The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-12
Augus y.

MUMMY hukust ~
The transporting of General Shat.
ter's army to Montauk Point, l.. l., has
begun. A part of the rough riders left
yesterday. and others of tho command
will he sent north rs rapidly as il is
possible To do so.
The capture OF the harbor of Nipe
has given the Americans a useful port
in northeastern Cuba. Nipe lies near
ly north of Santiago, about thirty
miles east of Holguin, and a dozrH
miles west OF the boundary of tbi( re-
gion surrendered to General Shafter,
Its narrow entrance is deepcned for
some distance inside. There is eight
to ten feet. shoaling thence to four
fathoms or less. IL is n fine, safe,
thoroughly land-lockcd basin, and IA
good rendezvous for vessels operating
against Porto Rico.
The Secretary of the navy has made
public the following telegram from
Admiral SAMPSON, Marine battalion
is in excellent health. Sick list mum.
bers ~ per cent. Fleet surgeon re-
ports that they are in better condition
for service in this climate than they
were when they first arrived south in
June. Health OF the squadron at
Guantanamo fairly good. Sick list
numbers about 3. per cent. General
Tone of health of the ships companies
has fallen considerably since July l."
Tuesday, August 0.
Spain's answer came yesterday, but
il is long and officials fear new and
critical complications may arise.
Captain Sigsbce has been assigned
To the command of the Texas, %reliev-
ing Captain Philip, who has been us
signed TO shore duty.
The Merritt & Chapman Wrecking
company say the Christobal Colon IL
in a very bad situation and they fear
IL will be impossible to save her.
Colonel Bills Of the Second Nebras-
ka has appealed to Governor Holcomb
to use all honorable efforts to get the
| Second sent to Porto Rico.
The French government is demand.
ing the release of the French steamer
Olindc Rodriguez. captured by the
New Orleans off san Juan, Porto Rico,
July II.
The repair ship Vulcan, now in
Guantanamo hay, has proven a big
success, ana IL IA revelation to the Of
ticials. 1t saves the ships "a trip TO
dry dock.
Private Richard Spraguc OF company
VI, Second Nebraska regiment, died in
the First division hospital yesterday
Of typhoid fever. Sprague's home IL
at Wood River, Neb.
Captain Goodrich Of the auxiliary
cruiser ST. Louis, has been assigned t.
command the Newark, whose captain
A. :. Barker, will relieve Captain
Clark of the Oregon, who has beer
condemned by the medical survey.
Secretary Long mas written n letter
10 some person whose name is MOI
given, replying to attacks made or
Admiral sampson. The secretary II
indignant. very. He claims all at
tacks on Sampson are unjust and du,
entirely to ignorance.
The tug Hudson sank the Spanisl
fishing slo0p Christina off Cardenas.
No armistice is possible until SpaiI
has agreed generally Ia the peace
terms of the United States.
The transports now AT the variou
camps, with the possible exception o
those at San Francisco, will undoubted
ly, in case peace comes now, be held il
camp until climatic canditions in Cub
will permit their going there for gar
rison duty. 1t Is not likely that tn,
government will dishand the volunteer
until circumstances are such that n
ban be safely done.