The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-30

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with his flagship New York, shelled ant
reduced the Qualifications at Port Cabanas
IS miles west Of Havana.
Tho fort had fired on the Ericsson AMI
Porter and the bombardment was..an act
of reprisal.
1t took just fifteen minutes to turn tn,
land batteries into mass Of debris.
Washington. D. c., April Bot is
stated this morning that Wednesday mex.
May 4, Is the date fixed upon for the de-
par:ure to Cuba of the six thousand U. S
troops which are now being hurried TO
Tampa.
Next Wednesday, 1t Is said, General
Shafter, who has been ordered to command
the first detachment of the invading army
will transfer his headquarters to Cuban
soil.
1t is the present intention to land the
first force at Matanzas, although Sagua
La Grande Is also being considered.
1t having been shown that tho forts
guarding bIatanZas can DO easily demol-
ished. no difficulty is anticipated in effect
ing landing for the troops, and, as soon
at this has been accomplished, the food
and munitions of war for the insurgents
will be supplied to the latter, who will be
massed on the outside Of the town.
Should the Spanish troops gather In
force to prevent invasion, the guns Of the
ships will shell the camp, and will drive
them back.
1t is realized that the Spanish forces on
the Island aggregate fully sixty thousand
mon, but 1t il not believed that anything
like this number can be assembled at the
point selected by tho United States troops
at the point of entrance.
Tho program also contemplates move-
ment upon tho rear of Havana from Ma
tanzas. In the meantime, Admiral Samp-
sons fleet will move closer upon the city
from tho sea and will proceed when the
proper time comes, to lombard It,
No time has been fixed for the operations
against Havana, the details being left to
the discretion of the commanding officer.
1t is also stated that the plan Is to COM
mission Us major generals tho following
brigndcr generals: William r.. Shafter,
Elwcll S. OILS, Henry O. Merriam, and
James +. Wade.
These are the officers who will have the
real work of handling the volunteer forces
which are eventually to go to Cuba.
There will be other major generals ap.
pointed in the volunteer army, but will be
given, rs tho program Is now arranged
home guard commands
Key West Fla, April 3O-Thoro is n re.
port current here that tho ships Of the
blockading squadron have cleared for &c
tion at Mariel, some twenty miles from
Havana.
A sailorpf. the Dolphin said Mariel was
sholled last evening. No confirmation Of
either story Il obtainable.
Cadiz, April 1.-The cruiser Numanoia
arrived at Cartagena yesterday. She will
come here as soon rs possible.
When she arrives q squadron consisting
Of the Numancia, Pelayo. Victoria, Alfron-
SO XIII, three dostroycrs, and three tor
pedo boats will sail Immediately.
Kingston, Jamaica. April 30-Ncws has
been received here that the lifo OF tho
British Consul ut Santiago de Cuba, Mr.
f, W. RnmsdeE, is in danger. The popu-
lace became incenscd az the fact that the
Cuban relief supplies had been placed in
his charge and on Thursday night, II mob
attacked the British Consulate shouting:
"Down with the English" etc.
Mr. Ramsdon sent The following despatch
TO 81, Horny Arthur Blake, Governor of
Jamaica:
"send English warships. My life is in
danger"
In thirty minutes the pallas was undor
way.
ST. Vincent Cape Verde Islands. April
90. Tho two Spanish transport ships and
tho torpedo boats Ariete, Azor and Itayo,
which returned here yesterday, sailed again
in at y 55 o'clock this morning to jim tho
neOt which left here yesterday morning.
Santiago DE- Cuba, April ~, by Steamer
Rcmus, Fi!od Port Antouio, Jamaica,
April %
Don Ar4eno Llneras, commandment.
cral OF this division Of Cuba, proclaimed
four days ngo that every man between
fifteen and fifty years of ago must enroll
that nigat with the volunteers for military
service, under penalty of arrest, military
Cra, and death
Senior Chucho Mandulcy, lnngiatlutn OF
the High Court of Santiago, and known
rs an Intense Spanish sympathzcr, one
of the most prominent men in the city,
left for the camp Of tho Cuban Brisadior-
General Cavallos. He was accompanied
by several kinslnen. His going prod uced
vivid impression.
The exodus from the city has continued
by night The Spaniards make no oppo.
sition, except that II fow men have boon
arrested as examples. Five thousand per-
sens have loft for tho country since the
proclamation. four ilfths being women
and children.
The Spanish soldiery now assume bull
living attitude They threaten to kill every
Cuban man and 20 Outrage every Cuban
woman left in ih5 city when tho blockade
begins Whom the American feet appears,
as 1t is daily expected to do, all tho non.
combnt ants will lie expelled.
Though ths Governor Of the city. Enrique
Caprilcs, has seized for the government
all the large stoiDs Of food In private hands
many shops still do business with small
stock. Prices double day by day. On
Monday meat WIS forty cents a pound,
Tuesday seventy cents, and to-day 10 Is
dollar Il pound. Other prices in gold to.
day arc rico, twunty-fGur cents pound;
beans, twonty.one; flour, nineteen and
lard, thir;y-two. Chickens arc S2 80 apiece.
Tho Governor announced to-day. to quiet
public alarm, That a snip loaded with pro
visions WAS expected. But where from
and what her name Is nobody knows. The
story Ii not believed.
The Spanish so!dlsrs. especially the siok,
Ale pb0minably tud. Fourteen hundred
Sick 10 the military hospital here get moth
Ing c1tspt bean 5ol,p three times day,
With an OUNCE Of peat to a plate ono
thousand soldiers in San Luis Hospital
hayo hnd o.iy SALT fish this week.
Tho Spnniavds assemble nightly in the
chief streets yelling Long Live Spain!'
mud death to tho Yankees!' The military |
authorities seem to havo little con- rol Of
the soldiers and the disoricrly elements. |
Spnnish silver iSat forty five per cent Pre-.
ihium. The bank notes issued by the gov |
crnmont bank at Ilnvana arc practically, |
worthless, and son otimcs pass for three 10 |
five cents on tho doll II
giL7ndon, April 80. --Tho DAILY Hail" |
", torduy published oabls report from
Rio Janeiro to the effect that the Ameri-
can bGtt'ophip Oregon, las. reported in the |
straits of Magellan, whore she was coal |
Ing is expected to arrive hore at any mo- |
mcnt.
Tho departure Of tho cruiser Nichtheroy,