Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1899 — Cry for Help from Guam. [ARTICLE]

Cry for Help from Guam.

Another appeal for re-enforcements has been sent by Capt. Leary, Naval Governor of the island of Guam. The few men the Governor has at his command are but an insignificant force compared with the 8,000 population of the island and fears of a native revolt are increasing. The Navy Department first received a telegram from Capt. Leary asking for an additional force of marines lat* in October, and his appeal avas answered by the mustering of 300 men. This second appeal leads the department to believe that the situation is more grave than was supposed.