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HAVANA
Full Details of the Firing at Fort Cabanas by the
Flagship New York, which Scattered Spaniards
... I tha naval bill tha advrtl!fnt will run
I only thn- wn k lnt-il of ihr month.
... ... . UU1'-
hhh mii IN KHWI
But German Press Has Ceased its Hostile
Tone to lid riled States.
ALL INTEREST CENTERED IN THE PHILIPPINES
Commodore Dewey's Coming Battle May Decide
Outcome of the wjr-No word Received From
Him -Anxiety at a High Pitch.
THE BATTLESHIP OREGON
Fielinf of Relief on all Sides at the News of Her Arrival at
dc Janeiro -China Has Not Yet Declared Neutrality
Governor Lord's Appointments.
fin Hoard the Flagahlp New York. April
P. 11 a. rn . via Key West, April 30 -('opyrmhl
1 by Ae'clate,j ITvi The
Mix kade rontlmns aa before. The flag-
hip llr m the westward of Havana. The
torpedo boat pnrtrr while clone Into shore
taut rilKht rrHirta liaxlnrf bi n (lred uin
t Ihe 1'i.Jlar battery, which In to the
ram ward nf Morro rattle. Thi' 1'orter
' npiil untralheil. The couM nf Cuba l
bi liiK . arvfiih y patrollnl by 8uinliih cav
alry. While the diuntlim the illnpatih boat
f the A lat.-.l pre... Hat making her
way fn.iii Key Wei early till, murninii
he at tiKhti.l by the tlagliii. Thf
liKikmit on the Ni V.'rk were tuiatile to
make nut l. r bb litlly nwllit; ,. le mitt
and the dlttan.e whbh tiparate,! her
from the f.inhli aint a four-liu h thell
w nr.. I In her illreetion li not
alined at the liauutb ta, but w.ih . mi
near nmiKh to make her heave to The
imuntli -tt. thinking the w.it .einK nr.-,i
at by a 8imiii.Ii boat, promptly put atxnil
and straninl away Then the was reo.
iKiiled and u f.-w mlmiie later the
rerinjnltlon beranie tmitual and the
Iiaiintlrtt ran alniiKtl,!,- the New York
The rtaitthlp proceeded to a point I.'.
miles wett nf Havana and alwuit M mil. t
tieynnd Muriel. There tiitpleloiii nmxe.
nirntt Were nhtrrvrd athore, probably tiy
workmen nn the forlltleatlnnt. Conte-
uuenlly the tlaiithlp tired ihree shot a In
that illreitlnn from her big gimt. The
Drlnit. hnwever, brought no response and
the ftaKthlp returned to her station.
A strict wiilih agalntt a pottible tor-
la-do boat attack It bring kept on board
the tlagthip.
A careful Intprction of Muriel harbor
revealed the pretence of two email 8nn
Ith Kiinbniitt and four tchonncrt. well In
behind the old-fathlnned niartelbi lo one
tide, and a flimsy fort on the other. The
rmnblneil tmttery nf the "fortltbatlont"
It one niiixxle-loadlng ,, union.
TIIK KIKINi! UN CAIIANAS.
On Hoard the Hugthip New York, April
m.-The roll detallt nf the tiring at Kurt
t'abiinat show that the New York w it
lying ipiletly outside the harbor about
two miles olT shore, the Inspection trip ot
the coast having Just been completed. The
flagship was accompanied by the tor
pedo boat Porter and the Krlcsseti. A re
turn to the station off Morro castle, Ha
vana, was cnnieniplated. the band was
playing Its usual dinner music, when from
the hill to the eastward of Cabanas har
bor came the sound of volley tiring. It
was plainly n tinall-ninis attack, though
no smoke was seen. The enemy was
thought to be hidden close to the beach
and In front nf a white building.
Now and again Individual tiring wax
heard and well regulated volcys contin
ued at Inlervnls. It was conjectured lhat
one troop of cavalry, dismounted, was
doing the tiring. The otlleers of the llag
shlp stood mi her deck trying to ascertain
iliilnllcly the exact locution of the enemy, I
and more moused than annoyed at this
novel inelhod of attacking Ihe armored j
cruiser. However. Rear Admiral Samn- I
son and Captain Chadwick decided that
tho lesson taught nt Matanxas must ho i
repealed at Cabanas. "Man the port bnt-I
tery," was the order.
