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VOL. XV.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FlllDAY, MAY 20, 1898.
NO. 22.
DOINGS OF THE WEEK
What Has Happened in the
Civilized World.
CIVEN IN THE PEES3 DISPATCHES
A Complete Review of that Brew of the
Viiat Seven Day n Thl and
All Foreign Land.
Tha and ol tlifl severed Manila cable
in laid to be on board mi American war
vessel.
Tlio Spanish "official" version of tlie
bombardment of Han Juan 1h that the
American (loot was gloriously boaton
back. . '
Germany ban Intimated to the United
States, it is mud In London, that she
exacts to have a voice in tho disposi
tion of the Philippine inland.
A boarding-house burned in Chicago
and three of the inmate lout tliuir
lives, while four other wore Injured.
A number of narrow eaoapc are re
oi'ted.
A Wasliinutnn correspondent say
that Admiral Dewey has had instruc
tion sent lilm from Washington order
ing the immediate destruction of ali
Spanish warship arid fortification at
the Philippine.
Spain it overrun with plotters.
Weylerltoa, Onrliata and ttcpubliunns
are each striving to mine a revolt.
Their latent scheme li to obit r nut pro
cedure in parliament, so that the people
will bo in an explosive mood when the
next Spanish reverse shall oconr.
Four of the mon killed on tlie Win
low wore laid at rest in tho city ceme
tery at Kay WeaL They were burled
In the shallow lime rock, dido by side
with tho grave of the victim of the
Mitine. Tho body of Ensign Bagley
wu sent home for Interment.
. There la a auspiclon in Washington i
that Frenchmen were behind the gun
at Cardona Wednesday. ,.' It 1 mid
they aliot too well for Spaniards. All
inquiry ia probable, and if Uit suspicion
proves to be well grounded, complica
tion may enauo between the -Ciiitod
Btnti' and France over tho incident,
A column of 8,800 Spaniards atarted
for Moron, Cuba, carrying a flag of
truce. When fired npon by the Inaur
gent, the commander sent word that
be wna no longer making war upon tho
Cubans, but waa going to tho count to
fight the American. General Lope
repiied: "Spain enimot fight tbcTJnitod
Stntea without fighting ua. Their war
Is our." Then ho again opened lire.
Tlie Spaniards lout 1)00 men in four
day' in stroll to the od.
Tho hoimft, by a rote of 00 to 48, has
rnfinted to consider the aenate Immigra
tion bill.
A a res-ilt of the deficiency of rain
fall in the principal grain-growing dis
tricts, California' wheat crop ia pro
nounced a failure.
The correspondent in Rome of newa
pnpera in Pari all a (11 mi that a revolu
tion in Italy ia imminent, and tlmt
popular riaing throughout tiie country
will not long lie delayed.
A bold attempt was made to bold up
the itagn running from A Urn as to Bed
ding,' Cat. The highwaymen three
time abot the driver, who, however,
ftmght deapurately, and finally succeed
ed in beating off hia bold assailant.
Tlio 11 mi i la rebel cannot bo re
strained, and massacres of Spanish
priests and officials con ti turn. A proo
btn:atlon iiuiued by tho rebel chief will
ing upon all Inaorgonta to obey Uowoy'i
order fail to completely atop the
bloody work.
A serious outbreak by hungry Span
ihIi peasants occurred in the town of
Logwiitok, Spain. ' Grain atore were
attacked and pillaged. A cavalry troop
I'haiged tlio mob, but It waa ropulxed
by a determined onslaught made by
women armed with axe and oudgula. ;
A Hong Kong special to a New York
paper aaya a trading vcenel from the
1'liilipplnea report having witnessed the
deatrnutinn of a Spanish warship by
the United KtutoR gunboat tinoord at
Hollo. The light laatud two hour.
There waa no casualty or dnuiago on
the Concord.
