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boats Of the navy, built at the Columbia
iron works her tonnage being 142 and her
speed 2411 knots. She is IT'S feet long by IL
feet beam, and feet inches depth. She
is a torpedo boat pure and simple, for be-
sides her torpedo tubes, her only weapons
of defense are three one-pounder guns
This statement shows that the three boats
were ridiculously inadequate in the matter
of battery power. with only few four-inch
guns to contend with any kind of shore bat
teries, much less the rather effective and
modern works at Cardenas.
Lieutenant Bernadou, the commander OF
the Winslow, who was wounded, is one OF
the very few men who have received the
thanks of the secretary of the navy for gal
liant conduct and good judgment. He started
with the Winslow from Newport last Feb
ruary to joint the squadron at Key West:
He had scarcely disappeared from sight
when one of the most terrific gales expert
cnced in years swept over the Atlantic
coast The torpedo boats are not good sea-
boats, and the Winslow was just out of the
builders hands and had not been thorough
ly tested. The Navy Department was in the
greatest apprehension for her safety, when
she turned up at Delaware breakwater. In
the height of the gale, when the ablest sea-
manship was required to keep the little tor
pedo boat above the water, Lieutenant
Bernadou had discovered two poor fellows
adrift on one Of the big garbage scoWs
blown away from New York without tooc
or water. Regardless of the great risk to
himself and his little craft, by adroit hand
ling of the craft he managed to rescue the
men and bring them to the breakWater.
Ensign Bagley was with him on that trip,
and assisted in the rescue which earned the
commander letter of thanks from the sec
rotary Of the navy.
Cardenas has figured before in Cuba 8
struggle for liberty. Secretary Quesada. or
the Cuban delegation, said to-day that It
was the point at which General Lopez made
his first landing with an American expedi-
ton, which opened the former revolt against
the power of Spain. At present 1T is one OF
the two outside limits of the section made
subject to blockade by the proclamation of
President Mckinley, which recited that the
blockade would be maintained from Carde-
mas to Bahia Honda.
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ARMY OF Il 900.
Concluded from FIRST Page.

cans deal Of trouble. There are $4,000
Spanish soldiers in the garrison at Manila
and 100000 volunteers enrolled. Scores of
coasting steamers are imprisoned on the
River Pasig, which is blocked at the mouth
by sunken schooner.
For the following information I am in
debted to Mr.. Wldman the American con-
sui here, who tells me that. according to his
dispatches, a flag of truce is flying over
Manila, and the people are allowed to pro-
coed freely to and from the ships in the
harbor. The Americans are on duty night
and day on the lookout for boats which en-
deavor to run the blockade with food sup
plies. The hospital is supported by the
Americans. The Spaniards are boasting
that the battle ship Pelayo is coming and
will demolish the Americans in ten min
utes."
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MONTEJO FOUGHT WE'LL.
COmpIimented by Admiral Dewey fol-
His Heroic Defcnxe.


LONDON, May 13.-The Hong-Kong cor
respondent of the Times, who arrived there
on board the British gunboat Linnet from
Manila, says: II had a conversation with
Admiral Montejo, who, recognizing the SUI
periority of the American squadron, adj
mitted that his chief object was to seek the
protection of the Cavite forts. He fought
in the Reina Maria Cristina till she was on
fire and had fifty-two killed. On the adj
vice of his flag lieutenant he transferred his
flag to the lisa de Cuba. Eventually, after
two and a half hours fighting. he gave
the signal to scuttle and abandon her. Com
modore Dewey ceased fire and asked per-
mission of the forts to destroy the burning
ship Admiral Montejo replied: The ships
are at your mercy; do as you like The
American fire was resumed till the Spanish
squadron was completely annihilated.
THE captain Of the Boston, who carried
the flag of truce. said: You combatted
us with four very bad ships, not war ships
We have never seen before drawer fighting
under such unequal conditions. 1t is o.
great pity you exposed your lives on vessels
not fit for fighting
Commodore Dewey sent message to
Admiral Montejo as follows: I have pleas
ure in clasping your hand and offering my
congratulations on the gallant manner in
which you fought.
Admiral Montejo attributes the respon-
sibility OF his defeat 10 the government at
Madrid. He had only Obsolete vessels,
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MYSTERIOUS WAR CRAFT.
Two Torpedo Boats Seen by the Cap
tain of the Mcnantic.