At a few minutes past ti o'clock the 4-
Inch guns In the nfter port battery sunt ; Secretary Alger, both being obliged to "once Mo not want any comrades other i nmill, of tno j.rlla Ventura and other
a shot Hying over the water Imp Cuba's 1 give up the greater ivirt of their tlnm to ; than Industrious patriots. I am taking J prizes taken, says the Key West corres
soll, raising a little cloud of dust about loo senators, representatives nnd other per- j every precaution to secure arms, horses ! ,,nt of tn,. Herald. The prize com
yarda In front of where the Spanish cav- ! sons of supposed Influence, seeking lo so- ; ""d eoulpments pf tha first class In every , msson has discovered 2cXi new Mauser
airy stood. Before the hills, growing j cure the appointment of constituent!! to particular. rill, s and n large consignment of swords
dim In the evening mist , bad ceased re- places In the army and navy. j "Itesncaklng your very earnest co-op- j atlil hayonets. besides a quantity of fixed
echoing and reverberating from the llrsl The Impression prevails nt the depart-; era t Ion In organizing a regiment in ;mmunltlon for the Panama's' four II
repnrt, the other 1-Inch gun In the after nient, among t hose who nre not taken Into which It will be n pleasure to serve, a j p(ninder guns, which sho might have
battery had landed Its projectile. A few ! the secrets of ihe naval war board, that source of pride to our friends and a . u,.,i t blow her captor, the Mangrove,
more shots from this battery wero llred, the movements of Admiral Sampson are tower of strength In upholding our 11. ig. 1 nt 0f water, but did not. Tho pan-
bill the ground was evidently damp, no
dust nroso nnd It was hard to tell where
tno shell fell. They wero fired lit 4500
yards range.
Tho Spaniards were not heard from nf-
ter the llrst shot. Tho New York then
turned her bow enstward. The target
practice waa apparently over for tho ev-
enlng. A moment -ff so later Captain i Ing for the construction of torpedo boat formation of tho departure of the Span
Chitdwick saw the Spanish cavalry, thon nnd destroyers. By special provisions ot lsh fleet from SL Vincent orders were
BLOCKADE CONTINUES IN FULL FORCE
IN NA VI1WAKI h
the
IS NOW SAFE IN BRAZIL
Rio
mounted, ascending thrHulalde toward
llalcenda. and trained the 4-Inch gun and
planted two shots, the second one falling
right among the Spaniards, who scatter
eil In all directions. The New York then
steamed ahead toward Morro cattle.
I'pon this m-raalon the first good view
of the city of Havana was obtained, the
New York steaming within range of hr
batteries. The ualuce. cntheilral and
Prado and fortifications were pllanly visi
ble In the sunlight.
FKKI.INti IN HKHI.1N.
f hn. April 31 .-(Copyright I'M by At
aJasaVeti press.t-Puhllc attention It so
engrotsed with the lllspano. American
struggle that the reconvening of the
relehstag and Prussian diet have been
almost unnoticed.
The newspapers print entire pages of
war newt from all parts, mostly unreli
able and much of It unfavorable to the
I'nlted Ktates. Katrns are repeatedly It
sued, alleging great naval disasters to
the Americans. One of the worst offend
ers announced Wednesday that four
American warships had been blown up
giving among ihe victims a tlctltlous
Ironclad I off Huenns Ayrcs.
As a whole, however, the (Jerman press
hat cease. I lit hostile tone toward the
I'nlted States. For this change the gov
ernment Is entirely responsible, at all tho
newtpapert w hich nre In the habit of ob
taining Information from the foreign of
tlce, which Includes all papers of Import
ance, were this week given the hint to
ston their abuse of the I'nlted Slates, aa
being directly opposed to the govern
ment's attitude, beside being unpatriotic
and politically unwise. The hint was ef
fective and not a line recently hostile to
America hat been printed In the papers.