ComminaNry-Unneral Kgnn ha or
dered the purchase of 1,000,000 ration
at Ban Fianclaco for the tioopa to be
aent to help Admiral Dewey complete
the continent of tlie Philippines, and
Assistant Secretary Moikeljohn 1ms
chartered two fine atoamur a trans
ports. The Hawaiian mall baa arrived in
Washington, and it ia given out that
tho Hawaiian government stands ready
to afford the Unitod Btatoa all possible
aid In carrying out it military and
nnvnl plana in the Faolflo, furnishing
it ships coal, rofugo and faoilitioa for
ro pairing.
A Cadia apooial any the Spanish war
and caval departments Are advancing
preparation for a rolief expedition to
the Philippines, which it is aaid will
be composed of 8,000 regular soldier
and two bittulllon of marine. In
atrnotion have been aont to General
AugiiNti to hold out ft long s possible,
40 days being required for the arrival of
an expedition going by way of the 8uo
canal and the ltud sea. -
Minor Mws ltma
Tlie entire gang of train robbers who
hold np the Bant Foe train nonr OrO
Grand, Cat., has boon lodged in jull.
On the Yukon, at a dltitanue of from
700 to 600 mile from the sea, there are
many points where the rlvor is SO
mile wide.
Col. William Ayors, who died at his
residence in Philadelphia, enjoyed the
distinction of having neon the Oral
union prisoner who was exchanged dui
' ing tho rebellion,
LATER NEWS.
Astoria celebrated the opening of the
Astoria & Conmbia ralroad by sending
mi ujuurision oi io oar to l'ortanu.
Admiral flampaon reported to the
navy department from Cape Haytion,
aaying that bo woud start for Ciun
fuegoa. Hpsnlsh prisoners are being closely
guarded. OHioers as well as private
are kept under survoilunce at Fort Mc
pherson. More soldiers are needed for service.
There ia a atrong probability that the
president will soon Issue a call for 100,
000 additional volunteers.
Tho war revenue bill has been called
tip In the senate. Allison presented it
and made a statement to the effect that
the bill will produce f 160,000,000 an
nually. The New York cot respondents im
prisoned In Fort Cabanaa in Cuba are
saved. Oenenil Blanco has courteously
acceded to an exchurigo, which will be
made at once,
John lieu, of Hlrminghain, Ala,, shot
thieo men to show that lie waa not
nfiaid of the Spaniard. Ho became
enraged npon being twitted upon hi
alleged lack of courage. ,
It ia said the president tins decided
to abandon the peaceful blockade, and
iiiHteud bus Issued orders to bombard
every 'fort until Spain's guns are
silenced. .;.
French officials deny the charge of
violating tlie neutrality laws. The
minister of marine declares he has hoard
nothing of permisulon having been
given the Spanish fleet to coal at the
islund of friartlnqne.
The Spanish cabinet baa resigned In
a body. Hugasta ia charged with the
duty of organizing a now one, whose
war policy is to be morn vigorous. The
chambers have been asked to suspend
llieir eeaaiona pending tho solution.
The Spanish fleet is off again, the
last of the warships having sailed from
tho count of Curacoa for an unknown
destination. Tbe departure was en
forced by tlie governor of the island
notifying Cervoras that his ships must
depart.
The last of Oregon's quota of voun
tcers have departed for San Francisco
They were given an ovation on their
departuro from Portland, business
houses having been, closed to permit
empoye to liid their ft tends and
brothers good bye.
An official announcement Just issued
by the governor of tho inland of St.
Thomas prohibits tbe delivery of coal
to the warships of the belligerent pow
ers without previous permission of the
governor, who will determine tlie
iiinouut each vessel may receive and
who wilt supervise its delivery,
, A Washington special says; A big
surprise awaits the Spanish admiral if
he sails for Martinique. There ho is
apt to find a new squadron, composed ol
tlie Oregon, Marietta, Buffalo, Kich
tlieroy, Montgomery, Yale and St.
Louis. An order ha been sent to Ad
miral Sampson to effect a Junction with
Captain Clurk and then remain near
Martinique. Under orders the Oregon
has been making rapid time since she
left liiiliia.
The North German Gazette of Berlin
says it learns tlie Insurgents of the
Philippine islands have secured all the
arms stored at Cavite arsenals,
A Madrid diepatoh aaya It is reported
that a strong military expedition is be
ing organized at Cad Is and that it will
shortly proceed to the Philippine islands
escorted by tho Cadis fleet.
