Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-08-06
WAR BREVITIES.
b Thursday, July IS.

Admiral and Mrs. McNair banqueted
Admiral Cervera and other Spanish
prisoners at Annapolis.
Admiral Miller sailed from San Fran
cisco for Honolulu yesterday on the
United States steamer Philadelphia
The men of the Fifth Illinois volun-
teers, after being ordered to start for
Porto Rico from Chickamauga, were re-
called. and there is almost a muiny.
During the night miscreants at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, substituted a Span
ish flag for the Stars and Stripes on a
school house. The Spanish flag was
taken down and torn to shreds.
Friday. July 81.
Camara's fleet of Spanish war ves-
sells is again at Cadiz.
Spanish prisoners OF war at Ports
mouth. N. H. were paid off yesterday
with money sent by Admiral Cervera
They received from "a to sic each.
An expedition under Generals Brooke
and Haines left Newport News YES
terday and today. The expedition in
cludes Pennsylvania infantry, artillery
and cavalry.
AS soon as possible the men of SHAFT
ter's army. except such immunes as
may be required for garrison duty, will
be removed to a healthy camp at Mon
tauk Point. L. I.
Saturday, July so.
The seventh expedition for Manila
left San, Francisco yesterday on the
steamer st. Paul.
Business men in Santiago, fearing
that Cubans may be given control, re-
fuse to invest their money in enter
prises.
Governor Tyler. Of Virginia, protests
against landing sick soldiers from Cuba
at Fort Monroe. fearing a yellow fever
epidemic.
The Portland (Ore.) chamber OF COM
merce adopted resolutions demanding
the retention by this government of the
Philippine Islands.
A war correspondent just returned
for Santiago declares that yellow fever
germs were carried to our soldiers by
Cuban refugees who rode in army am
balances subsequently occupied by our
wounded.
Monday. Aug. L.
Many Spanish soldiers In Porto Rico
are voluntarily surrendering to the
Americans.
Major General Wade has been or
dered to lead an entire army division
from Chickamauga to Porto Rico.
At Yauco. Porto Rico. natives began
looting the houses OF Spaniards, but
were stopped by order OF General
Henry.
The battleship Texas arrived at New
York to repair damages received in the
Eight with Cervera's fleet. She was
wildly greeted.
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Camp Alger by the president and cab
met has been abandoned, owing to
Illness in the camp.
Owing to the prevalence OF typhoid
fever at Camp Alger. especially among
Pennsylvania troops. the camp is to be
removed to Manassas, Va
When our troops entered Yauco, Por-
to Rico. they were enthusiastically
greeted by the people and an address
from the alcalde. who issued a proc
lamation dated "Yauco. United States
OF America
Tuesday, Aug. 9.
General Wheeler's cavalry division,
now In Cuba, Will soon be removed to
camp at Montauk Point, L. L
Our troops in the Philippines aided
the insurgents In defeating Spaniards
who had driven insurgents from their
trenches.
Havana is again threatened with
famine. There is growing Indignation
there over the false reports Of Spanish
victories given out.
Naval officers who examined the San
tiago defenses declare that over 2,000.-
DOC worth of ammunition was thrown
1T the batteries without effect.
A negro named McGinnis stabbed a
negro soldier at Fort Mcpherson. Ca.
and narrowly escaped lynching at the
hands OF the soldiers comrades.