THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE. PA. THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1598 FALL OF MANILA. Dewey's Marvelous Vietory Over the Spaniards. SIX AMERICANS WOUN (DED. | Speniaris Lost 300 1 Fourteen Ships. the ny oul A PROMOTION FOR THE VICTOR. A One-Sided Battle, Where age Done to Our Ships or Sailors Was Caused by of nition on Board the Cruiser Baltimore the Only Dam- an Explosion Ammu- aVote of Thanks, Enacts Make the Intrepid Rear Admiral, and for Every One of Qur A Large Army to Be Congress Passes a Law Which Will Naval Commander a Orders Medals Cast Heroes of Manila Sent to Cuba in the Near Futur use. 2 there is dashing, American Dewey 03 { Spanish manded Admiral Montejo nila bay on May day. Commodore capture or and never were ins in 80 complete fashion. seven hours there nothing left he Spanish fleet bn few relics. had most skil tail of the parently most were carried ity and in rail Comn float ise 10QOT com-~ by in Ma- Dewey's orders were destroy the Spanish fle tructions At was axe the e u nd at sol ute it a » American arranged every action, and even out wit) road sage Augusti would « nila Not ¢ fleet + aged were injure Baltimore The Am bay on Saturday est of established no searchlig bay. The ihe oase vealed other, an fire of then the their The been channel by not reply, though the Spaniards began to around them, but moved onward. When nearing Baker bay sudden upheaval of water a short dis tance ahead of that the Spaniards mine or a torpedo, This was followed by a second and similar They were both utterly unsuccessful. The American fleet was then drawing nearer and nearer the Spaniards, whose gunnery was very poor, the shots from the Cavite batteries and from the Spanish ships being equally badly aimed, either falling short or go- ing wide of the mark. Though the Spaniards had opened fire at 6,000 yards, the Americans re- served their fire until within 4,000 yards of the enemy, when the real battle began Tha Americanshipsthen passed back- wards and forwards six times across the front of the Spaniards, pouring in upon the latter a perfect hall of shot and shell. Every American shot seem- ed to tell, while almost every Spanish shot missed the mark, After having thus scattered death and demoralization among the Spanish fleet and the Spanish batteries, the American fleet retired for breakfast and incidentally a council of war was held on board the Olympia. By this time the Spanish ships were in a desperate condition. The flagship Reina Christina was riddled with shot and shell, ona of her steam pipes had burst end she was belleved to ba on fire. "The Castilla was certainly on fire, and soon afterward their condition became worse and worse, until they were eventually burned to the water's edge, The battle, which was started at smaller brought guns ron, which American squad: led into the bay and through Olympia, of had th ¥ 1 : the fl did agship shells strike maje the Olympia showed had exploded a to explosion. Sor 4 commandae the | the water | stically | al -1 i ] ! } about 5:80 a. m. and adjourned at 8:30 a. m., was resumed about noon, when Commodore Dewey started {in to put the finishing touches of his glorious work. There was not much fight left in the Spaniards by this time, and t 2 p. m. the Petrel and Concord had shot the Cavite batteries into silence The Spanish gunboats were then geuttled, the arsenal was on fire, and the explosion of a Spanish magazine caused further mortality among the defenders of Spain on shore, Only the cruiser Baltimore .ad suffered in any way from the fire of the enemy, A which struck her ex- ploded some ammunition near one of her and slightly injured half a dozen the crew, The wounded gallors are: Lieutenant Frank Woodruff Kellogg, Ensign Noble Irwin, Cox swain John Buddinger, Robert 1. bu Snels Coxswain and Ses Richard shot guns of Landsman Edward Vill O'Keefe P, Cover wrtow, Coxswain rove iam MARCH ON letreat of he Spanish Fle H MIT Preparatd CUBA. nstoens Lary grounds ception of the wv RUSHING THE REGULARS SOUTH. Six Thousand of Uncle Are Hastening Sam's Troops Foward Cuba. May 11 ral irooke, commanding ted St pr anuga Park, yes- fr the war nd all ops now in yout 6.000 without Ch Maj the I'nil Army o« terd de kamauga ‘ark, Ga. Gene reguiar ywwigional chan received rders rps at Chi 8 m partment i ting hip fi the cavalry ramp at in a } \ ; i nm « at regiments f Infantry s morning and tw this the sat Tampa thi ternoon for ment of «¢ und pa, marching from the Ringgold this and the Western and Atlantic that point The 8Second heen ordered to Mobile marching to Rosavil the Southern at that and Tenth cavalry will leans, marching to the Alabama Great afternoon Information ived at General irooke’'s headquarters that the volun tear army will occupy the grounds now being vacated by the regulars, and that while there will not be so many of the volunteers here as was at first pected, a large number will be af } regi for Tam park to will take trains at cavalry has and they are be loaded on int. The First go to New Or. this city and taking Southern int avalry nre afterr n eto Wan recs the time they may be front, In reply to 8 question Adjutant Gene tral Sheridan stated that before Fri fay night all the regular troops will save been moved south, here this | 'GOOD ADVICE TO SPANIARDS. European Governments May Urgo a Surrender to Our Demands, Washington, May 11.