The war department's plans for an
immediate invasion of Cuba have been
materially changed by the news of the
presence of tlie Spanish fleet In West
Indian waters. It will delay the move
ment for a time.
The Spanish fleet sighted oft Mar
tinique is said to have consisted of five
large warships and two torpedo-boats.
The American squadron now at San
Juan includes Sampson's six strongest
warships, the New York, 'Iowa, Cin
cinnati, Indiana, Detroit and May
flower. ,
The transport steamer Gnsaio, whioh
loft Key West with a big expedition for
Cuba Wednesday night, bad a lively
engagement with the Spanish at
Cabanas, province of Pinardol Kio, but
succeeded in accomplishing her mission.
The Unssle curried 7,000 rifles and a
large amount of amunitlon for the
Cubans. A later report Bays the Cu
bans failed to meet the GtiSHie, and
she did not affect a landing.
Chaos reigns at Nuevltas, Cuba.
Evory boat in the harbor baa been
jammed into tho nairow channel to be
sunk at the first sign of attack. Two
thousand soldiers guard the entrance,
lit mile from the city. The Spanish
commander told the starving citizens
to go Into tho country, as be could not
feed them. Many soldiers are joining
tlie Insurgent to got food. Conditons
at Puerto Principe are still worse.
The wlmroabouts of tho Spanish Cape
Verdo Heat has at Inst been definitely
ascertained. ' Secretary Long hiiB re
ceived advice from Martinique, Wind
ward islands, that it bad been sighted
to the westward of that island. Upon
receipt of this information Long imme
diately ordered Commodore Sohloy, at
Hampton roads, to put to sea with the
flying squadron. It is believed that the
squadron has been sent in pursuit of
tbe Spanish fleet.
The United States government has
established censorship of tolograms,
forbidding the transmission of codo
messages to or from Havana.
The oldest house In Pennsylvania has
been damaged by fire in Chester. It
was built in IOCS and was long used as
a tavern, and lutor as a playhouse.
Underground London contains 8,000
miloB of sowors, 84,000 miles of telo
graph wiros, 4,680 miles of water
mains, 8,800 miles of gas pipes, all
dotlultoly fixed, . '
SIN JUAN FALLS
Sampson's Fleet Demol
ishes the Spanish
Fortifications.
AMERICAN SHIPS UNHURT
ISUle-fthtp Iowa Flrl (he First Shot
Rvspunva From Mro Fortress Waa
Vary Weak ropatae Fled to tho
Interior fur Bafetjr.
Port All Princo, llnytl, May 14.
The Americfan fleet under Bear-Admiral
Sampson, bombarded San Juan
de Porto Bico today.
Tho bombardment began this morn
ing. Bear-Admiral Sampson, with
nine warships, arrived before San
Juan Just before sunrise. At a signal,
tho battlo-ship Iowa fired the first
shot, which took effect, Tho battle
ship Indiana then opened Are. In a
few minutes more, Morro fortress was
reduced to a heap of ruins, . The fort
made little effort to respond and was
silenced almost instantly.
The Spanish steamer Bits was cap
tured by the auxiliary cruiser Yaie,
BOMBARDMENT
which took her crow on board.
Morro fired but three siiot from her
heavy guns. There were but seven
shots fired from the big gnns of the
American sauadron. Theso left Morro
castle a crumbling ruin. Her guns
were mute-and ber gunners killed or .in
flight
Then began the attack, on tne inna
f,nti,-i,ia and fortifications about tbe
government buildings and the palace.
llrn tln rrnifiors did effeutive service
and soon the postofllce and palace of
. . . - . LI .J 1 . I.
tlie governor were luuiuiuu nooiit vim
eais of the officials, the guns dismount
u,t or ahnndnned. wreck, ruin and death
everywhere. The Spaniards pluckily
served tneir guns as long as mere was
any hope, but their fire was slow and
wild.
One Ameircan seaman aboard the
flagahip New York was killed and nine
wounded. Not a single American ship
was harmed.
