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ADMIRAL DEWEY
REMEMBER THE MAIN
Blows Up a Spanish War Ship and Burns
Two to the Water's Edge.
ASIATIC FLEET WINS A VICTORY
Spanish Admiral Compelled to Desert His
Flagship— American Vessels Fight No-
bly, Being Attacked by Land and
Sea at the Philipine Islands.
Sunday morning Commodore Dew-
ey’s Asiatic fleet of United States war-
ships appeared before Manila, the
capital of the Philippine Islands. The
Commodore had been forced to retire
from Asiatic ports because of neutrality
declarations of Oriental Powers. Dew-
ey had either to fight the Spanish ships
at Manila and thus secure a coaling
station in Asiatic waters or return to
San Francisco. Inspired by the mem-
ory of the Maine disaster, he directed
his ships and trained his guns toward
the Philippine Islands. He fought a
great battle and destroyed three of
Spain’s largest vessels.
As the ports of Manila and Cavite
hove into sight the guns of the two ad-
vance American cruisers agvere trained
on the battery of Manila and fired an
eight-inch projectile each. The first
two shots fell short of the mark. Not
so, however, thé next two. The Ameri-
- can .gunners’ aim sent them with un-
erring accuracy against the works, and
there was a crumbling of old stones
and mortar and a great cloud of dust.
The shore batteries returned fire, but
their aim was inaccurate, and their
prijectiles simply whizzled through the
rigging.
In the meantime the war vessels of
the squadron were made the target of
the guns of the Spanish squadron
which, hitherto in hiding, had sailéd in-
to sight around the upper end of the
bay. :
BY. minadobes Dewey first directed his
attention towards the Spanish flag ship,
Reina Maria Christina, carrying the
Spanish Admiral, Montejo. A great
shell was hurled against this ironclad
scattering death and destruction on all
sides.
Captain Codaiso was killed. Flames
bursting from the sides of the Chris-
tina compelled Admiral Montejo to
leave the vessel and he transferred his
flag to the Isla de Cuba. The flames
completed the destruction of the Chris-
tina.
At this the Spanish squadron with-
drew, giving Commodore Dewey an Op-
portunity to land his wounded on the
west side of the bay.
Again the Spanish fleet came for-
ward, expecting to capture and anni-
hilate the American fleet unaware.
The first shots fired by the treacher-
ous Spaniards caused some loss of life
to the American, but the squadron fly-
ing the stars and stripes immediately
recovere itself. The poured a broad
side from their rapid firing guns
into the Spanish fleet that the ships
were scattered, and the Don Juan de
Austria with her commander was
blown into the air.
Meantime the shore batteries con-
tinued to send a steady stream of shots
and shell at the American ships.
American broadsides so badly dam-
aged the Spanish vessels Mindanao and
Villote that they withdrew. A number
of the smaller vessels of Spain's fleet
were sunk so as to prevent their falling
into American hands. :
Flames burst from the Spanish
Cruiser Castilla and she soon shared
the fate of the Christina.
One report places Spanish loss at 2,-
000 men, and American losses at 200.
Spain made desperate efforts to min-
imize the result of the battle, but the
truth gradually leaked out and Madrid
is in a state of panic. :
Commodore George Dewey, who has
proved himself one of the heroes of
modern naval warfare, and who fought
the first big battle of the war with
Spain, commands the Asiatic squadron
of the United States. Dewey once
proved himself a giant in courage, and
is likely to do so again.
No living officer of the -American
navy has received higher praise from
the leaders of the Nation’s maritime
fcrces than he. He saw vigorous ser-
vice during the war of the secession.
Ccmmodore Dewey was a lieutenant
aboard the steam frigate Mississippi.
That ship of war was destroyed in the
great river of the same name, but only
after a gallant fight. The present com-
mander of the Asiatic squadron was
the last to Jeave the ship. Admiral Por-
ter, commenting on this incident, said:
“It is in such trying moments that men
show of what metal they dre made, and
in this instance the metal was the
beet.” Dewey was at both attacks on
Ft. Fisher, and since the war he had
distinguished himself in the service
and has been steadily promoted.
Dispatches received from Manila say
the capital of the Philippine islands
is short of food and ammunition, and
that the conditions prevailing have
been made worse by the flocking into
Manila of Spaniards from the pro-
vinces. It is added that the natives are
already looting and killing in the pro-
vinces, Spanish women and children
being included in the victims. It is
further asserted that the priests are the
special objects of the natives ven-
geance, about a dozen priests having
been killed during the week.
