The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-05-06
WAR PARAGRAPHS.
A Brief Compilation Of Daily
Occurrences.

Reports from Santiago de Cuba |
state that oil men between ID and 90 /
must volunteer under pain Of death. |
There is a strong anti-Brtish feeling; |
the consul has been insulted; the con-
sulate stoned and cries Of death 10 the |
English made by the. The consul has
called Tor an English warship.
There is a reign Of terror ~ Santiago
do Cuba. Even the Spaniards are
fleeing the city and joining the insur-
gents The Spanish soldiers threaten
to kill every Cuban man aud ravish
every Cuban woman il that city Is
blockaded.
So excited are the people al Madrid
that mounted civil guards patrol the
streets 10 restrain the Disguised aud
disappointed populace. There is much
muttering at the result Of the first ma
val fight.
The United States feet defeated the
Spaniards at Manila, the capital Of the
Philippines. In the conflict Admiral
Dewey's tars made short work Of the
Spanish sailors. The shots from the
American ships wrecked, burned and
sunk those Of Spain.
Tho president has decided to APP
point as generals only those who have
seen actual service or have had a reg
ular military education. Among our
veterans, retired aud active regulars,
are more than enough good men to fill
all vacancies. He desires to escape
President Lincoln's sad experiences
with political generals.
The battleship Oregon and the gun
boat Marietta are safe off Of Rio ia
metro. The Nichteroy, by order of our
government, has returned TO Rio. The
three vessels make quite a little feet
in themselves.
The German sruiser Irene has sailed
from Tokoa for Manila TO protect Ger
man interests.
The government has called for men
experienced in nursing, drugs, driv-
ing, care of horses, handling tools,
etc. They will receive extra pay as,
for instance, a hospital steward re-
ceiyes S45 and an acting hospital
steward $25 a month, besides rations,
clothing, quarters, etc.
Among the passengers captured on
the Spanish steamer Panama were
twenty-four men going to join the
Spanish forces. The Spanish consul
had had paid their passage from New
York to Cuba.
Two powder mills have been blown
up under suspicious circumstances.
Suspected men have been seen around
other factories.
The Portuguese minister has called
at the state department and given off.
cial notice of Portugal's neutr llity.
News comes from London that after
heated discussion, in which Emperor
Francis Joseph tried to induce the
Kaiser to exhibit a more friendly neu.
trality toward Spain, that Emperor
heatedly and plainly reiterated thai
Germany would maintain a strict neu.
trality
An official dispatch from Havana t.
Madrid acknowledges that ''an Ameri
can warship has bombarded the bat
teries at the mouth of the harbor O
Cienfugas with some damage to oul
forts. She was driven off by three
of our gunboats.
An immense steel cage is being
built for a prison for war prisoners
1t will be placed in Fort Adams a
Newport.
The Austrian cruiser Maria There's
has been sent to Cuba to protect Aus
tro-Hungarian interests.
The City of Paris is safe at last, afte
a run of days, II hours and 45 min
utes. Capt. Watkins reports a storm,
voyage He ran 80 miles north of tn
usual course. He saw no Spaniard
but feared nothing after gaining plent
of sea room.
The Madrid newspapers, determine
to avenge the destruction of Admira
Monteio's fleet, beg the government t
arm all available vessels and turn ther
loose upon the high sea to prey upo
the United States commercial marine
The house of representatives ha
passed a revenue deficiency bill, az
propriating $3.50, 100000 for war ez
! penses.
, On the opening of the senate, afte
, Admiral Dewey's naval success, tn
| chaplain offered thanks for Dewey
glorious victory and prayed for
speedy and triumphant close of til
war.
a There were two of Georgia's sons j
the fight with Dewey-Flqg Lieutenar
: 7. M Brumby and Ensign Lay HAM
n ton Everhart, both of Decatur.