Tlie olty hud been deserted by mer
)tniiin anrl non-coinbatants. . The for
eign consuls had followed the refugees
into the country ana tne troops were
roportod punio stricken. Tho volun
teers bad fled.
But Governor Maolas stuck to his
...at oivina mrlnrfi And asttertiniT that
he would die before he would snrren
Aat A woman remained bv his side.
It was hi daughter Paulina, the belle
of Sun Juan, wnen otner women nea
in yellow fear, she remained. As
grout sholls shrieked and burst, throw
ing tho city into oon fusion, she was
urged to go, but she elected to stay by
her father. As the terror-smitten vol
unteers rushed pell-mell through tbe
Btreets, disordered and leaderluss, she
appeared and tried to rally them.
A a ltiMt rniiort aim nrired the men to
stand by the mines which have been
laid under San Juan's streets, and to
Mn it, a VnnkoHH Into the air If thov
should succeed in effecting a landing.
But hor importunities were in vain,
and the story, as it is tow nore, Tepre
nntu Die Snnniards aa eairor to surren
der before tbe city itself is battered
down-'.
The Onrrlsona Surrender.
London. May 14. The Evening News
says: San Juan de Porto Bico surren
dered at 6 O'clock yesterday evening.
Tha ,Hont.cli mldu that damaze was
done to the city and that a number of
important buildings collapsed.
Tim Town and Detroit, aocording to
thia dispatch, fired 430 shots with ter
rible on cot.
Tho Naur York wna lilt once, and one
seaman was killed and four wounded.
Tbe Iowa was bit onoe and two men
were slightly wounded. The dispaton
winds up with announcing that the
fleet in now outside Ban Juan
awaiting, the coming of the Spanish
fleet - -
Suicide or a Spanish Spy.
Woahington, May, 14. George
Downing, the Spanish spy arrested here
several days ago, aommitted suicide
this morning by banging himself at
the barraok In whioh he was confined.
A.,hrn Cul.. MlT 14. 'GUOtRO
Downing, the suspeotod Spanish spy,
who hanged Uimseii in wnsmugwii,
believed by many bore to have been
at one time a resident of this place.
He was a barber and bad a hop at
Newcastle.
NEARINQ OUR SHORES.
8 pan lab War V.el ejigtitod Off Kan
tucket ehoala.
New York, May 14. Tbe British
steamer Menantio, which arrived yes
terday, reports that two torpedo-boats
were passed near Nantucket shoal yes
terday. Captain Mann said: t
"At about 1 o'clock on tbe morning
of May 11, in latitude 40:50, longitude
69, a long, low-lying craft was seen ap
proaching under the shadow of the
Menantlc's smoke. It came along rap
idly and was seen to be a torpedo-boat.
It flashed a light on us and crossed
under our stem, going to the east, and
fired a rocket, which was answered by
dot-and-dash flushes. The night was
too dark to distinguish anything of tlie
nationality of tbe stranger.
"At daylight, about SO miles east of
Nantucket south shoal lightship, an
other torpedo-boat was seen in tlie line
of tho sun which dazzled the water too
much to make her out plainly. She
was of the destroyer class, and a very
large boat with a large funnel. ' Guns
were mounted on the bow. She ap
peared to be one of tlie recent Knglish
type of torpedo-boat deetroyers, and I
am suro there is no vessel of her class
in the American navy. The Menantio
ran close to the lightship on Nantucket
and reported to the presence of the
torpedo boats." ' '
DEWEY RAISING GUNS.
Securing Thosa on the Sunken Span
ish 8hlpa.
Washington, May 14, Secretary
Long this afternoon received the fol-
OF SAN JUAN BY THE ATLANTIC SQUADRON.
lowing dispatch, dated Hong Kong:
"There is little change in the situa
tion since my last telegram. I am
transferring to transports the steel
breech loading rifles from tbe sunken
Spanish men-of-war. All the stores
from the arsenal are In my possession.
I am maintaining a strict blockade.