Famine prices for food are sald to
prevail at Manila, and, it is claimed,
the Spanish authorities are maintain-
ing order with difficulty. People are
_ burying their valuables to prevent
their seizure by the insurgents or
Americans.
The natives are gathering on the
Bulacan coast, expecting the arrival of
the insurgent leaders Aguinalbo and
Alejandroro, who are expected with
American arms and . supplies. When
Ihose Are distributed, it seems, Manila
ed on the land side.
It is said that the insurgent leaders
have submitted to Commodore Dewey
a scherge for Philippine independence,
embracing free trade.
The mail steamer Ireland, said to
have been purchased by the United
States, has been forbidden to sail from
Kingston, Ireland.
To Suppress News.
In the last few days the President
and officials of the war and navy de-
partments are understood to have heen
greatly annoyed at the publication in
the newspapers of the plans of the go-
-vernment for operations _in Cuba.
These publications have caused sug-
gestions to be made that a censorship
of dispatches going out of Washington
be established in order to prevent the
plans of contemplated military and
naval movements being made public.
but it is likely the government will be
loth to take an extreme step of this
character. F
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OUR WAR WITH SPAIN.
Meat sells at $1 a pound at Havana.
Chickens are $2.50 a piece.
Austria. will be strictly neutral, but
will issue no proclamation.
Louisiana has appropriated $560,000 for
the National Guard of the state.
In a few days Spain will expel all
American citizens from her territory.
Spain has purchased three Italian
ships to be used as auxiliary cruisers.
The maximum number of privates in
company of infantry will be 59 men.
Pennsylvania’s troops were the first
to respond to the call for volunteers.
Famine and smallpox are now killing
men, women and children at Puerto
Rico.
Four hundred Porto Ricans have of-
fered their services to the United
States. :
Spaniards have seized 100 tons of pro-
visions intended for Cuban reconcen-
trados.
Uruguay has prohibited the public
raising of funds for the benefit of
Spain's navy.
A naval battle of one hour’s duration
hetween two modern battle ships would
cost $1,600,000.
Cuban insurgents are eagerly await-
ing arms and ammunition from the
United States.
The people of Porto Rico are rebelling
against Spain and are appealing to the
United States for arms.
St. Louis powder manufacturers were
warned the other ‘day that Spanish
spies were in the city.
Fifty thousand people witnessed the
departure of the National Guard from
Pittsburg last Wednesday.
The yachts of American millionaires
now in the Mediterranean, are closely
watched by Spanish ships.
All the confederate organizations at
New Orleans last week voted to fight
against Spain if necessary.
The queen of Spain has asked Russia
to interfere but the Czar answered that
the time was not yet ripe.
United States Secret Service officers
have their hands full nipping plots of
Spain’s spies in this country.
All Cubans at Tampa, Fla.,, have
been urged to join the American army
which will shortly invade Cuba.
The Spanish fleet has been at seg for
some days and Madrid is expecting to
hear of the bombardment of American
cities.
The American bark, Seranac, having
on board 1,640 tons of coal was captured
by the Spaniards near the Phillipine
islands.
“It will take more than 60,000 men to
subjugate the Spaniards in Cuba,” said
Consul Springer of Caiboren, Cuba, the
other day.
The American line steamer Paris,
which was reported captured by the
Spaniards last week has arrived safely
in New York.
The army, in coming conflicts, will
for the first time use the telephone as a
means of communication between dif-
ferent brigades.
The battleship Oregon, for which the
Spaniards are laying in wait has been
seen in the Straits of Magellon by a
British steamer.
Blanco has cabled Spain that he is
able to hold Havana against the United
States without assistance from the
home. government.
The torpedo boat Foote was the first
In New York bay 74 mines have been
planted and it is believed three times
that many will be.
The battleship Oregon, for which a
Spanish torpedo was lying in wait has
arrived at Rio Janeiro, leaving the
Spaniard 1,000 miles behind.
The Italian Red Cross society has of-
fered its services, with the use of its
paraphernalia, to the Red Cross so-
cieties of the United States and Spain.
Large fires, apparently ' burning
forests, are now raging in Cuba. They
have been started either by Spaniards
or insurgents for purposes of their own.
