SAN JUAN BAY, PUERTO RICO, SHOWING FORTIFICATIONS
AS THEY APPEARED BEFORE THE BOMBARDMENT BY ADMIRAL SAMPSON'S FLEET.
SUDDEN CHANGE.
It Ccmos Over the Plans of Army
and Navy Men.
The Proposed Invasion of €'uha it* Tem
porarily Abandoned and All l)yrn are
i Centred on the Squadrons of SMIII|»-
soti and Schley—They are Expect
ed to End the War by a
Decisive Victory.
Washington. May 14. —A complete
change took place Friday in the offen
sive plans of our government. T l, e re
ceipt of the news from Sampson of his
attack on the forts at San Juan and
the news of the actual presence of the
Spanish squadron oft' Martinique, only
500 miles away from Sampson and less
than 1.000 miles from Havana, caused
the dispatch of the llying squadron un
der Commodore Schley and the delay
by the army of the invasion of Cuba.
It is to the navy that the government
again looks for a battle that may end
the conflict. The news of the presence
of the Spanish fleet revealed at once
the possibility of a quick move on the
part of the Spanish fleet that would
cut the line of communication by water
between Cuba and Key West, exposing
to great peril any American landing
force that might be caught between
a superior Spanish army in Cuba and
the sea patrolled by Spanish cruisers.
It became necessary therefore to defer
the departure of the military expedi
tion from Florida until the Spanish
fleet is met and crushed or driven from
■West Indian waters.
Orders flew thick and fast from both
the war and navy departments. The
first checked the new movement on
Florida and diverted the troops to
wards the concentration camp at
Chiekamauga. The navy department
wired Sampson information of ap
proach of the Spanish fleet and direc
tions what to do, and another order
ordered Schley to start with his ves
sels at the earliest moment. The com
modore took no chance of a cancella
tion of these desirable orders, but at
8:45 o'clock had put himself beyond the
reach of any telegraphic recall. What
is expected of him cannot be disclosed
at the navy department and naturally
is purely a matter of conjecture.
Sampson's fleet is strong enough un
aided to overcome the Spanish flying
squadron if he can ever catch it ovit of
the reach of fortifications. His fleet,
however, is lacking in #>peed as com
pared to the Spanish vessels, and co
operation on the part of our flying
squadron would add much to the
chance of cornering the Spaniards and
forcing the tight, which is believed to
be necessary to the success of the
Cuban campaign as now planned. Some
one suggested at the navy department
that the Spanish fleet when last heard
from was at a point not very much
more distant from the great cities of
the Atlantic seaboard than from Ha
vana. but if the Spanish admiral con
templates a movement in the former
direction he probably will run full into
Schley, who will have his scouts well
out in advance when he moves south
ward.
It can be stated that there is good
ground for the belief that the admiral
has achieved all that was expected of
him, or that was necessary to carry
out the plans of the strategy board.
The purpose was to destroy San .Juan
as a fortified base that might form a
harbor of refuge for the Spanish licet,
and according to the admiral's report
that has been practically accomplished.
Following is the dispatch from Ad
miral Sampson. It is dated St. Thomas,
May 1:2:
"A portion of the squadron under my
command reached San Juan this morn
ing at daybreak. No armed vessels
were found in the port. As soon as it
was sufficiently light I commenced at
tack upon the batteries defending the
city. This attack lasted about three
hours and resulted in much damage to
the batteries and to a portion of the
city adjacent to the batteries. The
batteries replied to our fire, but with
out material effect. One man was
killed on board the New York and
seven slightly wounded in the squad
ron. No serious damage to any ships
resulted."
A Costly 15 M/.C.
Chicago, May IS. Fire destroyed
more than a million bushels of grain
in Armour elevator I). together with
the structure yesterday. The flames
spread through a i>oition of the vast
lumber district around Twenty-second
and Morgan streets, entailing a loss es
timated at nearly 51.000.000. which,
however, is fully covered l>v insurance.
