The Somerset reporter., 1898-06-30
WAR NOTES.
Sampson learned by flag of truce
Friday that Hobson and his men are in
Santiago and we'll.


Late Thursday afternoon, the Amer
lean flag was floating from the top of
the Altares mountains, back of Baiquiri.
The people of Cardenas are suffering
for food being now cut off by land and
sea and the condition of affairs in
Matanzas are not much better. The
surrender of both towns are exbected
soon.
A detachment of ITO Cubans under
Col. Aguirra, collided with the Spanish
rear guard. The Cubans lost two men
killed and had seven wounded. The
Spanish loss is not known. One Span
lard was macheted.
Juraguay was abandoned by Gen. Lin
ares and 1900 Spanish troops with such
haste that they had no time to burn the
town. Gen. Linares went to Savilla, six
miles west of uruguay by road, and
nine miles from Santiago.
The steamship Peru which arrived at
San Francisco, Friday from Orient via
Honolulu, reports having spoken the
second fleet of transports, June 20.
The fleet was moving rapidly toward
Honolulu and wished to be reported
"all we'll"
The advance of the American army
Friday, reached the edge of the table,
land in which the harbor of Santiago de
Cuba lies. Here, seven miles from
MORO Castle, as the crow flies, the
main body of troops has united and the
Spaniards are in full retreat towards
Santiago.
The Secretary of State has received
assurance which settles beyond all
doubts on this point. Germany has no
intention, at present or prospective,
of interfering in any way with the poll
cy or plans of the United States in re.
gard to the occupation of the islands.
Its attitude has been and will be one of
strict neutrality.
The debate in the Chamber of Depu-
ties on the Philippine question, Thurs
day was marked by great disorder.
Senior Romeroy Robledo, the Conserva-
tive leader, attacked General Polavieja
the former minister of war, for treating
with Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader,
and was interrupted with shouts. of
THAT is untrue
A Madrid paper has published re-
port to the effect that the peace condi-
tions suggested by the government in
clude the possession of the island of
Porto Rico; the independence of the
island of Cuba under the protectorate
of the United States; the establish
ment of naval station for United
States warships in the Philippine Is
lands, and a coal depot at Canary
Islands.
With great satisfaction the navy de-
partment, Friday, published SIMPSONS
statement that Hobson and his men are
we'll and are not in the line of fire. 1t
was also noted that Sampson finds no
difficulty in having his flag of truce
respected, which is gratifying in view of
the statement coming from Havana,
some days ago, that there was to be a
lapse into barbarism through the refusal
of the Spaniards to recognize flags of
truce.
The navy department Friday, receiv-
aI 81 h. Al,
the Spanish Cadiz squadron is in the
Mediterranean moving eastward. The
dispatch came from an agent of the
department in Algiers and was as fol-
lows: Captain Moon, of the English
steamer Hampton informs me that he
passed on the 22nd at p. m, off Dam
east, Is ships including transports laden
with troops, and three torpedo boats"
The reports that Germany has landed
naval force at Manila is discredited
in the most positive manner at the state
department and in the best Informed
diplomatic circles. 1t is looked upon
as part of persistent foreign propa-
ganda inspired from Madrid, which for
weeks has been seeking to stir up ami
mostly between the United States, Ger
many, France and other countries.
That the report is purely conjectural
is shown from the fact that there is no
cable communication out of Manila,
and even Admiral Dewey, who holds
the shore end of the cable, has not been
heard from in some days.
The Cubans under Gen. Castillo, en-
tered Baiquiri after the Spaniards had
deserted the town. Their little cloth
ing was no more than rags, many of
them being two-thirds naked. Some
of them had no trousers and tattered
shirts, while the majority of them were
barefooted. They were mostly negroes,
some being boys of only Is years of age.
The guns they carried were of many
models, ranging from flint locks to
Mausers and Remingtons. All, how
ever, were armed with machets. The
officers rode donkeys and scrub horses.
The sun was blazing hot and number
of soldiers we're Frustrated and taken
on board the hospital ship
Full account of the trip of Skaters
fleet of troop ships and armed convoy.