Morris tribune., 1898-07-13

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A Spanish privateer is reported how
ering off the coast Of British Columbia
The report is not entirely credited.
A dispatch from Manila dated July
says Admiral Dewey will remain In
active until the arrival of General Mer'
ritt
General shafter telegraphs Adjutant
General Corbin that the city of Santi'
ago is in terrible condition from lack
Of food.
Secretary Long has specifically and
absolutely denied the accuracy Of re.
ports of friction between the army and
the navy.
Fifty Spanish prisoners on the cruiser
Harvard attempted to escape and six
were killed and fifteen wounded by
the guards.
According to a dispatch received at
Madrid from Havana, Captain General
Blanco openly urges the continuation
Of the wax.
General Otis will be in command Of
the troops in the Philippines, leaving
General Merritt free to of1ciate as gov.
ernor general
The fourth expedition sails for Ma.
Mia this week. and on the way will
take part in the ceremony Of formally
occupying Hawaii. :.
It is stated in Paris cablegram that
the French minister at Washington
will undoubtedly be charged with
opening peace negotiations.
Advices received by Commander Nc.
Gala of the Marblehead from the city
Of Guantanamo show that the deaths
from starvation average 10 daily.
Thousands Of refugees from Santi.
ago have focked to the American
lines, and the problem Of feeding them
is serious one for General Shafter.
The San Francisco Examiner says
that the United States gunbost BEN
nington will proceed to the Ladrone
islands and may remain there to hold
them.
General Shsfter Is credited with the
belief that while General Toral Was
negotiating with him nearly the entire
Spanish army evacuated Santiago and
fed west.
Spanish officials are reported from
reliable sources to be in q very pessim.
istio frame Of mind, and are now
considering how they can let go with
least injury.
The Spanish torpedo boats Audaz,
Prosperina and Osada, belonging to
Admiral Camara's squadron, have ar.
rived at Messina, Sicily, from Port Said,
on their way back to Spain.
General Shafter reports that the loss
among our forces July / and was:
Killed, % officers, 208 enlisted men;
wounded, 81 officers, 1908 enlisted
men; missing, 80 enlisted men.
The Associated Press correspond emit
at Berlin reiterates that notwithstand.
ing official denials Germany, Russia
and France are scheming 10 intervene
in the Philippines when certain condi.
tons arise.
The war department is advised that
Randolph's six batteries Of artillery,
the District Of Columbia regiment and
a regiment of Illinois infantry which
left Tampa several days ago have
reached Santiago.
The cruiser Chicago, reconstructed
and with increased speed, will leave
the Brooklyn navy yard early next
week, after having been in the hands
of workmen several months. She has
practically been rebuilt.
Spaniards at Manila are confident
that an ample force from Cadiz will
arrive soon and annihilate the Ameri-
cans In the meantime they declare
they will patiently bear whatever comes
and resist to the uttermost
Governor McCord has received in
definite leave of absence from his du.
ties as the executive Of Arizona, and
will take command as colonel of the
regiment Of infantry now being re-
Cruited in the four territories.
The transports Yale and Columbia,
having on board the com handing gen.
eral of the army, Nelson A. Miles, and
staff, and !, 700 men, intended as rein.
forcements for General Shafter before
Santiago, sailed Saturday afternoon.
Brigadier General Royal T. Frank,
who has been stationed at Governors
Island, in command of the Department
Of the East since General Merritt left |
for Manila, has gone to Chickamauga,
where he will assume command Of an
army corps.
1t is now said the vessel destroyed by
scout boats near Mariel was not the |
Alfonso XII, but large ship belong.
ing to the Lopez Transatlantic line.
She was loaded with ammunition and
provisions. Neither vessel nor cargo |
Can be saved.
According to Madrid newspapers
the Spanish minister for foreign