Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-23
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
WAR.

The government recelFed o4ICl1h IL -
formation that the Cadiz fleet Is un- >,
seaworthy and cannot cross the ocean. !,
News from Cadiz via Gibraltar
states that the Cadiz fleet had orders
tn sail Friday as far as the Caparles
Three Spanish ironclads are SAID
TO have arrived at Manila and that
Dewey's fleet is prepared to meet
them. +
General Fred Grant has been as
signed to the brigade over which
Colonel Culver is now acting COM
handler.
William Jennings Bryan, IN speech
at Omaha, declared against a poAcy
of territorial expansion by the united
States.
The cruiser St. Louis is supposed to
be off Port Royal. Jamaica, waiting 10
capture the Spanish steamer Purls-
sfma Conception.
Cen. Skaters army composed OF
$4,000 men has at last sailed from
Kew West on 80 transports conveyed |
by IS warships.
The seven men who served under
Naval Constructor Hobson in the
by the naval department.
The president does not expect Euro
pean intervention, and any move Tor
peace to be noticed by this country
must come from Spain.
Mail reports of the battle Of Manila
received in London show that Dewey IS
handling of his ships commanded the
admiration of neutral spectators.
No liquor will be sold to soldiers in
Washington hereafter, an old law
having been revived to do away with
disorder created by men from Camp
klger
General Blanco was authorized by
the Madrid government to exchange
Lieutenant Hobson and his associates
captured at Santiago after sinking the
Merrimac
CONGRESSMAN Hull Of Iowa, chair
man of the house committee on mill
tary affairs, said that within 80 days
the president will call for $4,000 more
volunteers.
Paraguay has appointed commits
sion to investigate the condition or
the Spanish torpedo gunboat Tenn
erario, which claims to be unable to
put to sea.
News comes from Havana by way
of Jamaica that people are starving
and that many Americans are I'M
prisoned. The British consul is saio
to be prO-Spanish.
Admiral Dewey, in detailed repOrj
Of the battle of Manila bay says thai
he doubts it "any commander was
ever served by more loyal, efficient
and gallant captains"
The Spanish press has increased it
optimism based on the belief tina
Germany intends to prevent a bonn
bardment of Manila by making
naval demonstration.
Berlin advices from Shanghai ar
that there is fighting every nigh
about Manila and that the insur
gents desire to establish an indepen
dent government Of their own.
Senior Merino, secretary of Premie
Sagasta is reported by a Brussel
paper to have said that Spain is read
TO accept any peace proposals tina
do not emanate from America.
Dispatches from Manila dated Jun
reported the Spaniards had bee
driven back to the stockades sui
rounding the city and that Amer
can troops were expected June Is.
1t is reported from Newport New
that a flying squadron will in a
probability be dispatched agains
Cadiz where it is expected Admire
Camara's fleet will be found an
destroyed
The Vienna Neue Freie Presse say
Spain has requested the powers
urge the United States to occup
Manila should the city surrender. an
not allow the city to fall into til
hands of the insurgents.
1t was officially announced tn;
Senior du Bose, the former Spania
charge d'affaires at Washington an
Lieutenant Carranza, former SPANS
naval attache at Washington hay
been invited to leave Canada.
Late details of the fight betwee
United States marines and Spauart
at Guantanamo, Cuba, show that foJ
Americans were killed and two wei
wounded. Lieutenants Neville an
Shaw, who were reported missing, az
safe.
Eduardo G. Montesi, arreste
aboard the British steamship Tarte
Prince as a Spanish spy, and in
prisOned on Governors island We
released on an order from Washins
ton. The charge was found to I
grOundlesS.
Admiral Sampson reported tn;
Lieut.. Victor Blue, U. S. n, had tra7
eled seventy statute miles aroun
Santiago and has personally seen a
of Cervera's fleet of four cruisers an
two torpedo-boat destroyers in tt
harbor.
The 600 marines, who have e
tablished camp on the shore
Guantanamo bay, Cuba, we're agai
attacked. They had two men kille
and four wounded Fifteen bodies
Spaniards who fell in the fight WEI
found. General Skaters army of Is
600 men is eagerly awaited at Sal
tiago and Guantanamo.
The determination Of President NJ
Kinley to take Havana is said to hay
been caused by the statement
Sir Julian Pauncefote that e.
rope will step in to stop the war {
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