Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-06
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMs.

TIE British consul at Hong Kong has
notified Rr. Adm. Dewey that the
Spanish hset has passed through the
Suez canal
The British war ships Pallais and
Alert have left Kingston for Santiago
de Cuba, in order to bring away
British subjects, who are desirious OF
leaving that city.
The whole OF Adm. Camara's squad
ron has r,-entered the harbor ut Port
Said, including the transports. The
Spanish torpedo toat destroyer Pro-
serpina ani collier San Augustin have
also arrived.
Ex-United States Senator VIM. A.
Pfeffcr, who was formerly sent to
Washington by the populists of Kan
sas. has written letter accepting the
prohibition nomination for governor
recently rendered him.
The Arctic expedition headed by
Walter Wellman, which left Tromsie,
Norway, on June &c last, has sailed
from Solem bola, a town near Arch
angel. for Franz Josef land, after tax
ing on board SO Siberian dogs
An official dispatch from Havana
says that in the fight of July . three
men were killed and seven wounded on
board the Reina Mercedes. OF the
troops disem parked by Adm. Cervera
II were rendered hors de combat.
There was the greatest possible en-
.husiasm in the American colony in
Paris over the victory of Santiago.
The American cham Der of commerce
gave banquet Monday night at the
Grand hotel, at which 400 were present.
Upwards of 1900 men are now on
their way to reinforce Gen. Shafter in
his operations in Santiago province.
most important contingent is six
batteries of light artillery, consisting
of "a officers and 62S men, which left
Tampa Sunday
The London Times remarks editor.
tally Monday morning: Adm. Samp-
sons brilliant exploit was as complete
as Adm. D.wey's was. Nothing but
conviction that his plight within the
harbor was hopeless could have justi-
fed Adm. Cervera's attempt TO leave.
An official dispatch from Santiago
says that the wounds of Gen. Linares
has developed no plications He
is profoundly touched by the numer-
ous congratulations he has received.
His troops also are grateful for the
queen regents cablegram of felicita-
tion.
Benjamin Kimrnel and Alvan Earr er,
two recruits of the 1st artillery, at TT.
Taylor, Key West garrison. were i'm
stantly killed by the premature ex-
pIosion Of a powder charge in the gun
The bodies of both men were hurled
20 yards over the parapet into the sea
and were literally torn to pieces.
President Mckinley cal led the fol-
lowing to Adm Sampson Monday:
You have the gratitude and con-
gratuIattops of the whole American
people Convey to your noble officers.
and crews, through whose valor new
honors have been added to the Amer
leans, the grateful thanks and appre-.
citation of the nation"
For the first time since the civil war
the fourth was cele brated with en-
thusiasm in Montgomery Ala, the
bir tn place of the secession movement
Cannon and crackers bGomed during
the day and Monday night handsome.
fireworks display was sent up from
the steps OF the capitol where Jeffer-
son Davis took the oath of office.
One hundred recruits for Col Woods
rough riders have left Santa Fe to join
the regiment at Santiagu. They are
routed to Kansas City, via the Santa
Fe, thence they go via Memphis and
birmingham to Savannah Ga where
they will embark on board transports.
They are am exceptionally fine bodyof
men, more than one-half being we'll
built siS-fcoters and daring riders.
When tie news of the disaster TO the
Spanish fleet reached our troops in
front of Santiago, which was during
the truce. the regimental band that
bad managed to keep its instruments
on the line played The Star Spangled
Banner and ''Therell be q hot time
in the old town tonight" the men
cheering from one end of the line to
the other.