The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-25

RESULTS Of the war council, held at
the White House on the 18th, to plan
the Porto Rico expedition, n being
realized. The formation of the siege
train vas begun under orders from
Washington, four batteries at Fort
Monroe making preparations for an
early departure.
EAST LIVERPOOL, O., was visited, on
the 10Th, by the most destructive storm
in years. Great damage was done to
streets and sewers, and railroad and
street car traffic was impeded. S. c.
Williams stave mill and cooper shop
were entirely washed away.
A STEAMER arrived at Hong Kong.
on the Goth. from Manila, says the in
surgents held 1000 Spaniards and 1000
native prisoners, with their arms.
The statement of the condition of the
treasury issued IN the Goth showed:
Available cash balances, $3.50, 547 ,9O4;
gold reserve, 163,474,O67.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Belgrade,
Servia, says ex-Queen Natalia is organ.
izing an expedition to the seat of the
war between Spain and the United
States in order to nurse both Ameri-
leans and Spaniards.
ADvICEs received at Port Antonio,
nounced the arrival of the first divis-
ion of the American army of invasion,
under Maj.-Gen. Shafter, off Santiago
de Cuba.
AREPoRT reached Washington, on the
Goth, that Mariana Saliva, Il young Ha-
vana volunteer, had attempted to as.
sassinate Capt.-Gcn. Bianco, and ser a
rife bullet into the generals left leg at
the thigh.
In the senate, on the Goth, while the
Hawaiian annexation resolution was
under discussion, a motion to adjourn
for the day lined up the sentiment of
senator's. The motion was defeated. A
to Is.
TIE name of Ensign Bagley, who
was killed on the Winslow at Cardenas
is TO be commemoratcd by the designat-
ing of one of the new torpedo boats to
bear it.
OFFICIAL information reached Wash
ington, on the Goth, that the Spanish
fleet had left Cartagena and was on its
way back to Cadiz.
The Metropolitan Street Railway
Co. of New York, on the ed, officially
announced that a stockholders meet
ing would be called to ratify IN issue
of So 0O, 900 of new stock, of which
St, 600, 900 will be used to retire deben-
lures and $4,000, 900 for further i'm
provement in the system.
The Falls River Machine Co., of
Cuyahoga Falls, o., received a con-
tract, on the 21st, from the government
for 5000 shrapnel shells, to be shipped
as soon as possible. They will prob.
ably be SEM to the Pacific coast to be
used by Gen. Merritt's men in the Phil
ippines.
On the 2lst the war department is
sued orders to Brighten. Henry NJ.
Dufield to proceed, with his entire
brigade, from Camp Alger to Fort
Monroe, where they will take trans
ports for Santiago.
The amount of subscriptions re-
ceived, on the 21st, for the new bonds
exceeded that of any other day since
the law authorizing their issue went
into effect. Among the number were
several 81, OOO. 900 subscriptions.
GUANTANAMO bay has been brought
into electrical communication with the
rest of the world by the establishment
of a telegraph office there.
The statement of the condition of the
treasury issued on the 21st showed:
Available cash balances, S1SS, 074, 1871
gold reserve, S1G4, 722, O37.
GEN. MERRITT's command has beeh
constituted the Eighth army corps.