irnnn w lVJL JL kJ JL XJ JL JJJJ J XJ o VOL. XV. ST. HELENS, OIIISUON, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1893. NO. 27. DOINGS OF THE WEEK What Has Happened in the Civilized World. GIVEN IN TUB PEEKS DISPATCHES A Complete Ravlcw of Mia Hw of tn rn St Days In This and All foreign Iwdk Spaniards at Cadis aro .reported as being in state of groat exolteinent, touting our alilpa may go across. President McKinley linn sent to th) senate the name of laaao L Patteraon for the position of col lector ol customs for the dlatrlutof Wilhimotte, Oregon. A lending Washington diplomat Biiyi the departure of Shallot's expedition destroys all ohanous nf tin early peace and commit the government to a vig orous prosecution of the war. The president liai ant to eongross recommendation for the advancement of Linutiuiant Hobson, who sunk the Morriuiao In Santiago hurhor, ten I) um bers In the lint ol naval constructor. DiKgruntlod sailors on the Ilurvurd ami Yale, (100 of whom are foreigners, will not he released. Their protosti are vain, aa the British and Our man consuls refuse to Intoifore In the mat- tor. The oharget made by the luilort ol a breach of faith on the part of the government are held to be unfounded. The eervlcea of our marines are being appreciated. Secretary Long baa com mended the leal and discretion of the Captain ol the Marietta..- The secretary aya the recent long voyago of the gun boat demonstrated the ahilitiea of her master and crew. The captain of the revenue-cutter Hudson also has been . commended for hia gallantry at Oar : dona. .. A special from Key West says that advice from the headquarter ol the Cuban oivll government in La Guanjs, Cutnagtiay, report tliut over 0,000 Spanish volunteers and ninny regulars from the Puerto Principe nnd Neuvitas garrisons have deserted to the Cuban patriot army. The Immediate cause of the deaertiona was (ear inspired by the proximity ol the American fleet Sauiirson's battleships are oloarlng the way lor Shatter's men in Cuba. The defenses at Caimanera, the tor minua ol tho railroad leading to Guan tanamo have been toduoed. The Tex aa, Marblehead and Kuwanee partici pated In the bombardment. Firing . continued until the brick fort and earth work constituting tho defenses were completely demolished and their ooou panta compelled to take to the boshes. Tho Spanish guns fired but five shots, all of which went wild. Another announcement cornea from Madrid that tho Spanish reserve fleet haa aailed for an unknown destination. Naval officials say Sampson's fleet must now wait, as further operations at Suutiauo will be imposBiblo until Shatter's expedition arrives on the ' scene. Jim Burtlott, a Taooma barber, shot and killed Lillie Millet, his former mistress, and Clarence Emery, her lover. lie then shot himself, dying in a few minutes. The general deficiency bill, carrying an aggregate sum ol 284,0S2,829, has been reported to tho house. All but 1 1 8,208,030 is for war expenses, and 8,070,825 for ordinary deficiency lor pensions. Suutlago Is already on famine rations. Every source of supply and reinforce ment will soon have boon cut off by the blockading fleet. The respective posi tions ol Cervera's warships have been definitely luarned by Admiral Samp son's scouts. ' The claims ol the Canadian sealers arising out of seisures made by the United States in Bolirlng sea have been finally settled by payment to Sir Julian Pinnceloto, the British ambassador, of approximately f 173,000, this being the full amount of the claims as settled under agreement between the United Stutoa and Great Britain. The navy department Wednesday posted the following bulletin: . Ad miral Sampson reports that he has been reinforced by several hundred Cubans and that our force at Guantanaino is in a very satisfactory condition. Ti-e. town ol Accniadeos haa boon occupied by trooj under General Hahl. The men under Genoral Garcia are co operating with the American forces. A Washington special to a Now York paper says: The Fourth army corps, Mujor-Genoral Coppingcr commanding, has been designated to undertake the occupation of Porto Kico. It will be rapidly increased to a force of 80,000 men, including all available regulars now in the Booth, with the addition of tho best regiments at Tampa, Chick ainauga and Falls Churoh. In a report by Thomas V. Cridler, third assistant secretary of he state, upon the Paris exposition, he urges that a complete exhibit be made by this country, and says he ia opposed to boyoot't. Secretary Cridler says the United States will make a grave mis take It they fail to solse the opportunity offered ' for bringing to the notice of Europe the wonderful resources of this country. Minor News Item. Ol the 10,000 oitiaens of the United States now in Germany, 8,000 are ma triculated students. Timely