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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-16
AFTER HAYTl.
Germany Has Her Eye ON One of the
West Indies.

Correspondence of the Associated
Press. Copyrighted, 1898. by the AS
sociated press.
Port au Prince. May s--German war
ships some time ago made soundings in
the principal ports of Hayti-the Mole
st. Nicholas. Cape Haytien, St Mare.
Jermie and JacmeL What Germany
might undertake to do in this part of
the world in the event Of general con-
fiict of nations. dread of which Lord
Salisbury is said to have expressed i'm
a recent speech. is a question that is
occupying the attention of the public
men i'm Hayti. Well informed foreign
ers residing here do not doubt that IL
America were involved on one side.
Germany would send fleet To sieZe the
island. German traders fervently cher
ish this hope. Their feeling against the
Haytians since the Leuders incident
has been intense, and 81 far as a VIOLA
tile people is capable of cherishing old
scores, the animosity is reciprocated.
The Germans are by far the most
numerous class of traders here. 1t
may be that this has not "A little to do
with the action of the government on
conceding the fulfillment of article of
the treaty with the United States.
granting to Americans the same COM
mercial rights as are enjoyed by the
Haytiens.
by the concessions to the Americans,
Haytl VIII lose ABOUT soO,Voo III solu "a
year i'm revenue. In order to afford TO
treat other foreigners with like liberal
ity she must devise new taxation. 1t
looks very much as IT, counting upon
the protection of the United States in
case of need. the foreign minister ex-
pected to refuse an equal concession to
other nations. an fhe ground that the
treaty of 1864 is purely reciprocal, each
party making to the other a specific re-
turn for special privileges granted. But
such an excuse is likely Ia have little
force IL the West Indian waters become
the principal naval battle field in a
general war.
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BLANCO TRIES TO TURN A TRICK
Attempts Bockadng Fleet Into Range
the Big Krupp Guns-But the Little Ruse Didn't
Work-Poor Spanish Workmanship.

the 12-inch Krupps mounted there. ana
an S50-pound projectile plunged into the
water half a mile inside the American
line. throwing up a tower OF white
spray. 1t ricochetted and struck again
half a mile outside. The mask was now
off. Maddened by the failure of their
plot. the Spaniards continued to fre
at intervals of about 10 minutes. In
all. 13 shots We're fired, but not one
struck within 200 yards of any one of
our ships.
AS soon as the battery opened. Com
mander Lilly signalled, and his feet
stood off shore. Captain Mckenzie. on
the bridge of the Vicksburg, watched
the fall of the shells. but he considered
IL useless to waste ammunition at that
distance. He appeased the desire of
the men at the guns. however, by let
ting go final broadside at the Spanish
ships. i'm chance hope of making them
pay for their daring before they gained
the harbor, but they steamed in under
Morro's guns untouched, and as they
disappeared fired several shots. Sew
eral shots were sent after them at that
moment by the Annapolis which
dropped inside the harbor, probably
creating CONSERVATION among scores of
bum boats on the water front.
At the close of the action, just at
sundown, the associated press dispatch
boat Kate Spencer ran up alongside
of the Nicksburg. Her men, many of
them stripped to their trousers and pis-
tol belts. were still at the guns. The
officers received the news of Simpsons
capture of San Juan with cheers that
reached the Mayflower. a quarter of a
mile off. bringing her crew to her side.
Commander Mckenzie thinks, as do
the others of the fleet, that the Alphonso
had been stripped of her guns, and
those used to-day We're only temporar-
lily mounted. If il was the Alphonso
XII, she must have found new boilers,
since lately she was a helpless cripple
in the Havana harbor. From the ac-
tion of the Krupp, it is evident that the
Spaniards have no cordite. and are us
ing ordinary cocoa powder.
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WHY 1T FAILED.
Cubans Were Unable to Meet the Gussie
When She LANDED.

