i I,. jjMJU . ' ... TWO CENTS. TWejffi0S!SEa SCRANTON. PA.. SATURDAY MORNIXG. .ITiNE 4, 1898. TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. sx.. ' AN AMERICAN The "Merrimac" Said to Have Been Blown Up by a Torpedo at the Entrance of the Harbor at Santiago de Cuba Eight of the Crew Made Prisoners by the Spaniards. (Copyright, lS'JS, by tlic Associated Press.) Cape Haytien, Hayti, June (3.15 p. m.) The American fleet, according to advices received by cable trom Santiago de Cuba, the cable being under Spanish control, opened fire again at o'clock this morning on the fortifications and warships. The cannonade was well sustained until 4 o'clock a. m. A United States auxiliary cruiser "well armed," attempted to force the passage into the harbor. The Spanish allowed the cruiser to cross the first line of torpedoes, but before she arrived at the second line they discharged at her a tor pedo, which broke a great hole in her side and caused her to sink almost instantly, bow first. The name of the vessel is not known, nor is the number of victims reported. One officer, one engineer and six sailors were made prisoners by the Spaniards. Port-au-Prince, Hayti, June 3 (1.30 p. m.) It is reported here, direct from Santiago de Cuba, that an American warship which forced the entrance to Santiago Bay today, was sunk by a torpedo. PEACE ALREADY IS IN SIGHT Tbe Administration Thinks Santiago Will Dring It. DVERTl'RES IN BEHALF OF SPAIN BY A EUROPEAN POWER EXPECT ED AFTER CERVERA'S FLEET IS CAPTURED OR DESTROYED-PRESIDENT WISHES CONGRESS TO RE MAIN IN SESSION TO CO-OPERATE WITH HIM TO DEMAND PORTO RICO FOR INDEMNITY-PROSPECT OF ANNEXATION OF HAWAII SOON New York, June 3. A Washington special to the Commercial Advertiser states that all signs point to 11 speedy termination of the war as soon as the combined American fleets at Santiago shall have captured or destroyed the Spanish warships under the command of Admiral Cervera. The administra tion is looking forward to the receipt of a proposition from Spain which will open the way to negotiations for peace. With the destruction of Cervera's tleet, Which may be reported any day, the power of the Spanish government In the Western hemisphere will collapse, nnd It will be plain to the queen re gent and to those rulers In Europe who may be kindly disposed toward her that a continuance of the war can only result In less advantageous terms for Spain when peace shall finally come. It may be a month or two before the declaration of an armistice, for oven In times of urgency international events move slowly; but the admin istration expects that Immediately af ter the decisive stroke at Santiago, which may come within a week, there will be overtures from Madrid through one of the European powers. The president Is already considering with his cabinet the possibilities of peace, and it is In the expectation that lie may be called on before long to be gin negotiations that he has strongly urged the senate to remain In session. "Congress must not adjourn now," ho said to a senator who called on him today. "I need It here and can not get along without it. I am trying to bring this war to a speedy and successful conclusion, and to lay the foundations for an honorable nnd ad vantageous peace. How am I to ne gotiate a peace unless the senate Is here to ratify a treaty and to offer suggestions as to the kind of a treaty which will meet with senatorial ap proval? Congress must not adjourn." The president nnd cabinet have de termined upon two provisions which must be Incorporated In any treaty of peace negotiated. One of these Is the withdrawal of Spain from Cuba. The other Is the relinquishment of Porto Rico. It Is the president's purpose to hold Porto Rico for Indemnity for the expenses of the war, and this Is one reason for the occupation which Is now In contemplation and which is essential from the point of view of peace, just ns much as It is essential as a mili tary measure. In order to seize the enemy's base of supplies. THE PHILIPPINES. ' The permanent possession of the Philippines will depend upon events. Only one thing Is certain: The admin istration will not permit the Islands to bo restored to Spain. It Is recog nlzed that public sentiment will not tolerate any such disposition of them. The Hawaiian Islands will probably be under the United States Hag be fore the end of the month. The reso lution of