> HAVOC WROLGHTBY SNPSONS EN SPANISH GENERAL DEAD. <ke Admiral Believes That Hobson and His Mcn Have Betn Removed From Morro Castle and Will Proceed to Demolish It. floating "at halfmast on Castle at Santiago silently told the terrible destruction wrought last week hy Admiral Sampson’s -fleet. Cuhan spies have brought to Admiral Sampsen a report that the Spanish General. Don Jose Toral y Velasquez, was killed last Monday night by the explosion of one of the dynamite shells fired by the Vesuvius. They claim that several other Spanish officers Kil} by the same explosion. Foral was the Military Gov- Province of Santiago. and rank to General Pando. explain the flying of at half-mast over A Morro flag in may nish flag Morro Castle. 11 Sampson feels Morro Castle. The Admiral informed that the gallant and his crew are no longer y he is going to wipe Morro off ‘ace of the earth with the dyna- uns of the Vesuvius— and: the i of his warships. would have smashed the castle ag but Hobson was imprisoned and Sampson and his erew:think that, as a coward puts a child or a wo- man before him to ward off blows, so the aniards’ put : ‘Hobson and. his crew of the: Merrimac in Morro to avoid bombardment of the fortress. umite shell from the Vesuv- ved, would leave the gray smoking, shapeless ruin, day night the auxiliary crui- l.ouis ran a gre: ‘hance of bo- to pieces. was a fine r the Spanish guns, as she grapple the Kingston cable and + could not find the cable. She in the mouth of the harbor, ro’'s searchlights were playing ut not a gun was fired on her. castle. She was within 300 range. and Commodore Schley ths the explosion of the guncatton hurled by the Vesuvius so territicd the Spaniards that they have not recovered their nerve. himeelf froe is cre Hobson SC long there, ser St ing hi targ wn WELCOMED TO HAWAIL A Royel Reception for Troops or -ay to Marila. An Attempt to Blow Up a Traneport Reported. The T'nited States transports City of Peking. City of Sydney _and Australia arrived:-at- Hawaii on their way to Manila June 1. As +. the three ghted, all Honolulu » the soldiers: and vessels were turned out to The docks were | as the vessels | the spectators elves hoarse. Such a had never been witness- Next morning about troops were allowed te he day they i the city: Sr Si scene Were Pre the outdoor luncheon the women of this city. for Manila June Charleston : ceived ofl An 0 desertions from an. O ) left behind, is that noth- an attempt te magazine . was time. An enlisted just in the connectios gazine. } magazine of powder i had closely. it under Peking gets out be hanged at ma 00 tons rarded is now n- the as will the yard on 1 tae ACCUSED OF COWARDICE Admiral Mcntejo Was One of the First to Reach Shore. | After the Manila Battle. iental steamship Olympia ar- Ticed at Tacoma a few days ago hring- ing Chinese which accuse miral Montejo of cowardice at the tle of Manila. A special correspondent of the Tong- kong Telegraph writes to hi paper | from Manila saying that the Admiral did no than flee from one to the other during the engagement. He was among the first ashore, and almost before the battle was over. was at his | country villa heyond the city. He rad not even allowed his tains to know where the Cavite mined, and this is given | son why some of the mines were expioded before the American ships approached them. They were ex- ploded in order to give the Spanish vessels chance to cross the line. i = Ad- bat- more vessel Cap- an- a The formed It italian ministry which was only on May 31 has resigned: ‘fo Aadrid that Gen. the lippines © has re- French cabinet hes placed its resignation in the hands of President Faure. | Spain continues her underground ef- | forts to prejudice the powers in her | favor. In three years the Spanish and Cub- an governments have borrowed 1,000,- 060,000 pesetas from the bank of Spain. Many German newspapers still con- tinue publishing unfavorable news concerning the United States her war with Spain. An unsuccessful attempt was made a few da ago to assassinate (Count Arcon. the first secretary of the Ger- man Embassy at London. in rain operator, is much comment- cd upon in Berlin as being ‘a lesson to ereetly speculator The commercial papers hold Leiter responsible for the revolts which -have occurred in Italy and ecisewhere, The best informed people in Europe believe the Brussels sugar conference will result in the abolition of the beun- ties in epite of French and Austrian ition, owing to Great Britain's t to place extra duties on sugar imported frem states giving bounties. CAPITAL GLEANINGS. administration dcnies that the +k on Havana has been postponed I after the rainy season is ial The atta until or element in Washington is the retention of Puerto ico and the Philippines and recommend a 110 J at | ginia | held near the city of Guantanamo, was | demo! | manera, Cuba, arrive, -_— ee —_— = TonéneCo. em — During the civil war the United Sta Europe, and