Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-06-10
War Notes.

! Santiago and at the entrance al th
bay OF Quantanam".
Santiago is on the verge of >tarva
ton. All food has been seized Tor tn
army and navy, and troops and sailor
are on hall rations.
Persistent rumnrS prevailed ut he,
West, yesterday, that three Sranisl
vessels had forced passage through
! the blockade at Manila
The German warship Gcltr tried t,
sneak out OF Havana harhur to show
that the blockade is inctf, ctiye Sh,
WAS promptly overhauled.
Sampson has officially declared tina
the purpose OF the commandment q
Santiago was to clear the way fo
troops. The object has been attained
For stalwart lying the Spaniard
surely take the palm. \ Madrid re
port claims that the American flee
at Santiago was repulsed with los
of 100 men.
Several of the Madrid papers are be
ginning to see the light. The EpocO
says there is no possibility of Il favor
able issue of the war, and the only pal
liative of SPANS ills is peace.
1t is a remarkable record that in
the fierce all.day bombardment oil
Santiago Notifications, Monday, moi
an American ship was struck and not
a single United States marine injured
1t is officially admitted at Madrid
that the Spanish cruiser Reina Mer
cedes was sunk by the fire of the
American fleet, at Santiago, Monday
Five sailors and 90 marines on board
were killed.
A Madrid dispatch of yesterday says
that the news from the Philippines
has caused deep depression. The
country is calm, but there is a latent
feeling of dissatisfaction only repressed
on patriotic grounds.
It is said that q Spanish officer
when he saw Schley's fleet passing
along the coast Immediately tele.
graphed the home government OF
another grand victory" for the
Americans were buring up large
quantities of coal
Cavite, the fortified seaport town OF
1900 population, situated ten miles
southwest of Manila, often referred to
by the dispatches relating to the
Philippine campaign, is pronounced
as if spelled Haw-vee-tah, with the
accent on the last syllable.
Writing from Tampa, correspond.
ent says of the volunteers gathered
there from various States: "The
men are all that could be expected, no
doubt, but they are anything but
soldiers. They are a good-natured
peaceful and patriotic mob"
The government, tired OF negotia.
tons, has at last impressed into SER
vice the steamers Senator, City OF
Puebla and Queen, owned by the Pa
cific Coast Steamship Co., as trans.
ports for troops to Manila. The gov
eminent now has accommodations fol-
12,7O0 troops on the vessels secured.
The relations between the United
States and Germany are becoming ex.
ceedingly strained, over the refusal oil
the former power to intimate its ulti-
mate design regarding the Philippines.
The sudden departure of German
warship from Japan for Manila is
thought to have been an expression
OF this feeling.
The monitor Monterey had no,
sailed from San Francisco Monday
She has awaited the arrival of the
collier Brutus to act as her consort
They are expected to make ten knots
an hour at sea, which would bring
them to the Sandwich Islands, the
first resting-place in the long fight te
Manila, in nine days.
Sampson has sent fag-of-truce
message to Cervera that he will hole
him personally responsible for the
safety of Lieut.. Hobson and the Mer
rimac crew. This intimation was thu
result of fear that during the excite
ment of the proposed investment ant
bombardme of Santiago, the prisoners
lives might be in peril.
Representative Hartman, OF Mon
tana, the other day, introduced join
resolution directing the Secretary o
the Navy to have prepared and deliv
cred suitable medals of honor to Lieu
tenant Hobson and each member o
his crew for gallant, heroic ant
patriotic services rendered the United
States at Santiago harbor on June
1893. It appropriates $500 for tn,
purpose.
A special from Kingston, Jamaica
reports that the Spanish cruiser Viz
caya and the torpedo boat destroye
Furor were badly damaged during tn
bombardment of Santiago Monday.
shell from the Brooklyn is said t.
have burst under the Vizcaya's por
quarter, dismounting the gun, injur
ing the cruisers rudder and woundin
several sailors.
| A New York dispatch OF the ST
states that the Spanish garrison a