A brisk southeast wind, keepino- the
flames toward the Chicago river, was
all that saved the entire lumber dis
trict from destruction. Spontaneous
combustion in the annex at the south
east enil of the elevator is thought to
have started the flames.
THE PRETENDER'S CALL.
It In Answered l>.v a l>w of III* ParllHUii*
in Thin Country and llify l*r«*|»arr to
March Under Uls Manner What lie Ki
prf-tK to Do.
New York, Muv 11.—Senor Costina.
American representative of Don Carlos,
left New York Monday night to join
his leader in Europe. Before going
Costina said his departure was due to
a summons from Don Carlos and that
all the other American Carlists had
already left or were about to leave to
assist Don Carlos in his next effort to
regain his throne. Costina said that,
judging' from the events of the past
few days, Don Carlos would probably
be established before he (Costina) ar
rived in Europe, but in any event the
presence of the American Carlists was
desired at this moment.
"With our knowledge of the I'nited
States and the American people we
will be able to advise Don Carlos as V>
the expedience and best methods of
carrying on the present war. It is pos
sible that some way may be found to
settle the difficulty when Don Carlos is
king. The American Carlists will en
deavor to bring this about. Should
Don Carlos, however, consider that the
honor of Spain or the interests of the
Spanish people be compromised by a
peace, he will carry the war onto the
end. <
"lie will be in a better position to
wage war tnan the present govern
ment is. Besides his own immense
fortune, which amounts to about 830,-
000,000, he inherited a large fortune
from his first wife and his present wife
is very rich. Besides this he can com
mand the entire fortune of every Car
list in Spain, France or anywhere else.
Don Carlos is already forming' his min
istry and at least two of the minis
ters have been decided upon. The
marquis of Cerralba is to be president
of the council and Weyler commander
in-chief of the army."
THE NATION'S THANKS.
Congrr«H Eipraum It to the Victor* at
Manila—Dewey Promoted an<l 11 Sword
of Honor is Voted to Iliui—Medal* for
Offlceri and Men of the Fleet.
Washington, May 10. —Fitting trib
ute was paid by the senate Monday to
Commodore Dewey for the magnificent
victory he achieved in the battle of
Manila bay.
A message from the president was
received recommending that a vote of
thanks be extended by congress to
Commodore Dewey and the gallant
officers and men of his command.
Without debate and without a dissent
ing voice the senate agreed to the res
olution carrying into effect the recom
mendation of the president.
The senate went farther, even, than
that. A bill was presented increasing
the number of rear admirals in the
navy from six to seven, in order that
the president might nominate Commo
dore Dewey to the highest position ir
the navy within his gift, and that, too,
was passed without dissent. In ad
dition a joint resolution was unani
mously agreed to directing the secre
tary of the navy to present to Commo
dore Dewey a sword of honor and to
have struck, in commemoration of the
battle of Manila, a bronze medal for
each of the officers and men who par
ticipated in the fight. The resolution
appropriates SIO,OOO to enable the sec
retary to carry its provisions into effect.
iloi'SK —The recommendation of the
president that a vote of thanks be ten
dered Commodore Dewey and his asso
ciate officers and men was followed
quickly with a unanimous vote, and
with equal concert the house passed
the bill creating an additional rear ad
miralship for the hero of Manila.
Will 1/igliten tin* l.oad.
Chickamauga National Park, Ga..
May 12.—Orders have been issued from
corps headquarters lightening the load
of the infantrymen for the coming
campaign. The men are to be relieved
of the knapsack, tent, blanket, over
coat, canvas suit, change of underwear,
soap and towels, which are to be car
ried in wagons. The regulation load
of the infantryman is about 64 pounds
and this will take off his shoulders
about 17 pounds.
K|)iiiii*H I)»'S|HTitlr I'light.
