The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-05-12
War News in Brief.

Inc military nominations were nrom ntl y
confirmed by the Senate.
r, The 18th infantry has been ord cred to
Tampa from Chattanooga.
Martial law is being proclaimed tbroupb.
ou1 many Spanish PROVINCES and rioting
Madrid hears that the Spanish troops
nave retired from Manila, taking arms and
ammunition.
Lieut. Kellogg OF cruiser Baltimore was
the only New England man injured in the
battle of Manila. o0 - 'i''
Inc McCulloch has sailed from Hong
Kong Tor Manila with Important disnatches
for Admiral Dewey
Inc mouse has passed the senate bill au-
thorlzlng the army to feed Cubans and arm
people in the island of Cuba.
The monitor Montauk is to he turned o1,ar
TO Portland naval reserve instead of being
manned by the State soldiers.
The first section of the army to invaaa
Cuba Will be the regulars, l5 900 to Is. 900 .
they to be followed by $4,000 volunteers.
Leading foreign representatives at Wash
lngton deny that their countries have auv
idea OF intervening in the present war.
NJ, uouiu hocKlanu artillery company
VIII be mustered into the United States
service as the Maine Heavy Battery. v ith
full ranks.
A Madrid report says that fleet of IRON
clads and transports is to be sent to drive
Americans out of Manila and lombard
Californian coast.
President Mckinley is urged strongly by
some OF his advisers to abandon the Philin.
pines, bit he will not do it, There is to be
no backward step now.
General Blanco telegraphs Madrid that
Wreckage OF the Cincinnati has been wash
ed up along the shores of Cuba The Gin
clnnatl Is safe at Key West.
The United States has protested against
Gne ulspatch OF ammunition, etc, from
Lisbon to the Spanish squadron at St, Vim
cent, alter war was declared.
The road is now open to Cuba, and the
army OF invasion is to be hurried to Havana
1Wenty-seyen transports already chartered,
su1hclent to carry 10000 men.
The Cape Verde fleet is reported back at
Caulz, evidently having no intention of
allowing Admiral Sampson to repeat Ad.
mlral Dewey's Manila victory
Secretary Alger sent to congress Nav 9th
the draft OF bill for the protection of har-
Dor defenses and Notifications of the coun-
Try, recommending early action.
Tho M.;,o vo,,,,..o. ....-
danan.,,. olnhIeers WI pe ass igheo TO
and resarue 49, dUlA'11aels Th iof coast oelehce
~ ba oaIi'S 10y 10y 10y are hoC expected
w 10 '"'ioo iionl Vie otdee aC present
Great Britain gives permission to the
United States to renair The revanna cnttar
Gresham in Montreal shinyards desnita tha
fact that it is probably a violation of n4ntra-
ity
the Marietta arrived at Bahia Nav 8 she
had not seen anything of any Spanish war.
ships and her officers do NOT seem to fear
any.
Monteio, the defeated Spanish commander
and his two sons We're murdered by tile en-
ragged Spaniards while flying from American
shells.
The Powers are considering the friendly
giving up Cuba, paying a war indemnity
ana the occupation of Manila until the IN
demnlty is paid.
seventy thousand men are TO be land
ed on Cuban soil this week. there to remail
uhtli they have defeated the Spanish forces
~ Ia ana
About twenty per cent of the volunteers
now at Augusta do not come up to the
pnySlcal standard AS the standard is nigh
and the examination very rigid, that is not
bad showing.
The war with Spain, even if short, will
cost the United States 500, 600 900 or $500 :
nave ID take IL IN the shape OF land.