KKYI i

SterneV OL. XXXI. NO. 44. WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1898. $1.00 PER YEAR.

ADMIRAL SAMPSONAt Key West to Remain During the Repara-

tion for Cuban Invasion.

CERVERA IS CAUGHTDoubt No Longer Exists as to the Spanish

Fleet Being at Santiago.

CHANGE OF SPANISH TACTICS.SCHLEY HAS SEEN THE SHIPS:;It

Spanish Officials Now Say Cervera's Fleet is Not ut Santiago IterorlThat it is in Central American Waters. The Spies Who Tried to

Blow up the Key West Fortifications Escape CardenasHarbor Closed by the Spanish Spanish Warships

Lying in Wait for the Cruiser Harvard.Austrian Cruisers Sail for Cuba.

lie Celled This News to the Navy Department at a Late Hour Last Night.Or Jcrs Issued for the Troops in Florida to Move on Cuba Sun-

day an Uneventful Day Among the Departments Rush-ing Manufacture of Small Arms AmmunitionOr-

ganizing the Army Corps at Tampa To be

Stricter Censorship of War News.

AT CA APR CSSELL.

fompanle or Second Regiment Let-tered and Formed Into Battalion.Colonel Burgwjn Take Command

(Special to' The Messenger.)Raleigh, N. C, May 28. The two

most interesting occurences at campRussell today were the drawing for po-sition o? companies and dresa parade.Following-- is the reeoilt of the drawing:Company a, Fayettevilie, CaptainHuske; B, Rutherford ton. CaptainBell; C, Lenoir, Captain Jones; D,Greensboro, Captain Gray; E, Green --

viile, Captain Smith; F, DumberBridge, Captain Cobb; G, Gas ton!a.Captain (Durham ; 11, Asheville. CaptainWagoner; I, Tarboro, Captain Jeffries;K. Wilmington, Captain MacRae; L,Nantahala, Captain Gibson; M. Mur-phy, Captain Cooper- - The drawing wasdone by order of the secretary of warand it was odd tnat captain Huske,the last one to draw, should get com-pany "A," which as, of course, thechoiceist all.

Battalions were also formed as fol-lows: (First battalion, Major Wilder,companies, A. G. K. and D; secondbattalion, 'Major Dixon, companies B.H., L., and E.; third battalion. MajorCotten, companies C, I., M.. and F.

At dres parade Colonel Burgwyn'sfirst order was read, making announce-ments of companies and battalions asabove In this order Colonel Burgnvyn'assumed command and said : "The ma-terial ot the regiment is all one couldwish. To make the regiment equal tothe expectations of its friends self de-nial, unquestioning obedience andstrict attention to duty will 1e neces-sary and the colonel feels assured hewill 'be. loyally supported by the off-icers and by the rank and file."

Logan D Howell will, June 6th, ten-der his resignation as superintendent ofthe Raleigh public schools, having be-come quartermaster sergeant of theSecond regiment of volunteers. HenryG. Connor, resigns and his resignationis accepted, as trustee of the Agricu-ltural and Mechanical college.

Captain Carl Jeffres was the last manmustered in the Second regiment.

There are only eight men in the hos-pital, one case each of mumps, measles,and poison oak, and five of chills andfever.

Major James H. Young of the negrobattalion says T. R. IMask, of Wilming-ton, its surgeon and W. L. MoNair, ofLaurinburg, hospital steward.

.1

n

f 4

ing at Porto Antonio, saikd today Jcian unknown destination.The Chicago Record di.-pat- ch KatHercules has arrived here.Captain Cotton says that he has no

direct information that Admiral Cvr-ve- ra

au his squadron are in the har-bor of Santiago de Cuba, but he as-sumes that Commodore Schley ha. ireasonable certainty that the Spaniardare there, or he would not remainthat harbor with the American squad-ron. The marine observer sighttd aworship far outside the roadstead thisevening. .She could not be identified.

