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London June lTho
Madrid
correspon
bvL Ih ° ttUlara c aP > R Sunday
br way of Uayonne
sajs Tho reervo
quadron now undereolng speid trials
monj the auxiliary cruisers
Iatrlou and
Ilapldp each with 175 men and four tor
JSl 2iWf 1M men
HOUSTON DAIM POSTr WEPSTESDAYffrlORNTNG JUSTE 1 1898
Sl don llonrfet1 ° lh ° N ° tt Y ° rk lkrnlJ Co > rlKhleiJ 1S08 bV J 1 Oor
WashliiKton May i AppachtliiK that Juno mmka tho commencement of
tho West Imllei ojclonlo iKrlod and tint Ixid weather mij be expected during tho
lenmlnliiR summer mouths tho naval nuthoiltles aro doing all In their power to
hasttn th dls iteh of tho nimy ot 15000 men to Commodoro Schlejt relief m
order thil Cervera may bo destrojed biforo ho has a chance to escape Pour
Uitlcrlei ot lumvy artillery eaulpped with siege
guni will nccompiny tho aimy
and the Information luro tonight Is that
they am now safely aboard Hoops ships
U li expected nt tho war depivument that advices will be received In a ftnv hours
announcing the deparluio oftho forco under nn efnclent convoy
OERVERAS CRUISERS
TIIPV MIJHIJ MM IV v fOMItllOV
io piuiir
WIllMl UuJ SIlippiMl lit Oil UtlUlll llf
Ciiiiiiiiii V rMi ill I iik o A ill i < i leu UN
AVhii jhh hem
Washington May St W It Dtvls Carl
Davis nnd Clcvo Dnvls threo joung men
of this city havo iuat returned homo afUr
a threo jears visit to Venezuela and
brought lntuvUlng Information conurnlng
Generas licet They lnnded at Now York
Riturday from tho Dutch mall uteauici
Trim Pmlerlch Hendilk On tho way up
from South America tho steamer put Into
Curacon May 14 tho snmo day ilia Spar
Uh Capo Verile fleet arrived at tho Dueh
port Tho soung own vvcro in close prox-
imity to tho steamer ot the fleet for marly
tblrtyslx bourn and during that tlmo kept
a constant watch on every movement of
tho Spaniards Tho Oect they say was
short coaled and provisioned wlnlu the
bottom ot each Jilp was foul vvltb h
srowth
Admiral Cervera
iquadron was xu no
flghtlng trim
On board tlio Dutch steamer with the
young Vaahlmstonlans was Captain n b
Osbom of nrookbu and they xmilrm en-
tirely his story ot tho poor condition ot
tho Spanish ll t concerning whlen they
mado It their business to get Information
Tho Harvard llouml Ptixt
Tendon June 1 A dlsprtch to tho
Staudard from Kingston raya The Unite 1
auxiliary cruiser Harvard sailed
os
ffll or ° the1slaorC < l aad hwl04 l9r
MIGHT MAKE A DASH
scuiuy linimvpn
cuuup op
HI VMVfi Till OAMPURV
TliiniKlit Prnlmll H AVmilil AVt
for thi >
ItclnfoifMucnlv lnit Ad
mltlfil He MIkIU ll
Washington May 31 Tho significant
statement was mado by a cabinet officer
after tho regular Tuesday meettng of the
cabinet today that no wwl had been re
celled alnco Monday morning from Com
modoro Schley directly and that it was
believed that nothing would bo hwrl for
two or threo dajs at least
This is taken to
mean tint Schley prob
nbv will await the arrival ot troops uioro
nmlctaklug any activemovo ou Soauago
t was plainly anticipated
In some quii
ters that he might
through the po eMon
of bonu Information
that
would tcid to
nMitnllM the strength of tho eiuuv3
aaiago rar
the Spanish tquadron apiuro
With tho assistance Cf o Unglo reirliiiLiii
believed Is I UnMea S < > P which i
even now o tho wav in hi
support the officials ore conndenfthal
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AT WOTH15H >