annexation will be passed by the house early next week, and within jt fortnight It will be out of the sen ate unless signs fall. The understand ing that a failure by congress to net speedily 'will force the president to Belie the islands for u military base has greatly weakened the position of thoso who were standing out against annexation, if the Islands are to be annexed at nil they prefer, as a rule, that It should be done In the orderly manner Involved In legislative enact ment. It Is understood hero that the moni tor Monadnock, which Is announced to leave for the Philippines with the Monterey, will not proceed further than Jlonolulu, and will be left there to ruard American Interests. The CRUISER Bennington may go on to Manila with the Monterey. The president hopes that by the time the next large expedition starts for the Philippines It may he able to take the news of the annexation of Hawaii by the I'nlted States, so as to fore stall any protests which may he forth coming from the French and German representatives at Honolulu against our using the Islands as a bas-e of sup ples. SPAIN DESIRES PEACE. Tim Prcrnlliug .Sentiment Exccp Among Jingo Ncwspnpors. Madrid, June 3. Except among Jingo papers like the Imparclal a sen timent In favor of peace Is growing. The correspondent of the Associated Press has sounded several politicians and financiers on the subject and finds unanimity as to the desirability of a prompt and honorable peace. The pluck of Admit nl Ceivera's fleet against orders, and the failure of the Ameri cans In their attempts to land In Cuba and Porto Rico are regarded at. bal ancing the Cavlte disaster, while evi dence of the lack of sympathy for America on the part of the natives of the Spanish colonies, as the Spaniards argue here, should convince the United States that the motives of going to war are completely changed. These are the arguments heard In Madrid and fostered by recent articles In the Paris newspapers. CONTRACTS OF THE CRAMPS. They Will Bulla u Battleship and Cniner lor Iliuiin. Philadelphia. June S. Charles H. Cramp, president of the William Cramp V Sons' Ship and Engine Building com pany, lias been considerably annoyed by recent publications to the effect that the Cramp company had secured n con tract from the Russian government for the building of ten torpedo boats. In addition to the contract for a battle ship and cruiser. Wnen seen today by a reporter for the Associated Piess, Mr. Cianip said: "Wo have signed contracts with the I!u.flan government for the construc tion f n battleship and a cruiser, lit tliefo the matter rests. We have not contracted for the construction of any torpedo vessels, nor do we expect to contract with the Russian government for any naval work other than that al ready announced thiougli the Associat ed Press upon my return home fiom St. Ptteisburg." resul'Tof"t7ie war. Amorlcu's Ultimate Triumph nnd Spain's (Tiler Ruin. London, June 1. The London week lies dwell upon the dilllculty of follow ing the war operations through the maze of uncertainties. All agree that a prolongation of war spells Amer ica's ultimate triumph anil Spain's ut ter ruin. The Spectator says: "The special characteristics of this war will be de luy and expense." The Speaker says: "It Is clear that Spain Is In a very bad way. The economic crisis passes the power of her statesmen to deal with, and the anxiety of the contingent Is so great that any disaster to her arms would at once be tuken as a fresh occasion for Intervention, which could only take the form of convincing her public that honor Is satisfied nnd that Bhe may well dispense with Cuba at least, If not with Porto Rico and the Philippines." Nuncr llnrger Pensioned. Washington. Juno 3. The house held an evening pension which was devoted to bills grunting pcnhlons nnd correcting military records. Among those ncteil upon favornbly was one pensioning Nancy Burger, of Pennsylvania, the widow. 10J yeurs of age. of a soldier of 1812. More than blxty bill were consid ered. I'rnnsrlvnnln Pennionn. Washington. Juno 3. These Pennsyl vania pensions have been Issued. Additional-Joseph M. Tripp, Athens, Brad ford, $10 to J21; Henry Oiiylord, Sheshe quln. Bradford, S to tVi. Original wid ows, eto.