THE SPANISH SPIES ESCAPE.Key West, Fla.. May 29 The thrcosupiosed Spaniards who tried to bJoTyr

up the rnortar battery near Fort TAylor Thursday night, have not yet beeacaptured. Captain Merrill, rommandant at the fortifications, had armedsearch parties out looking for themlast night, and today the torpedo boatPorter had been scouting in the adja-cent waters in search of them, butwithout success. They are thoughteither to have gotten safely off to Cu-ba or to be hiding on one of the neighboring keys. ,

Two of the suspects were seen driv-ing along the beach road near the for-tifications yesterday afternoon. They:were followed to the eastern end ofthe island, where they were Joined by;a third man. All boarded a row boutai made for Stock island, a neighbor-ipjrlte- y.

One. who is thouuht to be thfl

i Ti ,l8ltnVlmorning, sloop boatwere gone. The authorities have de- -

among the states and territories in ex-

actly the same proportion as under thefirst call. No cavalry, however, wouldbe accepted and only a very limitednumber of artillery.

The advices from Commodore Schleyindicate that he is now and has beenfor several days guarding the entranceto the bay of Santiago de Cuba. Com-modore Schley has not only his ownsquadron, but two or three vessels be-sides, at his command, and It is notbelieved to be possible for the Spanishadmiral to escape with his fleet eitherby day or by. night.

No information is obtainable as tothe Intentions of Commodore Schley.Whether he will endeavor to force anentrance to the bay and seek a battlewith the Spanish squadron is notknown, but such a course at presentis not regarded as likely. It would bebetter, in the opinion of some navalofficials, to keep Cervera and his ves-sels safely in the harbor, where theyare absolutely useless, as they wouldbe ff. the bottom of the sea.CERVERA CERTAINLY AT SANTI-

AGO.Washington, May 20 At 12:30 o'clock

this (Monday) morning the navy de-partment received a dispatch fromCommodore Schley announcing defi-nitely that he had located AdmiralCervera's Cape Verde squadron in thebay of Santiago de Cuba. The com-modore states that he had seen anddecognized the vessels of the Spanishfleet.

While the naval officials have beenmorally certain for several days thatCervera's squadron was in the harborof Santiiago, the official announcementfrom Commodore Schley was receivedby the officers on duty at the depart-ment with intense satisfaction. As-surance is now doubly sure that theSpanish fleet is bottled up and thatthe cork is in the bottle. It is not be-lieved that Admiral Cervera will at-tempt to escape from the predicamentin which he finds himself, as such acourse would surely result in the de-struction of his vessels and the loss ofmany lives precious to Spain. Thesuggestion is made, however, that theSpaniard may blow up his ships ratherthan haw them fall into the hands ofSchley, as they will, if they remain inthe harbor.

The definiteness of CommodoreSchley's dispatch would indicate thathe has effected a landing near Santia-go and made a personal investigationof the harbor. It would be impossiblefrom the entrance to the bay definitelyto see and recognize the Spanish ves-sels, but by effecting a landing at somepoint on either side of. the entrance avantage point could be gained verylikely from which the entire harborcould be examined. In all probabilityCommodore Schley or one of his trust-ed officers has successfully performedthis hazardous undertaking in order toobtain the valuable information con-tained in his dispatch.

Tampa ,Fla., May 29. The SecondMassachusetts volunteers now en-camped at Lakeland, and, with oneexception (the Seventy-firs- t NewYork) the only regiment of volunteersin the Fifth army corps, has been or-dered to break camp, according to anorder issued by General Shafter to-dal- y,

and will be brought to Tampa.It will go into camp near the Eighthand Twenty-secon- d infantry regi-ments, which with the Second Massa-chusetts, compose the First brigade ofthe Second division in command ofBrigadier General Adna R. Chaffee. Itis said on good authority that the re-moval of the Second Massachusettsfrom Lakeland will soon be followedby the transfer to Tampa of theSeventy-fir- st New York and theTenth regiment of cavalry. The ob-ject is to have all the. troops of theFifth brigaded together at this pointfor shipment to Cuba.RUSHING AMMUNITION MANU-

FACTURE.Philadelphia, May 29. Beginning

Tuesday, the Frankfort arsenal willdiscontinue the manufacture of allsmall ammunition, except the car-tridges for the Krag-Jorgans- en rifles.The government has made a contractwith the Union Metallic CartridgeCompany and the Winchester Repeat-ing Arms Company to furnish the 35-cali- bre

