The record-union., 1898-05-26
Sampson and SCh|ey Blockad-
ing the Entrance.
The Fact Creates Great UneaSiness
at the Spanish Capital.
A Courier From General cardenas Reports
No Difficulty in Maintaining COmmuni-
cation With the InSurgent Forces
In Havana Province.

PORT AU PRINCE (HaytD, May %.
copyrighted, 1898, by the Associated
Press)-The report of the arrival Of the
Spanish Cape Verde fleet at Santiago
de Cuba is correct The correspondent
here of the Associated Press has been
able to obtain definite confirmation of
this news, but up to the present it has
been impossible to obtain any details
| The dispatches sent from here TO
Santiago de Cuba asking for informa-
ton on the subject remain unanswered.
VESSELS IN CERVERAS FLEET
MADRID, May 25.-7 p. ma dis
patch has just been published giving
the details of the arrival of Admiral
Cervera's squadron at Santiago de
Cuba. 1t says: AT s o'clock on the
morning of May 10Th the Infanta Maria
Teresa entered the port of Santiago de
Cuba flying the flag of Admiral Ger
vera. She was followed almost in
stantly by the Vizcaya, the Almirante
| OQuendo. the Cristobal Colon and the
| torpedo boat destroyer Pluton. Soon
afterward the torpedo boat destroyer
Furor which had been reconnoitering,
| arrived"
| II p. ma dispatch from Havana
says the American warships are con-
centrating before Guantanamo and
| Othnr portS Oaar SaptioUo ia C11ba ac
Well as the latter port, which seems to
indicate that the squadrons are pre-
pairing to attack Admiral Cervera. The
anxiety increases daily but the public
| is disposed to continue the resistance to
the utmost.
1t is believed that Senior Puigceiver,
Minister of Finance, will provoke a
ministerial crisis at the next Cabinet
council.
CERVERA BOTTLED.
LONDON, May 25.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily Mali says:
| Official cablegrams from Cuba con-
! firm the report that Admiral Sampson
and Commodore Schley, with the com
bined squadrons, are now in front Of
Santiago de Cuba, blockading admiral
CerVera"
THE TERROR MAKES A MOVE.
ST. PIERRE (Martinique), May %
6 p. m.-(Copyrighted, 1898, by the AS
sociated Press)-The Spanish torpedo
beat destroyer Terror finished coaling
from the Alicante, whose disguise as an
ambulance ship was virtually thrown
off yesterday, and early this morning
left Fort de France, taking a NORTH
westerly course. 1t is rumored she goes
to join the Spanish fleet.
Three men-of-war, according to the
account of fishermen who arrived here
this afternoon, were seen Monday near
the north point of the island The fish
ermen assert they are Spanish war
ships
AMERICANS ACHIEVED ONLY ONE
SUCCESS.
LONDON, May 25-The Paris cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph
says: THE Spanish Embassy to-day
"wednesday issued the following state
ment: The truth is, the Americans
have only achieved one success, which
led to nothing, Manila All the rest
is false They also relied on disturb
ances which might occur in Spain.
There were some troubles, owing to the
dearness of bread, but these completely
disappeared as soon as the Government
forbade the expectation of corn.
1.-The French Government is care
fully pursuing it's neutral policy, but
public opinion is as warmly enlisted
as ever on the side of Spain
AMERICA THE AGGRESSOR.
MADRID, May 25.4 p. m.-There is
a little comment on the fact that NJ
Schevitch, the Russian ambassador to
Spain, was the first member of the di-
plomatic corps to call upon and confer
with Duke Almodivar de Rio, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, after he took office
yesterday.
| The approaching visit of George J.
Goschen, First Lord of the British Ad-
miralty. to Gibraltar has created stir
The newspapers urge the Government
| to construct batteries on the nights
dominating Gibraltar, but it is asserted
semi officially that the Government
will not commit an unfriend1y act
against England so long as there is no
proof of an Anglo-American alliance.
| If, however such an alliance should
| become an accepted fact the Govern