The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-07
LATDsT WAR NEWS.
summary Of the Weeks Most I'm
snoftant Events.

Turkey declares herself neutral.
| SPANS programme is said to be
TO make an attack with her COM
bined forces.
| The Manila cable is cut SO miles
out and can not be repaired for sew
eral days yet.
| The harbor at Key West is 30 full
of prize ships that no more can be
Accommodated there.
Spaniards have attempted to blow
up powder mills at St. Louis and a
magazine at Tampa.
| Pacific coast troops will likely be
sent to the Philippines. California
may supply all the men needed.
Alaskan transportation companies
are asking the government for Cat
ling guns with which to equip their
steamers.
The Prince of Wales presided at
the council of Ministers which
drafted Great Britain's neutrality
proclamation.
The President is considering a
call for 10000 volunteers who have
had yellow fever, to be sen: to Cuba
for service during the rainy season.
Many Greeks in Athens have sig
nified their willingness to the Amer
lean Consul to enlist in the United
States army to fight against Spain.
The Navy Department is to be
kept constantly informed of the
movements of the feet before Ha-
vana by messages sent by carrier
pigeons.
The monitor Puritan ia still at
Matanzas, and will again lombard
the forts if work is resumed on the
batteries demolished by Admiral
Sampson.
Three large powder manufactures.
working on large contracts for the
government, have been blown up
during last week, it is believed, by
Spanish spies.
Fort Cabanas, small forti6ca-
ton thirty. five miles from Havana,
was demolished on Friday evening,
the 29th ult., by the New York in
fifteen minutes.
Work of laying mines in New
York harbor around Fort Wads-
worth has been completed. and any
hostile vessel attempting to pass
will be blown to atoms.
1t is reported that 5000 out of
1000 mules recently sent from the
United States to Cuba for the Span.
ish army have died on account of
the sudden change of climate.
In response to Geographic re.
quest from Miss Clara Barton, the
Central Cuban relief committee
shipped Wednesday twenty tons of
food for the Cuban refugees at Key
West.
The New York ran into Havana
harbor Saturday Haunting the stars
and stripes in the face of the Span
iards, daring them to open fire, but
the Dons failed to accept the chal-
lenge.
At Tampa, Fla, fifteen Cuban
physicians have entered the service
of the United States. They are re-
garded as specialists in Cuban dis
eases, and will accompany the in
vading army.
1t is reported from Madrid that
many French ship owners have APP
piled to the Spanish Government
for permission to send their vessels
to sea to privateer against American
merchant vessels.
The Queen Regent of Spain has
telegraphed the Pope on the subject
of the defeat of the Spanish fleet at
Manila, saying: 1.-The Spanish ma
ton is calm, but resolved to resist
to the bitter end"
The United States minister at
Constan.inople has received %, 900
applications for volunteers for the
United States navy, principally
Greeks. Some declare it is gratitude
for the United States attitude in |
the late war.
Preparations for sending the first
army of invasion to Cuba are going
forward rapidly at Tampa. II will
consist of infantry, artillery and
cavalry and will carry large sup
ply of rifles and ammunition for
the Cuban troops.
Orders have been telegraphed to
the Government authorities at San
Francisco to select two of the swift
est ships at that port, load them
with coal and dispatch them at
once to the relief of Commodore
Dewey's squadron
General Merriam, commanding
the departments of California and
Oregon, has received Instructions
from the war department to send
regiment at once to the Philippine
islands to assist Commodore Dewey
in holding possession Of Manila.
Governor Atkinson of Georgia,
through the Congressional delega-