rains give assurance ol a wheat crop in the state ol Washington in excess ol 80,000,000 bushels. The Columbia, Cornell, Pennsylva nia and Wisconsin boat regatta will take placo on Saratoga lake June 80. Charles Allen, pugilist, was given at St. Joseph, Mo., a 18 years' sentence In the penitentiary lor robbery. LATER NEWS. ' Preparations for sending troopa to re in toico (Shatter's expedition are under .way. I A steamer Just arrived at Hong Kong from Manila says the Insurgents hold 4,000 Spaniards and 1,000 natives prisoners with their equipments. Spain positively refuses to give op Lieutenant llohson and his men, and to emphasize that refusal, Blanco an nounces that he will hereafter recog nise no flag ol truce. Havana's Morro castle has fired on our warships. The fusillade contin ued at Intervals, all day Saturday and the shots were fairly well aimed, Indi cating the presence of imported gunners. Affairs are growing worse at Ha vana. The Insurgents are raiding the province from oil directions. They constantly harass the city, out off sup plies and destroy the roads. An at tempt by Spaniards to dislodge the Cu bans resulted disastrously. The blockade is to bo strengthened. The fleet will be reinforced after the debarkation of tho troops at Santiago. The ships aro to close up, and naval officials say that all danger ol Spanish vessels running tho blockade will thus be eliminated. Food Is roportod scarce in Porto Rico. Prices have advanced and starvation is Imminent among the lower classes. Since the bombardment ol San Juan by Sampson's warships, the inhabitants ol the city live in terror ol a repetition ol the awful experience, and reliable news Is unobtainable in the island. The Cubans report food supplies in Havana extremely scarce, and that the Spanish army haa been placed on half rations, A Cuban oflicer who has ar rived in Key West says that in two weeks tho whole population of ( r denas will be starving. He described tho people as living on palm buda and dog meat, which he claimed is con sidered a delicacy. ' - The Philippines have boon declared free. Insurgents have proclaimed a provisional government at Cavite and renounced Spanish authority. There were great ceremonies and a formal dec laration ol independence was read. Agutnnldo was made president and Don Pirondo vice-president. - The insurgent government will not oppose an Ameri can protectorate or occupation. Preparations are being hastened for the third expedition to the Philippines. Five steamers loaded .with trooia will probably sail from San Francisco for Manila about July 1. An engine and tender on the north bound freight on the Longdon line of the Great Northern lumped tho track, fatally injuring Engineer Peterson, Conductor Cohen and a brukemnn. A Havana dispatch says no exchango of prisoners haa been authorized at Madrid, and Blanoo therefore declines to enter Into negotiations looking to the exchange of Hobson and his crew. For the purpose ol tooting the effi ciency of the mines In Hampton roads the burned suhooner Shenandoah was blown. . The ship was torn Into a thousand fragments. An officer in the fort set the mines off hy electricity. Spanish power is crumbling In : the Philippines. General Pens and 1,000 Spanish soldiers have surendered at Santa Crua, and similar surrenders have occurred at other plaoes. The insur gents propose to form a republic under Anglo-American tutelage. The Hawaiian annexation resolution has been favorably reported upon by the senate committee on foreign rela tions. There is now a probability that the islands will have been formally an nexod to tho United States before two weeks have elapsed. Tho achievement of the Vesuvius at Santiago is regarded as remarkable, and' opens a new era in warfare. The effect of her giant shells upon the fortifica tions with which they came in contact was destructive to a degree heretofore unequaled by any death-dealing ma chine in existence. The oaptaln of a German steamer which has arrived in Gibraltar reports having sighted the Spanish Cadi fleet off the north ooast of Africa, opposite Gibraltar Friday evening. The war ships were going in an easterly direc tion. The Suet consisted of two battle ships, four large cruisers and four tor pedo-bout destroyers. Lieutenant-Colonel Arna of the Cu ban array, who has JuBt arrived in Key West, says that as soon as war between the United States and Spain was de clared, the Spanish guerillas in Plnar del Klo province went through the country districts butchering the psoifl oos, women, children and old men, whose bodies lie in the roads and Holds uuburied to this day. A speoial cable from Hong Kong to tho New York Journal says that the most severe and strong battle since Dewey's annihilation of the Spanish fleet has ooourred at Manila. , One thousand