London, May 10. —The Jliarritz cor
respondent of the Mail, dilating upon
Spain's internal troubles, says: "Hut
for the necessity of getting the war
credits voted in the cortes, Sagasta
would have placed the whole country
under military jurisdiction. The po.>r
people are unable to obtain food or
employment. The wages of the labor
ers are too small to buy food for them
selves and Iheir families. In the min
ing regions the miners are nearly fam
ished. Meanwhile speculators make
corners to raise the price of food and
industry is paralyzed."
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1898.
DOSES OF STEEL.
Sampson's Warships Hurled Them
at San Juan's Forts.
The Hpan'nrdrt Were IMucky and Kcplled
uitli Vigor to the 'Jannonade Two
American Seamen Killed---Defend
ers of I'orto Kieo'n (Capital Suf
fered Severe LOSSUH.
On board flagship lowa, off San
Juan. I'orto Rico, via St. Thomas, May
14. —The forts of San Juan, I'orto
Rico, were bombarded by part of Rear
Admiral Sampson's fleet Thursday
morning. The enemy's loss is believed
to be heavy. The American loss is two
men killed and seven injured.
After three hours' tiring the admiral
withdrew the fleet and, heading for
Key West, he said: "I am satisfied
with the morning's work. I could have
taken San Juan, hut I have no force to
hold it. I only wanted to administer
punishment. This has been done. 1
came for the Spanisli fleet and not for
San Juan."
The men killed were Seaman Wide
mark, of the New York, and the gun
ner's mate of the Amphitrite. The lat
ter died from the effect of the extreme
heat. Of the injured men three were
on board the lowa and four on board
the New York. All those hurt on the
New York were injured by the burst
ing of a shell. The American ships
were uninjured.
The engagement began at 5:15 a. m.
and ended at 8:15 a. m. The enemy's
batteries were not silenced. The town
in the rear of the fortifications prob
ably suffered. The ships taking part
in the action were the lowa, Indiana.
New York, Terror, Amphitrite, De
troit, Montgomery, Wampatuek and
l'orter. The enemy's firing was heavy
but wild, and the lowa and New York
were probably the only ships hit.
They went right up under the guns in
column, delivered broadsides and then
returned. The line passed thrice in
front of the forts, pouring tons of
steel on shore. It is impossble to judge
the amount of damage done to the
buildings and forts. They appeared to
be riddled with shot, but the Spaniards
were plucky. The after turret of the
Amphitrite got out of order temporarily
during the engagement,but she banged
away with her forward guns.
After the first passage before the
forts the Detroit and Montgomery re
tired. their guns being too small to do
much damage. The l'orter and Wam
patuek also stayed out of range. The
smoke hung over everything, spoiling
the aim of the gunners and making it
impossible to tell where our shots
struck. The officers and men of all the
ships behaved with coolness and brav
ery. The shots flew thick and fast
over all our ships. The men of the
lowa who were hurt during the action
were injured by splinters thrown by an
8-incli shell which came through a
boat into the superstructure and scat
tered fragments in all directions.
Morro battery, on the eastward arm
of the harbor, was the principal point
of attack. Rear Admiral Sampson anil
('apt. Evans were on the lower bridge
of the lowa and had a narrow escape
from flying splinters, which injured
three men. The lowa was hit eight
times, but the shells made no im
pression on her armor. The weather
was fine, but the heavy swells made ac
curate aim difficult. The broadsides
from the lowa and Indiana rumbled in
the hills ashore for five minutes after
they were delivered. Clouds of dust
showed where the shells struck, but
the smoke hung over everything. The
shells screeching overhead and drop
ping around showed that the Spaniards
still stuck to their guns.
Have Cut Out More Work for Dowry.
London, may 12.—Dispatches from
Madrid say it is officially declared that
the government of Spain has no inten
tion of allowing Rear Admiral Dewey
to rest upon his laurels. About 40,000
men of the reserves of the Spanish
army have been ordered to rejoin the
colors, and it is added that a formida
ble expedition is being organized for
dispatch to the Philippines.
