Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-16

The Worlds staff correspondent at
Chickamauga finds that the most of
the trouble about food there is due to
the incompetence OF commissary
geants and cooks. At the commissary
department In Washington it is de
clared that Sufficient quantities ot
good and wholesome food have been
sent to all the camps"
The mutilation of the bodies of
American marines caused expressions
of horror and execration from all sec
tions of the country. Senators, Gov
ernors and Representatives unite in
declaring such barbarity places Spain
outside the list of civilized nations, and
calls for swift and terrible retribution.
Havana reports victory over insur-
gents in the province of Matanzas,
though nineteen Spsniards were
wounded. The Montgomery has
thrown a few shells at the Punta
Brava batteries, with apparently nc
other object than to stir up the Span
lsh guards of Havana.
A semi-official note issued in Madrid
charges that Spanish letters are seized
In the United States and threatens re-
prisals on the property of Americans
in Spain. Postmaster General Smith
officially denies that mails are tam
pered with by our Government.
When asked in the Spanish Chamber
II Captain-Genera August had been
instructed what to do in the event cf
being obliged to Observation-Disclosures to
treat with Admiral Dewey or Aguin-
aldo-the Minister for the Colonies said
August had not been instructed.
Gen. Lee has been instructed to or
ganiZe an army to attack Havana after
Santiago and San Juan have fallen.
Simpson Will cooperate with his fleet.
Gen. Coppinger's army may sail for
San Juan in two weeks and Lees army
may be ready to sail in six.
One of our officers who saw the dead
marines mutilated by Spaniards al
Caimanera saws that the mutilations
were too horrible for description. Ad-
mlral Sampson reported to the Navy
Department that the men were bar
barously mutilated."
A Toledo, O.. manager has contract
ed with the Government for the estab-
lishment of a casino at Chickamauga
The building will be erected at Gov
ernment expense and free tickets for
the performances will be issued to the
soldiers.
The determination of President Nc
kinley to take Havana is said to have
been caused bv the statement of Sir
Julian Pauncefote that Europe will
step in to stop the war as soon as we
have driven the Spanish out of Cuba
The monitor Monterey and the col
lier Brutus which left San Francisco
for Manila, were seen off San Diego,
far 8 hi, 1
making for that port. Nothing seemed
to be wrong with them.
Havana reported that several Amer
lean warships bombarded Daiquiri,
east Of Aguadores, but did no dam
age. 1t was denied officially that the
Santiago forts were bombarded yester-
day.
There is undoubted anxiety In Off.
cial circles in Washington over the sit
uation at Santiago. 1t is feared that
Gen. Shafter may find himself outnum-
bered when he finally arrives.
Companies A and e, Forty-seventh
New York, are now garrisoning Fort
Greble. and Companies d, l, G., K, B
and are garrisoning Fort Adams,
both in Rhode Island.
The Post Office Department has es-
tablished branches al New York and
San Francisco for the extension of the
service to Cuba and the Philippines
respectively
Col. Duffy, Of the Sixty-ninth New
York Volunteers telegraphs that none
of his command is sick and that all
are happy and eager to be led into
battle.
Marines encamped in Guantanamo
criticise the policy which devotes them
to slaughter in order to hold position
which can readily be retaken if aban-
doned
Sampson is now master of the coast
about Santiago and awaits only the
arrival of the army to force the har-
Dor, smash Cervera and take Santi-
ago.
Cape Haytien heard the improbable
humor that our men had landed and
seized fertilization commanding San
tiago and had then been dislodged.
Gen. Blanco cannot depend upon the
$4,000 volunteers under him to fight,
and has only %, 900 effective men to be
reckoned with in taking Havana.
Gen. Merritt declared in a speech
at San Francisco in favor of annexing
the Philippines, saying that what the
navy has won the army will hold"
Diplomats in London believe that
Spain will sue for peace within a week,
offering to give up Cuba. nut asking for
the return of the Philippines