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Spanish Armada Is Entrapped
at Santiago de Cuba
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Admiral Cervera Will Now Be Forced to
Surrender or Fight
Our Squadron Is Guarding the En
trance to the Trap at Santiago de
Cuba and Spains Ships May Never
Leave That Harbor Madrid Has Of
ficial Advices of Cerveras Predica
mentTown Is Short of Provisions
and Conld Soon Be Starved Into Sub
jugation
Washington special
The Naivy Department has official and
positive information that the Spanish
fleet is at Santiago de Cuba and that the
American warships are on guard to pre
vent its escape A cipher dispatch from
Commodore Schley was received at the
Navy Department stating that he is off
Santiago guarding the harbor entrance
to prevent the escape of the Cape Yerde
fleet In his message Commodore Schley
gave the source of the information that
came from him about Cerveras presence
in Santiago bay but it is understood that
COMMODORE W S SCHLEY
the Spanish ships are not visible from
Commodore Schleys position on account
of the hills that surround the bay A dis
patch to the Loudon Daily Mail from
Madrid says that official dispatches from
Cuba confirm the reports that the Ameri
cans are blockading Admiral Cervera at
Santiago
This places Admiral Cervera and his
ships in prison and incommunicado ac
cording to Spanish regulations They are
as securely imprisoned as any insurgent
in Morro Castle The Spanish admiral
has played himself a Spanish trick and
has bottled himself up in a harbor where
he could not go out and make an even
fight if he wanted to A much inferior
force could prevent the Spanish fleet leav
ing the harbor because of the narrow in
let which permits only one vessel to pass
at a time lie would have to take his fleet
out in single file and be able to use only
his forward guns while the ships waiting
outside could pour broadsides into him as
he made the run
Sampson and Schley have the Spaniards
imprisoned and can keep them there until
they surrender The naval authorities
say that with the Spanish fleet at San
tiago de Culm it ceases io be a factor
in the war It is imprisoned and cannot
be released Should Spain send another
fleet to Cerveras relief Sampson can sta
tion his monitors in front of the inlet to
destroy Cerveras fleet as it comes out
and take the fighting ships to meet the
coming fleet The only question with
naval officers is as to how long it will take
to starve out the Spaniards It is not
believed that Santiago has enough food
to support the people and the Spanish
troops and the Spanish navy for more
than two or three months
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Powers S il to Be Resolved io Enter
the War Soon
A dispatch from Madrid says that Senor
Castillos reason for not joining the min
istry is that Senor Sngasta is determined
to carry on a vigorous war while Senor
Castillo is aware that Spains friends in
Europe especially France are resolved
to insist upon her suing for peace at the
SANTIAGO HAHBOB
first favorable moment It is hoped that
Spain vill he able to retain the Philip
pine Islynds which will be utilized in
snaking political combinations later on
The disptch adds that the time fs very
flicar when Spain will be asked to propose
jwurpirlers Jor peace
War Cry Baked in Their Bread
Capt uval of the United States com
missary department at St Louis has
nade a contract with local bakeries for
1000r3 pounds of army crackers This
js equivalent to 3000 barrels of flour On
vu Ji will ha stamped the words Remem
ber the Maue
Water Scarce at Key West
The Government is having to ship drink
ing war io Key West Wednesday the
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Many Wish to Be Officers
Seventy eight second lieutenants are to
be appointed to the army by the Presi
dent as a result of the passage of the
battalion measure which increased both
the numbers and the officers of each in-
Says He Will Hold Manila
Gov Gen Augusti Iuis reaffirmed that
he will distribute every rifle and cartridge
he possesses and defend Manila to the
last
Polo Leaves Montreal
Senor Polo y Bernabe sailed fciturday
from Montreal for Liverpool lj the
steamer Dominion with all his staff
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COMMODORE SCHLEYS FLYING SQUADRON
RIDDLtD BY SPANISH SHOTS
Cardenas This was the engagement
during which the Winslow was crippled
and Ensign Bagley killed
