The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14
WAR NOTES.

The United States government has
purchased the steamship Roumanian Of
the Allan Line and also the powerful sea
going tug Britannia, which will be sent
to Santiago for Shafters army.
The Madrid correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Mail says: Senior Sagasta on
being asked whether decision had been
taken regarding peace replied: No,
but what remedy can there be but to
make peace The miuisterialsts assert
that the regular army in Cuba does not
object to "a conclusion of peace, but that
the 20, 900 volunteers are determined to
continue the war.
The Madrid correspondent of the Lon
don Times telegraphing, Monday, says:
"Senor Sagasta went to the palace, to
day, and rendered his resignation and
that Of the cabinet. 1t is said that he adj
vised the Queen Regent to appoint new
cabinet, largely consisting of the military
element, which would not necessarily
mean the adoption of warlike policy,
but probably the reverse"
Gen. Miles and staff arrived off Santi-
ago, Monday.
Six hundred and ninetY-two Spaniards,
prisoners of war, were landed at Seavey's
island Portsmouth, n. H., Monday.
The men are a sorry looking lot, i'll clad
and forlorn. They were the occasion of
the pity of the crowd Of people who saw
them land, as they are of all the gener-
Gus hearted American people. They
have been made as comfortable as pos
sble in their new quarters and seem to
be amazed at the comforts provided for
them.
Gen. Miles report from the front
Tuesday indicated that he had found
unexpected physical difficulties to con-
tend with and he is apparently greatly
pleased with the progress made by the
army under the prevailing conditions.
Dummy wooden guns and soldiers are
what the United States troops found in
some of the Spanish trenches about
Santiago.
Mines have been ordered removed
from all rivers and harbors in the
United States, by the secretary of war.
The secretary of state on entering the
cabinet Tuesday authorized the state.
ment that no peace overtures of any
kind had been made.
1t is reported from Manila via Hong
Kong, that Admiral Dewey, July &, pre-
vented German gun boat from inter
fering with the attack of the insurgents
upon the Spaniards on Grande Island.
and later captured the island himself and
800 Spaniards surrendered to him. This
gives him command of Subic bay and
outwits the plans of the Spaniards. A
cablegram from Admiral Dewey, dated
July 13, makes no reference to the
matter, however. Possibly he may
think it of too little importance for spec
ial mention. The New York Journals
special states that Dewey is managing
the Germans with great diplomacy,
Wednesday the little town of Sabony,
Cuba, was destroyed il interest of the
health of the soldiers.
Gen. Miles took command ut Santiago,
Wednesday. The terms of surrender in
sisted upon by the American commander
take in not only the beleaguered Span
ards in Santiago but the whole province
of Santiago de Cuba. The United States
on its part, agrees to send the Spanish
troops back to Spain and to allow the
officers their side arms. No other con.
cessions will be granted.
prosperous ArOostook county farmer
says that in his judgement there is more
money in beef and fertilizers than in
selling hay, and buying phosphate, and
just as soon as he saw his grass crop
prospecting he bought a lot of young
rattlp an that ne might demonstrate his