Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-08-05
THE WAR WITH SPAIN.

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and Spain. This Is the province OF the large
ouit} payers. However % viii week n week
mention some OF the most Important eveats.
aud give the local news that Is caused by inc
war.l
A letter from Corporal George L.
Bugbee tells about his brother Fred,
Of the Rough Riders being wounded.
II wasin the aght OF July / that Fred
got shot In the head. The wound was
treated With one of the emergency
bandages and Fred kept rlghton fight
ing. About an hour and a half later
the effect OF the conclusion OF his own
gun aud the weakness from the loss OF
blood was too much for him and he was
sent to the rear. AS be passed Col.
Roosevelt the colonel took him by the
hand and said II am proud OF you. my
brave boy" He is now In the military
hospital, and expects to join his troop
Ia a week or so. The Spaniards
should have shot Bugbee somewhere
else than in the head, if they wanted
to put lin out. A Mauser bullet
would have little effect on a head that
has been used to knock the rocks OFF
Strauss hill. G. L. Bugbce and Bruce
Weathers are very tired OF staying at
Tampa and herding horses. 1t is re-
ported they may be sent to Porto Rico,
but even thea will not have a chance
70 do much fighting. The Rough
Riders who were left at Tampa have a
fellow feeling for Admiral Sampson
regarding the hand he had In shaking
Cerycra's dect. Like him they would
have done some hot Fighting If they
had only been around where the fight
ing was going on, but like him, they,
u%niuckily, Here not on hand at the
proper tlme.
The wfeckers succeeded in raising
the Maria Teresa, and got steam in
her boilers, which was used in pump
ing her out. She will be taken to the
Brooklln navy yard aud there re-
paired. IL is thought That the Cristo-
bal Colon will he raised, II the wealth
er continues fair until the wreckers
can get her up. a storm is liable to
teas hcrt % pieces.
Six 0 commissioned officers of the
negro regiments have been appointed
second ll%eutenants because of their
bravery as exhibited in the battles be-
fore Santiago.
General Miles is not having any par.
ticuiar trouble in Porto Rico. The
citizens Of the islands welcome him
heartily and the soldiers run at the APP
proach OF the American troops. AS
fast as The citizens are rounded up
they are given a chance to sigu the
oath Of allegiance and then turned
loose to hunt up more citizens.
The reports from the Philippines are
not very encouraging. II is said thai
%AgGiualdo, the native vino was help
ing Dewey out has got TOO big for hi;
)oOss, and IS likely 10 make trouble
for the Americans. lie has pro-
claimed himself dictator, wears a GOLD
collar and carries u gold whistle, and
ia altogether quito a big freq in the
puddle. 1t may lie thai Gen. Merritt
sill have to take a fall out of him.
The reports given out regarding the
answer that President Mckinley made
to the Spanish request for peace j.
that Spaia shall relinQnish all claill
30 Cuba, turn over TO the United
States Porto Rico and all the Other
islands that she claims ia the western
hemisphere, take all her Troops home
from the islands, allow Il coaling sta
tiou in the Ladroues, and leaves al
matters regarding the Philippines Il
future negotiations, rs the presiden
is not well enough posted regarding
the situation there to tell just VIVA
should be done. lie wants to hea
more from Dewey and Merritt.
The negotiations regarding th
Philippines is to be conducted be
tween Spain and the Quilted State:
and no European power is to Lave
hand in the affair.
r There is a strong sentiment in tn
country demanding that the Unite,
States keep the Philippines, and ther
: IS also a strong sentiment against Il
J but il Is generally conceded that
o would not be right TO torn the island
! over to Spain again.
D II. j. McGrath had a Mexican worl
ing for him down at the slaught'
5 house. The Mexican owned a teal
S and was doing some hauling. He al:
2 owned u dog which was greatly a
{ tached to the team and the wagoI
; and was afraid that any person wt
c looked at the outfit was DESTROYS
G stealing it, and woulG promptly a
tack any one interfering with the on
e 1T. The team got stalled, the own,
/. put his shoulder TO a wheel on one si'
a and Mr.. McGrath did the same on Il
n other side. The dog saw him ha'
II a hold on the wagon, and probah