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ESTABLISHED JUINE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , MA53T 1 , 1808-TWENTV-FOUB PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
GUNS SPEAR AGAIN
Admiral Sampson Qites Spaniards Another
Smell of Powder ,
HEW YORK OPENS ON A CUB\N FORTRESS
Oaly a Few [ bells Necessary to Accomplish
Iti Purpose.
SPANISH GUNNERS FIRE ON THE ERICSSON
Little Ehip Withdraws and Big Cruiser
Takes Up the Challenge.
FIRING ONLY LASTED FIFTEEN MINUTES
Hew York Lay Only Ilnlf n Mile from
the Kortrrn * IlurluR Brief En-
FlngHhlit Is
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NEW YORK , 1LVVANA , April 29. ( Via Key
West , April 30. ) { New York World Cable
gram < ? p clal Telegram. ) The flagship New
York at daybreak this morning was at Its
station to the northeast of 'Havana. In its
company.were the Newport and the Ericsson.
The flagship shaped a course to the west
ward , meeting and speaking off Havana the
"Wilmington , Algonquin , Indiana. Iowa , De
troit and Mangrove. U was rumorcJ on
J tooard that wo were bound for Marlel to see
4f the Spanish were erecting new batteries
there. The Newport left us and the Porter
came In from the horizon. Thereafter the
torpedo boats 'Ericsson ' and Porter re
mained , O3C on each quarter.
As Havar * was passed the squadron pre
sented rather an Imposing appearance , with
five newspaper dispatchboats pounding along
Jo the rear. We * tre within long range , but
the fortifications did not open flre. The
enemy apparently has been perfecting his
batteries to the eastward of .Morro . castle.
The bay of WarJel , thirty-five miles to the
west of Havana , was reached In the middle
of the afternoon. Old iMartello tower stands
on the port to the left of the cotrance and
on a higher point to the right stands a
block house of the kind that sentinel the
trocha. There Is a big , old-fashioned smooth
bore battery near the block house. These
secined to constitute the sole defenses.
The entrance to the bay is very nirrow am :
faces due north. There Is only fourteen feel
ofwater on the bar. The flagship steamed
more lifeless and desolate place could hardly
up within csty rifle range of the shore , but a
be imagined. At the great tobacco ware
houses on the edge of the bay there was : io
movement. The town "beyond seemed Ilki
a cemetery around the large church.
UNWORTHY OF ATTENTION.
However , on the green palm-covered tnoun
tains to tbe left smoke rcso In slanting lines
Two little gunboats and four schooners lay
In tbe bay. The flagship could not get In
very close , but was satisfied , perhaps , tha
the five smooth bores of the Martello towel
and the block bouee were not -very worthy
of attention by the flagship.
The New York continued its way down "the
coast toward Cabanas , thirteen miles away
One the route the little Castlne s.vooped ou
of the northwest with a motionless white
cloud Icokout high on the head of Its sin
mast. It was sent bick toward Marie ) . The
Junior officers of the flagship were at suppe
In the steerage when , about 6 o'clock , the
foggy volcq of the boatswain could be heard
roaring on the deck : "Man the port battery.1
The boatswain of the New York has a voice
like the watery shuffle of a swimming horse ,
It Is delightfully terrible and no ballad singe
could hope for such an ovation as he wll
have whenever he shouts : "Man the port bat
tery. "
%
'Below deck wtis empty In a moment. The
4cruiser was off Cabanas and almoit oppo
'site the ruined hacienda of a tobacco plan-
* -tlon , from a point near which a troop
of Spanish cavalry bad dismounted and
opened a musketry fire upon It. The afte
port four-Inch gun of the New York , taking
s range of 3,700 yards , immediately sent a
shell Into that vicinity , and this chot wai
followed by six others from the after per
guns. "When the flagship came about , Cap
tain Chadwlck himself armed the after star
board four-inch guna. By this time the cav
airy had decided that the engagement was
over aad were proceeding up a hill. The
captain's shell dropped into the middle o.
their formation and they wildly scattered
The flagship then placidly continued 1U way
back toward Marlel.
The venture ended , leaving only one thor
ouchly dlsiutlsfled man on board. Gunner's
Mate Lentlle , whose station Ii In the after
turret , grumbled bitterly because tht e two
eight-Inch guns , "General Lee" and "Stone
wall Jackson , " were not called upca to dls
perse the Spanish eoldlers.
SPANISH BOASTS.
Meanwhile the Spaniards are now probably
gathered round tome cognac bottle"Ah :
we fifty Spanish eoldlere , we fought today
a great battleship. Yes , we fifty men a
little land of fifty men we fought a greaj
ehlp. More cognac. Just think how easll
' wo cm thrash these Americans when fifty
men can fight tbe flagship. "
I The signal officer o tbe after crldgi
t' tco that as tbe client fleet passed Marie !
I. the earlier afternoon a man In a emal
boat was fishing In the harbor. He had hU
back to the squadron and did not turn his
head. However , one of ttie gunboats ha
better eyeilght and upon seeing the New-
York bolted tx > abruptly that It dragged ha !
the mud In the bay loose with Us anchor ,
Its men could be seen moving excitedly to
and fro upon Its becks. It was wlthlu easy
range of three miles , but In direct line with
the town.