The crew of the torpedo boat Porter
made a landing on Cuban soil last Sun-
day night. Their daring exploit resulted
in valuable information for the admiral.
Iowa’s national guard is about 1,200
short of the quota, 3,700. The governor
has called for ex-guardsmen and mili-
tary school grauates to fill up the
ranks. !
Fifty-five men on the captured steam-
er Panama, who were on their way to
Cuba to ioin the Spanish army, are be-
ing held by the government as prison-
ers of war.
The Spaniards have attached all the
food in Santiago de Cuba for the army
and the civil population of that city,
about 20,000 persons, is almost entirely
without provisions.
The National Guards now being
mustered Into the service of the United
States will not lose the identities as
state organizations. They will also re-
tain their own officers.
So soon as Havana surranders to the
United States and Cuba becomes free,
then will the European Powers inform
Spain that she has lost what she was
fighting for and that the war must
cease.
While the warship New York was
lying two miles off the coast of Cabanas
Cuba, last Saturday, a number of ca-
valrymen on shore fired a volley of shot
at her. A shell from the battleship
scon subdued the Spaniards.
Two bombs were exploded under the
gecvernment torpedo boats building at
Pcrtland, Ore. the other day, but no
damage was done. The perpetrator is
supposed to have been a Spaniard or
Mexican who has been lurking about
the ladgt few days.
Thirty miners who were on the trail
bound for the Klondike came down on
the steamer the other day for the pur-
pose of returning east and joining the
army. Nearly all are members of the
national guard, whose love of country
is greater than their love of gold.
In accordance with directions is§ued
by the secretary of war immediate
measures will be taken to recruit the
regiments of the regular army and the
battalion of engineers to 61,000 men.
The manner in which this is to be done
together with other interesting details
is shown in a circular issued by Adjt.-
Gen, Corbin. -
Five Italians at Greensburg, Pa., last
week made some unpatriotic remarks
about the American flag. A mob made
them swear allégiance to the United
States in face of a rope, after which
they were forced. to carry an American
flag through the streets After the
Italians had burned an etfigy of Weyler
they were permitted to retire,
During the ceremonies of raising a
flag for the court house at Findlay, O.,
last week, participated in by 20,020 p-o-
ple, Christ Karoupas, a Greek merch-
ant, expressed the hope that American
soldiers would all be slain. A mob
seized him, and after being given a se-
vere beating he was driven from town,
end his stock dumped into the streets.
Cavalry Called Out
Three regiments of cavalry were
called for Tuesday by the secretary of
war, pursuant to the authorization of
the president under the last proviso of
section six of the volunteer army law.
This call is in excess of the 125,000 and
will not in any way interfere with the
allotments of the several states.
NGUBAN STRONGHOLD BOMBARDED
FORTIFICATIONS REDUCED.
\
Three American War Ships Fire Upon Ma-
tanzas—Bpanish Shots Flew
Wide of Their Mark.
The strengthening of the fortifications
at Punta Gorda, Cuba, did not please
Admiral Sampson of the blockading
fleet now in Cuban waters. The ad-
miral decided to reconnoiter, and the
New York, Puritan and Cincinnati ap-
proached the harbor of Mantanzas
Wednesday afternoon.
The bombardment was then begun by
the Spanish batteries. The flagship
New York was fired on and almost in-
stantly replied, the Cincinnati and the
Puritan soon joining, at close range.
The New York pounded the shore bat-
teries at the right of the harbor.
The explosive shells of the Spaniards
flew wild. Two came close to the New
York, but not the least harm was done
to the American vessels. After a bom-
bardment of less than half an hour the
Spanish guns were silenced.
A battery on the eastward arm of
the bay opened fire on the flagship, and
this was also shelled. About 12 8-inch
shells were fired from the eastern forts,
but all fell short. About five or six light
shells were fired from the half com-
pleted battery. Two of these whizzed
over the New York and one fell short.
The ships left the hay for the .upen
sea, the object of discovering the where-
abouts of the batteries having been ac-
complished. In the neighborhood of
three hundred shots were put on land
from the three ships at a range of from
four thousand to seven thousand yards.
The half-completed Spanish earth-
works were apparently all plowed up
by the shells. All the ships engaged
showed excellent marksmanship
throughout the engagement, and when
they were firing at the shortest range
nearly every shell took effect.
The seaport town of Mantanzas, in
the province of that name, is on the
northeast coast of Cuba, about 52 miles
east of Havana. It is situated on a flat
on hoth sides of the San Juan, and is
fortified.