Springfield rifle cartridges andthe 38-cali- bre revolver ammunition.The hours of Jabor at the arsenal willalso be increased from sixteen totwenty hours a day, which will permitthe turning out of 200,000 rounds ofammunition per day. As soon as pos-sible the working hours will be ex-tended to three shifts of eight hourseaeh.ORDERS ISSUED FOR THE MOVE

ON CUBA.New York, May 29. A special dis-

patch to The Tribune from Washing-ton says: Orders have at last goxieforward to Major General Shafter atTampa to embark the greater portionof his corps, including all the regularsand a few of the most efficient volun-teer regiments on board the transportsgathered at that place, and the ag-gressive military movement which hasbeen so frequently predicted and asoften delayed for one cause or anoth-er, wilT be an accepted fact before theend of the week. The strongest shipsof Admiral Sampson's recognizedsquadron will convoy the expeditionand cover its landing at a point nowdefinitely designated.

Simultaneously the most rigid cen-sorship of press dispatches that hasso far been undertaken by the gov-ernment will be put into operation atTampa and Key West tonight and nomessage relating to the moves of thetroops or ships, or in any way specu-lating upon the expedition will be per-mitted on the wires. If this means ofpreventing publication of informationwhich would be exceedingly valuableto Spain is not fully successful, thecensorship will be promptly extendedto the mails. It can be confidently as-certained that beyond the secretary ofwar and the secretary of the navy, the

New York, IMay 29. 'A special dis-

patch from Key West says AdmiralSampson has arrived here and may re-

main during the preparations for theCuban invasion. This, it is believed,will not occupy more than a few daysat the most. Admiral Sampson's fleetis between Havana and Key West withall on board well.

(Copyright by Associated Press.)Cape Haytien, Hayti, IMay 29. --No

news from Santiago de Cuba was ob-

tainable here this morning, but, on theother hand, it is rejwrted that twovessels of the Cadez fleet said to be theFranzy Joseph and the Marie Teresa,left Gibraltar yesterday for Cuba.These names are probably wrong, asthere is no Spanish vessel known hereas 'the Franz Joseph, and the InfantaMaria Teresa is understood to be theflagship of the fleet commanded byAdmiral Cervera.SPANIARDS SAY CERVERA IS NOT

'AT SiA'XTIAGO.Kingston, May 9. 11 a. m.-i- Mr. Al-

bert Fowler, a brother of the Britishconsul at Cienfuegos, received word bythe British steamer Adula from Cien-fuegos "on Thursday, that the Spanishofficials at that place said the thatonly a Spanish torpedo destroyer, theTerror, (possibly the Furor, as the tarror is understood to be at San Juan riPorto Rico.) of the Cape Verde; was int,,;'t?f'Satlaf0.deOuba- -

Madrid, 3Iay 29. It was announcedhere today in a dispatch from (Havanathat the warships which have .beenblockading Santiago de Cuba; disap-peared yesterday from off that port.It is added that their destination is un-known to the Spanish authorities.Advices recMved here today from Ha-vana say tnat a big sailing ship fromBarcelonia, having on boar- - a cargoof provisions and arms, arrived yester-day at Nuevitas, the northern port ofthe city of Porto Principe, capital ofthe Cuban province of that name,after running the blockade.

It is semi-offitial- ly announced thatreliable news regarding the w here-abouts of the squadron ships comand-e- d

by Admiral Cervera is not ob-tainable, but it is rumored the Spanishvessels Jeft Santiago de Cuba yester-day. 'No official confirmation of thUrumor can be had.

The two vessels reported from CapeHaytien as having left Gibraltar yes-terday for Cuba are the Austriancruiser Kaiserin (Maria Theresa and... .: T7S T l 1

i A-ciis- r ia,iv. oostrpn, aim 1101 two vessels of the Cadiz fleet or Spain. TheSpanish fleet organized, at Cadiz, is,according to official .Madrid advices,either at Cadiz or manouevering offthe coast preparatory to sailing forsome destination to be determinedupon by the government.

--"he utter absence of news from San-tiago de Cuba, which is connected Withthis place by cable is causing more andmore astonishment as days go by andno messages are received in epite ofthe fact that the cable is in workingorder.

The Cuban leader here is wageringthat the war will not last longer thanJune 21st. The Cubans are very en-thusiastic over the idea that the Span-ish fleet is bottled up at Santiago deCuba and they say it surely a fact.

