The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-01
OUR WAR WITH SPAIN.

Widespread distress is reported
from the interior of Spain.
All goods from America to Manila
are to be admitted free of duty.
Thirty thousand native volunteers at
Manila have offered their services to
Spain.
Spaniards at Manila are rejoicing
over the approach of another Spanish
fleet.
Three times as many men will be sent
To the Philippines as were first intend
ed.
The cruiser Harvard took on board
700 tons of coal at Kingston last Sun
day.
More than twenty transports are
waiting at Tampa, Fla, to take troops
to Cuba.
Two American newspaper correspon-
dents have been arrested by Spaniards
at MatanZas.
The Cuban insurgents are better
armed and mounted than ever and are
now moving upon Havana.
The transports waiting at Tampa to
convey the troops to Cuba are costing
the government $4,000 day.
The Commissary Department now
has on hand at Tampa, Fla, three
months rations for $4,000 men.
Balloons Will be used in determining
the exact position of Admiral Ger
vera's fleet in Santiago harbor.
Residents of Porto Rico say they will
burn the cities in preference to sur
rendering to American soldiers.
Capt. Blanco says there are only four
American gun boats along the Cuban
coast from Santiago to Havana.
Three guns on boat of the flagship
Brooklyn, We're last Sunday chrlstened
the Dewey, Schley and Farragut.
The soldiers of the north and south
together. observed Memorial day on
Southern battlefields last Monday.
Senior Polo y Bernabe. late minister
to the United States has been appoint
ed ambassador to Hungary Austria.
Spain will not fit out third fleet,
she has none to fit out, neither will
she send 1000 men to the Philippines.
The invasion of Cuba is absolutely
delayed until the Spanish fleet has
been captured or is utterly disposed of.
Fifty thousand of the troops raised
under the second call will be used to
fill out deficient regiments already in
service.
The Spaniards at Manila have turned
the guns of their forts landward to re-
pei the impending attacks of the in
surgents.
battle-ship Maine was one of the feat
ures of the Memorial parade at Chi
cago last Monday.
Admiral SIMPSONS squadron is lying
near Key West, prepared to intercept
any Spanish vessel from approaching
Atlantic coast cities.
The temperature about Cuba is 10
degrees in the shade and the men on
the American battle-ships are suffer
Ing from the extreme heat.
The Spanish Minister for the
Colonies, Senor Giron. proposes to offer
premiums for vessels carrying pro-
Visions to Cuba and Puerto Rico.
Three Spanish spies fired on Americ-
an soldi ers at Fort Taylor, Key West.
few days ago. Although the Americ-
ans returned the fire the Spaniards es-
capped.
The second call for volunteers to the
number of 10000 men is for the pur-
poSo OF filling up the companies of the
different state regiments to the maxi
mum limit.
Spaniards have purchased 100 tons
of coin at Kingston for soldiers in
southern Cuba. The American squad
ron has been warned and the coin will
not be landed.
Some Spaniards disgusted with the
attitude of the European Powers, now
believe that their only hope Is In
directly negotiating with President
Mckinley for peace.
The horses and mules at Tampa are
suffering greatly from the heat and
they are dying at the rate of five or 10
a day. Many of the camps have little
or no shade for the horses.
Spain recently sent note inviting
the powers to protest jointly against
the blockade of Cuba. The powers de-
cided to take no action, and no replies
have been received at Madrid.
The American bark Saranoc, captur-
ed some time ago by the Spaniards.
has been released. Dewey sent the
gunboat Petrol to Ilollo where the bark
lay and she effected a rescue.
A Spaniard who wanted to know too
much about the channel at Key West
has been arrested and held as a spy.
The contents OF his trunk indicate him
to be an officer of high degree.
1t is the presidents intention to end
the war before the summer Is over.
A train consisting of ten sleeping
cars will be held In readiness at Tam
pa. to convey sick and wounded sol
diers to the nearest hospital as soon as
the invasion of Cuba has begun.
The naval authorities entertain
hopes of capturing four of the Spanish
cruisers, bottled up in Santiago har-
bor. intact. These ships would make
splendid additions to the United States
navy. fie ...4
So strict is the news censorship at
Tampa and Key West, that the pun
lie will have no knowledge OF the in
terded Cuban invasion, until the
troops are actually on the island Of
Cuba.
An official denial was ISSUED to .ru-
mors of the occupation. cession or
sale Of any Spanish territory to
France. and 1t was also denied that
the latter intends to occupy Moroccan
territory.