The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-05-27
THE NEWS CONDENSED.

braska volunteers.
Between 5000 and 10000 Spanish
troops are said TO be embarlxing at Bar
celona for the Philippines.
Rev. Thos Ewing Sherman, son of
the famous general, has been made
chaplain of the Fourth Missouri regi-
ment.
Apparently well-founded reports
state that the President is about to
issue another call for volunteers. The
number is given at from 100000 to
100000
Gen. Greedy, chief of the U. S. signal
service has forbidden West Indian
cable companies sending any messages
disclosing U. s. fleet movements in
Caribbean waters.
The Spanish gunboat Isabel II fred
on and disabled the British steamer
Roth at San Juan, Porto Rico, in order
to oblige her to unload cargo of coal
she had on board.
Owing to the immense amount of
coal, ammunition and supplies at Port
Tampa, Fla, the fortications on the
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greatly strengthened.
The new Spanish ministry seems to
have infused great activity into war
preparations, according to Madrid dis
patches. The defenses of the coast cit
les are being greatly strengthened and
mines laid in the important harbors
Reports from Manila state that Adj
miral Dewey's blockade is thoroughly
efficient 1t is becoming daily more APP
parent that the Philippine insurgents
cannot be trusted as allies of the Amer
leans, half of them being in favor of
Spain.
The Spanish loss during the recent
bombardment at Cienfuegos is now
known to have been much heavier than
at first reported. Over 300 Spaniards
were killed and several hundred more
wounded. Great damage was done
along the coast.
Senior Polo, formerly Spanish minis
ter to Washington, later chief of Span
ish spies in America, sailed from Mon
treal on the steamship Dominion for
Liverpool, en- route to Madrid. Senior
du Bose, exchange d'affaires, at Wash
ington, will continue the spy depart
ment.
The lake revenue cutter Gresham
was cut in two at Ogdensburg, n. Y,
preparatory to being passed through
the Canadian canals to reach the At
lantic. While waiting for tugs to tow
the sections the bow section slid off
the pontoons and sunk, bottom up, in
25 feet of water.
President Mckinley has established
a censorship over the cabinet. Here
after, only Secretary Long and Secre-
tary Alger are to be cognizant of war
secrets. Other members of the cabinet
are to know only such war news as the
President and his war aids may think
it advisable to tell them.
Orders have been issued to coast col
lectors of customs TO prevent the clear
ance of vessels laden with coal for
West Indian, Mexican, Central Amer
lean or South American ports without
special permit from the treasury de-
partment as long as the Spanish fleet
is at large in American waters.
The Spaniards are preparing what
they call their third Atlantic squadron
which will consist of the Princesa de
Asturias of 1000 tons, with speed of
90 knots; the Cardinal Cisneros, same
size and speed the Lepanto, 5000 tons,
20 knots, and the Numancia and the
Vitoria, which are being rearmored.
Premier Sagasta formed another
cabinet with Lieut.-Gen. Correa as
minister of war; Capt. Aunon, minister
of marine, and Senior Castillo, minister
of foreign affairs. The latter is Span
ish ambassador at Paris and defined to
accept, saying that he could be of
greater service to his country where he
is now.
1t is now reported that the New
York was the only vessel of Simpsons
fleet to return to Key West last week,
The real reason for the return of the
flagship was to get a new searchlight
and replace the smashed paraphernelia
of her s-inch guns. 1t was this that
led to the story that the whole fleet
had returned.
The u. S. government is investigat-
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Spain of the islands of st. Pierre and
Miquelon, south of Newfoundland. 1t
is said Spain intends to use the islands
as base of supplies. If the report is
true Uncle Sam will take the islands
and will also bring France to time for
violation of neutrality.
The British steamer Ardnamhor was
captured while attempting to run the
blockade at Havana with a cargo of
supplies, and was taken to Key West
as prize of the auxiliary gunboat
Osceola. The Ardnamhor was warned
away several weeks ago while trying
to run the blockade with. cargo of
cattle Later.-The Ardnamhor has
been released.
The U. S. auxiliary cruiser st. Louis
and tug Wampatuck cut the Spanish
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