The coast from Havana to Cabanas Is high
so ] beautifully wooJed. with lofty mountains
In the background. This part ot the Island
must be at all time * more healthy than low
lying Florida and more suitable for mllltir ;
movements.
The flagship baa returned to Its station
The torpedo bolts are evidently keeping
Havana rather nervous tonight , for the
searchlightsbave been frantically flashing
OD tbe hprUon. STEPHEN CRANE.
ADDITIONAL ADVICES.
ATLANTA , April SO. A special to thi
Journal frcsn Key West say * Csbenas , <
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mall fortified' town tblrty-flve miles wee
jf Uattqa , on the northern coast of Havana
iu fired on by tbe New York Friday even
Ing snd tks fort demolished. Toe firing be
Kn at < * ) snd lasted fifteen minute * . Ten
thots were Bred from the- New York's bat
ttrlas. The New York sod Helens tried to
tow tr * from the batteries ot HsTsns snd
Marlel , but failed. Yesterday afternoon the
fteg hlp New York , with eight well directed
enells from the slx-inch gun oil Its port
bow and two from one of the elght-lnotJ BUGS
, n the forward turret , completely silenced
and rendered useless for both men or guns
wo Spanish forts at Port Cabanas , twelve
llM west of Marlel and thirty-five mllea
'rom Havana. As In the cose of Matanzoa ,
he first etiot was flred by a Spaniard ,
About coon the New York steamed up the
west coant. Following the flagship for quite
a distance come the Iowa , Indiana , Helena
and torpedo boats Porter and Brlcseon , but
after Havana was passed , where the Helena
went In eo close that a shot from Morro
woa momentarily expected , toe eblpe , with
the exception of the torpedo boats , coon
returned to their elation.
HURRY TO SHELTER.
Under a full head of steam the flagship
bowled along until Marlel wee readied. It
was easy from aboard the dispatch boat ,
without glasses , to see the commotion raised
by the presence of the war ships in the
pretty little village. The people rushed
wildly about and small boats quickly put In
shore. Hut 111 ere was no apparent life in
either of the forts on two hills that cover
the approaches to the liarbor. The Porter
teamed within half a mile of them and the
New Ycck swung leisurely at anchor at a
mile range. After Admiral Sampson had
surveyed Marlel to his apparent satisfaction
he cent the fldgtblp clipping merrily further
up the coaet.
Again the flagship rode unconcernedly half
a mile from the forts , and the Porter and
the Ericsson pushed their way ahead. Sud
denly there was a roar of a heavy gun , a
puff of smoke from the shore and the little
torpedo boat came scurrying tack under the
lee of the flag. dip. The officers and men
disappeared from the decks of the New
York like magic and In less time than It
takes to tell the story on : six-Inch gun
from Ha bow belched forth.
ANOTHER SHOT.
The evening was fading fast. Quick , good
work was necessary. Another ehot from
the flagship , one more from shore , and the
fort's guns were silenced. Three six-Inch
shells Dad sufficed. Five more shoto put a
quietus on the fortifications. The first shot
was flred at 6:20. : At 6:35 : the New York
let go two six-Inch shells , one at each for
tification to complete the Job. There was
no answer from tbo > shore. Ten minutes
later the flagship let go two of Its eight-Inch
turret guns , and the shrieking shells left a
trail of fire eaaly seen In the dark shadows
of the evening. At this time the shore we's
barely vMblc.and the New York put back
to Its station.
KEY WEST. Fla. . April SO. Incoming
boale lay that tbo firing by the flagship
New York laot night was on Cabanas , a small
fort about ten miles west of Marlel. The
torpedo boats Porter and Ericsson weri
scouting close to the coast when a small
battery opened flre on them with a rapid-fir
ing gun. Tbo torpedo boats hastily with
drew and notified the flagship , which was
cruising slowly In a westerly direction. The
New York promptly returned the fire , send
ing In. It is s ld here , about twelve shod :
from It * six and elght-lnrh guns. The bat
teries ashore made no response. The firing
was by no means In the natuic of a bom
bardment.
FULL DETAILS.
The full details of
the Cabanas affair are
that the New York was lying quietly out ;
silo the picturesque harbor of Cabanas ,
about two miles off shore , an Inspection trip
having just been completed. The flagship
was followed t > y the torpedo boats Ericsson
and Porter.
A return to the station off Morro castle ,
Havana , was contemplated , the band was
playing Us usual dinner music , when , from
a hill to the eastward of Cabanas harbor ,
came the sound of volley firing. It wat
plainly a email arms attack , though no smoke
was seen.
'Hie ' enemy was thought to be hidden close
to the beach and In front of a ruined white
build-Ing which eloped as If It had once been
tbe bacienda of a tobacco plantation. Now
And again Individual firing was beard and
well regulated volleys continued at Intervals
It was conjectured that one troop of cavalry ,
dismounted , was doing tbe firing.
The officers of the flagship stood on deck
trying to ascertain definitely the exact loca
tion of the fight , more amused than annoyed
at this novel metfaod of attacking an armored
cruiser. However , Rear Admiral Sampson
and Captain Chadwlck decided that the les
son taught at Matanzas must be taught again
t Cabanas.
* 1Man the port battery , " was the order.
