Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-19


THE London Evening News pub
lished on the 18th a dispatch from the
West Indies stating that San Juan de
Porto Rico surrendered the previous
evening TO Adm. Sampson. Immense
damage was done to the city by the
American bombardment, but the Amer.
leans did not attempt TO take posses
sion or destroy the city beyond razing
the Notifications The battleships
Iowa and Detroit, according TO the
dispatch, fred 43O shots with terrible
effect
The Missouri troops have not yet
been ordered to the Philippines. The
report that they had was circulated,
but Adjt, Gen. Corbin said that no
such order had been made. The first
two regiments ready in Missouri will
in all probability be ordered to pro-
coed directly to Tampa, Fla, for en-
barkation to Cuba.
A STARTLING order was issued on the
18th by the naval authorities at Wash
ington to remove all women and chill
dren away from Fort Warren in Bos-
ton harbor, owing to fears that Span
ish warships were in the north Attain
tic and that New England coast cities
were insecure from their attacks.
IT was rumored in well-informed
London circles that Queen Victoria
had personally appealed to the queen
regent of Spain to sue for peace on tho
ground that the longer the war com
tinued the more her sons prospects
will be jeopardized.
In an action in Cardenas harbor on
the 18th between Spanish gunboats and
shore batteries and the blockading
vessels Ensign Bagley and four of the
crew of the United States torpedo boat
Winslow were killed and the vessel
knocked helpless by the enemy. The
Hudson threw the Winslow u line and
towed her to safety.
THE Spanish steamer Rita was cap
tured by the United States cruiser
Yale near Porto Rico.
1T was officially declared at Madrid
on the 18TH that formidable eXpedi-
ton was being organized to expel
Adm. Dewey from the Philippine is
lands. Gen. Correa, minister of war,
solemnly pledged himself to have 49,
900 seasoned troops ready to embark
for the Philippines within a week.
ACCORDING to Chicago dispatch on
the llth flour was marching upward.
The previous days advance was so
cents barrel, making the whole price
on Pillsbury grade IS a barrel, as
against $3.50 when the advance began
early in April, or S. for 80 days. All
prospects favored still higher prices.
THE cruiser Charleston was ordered
to sail on the 18th from San Francisco
without waiting for the rest of the re-
lief steamers and supplies for Adm.
Dewey at Manila. She will carry a
large stock of ammunition and sup
plies for the Asiatic fleet.
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND, it was report
ed, has been summoned to Rome to
lay before the pope the sentiments Of
Catholics in America with regard to
the Spanish-American war.
The gross receipts of the post office
at Kansas City, Mo-, for the month of
April, as reported to the post office de-
partment, was $54, All, an increase of
$9,572 over the same period of last year.
THE spring conferences of the Meth
odist Episcopal church have all been
held, dispatch on the 18th from Chi
cago said, and the vote on the PROPOSE
ton for equal lay representation was:
For, 9,27S; against. 9S7. The vote last
year was; For, 1,459; against, 1905.
A DISPATCH to the London Globe
from Gibraltar stated that Spanish
torpedo-boat destroyer, guarding ALI
geciras bay, Spain, blew up and all on
board were thought to have persisted.
l.. S. BALLEw and Robert Branch,
farmers living in Payne county, Ok,
quarreled over several bushels of corn
and Branch was shot and killed. Bal
lew was arrested.