rt
IHgr Pleel SiirT < P
Off MoriMU Point
Indon Juno lA dispatch to the Mall
from Kingston dated
Tuesday
saJS A
largo American squadron
supposed to bo
near Admiral
Sampsons v s i0en today
off Port Antonio tho
on
north coast
ot Ja-
maica twentyilva mles northwest of Mo
rant Point the
eastern
extremity of the
Island attaining weatwird
REPORT FROM HAVANA
noiii mmwmi pinnr ami ports
ii i3 i > < veni
Tlu > Pitlit Iuitril Un Rriiiltr Pnrt
lit tin Aflimuiiii I li < > AmerlciiiiN
Iliiil In AiIviiiUiikc
Copyrighted isi < by Associated Tress
Cape lliytlen Mnv 31 510 p ra Ad-
vices just received from Havana a that
since 2 oclock this ufteinoou the fleet nt
Santiago has benn ciiinonartlng tho bit
teries of Mono castle La Zecaplta and
Punta Garda At tho same time It is
lidded the Amcrlcin ships havo been en-
gaged with the Spanish warships Tho
firing was cxtiemcly heavy At 315 n m
tho cannonading became lesa heavy against
tho fortifications but was moro accentuated
In tho locality vvheie
the flcots vvcro en-
gaged
Morro oastle U nt the entrance of tho
harbor of Santiago de Cuba a short dls
tatico insldo tho harbor cntranro and
Puntn Gorda Is situated on the point well
inside the harbor ot Santiago showing
that the American fleet has enteied tho
harbor according to tho Havana advices
via Capo Hiytlen and has engaged the
Spanish fleet In tltoso waters
010 p id At this hour the Santiago
cable Is still working Trlvate messages
Intlnintu that there has been a severe tight
between tho American fleet andtho outer
fortifications nnd tho Spanish fleet Tho
Hlht lasted tho greater part of the after-
noon The advantoga appears to have been
with tho Ameiicars AcurdIng to tho
last advices the combit U still In progress
MVmirw P113LT
Aiiifrlttut it > il Mri tinciriieil
Vliniit > iiitl > N mllr Pliitllln
Washington May SI iho frequent ro
rorts from Spain through othoi countries
to the encct that a formidable fleet U bo
Ing prerarcd nt Cadis for the Wst Indies
in aid ot Cervera causes little apprehension
hero Naval officers
through private mtais
fied themselves that the CdU lieu ja a
mythical fleet m other worda H olfenslvo
power ts altogether illusory Moro thau
hair the vtjsds whoso
names oecur fre
quently as furmldablo aro craft ot altlqul
datcd tj po and in a sad state of disorder
V 8 ° me ve3cls although very
fevv at CadU of modern tpe but they are
not numerous nor powerful enough to glvo
our navy serious
concern Ot courto It Is
not o bo undewtood from this tht our
naval offlctrs are neglecting to take
cautions against auprlic at Santii
A 0 fes fh
> 3Mi JHf
ATTACK ON FJRTS AT SANTIAGO DE
SANTIAGO VALUABLE
AS A BASH lOll AIDIMr THU BUI
CONtllMII VIJOS
Tliut In tlio IlciiMiui the Almlnlntrn
tlou In So Anxloiin to IIiitc
the Place Now
Woshlngton May 31 The Spanleli squad
ron might bo kept within Santiago harbor
until the end of tho war without tonslbly
endut goring nn American soldier But
lying In tho very midst of tho insurgent
section of tho Island tho tow ivpuld afford
a splendid boso for tho distribution of sup
plies to tho famished Insurgents and recon
ccutradca who still drag out a miserable
eslstenco In tho Interior Already tho pres-
ident has begun to piepara to help theea
pcoplo nnd the commissary gtneral of the
army hia prepared an catlmato of Jjo oOOOo
for tho puichaso of sufflilcnt supplies to
