Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-19
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A dispatch to the London Daily
Chronicle from Brussels says that the
Spanish pretender, Don Carlos, is still
there.
The extension of the rural free de-
livery postal service authorized by the
last congress is being pushed forward
as rapidly as circumstances will per-
NIT.
Seventeen miners who left Dawson
City June IS have arrived at Seattle,
Wash, on the steamer City of Seattle,
bringing with them gold dust and
drafts estimated at 100000. OF this
amount $50, 900 was in dust.
El impartial says that q member OF
the ministry declares that negotiations
for peace with the United States are
only possible so far as the question OF
Cuba is concerned. To demand more
would be to say that Spain must com.
nit suicide.
Gen. Chambers McKibbon, who has
been appointed temporary military
| VI CdltldSO, 10 1 OSA "a
an old and we'll known Pennsylvania
family. He was bern in Chambers
burg, not far from the famous Gettys-
burg battlefield.
1t is expected by the navy depart
ment that but few ships of Adm.
SIMPSONS squadron will enter the
| harbor at Santiago. Enough vessels
will be sent in to put the harbor in
condition for naval operations and the
needs of American interests
A member of the Spanish cabinet in
an interview Sunday asserted that the
government was seeking an honorable
peace with the United States An oti-
cial dispatch from Porto Rico says $50
| casesof ammunition exploded there,
killing IA persons and wounding many
others
The London Times Monday morn
ing, in the course of its weekly re-
view, says: The Santiago negotia-
tions are honorable to both com
batants, and their success was prob
ably due to the wise and statesman
like concession of Washington to send
the Spanish garrison home"
The London Daily Chronicle Monday
morn ing says it believes that the con-
ference between the queen regent and
Gen. Weyler means that her ma ajesty is
trying by her personal influence to
dissuade the 'hyena" from violently
adopting the Carlist cause and taking
his military adherents with him.
The war department has been in
| formed of the death at Fort Grant,
Ariz, of First Lieut.. Ulysses s. Kemp,
of the Tth cavalry, who 4 short time
ago was thrown from his horse, strik-
ing on his head. Lieut. Kemp was a
| native of Ohio and was graduated
from the military academy in June,
1885.
The German cruiser Cormoran from
Manila July Is, has arrived at Hong
Kong. She reports that all was quiet
at the capital of the Philippine islands
when she left there. The insurgents
had not advanced, the second Ameri-
can contingent had no, arrived, and
all the ships of the American heet
were at Cavite.
Capt. Hunker, of the gun boat An
napolis, re turned Sunday to Playa del
Este from Raracoa, where he had been
three days watching for blockade run
ners. He had slight engagement
there wi tn the Spanish who fred upon
MIN with field pieces, but did no in
jury. Capt Hunker returned the fire.
setting fire to and burning the Spanish
barracks.
Gen. Miles said Sunday: 81 an most
gratitied over the surrender of Sauti-
ago The terms are just rs good as an
unconditional surrender. The Span
ish troops would eventually have to
be sent to Spain; by sending them at
once we feed and keep them for only a
month or so instead of perhaps year.
1t would be hard work to keep them
in Cuba
Senator Cullom. chairman of the Ha-
waiian commission, left Washington
Monday with his family for Chicago,
from which place he expects to make
a short tour over the state before go-
ing to Hawaii. The appointment is to
the staff of the commission have been
made and it is composed largely Of
employees of the senate and house OF
| representatives.
Capt. William McKettrick, who had
the honor to raise the stars and stripes
over the palace in Santiago, is an aide
de-camp on the staff of Gen. Shafter.
On May l2 he was appointed by the
president to be an assistant adiutan
general, with the rank of captain, and
was assigned soon afterwards to the
5th army corps, now under Skaters
command in Cuba. He is II resident oi
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