WAR BULLETINS j
There are believed to be only 13000
Spanish troops in Porto Rico
Spaniards in the Canary Islands live in
dread of bombardment by the American
fleet
The wonderful submarine torpedo boat
Holland has been bought by the Govern
ment
The war has caused an immense de
crease in first and second class ocean
travel
A dispatch from London says Queen
Victoria favors an alliance with the Unit
ed States
Havana advices by way of Jamaica say
that the Spanish troops in Cuba are dis
heartened and openly express a wish that
GENERAL VIEW OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA
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fantry regiment For these places there
are 1S00 applicants and more are expect
ed before the appointments are an
nounced
The Auxiliary Fleet
Since the outbreak of war with Spain
the Government has acquired jiinety nine
vessels for the auxiliary fleet and these
1ffiXeusise -of over thirty transports
which have been only chartered In this
auxiliary fleet there are fifteen cruisers
thirteen in commission seventeen vessels
belonging to what is called the mosquito
fleet and sixteen revenue cutters now
with the Cuban blockading fleet There
arc beside numerous tugs and colliers
Why the Agent Surrendered
The agent of the Central Pacific Rail
road at Ogden Utah demanded 50
above tie contract price for transporting
a carload of horses from that city to San
Francisco for the Minnesota troops Maj
Diggles refused to pay and ordered two of
his soldiers who are experienced railroad
men to seize the train and kill any man
who attempts to interfere The agent
surrendered
Demonstrated Ilia Courage
When William Mitchell of Birmingham
Ala bragged that he could whip a car
load of Spaniards somebody in the crowd
laughed at him Mitchell pulled out his
revolver The eoroner had charge of the
two corpses that were picked up in the
street a few minutes later Mitchell es
caped
Spanish Powder Mill Blows Up
An explosion occurred in a projectilfl
factory near Carthagena Spain Five
soldiers and five workmen were killed out
right and persons severely in
jvi ed
Order for 200 Maxim Guns
The Washington navy yard has receiv
ed nu order row the Navy Department to
at once uuke 200 Maxim rapid fire guns
for delivery wittiia two weeks
American victories will cause Spain to
abandon Cuba and allow them to return
home
Marine insurance companies are great
ly agitated over Spains new threat of
privateering
France is worrying over the possibility
of an alliance between Great Britain and
the United States
All our revenue cutters have been un
der fire in Cuban waters and have proved
their great usefulness
Several of the cannon captured at Ma
nila will be sent to Annapolis Academy
to bo added to the trophies
A high fence has been erected around
the Carpenter steel works at Reading
Pa as a further protection from spies
The Philippine insurgent chief Agui
naldo has issued a proclamation to his
followers at Manila to obey the orders of
Admiral Dewey
It is said that the populace of Manila
is reduced to -eating horseflesh
Before Dewseje arrival at Manila the
Spanish fleet bombarded Cebu and massa
cred about 100 nalisres at Tonde a suburb
of Manila
A strong detachment of troops has been
detailed to guard the Ufiited States pow
der works near Dover N J against
Spanish spies
To maintain an army of 200000 men
for six months vi cost 30O0OOOO ac
cording to estiraafcjg prepared by
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CARDENAS ALMOST WRECKED
Town Suffered Severely in Recent
American Attack
Ernest Castro a Cuban refugee who
was in Cardenas on the day that the
Winslow was injured in trying to capture
a Spanislugunboat arrived in Key West
having been picked up off Cardenas It
will be remembered that the motive for
the attack was a desire to capture three
little gunboats which had been trying for
several days to lure the American ships
into the mined channels of Cardenas har
bor The fire that riddled the Winslow
did not come from a masked battery as
was supposed but from a gunboat Ac
cording to Castro the other two gunboats
were on the other side of the point with
their guns trained through the trees
which concealed them from the sight of
the approaching Americans These two
boats he says were destroyed by the
Wilmingtons fire Most of their crews
were killed or wounded Castro says that
the port of Cardenas along the water is
almost totally wrecked All the wharves
