The labor world., 1898-07-16
NEWS OF The WEEK.
Interesting Items About the
War With Spain.

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The Sagasta cabinet is stated to have
resigned,
Camara's feet sailed from Port Said
Tor Cartagena, Spain.
Carlists threaten an uprising if terms
of peace entail loss of territory to
Spain.
Generals and other officers who
fought before Santiago have been pro-
NOTED.
President Mckinley has decided to
collect the Philippine revenues as a
war measure. r.. .......
The British steamer Monmouth, now
at Bremen, has been purchased by the
United States.
The St. Louis and Harvard have ar.
rived at Portsmouth, N. H., with Span.
ish prisoners Of war. ~.
The transatlantic liner Berlin has
been bought by our government and
will be made troopship. ~
The Iowa was so badly injured in
the recent battle that it was not in
cluded in Watson's squadron. = .@>5s
Bryan's regiment Of Nebraska vol.
unteers has been ordered to join Gen
eral Ftzhugh Lee at Jacksonville.
:: A Spanish privateer is reported hov.
ering off the coast Of British Columbia.
The repo4-as not entirely credited. sd
g. A dispatch from Manila dated July
4 says Admiral Dewey will remain in.
active until the arrival of General Mer.
sitt. ,:..ss.- .s. E. r.
General shafter telegraphs Adjutant
General Corbin that the city Of Santi.
ago is in terrible condition from lack
Of food.
!. Secretary Long has specifically and
absolutely denied the accuracy of re.
ports Of friction between the army and
the navy. 3s.t.. 5.
Fifty Spanish prisoners on the cruiser
Harvard attempted to escape and six
were killed and fifteen wounded by
the guards. !. .45 x;.s .He5s5 l..
According to a dispatch received at
Madrid from Havana, Captain General
Blanco openly urges the. continuation
Of the war. ...=s
General Otis will be in command Of
the troops in the Philippines, leaving
General Merritt free to ofaciate as gov.
ernor general.
The fourth expedition sails for Ma.
.nila this week. and on the way will
take part in the ceremony Of formally
occupying Hawaii.
It is stated in Paris cablegram that
the French minister at Washington
will undoubtedly be charged with
opening peace negotiations.
i Advices received by Commander Nc
Gala of the Marblehead from the city
Of Guantanamo show that the deaths
from starvation average 10 daily.
Thousands Of refugees from Santi-
ago have focked to the American
lines, and the problem. Of feeding them
is serious one for General Shafter.
The San Francisco Examiner says
that the United States gunboat Ben
nington will proceed to the Ladrone
islands and may remain there to hold
them. .s il .gr... 49,. s
General Shafter is credited with the
belief that while General Toral was
negotiating with him nearly the entire
Spanish army evacuated Santiago an d
fled west. .'. st.
Spanish officials are reported from
reliable sources to be in q very pessim.
istic frame Of mind, and are now
considering how they can let go with
least injury.
: The Spanish torpedo boats Audaz,
Prosperina and Osada, belonging to
Admiral Camara's squadron, have ar.
rived at Messina, Sicily from Port Said,
on their way back to Spain. ..:
General Shafter reports that the loss
among our forces July l and 2 was:
Killed, az officers, 208 enlisted men;
wounded, 81 officers, 1908 enlisted
men; missing, 80 enlisted men. g.
The Associated Press correspond ent
at Berlin reiterates that notwithstand.
ing official denials Germany, Russia
and France are scheming to intervene
in the Philippines when certain condi'
tions arise.
The war department is advised that
Randolph's six batteries of artillery,
the District of Columbia regiment and
a regiment of Illinois infantry which
left Tampa several days ago have
reached Santiago.
The cruiser Chicago, reconstructed
and with increased speed, will leave
the Brooklyn navy yard early next
week, after having been in the hands
Of workmen several months. She has
practically been rebuilt.
81 aniards at Manila are confident
that an ample force from Cadiz viii
arrive soon and annihilate the Ameri.
cans. In the meantime they declare
they will patiently bear whatever comes
and resist to the uttermost.
Governor McCord has received in
definite leave of absence from his du.
ties as the executive of Arizona, and
will take command as colonel of the
regiment of infantry now being re-
cruited in the four territories.
Tho transnorts Vale and Columbia