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AN ENGAGEMENT
OFF JEAN RABEL
Cape Haytien Dispatch Tells of a Battle Between Three
Spanish Ships and Fonr American Yessels Near Port de
Paix The American Ships Said to Haye Withdrawn
from the Combat Probably a Meeting of American
Scouts and the Vanguard of the Cadiz Fleet.
(Copyright, im, by t he Associated Press.)
Cape Haytien. Hayti, June v (7.40 p. m.). The United States
troopship Resolute, formerly the Yorktown, under convoy of the torpedo
boat destroyer Mayflower, the converted Ogden Goelet yacht of the
same name, arriyed at Mole St. Nicholas yesterday and departed shortly
after.
Advices from Mole St. Nicholas say that yesterday (Saturday) some
distance off Jean Rabel, a seaport on the northwest coast of Hayti, half
way between Port de Paix and Mole St. Nicholas, a combat took place
between three Spanish and four American warships.
The American ships are said to have withdraw from the combat.
One of the Spanish warships,-entered the harbor ol Je.ui Rabel for
water. The officers of ships lying at Mole St. Nicholas were extremely
reticent.
Jean Rabel is an insignificant seaport and there is no telegraphic
station there. It is thought possible that the Spanish ships encountered
were the vanguard of the Spanish fleet.
The names of the American ships were not ascertainable, but it is
believed here that they were probably scouts.
SPAIN EVIDENTLY
DESIRES PEACE
la Search df Some Disinterested Power
lo Make Suggestions.
EUROPEAN NATIONS NOT ANXIOUS
TO TAKH A HANI) IN THE SETTLE.
MENT FOR FEAK OF (.JETTING
SNUBUED-SPAIN'S FINANCES NOT
IN GOOD SHAPE TO CARRY ON
WAR.
"Washington, June 4. The belief Is
growing in beat informed government
circles that Spain Is sincerely nnxlouH
to make peace, and that even now she
Is seeking a favorable opportunity to
make overtures In that direction. Num
erous evidences of this have come to
the attention of the authorities hero,
but up to time no actual move has
been made toward ascertaining what
basis the United States would consider
peace. It Is said that the llrst step
would be toward havlnir some disin
terested power make inquiry of this
government as to what terms would
be accepted, after which the terms
being stated It would be for Spain to
form a commission and make a formal
tender of peace. The authorities here
feel that Spain Is feeling her way to
ward a movement of this kind. One
evidence ot interest is the utterance
ot the Spanish ambassador at London,
urging that a peace movement is op
portune at this time. It Is thought to
be highly Improbable that a Spanish
official of his rank would make a
statement of this kind unless It voiced
the view entertained by the author
ities at Madrid. And evidence is the
sending of Senor Oapete to Paris, Ills
principal mission being to enlist sym
pathy there and to encourage a move
ment towards securing peace on n
basis honorable to Spain. With this
comes the report of the serious em
barrassment of the Hank of Spain, on
which the government relies for funds
to carry on the war. The desperate
condition of the Spanish forces at Ma
nila, Santiago and Havana are looked
upon as added reasons why SJpnln
Bhould be solicitous nt this time for
peace.
POWERS NOT ANXIOUS.
But while Spain is thought to be
nxlous to secure peare, she appeals
.o be unable to secure the services of
a disinterested power to take the Ini
tiative in a peace movement. This
was the view expressed today by u
leading member of the diplomatic
corps. He said that much surprise hod
been caused at foreign capitals by ie
sentment In the United States agakm
kindly representations of the "great
powers nvide to President McKinlcy
pome weeks 'ago which has been cre
ated by the American press and by
public opinion throughout the .ountry
us an intrusion on the pan of great
powers. For that reason the efforts
since made by Spain to Induce the Eu
ropean power to Intervene had met
with flat failure because none 0f the
power- wish to nrotlse the enmity of
United States. For that nunc tens-ui
this diplomatic official pointed out, the
European powers '-.h- lo.ito to be.
friend Spain at the present time evu
to the extent of making Inquiry n to
what basis of peac would b,. accept,
able to the I tilled States. No one
power would ttnderake such inqc.iri-s,
he said, as it would xuMic-i
that power to the po.-.jl..
Ity of being suublird H- Ihiatghl
puch a snub quite likely In
view of the manner In which the kindly
.opresentatlons of the powers hud beeit
received gome weeks ago And, while
no power was willing to act alone,
neither could the powers be brought to
gether for united action along that Hue
For this reason It ;.s pointed out that
Spain's Isolation at the present time
made It extremely difficult for her to
secure any Intermediary by which she
could conduct iuitlal steps toward? se
curing pence.
Cndlz Fleet Hound lor Cuba.