-Spcclul Muy 23, Delilah Brown, Suurumento, Luckawanna, IS. Cape Haytien, June 3. Ad vices from Santiago say that the auxiliary cruiser sunk there is said to be the Merrimac. rierrimac Is a Collier. Cape Haytien, June 3 (10.30 p. m.) A dispatch from Santiago says that the vessel sunk is understood to be the Merrimac. Only the extremities of her funnel and two masts are visible above the water. The Santiago advices to Cape Haytien, in referring to the sunken vessel as auxiliary cruiser, probably mistake her character. The Merri mac is a collier and always has been a collier. Does Not Mention Bombardment. Madrid, June 4 (5 a. in.) Captain Aunon, minister of marine, has received a dispatch from Admiral Cervera dated Friday thanking the the government tor its congratulations. Admiral Cervera does not mention a fresh bombardment. BOMBARDMENT OF THE SPANISH FORTS Tbcy Were Silenced Before the Cruiser Was Blown Up. THE AMERICAN VESSEL MADE A DASH TO FORCE TEE ENTRANCE OF THE HARBOR AND SUCCEEDED IN PASSING THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENCES Bl'T WAS TORPEDOED ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED FEET UP THE CHANNEL. (Copyilght. 1SDS, by the Associated Prcs.) Port-au-Prince, Hayti, June 3 (9.4,' p. m.) This morning at S o'clock the American squadron again began a bombardment of the formications of Santiago de Cuba, and a lively can nonade ensued for two hours, which silenced the Spanish batteries. An American vessel, the Merrimac, described in the advices from Santiago de Cuba as an auxiliary cruiser, mak ing a dash to force the entrance, suc ceeded In passing the first line of de fences, but was torpedoed about live hundred feet up the channel. She went down "perpendicularly" (a Pic). An ofllcer, an engineer and six sea men were taken prisoners. The num ber of victims is unknown. Only the funnel and mastheads of the sunken vessel can be seen. There Is great excitement In the city. A part of the population assisted In the fighting on the heights. Every body is nstounded at the audacity of the American vessel. The American squadron was cruis ing all the while in-the ofllng. it will be noted that there Is an Im portant discrepancy ns to the lime nt which the bombardment Is said to havo begun this morning between the dis patches from Cape Haytien nnd Port- nu-Princo, the former saying 3 o'clock a. m., and the latter S. It Is possible that this arises from a confusion be tween the figures three and eight. UPRISING ATSAN DOMINQO. A Repulse ol the Revolutionary Par ty at Jlonto Critto. Copyright. 1SHS, by the Associated Press. 1 Cape Hayteln, Hayti, June 3. (rt.SO p. in.) A correspondent at Puerto Plata cables a continuation of the accounts of the i cruise of the revolu tionary party ut Monte C.-Uti. lien oral Augustln Marales nnd P.opiljie Heutz were killed. Five of the Insur gents were inker, prisoners and shot Others escaped In the steamer Kanltr.. President Heureaux left the capital this moinlng with three men of war. The corrtopondent. In concluding his dispatch, says the revolutionary move ment Is regarded at Puerto Plata us of no consequence. The Domlnlcon consul here at Cape Ilaytcln reasserts positively that CJen eral Jimenez escaped on the Fanltu. He says that had Jimlnez been killed President Hereaux would havo Inform ed him of the fact. ARRESTED AS SPIES, Relieved to llnvo lluen in tho Em ploy ot Spain. Atlanta Ga., June 5. Jose Castellanos and Frank Miller, who aro believed to bo spies, were brought here today from Tampa In charge of Lieutenant John son, of the Fourth artillery. CaBtella nos Is a Spaniard and has traveled all along the Atlantic coast. Miller Is said to bo un Englishman. No papers were found on them. The two men are now locked un In the military prison ut Fort McPhorson. i i Hula on tho llvcord. Hurrlaburg, Juno 3. Senator Walton, president pro tern. 6f tho senate, an nounced that the opening of the bids for the publication of the Legislative Record has been postponed from Monday next to July C SUNK ANGLO-AMERICAN BANQUET. One of the .Tost Unique Social Events in the tiiMorv of London. London, June 3. A most unique and significant, as well as one of the most enthusiastic banquets ever given In London was the Anglo-American ban quet given this evening: at the Hotel Cecil. Six hundred Britons and Americans assembled fraternally, the purpose of the entertainment being the promotion of uood fellowship between kindred races. Ameiicmi nnd British flags were draped over the tables, at which were both men and women with "the flag of