Some formerly most hostile (Jerman
newspapers nre now emphasising the view
lhat the Interests of Oermany are entirely
on tho tide of America. The war Is al-
ready seriously affecting German Inter-
ests. Wheat has risen from V.K marks to
the highest In recent years, the ef
fects of which are much felt by the poor.
The price ot meat, also, Is up consider
ably. Germany's decision not to formally de
clare neutrality means nothing more nor
lest than that while It leaves the govern
ment's hands free It Is exneeted i.i en
able German merchants to reap a Men i
harvest by selling m-clv to both com- !
b.itants.
INTEREST IN Til K Jill 1,1 li'l.VES.
Washington. April :io..-.vi Interest today j
was concentrated on the Philippines i
though 11 seemed almost hopeless to ex-
pect any news from that point, which Is i
for tho present, al least, the critical point
of naval operations. Indeed, one high of-
flcinl, well versed In the plans of the
strategic hoard, declared that upon the
result of the engagement which I'nmm.i-
dure Dewey Is expected to have had with i
the Spanish fleet today, nr within a day j
or two, ot least, might depend to an ex-
lent the outcome of the war. ,
When Secretary Long left the navy d"-
pari ment he had received no word from
Commodore lcwoy nor from nnv point i
in the cast. He has been very busy dur- i
Ing the day. nnd the same was true of
of n strategic character and not Incidental
happenings, as might be supposed from
their apparently spontaneous character. I
Key Weat Is evidently to be made tho I
base of tho first order of Importance so
far as the fleet la concerned.
Tho hoard of bureau chiefs Is now en
gaged In nrenaiing an advertisement call
"'f '""" -"-r in.h. ui t,,d,y
Hint h-n the wnr d partmi nt ha placi
the contract! V,r lh v-s':l author!x-it
by th pndlnic naval appropriation bill
the rovcrnnv.nt will have undr cons'.rur
tum al one tlnm a rrati:r n'lmU-r of
vr. In than It ha v r ha l h' forc, fine
ttm war. nml a unni-r t'lniuire in tht!
aKriif.it ttmn at any tlm- ilur.n lh
rlvll ioiiIII' t. Th-rc will In not -na than
thlrty-lx vrnw-U Ho(tPthir thun piaci
tifi'I.-r rontrurtlon, thrf battle fhlp.
!xtin t'irp.-'!o boat dntroyrd, tw-lvn
tnrtK-.lo Loam, four coaxt 'lif'-nne monit
or unl one gijnlioat on the lalo-.
CHINA BTILL OUT.
Washington. April ).! lo today all
countries occupying eastern Asiatic ter
ritory had declared neutrality, . iccept
China.
THE OHKIJON SAFE.
Itlo Janeiro. April 3o. p. m The bat
tleship Oregon ias Just arrived.
Washington. April JH There w.it a feel
ing of relief among the officials tonight
over the safe arrival nf the Oregon at P.lo
Juncrlo, well lo the north and out of pot
tible reach of the Spanish torpedo cruis
er Temarlnlo, which hat been lying a
rnund the vicinity of liuenos Ayres.
The keenest Interest It taken In her fu
ture movements, but on account of the
extreme reticence nf the naval authorb
lies ll.. n,lnr ... (, I-....- ...... I.
h.ve be
. ... n a . i.iu aic ...
known. The prevalent belief, however.
Is that her orders are to proceed imm.-dl-ately
to Join Admiral Sampton'a fleet at
Havana.
II L It NINO THE COl'NTRY.
Key West. April .-It Is unofficially
ttated by Cubans tonight that Blanco it
burning the Interior towns In the Island
of Cuba, and It Is believed the truth of
the statement It established by the great amounted to IKI.OuO and during the three
volumes of smoke wnirh were noticed be- months ending March a. Paymaster Bar
tween Matanxas and Havana by persons ' ry has disbursed to the employees of all
on the Associated Press boat Dauntless, I the department of the Mare Island navy
and thmugout the night a bright glow of ' Jrrd WS,("J0.
fires was reflected on the sky. In places j .
forest fire were burning. MANILA INSURGENTS.