London, .lime C.--A dispatch to tho
Dully TrlPMrupli frcm liibrultur saym
"The Cadiz icservu tquudiun Is now a
week out md bound fur Cuba."
RAILROAD UNIONS A1EET.
Great Gntlioring ot Representative
.Hen at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, June 5. A union meet
ing of the representatives of tho live
great railroad unions covering Penn
sylvania, New York, New Jersey, Del
aware, Maryland and the District of
Columbia was held In this city today.
The unions represented were the
Brotherhood of Locomtlve Engineers,
Brotherhood of Itallroad Trainmen,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
Brotherhood of Hallway Conductors
and Order of Railroad Telegraphers.
The meeting wns held In the Walnut
stteet thentcr, and Henry Howerter,
of the firemen, presided. Nearly one
thousand delegates were present.
Tho morning session was a secret
one and began at 9 o'clock. At Its con
clusion It was annouced that the dele
gates hail ratified the federation be
tween the Firemen, Conductors, Tele
graphers and Trainmen. The Engi
neers, It was stated, will continue to
give Its moral support to n federation.
The meeting also endorsed a petition
signed by 40,000 persons, which request
congress to frame some legislation
whereby all future railroad disputes
may be settled by arbitration and with
out recourse to strikes.
The ufternoon, and closing session
was a public one and was largely at
tended. Prominent among those pres
ent was the widow of the lute distin
guished philanthropist, editor and
friend of organized labor, George W.
Chllds. Mrs. Chllds occupied a box
and during the session wa presented
with a large bunch of (lowers on be
half of the live unions. Mayor Charles
F. Wnrwlck welcomed the delegates,
and addresses were made by Deloss
Everett, of the Engineers In the ab
sence of I'. S. Arthur; Grand Master
Sargent, of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen: Grand Master E. E.
Clark, of the Order of Railway Con
ductors; Grand Master P. II. Morrltf
sey, Brotherhood of Itallroad Train
men, and M. M. Dolphin, general
counsel of the Older of Railroad Tele
graphers. Considerable enthusiasm was mani
fested by the public ut tho expres
sions of approval ot the Pennsylvania
railroad, made by ach speaker, and
especially at the words of Mr. Everett.
In closing, the latter showed to tho
audience the picture of President Frank
Thomson, of the Pennsylvania rail
road, and pronounced the system as
the grandest corporation In the coun
try. Bid BET ON CERVERA.
rifly Thousand Dollars Wngcrcit on
the ) hereabout ol IIU I'loct.
Miulilil. J urn 5 G p. m.) A dispatch
from llnrcelumi says a well known tner
clmnl there lias received a dispatch to
thcctfet-ttlmleii Muv 27, a Spanish squiul
ion, consisting of three iruNers ami three
oth?r protected vessels, was seen off the
Islands of Madagascar, prc-ccrellng north,
ward.
Two members of the Lyen urn club today
made u wager of J.'iO.uOO n to the where
abouts of Admiral (Vrveia's squadron,
one betting that It Is hi Cuban waters
ami the other that It Is enroute for the
Philippines. The money Is to go to the
national subscription for the navy.
PROVISIONS FOR BLANCO.
freighter nud Gunboat Arrive with it
Loud ot ('utile.
.Madrid, June J.- A dispatch from Ilrtv
nun ns th.i' the Spanish gimlioai Ar-
llll.i anil u freighter with Mj he.ul ot cut
tle have arrived then".
Gemini lllunco, iiccnidiiiK to the -Us-patcli.
bus published an order prohibiting
foreign newspaper correspondents Irom
staying In Cuba under the penalty of bo
lug treated as spies.
om inducement nt f rnnkliu,
Lancaster, Pu.. June .I. Commencement
week ul l-rnukllii and .Marshall college
opened tod,i with the baccalaureate ser
mon preached this morning by Rev. Dr.
John H. St.ihr, president of the college.
The graduating class numbers ilfty.slx,
one of the largest In the history of the
college.
rio Transports Vt ill Sill.
Sun Francisco, June !i. it Is announced
that II vn Instead of three transport will
compose the r.cxt expedition to MiuilM,
and five thousand Instead of two thou
sand llvo hundred t loops will be sent.
Also that the vessel will bo ready for
embarkation by the end of next wMk,
APPEAL OF TUG MINERS.
They Ailt That Congress Relieve
Tholr Suffering.
