Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-06-24
Manila Third Expedition.

San Francisco. June cot is now def
nitely announced that the third expedi-
ton to the Philippines will be command
ed by Brigadier General Arthur Near
thur. Major General Merritt may accom-
pany this force, though he had expected
to remain here until the departure OF the
fourth fleet of transports. The various
commands for the third expedition have
been assigned to steamers as follows:
Morgan City-First Idaho and the Ne
braska recruits.
City of Para - Thirteenth Minnesota
with the exception of its recruits.
Indiana-The battalions of the Eight
eenth and Twenty-third U. S. infantry.
Ohio--First Wyoming batteries G and
l.. Third u. S. artillery and the Mime
sofa recruits.
Valencia Fourth North Dakota.
The Seventh regiment Of California vol
unteers will remain here for the present,
though they will probably 60 to Manila
soon.
In order to enforce discipline, First
Lieutenant Conrad of the Montana regl-
ment last night beat Private Frank Chap
man of South Dakota over the head with
the fiat of his sword The private's in
jures are severe, but not dangerous.
Food smuxxi-d to Havana.
| On Board Associated Press Dispatch
Boat DauntlesS, off Santiago de Cuba, via
Kingston jamaica, June 2O.-Three large
caryoes Of supplies are known to have run
the blockade already. and great quaint
ties of food are struggled to Havana by
way of the Isle of Pines, Cienfuegos and
other ports on the southwest coast having
direct comm,ncat ton with the capital
II is understood, however, that nothing
reaches Santiago from any of those
points. The auxiliary cruisers Yankee
and Yosemite are now scouting for thu
Spanish steamer Purisima Conception
which left Kingston on Thursday morn
ing flying the Spanish flag with food ant
ammunition for Cuba.
Manila mt Their Mercy.
London. June 2O.-The Hong Kong cor
respondent of the Times says: The rebel
hold Manila at their mercy. but Admira
Dewey is anxious that the American
troops should have the honor of receivin
the Spanish capitulation. The steame
Yuen Sing reports passing the Unite
States troop ship City of Peking on tn
morning of the 18th near Manila.
Spanish In Ambush On Shore.
OF Santiago de Cuba, June Is, vi
Kingston. Jamaica, June l9.-Several al
tempts to find landing places for tn
United States troops within a distane
two miles west of Santiago have dete
mined, with previous inquiries to tn
eastward, that the shore for Is miles
} lined with Spaniards. While this wi
not prevent landing close to Santiag
it NAV entail considerable delay, as tn
surrounding country must be thorough
shelled and cleared before troops can Ian
in safety.
Yesterday at daylight the launches
the New York and the Massachusetts r
connoitered the shore between Cabana
} two miles westward of the entrance
Santiago harbor, and Guayacabon, tv
miles further west, both of which poin
lie east of the range of mountains su
rounding Santiago bay. The launch
pushed their noses into a hornets mes
The brush was fairly alive with Spa
iards. and the fire was so fierce that t
retreat of the launches had to be cover
by the Vixen and Texas. Lieutena
| Sharp of the Vixen and Lieutenant Tia