In commercial importance it ranks
next tp Havana. It is cennected by rail
with Havana, Cardenas and the other
principal towns on the island. Its po-
pulation before the commencement of
the present Cuban war was about 25,000.
The barracks, the Castle of San Sever-
ino and the principal residences of the
town are of stone.
1t was officially announced at Madrid
Saturday that the fortifications of
Matanzas have not suffered, ‘in spite
of 300 shells fired by the American
fleet,” and that ‘not one man was
killed or wounded thereby.” In official
circles the stories of the bombardment
received via the United States are read
with shouts of derisive laughter.
This is the substance of the official
report made by Captain General Blanco
on the bombardment:
“Three American cruisers fired on the
batteries of Ft. Morillo, at Matanzas,
without doing any damage. We fired
14 shots, to which the Americans re-
plied with a multitude of mitrailleuse
shots, which did no injury. The Ameri-
can squadron also fired 14 cannon shots
at the Abanilla battery, only one man
being killed, to which the Spanish bat-
tery replied with only four shots, as the
squadron was beyond range. The whole
squadron of five ships then threw sev-
eral shells into the town, without doing
any damage. The French and Austrian
consuls have protested against the
bombardment, as it was commenced
without any previous warning to for-
eign subjects. The troops manning the
stations are full of fight. It appears
that our shots did some damage to the
American ships. One funnel was cer-
tainly hit. During the bombardment
Colonel Alfabs, with a column of
troops, attacked a rebel band under
x Betancourt at Migote, south of Matan-
as, capturing their positions and kill-
ng 20 men, including two chiefs. A
quantity of arms, horses, stores and
the insurgent camps were captured.
Five mounted rebels and a chief,
Ajona, surrendered.”
The French and Austrian consuls at
Havana have protested against the
bombardment of Mantanzas by the
American fleet as a violation of inter-
national law in that no previous notifi-
cation of the intention to bombard the
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD.
John DeKoven, a Chicago millionaire
died a few days ago.
Robbers at Taipeh, China, killed fif-
teen persons in one house a few weeks
ago.
large quantity of dynamite was
stolen from the city defenses of New
Orleans a few days ago.
If war continues the Knights Temp-
lar conclave to be held in Pittsburg
next October may be declared off.
A strong anti-British sentiment Is
growing in Cuba, and an English war-
ship has been sent to Santiago de Cuba
on request of the British consul.
Captain Norton and three of the crew
of the Fessenden were drowned during
a storm off North Carolina last week.
Lewis, a New Orleans negro, was
lynched because he quarreled with a
white man, who attempted to flog him.
Three thousand Chicago Hebrews
last Saturday prayed for American
success in the present war with Spain.
The jury in the case of Eli Shaw,
charged with the murder of his grand-
mother, at Camden, N. J., returned a
verdict of not guilty. Shaw will shortly
be tried for the murder of his mother.
Theodore Weinwag, a banker, of
Philadelphia, was instantly killed
Saturday at Meadow Brook, by being
struck by a train. Mr. Deinwag,
leaves an estate valued at about $1,000,-
000.
May Davis, a 16-year-old Chicago girl
married -a circus clown the other day.
Tuesday she committed suicide, her
husband having failed to get her a po-
sition on the stage which he had
promised.
Representative Willlam Alden Smith
is the proud possessor of the pen with
which the President, the speaker of
the House and the vice-president of the
Senate signed the bill declaring the ex-
istence of war between the United
States and Spain.
The east-bound train on the South-
ern Pacific was stopped by six masked
highwaymen the other night at Com-
stock, Tex., 206 miles west of San An-
tonio, and the mail and express cars
were blown open with dynamite. No-
‘body injured.
Frederick Baker, of Pittsburg, found
two old silk stockings containing $1,000
in paper money in a secret drawer of
a bureau at his home Monday. Mr.
Baker's wife died suddenly the day be-
fore. She had no faith in banks and
resorted to the old stocking method of
hoarding her wealth. .
Early the other morning six white
cappers dragged sMrs. Mary Brumitt
from her home at Rilvia, Ky., and ad-
ministered a severe whipping. She can
rot recover. The gang is believed to
have been composed of moonshiners,
against whom Mrs. Brumitt is said to
have lodged information.
SPAIN ADMITS DEFEAT.