Haztcton, Pa., Jtino-G The- dullness in
the anthracite ccal trade, n suiting in dis
tress throughout this region, was the
Important feature of business discussed
at the session of the United Mine Work
ers' union here last night. Thirty-seven
local, comprising district No. T, and rep
resenting ten thousund anthracite miners,
sent delegates to the convention and af
ter considerable discussion relating to
the state of tho anthracite, coal business
the following resolution. were unani
mously adopted:
Whereas, it being apparent that dis
tress has for some time and docs still ex
1st In the entire anthracite coal regions
owing to the dullness of tho aiilhrnclto
trade, and
Whereas. In consequence thcieof, many
of the people 111 r.ur midst lire sorel.v 111
need of the necessities of life, bo It there,
fore
Resolved, That wo appeal to our con
gressmen to have an appropriation made
by e-ongicss to relieve the people Id need
and to ask our government to use anthra
cite coal wherever It may lie practical to
do so, and be It further
Resolved. That copies of thti resolu
tion be sent throughout the entire --e.
glon for signatures by the business Invn
and the public nt large.
CAPT. GRIDLEY DEAD
One of tho Heroes ol tho llnttlc ot
.Manila Expires nt Kobe, .Input).
Sketch nt the Officer.
Washington. D. C Juno fi. Captain
Charles V. Grldley, commander of the
cruiser Olympla, and one of the heroes
of the brilliant victory at Manila, Is
dead. The announcement of his death
was received by tho navy, dated at
Kobe, Japan, June 4, and directed to
Secretary Long. The dispatch con
tained this simple statement: "Cap
tain Grldley died today. Hemalns ac
company me on Coptic."
Captain Vernon Grldley is tho llrst
American officer of great prominence
whose death is a direct result ot the
existing war with Spain. As tho com
mander of Admiral Dewey's splendid
flagship and one of the admiral's chief
advisers. Captain Grldley achieved ells
tlction at the battle of Manila bay, and
added to his previous laurels by win
ning high praise from his superiors In
the service for distinguished gallantry
and ability. He fought his ship from
the conning tower while Admiral Dew
ey directed the movements of his
squadron from the bridge of the ves
sel. It wns not known for several
weeks after the engagement that Cap
tain Grldley had suffered from it; und
even now the precise nature of his
trouble Is not disclosed. Upon the ar
rival of the Zallro at Hong Kong on
the 2llth of May, thf- navy department
was notified that Captain Grldley had'
been condemned by a board of medi
cal survey und "Invalid" home. Sub
sequent advices received by the depart
ment indicated that Captain Grldley
wns suffering from the effects of n
rupture supposed to have been re
ceived during the battle at Manila, but
no details were given. It wns not sup
posed that his Illness was very serious,
as the department was informed that
tlie captain, in company with Paymas
ter Gait would leave for home as soon
as possible.
On the 2Stli of May they left Hong
Kong on the steamer Coptic, one of
the vessels of the Occidental and Or
iental Steamship line. It would ap
pear that Captain Grldley died about
the time the ship reached Kobe. It Is
quite evident now that he considered
his case serious, as he did not com
municate, so far ns known, with any
member of his family after the battle
of Manila.
Captain Grldley wn? not a "dress
parade" officer. Among the older offi
cers, however, especially among those
with whom he served, ho hnd the
reputation of being one of the best
equipped officers. In the navy. He was
regarded as one of the best navigators
In the service and his thorough know
ledge of all Its details and requirements
fully Justified the remark of Admiral
Ramsey that "Grldley Is one of the
branlest nntl pluckiest officer's In the
naval service."
Dispatches fioni Manila concerning
the battle Indicate that Commodore
Dewey had the utmost confidence In
Captain Grldley; that he never In
terfered in the slightest degree with
his management and handling of the
ship; that he told him to fire when
ever ready and that tho broadsld
which sung the flagship of the Spanish
ndmlral was Grldley's own conception
and net, anil In line, that In the in
tire battle, the Olymplu was handled
superbly
The distinguished bravery and abil
ity of Captain Grldley were recognhi'd
by the president, and had lie lived
promotion, doubtless, would have bi."n
bin substantial leward.
Captain Grldley leaves a widow and
three children two daughters and a
son who are now lesldlng with Mrs.
Grldley's father, Judge Vincent, at
Erie, Pa. His mother, Mrs. Anna
Eliza Gildley. and his brother, Lucius,
reside In this city, tlje former being
a cleik In the patent office and the
latter an employe In the treasury de
partment. All of the relatives w re
uotllled of his death us soon as the
information reached the navy ilep.it t
nient. Captain Grldlev wns born in Logans
port, Inil., In 1S45. He was appointed
to tho nuvtil academy from Hillsdale,
Mich., In lSfiu and graduated In ISO:
He served ill. til the close of the war on
the steuni sloop Oneida and wis In
tho battle of Mobile bay August f,.