Add the Argos to the list of destroyed
vessels. Tbe 1 Correo is probably tbe
1 Cano. DEWEY."
The dispatch is evidently a few
days old and docs not show that Dewey
has possessed himself of Manila or that
be has received tbe last order of the
department. The nature of these or
ders in indicated by tbe assignment of
two such persons as Major-Generals
Merritt and Otis to command tbe
troops to be hurried to the Philippines
as rapidly as steam will take them.
General Merritt is the senior general in
the United States service after General
Miles, and in ordinary cases is entitled
to tbe most important commands, so
bis designation for this work may be
taken as an evidence of the president's
estimate of tbe importauoe of this ex
pedition. THE CABINET CRISIS.
Four of the Spanl.h Minister Bav
. Already Kealaued.
Madrid, May 14. It Is said that
Senor Moret, secretary for tho colonies,
'and Senor Gullon, foreign minister of
marino, and Count Xiqoona, minister
of publio works, aro also said to have
' resigned. .... . :
.According to the last.-forecast, the
new ministry will consist of Senor
Sngastn, president; Senor Groisard,
minister of justice of the dissolving
'cabinet, as minister of foreign affairs:
Senot Annon, minister of marine; Senor
Bomero Giron, minister of justice, and
the Duke of Veragua, minister of pub
lio works.
The whereabouts of the Atlantic
squadron still remains undivulged, the
ministers refusing to give any informa
tion on the subjout.
Official dispatches from Havana con
firm tlie reports of an American repulse
at Cienfuogos. Thoy assert that the
firing lasted eight hours, and that the
American losses were heavy. Accord
ing to these dispatches, great enthusi
asm prevails in Cuba.
Took Carbolic. Aeld.
Long Creek, May 14. Word comes
from Canyon City that Jack McDonald,
a prisoner in the county jail, commit
ted suicide Tuesday night, by tuking
carbolic acid. McDonald was arrested
several months ago for assaulting a
Chinaman with a deadly weapon. , He
was sentenced Tuesday to two years in
the penitentiary, and Immediately after
on boing takon to bis cell, he swallowed
a half ounce of oarbolioe acid, expiring
10 mintues later.
Chaaed by n Spaniard.
Halifax, May 14. Captain Brunst,
of tlie German steamer Sopbio Bick
mers, reported that while crossing the
Newfoundland banks be wbb chased by
a Spanish warship. The latter was
very speedy and fired three shells at
the Kickmera, but ther latter, being an
18-knot boat and the weather becoming
hasy, got away. Captain Brunst says
tha Spaniard was a torpedo-boat with
three funnels, and was vety low in tbe
watei. The Uic&mers has proceeded to
New York.
FIRST LIVES LOST
Ensign and Four Sail
ors are Killed at
Cardenas.
TORPEDO BOAT DAMAGED
Ganboate Wllmtnarton and Hudson Were
In the Fight but Wera Uninjured
Dead and Wounded Taken to Key
West Caused bjr CnreleMuess.
Key West, May 14. America's first
dead fell yesterday in a fierce and
bloody combat off Cardenas, on the
north coast of Cuba. Five men were
blown to pieces and five were wonnded
on the torpedo-boat Winslow. Tbe
dead are:
Worth Bagley, ensign.
John Varveres, oiler.
John Denfy, first-class fireman.
G. B. Meek, first-class fireman.
E. II. B. Tunnell (colored), cabin
cook.
Four were wounded.
The battle lasted 85 minutes. It
was between the torpedo-boat Winslow,
tho auxiliary tug Hudson and tbe gun
boat Wilmington on one side, and the
Cardenas batteries and four Spanish
gunboats on the other.
. Tho Winslow was the main target of
the enemy, and was put out of service.
The other Ameioan vessels were not
damaged, except that tbe Hudson's two
ventilators were slightly scratched by
flying shot. The enemy's loss Is large
ly conjectural. One of tbeir gunboats
caught fire and the men of the Hudson
think it sank. Tbe fire spread to the
barracks and swept away several email
warehouses, and for a time the whole
waterfront seemed to be ablaze.
The Winslow was within 1,500 yards
of shore when the Bhelle struck ber.
How she came to be so close was told
by ber commander, Lieutenant John B.