Ti11n OF the Mcmamt1c.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE British steam
er Menantic, which arrived to-day reports
that two torpedo boats were passed near
Nantucket shoals yesterday. Captain Mann
said: About i o'clock of May 4, in latitude
1850, longitude 6S, a long, low-lying craft
was seen approaching under the shadow of
the .Menantic's smoke. 1t came along rap
idly and was seen to be a torpedo boat. She
flashed light on us and crossed under our
stern, going to the east-northeast, and
fired a rocket, which was answered to the
southwark by dot and dash flashes. The
night was too dark to distinguish anything
or determine the nationality of the strang-
er. AT daylight, about twenty miles off
Nantucket south shoal lightship, another
torpedo boat was seen in the line of the
sun, which dazzled the waters too much to
make out her colors She was one Of the
destroyer class Of torpedo catchers, and a
very large boat with one funnel. Guns
were mounted on the bow She appeared to
be one of the recent English type of tor
pedo destroyers, and am sure there is no
vessel of her class in the American navy"
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WORKING UP PATRIOTISM.
SDaniarGs Mt Madrid Resume The
bull Fichtfu.-

Bull Fighting.
MADRID, May 12-It seemed this after
noon as If the entire population of Madrid
was thronging TO the bull ring. At the
patriotic bull fight to raise funds for the
navy, as at the recent gala performance at
the Royal Theater, there was a grand patTi-
otto turnout. But the latter was an ex-
preston of patriotism of the aristocracy
and to-day it was the people who expressed
the patriotic feeling. The seats sold at
fabulous prices. all the receipts being de-
voted to the navy fund. Every available We
hlcle was requisitioned, and thousands on
foot formed long procession the length Of
the Gala Gala, awaiting admission, and all
wearing the national colors the women nav
ing the yellow and red of Spain in their
hats and on their breast, the men display
ing the colors at their button holes or in
thelr craVats, while all the trappings of the
horses were bedecked with the Spanish col
oIs The stores were closed. and the cafes
were packed with people heatedly discussing
speak of peace.
p. m.-1his evening the whole town is
bedecked with the national colors The bal
comes are draped with red and yellow and
a large hover tent has been erected on the
Alcala. The society ladies sold red and
yellow flowers at a high figure, the proceeds
going to the national fund. The bull ring
to-day was packed to suffocation. The
boxes were filled with the highest society
and the most beautiful women in Madrid
nearly all wearing white mantillas. The
opening procession was of unprecedented
splendor. There were ten alguazils, heralds
and halberdiers, .attred i'll old Spanish cos
tunes; twenty picadors, twenty bandarillos
and numerous attendants all superbly
dressed and making most gorgeous spec
tacle. The first two bulls were fought in
medlaeVal fashion by two cavaliers, who
made q splendid display of horsemanship,
charging the bull with short lances, which
broke off when driven into the animal. -Four
masked bands played the "Cadiz March,
and other patriotic airs at intervals, and the
ladies in the boxes showered flowers upon
the spectators below
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CLIMATE Is BAD.
Prediction Made that Americans Cam
not Live at Manila.

Prediction Made that Americans Cam
not Live at Manila.
NEW YORK, May PA dispatch to the
Herald from Hong-Kong says: A rumor has
been cabled here that five thousand Ameri-
can troops were assembling at San Fran
cisco for service in Manila. A gentleman
familiar with the situation in the Philip
pines who says that the United States could
not do a more useless thing than to send a
small force of troops there, said in an in
terview: THE plague is rampant at Canton,
and growing In virulence at Hong-Kong,
where more Europeans have been attacked
this year than ever before. The Manila
climate will be the death of more than half
of those sent out here inside of four
months. Besides, they win be of little use.
Five thousand troops are not enough to
take the field against the Spaniards if the
latter are able to fight at all, and if the
Spaniards are overwhelmed by the insur-
gents the American soldiers are not needed
to do garrison work. That number would
be absurdly inadequate if the United States
bad the idea OF occupying the Philippines
permanently. No troops should be sent
there until autumn, when not less than
rs 600 men should be landed at Manila.
Unacclimated recruits will die like flies DUR
ing the summer.
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SPANISH PLOTTERs.
Wey1er, RObIedO, the Carlists and Re-
nmbIicans OnnentinG Revolution.