1SCI. Since the war he bus served on
various vessels and his promotion hns
been steady. He was placed In coin
niand of tho Olympla la July last
General Loo'. Smfl,
Jacksonville. Flu., June .V Major Gen
etal Lee hus at pointed on his staff Kin
sell Harrison, son of ex-President Harri
son, und a "on ol Vice President Ilolurl.
Unhurt will be assigned assistant general
and llutrlson probably usslslunt Inspec
tor general.
No Mows Irom tho fleet.
St. Thonws. Danish West Indies, Juno
5. Up to a late hour today there had been
no news iccelved hero from the Aniurl
ciiii licet or from any iMit" wheio hos
tilities ttio believed to be Impending.
CASE IS MADE OUT
AGAINST CARRANZA
He Will Be Obliged to Close tht Moat
real Bureau.
A LETTER THAT PROVES BEYOND A
DOUBT THAT 111! WAS WORKING
SPANISH &PIES-THH YOUNG OFF!
CER WILL DOUBTLESS BE EX
PELLED FROM CANADA AT ONCH.
Washington, Juno 5. Steps have
been taken by which It h) expected
that Lieutenant Cnrranza, who has
conducted tho 'Spanish spy system
from Montreal, with his associate,
Senor du Bosc, former first secretary
of the Spanish legation here, will bo
expelled from Canada within the next
few days unless they adopt their own
means to leave before an international
question is talsed at once to their pres
ence In Canada. The Cnrranza letter,
detailing his spy system, was communi
cated to tho Hrltlslt ambassador, Sir
Jullun Pauncefote, together with nil
other Information bearing on the opera
tions of the Spanish officials In Canada.
The ambassador was quick to act In the
matter and without waitlnc the slow
processes of the mail, he cabled the en
tire matter to the foreign office. No
doubt Is entertained as to the speedy
action of the authorities at London,
now that a specific case has boon made
out against the Spanish officials in Can
ada. They would have taken the In
itiative ere this, had there been any
thing more than suspicion as to the
operations of Cnrranza and du Bosc.
But the Cnrranza letter was proof posi
tive, und the British officials moved
quickly nnd on their own volition to
ward securing adequate redress. The
state department has not cabled Am
bassador Hoy, not deeming It neces
sary to do more than simply lay the
facts before the British ambassador
here. It is expected that Lord Salis
bury will call the attention of the Span
ish government to the undeslrablllty of
having .Messrs. Carranza and du Bosc
remain In Cnnada longer, ns their op
erations are so obviously hostile to the
United States. This, however, may be
come unnecessary If tho Spanish offic
ials withdraw from Canada at once, as
there appears to bo no disposition to
prosecute them, or to give them an en
foieed expulsion so long as they are
willing to close their operations and
depart. The British statutes, ns well as
those of Canada, have specltlc provis
ion against the use of British or Cana
dian territory, by foreigners temporar
lly seeking asylum there, ns the base of
hostile operations against countries
with which Great Britain and her colo
nies are at peace.
CASE OF THE SPY.
"" About a week ago-nn effort was made
by the Spanish officials to enlist the
sympathy of the British embassy here,
with an alleged British subject impris
oned nt Tampa, who. It Is now believed,
I? the Spanish spy alluded to in Lieu
tenant Carinnzn's letter. A Canadian
lawyer arrived her? last Sunday and
n.ade a personal appeal to Sir Julian
Pauncefote to intervene In behalf of the
mnn Imprisoned nt Tampa. There were
suspicious circumstances connected
villi the case and before nctlng the
ambassador asked for a specific recital
of all the facts. These were not forth
coming and the case was not pushed.
When the Cnrranza letter appeared
stating that i no of his spies had been
taught nt Tampa, it became npparent
for the first lime that the efforts to
wurd Intervention were designed to se
cure the re lenso of this spy. Aside
from the official action of the British
government it Is quite likely that the
Canadian officials will take some ac
tion against Carranza and du Bosc,
under the Canadian statute.
When Sir Louis Daviess, minister of
marine of the Canadian cabinet, was
here recently he spoke of the deter
mination of the Canadian authoiitles to
maintain the strictest neutrality and to
see that the Carranza party did not hh-
Canada as a base for any hostile oper
ations against the United States. He
referred t" tin- difficulty In making nut
a specific case against tli'em, saying
tint It was not enough to present more
suspicion. He said, however, that If
such a case wns secured, the Canadian
authorities would act promptly in put
ting an end to the abuse of hospitality
shown by tip? Spanish officials. The
Carranza letter furnished Just such a
case as Sir Louis Davits referred to,
and leaves no doubt that the domin
ion government, as well as the author
ities In London, will see that the Car-ranza-ilu
Ro.'o party no longer abuse
their l-eslden-e In Canada by mnklnj- it
tho headquarters for a spy system and
a base of information for General
Blanco, Admiral Cerveta and the au
thorities at Madrid.