are burned and the Spanish casino a
large building used as the headquarters
of the infantry was also destroyed The
troops and citizens all fled from town
Thirteen soldiers were killed by one shell
as they fled along the street The sup
position was that the Americans were at
tempting a landing and after the ships
ceased firing the soldiers returned to
stand them off
Roossvelts Rough Aiders
Roosevelts Rough Riders include in
its muster rolls the most intrepid fighters
and the most experienced plainsmen of
the West and though some of these are
daring men who would fight with utter
desperation they have the true Western
spirit of self respect Most of them have
left valuable interests to go to the front
and there are almost as many profession
al men in the ranks as there are plains
men and business men They are for the
most part brainy as well as brawny
The Hudsons Smokestack
This is how the smokestack of the Hud
son looked when that battered gunboat
returned to Key West after thefigtit at
SILENCED MORRO
Scout St Iiouis and the Wampatuch
Engage Forts of Santiago
The Santiago bombardment which ofr
curred Wednesday May 18 is explained
as follows The St Louis acting unde
orders proceeded to cut the cable a1
Santiago and Guantanamo The San
tiago engagement was lively The Warn
pa tuck accompanied the St Louis and
the cable was picked up within range of
the Spanish guns on Morro which opened
fire followed by two sand batteries and
one mortar battery The men coolly han
dled the cable on the forecastle of the St
Louis during the entire engagement The
St Louis replied with her total armament
of four 6 pounders and with the Wampii
tucks one 3 pounder finally silenced all
but two or three guns Neither American
boat was damaged seriously The St
Louis topmast backstay was shot away
and the Wampatucks pilot house wag
slightly splintered One man on the St
Louis had a finger broken by the flying
fragments of a shell while handling the
cable When work on the cable had been
properly finished the boats proceeded
twenty miles eastward to Guantanamo
where the cable was again picked up and
cut The batteries there opened fire bul
being small and poorly handled were in
effective Two well placed shots from the
St Louis secured comparative quiet and
the cutting of the cable was then peace
fully finished The officers and men were
jubilant
COULDNT BLUFF DEWKY
Plucky Admiral Refuses to Allow
Germans to Enter Manila
A special dispatch from Manila says
that the German consul there tried to
land provisions from a German ship but
that Admiral Dewey refused to permit it
The consul then declared according to the
dispatch that he word force the landing
under the protection of two German cruis
ers but Admiral Dewey threatened to fire
upon the cruisers and the attempt to land
the supplies was abandoned Another dis
patch asserts that Admiral Montejo com
mander of the Spanish squadron destroy
ed by Admiral Dewey is to be
on the charge of cowardice
The Navy Department received a cable
gram from Admiral Dewey which says
that the situation remains unchanged and
that the strict blockade continues There
is great scarcity of provisions in Manila
Foreign subjects fear an outbreak of the
Spanish soldiers
Fine Body of Men
A correspondent writes from Tampa
The American soldier of to day is in
comparably better than his predecessor
Conditions of enlistment are more se
vere He is more generously treated His
rations are improved and he has facilities
and privileges formerly unknown He is
offered incentives to manliness and self
respect How far these have been suc
cessful is indicated by the statement that
among all the troops in this place I have
not observed a single case of drunkenness
or disorder of any description
Sixty Killed at Cartagena
Advices from Cartagena Spain say the
explosion at Castle San Julian caused a
panic in the city Arms and legs were
picked up at a great distance from the
scene of the explosion The castle con
tained thirty eight privates belonging to
the artillery and infantry and 123 work
men not one of whom escaped uninjured
The dead numbered sixty two including
the governorof the port
Major Under Arrest
Maj Will tor D Colliday of the Fifth
Illinois infantry at Chickamauga was
placed under arrest pending examination
of charges that he was intoxicated and
abusive to his men while the regiment
was on the way to Camp Thomas
Soldier Killed in Collision