insurgents attacked 3,000 ' Spanish, inflicting heavy losses and al most forcing an entiance to the city. Marines from Dewey's warships and insurgents have the city surrounded and cut off from every possible source ' of food supply.. "' Foreign residents' have Hod to the vessels in the harbor. I Dewey is prepared to take the-city 84 hours after the arrival of the troopa now en routo. . A monument Is to be erected to the memory of Ensign Worth Bugluy, the first oflicor in the American, navy to full in the war with Spain. . The captain of the. gunboat Callao, ; which was oaptnred by . Admiral Dewoy's tloot, has been shot for not re turning tiie fire oi the American ships. , N. W. Taylor, president of the Cleveland Paper Company and one of the prominent paper manufacturers of the United States, died in Cleveland, aged 75 years. TORCH IN HMD Spa niards Are Prepar ing to Burn City of Caimanera. ASHES FOR THE INVADERS Gunboat Loaded With Oil Bead forth Match People Living on Bono Flesh Colonel Huntington Proper Ing for an Kxpeoted Atteck. Off Guatanamo, via Kingston, Ja maica, June 91. Cuban scouts report today that the inhabitants of Calma nera have strewn the streets with straw and oil, with the intention of destroy ing the city and fleeing to the bills. Calinanora lies four miles up the bay from Camp MoCalla, under the guns of the American ships, and the situa tion is desperate. Starving and Jam-ine-Btrioken, convinced of the ultimate triumph of the American arms, and ithout faitb in the Spanish soldiery, the people are believed to have deter mined to leave their house in ashes be hind them and seek safety in the hills of the north. The sooutts declare that the story la accurate, and say that every building of the town is being rapidly prepared for the toroh. The situation of the coseiged is fear ful.. The people are eating horses and mules and aro scouring the hills for fruits and herbs. Occasionally brief bombardments by the American fleet leave the helpless citizens terror- stricken, no preparations for defense be ing made. It is also stated that the Spanish gunboat at Caimanera has been loaded. with : inflammables, and will be bnrned with tho city, her commander declaring that she will never become an American prize. The scouts say the Bpanish soldiers aro In almost as complete a state of panic as are the civilians, and that they could easily be induced to sur render. Some ol the prisoners taken by the marines say titer believe the Spanish troops are on tire verge of sur render, on account of the laok of food. Captain McCullu, ol the cruiser Marblehoad, and Lieutenant-Colonel Huntington, in oommond of, the ma rines, are not so sure, however, of tho roportod Bpanish rout. They received information yesterday that a general attack by a force of 8,500 Spanish sol diers and guerillas on Camp McCalla Is contemplated within a night or two. Preparation was made for an assault. BEYOND REPAIR. Santiago Porte Are Bulned by the Amerlnea ttounerdmeut. - Off Santiago de Cuba, via Kingston, Jamaica, June 81. A careful inspec tion of the hills defending Santiago harbor einoe the bombardment Thurs day morning shows that the American gunners spread wreck and ruin every where. 8ome of the batteries were de molished beyond repair. . The vultures, which circled over the bills as thick as swallows around ohimney for hours after the firing ceased, furnished gruesome evidence of the fatality among the Spanish sol diers. Hundreds of troops could be seen from the ships digging In mounds of earth, piled by the explosion ol the projectiles from the heavy guns, for bodies, while their heads were fanned by the wings of the black scavengers ol the battle-field. . . There were two spots, one on the east and the other on the west of the harbor entrance, which were denuded of their foliage. The hilltops seem to be totally blown away. . These marked the places where the 800-pound charges of gun ootton, thrown by the Vesuvius, landed. But the most ominous token of death flew fiom Morro castle. The saffron flag of Spain was half-masted for sev eral hours. The significance of this ia not known. It is not customary to half-mast flags, but possibly - soma Spanish leader was killed by the heavy fire oi the guns, though some officers of the squadron believe that the flag was half-masted as a notification to the Americans that Lieutenant Hobson j and his brave men were dead. j have . If such is the case, they must been wantonly murdered. The Span- ish might seen to lay their death to eight hours. Park avenue has sus the bombardment, but not a shot from tained losses that cannot be computed the Americans struck the fortress. with ' any degree of accuracy.' The Neithor Admiral Sampson nor Cora- Chinese quarter is completely wiped modore Schloy believe that Lieutenant out and not a dwelling remains on Baw Hobson and his party have been killed. ' hill.