Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-05-13
THE WAR WITH SPAIN

daily papers. However it will week tn week
and give tho local news tha is caused by tho
war.l
Saturday came the first news direct
from Admiral Dewey at Manila. The
people had been anxious for a week,
wanting to know what losses the
American fleet suffered, expecting, Of
conrse, that the Spanish gunners at
Manila had been able to do something.
1t proved, however, that the scrap
had been entirely one.sided. The
Spanish losses were: Eleven ships
destroyed, eight ships captured, four
shore batteries at Cavite demolished,
three forts on Corregidor island re-
duced, four hundred Spaniards killed,
six hundred Spaniards wounded, sup
plies destroyed and captured amount
ing to Eve million dollars. On the
American side there was not a ship
lost, not a nan killed, eight men
slightly wounded, and damage to the
amount of a thousand dollars
suffered. The engineer Of the McCul.
Tough got excited during the fight, suf-
fered from an attack OF heart disease,
from the effects of which be died.
Admiral Dewey has the fort at Cavite
in his possession and can take the city
of Manila any time he wants it, but as
he does not walt to weaken his ships
he has not sent men ashore to take
possession of the city, but will do so If
necessary TO protect the people. The
governor OF Manila would not surren-
der the cable Office so Admiral Dewey
cut the cable.
Immediately upon receipt of the
news from Dewey Secretary Long
cabled him the thanks of the president
and told him he had been promoted
from Commodore to Admiral. Troops
are being assembled in San Francisco,
aud a large body of soldiers, from GIVE
to ten thousand men, will be sent to
Manila to take possession of the is
lauds.
The New Mexico companies left
Santa Fe Saturday for San Antonio to
join the cowboy regiment. They con-
sist of four companies under Major II.
b. Hersey. The following is the list
Of officers Of the companies: Com
pauy A, Captain Fred Muller, 1st lieu
tenant w. e Grim, 21d lieutenant
SherrarG Coleman.
Company Il, Captain Max Luna, lst
lieutenant Horace w. Weakley, 2nd
lieutenant Maxwell Reyes.
Company G. Captain w. II. II.
LlewllYn, lst lieutenant John Wesley
Green, 2nd lieutenant David j. Leahy.
Company D, Captain George Curry,
stl%ieutcnant w. T.. Keller, 2nd lieu
tenant Charles l.. Ballard.
j. W. Flemlug of silver City was to
be captain OF Company d. but as his
company was ready to leave Silver
City one Of his children died, and a
second n was so sick that it was eX-
pected TO die, and Captain Fleming
thought 1t was his duty TO stay with
his family for the present.
Most Of the officers are well known
New Meyicans. There is one noted
name on the list, Pad Lieutenant
Maxwell Reyes of company b. He is
a grandson OF the Maxwell who at one
time owned the Maxwell land grant,
and is Il son Of A. S. b. Reyes, who a
few years age was a captain in the 9th
cavalry, and later was appointed a
major of the Bird, and is now on the re-
tired list. When the war broke out
Major Keyes was a boy in New Eng
land. He ran away, joined the army
ana fought with distinction during
| the war, when it ended he was ap-
| pointed a Fad lieutenant in the regu-
lar army, and was retired a major. II
young Maxwell Keyes is any thing like
his maternal grandfather or his farther
he will he heard from before this lit
tie scrap is over,
The camp where the New Mexico
contingent of the cowboy regiment
r~endezvoused was named Camp Otero,
Ia honor OF our governor, who did so
much to get the boys started comfor-
tably.
The blockading Geetof Hayaua last
week captured alarge French steamer,
named the Lafayette, which was try
ing to get into Havana, and brought
IL TO Key West. Our government had
given permission for this vessel TO en-
ter Havana, but notice OF IL had not
reached the bl5ckading fleet. Orders
we're given as soon as the prize
reached Key West, TO release the
Lafayette and escort her to the harbor
of Havana, which was done.
Admiral Sampson went out last
week to have a four round go with the
admiral Of the Spanish fleet. The
Spaniard would not make an agree
ment on referee or place for fight and
skipped back to Cadiz, where are The
ladies. Sampson will now give his
personal attention to Porto Rico and
Havora Ha apnrapiafae no has OOt