Flying Squadron 4ioen to Sea.
Old Point Comfort, Va., May 14.—The
flying squadron, under Commodore
Schley put to sea at 8:45 o'clock Friday
under sealed orders. The squadron
consists of the flagship Brooklyn, the
first class battleship Massachusetts,
the second class battleship Texas, the
protected yacht Scorpion and the col
lier Sterling. Last night the cruiser
Minneapolis steamed out to overtake
the squadron. The combinat ion of bat
tleships and cruisers is considered ve»y
formidable and the caliber and num
ber of guns are both in excess of any
similar squadron as to number in the
world.
A NOTICE TO THE WORLD.
Hon. JoHPpli € liamherlain. u Memhcr of
the I'ritisli Cabinet, in a Public* Speech
Declares that Rutland l)e»lren an Alli
ance with the I'nited Stales.
London, May 14. —The Rt. Hon.
Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state
for the colonies, made an important
speech on public affairs at Birmingham
last evening.
Mr. Chamberlain, after deprecating
the constant assertions in certain quar
ters that Lord Salisbury was "dis
credited" and the government "weak
and vacillating." said: "If foreign
countries believe and act upon those
statements, they will find themselves
much mistaken and that courteous
diplomacy and graceful concessions
are not incompatible with a firm main
tenance of the country's honor and in
terests."
Then declaring that he intended to
make a plain statement of facts, un fet
tered by the mysteries of the diplo
macy of half a century ago, Mr. Cham
berlain said he would accept the judg
ment of the people as willingly as that
of the wisest diplomatist in the world.
Referring to the policy of strict isola
tion that England has pursued since
the Crimean war, he remarked that
this had been "perfectly justifiable,"
but. he added: "The time has arrived
when Great Britain may be confronted
by a combination of powers, and our
first duty therefore is to draw all parts
of the empire into close unity, and our
next to maintain the bands of per
manent unity with our kinsmen across
the Atlantic.
"There is a powerful and generous
nation," said Mr. Chamberlain, "speak
ing our language, bred of our race, and
having interests identical with ours.
I would go so far as to say that, terrible
as war may be, even war itself would
be cheaply purchased if in a great and
noble cause the stars and stripes and
the union jack should wave together
over an Anglo-Saxon alliance."
THE FIRST LAND FIGHT.
The €jUHste's Kxpt'illtion tlie Span
iard* on tin* Const of Cuba anil ISotli
Hiile.s ( Wim a Victory.
New York, May 14.—The Evening
Post prints the following dated off Ca
banas, Cuba: In an effort on Thursday
to land companies E and (1, of the
First I'nited States infantry, on the
shore of Pinar del Rio with 500 rifles,
0,000 rounds of ammunition and some
food supplies for the insurgents, the
first land fight of the war took place.
Each side may claim a victory, for if
the Spaniards frustrated the effort to
connect with the insurgents, the
Americans got decidedly the better of
the battle, killing 12 or more of the
enemy, and on their own part suffered
not. a wound.
Just west of Port Cabanas harbor the
Gussie anchored, the Manning cover
ing the landing place with her guns
and the torpedo boat Wasp came up.
eager to assist. When the Gussie's
men reached land they went into the
bushes to form a picket line. Two
horses had been led to land when sud
denly a rifle shot, followed by con
tinuous sharp firing, warned the men
that the enemy was in waiting. The
captain of the transport signalled to
the warships and the Manning fired
into the woods beyond our picket line.
Shrapnel hissed through the air like
hot iron plunged in water. The Wasp
opened with her small guns. The can
nonade lasted a quarter of an hour.
The pickets returned to the bushes.
Several crept along the beach, but the
Spaniards had drawn back. It was
decided that the soldiers should re
embark on the Gussie and that the
guides should take the horses and seek
the insurgents and make a new ap
pointment.
Key West, May 14.—Friday afternoon
the Gussie was still cruising off' Caba
nas and Muriel, having been unable to
locate any insurgents or to land her
cargo.