CUBANS EQUIPPED.
bant will leave here tomorrow to loin
rw y ii'iu o" i uree nunur.-o i u-
! others. The unite,! hodv .in h ,,i.
ped by the United States and trans-
ported to Cuba Immediately.
OltKUoN NATIONAL C.UAKU
Pnrtland. April 3t). ihe entire national
gtlaru of the state, with the exception of
three companies. Is now In camp at Port
land. The entire force numbers about
1W0 men.
OUR OFFICERS.
Portland. April Si. -Governor Iyird has
made the following appointments for the
new Oregon volunteer regiment
Colonel, o Summers, First regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel.G. O. Yoran. Sec
ond regiment.
Majors. P. O. Eastwlck. First regiment:
Percy Willis. Second regiment; E. c.
Uautenbeln. Firtt regiment.
Chaplin. W. O. Gilbert.
MINES IN HABANA HARBOR.
Minneapolis. April SO.-A Duluth dis
patch to tho Journal aaya:
Captain King, a diver of much experi
ence, has Jutt arrived here. He says ho
was employed for three months last sum
mer laying mines In Havana harbor for I in war with a naval power aiming to cut
the Spanish. He It thoroughly familiar j off foreign breadstuffs from Great Brlt
with the harbor and Its strength, but he "In."
I signed articles binding him to secrecy as
ito the location of nnv of the mines and
will not say much about them, except
that the hnrbor It sprinkled with them.
Anywhere within a five mile limit of the
shore the channel Into the remotest part
Is covered with mines. He says it will
be no easy task to take Havana.
PATRIOTS ONLY.
Washington, April ai.-Mr. J iv L. Tor
n wh" ls to organixe the S.ron.l regt.
.ment of cavalry
ry among the riders and
niarKsmen or the northwest, has sent
the following letter to those who will
recruit for that regiment:
"Mv ,Vil'" Sir: You arc hereby an-
thorlzed to secure the names and ad-
llr'S' of those who may wish to enlist
"1r two ' rs, unless sooner ciis, n.irg.M. !
j"s troopers In the Second regiment of the
j I'nlted States volunteer cavalry. I regret
to s' that there was no compensation or
I Uowauc,o for this preliminary work.
Troopers must be over IS and under to
years of ago: physically sound, of good ,
character ami habits, horsemen nd j
nmrksmen. As we are to tight for the
same cause and divide the same rations.
11 19 of tll greatest Importance we should
1,11 "e good, true men.
"Please Impress upon men ho propose
enlist that we shall work every day
Ifht when wo get the chance, and
1 am. very Blncerely nnd truly yours.
"JAY L. TURKEY.'
THE COMBINED FLEETS.
New York, April 30. A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
I immediately following tne receipt ot in'
n( to tha flying i)ua1rnn undT com
manrj of Commodora g. hley. ThM or
der ar tha rault of dlicuMlon by th
naval war board of tho frat'clc eon
ldratlona antrrlng Into tha d'parturo
of tha Rpanlah men-of-war. Naturally
the gratat icrcy la obwrvod aa to tho
doatlnatlon of tha flying iiuadron, but It
la conceded that tha probabilities point
to an Immediate Junction of tha
und-r Commodore 8 hley and thoia com-mand-d
by Itrar Admiral Hampton and
the placing of thla formidable force at a
o-ntrnl povltlon where they can promptly
rciiftt any attack made by tho Hpanlan
tlwt elth'-r upob the Am'rtrar; rout or
upon the blockading squadron surround-
Ing Cuban ports.
COLONEL GRANT.
New York, April V).-Colone Fred D.
Orant has telegraphed to the Fourteenth
regiment armory In Brooklyn that he j New Tork. April 3u.-8.-nor Quesadi.
will ai cept the leadership of the regiment, j repretentittlve of the Cuban Junta In
His message waa In reply to a communi- 1 Washington, has received a letter from
cation from a committee informing him Oenemi Oomex, written April II. bcfnra
that be waa the choice for the place and the action of congress on the Cuban quea
atklng If he would accept. j t!on. says a Washington correspondent
jof the Herald. It Indicate th. Cuban
ALL FOR 8 PA IN. general waa then confident of winning, U-
j though he had no assurance of assist-
Kingston. Jamaica. April SI. Advices ance from the I'nlted States. Com tays:
from Santiago de Cuba state on April Zi.
