The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-07
Three Spanish Cruisers and Four American
Vessels Have Fight.
RUMORS OF SQUADR0NS.
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GERS OF the ships lying at Mole st.
Nicolas were extremely retirent.
Jean Rabel is an insignificant sea-
port and there is no telegraphic sta
ton there. IL is thought possible that
the Spanish ships encountered were
the vanguard Of the Cadiz feet The
names of the American ships are not
ascertained, but ii is believed here
that they were probably scouts.
EUROPEAN INTERVENTION. r'
st. Petersburg June 5-The Novosti.
commenting today on the supposed in
tention of the Spanish government 10
appeal to the powers to intervene,
says:
1T is full time TO end a senseless and
| criminal war. Spains appeal is a sort
| of capitulation, but, on the other hand.
America must voluntarily submit her
| pretensions TO tribunal OF the pow
erS.
| America cannot avoid doing this. as
| her position, with two long and ex-
| posed coast lines. is not such as could
withstand the combined fleets of two
| or three European powers. Let Europe
raise her mighty voice and restore that
peace to which mankind looks for the
only peaceful expansion and for the
triumph of civilization.
GETTING MORE CAUTIOUS. -
| Madrid June 5.-2 p. m.-Captain
Aunon, minister OF marine has order
ed every one connected with the adj
miralty throughout the country to
| agstain from giving information OF
| any kind as to preparations for naval
movements. and also to be on guard
| against persons visiting the depart
| ment and ION more or less legitimate
pretexts" seeking information.
STILL ANOTHER SPANISH
SQUADRON.
Madrid, June 5.-4 p. ma dispatch
from Barcelona says a well-known
merchant there has received a dispatch
to the effect that on May 27th a Span
ish squadron consisting OF three
cruisers and three other protected
vessels, was seen Oft the island Of
| Madagascar, proceeding northward.
Two members of the Lyceum club
today made a wager OF $4,000 as to
the whereabouts of Admiral Cervera's
squadron, one betting that IL Is in Gu
ban waters and the other that il is en-
route for the Philippines. The money
is to go to the national subscription
for the navy.
THE SPANISH CABINET CONSID-
ERING EVENTS.
Madrid. June Sill p. m.-The cabi-
net cOunCli terminated at a late hour
this evening, after long consideration
of the present position of the war.
1t was declared that the situation OF
| the American squadrons and OF the in
surgents at Manila, were "unsatisfac-
tory, owing to disease" that the mis-
sion of Aguinaldo had failed, and that
the native troops were favorable to-
Spain.
Duke Almodovar de Rio, the foreign
minister, read a note to be sent TO the
powers complaining of Americas in
fractions of international law.
| Lieutenant General Correa, minister
of war, announced that he had sent a.
dispatch to Manila to inquire IL 1t were
true that the cruiser Baltimore had
been destroyed by an explosion
THE TERROR REPORTED SUNK.
| Copyrighted by Associated Press)
Kingston, Jamaica, June Al p. M
| A dispatch from Port Antonio says:
| "A vessel that has arrived here from
| Santiago de Cuba reports that the
Americans sank on Friday night the
| Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror"
The assumption, bassed upon dis
! patches from Madrid, has been receive
| ed that the destroyer Terror after leav-
| ing Fort de France, went to Porto Rico
| waters, and 1t Is probable that the
| Port Antonio dispatch confuses her
| with her sister destroyer, the Furor as
| has several times been the case in dis
patches from other points.