2, 1808. SE ——————————— A — A NAVAL BATT Schley and Sampson Attack Cervera’s Fleet. FORTS RIDDLED WITH SHELLS —— The Spanish Guns in Morro Castle Replied Vigorously. Sent Out His Torpedo Boat Destroyers to leet They Were Discovered By Search The Battle Fol- Later Destroy or Put the American Flight Light and Driven Back lowed a Few Hours Officials at Story of the Our Naval Washington Discredit the Fight and Punta G destruction tiago de Cu working, but § and most of ti the hills bac) operat his post The a at : i shelling of the 3:45, cate wher a battle strong fir back. Ad cape had f ships return daybreak About squadror 8 line of yn, witl Emilio Nun knew the had by the auxiliary What ship not known Brooklyn, the Massachusetts class battleship eruiser Minneapolis Marblehead Harvard, gunboat Vixen not take part : been br N'exn cruiser cruisers and boats did Yale the in of the work The squadron steamed slowly toward Morro Castle, that occuples the pro monotory at the right of the entrance, and taking up a position about two miles off shore began a bombardment The big guns of the battleships started A terrific shelling, throwing a missile every minute with great precision. The shells fell short at first, but the range was soon found, and for 40 minutes nearly every shot fired tore great holes in Morro’s stone walls, The Morro is on a high hill, but the American guns were elevated with seeming little difficulty. The Spanish guns In the castle re- plied vigorously. The fortifications there are stronger than popuiarly sup- posed, and their strength showed. The Spanish gunners fought bravely, but their aim was poor, Admiral Cervera's fleet heard the ise of battle ana steamed down near “We narrow entrance, and the Vizcaya, Almirante Oquendo, Infanta Maria Teresa and Cristobal Colon began to reply to the fire of the American com- bined squadrons. Half a mile past Morro, on the left side and at a bend In the channel, are the batteries of La Zocapa, and the Spanish guns thundered forth volley after volley on the American ships decks, some of the shots taking effect | advices | modore | a CERVERA HAD TRIED TO ESCAPE. the heavy | fighting, the big battleships doing most | THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE. P’A., THURSDAY, JUNE Farther in the harbor is the fort of | Punta Gorda, and the guns here also | entered into action. There are hills | between these two forts and the sea, ! but with known elevation and distance, the Spanish gunners were enabled w reach the American ships, The cable operator at Santiago wires that the bombardment of the forts | ceased at 3:45. i Soon after there was terrifle eanron- nding heard farther out, presumably at sea This continued for some time, when about 5:30 the firing ceased com- pletely It is thought that Admiral Cervera sailed out to sea to give battle and that he has surrendered or his ships destroyed. Santiago will not requests for the number of killed, which must have been very grea. NAVAL OFFICIALS SKEPTICAL. of answer Spanish They Point Out the Improballity the Reported Battle, Washington, June 1.-—Naval officials absolutely discredit the from Cape Haytien to the effect that Com- modore forced an entrance to Santiago bay and engaged the Spanish fleet in While n¢ eived from Com- the news Schley the harbor y official have been rec Schley since battle is re ported to have occurred, the naval of als positiveness that AT CHICKAMAUGA PARK. BRYAN STICKS TO Fileht Wi NEBRASEA | + Regiment is Own State uld any o©a- olunteers, all or a regiment that my ya." rtion of m epted, and I feel duty is to the Nebraska b Brigadier Generals Confirmed. Washington, June 1.-<The executive session yesterday & number of military i among them the following brigadier generals: Fred D. Grant of New York, Henry M. Duffield of Michigan, Lucius F. Hubbard of Minnesota, George A. Garretson of Ohlo, W, W,. Gordon of Georgia, J. A. Wiley of Pennsylvania, W. A. Bancroft of Massachusetts, W. J. McKee of Indiana, F. V. Greene of New York, Charles Fitzsimmons of Hilnols, J. K. Hudson of Kansas and James R. Lincoln of lowa, in confirmed nominations, | senate i Encouraging Reports From Garola, Key West, June 1.