the future," the t'nlon Jack and the Stars and Stripes blended, on coats of arms. All wore buttons blazoned with the two (lags surmounting the Canad ian beaver. ( Among the hanquutteni were the Earl of Carlisle, Viscount I'owereourt, Sir Norman l.ockyer, Sir Frederick Pol lo"k. Sir Richard Temple, Lord Beres foid, the Dean of Hereford, the Re. Newman Hall. Mr. Hiram Maxim and Mr. Oeorge Ward, manager of the Com mercial Cable company. Literature and Journalism were well represented. Lord Collerldge presided. Toasts to the queen and the president of the United States were honored, accompanied by the strains of 'God Save the ijuecn," and "The Star Spangled Banner." Lord Collerldge presided. Toasts to the health of President MeKlnley, said "Where can the old world show such a line of ruler. of men as have been the ljeo choice of the American people?" "Fraternity and the future alliance," pervaded all the speeches. HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION. President McKlnlcr Urges That Con gress Tnko Prompt Action. Washington. June 3. President Me Klnley discussed the question of Ha walla nannexatlon with several rep resentatives who were in conference with him today. He told them It was of the utmost Importance that the two houses of congress take prompt ac tion upon the resolution. He Indicated that ho had received assurances of a niajoilty in the senate who will vote for annexation and is therefore confi dent that It will become a law. It seems to be generally understood that the lesolutlon will bo brought up In the house promptly next week. One proposition Is to call lit up next Tuesday on the call of cnmtnlttprrs. A bill considered In this way Is subject to all I'urllamcntituy motions. This plan ha! been presented to Chairman Hltt. of the foreign ntfntrs committee. Members of the commute are of the opinion that the resolution may be gotten through In two or three days. On! I. Fleet Has Nulled. Gibraltar. June a. It Is announced lure tlmt the Snanlsh Cadiz squadron I'us Milled, but the date of Its hulling was not mi ntloned nor was the destination of the warships given. THE STORY OF THE DAY. THE AMERICAN VESSEL sunk at San tlugo Is thought to havo been tho Merrimac. JOSE CASTELLANOS AND FRANK MILLER nro arrested at Tampa as Spanish spies. MONITOR MONTEREY leaves Vallcjo for San Francisco preparatory to, su'llng for Mai llu. U' 18 ANNOl'NCEI) at Gibraltar that the Cadi, fleet has sailed but the date of sailing Is not mentioned. PRESIDENT M'KINLEY urges congress to tuko prempt action upon the Ha waiian annexation resolution. HAYTIEN DISPATCH states than -m American j-ttamor has been sunk by u torpedo ut tho cntrunce of Santiago harbor. OFFICIAL REPORT Is received by tho . navy department from Cummodore Schley telling of attack on tho bat teries at Santiago on May 31. JAMAICA DISPATCH states that six teen Spanish warships lrom Cadiz are duo ut Santiago today to reinforce Cervera. AN ANGLO-SAXON BANQUET Is held in Loudon at which much enthusiasm Is manifested by advocates of a fu ture alliance. , WANAMAKER MAKES ' A CAMPAIGN SPEECH Stales at Oxford That ile Never Wanted to Be Governor. HR SLEPT A DREAMLESS SI.KEP OF peace on the Kiairr follow. 1NG THK CONVENTION - PLEADS WITH THK CITIZENS OK OXFORD TO STRIKE A BLOW AT THE MA CHINE IN THE NEXT LEGISLA TIVE. Oxford, Pn June 3. John Wann maker today addressed an open air meeting at this place. His speech was listened' to attentively nnd wus on the same line as those made by him In the past three months: He said, In part: It was as a Republican I cast my llrst vote In lil)2. I never voted any other tick et since. I was a Republican when I accepted tho call of four hundred Repua Ilcans at tho Bourse conference of Feb ruary 2. I was not a volunteer In the!." service because I never wanted to be gov ernor, but a.! n drafted man I loyally took up the flag. I went tc the convention yesterday as a strulghtout Republican, and I came home from the convention a bettor nnd more hopeful Republican be cause of the ICG lopresentatlvos of the people who stood up In convention and were counted against tho machine. There are two developments of Republicanism In existence today: the small but strong body of Republicanism of the Lincoln, Grant, Blaine and Harrison stripe; and the other the latter duy faints of Repub licanism that hus grown up In Pennsyl vania under th" Cameron-ejuay-Andrews