The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-06-16
insists that the full force Of 70 o01 men
ghall be supplied.
People Of cuba gettire short Il pro-
visions. Cuhaus IL DANCE Il flas sacre
by the volunteers Havana v - be burned
before surreHdeung HIS rad.

before surrendenng Il IS Fad.
MONDAY. JuNEl8.
The pope again OFFERS MS services to
the queen regent Of SPAN "a mediator
A denial comes from Vienna mat the
Austrian emperor has started = move
ment for Intervention.
Hayden dispatch says 1000 United
States troops have landed near Santiago.
The "spook ships at last Identified BY
Blanco, they were three tiny gunboats.
Dewey did not lombard Manila BE-
cause he did not wiEh TO slaughter 50
many as he would have been obliged u,
and 1t would have hssn the sigma for the
insurgents 10 pillage and burn
The secretary Of war sent 10 congress
estimates for appropriations for the
army UP to Jan. ! next amounting to
$4,000, 900, q 5 follows: Regular supplies,
quartermaS department. -. w. O00
army transportation. $40, 000, 000, con
tingencies Of the army, 3l00, 900, secret
service, $4,000 The amount 30 far
asked for on account OF war is approx
naately 1891 000 600
SPANS foreign minister says that the
attempt to block the entrance TO Santiago
harbor was unjustihable, adding that
the use Of mines for such a purpose had
been Condemned by such authorities on
international law az Sir Richard y eb-
ster, the British attorney general, and
Desjardine, the French tarisconsult.
Sunday quiet at Chic ksmauga bsoke2
by an assault on gambling joint. Boys
of the Eighth Massachusetts get a taste
of the much needed rain
Falehoods concerning the rations and
medical care al Camp Thomas exposed
by General Boynton.
Madrid business men say the war will
be short. but the Spanish military men
say it Will bs very long, as the fever will
help Spain; acknowledge that nothing
definite has been arrived at concerning
the action Of the powers.
Three banks in New York make offer
to Secretary Gage to take the whole loan
of 5000 900 600. or such sum as the in
dividual offerings leave untouched
Blanco tells Madrid where some OF the
American warships are placed dispatch
from Manila says situation has i'm
proved from the Spanish standpoint.
The first army invasion is on its
way to Cub 81 transports bearing over
900 officers and men. conveyed by
battleships. cruisers gunboats and aux
Hilary craft, l6 in mum Der, having sailed
from Key West. An authoritative state
ment to this effect was made at the war
department.
Lieutenants Neville and Shaw, and
their 80 men, unaccounted for Sunday
morning, return 70 the camp at Guam
tanamo, safe and sound but wsaried
and hot; they had been surrounded for
Is hours, but had held the Spanish at bay,
and 1t is believed, inflicted serious loss:
ii is known that the Spanish lost Ave;
battleship Texas arrives and lands re-
Inducements and field guns
Batteries in Santiago and MORO castle,
Havana, fired 200 shots at the blockading
squadron, without cause and without
damage.
Two marines killed and four wounded
In further fighting with the Spaniards at
Guantanamo. Americans fred upon
while burying the dead.
TUESDAY, JUNE IA.
No new cases and no new "foci' In the
yellow fever district; elaborate pre-
cautions taken to guard the soldiers
and sailors from injection, both in Cuba
and in the United States.
The London Times correspondent be-
lieves that the attack upon Santiago will
be a much harder operation than Is
generally supposed. especially for troops
decimated by yellow sever and dy$en-
terry.
Heat at Camp Alger telling on the men
of the Sixth and Ninth Massachusetts
and drills have been suspended.
Believed now that flying squadron.
to be sent to Spain to locate the reserve
squadron at Cadiz, will be formed Of the
New York, Brooklyn, Columbia, Mime
apois, ST. Louis st. Paul, Harvard and
Yale.
Admiral Dewey, in mail advices TO the
war department. tells of the battle of
Manila and declares commander never
had better support in officers and men.
SPANS efforts for foreign loan have
failed. General Blanco wires urgent
blockade to become severer.
General Skaters army, after six days
aboard transports at Tampa. sails FOR
Santiago. Headquarters of the Fifth
army corps are on the Segurance and
the Second Massachusetts volunteers are
on the Kniekerbocker, Seneca and Mana
tee.
According to Havana sdvicss the
United States fleet opened fire against
the Santiago batteries, but WAS forced
to retire.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE Is.
The mutilation of the dead marines by
Spanish soldiers shows that the United
barbarous soldiery.
Navy department realizes that the
marines landed at Guantanamo are in
precarious situation, owing to the delay
in dispatching troops from Tampa.
The Spanish press SECS hope OF Ger
man aid In return for Q essious to b.
made, as the Asiatic fleet has sailed for
Manila. In Washington the action is
construed as an intention to interfere
with Deweys plans.
Four men Of the Eighth Massachu-
sets at ChickamauEa found asleep on
guard. il is alleged and they. with
fifth man. viii be urt-martialled.
Secretary Long sends to Admiral
Sampson orders promoting men Of Hob
sons gallant crew TO more responsible
and better-paying ratings in the navy
Hobson's reward left to congress To de
termine.
Rlanco refuses to trea, for an cxchang,