NEW YORK, May IA dispatch to the
World from Madrid says; "Weyler, Robledo
and the Carlist and Republican leaders have
now deliberately set about to bring on a re-
volt in Spain and that very soon. They are
plotting separately and with different OBJ
iects in view, but they are working inces-
sanity for common end-the destruction
of the existing government, root and
branch. These arch conspirators have just
adopted a new line of policy. They have
decided to offer amendments to every bill in
the Cortes providing ways and means for
carrying on the war and to oppose every
financial measure coming from the Ministry
Their purpose in adopting this policy Of
obstruction is to prolong the deadlock in
Parliament, giving opportunity for the An
archists and the starving masses to riot, and
for other manifestations of popular discon-
tent to create such an infammable condition
of affairs throughout the kingdom that
news of the next Spanish reverse shall
cause an explosion. Weyler and Robledo
sXpeee {nen military o0 FOR heaq ey
olution which shall sweep away the mon
archy. The Carlists laugh in their sleeves
and chuckle over the imminent prospects OF
civil war;
THE court of Spain and the Madrid gov
eminent have again separately sounoed the
European courts ana the governments re-
garding what assistance they would give to
Spain during or at the close of her war ar with
the United States. Austria naturally was
found to be most willing TO take the lead
in any action favorable to Spain. But her
allies, Germany and Italy, though they SYM
pathize on principle with the Queen Regent,
do not care to pick quarrel with the Unit
ed States. France and Russia gave really
the most enthusiastic expressions of SYM
patty. and the assurance of a readiness to
help in any movement when the other pow
ers, even those on the continent, only con-
slider Intervention or mere mediation feas-
ible. All the continental governments pre-
tend to throw upon England the whole re-
sponsibility for their inactlon and charge
The Spanish government cannot yet for
reasons Of domestic politics. come TO "a; an
agreement with even the most friendly Eu-
ropean powers because they have intimated
that they can only interfere to mitigate the
consequences of SPANS unequal struggle
with far superior enemy. They say they
cannot mediate unless the spanish govern
ment and people make up their minds 10
make the Inevitable. though painful, sacri-
nces Of sovereignty and territory IN the
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REITERATED BY BLANCO.
Says Five American Vessels Were De-
feated at CienfuegOs.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.)
HAVANA, May 12-7 p. m.-General
Blanco sent yesterday dispatch to the
minister of war at Madrid stating that on
Tuesday five American vessels blockaded
Clenfuegos, and on Wednesday morning
opened fire, being answered by the batter
les. The enemy, the dispatch said at
tempted to effect landing with lighters
drawn by steam launches, but the Spanish
force, strategically disposed, obliged them
to re-embark hastily and retire westward
after five hours fighting. Spanish losses
were fourteen wounded and some damage
done to the lighthouses. The people of
Cienfuegos Loyalty supported the troops.
ladies carrying about refreshments among
the soldiers and taking care of the wound
ed. The dispatch also asserted that the at
tack seemed to have been made in combina-
ton with insurgent bands concentrated on
the Cionega slopes.
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LIKE DEwEY's FEAT.
Admiral SIMPSONS Task as Viewed
nv n London C0rresnnndenf

Admiral SIMPSONS Task as Viewed
by ~ London Correspondent.
LONDON, May 13.-The bombardment of
San Juan de Porto Rico is held here to
Indicate that Rear Admiral Sampson has
a pretty accurate knowledge of the where
abouts of the Spanish squadron; at any
rate that 1t is too far distant to interfere
with his proceedings. No definite news,
however, is yet obtainable as to the locality
of Admiral Cervera's fleet. although it is
believed to be at the Canares waiting to
join the Cadiz ships at some predetermined
rendezvous The news is fully expected to-
day of the fall of San Juan and that Ad-
rniral Sampson has sufficient force handy
to land and hold the place. If so, his feat
will be regarded as almost as dashing as
Dewey's. 1t is supposed that the news that
the bombardment has begun was dispatched
by some one who had command Of the wires
at San Juan or permission to send a mes
sage. The Spanish reports recently have
said that the San Juan forts had been much
affairs at Manila little credit is given to
this report, and it is judged that Admiral
SIMPSONS task will not be very difficult.
1.-The Cardenas and Cienfuegos affairs are
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SUNK BY THE CONCORD.
Another Spanish War Ship Alleged to
Have Been Destroyed.

