The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-19

A SUMMARY OF TODAYS. IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WAN.

9 The army under shafter is expected tc
9 days will elapsc before the men are IN
8 position to begin operations against the
. Spanish army Garcia has been instructed
Z to use his Cubans in assisting the landing
OF tho American army by harassing the
3 spaniards.
The Philippines WILL II is said. be pro-
. claimed MS a military possession OF the
United States us soon aB Manila has been
. taken.
9 It is believed tho Germans may try to
: stir up trouble between the. natives and
9 Americans at Manila. to gain what adyan-
3 tagc they may by such Il move. Dewey
is acting with much clrcumspectlon.
> Auxiliary cruiser Dixie. conveying pro-
visions for the feet at Santiago, has ar
rived at Mole st. Nicholas.
The Spanish steamer Purlsima Concep-
cion is using every endeavor to prevent
capture until she has landed her cargo OF
provisions, intended for Havana.
Government Is having trouble In get
Ing vessels to transport supplies to the
American troops in Cuba and to the re-
concentrates; mpressment may be noces-
sary.
Miles Will. It is said, personally COM
mand tho Porto Rican expedition. Cop
pinger IL slated TO remain as governor OF
the island.
Government is having trouble In pro-
curing transports for the 10000 troops to
Porto Rico. May be necessary to chnrter
British vessels.
Eleven OF the sixteen ships composing
the Cadiz fleet have passed Gibraltar
bound for Carthagena for orders; tho
whereabouts Of the other i've not known
at this time
The wnrshlps have done no firing Off
Santiago harbor since last Wednesday, On
that date the Texas and Murblohcad mar
rcwly escaped destruction. Both ships
struck contact mines In the channel with
out exploding them.
An intercepted report from the Spanish
military commander at Guantanamo to tho
Spanish commander at Santiago gave an
official Spanish version Of the attack of
the American fleet and disclosed the fact
that starvation is facing the Spanish troops
In Eastern Cuba.
The City Of Pokin, city of Sydney ana
Australia. United states transports. ar
rived ut Honolulu, June /. on their way to
the Philippines.
A member of the encourage of Emperor
William OF Germany informed the Associ-
Ited Press that Germany Is not untrlcndiy
to tho United States In the present war
HGd that the emperor was greatly annoyed
n, the false reports circulated to that Of
feet by the British and American press.
a council OF war was held at washing
ton, Alger. Long, MeiklcIohn, Mahan and
Miles being present. II was decided to
push the war with vlgor There IL no
truth In the stories that have been circu-
lated OF friction between the president and
General Miles
Secretary Long said the Philippine expo
dilon would probably arrive at Its destina-
tor today.
A telegram received at Madrid said ycl-
low fever prevailed among the American
marines ut Guantanamo and that several
cases had occurred In the United states
squadron.
An English correspondent q, Havana Is
aaid to have discovered that the war was
brought about by MIR. Bryan aud the dem
ocrats.
1t Is said there Is some apprehension In
Washington because the Havana blockade
has been materially weakened. 1t is known
officially that many blockade runners have
been successful.
Tho association OF spanish merchants has
practically mNlc demand on the govern
ment for peace.
American newspaper correspondents may
be requested to leave Spain.
7 lac captain of British steamship
boasts that he runs the blockade whenever
he cares to. and that he has filled the
hunhcrs of two big spanish lighting ships
now lying near Mole st, Nicholas.