Bernadon. He said:
: "We were making observations when
the enemy opened fire on us. The
Wilmington told us to go in and attack
the gunboats. We wont in under full
steam and there is the result"
He was on the Hudson when be said
this and with the final words be point
ed to a huddle of American flags on the
deck nearby. Under the Stars and
Stripes were outlined five rigid forms.
Tlie land batteries of Cardenas sup
ported the fire of tin Spanish gunboats.
The engagement commenced at 2:05 P.
M., and lasted for about an hour. The
Wilmington and Hudson were ahead,
and opened fire on the Spanish boats,
which were lying at the dock. The
firing began at a range of 3,500 yards.
A few minutes Inter, the Winslow
came up and also opened fire. In an
instant, tho entire attention of the
Spanish gunboats and land batteries
was directed upon her. From all BideB,
shot and shell Roured in on the little
torpedo-boat Tbe Wilmington and
Hudson still kept up their fire.' The
crew of the Winslow never fullered for
a second. At 2:35, a solid shot orashed
into the bull of the Winslow and
knocked out her boiler. In a moment,
Bhe began to roll and rock belplossly.
Then there was a moment of awful
suspense. A fierce oheer of triumph
went up from tbe Spanish on the gun
boats and in tbe batteries.
The storm of fiie was continued upon
the helpless boat. The gunboat Hud
son, lying near by, startod to tbe as
sistance of the Winslow. After about
30 minutes, the Hudson approached
near enough to throw a line. Ensign
Bagley and bIx men were standing in a
group on the dock of tbe Winslow
rfwi.1v to natch a mne. A line was
I thrown, and at about the same instant
a shell burst in tbe very midst of tbe
group of mon on board tho Winslow.
Bagloy was instantly killed and a few
others dropped . about him. Half a
doxen more men fell groaning on tbe
blood stained deck. One of tbe men
plunged headlong over the side of the
boat, but bis feet oaught in an iron
rail, and he was hauled back. Bagley'
body was strotohed on deck, with bis
face completely torn away, and the
upper part of his body shattered.
When the shell burst, another wild
shout of triumph went up from the
Spanish boats and batteries, and again
a heavy fire was opened on the torpedo
boat. Finally, the Hudson succeeded in
getting a line on board the Winslow,
and was towing ber out of the deadly
range when the line parted and again
both boat were at tbe mercy of the
Spanish fire.
ADMIRAL DEWEY WAITS.
Attack on Manila Ha Not tet Been
Slade.
Cavite, via Hong Kong, May 17.
"I am maintaining a strict blockade.
Lhave reason to believe that the rebels
are hemming In the city by land, but
they have mado no demonstration.
There is a scarcity of provision in
Manila. It is probable that tbe Span
ish governor will be obliged to surren
der soon, lean take Manila at any
moment. The climate ia hot and
moist. May 12, we captured the gun
boat Callao, attempting to run the
blockade. We have plenty of coal.
One British, one French, two German
and one Japanese vessel are here ob
serving. "DEWEY."
Washington, May IT. The dispatch,
es from Hong Kong brought welcome
news today from Admiral Dewey to
the president, and particularly to Sec
retary Long and the naval officers who
are watching the admiral's movements
with so much interest. While no ap
prehension existed as to his security,
nevertheless reassurance of safety is al
ways pleasant. The telegrams in
dicate that Dewey has lost none of the
prestige gained in his memorable fight
of two weeks ago, and tjiat while he re
frains from taking the city of Manila,
he has it practically at bis meroy. The
admiral expresses the belief that the
rebels are hemming the city in by
land, but the fact that be says explicit
ly that thoy have made no demonstra
tion seems to disprove thoroughly the
published reports that they had al
ready entored Manila and had begun a
career of bloodshed and rapine.
' NO FOOD THERE. .
Reconoentrado Hearty All Dead PHI.
fill State of Affair.
Key West, May 17. The conditions
in Havana, resulting front tbe block
ade, are being gradually brought out
by information obtained from fishing
smacks and other small vessels cap
tured off the coaa. Affairs at Havana
now appear to be worse than at any
time since tbe Weyler regime.
