Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-03-09
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Manila, March IA battalion
the First California Volunteers, unde
command of Col. Smith. embarked II
day on the transport st. Paul for tt
, Island of Negros. The Negios con
J missioners return ed home on the SAN
vessel.
! Fifty insurgents were killed durin
the bombardment of GaudalOupe thi
morning by the captured Spanish CUR
boat, Laguna de Bay, and Lieutenan
Scott's battery of the Sixth Artillery
: Private Parks, of the First California
was wounded during the picket firing
Advices from Iloilo state that Chap
lain Leland, of the First Tenness e
Volunteers, died there of smallpox.
| The rebels are very active at Calico
can and Malabon. They evidently in
tend to mount battery at MalabOl
church, as they can be seen throwing
up earthworks there.
THE sAGAsTA MINISTRY RESIGN.
| Madrid, March Premier Sagast,
today sent the resignation of his min
istry to the Queen Regent, and a min
isterial crisis is expected, as it is be
lieved that the cabinet is convinced O.
the impossibility of avoiding defeat OF
the final vote on the bill for the cassa
uion of the Philippines due to the fac
that the opposition may increase while
the government cannot hope to gair
a single additional supporter. Tht
government majority yesterday was
only two.
THE MONTERREY SAILS FOR MANILA.
Washington, March 1.-Advices re
ceived at the Navy Department today
are to the effect that the monitor Mon
terey has sailed from Hong Kong for
Manila, and that the gunboat Castine
has left the Suez for Alden on her way
to the Philippines.
Manila, March 2.-This is the hottest
day of the season, and fortunately all
is quiet inside and outside of our lines.
The majority of the men kept in the
shade.
The transport Morgan City arrived
here today, but the wives of the officers
and other women on board were not
allowed to land, the authorities con
sidering the conditions ashore too un
settled.
A Spanish newspaper was suppressed
here today for publishing Objectionable
among them being the
statement that the Filipinos hold over
one thousand American prisoners.
TO IMPROVE SANITARY CONDITIONS.
San Francisco, March 2.-The trans
port Portland sailed for Manila at 8
o'clock this afternoon. Her cargo in
,ludes large quantity of drain piping
TO be used in improving the sanitary
conditions at Manila.
The Valencia is scheduled to sail for
Manila on Saturday. though she may
De held back to await the arrival of
officers delayed by the snow blockade.
Harrisburg, March 2.-Representa-
i've elect Sibley. of Franklin, who
came here Tuesday to participate in
the Senatorial contest, is seriously i'll
1T the Bolton House, and became
worse last night. His physician says
ne is threatened with pneumonia.
Manila, March The comparative
of the insurgents in the
of this city causes suspicion
among the American authorities that
the rebels are planning another attack.
The gunboat Laguna de Bay and
Scott's battery successfully shelled the
new entrenchments thrown up by the
enemy at Gaudaloupe last night.
Desultory fighting continued during
the entire night. The First Montana
Regiment was at the front. One
American soldier was wounded.
The gunboat Concord arrived here
today after a weeks cruise along the
western coast of the Island of Luzon.
She burned a schooner. loaded with
supplies for the rebels, at Dagupan.
The natives fled and abandoned the
town when the gnnboat anchored in
the bay.
NO AMERICAN PRISONERS, SAYS OTIS.
Washington, March 3.-Gen. Otis
today cabled the War Department
from Manila as follows:
"The insurgents do not hold a single
American prisoner of war. They have
three soldiers at Malolos, picked up in
January, who without permission went
among them near Cavite and Calico
can. I am looking after them and
providing them with money. have
captured over fifteen hundred insur
gents since February 4th. l hold the
majority of them as prisoners. The
detrimental reports regarding the
| OUdU6s dTC GU ulOoUlJ
at Hong Kong. Our troops are il
splendid condition"
| THE RELIEF SAILS FOR MANILA.
New York; March 3.-The United
States hospital ship Relief sailed toda!
for Manila via the Suez canal, and II
expected to arrive there about Apri
the Goth.
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Gibralter, March 3.-The United
States transport Sheridan has beel
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