The Superiority of the Enemy's £hips Results
in Great Loss to Her Fleet.
The following is the text of the of-
ficial dispatch from the governor of the
Philippines to the Spanish minister of
war, Lieutenant General Correa, at
Madrid, as to the engagement off
Manila:
“Last night, April 30, the batteries
at the'entrance to the fort announced
the arrival of the enemy’s squadron
forcing a passage in the obscurity of
the night. At daybreak, the enemy
took up positions,. opening with a
strong fire against Fort Cavite and the
arsenal.
“Our fleet engaged the enemy in a
brilliant combat, protected by the
Cavite and Manila forts. They obliged
the enemy, with heavy loss, to
maneuver repeatedly. At 9 o'clock the
American squadron took.refuge behind
the foreign merchant shipping, on the
east side of the bay.
“Our fleet, considering the enemy's
superiority, naturally suffered a severe
loss. The Maria Christina is on fire
and another ship, believed to be the
Don Juan de Austria, was blown up.
“There was considerable loss of life.
Captain Cadasso, commanding the
Maria Christina, is among the killed.
I cannot now give further details. The
spirit of the army, navy and volunteers
is excellent.”
AFTER SPAIN’S SHIPS.
8wift Ocean Steamers to Act As Auxilary
Cruisers For the United States.
tions of the American fleet in Cuban
waters in the matter of seizing Spanish
vessels as prizes will be soon complete-
ly eclipsed by the performance of the
swift ocean greyhounds recently pur-
chased by the government from the
American line. These vessels—St. Louis
and St. Paul and Harvard—have been
fitted with armor protection all over
their exposed machinery and have al-
ready received good batteries. It was
the intention of the department to con-
siderably supplement these batteries at
the navy yards. But owing probably
to the receipt of information from
abroad of the movements of some very
richly laden Spanish vessels, the de-
rartment does not consider that time
remains to complete the work in the
ordinary manner at the navy yards,
now overwhelmed with other work, so
the transformed liners are to be rushed
to sea, and it is rumored that they
carry in their holds some guns of
heavy caliber which will be mounted
when they are in blue water. No of-
ficial statement can be secured as to
the destination of these splendid
auxiliary cruisers, but it is rumored
that they are to head directly for the
coast of Spain, where they will lie in
wait for the Spanish prizes. Unless the
small observation force of the Spanish
in the Mediterranean, composed of tor-
pedo boats and destroyers, is reinforced
before the liners reach those waters,
they are likely to fall easy victims to
the gunners of the cruisers.
LAWS FOR RECRUITS.
Applicants Must be Between 18 and 85 Years
of Age and in Good Health.
Detailed instructions governing re-
cruiting for the regular army in time
of war have been issued by adjutant
General Corbin. Applicants for enlist-
ment must be between 18 and 35 years
of age, of good habits and character,
able bodied, free from disease, and able
to speak the English language. Mar-
ried men will be enlisted only upon ap-
proval of the regimental commanders.
Minors must not be enlisted without
the written consent of fathers, only
surviving parent or legally appointed
guardian. Boys between 16 and 18 may
be enlisted as musicians.
Original enlistments will be confined
to citizens or those persons who have
made legal declaration of their inten-
tion to become such. The term of serv-
ice is three years, and applicants must
defray their own expenses to the place
of enlistment. Twenty per cent. will be
added to the pay in time of war. The
soldiers can deposit their savings in
sums not less than $5 with any army
paymaster, and by care and economy a
soldier can save from his clothing al-
lowance a considerable sum, payable
on discharge.
Pennsylvania Regiments.
The chief features of the camp at
Mt. Gretna, Pa., last week where the
state troops are now located were drills
and dress parades. The officers are en-
deavoring to make as good a showing
as possible when the men are to be
mustered into the service of the United
States army.
Valuable Bhips Purchased.
The Hamburg-American steamship
officials confirmed the report of the
purchase by the government of their
vessels Fuerst Bismarck and Columbia,
now in port at New York. Supt. Ba-
denhauser says the vessels will be sent
to the Brooklyn navy yard and fitted
as auxiliary cruisers.
A Spy May be Shot.
A Spanish sailor on board the United
States warship, Puritan, was discover-
ed last Friday meddling with the pow-
der magazines of the vessel. He was
accused of being a spy and a court
martial may decide that he be shot.
CAPITAL GLEANING3
The war revenue measure was passed
by the house last Friday.