Pombo, commanding general of that di
vision, proclaimed that every man be
tween the ages of li and 50 must volun
teer In the Spanish aervlce under pen
alty of arrest, trial and death. A reign
of terror exltts In the city and thous
ands leave nightly.
GENERAL WOODFORD SAILS.
, and for the reason we consider the moral
New York. April SO. A dispatch lo tne ' aid given us by the united Statea a
World from Paris says: logical consequence of Its greatneaa and
General Woodford, accompanied by Mr ; political independence. Through General
Slckels, hi secretary of legation, and tne j Lee. at the proper time, 1 sent my con
military and naval attaches, will sail by 'dolencea to the generous American oeo
La Touraine today (Saturday) from j pie for the catastrophe of the Maine. I
Havre for New York. They go thence to was moved to It not only by a sentiment
Washington. Mrs. and Miss Woodford ' of humanity, but because ot my aratl-
j will remain In Paris. The recall of On-
iai ti ... hiy unexpected
land orders were only cabled to him lat
! night. If he Is captured the Interesting
; but bold question of International law
win De raised, "Are ambassadors, per
sons, and dispatches contraband of war?"
GOVERNMENT PAYROLLS.
Vallsjo. Cal., April 30. -The payroll of
the construction and repair department
for labor in the first half of April
( New York. April 30. A ditnatch to tM
World from Hong Kong says:
j New Manila has fallen Into the handi
t
of 1"surg-nt!'. It I reported. There
r, feveral leaders in Hong Kong and
' ,ne- do not doubt the rePurt- They say
' the insurgents will capture Old Manila
I within a few day.
One.of the ships of the American squad-
mn, presumably the Olympia, Is said to
nave taaen a large quantity of arms ant
ammunition, which It is hoped to get into
the hands of tho rebels.
COAL PURCHASE.
I,ondon. April at. The Glbratar corres-
1 pondent of the Times says:
"' am assured that Spain bought. 1T.WU
i tons of coal before the outbreak of war
and that It was delivered. As neither
this nor any important quantity has
reached Cadlx, It would be Interesting to
know where It has gone. If it has ar
rived." PRICE OF WHEAT.
London. April 30. Colonel Sir Charles
Edward Vincent, member of parliament
for central Rheffield. conservative and
Industrial, will ask the government In
parliament next week what course It Is
proposed to adopt to "'guard against an
excessive rise in the price of wheat In
the event of England becoming Involved
I SPANISH SPIES.
!
: New York,' April 30. A Herald special
, from Montreal says that Spain has ar-
ranged for the use of spies In the war is
now an ascertained fact. In addition to
the employment of the ordinary private
detectives the Spanish minister at AVaJh -
ington. ever since the Cuban Insurrection
j began, had a large number of secret ser
' vice agents all over the seaports of the
. United States. These agents went to
Washington and reported to certain
! trusted consuls who In turn rennrte.l to
, the minister. Every one of these secret
agents Is still In the States and has been
reinforced In the last few days by a
Hrge number of others. These agents
j ,,t report to Senor Tolo, but to per-
sons in Mexico and Canada who In turn
will send the reports to Madrid or any
other place which the nature of the re
ports may Indicate. The spies are men
capable of sketching plans rapidly as
well as being experts In hunting for Infor
mation. MUST RESTORE THE FLAG.
New York. April TA Discoveries have
been made on the captured Spanish stea
mer Panama, which make it very Im
: probable that she will ever be returned
, S,ain, whatever disposition may be
i aim's captain had refused to admit that
bis cargo Included any contraband of
war. It Is believed a further search will
' reveal many more weapons and possibly
The prize commission also found papers
tending to show that certain of the Pan
ama's passengers and old New York
Spaniards had been actively engaged In
plans for aiding the Spanish ot Cuba In
Retting arma, ammunition and luppllea.
