The evening times., 1898-05-04
STORY OF OUR WARsH|Ps
The Plan Of Attack on Havana
Is Complete.
TIE END OF sPANIsH RULE
Admiral Sampson Protests fu Dipio-
matte Language That He should
ro Castle-The Heavy ships of the
Fleet Coal at Key West.

Key West. Fla, May 4.-The Govern
ments plan for a concerted land and
naval attack on Havana are about COM
pleted and. while the island is more the
special object of attack, than the city,
il is safe to say that the days of Spanish
domination in Cuba are at an end.
Admiral Sampson divided his fleet yes
terday as a result of prolonged con-
ference between the ships officers. held
almost under the guns of Morro Castle,
and after assigning the rest of his COM
pany 10 maintain the blockade, he headed
a procession into Key West, which
brought the abattleships Iowa and In
diana, the cruisers Cincinnati and Detroit
and the dispatch boat Mayfower trailing
along after him.
All have been coaling here ever since
and have started south again with bunk
ers hlled 10 their utmost capacity. on
the Cuban coast they will be Joined by
TWO or three OF the double turreted monl-
tors, probably the Puritan and the Am
phitrite, ard then Admiral Sampson Will
open sealed orders. 1t is pretty generally
understood that he made as strong pro-
test as an admiral can against going TO
there is no doubt that he conveyed TO
Washington in diplomatic language" the
fact that both he and his men feat that
the time had arrived when they should
be cut loose. His Instructions mean tina:
the Government has decided TO permit
some of the smaller vessels of the fleet
TO continue the blockade.
In the meantime the big ships will start
for Porto Rico or beyond, 10 head on
Spain's formidable squadron, which Por-
tugal pushed from the Cape Verde ISL
ands few days ago.
This SQUADRON w1il reach Porto Rico
short of coal and crippled by long sea
voyage and will fan comparatively easy
prey TO our boats, although IL is made UP
Of the cream Of the Spanish navy.
But before Admiral Sampson leaves Gu
ban waters he has yet 10 pick a pathway
into the island for the entrance TO the
Army ef invasion, and ii is understood
that he viii stop off Matanzas today and
complete the work he began there lase
Wednesday.
In the meantime the Government is
still dickering with the insurgent lead
ers and party of half a dozen infiuen-
tial Cubans selected by Gen. Emilio Nu-
neZ. the famous filibus;er. has left here
i'm the Government tug Leyden TO be
landed in Cuba somewhere east of Ma
tanzas. The men arrived there last night
and are expected 10 reach Gen. Gomez
with important dispatches by Thursday
night. Their mission il 10 tell Gomea
where and when supplies and guns and
ammunition will reach him.
school Children To Celebrate.
Jersey City. y. j.. May 4-As soon az
definite news is received of Admiral
Deweys victory over the Spanish at
Manila, the Jersey City board of educa-
ton will appoint a day when all the
schools i'm the city will hold patriotic
exercises in honor Of the event.
The katahdin.
Boston. Mass Nav 4-The American
ram Katahdin Commander George f. T.
Wilde, arrived at this port for coal yes
terday. and the commandant of the navy
yard has contracted for 201 tons, TO be
delivered tomorrow morning. The ram
anchored in the stream off, the navy
yard saluting battery. and Commander
Wilde paid his respects to Commodore
Howison.
The Minneapolis.
Chatham, Mass. May 4-The cruiser
Minneapolis. which left Portsmouth Mon
day. is scouting this coast. This noon
she passed south on patrol duty.
The Columbia.
Bar Harbor, Me. May 4.-The United
States cruiser Columbia arrived at Bar
Harbur this afternoon
Fitted for 81 Gunboat.
Galveston Texas. May 4-The pow
erful sea-gOing tug Hortense leaves for
Pensacola TO be fitted uD with guns
and torppdoes. The Hortense will be
put into1tire patrol service in the Gulf.