The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-06-04
WAR NOTES.
Summary Of Press Dispatches, Pri-
vate and by Associated Press.

A dispatch from Cape Haytien, Hayti, sent
at 10. Is O'Clock Wednesday night, states that
the American squadron reappeared Wednes-
day morning off Santiago de Cuba and fired
two shots, which are believed to have been
signals agreed upon with the insurgents. The
latter, numbering 1000 or 5000 men. are
said to have concentrated few miles from
Santiago. The firing is said to have ended
with the two shots.
No official news of Tuesdays reported
fighting at Santiago has been announced in
Washington. Spanish official accounts, made
public at Madrid state that the American
fleet was repulsed, and that an American
auxiliary cruiser was damaged, but that no
harm was done by the attacking fleet. De
tails of the reported fighting, as received at
Port Prince. Hayti, are TO the effect that
the Spanish losses must have been cOnsidera-
BILE, and that the American losses are not
known.
Admiral Sampson arrived off Santiago. and
will supersede Commodore Schley. He has
fifteen men-of-war at his disposal The Navy
DEPARTMENTS intention is to strike a crush
ing blow there.
A dispatch to IA New York evening paper
states that the Spanish steamer Alfonso Xlll,
with troops and coal on board, was captured
Monday off Cape Maysi by the auxiliary
cruiser st. Paul
The Spanish generals in Cuba have de-
cided that it is best not to offer determined
resistance to an American landing, as it is
thought that fight IN the interior will arouse
the Spanish soldiers to more resistance and
will be otherwise favorable to their cause.
There is strong probability that United
States troops have left Tampa and are now
on the way to Santiago and Porto Rico. The
government refuses at present to permit news
of this kind to be sent from Florida.
Secretary Alger sent to congress additional
estimates for So, 107, 900 required for the ex-
petition to Cuba and for work and equip
ments in the campaign against Porte Rico
and the Philippines. The Secretary trans
mitted IL letter outlining immediate action
against Cuba and saying 1t is proposed to
dispatch $1,000 or 10000 troops at once.
to be followed as rapidly as practicable by
%. 900 more.
Adutant- General Corbin has completed
arrangements for recruiting the $1,000 voIun-
teers under the second call.
The Fifth Maryland Regiment started
early Thursday morning from Chlckamauga
| for Tampa. Florida. Gloom was cast over
the regiment by the drowning of Private FL
| bert l.. Thomson. son of Captain Thomson,
! Of Company {.
! Four regiments, including the FIRST DlS-
| rict of Columbia Volunteers, left Ch1cka-
manga Wednesday for Tampa.
The monitor Monadnock, now on the Pa
cifc coast. will be sent to Manila to strengthen
Admiral Dewey's fleet
Senior Domingo NJ. Capote, Vice-President
! of the Cuban republic, who was wrecked IN
the steamer Belvidere near Cape MaysI,
| Cuba. last Wednesday week, was brought to
| Philadelphia on Wednesday with sixty,tour
Others These had been saved by the Nor
wegian steamer Kong Erode. While the
near Cape Maysi they were aided by Spanish
soldiers. bur Senior 'Capote was not recog