Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-16
WAR BREvITIES.
Tnurr1laY. Eulx z.

Thurpday. Suly z.
T-he Spanish ship AlfoneS XIII vas
sunk By our warship while trying to !
run tAs HayanR bLsc&ada-
The last ship of Cerveras 6e=4. ne
Reina Mercedes was sunk By our war
ships on Monday RiGht Ia 6anuag1 har-
Dor
Fifty Spanish Drts0neTs q Us@ ou
the cruiser Harvard secured guns and
made q break for liberty. Six were
killed azd IS wounded in supDressing
them
Last Raght PrsSiden< Mckinley rs
sued proelamatie1 urging the people,
upon next assembling at their places Of
worship. TO offer praise TO God for VIC
tories gained and, fervent prayers Cor
honorable peace.
Friday, Susy e
General Young has left the cernp
near Santiago for tho United States
seriously I'll with rever.
OF Santiago the auxiliary cruiser
Osceola captured Spanish lighter and
$4,000 worth OF provisions
Fifteen thousand starving refugees
from Santiago are being fed by the
Red Cross society az El Caney-
Cases OF malarial fever induced by
heat and exposure. arS on the increase
among the American troops at SAN
tiago.
The Spanish schoo0sT Gasfft0> tOoded
with provisions. was captured by the
eunboat Eagle east 81 Cape PeDa. Lsls
| OF Pines
Most OF the Spanish cabinet fR~er
peace, but apparently fear the rage OF
the people. who have been deceived BY
false stories OF victory
The prospects for the equalization Of
Santiago without further lighting grow
with each hour OF delay. The arch
bishop has appealed to General Blanco
to surrender the city.
Saturday, July O.
Admiral Sampson cables that throe OF
Cervera's fleet may be saved
Food and water are scarce IN Santi.
ago. One biscuit recently sold for s. il
gold.
The only Spanlsh fleet above water
has re-entered the Suez canal on it:
way home.
The transports IroQuois and Cherokee
brought to Tampa, Fla, $50 wounded
J men from Santiago.
It is reported that General Pando ha
withdrawn from Santiago with hi
= troops and left General Toral in tn
Iurch.
There have been no cases OF yellov
fever among the American troops 1
Cuba, so far as Surgeon General Wy
man knows.
q Monday, July IL
n The undertaking received at Chicks
!. manga is sufficient 70 equip an army {
n 90. 600
Q TIVE hundred ana thtrty-five sick an
q wounded soldiers reached the gsners
g hospital at F0rt Mcpherson. Ca. froI
|. Tampa
, The Cubans report - General Snaft,
q that the Spaniards have evacuated Il
10 little tswn Of DOseaRlASe, three nail,
l. from Santiago
Admiral CemAra h&s been AAlSwed
GOAL at Port Said. provided he furnish'
p q written guarantee that he would r
turn directly 20 Spain
"A The magnanimSus sonduot Of q
"a American officers t0WeRd the Spanli
IN prisoners has greatly strengthened =
IA tendency In Spain tewa<ds psaca-
i'd The tsns OF the Russian press IL we
t. sitter against the United States o.
Sc paper charactariEes ehs destruottan
I'd csrvera's fleet as ''br~<AI slaughter"
q, wednesday, Suly ID.
The men wh0 destroyed CsrVSrS
'e feet Will get soHsthkAs Ovsr &2eo.t
IA ~Aead money"
Much difnculty Is Beng szpeT4snc
"a caring for the rSeUgses whS "a
20 passed int the American lines. AZ
whom are nearly starved
Ia Admiral C0rverR sAys the deatrSsOtS
81 his neet ends his career. II sh
7; go back to spaiIi.- he declared ~ts
Ia killed or de 10 disgrace.- -