- We have 17 prisoners taken at Guan-1 The estimated loss is about $1,000, tanarno, Including a lieutenant, besides 000, with light insurance, which is dis- a number in the United States, for re- ' prisals or exchange. There was evident demoralization among the Spanish troops during the bombardment. Officers could be seen with drawn swords driving the men to the guns, but even then they could not be foioed to stay, so long as our fire was directed at them. Fifteen minutes' night work by the Vesuvius had done the work. ; Many Killed bjr Turk. - Cettinje, Montenegro, June 81. There was fighting alt day Friday near Bcrane, on the rivor Lim. The num. bor killed is not known. The exod us of women and children from the diB - turbed district into Montenegro torrl- tory continues. Yesterday, the Servians pursued the Albanians as farasBerane, where a Turkish battery in the fortress fired npon the pursuers, killing and wounding many. It is said Edy Pasha has been sent to restore order and re- build ths villages, . HALF WAY REST, Honolulu Warmly Greets Transport With Volunteer. Victoria, B. a, June 21. The steamer Miowera arrived today from Honolulu, from which port she sailed June 10. . 8ho brings advices as follows! The United State transports City of Peking, Australia and City of Sydney arrived at Honolulu together June 1 As soon as the throe vessels were sight ed, all Honolulu turned out to welcome the soldiers. The docks were lined with people, and as the vessels entered the harbor the spectators veiled themselves hoarse. Such a scene of enthusiasm has never been witnessed in Honolulu. When the vessels docked it was late, so tho order was given to allow no one ashore, but the next morning about hall the troops were allowed to land. During the day ' they were given the Ireedom ol the city. The men visited Waikiki and other points of Interest, and had a pleasant time generally. At noon President Dole and his cab inet received the offloers of the expedi tion. During the reception, the steam ers and the grounds ol the executive building were thronged with people. June 8, the soldiers were entertained on the grounds of the executive build' Ing. President Dole was on hand to welcome them. The ntniost freedom prevailed, the affair being very in' formal. To each man the chief execu tive gave a word of weloome to Hono lulu. An outdoor luncheon was served by the ladies ol the city. The transports left for Manila June 4. The Charleston steamed outside and waited for the fleet, which got away about 10 o'clock, with the Charleston in the rear. While the ves' sets were in port they took in the neighborhood o 1,600 tons of coal. Ol the 3,600 men among tho various vessels, but two desertions were record' ed, and they were from the Oregon reg' imenk Two men were left behind, one of whom was discharged for disa bility, and the other Is in a local hos pital. The voyage down was pleasant, and the vessels traveled abreast most ol the way, although it was necessary lor the City of Peking and Australia to slow np and wait lor the City of Sydney. JMgnt oases or measles broke out on the Australia. The sick men were sep arated from ttie other passengoraon tiie sbip by pelng quartored on the hnrri can deck, and the surgeons had the cases well in hand when the vessels ar rived. Three Kamehameha school students. all native Hawaiians tried to enlist with Colonol Summers, of the Oregon regiment for the trip to Manila. The hoys were worked up over the war, ami were immensly enthusiastio in their American sentiments. Four men, reg' ular members of the Hawaiian army, joined the United States forces at Hon olulu. They vent on board the Peking and were enlisted at once. It was given out officially that the Bennington would not leave port until tho arrival of the Mohican. The Ben nington will go to Mare island to be cleaned, and then will be sent to Ma nila as a fleet convoy. While the United States troops were in Honolulu, over 7,000 letters were written by them. The postage, amount ing to 141, was paid by the Hawaiian government. Most of the writing was done in the legislative halls. The sta tionery was furnished free of obarge. THREE NEW BATTLE-SHIPS. The Navjr Deportment Advertises for - Proposals. Washington, June 81. The navy department today . issued advertise ments calling for proposals for th building of three great battle-ships au thorized by the last naval appropria tion bill. These bids will be opened at the department September I, and 84 months will be allowed for the comple tion of the ships after contract. That is the maximum, but bidders are invit ed to specify the time within which they can complete the construction, which indicates the department's in tention to regard speedy