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com batants.
Admiral Sampson, who will be III
command of the European squadron,
which is to be formed after the be-
ginning Of peace negotiations, NAV r.
sent to Constantinople to intimidate
the TurEs.
Major)General S. NJ. d. Young
who p<IentIy returned from Santiago
where he was stricken with climatic
fever, was ordered to take command
OF the camp established at Montauk
point, Il. /.
E.W. Harden, formerly financial
editor of The Chicago Evening POST,
has been designated by Secretary
Gage to inquire int" the general imam
cial conditions obtaining IN the
Philippine islands.
II was stated that Secretary oil war
Alger would leave in a few days lot
Porto Rico. the journey serving tie
double purpose of affording nm va
cation and acquainting HIM with the
conditions on the island.
Correspondence published by Secre-
tary Long goes to show that Commo-
dore Schley agreed with AdIhlrai
samson as to the danger OF entering
Santiago harbor as long as 'h'
mines were in position
The land fight at Camp Dewey III
the Philippines resulted in the XIII
ing of $50 Span ards, while $50 were
wounded. The American casualties
were 10 killed, ten seriously injured
and 80 slightly wounded.
Advices from Madrid state that Sa-
gasta has received assurances rom
Campos and other party leaders tha'
they will not oppose in the corteS the
settlement Of the war on the terms
proposed by the United States.
The Sd Illinois had sharp engage
ment with Spanish cavalry at Guaya-
ma, near Arroyo, Porto Rico me
Standards were defeated and twenty 81
them captured. Four were killed
The Americans had no loss.
Adyices from Manila under date 81
July 80 state Agunaldo Is growing
more friendly to the Americans. tie
has asked permission of Gen. Merritt
for his troops to march through Ma
Mia streets when the city fails
Carranza, the former naval attache
of the Spanish embassy at Washing
ton who was requested to leave Can
ada by the government and who was
supposed to have sailed three weeks
ago, has appeared again at Montreal.
CAPTAIN del Valley lgnacio of the
lnsurgent forces reports that July
General Miguel Gomez attacked the
town of Gibora, Cuba, with 800 men,
and after two hours fighting, COM
PEELED the spaniards to raise the
white flag,
Lieut.. Hobson told an audience OF
thousands, in ~ y, how the brave
sailors on the Merrimac acted in the
face Of death. He was cheered ana
cheered again, and proved atterward
that he is as good a presiding olhcer
as he is a fighter.
Judge Advocate General Aeber
rendered a decision at Washington IN
which he holds that volunteer officers
commissioned by governors OF states
yacate their commissions in the state
organizations upon being mustered IN
to the United States army.
The 10th Pennsylvania and the "a
and Sd Wisconsin troops captured The
town Of Coamo, Porto Rico. Twenty
Spaniards were killed and 200 taken
prisoners. Among the killed were
four officers Five Of the Pennsylva-
MIA soldiers were wounded.
British Consul Ramsden of Santiago
died Yesterday Of malarial fever ana
general exhaustion. caused by work
during the war representing British
American interests. lie was 60
years old ana had been at Santiago
over thirty years.
Secretary Long declared that orders
had been given assigning Captain
c. p. Goodrich to command the pro
tccted cruiser Newark, and that
Captain G. d. Sigsbee will relieve
Captain J. w. Philip, commanding
the battleship Texas.
\ telegram WAS IttttNFN dl INT wal
department for General Gilmore Of
General Miles staff reporting the safe
arrival at Ponce of the transport Gus
sic. loaded with ordnance stores
which was reported wrecked off the
eastern coast of Porto Rico,
General Merriam received orders to
prepare to embark all the troops un-
der his orders to reinforce General
Merritt at MunAa II Is said, too, in
Washington, that 10000 additional
troops would also be sent in view
of the possibility of trouble with
Aguiualdo.
The new torpedo boat destroyer
Farragut. built according to designs
OF and by the Union Iron Works of
san Francisco, promises to be the
fastest craft ever constructed in Amer
lea or plying American waters, and
will eclipse any naval vessel in the
world