Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-04
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS
Gathered From All Parts OF the Country
by Telegraph.

Gathered From All Parts OF the Country
by Telegraph.
The United States gunboat Castine
has brought in to Key West small
prize, the schooner Pasco.
Secretary Long says Dewey will be
made an acting admiral and later nom
mated to be rear admiral.
The martial law proclamation in
Madrid prohibits the publication of
any news about the war and navy.
At Madrid peoples minds are too full
of disaster to think of anything but
avenging the surprise at Manila bay
The president will await advices
from Commodore Dewey before decid-
| ing whether to send troops to Manila
A Cadiz dispatch says the second
Spanish squadron has nearly COM
pleted its preparations for active serv-
ice.
A special dispatch from Madrid says
martial law has been proclaimed there.
Customary proclamation posted at mid
night
Special dispatches from Rome say
the queen regent has telegraphed the
pope that Spain is resolved to resist to
the bitter end.
Wall street news agency sends out
the following from Hong Kong: Ma
nila has fallen The stars and stripes
wave over the Philippines"
The Spaniards have evacuated Bay
amo, one of the important towns of
Santiago de Cuba. 1t has been occu-
pied by the insurgent forces.
Tests from Hong Kong show the
electric cable was cut 80 miles from
Manila. A week or u fortnight may
elapse before it can be repaired.
1t is announced that Premier Sagasta
will inform the cortes in behalf of the
queen regent of Spain's intention to
pursue the war to the bitter end.
At Chicago, 1,50o stonecutters and
helpers struck Monday against cut
from 81 per day to SO. 1t is feared other
building trades will be called out
The proclamation of martial law in
| Madrid is due to attitude of certain
political parties since the news from
Manila. Whole garrison ready in bar
| racks.
Dispatches from Madrid say the
Spanish authorities intend to throw
the whole naval strength of Spain in
to one united and supreme effort
against the United States
Az American diplomatist of position
in Paris is quoted as saying European
Intervention is going to occur almost
certainly and that the United States
will be disposed to welcome it.
| Suggested at midnight at Madrid
that the half breeds at Manila arsenal,
insurgents at heart, cut the cables con-
Meeting with the submarine mines,
enabling Dewey force the harbor in
safety.
| a dispatch from Ravenna, capital Of
| the province of that name, in Central
| Italy, says a bread riot has occurred at
the village of Bognia, Cavallo. The
troops fred on the rioters and wounds
ed five of them severely.
There was no happier man in Chicago
Monday than the usually undemonstras
tive Boatswain f. j. Larlsin, survivor
Of the Maine. They remembered
the Maine" he said, jubi lantly. They
remembered the Maine. 1 wish I
could have been there myself.
The steamship Yale, formerly the
American liner Paris. left her dock in
New York shortly before o'clock
Monday night under sealed orders.
When the vessel swung out from her
pier hundreds of steam vessels in the
river saluted her with their whistles
and number of small cannon in the
vicinity doomed salutes.
The London Evening Standard, COM
menting on the American victory, says:
Every one will hope this prompt and
decisive blow to the Spanish forces
will lead to an early termination of
hostilities, hope which has been en-
couraged by the remarkable language
of Senor Silvela in the cortes, when
he declared the Cuban problem is re.
duced to question of honor for Span.
ish arms"