Diiianray.l
SUNK THEIR SHIP.
Aimlral Btmpita Calls ft! Itnn U Bilk Tktlt
Lint til 6,000 Antrim limits Bittta!.
Tkt Birtn 0ftan4 y BiMlirlt,
The big American collier Morrlmac
now lies In the narrow channel nt San
tiago harbor effectually blocking In
the Spanish cruisers under Admiral
Cervera.
Everybody Is astounded nt the au
dneity of the American vessel.
This result was accomplished
' through the heroism of lieutenant
Richmond 1. Hobson, nnslslnnt nuvnl
constructor; Daniel MolilnKUe, George
Chareite, J. c. Murphy, iiscnr Dolg
nan, John l. Phillips, John Kelly and
H. Clausen.
This was not n result of Fpnnish
strategy or courage but part of a well
defined plan of Admiral Sampson
now nt Santlngo dn Cuba. The Com
modore wlshd to block tho narrow
channel at Santiago so the enemy
could not escape, thus enabling some
of the cruisers now about the harbor
to bo relieved. The Commodore also
desired to test the strength of the
Spanish torpedoes which filled the har
bor. Rear Admiral Sampson during Fri
day morning decided to close the nar
row harbor entrance of Santiago de
Cuba by sinking tho collier Merrlmae,
loaded with coal, In the channel. He
called for volunteers to go to almost
certnln death, and 4,000 men offered
themselves.
Lieutenant Hobson and his seven
men were chosen, and nt 3 a. m. Fri
day the Merrlmae, under her own
steam, entered tho channel under a
terrible Spanish fire. The vessel was
riddled with projectiles, but she nn
' chored and swung around. Lieutenant
Hobson then set off an Internal tor
pedo with an electric attachment,
there was an explosion, the Merrlmae
sunk, the channel was closed, nnd, ap
parently, Admiral Cervera will be un
able to escape.
Hobson and the hero crew of the
Merrlmae were saved In the following
manner. Unable, after the sinking of
their vessel, to mnke their way back
through the storm of shot and shell,
they rowed Into the harbor to the
Spanish flagship and were taken on
board.
All the members of the expedition
are safe. Only two of them were
slightly Injured, and their names are
not known, Lieutenant Hobson was
not hurt. All of the Merrlmac's men
are held as prisoners of war.
Richmond Pearson Hobson, who
sunk the Merrlmae at the risk of his
life, was born August 17, 1870, at
Greensboro, Hail county, Alabama,
where he also graduated from the
Southern university nt the head of his
class. Appointed to naval academy on
competitive examination In May, 1885,
and although the youngest man of the
class, graduated at its head In 188!.
His first cruise was In the squadron of
evolution on the flagship Chicago,
with Admiral Walker In the Mediter
ranean. Later he made a cruise to
Brazil when the flag of the new Bra
lillan republic was recognised.
He was ordered to a special course
abroad, spending one year at the Na
tional School of Mines at Paris and
two years at the School of Maritime
Science In Paris. The summer vaca
tion was spent In the French ship
yards. He received diplomas from the
French school for distinction In naval
construction and design, both of hulls
and of engines. He also spent some
timo In the English shipyards. As
signed to duty at the navy department
In 1894. In the office of naval intelli
gence In bureau of construction and
repair. While on this duty he wrote a
report on his observations abroad; al
so a report on disappearing guns
afloat, which was discussed by naval
experts on both sides of the water. In
1895 was on duty at New York naval
yard as assistant to the naval con
structor. When the present war broke
out he was assigned to active duty on
Admiral Sampson's flagship, and now
has won fame and glory by his daring
heroism.
ADMIRAL CERVERA.
COMMANDER OF THE SPANISH
SQUADRON.
The news of Hobson's wonderful es
cape after sinking the Merrimao was
sent to Rear Admiral Sampson by Ad
miral Cervera being so struck with the
courage of the Merrlmac's crew that
he thought Admiral Sampson should
know they had not lost their lives.
Admiral Cervera's chief of staff, Cap
tain Oviedo, boarded the New York
under a flag of truce, bearing the an
nouncement of the safety of the Mer
rlmac's men, and returning with a
supply of provisions and money for
the prisoners.
' Tkt Ommmiat ImptMt Din.
The chartering of the steamer Cen
tennial, to carry troops and supplies
to the Philippines, has created some
what of a sensation at Ban Francisco.
. The Centennial was built 89 years ago
and one paper says she has been con
demned by the Japanese government,
and was sold to a Puget Sound com
pany for 116.000. and that the company
haa chartered her to the United States
government for $600 a day.
