The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-30

THE auxiIiary cruiser Yale, with
troops for Santiago, smiled from Old
Point Comfort, Va, on The 23d.
A DISPATCH from The island d PAM
t~ellaria announces that Admiral CO..
mara's squadron passed there. On the
23d. % the direction of Suez
TnE state department received ad.
vices. on the 2Ith, confirming The re-
port that the Spanish Cadiz squadron
was ID the Mediterranean moving east
ward.
Al the proper time Cen Merritt 10
authorized TO transfer bis military
command 10 the next ranking officer
and our himself governor Of the
Philippine islands.
Col r. y A. CBOrroy, u. s A., re-
tired, died in Washington, On the 32d,
aged about 90 years. lie was appointed
20 the army from Delaware az the out
break Of the civil van
"
KfNg ALFONSO Of Spain was cOn.
frmed, on the 23d, with great cere-
mony in the presence Of the royal fam
Soy. the court dignitaries, the cabinet
ministers and Che Rraaaeca
-
Oh the Path the supreme court Of
Ohio sustained the PuQh law, which
says If q man petitions for q particular
party ballot to be put on the ballot
sheet. he must vote the ticket Of that
party.
ADYiCEs received al Port Antonio,
Jamaica, on the night Of the 10Th, an
uouneed the arrival Of the first diyis.
i0n Of the American army Of INVASION
under Maj -Gen. SIafter on Santiago
de- Cuba,
AREronr reached Washington on the
Goth, that Mariana SALIVA, IS young Ha-
vans volunteer had attempted TO as
snssiuate Capt -GicD. Blanco, and sent o
ride bullet into the generais left lex al
the thigh
1luE new United States revenue cut
Ter Algonquin left the Globe ]shipyards
nt Cleveland, o., on the 22d, bound for
Ogdcnsburg. N. III, where she "a 70
be cut in two and taken through the
canals 10 the Atlantic coast
-u-
TmE coast defense monitor Mouad-
mock sailed from Spn Francisco on 1.-THE
ESD, for Manila, via Honolulu, The
collier Nero, which will accompany the
MuuudnogS, went out FIRST. The var
ship followed 10 few minutes.
IS response to d cabled inquiry Mr..
Ramsden Lhc British consul al sarJi-
K de Cubs sent the following dis
patch, on the alst, 10 the New York
Worlds Nothing happened 10 Hob
son or others during bombardment
Acc1HDlNa TO udyices received at
p0rt-au-priuce. Hayti, on The 2lth, the
Americans will noon be muster5 at
Santiago de Cuba, in spite Of Tie steps
taken BY the Spanish military com
uanders und Admiral Cervcra 30 de-
ieud the plHee.
ANolaciai dispatch from Havana 10
Madrid, on the glst, said that about 10
additional SHIPS, many Of them loaded
with troops had appeared OIL Santi.
ago De CubH, and tint 8 battle was Inn
miucut with the Spanish forces occu.
plying thg coast.
ON the Gath Admiral sampson telg-
graphcd the navy department from
Playa del Este. From @ flag Of truce
! learn that Lieut. uobson aud bis
companions are oil we'll They are
confined in tbs city Of santiago, four
miles from Moro
TuE Manila Railroad Co. having Hi.
es In London, received % cable mes
saEe on the 23d, saying that, though
the Philippine insurgents had captured
all but the inner city Of Manila, they
are respecting property and are re-.
framing from lootIng
GEN CALtXro GARCIA aud staff were
taken Oh board the Vixen ht Gen. Rabi's
camp, is miles wtstoi Santiago, on the
18th, and conveyed to the cruiser New
York, where a long consultation with
Admiral sampson was had regarding
prospective operations
-a
Tue steamship Peru, which arrived
ht San Francisco from the orient, on
the 2tth, via Honolulu, reports having