Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-07-22
THE var WITH SPAIN.

Inc LIBERAL received a letter from
Fred V. Gordon this week, dated on
board the United States Transport
Valencia, June 30, six hundred miles
from San Francisco, and mailed at
Honolulu on July 8. Mr.. Gordon, who
was an operator for the Western
Union-at this point when he left to
Join the army writes that he passed a
good examination and enlisted as a
private Ia the signal corps the day
after he got to San Francisco. From
then on be was kept pretty busy, drill
ing and at target practice. lie soon
was advanced to the position asa cor.
poraL and before he left San francisco
he had been appointed sergeant. w.
Q. TenEYck, who left here at the
same time as Gordon was quite sick in
San Francisco, and did not enlist until
the day before the boat left. Both
like soldering very much. The signal
men are divided up between the diff.
ferent boats, so that they may signal
FROM n to the other. On the Va
lencia Sergeant Gordon has charge Of
the force, and has a fine stateroom aud
all are enjoying the trip, although it
has been a little rough and many OF
the men have been sick, Gordon has
been fortunate enough to escape sea.
sickness. There are $50 North Dako-
ia volunteers on the Valencia and
they are all nice fellows aud anxious
to get L Spdniard. Sergeant Gordon
wants TO be remembered to his friends
here and says his address is care Of the
United States Volunteer Signal Corps,
care Capt. McKenna, Manila, Phil
ippine Islands.
A good many people in New Mexico
were greatly exercised when John
Catron, sou OF Hon. Thomas d. Catron,
failed to make connections and enter
West Point academy. The young
mar has showed that ne is the son OF
his father, and If he cannot get what
he wants QUE way he will try Others
until he succeeds. lie has enlisted in
the company that was mustered in at
Santa Fe last week, and Gov. Oteru
appointed him Il second lieutenant.
II he makes as good a fighter as his
father did 10 the late var he will be an
honor to New Mexico. The late Z.
B. Grcaves told the Liberal some
years ago that during the late un-
pleasanlness he was one of Il force of
mel that was opposed to CAtron's
artillery somewhere up in Missouri or
Arkansas and right there he had the
hottest fighting he experienced during
the entire war. He had the greatest
respect for Mr.. Catron's ability as a
fighter!
Sunday morning thu deed was done.
Santiago dc Cuba was surrendered to
the American forces. The Spanish
soldiers marched out aud stacked
arms, and General Shdfter with an es.
cort marched in. The Spanish fay
vas pulled down and the Stars and
Stripes were raised over General 70
RAILS headquarters. The agreement
regarding the surrender is that all tn, !
troops 10 the eastern end of Cuba are
to surrender 10 General Shartcr.
They aie to sign plrols that they will
not tight against the United States
again, and then are to be shipped back
to Span, at the expense OF the United
States. The military authorities are
to recommend that all their guns be
sent back TO Spain, but President Nc
kinney is TO do as he sees tit aboul
this. 1t is estimated that it is much
cheaper To send the soldiers back to
Spain than it is to keep them as
prisoners Of war, and it is also much
safer, for If they were kept in Cuba or
the United States there would be
danger of their breeding yellow fever,
When Santiago was surrendered the
mines in the harbor were removed or
exploded, so that 1t was safe for the
boats to 20 in. The FIRST boat that
went in was the Red Cross steamer
with medicines and supplies. for the
starving. Owing TO the danger from
yellow fever the American boats will
not anchor in the harbor.
WreckIng OUTFITS are at work on the
vessels Of Ceryera's feet which were
poundedato pieces by the American
fleet. There is as much dispute about
saving any OF them us there was about
saving the Maine.
The forces for Porto Rico have
started. Some will be shipped from
this country and some from Santiago.
The Rough Riders at Tampa and
those at Santiago will be sent on this
expedition. General Miles will be 10
command OF the expedition.
Fred Bugbee, Little Bug" who left
L%ordsburR to join the Rough Riders,
was wounded in Cuba and has been
sent to this country with the other
wounded men. The papers do not
state how seriously he was wounded.
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