8
MOVEMENT
ON MANILA
First Battle May Occur at the
Philippines.
OUR SQUADRON EN ROUTE.
Easy Victory For the Americans Is
Predicted.
Our Klilp* Carry One Hundred and
Twenty-Two (Jung to Nlnety-Sl* of That
of the Kneniy—Admiral Dewey Cares
More For the Capture of the Kpanluli
Fleet Than Ho I>oen For the Possession
of the City Every Preparation Ha*
Ileen Made For a llattle The Co
operation of the American Fleet With
the Insurgent* Ha* Ileen Kept an En
tire Secret—Strict Order* ,\gain*t Any
Barbarity.
LONDON, April 28.—The Hong Kong
correspondent of The Daily Mall says:
"United States Consul General Will
lams, after spending the evening
ashore with United States Consul
Wiidman, accompanied the American
squadron. Thirty Insurgent leaders?
here wanted to accompany it; but
Chief Aguinaldo goes as their repre
sentative. He will take charge of the
insurgent forces at Manila. Admiral
Dewey has issued strict orders that no
barbarous or inhuman acts are to be
perpetrated by the insurgents.
"The primary object is the capture
of the Spanish fleet, which Admiral
Dewey thinks more important than
capturing Manila. He Is determined
to prevent its preying upon American
vessels. On reaching Manila he will
demand its capitulation within half an
hour of his arrival. His men are in the
best of spirits and excellent health.
There have been nine desertions. In
cluding six Chinamen, one Italian and
one German during the fleet's stay at
Hong Kong.
"Every preparation has been made.
The ships are cleaned and painted for
battle, and the general opinion Is
that the fight in these waters will re
sult in an easy victory for America.
Her ships carry 122 guns, as against
% or thereabouts in the Spanish fleet.
"The co-operation of the American
fleet wt i the rebels has been kept a
strict secret The latter await the ar
rival of the fleet, when Manila must
soon succumb. Its defenses are in a
wretched state. The Americans in the
Philippines are anxious to see British
rule established there, and the proposal
has been favorably received here. The
Manila press on the contrary says
there is great enthusiasm among the
population for Spain, and that an ob
stinate resistance will be offered to the
Americans; but the papers qualify thi3
bold allegation by referring to the
'phlegmatic character of the natives,
which prevents any excited expression
of opinion.' These journals say too,
that the treason of a few hundreds or
a few thousands of the rebels does not
affect the virtue of the race: and they
haughtily add that the Philippines will
prove worthy of Spain.
"The governor of the Philippines has
issued several proclamations. One re
quired all able-bodied Spaniards to en
roll themselves for military service,
and accords permission to foreigners to
join. Exemption is granted to all
American citizens. One extraordinary
proclamation has excited great dis
trust here. It asserts that the Ameri
can people are composed of all social
excrescences, who have exhausted our
patience and provoked war with then
perfidious machinations, their acts of
treachery and their outrages against
the law of nations and international
conventions.
MADRID UNMOVED.
She Await* the Outcome With I'erfect
Confidence.
MADRID, April 28.—Madrid is abso
lutely unmoved. The capture of the
American Saranac by a Spanish gun
boat near Manila caused a momentary
excitement, but the town is expectant
of the result of the action likely to oc
cur off the Philippines and awaits the
outcome with perfect confidence.
As a counterpoise to the growing
sympathy toward the Carlists among
the people since Don Carlos raised a
vigorous war note against the United
States, the Spanish cardinals and pre
lates are now assembling here to visit
the queen regent collectively, declar
ing their adhesion to and support of the
reigning dynasty. They will endeavor
to convince the people that the queen
regent has never advocated peace at
any price, but thoroughly participated
in the enthusiasm of the people to de
fend the honor and rights of Spain.
Watching tin? Straits.
