Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-05
War Notes.

Another fioct OF transports sailed
from San Francisco for the Philip
pines this week.
/ Notwithstanding negotiations for
peace great battle may yet he fought
before the war closes, at San Juan dc
Porto Rico.
There are nine little Spanish gun
boats hiding away amid the Canaries
which Uncle Sam may capture at his
leisure if peace conditions are not
soon secured.
The President will be asked to in
clude in the stipulations for peace the
release OF about 500 prominent Cuban
prisoners who have been incarceratcd
for political reasons.
1t is now authoritatively stated that
the Spanish sunken armored cruiser
Maria Teresa will be saved. She will
be floated TO Guantanamo, where she
will be fitted for Yankee crew to
man her guns.
As if the tribulations OF Spain had
not reached a full tide, it is now re-
corded that a cyclone, accompanied
by flood, passed over q portion OF
that stricken land, Monday, killing
many people and wrcckinc much
property.
Spain has not good battle-ship
left. The Pelayo's boilers are out of
order; the firing gear and turrets of
the Carlos V. are unmanagcablc; the
Audez was completely used up by the
late excursion to Suez. and the arma-
ment of the auxiliary cruisers is Ia
mentally defective.
1t was only Friday and Saturday Of
last week that additional mines and
torpedOes were being placed in the en-
trance to Cadiz harbor. SO it seems
that the Spaniards recognize the wis
dom OF that adage which admonishes
the keeping of the powder dry while
placing trust in Providence.
Merritt now has 10000 soldiers with
him at Manila, and he will soon re-
ceive about 5000 more. 1t is thought
this will he ample with the fleet to
over-awe the insolent demands of the
insurgents, who here rs at Santiago,
imagine that the United States as
sumed battle and won victories simply
to place them in power to lord it over
their foes.
The landing of Miles forces at Ponce
was welcomed by the inhabitants who
remained. The Spanish troops had
abandoned the city, the principal one
on the Southern coast OF the island
and in many respects the most prom.
ising. The raising of the Stars and
Stripes aroused great enthusiasm,
which indicates that the population of
the island is ripe for revolt.
Dewey is running navy yard and
arsenal at Cavite. A correspondent,
under late date, i'll abiding to the
hero OF the Philippines says: He
goes daily to Cavite, where by his or
der, and the speed and excellence of
its execution, the navy yard, arsenal,
forts and barracks have been convert
ed, in wonderfully short time, from
confusion and chaos to neatness and
system.
A Manila dispatch of the 2Gth ult.
states that General Merritt assumed
command of the American forces i'm
mediately after he had reported to Adj
miral Dewey. He established head
quarters at the Cavite arsenal. The
Newport was escorted to an anchorage |
near the cruiser Charleston by the
gunbOat Concord, the crews of the |
vessels of the American fleet giving
her a rousing welcome. At the close
of his official visit to the Olympia, Adj
miral Dewey's flagship, General Mer-
rift was officially recognized by sa-
lutte of thirteen guns.
Already the trouble that will ensue
from acquisition of distant Dependent
cies is outlined by the evident reasons
for national approval or dissent. Eng
land favors full retention OF the Phil
ippines by the United States, which
suggests that cooperation in the
China Sea may be the object of this
feeling. There is very little of disin-
terested friendship, it is noted, either
in public or private affairs. The great.
est difficulty in the way of territorial
expansion, rs we'll as the establishment
of foreign alliances, is the well-ground-
ed belief that the Monroe doctrine is
founded upon wisdom.
secretary OF State Rush has COM
pleted the following plan for securing
the votes OF the Kansas soldiers now
in the field for the November elections
The names of the candidates will be
printed on long strips labeled ere
publican" "Populist" and Demo
cratic" as the case NAV he. To
facilitate the voting. Secretary Bush
announces that fac-similes of all the |
tickets in the State. will be printed
in blank form, so they may be posted
in the various camps long enough be-
fore the election to enable soldiers to
familiarize themselves with the candi-
dates and give them time to make
campaign.
1t is not altogether certain that