The Green Forest tribune., 1898-07-07
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 Cevera.
 July 4th was Cevera day for the Spanish.
 Admiral Samps has been promoted to commodore.
 1ed reigns and the government at w ashington still lives.
 St. Louis has subscribed $7 ,000, ,000 of the new war bond issue.
 The war thus far has resulted in the cash expenditure of $60, ,000 900.
 The Democrats of Georgia nominat- ed Allen Cander for governor.
 Spain had better have her pie ture taken before she loses her Camara.
 That bottle has been uncorked and it's contents poured out on the troubled waters.
 The Arkansas State Teachers Asso- clation was in session at Little Rock last week.
 Spaniards at Manila say they are determin ed to fight Americans to the last extremity.
 The Minnesota Republican state con- vention nominated William Henry Fustis for governor.
 Yale University conferred the honor ary degree of Doctor of Laws upon President Mckinley.
 Fighting Joe Wheeler is sick, but it did not keep him out of the saddle during the fight at Sa ntiago.
 The Republicans of Maine re-nomi- mated Gov. Powers by unanimous vote at the state convention.
 Gen. Miles, it is officially announc. ed, will coymand the next expedition that leaves the United States.
 The cities of Mobile, Vicksburg and Atlanta observed Independence Day for the first time since the civil war.
 A reinforcement of 4 ,000 men for Shafter left Tampa Monday and 10,- GOO are to follow from Chickamauga in few days.
 There is rich business man in Lit tie Rock who has not read a newspaper since the next morning after McKin- lev's election.
 Dewey reports that the American troops arrived at the Philippines June 30 and that he expected to celebrate the 4th by attacking Manila.
 Two sham battles at Camp Alger became decidedly serious before they were concluded. One Massachusetts private will he disfgured for life.
 President Mckinley celebrated the 4th by setting at his desk receiving teegrams from Shafter and Sampson and wiring them the than ks of great ful nation.
 While on their way to Manila the Americans captured the Ladrone is- lands which belong to Spain and the governor and military force made prisoners.
 The war since Friday has been the most exciting, and frought with more results than for the same period since the war Segan. Friday, July 1, Gen. Shafter, in command of the Am erican forces at Santiago, began the attack on that city. The outposts an en- trenchments were captured, but not without considerable loss. The killed and wounded numbered l ,000 up to Sunday morning, while the Spanish loss must have far exceeded ours. 2,000 prisoners were taken by Gen Lawton's s division. Sunday morning Admiral Sampson opened fire on the Spanish fleet in the harbor, and in one hour had sunk six of the seven war vessels. The Spanish Admiral, Ceve- ra, got 1900 of his men on the Christo- bol Colon and made desperate dash for liberty, and succeeded i'll getting ont of the bay, but Sampson was too much for him. and after chase of 45 miles captured the vessel and took the entire crew prisoners of war. los ing one man and two wounded. Shafter demande d the surrender of Santiago by Tuesday noon or he would shell the city, but the latest dispatches are to the effect that he will not at tact the city until endorsements arrive, which arc now enoute.