St. Thomas, Danish West Indies,(May 29. The report that the Spanishtorpedo gunboat Terror1 has reachedSan Juan de Porto Rico is confirmed.She arrived there from Fort de France,island of !Martinque on Friday morn-ing. Her boilere are sti-- said to beout or order. The Spanish transportAlphonso XIII, chartered by the Span-ish government and loaded at SanJuan de Porto Rico with provisions forOuba, is now said to 'be scouting in thevicinity of the Porto Rican oast, hercrew (having refused to try and runthe Cuban blockade. The AlphonsoXJTl is also said to be carrying freightbetween the different torts' of PortoRico.

It is rumored here also that all thevessels of Admiral Cervera's fleet arenot at Santiago de Cuba. Some ofthem either did not go there or haveleft those waters according to report.

Incendiarism is growing in PortoRico.

Kingston, Ja., SMay 28. 7 p. m. (De-layed in transmission). The UnitedStates auxiliary cruiser Harvard, formerly the American line steamer NewYork, is coaling here. She took onboard 750 tons, her full measure. Assomething trifling Is wrong with hersteering gear and her boilers are dirty,she wirl be allowed to remain : heretwenty-fou- r 'hours kmger than usualunder the neutrality regulations. Withthe exception of medicines, the Har-vard has cot taken on board any sup-plies.

Commodore Henderson, commandingthe (Britls--h naval station at PortRoyal, was asked today if toe had, asreported, received information thatAdmiral Cervera 1s not in the harborof Santiago de Cuba. The commodorewrote the following reply: TBy thelatest news. Cervera is still Jo Santiagoharbor."

6. p. m. The United States auxiliaryTuxtboat Eagle, which fcas been coal- -

tion was confirmed without referenceto a committee.

Hon. W. C. Oates, of Alabama, whowas today appointed a brigadier gen-eral, was also a confederate officer. Hewas for many years a member of con-gress from Alabama and has sincebeen governor of his state. He is aone-arm- ed man as Senator Butler isone-leggge- d.

Mr. Cole, who was also nominatedfor a brigadier's position, is a promi-nent business man of St. Louis, Mo.He was an officer in the union armyduring the civil war and is an ex-mem- ber

of congress.Mr. Waties, the remaining brigadier

named today, is a youpg man in business

in Houston, Texas.MANILIANS LIVING ON RICE.The navy department this afternoon

made public the following despatch:"Hong Kong, May 27, 1898,

"Via Cavite, May 25."Secretary of the Navy, Washington:

"No change in the situation of theblockade. It is effective. It is impos-sible for the people of Manila to buyprovisions except rice. The captainof the Olmypia (Gridley) condemnedby medical survey. Is ordered home.Leaves by Occidental and Orientalsteamship from Hong Kong, on the28th. Commander Lamberton appoint-ed commmander of the Olympia.

"DEWEY."GRAND REVIEW OF VOLUNTEERS

One of the most brilliant militarypageants enacted since the grand pa-rade of the federal troops down thestreets of Washington at the close ofthe civil war occurred at Camp Algerthis afternoon when President McKin-le- y

reviewed the troops now quarteredthere. It was the first time in overthirty years that an army of volun-teers rendezvoused in time of warpassed in review before the commander-in-c-

hief of the army and navy andthe demonstrations attracted manythousands from Washington and thesurrounding country to the campgrounds near Falls church. There were12,000 troops in line.

Immediately on the arrival of thepresidential party the line, 12,000strong, began moving. The reviewlasted more than two hours. The menpassed the presidential stand in com-pany front with arms port. The ap-pearance of each regiment was fol-lowed by vociferous shouting.Through the review the president saton a platform in front of the stand.With a few exceptions, the great ar-my of volunteers made an imposingappearance and the reviewing partywas highly pleased with the result.

Washington, D. C, May 29. Atall of the departments and at theWhite house Sunday was an unevent-ful day. The president, as is his cus-tom, attended church in the morningand took a drive in the afternoon.

Secretary Alger and General Milesand some of their assistants were atthe war department during the day,and the three assistant secretaries ofstate spent some time in their office.

