SPANIARDS FLED.
hi BatUiahla drips tfMt tha tint Bamttfal
Lu4lt if Antrim Tftiia Tht F irtiltt
tltaa f anil at OoiMniBt.
Tha banner thnt mnkes tyrnnny
tremble, the stars nnd stripes of the
gi'eat American ltepuhllc, are now
filiating from a Spanish flag staff on
tee inland or ('una. ippresslon nm
ruclty cannot Inns reign where tha
ainhlem waves, and In a few days
then the great Amerlcnn cohorts have
landed nn Cuban soil, the tyrants
tmirdcrous clutch will have been re
moved.
Six hundred marines effected a land
ling last Saturday at Uiintitaiininn, and
(are now eiicninped about the smoking
' ruins of the Hpnnlsh fortltlcntlons
which the valiant enemy hastily de
serted when they sit the approach o
the men whose soldierly iiiulltlca they
nan so much despised.
To Captain Clark and the battleship
tirognn Delimit the honor or aecomp
llshlnft the first successful lamllnK of
tne war. Forty marines from the hat
tleshlp went ashore Saturday morn I nit
snd occupied the left entrance of the
ly until the troopship Pnnthcr nr-
sd.wlth fli)0 marines. These, under
command of Lieutenant Colonel It
I Huntington, arrived at it o'clock
II within half an hour they hnd
CAPT. CLARK
The commander of the Oregon who
last ween conducted the first auccess-
iui landing or troops on Cuban soil.
burned the buildings of the Spanish
camp and had set tire to the miserable
..ill.... i a . .
iiwc MimKc Yim-ii t-ruurnt'u on me
peacn under the Hilltop of uuantuna
mo. t
"The city of Guantnnamo lies four
f miles up the bay and a little Spanish
gunboat came down to help the shore
oaucries. tiut sne stayed lust long
enough to turn around. Numerous
not were fired by the Spaniards, but
not one landed, and no Americans were
injured.
The marines found evidence of a very
hasty departure by tho Spaniards.
Watches, hammocks and ammunition
were scattered about the earthworks,
and a Spanish flag was found In
the rllle pits.
As soon as the American flag waa
swung out to the breeze from the flng
. etaft of the captured Spanish camp the
Oregon steamed away to rejoin the
fleet off Santiago. The marines will
hold the position until the arrival of
the expected troops, In the meantime
scouting In the vicinity, with the
Marblehead. Vixen and Dolphin lying
tl
IJfar AdmlraJ Sampson now lias a
, liarbor find a base of supplies on the
southwest side of the Island and troops
!can be landed at will.
Ouantannmo Is but 40 miles east of
Santiago de Cuba, nnd Is a splendid
location for a base of supplies for the
rlockadlng fleet.
Oft in tir.;?r;vna that the lalund of
?uba Is entirety cllt off from coble
communication with the outside world.
Report here has It that the cable ship
Adria cut the cable at Santiago . on
Monday, and that the same day the
t. Louis cut the coble running from
Suantannmo to the Mole St. Nicholns,
aitl. She was Interrupted In the
work by shells from the shore, but the
jnrhlehead sent several shells at the
odlcrs and scattered them,
Sunday a number of Sampson's war
hips coaled at Ouantanamo bay, the
new station secured In Cuba lost Frl
. tny when 800 American marines were
landed.
In securing possession of Guantano
mo harbor, Admiral Sampson obtained
the terminal station of the French
oable line which places him In diroct
s communication with Washington.
V Twenty thousand troops would have
on Cuban soil by this time, had
noi some snipmaster reported to Wash
ftngtan that a Spanish fleet waa seen
near Havana. Orders Immediately
tame from naval headquarters to hold
me snips at Tampa.
roaTornci rot ooba.
iaatfctr Will kt EtUUitliti ta Ul Fhiliiiiat
IlllBla.
The PostofTlce Department will ex.
tend Its service to Cuba In one dlrec.
i tlon and to the Philippines In another.