Montreal. June .". -Tonight Lieuten
ant Carranza admitted that he was the
author of the letter innde public yes-
tetday by Chief Wilkle. of th"' secret
xervlce. nnd that it was the one stolen
a week ago yesterday from his resl
ilot'fo. "It Is u translation," he said,
"of the letter 1 wrote to my cousin, but
It Is not as 3 wrote it. Words have
been changed regarding the spy sys
tem and even whole sentences, yes.
ovii paragraphs Inserted to make It
Slllt the ends of the United States gov
eminent." WAIt REVENUE BILL
Tho Mcnsurc Passed in tho Senate by
n Voto ol 18 lo"H.-lInilccesliil
Alti'inpl t Amendment.
Washington. June C Willi no evi
dence of excitement and without Inci
dent worthy of special note, but with
manifestations of deep Interest, the
war revenue measure was passed by
the senate last evening at 7.0.". o'clock.
A score or more of attempts wero
made to amend it, but in only three or
four Instances were the attempts sue
cessful. Particular effort wus made to
amend the bond provision of the mens
ure, but It was futllo In every In
stance. Tho notable amendment made to the
measure toduy was that offered by Mr.
Tillman (Dem S. C) placing a duty
of ton cents a pound on ull tea Im
ported Into the United Stntes. Tho
amendment crcuted no debate nnd was
ndopted by a vote of 38 to 32. It Is
calculated by the senate experts that
the duty. If It be Ilnnlly enacted Into
law, will raise at least $10,000,000 a year
and probably more.
An amendment offered by Mr. Chil
ton (Dem., Tex.), it member of the fin
mice committee, provides for a tux
gradunted according to price upon nil
articles sold under a patent right,
trade mark or name not open to gen
eral use, and which are not otherwise
tuxed by the bill.
Through nn amendment offered by
Mr. Lindsay (Dem., Ky.) the senate
decided not to place a stamp tax upon
bundles of newspapers wholly or part
ly printed which weigh less than one
hundred pounds.
A tax of four cents a barrel was
placed on adulterated Hour, and a
stamp tax of one cent on every ticket
entitling the holder to n seat In a pal
ace or parlor car or berth In a sleep
ing enr, the company selling the sent
or berth being required to affix the
stamp.
On tho passage of the measure ev
ery Republican voted In the affirma
tive. By parties the vote In favor or
the measure was as follows: Republi
cans, 39; Democrats, 7; Populists, 1.
and silver Republican, 1: total, IS.
Against the bill the vote was: Demo
crats, 20; Populists. 7: silver Republi
can, 1; total, 2S. The Democrats who
voted for tho bill were: Messrs. Caf
fery, Gorman, Lindsay. McEnery,
Mitchell, Murphy nnd Tttrple; the
Populist, Mr. Hyle, and thu silver llt-
PUDiican, Mr. Mantle.
SUNDAV AT MT. QR0TNA.
Religious SeiTiees Ucll Attended.
Jnnrd Muv n llnliery.
Mount Gretna. Pa., June !. Religious
services were held at the thiee regi
mental headquarters this morning and nil
were largely attended. At li.M this alter
noon Company F, Eighteenth regiment,
Captain Samuel Jeffries, commanding,
broke camp and the compnnv left at !. 3U
this evening for Alliance, o..' where tliev
will do duty guarding the gun works of
T. R. Morgan & Sons, orders to this ef
fect having been received last night. The
company is recruited to 7." men and three
officers. The members of the coinpanv are
not pleased with the order as they were
nil nnxlotis to see active seivlce, bid now
fear they are doomed to disappointment.
The proprietors of the bakery near
Mount Gretna have concluded a bargain
with Lieutenant Howe whereby the es
tablishment Is to be transferred to the
government. Possession will be taken to.
morrow morning and several men de
tailed from each regiment will bake the
1.200 loaves of bread needed each day.
--
FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA.
Stock ol George II. liinns D.unngcd
to the Extent of .'(), OOO,
Philadelphia, June j.-Tlie building nnd
stock of George IJ. Evans, whosale und
retail druggist and dealer in fancy ar
ticles at lli Chestnut street, was elain
aged by lire tonight to the extent of
about WiOO. The lire originated on the
if tli llmir In -he laboratory among s rne
chemicals and was mused by spontan
eous combustion. While attempting to
extinguish the flames, II. Haldwin. the
watchman, was badly burned.
The stock of E. E. Wright, urt und
bunk nolo ingr.uer. adjoining, was
"lightly elamnged by wnter arid smoke.
All damage Is covce-d by insurance.
SPAIN'S CABINET COUNCIL.
illombois Are Cheered nt Hie failure
of Dewey to Tul.n Manila.
