The Republican journal., 1898-05-05
War News in Brief.

Mexico will maintain strictest neutrality
Japan has issued a declaration of nue.
trality.
The Emperor of Austria has contributed
to the Spanish war fund.
Gen. Weyler urges Spain to take the often
sive against America.
Orders have been issued to recruit the
regular army to its full ar strength.
The Spanish gunboat Temerario has sail
ed from Buenos Ayres under sealed orders.
U. S. cruiser Topeka arrived at New York
Sunday after a hard battle with wind and
sea.
1t is not believed at Washington that the
Spaniards intend to lombard northern coast
cities.
Great Britain will send two cruisers to
Newfoundland to see that Spanish ships get
no coal.
The Nictheroy, the cruiser purchased
from Brazil, sailed last Saturday from Rio
Janeiro.
The Dover powder mill explosion was
caused by spark from pipe of a careless
workman.
Argentine will remain neutral in every
thing except supplying coal to whoever can
pay for it.
One hundred and fifty insurgents have
been massacred by the Spanish soldiers at
Manila within few days
Creelman says that Germany has sold all
her steam coal to the Spanish government,
hence her delay in declaring neutrality.
Secretary Alger has submitted deficiency
estimates of thirty four millions to cover ad-
ditional army expenses to July first.
1t is proposed that the government insure
every soldier and sailor in the service against
death or injury in place of granting pensions
hereafter.
Italy, The Netherlands Switzerland, Nor
way and Sweden, Russia, England, France
and Colombia have issued neutrality proc
lamations.
The war department has decided, says A
Maurice Low, to invade Cuba with 5000 in
fantry and 900 cavalry, and will move next
Wednesday, May 4.
Five 15-inch Rodman guns are being
mounted in new battery at Popham Beach.
Channel is to be thoroughly mined. Bath
will be we'll protected.
Official dispatch from Havana to Madrid
acknowledges that some damage was sus-
tanned at bombardment of Cienfuegos bat
1t is understood that Pres. Mckinley has
practically promised to make Gen. Stewart
l.. Woodford major general and Col Fred
d. Grant a brigadier general.
1t has been decided that the Spanish
prizes captured in Cuban waters, except the
Panama, will all be released unless they had
contraband articles on board.
Hudson Maxim, brother of Hiram Max
i'm, the inventor, has offered for a half mil
lion dollars to equip ship which will an
nlhllate the entire Spanish navy.
The Senate Committee on Finance has
practically decided to eliminate the tonnage
features of the war revenue bill, to avoid
irritating the European countries.
The Porto Ricans are enduring all the hor-
rors of siege, though the Americans are far
away famine, smallpox and panic killing
thousands of women and children.
The Oregon made a record breaking run
from Callao to Rio Janeiro, arriving there
nearly a week ahead of time. She will sail
north in company with the Marietta and
Nictheroy.
A powerful fleet. including the Columbia
Minneapolis, San Francisco, New orleans
and katahdin is being concentrated at
Provincetown To prevent attacks on the New
England coast.
The officers of the Puritan say there is no
truth IN the report that Spanish spy has
been discovered on board the monitor; a
half-demented Cuban sailor was put under
restraint, but that is all
James Creeman says Portugals proc lama
tion Of neutrality has been deliberately
withheld to allow Spains ships to coal, retit
and provision in Portuguese ports the king
and the government are strong allies of
Spain.
In the storm in Hampton Roads the cruiser
Brooklyn, with her anchors dragging, was
within hand breadth of crashing into the
big Massachusetts when the coolness and
seamanship of Capt. Cook of the cruiser
saved her
Washington naval authorities recognize
that Spain's great advantage would lie in
forcing the American fleet into Spanish
waters to do battle; the president will not
send them there unless obliged to do so to
end the war
The Parnellite members of the English
parliament sent the following message to
Mr.. Mckinley, May End: "In the names of
upon the brilliant victory of the American
fleet" Signed-John Redmond.
The Spanish steamer Guido Carunna for
Havana with provisions and money on
board for the Spanish troops, was captured
by the Terror and Machias April 9th. 1t
was necessary for the American boats to
blow the pilot house off the rich prize be-
fore she surrendered.
decree announcing the neutrality of
Portugal in the hostil.ties now being carried
on by the United States and Spain was pub
lished in the official gazette April 20. The
decree prohibits the equipment or entry Of
privateers into Portuguese waters.
The conferees agree on the naval bill all
of the Senate amendments accepted, and
the bill calls for three battleships of the
first class, four monitors, 16 torpedo boat
destroyers and II torpedo boats; authority
given to enlist men up to the rank of COM
mand, and to accept 900 more marines.
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