Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-07-08
LATEST WAR NEWS.
Resume of Events on Land and
Sea During the Week.


trying to bride the Cuban leaders.
There are 10000 American troops
engaged in the proposed invasion OF
Porto Rico.
Spanish government Is making adj
vances to insurgent leaders, endeavor-
ing to win them over.
twenty-five British bottoms have
been offered to the War Department
for transport purposes.
The Spaniards are now using bull
lets that are appropriated at the tip
and said to be poisonous.
A number of troops at Jacksonville,
are suffering from the effects OF pol
soning caused by eating unwholesome
foods.
Secretary Long received a dispatch
from Dewey announcing the perfect
health Of every one in the feet at
Manila.
Gen. Miles has issued an order
by which reports of all engagements
will be made to the acknowledgement
of the army.
There is absolutely no. foundation
for the reports published in the Unit
ed States Of an attempt to assassinate
Capt.-Gen. Blanco.
Secretary Alger has selected a place
in the United States to be used as a
site for a military prison, but he will
not tell its location.
Official dispatches from Cuba have
created a bad impression in Madrid.
People are asking how Americans are
capturing important positions.
The cabinet is of the unanimous
opinion that no trouble with European
nations is likely to occur over the
American possession of the Philip
pines.
A Rome cable says the Austrian
steamer Zruin has taken aboard q
great number of torpedoes and sailed
to join the Spanish squadron In the
Suez canal.
The Cuban junta has received q
telegram from Col. LabOrde, In which
he says: 1--WE are at Playa del Este.
Position taken from enemy. Enemy's
fight shameful"
No credence need be given torumors
that the Cadiz squadron will return to
that port. Camara could not return
without riots at Cadiz and Madrid. He
will go to the Canaries.
The Madrid Chamber of Deputies
received this dispatch: Spanish
auxiliary cruiser Maria Christina has
entered Cienfuegos with large cargo
of provisions and war stores.
A Paris dispatch says that M. Hano-
taux, French Minister of Foreign At
fairs in the Meline Cabinet, backed by
the Gear, has been the principal pro-
moter in recent peace negotiations.
A letter from a sailor on board the
New York reads that after Hobson
ard his crew were captured, Admiral
Cervera said he never saw such
bravery" and kissed one of the party
on the forehead.
No doubt is felt of Admiral Dewey's
ability to take care of himself. The
report that German marines landed at
Manila is thought to be untrue, but it
caused discussion of American inter-
ests in the east.
Reports from Manila say a dis
patch from Shanghai, indicate the ex-
istence of fears that Sonora August,
wife of Capt.-Gen. August, and her
children have been massacred by the
rebels on the Bulacan.
It is stated at Madrid that in South
America preliminary steps have been
taken to summon conference Of all
South and Central American deputies
to consider advisability of adopting
defensive measures against further
aggression by the United States.
1t is stated that if it become neces-
sary to protect the foreign residents
of Manila, an understanding has been
reached that the foreign powers will
be allowed to land marines on shore.
The agreement will be withdrawn as
soon as the necessity for their presence
has passed.
The German ambassador called at
the state department and denied the
report that the German marines had
landed in Manila in advance Of the
occupation by the United States
troops. He said that Germany had
no such intention as is attributed to
her by the london papers.
Sixteen thousand American troops
have already landed at Baiquiri. The
way was cleared for them by vigorous
Smelling from the ships, which drove
the Spanish forces far inland. The
village of Baiquiri had been fired by
retreating Spainards, and the shells
from the ships completed its destruc-
ton.
A Hong Kong dispatch says the
United States supply ship Zafro,
which anchored in Chinese waters, was
ordered by the authorities to leave
They refused her the customary
twenty-four hours, or to take on
pound of coal e. supplies. She &C
cordingly moved over into British
waters at Hong Kong.
Senator Foraker has introduced a
bill authorizing the organization of a
of the volunteer army, to con-
sist of colored immunes. It provides
that the division shall include not to
exceed six regiments; that the men
shall be recruited from the nation at