The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-09

A SUMMARY OF TODAY'S IMPORTANT NEWS
THE wan.


. Central shn.ter, In command OF 21.cos
. American trcoJs-infantry. cavalry. srtil-
I icry and enrineers.-has sailed from Tampa
, for Santiago De Cuba and should sirivo
! there by Sunday. Greedy mas permitted an
: iiernized hcrount Of the troops tnken TO be
3 sen. out
Five warships pounded the Notifications
: ut caimeru. while other vessels were cut
tir. the cables Reported tina, many
3 spsniards were killed.
1he Herald-Pos, correspondent With the
5 Gee, at Santiago scnds particulars OF the
sipiirg Of the Spanish torpedo boat DE-
) siroycr.
2 The reduction Of Santiago and the de-
) s,poion Of cerrerR's feet is q matter Of
twsnty four hours after the American
) troops land at santisso officers OF the
ttst believe.
) Damage to Santiago Tuesday must have
bern tremendous, as many shells pissed
} over the forts; Rcinn Mercedes was sunk
and two forts completely demolished.
. Confirmation Of the reported landing Of
American troops near Santiago Dc Cuba.
assisted by CArcia's Insurgents. has been
received 81 Port au Prince.
Number IT Spanish soldiers capable Of
service in Santiago is said to be only $500.
J Including the sailors City's aetenaes are
also sai1 TO be slight Carols 10 reported
10 have 1000 cuhaus ready to fight.
NetT peculiar conditions exist at Mad
rid. where revolution threatens Y peace !.
srusht or " measures 10 carry on the war
J sre carried out.
General ccppingcr is DOW getting ready
J 'sis army for Porto Rico. the troops for
sai tiRgo having been gotten Of
j ~ reiterated that Mr. MrKiuler IN
tends TO take possession Of Hawaii in case
coHsrcss viii pot agree 10 annex Il.
j Is said that the military commanders
OF Santiago and cnlmnnera have given IN
tii'ttiors that The towns shall be burned
rather than tan into the hands Of the
Americans.
u is rumorcd In Madrid tina, the Spanish
rhrriFop at Manila hBs resolved 10 yielo 10
he Americans rather than to be "massa-
tired by the Insurgents
department has REQUIRED eighteen trans.
ports ana u tho rneifc Coast eomnsnv
continues 10 demand e1ressire rates her
vessels viii BE- Impressed.
Hlney's report shows that The Standards
IN Forio Rico car easily be driven cut.
Emerson. WHO wa captured IN Porto
Rico 90 on American correspondent. re-
cite" Dis Experience IN tsrsping lie re-
cured good drawings Of the cpuutry.
Governor August Of the Philippines 10.
liics the home government tha, ho Ia In
desperate lines aud can not Iuueh longer
hold out against the insurgents. who have
The moral Fupport Of the American fleet
under Dewey.
Department acknowledges that troops
are on The way to santiago. Les viii 20 TO
Porto Rico and afterwards will have TIE
pleasure ~ taking Havana.
Reports show that the Cuhans. under
General Rabi have won decisive viz
toFy ovcr the CpAniares n, Jieuani, in
Santiago proyipoe.
a battle 80 reported to have taken p.a,.
az Ceimanora. cast Of Santiago in which
the Americans had the advantage.
spnniaEds had circulated report that
100 Of ,he Americans had been killed 80
the bonbsrdment Of Santiago
Americans and insurgents are said 10
have formed 3unetufe near santiago.
Sister Mary Wherefore expelled from
cuba along With Newspaper correspond
ents
hundred IN Madrid that Manila bar sur
rendered rather than risk massacre by the
insurgents.
ssgAsta was promised support by orpo-
stion leaders. hut was ,old that the gov
trnaPnt must do something