The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-15
WAR NOTES IN BRIEF.

Havana is still in communication
with Madrid by cable.
Jonah Cervera was swallowed all
right, but who was the whalef
1t is believed that the populace OF
Spain are arming for civil war.
ASpanisb privateer, with five guns,
is lowering of the coast Of b. itish Co
lumbia.
The franking privilege will probably
be extended TO soldiers and sailors
during the a
II Spain has really purchased the
O'Higgins, she would do well 10 save II
for a nest egg.
There is no discount on Gen. Shafter.
He will do 10 lie TO. Nothing seems to
get away from him.
That barbed wire fence at Santiago
could not keep the Michigan troops
out of a potato patch.
The pope Is reported to be greatly
detected by the destruction Of Ger.
vera's feet at Santiago.
While Camara is safe at Port Said
common prudence would seem to die
tate that he stay at said port.
In the event of an uprising OF the
populace in Spain there is grave dan
ger Of a mutiny in the army.
A regiment of troops will be sent i'm
mediately from San Francisco to Hon.
olulu to garrison the forts.
IL IL apparent that the Merr;mac
must have shrunk a good deal after be-
ing planted In the harbor entrance.
One of The conspirators who placed u
bOmb in The palace If thu Queen Re.
gent NJ Spain, has been arrested and
executed.
Admiral Dewey will remain inactive
until the arrival OF General Merritt
who will probably reach Manila ab ,ut
July 25th.
A Madrid dispatch says that the
press 10 clamoring for an Investigation
and punishment OF Admiral Cervera
and his officers.
Spain has now only two fighting
ships w"Ith any consideration, the
battleship Pelayo and the armored
cruiser Carlos v.
SPANS navy is substantially crushed.
All the ships that remain could not
last two hours under the fire of Ameri-
can marksmen.
Only regular United States postal
rates are required on mails for the
Philippines, whether addressed to mill.
tary men or civilians.
Admiral Cervera, when ordered to
dash out Of Santiago harbor, cabled in
reply, 81 will obey, and go to my doom
Sunday morning."
Most of the Spanish cabinet favors
peace, but apparently fear the race of
the people who have been deceived by
false stories Of victory.
The raising Of the United States flag
ut Honolulu upon the arrival of the
cruiser Philadelphia, will be an occa.
sion OF great ceremony.
Gov. Lowndes, of Maryland has an.
nOunced that the state will present a
sword Of honor to Commodore Schley,
who Is a native Of Frederick county.
An ordinary American canoe, armed
with a double barreled shotgun and
flying the United States flag, Is a good
match for any Spanish torpedo boat.
The Spanish government is looking
for a pretext to put General Weyler
safely behind the bars on account OF
his intrigues with revolutionary ele.
ments.
Senator Mason of Illinois has In his
possession the Spanish flag that floated
over Cavite fort at Manila, Nav /,
when it was surrendered to Admiral
Dewey.
Tx. Postmaster Gene raj Wanamakel
has requested permission Of the COVER
nor Of Pennsylvania TO enter the state
national guard with a twelve company
regiment.
1t is said that the war costs Spair
81, 100000 a day. But some days are
more expensive than others. A S15.
0OO, 900 fleet was mashed out of exist
istence on July Sd.
Cuba's independence will not b.
subject to European supervision, a.
Spain suggests. Ii would be to tn,
interest of the Madrid government u
drop all such absurd notions.
Congress, on the eve of adjournmen
appropriated SEQ 900 to defray expens
es OF transportation to their homes O
the remains of officers and soldier
who are killed or die outside of tn,
United States.
The United States has sent to Cuba
large number of light draught puI
boats to run down and capture In
hundreds of small Spanish war craft
hiding 10 the shallow bays and inlet
OF the island.
Col. +. NJ. Stewart, for many years
resident of the Philippines, says tn
opportunities for enterprising Amer
cans To make vast fortunes in tbos
islands during the next twenty wear
ATE boundless.
Santiago will have occasion 10 d,
ploie the visit of Cervera wbic
brought an American army upon th
town. Cervera is gone, but the arm
has decided to remain and run up th
stars and stripes over Moro.
One Of the most remarkable of Ga
many wonders of the naval tight /