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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