The Monte Vista journal., 1898-06-11
About tho War.

tient at the slOwnesS with which
the army and navy move. The
trouble seems to be with the rail
roads and contractors. This coun-
try will never be on safe war
footing until it gets free from the
monopolies, trusts and combines
How Dewey was ever allowed
to go to the Philippines without
giving the Spaniards 60 days
notice in order to prepare for his
coming is n mystery.
War news is slow in getting to
the shore. Nothing definite from
Mondays bombardment of Santl-
ago was received until Wednesday
and then the American report was
that the forts were pounded to
atoms, while the report from
Madrid was that "thc American
navy made n fierce attack and n
bloody encounter cnsued. The
Americans were repulsed with
heavy losses estimated at fifteen
hundred men," The Spanish nd
nit one Of their cruisers, the Rcina
Mercedes, was sunk.
Simpsons official report of the
bombardment was as follows:
Bombarded forts at Santiago dc
Cuba huff past I to 10 a. M, June
6. Have silenced works quickly
without injury of any kind. though
within two thousand yards"
A Wednesdays special from
Kingston, Jamaica, reports that
the Spanish cruiser, Vizcaya and
the torpedo boat destroyer Furor
were badly damaged during the
bombardmcnt of Santiago's de-
fenses on Monday. a shell from
the Brooklyn is said to have burst
under the Vizcaya's port quarter,
dlsmounting II gun, injuring the
cruisers ruddcr and woundlng sew
eral of her sailors.
| The Bank of SPAN has come to
the rescue of the crown and if nee
essary will take from its gold cash
finland money to pay for govern
ment war stores and ammunition.
War material is largely imported
still from France and Germany.
A law voted bv the cortcz author
ICES the government to release the
bank from its obligation to keep
up the former proportion between
its cash gold and silver in hand
and its note issue. Spain will,
therefore, do business on the credit
of the bank and not on her own
credit. This is confession that
the bank is stronger than the gov.
crnment.
| The Cubans have been furnished
with plenty of arms and ammuni-
tion and gained an important vic
tory Monday over the Spanish
forces in the Santiago province.
Dewey appears TO be getting on
well ut tho Philippines. lie has
the confidence and support of the
natives, The second fleet of troop
ships will leave San Francisco for
Manila early next week.
Troops have been landed near
the city OF Santiago under cover
Of Sampsou's guns. Tho troops
and tho Cuban insurgents have the
city surrounded. Santiago is OIL
the verge Of starvation. All the
food has been seized for the army
anu navy aud the troops aud sail
ors are on half rations.
Spain realizes that the situation
at the Philippines is grave. The
insurrection among the natives has
reschead grent proportions Gen.
Aguinnldo is at their head acting
with Dewey aud NJ soon rs the
American troops reach there til.
doom Of the Span,srtls will be
sealed. An army Of 10000 is soon
to be landed St Porto Rico and II
our army and navy can cut loose
from Washington the war will
soon end.
The unveiling Of the Woo,lmen
monument xt the Monte Visits
cemetery Sunday drew . large
crowd. The Alanoea camp came
up on a special car and was accom-.
panied by the Blsnco band. The
Monte Vista band was out In full
uniform. and the citizens generally
turned out 10 witness the csrs.
monies Of unveiling the monumsn,