-Courlers from Cuba today brought highly encouraging reports from General Gercia's army. Garcia alone, It Is sald, has 16,000 men, better equipped than ever before, ex- cept 1a the matter of clothing, and they are in excellent spirits. Five thous sand men, it Is added, ncoupy territory along the northern const near Manati, The Bpanish troops have withdrawn to Santiago, Holguin and Manzanillo, and General Garcia still has his headquar- ters at Bayamo, SAFE LANDING IN CUBA The Florida Expediton, With Arms and Ammunition, JULIO SANGUILLY INTHE PARTY, | The Brave Caban WII Humble Hime self Before General Gomez, and Will Probably Be Ordered to Fight In the Lucret Is In Command, Ran ks—Jose st, Jun 1.-~The returned here vest Ble rday, ned a most im in Cuba. The Flor ght of May 21 with Thy he titute nmers after having successfully portant expedition ida sailed on the nl nearly 400 equipn men ent con an ¢ to oper ently fend tse ard BRIEF ITEMS OF NE ng pensions night for General Cassius tucky The sent a be President and Mrs. McKinley autiful bouquet to New York Saturday to be placed o: he of General Grant Mra. Mary MeGill and Miss Clara Hazlett, of Philadelphia, were drowned while boating with two unknown men mb | at Riverton, N. J. Mise Emma Hartzell was outraged and her throat cut near Concord, N. C Two suspected negroes were taken from jail and lynched. They protested In. nocence, Congressman Sullivan has been ap- pointed to succeed the late Edward C. Walthall as United States senator from Missisgippl. Mr. Sullivan Is only years old. President McKinley Issued a procla- mation announcing reciprocal trade re- {ations with France, giving that nation the benefit of the favored nation clause of the tariff bill, Pennsylvania's Bocialist-Labor party, fn convention at Pittsburg, nominated J. Mahlon Barnes, of Philadelphia, for governor and W. H. Thomas, of Buena Vista, for lleutenant governor, At Kasha William colliery, near Mid. dleport, Pa, six Slav miners were drowned like rats In a trap by the sud. den breaking in upon them of a body of water from an old "working." {| had Cervera's | unteers WAR NEWS OF THE WEEK. 000 More Washington, June 1.-Wednesday of last week brought dispatches confirm- Ing the reports that Commodore Schley fleet securely bottled In Santiago harbor In a betw the volunts mauga Lisutenant Batty, teenth Pennsylvania seriously injured by being shot Mr | AE 1s Ia Volunteers, un sham battle at Chicka of the regiment, vas with oen ers Bix blank cartridg: fort, of Council B i pensioner f the : ¢ ) | Flor 1 ready ship LL from Florids vill be mitted to b { : Another ven i that the movems is to proceed on the subject the «¢ M nt of nday sh 8 though no news the regiments of vol- were ordered to proceed to Tampa from Chickamauga Park, Ga These are the First Ohlo, One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indiana, Third Penn sylvania, Firet lllinols, Second and fixty-ninth New York, Fifth Mary- land and First District of Columbia. The British steamer Restormel was captured while trying to enter the port of Bantiago de Cuba with coal for Cer- vera's fleet. The vessel was taken to Key West, having been captured by the cruiser Bt. Paul. It was announced that 20,000 troops will go with General Merritt to the ald of Admiral Dewey in the Phillppines, wed troos Cuba rapidly escapes But eight censors on ast Another Prize Captured, Key West, Fla, Junel-—Another prize has been captured. She 8 the Spanith bark Maria Dolores, of Bilboa, Bhe was overhauled by one of the American cruisers six miler off Porto Rico. Bhe was bound from Rio Janeiro to Ban Juan de Porto Rico with coal. Bome eases, supposed to contain am- munition, were found under the coal A prize crew was put on board and the vorpel was sent to Charleston, The ree port of the capture was brought by & trulser which arrived here yesterday, Inheritance. 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