Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-08-19
LATEST WAR NEWS.
Resume of Events on Land and
Sea During the Week.

1t is reported that the Minneapolis
will proceed to Manila and relieve the
Olympia as Dewey's flagship.
Five thousand troops are on the way
to Savannah to embark on the trans
ports for Santiago to relieve the troops
there.
The San Francisco Bulletin is of the
opinion that Uncle Sam will never
take any water while Spain has any
land left.
Admiral Cervera and his son are
visiting the sick Spanish officers at
Fortress Monroe, Norfolk and New
port News.
Capt. Gen. Blanco has reported to
the home government that he has sus-
pended the sittings Of the Cuban
chamber of deputies.
General Wood, Military Governor of
Santiago, has appointed Major G. M
Barbour Health officer, and sanitary
work is being pushed vigorously.
There is report in official circles
that orders have been sent to Maj
Gen. Lee at Jacksonville to prepare his
forces for an early move to Cuba.
The battleship Texas Is in drydock.
Except for slight dent in her keel,
made by striking coral reef off Dry
Tortugas. she is in very fair condi-
ton.
Capt. Charles e. Clark, commander
of the Oregon, has been condemned by
medical survey at Santiago, and will
be sent home from Guantanamo at
once.
It is rumored that the peace commits
sion may meet at Berne, Switzerland.
The Swiss republic makes every eff
fort to have treaties signed within its
confines.
If peace shall be effected, President
Mckinley, his cabinet and 10000
soldiers will attend the peace feast and
go October 3.
| Secretary Alger has sent a telegram
rebuking General Shafter for publish
ing Gen. Kent's report and letters to
Col. Roosevelt before submitting them
to the department.
The Spanish hospital ship Alicante
has sailed for Santiago under a safe
conduct signed by Consul Dart. She
will convey some of the Spanish pris-
oners back to Spain.
1t is said that the Spanish govern
ment is preparing to send 10000 men
to the Philippines to suppress Aguinal-
do as soon as peace shall be declared
with the United States.
1t Is probable that several ships will
be sent to Admiral Dewey from the At
lantic waters in the near future to re-
inforce the Asiatic squadron and give
his ships chance for needed overhaul
ing.
Three companies of Spanish engi-
neers and two companies of Casadores
from Victoria have arrived at Alge-
ciras. Altogether 1900 troops are now
distributed between Algeciras, Tarifa,
Ronda, Barrios, San Rogue and the
Spanish lines.
The state department has been adj
vised by United States Consul Wild
man at Hong Kong that all prisoners
taken by Aguinaldo, the insurgent
chief, including monks, are treated
with perfect humanity" and that all
reports to the contrary are absolutely
false. 5 k
An official dispatch from San Juan
de Porto Rico says that Col. San Mar
tin, who was in command of the Span
ish garrison at Ponce, has been court
martialed and shot for abandoning
the place without resistance. Lieut.
Col. Puiz, the second in command,
committed suicide. &
Word was sent from Guayama,
where the Spanish were said to be in
trenching, that all Spaniards were
gone and the people were anxious to
receive the Americans. When a COM
pany of troops arrived an American
flag was already up and the "Star
Spangled Banner" was being sung.
Word has been received that the
transports Arizona and Scandia would,
when they reached Manila, be convert
ed into floating hospitals. This re-
lieves the Red Cross Society of the
burden of purchasing ship for that
purpose, and now it will provide stores
and supplies which the government
does not allow for.
The war board visited the white
house for the purpose of inducing the
President to continue the auxiliary
navy, in this instance for several
months at least, instead Of cutting
down the force as contemplated. 1t is
represented that after peace is con-
Guided, small vessels are needed in the
West Indies for long time for police
duty.
The administration is formulating
general plans for temporary Ameri
can military regime in Cuba. The pres
ence of American garrisons in all the
principal cities and towns in the island
is confidently expected, and these gar
risons will probably need to be main
tanned for several months Gen. Lee
viii probably be made military govern
or with an army of $4,000 men.
The Manila correspondent of the
Hong Kong Press says: Admiral
Dewey does not conflne his labors to
the Olympia. He goes to Cavite al
most every day. By'his order and by
the speed and excellence of it's execu-
ton tho nouv word oYoono1 For&c ond