Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-07-08
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SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

England is absorbed in the fighting
around Santiago. Special war editions
were printed by the newspapers in
London and snapped up eagerly by
people in the streets. Nothing but the
war was tei&ed Of. Great admiration
was expressed Sor the heroism of the
Americans, who are seen to be facing
odds enough to dshearten ordinary
troops.
On Sunday Gen. Shafter had made
a demand for the surrender Of Santi-
ago by noon Monday. Thereupon the
foreign consuls at Santiago made
joint representation requesting that
women and children in the city have
until Tuesday noon to withdraw before
the bombardment begins. This re-
quest Gen. Shafter complied with.
The mines dragged out of Guantana-
mo harbOr by American warships were
manufactured in France in 1896, and
placed in position early in April last,
before war was declared. They were
charged with gun cotton, but the Span
iards failed to prevent barnaces from
accommodating on the contact arms, thus
rendering them ineffective.
The hospital ship Relief left Old
Point Comfort for Santiago
Gen. Miles received a despatch from
Lieut-Col. Wagner announcing that
Gen. Pando and his army Of 5000 men
had not been able to reinforce Gen.
Linares at Santiago, Garcia and 5000
Cubans blocking his path.
Admiral Camara was ordered by
Egypt to leave Port sad as soon as
possible. Being refused permission to
either buy coal there or take any FROM
Spanish golfers in port, he said his
Ships needed repairs, and began to ligh-
ten them in order to make the repairs.
General Skaters partial list of the
officers who were killed and wounded
shows that the men in command KEEP
we'll in front of the action. There are
eight of them in the incomplete list Of
dead, and sixteen are reported as
wounded.
A sergeant of marines, calmly stand
ing on bare hill top. exposed to the
full Spanish fire and signalling the Dol
phin 20 fire on the Dons, is the central
figure of stephen Cranes thrilling de-
scription of the battle of the marines
at Guantanamo bay.
Spain is in sore perplexity over Ca
mara's fleet. She needs it at home in
view Of an expected American attack.
yet the powerful war party demand
that it be sent to recover the Philip
pines, make a dash Gpon Hawaii and
raid the California coast.
Sampson, Shafter and Dewey made
the Fourth of July most glorious by
reporting to Washington three notable
IF
feet, the complete investment of Santi-
ago and the capture of the Ladrone Is
lands.
"A censored despatch from Madrid
admits that the Spaniards had aban-
doned their trenches Friday and fallen
back on Santiago with heavy losses,
among the wounded being Gen. Lin
ares and Gen. Vara de Rey.
Several New York cavalrymen are
among the i'll of typhoid fever at Camp
Alger. The complaints as to the drink
ing water have been renewed The
water supply is being investigated
again.
Gen. Gomez's chief Of staff, now at
Key West, reports him as saying that
he would move westward if he had
supplies, and that with a well-mount-
ed army he could threaten Havana.
Gen. Miles received several mes
sages from Gen. Shafter. In one Gen.
Shafter said: Il feel that l am master
of the situation and can hold the enc
my for any length of time"
The report that Germany, Russia
and France have arranged to NEEDLE
in the Philippines is officially denied,
30 far as Germany is concerned.
The capture of Santiago the Paris
Temps regards as an irreparable blow
to Spain, which has mot an hour to
lose to negotiate for peace"
Upward of 1000 men are now on their
way to reinforce Shafter at Santiago.
1t was reported in Madrid that Gen.
Linares died of his wounds.