Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-07

SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

Ch6idnu 10 dDSOTDou III the TSntlnS
around Santiago. Special war editions
were printed by the newspapers in
London and snapped up eagerly by
people in the streets. Nothing but the
war was talked of. Great admiration
was expressed for the heroism of the
Americans, who are seen to be facing
odds enough to dishearten ordinary
troops.
On Sunday Gen. Shafter had made
q demand for the surrender of Santi-
ago by noon Monday. Thereupon the
foreign consuls at Santiago made
joint representation requesting that
women and children in the city have
until Tuesday noon to withdraw before
the bombardment begins. This re-
quest Gen. Shafter complied with
The mines dragged out of Guantana-
mo harbor by American warships were
manufactured in France in 1896, and
placed in position early in April last
before war was declared. They were
charged with gun cotton, but the Span
iards failed to prevent barnacles from
accumulating on the contact arms, thus
rendering them ineffective.
The hospital ship Relief left Old
Point Comfort for Santiago.
Gen. Miles received a despatch from
Lieut-Col. Wagner announcing that
Gen. Pando and his army of 5000 men
had not been able to reinforce Cen
Linares at Santiago, Garcia and 5000
Cubans blocking his path.
Admiral Camara was ordered by
Egypt to leave Port Sad as soon as
possible. Being refused permission to
either buy coal there or take any from
SnaniSh pnlliara in hn
ships needed repairs, and began to ligh-
ten them in order to make the repairs
General Skaters partial list of the
officers who were killed and wounded
shows that the men in command KEEP!
we'll in front of the action. There are
eight of them in the incomplete list of
dead, and sixteen are reported as
wounded.
A sergeant of marines, calmly stand
ing on a bare hill top, exposed to the
full Spanish fire and signalling the Dol
phin to fire on the Dons, is the central
figure of Stephen Cranes thrilling de-
scrption of the battle of the marines
at Guantanamo bay.
Spain is in sore perplexity over Ca
mara's fleet. She needs it at home in
view of an expected American attack
that it be sent to recover the Philip
pines. make a dash upon Hawaii and
raid the California coast.
Sampson, Shafter and Dewey made
the Fourth of July most glorious by
reporting to Washington three notable
triumphs-the destruction of Cervera's
deet, the complete investment of Santi-
ago and the capture of the Ladrone Is
lands.
A censored despatch from Madrid
admits that the Spanards had aban-
doned their trenches Friday and fallen
back on Santiago with heavy losses,
among the wounded being Gen. Lin
ares and Gen. Vara de Rey.
Several New York cavalrymen are
among the i'll of typhoid fever at Camp
Alger. The complaints as to the drink
Ing water have been renewed. The
water supply is being investigated
again.
Gen. Gomez's chief of staff, now at
Key West. reports him as saying that
he would move westward If he had
supplies, and that with a well-mount-
ed army he could threaten Havana.
Gen. Miles received several mes
sages from Gen. Shafter. In one Gen.
5hafter said: II feel that 1 am master
Of the situation and can hold the enc
my for any length of time"
The report that Germany. Russia
and France have arranged to meddle
in the Philippines is officially denied
30 far as Germany is concerned.
The capture of Santiago the Paris
Temps regards as an irreparable blow
to Spain, which has mot an hour to
lose to negotiate for peace"
Upward of 1000 men are now on their
way to reinforce Shafter al Santiago.
1t was reported in Madrid that Gen.
Lnares died of his wounds.