The French Driiy the Story.
Paris, May 14.—A semi-official note
was issued Friday denying the report
that a number of French artillerymen
were landed at Havana by the mail
steamer Lafayette, which was allowed
to enter that port recently. The note
adds: "France has not departed and
will not depart in any way from the
rules of loyal neutrality."
Kowan Kt'turng.
Key West, May 14.—Lieut. Andrew
S. Rowan arrived here Friday from
Cuba, bearing important dispatches
from Gen. Calixto Garcia, of the in
surgent army, for Gen. Miles or Gen.
Shafter. Lieut. Rowan with a num
ber of guides left Jamaica on April 28
to carry information to Garcia. lie and
his companions crossed to Cuba in an
open boat, landing on the coast near
Pico Ojo del 'l'oro, province of Santiago.
They marched to the mountains,where
horses were obtained and then pro
ceeded to I! ay a mo, where they found
Gen. Garcia.
4 RASH ATTACK.
Americans Got the Worst of a
Fight at Cardenas.
<paiiisli <junboatn, Supported l»y I.ami Hat
ter ie», I>l»nl>le llio TurpMlo Boat Wlnn
jow kiml Kill Five nf Hrr Men—Tli«
VViluiiiiKt'xi ami ll uclkdu Were
Also 111 llie I ray.
Key West. May 13.—When th l ? I ni
ied States gunboat Hudson came up to
die government dock yesterday morn
ing. the bodies of five dead men were
lying on her afterdeek. They were the
remains of Ensign W. Bagley and four
members of the crew of the torpedo
boat Winslow, who were Willed in an
engagement in Cardenas harbor Wed
nesday afternoon. The bodies were
covered by the stars and stripes.
In the cabin of the Hudson was
apt. liernadou, of the Winslow, who
is slightly injured in the left leg, aud
several others of the Winslow crew,
who are slightly wounded. The dead
are:
Ensign Worth Bajjley.
John Varveres, oiler.
Josiuli H Tunnell. cabin cook.
J. V. Meek, fireman.
J. Doel. fireman.
The engagement took place inside
the harbor of Cardenas. The gunboat
Wilmington, the torpedo boat Winslow
and the gunboat, Hudson were the only
vessels engaged. They entered the
harbor for the purpose of attacking
some Spanish gunboats which were
there. These latter, however, were not
discovered by the American force until
the Spaniards opened fire. The land
batteries of Cardenas supported the
fire of the Spanish gunboats. The en
gagement last for about an hour.
The battle was terrific. The Wil
mington and the Hudson were ahead
and opened tire on the Spanish boats
lying at the docks. The firing began
at a range of 3,500 yards. A few min
utes later the Winslow came up and
also opened fire. In an instant the en
tire attention of the Spanish gunboats
and land batteries was directed upon
her. From all sides shot and shell
poured in upon the little torpedo boat.
The Wilmington and Hudson still kept
up their fire, but they could not turn
aside the terrible storm of fire and
death pouring in upon the torpedo
boat.
The crew of the Winslow never fal
tered for a second. At 2:35 p. m. a
solid shot crashed into the hull of the
Winslow and knocked out her boiler,
in an instant she began to roll and
drift helplessly. Then a cheer of tri
umph went up from the Spaniards on
the gunboats and in the batteries, and
again a storm of fire was opened upon
the helpless boat.
The Hudson, which was lying near
bv, started to the assistance of the
Winslow. She ran alongside the tor
polo boat and tried to throw a line to
the imperiled crew. Up to this time,
with the exception of the one shot
which disabled the boiler of the \\ ins
low, the firing of the Spanish gunboats
had been wild, but as the Winslow lay
rolling in the water, the range grew
closer and shells began to explode all
about her.
It was difficult for the Hudson to
get near enough to throw a line to the
Winslow's crew,so terrible was the fire.
