The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-30

early morning the Moro castle batteries
again opened fire on the fleet, but with
out the slightest effect. There have been
no casualties among our forces up to this
hour, and not a single shot has been fired
against the batteries.
Last night 10 shots were fired from the
castle at the New York, which was sig
mailing. The warship did not return the
shots
More Captures.
At o'clock this morning the Detroit
made rich haul, capturing the large
Spanish merchant steamer Catalina,
bound from New Orleans for Cadiz with
cotton oil and slaves. She carries a large
quantity of provisions, which she intend
ed to land in Havana. Ensign Christy
from the Detroit, Naval Cadet Jones from
the New York and four marines and six
biueiackets were put on board of her and
she steamed off for Key West.
The Wilmington and Porter when dawn
broke were both seen towing prizes in the
shape of small schooners. The Whining
tons capture was laden with charcoal,
and the Porter's, the Sophia, had rum and
sugar aboard. They were both towed to
Key West
The torpedo boat Porter, commanded
by Lieutenant Fremont, is doing great
work, and if she keeps on at this rate her
crew will have no end of prize money to
divide
About Q o'clock this morning the New
York proceeded several miles closer in
shore. Not a breath of wind stirred the
sea, and the heat was terrible.
Cargo Worth 100000.
Key West, April 24.-The gunboat
Helena captured the Spanish steamer
Miguel Joves early this morning. The
Joves' cargo is composed of cotton and
slaves. The prize is estimated to be
worth 100000, her cargo being worth
Sl50,000 She belonged to the Penillo
line, Barcelona. The Helena did not sail
with the fleet on Friday morning, but
remained here until today, when she
stood out to sea- She was cruising about
30 miles in southwesterly direction
when the Joves, steering a southeasterly
course, hove in sight early this morning
The Helena fired a blank shot and the
Spaniard instantly hove to. The gun
boat then put a prize crew of II marines
an engineer and l6 blueiackets on board
of the Joves under command of Ensign
Mcclellan, who had with him Ensigns
Lewis and Mcfarland. The gunboat con
voyed the prize into port. The Joves was
bound from New Orleans for Barcelona
via Havana.
Captain Charles V. Munson, employed
by the Clyde Line at Jacksonville and
formerly with the Ward Line and rev
enue service, arrived here last night, hav-
ing been called for last Thursday by Ad
miral Sampson. Captain Munson will act
as feet pilot. The Dolphin will take him
to the flagship.
According to the bureau Veritas, the
MIGUEL Joves tin English the Michael
Jovesl, Captain Bal, is a Spanish steamer
which sailed from New Orleans April II
for Barcelona. She was formerly the
Port Denison, is bark-rigged, is of 2254
atons net register, and was built at New
Castle, England, 1877. She is 375 feet 5
inches long, has AZ feet inches beam
and is 20 feet Q inches deep. The bureau
eritas has it that her owners are the
Empress Transatlantic of Barcelona.
Capture of the Catalina.
Key West, April 24-5:5O p. m.-En
sign Christy, with a crew of l6 men from
tue cruiser Detroit, and four from the
flagship, brought into port this afternoon
the captured Spanish steamer, Catalina,
Captain Fano, 349l tons. which left Ca
dir March 7 and was bound from New
Orleans for Barcelona via Havana, for
which latter port she was making when
taken. The Catalina was captured about
4 o'clock this Sunday morning IL miles
from Havana. She was taken by the
cruiser Detroit. When the first shot was
fired her captain made a desperate eff
fort to escape his pursuers and the chase
was prolonged for eight miles. Finally a
solid shot brought her to. She is carry
ing cargo of 1000 bundles of slaves.
The Wilmington Took n Prize.
New York, April PA dispatch to the
Press from Key West says:
The gunboat Wilmington captured the
Spanish schooner Candida with deck
load of charcoal, intended for Havana,
At this writing the Cushing is bearing
where it is extremely valuable for fuel
down on a schooner to the southeast The
breeze is slow and while she has on all
sail, the Cushing will overhaul her short
~. She has the start, but the Cushing
has the steam.
The torpedo boat Porter today captur-
ed the Spanish schooner Antonio. laden
with sugar for Havana. The Antonio
was sent to Key West with prize crew
Of four men, under Naval Cadet Dubois
Concentrating at Havana.
Kingston, April 24-The United States
consul at Baracoa, Cuba, Alfred T. TRAY,
his wife and two children, two Spanish
merchants and p Cubans and Spanish
Americans, mostly women and children
from Guatanamo. embarked from the Ely
here today after "a hours quarantine.
When the Spanish steamer left Guatan-
amo on Friday last, a Spanish mob, in