fetd 150000 rcconccntradcs for sU months
For tho tlmo being It is felt that Ho real
Held of acton is removed fiom Washington
and Is centered with the troops now ad
vanclng under orders from hole and with
our ships Tho time ot preparation
baa
gouo by and It temains only for tho piepa
ratlons to be canled Into actual effett
POlllVGAIi mipiu SPAIN
Cnrllst Opkiuih Ailvociitc Ilu Rrunt
luir of lrttert of VInriiir
New York May 31 A dispatch to the
World from Lisbon sajs
Tho Spaniards aro sending troops from
all tho provinces to Cadla nud AlgeccrKas
Tho Intention la said to bo to du > iutih
these soldiers to the Philippines as sion
as tho Miuadion Is rtads to vonvey them
Hut It appeal b that no squadron twi to
dispatched for u week or more iu alt tLo
warships aio short of rtinmunitlou nm
socio of them have not eien mounted huus
Iu the northern provinces of Spain iho
Caillst organs aro telling the ptopla that
inasmuch as Admiral Dewey attacked
Manila with petroleum bombs and as tho
Americans bombard Spanish towns with-
out warning tho Inhabitants it is tlmo
for Spain to make u o ot htr right to gint
letters of marque
Portugucto ptoplo ore very much In
favor of Spain In the present war JlW
have gone out ot their wav to assist her
At tho Instance of tho Spanish comul
here they sent back Spanish deserters who
had entered Portuguese territory and now
are sending troops to tho frontier to pre
vent tho entrance of
ml any mort
if <
The American Fire Was Principally Against the Fortifications and Miich Damage Was Inflicj
on Them = = = AIso an Engagement at Sea Reported
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Copyrighted 1898 by Associated Press
Port Au Prince Hayti May 31 About 2 oclock this aftornoon an American squadron composed of fourteen warships of which the cruieor Now York displayed the flag of Rear AdIIt
Sampson and a number of torpedo boats btgau a bombardmont witli heavy guns of the forts and the harbor of Santiago do Cuba The American lire was directed principally against the forts and
harbor The forts of Moro Lazocopa and Punta Gorda HufTorod severely The cannonading was very persistent and can not havo failed to be destructive It lasted until 345 p m The townwhid
Bituated near the inner end of the harbor escaped damage u f
At 345 the cannonade diminished About
p m 3 oclock cannon discharges wore heard at a distance presumably at sea continuing for some time when the firing ceased completelyf
SpaniBh authorities maintain silonco as to the number of victims who wore apparently numerous
Fourteen Americans Said to Have Been
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Engaged
i
Cnpe Hayticit May 31 1115 p in According to advices from a Spanish source fourteen American warships and two torpedo boats were engaged in the combat at riaufiago A very
ful firo was directed against the batteries of Moro Castle until 345 p m when the discharges of cannon began to b e heard at sea off the port These discharges continued until 4 oclock and then entfi
ceased From the Spanish account it is impossible to judge as to the exact merits of the encounter
HARBOR IS STRONGER
flHAN IT WAS AT PIHVl SIIPIOSIHI
to hi
Hut Sotiloy Wlitliiil to Ktiiiiliifc Hie
Uxnmiil Sel l > > Dimhj n Aliiiilln
Ills Men AVIIIIiik
btrclnl Cable to Tim Post Anil New YorH
Herald Copyrlelit IM3 by Janus Our
dou Dennett
Santiago do Cuba Monday via lort An-