revolutionized warfare. been a long time asserting her destruc Santiago has surprised her most ent al officers are again dumfounded. shells inte the harbor from her pneu ploded in the water and the third tore ough to admit a cathedral. Her guns are of 15 inch caliber and tance of 2 1-2 miles. When the charge the guns ‘have an effective range of tive work during her initial trial off as Lieut. Hobson and his heroes are miral Sampson may entirely destroy the silent but death dealing guns of is built for quick action, for striking away before the enemy knows what 21.4 knots and can skim the waves like vertical triple expansion engines. tons. In addition to her three J-pounder rapid fire guns. Her crew was built by the Cramps at an expen Adolfo Vera, a noted Spanish spy has been captured at Key West. The departure of the (Cadiz fleet from Spain post- poned. has now been indefinitely OUR WAR WITH SPAIN. | | Madrid and his | Blanco must fir hear from before he can release Hobson gallant crew. Aguinaido, the pine insurgents, lion of Manila. Thirty-five transports will be used in conveying the expedition of 20,000 men Puerto Rico. { Madrid reports say that yellow fever | is raging among the American troops Guantanamo. <i of the Dewey Philip- leader | the | considers Spaniards in Cuba are discouraged and dissatisfied mainly on account of the scarcity of food. Saga says Manila has not yet that the situation there is of gravest ter. sta fallen but thie chavs the cap- Manila say that Augusti has been insurgents) Reports from family of Gen. tured: by the The : 1 secure Vey tre Adra endeavoring to transports to con- Rico. permitted the at. Manila nent ional Puerto 18 has combatants hantmen. report that 5,000 ‘to Rico have joined fear American tands ready at Santi- insurgents to as- of the American 9,000 (ulban landing a ‘eclecse cordon shooting «ll Span- attempt (to pass the lines. : The Petersburg ‘iron works of Vir- have raéceived a government con=- . 10,000 4-inch shells and 1,200 ells. occurred between ‘regular and volunteer troops at Old Point Comfort, \'a.; a few days ago. Twenty men were placed in the hospital: The brick fort which the Spaniards shed by the bombardment of the Tex: Marblehead and Suwanee last The the for ship pro- on cruiser St. Paul is waiting approach of the Spanish Purisima (‘oncepeion laden with visions for Havana. She also has beard $70,000 in cash. The habitants of the town of Cai- have strewn the streets with straw and oil with the intention of destroving’the city and fleeing to the hilis when the American invaders In view of the fact that the Powers will compel Spain to surrender as soon as Havana has capitulated, the presi- dent is determined to attack the (‘yban capital at once. Gen. Miles, however, is opposed to this plan, rumor says that he may be retired. { Americans have tes introduced the monitor, astonished The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius has tive abiitlies. but her recent action at husiasti¢c admirers and European nav- Last Thursday she threw dynamite matic guns. Two of these shells ex- a hale in the definding walls large en- throw 100 pounds of gun cotton a dis- is increased-to 500 pounds of cotton, one mile... Judging from her destruc- Santiago, it is apparent that as soon removed from Castle Morro, Rear Ad- the fort in a single night by turning the Vesuvius upon it. The Vesuvius a blow unexpectedly and getting has happened. She has a speed of a bird. She has two propellers driven Her horsepower is 3,7¢ coal capacity inch dynamite guns, she carries three consists of 6 officers and 64 men. She se of $350,000. The cuckoo’s song is the signal used by Spaniards for an attack. It is said that another call for 100,000 men will be issued in a few weeks. Spain has chartered seven steamers to start this week with supplies for Cuba. Spaniards are confident that can repel the proposed American vasion of Cuba. Spaniards fighting the marines at Guantanamo smokeless powder. Madricl has received Manila has capitulated they in- American are. using news that and that arrived in Cuba Vessels at Kingston are to land supplies at Havana. They will make rich prizes tor Sampson. A ship with supplies for the iards has succeeded ‘in dodgin American ships and landed at Span- o g Santi- ago. The gunboat Suwanee a few day ago captured a Spanish ship and Cap tain Delehanty presented it to the Cuban insurgents. The Spanish chamber of deputies con- tradicts the report that their soldiers mutilated the hodies ref American ni- rines at Guantanamo. © The inhabitants of Catalona, of which Barcelor is the eapitol, have signed a petition in favor of peace bet- ween Spain and the United States. The warship Dolphin the other day discovered a- well near Santia from h the aniards seeurel their WwW One shot demolished Spain, "() Of cargo of coal for Admiral Dewey left Philadelphia last Monday. The coal is carried. by the British ship ist I.othecin and will reach