The labor world., 1898-06-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE WAR WITH SPAIN.

THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
The Cadiz feet has returned to CadiZ.
General Skaters army has arrived
Ut Santiago.
It is reported in Madrid that Manila a
has already fallen. !,
The third Manila expedition will
sail this week, probably Friday.
The government will impress trans.
ports for the next Manila expedition.
Work ON the battleship Wisconsin is
seriously delayed by reason Of non
arrival of armor.
Admiral Dewey has headed of
Spanish plan to attack his feet at Ma
nila with torpedoes.
The president has recommended to
congress the advancement Of Lieuten-
ant Hobson ten points.
The first division of American troops
bound for Manila are reported to have
reached their destination.
Two american regiments will be
landed at Guantanamo, which will
continue base till Santiago falls.
The first Manila expedition left Hon.
olulu June a. It is reported to have
been sighted near Manila June 15.
Madrid has ordered Blanco to enter
tain proposals for an exchange OF Lieu
tenant Hobson and his companions.
Admiral Sampson has had an inter.
view with General Garcia, the Cuban
insurgent commander, and his staff.
It is stated in Washington that the
president will within a short time issue
a call for another hundred thousand
volunteers.
It is announced that the third expe.
diton to the Philippines will be COM
manded by Brigadier General Arthur
Macarthur. -
The United States cruiser Columbia,
which has been undergoing repairs at
the Brooklyn navy yard since Decora'
tion day, has gone to sea. .. H..
There is q persistent rumor from
Madrid that the queen regent proposes
to abdicate in consequence Of the crit.
ical condition Of the country.
A prominent Spanish politician says
that should the Liberal government re.
tire the next one would take the ear.
LEST opportunity to sue for peace.
An intercepted Spanish official report
tells Of the capture Of the outer Guam.
tanamo harbor and sets forth the
threatened starvation Of the Spaniards
Cubans have occupied Acerrados,
only eight miles from Santiago, which
will probably be used as a landing place
for General Skaters army of invasion.
American marines and Cubans at
Guantanamo routed 400 Spaniards and
killed about 40 Of them. The Cubans
lost only men and only l American
was injured. "
Cuban scouts report that the inhab-
itants Of Caimenera have strewn the
streets with straw and oil with the in
tention Of destroying the city and flee.
ing to the hills. .<@s...s..s
It is stated an attempt was made to
blow up the transport City Of Pekin,
while in port at Honolulu. A half.
breed Spaniard is said to have been
caught in the act. -. -
A provisional government has been
proclaimed in the Philippines, with
Aguinaldo as president. He says his
people desire that the islands become
an American colony. d. @3s
At council Of war at the White
House it was decided that the original
plans Of campaign for the conduct Of
the war shall be adhered to and pushed
with vigor and energy.
Premier Sagasta, upon leaving the
cabinet council, said that two provinces
Of Luzon were still loyal to the Spanish
government, but that the situation at
Manila was Of the most serious char
Roter. 5.- s
Senior Leon y Castillo, Spanish am.
bassador in Paris, is in st. Petersburg.
supporting the pleas Of the Spanish
ambassador there to induce Russia to
Join France in intervening in Spain's
behalf.
"A dispatch from Commodore Watson
Of the Havana blockading squadron is
to the effect that General Blanco states
that the Spanish government refuses
to exchange Hobson and his COM
panions.
The Daily Nails correspondent at
Madrid says: Captain General August
telegraphs that he has gone into the
walled city, and that he will be unable
to communicate further with the gov.
ernment.
It is stated that President Mckinley
has given Admiral Cervera notice that
he is held personally responsible for
Lieutenant Hobson and his compan'
ions and that harm to them means
hanging for Cervera.
The captain of a British vessel sup
posed to have furnished coal to the
Spanish feet, declares that two big
ships of Cervera's squadron are not at
Santiago, but prowling around the
eastern coast of Cuba.