The Meeker herald., 1898-07-16
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Admiral Cervera has been permitted
to send a cablegram to his family.
Tons of mall matter for the Cuban
army awaits transportation at Tampa
General Toral mt Santiago agreed on
the 9th to exchange HobsOn and his
men.
Nine negroes were drowned near
Plaquemine, Louisiana, by the upset
ting of Il skin.
Governor Augustus family is said to
have escaped from the insurgents un-
der AguinaldO.
A bridge on which 1000 people were
standing at Shelby, Ohio, fell. four be-
Ing killed and 100 injured, some scri-
ously.
A quantity of bacon supplied for the
--Srmy ut San Francisco has been con
demned us unfit for eating. Some Of
the clothing will also be thrown out.
The State Department has been off
cIally apprised of the entrance of Ca
mara's fleet into the Suez canal. The
tiestroyers were sent back to Spain.
Twenty-Five government paymastcrs
and $2,35O.OOO arrived at Camp Thorn
as last Wednesday in n special train
under heavy guard to pay off the sol
diers.
A Spanish steamer from Vera Cruz,
Mexico, is said to have landed large
cnrgo of supplies ON the Cuban coast,
after running the blockade success
fully.
Dispatches from Madrid state that
the war feeling is growing stronger rs
n result of the threat of the United
Nfnt % Hnnt Ia s11 fNf
Spain.
The passenger steamer State of New
York collided with big whaleback,
the Henry Cort, Off Cleveland Tuesday,
and the passengers had a narrow es-
cape from drowning.
Lieutenant Commander Wainwright,
who was executive officer on the Maine
had the satisfaction as commander of
the Gloucester of sinking two torpedo
destroyers Oft Santiago in the recent
tight.
A tornado Mt Hampton Beach. New
Hampshire, caused the drowning of
tive persons, the death of four men on
shore by the wrecking of a pavilion,
while three others We're fatally in
jured.
General Manager Kendrick of the
Northern Pacific has issued notice
that the wages of the train employees
over the entire system have been re-
stored to the figure before the reduc-
tion In 1891
The American consul at Hong Kong
sent dispatch boat to Manila in order
to inform Rear Admiral Dewey of the
fact that the Spanish fleet commanded
by Admiral Camara has passed
through the Suez canal.
AS n result of strike Of stereotypers
at Chicago the daily papers suspended
publication from the 2nd to the 9th.
Non-union men were imported. Presi-
dent Prescott of the Typographical
Union condemns the strike. ..--.-
When the truce was declared before
Santiago on the Bird, pending the nego-
tiations for capitulation, the opposing
forces of soldiers crnwled out of the in
trenchments to stretch themselves and
curiously inspected one another.
1t can be stated positively that the
President does not contemplate issuing
a third call for volunteers within the
next two weeks at least, as present
plans in all probability will preclude
Its issuance within n fortnight, IL then.
The business part Of Waterford, Wis
cOnsin, has been almost entirely wiped
out by fire. The loss will reach about
$4,000, less than half insured. The
opera house and Noll's big general
store were among the buildings
destroyed. No one was injured.
The official dispatches to the marine
hospital service from Camp Fontain-
bleau, the yellow fever detention camp
near McHenry, Massachusetts,, give n
most favorable outlook for the fever
situation. The cases at McHenry have
been reduced until now there Is but
one, and there are no new cases.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Daily Mail says: The battle of Santi-
ago de Cuba is considered to have
proved the superiority of American
armor plating and artillery, and 1t is
believed that In the future European
nations will give larger orders to the
American makers for armor, guns and
the like.
Advices received Ly the State De
partment from United States Minister
Fitch at Montevfdeo state that the rev.
olutiopists capitulated after a demon
stration against the government Inst
ing only two days. Ihe minister states
that the fighting was. heavy while 1t
lasted, sixty persons being killed and
about 800 wounded.
Five thousand troops under the com.
mand of General Lee marched through
Tampa Tuesday in pouring rain. The
full strength of the Torrey cavalry and
the pack train took part. with 1SO
mules In the train. Colonel Torrey's
regiment was much admired Several
of the generals congratulated Colonel
Torrey on his men and horses.
A special dispatch from Manila, dat
ed July 2, says Captain General Angus
ii made a sortie for the purpose of re-
pairing the aqneduct which supplies
the walled city, and in an endeavor to
communicate with General Monet The