her destination some time in Getober. An intercepted letter from the com- mandant at Guantanamo reveals the fact that the troops there are living on half rations and that all the supplies will be exhausted. by the end of the month. Admiral Sampson for the third time last Thursday bombarded the forts and land batteries at Santiago. Great dam- age was inflicted. Forts were demol- ished, guns dismounted and the cruiser Viscaya was disabled. : The slowne in getting the troops for the Santiago expedition equipped and the repeated delays in embarka- tion make it ‘altogether probable that it will be 20 instead of 10 days before the proposed Porto Rican expedition can be started. ‘When Admiral o 1 Cervera arrived ple thought he would bring supplies; but, instead of food, he brought them $700 more men to feed. The only aid he had to offer was the tons of ammuni- tion in his ships’ magazines. In order to test the efliciency of the | submarine mines a few days ago at | ; abandoned Newport News, a; schooner was utilized. adrift and as the mines they exploded. Not a vestige ship remains. feel safer now. an She was set CRUISER COLUMBIA. (Injured in a collision with the Dritish steamship Foseolia.) It is stated at the navy departme nt that repairs on the cruiser Colum- bia at the New York navy yard are be ready to join Commodore Schley in lumbia completes the only important Sinc¢ the beginning of the- war the fitted cut about 150 vessels. All of performed satisfactorily the work re A few weeks ago the president was hopeful of an early peace. Now he is not so confident. IL.ast Monday the American army of invasion under command of General Shafter, arrived off Santiago bay. The marines at Guantanamo are be- ing daily reinforced by Cuban insur- gents. After a few square meals the latter prove to be aggressive fighters. At Santiago 4,000 chil- dren are existing on the roots and fruits of the mountains. The dead carts are inadeguate to. remove the corps Spanish officers at Manila are drowning their misfortunes in drink, and often engage in battle with the insurgents while drunk. General Augusti is court martialing and shoot- women and Dbillidn dollar navy. ing them every day. about completed and the vessel will a few days. The repairing of the Co- repair job the navy has on hand. navy department has purchased and these have turned out well, and so far quired of them. Railway transportation in six weeks for the troops has cost the government $15,000,000. Spaniards are eating their horses at Santiago. The Marblehead last week fired a charge of shrapnel into a clump of bushes where a number of Spaniards were hidden. The deadly effect of the shrapnel was evidenced by the immedi- ate descent on the spot of a flock of vultures. The ‘13-inch shells of the Oregon are causing great , confusion among the Spaniards A building at Caimanera was hit by one of these shells and immediately the residents of the town left. saying they could not- contend with an enemy hurling such moun- tains of explosives. ithe preparing | | savage the | | signaled car i at | Santiago de Cuba with his fleet the peo- | were passed | of the Residents at Newport | VCTORY FOR ANERIGRY NARINES SPANIARDS REPULSED. The Soldiers at Guantanamo Defend Their Position and Many of the Enemy are Killed—- Cubans Fired Wild but Were Courageous. Tha Anwcrican marines who weve last week landed at Guantanamo from the transportship Panther, under the com- mand of Col. Robert W. Huntington, completely routed the enemy last Wed- nesday. For some“days they had been haras- sed by the sneaking and hidden move- ments of the Spaniards Lest Monday they became exhausted as a result their vigilance and had it not been for the support from the warships which occupied the bay, the American soldiers would have been compelled to give up the position where they had planted the stars and stripes but a few days before. The force of marines was under. Capt. ISlliott and the co-operating Cub- ans were under (ol. L.aborda. The combined-forces razed a Spanish camp about five miles from the American position, destroyed the only well in the vicinity and Killed about forty Span- iards. One American marine was slightly wounded. Two Cubans were killed and four were wounded. Tt impossible to estimate the number Spaniards engaged, owing to guerrilla methods of fighting. But it is believed there were at least 400. The Americans began a cautious ad- is of | of | their | vance and were within 200 yards of the | enemy before the crack of a vifle from the Spanish lines announced that the Spaniards had discovered them. The troops quickly moved into of battle, with the Cubans: on the left flank. The enemy's bullets were whirl- ing viciously over the Americans, but : | line the marines settled down to their work | as though at target practice. Very few Spaniards were in sight. They were laying behind the huts and in. the brush, but the puffs of smoke revealed .their positions