A GREAT VICTORY.! i Commodore Dewey's Squadron ( Annihilates the Spanish Fleet. \ A Glorious Battle lit Fought Near Manila— One Spanish Cruiser lilow n Up, Two liurned and Several Others Sunk by Their Commanders In Order to Kftcape Destruction at the Hands of Americans. Madrid, May 2. —Advices from Ma nila say the American squadron ap peared in the bay of Manila at 5 o'clock Sunday morning and opened a strong cannonade against the Spanish squadron and the forts protecting the harbor. The following is the text of the offi cial dispatch from the governor gen eral of the Phi llippines to the minis ter of war. Gen. Correa, as to the en gagement off Manila: "Saturday night, April 30, the bat teries at the entrance to the fort an nounced the arrival of the enemy's squadron, forcing a passage under the obscurity of the night. At daybreak the enemy took lip positions, opening with a strong fire against Fort Cavite and the araeual. COMMODORE DEWEY. "Our fleet engaged the enemy in a brilliant combat, protected by the Cavite and Manila forts. They obliged the enemy to maneuver repeatedly. At D o'clock the American squadron took refuge behind the foreign merchant shipping on the east side of the bay. "Our fleet, considering the enemy's superiority, naturally suffered severe loss. The Maria Christina was on fire and another ship, believed to be the Don Juan de Austria, was blown up. "There was considerable loss of life. Capt. Cadarzo, commanding the Maria Christina, is among the killed." The American squadron retired, hav ing also sustained severe damage. A second naval engagement followed, in which the American squadron again suffered considerable loss and the Spanish warships Mindano and Ulloa were slightly damaged. The second engagement was appar ently begun by the Americans after landing their wounded on the west side of the bay. During the second engagement the Cavite forts maintained a steadier and stronger lire upon the American squad ron than in the first engagement. Ad miral Bermejo, the minister of marine, has expressed himself as highly pleased with the heroism of the Span ish marines and has'telegraphed con gratulations to Admiral Montejo and the crews of Spanish squadron under fire of superior warships. An official telegram received at a late hour from the governor general of the Philippines says: "Admiral Monte jo transferred his flag to the cruiser Isla de Cuba from the cruiser Reina Maria Christina. The Reina Maria Christina was completely burnt, as was also the cruiser Castilla, the other ships having to retire from the com bat and some being sunk to avoid their falling into the hands of the enemy." The town is greatly excited by the serious news from the Philippines and there is an immense gathering in the Celle de Sevilla. The civil guards on horseback were called out to preserve order and all precautions have been taken. There is much muttering, but nothing serious ' as occurred. Lisbon, May 2.—Reliable news re ceived here says that the Spanish fleet was completely defeated off Cavite. London, May 3.—Details of the bat tle of Manila have been received at the British colonial office. They came Jn two cable messages, the substance of which has been furnished to the press by the officials of the colonial office. The first cable dispatch announces that the Lnited States fleet entered Manila harbor at daybreak Sunday, stationing itself opposite the city. A fort opened fire on the American ships, whereupon they shifted their position to one near Cavite, in Manila bay, en gaging in a fierce fight against both the forts and the Spanish fleet. The engagement here lasted two hours and resulted in the annihilation of the Spanish fleet. This dispatch adds that the Ameri can ships withdrew to their magazine vessel, in the center of the roadstead, for the purpose of coaling. One Amer ican vessel, the name of which is not mentioned,is said to have been disabled. Commodore Dewey requested the British consul, E. 11. llawson-Walker, to convey a message to Augusti, the the Spanish governor general, de manding the surrender of all the tor pedoes and guns at Manila and the possession of the cable offices, saying that unless these terms were complied with he would bombard the city. The second dispatch announced that the Spanish governor general refused to surrender the torpedoes, guns and cable offices, and that he prevented the agent of the telegraph company from conferring with Dewey. Commodore Dewey, according to a dispatch from Madrid, srave