THE SPANISh-AMERICAN" WAR.
Washington, Jane '6,
The "Senate hasireQucad thei^Bue dfbonds In connection wiih fee Jinancial arrangemerits for the war to 200 aiiUion dollars.
" ;Sir Julian Piuncofote, tbe British Ambassador, bsw iriforraea the American ©overnmerit'.thafc Bdsain *has Tequcßfee'd Lieutenant Darracza, 'cliiet at 'Ctte Spanish epy .ac-rvicp, who was 'in \CanaQa, to leave .thait ccuatry f brae cays.
The Senate lias passed CbeT/ar Eivenusa " 'Bm. ~ Adnliral Osr.veras .shook hands with X.ien- ! fcenantlHo'bson, ana ,pej>aonaliy congratulated \ 3iim ou"h'is,plack,ana-dafing in running past ' Jihe batteries and submarine mines to sink ( ithe Meriimac afc the. entrance to theJharbour , t>f Santiago de Oaba. Z Madeid.. June 6. '.The Spanish m'iat" 'is coining a million ■pesetas -Sally. '* ' "Esports , received here incficate that the. Merrimac jean "be easily removed 'from tbe. • entrance to Santiago .Harbour. HoNGKOKO, June ;6 Captain Gridley,, commander of tbe O3ympia, the flagship .of AdmirE'l ©eweyls < tguadron,, iias died ifrom tbe wounds be , xeoeived^uEing.the hattle^of Manila. N&w York, Jaoe 7. -Naws.basJbeen received tha« several largs •-giegfi,guns and BQOO American traqps ikmeleS itiß&r .de .Onba. ITbey were joined ( . ,1by.3.0Q0 of Gsueral Garcia!e .rebel troq'ps. , .Admiral .Sampson^ flset tshelJed and dis- ; 1 and cavalry. .^GHUKSDAsr ISLANJD r ilane <7. • *38a3tern 'news states <that iears,ai;e enter-, ifcaiiied jn Manila that .-the -Spanish -.aoldiery *willirise.^gaiDstiihfi ißcitish .resident^, -owing : - to their active >aeßistan.oe to the American • ;fieet. ■ ' - -The {commanders .of f oredgn -warchips . iuuve ariaqged si iscireme -of protection ;for . r ,fore|gßers. Admiral ISLontiojo >hss ibeeh .court-mar-. . tiaHed anS sentenGea.to*death.
iThe .-liaufcenanfc *of the Spanish .gnnboat , ;Gall&o, which .was xecsntly 'captuuea, has; -'been shot.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2310, 9 June 1898, Page 30
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254THE SPANISh-AMERICAN" WAR. Otago Witness, Issue 2310, 9 June 1898, Page 30
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