The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-05-27
Rapid City Black His1 South Dakota, Friday May 2 1898


PEELED four American cruisers, then
bombarding, to retire On entering the
port Admiral Cervera discovered that
when the Americans, who would not
know his position, returned in force,
his fleet would be entrapped, as only
one ship at time could pass the chan
mel, the ships quickly coaled and went
out purposing to try to catch the Amer
lean ships separated, if possible, OF at
any rate, give Sampson battle on the
open sea. The fleet went north.
Racing For the Philippines.
The race for the Philippines is on. 1t
will be the most thrilling sea chase of
modern times. The United States will
dispatch its transports for the relief of
/ Dewey from San Francisco across the
Pacific, 1000 miles. Spain will send
! it's feet, which has for it's object the
reconquering of the islands, from Bar
celona through the Mediterranean, the
Isthmus of Suez and the Red sea, across
the Arabian sea, along the southern ex-
tremity Of the Bay of Bengal, around
the MalaWln peninsula and up the
China sea to Manila, /, total distance E
5000 miles.
Advancing on the Capital.
A special from Port au Prince to the
New York World says that information
has reached that place that General
Gomez, at the head of Il, 200 insurgents,
is closing in on Havana. His advance
guard, led by Quentin Bandera, the
dispatch says, had a skirmish with and
put to flight 200 Spanish troops. San
tiago de Cuba, according to the same
report, is menaced by 5000 insurgents
under Garcia. The dispatch also re-
ports that Spanish warships have been
sighted Off Yucatan, conveying three
transports carrying troops and provis-
ions for Havana.
Army Rapidly Getting Into Shape.
All the regiments i'll camp at Chick
amauga have settled down to hard
work and are undergoing practical
training III the art of war. The bust
ness-like methods being pursued by
General BROOKE will make the army
available for active service much earlier
than many officers believed possible
/, The park army now numbers nearly
35 OOO men and each day adds several
} thousand The formation Of the frs
) army corps has been completed and Sat
urday the formation of the first division
of the third corps was begun. Genera
James H. Wade will command this di
i vision.
Philippine Preparations.
Preparations go On steadily for thu
!. Philippine military expedition. Gen
y eral Merritt, who will command, stopped
in Washington Saturday morning OF
his way westward from New York ant
:, spent most OF the day in consultation
~ with the officials of the department. ar
ranging the details Of the expedition
Another transport was secured and thu
III department is showing a disposition t.
Sc treat General Merritt with the utmos
H. liberality in the equipment Of his force
3, 1t is expected that the advance guar
50 on one vessel under the command {
by General Otis will sail out of tn
-. Golden Gate Tuesday, bound for til
q, Philippines.
90 Spain Is Tranquil.
Tt is announced at Madrid that pc,
feet tranquility prevails througho,
II the provinces of Spain, i'll spite Of ID
4 war, the fact that famine is imminel
"A and that Spanish trade is ruined. 4
to official dispatch from Havana Saturtt;
y. says several American warships ha,
III arrived in front of the bay. It isadde
he that the vessels remain distant from tt
on port. Another dispatch from Hava1
;er says two American ships again shellt
lp Guantanamo Friday without doing al
~ damage. The Spanish auxiliary crui
er Montserrat arrived at COrunna Fridi
es from Cienfuegos, having escaped Il
m American blockading ships. Lars
IRE crowds Of people thronged the qua
he and members of the crew received ;
ltf, ovation when they went ashore Z
the people embraced the captain and office.
ald TierriJc at chicago.
ter CHICAGO, May 23.-Major Genel
t is Merritt, governor general of the Phil
ov- pines, arrived in this city last nie
the from Washington. He will remain ht
cry two Or three days, it is said, and W
SO. probably sail from San Francisco
!. Manila III about 10 days.
-, England WIN File Protest.
vl4o CHICAGO, May pa special frt
~ ~'A0o WASHINGTON saws: The firing upon