Gen. Au gusti 24 hours to comply with the ulti matum which demanded surrender of all warlike stores and the entire stock t>f ooal : .ji charge of tlie government officials. The ultimatum asserted that no money levy would be made upon Manila. It is believed in Madrid that the government has already cabled Gov. Augusti authority to comply with the demand, no other course being open. A dispatch from Hong Kong to the Daily Mail, dated Monday, says: "Com modore Dewey's fleet is off Corregidor island, hotly engaged with the forts there. Electrical experiments show that the cable has been cut on or near Manila." An official news agency dispatch from Madrid says: Senor Sagasta went to the palace yesterday to com municate to the queen regent dis patches announcing that the town of Cavite had been razed and the unforti fied part of Munila burned. The Amer icans fired petroleum bombs. The Spanish losses are estimated at 400 men. New York, May 3.—A Ilong Kong dispatch says: The bombardment of Manila has begun. The inhabitants are fleeing to the country. The oper ators in the cable station in the midst of the forts fled to save their lives. Washington, May 3. —Up to the close of office hours Monday tlie only infor mation that our government had re ceived of the brilliant victory of Com modore Dewey and the winning of the battle of Manila came to the govern ment through the medium of press dis patches. If the report is true that Commodore Dewey has begun a bom bardment and blockade of the city of Manila it is unlikely that he can spare a vessel from his fleet to carry the news to Hong Kong, the nearest cable station, so it is not known when offi cial advices will come. There was some expectation that through the surrender of the city the commodore might acquire control of the cable, but even then there might be practical difficulties in communicat ing through it. The officers of Dewey's fleet include at least one lieutenant who is a practical electrician and tel egrapher, but it is not known positive ly that he is able to work a cable suc cessfully. Second, a fear is enter tained that before retiring from the city the Spanish troops will smash the delicate apparatus for the reception and dispatch of messages, and it is un certain whether there is enough tech nical skill in the American fleet to re pair such damage without aid from the main land. The mere cutting of the cable as re ported by the Spaniards is not re garded as particularly serious, since being hemmed in port by the Ameri can blockading fleet the Spaniards would not be able to make the cut far off shore, so the cable could be easily grappled and repaired. The greatest anxiety is felt as to the casualties sus tained by the American fleet. From the stubborn defense made by the Spaniards it is feared that before they burnt, blew up or sunk their ships they managed to inflict severe damage upon Dewey's squadron. All the ships engaged were vulner able in one respect—namely, in their lack of protection to life. There was not an armored ship in Commodore Dewey's fleet, the nearest approach being the flagship Olympia. She had some coal protection around the sides and an arched steel deck calculated to protect the vitals of the ship. The other vessels of the fleet save those recently added to the navy, like the McCulloch, have lighter steel decks of this character, but in all cases —with the exception of some slight protec tion in the shape of gun shields—the men of the ships were exposed to the fire of the enemy. If Dewey has lost a considerable por tion of his men it is feared he will be mnch embarrassed in the work of maintaining possession of Manila for lack of sufficient force. United States naval vessels are always under manned. according to European stand ards, and it will not be possible to spare any considerable number of men to keep the city, especially if the en gagement has disabled many of them. There was some talk Monday of send ing troops out from San Francisco to aid in this work, but this has not yet taken shape. As to the future of the island, it is likely that the government will retain possession of at least one good port such as Manila for a coaling station and base of supplies during the re mainder of the war. There was un derstood to be a considerable Spanish force in the Philippines and a large number of natives are said to be "loyal," meaning in that sense at tached to the Spanish fortunes. With : this material on one hand and the in '■ surgents on the other, the latter stim ■ ulated by the overthrow of the Span -1 iards at Manila, it is probable that civil war may rage on the islands for ; some time. ESCAPED JUST IN TIME. A SocinliHt Kdltor Wlio Referred to "Old Glory" an u I'aluted Hug In limited for by a Mob. Fort Scott, Kan., May 2.