Massillon Item (Newspaper) - June 22, 1898, Massillon, Ohio THE MASSI EVENING ITEM VOL I NO 2s4 0 WEDNESDAY EVENING JUNE 22 1898 ONE CENT SL OLD Watching Every Night for a Way to Slip Out of Santiago At Dark He Drops Down the Bay With His Cruisers and at Dawn He Returns to An Coal in Santiago on His Shins At dawn By Press Association Mole St Nicholas June A report brought by Cubans and which went the rounds of Sampsons fleet yesterday was that Cer vera is preparing for a last and desperate attempt to escape The Spanish cruisers it was said dropped down the bay every night in hope that opportunity to slip out should present itself they drop back to Santiago The Spaniards evidently hope for a stormy night or a scattered formation of the American squad ron offering a chance for him to slip through The Cubans report that Cer vera has taken aboard all the coal to be found at Santiago and lias put his ships in the best con dition possible THE TROOPS LANDING IN CUBA Cuba June Via American are landing at seventeen miles east of San tiago The vanguard of men is protected by the fire of the fleet WHERE IS HOBSON The Senate Asks the Navy De About Him By Press Association Washington June senate today passed a resolution requesting secretary of the navy to inform that body where Hobson and the other mem bers of the Merrimac crew are con fined and whether they are within range of the fire of the ships and what if any steps have been taken for their exchange White then resumed his the Hawaiian annexation He wil probably be followed by Petti grew POISONED Ice Causes Death of Forty people in Antwerp Antwerp June 2 Forty people mostly have died in the past three from poisoning They ate ide cream soda from a barrow on the The vender of the ice cream Italian woman has been arrested an SHE FINOS EFR Rumor That Germany and France WUl Take Spains Part Two Propositions Said to Have Come to Sagasta From Ihe German Emperor France Wants AlsaceLorraine and Ger many Wants the Philippines ADMIRAL CAMARAS CADIZ FLEET OF WARSHIPS AND TRANSPORTS New York June papers here publish today a startling piece of alleged news It is that the German ambassador at Mad lid has made the following proposal in behalf of the Emperor to Premier Sagasta Germany will establish a protectorate over the Is lands for a period of twenty years EARTHQUAKES That Is What Call Vesuvius Shells One Hits the Batteries on Cay Mj Of Smith Causes Terrible De struction and Death of Entire Gar Scarce in Santiago By Press Association Off Santiago via Kingston Jamaica June General Castillo with 500 Cuban insurgents holds a landing place twenty miles west of Guantanamo The troops could easily be put ashore there but it is too far from Santiago Two Spanish soldiers captured by Castillo report that food is very scarce at Santiago The prisoners state that the shells from the Vesuvius caused absolute terror in where the people say the Americans throw earth quakes into the harbor at night None the shells struck the city One hit the batteries on Cay OSmith demol ishing it and blowing the guns over the front of the works and killing the entire garrison WORK STOPPED Nictheroy Renamed Buffalo Will Not Be Armed Press Association Newport June Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Company has been instructed to stop preparations for arming the cruiser renamed Buffalo It is believed here that the vessel has been rejected NOT QUITE SO GAY avana Residents Feel the Ef of the Strict Blockade By Press Association Key West June is very quiet and lacks the gay appear ance of some weeks ago Residents realize that the end is near The blockade maintained by the American vessels is responsible for this state of affairs WITH A TOWEL Murderer Hangs Himself in His Cell By Press Association Philadelphia June Chur koff condemned murderer cheated the gallows this morning by hanging himself with a towel to an iron bar in hia cell was convicted of murdering George E Haas one of the superintendents of the White Dental Manufacturing company here Chur koff had been discharged by the concern and charged Haas with having caused his dismissal ANTONIO LONEZ GIRALDA PATRIA OSADA PELAYO RAPIDO ALFONSO XU CARLOS V PROSPERING Spaniards No Longer Keep Up Attacks on Fort Their Dead Are Lying All Through the Woods About Scouts Find Fully Three Hundred Spanish Fighting Lately engaging to send troops and end the war in these islands In return for twenty years lease Germany will pay Spain five hundred million marks 000 in Another proposition of more startling import is under consid in the German French and Spanish The plan begins with Germany yield ing to France the conquered pro vince of Alsace and Lorraine In return for this France is to join Germany in the intervention be tween the United States and Spain France paying the Amer ican war indemnity Germany would take for her reward the Philippines It is not stated where Uncle Sam comes in 0 IHE R BLANCO TO CERVERA 1 Spanish Army Being Hurried to the Relief of Santiago Large Body of Reinforcements on the Way Garcia Says His Insurgent Troops are so Placed as to Cut Off the Spaniards Ap proach to the City By Press Association j New York June from Guantanamo Bay dated June 20 assert that for three days preceding the American marines had not been fired upon by the Spaniards who seem to be thorough ly cowed Cuban scouts who had been through the woods in the neighbor hood of Camp McCalla estimate fully 300 Spaniards killed in the three days fighting there TO FORM CABINET M Peytral Commissioned by the Resident of France By Press Association Paris June 22 has commissioned M Peytral to form a ministry M Peytral has asked to be allowed until tomorrow evening to make a reply to the president TO SEE MASSO Senor Charez Will Try to Obtain an Interview By Press Association Kingston Jamaica June has already been stated Jamaica is the Spanish base of supplies and Senor Pastor is here for the purpose of char tering vessels of light draught to load with provisions and make a run into It is also stated that Senor endeavor to arrange an interview with the Cuban president Masso when he arrives at Manzanillo Prominent Cubans are of the opinion that Masso will decline to see HUSTLING Efforts to Get Out Revenue Stamps Before July 1 By Press Association Washington June States Revenue Commissioner Scott said to day that there would be no serious in with business on July 1 be cause of a lack of war revenue stamps Shipment of stamps began today and supplies will be sent out daily the first going to remote parts of the country Third Manila Expedition By Press Association Washington June third detachment of troops for the Philip pines is scheduled to leave San Fran cisco Monday By Press Association Off Santiago de Cuba via Kingston Jamaica June eral Garcia of the Cuban army while on a visit to Admiral Samp son on the flagship New York Sunday brought important news that Spanish troops under General Pando were marching in a large body to reinforce the Spaniards at Santiago The insurgent troops under Garcias command are said to be so distributed as to cut oft approach The Americans are liable to land and attack the Spanish troops at Santiago before Pando and his troops reach there Dispatches Carried by the Cap tain Generals Secretary By Press Association Kingston Jamaica June is learned that Senor Lopez General Blancos Sec who arrived at Kingston yes from on board the I steamer Adula carried dispatches j from General Blanco to Admiral Cer vera at Santiago Sale of Ladies and Misses Um opens morning Splendid valnes at very low prices 50 umbrellas 65ct grade at 4Jcts SPECIAL BARGAINS In 4th of July Fire Works Flags Transparent Lanterns Torpedoes Balloons Roman Candles Paper Cap Pistols Can non Rockets etc P J Deparment Store privilege and severely criticised Con gressman speech at the Ohio Republican convention 50 50 bO 50 90ct 5Jcts 75cts 98cts The great sale of black dress goods still great bargains will last but a short time MOTHERS CONGRESS to Incorporate Simpson Roasts Grosvenor By Association Washington June the house today a incorporating the Mothers Congress passed Jerry Simpson arose to a question of as s Silver Leaf Flour per sack Fancy Potatoes per New Potatoes per 12 bars Banner Lion Coffee per a f
