Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-07
WAR BREvITIES.
Saturday, July Z


The insurgents have captured the
governor of Buluchan, together with
his wife and five children.
The Spaniards all along the block
AIDED coast are working INCREASINGLY
to strengthen their defenses.
The Spanish cabinet decided to post
pone the cabinet crisis until after full
returns from Santiago and Manila.
Spanish reports declare that the re-
cent bombardment of ManzaniIlo by
American warships created little dam
age.
Monday, July 4.
Admiral Dewey reported the arrival
of the first Manila expedition.
The next Manila expedition may
leave San Francisco within ten days.
Spanish reports place our losses in
the third attack on Ell Caney at 2,000
General Pando arrived at Santiago
with 5000 trained Spanish soldiers to
reinforce General Linares.
Admiral Dewey reports that the La.
the Charleston, Spanish gurboat sur
rendered and over hundred Spaniards
were taken prisoners.
Inc lILle IOFDSQO UOdI QeSLTOyerS
Hist, Hornet and Wampatuck have de-
stroyed two Spanish warships, includ-
ing gunboat, near Cape Cruz.
Senior Buencamino prominent Fill
Pine, went to Aguinaldo to intercede for
the Spaniards. He was arrested, sus-
pected of intending to kill Aguinaldo to
recover the $4,000 reward offered for
the latter's life.
Tuesday, July 5.
The Red Cross steamer Iroquois ar
rived at Key West with 800 wounded
from Santiago.
The schooner Henry w. Stambury
sunk in Tampa bay with government
bridge supplies valued at $50, 900.
The foreign consuls at. Manila have
suggested the advisability of establish
ing a neutral zone around Manila
The American colony in Paris is very
enthusiastic over the victory at San
tiago. The new French minister Of
commerce made a speech at the Fourth
of July banquet.
Benjamin Kimmell and Alvan Tarper,
two recruits of the First United States
artillery, at Fort Taylor, Key West,
were blown to pieces by the premature
explosion of gun.
On the body of General vara del Rey,
who was killed at the battle Of Santa
go, correspondent found number of
valuable papers. giving details of the
city Notifications and the plan of the
Spanish campaign.
Wednesday. Jnly q.
All wounded soldiers from Cuba
hereafter will be taken to Fortress
Monroe.
Fugitive non-combatants from San
tiago are arriving at Kingston, Jamai-
ca, in large numbers.
The state of Maryland will honor her
native son, Commodore Schley, with
sword of honor for his destruction of
Cerveras fleet.
Consul Snyder, at Port Antonio, ia
maica, is spending more than his SAL
airy in forwarding soldiers letters with
insufficient postage.
Nine more regiments, including the
Fourth and Sixteenth Pennsylvania vol
unteers, left Chickamauga and Camp
Alger en- route for Cuba.
A resolution was introduced in con-
gress thanking Commodore Schley as
the real hero of Santiago in the des-
truction of Admiral Cervera's feet.
Reports in Spain that Cerverd had es-
capped from Santiago caused great re-
joicing, succeeded by feelings of gloom
and fears of disorder when the truth
became known.
Sampson and Shafter were ordered to
confer as to the propriety of a com
bined land and naval attack on San
tiago, and the ships may enter the har-
Dor to aid in the bombardment.