Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-07
THURSDAYS DEVELOPMENTS.
Synopsis of Associated Press Dispatches
Published Friday Morning.


The news from Madrid on Thursday
does not indicate much change from
the situation as published elsewhere in
this issue. Rioting was still in prog
ress throughout Spain against heavy
taxes, and in many places the mobs
were destroying property.
Among the reports that were in cir
culation was one to the effect that two
ironclads, two cruisers and three trans
ports were about to leave Cadiz to
"drive the Americans from Manila and
then lombard California ports" An
other gave as the reason of the failure
of the Cape de Verde fleet to sail for
the United States the alleged fact that
the ships had not yet received their
supplies of ammunition. There were
conflicting stories, however, as to the
whereabouts of the fleet. The Span
ish minister of marine was asked in
the cortes for information on the sub
ject and refused to reply.
London dispatches from Madrid said
that the queen was waiting for favor
able opportunity to leave Madrid and
90 back to Austria, and another story
was that the Madrid authorities had
cabled the Spanish officials in Cuba
and Porto Rico that there was no
probability of any immediate attempt
on the part of the Americans to land
troops.
In Washington Secretary Long said
that there was still no official informa-
ton from Commodore Dewey; but he
expressed himself as satisfied that
Dewey was in possession of Manila.
The navy department was still rush
ing its arrangements to send supplies
to Dewey. From other than Asso-
ciated Press sources it was insisted
that the president has full information
from Dewey; but for reasons of state
would not give it out. The Spanish
theory that Dewey has the end of the
Manila cable on his flag ship, has a
number of believers in Washington
and elsewhere. An American in Sim
gapore has cabled F. T. Giles, of Bos-
ton, that he has reliable information
to the effect that Dewey is now exer-
cising the duties of governor general
of Manila.
The American tug Leydon, arrived
at Key West on Thursday and told a
story of a sharp fight near Matanzas
on Tuesday. The tug had tried to
land small party of insurgents under
command of Captain ]. H. Dorst, of
the United States army, on the day be-
fore. After General Acosta and FIVE
Cuban scouts had been landed, 200
Spanish cavalry came up and drove
the tug away. The tug returned next
day, and was met by General Acosta
and 200 insurgent, half of them armed
with rifles. The landing was pro-
ceeded with again. Another detach-
ment of Spanish cavalry arrived on
the scene; but after sharp fight the
insurgents forced them into the woods.
Then Captain Angus of the Leydon,
hunted up the New York and reported
the matter to Admiral Sampson, who
sent the gunboat Wilmington to pro-
tect the landing. The Spaniards ap-
peared in more force but were quick
ly driven away by shells from the
Wilmington, and all the insurgents TO-
gether with arms and ammunition were
safely landed.
The Associated Press dispatches in
the Friday morning papers still fail to
give any intimation as to the inten-
tion of Captain SIMPSONS fleet but
independent correspondents claim to
have information that the fleet is on
the way to shell and take the city of
Matanzas.