( At a few minutes pass 6 o'clock the four-
inch gun In the afterport battery cent a
shot fljing over the water Into Cuba's roll ,
raising a little cloud of dust about 100 yards
in front of the hacienda , and Juat above
where the Spanish cavalry stood.
Before tbe hills , growing dim In the even
ing mist , bad ceased echoing and
reverberating the first report , the other four-
Inch gun In the after battery had landed Its
projectile.
A few more thots from this battery were
fired , but the ground was apparently damp ,
no dust arose , and It was hard to tell where
the shells fell. They were fired at 3,400
ycrdi range. The Spaniards were not heard
from after the first shot.
The New York then -turned Its bow east
ward. The
tarcet practice was apparently
over for tbe evening. Its starboard batteries
now bore on the coast.
SPANIARDS SCATTER.
A moment or so later Captain Chadwlck
saw -the Spanish cavalry , then mounted , as
cending a hillside- toward the bacienda and he
personally trained a four-Inch gun and
planted two shots , tbe second one plumping
right among the Spaniards , who scattered In
all directions.
The New York then ( teamed ahead toward
Morro castle and the band on the flagship
continued its musical program.
Uoei of the crew was on deck watching ,
this little lesson given to tbe Spaniards , but
there was no excitement.
The trio which ended In the target prac
tice at Cabanii commenced qbout noon ,
when the fiacchlo , with the Erluson and
Porter , departed westward. The admiral
wa > anxious to persomlly investigate the
blockade In the tarbprt.
Upon this occasion the first good view of
the city of Havana * was obtained , the New
York steaming within range of the batteries ,
the palace , tire cathedral and Prado , and the
"fortifications" were plainly visible In the
bright sunlight. Havana then looked any
thing but the "City of Saffron Dirt , " as some
people thought she looked.
When out of range of the Santa Clara bat
teries , after parsing the Iowa , Detroit , Man
grove and Mayflower , tbe flagship proceeded
westward , steaming about two miles distant
from tbe shore. When Marlel , twenty-five
miles from Havana , wa reached , the flig-
thlp came to a fctaadstlll and the gunboat
o * Second P gt. )
ENGLAND HANGS BACK
John Ball Not Effusive in Friendship for
Uncle Samuel
WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM CHASTENED
Venezuela Affair Still Rankles in HSsf
British Breast *
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TEMPORARY REVERSE WOULD SUIT HIM
Thinks United State ? Ought to Get a
Little Whipping.
LITTLE RELIANCE ON MADRID ADVICES
Ilellcvc Spain' * Fleet linn
Xot Started ( a Croim the At-
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Initllr , Heporte l in He-
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LONDON , April 30. { New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) There Is no
otron ; sympathy with the United States
here beyond a certain limited circle of ad
vanced radicals. The bulk of hostile feeling
consists In desiring that the United States
may find the subjugation of Cuba a tougher
Job than they expect. Most Englishmen
have back In their mlnda a feeling of re
sentment for Amerlca'0 action regarding
Venezuela and these would be gratified If
America were subjugated to chastening In
fluences and a temporary reverse.
Certain newspapers like the Chronicle
and Dally Mall are endeavoring to- evoke
friendly sentiments for America , but thr
bulk of even the liberal prcES L ? decidedly
tepid In Its sympathy , while tbe tory press
Is either coldly critical or actually hostile.
Although It would eminently suit the exi
gencies of the present government In view
of the threatening asptct of affalro In the
far east to countecano ( he Idea of reap * .
preachment between England and the United
States , the ministers have found fo overwhelming -
whelming a nwes of feeling amung their owr
supporters in favor of an observance of the
strlctwt neutrality that any friendly ten
dency on their part has been completely ar
rested. Any observer who has mixed among
Englishmen representative of different
classes cznnot fall to bs struck with the
almost total at/xnce ? of any spontaneous
manifestation of good will towards the
United States in the present contest.
Whether the progress of the war may pro
duce a change remains to be seen , but that
Is the existing ctate of feeling.
NAVAL , EXPERTS SKEPTICAL.
Expert naval opinion here In profoundly
skeptical concerning the rumor that the
Spanish Cape Vecde fleet Is crocslng the
Atlantic. They fully believe It will next be
heard of at the Canaries , where , If tbe Span
lab authorities ohoose , their arrival ran be
kept secret until the news Is brought by some
South American liner from Las Palmas. Tbe
main object of Spain Is to envelop Its plans
In impenetrable tnyntery , but It Is beglnnln ?
to be felt foerc lhat their mystery Is the only
feature they hare to recommend them. The
Spancb ! are undoubtedly encouraged In this.
proceeding by the absurd cable dispatches
printed here from New York conveying the
impression that every freah canard about the
Spanish war cfalps being sighted sends a
wave of panic along the whole Atlantic sea
board. A vivid Illustration of the facblon in
which the Spanleh stage navy Is being ex
plaited Is shown by today's dispatches. The
cruiser Numancla Is mentioned In a Cadiz.
telegram as being cne of a formidable squad
ron which sailed on some mjsterlous ml *
slon. Two hours later a Barcelona despatch
announces the Numancla's arrival there in
tow , having been brought from Toulon with
6Kne weeks' refalrs uncompleted.
