New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-05-25
Events III The Crisis.

engagement before Cienfuegos is now
known to have been very heavy at
least three hundred killed and several
hundred woun led. During the engage.
ment the Marblehead threw $50 shells
from her 6-inch guns and 700 shots
from her secondary battery. The Nash.
vile fired as many more and nearly al
took effect upon the Spanish forts and
soldlery.
A Washington special to the Herald
says: The war department is seriously
considering the postponement of the in
vasion of Cuba until fall. Lieut.. Bowan,
who has returned from scouting expe-
dition, reports that roads IN Cuba will
be impossible for cavalry and artillery
| after June 10. .zs 81
Both of the big American fleets, Samp-
sons and Schley's, put into Key West
! Wednesday. The two commodores held
consultation and it was rumored that
when they put to sea again Schley would
| take the monitors and small cruisers to
keep the Spaniards out of Havana and
Sampson the battleships and large cruis-
ers to chase the Spanish fleet around the
island. Cervera was reported to have
entered. the port atSantiago de Cuba.
The monitor Monterey, now at San
Francisco, has been ordered to Manila to
reinforce Dewey. The monitor is enc of
the most formidable fighting vessels
afoat.
On the 10Th Admiral Cervera cabled
the Madrid government as follows: This
morning, without incident, I entered the
port of Santiago de Cuba, accompanied
by the squadron.
A Kingston special to the New York
Journal of Saturday says one of samp-
sons scouts has captured Spanish gun
boat. The news was brought to King
ston by the captain of the America, who
reports having sighted the St. Louis or
the St. Paul towing the Spanish warsl,ip
Thursday afternoon.
One of Fridays bulletins was to the
effect that Gomez was closing in on Ha-
vana with a force of fifteen Thousand
men and that Garcia was pressing upon
Santiago de Cuba with corps of 5000
soldiers.
Premier Sagasta declares war to the
bitter end as the policy of the new cabi-
net.
WIN. J. Bryan has been commissioned
as colonel by the governor of Nebras-
ka and will proceed at once to raise a
regiment of volunteers.
A Madrid correspondent of the Lon
don Mail telegraphs his paper the follow
Ing: Governor General August has re-
affirmed that he will distribute every RI
fle and cartridge he possesses and defend
Manila to the last.
The Oregon was reported at the Bar
dadoes Friday. She took on board 200
| tons of coal.
Advices from Madrid by way OF Gil
braltar say that the Spanish squadron,
designed for the Philippines, SAILED on
Monday.
There will be no invasion of Cuba
until after fight with the Spanish fleet.
Senior Sagasta, the Spanish premier.
has succeeded in organizing new cabi-
i net.
| The London Chronicle has the follow
ing from Madrid: ssIt is believed that a
conflict between the American warships
and Admiral Cervera's fleet cannot be
deferred long. The new Spanish cabinet
desires to force the war to an issue, 1t is
said, with Il view to evoking interven-
ton by the European powers as quickly
as possible. The internal economic sit.
uation of Spain is known to be desper-
ate.' ~..<
Spanish bishops at Manila and Hong.
kong have issued pastorals urging that
no quarter be given Americans.
In an address before the Canadian
Parliament Premier Laurier made this
statement: Though we are bound to bt
neutral and must he neutral in the pres
ent difficulties between the United
| States and SPAN, would like to believ'
that if there is q feeling at all apart from
our duty as neutrals, 1t is a feeling o
sympathy for those who are our neigh
bors and who share the continent wit
us.
Sir Charles Upper, opposition leader
! expressed entire ac4uiescence in VIVA