The dlai-overy of theaa dooumenta hag
already led to an order from Washing
ton to hold aa prlaonera of war a larg
number of the paaaangara of tha Pana
ma. After Quaiotrotigh earn luhora
from the CJuldo. having turned hl pr!
over to the federal authorltiea, one of
the marlnr-a hauled down tha Bpanlah flag
from the ataff where It floated under
the ar and atrlpe and announced hia
Intention of keeping the Rpanlah Sag a '
aouvenlr. Ha has been aharply repri
manded and compelled to reatora tha
flag to Its place, aa It la rightfully there
until tha priae court condemn tha ahD.
j The only excuse the marine gave for hie
ari:n Wli lhat ne m4 not tnln ...
Spaniards should be permitted to fly their
I flag anywhere In Ky Weat harbor.
j SPAIN'8 CHANCEH.
I "Spain It badly off diplomatically, but
her situation Is even worse here, where
she Is trying to keep up a campaign In
which ahe I losing, without result what
ever, many men and many millions of
dollars. She cannot afford to lose either
the one or the other. Cuba has reason
. to expect the effective aid of all th.
(countries which love liberty and above
all of those which In America defend It
'tude as commander-in-chief of thla army.
because I am a Cuban and an American."
RUSSIA'S AitlTUDE.
London, April 30. -oe Vienna corres
pondent of the Standard says:
"Russia will send naval experts to the
Spanish and American warships to be
eye-wKnestes of the battles If permission
' obtainable, which Is regarded as doubt'
ful.
The Interest of Russia In the" war I
evidenced by her leading salesmen In
starting the Idea, which was soon taken
up by their colleagues at Berlin, Pari
and Vienna, that the first real naval
battle must be used for ending the war.
which practically mean pressure on .
Spain to give up Cuba, because if the
war lasts too long It Is thought the United
States may create a powerful navy.
That Russia should allow the Unltea
States to retain the Philippines without
ample compentatlon to Russia and her
allies, appears as doubtful, as It Is
stated that the Islands should be allowed
to fall Into the hands of England by ar
rangement with the United States, with
out such differences arising as might
, easily lead to war among the great pow-
.era.
ANXIOUSLV WAITING FOR IT.
New York, April 30. The city is on the
tlntoe of expectation for news of an en
gagement off the Philippines which It Is
felt cannot be long delayed, avers tha
Madrid correspondent of the Herald. In
ueed. rumore have been current since
about i o'clock that the fleets have al
ready met, that the Spaniards have de
feated the Americans, and three Amer
ican vessels sunk. o ortUial Information
has been received yet. nor can the rumor
be traced. A most notable change has
taken place In public opinion within th
last couple of days. Before pople were
confident that Spain would fight gallant
ly: now they are conndent that Spain will
win. The Correspondencla says tonight:
"Spain fears the conflict less and less
every day."
This really epitomizes the state of the
public mind. It is due to the account
received from the American correspond
ents of Spanish papers. These picture a
state of anarchy as reigning In the United
States. The naval and military confer
ences are shown as banging thread
about the plan to be followed every day.
They describe American ships as hope
lessly mishandled and the alleged encoun
ter between the Libera and the Cushlng
becomes a great Spanish victory. How
i nuu h tru,h ,h,'rt la ln l,neSl' rei'ort it
I la Impossible to nml put. as no other
iare alwd to enter. The hope. too.
lhat tll; lww-' may ' tke a hand
In the matter begins to be re-entertained.
as Germany has announced that she will
allow American troops to land In the
Philippines, but will oppose a bombard
ment on account of her commercial In
terests there.
SPANISH SPECTACLES.
London, April ::o. A dispatch from Mad
rid says an official dispatch from Havana
gives an account of another engagement
by the Spanish gunboat Llgerla with an
American torpedo boat off Cardenas. Tho
Americans tired seventy shots, one of
whirh carried away the buck stay of the
gunboat.
Ihe Royal is the highest grade baldsg powder
known. Actaal testa sfcowr It goes om
thlrd farther tha any other bf aad.
FQWOEII
Absolutely Pure
HOVAL MKIM MWOtTR CO., rW VMft,
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