The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-25
OUR WAR WITH SPAIN.

Bread has raised cent in New York
City.
Ten thousand volunteers are now
tenting at San Francisco.
Cuban physicians say that the island
is healthy except along the coast.
The Tenth regiment of Pennsylvania
volunteers will be sent to Manila.
trained Canadian regiment has Of
fered its services to President McKin-
ley.
Unusual precautions are being taken
at Washington to protect the life of the
president.
Spanish suspect has been sentenced
to six months imprisonment at De-
catur, Ala.
Eggs are selling for IS cents a piece
at Havana. $12 in gold buys hundred
weight of rice.
A $4,000 prize was captured by the
cruiser New York, on her trip to San
Juan last week.
The London Standard ri1cules the
condition of the volunteer army now
at Chickamauga.
The foreign affairs committee of the
house has reported in favor of the an
nexation of Hawaii.
In Spain 1t is rumored that the Cadiz
! fleet is coming to lombard Boston and
other New Englnd cities.
A projectile, throwing a liquid which
sets the enemy's ship on fire, is being
constructed at Washington.
The United States has entered into
nm agreement with Great Britain not
to lombard the Canary Islands.
Spain is imploring help from France.
| Germany and Austria Offering territory
in the Philippines for assistance.
Food for 1,350,000 meals was purchas-
ed at Chicago and forwarded to Chick
amauga last week. Cost, $4,000.
Two American newspaper correspon-
dents recently captured in Havana are
being treated as spies by Blanco.
The United States court at Key West
has condemned four of the Spanish
vessels captured some weeks ago.
| The Holland torpedo boat has been
purchased by the government. This
destroyer travels beneath the water.
Attaches to the foreign offices are ar
riving at Tampa, Fla, to take observa-
tions as to the manner of conducting
the war.
| Idle people at Havana are forced to
| work upon the batteries Strengthening
| them against the impending lombard
| ment.
| "A dCllNe STRATEGY DOdTu nus
| been substituted for the old one by
President Mckinley. Names not given.
| Now that the raining season has
| commenced in Cuba, forest fires are
no longer noticeable to the crews of the
blockading fleets.
The Dupont Powder mills near Will
mington. Del, are being guarded by
the first battalion of Pennsylvania 8
second regiment.
| During the recent engagement bet
| ween Americans and Spaniards al
| Cienfuegos, the latter lost 300 men and
| hundreds were wounded.
| An American miner at Manila has
| been forced to leave by the Spaniards
who feared he would supply United
States vessels with coal.
F, The object of visit to the United
States of several prominent Mexicans
Is to impress upon our people that
! Mexico is not in sympathy with Spain
| The United States government has
| absolute control of all the cables, and
| 1t is impossible to obtain information
concerning army and navy movements
Spaniards in Cuba are now filing old
| hulls with iron and explosives, and
thus setting them adrift. In this way
they hope to sink some of the Americ-
an vessels.
II water is not soon secured for the
1900 men now assembled at Camp
Alger, Falls Church, Va. there will
certainly be an epidemic of fever. The
heat is intense.
No soldiers can pass through Pitts
burg without receiving hot coffee,
sandwiches and other necessities from
the hands OF specially appointed citi-
zen's committee.
The military inspectors say that the
Pennsylvania volunteers are the best
that have gone to war; that they
surpass those OF all the other states In
organization. discipline, drill and equip
| ment.
A Portuguese lady who was a pas
senger on the Spanish steamer. Ar
gounata, recently captured by Ameri-
cans. claims that the prize crew took
5000 in gold and some jewelry from
her baggage.