Discussion of the American wa lozo. has
caused tbe publication here of an Instructive
series of figures showing the highly favorable
position of the United States compared with
European nations In the matter of public
debt. Out of America's gross debt at the
present moment there Is an equivalent of 3
pounds ten rfiilUags per head of population
as against Great Britain's 16 pounds 4 shil
lings ; France's 28 pounds 5 shillings ; Ger
many's 21 pounds 10 shillings ; Spain's 14
pounds 12 fhllllags. Then again the United
States' debt in charge per head Is only 1
shilling 11 pence as against Great Britain's
12 ctillllngs 8 pence ; France's 18 shillings 7
pence ; Germany's 1 shilling C pence and
Spain's 14 shillings 9 pence.
HKAR FROM BATTLESHIP OREGO.Y
flenches Rio Janeiro Safely After a
Lnnir Journey.
RIO DE JANEinO , April 30. 6 p. m.
The battleship Oregon , enroute from Puget
sound to Key West , has just arrived.
WASHINGTON , April 30. There was a
feeling of relief among officials tonight over
the safe arrival of the Oregon at Rio De
Janeiro , well to the north and out of possible
reach of the Spa-nlsh torpedo cruiser Tern
crarl ? . uhlch has been lying around the
vicinity of Buenos Ayres.
The keenest Interest Is taken in Its future
movements , but on account of the extreme
reticence of the naval authorities the nature
of the Instructions which bave awaited It at
Rio De Janeiro are not known. The preva
lent belief , however , is that Its orders are
to proceed to join Admiral Sampson's fleet
without delay.
Anxtrln Will llemnln Xentrnl.
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VIENNA , April 30. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) I have nuthar
Ity to state that doubts entertained in Amer
ica regarding Austria's neutrality are to
tally unfounded. Austria has never In wa
given a declaration of neutrality except once
In 1S77 , when it was a neighboring power ,
Austria's neutrality In the present war la
self saying. A declaration of neutrality I
considered superfluous and will not be glvin
Tbe rumor that tbe emperor had subscribed
a sum for the Spanish fleet is altogether un
founded. The safeguards egalnct any
such Intention in the future lies in the etn
peror's reserved character. There Is an offi
clal denial this evening that no note on thi ,
subject has been received from the American
president. The largest Austrian ram tor
pedo ship , Maria Theresa , has received order
to tall for Cuba for the protection of Aus
trlin subject * and five AuiUUn consulates ,
Frrncbavnl | 're | > nratlODH.
( Copyright. WSI , by Prtci PutlUh ne Company.
PARIS. April ZO. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Inquiries a
official quarters by the correspondent here
tend to entirely discredit the Aurore's slo.-y
of exceptional mllltcry naval activity a
Brut. I .m arsured at the mlnlitry of aw
tno that nothing Is belag'Wic beyond nor-j
mat preparations tor nunMirers , which l-
ways produce bustle at lh tdok yards and
arsenal. Tbe suggestion : tb t France Is pre
paring for Intervention 1 the Htspano-
Amerlcan contest Is received wltb genuine
muacment.
SPA1X MAS FI.KXTY OK COAL.
mm nil to LMH < "Vleef for Six Month *
t , W r.
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MADRID , April 2 . ( via frontier ) . ( New
York World Cablegram Spechl Telegram. )
According to reliable advices Spain does
not lack coat for Its navy and merchant
mh ervlce < , because In view of the turn evcntn-
have been taking- for weeks pact , tbe gov
ernment and enterprising Bllboa , Barce-
ona , Cadiz , Santander and Valencia firms ,
both Spanish , English and German , had
brought In large supplies that now fetch
much higher prices. Manufacturers , chle-fly
at Catalonia , did not take tbe same precau-
lens and have to piy enhanced prices or
use native coal that damages the fine ma
chinery of factories and cblps. As it Is an
thracite Is mostly used by railway compt-
nte > . < , however , and g's and electric works
use it largely. Native coal Is abundant In
Aeturla and South Spain. It Is not easy to
ascertain bow the coal reserves stand In
the Spanish colonies , but even there tmpplles
can be obtained through neutrals. All pri
vate depots and cargoes la the colonies will
naturally be taken over by the authorities
for war purposes , even If they have to pay
a high price. Tbe general idea in naval
circles is that Spain baa ample money and
coal supplies for six or eight months of
war at least.
Weyler made a sensation In tbe senate
by a haughty , provoking and ' aggressive
speech 'midst dead silence. He "began by defending -
fending bis conduct la Cuba , asserting that
ho never committed unnecessary cruelty ,
only Indispensable severities to stamp out
disaffection and punish murderers , Incen
diaries and crush the -rebellion by depriving
it of all resources of support. The n on combatant -
batant population , he eald , Maritial Campos
even had begun to concentrate. He said be
did not regret what bo had done , aa he bed
stamped tbe rebellion almost entirely out
In four provinces and would have done the
same in' the rest of the Hand , before April ,
1S9S , if autonomy had no [ been prematurely
and uselessly tstabllslied and all his policy
reversed , wbereby machj ground was lost
politically.
In a military senee alto be criticised the
new policy and then % fenttato a bitter per
sonal attack upon Morctij He said tbe best
'
proof that his policy ha'd been useful lay
In the attacks heaped on , , him by the Yan
kee press and McKlnley , and when he took
up the cudgels for hU soldiers and tbe hcnor
of Spain this government prosecuted him.
