The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-22

jolned tho nost again. Another daring
wnrahlp vas supposed 10 be tho monitor
Terror. She TOO cam0 within eaay range
NJ tho shore guns ana every mt from
hcr seemed 10 take effect. Once when
the seas were breaking over her deck me
gunners on MORO, unused 10 hor type,
/ cried In gler. 'Hoe. We have sunk her. Ac-
rordlng 10 the spanish, there worn eleven
vessels In tho bonbar1lng Heoi ana the
mDpt serious damage done WA lho dlH.
mounting VI one Kun ana the killing ~
ono of he Runncrs Conflicting stories 0i
tho number Killed wofo current 70 wa
said lhnt Sky met death, but laier re-
p1ria put tho number pt EiE. These si1,
N wns said. we're the men nt me guns.
Brvefni shells struck the toWn. but have
not been able 10 learn that any porspns
wrre Killed by them. Another EheIl went
through lhrRe warehouse On DOCK
shattcrng timber pile and lodging 10
iho plates 0f The mall Steamer Manuel.
81 nearly sunk hor
"it geemcd strange 10 me thai tho Amer
lean deel dld not conilnno DE lombard
rnont untl nu the fOrtlhcatl0nH we're de-
mOllshnd Tho pilot who b'ardfd S ~
gandy Hook anid that the licci hnd Eone
10 Bnn Juan 10 engage mo Spanish ii"'l
ana his statement Roen 10 explain heycral
incidents ~ the attack 4 qunnlliy "i
small shot was nred In the hnrbDr ~ irrl
io draw out. aH understand. my spanish
wafahlps that might have been mere AZ
though thoro were In Ban Juan 40 inc
time tho cruisers Isabella II. ana Alfonso
XII. ana the gun boat concho, pot one
of them took any phrt IN toe engagement,
ana me American ytshc.s retired.
"Afor t wah 80 over the Aifynsg XII
put ~ ssa ~ give chaHo - The American
liner Paris. 10 wab learned atier"hfd'
She returned 90 thrr" n0ufa mOhe. SO
sag the same uuri hnocn mArb of ta-
jardo ON trday morning She waa du,s-
mp tp ths nouthcaSt. 1h.fr wAA much sur
pms in ban Juan when ihe Ameii an
Meet retired. 10 tho wHHnipa nih s"h'
unuod tnclr attack 40 nouns Longer the
iywu wou.d ha,o surrendered. thp hu-
tnof,uu. both naval ana miunfy, "ttt
unable 10 lrlu HYH "iuru HaiHaBc n"H
f,rulieu ~ the American amp, Dlt l'
u.- .o. beloved 90 a4u Jlan ,na. -he
nu,t AAd Drrn compelled 40 Wthum~ un-
u,r th, uie Of thD ,pruAf4.onr. 1''I'
Xus much dlaappr.utm,nt. tY". l1at i"'
spanish aces hau nDt ar.tau 20 p.'..e'
th, town. Tho naTfh,pa ta4 3.ru i"'"
Tor Tor $50 Nc,Ks pi,.''u"ia lhr A''"'
sardm,u. lnu incrc H,Ie 8.ErfA t't'nH
.,aach uuiuI1ins COS. Huru ~a wrf i'
san Juan IAc SUM Hu la" pn me i'fl-
ng.ti.ub when entering ,ho maroon seemed
40 be OF ancient design aud aln told
thAt Want modern suns .4r Nm"f-ah
ue,j l,it Afo not 900 nunB orltL as'ei''
krupps which we're iAnlcu lt sln Juan
a year LgU Nors not removed from the
wharf until couple Of weeks dgo.
Under spanish sOycrrsnty Affairs 10
Porto Klt0 arc any 1n.ng lut Drpaptoun'
Th,rs n Nuo money 800 circulation ind
tnsrc have been many failures auung the
last tWO ycars There ia strong !'eAns
among mo buslness men in favor ot SELF
rule. "A prot.clOr1tc under some foreign
power. or anything that viii end spaniHi
rule. The MASSES are d,ns,ly ignorant,
the majority being unable 10 either read
or write. subscriptions hro Dclng H0ugh'
an over the ISLAND Tor carrying on The
war. There are 500 regular and about
| 90 volunteers IN Porto Rico. lhey F'
armed With Remington rifles. The civll
guard. 10 strong and mounted, have great
power. The volunteers could be- put Ia
shame 10 Tar rs discipline and drii ar'
concerned by the school cadets Of TINS
country. The military authorities bous nj
large quantities Of food when war was I'M
minett. and q Is supposed Ihey have
enough for three months raiions tor th'
troops Tho others have % pay double
now for all their provisions"