The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-06-16
THrRSDAY. JrNE o.

nave effected a junction. Colonel Theunz
Austrian gunner, killed at Santiago.
Torpedo boat destroyer-either the
Terror trying TO slip into Santiago or
another one coming out TO torpedo a
Yankee warAlip-was snuffed out like
a candle by l3-inch shell from the Ore
Eon Tuesday night
Even with the meager facts now at
hand IT can be stated that this is the
result OF the bombardment OF Santiago:
The formidable Estrella and Cavo Bat
teries were completely wrecked the
Spanish cruiser Mercedes was sunk.
United States forces were landed at
Daiquiri. a short distance east of
Aguadores, where they are now en-
trenched These forces have formed a
junction with the insurgents under
General Garcia. Many Spanish military
and naval officers were killed and
wounded.
Americans formed a junction with
Garcia forces. and are entrenched near
Santiago
House agrees to conference report on
war revenue bill. 1914 to 107
FRIDAY, JUNE 10.
Marines, to the number of $50. land al
Guantanamo. burn huts for sanitary
reasons, seize the nights commanding
the town, secure a base of supplies for
the army, an anchorage for transports
and a harbor for the warships to coal.
Madrid dispatch says the queen regent
is becoming alarmed and the people
bitterly angry with all existing institu-
~ h. sft,
Santiago and Manila is becoming known.
San Francisco paper says the cruiser
Charleston Will stop at Guahan IN the
Ladrones and take it under Uncle Sans
wing before going to Manila.
Governor general of Porto Rico locks
up British consurs secretary.
The rumor of four Spanish warships
on thu route of the army caused the hold
ing up of the transports in Florida
straits.
In a riot between regulars and volun-
teers in Tampa four colored regulars
were killed and several others danger
ously wounded. Martial law was i'm
mediately declared.
The United States district attorney and
the chief of the secret service bureau
have learned that large quantities T
coal have been sold and shipped by deal
ers In Philadelphia to the Spanish gov
eminent since the war began.
SATURDAY, JUNE II.
Genera Bianco is endeavorng to sus-
tain the courage of the ci Izens o. II
vana with bombastic bulletinstr. D.
ing Amt rican defeats. He has is u Il
orders PROM biting dealers from r ing
prices of foe d. They have litte effect
Action taxi to prevent the spread of
yell ~ fever to the army.
The ST. Lois captured a merchantmen
just out of kiLt ston, Jam.
The Marquis of Salisbury sugge SIS to
the anb4 ssadors that Spain should be
urgeI To suggest terms of ac ?, watch
t.e American government shou d con
slider.
1t - said in a mi official note that If
the United States does not stop Interior
ing with the mails Spain will m ne re-
prs as upon the property of Americans
in that cou airy.
1t is SAID at Washington. on high au-
thoIty, that the story that the Cha les
ION is to seize the Lad,one islands is
true.
Colonel Began of the Ninth Massac hu-
sets refuses to turn his hospital q up
ment over to the division hospital.
Spanish guerillas and regulars attack
the marines in Guantanamo. Skirmish
lasted Is hours. ending when reinforce
ments were sent ashore from the Marble
nd
of the marines were killed. The enemy
removed their dead and wounded.
The board on the Manila testim pnials
consist OF Mr.. Allen, asss ant sec. etary
of the Lavy; S mater L ldee OF MaSsa-
ehusets and Professor Marsha o. Yer.
the monitor Monterey takes a deck
load of coal at San Diego, Cal, and start
ed for the Philippines with the collier
Brutus.
SUNDAY, JUNE Il.
The secretary of war has issued gen
eral order to the army announcing that
the department recognizes for any ap-
propriate cooperative purposes the
American National Red Cross as the
civil central American committee in cor
respondence with the international com
mittee for the sick and wounded in war
President Mckinley Is convinced that
the Spanish squadron reported off Ha
vana was not "A Spanish squadron at all.
and is inclined to be indignant AT the de
lay which the reports have caused in
starting the Shafter expedition to San
tiago.
The auxiliary gunboat Vixen has sue
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provisions and so 600 rounds of ammu-
milton for the insurgents at Asserado.
Spanish cavalry interfered with the
work. and the Vixens shells did great
execution among them.
III l had 10000 troops l could occupy
Santiago within "A hours This is Ad
miral Sampson statement of the situa-
tlon in Santiago
The total number of officers appointed
Is $50, and 275 were apportioned to the
regular army. The state apportionments
include the following: Connecticut, s;
Name, s. Massachusetts, 9. New Hamp-
shire, a; Vermont, 4; Rhode Island, o.
Admiral Sampson sends long dispatch
To the navy department detailing thu
splendid achievement of Lieutenant
Hobson, and asking for him "a suitable
professional reward
Admiral Sampson sends warning to
Admiral Cervera that If he destroys his
ships Spain will be held to pay an
indemnity at least equal to the value of
the vessels
Captain General Biaueo says that
Spanish warships made a sartie TO g.
tack the bloCkading squadron but the
Americans refused to fight and retired.