Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19
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the house 46 pension bills and six bills
removing charges of desertion unjustly
charged against old soldiers were
passed. Adjourned to the 10th.
The queen has accepted the resigna
ton of the earl of Aberdeen as gov
enlargement of Canada.
Philip Hill (colored) was hanged at
Pittsburgh, Pa, for the murder of
George Lawrence, a labor boss, on
April 10, 1897.
Admiral Sampson reported 10 the
navy department that he had lombard
ed the forts at San Juan without injury
to his ships. He lost one man killed and
seven wounded. Having reduced the
Notifications he was ordered to capture
or destroy the Spanish armada now off
Martinique, West Indies.
Five lives were crushed out and sew
eral men were terribly injured by the
collapse Of two fiat buildings in course
of erection in New York.
The invasion OF Cuba by the United
States army has been postponed pend
ing the expected battle between the
American and Spanish fleets in the West
Indies.
The Spanish fleet received sealed or
ders at Fort de France, Martinique, and
its next move is expected to be in the
direction of Cuba.
A report from Havana is to the effect
that 900 Spaniards were killed in fierce
engagement with the insurgents in that
province.
Two hundred fishing boats have been
swept away by gale and tidal wave
at Swate, Japan, and 1900 men were
missing.
Joseph Chamberlain, British colonial
secretary, made n significant speech in
Birmingham in favor Of an Anglo-Amer-
lean alliance.
Commodore Schley's flying squadron
has put to sea from Hampton Roads I'M
der sealed orders. The fleet is supposed
to oe on the way to help Sampson crush
the armada.
The blockade of the capital of the
Philippine islands is strictly main
tanned by Admiral Dewey and the cable
is aboard an American vessel.
A dispatch from Havana says the
Americans have bombarded Bahia
Honda, province of Pinar del Rio, west
of Cabanas.
The first United States soldiers to
land in Cuba put ashore from the steam
er Gussie near Cabanas. A spirited
skirmish ensued, in which only one
American was slightly wounded. A
score of Spaniards were killed.
Spain's armada has sailed from
Curacao island for an unknown destina-
ton. The ships are believed to be sail
ing northward. Admiral Simpsons
fleet is watching for the armada in the
passage.
Secretary of War Alger issued an
order calling to new camps $4,000 vol
unteers from the states.
American marines cut the cables in
Cienfuegos harbor under a rain of bull
lets, and one American was killed and
seven wounded. Ii is believed the Span
ish loss was heavy.
The Spanish cabinet has resigned,
and Premier Sagasta will attempt to
form q new ministry.
Edward Wentz, sc years old, his
daughter Lulu, four years old, and Miss
Lucy Plugrath were drowned near
Annapolis, Nd, by the upsetting of
boat.
Mrs. Suen Rose, widow of Timothy
Rose, died in Granville, o., aged 100
years.
Bandits held up a train on the Ala
ba1na Great Southern road at Cuba,
Miss, and secured $1,000 from the ex-
press car.
Nearly the entire village of Chipley,
Fla, was destroyed by fire.
Gov. Holeomb has proclaimed June 1
a public holiday in Nebraska in honor of
the opening of the Mississippi
and International exposition at Omaha.
Mr.. Chamberlain's Birmingham
speech in favor of an Anglo-American
alliance causes much bitterness at Mad
rid.
The warehouse of Ball Bros big fruit
jar glass works was destroyed by fire in
Muncie, Ind, the loss being $2S5 1000.
Reports from Cuba indicate that
there are few reconcentradcs left, the
most of them having starved to death.
In dispatch to the navy department
Admiral Dewey says he has reason to
believe that the rebels are hemming in
Manila and it is probable that the Span
ish government will be obliged to sur
render soon. Says he can take Manila
at any moment and that he captured
the Spanish gunboat Callao attempting
to run the blockade.
The first expedition for the relief of
Admiral Dewey started from San Fran
cisco under Maj. Gen Otis.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 14th were: Cincinnati,
$40; Cleveland, .727; Boston, 600; New
York, $40; Baltimore, .563; Philadel-
phia, 500; Brooklyn, 500; Pittsburgh,
500; Chicago, .474; st. Louis, 1868;
Louisville, .240; Washington, Eli.