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wire fence. 1t is said that several lines
of this kind of works surround the
Spanish Notifications at Santiago.
Anyone who has had any experience
with this kind of obstacle will readily
realize their formidable nature.
The third expedition for Manila, in
Guiding the Thirteenth Minnesota, has
left San Francisco.
The President has sent special mes
sages to congress recognizing the brav-
cry of Lieut.. HObsOn, Cadet Powell,
Lieut.. Newcomb of the revenue cutter
Hudson and Capt. Daniel B. Hodgsdon
of the revenue cutter McCulloch.
Lieut.. Blue has made another trip
almost up to the enemys batteries, and
obtained much valuable information.
There is little doubt that heavy
fighting will be done around Santiago
before that stronghold is captured.
Reinforcements to the number of 90
900 having, according to reliable. re-
ports, reached Gen. Linares since the
advance of the Americans began.
The cruiser st. Paul had a skirmish
with two Spanish war ships outside the
harbor of San Juan de Puerto Rico,
with the result that the Spanish tor
pedO boat destroyer Terror was diabled
and had two men killed. This is the
same boat which was sunk short time
since by special dispatch to the Intox-
icated Press.
The condition at the Philippines re-
mains very serious. The Spaniards are
defending themselves desperately in.
side the walls of Manila, while the in
surgents are said to have captured as
high as 5000 prisoners, among them
the wife and children of the Spanish
captain general. At the last accounts
no American troops had as yet arrived.
The German squadron in the harbor
now mum bers seven vessels.
The Cuban blockade now extends to
all the ports on the island.
An attack by an American fleet on
the coast of Spain has been planned,
and will, it is said be put into execu-
tion at once. The program includes
the capture of the Canary Islands and
the location of a supply station on one
of the Balearic Islands in the Mediter-
ranean. The squadron is to be under
the command of Commodore Watson.
The immediate organization of the
Fifteenth Minnesota Volunteers is
looked for.
The losses sustained by Roosevelt's
rough riders were, according to reports
inflicted by sailors from the imprisoned
Spanish fleet equipped with machine
guns.
Among the killed in the fight at Sc
vile was Hamilton Fish, Jr., of New
Y ork, a wealthy club and society man.
The American outposts are in sight
of the city Of Santiago and in some in
stances only about three miles away.
Two large steamers with troops for
Gen. Shafter have sailed from Hamp-
ton Roads this week.
The danger of the United States
troops and the Cuban insurgents COM
ing in collision seems to be generally
overlooked. Such danger always ex-
lists when troops of different nationali-
ties are in the field. The accidental
firing by Cubans into the Americans
last week has given rise to consider
able adverse comment in the papers
and could not fail to arouse ill-feelings
among the troops.
1t is reported from reliable authori-
ties that Spain has purchased several
new cruisers just completed in English
and German yards, among others the
Gillian cruiser O'Higgins.
It is confidently expected that the
President will make another call for
not less than 10000 volunteers early