--As a result of the Spanish reverse at Manila leading members of the diplomatic corps, rep- resenting some of the most influential of the great powers of Europe, have unofficially exchanged views on the op- portuneness of a movement, prompted by the most friendly spirit and in the Interest of peace, towards urging upon Bpain the futility of further prosecuting the war, and Inducing her to sue for peace om the basis of the relinquish- ment of Cuba, the pre war in demnity and the occupi n of Manila by Admiral Dewey the demnity is nd It of the most fluential diplomati Kaci mise of Lie until THE TROOPS TAMPA. ourteen Thousand in the } wide Const To Al Me Will DEWEY'S MODEST REPORTS. His Great Aehleve me ARMY NOMINATION Men Well in pointed to Staff nit y \ (S Civil Life Positions, Known LY States Boston CO is captain of the First Corps Cad Boston. Charles N the president's old time ton Fred M. Alger pecretary of war. James G. Blaine the only surviving son of the famous ptatesman,. W. 1B. Allison is a nephe of the senator Nicholas Benn i» sur geon general of the Iliinola militia I A. Hill Ia the son of Representative E J. HULL John A. Hull i& the son of Representative J. A. T. Hull, of lowa A. C. Gray is the son of Senator Gray of Delaware. COC. H. Ribble Is a Went Point graduate, served in the eight years and has practiced the past 12 years Charles 1. sa lawyer ll mimer Miller Is a » friend In C is A 80 an the in law for Jewett ving at New Albany, Ind Spanish Credulity, Mobile, May 11l.-Gustave de Carde- nos, & prominent Cuban of this city, received the following letter from Hae vana yestngdny April 28 Bpanish are celebrating the victory of the capture of four American ports | Moblle, Boston, Charleston and Pens acola. Blanco has given a very large | banquet to the army and navy. The city in gayly decorated, and thousands | of people are In processions. The city is wild with enthusiasm." dated ex | mob fliged here to be held In reserve agains: i needed at the | Cannonading OF Cape Lookout, Beaufort, 8 , May 11.-Captain Al- len. of the schooner Alert, and many others of the ocean fleet of fishermen of this place, report hearing heavy | cannonading off Cape Lookout, N. C,, | at 10 o'clock yesterday, counting 47 distinct shots, | ments at Camp Mobile army for | | ment “The | | thought to be | Bewell the TRIED TO POISON OUR TROOPS. Spanish Splos Place Drinking Water at Mobile, May 11.--A second attempt to polson the Arsenic In the Moblle, dastardly infantrv regl- has been made, Beveral days in the creek grounds a cotton, arsenic which point soldiers found the absorbent ngo which runs sack filled which had been saturated with and tied down beneath juts into the stre Just the pl where diers get drink accider a i rome alongside with i rock at n the out am above thelr ater, By fre the deadly rap noved sack, and, LOO 80 inding Ven no DON CARLOS BITTER. Doctors Can't | Cure It! Contagious blood poison in absolutely beyond the skill of the doctors They may dose a patient for years on their mercurial and potash remedies, but he will never be rid of the disease other hand, his condition | steadily worse, 8B. 8. 8 for this terrible afllietio the only remedy which goes d | the eanse of the | fr m the fystem : on the grow cure itis 10 forces it only Is Lhe CRUkse rect diseas a Miotad ae did [ was | best | | | oe For 5 The S.S. Blood (Our PENNSYLVANIA'S Artillerymen OT} Infantry TROOPS. orf Newport News, Awaiting Orders, Pa., May 11 By sun ay 27 compani of Infantry frot militiamen volunteers Of this tw complete mpanies each M pet ye were to Ps number reg Tot nt Gretna, sterd transferred ate nnsylvania 16 repr iments of enlisted resented eight men, 2,321; regimental y officers, 191 Tomorrow all the troops in Seventy compa Nearly and it EAps remain nl mp will pr Ree \ unteer reaay or n army Aare the recruits have here and thers be filled Battery Battery C, C f camp at poon for Ne ed the away ustering arrived in that Captain Warburton, and Apia Waters, pulled out HM o'clock yesterday after wport News, Cheers greet artillerymen they moved While directing the final move of the batteries, Inspector Gen. eral Morrell was thrown from his horse by the animal stepping inte a hole Colonel Morrell landed heavily on his head, and blood gushed from his nose and mouth His Injuries are not very serious, in ns The Civilian Major Generala, Washington, May 11. -~Major General has been assigned to command concentration camp near Falls Church, Va. This Is taken as an indi. | eation that the general has concluded | to | risking his tenure of office as A sona- accept his military commission, tor thereby. The three civilian major generals are assigned Yo divisions, Generals Loe, Wilton and Wheeler go | to Chattanooga for duty under General Brooke, who will undoubtedly com mand one of the army corps. Twenty-fifth Anniversary Immense Stock Pore Oo oents Prece lect d wi from ti | Ci to mateh, 2e¢. per vard Blanks and Friezes and Cel prices 4. 5 6 and border White Bronze Blended to mateh 8 cente, : (slim (rol de, mers, ES Marvels e, Beauty are the Gold Side.Walls with Flitter Ceiling and 18 inch Flitter Frieze, elegant ly blended, from the deep, rich coloring of the side wall to soft, delicate tints of the ceiling, Away down in price 10, 12 and 15 cents a sin- gle piece ; Blended Flitter, Frieze and Ceilings to match Ingrain or Boston Felt Side Walls in all shades. in XK S. H. 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