Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-26
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender,
according to dispatch from BRUSSELS
to the London Daily Mail has hurried
ly started for Switzerland.
The first embarkation of prisoners
is expected next Thursday, in accord.
ance with contract made between
the United States government and the
Spanish transatlantic Co.
William Drum, the crack spriuter OF
the University of California, who was
to have been track champion next
year, has enlisted as private in COM
pany L. I'd U. S. engineering corps.
A special dispatch from Madrid says
that Gen. Augusti, captain-general Of
the Philippines, has telegraphed to the
government as follows: The Ameri-
cans are about to attack Manila. Grave
events are impending"
A telegram from Havana reports
that the insurgents attacked Gibara,
on the north coast of the province of
Santiago de Cuba and that the garrl-
son after a severe fight evacuated the
place. MANY of the insurgents were
killed.
At Cargia, in the province of Barce-
Iona. a mob recently fired on the gem
darmes, and an armed band, said to
have been composed of Jail birds. has
appeared at Banoe aud Valdorres.
Thus far the efforts of the authorities
to capture them have been futile.
1t is understood that Brig. Cen.
Charles King will be in command OF
the next Manila expedition. lie will
probably go either on the Arizona or
Scandia. Brig, Gen. Miller, now COM
mander of the Presidio, probably will
remain for the present at the express
ed desire of Gen. Merriam.
Angel Rosill arrived at Santiago
Sunday from Gen. Pareja, military
governor of Guantanamo to ascertain
from Gen. Toral If the report of the
capitulation were true. AS the result
of Gen. Torals answer the 5000 Span
ish troops at Guam tanamo will Mon
day surrender and lay down their
arms.
Gen. Skaters refusal to permit the
entrance of armed Cubans to Santl-
ago is an extremely wise measure, as
in these excited days there might be
trouble. Unarmed persons, however,
are free to enter at all times. AS soon
as the Spanish soldiers have cm Sarked
Cubans will be allowed to enter the
city freely.
Secretary Long spent about two
hours with the president Sunday aft
ernoon, presumably in going over
Adm. SIMPSONS report on the destruc-
ton of the Spanish feet at Santiago.
The secretary, however, declined to
say anything in regard to the matter,
except that the report might be made
public Monday.
A rather interesting question has
arisen in regard to the payment of
troops. A telegram has been received
from Gen. Shafter requesting that
gold and paper money be sent to san
tiago as tradesmen there refuse to
accept American silver dollars at their
par value and rate them at 80 cents on
the dollar, like the Mexican dollars
and dollars of South American coun-
tries
Lieut.. Col. Henry c. Egbert, of the
Sixth infantry, was given permission
Sunday by Surgeon General Stern berg
to leave Bellevue hospital, where he
has been for several days, and go to
his home at Ft. Thomas, Ky. Lieut..
Col. Egbert was shot through the body
at Santiago, Mauser bullet COM
pletely piercing his chest, entering a t
the left breast and making its exit un-
der his shoulder blade
A dispatch received Sunday by Adjt.
Gen. Corbin says that 39G new case
of fever of all classes were reported
in kis camp before Santiago Saturday.
As the same dispatch reports only
four deaths-and none OF them from
yellow fever-from among the hun.
dreds of cases of fever known to exist
in the camp, the war authorities are
more than ever inclined to the b.liei
that the cases of yellow fever are oi
mild type.
To Paw the Trnon.