CAPITAL GLEANINGS.
President MeKlnley favors the an
nexation of Hawaii.
Now that the Spanish squadron is
hopelessly blocked In at Santiago, Pre
sident MeKlnley expects peace in a
few weeks. . .
Where a settler on the public lands
under the homestead law shall enlist,
his service shall be construed as equiv
alent to residence and cultivation for
the same length of time.
. A shell, which upon being exploded
emits a powerful gas strong enough to
put an entire army to sleep has been
invented. The originator of course is
tin Vashlugton, anxious to sea the
president.
Admiral Dewey has sent the follow.
If message to the navy department:
"I desire to exoress to the department,
and to reju".t tat It will, be trans-
tud to t I resident and to Con
t , try t it ' (or tut
t t O . k i IT ."
THE SITUATION AT SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
The phrase "bottled up in Cantiago harbor," applied to Admiral Cervera's fleet, ipema particularly expressive when
The situation Is fully understood. The harbor, with the very narrow mouth or neck, la the bottle, and Henley's fleet Is
the cork. It Is only 900 feet between the shores of the opening; of the harbor, and In times of peace the ship channel In
some places, as shown on a chart published by the English admiralty office, la but 300 feet wide. This channel has been
partly filled with obstructions, and at present the actual ship channel Is only 100 feet wide. In depth It ranges from 89
lo 60 feet, and farther In toward Santiago, seven miles from the entrance, the water la but 16 or 20 feet deep.
If Bchley attempts to enter the "bottle" after the Spaniards, he will And the task a most difficult one. Maneuver.
Jng a battleship 848 feet long and 69 feet broad, like the Massachusetts, or a 400 by 64 foot cruiser, like the Brooklyn
In a well mined channel 100 feet wide under the guns of several forts Is a practical Impossibility. Hut so long as the
cork" Is In, Cervera will remain well bottled up, and Sampson can proceed with the worlt of demolishing Havana and
Ban Juan and coveting the landing of General Miles' armies of invasion.
OUR WAR WITH SPAIN.
Spaniards call the Merrlmae affair a
victory.
Spain's supply of gold Is exhausted.
Debts are being paid in silver.
It Is now reported that Gen. Lee will
go to Puerto Rico with a large army.
All of the cables connecting Cuba
with the outside world have been cut.
The British at Clenfuegoa fear the
Spaniards and want an English war
vessel.
Mall matter as well as telegraphic
dispatches will be subjected to censor
ship at Tampa.
Andrew Carneglo says Gen. Miles Is
an Ideal warrior, who wins victories
without fighting.
Tho battleship Oregon has been as
signed to Commodore Schley's fleet,
now at Santiago.
The volunteer troops at Chlckamauga
are now fully equipped and ready for
Immediate service.
A Spanish gunboat and a ship with
800 head of cattle are reported to have
reached Havana.
Tho cruiser St. Louis will go to tho
vicinity of the Canaries to watch for
another Spanish fleet.
The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer,
the Terror, has been reported sunk by
an American cruiser.
Admiral Cervera will blow up his
five cruisers before he will surrender
them to the. United States.
Secretary Long says: "We have the
enemy on the hip and will make the
most of the opportunity." .
The Spanish prize Pedro was pur
chased by the government for $200,000.
She will be used as a collier.
The British consul at Havana has
warned all English newspaper corres
pondents to remain away from Cuba.
Elaborate preparations have been
made at Honolulu to receive the
American troops on the way to Manila.
A royal decree has been published at
Madrid, authorising the government to
Issue an internal loan of 1,000,000,000
pesetas.
A balloon corps Is being organised by
the navy department and It will locate
Spanish warships for Admiral Samp
son. ' )
All foreign newspaper correspondents
have been ordered to leave Havana,
under the penalty of being treated as
spies.
Gen. Lew Wallace, author of "Ben
Hur," will doubtless be commissioned
by the president a major general of
volunteers.
It Is now certain that the monitor
Monadnock will go to Manila with the
Monterey. The government has purch
ased the British ship Whltglft to ac
company these monitors.
Santiago de Cuba Is completely sur
rounded by Insurgents. The city Is In
consternation. Supplies are cut off by
land and sea.
There are 18,869 men at Camp Alger,
(,801 of whom are pronounced ready
for service. There are forty-five cases
of measles in camp. (
Governor Holcomb said that he
would appoint W. J. Bryan colonel of
the Third Nebraska volunteers. Mr.