Captain Goodrich, of the auxiliarycruiser St. Louis, which returned toNew York yesterday from her cruisein the West Indies, was at the navydepartment in the morning for consul-tation with the officials in regard tothe future movements of the ship andthe increase of her armament.

About twenty governors of statesand territories have replied to Secreta-ry Alger's telegrams asking for theirviews regarding the filling of the pres-ent volunteer regiments to their maxi-mum strength before beginning theformation of new organizations. Someof them indicate a preference for the recruiting of entirely new regiments asunder the first call, leaving the pres-ent organizations with the number ofmen now contained in them, thoughpractically all promise the governmentany amount of troops that are want-ed. It is the president's desire, how-ever, that the organizations alreadyformed shall be filled to their maxi-mum strength as the law provides andthis policy will be carried out in re-cruiting under the second call. Theapportionment to the states has 'beenmade up, but not yet given to the pub-lic. Through urgent representationsto Secretary Alger some of the stateswere permitted under the first call tofurnish a greater number of troopsthan they were legally entitled to onthe basis of population. Consequentlyin raising the 75,000 men under thesecond call these inequalities will beremedied as far as practicable, withthe result that some of the states maynot be called on to furnish any ofthe men needed. This course probablymay give rise to discontent in stateswhere men are anxious to serve, but itis regarded as the only fair way inwhich to proceed.

From an intimation from a high ar-my sources it is regarded as almostcertain that there will be no import-ant move of the army until the Span-ish fleet is disposed of.

Adjutant General Corbin said todaythat it had been definitely decided touse about 50,000 of the volunteers to beraised under the new call in filling outdeficient regiments already organizedunder the old call. It would takeabout tbat number, he thought, to filleach company up to the maximumlimit of 1S men. The remaining 25,000would be organized into regiments ofthree battalias each and distributed

"Washington, May 2S. The navy de-

partment received Information todaywhich for the first time relieved theofficials of the anxiety and doubt theyhave felt for the last few days, andsatisfied them on two vital points.First, that the Americal fleet underCommodore Schley was outside of San-tiago harbor and, second, that Ad-

miral Cervera's fleet was inside thatharbor. This information came fromprivate sources which naval officialsregard as thoroughly reliable. It i3from the same source that gave thenavy department the first information,.'Imost a week ago, that the Spanishsquadron was inside of Santiago har-bor. This source of information hasproved itself reliable thus far and forthat reason the news received todaywas accepted as conclusive. It didnot come from any naval or state de-dartm- ent

officials. There is little2oubt, however, that it will be supple-

mented by official advices from Com-modore Schley, if, indeed, such ad-vices are not already here, though upto the close of office hours, the navydepartment had not bulletined any-thing from Sehley.

The officials were in a state of ex-pectancy, having 'learned from thepress dispatches from Kingston thatthe scouting vessel Harvard was therewith reports for the department. Sec-retary Long went to the review atCamp Alger during the afternoon andin his absence no information wasmade public.

Relying on the private advices re-ceived, naval officials eel that the en-tire military situation is simplified andthe powers of mischief by the Spanishfleet are at an end. One distinguishedofficer remarked that as a result of theinformation received he felt ten yearsyounger since yesterday. He had beenseriously apprehensive that the Span-ish fleet had succeeded in gettingaway, but the information of today re-lieved his mind on that point. lie saidthat Commodore Schley could nowspare several of the ships from hissquadron to permit them to join inoffensive demonstrations elsewhere.All Schley needs, it is pointed out, isa. small force to watch the entrance ofSantiago harbor. Two battleships andtwo cruisers would be cample for thisservice, as such a force would largelyovermatch the four armored cruisersin the Spanish squadron. In this wayAdmiral Cervera's fleet can be pocket-ed without keeping a large number ofAmerican ships out of active service atother needed points.

In calculating' upon keeping theSpaniards penned up in this fashionthe officials have taken into accountthe possibility of the dispersion ofthe American blockading fleet by oneof the tropical cyclones that are al-

most due at this season. The Ameri-can fleet in such case would be obligedto cut and run for some neutral portor to make Its way by force into oneof the Cuban ports for shelter. In eith-er case there might be an opportunityfor the Spanish fleet to make its es-cape providing the commanding off-icers are willing to take the desperatechance of going out in weather heavyenough to compel the big Americanironclads to seek shelter, unless "weblock the harbor by scuttling boatsin the channel. On her way to thiscountry the Vizcaya passed throughsome very severe weather almost ap-proaching the cyclonic, and proved

--that vessels of her class are able towithstand such storms with perfectsafely.