He startled the houae by declaring he had
promised1 Scnor Canoyas 0,000 men to In
vade the United States after crushing tbo
Cuban Incurrcctlon , and he rcp'atei now to
the government and ruuntry the advice he
tad given Canovas n ! to remain on the
defensive but to attack .the United States
ca sea and land , as thr ere 111 prepared.
Ho announced he if'lj'1 ' > 'etomei day <
reply to all his advc'ji. * wltu many documents
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uments In hla posset * icn an ] he signifi
cantly turned toward. Marshal Campos aad
Moret. Then the duke" of Tetuan and General
Azcarraze came to tlfe rescue by solemnly
declaring that the conservative parfy when
In office had absolutely approved all tbe
acts of Weyler. The government did not
think It fit to reply or prolong the delate.
SPAIX MUST FOIIM AA ALMAJiCE
Cnbnn Aiilononilnt Senator Dlncnuncm
the \Vnr Situation.
( Cbpyrlcht , 1S9S , by Press PubllJh'ng Company.
MADRID , Friday , April 29 ( via Frontier )
( New York World CtSlegram Special Teic ,
gram. ) Having questioned one of the leadIng -
Ing Cuban autonomist senators who has Jus
arrived from Spain to represent hU colony
In the Cortes , I gott'Sls reply :
"As much as it may surprise you , I must
tell you that we consider the only way ou
of the- present conflictIn Cuba is 4o look to
Europe. It is quite possible Spain might ,
even at ro late a day , reconsider its fata
and ill-advised policy of Isolation and neu
trallty In European Mediterranean affairs.
"It seems at last that after all the chances
offrlendshlp _ In the courts of the govern
ments which have been * offered oo often for
twenty-five years , thaiwould have been so
useful In the present crisis , Spain mutt make
up its mind to go about It resolutely , ac
cepting any and all lds for Its alliance and
dtapcsed to make any promise of Its naval
end military support In European , African
and Mediterranean questions. No price la
too high or too dear In the eyes of the pccple
to get moral and material assistance agains
the United States.
The only question Isnow If tbe govern
ment will have the decision , energy , fore-
eight and talent required for such supreme
and necessary International policy. They
ought not to hesitate before'any contingency.
and even if they tave to Join a triple alli
ance with France } nd Russia , they roust go
quite straight ahead , regardlew of consequences
quences , even If such consequences led the
European coalltloci to be confronted by the
United States allied to England and Japan.
"We have nathlng to expect from eltner
Japan , tbe Philippines or England , so wo
must oek our alllea where there Is a com
munity of Intercuts , political and commer
cial , with a view to checktbe Monroe doc
trine , which Is threatening all European
eolcoles In the new world , with the further
view to check the political growth of the
Anslo-Saxon communities. We know per
fectly well we are 'not lalone In Europe 'J :
harboring such aspirations and de-signs. "
This Cuban autonomist plainly exposed
what 90 per cent of theSpanlirds them-
ecCvcs think and deaire ami their diplo
macy may jet attjinpt to 'realize.
French 'Holder * 'of S | > nuUti Delit.
( Copyright , 1SS8 , by Prets PuUlfh'nc Company. ;
PARIS , April 30. < New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Monde Eco-
nomlque , a leading financial paper , comment
Inz on tbe heavy fall In "Spanish securities ,
says that French' Intern ? In these stocks i
Greatly reduced , as a'Utffe amount of scrip
has been transferred j > f'I te years by French
to Spanish 'holdert ' because of the deprecia
tion In Spanish currency and the consequeo
loss In bringing home the Interest. It I
calculated that pow two-thirds of the external
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nal debt is held In Spain , France holding
only one-sixth. M. Newmarck , a high au
thorltr. declares that tbe haldlni > in Franc
of Spanish securities is between 100,000,000
and 120.000,0 < Kof > which from { 40,000,000 to
60,000,000 consists of government bonds , 01
guzrantres to check and from 60,000,003 to
80,000,000 of miscellaneous ecurttleE.
I'rohlhlU HaUlPir Moner for * i > aln.
MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay , April M. ( Via
Galvtaton. ) Tbe government of .Uruguay.
having declared neutrality dwlng the war
between Spain and tbe United States , has
prohibited public perform&ncoi and tbe rap
ing of subscriptions in public for tfce pur
pose of adding to the fund lel&tf raised to
lscrM the AtrMgtV cf tlu Span tab na.vy.
I | AT / OLD FORT OJIAHA
Bendecrons for tha Nebraska Troops is to Be
Located There ,
ADJUTANT GENERAL CORBIN'S ' DECISION
Executive Officer of tha Arrry Designates
the Post for GfUhring.
LEAVE LINCOLN MONDAY OR TUESDAY
Exact Time for the Transfer Cannot Now
Be Given Cat.
FINEST PLACE IN WEST FOR A CAMP
Army Officer Prnl en the Old Fart nn
a Place far < he School at In
struction far the An-
tlonnl Gonril.
Tbe Nebraska troops will rendezvous at
Fort Omaha. Tomorrow or Tuesday at the
latest , the state troops to the number of
about 2.000 will take up quarters and remain
there until ordered away.
