The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-06-30
WAR NEWS OF TIE WEEK.


peAition Near Santiago.
Washington. June 2s.-On Tuesday Of
last week came further news Of
General Skaters arrival OF Santiago
with his invading army. General Shat-
ter and Admiral Sampson went ashore
and visited the camp Of Calixto Garcia.
the insurgent general. being most
heartily welcomed. Plans for a COM
bination of forces were discussed. and
General Garcia assured the Americans
that the soldiers need have no fear %
contracting disease. General Shafter
was greatly impressed with the hardy
and soldiery appearance of Garcia's
men. and had them supplied with pro-
visions and clothing. In {, speech at
the Ohio Republican convention Cen
eral Grosvenor. the administration
leader in congress, declared that never
by order Of McKinley's administration
will our flag he pulled down from any
Flagstaff where conquest OF arms has
placed H."
On Wednesday Admiral Sampson
and General Shafter established direct
telegraphic communication with Wash
ington. having removed the cable sta
ton from Camp McCalla to Playa de,
Este to be nearer the landing place OF
the invading army. As the government
controls the cable but little news IL
allowed to slip through. Both the gen.
eral and the admiral cabled that the
landing OF the army was proceeding
satisfactorily. with no resistance from
the Spaniards. Our war vessels shelled
the vicinity before the landing. A d.,.
patch from Havana states that Cap
tain General Blanco has not decid "a
against the exchange Of Hobson and
the other Merrimac heroes, but he vii,
not consider such "A proposition oi
present, owing to the knowledge tho,
men have acquired OF Cuba's defense
Mothers of this section who have boy.
with General Lees troops In Cav :,
Cuba Libre, at Jacksonville, are ofl-
cially Informed that the health of ,h-
camp Is excellent there being bu; /.
per cent In the hospital and there aye
no hardships.
On Thursday came the news Of TIE
landing of General Skaters full fol c,
at Baiquiri, II miles from Santiago.
which was accomplished w!thou, IL
loss Of a man and with little or no Ye-
sistance on the part Of the Spaniards.
the landing being protected by our
warships. Two hundred Americans
and so Cubans had n skirmish inland
with 45O Spaniards. The enemy's flight
was shameful. Sixty Spaniards we're
killed and Is wounded, besides l6 being
captured, including one officer. The
Cuban American loss was two killed
and three wounded. President Nc
kinley's nephews. j. d. Barber and j.
F. Mckinley, have entered the army
as privates In an Ohio regiment. Es-
forts were made to have them made
second lieutenants. but the president
declined to use his authority In placing
relatives above trained soldiers. An.
other expedition, 1000 men. left New.
port News on the cruiser Yale to Join
Skaters army. All non -combatan's y
who have been captured on SPANS n
vessels duripg the war are to be turn
ed over to the French and German am.
bassadors. who viii send them to
Spain. Arrangements have been per-
fected for promptly forwarding mail
to our soldiers In Cuba.
On Friday there was some desperate z
fighting within five miles OF SantiaEo.
resulting In victory for our troops
though l6 of our men were killed and
60 wounded or missing. The Spanish
loss was much heavier. Roosevelt. |.
rough riders played n brilliant part In
the fight, and left half dozen Of their
number dead on the field. Among the
killed In that regiment was Sergeant
Hamilton Fish. Jr.. n grandson of the
late Hamilton Fish, who was secretary
OF state In Grants cabinet. Secretary
Long wrote u letter OF thanks to Naval
Lieutenant Victor Blue. who at great
risk exemined Santiago harbor and
located Cervera's fleet. II was an
nounced That II Admiral Camara's 4
Spanish fleet should enter the Suez
canal. en- route for Manila. a number
Of our warships would at once cross
the Atlantic and bombard Spain's prin-
cipal ports. The Spanish cortes dis
solved without the customary cheers
for the throne.
On Saturday II was announced that
the capture OF Havana will he made bv
at least $4,000 troops. The movement
will be In the nature of q peaceful
siege. which will end In the fall OF the
citadel. There is still one cable con-
Meeting Cuba with the outside world.
senor CASTELAR,. the great Spanish re-
publican leader, is quoted as saying
that Santiago's fall will mean Spain's
collapse. Three or four hundred Of t,e
soldiers encamped at Mobile are In the
guard houses for riotous conduct. OH
cials at Washington highly praise the