GIBRALTAR, April 28.—A1l day
a Span.sh warship and a torpedo boat
destroyer were seen cruising in the
Straits of Gibraltar, evidently on the
lookout for vessels carrying the Amer
ican (lag. .Later in the afternoon the
torpedo boat destroyer anchored off
Ceutq!, Morrocco, opposite Gibraltar,
and the warship preceded westward.
IJestroy American Commerce.
MADRID, April 2fc. —There is a report
In circulation here that some of the
Spanish cruisers now gathering about
Manila will be used later to scour the
Pacific, anil destroy American com
merce in those waters.
Nictlieroy Coming.
PARIS, April 28. —A dispatch re
ceived from Rio Janeiro announces
that the dynamite cruiser Nictheroy,
purchased by the United States, sails
northward on Saturday next, escorted
by a Braz'lian warship
Made Good Time.
MADRID. April 28.—The Spanish tor
pedo boat d-stroyer Audaz has arrived
at Ferrcl, steaming 600 miles in 31
hours.
HAVANA
DISPATCHES!
News Sent by Permission of j
the Censorship.
FIRST NAVAL ENG AGEMENT
American Torpedo Boat Fires on a
Spanish Warship.
SlioU It ft nrned, the American Ve««'l
Hit and Compelled to Itetreat—Ameri
can Torpedo I lout Driven Out of llie
Harbor of Matanzaa—Two Spanish Vm
hclk Have Kim the Havana Hloekade.
Mistake* Made l>y American Monitor*.
Italian Cruiser Welcomed Into Havana.
Money and Ammunition landed In
Cuba For the Spanish Soldiers —Pre-
paring to l'*iglit Against tlie Vnltcd
Statin Troop* Klgliteen Insurgents
Killed In an Kngagement With the
Spaniardn Havana Kenidents Are
Anxioll* I'or llostilitieK to Hcgill.
HAVANA, April 28.—The Spanish
gunboat Libera, It is announced here,
encountered at Cayo Piedra, not far
trom Malaniu:, s.n American torpedo
boat destroyer which opened fire on
the Spanish warship. The gunboat
It is added, answered with 11 shots. It
is claimed the American destroyer was
damaged and retreated.
Dispatches from Matanzas say that
an American torpedo boat destroyer
has twice entered the port of Ma
tanzas. The second time, it is stated,
six shots were fired at her and she re
tired.
The Spanish coasting steamer Cosme
Herrera, which ran the blockade on
Saturday last, is, it appears, not the
only vessel to have reached this port
since the blockade was established, as
the arrival of the steamer Avlles from
Nuevitas is also reported.
It is announced form Cayo Frances,
near (,'aibarien, that two United States
monitors captured f, vo schooners load
ed with coal; but, discovering that
they were German vessels they were
released.
The Italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan
arrived here on Saturday. Her band
played the Spanish national hymn, and
the forts and Spanish warships an
swered. their bands playing the Italian
national hymn. The usual salutes
were exchanged.
The Spanish steamer Montsermat,
from Cadiz 011 April 10, via Las Palmas
on April 13, for Havana, has arrived,
it is announced, safely at Cienfuegos.
She had on board $3,000,000 iri silver
and a quantity of ammunition.
It is officially announced that the
insurgent Brigadier General Masso has
been authorized to form a division of
natives to light against the United
States troops.
The Spanish officials say that the
well known Insurgent leader, Juan Dtl
gado, with 17 of his folowers, has l'.-en
killed near Cano.
The situation here is one of expecta
tion and quiet, patriotic enthusiasm,
combined with a desire, upon the part
of the Spaniards, for the opening of
real hostilities.
BLOCKADE EFFECTUAL.
Havana Already Feeling the Effect* ol
the War.
KEY WEST April 28.—The block
ade continues without incident. No
casualties have been reported to the
flagship. The torpedo boat Dupont ar
rived from Matanzas, reporting that
there had been no more firing there and
that the blockade was effectively es
tablished. No prizes have been se
cured by the Matanzas squadron.
News has been received that the La
Lucha asserted that two coasting
steamers had sneaked into Havana
harbor on Saturday; but it should be
remembered that at that time the
blockade was only in its initial stages.
