The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1898-04-29
Y0DAY'S WAR NEWS
Vessels of the Spanish Fleet Have
Collision.
PORT CARDENAS BOMBARDEI
The U. S. Gunboat Newport Captures
a Prize-A Asiatic Squadron Will
Reach Manila Next Sunday.

ST. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands,
April 80. Especial to The Mail. y
There has been a collision among the
vessels of the Spanish fleet and some
have returned here.
New York, Apil 80. Especial to The
Mail. )-Dispatches printed in the
Wall Street News Agency says that the
monitor Terror and gunboat Machlas
BON mbarded Cardenas, killing many
Spaniards. After an hours firing the
batteries were silenced.
Washington. April 20. Especial to
The Mail 1.-The amendments offered
by silver men to the bond provision
war revenue II were defeated.
Manila, nilippine Islands, April 30.
-(Special to The Mail. 1.-The govern
ment has forbidden the use of cipher
dispat,h hes.
Lonuo... April 80. Especial to I he
Mail. )-Dispatches from st. Vincent,
Cape Verde Islands. say that four Span
ish cruisers and three torpedo boat de-
stroyers are presumed to have gone to-
wards Cuba
Key West, April 90. Special to The
Mail )-The troopship Panther arrived
at / 10 o'clock IA. N. from Hampton
Roads, with 500 marines. The PAN
ther was conveyed into port by the
cruiser Montmgomery.
Lisbon. April 90 Especial to The
Mail. )-Portugal's neutrality decree
was published today. 1t forbids the
equipment of privateers i'll Portuguese
waters.
Kingston, Jamaica. April 20. ( Spe-
cial to The Mail. Over 440 Germans,
English, CubanS and Americans (refu-
gees) arrived here this morning, at
Fort Antonio from Santiago de Cuba
Key West, april 20. i Special to The
Mail. 1.-The small Spanish sloop En-
gracda was captured by the gunboat
Newport, Capt. B. f. Tilley. off Ca
banas yesterday. 1t was brought here
this morning i'll charge of prize
crew
I London. April 30. Especial to The
Mail. LEAD and sugar are advancing
raidly owing Co TIE war
Madrid, April 29-t Special to The
Mail. THE United States feet is not
expected to reach Manila until Sun
day. The Spanish feet has been di-
vided in two.
Washington. April 20. 9.-(Special to
The Mail. )-Secretary Long has re-
celved a brief dispatch lrOni Admiral
Sampson. reporting the firing on Mat
tanzas. The admiral says but few
shots were thrown at the defenses.
He gives no details of tie affair
Paris April 2G.--Tbe French cabinet
today approved the neutrality procla-
nation.
Washington, April 26.-The senate
has confirmed the nomination Of Day
AS secretary of state
London, April 26. A royal decree
proclaiming neutrality was printed in
the London Gazette this morning.
Washington, April 25. Theodore
Roosevelt will be appointed lieutenant
colonel of the regiment he will raise.
Washington April 26.-Most of the
governors made prompt and crafty
ing responses to the call for volun-
taerS.
Havana. April 26.-Captain General
BlancO has cabed Madrid he can de-
fend Havana without Spanish war
ships.
Hong Kong. April 26-The Philip
pine Islands insurgents are maSsing
around Manila and massacre of Span
iards is feared.
New York April 26-Agents of the
captured Spanish steamer Panama
say the vessel aud cargo are valued at
over at S400, 900.
Washington, April 25--It is posi-
lively stated the president does not
contemplate call for additional vo'-
unteers at present.
Washington, April 26. The cabinet
decided not to release the Buena Ven
tura or other early prizes but let the
courts settle such matters.
Washington, April 25.-It took the
house just one minute and forty one