Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-06-17
NOTES OF THE WAR
A BRIEF REFERENCE To LEADING
EVENTS OF THE CONFLICT.

No more Troops for the Philippines
Cost of Firing Bis Guns-Car-
turc of Queer OfiicGr-Our STATE
Regiment to- he Rccruitcd-Ccr.
vera Wants to Get Out-Thc by
Mantle Cruiser Ncsuvius Il Great
Success Final Departure of the
| Army for Cuba--Glantana is
Torn by Shot and Shcll-Samr-
Effectively BOmhards Santiago
Qualifications Reduced to Ruins.
Yellow fever has broken out at sew
eral points in the South.
Single men are preferred in recruit
ing regiments up to the maximum
strength.
4 carrier pigeon service is to be en-
ployed to transmit news from our war
ships ut sea.
The United States is about to ex
tend its postal system to Cuba and
the Philippines.
The Porto Rico rebels are ready to
strike Il blow for themselves, soon as
the American forces begin an inva-
sion.
The impression is gaining strength
that the administration favors the re-
tention of the Philippines islands by
| the United States.
Now that the Santiago expedition
is off, the War Department will begin
organization of another force under
Gen. Lee, to invade Porto Rico,
The bonlbardment OF Santiago on
the 9th cost half Il million dollars. In
the fight at Manila l40 tons of am
munition were fired by Dewey's fleet
Camp Merritt has been abandoned
as being too near San Francisco to
subscrve the sanitary and moral con-
ditions necessary for Il prolonged stay.
Neue Freie Press says that Spain has
requested the Powers to urge the
United States to occupy Manila should
the town surrender, and not allow the
insurgents to do so.
1t is said that the first two expcGi-
tions for Manila will he held at
Honolulu to await third, and that
they will then all proceed to the
Philippines together.
A Madrid dispatch of the 14th says
three Spanish irOn-clads from NADIA
gascar had arrived in sight of Manila,
when detac hment of Admiral Dewey's
ships went out to meet them
A second fleet of transports left San
Francisco, Tuesday, with $500 troops,
to reinforce Dewey, Mt the Philippines,
and it is announced that third ex-
petition will sail on the 2Jth for the
same destination.
A Madrid dispatch received on the
18th says that it is reported Cervera
is about to leave Santiago. He is
short of ammunition, but relying upon
the speed of his vessels, hopes to cut
his way through the American squad
ron.
A subscription has been started in
the East to raise fund to pay off
mortgage on the home of the mother
of Lieut.. Hobson, who commanded
the Merrimac when sent on her peril
Gus expedition of blockading the port
of Santiago.
1t is said that when the govern
ment paid $4,000 for the collier
Merrimac, sunk to blockade Santiago
harbor, it paid at least 100000 more
than she originally cost, or was worth.
She is said to be of no use except for
the purpose to which she was finally
put.
The War Department has no pres
ent intention of sending any more
troops to San Francisco for the
Philippine expedition than have al
ready been ordered there. The pres
ent number at San Francisco and en-
route for the Philippines number &c.
600 men.
The Washington regiments are to
be at once recruited to full strength.
Capt. Frank E. Adams has been de-
tailed to proceed to Seattle and SpO.
kane to enlist recruits, and Capt.
Ellrich has been ordered to Vancouver,
Yakima and Walla Walla, to perform
similar service.
The U. S. gunboat Suwanee, on the
4th landed 10000 rounds of ammun-
ton, 5000 rifles, 1,0C) carbines and
machetes, with an ample supply OF
provisions for the insurgents, at a
point about ~ miles westward from
Santiago. About 1,500 of the rebels
were present to take charge of the
supplies.
The poor Queen of Spain is pro-
foundly alarmed and grieved over the
military situation, owing to reverses to
her arms. To her credit be it said,
that she made strong effort, to secure
; a peaceful solution of the troubles
which resulted in the conflict, and it
seems cruel that she should have been
run up against buzz-saw, under these
circumstances.
The entire German East Asian
squadron seems to be concentrating at
Manila. They are there Ostensibly
to protect German interests, but it is
thought that these interests do not re-
late especially to German residents,
but desire to wrest from our govern
ment, by means fair or foul, the re-
suits of conquest. There would be
some satisfaction, after the present
war is over, to knock the pretlels out
OF people ruled by a crazy Emperor.
. 1t seems that question of neutral.
ity of the powers maintaining offices
through which cable messages have
to pass from Cuba as we'll rs the
Philippines to the United States, de-
lays communication of Admirals
Dewey and Sampson with the War
Department.. The main object in Sc
curing the cables was to afford this
speedy means Of communication,
which wac Of rO1rca ipppoSSiLlo Va Ia