The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-20
SHOOTING AT SANTIAGO
SHIPS DREW THE FIRE OF THE
SPANISH BATTERIES
1t Is Not Certain Whether There
Was Any Return Fire by the
Fleet, Which Apparently Was
Only EndeavOring to Secure the
Range-Rebels In the East of

Fleet, Which Apparently Was
| Only EndeavOring to Secure the
Range-Rebels In the East OF
| Cuba Are Active and Aggressive.
! Copyright by the Associated Press.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 1.-TWO
American warships, whose names were
not discernible from the shore, APP
peared off Santiago de Cuba yesterday,
while the steamer Adula, which has
arrived here from that point with
refugees, was in the harbor.
They approached and drew the fire
of the batteries at the harbor en-
| trance.
ships replied to the fire. The firing
continued from noon to 1 o'clock.
| Capt. Walker, of the Adula, when
coming out, could not see any marks
on Moro CASTLE and inferred the Amer
lean ships drew the fire of the batteries
to learn the range.
There was much excitement in the
| city. The regulars and volunteers were
called out, and new earthwork batteries
erected on each side of the harbor en-
trance. The number and caliber of the
guns are unknown, but it is known
that there are twenty-one torpedoes
in the channel connected with the
shore.
The cruiser Mercedes, whose boilers
are disabled, has been anchored so she
can rake the channel for 300 yards.
The merchant ship Mexico, Of Bar
celona, mounting four small quick
firing guns, is in the harbor Several
coasting steamers and schooners are
at the wharves.
INSURGENTS ACTIVE.
Refugees, who arrived on board the
steamer Adula, say the insurgent dis
| trict commanders in eastern Cuba are
moving nearer and nearer to Santiago
de Cuba.
1t appears that Brig. Gen. Mindez,
by order of Gen. Calixto Garcia
has brought insurgent forces from the
extreme east to the neghborhood Of
Caimanero on the south coast, and Cen
Castillo, of the insurgent army, has
shifted his command to within twenty
five miles Of Santiago de Cuba.
Small insurgent bands engage in
nightly raids past the outlying garri-
soned towns to within about six miles
of the city Of Santiago de Cuba. They
retire without pursuit after their
forays. The concerted design is to cut
off the meat, vegetable and fruit supply
of the city and produce the effect Of
siege. a'
PROVISIONS SCARCE.
In the meantime, the prices Of pro-
visions at Santiago are even less than
they were three weeks ago, during the
first panic. Small cargoes of flour, gro
cer1es and canned goods have been re-
ceived by schooners from Jamaica and
Hayti, and the ma rkets Of Santiago de
Cuba are full of fish ''-i.' '.5f'2' '.'F5
Senior Enrique Capriles, governor of
Santiago de Cuba, in an interview
printed In La Bandera Espanola, OF
May is, is quoted as saying:
Spain has 100000 regular troops and vol
Those of us who are from Spain are ac-
climated, and we are entrenched. Therefore.
one of us is equal to two invaders, yes. to
three invaders.
We hear America proposes to assail us
with 100000 men. Some reports say $780,
600 men and raw levies. We invite four
times that number to enrich our fields with
their carcasses. The greater the number,
the greater the glory. Let us keep our
hearts elevated by patriotism and thoughts
of our wrongs. Our flag has been called the
Golden or bloody flag of SPAIN" In our
hands, may it indeed win that name.
BITTER FEELING.
The feeling against Americans in
Santiago de Cuba is bitter. The Span
iards threaten to conf1scate the planta-
tons owned by Americans
The representatives of foreign capt.
talists, who at one time believed there
would be a short war, now appear to
II ink that it will be prolonged for many
months.
Among the AduIa's passengers are
Octaviano Quarry, planter, said to
have been the last American in SANTA
GO, and Senior Vinenta, Spaniard,
secretary of Senior Capriles, the cover
nor of Santiago.