Madrid. June 3. The cabinet council
terminated at a li te hour this evening,
after long consideration of the present
position of the war.
It was declari'd Hvit the situation ot
the Ameilean squadron and of the Insur
gents nt Mi.nlla were "urn atlsfactory ow
ing to diseases;" that the mission of
Aguimildo had failed ami that the na
tive troops were favorable to Spain.
Duke Almedovar de Rio. the foreign
minister, ic-ul a note to be sent the pow
ers complaining of America's "Infrac
tions of International law."
DROWNED WHILE UATHIN0.
Wcll-Known Hotel .Man Dies nt
Wlllics-llnrrc.
Wilkes-t.irre, June .".Charles Edcr,
proprietor of the Broadway hotel. Nun
tlcose. died today after a abort Illness.
He was In his forty-seventh year nnU
was one of the best known hotel men In
Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Henry Hall, aged :i, w.is drowned while
bathing In the Susqut haiina rhcr at l'ly
irouth this evening.
Will Guard n Gnu Factory.
Il.irrlsburg. .lime ,". Company K. Eight
enlh- ivglni'iit. PeMisylMiiilit volunteer
lnfai.tr . passed thourpii this et to
night ut 11 o'clock en loute to Alll.inee.
O., where they will guard n gun factory.
Governor llnslligs met the cnmpnn and
.diook hands with all the buys w'ao
cheer, d Mm l.artll. Thr governor pro
vided s'liidwlibes and coffee for all of
them.
Reunion nt Gettysburg.
Gettysburg. Pa.. June .V-Thls after
noon ni'iitly VM vetcinm- nnd their ft lend.,
of the Fiftei nth Massachusetts und hlxth
New York cavalry arrived jo hold a i'e
lunloti tomorrow with lamp lire In the
Vourt room In the evening. A party of
seventy niembt ri of the Union league, of
Philadelphia, which ui rived yesterday,
left tills ai'tt ri.i.on
-f'f-f-f-t't-f t f-f
" WEATHER TORECAST. t
-
Washington. June 5. Forecast
f for Monday: For eastern Pennsyl-
vaiiln. fair; e.istetly winds becoin-
lllg variable. For Weste'in I'elin-
4- sylvanln, fair; llsht ci.eterly winds, -f
f H"t-f -ft -ft "
THE STORY OF THE DAY.
SPANISH GUNIIUAT AIDILl.A nnd u
freighter with MKi head of cattle ar
rive at Havana according to d!sp,ilch
from Blanco.
COMPANY I'. EIGHTEENTH REGI
MFNT, sent to Alliance, O,, to guard
u gun factory.
MK.Mm.KS OF THE LYCEUM CLl'l! of
Madrid niiike a wager that Corvera's
tleet Is en loute for the .Philippines.
IT IS ANNOUNCED that live trans
ports will compose the next expedi
tion to Manila raid will curry 5.0. i
troup.
CARRANZA. THU KX-MUMULR of
Spanish legation at Washington, will
probably ho o-polled fremi Montreal.
CAPTAIN CHARLES V. '(IRIDLr.Y, of
the Olympla, ot Admiral Dwcy's
fcuuadron, dies at Kcbl, Jupan,
THE HEROE
THEM
Detailed Story of the Deed of Bravery That Is Almost With
out Parallel in Modem History Eight Men Faced
Almost Certain Death in the Channel at Santiago Harbor.
Are Taken Prisoners, but Win the Admiration of the
Spanish Admiral The Cipe Yerde Fleet Is Now
Securely Caught in Santiago,
(Copyright. P. by the Associated Press.)
Off Santiago de Cuba, June 3. (7 a.
in.) via Port Antonio, Jamaica, June
I. per As-oclateil Press dispatch boat
Dauntless (Delayed in transmission)
The following Is a detailed Htory of the
net of tlernlum tinrfncnteil bv Llelltell.
nnt Richmond P. Hobson and his feveli '
companions .in sinking the collier Mer- ',
llmne across the channel leading Into '
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba:
The Spanish fleet is now helpless, Ie -lug
held captive In Santiago de Cut n
harbor. The channel leading Into tli
hnrlior wns completely blocked early I
ttil innrnlnrr wlinn the United States
collier Merrlmac wns sunk across Its
entrance. It Ie- now Impossible for the
Spanlntds to get out, and it is eeiually
Impossible for any vessel to get Into
the harbor. Therefore, the Spanish
llrst-clnss armored cruisers Maria Ter
easa. Cristobal Colon, Vl.-caya. and
Almlrante Oquendo, with th two tor
pedo boat destroyers. Furor nnd Plu
ton, nre no longer of any use to
Spain. Thl result was accomplished
through the heroism of Lieutenant
Richard P. Hobsgn, assistant naval
constructor, nud Daniel Montague,
George Charlotte, J. C. Murphy, Oscar
Delgnan, John P. Phlllos, John Ke'ly
nnd H. Clausen. The latter, u cox
swain of the New York, took part In
the expedition against orders. They
were all captured by the Spaniards;
but the Spanish uelmiral, In recogni
tion of their bravery, sent word to
the American admiral, under a Hug of
truce that he was willing to exchange
the prisoners and ensuring the Ameri
can commander that they would be
treated with the greatest kindness.