construction as one of the determining factors in awarding the contracts. The time at lowed by the. department is about three months less than the period fixed in preceding contraots for the construction 1 of vessels of this class. . Prk City, Utah, Burned. Salt Lake, June 81. A special to the Tribune from Park City, Utah, aw Tun i.vlif .KA I.!.,.. I Mn:nn AnMn o pRrk City is a mass of unsightly ruins, the fire to which it suocumbed beifinninii at 4o'olock thismorninir and continuing with awful fuiyfor nearlv tributed among a large number of com- panies. The actual figures cannot be obtained tonight Killed by Lightning. " Jacksonville, Fla., June 81. When about to go in bathing at Palatte beach today James Gatewood, steongrapher of General- Fitzhugh Lee, was struok by lightning and Instantly killed. Gatewood was from Richmond, Va. Ban the lllookade. - Off Santiago de Cuba, via Kingston, Jamaica, June 81. Three large cargoes ,of B"PP"es are known to have run the - lockade already, and great quantities , 01 food sr smuggled to Havana by w f of Pines, Cienfugos. 'nd otneJ Prtg on 1,19 southwest ooast - h8vin d",eot communication with the ."apHal. It ia understood however, , th' nothing reaches Santiago, I Th9 iry oiulsers Yankee and "somite are now scouting for the Spanish steamer Purisima Concepolon, ABOUT TO FALL The City of Manila Can Hold Out But a Few Days. INSURGENTS IN THE SUBURBS rood Has fllven Ont and the Soldier Are Starving City Will Hot Be Taken at Prevent, Bnt It Surrender I Bxpeoted. Manila, via Hong Kong, June 20. Spanish power Is crumbling in the Philippine islands. General Pena and a thousand Spanish soldiers have sur rendered at Santa Cruz. Similar sur renders have taken place at Laguna and at Pampanga, and in each case bardly anybody was killed. It is reported that Bear-Admiral Dewey is unablo to restrain the insur gents, but their conduct is satisfac tory. There is no necessity for inter ference, as no excesses whatever have been committed. The insurgents proposed to form a republic under Anglo-American tutel age, and threatened to visit with se vere penalties the insurgents who have become turncoats, especially Paterno, a prominent native protege of the Span iards. There was desultory firing today in every quarter on the outskirts of the town, with no material result, although there were several artillery attacks andi one explosion, whioh killed six Span iards and wounded many others. ' The ammunition of the Spaniards is HOW SAMPSON BATTERED THH vsJ-y From a photograph taken after the bombardment. This shows much of the damage done by the shells of the American fleet Old Cattle Morro was the greatest sufferer, so far as visible effect are concerned, but mvny of the more mod era fortification were hammered with equal effect utterly untrustworthy, because it is old, rotten and haa never been tested. The Spaniards are impotent with rage, bewilderment and despair. . The cafes tonight are crowded with officers with their hands in their pockets, gap ing vacantly, while an intermittent fusilade is audible in all directions. Carloads of food have been stored in' side the walled citadel, with the in ten tlon of standing a siege and defying the American warships. But the idea is ridiculously preposterous, for the citadel, so-called, is totally nntensble against the fire of modern fleet of warships. There waa a conoerted attack last evening in every direction. The Span iards were informed of the insurgents intention to capture two magazines outside the - fortifications. Therefore, they concentrated their forces for a su prems effort in their defense, and bom barded the jungle alt night long. In the meantime the insurgents captured Malabon and Calloocan, in the northern suburbs. The Spaniards were thus out witted, outgeneraled and harassed to death.' During the previous night, owing to misunderstanding, a squad of Span ish artillerymen stampeded from Malate into Manila, causing immense consternation, it being believed that the insurgents were storming the city. A Spanish officer commanding an outpost at San Juan left his men in charge of a sergeant, came to town and was found helplessly drunk. It is re ported that he was sentenced to death. A 6-inch gun at Malate, while being firod into the woods over the Spaniards' heads, struok a tree and killed several Spaniards. There ia a story current here this evening to the effect that the captain and officers of the German warship Irene went to a picnic on horseback to the further outposts of San Juan, ac companied by the highest Spanish officers of tho staff. They had a cham pagne lunch, and the captain of the Irene is said to have made a speech, during whioh he declared the Ameri cans "will never annex the Philippine islands while William remains em peror," The Germans, it is