NEW YORK, May ia Hong-Kong spe-
cial Of this date says that a trading vessel
from the Philippines reports having wit
messed the destruction of a Spanish war
ship by the United States gunboat Concord
at Iloilo. The fight is said to have lasted
two hours, at the and of which time the
Spaniard went down with flying colors.
There were no casualties on board the Con-
cord and no damage was done the gunboat.
There are alleged to be only two Spanish
war vessels In Asatic waters, and one of
these is in dry dock at Hong-Kong, while
the cruiser Boston is searching for the other
under orders to engage and sink it.
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Large Part of the Town Destroyed by
the American Vessels.

KEY WEST Fla, May LIT is now
known that the American boats made
furious havoc with Cardenas harbor and
town. The captain of the Hudson said: Il
know we destroyed large part Of their
town near the wharves, burned one OF their
gunboats and, think. destroyed two other
torpedo destroyers. We were in a vortex
of shot, shell and smoke and could not tell
accurately, but we saw one of their boats
on fire and sinking soon after the action
began. Then a large building near the
wharf, + think the barracks, took fire, and
many other buildings were soon burning.
The Spanish had masked batteries on all
sides of us, hidden in bushes and behind
houses. They set a trap for us. AS soon as
we got within range of their batteries they
would move them. I think their guns were
field pieces Our large boat could not get
into the harbor to help us on account of
the shallow water"
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Chased by a spnniard.

HALIFAX, N. S., May 12-Captain
Brunst of the German steamer Sophie
Rickmers, reports that while crossing the
Newfoundland banks he was chased by
Spanish war ship. The latter was very
speedy, and fired three shells at the Rick
mers, but the latter, being an eighteen-knot
boat and the weather becoming hazy, she
got away. Captain Brunst says the Span
lard was torpedo boat with three tunnels.
and very low in the water. The Rick
mers proceeded to New York
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NEW YORK, May ia dispatch to the
Herald from st. Pierre, Martinique, says:
1.-THE United States auxiliary cruiser Har-
ward arrived at st. Pierre Wednesday even-
ing and anchored. Inquiries made of the
men on the cruiser brought out the
statement that she had not sighted the
Spanish Cape Verde island fleet; though her
cruise continued for several days and COW
cred hundreds of miles around the points
where the fleet would naturally have first
Appeared"
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water Eamtne Averted.

KEY WEST, Fla, May 12.-Dispatch
boats which have arrived here from the
blockading feet report that everything was
quiet about Havana yesterday. The British
steamer Colvin was permitted to go in and
out of the harbor during the day.
The Mascotte and several other boats
have been delayed in getting out
There was a very heavy rainfall here last
night. The cisterns are now all filled and
the water famine is averted.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md, May R.-Ensign
Worth Bagley was one of the best-known
men who ever came out of the Naval Acad-
envy. Ensign Bagley graduated finally from
the academy in June last. He was bright
and capable man. His local fame here was
chiefly on the athletic field, being the full
back of the academy eleven, and he played
in the series of West Point and Naval Acad-
envy games.
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PHILADELPHIA, May Especial suit
was filed in the Common Pleas Court here
to-day by the National Cash Register Com
pany, of Dayton, o., against Jordan & Lacy
local agents for the Hallwood Cash Regis
ter Company, of Columbus, Q. The Nation
al Company claims that Jordan & Lacy
have made false and misleading statements
about patents, which statements were in
tended to deceive the public. 1t asks that
damages to the amount of $4,000 be assessed
AGAINST them.
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TAMPA, Fla, May 12.-Before Saturday
night it is probable that the entire body Of
troops at Tampa and Port Tampa will be
wharves at Port Tampa and all will be in
readiness for the final word. Every one of
Cavalry and the ten light batteries of ar
tillery received orders this afternoon to be
ready to break camp at a moments notice
Tonight these orders were supplemented
by orders to pack everything except the
tents
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SAMPSON LIKE DEWEY.
Concluded from First Page.)