I The Cuban postofflce Is called "New
i York Military Station No. 1," and is
I under the supervision of the Postmas-
' ter at New York. Louis It. Kempener
lias charge of the money branch of the
service In Cuba, and Eben Brewer, of
Erie, has control of the work In Cuba.
The Philippine station is placed In
charge of the Postmaster at San Fran
's) Cisco. 'who will annolnt in av-nnct
money order clerk for that place. F.
, W. Vallle, assistant superintendent of
railway mail service' of Oregon, has
. . been detailed to have charge of other
branches of the service. The Philip-
. nlnM art lrniH In tha n,4AH "Dam
; Francisco Military Station No. 1."
. , The last Straus f astrw.
T"hs mass of work which Emperor
y?U'iam does can be judged by tha
' f Tures of last year, Just Issued from
ut Chamberlain's office. His Majesty
received 1,026 Immediate reports, gave
'. 1 decisions, signed 801 Cabinet orders,
"ointments and other documents,
A reports were presented to him
! Tonally, while the Civil Cabinet
alt with 50,000 documents addressed
tj the Kmperor and about 400 letters
. 4 ' telegrams were received dally by
Y-S Emperor,
CAPITAL CLEANINGS.
war revenue bill passed congress
i jTlday. -
't is reported that the. President
ths permanent occupation - of
.pplnes.
' ry Alger has accepted ' tha
i t ' V-i American National Red
1 to toe army hospital
tst "",.
" " .1 it
the aovEnson general's palace
FOHTIFICATION8 HEDUCEU I)Y ADMIRAL PAMI'SON'B FLEET.
It Is President MrKlnlcy's Intention to land troops In Puerto Illco within
a f w days As Is generally believed, Spain will shortly sue for peace, and
hen the I nlted States will not be ulilo to hold Puerto Itlco as Indemnity, un
less she line troops on the Island.
A United Slates expedition can land where It pleases In Puerto Itlco ex
cept in the neighborhood of Han Junn. The bent harbor In Porto Itlco Is
f ii nnaiiB, west of Pome nnd south of San Junn. The roads between
llulannna and Han Junn. ns everywhere In Puerto Itlco. nre excellent, and
troops with supplies could be moved about the Island readily. The American
fleet should finish the work Admiral Sampson started last month and batter
down Morro and San Carlos. The occupation of Hnn Juan would end the
a?.1" .1 "V. 1 1 .' '.'.'r ,hp plm,,,nr,l" ull not mnko a stand anywhere clao.
After the Meet hnd silenced the forts the hnrbor may be countermined nnd
cleared of obstructions, transports taken In and troons lnnded. As the Inhnh
Itnnis or Puerto Itlco are thoroughly disaffec ted, the American troops would
not be required to subdue the country. The people generally would wel
come the t nlted States soldiers, pre i to Itlco has not been ravaged by war
Morses cattle and all food supplies are abundant, and, nlthough there Is no
railroad ".VKtem. the first-class larrlage route make communication with all
.arts of the Island easy. It would be a pity to destroy San Junn, which is a
line town, with nicely paved streets, wider than those of old Havana.
OUR WAR WITH SPAIN.
Admlrnl Sampson tins received nr
ders to attack Puerto Itlco.
Over half the bakeries In Havana
nre dosed because of a scarcity of
iiour. -
Again It Is said that the Spanish re
serve squadron will sail for Cuba In a
fortnight.
The navy deportment has received Kn
designs tor the sword to bo presented
Aunuroi uewey.
lllnnco reports thnt l.BnO Americans
were killed during the recent bombard
ment or Santiago.
Fifty thousand light weluht uniforms
have been contracted for bv the bov-
ernmcni at new xork.
Six more ships were chnrtered Inst
Wednesdny to convey troops from Ban
rrancisco to tne Philippines.
'Hie ( nlted Stntes government will
make an attempt to raise the Soanlsh
ships sunk by Dewey at Manila.