Key West, May 15.-Captain Dorst
says the failure of the Gussie expedi-
tion was due to the fact that the Gu
bans were unable to meet the landing
party at the rendezvous and the Amer
leans could not land supplies with no
one to receive them.
The arrangements for making
landing at Cabanas were made 10 days
ago by Captain Dorst with General
Delgado, in command of the insur-
gents in the province of Pinar del Rio,
and the supplies to be landed near Ma
tanzas were to be conveyed to General
Gomez by force of insurgents en-
camped three miles back from the
coast line. Both of the Cuban parties
were unable. apparently, to appear at
the rendezvous, owing TO the activity
of the Spaniards. Captain Dorst is
convinced that the Spaniards have a
good system of communication along
the coast, and they. can quickly raise
enough troops to prevent the landing
of a small force such as the one he
commanded and the captain believes
the only way arms and ammunition
can be sent to the insurgents is TO land
them under the cover of warships with
guns sufficient to beat off any attack
ing force. Then. he adds. the arms
and ammunition should be conveyed
inland by United States soldiers.
the captain says the company Wnicn
landed through the surf at Cabanas
had a narrow escape. The soldiers
were fired upon by Spanish cavalry
concealed in the tangled underbrush
and the fire was replied to, with the
result that one Spanish officer and
three men We're hit. Only one man of
the American side was wounded. The
latter. a newspaper correspondent, re-
ceived flesh wound in the arm.
p,,1 he tt,p I,alI "A
the woods and covered the retreat of
the soldiers to the Gussie. On Friday
the Spaniards tried to hit the Gussie
from masked battery, and some of
their shells burst close to her, but none
of the fragments struck.
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STILL HOPEFUL.
Cuban Affairs said to he More Assuring
for spain.


Madrid. May 10. IL y. m.-The Official
Correspondencia published a note as to
Cuban affairs which is much comment
ed upon. The note asserts that affairs
i'm Cuba wear a more reassuring aspect;
that the submission of numerous insur-
gents is expected and that the Spanish
negotiations with the principal insur-
gent chiefs offer possibilities of success
Senior Gullon, in reply to a newspaper
representative. said the Americans
were blameworthy for bombarding
towns without giving notice. and added
that the government would address a
note to the powers on the subject.
With reference to the speech or Jo-
seph Chamberlain. the British secretary
of state for the colonies. at birmingham
on Friday night. Senior Gullon said II
had real Importance, not only for
Spain but for the future of Europe. he
declared also that a red book would be
presented to the chamber on Wednes-
day next in which the government de-
cfaren- the blockade OF Cuba ineffective
and will express the hope that the pow
ers i'm Europe and America VIII refuse
to recognize II.
IL y. m.--The cabinet council this
evening terminated at $3.50 O'Clock.
minister who was interviewed on the
situation declared that nothing definite
had been decided upon as to changes IN
the cabinet pending conference be-
tween the queen regent and Senior Sa-
gaSta.
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ORDERS RECEIVED.
1t Is Thought That a strategic Move Is
Being Planned.


