Morris tribune., 1898-05-25

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fully launched at Cramps shipyards.,
It is reported that one expedition of
American troops has sailed for Cuba.
A British cabinet minister believes
that the war will last two or three
years.
The Twelfth and Fourteenth Mime.
sofa regiments are encamped at Chick
amauga. -.. .
Within the military district Of Tampa
there is now force Of $4,000 regulars
and volunteers.
The American squadron at Santiago
was fired upon by the forts, but did no.
return the fire. .-
The United States treasury depart
nent proposes to collect the Philippine
customs revenue. >.....-
Algernon Sartoris, General, Grants
grandson, has been appointed ieuten.
ant of engineers.
The Spanish feet, it is regarded Ger!
tain, has left Santiago and will 60 to
Martinique to coal.
The United States steamer Monterey
has been ordered to Manila to reinforce
the Asiatic squadron.
The Spanish merchants in Havana
refuse to sell Cubans food and they are
in danger Of starvation.
Fifteen thousand of the best men OBJ
tainable will be sent to the Philippines,
including 1000 regulars. -.
Spanish bishops at Manila and Hong.
kong have issued pastorals urging that
no quarter be givensAmericans
Colonels Van Duzee and Bobleter of
Minnesota have been appointed brigade
commanders by General Brooke.
Colonel Grigsby's cowboys, compos.
ing portion of Roosevelt's regiment,
are now in camp at Chattanooga
Over 10000 troops, mostly volunteers,
are encamped at the Presidio, awaiting
orders to sail for the Philippines
The cruiser Charleston, with ammu.
milton for Admiral Dewey's feet, has
sailed from Mare Island for Manila.
The navy department is said to be
moving cautiously with view to max.
ing the next battle the last of the war.
The governor general admits that 8
soldiers were killed and "a wounded
during the bombardment Of San Juan.
Commodore Watson has, sailed with
feet No. 3 to work in harmony with
Admiral Sampson and Commodore
6chley. .t~ -. "..
| The state department. emphatically
denies the report that Italy or any
other nation has made protest against
the blockade.
One Spanish feet, it is believed, will
leave Cadiz for Cuban waters and an.
other go to the Philippines to dislodge
Dewey if it can.
It is believed that Admiral Cervera &
elusive campaign will soon terminate
helplessly, owing to the impossibility
Of his getting coal.
The Spanish government, it is an.
nounced, will send warships to join
Cervera provided the latter succeeds in
getting into Havana.
The Spanish reserve squadron, it il
stated, has been orded to clear for the
Philippines. Another report is that il
will reinforce Cervera.
The president has ordered the formid.
able double.turreted monitor Monte.
rey to sail from San Francisco to join
Admiral Dewey's fleet at Manila.
The Spanish steamer P. de Satrus.
tegui, which arrived at Alden on May
4, bound from Barcelona for Manila,
has been ordered to return to Suez.
One soldier was killed and two fatally
injured in collision near Chattanoega
between q passenger train and the
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Spaniards in Havana have been send.
ing out dynamite-laden hulks resemb.
ling torpedo boats, hoping American
ships would ram them in the darkness.
The torpedo boat destroyer Yanktou
and torpedo boat KcKee have been
placed in commission at the navyyard
at Portsmouth, N. H. The vessels will
be sent to Key West.
A Madrid dispatch says the belief ID
| prevalent in all circles that the govern.
ment Is in possession of important
news from Cuba. Its >character hal
not been made public.
Two hundred and five members o1
the Illinois naval reserve will be sen,
to the gulf coast. It is said they vii
be given chance to serve with Ad
miral SIMPSONS feet.
The San Francisco Examiner states
that the coast defense vessel Monterey
just ordered to the Philippines, will b
towed all the way to Manila, probably
by some big steam collier
The house has passed the senate bill
providing for the payment Of volun
teers from their enrolment, and author
izing the secretary Of war to pay troop
embarking for Manila one month in ad
vance.
French naval experts think Ger yer,
has outwitted the Americans, bein,
able to hold our squadrons at Santiag,
while spain's reserve feet comes I,