The ITnlted States cruiser St. Louis
captured a merchantman belonirlnsr to
Spain just out of Kingston lust week.
The president may appoint the son of
Capt. Urldley, the late roinmander of
Admiral Dewey's flagship, to a cadet
ship at Annapolis.
Several American wnrshlnn Inst week
bombarded Daiquiri, some distance
east of Agundores, and near the rail
road lino to Santiago de Cuba.
Practically all tho officers needed nn
the first call for troops have been se
eded, but none have yet been selected
for troops on the second call.
The KUns are being removed from
the Spanish ships bottled up In Santi
ago harbor nnd are being used to
strengthen the land defenses.
Meii'li.iric, Spaniards say the blockad
ing of a port with sunken vessels Is
contrary to International law.
The great speed of the ITnlted States
cruiser Yale saved her from capture
by the Spanish ship, the Alfonso XIII.,
recently. The Yale waa on scout duty
off the Cuban coast.
Thp Spanish cruiser Ilelna Mercedes
as sunk during tho bombardment of
Santiago Inst Monday. She was au
unnrmored, single screw steel cruiser
of 3.0U0 tons displacement.
Ship owners have combined agnlnst
the United States government. They
'111 not charter their vessels for use
as transports but want to sell them at
high price to the government.
Blanco has telegraphed Madrid that
he muBt have supplies. Swift Spanish
veeselH will attempt to run the strict
American blockade and land pro
visions for the starving troops In
Havana.
Dispatch boats report that early In
the week an American cruiser shollcd
train conveying troops near Santi
ago. The train was wrecked by the
hots and many soldiers killed and In
jured.
The government now has enough
ships under charter In southern waters
to carry about 40,000 soldiers to Cuba
and Porto Rico, and the question of
transportation has been practically
settled.
TOBFEDO BOAT WINSL0W. t
The torpedo boat Wlnalow, so badly Injured during the action at Cardenas
on May 11, will require a thorough overhauling before she will be ready
for service.
All negotiations for a foreign loan on
ths part of Spain have failed. The
Bank of Spain will, now supply the
government from Its cash on hand to
pay for war stores and ammunition.
It is reported that Commodore
Schley's fleet had a narrow escape
from destruction last week. A man
pretending to be a friendly pilot was
discovered to be a Spaniard, and who
had Intended conducting the ships over
the treacherous mines in Santiago
harbor.
The auxiliary cruiser Vixen has
landed for the Insurgents, at Aserrado,
a few miles west of Santiago, 400 rifles,
(0,000 rounds of ammunition and five
tons of provisions. The Spanish caval
ry attempted to prevent the landing of
the supplies, but were shelled and
driven off. The Vixen's shells did great
execution.
The PaRna mounted rifles were or
ganised at New York last Tuesday by
Col. George M. Barbour. There are 400
men in the company and 200 more will
be enrolled. The rifles will depart for
W ton on June to. After a stay
t kt 1 "rs ty wul proeMd to Cuba,
' t v I r t - to tks rs
' ' i J.
and an ahcile op titb ban juah
The government Is still looking for
""' to enarter ns transports for
iroops 10 Milium.
The Amerlcnn stilus threw 1 r.nn i,m.
Jectlles Into the forts at Santiago dur-
mit me nomunrdment.
Lieut. Kdwnrd W. Sturdy of the col
lier Pompey, riled on board his ship at
Key West last Tuesday.
Lost Tuesday the monitor Monterey
...... iii iipihit iiruius left Ban Fran
cisco tor tne Philippines.
D. Ilullnrd, a Volunteer, discharged
no uimiiniiiy, committed suicide at At
luntu, llii., a few dnya ago.
lllnnco has cabled Madrid thnt 11
American merchantmen conveying
troops have arrived before Santiago.
The Spaniards ndmlt that the bom
bardment of Santiago Inst Monday was
destructive and that 21 soldiers were
Kinerj.