There has been much shouting to tbe effect
that the troops would bo encamped at Fort
Crook. Yesterday The Bee eent a query on
this point to the War department , and last
night received the following reply :
WASHINGTON , .April 30. To the Omaha
Bee : Nebraska troops will rendezvous at
old Fort Omaha. H. C. CORBIN ,
Adjutant G-eneral , U. S. A.
Tbe telegram does not state Just when
the troops will move , but It la understood
that they will be here tomorrow or Tuesday ,
though upon whkb date cannot now be
stated.
Tbo railroads get an opportunity of haul
Ing the soldiers back to Omaha and the state
fools the bill. The action of Governor Hoi-
comb In this matter Is severely criticised.
One of the heavy taxpayers of the state , in
speatlng of the plan pursued by Governor
Holcomb , last night said : "It looks as
though Governor Holcomb was anxious to
turn a large sum of stata money Into the
treasuries of the railroads and knew of no
easier way than by shipping the state troops
dtvvnto Lincoln. It is possible that tbe
governor bad no official notification that the
troops would be mobilized here. If he did
not have this notification he knew very wel
that the soldiers would be brought to this
city and mustered In. He knew that the gov-
crnment stores and the government reserva
tions are here , and I can't see any reason
for his arbitrary order. The matter of trans
portation Is not the only item of expeuoe
he has thus saddled upon the ctate.
Had the governor waited , he could have
saved the cost of transportation of many of
the companies tbat will now have to double
the road. "
Owing to tbe fact that It was uncertain
up till last alght that the mobilization of
the etate troops was to be at Fort Omaha
and not Fort Crook , no plan for their re
ception was made , though it is certain that
they will bz given a hearty welcome , and
that the welcome will be featured to a
greater extent tticn was the departure o
the Guards and the Rifles last week , though
It may not bj so much of a demonstration
a : there are a great many people who be
lieve that tbe better p'ca is to save whai
the expense of a parade would coot an.J pu
It Into i fund to be used for paying oft the
armory Indebtedness of tbe two Omaha com
panles.
WHEN THE BOYS COME HOME.
H. J. Penfold , who was on the last parade
committee , and who was al > < o one of the
marshals of the parade of last week , raid
last night : "I am mighty glad thit the boy *
are coming tack , and I am also glad KM
the balance of the companies of the two
Nebraska regiments are coming with Uiem
I am opposed to expending a large sum ol
money to pay tbe expenses of a big blowou
upon their return. I think tbat thebettei
way to do is to get out and hustle and celled
led in money , using it to pay oft the ex
pensea of the armories. It we raise more
than Is needed , we can put It Into a fund
to be expended in getting up a great paradi
when the boys are ordered eouth , If tha
time should ever come. If they do not go
to war , tbe money thus raised can bedl
vlded between tbe two Omaha companies ,
and In this way It will do much , more good
than hiring bands to give them a welcom
home from the few days' stay at Lincoln.
"As I understand the situation , the twc
Nebraska regiments will be brought eve
the Missouri Piclflc , and will be switched
onto the stub track at the old fort. If this
Is true , they will not pass through tbe city
to reach their camping place , which In Itsel
would make It impcsElble to have a parade. "
Captain Davis , cblef clerk of the Depart
ment of tbe Missouri , when apprised of th
order issued by Adjutant General Corbli
said : ' 'The move is a good Iblng , but th
troops should never have been sent to Lin
cojn. If Govermr Holcomb had given th
matter any consideration , he might b-av
known that the Nebraska soldiers would b
mobilized In this city. From an army stand
point It is the most natural thing. The gov
eminent storehouse and the supply depot
are located here. Tbe government has It
teams end men to haul the supplies and th
warehouses are filled with provisions. H
knew , or ought to have known tbla fact , am
he also knew or ought to have known tha
the government would not ship this stuff
to Lincoln. The expend of feeding the me
here will not be more than one-half what I
would have been at Lincoln.
PROPER PLACE TO COME.
"The grounds out at Fort Omaha are ad
mlrably adapted for tbe rendezvous of
large body of men. If the men do not wan
to sleep in tents they can occupy the old bar
racks , that are large enough to accommodat
double it he number of coldlere In the tw
Nebraska' regiments. But right here , I am
of the opinion tbat It would be much btttr
for tbe men to sleep In tbe tenu. After the
leave Omaha < to go to tbe field they will no
have beds and barracks and my judgment Is
that It U a good thing for them to get ac-
cu-Ttomed to out of door life , M they wll
have plenty of it If they move toward Cuba '
which they probably wll ! If the war coa
tlnues for any great length of time.
"Speaking about the old fort , tbe parad <
and drill grounds are the beet in tbe coun
try and this alone Is a grc t Item for con
Iteration , as during the next month all o :
the -men who are not In the hospital wll
pend from eight to twelve faoun per day Ir
dr lllng. An tlur thing to be tnKeo Into con
slderatlon with reipect to Fort Omaha is th
water and the light * . The -water rompin ;
bu mains running through tbe grounds ao <
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an abundant supply of water is always at f
hand. There are hydrants along all of the
streets and several drinking fountains.
