Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-05-20
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

condition that no excess should be COM
mitted. They informed him that they had
no arms to attack the Spaniards with. The
Admiral pointed to the arsenal he had cap
tured at Cavite and told them, the story
goes, to help themselves.
| Five thousand Spanish troops in Puerto
Principe started for Moron under a flag
of truce to engage against the United States.
The insurgents refused to respect the flag
of truce, and 900 Spaniards were killed.
President Masso has called Gems. Gomez
and Garcia to a conference on the Moron
trocha, where the Cuban army will be
concentrated.
The first engagement in Cuba between
United States regulars and the Spanish
army, which took place at the landing OF
the Gussie's party, resulted in decisive
victory for the Americans, who suffered no
loss, while the enemy left three dead on
the field when they retreated.
President Mckinley will ask France to
explain why messages from American Off
cials in Martinique notifying our Govern
ment of the arrival of the Spanish squad
ron were delayed and the SIP nish vessels
permitted to coal.
Because of Spain's starving of non-com-
batants in Cuba, Congressman Cooper, of
Wisconsin, wants the United States to for
| ever treat her as an outlaw among nations
and refuse to resume diplomatic relations.
There is complaint at Tampa that made
| quate preparations have been made for ar
irving troops Some were without water
for fifteen hours, and one regiment was
there three days before it got any supplies.
An expedition for the Philippines is be-
ing organized by the Spanish Government,
a Madrid dispatch reports. Forty thousand
of the Spanish reserves are said to have
been called out.
The Spanish torpedo-boat destroyer De
structor blew up in the Straits of Gibraltar
and all on board are believed to be lost,
She was on the watch for American YES
sells.
Gen. Wesley Merritt has accepted the
Military Governorship of the Philippines,
and will start from San Francisco within
a week. He will command $4,000 men.
a rigid press censorship is threatened by
Washington officials if the newspapers
keep on printing the news of the where
abouts of American warships.
Three men held as prisoners of war are
said to be suspected of intentions to tam
per with the mines in New York harbor
and cut them loose
-Four members of Spain's Cabinet have
resigned-the Ministers of the Colonies, of
Marine, of Foreign Affairs and of Public
Works.
Wealthy and influential families of the
Philippine Islands are asking to be per-
mtted to swear allegiance to the United
States
Major Smith, the Cuban leader, says
that in three years of service on the island
he never saw a case of yellow fever in
camp.
Spain is reported in Halifax to have
bought, through outsiders, 5000 tons of
coal, to be delivered on the Cape Breton
coast.
An aggressive campaign is to be waged
in Cuba, Washington reports. Tampa says
the troops are to be sent in detachments.
Washington officially and Paris semi
officially denied that French artillerymeu
were landed at Havana by the Lafayette.
The Rev. y. c. Dixon, of Brooklyn, n.
Y, has started for Tampa, Fla, where he
is to preach to the troops in camp there
George Downing, the Spanish spy ar
rested i'm Washington, hanged himself il
the barracks where he was confined.
There was a rumor on the Paris Bours(
that Russia had demanded Mr.. Chamber
lain's resignation.
Commodore George Dewey WAS regular
{ ~ nominated as Rear Admiral and the
nomination confirmed.
Admiral Sampson and his fleet, it is sale
at Washington, will soon return to thu
- blockade of Cuba.
e Captain-Gcneral Blanco declared a STATE
of war in Cuba and revoked all the pacific
DEGREES.
Spanish fours rose slightly in Europe
The premium on gold advanced to so il
Madrid.
: The new auxiliary cruiser Yale captureC
the Spanish steamer Rita near Porto Rico
, The overthrow of the present Spanisl
dynasty is expected hourly in Germany.
The work of mastering in the New Yorl
"a militia was begun at Peekskil
f Premier Sagasta made ''war-to-the
p death" speech in the Cortes.
T. The Greek Government has issued
e proclamation of neutrality.
The popuace of Manila is reduced t
eating horseiiesh.
The accepted volunteers now numbe