Two Spaniards having In their pos
session charts of New York harbor
ere arrested as spies and Imprisoned
iubi ween.
It Is accepted as a fact that Hnvnna
is to oe uurned before surrendering.
Property Is sold at any price that can
uv uuiaineu tor it.
The troons at Camn A I irnr. Tnla
vnurcn, va., rrom Missouri and Kans
as, were too free with their revolvers
and have been disarmed.
Should the wnr eontl nue nnv lonirth
of time, then will Andrew Carnegie fit
out a regiment of Scotchmen unirortn-er-ln
the Highland fashldn and to bear
ins name.
Starvation In the city of Havana
grows more apparent. One who dines
at a restaurant Is alwnya besieged by
hectare. Orten they snatch the food
from his table.
The stenmer Heinle which arrived at
Son Francisco a few days ago reports
nnving seen tne cruiser Charleston at
Honolulu. The Charleston Is now on
her way to Manila to relieve Dewey.
Tho municipal fire companies of Ha
vana, well armed, act as Ueneral Illun
co's bodyguard. The Captain Ueneral
ccntlnueH his appeals to the Insurgents
to join spam agulnst the United States.
Oen. Miles has secured Important
documents relating to the position of
Spanish troops In Cuba. These papers
were taken from the body of a courier
slain during a recent skirmish with
Cuban rebels.
The Chicago presbytery, at a special
meeting, passed a resolution asking
Mayor Harrison to have the police re
move from a number of Chicago bill
boards Hlgns that read as follows: "To
hell with Spain, remember tho Maine."
The Dethlehem, Pa., Iron company
Wednesday night finished and shipped
to Fortress Monroe four breech-loading
rillea. weighing 215,000 pounds, and
four turret plates and batch covers
for tho battleship Kearaarge, to New
port News, weighing 40 tons.
Tho Spanish bark Maria Dolores was
captured by the cruiser Minneapolis
and brought to Charleston, 8. C. There
were 11 Spaniards on board, who at one
time became troublesome, and the
guards were ordered to shoot the first
one who rebelled. Tho bark carried
600 tons of fuel intended for Spanish
warships.
CABLE FLASHES.
The Spanish queen-regent la report
ed quite III.
The pope has tendered his services to
the queen regent of Spain should she
desire his services for intervention.
The condition of the Spanish sick
and wounded at Madrid is shocking.
The Spanish relief fund which was
being raised in London amounted to
only $5,000.
Qermany la sending warships to
Manila, With the Intention, It is said,
of resisting Dewey's proposed bom
bardment of the capital of the Philip
pines. Frequently of late Americana and
Spaniards have appeared at high social
functions in London. This has caused
many awkward situations and numer
ous apologies from the responsible
persons.
Fifty persons have been made sick
by trichinosis this week in the neigh
borhood of Zwickau, Saxony, and It la
asserted that American pork waa res
ponsible for it. But when proof of this
assertion was Invited It waa not pro
curable, ,
i in nuai ii i
FOUR MARINES KILLED.
Trttft ttslrf st Otuiuni Bt; figit tat la.
bu far Tklrttia Baart-tftalik tan
la OootHirtbli.
tour American soldiers, ths first
slain In a land battle during the pres.
ent war, were killed In n. conflict with
Hi nnlsh troops last Saturday at Cluon
tonamo.
.
rrniny wo marines from the
transport Panther lnnded at this place
iimier tne command of Col. It. W
Huntington.
..., ."' wnM" 'nrnmpeil upon tho
oiiimue ami gunrdlng the deserted
cable station they were ntticked by
.-i ... inn rcKuinrs. rne lighting was
. miiiimiimus tor I Hours, when rein
i.nemenis were landed from tho
fiiroit'iicfKi.
Anions, the killed Is Assistant Stir
jrenn John Hlalr (libbs. son of Major
tllbbs, of the regular army, who fell In
the Custer massacre, Ills home was at
lllclimohri. Va., but he has been prnt
tltlng In New York nnd he entered the
service since the war begun. He was
i"iuiiir omccr.
