Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-04-30
HAVANA FIRED ON THE FLEET.
WITHOUT SLIGHTEST EFFECT.

Six Captures-Three Were Steam
ers-The Prizes Were Worth Big
Money-Concentrati Troops al
Havana.
1 On Board the Flagship New York, of
Havana, April 24.-Noon.-During the
i early morning the Moro castle batteries
again opened fire on the fleet, but with
! out the slightest effect. There have been
no casualties among our forces up to this
/ hour. and not single shot has been fired
against the batteries.
| Last night 10 shots were fired from the
castle at the New York, which was sig
Mailing. The warship did not return the
=! shots.
More Captures.
At 3 o'clock this morning the Detroit
made rich haul, capturing the large
| Spanish merchant steamer Catalina.
bound from New Orleans for Cadiz with
cotton oil and slaves. She carries large
quantity of provisions, which she intend.
| from the Detroit Naval Cadet Jones from
the New York and four marines and six
bluej jackets were put on board of her and
she steamed off for Key West.
The Wilmington and Porter when dawn
broke were both seen towing prizes in the
shape of small schooners. The Whining
| tons capture was laden with charcoal.
and the Porter's. the Sophia, had rum and
sugar aboard. They We're both towed to
Key West.
The torpedo boat Porter, commanded
by Lieutenant Fremont, is doing great
work, and if she keeps on at this rate her
crew will have no end of prize money to
divide.
About 8 o'clock this morning the New
York proceeded several miles closer in
shore. Not a breath of wind stirred the
sea, and the heat was terrible.
Cargo Worth 100000.
Key West, April 24-The gunboat
Helena captured the Spanish steamer
Miguel Joves early this morning. The
Joves cargo is composed of cotton and
slaves. The prize is estimated to be
worth 100000, her cargo being worth
Sl50OOO. She belonged to the Penillo
line, Barcelona The Helena did not sail
with the fleet on Friday morning, but
| remained here until today. when She
stood out to sea. She was cruising about
$50 miles in a southwesterly direction
Wien lHe oONtS. SlptllllS SoulHedSteiIN
course, hove in sight early this morning.
The Helena fired blank shot and the
| Spaniard instantly hove to. The gun
an engineer and l6 bluejackets on board
of the .Ioves under command of Ensign
Mcclellan. who had with him Fnsiyns
Lewis and Mcfarland. The gunboat con
voyed the prize into port. The ,Joves was
bnnpI Nnu- Orleans for. H,rIn1nn.,
via Havana.
Captain Charles V. Munson, employed
by the Clyde Line at jacksonville and
formerly with the Ward Line and rev
enue service. arrived here last night, hay
ing been called for last Thursday by Ad
miral Sampson. Captain A[unson will act
as fleet pilot. The Dolphin will take him
to the flagship.
According to the bureau Neritas. the
Miguel Joves lin English the Michael
Joves), Captain Bal, is {; Spanish steamer
which sailed from New Orleans April II
for Barcelona She was formerly the
Port Denison, is bark-rigged, is of 2254
tons net register, and was built at New
Castle, England, 1877. She is 375 feet )
inches long, has AZ feet 2 inches beam
and is 20 feet inches deep. The bureau
,eritas has it that her owners are the
Empress Transatlantic of Barcelona
Capture of the Catalina.
Key West, April 24-5:5O p m.-En
sign Christy, with a crew OF l6 men from
tue cruiser Detroit and four from the
the captured Spanish steamer, Catalina
Captain Fano, 349l tons, which left Ca |
diz March and was bound from New
(i,.lo for. p,r.o1n7,,
which latter port she was making when
taken. The Catalina was captured about
q o'clock this (Sundav) morning II miles |
from Havana. She was taken by the
cruiser Detroit. When the first shot was
fired her captain made a desperate ef
fort to escape his pursuers and the chase
was prolonged for eight miles Finally d
solid shot brought her to. She is carry
ing a cargo of 1000 bundles of slaves.
The Wilmington Took II Prize.
New York. April pa dispatch to the
Press from Key West says
The gunboat Wilmington captured the
Spanish schooner Candida with deck I
load of charcoal, intended for Havana
At this writing the Cushing is bearing
where it is extremely valuable for fuel. I
down on a schooner TO the southeast The /
breeze is slow and while she has on all
sail, the Cushing will overhaul her short
ly. She has the start, but the Gushing
has the steam.
Tie torpedo boat Porter today captur
ed the Spanish schooner Antonio, laden
with sugar for Havana The Antonio
was sent to Key West with a prize crew
of four men, under Naval Cadet Dubois
Concentrating at Havana.
Kingston, April 24.-The United States
consul at Baracoa Cuba, Alfred T. TRAY. /
his wife and two children, two Spanish
merchants and % Cubans and Spanish (
Americans. mostly women and children
from Guatanamo, embarked from the Ely
here today after a hours quarantine /
When the Spanish steamer left Guatan
! amo on Friday last. a Spanish mob, in I
Guiding many officers, filled the public
square and adjacent streets yelling
death to the Yankees.' Several Amer
lean flags were soled, torn. trampled and
treated with elaborate unmentionable in I
dignities Some naturalized Americans
were compelled to take part in the insult
ing work on the threat of death if they
refused.
Devastate the Interior.
Orders to the Spanish army declaring
the armistice ended were publicly posted
at Guatanamo last Friday. Two days
previous the troops began concentrating
at the principal sea coast cities, burning
all interior towns and plantations. The
passengers of the Ely believe the devast-
alton OF that part of the island will be
completed before the Americans invade
the ports held by the Spaniards Ordin-
arily there are 1000 Spanish soldiers at
Guatanamo. Now there are 1000 there.
New defenses of earthworks chiefly are
under construction and the mounting of
field pieces in progress. Two rapid fire
2-pounders. one rapid fire 3-pounder and
four ancient models have been received.
Their Places to BE Kept.
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