Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-05-25

The battleship Alabama was success
fully launched at Cramps shipyards.
1t is reported that one expedition OF
American troops has sailed for Cuba.
A British cabinet minister believes
that the war will last two or three
years.
| The Twelfth and Fourteenth Mime
sofa regiments are encamped at Chick
amauga.
Within the military district of Tampa
there is now force OF 20, 200 regulars
and volunteers.
The American squadron at Santiago
was fired upon by the forts, but did no.
return the fire.
The United States treasury depart
ment proposes to collect the Philippine
customs revenue.
Algernon Sartoris, General Grants
grandson, has been appointed ieuten-
ant of engineers.
The Spanish feet, it is regarded GER
tain, has left Santiago and will go to
Martinique to coal.
The United States steamer Monterey
has been ordered to Manila to reinforce
the Asiatic squadron.
The Spanish merchants in Havana
refuse to sell Cubans food and they are
in danger Of starvation.
Fifteen thousand of the best men OBJ
tainable will be sent to the Philippines,
including 1000 regulars.
Spanish bishops at Manila and Hong
kong have issued pastorals urging that
no quarter be given Americans.
Colonels Van Duzee and Bobleter of
Minnesota have been appointed brigade
commanders by General Brooke.
Colonel Grigsby's cowboys, compos.
ing a portion of Roosevelt's regiment,
are now in camp at Chattanooga.
Over 10000 troops, mostly volunteers,
are encamped at the Preside, awaiting
orders to sail for the Philippines
The cruiser Charleston, with ammu-
milton for Admiral Dewey's feet, has
sailed from Mare Island for Manila.
The navy department is said to be
moving cautiously with view to max.
ing the next battle the last of the war.
The governor general admits that
soldiers were killed and "a wounded
during the bombardment of San Juan.
Commodore Watson has sailed with
feet No. 3 to work in harmony with
Admiral Sampson and Commodore
6chley.
The state department. emphatically
denies the report that Italy or any
other nation has made protest against
the blockade.
One Spanish feet, it is believed, will
leave Cadiz for Cuban waters and an.
other go to the Philippines to dislodge
Dewey if it can.
It is believed that Admiral Cervera's
elusive campaign will soon terminate
helplessly, owing to the impossibility
Of his getting coal.
The Spanish government, it is an
nounced, will send warships to join
Cervera provided the latter succeeds in
getting into Havana.
The Spanish reserve squadron, it is
stated, has been orded to clear for the
Philippines. Another report is that it
will reinforce Cervera.
The president has ordered the formid.
able double.turreted monitor Monte.
rey to sail from San Francisco to join
Admiral Dewey's feet at Manila.
The Spanish steamer P. de Satrus-
tegui, which arrived at Alden on May
4, bound from Barcelona for Manila,
has been ordered to return to Suez.
One soldier was killed and two fatally
injured in collision near Chattanooga
between a passenger train and the
special carrying a st. Louis regiment.
Spaniards in Havana have been send
ing out dynamite-laden hulks resemb-
ling torpedo boats, hoping American
ships would ram them in the darkness.
The torpedo boat destroyer Yankton
and torpedo boat KcKee have been
placed in commission at the hayward
at Portsmouth, N. H. The vessels will
be sent to Key West.
"A MnOEAO OASpdGCA says 1Ao OoA10A ~
prevalent in all circles that the govern.
ment is in possession of important
news from Cuba. Its character has
not been made public.
Two hundred and five members of
the Illinois naval reserve will be sent
to the gulf coast. 1t is said they will
be given a chance to serve with Ad. |
miral Simpsons feet.
The San Francisco Examiner states
that the coast defense vessel Monterey,
just ordered to the Philippines, will be
towed all the way to Manila, probably |
by some big steam collier.
The house has passed the senate bill |
providing for the payment of volun.
teers from their enrolment, and author. |
izing the secretary Of war to pay troops
embarking for Manila one month in adj |
vance.
French naval experts think Ger vera
has outwitted the Americans, being |
able to hold our squadrons at Santiago
while SPANS reserve feet comes to !