Key West, May 15.-Ths has been
Sunday of unusual activity here, and
il is apparent that an important stra-
tegic movement is being planned. Com
modore Watson arrived on the gun
boat Dolphin from the blockading fleet
off Havana. orders came thick and
fast from Washington and the naval
station authorities We're instructed to
make quick preparations to coal the
big ships. The ships already in the
harbor have been ordered TO get up
steam without delay. but the officers
say they are ignorant of what this
may indicate. The announcement from
the north of the coming of the flying
squadron strengthens the theory held
here that a united movement of some
kind is contemplated. The chief fac
tor in the situation is the whereabouts
of the Spanish fleet, understood to be
off the Venezuelan coast. Ii is con-
ceded by naval men that were the
Spanish squadron to meet the detached
blockading squadron on Cuba while
Simpsons ships were coaling here, a
disastrous blow might be inflicted. and
IL is believed TO be the plan now under
consideration to obviate any such pos
sibility.
Extraordinary precautions are being
taken for the protection or Key West.
although the rumor lately circulated
here that the Spanish fleet Is heading
this way is secuted by the officials.
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nouncing that famine prevails at San
tiago de Cuba.
The officers of the Fulton, until her
arrival here. have been unable to OBJ
tain any definite news OF the battle at
Manila. The first bulletins received in
Havana from Madrid were allowed to
be changed and the officials at Havana
insisted that honors were about even.
as the American fleet had been unable
TO land men. 1t appears from what the
officers of the Fulton said that the
populace and soldiers of Havana are
disheartened by the blockade and the
improbabiity of any succor reaching
the city. on the other hand. a great
American invading army is expected to
land in Cuba shortly.
The prices Of imported food. salt
meats. fish and -four are steadily
mounting at Havana. but vegetables
are to he had there In plenty. and there
is no proba ability of the troops actually
starving until the city is beleaguered
from the land side.
The British troop ship Dilivara has
arrived here from Halifax with the
Leinster regiment. There is no COM
munication with Barbados. ST. VIM
cent. Grenada and Demerara. the cable
between ST. Vincent and st. Lucia hav-
ing been cut, as already reported.
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RECONCENTRADOS NEARLY ALL DEAD
by Brutal Spaniards to Die the
Streets and Suburbs-Food for the Vuures "Wey-
Chickens'-Yellow Fever and Starvation.

concentrates. they said, are nearly all
dead, or have been expelled from the
city To die in the suburbs. This agrees
with other reports from Havana and
MatanZas 10 the effect that the Spanish
authorities. on the departure of the
American consul. seized all the relief
supplies and applied them to the use
of the army. The Spaniards then drove
the reconcentrados into the desoated
sections Of the country between the
coast towns and the insurgent lines, the
regions described by Senator Proctor
and others as being too barren To sup
port grasshoppers. The insurgents
themselves have been chary OF receiv-
ing reconCentrados. and hundreds of
the latter who had no personal friends
in the insurgent camps had been left to
stsrve between the lines. which they
did.
About Havana the situation is even
worse. Hundreds Of reConcentrados
from Los Fosos, the big reconcentrado
barracks in Havana. were too weak 10
walk out of town and fell in the streets
or died in the suburbs. where fiocks of
vultures, "Weylers chickens" as they
are now termed in Havana, have feast
ed on the remains. In Matanzas this
feature of the situation is equally dis
tressng.
The fishermen who have been brought
| here are soon reConciled to capture.
| which means food and decent treat
ment They say that IL the blockade
continues much longer bread riots must
| follow in all the large towns. as food
| l. reserved exclusively for the army.
thus forcing many people TO enlist who
| would not otherwise do SO. Finally the
fishermen say that certain of the most
| desperate OF the Spanards threaten 20
burn Havana or blow the city up in the
| event of the authorities deciding to ca
| pitulate 10 the American forces.
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Movements Kept secret.

Washington, May 15.-Several cable
grams were received at the navy de-
partment to-day from commanders Oh
the fleets and others were sent in re-
ply. IL was stated that the govern
ment is now in communication with the
several squadrons and developments OF
more or less Importance are looked Tor
in the near future. In consequence OF
the publication of important naval
movements an order had been issued
by Secretary Long directing that all
matters concerning naval movements
be withheld from the press except such
as he himself may see mt to announce.
The president attended church TINS
morning and afterward had a short
conference with Secretary Long. Early
i'm the day Secretary Day was with
the president for a few minutes.
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EvAkGElISTS WILL GO.
General Howard WIN Follow the Army
to Cuba.

