The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-07-07
LATEST WAR NEWS.

The Spanish cruiser Lopez, while
trying to run the blockade at San
Juan, Porto Rico, June %, grounded
and exploded her boiler.
A number of the starved Cubans
who had been supplied with food by
Shafter, died on June Goth.
On June % the Spanish gun ves-
sci Leyte came out of the river near
Manila and surrendered to Dewey,
having exhausted all of her amuni-
ton and food repelling the attacks by
the insurgents. She had on board
50 officers and 81 men.
Sampson renewed the lombard
ment of Santiago Harbor defences
Saturday and demolished the battle.
nents of Moro.
The American losses in the battles
of Friday and Saturday before Santi-
ago amount to 1900 or 1900. Tho
American loss is particularly heavy
in officers. The Spanish losses in
tho two days fighting were even
heavier than the American losses, and
will number 5000 in killed and
| wounded.
American troops marched nearly
all of Thursday night to get in posi-
ton for Fridays battle near Santiago.
The converted yatchs Hist and
Hornet and the tug Wampatuck, in
on engagement Saturday with nine
Spanish ships and the shore batteries
at Manzanillo, sunk gunboat. The
Hist later sunk another gunboat.-
The Hornet was disabled.
A telegram from Hong Kong an
nounces the safe arrival at Manila on
June Both of the first American expe-
dition, including the United States
man -of-war Charleston and $500 men
under Gen. Anderson. The expedi-
ton stopped on the way at Gaum,
capital of the Ladrone, or Mariana
Islnads, belonging to Spain, captured
the Spanish Governor and soldiers,
and raised the American flag over the
islands.
Tho occupation Of Manila by the
| American forces has been postponded
for ten days, to June 6
Gen. Dunwoody is now organizing
IL companies Of signal mon, oue for
each division in the army.
The American fleet obtained O de-
= cisive victory off Santiago Sunday,
when it completely destroyed Ger
S vera's fleet, consisting of six vessels,
o with the loss Of only one killed and
two wounded.
Cerva attempted to escape by run.
ming out of the harbor of Santiago,
n and slipping by Simpsons feet. He
= was caught, ald his vessels pounded
Is to pieces by the American mon of-war,
- being set on fire and blown up by the
II shells from tho Oregon, Indiana,
O. Iowa and Massachusetts.
Ie The Cristobal Colon, the swiftest
+ in the fleet, got furthest away and
:, was destroyed 60 miles from Santi-
"a age. In the fight the Spanish lost
D. $50 killed and 1G0 drowned. Ad-
g miral Cervera and from 1900 to 1900
Spaniards were captured.
The Spanish losses at Santiago ore
known to be 5000 killed and wound
~ ed, and may run up to 1000 including
LII prisoners.
le Gen. Pando is reported to have
10 reached Santiago Monday with 5000
at achievements.
HI As soon as Santiago falls the move
ment against Porto RIGA will begin
}" with nearly $4,000 men.
TO Watson's feet will sail at once K
ny lombard Spanish coast towns.
by Spanish sharpsbooters before San
Va tiago picked off surgeons and othel
:, members of the American hospita
III corps, besides killing soldiers Wit
re were already wounded.
Sc Admiral Dewey, if be carried GU
se his plans, began land and sea at
!, tack ON Manila Monday.
49, lO0 DflLlSu OOuSuA uuO 4Oo DAA0Ao1
'n- subjects have been taken from San
no tiago by the British cruiser Pallas.
It is now shown that Schley dc
serves credit for the destruction Q
the Cervera's feet and o resolution thanh
md ing him for his services has bee
49,. offered in Congress.
-, Heat and overexertion did muc
10y to swell the American losses befo1
on Santiago.
on. The American troops assert thu
the Spanish sharpshoots enjoy greet
. advantage over them in having some
less powder, as tt cannot be d1eoVe
re- ed whence they shoot.
'oi The foreign Consuls at santiae
-. endeavored to persuade the SPANS