The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-06-30
WAR NEWS,

Iut afst ser plN Lsuilns ipiloNiug Aus
laGiiug Of the it5ogs 10 Cubs occurred
Ftltay m1ruing ~hea about 1000 de
mouatei cavalry aud rough riders assault
ed 300 spanish posted 10 brush five
miles from Santiago. The spanish we're
driven osaris the city vith considerable
loss oar forces lost Is killed snd jl
wounded. some Of whom will die. A
mong the Killed we're Capt Capfon and
IamlItoD Fish Jr. grandson Of Hamilton
Feb, Who vas Secretary Of state 10 Granite
Ga iurt. The spanish Cadz Aset has ar
rived at TIE sneI canal on its way 10
Msulla Dswey he's yeis Ia enough 10
take care OF 1t II 1t ever geis there. Ga
the other hand 1t i thought that our gov
erumeul msy send q fleet to Spain, which
10 now practically deieuseess as fat as war
vessels are concerned, This counter
move, II made, may brOg the spanish to
their senses quicker than anything else.
1t u reported from LJndoa that matters
arc rapidly growing worse 10 Spain. Ii
ia 50 open question whether Spain will
make her fret oyottufes for peace before
or after the I'LL Of Santiago, The point
OF doubt really is whether there will be
aGy government IN Spain to act Tor the
county The SAgasts ministry, if it
-
end 10 the war 10 the only way possible
50 vii Sigela or any other conservative
cabinet # called 10 power which IS doubt
tul 81, also, will any so-called national
cabinet composed OF both psrtes, which
is Queen Regent Christmas plan Of deal
log with the emergency. SO, indeed,
suuld the republican revolntlonists il
ment The only people IN Spain at the
pre- ent moment who are opposed to peace
except on the possible basis OF the Spanish
retention OF Cuba, are the CsrlIsts, and
they make pretensions to their quitolic
patriotism only Tor the purpose Of usurp
ing the throne.
The truth liz, and has been for several
weeks, that the only reason Spain has not
sued for peace is because the dangers OF
the domestic situation are 9 threatening
Even more courageous statesmen than
Sigssts would be appalled,. Peace negotI
atoms, II undertaken earlier. would Ger
tsinly have plunged the country into civil
war II undertaken now it Is impossible
to forecast the eh ct upon the dynasty
aud monarchy self. Nevertheless they
will probably be undertaken 10 some form
with 10 few days, and by the cooperation
Of both EXISTING parties.
Tue proclamation OF martial law ia e1
pected to precode all other steps, and
then the most important factor 10 the
situation, namely, the sttitnde OF the army
will defend it elf, and subsequent action
depends upon the solution Of that pro
bIem.
1t ia obviously impossible to disclose
The sources OF information regarding the
desperate condition Of Spsin politically
and materially bnt ere is 90 longer any
pretouse to disguise or conceal the almost
hopeless perils OF the situation. The
nstion is almost UNANIMOUSLY Tor peace.
Even the common people deceive them
selves TO longer regarding the loss OF
Cubs. This is nov a foregone conclusion
n,en In tn secret mind. Of the Csrlists
Pubhc men are chiefly considering
whether II Is possible to save the PhiIip
plues,
Csptsin Sissbee Of the ST Paul reports
ihst on wednesday afternoon while Of
San Joan, P,rto Rico. he vas attacked by
The torpe5o-bost destroyer Terror, The
Terror made a dseh, which Was awaited
BY the 81 Paul. The ST. Paul bit the Ter
,or three times killiog one officer aud two
men, al vUundiug several others The
Terror dropped back under cover Of the
orlilostions sith difficulty sud Was ,osed
% q sinking condition into the barber,
a htre she is nov being repaired. Later,
cruiser aud gnnbost started eut. bat
emsiued uuder protection Of the forte.