and enabled the Americ- work. For maintained ans to do effective minutes both sides rific fire. It was beginning to look bayonet charge down the be necessary to dislodge the enemy, when suddenly the latter began to break for a thicket a hundred yards further on. It was then the American fire became most deadly. Man after man seen to fall in a vain. rush for shelter, and the fire from the Spanish became scattering and almost ceased. The easy victory put the command in high spirits. The little black Cuban warriors waved their machetes and howeled curses at the Spanish in fashion. Their firing had been wild throughout, but they all displayed the utmost contempt for the Spanish bullets, apparently . being absolutely without fear. As the enemy began breaking camp the Dolphin, which lay ‘out at sea, was and began piteaing shells to- thicket for which the Span- were making. the. Spanish retreated the Ameri- moved EIowly forward, firing they went, and by the time the was reached, the enemy had all away, taking their wounded and ably many cf their dead. bodies were f atter the 1sh, but able to examine firi had been was lost in burning twenty a. ter- slope would ward the iards *O).t prob- wand s nericans Spot deadly. the buildings the At the Most NO filling the well with earth and stones. TIE SAN FRANCISCO Thousands of troops are Manila. i and as though a | could be | Troops Wiil camp | assemble ing This will be the third expedi tion, and Ge HOUSE FAVORS HAWAIL Vote Stood 203 to 91 Resolutions Relating to the Conditions on Which the Islands Will be Accepted --Bpeaker Reed Absent. By a vote of 209 to 91 the house of re- presentatives Wednesday afternoon adopted the Newlands resolutions, pro- viding for the of The debate, which has continued with- out interruption has been one the of this congress, the proposed annexation be- annexation Hawaii. since Saturday, or most notable ing considered of great commercial and strategic importance by its advocates, and being looked upon by its opponents as involving a radical departure from the long-established policy of the coun- try, and likely to be followed by the in- auguration of a pronounced policy of colonization, the abandonment of the Monroe doetrine, and participation in international wrangles. More than half a hundred members participated in the debate. From a party stand- paint the result was awaited with keenest interest. The Republicans presented practically a unanimous sup- port to resolutions, but three Re- publican members voting in opposition. In the Democratic ranks the division upon the question was more marked, 15 Demo members voting for an- tion. vole in support ef the resolution was made up of 179 Republicans, Democrats, 8 Populists and 4 fusion- Ss: the vote against annexation coni- prised 77 Democrats... 8 Republicans; 7 Populists and 4 tusionists. The resolutions adopted in pre- amble relate the offer of the Hawaiian republic to cede aid its sovereignty and absolute title to the government and crown lands, and then by resolu- tion accept the cession and declare islands annexed. resolutions pro- vide for a commission of five, at least two of whom shall be resident Hawadi- to recommend to congress. su Ih 1 slation as they may deem advisable, The: public debt of Hawaii not to'ex- ceed $4,000,000 is assumed. Chinese im- migration is prohibited, all treaties with other powers are declared null it is provided that, until congress shall provide for the government of the islands, all civil, judici powers now exercised by the officers of the existing government shall be exer- cised in such manner the president shall direct, and he is given power to appoint persons to put in effect a pro- vigsional government for the islands. Congressman - Dalzell, of Pennsyl- vania, presided when the Hawaiian re- solutions were adopted, Speaker Reed being ill. The speaker sent ever, that he was opposed tion. . It expected that will pass the senate in a atic is a of The ans, as to the few anraxa- nm days. 1S EFFECTS OF THE DELAY. Reach Santiago reliable inforination to : couge of the intensely aggravatirg de- ley of sending troops to Cuba could be obtaired about the departmen Naval - oflicials, whose patience | been sorely tried by the slow: the array in getting to Admiral San Son's | assistance, 12 rily intimated that the movement the had béer. halted after they. ha under by the discovery that onfu: of getting on at 5 tin 1 ts f Lo S0I pe hin in both depart- No th 1 as war board probable ne PRESIDIO. here to ap awaiting transportation Merritt, the newly pointed Gevernor of the Philippines w il} accompany this army when it sails in a few weeks. MINES DID NOT EXPLODE. Marblehead and Texes Have a Narrow Escape f.0m Destruction - Barnacles Interfere. - the blehead and Texas from destruction in the channel at Guantanamo a few days ago greater precautions have been ob- served. Both ‘ships ‘struck contact mines without exploding them. Each mine