—George E. , Bowman, an associate editor of the Ap , peal to Reason, a socialist paper pub- I lished at Girard, and who was the si> , cialistic candidate for lieutenant gov ernor of Rhode Island two years ago, has been compelled to flee from Girard to save his life from a mob of citizens incensed at an article he wrote for the ' paper. While sitting in the newspaper office he was notified by a friend of the ap proach of a mob, which had a rope, in ' tending to hang him. He escaped ' through the rear door and came to this city, a distance of 25 miles, without money or baggage. The article which incensed the peo ' j pie referred to the national flag as a | I piece of painted rag, tied to a stick, j lie wascrit ci-i ng the worship of the | flag above the regard for fellow crea- | tures. Mr. liowman came from Provi dence, It. 1., about a year ago. Me liai left her and is en route to Washington, j j Cubans Are Going to Kntl*t. | New York, May 2.—About ISO Cubans t left l'ere Saturday night to join the - | United States troops at Tampa. The - \ contingent will be augmented at Phila f delphia and other points along th« ; line of travel. It- was in command of I I Gen Castillo. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1898. COMMODORE DEWEY'S FLEET, NOW IN PHILIPPINE WATERS. PETISEU BOSTON. OI..YMPIA. COMCOKD. HALKI3H. It AI .TIM JRK RIOTS IN SPAIN. Outbreaks in tho Provinces Por tend a Revolution. Martial I.aw I* Proclaimed In Varlou* Sec tion* of the Country and Troop* Fire on the Malcontent*)— Stormy Seß- Hion* of the National lat lire Carllst Kinl*- MaricH are Active. b. Madrid, May s.—Public attention centered yesterday in the congress. There was a repetition of the great crowd of Tuesday, the police and civic guards, besides the secret police, inin gliny with the people. The galleries of the house were packed. Senor Re verter, minister of finance in the I'ano vas ministry, defended the memory and policy of Canovas. Senor Canalejas, editor of El Ileraldo, replying, dwelt upon "the weakness and vacillation of the government of Canovas, which fos tered Yankee boldness." The principal speech was delivered by Senor Robledo, former minister of justice and leader of the Weylerite party, who maintained that America fostered the Cuban rebellion and "meant war from the commencement." Senor Moret's policy of autonomy he characterized as a farce. The present conflict, he said, proves the real inten tion of the Yankees. Spain must now face her international enemy, and should not waste a single peseta to give the Cubans autonomy. The outbreaks in the provinces are assuming alarming proportions. This is especially the case in the province of Gijon, on the bay of Biscay, where the troops fired on the rioters in "self defense." A dispatch from Talavera Reyna. about 37 miles from Toledo, announces that rioters committed serious dis orders there. They attacked and seized the railroad station, burned the cars anil then set fire to several private houses and a cafe. After that the rioters tried to break into the prison and release the convicts, but were pre vented by the civil guards. The authorities have proclaimed martial law in the province of Valencia. The miners around Oviedo, capital of the province of that name, have struck work and disorders are feared. Rein forcements of troops have been hurried to Oviedo. Everywhere in the provinces the dis satisfaction is growing, especially over the price of bread. Acts against au thority are becoming more and more overt. At Caceres, capital of Estra madura, the populace marched into the railroad station to prevent the export of provisions and overpowered the sol diers. Madrid, May O.—A mob of about 8,000 striking miners has made a tumultuous demonstration at Murcia, capital of the province of that name, 30 miles from the port of Carthagena. They shouted "Death to the thieves," "Down with the taxes," attempted to set fire to the railroad depot and other build ings and began a movement towards Carthagena. A strong force of troops, however, prevented the rioters from moving on the port. A number of men were wounded. Martial law has been proclaimed at Carthagena. Similar scenes have occurred at Oviedo, Leon and at other towns where factory hands have struck work. The strikers parade the streets, demand ing cheap bread and stoning houses. The steps taken by the authorities have resulted in the restoration of peace at Malaga, where the British yacht Lady of Clemell was recently stoned and driven out of the harbor. The Malaga mob thought she was an American vessel. Madrid. May 7.