The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-06-18
THOUSANDS TAKEN.
News From Manila Is Of tho
Gravcst Kind for the
Spaniards.
AMERICANS AT MANILA.
The City's Water and Food
Supplies Are Entirely
Cut OF.

LONDON, June Is. News from
Manila is of the gravest kind for
Spaniards. The insurgents have
captured thousands, including the
family of the governor general and
many high Spanish officials, All
suburbs are in possession of the in
surgents, who are attacking the old
walled city into which the Dons
have retreated. The city's water
and food supplies are entirely cut
off. The captain general wanted to
surrender, but was forced to resign
and was succeeded by the second in
command. At last accounts the in
surgents we're attacking the city
by land and sea, having secured
four warships.
Advices from Shanghai state that
American troops have arrived at
Manila with the cruiser Charleston
WASHINGTON, June--1S.-Several
regiments at Camp Alger, including
the Thirty Fourth Michigan, have
been assigned to Fernandena, Fla.
Announcements have not yet been
issu id but will be soon. Fernan-
dena is the starting point for the
Porto Rican expedition.
MADRID, Juno ls.-Thc destina-
tion Of the Cadiz feet. which sailed
Thursday, is kept secret. 1t is
rumorcd that the squadron will be
divided at sea, part going to Boston
to lombard the coast, others to the
Philippines. There will be twenty
ships, some with troops and heavy
supplies, war material; also "mys-
terious new explosive,
WASHINGTON, June 1S.--The state
department S agent at Gibraltar
cables that the Cadiz fleet passed
there bound up the Mediterranean
for Carta9ena for orders
WASHINGTON, June l6.-Admiral
Sampson fleet bombarded the
batteries of Santiago for the third
time at daylight Thursday morning.
The western batteries, against which
the main attack was directed, were
badly wrecked One was utterly
destroyed. In others many of the
guns were dismountcd. At first the
| Spaniards replied passionately and
wildly, but impotently, and then
most of the guns ceased No ship
was struck nor man injured on the
American side; it is believed the
enemys loss of life was heavy.
CHICAGO. June lit is stated at
Havana that the Spanish govern
ment has not authorized the ex-
change of the Merrimac prisoners.
CHICAGO, June IA Tampa dis
patch states that no one was hurt
at the stampede last night.
PEQUAMING POINTERS.
special correspondence To THE SENTINEL
S. T. Harris was up from L'Anse
Monday.
Ben Coil, Of Baraga, was in town
Monday.
w. G. Hebard left for Manistee
Tuesday afternoon.
NJ. Wallace was up from l. Anse
Thursday afternoon.
Fred Otto left for Dollar Bay
| Wednesday morning
S. N. Johnson and G. J. Brink
were at Baraga Sunday.
d. p. Baldwin made business
trip up here Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. w. X. Haviland
were at Huron Bay Friday last.
Jno. Harris, of Menominee, was
in town for few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A, Moreau and
children spent Sunday in Baraga.
Rev. Ramsdahl, of Calumet, was
in town the fore part of the week.
Samuel Southern, of Chicago,
spent few days in town last week.
Mr.. Mcdonald, representing the
New York Life Insurance Co., can
vassed this town Friday.
Our boys chartered ythe stgVfast
Sunday apd;to6k @@ntageVWm.
Kits bargain sale at BaraYM
John Rothwell returnedSaturday
last from Detroit, where he had
been in the interest OF. the X. o. T.
! M. lodge.