The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-08-06
WAR PARAGRAPHS.
A Brief Compilation OF Daily
Occurr ences.


A dispatch from Havana says that q
meeting Of engineers aud other ex-
perts held there over which Captain
General Blanco presided, various meas.
ures we're adopted for the defense OF
the city.
The navy department has at last
made public the reports Of Admiral
Sampson, Commodore Schley, Captain
CLARK, of the Oregon, and Captain
Evans, Of the Iowa, on the battle OF
July 3, which resulted IN the destruc.
ton of Cervera's squadron. The re-
ports are exhaustive ones.
A remarkable demonstration oc.
Cured at Camp Long, on Peaveys' is
land, where the captured sailors OF Adj
miral Cervera's feet are confined. As
the United States gunboat Froline
passed the island on her way to Cuba
hundreds OF the prisoners greeted with
cheers and wavings Of hands.
General Shafter authorizes an ab.
solute contradiction Of the report that
Garcia encountered force Of Span
iards to surrender and was defeated by
them.
Lieutenant Richmond Hobson on
his return 10 New York from Wash.
ington consulted with the officials OF
the Merritt & Chapman Wrecking and
Derrick company and afterwards an
nounced that the comply had con-
scented to undertake the rescue of the
Cristobal Colon and was making every
effort to begin the work as soon as
possible.
The navy has suspended for time
its efforts TO recruit sailors in the west
and Commander Hawley and Chief
Engineer Harrie Webster, members OF
the board, have returned to the navy
department.. The workwas successful
beyond the expectations Of the pro-
jectors of the trip, and the results, 1t
is believed, will be highly beneficial to
the navy generally, in infusing into it
an element of western blood and Drawn
that will tend to the naturalization Of
that service.
BY letting the contract to a Spanish
corporation for transporting the Santi-
ago prisoners home the United States
government indirectly phys into the
Spanish treasury an amount equal to
one-haf the contract stipulation. Also
the government thereby releases from
blockade all OF the enemy's vessels to
be used in the transportation from the
neutral ports where they are now in
shelter.
The United States military expedi-
ton Under command Of Major General
Nelson A. Miles was landed success
fully at Guanica, Porto Rico, after a
skirmish between detachment Of the
Spanish troops and q crew belonging
to the launch OF the United States aux
Hilary gunboat Gloucester. -Four, of
the Spaniards were killed, but no
Americans were hurt. The town Of Gu
AMIGA was captured and the United
States flag run up.
The London newspapers agree that
it will be impossible for Spain TO pay
indemnity and that 1t is improbable
that the United States will demand
money compensation. They all con-
cede that the Spanish flag has gone
forever from Cuba and Porto Rico.
Spain has at last realized the hope
lessness of the situation and hos sued
for peace formally and directly to
President Mckinley through M. Cam
bon, the French ambassador. The
following official statement was given
out at the white house: "The French
ambassador on behalf Of the govern
ment of Spain and by direction Of the
Spanish minister of foreign affairs,
presented to the president at the
white house message from the Span
ish government looking to the termi-
nation of the war and the settlement
of terms of peace.
In accordance with instructions re-
ceived from Washington, the United
States consular agent at Gibraltar has
issued safe conducts to the Spanish
steamers Isla de Luzon and Isla de
Panay, now at Cadiz, 10 proceed to
Santiago de Cuba and return to Spain
with the surrendered Spanish troops.
President Mckinley did not state
when he would give formal reply to
SPANS message for pedce except that
it would be within few days. The
method of procedure will, Of course,
be for this government to state its
terms and then Spain must say whether
she will accede to them or not.
The French government has notified
all the French embassies of the fact
that Spain has made proposals through
NJ. Cambon, the French ambassador
at Washington. for peace with the
United States.
The First regiment Of the United
States engineers, now rendezvoused
at Peekskill, N. Y, has been ordered