Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1898-05-13
FIVE KILLED AND SEVERAL WOUNDED
IN AN ENGAGEMENT OFF CARDENAS.
DEWEY STILL MASTER OF THE sITUA
TION AT MANILA.

g KEY WEST, May l2.-In an engage
' meut off Cardenas, the first American
were killed by the enemy. Ensign "
a Bagely and four men of torpedo boat
2 WinsIow, are dead and several, includ
: ing the captain, wounded The Wilm
ington, Hudson and Winslow were en-
gagged.
KEY WEST, May Eight was ter
, rife while it lasted. American ship,
, went after the Spanish gunboats, who
: opened fire first and concentrating or
Winslow sent solid shot into her boi.
Ter. AS the men stood on deck waiting for
relief shell exploded, killing five and
woundiug number Spanish loss not
known. The land batteries helped the
Spanish.
HONG KONG, May II. A merchant
vessel reports that United States gun
boat Concord sunk Spaniard after
two hours battle. No Americans we're
killed.
NEW YORK, May IA dispatch
from Port De France, Martinique, says
says nine American warships are now
bombarding San Juan, Porto Rico.
WASHINGTON, May u. - Twelve
thousand troops are TO be sent to the
Philippines.
WASHINGTON, May u, 4 p. M-Dew-
ey has cable working. The Navy De
partment re ceived dispatch this af
ternoon, saying that he controls sit
uation and is transferring to transports
guns from sinking Spaniard ships.
a dispatch from Gibraltar says that a
Spanish torpedo boat exploded in Alge-
geiras Bay and all on board were lost.
Congressman ID. G.. Colson is really
in earnest about going to war and has
been commissioned major in the third
regiment.
Gomez says that with the proper
weapons, the Cubans can drive the |
Spanish from the island, without the
aid of the Americans.
BY cable from Hong Kong TO Wash
lngton is 10000 miles, the commercial
rate is SLIP per word and the time of
six hours.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has asked the
President 10 appoint Russell Harrison
to the place on his staff of Lieutenant
Colonel and Commissary.
The government gives 500 for each
man killed in naval battles and this
will give Admiral Dewey $4,000, his
his officers good sums and the men $50
a piece.
The government has refused O. II. L.
Belmont's offer TO build and equip a
dynamite gunboat because of the stipu- ,
alton in his offer that he must com /
nand it.
Spain will send 5000 soldiers and two {
'attalions of marines to Manila, but as A,
will take 40 days to get them there, I
Dewey will long since have had every :
hing his own way.
With the 10000 rifles and the POO. 900 I
ounds OF ammunition which have start |
d from Port Tampa, Gomez will be I
BILE to make start toward the expul- |
ion of the Spaniards. v
The consensus OF opinion is that we a
an hold the Philippine Islands against ?
ne claims of the world and it is sug- n
ested that force of 20, 900 Negroes be b
ent there to garrison them.
1t is claimed that no material aid can Z
e given the insurgents in Cuba until il
least three bases OF supplies are &C. d
upied, aud then 1t would require 1
Ieeks to mobilize the insurgent forces. fl
Information has reached Key West
the landing within 80 miles OF Ha- g
ana OF the expedition under command a
Captain Dorst, Fourth Cavalry, il
hitch left Tampa on board the trans b
Ort Gussie. q
Secretary Alger wants the President q
D issue another call for 10, 900 volun- d
GERS. He thinks there should be an q
rmy of fresh troops TO fall back on, If
should be necessary after, invading II
uba, Porto Rico and the Philippines. 81
Gen. Nunez represents that the total h
nlisted strength in all arms of the Gu a
an army is $4,000 men, exclusive of S
'veral independent bands, which have Ell
ever come into the regular army Or u
anization. II
The cruiser Charleston, loaded with fc
for Admiral Dewey g squad. b,
IN, will start at once for Manila, with it