Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-18
WAR BREvITIES.
Friday. Ang. IL

Several soldiers of the Barcelona gar
rison have been arrested in Carlist
club there.
General Garcia has suspended opera
lions for 80 days, giving his soldiers
furlough until that time expires.
Batteries A and C, Pennsylvania ar
tillery, have arrived in Porto Rican
waters. All on board are in good health.
Rigid precautions are being taken by
the war and treasury departments to
prevent the introduction of yellow fe-
yer from the West Indies.
saturday, Aug. Ia.
Rear Admiral Kirkland. commanding
the Mare Island navy yard, died at
Vallejo, Cal.
The United States steamer Philadel-
phia, with Admiral Miller, arrived at
Honolulu Aug. 8.
About $4,000 has been raised by
schoolboys for the construction of a
battleship for our navy.
About 10000 troops will be NEEDED for
year or more after peace is proclaim
ed, mainly for garrison duty in Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines.
Monday Aug. 10.
The Italian government officials con-
graduated our government on the con-
clusion of the war.
The new government military camp
at Middletown, Pa. is being rapidly
prepared for returning soldiers.
Four transports arrived at Montauk
Point. L. l., with troops from Santiago.
including Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
Our vessels are returning to Key
West from the blockade of Cuba, and
are awaiting orders to proceed north.
The steamer Luzon sailed from San
tiago with 2,056- Spanish soldiers, 4
priests, Is women, "a children and 1871
officers.
On Friday afternoon there was a
lively fight between our soldiers and
Spaniards near Coamo, Porto Rico. A
resumption of the fighting on Satur-
day was prevented by the arrival of
the peace protocol from Washington.
Tuesday, Aug. 10.
The proclamation of peace is well
coined by the Spanish public.
The censorship of the mail between
lIllS Guilty spain AAcS OOCA 0io-
continued.
The subsistence department of the
army has ample supplies to send to the
starving Cubans.
The last of General Skaters corps,
including the general himself, will
| leave Santiago this week.
Blanco resigned as captain general
of Havana, but the Spanish govern
ment declines to accept the resignation.
Philadelphia city councils will send
| a special hospital train to southern
hospitals to bring home Philadelphia S
| sick soldiers.
News was received from Consul Gen
eral Wildman of the surrender of Man
liza and the fight to Hong Kong of
August, the Spanish captain general.
Wednesday, Aug. II.
Senators Allison and German have
declined positions on the proposed
peace commission.
Spanish soldiers massacred 80 citi-
zens of GALES. Porto Rico, because they
hauled up the American flag.
A number of cases of yellow fever
have developed among the soldiers at
Key West and Montauk Point. L. l.
Philadelphia city councils sent a
special hospital train to southern hos
pitfalls to bring home Phiiadelphia's sick
| soldiers.
Spanish prisoners of war are dying
| of disease by hundreds in Santiago
and the bodies are being cremated in
| great funeral piles.
The Second regiment of immunes al
| Santiago, because of disorderlv con-
| duct, have been removed to the hills
| being replaced by colored Illinois
| regiment