Tlie fishermen who at first braved
the blockade for the high price which
fish brought in Havana, now run the
risk, not for money, but for food. A
number of these have been captured by
the vessels of tbe blockading fleet,
nearly all of them being released after
having been questioned by our onicers.
They all unite in pioturing the state
of things at Havana as being pitiful in
tbe extreme.
The press dispatch boat Kate Spencer
baa accumulated all the facte obtainable
along the blockading line, tbe last news
being obtained through two captures
made by the gunboat Machias, which
has just returned here for the first time
since tbe blockade opened, making the
longest single service of any blockading
vessel off Cuba.
The Machias caught two fishing boats
off Havana just before ber return bere.
Tbe Americans offered tbe fishermen
money for part of their catch, as the
fish were needed on board, but tbe
fishermen domcned at taking money,
preferring to bave bread, and adding
that they were desperately hungry.
When questioned as to the preva
lence of yellow fever at Havana, tbe
fishermen said there was little sickness
at the Cuban capital, bnt they added
there was much starvation. The re
concentrados, they said, are nearly all
dead, or bave been expelled from tbe
oity to die in tbe suburbs. This agrees
with other reports from Havana and
Matanzas to tbe effect that the Spanish
authorities, on the departure of the
consul, seized all tbe supplies and ap
plied them to the use of the army.
Tbe Spaniards then drove the reconoen-
trados into the desolated suctions of the
country, between the coast towns and
tbe insurgent lines, the regions de
scribed by Senator Proctor and others
as being too barren and desolate to sup
port grasshoppers.
The insurgents themselves have been
chary of reoolvmg the reouncentrados,
and hundreds of tbe lutter, who bad no
personal friends in tbe insurgent
ramps, have been left to starve be
tween the lines, whioh they did.
About Havana, the situation is even
worse. Hundreds of reconoentrados
from Los Foses, the big reoonceutrado
barracks in Havana, were too weak to
walk out of town and fell in the streets
or died in the suburbs, where flocks of
vultures, "Weyler's chickens," aa thoy
are now termed in Havana, bave feasted
on tho remains. .
In Matanzas, thia feature of the situ
ation is equally distressing.
The fishermen who have been brought
here are soon reconciled to capture,
whioh here means food and deoent
treatment They say that if the block
ade continues muoh longer, bread riots
must follow in all tbe large towus, as
food is reserved exclusively for the
army, thus forcing many people to en
list who would not otherwise do so.
Finally, the fishermen say that cer
tain of the moat dosperate of the Span
iards threaten to burn Havana or blow
the city up in the event of the author
ities deciding to capitulate to the
American forces.
San Francisco, May 17. Edouard
Beinenyi, who has held royalty en
chanted and has enthralled fashionable
audiences all over the world, fell doad
this afternoon at the Orpheum theater,
in thia city,wbile playing on his violin.
Knagement at Gnrdena.
Madrid, May 17. A dispatch from
Havana says: Three American war
ships have tebombarded Cardenas with
shell, and have destroyed the British
consulate. The Americans attempted
to land mon and ammunition where
the cannonade was the hotest. Tbe
Riiniiiarfta. hnwewer. wnrs drawn nn on
the shore and repiied hotly to tbe
American fire, inflicting severe loases
to tho enemy. Seven tipauiaida were
wounded.
CUT THE CABLE
Gallant Work of Tars
Under Fire of.
Cienfuegos.
ONE KILLED, SIX WOUNDED
Finished the Work in Spite of Terrible
Volley From SlioreSpaulah f.oe
Known to Have Been Tfeavy Forte
at Harbor Sntranee Reduced
Key West, May 17. Amid a perfect
storm of shot from Spanish rifles and
batteries, tbe American forces cut the
cable at Cienfuegos Wednesday morn
ing. Four determined boat orews, un
der command of Lieutenant Winslow
and Ensign Margmder from the cruiser
Marblehead, and tbe gunboat Nash
ville, put out from the ships, tbe coaBt
having previously been shelled.