Money nnd piovlslons have been sent to
them and the- ne'cessnry steps are be
ing taken to btlng about their ex
change. SKETCH OF THE MEN.
Montague Is chief master ut arms of
the New York; he has nerved four
years In the nnvy. Is 29 years of age
and his home Is In Ilroklyn.
nnort-.-. charlotte Is a gunner's mate
of the llrst class on board the New
York. He has served years In the
navy, is 31 years old and resides at
Low-ell, Mnss.
J. C. Murphy Is a coxawain of the
Iowa.
Oscar Delgnan Is coxswain of the
Merrimac and Is about 21 years old.
John J. Phillips is a machinist of
the llrst class, bdonglng to the Mer
rimac. He is 3G years of age and h's
home' Is In Dnston.
John Kellv is n water tender, about
3," yearn old. His heme Is near Glns
gaw. Scotland.
II. Clausen who slippeel on board the
Merrimac without permission In order
to take part In the expedition, is "
coxswain on tho New York.
Lieutenant Richmond Plerson Holi
son.assistant naval instructor as born
at Greensboro. Ala., on Aug. in. 1S.U.
was appointed after a competitive ex
amination to the naval academy In
18S5. He was the youngest member of
his class, but graduated at the heiul of
his eighteen companions. He had stud
ied engineering under the auspices of
the United Stntes government In
France and was made assistant naval
constructor In lSr'l. He N the author
of a scnil-polltlcnl work entitled "The
situation and outlook in Europe." and
was assigned to the llngshlp New York
when Renr Admiral Sampson sailed
for the West Indies.
Lieutenant Ilobson Is a nephew of
John M. Morrill, of North Carolina,
and Is a grandson of Chief Justice
Pierson. of that state, lie Is unmar
ried, and Ills father. Judge James M.
Hudson, lives at Greensboro. Ala. Tho
three men from the Merrlmnc's crew
a ro all green hands and shippi'd re
cently for the war.
The Merrimac had on board six hun
dred tons of coal when she wns scut
tled across the channel. Lieutenant
Ilobson started on his during errand
at ;, o'clock this morning. The Merri
mac wns lying to' the westward anil
the moon was under cover of the clouds
ns she stole in towards the coast and
made her wav to the eastward, fol
lowed by a steam launch from the New
York with tho following crew on
board:
Naval Cadet J. W. Powell, of Os
wego: P. K. Peterson, e-oxswaln; H. II.
Ilanitfnnl. apprentice of the llrst class;
J. Mulling!, coal passer: G. L. Russel.
machinist of the .eeoitd ednss; In the
launch were bandages und appliances
for the wounded.
ANXIOUS WATCHING.
From the crowded decks of the New
York nothing could be seen of the men
on the- Merrimac. For half an hour
ofllccrs nnd ni"ii strained their eyes
peering Into Hie gloom when, sudden,
ly the Hush of n gun stivaiueel out from
Morro Castle, and then nil on hoard
the New York knew the Merrimac was
neniing her end. The guns from the
Spanish battery opposite Morro entitle
answered nuh'kly with more Hashes,
and for about twenty minutes Hushes
of flu seemed to leap rureiss the har
bor entrance.
The llngshlp was too far away to
heal- the reports, and when the llrlng
ceusi'd It wus Juelgi'd that Hobson hnd
blown up the Merrimac.
For an hour the anxious watchers
waltetl for duyllght. Rear Admiral
Sutnpsoii nnd Captain Chadwlck were
on the brldgu of the New York
throughout. At i o'clock the thin
stroums, of smoke were seen against
tho western shore quite close to the
S OF
ERRMAC
Spanish batteries, and strong glasses
made out the launch of the Now York
returning to the llngshlp. Scarcely had
the small craft been sighted before a
puff of smoke- Issued from u buttery
on the western arm of the harbor and
a shot plunged far over the launih.
Then for fifteen minutes the big guii3
ashore ki'pt up an Irregular lire on the
little launch. As the shells fell around
the object they were Intended for. the
men on board the New York jeered at
the Spanish mnrkmaushlp anil cheered
their shipmates. At 8.1." the launch
e atue alongside the- llagshlp hut she
did not have on board any of the crew
eif the Merrlmoi'. Cuelet Powell re
ported that they had been unable to
see any sign of the Merrlmnc's crew.