dynasties: It Is n body composed mainly of otllce holding politicians and their se cret and open beneficiaries. It Is not of the people und for the peoplo or with the people, but dean against the people It Is an oath-bound banded and belted ma chine pledged to the machine wholly for the muchlne and sturdily against evtry Idea and every man not with the machine. In the presence of these 7.000 witness .., In this mid-day meeting of the cultured, Intelligent and Important people of Chea ter county, 1 record myself anew as not being for. or with the Republican ma chine limited to Quay-Andrews and of fice holders and ofllce seekers only. Continuing, he said: I suppose Ih.'t there will be some people ready to say Wanamnker Is talking like a disappointed candidate; kindly suo your free criticism und unnecessary sj m pathy. most willing but unthinking gos slper. I wish you tould all have slept the dreamless, luxurious sleep 1 tumbled Into last night with that convention be hind me. One wants to knit up the tangled sleeves of cure with refreshing sleep to be stiong for the next duty. Referring to his letter of Withdrawal. Mr. Wanamaker said he llnlshcd It while the speech nominating him was going on. Continuing, he said: When thov did not nominate Churles W. Ston and why h!s votes are said lo have been bought away from the plucky hero of Warren Is no mystery: let me also say that even at tho convention hour Charles W. Stone could have been nomi nated If he had bought back his ten miss ing vote. Mr. Vanamakep said: Let mo shorten toduj's speech by a brief summary of the situation. The forced nomination of William A. Stouo for governor stands for all that Quay wants and for all that Quaylbin means. CREDIT OF THE NOMINATION. The credit or the obllquy of the nomi nation Is clearly defined In the specially selected candidate who is absolutely de pendent on tlu power of the machine for his preferment. The history of this sta'e is barren of a single instuneo in which a candidate, named and elected by Quay, wus strong enough to assort otlicial man hood In opposition to the corrupt demanl of this exacting ntasttr. This boss makes no mistake In the selection of the agents to execute his will, and after months or dodging and deceit, of plotting and scheming, he comes into the open und avows himself for William A. Stone In confirmation of the cabal of mercenaries who met nt Avnlon on thut fateful Suu dav in Mar. Whatever may bo the Individual merit of William A. Stone, it Is wholly lost by reason of the corrupt advocacy of his nomination by such infamous managers. In conclusion, he said: I came here lod.iy expressly lo ask you lo give your votes to W. M. Dowde'd and for the three true men, vnur neighbors and trusted ft lends, Jeffreys. Phillips and Moore, who were tiled In the lire of the lust legislature ai.d came mil unliiirnt hy fraud und dishonor. Keep your county right In the nexl leglsliituie by sending these men back again. To wall for snipe other time to stiike u blow at the ma chine Is hazardous In the extreme, to strlki now nt the first election at the pri maries is the duty of the hour; stilke while the Iron Is hot, and make It hotter by striking. STONE MEETING. West Chester. Pa.. June 3. Following the Wanamaker meeting In the afternoon, a muss meeting wus held In the AHSemblv building this evenlns which was ad dressed by Hon. William A. Stone, Hon. John P. Elklu and Hon. Alexander Mc Dowell. The local fight was not touched upon at any length by tin speakers, who confined themselves to tho state contest. SAMPSON AT SANTIAGO. (Copyright, IMS, by the Associated Press.) Off Sanllago de Cuba, June .1. Ily the Associated Press dispatch boat Wandu, la Kingston, Jamaica, June S. Hear Ad miral Sampson with the I'nlted States cruscr New York, his flagship, accompa nied by tho battleship Oregon, the cruiser New Yoik, his ihigt-hip, accomin Porter, joined Commodore Schley's squadron off Santlugo Wednesday morn ing and their combined commands have the Spanish Meet securely locked In the burbot. . THE MONTEREY SAILS, Iienrci Mlire Iilnnd Vn Itoute Tor tho Philippine!.. Vallejo, Cal June 3. Tho monitor Monterey left the Mare Island navy yard this afternoon for San Francisco. As the vessel steamed away from the dock she was greeted with cheers from hundreds of sailors and peoplo on shore who witnessed the departure. All the steam whistles in this