Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-07-15
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

A4lC INOlLSCulluSt whose dlu, ulToCb
and indirect, encouraged Spain to go in-
to the war with the United States, are
now actively at work bringing all the
pressure they can to bear upon Spain
to sue for peace. II is believed their
efforts will produce quick results inI
view of their close relationship with
the pope and in view of the fact that
all other great financial interests inI
Europe are, like them, urging the Spa
nish to end the war.
Major General Nelson A. Miles, the
commander-in chief of the United
States armies, is on his way to Santa
90, where he will take personal COM
mand of the American forces and con-
tinue the work begun by Major Cen
eral Shafter who is now on the sick
list, and, it is feared, In no condition
to go on with a work so arduous and Of
such immense Importance.
Among the nominations which were
sent to the Senate Friday were that
of Brgadier General Lawton to be
major general and Colonel Leonard
Wood to be brgadier general Cen
eral 'LaWton is now in command of a
division before Santiago and Colonel
Wood commands the First regiment of
volunteer cavalry, the Roosevelt Rough
Riders"
| Various steamboat companies OF
New York have made joint application
to the Secretary Of War to have the
mines removed from New York Har-
Dor, now that the danger from Span
lsh warships has practically ceased.
| Secretary Alger has refused to take
any immediate action in this matter.
General Skaters complete report of
the two days fighting at Santiago
shows that twenty-five officers and POS
men We're killed, and eighty-one Off
| GERS and 1903 men were wounded. Sew
enty-nine privates are missing.
1t is reported that there is intense
feeling between Admiral Sampson and
Commodore Schley. and that the latter
was forbidden to cable to Washington
his report Of the destruction of Admir-
al Cervera's fleet
The story that a Spanish privateer
Is lying in wait for the gold fleet from
the Yukon seems to nave some founda-
ton besides mere rumor.
The first gold from the Klondke this
year reached San Francisco early Sun
day morning. 1t was brought by a
party Of twenty miners who arrived on
the schooner Hattie I. Phillips,
! Commissary General Eagan has
completed his plans for a systematic
method OF feeding both the American
army in Cuba and the starving inhabi-
tants of the island.
The Government has bought the AL
Ian liner Rumanian. and practically
closed negotiations for the purchase of
the Chester of the International Navi-
cation Company.
The Navy Department expects that
the Eastern squadron under Commo-
| dore Watson viii sail from the south
east coast Of Cuba for the coast Of
/ Spain.
! President Mckinley has received Of
fetal information that the Pope is try
| ing to induce Spain to assent to an
Rrmstice for ten days.
| 1t is reported that there is an aver
age of fifteen deaths a day from star
walton among the Spanish troops in
the city of Guantanamo.
! General Merritt will declare Manila
open to commerce on his arrival in the
/ Philippines. and put into operation a
new American tariff
| Expecting Santiago to rail-, the Ad-
ministration is hurrying plans for the
| Porto Rican expedition, which General
/ Miles will lead.
! General Howard Carroll has been or
dered by Governor Black of New York
to recruit three new batteries OF artil-
lery.
The first American newspaper pub
lished on Cuban soil-the Cuban edi-
ton of the New York Journal-was issued
Sunday.