Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-16
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

trality in the war between the Uniteu
states and Spain was gazetted Friday.
A Spanish report from Manila ad-
mits the Spaniards lost 500 killed and
had 600 wounded when Rr. Adm Dew
ey annihilated the fleet.
The state department has issued
formal denial Of the report that the
French steamer Lafayette landed gun"
ners and supplies at Havana.
Firing was heard at intervals south
west of Block Island, Il. l., Friday al
ternoon. but it was at too great dis
tance to determine the cause.
The Second regiment, Wisconsin
volunteers, received orders Friday to
proceed to Chicka mauga Immediately.
Arrangements are now being made tor
transportation.
1t is officially announced that the
queen has accepted the resignation OF
the earl of Aberdeen as governor gem
eral of Canada, to which Office he was
appointed in 1898.
The Spanish steamer Rita, with
prize crew from the United States
steamship Yale on board arrived at
Charleston, 5. c., Friday, and is now
at the quarantine station.
Col. Irving Hale, of the First Colo
RADIO infantry, received orders FRIDAY
from the war department to proceed
with his troops to San Francisco.
They will probably start Saturday
night.
Maj Jones, quartermaster depart
ment of the Platte. has just received
instructions to provide immediate
transportation for one regiment OF
Kansas volunteers from Topeka to san
Francisco.
Henri Rochefort suggests in the In
transigent that Spain and Italy be-
come republics and join France IN
forming a triple Latin republican al
lance to Offset probable Anglo-Amer-
lean and German alliance.
Mrs. Ruth Swan Morrill,. wife of the
venerable senator from Vermont. died
at the family residence on Thomas
Circle, Washington, Friday. She had
been seriously i'll for some time but
lately showed considerable improve
ment.
A special to the New York Herald
from Washington says: President Me-
Kinley received q dispatch Friday
night, which came through Haytien
sources, announcing the complete
capitulation of the city and forts Of
San Juan de Porto Rico.
The American victory at Cavite anc
the complete collapse of the Span ST
navy have struck terror into Manila
The blockade continues, but the pub
lie is calm. 1t thinks that the Eu
ropean powers have intervened to pre-
vent the bombardinent OF Manila.
Five lives were crushed out an sev
eraI men were terribly injured Err. da!
by the collapse of two fve-story Tia
buildings in course OF erection % E2s
1lGth street, New York The rear unl
side walls fell carrying some % oI
more bricklayers and laborers witt
them,
Referring to the American propoSi
tion to boycott the Paris fashions
Yves Guyott's parer, the Aurore, eX
presses indignation at the insult
printed in the French Boulevard pa
pers to American women. 1t says
will cost the Paris workman and work
women $50, 00.000 year.
corps of Spanish-spealling Ameri
cans is being organized in ST. Louis b
Hon. John T. Cahill, a former Unite
States consul at Cardenas, Cuba, 10
government service of any kind dun
ing the war. Mr.. Cahill has receive
applications from persons in this stat,
Kansas, Colorado, Texas and Arkansa'
In the engagement of Cienfuegc
on Wednesday between the Marble
head Nashville, and an auxiliary guI
boat and several thousand Spanis
troops. one seaman of the Marblehea
was killed. six were severely wounde
, and a number of other American
, were slightly wounded. Three Of Il
wounded Americans are likely to di
j The Spanish loss is estimated at 400.