farther said, with their Spanish hosts, might have been killed by the insurgents, who bad the road to San Juan strongly ambushed, but It is further . asserted the insurgents had orders to avoid giv ing a pretext foir German' Intervention. Kan th Blockade. KingBton, Jamaica, June SO. A dis patch from Manzanillo, province of Santiago de Cuba, received here toxlay, announced the arrival there of the steamer Purisima Concepcion, which sailed from Kingston about 2 o'clock Thursday morning with food supplies for the Spaniards, and carrying, it is said, (100,000 in gold. j IT HAS SAILED. Spanish Reera Fleet Leave Cadlt fot Unknewa nestlnatlnn. Wssbington, June 80. The state department has received the following dispatch from Its agent at Gibraltar: "The Carlos V. Pelnyo, Rapido, Pa trlot, Audaz, Osada, Prosporlna, Gir alda, Prelejo Colon (with the minister of marine on bot;rd), Alfonzo Doco, Canondong, Atnonio Lopez, Iela Panos, Buenos Ayres and San Francisco, left Cadiz yesterday. The first-11 passed the rock bound for Carthagena for or ders; the last three had troops on board. This is Admiral Camara'a Cadiz squadron and appears to be in the Mediterranean, bound for African shores." . The army officials were satisfied, on learning today that the Cadiz fleet had sailed, that the ships would go to Porto Bico rather than to Cuba, if they crossed to this side. It was pointed out that this move would be the natur al strategic one for the Spanish com mander to take, as there was still something left for them to save in Porto Kico. The naval view is not similar to that taken by the army officers. The former do not attach as much importance to the fleet as the latter, and few officers can be found to believe that the ships will ever venture far from the Spanish coast, much less attempt to cross the Atlantic or go to the Philippines. Th list of vessels in this fleet is rather formidable in sound, but as a mattei of fact it Includes uot more than two up-to-date war vessels, excepting the small torpedo gunboats. It is certainly the opinion of naval officers here that if Dewey had the Monterey with him he would have no trouble in repulsing the whole Spanish force, while the Cadiz fleet could not afford pastime for Sampson s steel bullo. ja. Spanish Hoe Are Rained. . Madrid, Jnne 20. There are a num ber of rumors in circulation as to the ANCIENT PORTS OP SAN JUAN. N J t ' I f" destination of Admiral Cantata's fleet, one that the warthips are heading fot Boston with the intention of bombard ing New England towns, and another that the fleet is going to the Philip pines. There is a feeling b,. great optimism in offinial circles here and in the lob bies of the oortes, owing to the depar tore of Camaru's fleet It is said it consists of over 30 ships, including aux iliary cruisers, and it is added that it has an enormous quantity of war ma terial on board, including a mysterious new explosive. It is also whispered that the squadron, when at sea, is to be divided and proceed to different destinations. - Admiral Dewey' Advlee. Washington, June 20. The nnvy department has received the following from Admiral Dewey: "Cavite, June 15, via Hong Kong. There is little ohanga in the situation since my telegram on June 8, The in surgents continue hostilities and have practically surrounded Manila. They have taken 8,509 Spanish prisoners, whom they treat most humanely. They do not intend to take the city at the present time. Twelve merchant vessels are anchored in the bay, with refugees, under guard of neutral men-of-war; this with my permission. The health of the squadion continues excel lent. The German commander-in-chief arrived today. Three German, two British, one French and one Japanese men-of-war are now in port. Another German man-of-war is exported "DEWEY." Sierra Leone Uprising. " -. ; Liverpool, June 20. SteamerB which have arrived here from Sierra Leone report that 1,000 people were killed in the recent uprising in that distriot. One Hundred and twenty inhabitants ol Freetown, most of them traders, are known to have been massacred, and other ooloniBts were carried into the bush by the "war boys" and undoubt edly met a worse fate. Three hun dared friendly natives were killed. Be sides the white missionaries, six col ored missionaries ol the United Breth ren in Christ were murdered atManoh- barrgru. The English missionaries are at the mercy of the "war boys," but have not been molested. , Sfadrld I Deprened. London, June 20. A Madrid dis patch to the Daily Mail says: Senor Sagasta, replying in the cor tea to a question as to whether Manila had fallen, replied in the negative, but added that the situation there was of the gravest character. The dispatches from Madrid agree that this statement, together with the report that the rebels are attacking the