The Somerset reporter., 1898-06-09

United states troopshlp ReSOlute re
ported at ST Nicholas. under convoy
having escaped two Spanish corvettes.
The pres dent is anxious to secure
Porto Rico at once before Spain sues
for peace as he Is bound to hold the
island as an indemnity for the war.
Congressman Fitzgerald sends word
to Governor Wolcstt of Massachusetts
that the troops should be paid at once.
Blanco has lost no time in preparing
defenses to resist invasion Of American
army.
Cadet Powell, "one of Hobson's chick
ems greatly praised for GOODNESS while
under fire of Santiago batteries.
War department finds plenty of mill
tary prisoners for equal exchange Of
Hobson and his men.
Captain Charles V. Gridley, COM
dead.
Cervera's squadron Is counted as good
as destroyed or captured by the sinking
OF the Merrimac. Land expedition will
take along mortars with which to rain
shells upon the doomed vessels.
General Blanco has published an order
prohibiting foreign newspaper CORE
spondents from staying In Cuba, under
the penalty Of being treated as spies.
The Iowa opened the attack on San
tago with a 12-inch shell which she
dropped into the Estrelea battery, after
which the warships for three hours
pounded the Spanish forts into silence.
Admiral Sampson gave orders that no
shells should be fired at MORO castle
because of the Imprisonment of Hobson
and his men, but some stray shots
struck the castle Cervera reports to
Madrid that six were killed and II wound
ed on the Rena Mercedes. three officers
killed. and an officer and Il men wounded
among the troops A landing was eff
fected by the United States marines.
TUESDAY, JUNE7
Fear of Washington officials allayed
by Dewey's dispatch. in which he says
the insurgents have won several victories
and have taken 1900 prisoners and sc
officers.
The Spanish reserve fleet at Cadiz
has not sailed for any place, not even
for practice cruise.
congress man Ilcil tilldIl VI NIbii n II n
introduces in the house a resolution to
give medals to the heroes of Santiago
Hohson and his companions.
The collier Merrimac once rejected
by Uncle Sam. was finally bought for
1910 900. exclusive of coal.
France. as SPANS friend, sounding
the powers on the proposal to have
Spain recognize the Independence OF
Cuba, with a nominal Spanish SOW
ereignty. Dewey's withdrawal from the
Philippines and nothing said about an
indemnity: Sir Charles Dixie says the
terms are ridiculous.
Captain Miller of the collier Merrimac
says of Hobsons act 1t was the brav-
est he ever saw: Spaniards refused to
fire at the men once they we're in the
water
William Bliss, president of the Boston
and Albany railroad, and a delegation
from Boston called on Acting Secretary
Allen and asked the appointment of the
son of the late Captain Gridev as a
cadet at the naval academy. The ap-
pointment will probably be made.
Volunteers will receive money for time
Boys of the Second Massachusetts,
studying Spanish SO they can make their
vents known IN Cuta: two of the rcei.
ment discharged for false pretenses when
they enlisted.
Lieutenant Colonel Bailey OF the
Eighth Massachusetts ordered to select
a recruiting party to secure more men for
the regiment.
Dispatch to a London paper says a
landing of troops was effected under
SIMPSONS guns
Dewey announces to the Manila insur-
gents that he will not allow half-savage
troops to storm civilized metropolis
he has ordered them to keep to a certain
territory under penalty of lombard
ment.
The monitor Monterey and the collier
Rrutus sailed from San Francisco for the
Philippines.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE g.
Spanish press urging the ministry to
hurry UP an expedition to the Philippines
before it is TOO late
Lieutenant Commander e. w. Sturdy
passed away of apoplexy aboard his ship
and buried at Key West.
Second call for troops will be known
only to war department and governors OF
the states.
The government finds that Polo Ber-
nabe merely transferred the Spanish le-
CATION from Washington to Toronto. and
there founded the elaborate spy system.
Sampson given orders to use his own
judgment as to attacking Santiago or
landing troops.
The entire 1926 900 men for the first call
of volunteers have been mustered in.
and are now serving the United States.
Secretary Alger shakes up the dry
bones at Tampa, and cars unloaded with
dispatch.
Azel Ames of Massachusetts has been
nominated as a captain in the First reg
iment, United States volunteers, and
Walter Abbott and Henry p. Walker
both of Massachusetts, nominated sec
ond lieutenants in the same regiment.
A bill has been reported to the Mas
sachusetts legislature providing that
privates in the United States army or
navy from the state shall in addition
to their pay from the national govern
ment receive 81 month from the state.
A hospital train Of u pullman cars.
ordered 10y the war department to be
stationed at Tampa. has been made W
under the direction Of Surgeon General
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