Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-28
PINCH or BLOCKADE.
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Is believed to be active ana is trustee
~ SIS, On an totnuluulcutlu., o.. ,,,.e,
90 80 s-uu aoutit cuba. ,i!yts.. N..n..l.u.
-.i>s-ti1n netMetn Ila!.Iiia ana 10, tan
es...o 1t'.i appears 70 exist. Aucn mas
"een Written regarding a concentrated.
in"t @il.cnt oS the Insurgents upon ii.,.
N.iHa .titG rs usienscs. Inns sceIiis
.."!o'y icaslnic. ing scarclt, OF ioJu
.s bouiG to atic&t Insurgents ana
opanl;rus alike. AS soon as The iur-
lnef c'trty tncir campaign into the ia,
horlh I'll The island tleN are confront
ed with starvation.
1t is believed the insurgents will aI-
here To the guerilla, tactics and not
transfer their forces in any iarS. num-
beers to Il territory where starvation
VIII soon hoid sway.
Tn" problem Ut provisioning ana
eoains the blockade,ng fleet mas so
i;l1- proved an easy one to solve.
The flagship New York spent last
night i'atrollins the coast from Il point
west of Havana To within ten miles OF
Matansas on the east. The belief is
that the cream of prizes has been
taken and not many more Spanish
chan, vessels will venture into
these waters.
The Associated Press dispatch boat
Dauntirss left the feet to return, to
ke* Vest on her third round trip
sine" last Friday. at half past seven
this morning. in the teeth of II 25-knot
gal" from west of north The Asso-
ciai"h Press correspondent had an in
lerNi,W with Rear Admiral SAMPSON
in III" admiral'S cabin On Thu. i;lyShjp
yesterday morning. The rear admiral
expressed satisfaction with tn. con
duct Of the blockade.
h,. al,
admiral To coal passcrs is. when do
we take Havana? ON" could not HELM
thinking yesterday. when lying near
shore how easy it would be To land
'r"ops ~ a particular point or III hun.
'irets Of others on the coast. The tnv
forts ON the hills would not brighten -
battalion Of school cadets. and TN.
water is deep enough To- allow tn"
WarShlpS I" cover Il landing from clos.
On the highlands of cuba health is
NE rule ut all seasons Of thu. wear. as
, + ~h"wn hy Iii. reports. not only o,
ne Spanish, but vi American health
authorities.
ON her present trip to Key West the
Daunt'ess. at the request of capt.
Chadwick of the New York. brought IN
young \ranSureii, brother OF tn,. in
surgent Brisa,ier- General hester
Arahsurcn Who was killed by the
SPANISH Colonel i.euetiiclu in r,.yaur,
Ior ms having shot Lieutenant Colonel
liulz. of the Spanish army. Young
teranSuren has been on the ilagship,
where il was thought H.. might h.. ~
some sp"rinl us,. owing Ia Ms lncni
knowledge of certain parts Of ~.
c"ast but the lad has not been well
ana II WAS thought better to send hi,n
home 800
1t is ;,ln,oS, ludicrous ia co.. mo
transition in the casc If Standards
taken prisoners on Tn. cun,n,,d
merchantmen from a state of vn.if.r-
GUS grief and fear Ia one nf ,h. most
COMPLETE p"liieness when thcv find
ne there Is no lnt"nti"' - '.:.s,..,
them -
Tears change to smiles: petitions for
mercy to protestations of regard-and
ooln IN the twinklinS OF an eve
Lieutenant Del Pine of the Spanish
infantry, and his orderly. who were
captured by the gunhoat Wilmington
an BOARD Il small schooner bound for
MatahzaS, were put on shore vester-
DAY AT Santa Cruz. "a miles from fla
.aha. ny the United States scout boat
1lsonluln. formerly the steamer lei
ior". Inc lieutenant was on a fur
'ousn ana was going to see his wife
;ihu infant child. The latter was born
last Friday ana the father had no,
seen his child. Under the circun
stances Rear Admiral SAMPSON decid-
ed 10 let the Spanish officer and his or
derry go tunder patrolc). The Algon-
gum. commanded by Ensign Crosley
lying flag Of truce. steamed into the
santa cruz inlet. The small craft was
closely watched through many glasses
on board The flagship New York. which
Vas lying only a few miles OF A few
l'erSuhs We're seen To gather near tn.
shl"ii fortsilcatinns of Santa Cruz MS
'he Algonquin approached The latter
performed her mission safely ana an
returned to Key West.