During the 6ay the navy de-partment posted 'bulletin giving re-assuring advices from Admiral Tewey.This was the only specific bit of Infor-mation given out during office hours.It was a day replete with rumors,some of them of a very sensational nature,

but the various reports of san-guinary battles failed of verificationand ultimately proved to be ground-less, so far as the reports reaching

""here discloged.APPOINTEMENTS BY THE PRESI-- :

DENT.1 The president today sent these nom-

inations to the senate:To be Major General of "Volunteers

tMatthew C. Butler, South Carolina.'To be Brigadier Generals of Volun- -

. ttrs James R. Waits, of Texas; Nel- -kson Cole, of Missouri, and "William C.'lates, of Alabama.

To be Commissary of Subsistence,with Rank of Captain Charlets ElletCable, of Virginia.

To be Chief Surgeon, with Rank orMajor Frank S. Bourns, of Georgia.

To be Additional Paymasters ieo.E. Pickett, of Virginia; James S. Har-vey, of Florida; Charles Albert Smylle,of Virginia, and Otto ttecker, of Geor- -

Hon. M. C. Butler, who was todaynominated by the president to be ma-Vo- r

general of the army, is ex-Sena- tor

kutler, of South Carolina. He servedduring the civil war in the confederatearmv and afterward was prominentlyident.'ned with the stirring events thatmarkev the reconstruction perted inthe south. He was endorsed for theposition .by many United States sena-tors of all parties and his nominationgave general satisfaction in the sert

Xfccuth Carolina senators. His norowa-- I

fThere are up to tonight thirty three tenders of companies for the Third regi-ment. The principal' musicians ap-pointed are: (Arthur Theobold andTihonnas Japlitig.

Camp Russell is being" made veryclean. The only inconvenienceabout it is that a large 'building- - sepa-rates the camip into two sections, andprevents regularity, but there are othercounterbalancing advantages.

Your correspondent witnessed thefirst dress parade from the third floorof the grand stand and the sight wasvery picturesque, only complete uni-form and equipmentwere needed tomake the regiment impresive. Thefirst battalion paraded only three com- -

panies as all of the officers of companyA .were busy with Captain Gresham,the mustering officer. The secand bat-talion also paraded only three compan-ies, company E being absent "With leaveThree companies of the first battalionwere uniformed and two In the thirdbattalion.

Captain Huske was officer of the daytoday. Captain Jeffries will be tomor-row.

Spanifth and Americas AmitestMr. W. E, Christian, whiting from

Washington! to The Raleigh News andObserver, says:

"In the line of my work I took occa-sion during the week to get together thefigures and distribution of the UnitedStates and. Spanisn army respectively jgot the figures together with not a lit--t- ie

labor, and as they had not been be-

fore printed, T think they will be inter-esting.

"I found thiat there were in "the UnitedStates army up to Friday night 37,000regulars and 118,000 volunteers. Tenthousand of these regulars have enlist-ed during the last month. The volun-teers are composed of six army corps, oneat Camp Alger, near Washington, num-bering 12,000 men; two at Tampa; twoat Chickamauga, and one at Mobile.These last five corps contain each 9,000men. Then there are at Chattanooga 45,-0- 00

volunteers and in the sea-coa- st de-fences about 20,000.

Of the regulaTs, about twenty-fiv- e regi-ments are at Tampa of 1,272 men each;most of the others are on the coast.

"Against this 155,000 of United' Statesregulars and volunteers sire to be placedthe Spanish army as follows: In Spain,80,000; in Cuba, 180,000; in Porto Rico, 20,-00- 0:

in the Philippines, 15,000."The troops1 In Cuba are composed of

100,000 Spanish regulars, 60,000 guerillas,and 20.000 volunteers. These guerillasare Cubans who are fighting for Spainand who use the Cuban mode of warfare.The 20,000 volunteers are made up ofshop keepers, artisans and the like. It isof no use probably to go more into de-tail."