—Further disorders are reported from the provinces, es pecially from Murcia. capital of the province of that name, 30 miles from Carthagena. where a mob, composed mainly of striking miner s, cut the tel egraph lines, set fire to the town hall and law courts, burning the archives. The rioters attacked the local jail, heat in the doors and released the prisoners. Gen. Gareta Decuple* llayaino, Montego Bay, Jamaiea.'May 4. —Gen. Paiido. the commander of the Spanish forces in the Held, withdrew the Span ish garrison from Bayamo, one of the important towns of the province of Santiago de Cuba, on April 25, and ref ugees who have arrived here from Manzanillo, the port of Bayamo, by the schooner Governor Biake. say that lien. Calixto Garcia, the insurgent com mander, occupied the town the next day. Bayamo is situated about 00 miles northwest of the city of Santiago de ' Cuba and has a population numbering ' about 7,000. TROOPS TO AID DEWEY. The Victor at Manila Can Have Soldier* to Guard the I'lillllppllie* Whenever He j Call* for Tliem—A Budget of War New*. Washington, May 4. —Tuesday passed j without a word from the American j fleet in the Philippines, and in view j of the long continued interruption in I cable communications the officials be lieve that they must await for their official news until a boat arrives at Hong Kong. If Dewey wants troops to hold what he may gain in the Philippines he will be sent as many as he needs directly from San Francisco, and it is very likely that state volunteers will make up tlu; quota. The cabinet talked about this yesterday and is only waiting to hear what Commodore Dewey wants. Meanwhile, the plans of the Cuban campaign are being steadily developed and there is no indication of a change of purpose on the part of the military authorities, who are expected to land a force in Cuba in a very short time. Admiral Sampson is steadily maintain ing the blockade of the Cuban coast, and this is not likely to be abandoned for the present, though two or three of his ships may be sent away temporari ly to meet the Oregon on her way to Cuba from Rio Janeiro. China issued her neutrality procla mation yesterday, so there is now no place on the Asiatic coast left open to the free use of war vessels of either Spain or the United States. Washington, May 0. —-Secretary Long said at the close of office hours yester day that up to that time he had re ceived no word from Commodore Dewey. Me added, however, that he felt no apprehension over this lack of news, because in the first place reports were not expected with the cable from Manila cut and, furthermore, no fears were entertained as to Commodore Dewey's ability to maintain his posi tion. There was no doubt, the secre tary said, that Commodore Dewey's fleet had captured the Sp .nish fleet. The department is taking steps to render effective aid to the commodore in the matter of supplies, and a con structor of high ability is togo out at once to repair the damages sustained in the battle of Manila. Preparations for a suitable convoy for the supply ships were also indicated by the choice of a commander and ollicers for the cruiser Charleston, now at Mare Island. Notice came to the state department from Brazil that that government had declared neutrality. There is now no cause to regret such action on the part of Brazil, for however beneficial the delay has been to the United States in getting its warships safely along the Brazilian coast, the issue of the proc lamation just now is likely to be still more beneficial in closing Brazilian ports to the Spanish flying squadron if it should be headed in that direc tion. The navy department will ship 200,- 000 pounds of powder to Commodore Dewey, to add to the stock he now has left. This, with the large number of 8-incli piercing projectiles, shells and 6-inch and 5-incli rifle balls, will make the shipment of ammunition a very large one. The powder and shot to gether will give 500 rounds for the big guns and several thousand rounds for the rapid-fire rifles. Washington, May 0. —No confirma tion is obtainable of the various re ports concerning movements of Ad miral