The others killed are Rergennt
Charles H. Smith, of Sninllwnod; Pri
vate William Dunphy, of Gloucester,
Mass., and Private James McColgan,
of Stoneham, Mass.
The Spanish loss Is unknown, but it
was probably considerable.
The ships threw their searchlights
ashore, tho powerful electric eyes
sweeping the deep trople follntte and
disclosing occasionally skulking par
ties of Spaniards. It all resembled a
transformation scene at the harbor.
Knch discovery of the enemy wns
erteted by the crocks of the carbine
lire along the edge of the enmp ridge,
or by the long roll of the launch's ma
chine gun, sfnrehlng the thickets with
a leaden stream.
Shortly after midnight came the
tr.nln attack. The Spaniards made a
trallunt charge up the southwest slope,
but were met by repeated volleys from
the mnln body, and broke before they
were one-third of the way up the hl'.i;
but they came so close that at points
there wns almost a hand-to-hand
struggle. Tho olllcers used their revol
vers. Three Spnnlards got through the
oi en formation to the edge of the
camp. Colonel Jose Camplna, the Cu
ban guide, discharged his revolver.
and they, turning and finding them
selves without support, ran helter
skelter down the reverse side of the
hill.
It was during this assault that As-
slstant Surgeon Olbbs wns killed. He
was shot In the head In front of his
own tent, the farthest point of attack.
He fell Into the arms of Private Sulli
van and both dropped. A second bul
let threw dust In their faces. Surgeon
Olbbs lived ten minutes, but did not
regain consciousness.
ANOTHER AMIRI0AN VI0T0RT.
FlTt Balsa lamaanl tht rartlitatltaa at Oalmaatra.
ttaalanlt Ftrttl t Sttrtat.
A great battle has taken place at
Calmanera, In the bay of Ouantanamo.
At half past five Tuesday morning five
ships of tho American squadron opened
a nenvy bombardment of the fortifi
cations of the town.
On the Spanish side the artillery re
plied vigorously, maintaining for some
time a stout resistance. The Are from
the warships, however, never slack
ened for on Instant. It wns regular
and carefully directed, and a great
majority of the shots proved effective.
The Spaniards were forced to abandon
KATIYE QUARTBIIS OP CAVITE NOW
their positions on the shore and retreat
to the town of Calmanera proper.
'i ne commander of the district issued
orders to burn Calmanera before
yielding It Into the hands of the Amer
icans. The latter forced the entrance
of the bay of Ouantanamo. and ac
cording to the latest advices from
Calmanera It was feared that the
Americans would make an effort to
land forces there.
WITHEMID TBI KAHILA FIGHT.
faar Vis Artlrt at Baa f nwtlttf HaThuj Takts
ran is Dtwty a Bitat Vltttry.
Among the passengers who arrived
at St. Francisco on the Belglo Tuesday
Irom Hong Kong were four men who
participated In the fight of Manila bay
on May 1. They are Paymaster O. A.
Loud, of the dispatch boat McCulloch;
Dr. Charles P. Klndlcberger, surgeon of
the Olympla; Ralph Phelps, secretary
to the captain of the McCulloch, and
C. kvans, gunner of the Boston.
They left Manila on May 5. Dr. Klndle-
berger and gunner Evans are going
home on account of expiration of their
sea time. Paymaster Loud and Mr.
Phelps are here on business, and will
return to the McCulloch. They all
speak of the valor and determination
of their opponents in the battle of
Manila. . They say that the Spaniards
fought bravely even after tho last
vestige of hope had gone, and stayed
by their guns as long as they could be
used.
0a Btasiaa Isjaiai.
During the bombardment of Santiago
Monday two American ships were
struck by Spanish shells. The damage
done was slight. A shell burst over the
Suwanee, and Wm. Rose, a seaman,
waa struck In the leg by a flying frag
ment. His Injury is not serious. The
other hit was on the Massachusetts.
