Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17
THE A WITH SPAIN.

daily paper6. However II viii week tn weel
and give tho local news that Is caused by In
K war.1
Last Friday was the DAY in Cuba
Ion that day a force OF marines from
the American feet landed at Guam.
! tanamo, which is abo1t forty miles
Feast OF Santiago de Cuba, aud raised
, the Stars aud Stripes. The Spani.
lards had been driven away by the
1Amerlcan gun boats, aad the landing
was made without puch opposition.
Some eight hundred marines were
landed and they have been busy pre-
pairing that section OF the country for
the troops that we're sent from Tampa
by transports. This is the first per-
manant landing that has been made
Ia Cuba.
The war department got a great
rus6le on itself last week and is push
Ing everything S as to get a body of
troops at Porto Rico at as early a day
as possible. The department is afraid
that Spain will gtTe up and sue for
peace before troaps, a capture the
island. The government wants to
have 1t in its possession before it com
mences to talk about terms OF peace.
1t has been rumored that before
Admiral Cervcra would surrender to
the American navy be would blow up
all his fine ships 10 the harbor at San
tiago. Admiral Sampson has had his
eye on those vessels, which he thinks
would make a lne addition TO the
American navy. He knows that Ger
vera cannot get them away, and he
has notified the Spanish Admiral to
keep them for him, and told him that
II they were blown up, or anything
happened to them that the Uuited
States, when 1t come To settling up
with Spain, would demand a money
indemnity equal to the value OF those
vessels.
Col. Willis ]. Huling. well known 10
Lordsburg, is In command OF u brl-
gade Of the lrst division OF the FIRST
army corps at Chattanooga.
At Jacksonville, Florida, many Of
our soldiers are out OF money and have
a thirst To help them out canteen
checks have been Issued to them, each
man who wants them receiving i've
dollars worth ana the amount being
charged up to tkcm on the payroll.
These checks are as good as cash at
the canteens, but will not buy postage
stamps. Thus has the accursed bo-
leta; system grasped our soldiers by
the taroats and is being used to, to-
we'll perhaps some OF our Arizona ex-
changes will be able from this to pre-
dict the defeat Of the American
armies 10 Cuba aad many other mis-
Ifortunes.
AIgood many Fsople and some Of the
newspapers have been complaining be-
cause, Sampson and Schley have not
walked, into Santiago and wound up
Admiral Cerveras little ball OF yarn
POGO nrQnto, Careful readers have
noticed that our forces have boon ac-
comprising results, that is they are
getting the Spariards in a tighter
place every day and are not losing !
any men. 1t might add greatly to the
glory of Sampson and Schley jf they
should engage the Spanish forces and
capture them In Il few hours even il
they lost several vessels and many
men. However, the folks down the
line, and the great hpdy OF the Ameri-
can citizens will lie simply satisfied il
Cuba and Porto Rico are captured and
Spain forced to sue for peace and not
another American soldier loses his
life, II they can accomplish the de-
feat Of Spain and not lose any Ameri-
can lives IN so, doifG the American
people will not kick IL they have to
pSYia few more dollars to support the
seialersa few more months. The life
of an AmericaA soldier or sailor is
worth more thaa all the bonds pro-
vteed for by tho war revenue bill.
The S~raniards attacked the marines
who landed in Cuba, and there has
been considerable skirmishing. But
few OF the Americans have been
killed. The american vessels have
been In the harbcr and have shelled
the. Soanlards. The. S%pauiards have
kept in the bushes and woods, and so
IL bias been hard TO tell how many
have been killed, hut knowing the &C
curacy Of the Americans shooting 1t is
probable that many OF them have
been killed.
The American army under General
Shafter got away Monday, and expects
TO make a landing nea Santiago to-
day. After Gen. Shafter gets his
lighting men ashore it is not likely
that Santiago will last verg long. n
The Spanish officers report that
Hobson aud nis men are all right aud
enjoying the best OF health. One Of
Skaters tirst duties when he lands
will be 70 rescuh these men; i
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