The exchange of mails between the
United States and Spain has been
stopped.’ ,
The $50,000,000 recently appropriated
by congress for war purposes has been
exhausted.
Judge Day’s nomination as secretary
of state was confirmed by the senate
last Tuesday.
President McKinley will soon issue
an order to all Spaniards in the United
States to leave the country.
Pneumonia caused the death of Com-
mander Horace Elmer of the navy de-
partment at Brooklyn last Tuesday.
Capt. A. P. Mahan, retired, a world
known autherity on naval tactics has
been placed on the board of naval stra-
tegy.
In the war department there is a
growing belief that the campaign proper
in Cuba will not be in full swing before
"next fall, when the rainy season has
ended.
PresiderS McKinley was at dinner
when the news of Dewey's victory was
reported to him. He immediately
waved his napkin in the air and cried
out: “Hurrah for Commodore Dewey.”
The navy department as yet has made
no arrangements for the care of prison-
ers taken by our warships, but the legal
officers of the department think they
should be sent to the Boston naval
prison.
The unfriendliness of France to the
United States in the present war has
resulted in the organization of Wash-
ington's society women. They will en-
courage a sentiment against the purch-
ase of goods imported from France
which last year amounted to $50,200 02).
It is barely possible that the opera-
ARMY PREPARING TO INVADE CUBR |
TRANSPORTS SECURED.
American Soldiers Will Join Ranks With
the Cuban Insurgents—Yellow Fever
Immunes Preferred.
The Spanish fleet, which for weeks
nas lingered about the Cape Verde Is-
lands has set sail. Anticipating that
the enemy's fiotilla is now on its way to
American waters the government at
Washington is forming plans to land
an invading army in Cuba before the
battleships of Spain arrive to interfere.
Gen. Miles is making arrangements
to have the United States forces co-
operate with the insurgents, and thus
subjugate the army of Gen. Blanco.
The war department, will endeavor
to secure additional ships for trans-
ports. The capacity of those obtalned
is not adequate for the number of men
which, it is reported, is to embark on
the expedition to one of the Cuban
ports and which it is believed will be
sent in a very short time. The com-
missary department has depots of sup-
plies at New Orleans, Mobile, Tampa
and Chickamauga, adequate, it ig said,
for the immediate means of the service.
Gen. Shafter has been appointed to
lead the first landing force, because he
has had yellow fever,
Representative Meyer, of Louisiana,
a Democratic member of the naval af-
fairs committee, had a conference with
the president over the yellow fever as-
pects of the campaign. The president
asked him how many immunes New
Orleans could furnish for service. Gen.
Meyer replied that that was somewhat
conjectural at this time, owing to the
great sanitary improvements in the
city the past 20 years, but he believed
5,000 would be a safe estimate of those
ready to go who were immune from
fever. The president is understood to
desire these men for early service. One
suggestion made {s that they be placed
in charge of the city of Havana after it
is taken.
The Spanish steamer Ambroso Boli-
var was captured by the monitor Terror
last Wednesday. She had on board
$60,000 in silver and is now at Key West.
A Spanish coaster of 120 tons
captured by the Terror last Tuesday
and towed to Key West.
The Mangrove Tuesday morning
brought to Key West the steamer Pa-
nama from New York. She was cap-
tured Monday night by the Indiana.
The Panama showed no lights and was
running under a full head of, steam
when sighted. At one
Indiana she hove to.
The Panama is the most valuable
capture thus far. She is a big transat-
lantic liner and an auxiliary cruiser of
the Spanish navy. A crew of 72 was on
board besides 29 passengers.
The gunboat Newport captured two
Spanish schooners off Havana last
Tuesday.
Last Thursday the monitor Terror
captured the Spanish steamer Guido off
of Key West. Five shots were fired by
the monitor. Two of the shots went
through the pilot house and one struck
a long boat and the upper works.
Manuel Rivas, a sailor, was in the
pilot house of the Guido, and the flying
splinters penetrated his breast, inflict-
ing wounds from which he may die.
The Guido is the richest prize so far.
She is roughly valued at $400,000, aside
from the specie she has on board.
SPAIN NEEDS FUNDS.
People E:couraged to Contribute by Having
Their Names Appear in Newspapers.
