The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-06-09
WAR BREVITIEs.

H. wednesday, June T.
tEx-congressman ,. Warren KSlnsrS-
sf Ohio, win probably be. apposnasoss
major general Of volunteesx-
William J. Bryan refused the cosos-
nelcy Of a Missouri regiment cendsrea
him by Governor Stephens. saying. ~ r
| would stick to Nebraska
Captain ]. Z. Brady. the new preu
sensor OF Florida, excepting Key West.
| has established headquarters at Tam -
pa. The censorship win be most rigid
General Lee had an enthvsiasets re-
ce eption at Jacksonville last night Hs
| had a conference there with General
Miles. The latter reached Tampa to-
day. .-s
Thursday, Juae y.
Public sympathy in Russla Is report
Cd through French channels to lean. to
wards Spain.
The Second regiment OF Virgins vor-
unteers has been ordered To Tampa
and left Richmond today.
Mrs. L. z. Letter, OF Chicago. is. said
to have purchased hospital building
for the soldiers at ChickamaussH:.
! Russia may demand q share In the
| division OF the Philippines shouId th.s
| United States not return the islands
Camp Alger. near Washington, nov
| contains Is, ,S69 men. Of whom y.S0I are
pronounced ready for active Ssrvt6e.
William A. Pinkerton Is said to have
been engaged by the United stater
government to hunt for Spanish spies
| A decree has been published at Mad
rid authorizing the Issue Of an internal
loan OF !, ,OOo. .0O0. 900 pesetas at per cent
| Fifteen-year- Samuel HendersoN
was sentenced to 20 years I'm the East
ern penitentiary for the murder OF lit
tie Percy Lockyer at Philadelphia
Friday. June 3.
| The Spaniards are filling Cardenas
harbor with hulks and other obstruc-
uons.
or the ten regiments of immunes for
| the invasion OF Cuba four will be COM
| posed Of colored persons.
| The tug Leyden attempted to engage
| three Spanish gunboats at Cardenas,
but they ran away from her shots.
| Additional transports, with capacity
| for carving 5000 men. have been &c
cured, making a total of 30 vessels
which can carry 10000 men.
| Senior Polo de Bernabe. formerly
| Spanish minister to the United States
has been appointed under sccretarySm
the foreign Office at Madrid
Federal Attorney Stripping: at Key
West, denies the charges OF Cadet Jones
that prisoners on prize ships were IL
treated by their guards.
| ,f ha iSpI
Francisco have been landed at Boston
because of illness. They have been Ar-
customed to warm climates.
Saturday, ,Juned.
Whigham and Robinson, the English
war correspondents captured in Cuhe-.
have been released.
The president is considering Genera.
Lew Wallace for appointment tc ~
major generalship of volunteers.
Thirty-nine Spanish prisoners. cay
tured on the steamer Rita, off PortS
Rico. have arrived at New York.
| A battalion OF engineers. some sfeSs
and field trains. and a few companies nj
infantry are said to be on the WY
from Florida to Santiago.
The commercial bodies of San F'rzn-
ernment's alleged discrimination agairrs1
that city in the purchase of army sup
plies.
Monday, June q.
The peace party in Spain Is rapicls
growing.
Many OF the volunteers at Mobile arr
ragged and without shoes.
Large numbers OF prominent autbAK'-
mist leaders have fled from Havana 81
Mexico.
An unconfirmed dispatch reports iin
sinking by our warships, at Santiago,
of the Spanish torpedo boat destroyss
Terror or Furor.
Captain Charles Vernuu GrtdltF
commander OF Admiral Dswey's aAS-
ship. the Olympia, died at Kobe Japsza
while en- route home, invaided.
The troopship Resolute and the Msy-
flower left Mole st. Nicholas Saturday.
Blanco issued a decree forbidding thf
presence Of any foreign correspondents. /.
In Cuba.
Lieutenant Parker and Private McGS..
now with the volunteers at Tampa. M
the risk of their lives threw a burning
box of ammunition into the river. tazf
averting an awful explosion.
J San Juan letters sent to Madrid rs-
port that the Spanish losses during I'D
miral SIMPSONS bombardment wr~
seven killed and 70 wounded. The gov
ernor generals residence was among
the buildings damaged.
4 Tuesday, June Z.
The urgent deficiency BILL carrying
$17,475 for war expenses, passed ths
national senate.
A bill providing heavy penalties for
destroying submarine mines or photo
graphing Notifications was introduced
in the national senate.
The senate confirmed Leonard w
Colby OF Nebraska, Roy Stone of New
York. Henry T. Douglas of Maryland
and Harrison Gray Otis Of California
as brigadier generals.
Carransa and Dn Bosc Arrestedr-
Montreal. June 7.-Magistrate Larbn-.
taine yesterday honorably diseAarsed
Detective Kellert from costody on, the
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