The record-union., 1898-05-29
ADMIRAL
CERvERA
IMPRISONED.
Reliable AdViCeS That He
Is at Santiago,
And That One of Our Fleets Is
Outside the HarbOr.
RumOr at Cape Haytien of an I'm
pOrtdnt American Success.
The Cruiser Brooklyn Reported to Have
Landed a Large Quantity of Arms,
Ammunition and Stores
al CIenfuegOs.

KEY WEST Fla), May % C6 p. ny
copyrighted, 1898, by the Associated
Press. admiral Cervera is imprison-
ed at Santiago de Cuba. Advices to
this effect were brought here this af-
ternoon by an auxiliary gunboat which
arrived from Cienfuegos, presumably
with dispatches for Washington.
Last Sunday the Scorpion left Glen
fuegos and proceeded eastward on scout
duty, going as far as Santiago de Cuba.
Five of the auxiliary ships were there
lying off, apparently awaiting the ar
rival of the main division of the squad
ron. After an uneventful trip the
Scorpion returned to Cienfuegos, but
found that Commodore Schley had
gone, leaving orders for her to return
to Key West
The officers of the gunboat, when
questioned as to Admiral Cervera' s
whereabouts, expressed no doubt of his
presence at Santiago de Cuba.
All was reported quiet along the
south coast of Cuba up to the time of
Per departure, and nothing was known
IF the Marblehead's rumored attack on
the Cienfuegos blockhouse
SPANISH FLEET PENNED IN.
KINGSTON Jamaica), May 2S.-
Twelve American warships are outside
Santiago de Cuba harbor. and the
Spanish fleet is almost certainly inside
A dispatch from Port Antonio says
the lookout on H. NJ S. Indefatigable,
which is in that port, reported seeing
three vessels which he thought We're
Spanish ships, several miles off the
coast steaming in a westerly direction.
This announcement has caused Ameri-
safety of the United States gunboat
Eagle, now in port
CANNONADING IN LEEWARD PAS
SAGE.
COLON, May 2S-A dispatch from
Dominica, Leeward Islands. reports
that cannonading was heard to the
southeast of that island last night.
INCREDULOUS REPORTS.
MADRID, May 2S 6 p. m.)-In Off
cial circles there is no confirmation OBJ
tainable of the rumor that Admiral
Cervera has defeated the American yes
sells. The general public and the press
are incredulous regarding such favor
able tidings The officials persist in
the statement that Admiral Cervera is
still at Santiago de Cuba
THE TERROR.
MADRID May 2S.-It is announced
that the Spanish torpedo boat destroy
er Terror has arrived at San Juan de
Porto Rico, having evaded the Amer
lean warships, which were watching for
her.
REPORTED AMERICAN SUCCESS.
CAPE HAYTIEN (HaytD. May %
copyrighted, 1898 by the Associated
Press).-A rumor has reached here of
an important American success, but
no confirmation of the report can be
obtained here.
Since the rumored arrival of the
Spanish fleet at Santiago de Cuba, no
news has reached here though the ca
BILE between this place and Santiago
de Cuba is not interrupted. The sig
nificance of this mysterious silence is
not known. but excites great wonder.
No explanation is furnished excepting
surmise based on various influences.
The theory that the Spanish Admiral
allowed himself to be bottled UP in the
bay of Santiago de Cuba is not enter
tanned here. On the contrary, the
Haytien officials say it is far from
likely that such a thing has occurred.
STORES LANDED IN CUBA.
NEW YORK, May 2S.-A dispatch
from Key West says there is report
there that the cruiser Brooklyn Of
Commodore Schley's fleet landed a
large quantity of arms. ammunition
and stores at Cienfuegos on Tuesday.
This is said to have been done after q
tight in which the fort on the south
side of Cienfuegos Bay was badly dam
aged. There is also alleged to have
been a fight between 400 insurgents
and force of Spanish cavalry, the lat
ter being defeated