The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-05


are seeking safety In flight.
SPANS formidable fleet is bound for
Porto Rico.
Prize crews at Key West object TO de-
lay In settlement OF their cases.
MONDAY, MAY .
Uncertainty AZ to the whe:ea bouts and
destination of those Spanish warships
that left Cape Verde has caused a change
In the plans OF the army department
fer The Invasion OF Cuba and the bonn
bardment of a port; the vessels are ex-
pected to turn up at the Canaries, but
western movement has been thought
Of and prepared for.
Commander Dewey engages the Span
Ish fleet at Manila and wins brilliant
victory, practically annihilating the
enemy.
New of Commander Dewey & victory a I
Manila occasioued great 10y in Wash
ington. where it is looked 4pon as point
ing 10 a sweedy termination of the Var.
London papers pay tribute to Com
hodore Dewey's pluck and courage.
Great excitement in Madrid follows the
news of the battle at Manila.
Oregon makes record breaking run
from Callao to Rio Janeiro. arriving
there nearly week ahead Of time. She
will sail north in company with the Mar
ietta and Nictheroy.
Spanish gunboat Temsrario repairing
damages a Ensenda. Argentina.
Lieutenant Whitney L. 5. A. arrives
in camp with General G+mez With IL
structions from General Miles.
Commodore Schley has not at re-
ceived orders for the flying squadron 10
move. but he Will be ready at the Ward
United States cruiser Topeka arrives
at New York after a hard battle With
wind and sea.
Dispatches received at shanehai from
Manila state that the natives 10 tine
Philippines are killing Spanish Re8eu.
children and priests.
Official dispatches from Havana 10
Madrid acknowledge that some DAMAGE
was sustained at bombardmeHt Of GIsu-
fuegos batteries by one American snip
Austrian cruiser Maria Theesa or
dered to cuba to protect interests Of
Austro Hungary.
Japan issues a declaration q neu-
trality
i TUESDAY. MAY g.
Weyler says. i'm am Interview. thai
he Is ready To- take the leadership Ia
! Cuba thai in the present etisIs spain
should MAKE al bold dash into The enemy S
country.
Schley says that the congress should
make Dewey an admiral without an
hours delay. "he is the new Farragut."
| The United States senate. without a
word. passed the emergency war de
j fciency bill appropriatng $500 o00.
bill for enlistment Of 10, 600 yellow fever
"immunes for the war"
The plan for the military movement
upon Cuba contemplates supply ing arms
to the insurgents and then leaving them
to battle with the Spaniards the United
States troops to be withdrawn at least
for time.
London gets report that five Spanish
vessels have been ordered to leave Cadlz
on May Is.
Sehley cables to Dewey. Bully boys
and the Brooklyn, which first flew Com
mander peNeys flag sends the con
ordinations Of officers and crew.
Two hundred native Cuhans enlisted In
j New York city by General sangully ar
rived at Tampa TO be formed into a
cavalry regiment under the leadership OF
/ SanRuilly.
The army deficiency bill. which went
/ to the president yesterday contains the
significant provision of tl5o 200 for tht
/ expenses IF AN expedtiouRry force t.
! Cuba
The cruiser Nashville captures a Span
iah steamer at CienfueEos with % sol
diers and cargo OF munitions OF war.
Seven big lighters guarding the New
England coast
The president has In course OF prep
aration proclamation which viii be Is
sued In tn next day or two. fixing the
status OF Spanish subjects in this eoun-
! try.
Boston Elevated Railway company vi
! insure employees who 20 to war. and Civ
places similar TO those vacated on then
return.
Two Vicar Maxim guns. costing up
wards If tGano are TO he placed on thu
new cruiser Yale as gifts from the col
/ leKe Thu cruiser leaves New York witt
1900 tons Of coal on board and stores foi
an extended cruise.
Victory II go years ago at Maer53 ovat
/ the French celebrated with con- Lii
i enthusiasm IN Havana.
Spain is numbering the men in Pert
! Rico whom she cannot control. and Is
Anprosoulug women.
WEDNESDAY. MAYA
The fortincations' appropriation bn
was agreed to in conference. among the
provisions was one OF Sl1s1.6 for l.
+ lneh. breeeh- loading mortars.
/ Secretary Long says As soon "a
I the necessary confirmation Ia ut hana