"With reference to the Hgbtiog of the
grounds , everything is In the best of con
dition. The gas company has lamps along
all of the streets , while a number of the
buildings that will be used for officers' quar-
ers and the military school are supplIeJ with
gas , the chandeliers still being lo place. "
As soon as the Nebraska soldiers reach
the city the work of mustering them Into i
the service of the United Elates will begin.
This will consume at least tno weeks , as
they will all -have to be examined as to their
fitness to serve in the army. The examina
tion completed , those who pass will be
sworn In and then If there are not enough
men left to fill the regiments they will be
recruited up to the required number.
MISSOURI PACIFIC GETS THE HAUL.
The Missouri Pacific railway will haul the
two regiments of Infantry In the Nebraska
National guard from Lincoln to Fort Omaha.
The award of transportation was ifaa'de at the
state ? " capital yesterday afternoon after the
bds ) of the five competing railroads bad been
examlcied by tbe state officers and gone over
by them with the representatives of. tbo
railroad.
William C. Barnes , traveling passenger
agent of the Missouri Pacific , handled tbe bid
for his road at Lincoln , and tbe news of the .
award was ccoamunleated by him to the
local office. Afelstant General Freight and
Passenger Agcat PhllllppI said that the .
troops would be brought here via Union and |
Weepdng Water. He did not know whclbcr
tbe movement would be made Monday or
Tuesday. It was reported among the officials
of other lines that the troops would not be
brought to Omaha until Tuesday , Governor
Holcomb desiring to keep the men at Lin
coln os'long as possible.
There are somewhat over l.COO soldiers
with all their teats and camp luggage , guns
and older equipment to be brought from
Lincoln to Fort Orcaba. The troops will bo
transported In either three or four tralno ,
probably the latter. Each of tbe new high-
tuck coachcc seats fifty passengers. At this
rate thirty-two coaches will be required to
transport the troops. .Four trains of eight
coached each , with one teggage car to *
train , will accommodate tbe two reglmen'.B
quite well. 'The' tracks nearest to the Fort .
Omaha grounds are owned by the Elkhorn ,
and the Missouri Pacific will run Us trains
Into the post over these tracks. There was
a tfwltch of the Eikhora directly into the
post when the Second Infantry , U. S. A. , .
was stationed there , but since that time It |
has been torn up. Tbe main track of thb
Eikhora , however , runs within a short dis
tance of the post.
G < JV. IIOLCOMI1 I'lXAl.LY GnES IX.
Order * Iueil to Gunrd to Conic to
Kort Ouinha.
LINCOLN , April 30. ( Special Telegram. )
A meeting was held at the governor's office
tonight and a most Important order was pre
pared. It orders an increase iu the guard
and provides for the furnishing of transpor
tation. The order would alee Indicate ( bat
tbe move to Omaha will be made next Tues
day. Those present at the meeting tonight
were : Governor -Holeomb , General Barry ,
General Bills , Lieutenant Stotsenberg and
Captain Roeder , the latter being of company
M , from Grand Island. The text of tbe order
Is as follows :
HHADQUARTJORS NEBRASKA NA
TIONAL GUARD , ADJUTANT GEN
ERAL'S OFFICE. LINCOLN , Neb. , April
30 , USS. General Orders No. 13 :
1. All company commanders of the First
and Second regiments , Nebraska National
Guard , ore hereby ordered to recruit their
respective commands to the maximum
number allowed by law , viz : Eighty-one
enlisted men.
2. All persons offering themselves as re
cruits , us above provided , will be directed
to appear at Catnp Alvln Baunders until
llonday evening. May 2 , lisa , after which
they will report at the rendezvous at Old
Fort Omaha , near Omaha , Neb.
3. Company commanders will be careful
ty receive no person who Is In years over
45 or under 18 , or who Is not In physical
strength and vigor. All minors should
have the written consent of their parents.
4. Company commanders are hereby
authorized to wire transportation , It nec
essary ( mall should be used If possible ) ,
to such number of recruits as may be
necessary to comply with the regulations
above mentioned.
By command of the esmmanJer-In-chlef ,
P. II. UAHKY , Adjutant General.
MUSTER AT OMAHA.
It Is given out tbat tbe troops will be eent
to Omaha and there mustered In. Tbe com
panies will be taken one at a time , the pri
vates mustered first , then tbe company offl
cers and last tbe regimental officer * . It la
estimated that U will tike fifteen days to
make tbe medical examinations.
Tbe Instructions of the War department to
Lleutentnt Stottenberg aay tbat the govern
ment will pay all the expenses , which is
( Continued on Third P ge. )
DEWEY IS AT WORK
Arrives Cff Manila and Captures Four
Spanish Fr'z > s.
*
FLEET OF THE DONS IS IN HIDING
Doe * Not Have the Ntrve to Face tbe
Music.
CANNOT ESCAPE FOR LACK OF COAL
Philippine Insurgent Committee Gives Newt
to the World.
WELL SUPPLIED WITH MONEY AND ARMS
lletiel * Are AvenftliiK Tlieuielve * osl
the I'rledt * nnil Spnnlntil * Are
Pnttlnir In the Time Mn-
ncrlnir Chlue e.