The greatest efforts are being made
at Madrid and throughout the country
to increase the size of the national war
fund. It is proposed, for instance, to
have tables, crnamented with the na-
tional colors, at all the Madrid churches
throughout May, to be attended by so- |
ciety ladies, whose names, together
with the amounts they collect for the
fund, will be published in the news-
papers.
The traditional festival in honor of
Daoiz Velarde will be celebrated by a
procession of veterans to the monu-
ment in the prado, where open air
masses will be celebrated, accompanied
by military salutes.
The Spanish colony in Mexico tele-
graphs that, besides contributing a
warship, a subscription in aid of the
national fund to increase the strength
of the Spanish navy has been opened
in Mexico, and that 1,800,000 pesetas
have already been collected.
It is pointed out here that since Ger-
many has made no declaration of neu-
trality, German factories are not pre-
cluded from supplying Spain with war
materials.
It is reported that the Spanish gov-
ernment has purchased two foreign
warships, but no details are obtainable.
Officer Reprimanded.
Lieutenant Commander Charles A.
Adams, attached to the receiving ship,
Independence, at Mare Island, was
convicted by court martial of intoxica-
tion the other day and sentenced to
dismissal. The President has mitigated
the sentence by dropping the officer
forty-nine numbers, and putting him at
the foot of the list of lieutenant com-
manders. The commutation was made
because of the court’s recommendation
in view of the officer's splendid sca
record. )
CAELE SPARKS.
All United States consuls are now out
of Spain.
Baron Ito, Japanese minister of com-
merce, has resigned.
German papers are making efforts to
minimize American war operations.
German ‘exporters have declded that
henceforth they must insure against
war losses.
The German steamship companies
have jointly resolved not to carry con-
traband of war.
The Irish members of the British
House of Commons adopted resolutions
of sympathy and good will for the Unit-
ed States a few days ago.
The United States torpedo
Somers must remain in England.
could not avail herself- of the 24 hours
neutrality notice to leave, nct having a
crew on board.
The German steamer Pennsylvania,
which wag to have sailed from Ham-
burg for the United States on Sunday
last was only permitted to sail after
she had relanded 30,000 hundred weight
of saltpeter, which is regarded as con-
traband of war. :
read riots continue-in various parts
of Italy, and the Cabinet,
eelf of the authority which it retained
boat
under the conventions with the railroad |
and navigation companies, has decided !
to reduce the transport rates on articles |
of consumpticn 50 per cent.
Eaporters of Deriin, Chemnitz, Klin-
genthal. Barmen, Sobingen, R >mscheid. |
Mulhau-
Gera, Greiza, Markirich and
for
«en have received countermands
most of*the’r American orders.
The war is already seriously affect'nz )
German interests. The increase in tte
price of cereals sinee April 1 is greater
even than the rise in New York and
Chicago.
was |
shot from the |
She |
availing it- |
TRADE REVIEW.
Goverment's Demands For War Materials
Stimulates Some Industries.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of
trade reports as follows for last week:
Hostilities have not as yet changed
last week's condition. There is much
postponement of orders by men who do
not know what they are waiting for,
and much restriction of loans by banks
which are abundantly strong. All this
checks new business, and yet the
volume of transactions through clear-
ing-house is 8 per cent larger than in
the same week of 1892, with no foreign
trouble. But this increase would be
much larger but for speculative stag-
nation here, New York clearings being
2.1 per cent smaller than in 1892. Rail-
roads are doing a great business, 5.7
per cent ‘larger than in 1892 in April
earnings thus far, and 13.9 larger than
last year.
Many have been asserting about
every day for the past two weeks that
the wheat speculation has culminated,
i but the price has in that time advanc-
ed 211% cents, Si; cents within the past
week. Receipts of 2,746,590 bushels at
the west this week, against 1,552,875 a
year ago, and averaging 250,000 bushels
per week for January, February and
March, show no exhaustion of supplies,
while exports amounting to 3,704,675
bushels from Atlantic ports, against
642,17S bushels last year and 786,078
bushels from Pacific ports, against 186,-
941 bushels last year, flour included in
all cases, makes exports for the four
weeks 12,093,768 bushels from Atlantic
and 2,880,020 bushels from Pacific ports,
and for the crop year thus far 180,661,-
678 bushels, against 127,158,684 bushels
during the same months and weeks of
last y2ar. Corn exports for the week
were 3,718,280 bushels, against 3,029,406
bushels last year, and for four weeks
have been 12,266,681 bushels against
13,250,027 bushels last year. This makes
about 151,600,000 bushels for the crop
year. No such foreign demand for both
grains has ever been known, and it
does not seem to be satiated at all as
yet.
