Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-06-04
WAR NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Volunteers From Ohio, Pennsylvania
and Maryland Ordered TO Tampa.

( last week the volunteers at Chick
amauga Park. Ga, were furnished
( with the first fresh meat they had re-
Z ceived since entering the service and
were jubilant thereat. The government
accepted the offer OF John Jacob Astor.
! Of New York. to arm. equip and sup
port mountain battery of artillery.
The Sixth Pennsylvania regiment, in
camp at Camp Alger. near Washington.
I celebrated the~S5th anniversary Of its
( organization Private Campbell OF the
Tenth Pennsylvania, now at San Fran
cisco, may be sent to Dry Tortugas for
I two years for cutting the uniform of
negro volunteer and then grossly defy
Ing orders.
Fridays reports told OF Commodore
Schley's departure from Key West in
search of Cervera's fleet. The commo-
dore expected to find the Spaniards at
Cienfuegos. and was greatly disap
pointed when, after guarding the en-
trance TO the harbor for two DAYS, he
received Information from Cuban in
surgents that Cervera was not there.
Then Schley's squadron at once set sail
for Santiago. In the Spanish senate
Marshal Rivera. former governor of
the Philippines, declared that the
American rag shall never float over
Manila" asserting that the majority of
the natives viii fight to maintain
Spanish sovereignty. Two big balloons
were landed at New York from France.
and 1t is said that the distinguished
French aeronaut, NJ. Mallett, will enter
the service of our government. Natives
of Hawaii are preparing monster re-
ception for our troops when they ar
rive at Honolulu en- route for Manila.
The captive American newspaper cor
respondents, Jones and Thrall. were
landed at Key West, having been ex-
changed for two Spanish officers and
their two servants captured on the
Argonauta. In the national house bin
was introduced to pension Mrs. Bagley,
mother of the young ensign killed at
Cardenas, at $40 month.
Saturdays dispatches added to the
conflicting rumors regarding Cervera's
fleet some of them asserting that he
had escaped the vigilance of Schleys
fleet and had sailed toward Havana.
OF the 446 persons captured on various
prizes of war; 444 attached to the Span
ish navy in various capacities will be
held as prisoners of war. Spaniards
at San Juan de Porto Rico declare they
will burn the city rather than surren-
der to the Americans should an attempt
he made to capture the place. de-
termined effort is being made to Sc
cure the release of CAPTAIN Hart, inn
prisoned at Philadelphia for Cuban
flibustering.
on Sunday a story was published in
Madrid to the effect that naval battle
had been fought near Jamaica in which
two American warships were destroyed
and the remaining vessels of the fleet
forced to take refuge in Haytien waters.
Later reports, however, show that this
alleged Spanish victory was merely
Spanish romance. The authorities at
Key West are looking for three Spanish
spies who attempted to blow up NOR
tar battery near Fort Taylor United
States Consul Williams declared al
Hong Kong his disbelief of the report
that Montojo the Spanish admiral who
fought so bravely against Dewey at
Manila VIII be court martialed. Presi-
dent Faure, Of France, declared In
speech that France was determined to
maintain the strictest neutrality in the
MISREPRESENTATION war. The Wash
ington correspondent of the London
Telegraph sends detailed story to the
effect that arrangements are already
proceeding toward the formation of
strong offensive and defensive alliance
between Great Britain and the United
States.
The great news of the week came
soon after midnight Monday morning.
II was a direct report from Commodore
Schley saying that Admiral Cervera's
feet was securely bottled up in Santi-
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a portion Of the fleet, and that escape
was impossible. This report caused the
dispatch of orders to our troops on
F'Iorida's coast to be prepared to move
at once on Cuba 1t is believed that the
work of transporting the troops has al
ready begun, but the strictest censor
ship is exercised over the press reports
from Florida, and not a line will be per-
mitted to be sent out.
Another event of Monday showed
that the movement of troops to Cuba
is to proceed rapidly. though no news
on the subject escapes the censors on
the coast But eight regiments Of vol
unteers were ordered to proceed to
Tampa from Chickamauga Park, Ga.
These are the First Ohio, One Hundred
and Fifty-seventh Indiana, Third Penn
sylvania, First Illinois, Second and
Sixty-ninth New York, Fifth Mary
land and First District of Columbia.
The British steamer Restormel was
captured while trying to enter the port
of Santiago de Cuba with coal for Ger
yera's feet The vessel was taken to
Key West. having been captured by
the cruiser st. Paul. 1t was announced
that 10000 troops win go with General
Merritt to the aid of Admiral Dewey
In the Philippines.
on Tuesday came the report of a
naval battle at Santiago detailed re-
ports of which are even yet lacking.
The first reports made it appear that
both the fleets of Admiral Sampson
and Commodore Schley were engaged,
but it is now known that Sampson was
not in the fight. DISPATCHES from
Madrid indicate that many leading
Spanish statesmen are in favor OF
peace. and it is asserted that these
leaders hope for foreign Intervention,
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