The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-06-24
w AR NEWS.

News has been received in Washington
Of an attempt to assassinatc Gen Blanco.
Mariana Saliva, a young volunteer, shot
the general in the hip, severely wounding
him. The assailant was arrested.
The auxiliary cruisers Yale and Harvard
will this week carry from Hampton Roads
eight of the best equipped regiments at
Camp Alger as reinforcement for Shafter
at Santiago.
The troops at Mobile have been ordered
to Miami, and fifteen of the regiments at
Chickamauga have been directed to 60 to
Fernandina, both forces for the expedi-
ton to Porto Rico.
The Spanish government has declined to
release Lieut.. Hobson and his comrades
of the Merrimac
ADV ices from Manila state that the reb-
els are steadily gaining The Spaniards
have retreated into the old walled city.
Admiral Camara's fleet is said to have
left Carthagena to return to Cadiz, and
ultimately to the Canary Islands.
Gable communication with Guanta-
namo bay has been restored One of the
first messages sent was an official notice
to Washington Of the arrival of the Ameri-
can troops.
Spaniards who have been captured say
the people of Santiago speak of the Nesu
vlus gun cotton shells as earthquakes. "
One of these shells. it is stated, demolish-
ed the battery at Cayo Smith, and killed
the whole garrison.
Congressman Grosvenor, in 4 speech to
the Ohio republican convention, made a
significant declaration, indicating that
President Mckinley is favorable to the
policy of retaining all territory gained by
conquest and that this may become car
dinal republic principle
EX-president Cleveland in an address
at the graduating exercises of Lawrence
vile School, near Princeton, n. j., said
that the threatened adoption of an i'm
perial policy of expansion. conquest and
foreign war was great danger to the
safety and principles of true American
citizenship, as he understood them, and a
complete departure from the mission of
this country.
The Spanish cabinet is said to be fceling
the popular pulse regarding peace by
special agents in all parts of'Spain
The War Department is preparing an
army of more than 10000 men for the in
vasion of Porto Rico Plans have been
arranged for the transportation of the ex-
petition, which will be composed of
infantry, calvery and artillery. a power
full siege gun, now at Ybor City, Fla, will
also be sent to Porto Rico, under the
direction of Brigadier- General John
Rogers, one of the best artillery experts
of the army.
American troops successfully landed
Wednesday at Daiquiri, Cuba There
was little resistance. The only loss Of
f1cially reported is that one man was kill
ed on the Texas. The first section of the
reinforcements for General Shafter left
Camp Alger and will embark at Newport
News.
A report from the surgeon with Admi-
raj SIMPSONS fleet leads to belief that
the supposed mutilation of marines killed
at Guantanamo was caused by the pecu-
liar motion of Mauser rifle bullets.
The third Philippine expedition will
leave San Francisco next Monday.
1t is Officially denied in Hawaii that
an attempt was made to assassnate Cap
tain General Blanco.
Acting Secretary Spaulding Wednesday
wired instructions to all Atlantic coast
collectors to refuse clearance to any yes
sci for Cuban or Porto Rican ports with
provisions or other material which can he
used in maintaining war, regardless of
whether the ports are or are not blockad-
ed or whether the provisions or other ar
tlcles are contraband or not