People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

which it's treated. Among the deaG
is Villamil and, / believe Lagaza, an6
among the wounded Concas and Eu
la.e. We have lost all and are neces-
sarily depressed. .. 1t is announced
that the 10Th Kansas regiment will
sail for Manila soon General Pan.
do, commander Of the Spanish rein
tOrcements at Santiago, Was wounded
In a battle with tie insurgents. :.
lit is auuOunced from Spain that
had Cervera escaped, peace would BIZ
demanded, but that now Spain will
night to the end, as a peace ovsrturs
would look cowardly. =. . The president
mas promoted Brigadier Generals
Lawton, Hawkins aud Chaff.s to be
major generals, In recognition of their
valor at Santiago. .Watson's flee,
Will sail with sealed orders and rem.
devious at an unknown point of
Spain. .Hobson explains his failure
to sink the Merrimac In the desired
spot by saying that the Spaniards
shot away the rudder. :. .Adjutant
General Corbin has been pro-
NOTED to be major general. .
The American government has sent a
wrecking crew to Santiago to try to
save the sunken Spanish warships.
Clara Barton cables from Siboney that
oOO Americans were wounded in the
oattle at Santiago. The Spanish
warshlp AlphonsO XII was destroyed
while attempting to run the blockade
at Havana .Schley's flag ship,
the Breoklyn,was hit oftener than any
other American vessel at Santiago,
showing he was in the thickest of the
light. One American gunner killed
lOO Spaniards at one shot during the
battle. Spanish prisonerson the
Harvard mutinied the other day, and
IL was necessary to kill six and wound
twice that many Of them to stop it. -.
1t is reported that a portion of the
German fleet at Manila pulled out
when the American transports ar
riVeo....................It is learned
from the Spanlards captured from
Cervera's fleet that they had been
without food for "a hours previous
to the attempted escape, and that
they had been filled with whisky to
keep their courage up for a fight with
the American ships. The wounded
at Santiago are being taken to Fort
ress Monroe. .Cervera will be taken
to Boston for confinement. q. Watson
has been ordered to 90 Immediately
and attack the coast Of Spain, He
will take the Iowa. Oregon, four
cruisers and feet of five colliers.
Hobson and his crew were given a
rousing welcome by the American
)ackies. Clara Barton cables from
Siboney that the wounded soldiers are
badly in need Of shelter, supplies,
etc. The latest estimate Of the
Spanish loss at Santiago is 100
killed. .Cervera was ordered by the
Madrid government to get out OF San.
tiago. He replied: 81 will obey, and
go to my doom Sunday morning..
War news boiled down: 1t is the
plan OF the administration to invade
Porto Rico and attack San Jaun after
the fall of Santiago. The campaign
against Havana will be deferred IN.
til fall, on account Of the danger
Gus climate Of that portion of
Cuba. General Shafter has reco7.
cred from his sickness and is again
able to assume active command of his
troops Every city of Importance in
the country observed Sunday as a
day OF thanks and offered peace pray
ers in response to President McKin-
ley's proclamation. . .Cevera will be
extended the freedom of the grounds
at Annapolis, and will receive the
kindest Of treatment. The senti.
ment in Madrid in favor of peace is
growing.