vicinity saluted tho vessel as she passed down the bay. The collier Ilrutus, which Is to ac company the Monterey, will leuvo for San Francisco tomorrow und tho two vessels will probably sail from San Francisco for Manila Saturday or Sunday COMMODORE SCHLEY'S RECONNAISSANCE Information of an Official Character Given Out at tbe De partment The Great Natural Strength of Spanish Bat teries at Santiago Bay Make an Assault Extremely Haz ardousAnother Attempt to Secure a Test foi the Holland, Washington, June 3. -A brief bulle tin telling of Commodore Schley's re connaissance at Santiago on Tuesday wus nil the Information the navy Ue paitment had to distribute to the press today. This bulletin went to confirm tho press dispatches which told of the firing on the fortifications at Santlngo, but which huve been so steadfastly dis credited ever since the first report. It appears on the bulletin slven out that Commodore Schley concentrated a pretty good fire upon tho Spanish de fences and It seems probable that had he found conditions more- propitious than they were, he would have resolved the reconnaissance into an assault In force. Tbe great natural strength of the Spanish position nnd the formidable character of I heir butteries as Indicated by Commodore Schley have continued the naval officials In the belief that they have been wise not to direct any such reckless assault upon the place in the absence of proper forces as has been advocated In some quarters. The prob lem would be simplified were it known that there were no mines in the chan nel. As It is the problem presented has en listed the active Interest of the army engineers as well as of the naval ofll cers here. It Is the duty of the army engineers In this country to lay just such mines as are supposed to be In place In Santuigo harbor and they are curious to sec how their brothers in the navy ptoposo to go about tho work of destroying them. A good deal has been written In the text books about coun termining and many theories have been brought forward to show how this can be done. But on the authority of one of our engineer ofhceis, these theories have never been satlsfactoilly tested and there Is no case on record of uc cessful countermining ag.tinst modem improved electrical mines. It remains to be seen how Sampson Is going to solve this problem, whether by use of the Vesuvius with her dynamite pro jectiles, by the nld of divers,' or by re course to the old method of drag-jlns for the mines with small boats, as In cable cutting operations. HOLLAND BOAT OWNERS WANT TEST. The owners of the Holland submar ine boat, who had proposed to go Into Santiago harbor and destroy the Span ish warships with such a vessel, have come forward with a renucst for a practical test by the naval officers of their craft. The navy department was obliged to decline to entertain the first proposition, ns It smacked of privateer ing and was In violation or Interna tional law, the principal objection was that the boat could not lie in regular commission and In commission of a naval ofllcer. Resides, they contended that she had never been thoroughly tested. Now the boat's owners pro note that a naval ofllcer or olllcors be designated to go down In tho Holland nnd then that she be commissioned. Notwithstanding the rather positive statement coming from Jamaica to the effect that the second Spanish ileet from Cadiz has crossed the Atlantic and Is about to join Cervera at San tiago, the ofllccis of tho navy depart ment refuse to be frightened nt what they declare to be a bugaboo. It ap pears that the basis of their confidence Is a telegraphic report of as late date ns yesterday, declaring that the Cadiz fleet Is still at Cadi.. Moreover, they know thut there are not so many as sixteen warships In that lleet. Captain Slgsbce, of the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, reported at the navy department today und had a confer ence with Acting Secretary Allen. Messrs. Thrall and Jones, tho two newspaper correspondents Imprisoned at Havana nnd recently exchanged for Spanish officers, were also nt the navy department during the day. Acting Secretary Allen late this af ternoon appointed a court of Inquiry to examine Into the collision on May 28 between the United States cruiser Columbia and the Hiitlsh steamer Fos calla. off Fire Island, which resulted in the loss of the latter vessel. RUSSIAN POST