The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-08
TIE WAR SITUATION.
The kiod or Yarns The spanish Press Spin
About It.

ElProgresso, newspaper published
IN Havana, q copy OF which has been
received, in an editorial published
May 80, contains the following su n
mary of the situation from the view
point OF the Spanish press;
"a month has gone by since TIE
coWardly Yankee proclaimed war
agains. Spain. They then declared
that they would annihilate US, that
they would come and take Havana
and level cur forts to the ground. we
now see that it was bat cowardly
boast, for not ore dastardly Yankee
has Sc: foot on Cuban soil. They dare
not our brave soldiers will repulse
them and drive them back to their
own shores. Have they taken Havana:
Not one gun has been fired upon our
forts, and their ships, which pretend
to main,aia blockade, fear to come
within the range Ct the noble guns OF
Nero Castle. It would mean their
destruction. Yankees are towards snd
can do nothing but boast Ct waat tney
will do, and then do nothing. Every
good and true soldier CT Spain is anx
iously awaiting the appssraLc9 OF the
Yankees. and We will then show them
how we'll Sosniard can fight, anc
that we can dc more than Doas..
wherever the ships o. the enemy
have approached our shores they haTe
been driven back with disastrous loss,
and their attempts to destroy our forts
have resulted instead in the destruc-
tion Of their ships. Cur brave soldiers
nsva poured shot and shell into The
enemy and molly stood by their guns,
ard upon every occasion achieved 2
gallant victory.
I'VE have heard reports Of the eaer
NOUS army which was 10 invade our
Island and cor Q ler our army. Whsi
has tecome Of They do not dare to
come and meet the brave SpaDlards,
knowing full well lha. death 8oulo
be certain to await them. They tried
to starye US, but, on the contrary,
they are Starving themselves, Tor
bread and meat are higher IN New
York than they are in Havana. We
have plenty to eat, while the Yankee,
have been compelled to open free
SOUP houses in all the Dig cities Il
feed their hungry, and the people die
from starvation. No dog ever goes
without good food in this capital, b1'
degs are better than the dirty \ lankees
Beef cess fifty cents in New York and
loaf OF bread twenty FIVE cents.
How long can the shopkeeping Yam
KEGS, who think OF nothing but dol
lars. stand thst2
They are already sorry that the2
have begun war against Spain but We
will give them cause for deep regret.
It Will not bs long before our vlctori-
Gus army will cross over into their
territory and do to them as they
would like to have done to US. We
will give them some of their own
medicine.
Already our gallant feet has bonn
barded their city OF Boston and driven
the inhabitants Of tnat place lnIo ths
interior, com peillng them 10 Tee foi
their lives. This week We move upon
New York, and no Yankee SHIPS WILL
attack US, knowing full well their II
ability to cope with the formidable
Spanish navy.
Already there is tumult and insur
reclion among the Yankees because O.
ths failure OF their arms, and The peo-
pie are blaming President Mckinney
a military guard OF l, 600 soiol.ra sur
rounds lis palace 10 prevent an assas
sin from reaching MIN. he never
goes out, and II is expected daily ina!
news will b. sent ouI Of his death, SO
intensely enraged are me psopte Ds
cause they see nothing but defeat IN
their war agains! Spain. Civil war |:
threatened among the Unl!ed States,
ard it may BE- looked for q! any mo
mens The wealthy Yankees OF New
York and PnilAdelpnis nave barrlca
ded their houses and armed their SER
wants, fearing both the attacks OF oul
forces and the MODS Of their own peo
pIe."