The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-06-11
NEWS OF The week.
Interesting Items About the
War With Spain.

The monitor Monadnock is to 60 to
the Philippines.
General Fred Grant was sworn in by
an ex.Cenfederate.
Colonel Grigsby of South Dakota has
been made a brigadier general.
The Fifth cavalry and Eleventh in.
fantry have left Mobile for Tampa.
The gunboat Marietta arrived at Key
West after long voyage from VAL
paraiso.
There are now 1851 men at Camp
Alger, most of whom are ready for &C.
tive service.
The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer
Terror is reported sunk by the Amer.
leans at Santiago.
The Mohican will replace the Ben.
nington at Honolulu, the latter going
to reinfore Dewey at Manila.
Bryan's regiment of volunteers has
been accepted by the government and
will be sent to the Philippines.
Carranza, the Spanish spy director
and letter writer, and Senior Du Bose
have been arrested in Montreal.
Blanco has been isolated from the
outside world by the cutting by Amer.
leans Of the remaining cables to Cuba.
Warren Beckwith, who eloped with
the daughter of Robert T. Lincoln, has
enlisted with the Iowa National Guard.
In letter to Speaker Reed Secretary
Alger says that it is the intention to
occupy Cuba, Puerto Rico and the
Philippines.
A dispatch to the London Daily Tele'
graph from Gibraltar says the Cadiz
reserve squadron is now week out
and bound for Cuba.
Reports from several sources agree in
stating that 5000 American troops have
been landed near Santiago de Cuba and
joined forces with the insurgents.
Treachery is reported among the Phil.
ippine insurgents, due to desire to
secure the $25. 900 reward offered by the
Spaniards for Gen. Aguinaldo's head.
Among the various causes ascribed to
the frmness Of Spanish IS is that they
are supported by an important combi-
nation of financial houses in England
and France.
The cargo CT 400 tons Of coal on the
British steamer Restormel, captured
of Santiago harbor while trying to en-
ter, presumably to deliver coal to the
Spanish feet, has been condemned.
It is said that Russia and Germany
have again approached France with the
object of intervening in the Spanish.
American war, but that the Paris gov.
eminent has absolutely declined to
take part.
The belief is growing in the best in.
formed circles at Washington that
Spain is seriously anxious for peace
and that she Is even now seeking
favorable opportunity to- make oyer.
lures in that direction. s H.
The secretary of war has sent to con-
gress estimates for additional appropri-
atoms amounting to 8. 107, 900 as fol.
lows: Gun and mortar batteries, $2,-
562, 900; expeditionary forces to Cuba,
$780, 900; signal service, $195, 900.
It is announced that five instead of
three transports will compose the next
expedition to Manila and that 5000 in
stead Of $500 troops will be sent. Also
that the vessels will be ready for EN-.
barkation by the end Of the week. i!
The District Of Columbia, Delaware,
Vermont, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Montana, Idaho and Wyoming will not
be included in the second call for
troops, having been allowed to furnish
more than their quota on the first call.
The Stars and Stripes in the shape Of
the largest flag in the world, will float
over Moro castle, Havana, when
Blanco surrenders. A patriotic Wall
street man has had it made. It meas.
ures 100 feet in length and 4S14 feet in
width. ~. 1.... ..'.. ST..
A Haytien informant now in Sam
tiago de Cuba cables that restitution
there has greatly increased since the
bombardment began and the military
commander has been forced to reduce
the rations of the soldiers. among whom
there is much discomfort. .sssz.
There is said to have been an engage
ment between four American and three
Spanish vessels off the north coast of
Hayti, the Spanish craft being the van.
guard Of the Cadiz reserve squadron.
It is supposed the American vessels
were scouts, as they ''withdrew."
A letter from Ramon Carranza, Span.
ish spy at Montreal, is made public. 1t
critioises the appointment Of Camara
to command the Cadiz fleet, gives in
formation touching the American
squadrons and deplores the movements
Of Cervera in West Indian waters.
Carranza and Du Bose will undoubt.
edly be expelled from Canada if they
do not leave voluntarily. Carranza's
discriminating letter detailing his spy
system has been officially commune
Gated to the British government. Car
rama, in an interview, claims that his
letter was garbled-''twisted around. "
More important and successful work
is reported as performed by Admiral
Dewey at Manila The insurgents I'M.
der his guidance have won victories and
captured nearly 1900 Spaniards They
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