Her military moat was struck, but the
damage done did not amount te much.
alt BalMas It at Ottsti. .
Secretary Oage sent to the house
recommendation for the appropriation
of 1250.000 for the payment of wages of
workmen and the contingent expenses
at the mints In coining gold and sub
sidiary silver during the next fiscal
year, together with an elaborate state
ment of the gold bullion now In the
treasury and the need for Its conver
sion, for prompt uses. The appropria
tion la to enable ths mints to convert a
Inrre part ot the gold bullion now on
llAfld.
A GREAT ARMY.
Tiatr-lm Tfenuul Kts St it Fltal
tart a4 (Man al laatlagt-Ots.
aafltr Is OtsimaH,
tat
The transports with troops for Cuba
which have been reported leaving
Tampa about as frequently as the
second Spanish squadron has left Ca
dis for tho last two weeks, has now
positively sailed.
The first division of the army of In
vaflon started from Tampa Sunday for
Key West, which wns reached Mon
day. The fleet of 82 transport boats
will be met by tho convoy of 12 naval
vessels, and will. It Is believed, make
a speedy start for Cuba.
It was a mighty procession that
swept out of Tampa tiny and started
gallantly across the waters; a stately
procession, too, moving along In col
umn, ns well aligned and as steadily
as a regiment of soldiers on land.
The people of Tanina nnd the aol-
uiers icrt behind had Hocked to the m
ter-rront. From the transports came
cneer alter cneer, shouts were taken
up rrom one vessel to another, and
then songs that rolled nlonv the linn
line an almost ceaseless echo. At last
the signal. "I'd anchor." was floated
mm the .mst of the flagship.
Jiigni Knots an hour." said the e g
Pals, ine boats were ranged In a
double column, as close as safety
would permit, but with allowance for
plenty of steerage way.
'I hern was more or less confusion In
the bay, owing to the great number of
crart, and this was responsible for a
very serious accident that came near
sending the transport Florida to the
bottom with all Its cargo of human
freight. As It Is, the shin Is disabled
and must go Into dry dock for repairs.
The loss of the Florida will be serious
ly felt in the transportation of troons
to Cuba.
The Infantry consists of twenty-
seven regiments, sixteen regulars and
eleven volunteers, as follows:
Of the regular regiments, the First.
Second, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Rlghth,
Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth,
Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Twenty-first,
Twenty-second, Twenty-fourth and
Twenty-fifth.
Oen. Shafter Is In chief command of
the force, which is convoyed by the
battleship Indiana, and the gunboat
Helena with the training shin linn-
croft, ns Oen. Shaffer's floatlnar home.
Of tho volunteer regiments there
were the Seventy-first New York.
Thirty-second Michigan, First and
Fifth Ohio, Second New York. First
District of Columbia, Fifth Maryland,
One Hundreth and Fifty-seventh In
(llnna and the Third Pennsvl vnnin.
The total Infnntry force Is 21,000 men.
in addition there are a battalion of
engineers, a detachment of the signal
corps, five squadrons of cavalry, four
batteries of light artillery and two bat
teries of heavy artillery.
The transports are due at Santiago
In a few dnys and shortly, it Is ex
pected at Washington, the stars and
stripes will float over Santiago de
Cuba.
HELD BY DEWEY'S LANDING PARTY.
NEWS NOTES.
2i5,
Three people were killed by a torn
ado at niddlevtlle, Tex., a few days ago.
One hundred prospectors and six tons
of mall left Seattle Monday for the
Klondike.
A tornado unroofed an elevator at
Ogdensburg, N. Y., last Sunday and
820,000 bushels of grain were ruined.
Cornelius Vanderbllt, fearing that
his yacht will be captured by Spaniards
has left her at Odessa, Kussla, until
peace Is declared,
Boston hanks are heavy losers by the
failure of L. B. Clark & Co., tanners,
of that city and Kingman, Mo. The
liabilities of the concern are In excess
of $.".50,000.