Confusing accounts about
industries cannot cause surprise in
view of the contradictory influence of
monetary stringency curtailing many
orders, heavy orders by government in
many branches, and all-pervading -con-
fidence that after temporary conditions
have passed business Is going to be
better. Government is buying many
| uniforms and great quantities of sup-
| plies, cloths, shoes, copper wire and
i iron for vessels and armament, and the
| purchasing of. many ships compels
building of other vesszels Banking
| caution at the same time stopping
work in some iron and woolen mills.
| Yet confidence as to future business
causes refusal of very many contracts
for long time, the ‘holding of wwool
above its current manufacture value,
and a marked rise in hides,
The consumption of iron is still the
greatest ever known, though many
structural and car contracts have been
deferred. The week has witnessed
eastern inquiries for plate at Chicago
and a general advance of $2 per ton,
with refusal of bids by implement
makers at Chicago for bar iron, be-
cause higher prices in the future are
expected, and eastern buying of “bars
from Chicago for car building, with a
shade lower prices at Pittsburg for
i .bessemer pig, because the associated
producers hold to agreed prices, al-
though middlemen are selling at lower
figures. In spite of agreement by
foundrymen and forge producers, the
price of gray forge at Pittsburg slight-
ly declines. Considerable orders for
steel rails for export have been received
during the week. With but two or three
structural orders of consequence, the
works are fully employed for months to
come.
Failures for the week have been 262
in the United States, against 237 last
vear, and 16 in Canada, against 40 last
year.
the great
is
A WIZARD'S SCHEME.
Tesla Would Blow Up War Ships by Elec-
tricity Conveyod Without Wires.
Nicola Tesla is on the eve of ‘a new
achievement. He has learned a new
use for his oscillator, that marvelous
electrical instrument with which Mr.
Tesla was able to transmit messages
without wire or other artificial conduc-
tors, years before the same result was
achieved by others.
He has now discovered that it is just
as easy to blow up an enemy's vessel
by means of the oscillator as it is to -
send a message by telephone from one
end of the city to the other. The same
force that can convey a message that
distance will be able, Mr. Tesla thinks,
to blow up the biggest battleship that
has ever been afloat at an equal dis-
tance.
The manner of accomplishing this Is,
of course, not divulged by the inventor
in detail. In a general way, however,
he does not hesitate to say that he sim-
ply conveys an electric spark into the
powder magazines of the vessel to be
| blown up and the spark powder
do the rest.
Mr. Tesla will undoubtedly offer the
use of his invention to the United
States government, The only condition
is that he be correctly posted as to the
location of the vessel he desires giving
the quietus to.
“By the aid of
the oscillator can
and
powerful machinery
be made to Start a
vibratory wave,” said Mr. Tesla,
“which will accumulate force as it pro-
gresses. In striking the object against
{ which the wave is directed it does so
{ with such a percussion as would Inevit-
i ably explode it, the same as if it was
struck with a percussion cap.”
ENGLAND'S NEUTRALITY
Rules Which. Will Govern the
ae Belligerents
The British proclamation of neutral-
ity to the lords of the admirality lays
down four rules for the guidance, which
arc as follows:
First—There shall be 24 hours’ inter-
val between two belligerents of opposite
sides quitting a British port.
Second—Ships now in British waters
| must leave within such time, not less
than 24 hours, as shall be reasonable,
having regard for all the circumstances
and the condition of such ships, as to
repairs, provisions or things necessary
to the subsistence of crews.
Third--Belligerents may only take on
coal sufficient to carry them to the
nearest port in their own country, and
such ships must not recoal in British
| waters without special permission
! within three months.
| Fourth—Armed ships must
| prizes into British waters.
Vessels of
not take
{ Lee fays Spain Most Go.
Gen. Lee, who 4s stili waiting orders
{| from Washingto caid at Richmond
i: that the Spanis in Cuba would
he forced to evacuate ithgut the ne-
cossity of the United iates sending
| troops there. The blockad: will prevent
| any provisions or cther aid frem reach-
{ing the Spanish army. The leet, Gen.
[.ee says, is too far from the base of
i Operations ‘to reach there. They can
not proc e coal for steaming purposes:
| en route, nor
Cuba.