The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-28

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elusive campaign will soon terminate
helplessly, owing to the impossibility
Of his getting coal.
The Spanish government, it is an.
tnounced, will send warships to join
Cervers provided the latter succeeds in
getting into Havana.
The Spanish reserve squadron, it is
stated, has been orded to clear for the
Philippines. Another report is that it
will reinforce Cervera.
The president has ordered the formid.
able double.turreted monitor Monte
roy to sail from San Francisco to join
Admiral Dewey's feet at Manila.
The Spanish steamer P. de Satrus.
|. tegui, which arrived at Alden on May
4, bound from Barcelona for Manila,
has been ordered to return to Suez.
One soldier was killed and two fatally
injured in a collision near Chattanooga
between passenger train and the
special carrying st. Louis regiment.
Spaniards in Havana have been send.
ing out dynamite.laden hulks resemb-
ling torpedo boats, hoping American
ships would ram them in the darkness.
The torpedo boat destroyer Yankton
and torpedo boat KcKee have been
placed in commission at the navyyard
at Portsmouth, N. H. The vessels will
be sent to, Key West.
A Madrid dispatch says the belief il
prevalent in all circles that the govern.
msnt is in possession Of, important
news from Cuba. Its character has
not been made public.
Two hundred and five members Of
the Illinois naval reserve will be sent
to the gulf coast. It is said they will
be given q chance to serve with Ad.
miral Simpsons feet.
1; The San Francisco Examiner states
that tho coast defense vessel Monterey,
just ordered to the Philippines, will be
towed all the way to Manila, probably
by some big steam collier.
The house has passed the senate bill
providing for the payment Of volun.
teers from their enrolment, and author.
izing the secretary Of war to pay troops
,embarking for Manila one month in ad.
vance. s
French naval experts think Cervera
has outwitted the Americans. being
able to- hold our squadrons at Santiago
while Spain's reserve feet comes to
this sido Of the Atlantic instead OF 60.
ing toManila.
One hundred and four thousand vol.
unteers have been mustered into the
army. It IL expected from now until
the remainder Of the l26, 900 men called
for have been mustered the work will
proceed slowly.
Newport (R. ~ citizens have in.
augurated amovement for the purpose
Of having the eoitizens Of Rhode Island
build and equip the fastest torpedo
boat destroyer afloat and present it to
| the government.
J. Lorimer Worden, member Of
the New York Stock Exchange, has
Joined Roosevelt's trough riders" at
San Antonio He is grandson Of Ad.
miral Worden, who commanded the
Monitor in her memorable fight with
the Merrimac.
Hon. Thomas w. Palmer, ex.minister
to Spain, in an interview said he did
/, not consider, Spain's navy at all tor.
midable. Mr.. Palmer said he thought
Admiral Cervera's squadron vas no
match for either of the squadrons com.
manded by Sampson .. Schley.
Papers received at New York from
Porto Rico contain reports that Dewey
had been badly whipped at Manila.
Editorially the papers indulge in . lot
Of bombast, They declare that when !
Spain beats Us Mckinley will be made
to black tho boots Of the Spanish gen.
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