The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-24


Madrid papers put on Il bold front
II declare that peace is far distant.
Tine war department has received Il
dispatch stating that the Cadiz fleet
has returned to "a Spanish port.
The Red Cross society steamer State
of Texas. with Miss Clara Barton on
board, sailed from Key West ycstcr.
day.
a bill to provide for the construc.
ton of the Nicaraguan canal by the
United States has been introduced ir
the senate
A bill has seen introduced in con
grcSS to grant Il pension of 500 pc,
month to the widow of Captain Grid
ley. who commanded the Olympia il
the battle of Manila bay.
A special dispatch from Belgrade
Scrvia. a cN.Quccn Natalie is organ
iling an expedition to the seat or wal
between Spain and the United States
in order to nurse both Americans unG
Spaniards.
.h2 government now has vessels 2
plenty To transport the troops to tn,
Philippines. Maior-Gcneral MERIT,
will probably sail on the cruiser Phil
adclphia which has been ordered tc
sail to Manila July /.
A Washington dispatch says it is re.
gardcd a. probable that Col. BRYAN anG
the regiment under his command
will he assigned to the army corps
commanded by Major-Gcncral Fitz-
hugh Lee. War department officials
were rcticcnt about the matter when
questioned but there il excellent an
thority that the assignment will be
made.
The administration has decided that
iIohson'S reward for his daring &C,
will bc his transfer from the construc'
tion to the line staff and be given the
rank of lieutenant commander. Cap
tain-Gcneral Blauco refuses to cX.
change his prisoners and has served
notice that hereafter he will fire on q
flag of truse or any other boat tina
within the SiN-milc limit.
General Shaftcr's invading army ha'
arrived off Santiago harbor and are
waiting II chanc to land. The Cuban,
are extremely active and a Gordon ha'
been drawn around Santiago. Genera
Garcia. with 1000 trained insurgents
coming by forced marches from Bano'
on the north coast is near Santiago
Garcia and his staff held council will
Sampson on board the flagship. II,
left 1900 men at IIolguin to proven
Spanish from reinforcing Santiago
Garcia says the val on the island |
nearly over.
At Camp Algcr Yesterday the FRS
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To the river tn battle. Each regimen
marched in fighting order with it
baggage train under heavy guard a
the New York cavalry have been or
dcred to intercept and capture tn
To camp tomorrow. An order has bee
issued prohibiting the introduction o
alcoholic drinks into camp. Tw
deaths have been reported today, on
from the Thirty-thirL Michigan Gan
the other from the Fourth Missouri.
General Aguinaldo desires that tn
Philippine islands become an America
colony. He declares that IL any othe
country than the United States wishe
to secure control of the Philippine
that country will have to fight for i
The insurgents. under A~guinaldo. no'
nave lO,bOO rlHcS anu elpntn elu pieces
A dastardly attempt was made la
week to poison General Aguinalo. II
was taken suddenly and violently IL
after p%artaking of a meal and tn
symptoms were such ms clearly ind
) Gated that poison had been mixed wit
his food. He was i'll two days.
; Frank S. Burr, Watts c. Valentin,
and William Curry, of the Ncbrask
: volunteers, have been selected to |
; second lieutenants in the regular arm.
They are among the 1875 selected
t fill vacancies caused by act Of congre'
, adopting the three battalion organiz'
= ton for the infantry arm Of the Sc
. vice.
q A conspicuous object in Manila ba
Z is IA small vessel of 100 tons burdel
i presented To lnsurgent Chief Aguina
do by a rich native, IL flies the tha
of the Philippine republic-three u
Il angles of red, white and blue on
white ground. The native proclaim
Ii ton of independence in to be sign'