The fighting squadron is equipped
with a force of small boats, which un
der cover of darkness can get close in
shore, where they are likely to prevent
blockade running by little craft bug
ging the coast. The incident cannot be
taken as in any way a criterion of
the blockade's effectiveness, or as ef
fecting in the slightest the chance of
our success.
Havana even now feels the pinch of
the blockade. M r hen Spanish need of
food becomes imperative, then, if
there is money enough in the city to
make it worth while there are likely to
be many attempts at blockade run
ning; but ltear Admiral Sampson says
they will be unsuccessful. Then will
come the inevitable and Havana will
be forced to surrender and beg for
food.
Information regarding the move
ments of the insurgents is meagre; but
it is known that as many as can are
leaving Havana. The insurgent army
is believed to be active and is trusted
to shut off all communication between
North and South Cuba, though com
munication between Havana and Ils
tabaiio still appears to exist. Mu
per cent, of the guard, who
are to remain home will be immediately
organized into six regiments to be used
for local defense If necessary.
"The two regiments to be organized
from the Third brigade will be com
prised of the following organizations:
"First regiment First battalion.
Tenth battalion, Second battalion,
Third, Thirty-third, Twentieth and
Forty-fourth separate companies;
Third battalion, Fifth, Sixteenth,
Fourteent and Twenty-fourth separ
ate companies.
"Second regiment —First battalion,
Sixth. Seventh, Twelfth and Twenty
first separate companies; Second bat
talion, Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh,
Thirty-first and Forty-sixth separate
companies; Third battalion, Ninth,
Eighteenth Twenty-second and Thirty
second separate companies."
RESPONTDED NOBLY.
National Guardsmen Obey the Call of
Duty.
BUFFALO, April 28.—The showing
made by the National Guard in volun
teering for service whenever the pres
ident may direct is very gratifying. In
this city, out of a total of 623 men in
the Sixty-fifth regiment, 524 have signi
fied their willingness togo to the front,
while in the Seventy-fourth regiment
453 out of 598 have enlisted for regular
service. The separate companies also
show up well in most cases.
In Rochester the First company
signed with but 12 exceptions, while
the Eighth will go entire. Sixty-nine
out of 78, comprising the Thirteenth
I company of Elmira, have volunteered
52 out of 86 at Niagara Falls. Forty
second company; 86 out of 99 at Olean,
Forty-third company; 61 out of 86 at
Hornellsville Forty-seventh company;
and 15 out of 80 at Medina, Twenty
ninth company.
BASE BALL.
I The following is the result of the
National league base ball games:
At Cincinnati it. 11. k.
Cincinnati . 000221011* 5 8 0
Chicago. l' 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0— !J 11 2
Batteries—Dwyer and Peitz; Thornton and
j Donohue.
Umpires —McDonald and O'Day.
At St. Louis— it.it. k.
Bt, Louis 00000100 1— 811 3
Pittsburg... 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 911 0
Battories—Daniels, Hudhoff and Sudden;
Hastings and Sihrivor.
Umpires—t'ushmuu and Heydler.
! Second game— it. 11. k
I St. Louis ..0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0— 2 S I
. Pittsburg 1002 1043 0— 911 0
Batteries—Hltghey and Sugden; Tannihiil
j and Sehriver.
Umpires—Cushman and Hoydlcr.
! At Louisville— It. n. E.
i Louisville . 000110480—9 10 3
Cleveland.... 03 3 00200 0— 8 13 3
! Batteries —IS'nrnt and Wilson; Young, Mc-
Allister and O'Connor,
Umpires Swarfcwood and Woods.
| At Philadelphia— 11. n. K
I Philadelphia. 01000000 0— 1 u 4
I Boston 20101 100 1— « 10 0
Batteries —Dunkle and Boyle; Nichols and
' Bergen.
Umpires—Snyder and Curry.