Bryan said ha would accept.
Itjs reported that the agents of the
Spanish government are buying cattle
and grain at Mexico City, hoping to
smuggle It out of ths country In
tramp steamers which will endeavor
to run the Cuban blockade.
The United States gunboat Marietta
which left San Francisco March 10, ar
rived at Key West last Saturday.
Manufacturers now serving as sold
iers In the army are not permitted by
the government to supply war mater
ials. One 12-Inch shell from the Massa
chusetts killed 8 Spaniards on board
the Rclno. Mercedes during the Bantl
ugo bombardment lust week.
General Miles, now at Tnmpa, re
ports that the volunteer troops are
unprepared at the present time to
enter Into an engagement with the
enemy.
Four of the largo Spanish steamers
recently captured as prizes will be
used by the United States as trans
ports for troops to Cuba and Puerto
Rico.
Commander Hobson and the men
who sunk the Merrlmae In the chan
nel at Santiago villi receive the thanks
of the President, Becrctary Long and
Congress.
Gen. Blanco has authorised Gev.
Bassalo of the province of Puerto Prin
cipe to form a regiment consisting of
2,000 Comague Yanos natives, to fight
against the Americans.
The ambulance ship Solace arrived
at New York last Sunday from Cuban
waters. She had on board 64 men who
were III and wounded from exposure
on the blockading fleet at Havana.
Spanish papers are now advocating
peace, willing to grant Cuba Inde
pendence If the United States will not
seize Porto Rico or the Philippines
and not ask too heavy an Indemnity.
The United States threatens to cut
the French cable between Santiago
end Martinique If France does not
prohibit the Spanish spies from ulslng
the French cable from New Foundland
to Martinique and thence to Santiago.
Gomex, leader of the Cuban Insurg
ents, has spurned another proposal
from Spain to unite with her forces
against the United States. Gomex says
the next time he receives such a propo
sition he will execute the bearer of the
message.
The city of Havana haa founded an
asylum for the reconcentradoa, open
ing a building large enough to accom
modate more than 200. The bishop of
Havana dedicated the hospital, admin
istering the holy communion and bless
ing the building.
Company F of the 18th Pennsylvania
regiment has been assigned to guard
duty at Alliance, O., where the Morgan
Company's run works are located.
In the United States circuit court at
Key West Judge Locke ordered the
condemnation of the cargo of 8,400 tons
of coal on the British steamer Restor
mel, captured off Bantlago harbor on
May SI, while trying to enter, presum
ably to deliver coal for ths Spanish
fleet.
Huh IsMtrsfM Blttkttt Baaatrt.
The council of secretaries of ths au
tonomist government at Havana has
decided not to allow the shipment of
sugar to American porta, but will al
low It shipped to neutral ports in
blockade runners which bring provi
sions and coal, that can be landed In
any part of the Island without paying
oustom house duties.
The council at Havana has ordered
ths mining ef coal that haa been dis
covered near Gunagay, In the pro
vince of Havana, which will be placed
at the disposal of Admiral Manterol, A
credit of 26,000 has been voted to pro
mots ths cultivation of ths territory
near ths mine.
SPIMHPWMOnil.
SHE IS HELPLESS.
Tkt Bmbarraiiaaat tf tkt Bank tf Spaia til Uu
Dttptratt Otoditlts tf B Trttpa t SoOtltst
Cum fw s Ctttatian tf Biitilltlti.
The belief Is growing In the best In
formed Government circles that Spain
Is sincerely anxious to make peace, and
that even now she Is seeking a favor
able opportunity to make overtures In
that direction.
Numerous evidences of this have
come to the attention of the authorities
here, but up to this time no acual move
has been made toward ascertaining
on what basis the United States would
consider peace. It Is said the first step
would be toward having 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 ten
der of peace. The authorities feel that
Spain Is feeling her way toward a
movement of this kind.
One evidence is the utterance of the
Spanish ambassador at London that a
peace movement It opportune at this
time. It Is thought highly improbable
a Spanish official of his rank would
make a statement of this kind unless
it voiced the view entertained by the
authorities at Madrid. Another evi
dence Is the sending of Benor Castillo
to Paris, his principal mission being to
enlist sympathy there and to encour
age a movement toward securing peace
on a basis honorable to Spain.
With this comes the report of the
serious embarrassment of the Bank of
Spain, on which the government rellos
for funds to carry on the war. Tho
desperate condition of the Spanish
forces at Manila, Santiago and Havana
are looked upon as added reasons why
Spain should be solicitous at this time
for peace. But while Spain Is thought
to be anxious to secure peace, she ap
pears to be unable to secure the ser
vices of a disinterested power to take
the Initiative In a peace movement.
