Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-07-15

loading at MOntegO pay. Aumlral
Sampson has been notified, and the
schooners will be turned back by an
American cruiser.
According to private letters from
Cavite. dated June 81, the insurgents
occupy the whole of Bulucan province.
Occasional skirmishes occur. The in
surgents captured the Spanish ship
Behul in Kayabao bay, while she was
landing 500 troops. A stubborn fight
occurred, in which the Spanish COM
imander. lieutenant-colonel, was
killed. The insurgents have captured
the governor of Bulucan, together with
his wife and children.
The reported sailing of the Spanish
feet in an attempt to recapture the
Philippines is the principal topic of
conversation aboard Dewey's ships.
There is no fear of Camara's squadron.
The American vessels, reinforced by
the Charleston and by both or either
of the monitors Monterey and Monad-
mock, will be able to make strong
fight. Dewey has perfect confidence in
the force he will have by the time Ca
mara can get to the islands.
While the bishop of Barcelona has
declared in favor Of peace, the bishop
of Segovia has issued pastoral letter
in favor of holy war. The chamber
of agriculture of Barcelona has again
petitioned the government In favor OF
peace, and the central committee OF the
| Socialist party has issued circular
pointing out the folly of continuing the
war in view of the disproportion of the
means of the combatants, and setting
forth that the working people desire
peace.
The suggestion Is made in high mill
tary quarters that Col. Wood and
Lieut.. Col. Roosevelt Of the Rough
Riders may be raised to the rank OF
brigadier-general in recognition of the
recent daring exploits of this body Of
men in the advance on Santiago. Thus
far the matter of promotion Is not
known to have advanced beyond the
stage of comment, although, as stated,
| it Is the belief in military quarters
that these promotions are likely to
result.
The balloon that Is now in active use
and sailing over the beleagured city OF
Santiago, and in plain view of $4,000
Spaniards and $1,000 Americans, was
shipped from Tampa with Gen. Shat
| ter's forces, together with the sub
marine cables and other field tele-
graph equipment now being used by
the signal corps of the regular army In
Cuba. w. ]. Lloyd, assistant district
superintendent Of the Western Union
Telegraph company, says that 1t Is
probably one of the finest and most
improved used in warfare.
To friend of United States Consul
Wildman, Gen. Aguinaldo has de-
clared: "The Philippines have the
greatest confidence in Americas fair
ness. We trust the American people,
confident that with their support we
shall be able to obtain and hold our
full rights, and shall be respected by
/ all the European powers. The Amer
Jeans are redressing Cuban wrongs,
and will do the same for us in the
Philippines The relations between
Gen. Aguinaldo anu Admiral Dewey
are perfectly amicable. Two German
war vessels have gone to Marbles to
coal, and may proceed to some other
port.
The London Star says it has grounds
! for believing that the European
powers will not consider Rear Admiral
Dewey justified in opposing land
ing Of foreign Marines" as Manila is
still under Spanish rule. Continuing,
the Star remarks: "a foreign cor
respondent assures us that German Oc-
cupation is already an accomplished
fact" Inquiries made on the subject
show that the Stars story about the
situation at Manila is utterly discredit-
ed in London, and inquiries at the
embassies show that the diplomats
here have not heard of any such oc-
currence as the landing OF German
forces at or near Manila.
Gen. Aguinaldo placed under arrest
the rebel leaders Artacho and Sandico
for having revealed the fact that the
steamer Pasig, recently seized by the
Hong Kong authorities, was laden
with arms for the insurgents. Sandico
appealed to Consul Williams and was
liberated. He is now on board the
Nanshan. It is feared that the Incl
dent will cause split in the 1nsurgent
party, Sandico being influential, and
the only insurgent leader capable OF
administration. Inc luSuTSouIS lSdf
that Aguinaldo will shoot Artacho I'M
less Admiral Dewey interferes, as he Is
suspicious that Sandico intended to
form an opposition party.
The Porto Rico expedition, which is
the next number on the war pro-
gram after the surrender of Santiago,
lis to be led by Maj.-Gen. John r.
Brooke, now commanding the First
army corps at Chickamauga, who will
be made military governor of the
island after it's capture. Having pro-
vided for the forwarding Of sufficient
achievements to Gen. Shafter to in
sure his being able to take Santiago,
when he gets ready to move his full
army against it, the administration is
again turning its attention to the de-
tails of the invasion Of SPANS other
valuable island possessions in the
West Indies. with view to being
prepared to fall upon 1t the moment
Dinares and Cervera have capitulated
A representative of Gen. Aguinaldo,