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Fusillade Continues at Intervals, and the Shots
are Fairly Well limed.
KEY WEST, June 20, A government vessel which
arrived this morning reports that Morro castle keeps firing
heavy shells at the blockading squadron at Havana, and it
is not believed such accurate shots can be fired by Spanish
gunners. On Friday a 12-inch shell exploded in the neigh
borhood of the American sliis, raising a column of water
and smoke 100 feet high.
SHAFTER, PERHAPS,
WILL LAND TODAY
The Capture of Santiago, Army and
Navy Men Believe, Will Prove
Easier Than Was First Expected.
SPAIN HEfOSES TO GIVE
DP H0BS0J1 Kp BIS pfl
Ind to Emphasize That Refusal, Blanco An
nounces That He Will Hereafter Recog-
ni'fi No Fl;ir nf Truce.
WASHINGTON. June 20. Word was received today
from Commodore Watson to the effect that Captain-General
Blanco says that the Spanish government refuses to ex
change JTobson and his men. It is reported from Key West
rut . t T-k 1 1
on the authority ot several naval ollicors mat uianco nas
notified tho commander of the American fleet that he will
hereafter recognize no flag of truce.
THE PHILlf PINES HAVE BEEN DECLARED FREE
Insurgents Proclaim a Provisional Govern
ment at Cavite and Renounce
Spanish Authority.
Cmiuao, June 20. A special cable to
day to tho Record from a correspondent
with Dewey's fleet readmits follow:
IIonci Komi, Jumi 20. General Filip
pino officially proclaimed a provisional
government in outer Cavito Juno 12th.
Tliere wore great ceremonies and u dec
laration of independence was rend re
nouncing BpuuiHh uuthoritv. Aguinaldo
was made president and Don l'irondo
vice-president.
The insurgent government will not
oppose an American protectorate or oc
cupation. The Baltimore nailed today
to meet the Charleston und the troop
ehipa. The French warship Pntical ur
rived Juno lDth. The warship Kaiser
ie expected dally.
No Chance in the Situation at Manila.
Manila, June 17, via Hong Kong,
June li). The situation here is un
changed. The insurgents are unable to
take Manila, owing to their lack of field
giuiH. They could not take it even if
Admiral Dewey permitted, which he
will not.
The report that the United States
transports from San Francisco have
been sighted Is not cornet. They are
expected on June 20th. All the for
eiguers are leaving in neutral ships.
Insurgents Hold 5000 Prisoners.
Honci Konu, June 20. A steamer just
arrived from Manila Baya the insurgents
hold 4000 Spaniards and 1000 natives
priaouere with their equipmeute.
GROWING WORSE
AT. HAVANA
fbc Army Said to Have Been Placed
on Hair Rations Living on Palms
Buds and Dog Meat.
Kky Wjcst, June 20. A vessol which
arrived this morning fiom the blockade J
squadron reports nil quiet along the
line. She brought an otllcer of the
Cuban army and a pilot who carries im
portant dispatches to Senor Palma from
General Rodriguez, the insurgent com
mander in Havana province.
The Cubans report food supplies in
Havana extremely scarce, and that the
Spanish army lias been placed on half
rations, The Cuban officer says that in
two weeks the whole population of Car
denas will be starving. He described
the people as living on palms buds and
dog meat, which he claimed fa con
sidered a delicacy,
Nnw York, June 20. A special to
the Times from Washington says:
The capture of Santiago may turn out
to be easier than was expected, but
preparations have been made on the
assumption that the Spaniards will
make a resistance equal to that which
would he made by the same number of
American troops holding a like position.
But the Spanish will be weaker than
General Shatter nnd the fleet combined,
while the reports about the activity and
efficiency of the insurgents lead army
men to hope that their assistance will
be of some value.
While there is not much anxiety here
concerning General Shafter and his
army, there is a universal desire to hear
of hie arrival and lauding. Army and
navy men agree in the opinion that if
the army reaches Santiago or the point
at. which it is intended to land before
Monday, or even Tuesday, it will have
done very well. The transports would
not sail at high speed, some of them
may have been delayed, and as the fleet
would keep together in order to afford
the slowest ships the benefit of the con
voy, it is obeervable that the expedition
might not reach Santiago until tomor
row or next day.
General Shafter was rather expected
to run ahead of the fleet and troops, and
to arrive at Santiago or Guantanamo
Eomewhat before the other vessels, tak
ing the risk, which is not considered as
great, of meeting with Spanish cruisers.