Concluded from First Page)
the monitors and some vessels of the mos
quito fleet to the patrol of this coast and
in holding Commodore Schley's magnificent
squadron at Hampton Roads ready to fly
at twenty-knot speed to any point on the
coast that may be threatened.
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Expert French Gunners.

NEW YORK, May 12.-The Evening
Posts Key West special says: Naval off,
GERS state that some of the passengers on
board the French steamer Lafayette,
brought here d few days ago for blockade
running and afterward released, were ar
tillery officers hired by Spain on account Of
their craftsmanship.
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verasua to succeed Moret.

early hour this morning that the Duke of
Veragua will succeed Senior Moret as min
lister for the colonies. instead of assuming
to Count Xiquena
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Riots Break out i'm Pavia.

MILAN. via Chase. Switzerland, May II.
10 p. m.-Order has been restored, the
theaters have been reopened and the men
are working. But military vigilance is not
relaxed and arrests continue ON a large
scale. There is news of trouble at Pav1a,
where the troops were employed to sup
press the disturbances, and many rioters
were wounded, many more being placed I'M
der arrest.
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Refugees from Navass..

KEY WEST, Fla, May 12.-Seventy-five
the Island of Navassa southeast of Cuba.
arrived here this afternoon. They are All
men, eleven of them whites. They We're
taken off by the gunhoat Castine.
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CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, May 1.-THE
dedication of the four handsome monu-
ments and the many markers erected by
the State of Tennessee in the Chickamauga
Park occurred at 10 o'clock this morning
on the famous Snodgrass hill, where the
Confederate advance bivoucked on the
night of Sept. 20. 1868.
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Revolutionists to BE stopped.

BERNIE, Switzerland, May 1.-THE gov
eminent announces that it will prevent the
bands of Italians now marching through
Switzerland with avoWed revolutionary in
tentions from crossing the frontier into
Italy. Orders have been sent to this effect
to the frontier authorities.
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CAMBRIDGE, May 12.-The annual con-
test for the Boylston speaking prizes at
Harvard took place in Sanders Theater
The first prize was awarded to II. p. Kahn
SO, of Indianapolis, Ind, who spoke on
Death of Rodriguez"
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Thinks IT Was Cardenas.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-The Navy De-
partment has received no word of an en-
gagement yesterday at CienfCegos, as re-
ported at Havana, and thinks the Havana
report refers to the Cardenas engagement.
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Tornedo Ronfn nt LAS PnImnn.

LONDON. May 13s--A dispatch to the
Daily mail from Funchal, capital of Ma
deira. says that four torpedo boats arrived
at Las Palmas last Saturday.
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TbelTemararfo FIeetng south.

BUENOS AYRES, Argentina, May H.
The Spanish torpedo gunboat Temarario
has arrived at San Nicholas, on the Pa
rama, fifty miles below Rosario. 1t is said
she is on her way to Paraguay.
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not regarded as very serious, except as
showing that an invasion of Cuba will not
be a walkover. although If San Juan has
fallen. it will be utterly impossible for the
Spaniards to do much to prevent the in
va sion
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Bagley Had Relatives Here.

Ensign Worth Bagley, who was killed
yesterday in battle, was a cousin of Mr..
David Worth Coffin, of this city. His
grandfather was Governor Worth, of North
Carolina, and his father was at one time
attorney general.
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Order Restored in Milan.

MILAN, May 12-The city has assumed
its normal aspect. The public services have
been resumed and the schools will reopen
tomorrow.
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Another Term for kruger.

PRETORIA, May 12.-President Paul
Kruger took the oath of office to-day as
chief executive OF the South African repub-
lie for term of five years, succeeding him.
self.
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Hunting n Hole.

ROSARIO, Argentina, May 1.-THE Span
ish torpedo gunboat Temerario has passed
up the Parana river.