St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-07-02
An.Austrian vessel is on her way

to the Philippine islands with 500
INTENDED for the Spanish
fleet When she gets to Manila.
Dewey will show her right where to
90 down to find the Spanish feet.
Astronomers have discovered a
number of strange spots on the sun.
Perhaps that accounts for the where
abouts OF the Spanish reserve feet.
Gen. Macarthur, with 1000 troops.
sailed from San Francisco for Manila
last Monday.
Our account Of the capture OF
Santiago is unavoidably crowded
ont. 1t will appear next week.
"He has not made a single mis-
take since the war began" Capt,
Alfred I. Mahan, whose judgment
is OF world vide fame. says OF Ad-
mlral Sampson.
Camara's fleet, generally known
as .sthe CadIz reserve feet" has
reached the Suez Canal, en- route to
the Philippines, and is in harbor at
Port Said, awaiting orders. 1t con-
sists OF one battleship. the Pelayo.
the Carlos V, two armored cruisers.
three torpedo boats and five trans
ports, conveying 1000 troops.
The water supply of Santiago was
captured Sunday, and the City
is now without water.
There have been no rains at San
tlago, and the American troops
there believe the Cuban rainy sea-
son to be myth.
The Spanish torpedo destroyer
Terror, which has already been de-
stroyed By some papers three times,
has been encountered, this time by
the st. Paul, near San Juan. and
struck three times and badly dam
aged.
The Cuban blockade has been ex-
tended and nov reaches from Cape
Francis to Cape Cruz, stretching
along the entire southern coast OF
Cuba. The president has also de-
clared blockade OF San Juan.
Porto Rico.
It is announced that Germany
will invite the other European pow
ers TO intervene in the war and Sc
cure peace as soon as Santiago is
taken.
Private Joseph Scott, of Company
nj. First Louisiana Regiment, was
killed at Miami Sunday by q man
named ST gsbee. The coroner's jury
acquitted Sigsbee, on the ground OF
self-defense.
A section of the train conveying
Torrey.s Trough Riders" to Florida
was crushed in by another section
of the same train near tupelo, Miss
Four troopers were killed and one
fatally and number seriously
wounded.
Admiral Camara's fleet has not
yet gone through the Suez Canal.
the Spanish Admiral being without
the money to pay the canal charges.
The Philippine Insurgents now
number 40, 900, Of whom two-thirds
are armed with rifles. Manila it
self is besieged by $4,000 men.
After the close OF the campaign
against the city of Santiago, If it be
concluded in a short time, Gen.
Miles will take an army composed
as largely as possible Of regulars,
for the reduction of Porto Rico. In
this army, which is variously esti-
mated between 10000 and $4,000
men, will also be the best of the
volunteers.
Paclficos from Santiago report
that in the fight at La Quasina, in
which the Rough Riders took part.
the Spaniards lost seven,y-seven
killed and ninety-seven wounded.
1t is easy enough teaching Spain Q
lesson that will be needed BY others
who have been as ready with their
sneers. The schoolmaster has been
a little slow, perhaps, but his ferule
is long and his arm strong. We
venture to say that when this war
is done the American flag will have
a new meaning the round world
over. San Francisco Examiner.
VIM. r. Hearst, of the New
York Journal, has sailed for Santi-
ago with complete printing outfit,
and proposes to publish the first
American paper ever printed il
Cuba.
A big battle is doubtless nov
going on at Santiago, and Gen
Shafter is Of the opinion that he
can capture the city in forty-eighr
hours.