowsed,
Naw Yobk, July 1. Bcnor San Juan
Du Bosc, who was a passenger on the
Ilourgogne, was charge d'affalr of tha
Spanish legation in Washington under
Da Lome. Dultoac was in charge of tha
legation until tha arrival of Senor
Polo y Bernabe. After the outbreak
of tha war DulJoso made his headquar
ters In Canada, where he was In charge
of the Spanish secret service.
At the steamship company's offices
in this city it was ascertained that tb
passage for DulJoso was bought at
Montreal. Th officials were quit
positive ia saying that the former
charge d'affaires of Spain at Washing
ton was an of the passenger on
board La Iiourgogns.
TO EXCHANGE HOBSON,
Sbafter C'ablee Tbat tb Spaalsb Cam
snaadev lis Mad Tens.
Washimotow, J"uly 7. Th war d
partment posts the following from
General Sbafter:
"Adjutant General, Washington.
Camp near Santiago, July ft. I am
just in receipt of a letter from Oen
eral Soul (probably Toral) agreeing to
exchange Hobson aryi men here, to
make exchange in the morning. - Yes
terday he refused my proposition of
exchange Sbafter, Major General."
1S00 Killed aad Woawded. .
With 8n a men's Abut, July fl. Via
Jamaica. Although the fixing con
tinued all Sunday between the out
posts very little damage was done oa
either side. General Chaffee was
wounded slightly, a rifle bullet cutting
through his foot, but he will not be
compelled to leave the field.
The only aevere firing during tha
day occurred when the Spanish fleet
was leaving the harbor. The enemy
evidently attempted to divert the at
tention of our troops, but the Ameri
cans responded so willingly that tha
Are soon ceased and was only resumed
at intervals during the remainder of
the day.
Last night (Saturday) the only ag
gressive movement the Hpanlarda mad
resulted in their sever defeat. At
about 10 o'clock the enemy cam out
of th breaches about th city walls in
large force and dashed straight for tha
American lines. In one or two place
our men fell back from their positions,
but quickly rallied and drove tha ene
my back pell mell Into their own
ditches. The Spanish losses must have
been frightful, aa they were exposed
to a terrlflo Are for a quarter of an
hour,
One of the most horrible featurea ot
thla war la that dosena of wen hav
been killed aa they lay la litters, and
that surgeons, wearing th emblem of
th Ited Croa society upon their arms,
hav been th wel object of attack.
Th number of killed and wounded
for th wk resell to-night about
l,"k No ffort is, apparently, being
mad by our officer to spdU th
listing of th vaaualtle and Hot on
fifth of tha Mai name ar known
even ta tb eomniau.ling oflU-era. Al
ready soo ease hav been handled at
th hospital her, beeau ef th over
flow from th hoepltal at tha fnut.
Allth wounded her are revoverlug,
There has been oaly on death klnew
the biMpilal was established, that tf
I'rlvsl kleyersof th biith Infantry,
whh'h iH'vurred tday, II was shut
thrvugh th body,
WATSON GETS RUSh'oROERS.
aUt4 ba User Ml pea re
ta as! twMt,
VvAiaiietvs, J sly a Th edadala
(ratio it dealrwa f Vftalf Ike
UjiuUjJtuewt ot tk litleat tat
elite t Nfela a a a poaaiMa
wattoi wnisau at va ai imsi pvatss.
woeat, TKi AteaMMMst was
mJ by aurtry Uaj tthrat
aalUfseiiwa.
MwaeeV Hart Wa4 aerteea
Mtnain. daty ,awiMul dlpath
hvm aatiag rt that th wuaad af
tUweral iJwar a dvh4 aa
plivathiwa.