Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-28
ONE MORE VICTORY.
Spanish Transports and Store Ship
Destroyed at Manzanillo.
Cen. GOMEZ TO MOVE On HAVANA.
The Inaurgent General to Lay Siege to the
City-spsnish Prisoners Escaps-Capt
Eulate said to Have Shot Many
of His Sailors

Playa del Este, July 29-The follow.
Ing is the official account Of the latest
naval victory-that at Manzanillo-
modestly told by Commander Todd, Of
the United States gunboat Whining
ton, in his report to Admiral Samp-
son:
At seven o'clock on the morning Of July IS
the vessels on blockade duty In this vicinity,
the Wilmington, Helena. Scorpion, Hist Hor-
net, Wampatuck and Osceola, approached the
harbor OF Manzanillo from the westward. At
7:3O o'clock the Wilmington and Helena en-
tered the northern channel toward the city,
the Scorpion and Osceola the mid-channel and
the Hist Hornet and Wampatuck the south
channel, the movements Of the vessels being
so timed as to bring them within effective
range OF the shipping OF about the same mo-
ment
At7:50 fire was opened on the shipping, and
after deliberate fire, lasting about ~ hours,
three Spanish transports, FL Gloria, Jose Gar
cia and La Puricima Conception, were burned
and destroyed. The pontoon, which was the
harbor guard and store ship probably for am
muntlon, was burned and blown up Three
gunboats we've destroyed One other was
driven ashore and sunk and fifth was driven
ashore and is believed to have been disabled.
The firing was maintained ut range which
Is believed to be beyond the range OF the shore
artillery, 1t was continued until after a grad
ual closing in the shore batteries opened fire
at comparatively short range, when one OF
the ships was recalled, the object Of the expe-
dition having been accomplished and the ideas
Of the commander-in-chiefc carried out as
understood them. that Is, to destroy the enc
my's shipping, but not to charge the field OF
batteries or forts
No casualties occurred on board any OF our
vessels Great care was taken In directing
the fire that as little damage as possible
should be done to the city itself, and, so far as
could be observed, little, II any, was done.
The Spanish loss is believed to have been in
the neighborhood OF 100 killed. The gunboats
destroyed or driven ashore were the Del Cado
Guantanamo Ostralia COntinUla and Guard
ian
GEN. GOMEZ TO MOVE ON HAVANA.
Washington, July s2.-lt was said
yesterday afternoon that the 1000
Mauser rifles surrendered by Gen.
Torals soldiers will be turned over to
Gen. Gomez, who will proceed with
his army toward Havana and lay siege
to the city. Since Gen. Blanco has
been cut off from Madrid and can no
longer receive remittances from his
home government he will endeavor
to extend his Notifications some miles
from Havana, with the view Of having
land enough on which to raise supplies
for his troops, and 1t is said to be Gen.
Gomez's intention to checkmate him.
An officer of the war department said
it had been decided to besiege Havana.
Taking the city in this way will pro-
tect to large extent the interests of
many Americans who own property
| there.
SPANISH PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Atlanta, Ca, July 92.-lt was re-
ported at midnight that four of the
Spanish prisoners confined at Fort Nc
Pherson since the beginning of hostil-
tiles with Spain had escaped. The
officer in charge of the barracks re-
fused either to deny or confirm the re-
port, but several enlisted men who
came in from the post said four of the
Spaniards had gotten away. The con-
federate veterans attending reunion
here have been allowed the freedom
of the post and, according to the
stories told by the recruits in town,
they were allowed to enter the house
in which the Spanish were confined.
During the visits of the veterans the
Spaniards are said to have escaped,
and are believed to have gotten away
on the many trains which daily pass
Mcpherson station.
CAPT. EuLATE SHOT HIS SAILORS.
Annapolis, Md, July 22-The Span
ish officers who arrived on the Harvard
were escorted through the city yester-
day by members of the first contingent
of prisoners and seem well satisfied
with their quarters. Capt Eulate ad-
heres to his original objection and re-
fuses to sign the parole agreement.
He is gloomy and morose, associating
little if any with his brother officers.
A bit of gossip went the rounds which,
| ~ true NAV account for the gloom