Sampson's fleet. Persons who from their official position might be supposed to share the confidence of the administration are credited with say ing that Sampson has gone to seize Porto Rico, and this statement is made after conference with the executive. On the other hand it is asserted with equal positiveness that the fleet has gone to meet the Oregon and bring her in safety to the north. Still another report is to the effect that the admiral has gone to seize Matanzas, to be used as a base of operations. Chopped Hl* Children to I'ieee*. New York, May 4. —Jacob Gramm, a small shopkeeper, 50 years old, living on Morton street, murdered two of his children, mortally wounded a third and inflicted fatal wounds on himself. The deed was performed with an ax. ( inlet* Want a Clianee to right. Annapolis, Md., May 3.—SenatorCaf ferv and Congressmen Mayer and Berry have interviewed Superintendent Coo per. of the naval academy, as to the propriety of at once graduating the second class, which is chafing greatly under what they call their humiliating position. Members of the class say that the government is calling to its aid unpracticed men toman its ships, while they, who have had three years of training, and27 out of 32 months' sea service provided for the class, are kept at school, while war, for which they are educated, is in progress. WAS A GOOD SHOT. Gunboat Demolishes a Spanish Blockhouse. An Expedition Conveying Ammunition mid It ill t*M to Insurgents is Met l>y Spanish Soldirn and a l.ively Fight En flues, Kesulting In tlit) 1 tier Hunt of the l>ons. New York, May o.—The Mail anil Express Key West correspondent ca bles the following 1 account of the land ingl of a small expedition from the tug Leyden in Cuba: The tug 1 left Key West Monday afternoon. Wednesday j morning her men made the first at- j tempt to land an interpreter to confer I with a party of Cuban insurgents who were waiting on the beach near Muriel. While this conversation was being held the people of the Leyden discovered about 50 Spanish cavalrymen coining down from a hill toward the shore, as if reconnoitering. The Leyden signalled danger to the insurgents and the latter took to the bushes. I'p to that time eight cases of Winchester rifles had been landed. Seeing the cavalrymen, the Leyden's boat returned alongside, lying about a quarter of a mile off shore. The cav alrymen leveled rifles at the tug. but hesitated about tiring. The insurgents in the meantime had opened lire, driv ing the cavalry hack up the hill, the latter firing as they fled. The cavalry soon returned with rein forcements. They paid no attention to the insurgents, but began a sharp fusillade at the tug. iJullets Hew around the tug so fast that the lookout aft came down. The Leyden, seeing no chance to land the ammunition ju.st then, picked up the men she had landed and steamed back to the flagship off Havana, re porting it would be impossible to land the cargo unless protected. The gun boat Wilmington was immediately or dered to help the Leyden. On return ing to the landing point, the Wilming ton held off shore about a mile and a half, the Leyden going in elose to the beach. The tug was signalled by the insurgents that the coast was clear. Manned by four men, a boat then left the Leyden with ammunition and two large boxes of dynamite. When a short distance from the beach a man aloft on the Leyden sang out that the cavalry were coming down to the beach again in strong force. The Leyden then signalled the Wil mington and the latter came closer to shore and fired four shots from her four-inch rapid-fire gun. The cavalry retreated and the boat's cargo was landed. While waiting to attack the cavalrymen the Wilmington fired at a blockhouse further down the beach. There were some 50 Spanish regulars sitting on top of this blockhouse watch ing the Leyden and the insurgents. The Wilmington's first shot went wild. The twelfth and last shot was a bull'seye. When the smoke cleared away the blockhouse, the men and all had disappeared as though swallowed up. The Spanish colors that had floated from the house were seen high up in a tree, where a shot had driven them. The Leyden and Wilmington returned to the flagship and the former then came here. There are dozens of holes in the tug's smokestack from the cav alrymen's bullets. None of the Amer icans or Cubans of the expedition were killed or wounded. Hostile tireetlns* to Sagasta. Madrid, May 4. —In the lower house of parliament yesterday Senor Canale jas. 