CABLE FLASHES.
Thirty hotels In Scotland will not
open this summer because of the
American war.
The British government has purch
ased 120,000 barrels of flour In the
United States for the army and navy
stores at Kingston, Jamaica.
Frederick Hall, a crats maker, living
at London, a few days ago murdered
his wife and five children with a bill
hook and then committed suicide by
cutting his throat. It Is supposed that
the man had suddenly become Insane.
A Spaniard, just returned to Madrid
from Cuba, asserts that there Is
enough food on the Island for eight
months and that It was delivered by
English blockade runnors.
The Prussian government will short
ly Issue decrees that a special decora
tion be conferred on "monarchic"
laborers and trades people who have
sworn their loyal convictions for 30
years or more. The government and
the Emperor believe that this action
will tend to check the Inroads of so
cialism among the working people.
Ths "St. James Gasette," of London,
says that an American war loan of
8200,000,000 is to bs Issued during the
opmtng week.
TROOPS mOYING 0!4 TOWKRO CUBA.
INSURGENTS EXPECTANT.
Saatlag i BtlU?4 tt tt tkt Dtttlaatlaa tf tkt Stl
flirt Tktrt Btaltkr Oisn Ota tt tl-taallikfl-A
Talk Wltk Small.
The torpedo boat destroyer May
flower arrived nt Mole St. Nicholas
Sunday convoying the troop ship Re
solute, formerly the Yorktown.
As soon as commander Mackenzie
had forwarded dispatches to Washing
ton the Mayflower left with her con
sort. As the Mnyllower Is the mo-it
heavily armed, ns well as the speediest
of tho large yachts hmtpht by the gov
ernment, It 1h supposed that tho expe
dition In her charge is bound for San
tiago, nnd thnt lis Importance made it
necessary to furnish a protector able
to cope with any Spanish Ktintmat that
might be tempted to try to capture the
rich prize.
In (Addition to the troops the York
town Is known to hnvo on board vast
quantities of ammunition for the. fleet.
The departure of the troops from
Mobile, Ala., for Tampa, on the way
to Santiago do Cuba, lost Soturdny,
was made the occnslon of lively de
monstration of patriotism. There had
been so much coming nnd going of
troops during the Inst 40 days that the
troops themselves were no novelty,
nnd It required an actual departure for
the front to arouse enthusiasm. Many
hours were consumed In loading the
transports, especially In the loading of
th cavalry horses.
The Mattewan cnrrled the Twentieth
Infantry, under Colonel Wheaton, and
a part of the Second cavalry, all the
cavalry being under command of Ma
jor Rafferty.
As the Mattewan moved down the
river past the wharves the other
transports were lying, past tho
thousands of citizens gathered on the
pierheads, past the British merchant
vessels lying In the river, the noise
broke loose, whistles began screech
ing and never censed for an hour dur
ing the whole time of the passage out
of the flotilla.
A talk with Insurgent Oarrla's
scouts shows thot they confidently ex
pect American troops soon. They say
Santiago de Cuba Is the best pnrt of
the Island for the landing and the ac
climatization of our soldiers. Well
drained and healthy camps can be es
tablished on the high table lands thnt
He on tho sea front or on slopes of the
mountains at any desired altitude.
Pure water is found in the springs and
mountain streams, while the fertile
surrounding country yields abundant
fruits and vegetables, and everything
Is favorable to the good sanitary con
dition of a well disciplined army.
The rainy season, the Insurgents say.
Is not a serious drawback where
ramps can be quickly formed on drain
ed elevations.
The Island already shows the effect
of the beginning of this season. Show
ers occur dally and soft, white raln
mlsts are seen on the slopes every
morning. The smokes and fires of the
burning plantations are being ex
tinguished, and luxuriant nature is
rapidly healing many of the ravages
of the war.
These tropical storms at night are
wonderful exhibitions of electrical py
rotechnics. At times the lightning
flashes on the horizon line look like
the regular firing of guns from a dist
ant fort. Again, the entire heavens
seem aflame In vivid glare, and forked
tongues of Are appear to run down
the mountain slopes. A drenching rain
falls for an hour or two and then the
skies clear.
A BEB0 OF MANILA DIAD.
Otpt. Okirltt T. Srlilty, Oaauaaaltr tf Dtwtj't TUf
ki, Eipim tt Boat, Japas.