At Baltimore- H. 11. i\
! Baltimore 012001000—49 1
Brooklyn 10000221 1— 7 11 0
Batteries—Hughes and Clarke; Kennedy
s and Ityan.
Umpires—Lynch and Connelly.
1 At Washington— R. n. r.
Washington 0 2 2 0 0 3 0— 6 8 8
i llevv York 4 0 8 0 6 2 1-20 14 1
Batteries—Donovan, JAmole and Mcttuire;
j Seymour and Grady.
1 Umpires Kmslie and Andrews.
WAR SITUATION.
Bluc.ade Complete mill No Intention* to
Komlmrd.
WASHINGTON, April 28.—The war
situath 11 iK substantially this: The
blockading squadron remains passive
before Havana with 110 presnii pur
pose of bombarding, or of drawing the
lire of the shore batteries. The strat
egic purpose of effective blockade of
the Cuban capital is being accom
plished to the entire satisfaction of
the authorities here. There is no indi
cation that a part of the lleet will be
withdrawn for the purpose of afford
ing additional protection to North At
lantic ports.
As to the report of the imminence of
a naval battle off the Philippine islands
the naval authorities here seriously
doubt whether the Spanish fleet will
make a stand against the American
ships. Their reason for this belief is
that the Spanish lleet is very inferior
in number i.nd quality to the American
force under Admiral Dewey. The de
partment, therefore, is satisfied that
the Spanish lleet will not goto do bat
tle on the high seas with Admiral
Dewey, but will remain In port to se
cure the protection of the battalion of
Manila, and are not expecting an en
gagement for about two days.
Without giving any explanation for
setting this time the department al
lows it to be surmised that the estimate
is based on its knowledge of Admiral
Dewey's whereabouts. There is no cer
tainty that there will be an engage
ment at al< .n the immediate future, the
main purpose of the American expedi
tion being to seize and hold some suit
able Spanish territory in the Philip
pines as a base of operations in Asiatic
waters, it is possible that this can be
done without attacking the other at
all, by seizing a suitable port on some
adjacent Island without fortifications,
the sympathies of whose inhabitats are
toward the insurgents.
No Wui'u l.aU i-iune tj iha d&partment
up to the close of office hours of the ar
rival of the Montserrat at Cienfuegos.
Ths officials are inclined to believe that
if she 1 as gotten in that port she did
so before the o.ockade of Cienfuegos
had begun.
The very fact that the Madrid offi
cials have rather ostentatiously de
cjared that the fpanish fleet has sailed
to bombard the cities on the North
American coast is taken as a certain
indication at the navy department of
the utter improbability of such a move
ment. If this were contemplated, the
Spanish officials would be the very last
to make their purpose public.
CUSHING DAMAGED.
Not the Krault of an Encounter With m
Spanish Vessel.
WASHINGTON, April 28.—1t was
learned that the torpedo boat Cushing
is on her way north in order that re
pairs may be made to her starboard
engine, which is wrecked as the result,
at is said, of an attempt to show off
hsr fine qualities by Naval Cadet
Boyd, who was temporarily in chargs
of her.
The repairs, it is expected, will take
about a month, and probably will be
done at the Norfolk navy yard. It is
said that the vessel has had no en
counter of any sort with the Spanish,
and that there is nothing in reports
current that the Spanish gunboat Li
jeria had fired at and hit it.
WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL.
A Number of Countries Have .So In
formed tlie United Slates.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.—The state
department posted a notice stating it
had been officially advised of the is
suance of neutrality orders by Italy,
the Netherlands. Switzerland, Norway
and Sweden, Russia and Colombia.
To these should be added Great Brit
ain, that country having issued a neu
trality proclamation, although the
state department has not yet been offi
cially advised of the fact. It is sup
posed also that the official notice of
Prance's neutrality will soon be re
ceived.