A special train on the Florida Central
and Peninsula Railway carrying North
Carolina troops collided with a freight
train Private William Barbee was kill
ed and Private J M Colclough was fa
tally injured
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Sutlers Refused a Permit
The Secretary of War is receiving a
large number of applications daily from
persons who wish to accompany the vari
ous army corps as sutlers To all of these
the War Department makes the uniform
reply that no sutlers or food contractors
will he allowed to go with any part of the
army in the campor in the field
Blanco Must Surrender
Persons arriving at Kingston Jamaica
from Havana declare Cuba is able to re
sist only one month longer owing to
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President Asks for 75000 Ad
ditional Volunteers
LISTS ARE NOW OPEN TO ALL
Recruits Are Not to Come Entirely from
National Guard
President McKinley Asks the Soveral
States to Iet Him Have More Troops
with Which to Whip the Spaniards
Call 19 Thought to Indicate Early
Invasionof Cuba by Army Now in
the Field Germans Failed to Bluff
Dewey at Manila
Washington special
The President has issued a proclamation
calling for 75000 more volunteers This
will make the total army strength regu
lars and volunteers 280000 The second
official call for troops is as follows
Whereas An act of Congress
was approved the 2oth day of April
1898 entitled An act declaring that
war exists between the United
States of America and the Kingdom
of Spain and
Whereas By an act of Congress
entitled An act to provide for tem
porarily increasing the military es
tablishment of the United States in
time of war and for other purposes
approved April 22 189S the Presi
dent is authorized in order to raise
a volunteer army to issue his proc
lamation calling for volunteers to
serve in the army of the United
States
Now therefore I William Mc
Kinley President of the United
States by virtue of the power vest-
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ed in me by the constitution and
the laws and deeming sufficient oc
casion to exist have thought fit to
call forth aftd hereby do call forth
volunteers to the aggregate number
of 75000 in addition to the volun
teers called forth by my proclama
tion of the 23d day of April in the
present year the same to be appor
tioned as far as practicable among
the several States and territories
and the District of Columbia ac
cording to population and to serve
for two years unless sooner dis
charged The proportion of each
arm and the details of enlistment
and organization will be made
known through the War Depart
ment
In witness whereof I have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be af
fixed
Done at the City of Washington
this 25th day of May in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and ninety eight and of the
independence of the United States
the one hundred and twenty-second
WILLIAM MKINLEY
By the President
WILLIAM R DAY
Secretary of State
It is confidently predicted in Washing
ton that this second call for volunteers
denotes an early and concerted move upon
Cuba and Porto Rico With this under
standing of it the proclamation of May 25
will be as welcome to the American peo
ple as was that of April 23 calling out
the first 125000 volunteers and will be
responded to as heartily and as promptly
In answer to the first call the quotas are
practically all fined except those of a few
Southern States When the full number
sZ men allowable under these two procla
mations has bfen enlisted and whm the
regular army has been recruited to the
limit permitted under its present organ
ization the United States will have under
arms including regulars and volunteers
a total of nearly 280000 men With such
nn army to supplement our gallant navy
we ought to be able to take anything short
of Madrid itself
Like the men called out under the for
mer proclamation these new volunteers
are to be enlisted for two years unless
sooner discharged But unlike the oth
ers these will not be drawn exclusively
irom tne Mate militia organizations The
enlistments will be open to all men of
proper age and physical abilities irrespec
tive of whether they have had previous
military training or not This will give
a much desired opportunity to many pri
vate organizations of a military nature to
see active service and it will also give a
similar chance to thousands of patriotic
individuals who hnve