Capt. Charles V. Grldley, commander
of the cruiser Olympla and one of the
heroes of the brilliant victory at Man
ila, Is dead. The announcement of his
death was received by the navy de
partment Sunday In a cablegram from
Paymaster Gait of the navy, dated at
Kobe, Japan, June 4.
Capt. Charles Vernon Grldley is the
first American officer of great 'promi
nence whose death la a direct result
of .the existing war with Spain. As
the commander of Admiral Dewey's
splendid flagship and one of the ad
miral's chief advisers, Capt. Grldley
achieved distinction at the battle of
Manila hay and added to his previous
laurels by winning high praise from his
superiors In the service for distin
guished gallantry and ability. He
fought his ship from the conning tow
er, while Admiral Dewey directed the
movements of his squadron from th
bridge of the vessel. It was not known
for several weeks after the engage
ment that Capt. Grldley had suffered
from It; and even now the precise nat
ure of his trouble is not disclosed.
Six men were Injured by the explos
ion of a tank of glycerine at News' tar
roof works at New York last Wednes
day. Tklrty-rtai Ptiienfin Drtwntl.
The schooner Jane Grey, which
sailed from Seattle for Kotiebue found
on the 10th of May with sixty-one
people on board, foundered Sunday,
May 22, about ninety miles west of
Cape Flattery, while lying to in a
moderate gule under foresail. Ten
minutes after the alarm was given
she lay at the bottom of the ocean
with thirty-four of her passengers.
The remainder succeeded in embark
ing In a launch and reached Seattle.
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD.
Thomas Reene, the trayedlan, died
in New York last week.
Four vessels were wrecked In a
storm off Salem, Mass., last Saturday.
The war thus far haa determined
that American guns are the best in
the world. .
Havana and all other Cuban made
cigars are now entirely out of the
market.
George W. Vanderbllt was married
to Miss Edith Dresser In Paris last
Wednesday.
Col. Wm. A. Stone was nominated
by the Republicans of Pennsylvania
for governor last week.
It Is rumored that President Her
eaux of Santa Domingo haa been as
sassinated by revolutionists.
Mayor Van Wyck of New York last
week received through the malls a
dynamite cartridge with fuse attached.
Col. Irving Hule of Colorado being
the senior officer. Is acting command
er of the Third brigade at San Fran
cisco In which Is the Tenth Pennsyl
vania regiment.
Wlllam Piper, of Ouedo Springs,
Kan., committed suicide the other day
after having failed to kill his wife and
child from whom he was separated a
few weeks ago.
Warren Beckwlth, the base ball
player who eloped with the daughter
of Robert T. Lincoln, has enlisted with
the Iowa National Guard with the pur
pose of going to ths front.
TERRIFIC CANNONADING.
rtortMS Calltl 8tttH Ttmlt Pur I kit sal (ktt
lot tkt Btrikil4i it Baitlagt.
The lorpedo bont Porter arrived at
Mole St. Nicholas, Wednesday morn
Ing with dispatches for Washington.
She left Immediately. But before go
ing to sea the following story of thl
bombardment of Santiago de Cuba,
the refuge of Cervera nnd the Spanish
fleet, was obtained:
The American squadron, augmented
by the torpedo boat Porter, the auxil
iary cruiser St. Paul and the protected
cruiser New Orleans, npproni hed the
entrance to the harbor of Santiago,
the low a lending.
As the American fleet drew near ths
New Orleans wns detached and stenm
ed forward ahead of the lnwn, Tcxns
and Massachusetts, fine of the forts
opened fire on her nnd sne replied, the
other two ships directing their fire at
the battery on the Punt.-i Onrrln, with
in the hnrhor nnd to the westward of
the position occupied by the Spanish
ship. The latter replied to the fire and
Immediately became a target for all
the American ships cnguged In the
battle.
She retired behind a protecting hend
land nnd wns not seen again during
the engagement.
The Iowa, directed by Capt. "Fight
ing Hob" Evens; the Massachusetts,
Capt. F. J. Higglnson: Texas. Cnpt. J.
W. Phillip, and the New Orleans. Cnpt.
W. M. Folger. kept up their terrific tire
ngnlnst the Morro, Zecapa and Punta
Gordo forts for two hours, their pro
jectiles, of enormous size, doing trem
endous damage to tho defenses of the
harbor.
The masonry on Zecnpa and Morro
was battered almost Into dust nnd tho
forms of Spanish artillerymen and In
fantry could be plainly seen flying to
safety behind the neighboring hills.