Tampa, May 15.-When the United
States troops at Tampa embark for Gu
ba they may be followed by some of
the famous evangelists in the United
States General O. q. Howard. L. >.
A., retired. now an evangelist, arrived
at Tampa to-day. accompanied by
Major ID. w. Whipple. A movement
was recently inaugurated by ID. l..
Moody having for its object the sending
of noted speakers to the various rem
devious of the soldiers to hold meetings
for their spiritual instruction. Gen
eral Howard and Major Whipple have
visited Chickamauga. Atlanta and Mo-
bile. As most of the regiments here
are without Chaplains, the sending to
Cuba of several noted divnes to work
among the soldiers is contemplated. 1t
is hardly probable that they VIII ac-
company the soldiers when the expedi-
ton moves cut, but once the army IS
settled in Cuba. evangelical work will
be begun. General Howard and MAJOR
Continued on Page Four)
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DOES NOT MEAN PEACE.
spain Will Prosecute the War With
Renewed yigor.

London. May ia dispatch to the
Times from Madrid. which will be pub
hshed tomorrow, confirms the official
denial at the Spanish capital that the
cabinet changes are connected with
peace movement. The Times corre-
spondent says: The conclusion to be
drawn from the reorganization that
they are seeking a peaceable solution
of the question has for the moment
been abandoned, and the war Will be
prosecuted vigorously. There was
prolonged cabinet council this after
noon. dealing with the crisis. and sew
eral points were practically settled
Senior Sagasta. though weak in health.
remains president OF the council OF
ministers. because the liberals are In
a majority in the chamber. and IL
would be inconvenient to have a cabi-
net chief. however distinguished, who
is not chief of the liberal party. Four
ministers. Senors Gullon, Bermejo. Mo-
ret and Xiquena. will retire. partly for
personal reasons and partially because
of differences on important policies.
Senior Sagasta will choose the strongest
liberals he can find. but several or the
strongest. notably Senor Gamazo. have
intimated that they will not take office
at present.
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Copyright 1sss by Associated Press.

Copyright ls9s by Associated Press.
Key West. May 15.-The conditions in
Havana resulting from the blockade are
being gradually brought out by infor-
nation obtained from fishing smacks
the coast.
Affairs at Havana now appear to be
worse than a; any time since the Wey-
Ter regime. The fishermen who at first
braved the blockade for the high price
which fish brought in Havana now run
the risk. not for money. but for food.
A number of these have been captured
by the vessels Of the blockading feet.
nearly all Of them having been released
after having been questioned by our
officers They all unite in picturing
the state of things at Havana as being
pitiful in the extreme.
The associated press dispatch boat
Kate Spencer has accumulated all the
facts obtainahle along the blockading
line. the latest news being obtained
through two captures made by the
United States gunboat Machias. which
has lust returned here for the first time
since the blockade opened, making the
longest single service of any blockading
vessel of Cuba.
The Machias caught two fishing boats
off Havana Just before her return here
The Americans offered the fishermen
money for part of their catch. as the
fish were needed on board. But the
fishermen demurred at taking money
they preferring to have bread and add
ing that they were desperately hungry
When questioned as to the prevalence
of yellow fever at Havana the fisher
men said there was little sickness at the
Cuban capital but they added that
there was much starvation. The Te-
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schley at Charleston.

Charleston. s. C., May 15.-Commodore
schIey's flying squadron passed here at
$50 this afternoon. stopping Just long
enough TO receive orders that were await
ing on board the lighthouse tender WIS
tarea The squadron was under full mead
way again in II minutes. and soon passed
out OF range to the southwark. Nothing
could be obtained from the naval district
commander as TO the destination of the
squadron. but the impression prevails
that II Is bound for Key West. Commo-
dore Schley reported all well
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At Chtcknmauga.

Chickamaugs. National Park. Ga. May
ls.-The ist Ohio cavalry. the advance
guard of the volunteer army. ordered by
the war department to rendezvous at
Camp Thomas, arrived to-day. Very few
uniforms have been received at the quar-
termaster's department here. but an or
der for . 90 has been sent in and will be
flled Just as rapidly as possible.
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and tried to draw some of our
ships under the guns Of the heavy
Spanish batteries. The ruse was un-
successful. though the Santa Clara
battery sent some badly aimed shells
at our ships. which replied by driving
the two Spaniards back into Havana.
The American report, however. says
the Spanish vessels engaged were the
Alphonso XIII. and the lie Gazpi. a
cruiser and gunboat. which have
been blockaded in Havana harbor.
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LANDED REFUGEES.
Popuiace and Soldiers in Havana Are
Disheartened.