On the Fourth of July, a man named
I.eueh will go over the Falls at
Niagara In a barrel. This feat has been
attempted before but no one has ever
lived to tell of his experience.
The New York Journal has sued the
New York World for $500,000. The
World accused tho Journal of obtain
ing government documents which it
attempted to smuggle out of Tampa.
Ten car loads of Iron and machinery
left Pittsburg recently for Dublin, Ire
land. It will be used for the construct
ion of a large electric power house
which contract a Pittsburg firm se
cured. Joseph Holland waa assaulted by
robbers on a bridge at St. Joseph, Mo.,
a few days ago. A struggle ensued
and Mr. Holland and one of the robbers
fell into the river. The robber waa
drowned and Mr. Holland escaped.
The vessels condemned as prises last
week will be sold on June 27. The Ca
tallna and Miguel Jover, which were
released and their cases appealed, will
sail for Spain as soon aa the bonds In
their cases are completed. The Cata
Una's bond waa fixed at $330,000, and
the Miguel Jover's at $30,000.
Frasaa Fialata Aaurita.
The -Aurore, a Paris newspaper. In
an edltorlul dealing wltb the war,
says:
"The hour of punishment for the tor
turers of Montjuech. the oppressors of
Cuba and the Philippines, the assassins
of Hlseal and Maceo has come. The
deliberation of the American opera
tions at Santiago shows praiseworthy
and novel features of a democratic war
which wishes to sacrifice a minimum
of human lives, and when It strikes,
strikes once for all. The United States,
In this quarrel, hits deserved well of
civilisation."
l
MIWI 1 HINDS OF REEEL8.
FORCED TO SURRENDER.
Itailantt Mtlt t Flint liilittoti tat Tatlt Hark,
antaif Waa Fnr-Bia. Aapitl Man
ItttliM Riant to Baals.
A report has reached Hong Kong
that Manila has fallen. It Is said to be
now occupied by the Philippine In
surgents, commanded by Ueneral Ago
innldo.
The rebel Junta and wealthy Philip
pine Islanders resident are jubilant
over the news. The United States con
sulate has been crowded all day.
The American consul, Mr. Wiklman,
has been the recipient of hundreds of
congratulations, for the Junta gives
hlrn almost as much credit for the re
ported capture of Manila as they give
to Ocnernl Agulnaldo himself, since
Mr. Wlldmnn has been their unswerv
ing champion, and has advised In all
their plans.
Consul Wlldmnn does not credit the
report thnt Manila ha been actunllf
occupied yet, but he believes that 1
will be In a few days.
The Spnnlords have been fighting
desperately, but their marksmanship
Is poor, and they have lost heavily.
The following Communication from
Captain General Augustl, dated at
Manila, June 3, has been published at
Madrid:
"The situation Is very grave. Agu
lnaldo has succeeded In stirring up the
country, and the telegranh lines and
railways are being cut. I am without
communication with the nr,,vln,..
The Province of Cavlte has completely
rebelled; and the towns and villages
arc occupied by numerous bands.
"A Spanish column defends the Za
pote line to prevent the enemy from In
vading the Province of Manila, but
the foe has entered through Bulacan,
Lnglna and Moron, an that Manila will
thus be attacked by land and sea.
i am striving to raise the courage
of the Inhabitants, and will exhaust
every means of resistance; but I dis
trust tho natives and the volunteers
because there have already been many
desertions. Ilnokir and Imus have al
ready been seised by the enemy. .
"The insurrection has reached great
proportions., and If I cannot count upon
the support1 of the country the forces
at my disposal will not suffice tn hnirf
tne ground against two enemies."
FORTS DEMOLISHED.
Adalral lunn'i Shift Kiv Await tha
Whlta Will Tiki Ptttmln if 0aha.
