The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-16
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

REAR-ADMIRAL DEWEY has given no.
tice hat he will not allow any more
refugees. to remove from Manila on
board ship.
THE formal announcement by the
president of his purpose to collect the
customs revenues of the Philippines as
a war measure, was prepared, on the
Sth.
THE Plant line steamer Halifax ar
rived at Boston, on the sth, having on
board ICE survivors of the French line
steamer La Bourgogne, which vas
sunk in a collision with the ship Gro
martyshire, off Sable island, on the 4th.
THE return of Assistant Naval Con-
structor Richmond P. Hobson, of Mer-
rimac fame, to his ship, the flagship
New York, on the 18th, was marked by
wild enthusiasm on the part of officers
and crew.
DURING the week ended July 5 the
failures were, for the United States,
229, against FOG for the corresponding
week last year. For Canada the fail
ures were II, against 80 last year.
KING LEOPOLD of Belgium starts in
August on a long yachting cruise. He
will make a considerable stay in the
United States.
The transports Yale and Columbia,
with Gen. Nelson a. Miles and staff,
and LOO men, intended as reinforce
ments for Gen. Shafter, sailed from
Charleston, S. c., on the 9th.
THE San Francisco Examiner says
A. A. TT-sA~l D.
nington will proceed to the Ladrone
islands, and may remain there to hold
them.
Gov. MCCoRD of Arizona has received
indefinite leave of absence from his du-
| ties as the executive of Arizona, and
will take command, as colonel, of the
regiment of infantry now being re-
cruited in the four territories.
All of the vessels belonging to the
feet of Admiral Camara arrived at
Port Said, on the 9th, from Suez and
left in the evening 0 n their way back
to Spain.
The associated banks of New York
city held, on the 9th, S53, IA, 300 in ex-
cess of the requirements of the 25-per-
cent. rule.
DEsERTERs from the Spanish camp at
Santiago told the American officers, on
| the 10th, that the Spaniards were max
ing hasty preparations to evacuate the
city. They were sacking the city and
plundering the houses of families who
fled to the hills when Gen. Skaters
notice OF b~ombardment was given.
The Spanish commander at Santiago
offered to surrender the city If al
lowed to march out with the honors of
war and take his force across the is
land. The offer was declined, and he
was told that only absolute surrender
could be considered.
The suggestions offered by the pres
ident in regard to Offering thanksgiv-
ing for victories and prayers for the
sick, wounded and bereaved and, incl
dentally for honorable peace, were
generally carried out throughout the
country, on the 10th, the president set
ting the example.
ADMIRAL CERvERA, in conversation
with an American officer, asserted that
the Cristobal Colon did not have her
big guns on board, adding, in response
to a query, hat they were either in
Italy OF the pockets of the chief of
ordnance.
THE bombardment of Santiago was
resumed, on the llth, the fleet firing
over a high ridge which hid the city
from view. Most of the shells fell into
the bay, but one struck a church filled
with ammunition, causing a frightful
explosion. At this point, and before
Gen. Shafter had begun a land attack, |
a flag Of truce was seen coming from
the city.
In the French senate, on the 18th. |
replying to an Interpolation with ref
erence to cases of poisoning in the |
army through eating canned goods, the
minister of war, NJ. Cavaignac, said
the food partaken of was old, and had
been imported from America
ENSIGN PALMER arrived in Washing
ton, on the 18th, bringing with him &
series of reports from Admiral Samp-
son, including the reports of his sub
ordinate officers, describing the engage
ment resulting in the destruction of
Cervera's squadron.
CITY AUDITOR THOMAS C. BELL. of
Kansas City, Mo-, aged 80 years, died,
on the 18th, of typhoid fever, after a
two months illness. Before entering
politics in the last city campaign Mr..
Bell was a member of the Journal
r~eportorial staff