Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-24
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.


the harbor were almost totally de-
stroyed and that great loss of life must
have been caused. Flags at half-mast
over MORO Castle show that some
leader of importance was killed.
Fifteen hundred Cubans under Gen.
Garcia have Joined the forces of Ad-
miral Sampson. Cuban Gen. Rabi has
captured the city of Acerraderos,
eight miles from Santiago, whe.e there
are facilities for landing the siege guns
carried on Gen. Skaters ships.
Gen. Miles says the war will be car
ried on vigorously. Expeditions will
be sent forward and an aggressive
campaign waged. Acting under his
orders Gen. Garcia is massing his
troops back of Santiago to cooperate
with the American army and navy.
There has been six days of terrific
fighting between the Spaniards and the
natives about Manila, the rebels be-
ing victorious. The insurgents took
5000 prisoners, among them the Gov
ernors of two provinces, one of whom
tried to kill himself.
A correspondent cables from Hong
kong that the Philippine rebels under
Aguinaldo routed the Spaniards at old
Cavite and pursued the regulars sent
to relieve them almost to Manila. 1t
is reported that 2,1OO Spaniards were
killed.
Gov.-Gen. August on June 10 cabled
to Madrid that the situation in Manila
was growing more desperate for Spain;
that native troops were deserving to the
Americans, and that he had been
forced to retire within the walled city.
Captain General August is reported
to have telegraphed to Madrid implor-
ing relief, saying that the situation at
Manila is getting worse daily and that
the Spanish troops, with all their BRAY
cry, cannot resist hunger.
Spanish soldiers have tired of at
lacking the marines at Camp McCalla
and the latter now seek permission to
capture the city of Guantanamo. The
marines are reported to be in splendid
physical condition.
The Ambassadors of Austria Russia
and Germany at Madrid have been di-
rected to strive to protect the Queen
| Regent in the expected revolution in
Spain when we take Manila, Santiago
and Porto Rico.
Senators opposed to Hawaiian an
neXation say that enough Senators 10
force an adjournment have assured
them that they will vote t. adjourn
rather than stay in session to annex
Hawaii.
A large expedition of insurgents
commanded by three Cuban generals,
has been sent to intercept Gen. Pan
dos army, now on its way from Ha-
vana to the relief Of Santiago.
President Mckinley and his ad-
vsers are framing a tariff law for the
Philippines which is expected to be
satisfactory to Germany and other
European powers.
Ensign Pratt, Of the Marblehead,
captured with a launch a sloop in
Guantanamo Bay in which were a
Spanish Captain and four sailors be.
lieved to be spies.
Cuban spies report that the Spanish
General Joral and several officers were
/ killed in Santiago by the explosion of
one of the Nesuvius's gun-cotton pro.
jectiles.
Secretary Day and other State De-
| partment officials declared absurd the
story that Germany has bought or con-
templates buying the Philippines from
Spain.
Gov. Black has turned over Camp
Townsend, at Peekskill, to the Federal
| Government, and the regiment now re-
cruitng in this city will be sent there.
Delay may be caused to the Porto
| Rico expedition by the sending Of the
best equipped soldiers to reinforce Gen.
Shafter as is now proposed.
Spain is buying supplies in large
quantities in Jamaica and shipping
them to Havana by way of the Isle OF
Pines and Batabano.
Aguinaldo has given notice of mis-
intention to establish an Independent
government by natives under Ameri-
can protection
President McKinleys hope of peace
is vanishing. Preparations for the in
vason of Porto Rico with $4,000 men
are to be rushed.
Col. William ]. Bryan appeared n
Omaha on a visit of inspection, and
received an ovation from the volun-
teers there
The Government from now on will
impress steamers on the Pacific coast
on which TO carry our army TO Manila.
Our Cuban allies at Guantanamo
Harbor hanged a Cuban captured in
Camp McCalla and proved a spy.
\ report that Manila has capitulated
is current in Madrid, a correspondent
of the Paris Temps teegraphs.
a British steamer at Hongkong re-
ported having sighted the troopship
City Of Pekin near Manila.
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