Finally, after about SO minutes, the
Hudson approached near enough to
throw a line. Ensign Bagley and six
men were standing in a group on the
deck of the Winslow.
"Heave her," shouted Bagley, a* he
looked toward the Hudson and called
for a line. The line was thrown, and
at the same instant a shell burst in
the midst of the group of men onboard
the Winslow.
Bagley was instantly killed and a
few others dropped about him. Hal'
a dozen more fell groaning on the
blood stained deck. One of the dead
men pitched headlong over the side oi
the boat, but his feet caught in the
I iron rail and he was hauled back.
The torpedo boat, disabled and help
less. rolled and swayed under the fury
of the fire from the Spanish gunboats.
When the shell burst in the group on
board the Win slow another shout 01
triumph went up from the Spanish
boats and batteries, and again a heavj
tire was opened on the torpedo boat.
Finally, the Hudson got a line on
board tiie Winslow, and was towing
her out of the deadly range, when the
line parted and again both boats were
at the mercy of the Spanish tire.
At 3:50 p. m.the Hudson managed to
get another line on the deck of the
Winslow, but there were only tliren
men left at that time to make it fast.
The line was finally secured and the
Winslow was towed up to Iledras
island, where she was anchored, with
her dead and wounded on her decks.
There some men from the Hudson went
on board the Winslow and took the
most seriously wounded men off. Three
who were taken on board the giro boat
Machias died shortly after.
Lieut. Hernadou, with the surgeon
bending over him, told # the story ot the
battle. He said: "We went under
full speed to attack the Spanish boats
in the harbor and you know the result.
We went under orders from the com
mander of the Wilmington. Our boat
is badly damaged, but she will be
brought here for repairs anil 1 think
she will be ready for service again in
two weeks."
The American boats made furious
havoc with Cardenas harbor and town.
The captain of the Hudson said: "I
know we destroyed a large part of
their town near the wharves, burned
one of their gunboats and 1 think de
stroyed two torpedo boat destroyers."
litis Sobcrnl th«« Hothead*.
Washington, May 13.—The setback
received by the Americini blockading
squadron at Cardenas and the loss of
five lives on board the torpedo boat
Winslow lias had a sobering effect on
the element, in the navy which is cry
ing out for rapid action and efforts at
destroying batteries with uuarinored
ships. There probably will be some
sort of inquiry instituted to ascertain
the responsibility for sending such un
protected shells as t he Winslow against
fortified ports. It is miraculous in the
opinion of the older officers that the
loss if life was confined to the Wins
low, the other boats being unprotected.
MILES AND THE CUBANS.
flomi-r. nii<! (inrria :»r#» Expected to C'o-op
«-rut<* witli I lit; Commandrr of Our Army
of litvaHion.
Washington, May 12.—The courier
who is on his way here with letters
from (len. Gomez to President I'aiuia,
of the Cuban legation, has stopped at
Tampa and will not reach here for a
day or two. <ien. Nunez, of the Cuban
army, after conferring - with the Cuban
authorities here and with Gen. Miles,
has left for Tampa. Although the
jourier will bring detailed advices from
iomez. the Cuban officials here are
well informed on the general status of
the Cuban forces in the field and this
subject has been gone over fully with
the wa • department officials. Kntire
harmony exists between the Cuban au
thorities and the war department. The
Cuban authorities are ready to have
the fullest cooperation by United
States troops oil Cuban soil, and it is
said there is no ground for reports that
(iomez desires to act single-handed in
securing Cuban independence.
Concerning the strength of the Cuban
forces in the field, the Cuban repre
sentatives here say that there are in
all about 10,000 men either under arms
or ready to take arms as soon as guns
and ammunition are at hand. Of this
number it is said that about 15,000 lack
arms and equipment, leaving about
a 5,000 now in the field and reasonably
equipped, altnough additional ammu
nition and supplies would be most ad
vantageous to these latter. This 25,000
does not exist in any one camp, or
series of camps.