tonio Jamaica Mny 31 When Been today
Commodore Schley dullncd to nnnouticu
cither UIb opinions or tho plana for his
shlpa llo haa mado an ixamluntlon ot tho
bnttcrlcn nnd tho channel flitch has re-
vealed much stronger guim nnd mlnci tliu
was supposed lie discovered four town
of mines laid across tho narrow enlilnoe
There has been tho grtatcst Wgllauc
t night of Iho fltet to provuit llm mactvs
of such nttachs
This nerveracking duty will toon affect
tho officers nud nun Mho hope for a
cbatico of tndlny ull In one decisive swoop
on tho Spanish Meets nud fffrts
While Commodore Schley nppitclntcs tho
difficulties and dangers of tutoring tho
harbor to right Cervera who Is protcited
by batteries and mini It Is understood he
novorthtless is anxious to repent Admiral
Deweys feat iWrrlrig
at Manila even
risky action to tortious delays
SANTIAGO CA11112 CUT
Koy W < at Pla May 31 I p i News
received hero today from oft Santiago do
Cuba Bays tho auxiliary crulsr St Iaul
has cut tho cablo off tlmt port
okpiciain imnvr iiniiut op ir-
S lilr DliI Nt Mention N
IUl > iitfli
8peclnl Dispatch to Tho Post mid New Tone
Hernia Cop > rlbt 1S3S by Jnmoi Oordon
Dennett
Weihltifjton May St WiiBhlnnlou Is
vlthout any official confirmation of tho ro
nurt tho armored crulsuv Hrooldyn Sumlny
nlsht
Ccmmodoro SchlejB latiet dispatch ro
cehed this afternoin must hao been sent
befcro tho eti aKemcnt took plnco as In ills
tieNiago ho failed to mention tho occur-
rence
Naal experts with whom I talked Mid
that Admiral Ccrveras movo was ono oto
tatU by Kood iudsment ami excellent strnt
tiy Ho evidently desired to mako a di
Tcrslou with tho torpedo boats with a view
to klns a dfwh through tho cordon ot
American chins with his tour armored
cruisers and thty are Klud that commodore
Schley showed hn alertness
The fact that tho torptdo boat destwjrrs
wcro forced to rctlio bpforo dlschaiKin
thtlr torpodoe 1 nganUd as on excellent
Indication that tomo of thu Texwi und
Brcokljns shcllo found thotr marks
WftBhlnston Way 31 Naval officials nb
iclutely discredit the news from Capo my
ites to Iho effect hat Commodoro Sehfty
forced an entranc to 3utlago toy amt eu
tagedtho Spanish fleet AVhlla no official
8dlccs havo been received from Comiuo
dcrt Beliley rlnco thwbattlo ts rcnortcal to
haver occurred the naval officials dcelaro
with poattlVenefis that It U not only improb
hie but almost Impossible that nn attempt
HouWh be vxait tho
by mvkan com
5Ji f KABdor to forca au entwnce to tho by
ff rJ Utcst official advices iccehcd
from
M i Oommandcr Schley were contalneil in a
tfli b ramWhlcU camd lato thla afternoon
nvA i 5a An 1tOommandcrScMey gives n In
i lloatlon ofa intentlon to try to ontor tho
XlMhorof Santlaso
MVPttWUi declare that Schley
ViJuld not eaue vcrto toroe his way Into
MaU iWrMr toltlra leftrand tho naval
A
ARE GOING NORTH FAST
koiiii AMPitirvv siuiH iin
nv n iiniiN suiirini
ro
sIruinline Niirtliivmil at n irriit itutc
Past ilu nunliiii Unit
of Culm
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Cipo Ilajtltn May 31 Tho Uajtlen dls
patth gunboU Oaplos la Moit ihich ar
ihcd here from Vorl au 1ilnco at 1
oclock this mornlnc having tho mlnlstor
of Mullo
works on ho ml seems to lmu
port that Spanish lorpolo boat
destiojora
destiojoraBlRhkM IHo American wnrshlna whtlo
nttcmptc l to
< attack tho Mttlcsh p Tcxaa
pntslni tha Molo St Nicholas