contained 40 pounds of gun cot- ton, sufficient to destroy any vessel The mine which became entangled in the propellor of the Marblehead was of the contact variety, surrounded by six plungers, and one of which when struck is supposed to break a glass bulb containing fulminate of mercury, detonating 142 pounds of gun cotton. The mine was covered with barnacles, which interfered with the action of the plungers, thus saving the ship crew. Since narrow escape of the Mar- Lee's Secretary Killed. A deadly lightning bolt from a clear sky killed James F. Gatewood, General Lee's private secretary, at: Pablo Beach, a coust resort, near Jackson- ville, Fla., Sunday afternoon. General Lea was very much shocked over news, and at once went to his room. Tears were in his eyes. When General Lee came back from Havana, Gate- wood then a medical graduate, assisting him in his correspondence. When General Lee was made a .Brig- adier he made Gatewood his secretary. He is from a good family. and was the only support of an aged mother and sister in Richmond, Va. NEWS NOTES. & persons were killed a Ala., the other Several tornado at Decatur, day. A lamp was upset scheck of Sharpsburg, Pa, last Satur- day while she was curling her hair, and she was burned to death. Judge John J. Wickham, of the Penn- sylvania superior court died at Beaver. Pa., last Saturday. Hemmorrhage caused by over-exertion caused his death. The Westinghouse company of Ritts- burg has secured a contract to supply all railroads in Russia with patent air brakes. The contract involes between $2,500,000. and $3,000,000. Gov. Budd of Californiahascomrmnut- ed the death sentence of Samuel A. Worden to life imprisonment. During a railroad strike“in 1824 at Sacramento Worden helped wreck a train in which the engineer and three soldiers were killed. . by Miss Ander- and - the | began | I neapolis, the Cincinnati, private | an the troops of their long confine- ment on the overcrowded transports in the intense heat of the last few days. If from this on all well with the fieet, therefore, when reaches point of debarkation, near Santiago, the soldiers will have had 10 days or the most exhausting sort of experienc crowded together under a broiling during the day and with little for refreshing sleep at night. To put it very mildly, they will hardly be in good fighting trim when they reach Santiago, and it here that it will g0esS it be t middle of next week at the earliest before the combin- ed land and sea attack on can be attempted with prudence, he TO MEET THE SPANIARDS. { Americau Ships Ready to Meet the Cadiz Fleet Should Xv Dare to 8ail for Cuba s determined by President Mce- Secretary Long and the mem- of the Naval War Board, conference held at the Executive sion a few days ago to organize a 8 flying squadron to meet Admiral Camara's Cadiz fleet if it comes the Atlantic. The squadron will be un- der the command i Commodore Schley, and will be composed of the first-class battleship Oregon, which made such a record-breaking trip from: San Francisco. the armored Brooklyn, the New Orleans, ‘the Min- the Neworl Harvard, and: prob- ably one or two other vessels. flying squadron will concentrate San Juan, Puerto Rico, and awa appearance of the Spanish fleet. Ite Kinley. bers across of the Yale or the near it th Big- Russian Contracts for America. Ambassador Hitchcock, at St. Pet- ersburg, under date of May 21, informs the staté department that the Man- churian railway in Russia has award- ed the Westinghouse Airbrake pany of Pittsburg a contract amount- ing to for equipping relling stock with air- brakes, and that the contract is to be duplicated in the near future. He also states that 65 Baldwin locomotives have been ordered from Philadelphia, making a total of 80 Baldwins ordered in nine weeks, and 138 sold to Rus railways within the last six month Spain's Fleet Headed Toward Manila. The captain of a German sighted the north reports having Cadiz fleet off Ceuta, Africa, about opposite and miles south-southeast of Gibraltar. The warships, it is said, were going in an easterly direction. The fleet con- sisted of two battleships, four large cruisers and four torpedo boat the | des the | | Callao.’ a al and military | i and that Dewey should re word, how- | assure ! Not be in Condition to Fight When Thay {ated th- | sun ; chance | is therefore predicted i Santiago | cruiser | The i Com- | between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 steamer |! which arrived at Gibraltar last Friday | seventeen | | ernment before “ ENCOURAGING NEWS FROM DEWEY. MANILA MUST FALL. Insurgents Treating Spanish Prisoners Humanely— Augusti Sends Word to Madrid That he Can Resist the Enemy No Longer. The government at Washington has taken it for granted that Manila, for the present at least belongs to the United States. A post office will be es=~ tablished on the islands as soon as the first expedition of troops arrive. A new form of government will be inaugur- ated by Gen. Merritt and import duties piaced upon all goods coming into Philippine ports. : The navy department has received the tollowing from: Admiral Dewey: “Cavite, June 12. Via Heng Xong, June 17.