( Copyright , 1855. by Pret Putllth'nB Company. )
HONG KONG , China , Saturday afternoon ,
April 30. ( New York World Cablegram Spe
cial Telegram. ) Commander Uewey's Amerl *
can squadron Is in sight of Manila. The fleet
has already captured four Spanish pritco.
The Spanish war chips , Instead of giving bat
tle , arc In hlJlug. They hare not coal
enough to permit them to escape.
The Philippine Insurgent committee hero
has Just reported these facts. The rebel
leaders here have asked United State. ' Consul
Wlldman to send them to Manila. They
have money and arms.
General Agulnaldo , tbe Insurgent prcfldent
and commander-In-chlef , urrhed at the Phil
ippines Monday to lead
a rebel descent on
the Island of Luzon , the largest of the group
and the one on which the capital , Manila , Is
situated.
The rebels arc avenging themselves on the
priests against Consul Wlldman's protests.
The steamer Memnon has arrived here with ,
upwards of $1,000,000 In treasure taken from ,
the Philippine cathedrals. The Cathollca
here j arc about to send a fihlp to the res
cue.
Chicamen arc being mastucrcd by the
Spanish. The big store of tbo Manila Sugar ,
company Is being sold to Hong Kong capi
talists by telegraph for a song.
BERLIN , April 30. ( New York World Ca-
blegium Special Telegram. ) It is stated
that Germany has sent an official note to
America offering no oiectlon to the landing
of Americans at the Philippine ! , but pro-
te-U'rig against a contemplated bombard
ment wftlch would endanger Interests.
I'IA\S : OF THR HKI1KL 1 ,
Aoriilnnlilo Will HeHiiinc Control of
the Ilei'iiliHc.
( Copj-rlfrht , 1858. by l'rf * I'uLllfli'nc Company. )
SINGAPORE , Straits Settlement , Saturday
Even log , April 30. ( New York WorU Cable
gram Special Telegram. ) General Emlllo
Agulnaldo , the supreme leader of the late
Philippine rebellion and the proclaimed
president of the Philippine republic , will
reach Hong Korg In a few hours on ill *
voyage from Singapore.
It Is coiv deemed tiat this U the proper
moment when the circumstances of his Im
mensely Important mission may be dis
closed to the American people. That mission
Is j to resume control of the destinies of the
Infant Philippine republic. All tbe efforts to
wrest liberty from Spilo were suspended
temporarily In consequence of the honorable
peace concluded December 14 , 1897 , with ,
Governor General Prime de "Rivera " , upon bli
promising to make sweeping reforms , In
cluding tbo curbing of the colossal arbitrary ,
powers i of the monastic fraternities In the
Philippine Islands the prime cavue of the
Intolerable j oppression , cruelties and exac
tions . Inflicted upon the natives. Those re
forms were not carried out by the Spanish
government aod therefore the whole treaty ,
fell through. The rebel leaders resumed free
dom of action consequently and General
Agulnaldo came to Singapore to confer with
the other Philippine leaders here.
Mer.nwhllo Howard Day an Englishman
who had beta osttled in tbe Philippines for
fifteen years , but who , owing to the trouble *
there , bad taken up a temporary residence
in Singapore was In constant friendly rela
tion with General Agulnaldo. Through bi
arency Spencer Pratt , tbe American consul
general here , obtained a secret Interview with ,
Aculnaldo. ' Mr. Pratt succeeded in convinc
ing General Agulnaldo that Itwould be ft
mistake to pursue a course of Independent
action and persuaded the Philippine chief to
agree to co-operate with the American force *
In a contemplated attack on Manila and tha
other Spanish strongholds In tbe Philippines
and to be followed by the organization of a
provisional government.
Mr. Pratt , having obtained Commodote
Dewey's approval of this actbn , effected Gen.
eral Agulnaldo's secret departure on a Hrlt-
Ish steamship with an aide-de-camp. Colonel
Uepilar , and his private secretary , Hcyba ,
under assumed names.
r crmis TIIR i > uixs.
German I'lipem Treut the United
Mule * Jlnre Krlenill- .
( Core right , U-8. ! by the ArnucUtrd Pre s. )
BERLIN , April 30. Public attentlcu Is * o
engrossed with the Hlspcuo-Aincrlcan strug
gle that the reconvening of the Reichstag
and the Prussian diet bave been almost un
noticed.
Ti&e- newspapers print entire pegei of war
news , from all parts , mostly unreliable , and
much of it unfavorable to the United States.
Extras are repeatedly ksued , alleging great
naval disasters to tbe Americans.
One ot tbe worbt offenders announced on
Wednesday evening last , that four Araerlian
war ships had bwn blown up ( giving among
tbe victims flctlcloui Ironclad ) off Buenos
Ayrte.
Aa a whole , however , tbe German prcsg
tiaa cease ] Its l.ostlle tone toward the United
States. Fur this change the government If
entirely respo.alble , as all the newspapers
which are In the tablt of obtaining Informa
tion from tbe foreign office , which Includes
all newspapers of Importance In tbe em
pire , were this week given a bint to stop
their abuse of the Volted States aa being
directly opposed to tbe government's atti
tude , besides being unpatriotic and pollllcjllj |
unwise. The blot wa effective and not
line directly hostile to America has sloe *
been printed Ja any paper.
Tbe correspondent of the Associated Preaf
notes tbt sever * ! newspapers , notably tMI