ATTACKED. One Thotiinud Nntlvei Hiotm n ISnr rlion nt Andljen, St. Petersburg. June 3. A Bftisallon has been created In official circles here by the news of an unexpected attack by one thousand natives on n Russian post, gnrrlsoned Jy three hundred In funtry, at the town of Andljen, pro- ivlnce of Ferghana, Turkoatun. It is said that twenty of tho Foldlers tvere) killed nnd that eighteen wero wounded. No such reverse to tho Uusslan urma has occurred hi Central Asia, iu many; years. Tho government of Furghana con slsts of the former Khanate of Kho kan, a fertile region, bounded on tho southeust by the Pnmeer tableland; und Is Itself a plateau,-traversed by the Juxurtes and abounding In varied but nearly undeveloped mineral wealth. The present name of tho government Is an ancient one, restored alter tho Russian conquest of 1876, CADIZ SQUADROK It If Duo at Santiago 'do Cuba ToflaJ According to Itoports III eolved Trom Jamaica) (Copyright, ISOS, by the Associated Pres3., Kingston, Jamaica, Juno 2 (9.30 a. m. Delayed in transmission). Tha correspondent here of tho Associated Press has been Informed from art np parently authentic source at Port Am tonlo, this Island,, tluxt a Spanish fleet! from Cadiz Is nearlns AVest Indian waters, and should it arrive on the pre arranged schedule, it will be off Sans tiago de Cuba tomorrow In order ta reinforce the fleet of Admiral Cervcru, The Spanish fleet Is said to consist ot sixteen worships, among them being battleships and three torpedo boats. The British second-class cruiser Inde fatigable, Captain George A. Primrose, has sailed for Santiago with several doctors on bonrd, In order to watch tha Impending battle and aid the wounded. 4,'JO p. m. The information that tho Cadiz squadron has sailed comes from English sourco und seems trust worthy. On the other hand, Senor de Cas tro, the Spanish consul, declares thai he does not think the Cadiz squadron has sailed for the West Indies, as hi believes Admiral Cervera can defend himself alone. SCHLEY HEARD PROM. An Official Report ot tho Reconnais sance iUndn May 31. Washington, June 3. The navy de pal tment has bulletined the following report from Commodore Schley: "Secretary Navy, 'Washington: Mado reconnaissance this afternoon (May 31) with the .Massachusetts, lowa. and New Orleans, to develop fortifications with their character. The fire was returned, without delay by the heavy batteries to the cant, large calibre long range The range wa 7.U00 yards. Itecou nalssanco developed satisfactorily tlvi presence of tho Spanish squadron lylncj behind the Island near tho upper fort, us they fired over the hill at random. Quite satisfied, tho Spanish) ileet la here. (Signed) Pchleyu Howard-itukcr Fend Croaks Ont. Hurboursville. Ky., Juno 3. Tho Howard-Baker feud brnkrt out again last night when Tom linker shot and Instant ly killed Beverly White, a memher of th Howard fuctlon. They met on the high way soverul miles north of Machcstcr. Poiulon Hills Potted. Washington, Juno 3. Tho houso ilo vcted Its short session today to tho con sideration of private bills nnd forty-r.lno private pension and relief bills tvero pat-sod. THE NEWS THIS MOItXINU Weather Indications Today:, Fair, Hast to Southeust Winds. 1 Telegraph American Cruiser Sunk ut Santlugo de Cuba. Bombardment of Spanish Forts. Peaco Alr-ady Is In Sight. Commodore Schley's Reconnaissance, 2 Bryan Is Against Ilairlty. Financial and Commercial. j 3 Locnl-Sorunton Map Prior to 1SIA School Children Fled In Terror. 4 Editorial. Stati Press I'pon Convention's Work. Z Local'-Oue Woman's Views. Religious News of the Week, Social and Personal. C Local Poor Board May Bo Hold Lia ble. Clever Method of Plundering n Store. 7 Local Another Legal Snarl Appears. Big Convention ot Next Week. 8 West Sorar.ton and Suburban. !i News Round bout Scrauton. 10 Mineral Production of tho I'nlted States. Life of Spanish Mnn-o-Wnrs Man. U The Defeat of Spuln In ISCC. Sunday School Lesson for Tomorrow. The Future of Cuba. 12 Telegraph Fresh (losslp from Camp Alger by I'he Tribune's Special Cor respondent. t -f -M-f -rM-H"tH"t- -M-t sV WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, June 3. Forecast for Saturday: For eusirin Penn sylvania, fair wiulher. cast to to southeust winds. F"i' western Pennsylvania, fair, varlub? winds uecoming suuineny. H t-r-m-f i i rM It r
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