The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-07
BATTLE IS. !, /
AGAIN RAGING.
Second Attack on Santiago
This Morning.
HODS0N and men FREED.
ThsJ Reached the American Lines This
IofninS, and Were Greeted With
an Ovation From the
Troops.

= Washington, July 7--Up to nine o'clock
this morning neither the War nor Navy
Z Department would admit that any official
Information has been received from Geuer-
d Shattor or Admiral Sampson as to the
plan Of campaign which they have arrang.
cd.
It is pretty generally conceded this morn
that no aggressive action at Santiago, eth
Or by land or sea, Is Immediately contem-
plated.
It Is believed that the surrender of tho
city ia inevitable, and that there is no occa-
sion to hasten tho event through the I'M
necessary sacrifice Of ships or lives
General Shafter has repeated to the War
Department his previous description Of
the panic-stricken condition OF the Dooplo
In Santiago and his belief that the sur.
sender of the city cannot be postponed.
Ho thinks that In preventing supplies
from reaching Santiago, and thus incress.
ing the distress there, the army Is as Of
fective as 1t would be II engaged in ag.
erosive operations.
Washington. July 6-Dlplomatic circles
were startled to-day by the announcement
that there was recently discovered. in an
apartment on one Of tho upper floors Of the
eastern wing of the palace OF the Queen
Regent at Madrid, a formidable dynamite
bomb 1t had been placed there evidently
with the Intention OF destroying That part
Of the palace The discovery was kept pro-
foundly secret until an Investigation
brought to light the identity of several
who were implicated in the attempt, aud
they were promptly arrested. Ono Of
then supposed to be the leader, Alojan-
dro Argorano, was confined in the fort
ress of Montjuich, near Barcelona, and
was subsequently executed. The Others.
whose names are not know, are still under
arrest.
Absolutely no official Information has
been given out concerning tho discovery,
and the press of the Spanish capital was
kept in ignorance oft. 1t is believed. how
sver, that the bomb was placed there by
sdherents Of Don Carlos, who wished to
GApoultu HJOOoo"l w UuO Ny
the destruction either of the boy King AL
fonso or his mother, the Queen Regent.
Hints were dropped Of an anarchistic plot,
but the Carilst theory has tho more cred
ence.
, The apartments of the young King and
his suite are not in the eastern wing of
the palace, in which the bomb was found,
but are not far from there, and it Is
thou .ht that the conspira,ors believed
shat tho explosion Of the bomb would Of.
fectually settle the future of Spain and
crown tho long hopes of Dor Carlos with
success.
That their bloody plan was frustrated
was due more o fortunate circumstances
everything to insure is success. Had the
bomb exploded 1t undoubtedly would have
wrecked the greater portion of the palace.
killing many people, and in the excited
state of the inhabitants Of the city, might
have had even more serious results
The informal machine was discovered by
young lieutenant of tho palace guards,
while making afternoon rounds with the
patrol. IL has not been accurately de.
scribed. but it Is said to have been an auto
matte machine, constructed somewhat on
the principle Of an alarm clock. 1t was
concealed beneath heavy marble table in
o reception room adjoining some private
apartments and had boon set going.
! hal " yynulI bov, ernn, ~ ,I,,,,1
midnight. How the machine could have
been placed in the room is n mystery. The
strictest guard is main aimed In all parts
Of tho pa az, and the men employed there
are trusted. None of tho soldiers could
have done it without being suspected by
his comrades or officers, and it was regard.
I'd rs almost impossible for an outsider to
enter the palace unless he had proper bust
ness there
Extraordinary precautions are being OBJ
served now, and the secret police of tho
ofty are unusually vgilant. 1t is thought
that the object lesson which the xecution
of Argorano furnished will DO snpplc-
mentel by Others as there are at least half
whose fato romans in doubt
New York, July7 The Sun says: Com.
modore Schley, coming alongside the
Texas from tho Chrls,obal Colon in his
gig, called cut cheerIly. 1T was u nice
eight Jprk, wa,n'tit?"
The veterans of the Texas lined up and
gave three hearty cheers aud tiger for
their old commanders u-chief. Captain
Philip called all hands to the quarter deck,
and with barred head, thanked God for tho
almost bi"oalrss victory.
II want +, make public acknowledge
ment here, he said, chat b0lieye in God
Che Father Almighty. | want all you Of
hccrs and men to llfl your hats and from
your heart, Gi1Gr silent thanks TO the AL.
mighty"
All ha's We're off There was moment
or two 0 absolute silence, and then the
Ovorwrought feelings Of the ships com.
pany r1ll we'd themselves in three hearty
cheers for their beloved commander
Washington, July q The Navy Depart.
ment already is making arrangements to
recover as much of the valuable Spanish
fleet rs can be saved. To-day an agree.
mcnt was closed with the Merritt a. Chan.
mah Wrecking Company to undertake. the
salvage o! as much property as possible
from tho wrecks.
1.-THE company wrecking steamer I. ].
Merritt left New York yesterday for New
Nnyys W.. h., !,