Kingston, Jamaica. May 15.-The
French cruiser Fulton. from Havana
on May 5. arrived here yesterday and
landed IS refugees. who were landed at
the quarantine station. The Fulton
will now proceed TO Santiago de cuba
with provisions for the French consul
there. who has cabled TO Kingston re-
questing that food be sent him and an
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Boise. May i5.-Colonel Jones of the
Idaho regiment of volunteers. has re-
ceived orders from Adjutsnt General Cor
bin 10 move at once. Travel rations were
ordered sent from Vancouver. The troops
will move as soon as they can.
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SPAM|ARDS At CURACAO

Cervera Is Taking on Coal and Supplies.
Schley Has Passed Charleston on His
Way south-An Important Movement
Is Expected Soon From Key West.
Soldiers and Populace Are Dis
heartened-The Porto Rico Cable Has
Been Cut = Insurgents Couldn't Co
Operate With the Gussie Expedition.
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Terry's Rough Riders.

Salt Lake. May l5.-Utah's company
OF rough riders. which is TO be a part
OF Colonel Terrys regiment. left here
for Cheyenne this evening.
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Madrid, May Is. 1880 p. NIT Is now
bIieved that only Admiral Bermejo'
minister of marine, and Count Aiquena'
minister of public works. will quit the
cabinet
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Charleston. $. C.. MAY l5.-Eight trains,
bearing the engineer corps and the list
New York and Massachusetts, regiments.
passed through Charleston for Tampa to-
day.
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Orders Received.

ST. Louis, May l5.-Orders were received
at Jefferson barracks tonight to move the
LIST aud 2d regiments NJ y. G. to Chicka-
mauga Immediately.
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Oregon Nolunteerk.

Portland May rA-The mastering IN ot
the oregon regiment OF volunteers was
completed to-day and the two remaining
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A SURRENDER EXPECTED
The Spaniards Are Hemmed In
by the Insurgents.
THERE HAS BEEN NO RIOT

Soldiers and Supplies VIII be Rushed to
Him So That He Can Make the Occu-
patton Complete-The Spanish Torpedo
France. Martinique-It Is Thought to
Be a Blind-The Uncas Sent to Cuba
to Effect an Exchange OF Prisoners.
Corbin Makes the Assignment OF Vol
unteers.
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II would seem possible that the facts
upon which the Imparciars dispatch
are based are To be found in the dis
patch from the associated press dis
patch boat Kate Spencer filed at Key
West to-day and sent out early
this morning. Two Spanish ships
did steam out of Havana harbor
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Who frat behods the light of Gay
In Springs sweet howery month OF
May,
And wears an EMERALD all her life,
Shall be loved and happy wife.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-06
JUICY CLANS FOR THE TARS OF TIBURON.
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Commodore Dr. T. L. Hill of the San Francisco Yacht Club returned last Sat urday from his trip through Yellowstone National Park and visited the club house on Sunday. W. s. Goodfellow, owner of the schooner La Paloma. who has been for some weeks with his family at Santa Catalina, returned to the city last Tuesday by train from San Luis Obispo, leaving his boat to be sailed back to her moorings by the men in charge of her. During this month the programme of the San Fran ciscos is blank. The Pacifics, Corinthians and Californias cruise to-day and to-mor- row up the bay to meet yachts returning from trips up the river The Encinals have ladies cruise to Baden on their programme for to-day. but there Is little activity among the Alameda yachtsmen this season.
 In the course of some remarks at the California club house on the occasion of the presentation of the Wallace Trophy to E. F. Sager of the sloop Edna, the donor referred to the approaching demo- iton of the narrow gauge wharf. When the railroad company extends the mole the California Yacht Club may move its headquarters down to the waters of the bay and so escape the necessity of beating out Of the estuary. The founders of the