The work of tbe volunteers was per
ilous. The cruiser Marblehead and the
gunboat Nashville and tbe auxiliary
cruiser Windom drew np 1,000 yard v
from shore with their guns manned
ready for desperate duty. One cable
bad already been cut, and the work
was in progress on the Other when the
Spaniards in rifle pits and a battery on
a point standing out in tbe bay oponcd
fire.
The warships poured in a thunderous
volley, their guns belching forth mas
sive shells into the swarms of the ene
my. The crews of the boats calmly
proceeded with their desperate work,
notwithptanding tbe fact that a num
ber bad fallen, and finished it, return
ing to the ships through a blinding
smoke and a heavy fire.
One man in a Marblcheo'd boat was
killed, and six were seriously wounded,
one of whom, Robert Bolts, is now at
Key West, and is expected to die before
morning, a bullet having pamed
through the base of bis brain. Harry
Hendrickson, who also, may die, was
shot through tbe abdomen.
More than 1,000 infantrymen on shore
kept np a continuous tire, and tlie bul
lets from tbe machine guns struck tbe
warships 100 times, but did no great
damage. Commander Maynard, of tbe
Nashville, was slightly wounded by a
rifle bullet, that, before striking him,
passed through tbe arm of an ensign,
whose name is unknown. Lieutenant
Winslow was shot in the hand, mak
ing three officers wounded in ail.
When the Spanish bad been driven
from tbe rifle pits, many oi them took
refuge in the lighthouse fortress, upon
which tbe fire of the ships ha been
centered. A 4-inch shell from the
Windom tore the structure to pieces,
killing many and burying others in the
ruins. Tbe Spansih loss is known to
Lave been very heavy, the warships
firing hundreds of shot and shell right
into their midst
Following is a list of the badly
wounded: .
Herman W. Kncbneizter, private
marine, shot through the jaw, probably
fatal; Harry Hendrickson, seaman,
shot til rough tha liver, probably fatal;
Ernest Suntenic, apprentice, fracture
of right leg; John J. Doran, boats
wain's mate, gunshot wound in right
buttock; John Davis, gunner's mate,
wound in right leg; William Levery,
apprentice, wound in left leg; Robert
Bolts, seaman on tbe Nashville, se
verely wonnded.
The remains of Engan, who was
killed in the Marblehead boat, were
bnried at sea.
Tbe Marblehead and Nashville nwd
their heaviest guns, as well as their
small rapid-fire guns, and hundreds of
shots were thrown into the Spanish
troops. On board the ships a number"
of men were slightly wounded. One
of the cable bad been cut wben tho
Spaniards opened fire. The marines in
tbe boats replied at once, and machine
guns on the fowrard launch sent in a
stream of bullets, while heavy shells
from the warships drove the Spuniards
from their rifle pits on shore.
The cable which was cut at Cien
fuegos extended from that oity to San
tiago de Cuba. It does not sever caldo
connection with Cuba, as titers is an
other line in operation between San
tiago de Cuba and Kingston, Jamaica.
The severed cable is owned by tbe Culm
Submarine Company. The one in
operation to Kingston is owned by the
West Indies and Panama Company.
SPANISH LOSS AT MANILA.
Acknowledge That 800 Were Killed
. and OOO Wounded.
Madrid, May 17. A Spanish report
from Manila admits that the Spanish
lost 800 killed and 600 wounded when
Dewey annihilated tbe Spanish fleet
The dispatch, whioh was to El Liberal,
was dated May 9. 1$ oame by special
steamer to Hong Kong, It says:
"The arsenal has surrendered and
Cavite has been evacuated by our
troops. The Spanish losses were 800
men killed and 600 wounded. The
enemy suffered considerably, including
one officer killed on the Olyinpia. Tlio
Bultimore waa damaged. Our shell
did not burst, and all the enemy'
sholls burst.
"Admiral Dewey has hud along con
ferenoe with the foreign consuls. Tlio
Yankees took and burned our mer
chant ships. Corregidor island was
betrayed.
"The consulate aswinWy ia disoiiA
sing the horrible situation created by
hunger and nileery. We hro inolal.i.1
by the blockade and aro in f-;r ;,!;ia
immediate attack. Since the ..'.I '-i s
cut liule has happened.
"The bkiiikads wntiiiU'--:."