The assumption of naval officers is that
any danger of that kind would be re
duced by sending one of the convoy
vessels along with the Seguncia as a
guard for the commanding general.
An officer of the army who has eeen a
great deal of service and who has n high
opinion of the ability of the United
States army, expresses the opinion that
the campaign against. Suntiagowill be a
short one, and that it will not be a show
of fighting ability that will give a vic
tory to the men under General Shafter.
Although the United States troops are
not all properly clad, most of them have
good shoes, and all have plenty of food
and good medical attention. The case
is quite different with the Spanish sol
diers. Their commissary is bad, owing
to the Indiflerence of the officers to the
welfare of the men, for whom they make
no sacrifices. Excepting garrisons usu
ally taken care of, the hospital service is
inadequate, and to that indifference is
attributed the jreat mortality among
the Spanish troops. ,This officer said
the sauie conditions are found in dis
tricts where Spanish military habits are
found. The United States forces will be
superior as much for the reason that
they are fed and paid as for their greater
energy as a race.
The war department still keeps secret
the exact point of landing of the mili
tary expedition to .-Santiago. It may be
at the first harbor, and it may be at the
last. Some suggest that there are rea
sons to believe that both the east and
west passages may be utilized.
The early report h from General Shatter
following his landing and observation of
the situation are expected to give the
department an idea of the duration of
the campaign. The commander will
also instruct the department as to
whether on the plans already adopted
there are enough men to do the work.
If not, a sufficient number, whatever it
may be, will be hurried forward to as
sure success at the earliest possible mo
ment. FOOD SCARCE
IN PORTO RICO
dated San Juan, Porto Rico, Juno 0th :
Provisions are very scarce, and prices
have been increased 75 per cent, above
the normal. In the interior of the isl
and the conditions are still worse. No
work is being done on tho estates.
Thousands of men are unemployed, nnd
misery and hunger are rife. The local
currency is at a low ebb, the rate of ex
change being anything from 110 to 145
per cent on gold value.
Since.the bombardment of the city May
12th there has been a general feeling ot
unrest, uneasiness and uncertainty ns to
what is to come next, as it is too clearly
evident that matters will not rest long
in statu quo. Where nnd when tho
the next blow mavfall is the nil-absorb
ing question. No American papers have
come to hand lately, and it is supposed
those that arrived have been suppressed.
That is true of those coming uy way ot
St. Thomas. News by cable is utterlv
unreliable, as pasLed for publication by
the authorities, and the only reliable
information is that which comes surrep
titiously from St. Thomas.
Good CDorning
MERRITT MAY SAIL
FOR PHILIPPINES
Is Becoming Anxious to Get Away
Astor light Battery Arrived.
Prices Have Advanced and Starvation
Is Imminent Among the Lower
Classes All Is Uncertainty.
New Yohk, June 20. The Herald
published the following correspondence
San Francisco, June. 20. Major
General Merritt may sail for Manila on
the cruiser Philadelphia, which has re
ceived orders to be ready for sea by
July 1st. The prospective governor
general of the Philippines is anxious to
reach the islands ns soon as possible,
and it is asserted he will go on the India
of the third fleet of transports. However,
he would be somewhat hampered by the
slow progress ot the vessels, while if be
goes on the Philadelphia, he will proba
bly reach Manila fully as soon as the
troops under General McArthur. Gen
eral Otis will go with the fourth squad
ron.
The Astor light battery, numbering
101 men, including three officers, ar
rived this morning. The men compos
ing the battery are by far the most
handsome-appearing soldiers which have
yet arrived in this city. They are thor
oughly equipped, their outfit being reg
ulation United States artillery equip
ment. One hundred and fifty-cne men from
the Fifty-first Iowa regiment arrived
this morning and marched to Camp
Merritt, where they will bo equipped.
MUST HiVE POW
ERFUL GLASSES
Spain Has Observed Peace Tendencies
in the United States.
Maiusid, Juno 20. Newspapers say
the cabinet at its meeting yesterday dis
cussed "the peace tendencies observable
in the United States and in certain per
sonages in Spain,'' hut add that Spain
will unanimously repudiate "unworthy
conditions," holding that peace is only
possible "if the conditions are honorable
and include retention of the colonies."
Government circles affect satisfaction at
the situatiuu in Cuba.
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