The National tribune., 1898-10-13
THE AMERICAN EMPIRE.
Progress Of Events in Our Possessions Ise-
youd the Seas.
THE PHILIPPINES.

1
Admiral Dewey has cabied the NAVY De
pariment that he had been advised that a
| number Of Spanish troops have arrived al
Singapore. hound for the Philippines, tc
| reinforce the S )ani sh garrison Il To To- on
| the island Of Panay. AT this place is con-
central d about all that remains of the
| Spanish army Cf occupation Of the Philip
pines outside of the few troops on the is
| land Of EuZon
In dispatching troops fr m Spain tc the
! islands the Spanish Government has
raised the direct question as To the right
to reinforce troops now engaged in active
hostiiities with the insurCent forces The
weight of opinion in Washington is that
this action is permissible, and does not
constitute a breach of the terms of the
protocol suspcnding hostilities.
y good deal, however, may depend on
whether the Spaniards confine themse YES
to n defer sive position or undertake TO
carry on an offensive war against the ia
SurgentS,
CUBA.
Senor Quesada, repre- sentins the Curans
in Washington, says that the people Of The
island are Starv ng, and unless something
is done there will be very few people eft in
the island. The country is devastated
the people have no opportunity to plant
purchase supplies, and what food there is
in the island is beyond their reach
The greatest suffering is in Santa Clara
although the situation is very bad in Puerto
Principe. The difficulty is in he Spa anfsh
regulations. One port, only, Matanzas,- is
open, and its situation is not favorable to
reaching other portions of the island The
Red Cross and the United State, Govern
nent, under the Geneva treaty, are not
authorized to GO beyond the line Idesic.
mated oy the Spaniards in carrying supplies
10 the people. II they attempted to do so
81, Ia I;at IN
Cling. The Cubans have some boat which
could enter but We have no resources wiz h.
which 10 purchase supplies. Our unds
are all gone. With our small boats we
could clear from Tampa and other ports
and enter the smaller bays near the places
of destitution, but We cannot secure sup
plies. our people do not understand WHY
so much time is taken in ending Spanish
rule in the island. Before the war the
American Government gave Spain is hours
! in which to answer the utimatum but
now months are given fer evacuation"
4 battle was narrowly averted at Man
Zanillo, Oct. Z. CO.. Ray Commanding a
regiment Of Immunes, had been ordered to
proceed on that cay to ManZanillo and Ia Ike
pos ess ion. He informed the Spanish COM
| mandant, who claimed that he understood
from Gen. Blanco that the evacuation was
not to take pace until the 10TH Gen
f3awton was telegraphed to, but hearing
nothing from him Col. Ray proceeded to
| carry out his orders. He marched in with
colors flying. The Spanish Colonel pro-
| tested, and insisted that the flag should
not be displayei. Col. Ray replied that
the flag must fly. A Spanish bugler
sounded the call To arms. For few min
GteS II locked as II a battle was imminent
but the officers succeeded in quieting
matters until a dispatch was received from
Gen. Iawton postponing the evacuation
until Oct. 20.