Cuban officials say their forces have
adopted the tactics essential to a fight
against heavy odds and have scattered
their forces into small groups over an
arep of 3,000 square miles. These small
groups are best able carry on a guerilla
warfare, which diverts Spanish atten
tion to every part of the island. The
immediate command of Gomez is said
to number 3,000 men and is located in
the Santa Clara district. Some dis
tance away, in the province of San
tiago de Cuba, are the forces under
Gen. Garcia, aggregating 15,000 mssi.
It is expected that Lieut. Rowan,
the United States officer who made a.
daring- landing in Cuba and proceeded
inland to <ien. (iarcia's camp, will ar
rive at Key West to-day. This doubt
less will afford the authorities here
much more data of the situation of the
insurgents. It is understood that
Rowan already has stated that the Cu
bans in (larcia's district occupy a num
ber of towns vacated by the Spanish,
and that the Cuban administration of
these towns is in the hands of "tine
men."
A WATER FAMINE.
Dearth of A*|ua I'lira l*rov('H n Serious
Problem for People at Key West.
Key West. May 12.—The water prob
lem is getting serious at this place.
Naval officers recognize it and are
looking anxiously for the smoke from
the stack of the big government con
denser, which is promised to supply
40,000 gallons daily. The plant should
have started April '25, but is not y«t in
operation. The officers in charge of
this station are skeptical of the con
denser's ability to produce 'JO,OOO gal
ions.
Key West's water sources are primi
tive and limited. The shallow wells
are all brackish and under suspicion of
surface drainage. Two companies at
various times have driven artesian
wells 1,800 and 2,800 feet deep, but they
never secured fresh water. The town
lives by cisterns and rain barrels and
the latter are only a shade better than
the wells. These cisterns, tilled during
the rainy season, usually run very low
by the close of the dry season, which
is due now.
This year, in addition to the rains
coming very late, the town has had its
population doubled by the presence of
troops, ships and war vessels and the
army of newspaper correspondents and
their tugs, which vessels take water
by the thousand gallons. Of course
the war vessels and some of the other
craft have condensers, but the draft on
the town's supply is still abnormal.
The torpedo boats are without con
densing apparatus and they have been
scouting for fresh water as keenly as
buccaneers after Spanish galleons.
Many a discovery of a fresh cistern is
hailed like a strike in the Klondike
and every gallon of water has three
purchasers.
Water lias advanced from 1 cents
to 10 cents a gallon within the past
two months. All who can afford it
drink bottled water, but a dearth of
this supply is approaching. Most of
the brands of bottled water are $1 a
{railon and "live* water is 15 cents a
pint by the hundred bottles.
Cigarette) FiciuU Can't I'ass Muster.
Washington, May 13.—The large
number of rejections of volunteers has
caused much comment in the army
medical corps. However, the physi
cians who have conducted the exami
nations say that outside of the ranks
of cigarette smokers there are even
fewer rejections than there were in
the days of the civil war. Among
habitual users of cigarettes the rejec
tions are about 00 per cent.
BepuUcd l>y Women.
Madrid, May 13.—A serious riot has
taken place at Logrono, capital of the
Spanish province of that name, on the
Ebro. The grain and provision stores
were attacked and pillaged by rioters,
who included numbers of women armed
with axes and cudgels. The cavalry
charged the mob. but the soldiers were
repulsed by a determined onslaught
made upon them by the women.
Hiust >iot Doubt tieniiany's Neutrality.
Berlin. May 1H. —The semi-official
North German Gazette is denying a re
ported interview between Emperor
William and United States Ambassador
White, relative to the Herman govern
ment's attitude towards the I nited
States, says:••Americans cannot doubt
the character of our strict and perfect
ly loyal neutrality after the repeated
official declarations. Let this be a hint
to English. French and Austrian news
papers which are anxious to represent
the government and public opinion ol
Germany as hostile to the president
and people of the United States."
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