Tho loriospondent hero ot tho Aaaochtcd
Tress has Juki lntt > ilcwt < il tho ofllcera of
tho Caplos M Sloit nnd learns that at nlKitit
2 oUock jchtenlay when tho Kunhont wrt3
about abreast of the Mole columns of black
Biuoko went cspltit H the horlron north
from her bildsr Tho shlui were about
thlrtycui mllea distant to tholr hulls
could not bo fnlrl > mado out but all ap
pearances Indicated that tho vosstls woro
of sreat tonnuKe Tho fleet seo > noa to bo
makliiK northwaul with nil speed past tha
eastern end of Cuba and while tho ofllcera
of tho Caplos la Mort
weio observed by tho
vessels they woro Kwlually lost to Mow
behind tho protuidlnu outlines ot capo
Maisl it is iuriUy t0 bo iwhtA lal tlo
xhlps slshted weie American war vowels
Tho correspondent of tho Associated
lress who was at the slKnal station about
tho samo time nljo heaM sounds resem
bling o cannonade The wind wna In tho
rlKht direction to carry tho detonations
to him it seams certain that the fleet thu
Haytlrn Bunboat saw passliiw Capo Maisl
Kolng northwaid found Its opportunity to
turn backwards across tho frout ot au
poslug force
at cadi ft i vuI
SCHLEY IS IN DANGER AT SEA
Time in Which Cyclones Prevail in West Indies
Is at Hand
TERROR VISZAYA runrjR
THE SPANISH FLEET IN SANTIAGO HARBOR A PORTION OF WHICH SCHLEY IS SAID TO HAVE ENGAGED
MAIUA TERH
a
A SIGNIFICANT ORDQ
Dcwnv Ain to irvvn Toinsml
TO 1UAVU 91AMIA HAHI10B J
It I Conjcrtnrcil Unit
tho Aiuerki
Admiral ContcniulutcN homo Ac
tlon dtittht Away
London May SlTho BrlUsh steal
Genista loaded foi
Manila haa recelw
cabo dispatch dated
May 21 saying B
Admiral Dewey has ordered tho vessel
leave tho port
from
which it u co
J
tucd that tho
American commander
templatcd somo action
t
coad JUMiiWljmTIM
aeacrnl Ollcrrltt AVIll Sci vu
San lraUciSC0 > May 3UTbe next
dltlon to the Philippines
will probably
eude largo number of regulars It
Mated that General
Merritt will carry
bis Ideas in
thla
regard by seleotlas
ho
regular forces of this department
tho advunco guard of tho expedition T
levod thatho Zealanda
by next week and tho China will by carry the iS
k Tho work of preparation
wertoslng
rapidly and will bo conclui
i
iPAMUtDS POIITIFYING 3
They Arc rixl < he
Miuilln
fl
Special Cablo to Tho Pntf onH k rJ
Hong Kong via Paris
May 31 TS
Spaniards aro busy fortlfjlng the sbora
Manila and recalling all the flej
from
landwards Engir
Icrj officers havo little
tenses agalnit tho
heavy TOOrcau rs
but tho infantry still profess nblllly i
hod tho cltj Strangely enoughViA M
ll Vomc assuring butlO
ami nn
ovpB3lr he fcnB ls KccDer among
head TeTd X 0 ASUMS
LIB AT JACKSONVILLE
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Jacksonville ru May 31Gcncral I
hugh reo arrived hero fiom Taropa
evening and was tendered an ovation V
dreds crowded tho station na his t
roIlcJ l
lui an < cheer upon cheer grei
They exercise great caution in transmit him as ho stepped rL
ting telegrams and letters for Dnelani and mltton ot c mVt from thr Se A < 9
tho continent generally assuming that
there must bo something Impotwjl In
every telegram sent to London
OASPOIHA
Bears tie
Blgaituw
m hl
corted to the clubf
Scmlnolo where hdT
eutertalneil
by hs old friends
hc
saveraT J J c7nlS accompanleai
O rarMU
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u ghen out
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