Including France, four of the six
great powers of Europe have declared
their neutrality, namely, flreat Brit
ain, France, Italy and Russia. There
are more of the great powers, Germany
and Austria, neither of which have yet
acted. The delay of Austria does not
cause surprise, as Austria's sympathy
with Spain is no more pronounced
than that of any other country of
Europe. It is doubted, however, that
Austria »ill assume a neutral attitude
eventually. The delay of Germany is
felt to be due solely to Germany's con
sulting her own commercial interests
before shaping the exact terms of her
neutrality proclamation.
HOSTILITIES DELAYED.
Actual Fighting May Not Begin Until
Next Fall.
WASHINGTON, April 24.— 1n the war
department there is a growing belief
that the campaign proper in Cuba will
not be in full swing beiore next fall,
when the rainy season has ended. That
belief, however, has not prevented the
officers whose duty it is to get the
troops together from pushing their
work with the greatest energy. Thus,
within 12 ..ours after the Hull bill be
came a law, the department was able
to begin to send out circulars pre
scribing the methods to be followed in
recruiting the regular army up to its
full war strength of 61,000 men.
The enormous amount of work in
volved in thus increasing the army,
regular ant' volunteer, has caused Gen
eral Miles to abandon his southern
trip fir the present. The officials of the
department were overwhelmed with
all sorts of protests and appeals
against their action in making the as
signments of troops among the volun
teer forces and many changes may be
looked for.
READY TO SAIL.
Ten Complete Vessels Now In tlie New
York Navy Yaril.
NEW YORK, April 28.—The auxil
iary cruiser Scorpion, in command of
Lieutenant Adolph Marix, is ready to
sail.
Besides the dismantled cruisers Chi
cago and Atlanta there are 10 vessels
now in they d.
The Yankee and Prairie, which will
be manned by the re-enlisted members
of the Massachusetts and the New
York naval reserves respectively, will
not be ready to accommodate the sail
ors for a week at least.
Captain Weeks, In command of the
Massachusetts naval brigade, has re
turned from Washington, and said that
his trip to the capital, where ne nan an
interveiew with Secretary Long, had
been a very satisfactory one. The
members oi the brigade will bo granted
a furlough of 12 months each, and the
majority of those who arc here will at
once volunteer for 12 months service in
the regular navy. They will be kept
together and their officers will retain
the positions which they now hold.
RIGHT TO SEARCH.
How Different Countries Stand on This
Question.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.—From the
first Germany and Great Rritain have
opposed the right of search as detri
mental to British and German com
merce. Thus far Spain has announced
a much more radical doctrine than the
United States in the matter. The
Spanish order published in the official
Gazette last Monday announced the
purpose of exercising the right of
search of all merchant ships on th
high seas. The president's proclama
tion qualified the right of search, re
quiring great caution in general and
with boats carrying mails in particu
lar.
No YCurope&n Intervention.
WASHINGTON, April 28.—Members
of the diplomatic corps dismiss the re
port coming from Europe that another
move toward European intervention
will be made as soon as Spain suffers
a decisive reverese. is said to be
purely conjectural, as no such move
has taken form thus far by the ex
change of notes.
Chased liy Spanish Gunboat.
NEW YORK. April 2S.—A special to
The Evening World from Colon says:
The steamship Allianca from New
York arrived here safely. She reports
that on Sunday last, when six miles off
Cape Maysi, a Spanish gunboat head
ed toward her gave chase. The Alli
anca changed her course, and after a
run the gunboat gave up pursuit.
Coring For Prisoners,
WASHINGTON, April 28.—The navy
department as yet has made no ar
rangements for the care of prisoners
taken by our warships, but the legal
offices of the department think they
will be sent to the Boston naval prison.
Katlier Indefinite.
BAYONNE, France, April 28.—Mall
advices from Madrid say a Spanish
squadron sailed Wednesday and, it
Is rumored was going to bombard
northern ports of the United States.
The port of departure was not given.
Kxpeeted In Newfoundland.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., April 28.—Advices
from English and Spanish agents of
mercantile firms here indicate Spanish
fleet from Cape Verde likely to appear
first in this locality, hoping to obtain
coal.
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