- J satrrr aai nailliaH'l UT7 VU
owalta the army. The flirhtiniT ah Inn
Uoo m Arll I a , . s,- '
uure m n navi rmrrordn nnwn t
coant defense of Southern Cuba,
iutd tT-M.arMi nil ri rri iru a s vvar
fleet In the harbor of Suntlaaro bv i
... ..., - mclllllliu; 1,1 iiie l-MUIl
at Its entrance, which the guns of
running under the shadows of Kl ft
to, have cut the Hattien cable.
u.iiin" via .uua, IIICIIIUIOK WUHn
flmn llArttoi lTnrl-v. . a r. .- r. f
safely Invested by land and sea.
mlral Cervera's fleet annihilated
harbors seised and held afta a
campaign.
The harbor of Ouantanamo Is
base of land and sea nnerntlnns
capacious and has 40 feet of
n v. .
lying mils can be easily crossed with
trains of siege guns, and there are level
roads to Santiago 83 miles distant,
where a few mountain batteries, be
yond the reach of the fleet, will b
taken to an eminence commanding tha
city and the Spanish ships.
ine npnninrda made but slight de
fense against the bombardment Their
bntterlea were silenced Tuesday by the
jvinroienena in a rew minutes' firing at
4,000 yards. A small Spanish gunboat
ran away. The Oregon, Marblehead
nnd Yankee hold the harbor, waiting
to land marines. The navy's work has
been done well. Daily and nlarhtlv
ships patrol the 30 miles of coast, with
in easy gun range oi tne snore.
Wtill Farer as Alliicn for Fiata.
The Right Hon. John Morley, Lib
eral, M. P., for Montroseburnn,, speak
ing al Leeds recently and referring to
the subject of an Anglo-Saxon alll- '
a nee, said that he did not believe a
word of all the "gloomy talk about
England's Isolation and threatening
prospects," unless she secured an alli
ance with Germany or America.
"England's naval power Is gigantic,
her financial resources and credit are
firmer than ever," said Mr. Morley.
"and the spirit of her people to repel
Invasion or protect their rights Is aa
great as at the beginning of the cen
tury. The whole country desires mora
Intimate relations with the United
States, an end always diligently work
ed for by Lord Salisbury and Mr.
Gladstone. But we do not want an al
liance for the purpose of menace and
war.
Whlikiy BtUira Hutlly fiatf.
The raids upon the whisky sellers at
Camp Alger, Va., continue. Camp
bell, the man from whom the Govern
ment rented this ground, has been
fired $1,000 and sentenced to three
months In jail by the Justice of the
Peace at Falls Church, for Illegally
selling liquor. He will appeal from this
rather curious sentence by a Justice.
The jail at Fairfax Court House is full
of blacks and whites, huddled in one
big steel cage, charged with bringing
liquor Into camp. The stuff runs from
moonshine applejack of the convulsive
order, to pure vitriol. The fines run
from $50 to $200.
Thaaght iTaaa Waatoi to Bamaiar.
The officers and crews of the Ameri
can fleet are laughing over an amusing
mistake made by the Spaniards last
Monday. They saw something whit
flying from the battleship Iowa, and
believing that vessel wished to sur
render, a Spanish officer came out In a
launch, under a flag of truce, and
boarded the Iowa. He stated bis mis
sion and was politely Informed that
the Spaniards were mistaken. Tha ob
ject which caused the Spaniards so
much trouble was Capt. "Bob" Evana
shirt.
MANILA NEWS.
Eighteen hundred Spaniards hart)
fallen Into the hands of Agulnaldo, tha
insurgent leader at Manila. Ha has
also secured 4.000 rifles and ( field guns.
Sympathisers of the Philippine
rebels at Singapore serenaded United
States Consul Pratt one night recently.
They thanked the United States for
sending Agulnaldo to Admiral Dewey.
The American consul at Odessa was
requested by Russian authorities to is
sue papers permitting veasels to land
at the Philippines. This evidently Is a
recognition of Russia of America's nssr
Eastern possession. -