After seeking tho protection of a
jutting headland the Spanish warships
continued to fire projectiles over the
hills toward the fleet, but they had no
range, not even direction to their shots
and the shells fell harmlessly Into the
sen.
Thnt the number of killed and
wounded on the Spanish side Is enorm
ous no one doubts, for time and again
the American shells hit the batteries
squarely, and amid the flying masonry
and dismantled guns the forms of men
were descried.
The damage done to the American
fleet cannot be learned, but It is not
thought any person was killed if, In
deed, any one wns wounded.
Concerning the bombardment of
Santlngo Madrid has received such
news as to cause great rejoicing among
the populace. When tho news was re
ceived In the Spanish senate, the mem
bers "noted with satisfaction the bril
liant victory of the 8pnnlsh fleet."
The Spanish feeling at Santlngo now
Is that Admiral Cervera Is as in a rat
trap.
t.AWS OF 00N7KDEBATE STATES VALID.
So Dttidtt tkt UaiUt Statti Snprimt Onrt is
Boat iBTtitntat Oan.
An opinion was rendered by the Su
preme court at Washington In the case
of Marianne J. Ualdy vs. John H. Hun
ter, administrator, affirming the valid
ity of Investments in confederate bonds
during the civil war. In rendering the
opinion of the court Justice Harlan
said: The transactions between per
sons actually residing within the terri
tory dominated by the government of
the confederate states were not In
valid, for the reason only that they
occurred under the sanction of the laws
of that government or of any local
government recognizing Its authority.
The preservation of order, the main
tenance of police regulations, the pros
ecution of crimes, the protection of
property, the enforcement of contracts,
the celebration of marriages, the set
tlement of estates, the transfer and
descent of property and slmllnr or kin
dred subjects were during the war, un
der the control of the locnl govern
ment constituting the so-called confed
erate states. What occurred or was
done In respect of such matters under
the authority of the laws of these local
de facto governments should not be
disregarded or held Invalid merely be
cause the governments were organized
In hostility to the union established by
the National Constitution, because the
existence of the war did not relieve
those within the insurrectionary lines
from the necessity of civil obedience
nor destroy the bonds of society."
The case came to this court on a writ
of error from the Supreme court of
Georgia and the opinion of that court
was affirmed.
rirt'gtfcra AffttUd Ijr Dtwijr'i BlHkadt.
The Berlin correspondent of ths
London "Times" says: "Manila ad-
' . . . . ill..., tlll!lir- I IUI IIUUKS.
eesert that there is no symptoms of
Insurrection in Manila; which is well
supplied with water and provisions.
The presence of the American squad
ron hardly affects the native popula
tion. Only foreigners are injured by
the blockade, and European residents
think their governments ought to In
terfere to protect them."
Jmaii Llai'i Iatant Ltnr Dns.
Toblns Van Bteenbaughr'O years old.
known throughout tho United States as
the mad lover of Jennie Llnd, the fam
ous singer, died on Monday In a
wretched little hovel at Ulasco, N. Y.
Jennie L.ind has heen Henri rminv vm
but her hermit lover, famlllurly known''
as Bo'.t Van Steenbaugh hus all these
years cherished her memory, until his
death a faded portrait of the Swedish
nightingale hung on the wuli In his
rude cabin.
Amirlws Tap Btmbtrt s Blttk Hosm.
The converted tugs Uncas and Ley
den bombarded a blockhouse full of
soldiers, on the outskirts of Mantansas
Monday morning. Almost every shot
fired by the United States vessels hit
the blockhouse, which was completely
destroyed. One shot was fired from
tho shore and then the Spaniards fled.
The number of their killed and wound
ed Is not known.
MANILA NEWS.
Bellgman Brothers, of London, have
been designated as the fiscal agents of
the United States government at Ma
nila. According to a London dispatch Ad
miral Dewey Is losing men from dis
ease almost dally. Small-pox and dys
entery are said to be rife In the Am
erican squadron.
A large number of dispatches con
gratulating Admiral Dewey upon his
victory were miscarried and came Into
ths possession of Admiral Montijo, the
Spanish commander, whom Dewey de
feated. The latter courteously trans
mitted them to the American admiral..
Admiral Dewey haa had to teach ths
Spanish forces In Manila another sharp
lesson. He hud promised that If ths
Spaniards refrained from strengthen
ing their defenses he would not do any
bombarding. One week ago the Spun
lards were observed violating their
pledge and Dewey fired a shot over
their heads as a warning. Nobody was
hurt and the work on the fortifications)
was stopped.