The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-29
Sunday, July 20.

Sunday. July 70.
Admiral Camaras squadron is said
to be at Cartagena.
Ambassador White says Germany
preserves silence on the Philippines.
Five troops of cavalry under General
Graham have been ordered to Porto
| Rico.
Daniel j. Lee of Nebraska City, fell
from tree while saving off n limb
and broke his left shoulder.
1t is said that the Spaniards at San
Juan, Porto Rico, are preparing tc
make determined resistance.
The president enjoyed an outing
by taking trip down the Potomac
yesterday with party of friends on
board the naval tug Triton.
At least 90. 200 of the volunteers that
go to Porto Rico will he supplied with
the Krag.Jorgensen rifles. that many
of the new guns being ready.
General Brooke and staff left Chick
amauga for Newport News yesterday.
The whole of the first army corps will
leave this week for Porto Rico.
Although piqued at his alleged mis-
treatment, General Garcia is going
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test with the Spanish fo.ces at Hol-
guin.
The steamer Rio Janerio, bearing
about 900 men sailed Saturday for Ma
nila. The expedition will be under
the command of Brigadier-General II.
Il. Otis.
The gunboats Topeka. Wasp and
Leyden. silenced the Spanish fortitica'
tions in Nipe bay on the northern
coast of Santiago. and sunk the Span.
ish gunboat Juan Jurago.
Spaniards in Cuba favor annexation
of Cuba TO the United States rather
than independence, fearing the ven
geance of the Separatists. or native
Cubans, If the Americans do not stay
to protect life and property on the
island.
Official announcement has been made
of the retirement from active service
of Major Edmund &. Fechet, who wal
for two years aid to Gov. Holcomb
and did much to aid in building up the
national guard of the state. He wa'
retired July o.
Nebraska has furnished more thar
500 men in excess of it's quota. Th'
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2.O4S men and officers, the Third, .32G
600 recruits were sent to fill up th'
First and Second, and "a went as al
: independent company to Griggsby'
I cavalry, making 4,O5s soldiers fur
nished by Nebraska. This does not in
5 clude engineers and members of sigma
!; corps. Nebraskas quota under tn
! two calls aggregated 3,551.
i Monday, July a5.
General Shafter reported by cabl
Yesterday that the condition of til
troops at Santiago was rapidly in
E proving.
h Colonel Bryan has completed hi
,. regimental headquarters at Panam
y Park, two miles from Jacksonville
Fla, and is we'll pleased with his locf
f tion.
> Captain General Augusti of tn
t Philippines has telepraphed his GOV
l. ernment at Spain that 1.-The American
are about to attack Manila. Gray
l. events are impending"
s. General Miles probably reached TIL
It coast of Porto Rico at the place selecte
II as a rendezvous. Whether or not II
waits for the arrival of the rest of HI
Il force, or will undertake to make
|, landing in advance will depend large
IS ly upon conditions as he finds them.
e. General Shafter refuses TO allo
armed Cubans to enter Santiago fc
d, fear of rupture with unarmed Spar
p iards After the Spaniards are r.
O moved the Cubans will be allowed
ID enter the city freely. They may do s
now, but must come in unarmed.
v The fact that neither President M
al Kinley nor Secretary Alger have r
IN ceived word from General Shafter thi
n Garcia and his men are troublesou
is or that friction exists between Il
Cubans and Americans, leads them
% doubt the authenticity of the pu
q. lished accounts ON these subjects.
nc Tuesday, July e6.
The war balloon that saw service
~, Santiago will be sent to General Mil
!. s' to be used in the Porto Rican car
paign.
The navy department has succeed.
IS in securing floating dry dock,
naval adjunct very much needed
C. this time.
u. Russian and Japanese warships a
er hurrying to the neighborhood OF Il
np Philippines. They want to be in I
the deal Dewey will make.
-. A dispatch from ~. Thomas. ID.
h. l., date, July ~, says, United Stat
OF troops are landing ON the island
N Porto Rico, near Ponce, on the sou
coast.
is Money il being taken to Santiago
" ,ay General Skaters men. Aft
10 these are paid, the paymasters wi
we proceed to Porto Rico and pay of :
men there.
OIL 1t Is rumored that the Spanish &c
j. ernmeIt has drawn up IA message q
A., dressed to this government PROPOSE
ed au armistice that peace terms mig
be discussed, and peace arranged.
'th General Shaftcr authorizes an alb
lutte contradiction of the rcpor I ii
in, Garcia encountered n force of Spa
,as iards who were returning to Santa
to surrender and was defeated
IN them.
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isb John Knechtel. one of Fremou