Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-30
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
WAR.

from Santiago, says there are lo,Vo0
Spanish troops in that city.
The correspondent OF the Paris
Temps says there is report in MADRID
that Manila has surrendered.
Our Cuban allies at Guantanamo har-
Dor hanged a Cuban captured in Camp
McCaIla and proved spy.
The blowing up Of a smokeless pow
der mill near Cincinnati is believed to
have been the work of Spanish agents
The sending of reinforcements to
General Shafter will be hurried. The
expedition will probably leave this
week.
The British consul at Santiago has
sent word that nothing happened to
Hobson or others during the lombard
ment.
Ex-President Cleveland, in an ad-
dress at Lawrenceyille On. j. school,
declared against policy of imper-
ialism.
Advices from Manila state that the
rebels are steadily gaining. The Span
iards have retreated into the old walled
city.
The government from now on will
impress steamers on the Pacific coast
on which to carry our army to
Manila.
Madrid rumor has it that Premier
Sagasta may be compelled tC resign
within a week and yield to new gov
eminent
The state department was informed
from reliable source that the Cadiz
feet had returned TO Cadiz from Car
thagena.
Troops will not be sent 20 Porto
Rico until Santiago has fallen.
1t is understood in Washington a
third call for 100, 900 men will be issued
soon.
China ordered our Manila supply
ship from Chinese waters by refusing
to allow her to take on provisions or
even mail.
In an interview published in Madrid
Don Carlos intimated that when the
war is over he will instigate a reyOlu-
ton in Spain.
1t is estimated that 300 Spaniards
have been killed at Caimanera. Sun
day our ships were preparing to at
tack Guantanamo.
President McKinley's hope of peace
is vanishing. Preparations for the in
vasion of Porto Rico with $4,000 men
are to be rushed
Ammunition is said to have been
conveyed to Spain from Austria, Bel
GUM and France through France by
an Austrian agent.
Admiral Sampson reports that he
has 1000 Cubans aiding the landed ma
rines and helping prepare for the land
ing of Skaters troops.
The Havana correspondent Of the
London Times reports that Gen BlancO
Is sending six battalions to Santiago
de Cuba to guard the coast
Lieutenant Hobson and other Mer-
rimac heroes have been removed from
MORO Castle Santiago, and an attack
on that stronghold will be made.
Gen. Miles will lead the Porto Rico
expedition and later that against Ha-
vana. A report that Gen. Brooke is
to succeed him is denied by Secretary
Alger
Natalie, once queen of Seryia, is said
to be organizing a Red Cross eXpedi-
ton to go to Cuba to nurse both
American and Spanish wounded.
Cuban spies report that the Spanish
General Joral and several officers We're
killed in Santiago by the explosion of
one of the Vesuyiuss guncotton pro-
jectiles.
Spains Minister of Marine returned
to Madrid from Cadiz and Carthagena,
convinced that the war will be over
before Spain can get together a second
reserve fleet.
Ensign Pratt, of the Marblehead,
captured with a launch sloOp in
Guantanamo bay in which were a
Spanish captain and four sailors, be-
ieved to be spies.
The transport City of Pekin, part of
The first expedition to aid Admiral
Dewey, was sighted within a days
Joudney of Manila by the British
steamer Cuen Sang.
A large expedition of insurgents.
).
has been sent to intercept Gen. Pando's
army now on its way from Havana to
the relief of Santiago
Gen. Blanco formally notified Ma
drid of the arrival of Gen. Skaters
army off Santiago, thus proving that
he has still cable communication with
his home government.
The cruiser Charleston and the
transports conveying the troops to
Dewey have undoubtedly reached Cav
lite. The Baltimore was sent from
there on June II to meet the fleet.
The Cubans have massed a large
force around Santiago. General Gar
cia visited Admiral Sampson on the
flagship. He says the Spaniarls are
nearly starved and that the war will
end in few months.
Captured letters from Santiago say
that during the last bombardment the
cruiser Reina Mercedes was hit by A
shell. Her commander and 2S men
were killed and % men wounded.
Gen. Calixto Garcia had a consulta-
ton with Admiral Sampson on the
flagship relative to the investment of
Santiago. Four thousand of Garcia 5
men are within 40 miles of that city
Senators opposed to Hawaiian an
neXation say that enough senators to
force an adjournment have assured
them that they will vote to adjourn
rather than stay in session to annex