city, have caused intense depresie FORT REDUCED. Sharp Bngagement at fatmaaera--Span-lard Were Driven nl. ; Cam MoCalla, Guantanamo Bay, via Kingston, June 18. The briok fort and earthworks at Caimanera, at the end of the railroad leading to the city of Guantanamo, were demolished today by a terriflo bombardment con ducted by the Texas, Marblehead and 8uwanee. The warships opened firs at 2 P. M. and the bombardment tasted an hour and a half. The Texas steamed slowly np the channel leading to the fortifications, followed olosely by the Marlbehead. The Marblehead stood off to the west side of the bay and opened with her five-inch guns, knocking down part of the wall. The Texas then threw in some 13-inch shells, tearing down the amittT scasB I BAjmaoa.' wall of the fort and throwing bricks and mortar 80 feet in the sir. After badly damaging lire fort, the Marblehead shelled the earthworks and barracks at the west end ol the harbor. She knocked them into " the air, and when the Spaniards fled from the toil, they were shelled by the St. Paul and driven into the bushes The Span iards fired only five shots, which did no damage. After the ships stood out into the harbor, the Spaniards in the hushes owned fire on the . Marblehead 'a launch, which replied vigorously. The Suwanee then turned back and shelled the bushes, driving the Spaniards in land. The Marblehead' little steam lanneh ol eared out a detachment of Spaninh bushwhackers this evening ami esoared after a hot engagement of a quarter of an hour without the loss of a man. The launch had been dragging the har bor near the forts for mines and had found one and was towing it back to the Marblehead when the enemy, con cealed in the bnsbes on the shore, opened a hot fire on the five men in the launch. The launch headed toward shore and began banging away, but the bow gun finally kicked overboard, car rying the gunner with it In the mean time, the enemy was firing wildly. The marine was promptly rescued. It is believed that several Spaniards were killed. Trick of Guerilla Warfare. Guantanamo, via Kingston, June 18. However unpleasant the experience, the landing of a small detachment of marines, mostly raw men, in the ene my's country, has taught some lessons to the officers and men here, end possi bly also to the authorities at Washing ton. It has shown the Spaniards to be daring bush fighters, and it has proved that every American camp must be compactly built and as well protected to resist night attacks as though in the Apache country.' It has developed sev eral small defects in the navy guns under service conditions, and ii has shown that given a free rein with re peating rifles S00 nervous troops can waste 10,000 rounds of ammunition, killing shadows, in a single night, and not think even then they have done much shooting. Though the 16 Spaniards found by Lieutenant Neville's men wore regular uniforms, most of those men in the daylight attacks wore scarcely anything except big plantain leaves bound around their foreheads in lieu of hats. This acted as an effective disguise in the bush. Others, stripped to a pair of dirt-colored trousers, tied branches around their waists, reaching shoulder high, and moving very cautiously, they could even oross open ground without being detected, though some of them were caught at the game. Another trick was to make a moving screen ol two or three big palm leaves, almost impossible to detect where stunted palm everywhere rises out of the obapparal. The Cubans were moat useful in pointing out these tricks. There aro 60 of these men now in oamp, mostly negroes, with Cuban officers. They are nawkeyed woodsmen, breaking even with the Spaniards in every do vice of bushoralt The American ma-, rines at first were inclined to discount this, but thla morning they spoke en thusiastically of their auxiliaries for their daring. At night, in skirmish time, the marines say the Cuban aux iliaries go through the bush like rub bits. Their chief fault, however, is their reckless handling of the new magazine rifles. : Violating Neutrality Law. New York, June 18. A Herald di- patch from Gibraltar says: The Span ish steamei San Anguatin, of the Trans-Atlantic line, hat arrived in bal last from Cadi. She is takincc coal. presumably for Cadia and the Cnmara squadron. The American consul has lodged a protest The TUeaya Struok. Madrid, June 18. Admiral-Cvrvfra wires that he has provisions enough for the fleet until autumn. Hn Buys: "A shell from an American warship. falling from a great elevation, struck the Vizoaya, which, owing to her ex cellent armor, was not dauiiitjpd. ' General Blanco cables horn Havana that the batteries there fired niKin ti United States cruUcr SJ.t3'ni."v whioh lift the line of i,, ... Eleven vessels aio riu bl. ' aJi: v: j . - yurt of Havana, I ; -