belonged to no or
ganization at all
Frenchmen Offer Spain Cash
The railway companies backed by
French bankers have offered to advance
the Spanish Government 250000000
francs in gold if their concessions are pro
longed Senor Gamazo minister of pub
lic works is opposed to granting
any pro
longation of the concession
Gomez Pledj es Co operation
A letter from General Maximo Gomez
dated Barracones Santo Espiritu April
30 received in Washington by the Cuban
legation pledges his co operation with
toe army of the Umted States
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CRUISER CHARLESTON OFF TO
JOIN DEWEY
Expedition Leaves San Francisco to
Support Admiral Dewey in the Phil
ippine Islands- 7000 Troops on the
Way Monitor Monterey Is Delayed
Go to Deweys Aid
The cruiser Charleston is well on her
way to Manila She will call at Hono
lulu for coal and then proceed direct to
the Philippines and in less than thirty
days at the outside she ought to report
to Admiral Dewey Though the monitor
Montereyhas been ordered to Manila it
will be several weeks probably before
she can get away from San Francisco
Her executive officer Lieut Carlin said
the ship must wait for certain kinds of
ammunition desired by Dewey
Fully 7000 troops will soon be started
for Manila Those who did not go on
the three steamers will go later on the
China Centennial Colon and Zealandia
Three steamers the Pekin Australia and
City of Sydney started together A fleet
of transports will be met at Honolulu by
CBUISER CnAKLESTOX
the Bennington and thence convoyed to
Manila
Every steam vessel in the harbor blew
au revoir to Capt Glass and his crew as
the Charleston steamed out of the Golden
Gate None of the forts in the harbor
saluted the vessel but the demonstration
made by the 6000 soldiers gathered at
the Tresidio was tremendous When the
vessel was sighted coming down the bay
the soldiers gathered on the beach am
cheer upon cheer rang out from the inOa
who were to soon follow the Charlestoa
to the scene of Admiral Deweys triumph
It was expected that the trip would oc
cupy about twenty days This allows for
a somewhat lower rate of speed than is
usually made by steamers like the Pekin
Sydney and Australia the authorities rec
ognizing the necessity of economizing the
coal supplies when carrying heavy car
goes
The War Department is still negotiat r
ing for other steamers to be used fGr
transport purposes between San Francis
co and Manila The Government at pres
ent has the services of five ships It is
believed and in case Congress shall de
cide to give American register to vessels--of
the Northern Pacific Steamship Com
pany the whole fleet of that company will
be placed at the disposal of the Govern
ment on reasonable terms
HAVANA IN DIRE NEED
Letters Via Mexico Say the Situation
Is Desperate
Leters from Havana by way of Mexico
Kiy that the situation is desperate there
and that the people are beginning to eat
horse meat the few cattle in stock havingr
been seized by the army The insurgent
bands are controlling the interior and
have taken possession of some- towns
while Spaniards in large numbers controL
the northern coast A strong Spanish
military line has been placed along t he
railway between Havana and Batabano
On account of the great scarcity of
coal Gen Blanco issued an order stop
ping the gas works and all manufactures-
in which coal is needed and the coal has
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lKen stored by the Government for its
use Gen Blanco the
say- dearth of pro
visions will be soon relieved At a coun
cil recently he said Be confident and
let the people be confident that Spain is
not going to abandon us Gen Arolas
military commander of Havana is better
prepared to repel an attack than is gen
erally believed The rabid Spaniards are
making strenuous efforts to win over the
Cubans In a manifesto addressed to
the Spaniards born on the peninsula or in
Cuba they say Let us forgive the small
differences of the past and unite like
one man against the common enerav
Not to Iiearn War Secrets
President McKinley has established a
censorship over the cabinet Hereafter
only Secretary Long of the Navy Depart
ment and Secretary Alger of the War De
partment are to possess the war secrets
The other members of the cabinet are to
know only such war news as the Presi
dent and his var aids may think advisa
ble to tell thein
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