A Steamer Aground;New Uondon, Conn., May 29. The sound

eteamer City of Worcester, of the Nor-wic- hline, last night ran hard upon Oor- -

OTorant reel, during a thick fog. She fill-ed rapidly and her officers found it necessary to beach her. All 'her passengerswere transierred safely.

The Royal is the luftost grade hakimqluwwa. Acta! tests show H soet

third farther tas mmy stkw br4.

OVM. Kwoca CO., WW VONK. '

Header, carried a rifle. When last seenJ their boat was approaching a sloop or.

tailed descriptions of the men.Among those arrested on eupplcton

in connection with the attempt to blow,up the mortar battery was Paul Molhi,correspondent of The Kclair, of Paris,who was caught making a sketchingof the fortifications. Ah soon as hlaidentity was established, he was re-leased, but he is very indignant overthe arrest.

Madrid, May 29. It is now knownthat nothing developed at the cabinetcouncil today to make clear whetherAdmiral Cervera's squadron Is inSantiago harbor or outside it, but Gen-eral Correa, the minister of war .an-nounced that he had received a dis-patch from General Blanco to the ef-fect that twelve American warshipswere off Santiago yesterday (Satur-day), but most of them disappearedtoday, going in a westerly direction.General Blanco gives it to be under-stood that Admiral Cervera's squad-ron remains in Santiago harbor. Thocouncil decided to make large addi-tional purchases of war materials anilto prohibit the exportation of fdlveccoins. It is probable that the govern-ment on the representations of certainpowers, will declare sulphur cfitra-ban- d.

London, May 30. A dispatch to ThoTimes from Kingston, Jamaica., datecjSaturday, says:

Private information from the monttrustworthy sources indicates that Ad-miral Cervera's squadron is not atSantiago de Cuba, but is in CentralAmerican waters.

On Board the Associated Press Dis-patch Boat Wanda, off Cardennn, May;28. Via Key West, May 29. Canhnaaharbor has been completely clotted byithe Spaniards since the attack of theWinslow and other American torpedoboats. This fact was demonstratedyesterday by an attempt of the Eng-li- st

steamship Myrtledene to enter the-por- t

to take on a cargo of pugar. ThoMyrtledene had begun to take on car-go when war was declared, and shewas ordered out by the American gun-boat Machias. The steamer's owners,claimed that, under the blockade proc-lamation, she was entitled to thirtydays to load, and Secretary of thoNavy Long gave the ship permissionto return and complete her cargo. Knofound, however, that the harbor wnfilled with sunken obstructions andcould not get In. She lies outside thoharbor, nestling forlorn and dejected,like a storm beaten bird, uncertainwhether to attempt to bring her car-go out in lighters or wait for the warto end. The waters of Cardenas arotoo .shallow for big ships and theWinslow tragedy probably clones thestory of naval operations hi thatquarter.

Key Weft, Ofay 29. Ten members atthe army hospital corps arrived todayby (rteamer from New York via Tampa,and went to the army hospital. Alarge number of hospital corps men arr?-no- w

here and they expect to remainthroughout the war. Key West beinga desirable point for carina for wound-ed, owing to its healthfulness and itsexcellent hospital.

Kinf-Ur- a. Ja., May 29. 7 p. m. TheHarvard has finished coaling. 0'inrto the friendly feeling for Americas-her- e

and because the coaling begunbefore the British naval engineer hadfixed the amount he could take 7Kton.) it in believed toy the towns Xo--pie that she filed her bunker. Bnt--such is not the case. 6he has enougn.now, with that mhe had, to last iixday at half speed. She wili sail 'to-

morrow morning for a destination notdisclosed. The strange vessel, seemingly a warship sfghted off Port Itoyaklast night, is declared by the gossrsneito be a Sparmh jrtrtser waiting xox- -

president will permit no civilian toenjoy his confidence in this matter un-til a landing on foreign territory shallhave been actually accomplished, andGeneral Shafter himself will have seal-ed orders, whose contents will beknown only to General Miles and Gen-eral Corbin until the expedition issafely at sea. Admiral Sampson's soleinstructions will be to guard the expe-dition and to co-o- pe fsate with GeneralShafter under the lather's direction.

The evidences in the case provesHood's Sarsaparilala curt scrofula,salt rheum, boils, humors and all erup-tions, ... - .

Harvard. . - v . - t -