Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-18

tie task OF strengthening defeuces and
throwing mp earthworks is earned or
principally at night in the immediate
vicinity OF Havana.
Key West, Fla. The schooner
Fernando, captured by the vicks.
burg, has been brought in here.
The Norwegian steamer Pratsburg,
apparently trying to run the blockade
with cattle, has been brought in here.
Cadiz, Spain. The crew of the
German cruiser Oldenburg, was allow
ed liberty ashore today and the sail.
ors of that vessel ostentatiously frater-
nized with the sailors of the Spanish
battleship Pelayo. :. The Germans
marched through the streets arm in
arm with the Spanish, waving their
caps. The Germans were greatly
cheered by the populace of this port.
Observation-Disclosures Secretary
Meikeljohn has recently chartered
about 80 ships with capacity of IS 900
men. They are to be used to convey
troops to Cuba and the Philippines.
Hong Kong.-A fresh example
of Spanish treachery seems to
have come to light. 1t is said here
that the priests and the sisters of char
ity of the Cavite hospital, in a pro-
cession bearing crosses, etc, petition
ed Rear Admiral Dewey not to massa-
ere the sick and wounded, which nat
urally he did not do. The Spaniards,
it is asserted, thereupon thanked the
Americans for their humanity and re-
paid them by informing them of a mar
row channel, which they said was not
mined, while the broad channel, they
explained was fully mined. An in
vestigation upon the part of the Amer
leans, however, revealed the contrary
to be the case, and the mines were
blown up by the sailors of the Ameri-
can fleet. Rear Admiral Dewey, it is
said here, finds the insurgents grow
ing dangerous. 1t is added that he
cannot control them nor can he enable
the Spaniards to do so. There is one
Japanese warship at Manila.
New York.-A special telegram to
the Journal and Advertiser from
Washington. says: Major General
Fitshugh Lee will be the first military
governor of Cuba. For the next two
weeks he will act as the official advis-
er of Secretary Alger. He will have a
private office and desk near the secre-
tary's Office, and will either remain
here or visit the various mobilization
points. When Havana is taken Gen.
eral Lee will be sent to Cuba, and
with headquarters at Havana, will as
sumo the tempory dictatorship of the
| island until a republican and stable
form of government is established by
the Cubans.
London.-A special dispatch from
Shanghai says it is reported there
that Admiral Montejo, commander of
the Spanish feet, who escaped from
Cavite by running along the shore to
Manila with his two sons, was killed
by the populace of the latter place.
1t is added that the hospital of San
Rogue, filled with Spanish soldiers,
was set on fire by shells from the
Boston, and that sisters of charity
were killed while removing the wound
ed.
CURED outside of Manila, the insur-
gents butchering even the Spanish
women and children.
Austin, Tex,-Rev. U. d. Powell,
a Baptist missionary, who for the past
II years. has resided in Toluca, Mexico,
arriv, d from that place. He states that
a few days ago military company of
% Spaniards was formed at Toluca
for the purpose of going to Cuba.
They got as far as Vera Cruz, when
their departure was prohibited by
President Diaz.
The Spaniards of the City of Mexico
contributed $2Oo, 900 to pun chase pro-
visions for the Spanish army in Cuba.
The provisions were purchased and
shipped to Vera Cruz, to be loaded on
a chartered vessel. When the whole
lot had reaeh he'd Vera Cruz, President
Diaz ordered that they be not shipped
ont of the country.
Chattanooga, Tenn. At Chicka-
mauga Park officers and men of the
regular army recalled the days of the
civil war.
The order for the entire army to
pack up and go to the front at once,
was auuouuced AZ o osrfo~k and s;,ca