'feditor of the Heraldo, said it was better to give Cuba independence than to embark on a foreign war without proper preparations. Sagasta declared it was imperative that Spaniards show themselves united. The republicans and Carlists greeted Sagasta with an gry denunciations, while the republic ans and monarchists exchanged hot re criminations. The heads of all politi cal sections promised not to oppose any measures the government required to conduct the war. Itttiuarliulile Kxliiltltlon of Skill in (tiimiery. Fort Monroe, Va., May 4. —The ships of the flying squadron at gun practice yesterday showed phenomenal skill in hitting the small boi-bing targets. The i:;-inch guns of the Massachusetts and the l!i-inch guns on the Texas swung around at all sorts of remarkable an gles and placed shot in and all around their targets, while the smaller guns I did equally good work. The eight I s-inch guns of the Brooklyn proved I veritable destroyers and the 5-inch j rapid tire guns put shot after shot in the small target. A noteworthy fea ture was that every man at the guns I ac'.ed as sighting gunner. ELEVEN MAJOR GENERALS. The rrexlilent Appoints a I.ong I.ist <* Army Officers—Colonels Promoted to IM RrlgaillerH* Washington, Maj- s.—The president yesterday sent these nominations tc. the senate: To be major generals: Hrig. Gens. Joseph C. Breckinridge, Elwell S. Otis, John J. Coppinger, William R. Shafter, W. M. Graham, James F. Wade, Ilenrj C. Merriam; also James 11. Wilson, ot Delaware; Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia, Senator William J. Sewell, of New Jer sey. and Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama. Colonels to be brigadier generals Thomas M. Anderson, Abraham K. i Arnold, John S. Poland, John C. Hates, | Andrew G. Hurt, Simon Snyder, Ham I ilton S. Hawkins, Royal T. Frank, Ja j cob F. Kent. Samuel S. Sumner, I*'ran i eis L. Guenther, Guy V. Henry. John I. Rodgers, Louis 11. Carpenter, Samuel M. Voung, John M. Hacon and Edward H. Williston. The senate in executive session eon firmed all the nominations of major generals which had been sent in by the president. Washington, May 7.—"Fighting .Toe'' Wheeler was the first of the major gen erals of the volunteer army to be mus tered in. The oath of office was ad ministered to him at the war depart ment Friday. (Jen. Wheeler was not only the first major general to be mus tered into the volunteer army, but he was also the first ex-Confederate officer to receive a commission in the military service of the United States. Half an hour later Gen. Fitzhugh Lee took the oath of office. A GORGEOUS CEREMONY. New York Catholic* Celebrate the Anni versary of Archbishop Corrljfan's Kleva tion to the Kplscopate. New York, -May 5.-—Not since the laying of the corner-stone of St. Pat rick's cathedral in 1800 has there been a celebration among Roman Catholics of this country equal in magnificence to that begun yesterday to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the elevation to the episcopate of Michael Corrigan. A certificate of cancellation for the debt of $:>00,000 on the Dun woodie seminary, begun by the arch bishop. was handed to him, it having been raised by popular subscription. The vestments of the clergy were made of cloth of silver and embroidery of gold, surpassing in magnificence the remarkable vestments already at St. Patrick's vestry, some of which cost $5,000 apiece. A grand banquet followed the pon tificial mass, attended by 500 priests. To-day there will be a service at the cathedral by 6,000 children and to end the celebration there will be a demon stration in honor of the archbishop at the Metropolitan opera house by the laity. S»*IIH<*U*HM and Cruel. Washington. May o.—The officials of the navy department from the secre tary down are indignant at the stories coming from San Francisco as authen tic accounts of the engagement of Com modore Dewey at Manila. One ill par ticular excited indignation, that ascrib ing to Admiral Kirkland, at Mare Isl and, the receipt of a telegram from Commodore Dewey describing the ter rible mortality on his own fleet result ing from the battle of Manila. Capt. Crowninsheld, chief of the nav igation bureau, says that it is utterly impossible for news from the fleet to come from any such source. Such dis patches as that complained of are cruel and inflict great misery upon the rela tives of the brave sailors of this fleet,, who are anxiously waiting to hear from them. May Increase the Number. Washington. May