—There is little change in the situation since my telegram of June 3. Insurgents continue hostilities an have practically surrounded Manila. ‘They have taken 2.500 Spanish prison- whom they treat most humanely. do not intend to take the city at time. Twelve merchant are anchored in the bay with son board. under guard of neu- n-of-war; this with my per- ors, The; the present tral me mission “The health of tinues excellent. mander-in-chief arrived. man. two-British.. one Japanese men-of-war Another German man-of-war is pected. The folloaving “is a correct otf the Spanish captured. Ltroyea: z Temas “Destroyed Tywge prot cited cruisers, five unprotected cpFuisers, one trans- port, one serving vezsel, both armed. “The following were captured: © The transport Manila { the gunboat » the The con=- com= Ger- one port. ex- list and squadron crerman Three French, now in { od 1H Admirat Dewey's report was food for good deal discussion the navy department. in. connection with the press reports it would seem to indicate that Manila probably has fal- by this time. One phrase used by admiral that “they not intend take the city at the went time,” warrants the belief that he has reached a perfect understanding with the in- surgent leader and that the town is not to be attacked until his own troops ar- rive. For sonie it is extremely desirable that iould be the se, the sur- nder of the town in person rather han force the Spaniards to surrender to the insurgents and thereby afford a possible pretext for the interference of of the Curopean powers, whose are in suspiciously num be Manila bay. 1 atch from Manila, (Gen. Augustio and lished officially at of at Taken do pre reason such oei ve some ships large Th June 13% is pub n set forth in ‘ontinues,. The on the line of enemy's been the na- neans my 3 has tions of nee 3 1 uge ‘onnmunication cut andl etachment Haga with whether able to UTC OS, ce from of de- do not knox 81 » exhausted.” A arrying vas 1 e= rO- by All i and of th ordinary deficiencies Pensions. bill the ented 1 t appropriatio Lody since the ypriation bill of $700,- enacted int a law in [1863 it. In addition te the amount by this bill, ‘appropriations been made during the to deficiencies aggregating $115,- Hob, making in deficiencie imchiding the pre $339 : 450. Of this amount inctively for ‘war eXxj independent of amounts carried in the naval and fortification acts and in the naval auxiliary set, which appropri- 3. 000,000, Under the ment the bill caries emergency naval mum of $300,000 of the sum appropri- ated for the creation of an auxiliary naval force is authorized to be expend- ed for the repair aind equipment of vessels =o purchased following a 1 the for bill and the through a special is Nes session fon is and is establish= for an a maxi- head of naval S10.000,000 fund. and are in- military es- The ypriations cluded under head of tablishment: Pay of volunteers under ac April ) 1848, and subsequent acts the six months beginning July 1, $25,026,266; alse voluntes pay under that act and subsequent i muster- cd into service under the president's call of May ; available from June 1 to December 1898, in all $14,- 699.851. Total for war department-and. mili- tary establishment war expenses, $178.- 217,876. approv- od for Ls, “OR WOUNDED SOLDIERS. Ample Provision Made to Car: for the Troops Now Going to Cutla. Colonel J. DM. Brown, general purchasing y medical department. in New id that thorough provision had 7 for caring for the sick and wounded in the army thdt is now on its way to Cuba. The strength of the hospitai corps is 700. Of this number 150 hospital stewards and assistants, including trained nurses, sailed on the transports. Dr. Brown has shipped south 1,000,000 yards of bandages be- sides large numbers of hospital cots and bedding. Each officer and man in Gen. Shafter's command is provided with a kit of appliances with which he can attend to his own wounds if neces- sary. These appliances are done up in a waterproof package and consist of two compresses, one rolled bandage and one triangular bandage. The Kit cost 13 cents each and 60,000 of them have been shipped to Tampa. The Tnited States army is the only army in the world supplied with such an out- fit. surgeon agent of MANILA NEWA are two quarter) is entirely there is kilometers (a outside Manila. surrounded, and fighting. The ile and a town every night rebels Spain prefers that Manila should fall into the hands of the Americans in- stead of the insurgents. The latter are notorious for their cruelty. T1 rebels will . endeavor to make establish an independent gov- the arrival of the Americans will bom- arrive. ie Manila Americans. The bard when the troops
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