People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
TO ISOLATE BLANCO.
All Cables Leading from Cuba to Be
Cur-Dorst Fails to Land U. S.
Troops-News Hard to Get.

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crecy in.accordance with recent or.
ders, that the chief purpose Of this
government in regard to Cuba will be
10 isolate the island and shut her out
of communication with the outside
world. There are FIVE distinct cables
connecting Havana with Spain by
direct or indirect routes. These will
be cut by United States officials.
Three Of these cables are at Santiago
de Cuba, which is now the hardest
port for American ships to enter.
FAILED TO LAND.
Key West, Fla, May l5.-The
steamer Gussie, which left Tampa,
Fla. May 10, with two companies OF
the First infantry on board in charge
Of seven thousand rifles and two hun
dred thousand rounds OF ammunition,
intended for the insurgents in the
province of Pinar del Rio, remained
IF the coast of Cuba Thursday, Friday
and yesterday, conveyed by the auxil-
iary gunbOat Manning, IN a vain at
tempt to land her cargo.
Capt. T. II. DOrst, of the staff Of
General Miles, and formerly United
States military attache at Vienna,
headed the expedition, which re-
turned here this morning. Her COM
mander, who appeared to be much
crestfallen, having failed to accom-
plish the mission entrusted to him,
refused to discuss the matter beyond
admitting the failure and saying the
Gussie will return to Tampa, Fla.
Previous to leaving Cuban waters,
the Dorst expeditionary force had a
skirmish with Spanish cavalry near
Cabanas, fifteen miles west OF Hav-
ana, where an attempt was made to
land part Of the cargo.
On Friday morning Captain Dorst
abandoned the attempt at that point
and steamed eastward to MatanZas,
where an arrangement had been made
with the insurgents to send supplies
ashore at Point Maya, mile or SO
east Of the entrance Of the harb0r.
The Gussie and her convoy yester-
day morning steamed until about two
miles off shore, when the rattle OF
musketry from a considerable force OF
Spanish soldiers concealed behind IN
derbrush ashore, warned them that
they would receive a lively welcome
if they landed. The Spanish troops
seemed to have been furnished infOr-
nation Of the contemplated landing
at both points.
After the second failure Captain
DOrst decided 10 abandon the attempt
to land the arms and ammunition and
returned to Key West, where, as al
ready cabled, he arrived this morn
ing.
A more disgusted looking lot OF
troopers than those aboard the Gus
sic this morning it would be hard tC
find. They had received orders not
to speak OF their trip and sullenly
lined the rail Of the Gussie as the AS
sociated Press launch ran along aside
Of her.
Grunts were the only answers which
could be obtained to the questions
asked.
Soon after the arrival Of the Gussie,
Captain Dorst was rowed ashore and
reported the failure OF his expedition
by cable to the war department.
MORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED.
Wichita, May 16.-There will un'
Questionably be another call for vol
uuteers. A we'll known western Re-
publican senator who is intimate with
Secretary of War Alger, says: ITO
properly hold the Philippine islands
we will find 10000 or even $4,000 men
none too many. Every indication is
that the war will be prolonged one.
To clean up Havana and Cuba We
will need not less than 100000 men.
With the regular army and the vol.
unteers already In the field, we shall
find ourselves short about $1,000 men.
l understand that President Nc
Kinley is considering a call
for 100000 additional volunteers. l
also understand that the war 0fiicials
agree with President Mckinley as to
the advisability Of the call, and that
it is a timely one."
FROM MANILA.
Wichita, May l8.-A message receiv.
ed by Washington officials from Hong
Kong, where it was brought by the
dispatch boat McCulloch, states that
the people Of Manila have been great
ly reduced by privstion and are now
eating horse flesh. Surrender OF the
town Is not far distant.
The Spanish gunboat Callao from
the Caroline islands, tried to enter
Manila bay, being ignorant Of hostil.
| ities between the United States and
Spain. She was stopped by an Amer.
lean warship and slgnalled TO sur.
render. She refused, and shot was
put through her, when she surren-
dered.
MAY BOMBARD sEAP0RTs.
Wichita, May lS.-The naval STRAIT
egy board is In possession of informa-
tion, whether reliable or not, that
Admiral Cervera's orders, sent to him
at Martinique, give him discretionary
power to attack the Atlantic seacoast
II he fails to get into Cuba.
GENERALS NAMED.
Wichita, May l6.-It has been de-
cided that Gen. Graham will command
the regiment at Fall River, Va. Gen.
Lee will command the 7th regiment
at Chickamauga, and Gen. Wilson will
command the 9th.
sPANIARDs JOIN INSURGENTS.
Wichita, May ia dispatch from
Madrid brings the information that
! Snanish soldiers in Cuba are deSertiup