The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-07-14
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

THE most important action taken by
the war board nc It's conference, on the
ath. WIS q decision TO expedite the de.
parture Of the Hcet under Commodore
Watson TO the spanish coast The ud-
ministratiou Is desirious OF beginning
bombardlnent Of the important coast
cities OF Spain as SCOT as possible
WHES Uervora mado his attempt to
get away from Santiago Admiral
sampson. with Bis flagship, the New
York, was several miles away in the
vicinity of ~Aguadures, Commodore
Sehley directed The action which re.
suited Ia THE destruction OF CerverH's
feet, sampson not arriving on the
scene until II was practically som
plcted
WHEN the news OF Che disaster TO the
Spanish reached shutters army, Oh the
81, which was during the truce, a regt.
mental band Shat had managed to Keep
Its instruments on the line, played
,arhe star-spangled Banner aud
7Therell BE IA Hot Time in the Old
Town po.NiEht Men cheered from
one end Of the line 10 the other,
TuE steamer Surf City, while on her
trip over from Salem Willows TO Bev.
erly, Mass, on the 9Th, was struck by il
squat and sunk about q quarter Of a.
mile Of her wharf There were from
100 to 1850 passengers on board at the
time. 1t Is believed that between 20
and 40 were drowned.
TuE secretary Of the Illinois Manu-.
facturers association asked Secretary
Gage lor a ruling on the internal rev
euue stamps on bills Of lading issued
by express companies, and has received
the following reply from the internal
revenue department at Washington
Express and transportation companies
must anix stamps to bills Of lading is
sued by them
As USUAL, Ia spite Of the fact that
Cnrveras ncet had been annihilated, Il
was sought, in Madrid, 20 give the inn.
preston that he had escaped, aud there
was q lot Of premature rejoicing.
Al BrsrATcH from Hong Kong to the
Fraultfurtor Heitung says that the
American cruiser C~harleston's forces
also occupied the Caroline islands on
her way over to Manila
TuE town Of Duusnu.r,in siskiyou
county, Cal, on the linz of Che Cali
foruia & Oregon railway, wns almost
swept out Of existence by tire during
the early hours OF the 5th,
a coNsmERAHLE quantity OF bacon
supplied 90 the regular regiments at
Camp Merritt, at San Francisco, was
condemned, on the 5th, BY a special
board Of survey appointed by Mai-Gen
e. s. otis. THE meat was inspected
and Immediately adjudged unfit 70 be
eaten
THE British warships pallas and
Alert left Kingston, Jamaica, on the
5th, nor Santiago do Cuba, in order to
tateawuy British subjects who were de-
/ airous OF leaving the city,
TINS question Of what disposition to
make or the Spanish prisoners taken
by the United States forces is causing
the war department much p%erplcxity
ONE HUNpBED recruits for Col
Woods Rough Riders left Santa Re, N,
81, on the 5th, 70 join the regiment at
santiago
rHE state department was officially
appraised, on the 9Th, of the entrance o.
eamara's feet into the Suez canal.
TINS Spanish torpedo boats which
were with Camara's Beet have been or
dcred 10 Messiua, Sicily
THE last Of the vessels nf Admiral
Cerveras Beet, the Reina Mercedes,
which did not attompt 20 run The
blockade with The other vessels, was
sunk after a desperate cannonading,
ia front Of Morrocastle on the night o.
the ith while an attempt was being
made 20 block the entrance with her
ADMIRAL SAMPSON has been directed
70 send his prisoners 70 the United
States.
Tue president issued a proclamation
on the 9Th, calling upon the people,
when next they meet ia their places OF
worship to offer thanksgiving to Cod
for the victories vouehsafed to our
arms, and prayers for our gallant sci
dlers and sailors and those b~ereaved
through the chances Of war,