It developed that with bravery the
crew of the launch had gone right
tindiT the butteries nnd only returned,
when the hope of taking on board tho
crew of the Merrimac hael been nbnn
eloned. Cadet Powell also reported that
he had clearly seen the Merrlmnc's
masts sticking up Just where Hobson
hoped to sink her, north of the Es
trella battery and well past the guns
of Morro Castle. Hut of the heroes
who had penned the Spaniards In thero
wns not a sound or a sign.
Rear Admiral Sampson said: 'T am
pretty pure the attempt was ipllte sue -cessful.
1 hope all those brave fellows
are not captured."
Cadet Powell believes the torpedoes
previously fixed about the Merrimac
were exploded as planned, an Lieuten
ant Hobson was wll up the harbor
before the Spaniards opened lire on the
Merrimac.
LIEUTENANT HORSON'S PURPOSE
What actually happened on board
the Mcrrlninc e-nn be best Judged from
what Lieutenant Ilobson said Just be
fore leaving the flagship. Sitting In
his cabin, his face browned by the sun
and his eyes Hashing with excitement,
he remarked:
"I Hhall go right Into the harbor un
til about ino yotd past the Hstrolla
battery, which Is behind Morro Castle.
I do not think they enn sink me be
foie I reach somewhere near that point.
The" Merrlmnc Is 7,000 tons burden; and
1 shall keep her full sped nhead. She
can make ubuiit ten knots. When the
mil lowest part of tho channel Is
leni'lied. 1 shall nut her helm hard
aport. stem the engines, drop the an
chors, open the sea connections, toui li
off the torpedoes and leave the- Merri
mac u wreck, lying athwart tho chan
nel, which Is not as broad as the Mer
rimac Is Ions. There are ten six-Inch
torpedoes below the water line on the
Merrlinae-'s purl side. They are placed
on her side against the bulkheads and
vital spots, connected with each other
by a wire under the ship's keel. Each
torpedo contains 82 pounds of gun
powder. Knch torpedo Is also con
nected with the bridge nnel they should
do the-lr work in a minute and It will
be quick work even If done in a min
ute' and a quarter.
" On deck there will be four men and
myself. In the tmglue re.otn there will
be two other men. This Is the tot il
crew- and all of us will bo In our un
elerelothlng. with revolvers and ammu
nition In water tight packing sttap
per around our waists. Forward there
will be n man on eleck nnd nround his
waist will be a llne. the other end of
the line being made fast to the liildgc
where- 1 idmll stand. Hy that man's
side will be an axe. When 1 stop tin
engines I shull olu.p this corcl and he
will thus get the signal to cm th
lashing which will be hobllng the fo -wniel
anchor. He will then Jump nw: -board
and swim to the four oare I
dingy which we shall tow ustern. The
dingy I full of llf bouys and is un
slnkiiblo. In It are rifles. It Is to be
held by two i-op-n, one made fa-U at lh"
how and one nt the stern. The first
man to ivnch her will haul In the
tow Hue and put the dingy out t..
starboard. The next to leave- the ship
are- the rest of the crew. The quin
ternmster at the wheel will not leae
until after having put It hard upnt
ami lashed It so. he will then Jump
overboard.
"Down below the man at the revers
ing gear will stop the englnox. rcrambl"
up on eleck and get over the side us
quickly as possible. The man in the
engine room will open the flea conm-c-tlons
with u sledge hammur and will
follow his leader Into the water. This
last step Insuri'S tho sinking of tho
Merrlmnc whether the torpedoes work
ttv not.
"Hy this time I fiU-nate the six
men will be In the dingy nnd the Mer
limao will have swung athwart th-
channel, to the full length of her 3mj
yards of cable which will hnvo bon
puld out be-toti- tho anchors were cut
loose.
WILL TOUCH THE UUTTON.
"Then all that Is left for me Is to
touch the button. I shall utand on the
starboard side of tho bridge. The ex
plosion will throw tho Merrimac on
her staibo.ttel side. Nothing on thi-e
side of necessity will bo ablo to raise
after that."
"And you oxpee t to come out of this
alive?" asked a companion of tho lieu
tenant. "Ah. that Is another thing."
said the lieutenant. Ho was so In
terested In the mechanical of tho de
tails of tho scheme that he scarcely
stopped to talk of life and death, Hut
In reply to frequent qiie-stl.inn ho snlil:
"I suppose tho Kterel!n battery will
llro down on us a bit. '"'t the ships
will throw tholr noaivhllBhtu in ti-e
gunners' fuses und thoy wont tcc much