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Will Carry War To Spain

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Day
1
Month
July
Year
1898
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Public Domain
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Washington, June 28.- The navy deoartment at 11:15 o'clock posted the following bulletin: "Commodore Wat! son sails today in the Newark to join Saapson, when he will take under his command an armored squadron with crmsers and proceed at once off the I Spanish coast." The order ereated the greatest excitement in official ad diplomatic circíes this morníng. While the movement was not entirely upeciea it was put into execution :ryísythatittookthtíbreatht-Information has been receired tba convinees the government that a)n has presente an opening that should cot be overlooked. Rear Admiral Cámara is at Port Saiü the entrance to the Suez canal, and by all appearances Is bound for the Philippmes, with the warshins Ppi, perador Carlos V., Osado, Audz. Pro : fc' thB transPrts Patriota, Buenos Ayres, Isla de Panay, Colon kovadonga, Rápido and Santal' Latest dispatches state he has not arranged for the payment of canal toü8 wh.ch amount to 460,000 francs. This nay mean that he is waiting orders and that he may be returned to Cádiz wi h th Uld Pr0Ve correct il will be the aim of the United States fleet in tiL ther Side Of the Atlanc eeain th 1DterCePt hÍm b6f0re he can regam the protection of the fortifled harbors at Cádiz and Cartagena. navv6 ?S impresslve sossip at the wZ defrtment is that Commodore Watson has been instruid to hasten to the Spanish main, threaten all the coast cities and, if thouh Pvn,-i í o bonjtard a few of tr! diz Canagena, Alicante and Barcelona lands PSSeSSÍOn of "ie Balearic is It was not the intention of the administration to carry the war "into África" at this early day, but the mÏ drid authoritles, havlng resolved to rí S ltSC PhÍt1ÍPPÍnes' sP-ed the Unnc-d States mto immediate action cabina T?ny the president and hls cabinet that Commodore Watson will stniUr Canal and heads for Manila the cope with Commodore Watson wmcn will be known as the eastern anrt over which he will be nm!„LLd gon These two, naval experts declare The cruisers Yosemite, Yankee and ment t hen war was declared. Thej have been made lnto formMaWe g ers. Xney are manm u„ srjs -"" =■ s Hers has not been added is taken to mthat a flylng voyage is Key Weet wiij bt the presn.t base af supplies for the eastern squadron Sasraeta Plan a Coup D'Etat. s Jí VT 28-A MadrW disPatcl1 sa: It is reported, now that the cortes is closed, that Premier SagasS Planmugtoprovolce a crisis and lom ooalition mmistry drawn from the dif ■vlarsLíTarChÍCaI PartieS' inclu6 Marshal Campos and Gen. Polavieja Ihe new ministry will proclaim tJhe üole península in a state of siege win re-enibrce the garrisons in the ciriist and republican centers and then appeal to a fnendly catión, probably Franca ur aussu. to secure termS of peace Warship Tafces Prlzes. Havana, June 28 (delayed in trans mission)-The commander of the Spanish gimboat Ardilla reports that op June 24, while off Colona, he díscov' ered that an American warship had captured the sloops Nemesia of Bata Ueal of SS3,(M)0,000 Annulled Spokane, Wash., June 3O.-The deal 01 the parchase of the Leroi gild mi„e by the Brmsh-American Corporation SubscribeloTTheit,

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