The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-06-29
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It is said that there are 10000
Spaniards under arms in Havana.
There are seven German warsbips
in the Bay of Manila.
5000 soldiers have been sent to
reinforce Shafter from Tampa.
Lieutenant Blue, of this State, has
again entered the Spanish lines and
male an investigation.
The third Spanish squadron has
been formed. 1t consists OF some
fine ships.
The first transports Which left
San Francisco have not yet arrived
at Manila.
Camara's phantom squadron is said
to bs at the entrance of the Suez
canal and on its way to meet Dewey.
The reported killing OF hghtlng
Bob Evans and some of his men in
the coming tower Of the Iowa,
turns out happily to be canard.
TIE two hostile armies at Santiago
are within sight CT each other, and
sharp shooters occasionally exchange
shots.
Admiral Camara is said to have
made extensive preparations to coal
in the Red Sea and the Indian
ocean.
The Csnaries and the Spanish
coast, according to the Navy Depart
ment, are practically defenseless from
sea attack Of competent warships.
The third fleet of vessels sailed
from San Francisco for Manila on
the 26. They carried about 1000
men under command of Gen. Arthur
Macarthur and large lot of supplies.
The gunners at Moro Castle and
at other Spanish batteries are said
to have been taken from foreign war
SHIPS and are sympathizers of Spain
in her present struggle. ~
Report says that it is the inten-
tion of Uncle Sam to send Commo
dore Watson to Spain to lombard
her chief seaport cities and that the
Dons say "they will meet the Ameri-
cans as they deserve"
Sigsbee, of the St. Paul, was at
tucked off Porto Rico by Spanish
c,usier and the torpedo destroyer
Terror. He greatly damaged the
Terror and put the other vessel 10
fight.
Fully 5000 insurgents, nearly all
the available fighting force of the
insurgents in the Southern part OF
Santiago de Cuba province, are COZ
centrated at or near Juragua. The
soldiers are almost naked.
1t was believed that Admiral Ger
vera contemplated making a dash
out of Santiago harbor last Sunday
night, but the dash did not material
ize.
It is said that the dynamite shells
of the Vesuvius played havoc with
Santiago. The Spaniards thought
that an earthquake had struck the
city and the people became panic
stric ken.
On and after July l, all bank
cheques, drafts, mortgages and other
evidences of Indebtedness must have
a two cent stamp on them. This is
one OF the provisions of the war rev
enue bill.
Gen. Blanco is said to have issued
a proclamation announcing that any
one daring to express an unfavorable
opinion of, or suspected of being
dissatisfied with, the present policy
Of the government will be summary
shot without trial or Investigation.
An American official at Clvite,
near Manila, writes as follows: II
great bloodshed and destruction
comes to Manila, Spain may justly
blame the Germans. Manila would
nave surrendered before the arrival
Of the German squadron without
bloodshed, but now, owing to the
moral support of it's presence, the
city refuses to surrender.
Gen. Wheeler, who made 6 recon-
naissance for half a mile beyond the
skirmish lines near Santiago Tues
day, finding that he was unable to
secure the desired view through the
luxuriant tropical foliage, disnounted
ard climbed tree. A Major Gene
raj in the forks of a tree, surveying
the Spanish outposts through his
field glasses, was a spectacle that
gave some idea of the wonderful en-
ergy of the dashing ex,Confederate
cavalry leader. This feat OF agility
in man sixty two years OF age put