Evening journal., 1898-04-28
BLOCKADE STILL ON.
Dur Lines Unbroken Despite
Spanish Boasts.
TERROR CAPTURES A RICH PRIZE.
Spanish Steamer Bolivar Taken with
$4,000 In Coin on Board Havana
Threatened with Famine Run
ming Blockade Her Only Hone.

$4,000 In Coin ON Board Havana
Threatened with Famine - Run
ming Blockade Her Only Hope.
KEY WEST, April 2s.-The following
i dispatch written on board the flagship
New York Off Havana, has been for
warded to this place by dispatch boat:
The blockade continues without incl
dent. No casualties have been report
ed to the flagship. The torpedo boat
| Dupont arrived from Matanzas yester-
day, reporting that there had been no
more firing there and that the block
ade was effectively established. No
prizes have been secured by the Ma
tanzas squadron.
News has been received that La
Lucha asserts that two coasting steam
ers had sneaked into Havana harbor
on Saturday, but it should be remem-
bered that at that time the blockade
was only in its initial stages.
The fighting squadron IS now equip
ped with q force Of small boats, which,
under cover of darkness. can get close
In shore, where they are likely TO pre-
vent blockade running by little craft
hugging the coast. The amount Of pro-
visions carried by the two coasting
steamers into Havana last Saturday
must have been 80 small as to be prac-
tically of no effect The incident can
not be taken as in any way criterion
Of the blockade's effectiveness or as af-
fecting in the slightest the chance OF
our success.
Havana even now feels the pinch Of
the blockade. When Spanish need Of
food becomes imperative, then, II there
Is money enough in the city TO make It
worth while, there are likely TO be many
attempts at blockade running. but Rear
Admiral Sampson says they win be un-
successful. Then will come the inev-
liable. and Havana viii be forced to
surrender and beg for food.
The appearance of the Spanish fleet
and an attempt to raise the blockade
are contingencies that must be consid-
cred. This phase Of the question, how
ever, is one of conjecture. No one
knows whether the Spanish fleet Is in
condition for a fight. or whether II
would be willing TO take such risk for
the sake of relieving Havana. Even
should an engagement between the two
fleets occur, there is no reason to be-
lieve that 1t would ameliorate the plight
Of the city.
Information regarding the movements
Of the insurgents is meager, but II is
known that many people are leaving
Havana. The insurgent army is believ-
ed TO be active and is trusted to shut
! Off all communication between north
and south Cuba, though communication
between Havana and Batabano still ap-
pears to exist. Much has been written
regarding concerted movement by the
insurgents upon Havana and its de-
fenses. This seems hardly feasible. The
| scarcity Of food is bound to affect in
surgents and Spaniards alike. AS soor
as the former carry their campaign in.
TO the far north of the island they are
confronted with starvation.
II A large army, compact, cannot liv'
! | without regular supplies. while guer
| rilla warfare can be carried on in
| country that is almost barren. There
fore 1t is believed the insurgents vii
4 | adhere to their guerrilla tactics ant
| not transfer their forces in any larg,
, number to a territory where starvation
! \ viii soon hold sway.
The problem Of provisioning and coal
! | ing the blocl5ading fleet has so far prov
, | ed an easy one to solve. Speculation a,
to the movements OF the army and tn,
, length Of time It viii take to mobiliz,
, Is rife. The time also when the two
arms Of the service WIN be able to Co
operate is eagerly awaited-ali the NOR,
so as a pacific blockade Is tedious a
, the best.
Another prize steamed into the har.
Dor yesterday morning. She was tn,
Ambrosio Bolivar. a little Cuban coast
, ing steamer taken by the monitor Ter.
, ror Tuesday night off Cardenas tn,
Bolivar looked like a toy boat as th'
, prize crew brought her in and he'
? ( capture by the great monitor was a Gu
rious sequel to the achievement Of tn,
! Mangrove Tuesday In taking the bis
Transatlantic liner Panama.
, But the Juvenile, Spaniard Is richei
5 than she looks, as was learned wheI
T 10000 In silver specie was found slowed
( away in her besides a valuable carg,
, Of bananas and 300 casks of wine. Sh,
3 | was bound for Port Limon, Costa Rica
= from Havana, by way of Cardenas, will
r seven passengers and a crew OF ten
Needless to say. the Terror had no diff
ficulty in making the capture. on,
blank shot suficed to bring her to- an(
! Carpenter Luther D. Martin, with
Z party of marines, was put aboard I,
y bring her into Key West.
E A shout Of surprise went UP wher
d $40 900 in silver was discovered. This
S her captain declared, constituted tn,
e. entire amount, but further search re
y vealed $4,000 more. Upon her arriva
at Key West the silver was transferre,
to the naval station, where it is unde
strong guard.
i About the time this capture wal
o made the Norwegian steamer Uto. Cap
q tain Bryde, from Philadelphia for Car
i, denas with 1900 tons of coal, attempte,
1 70 run the blockade and land her car
I co, but she was summarly turned bacl
to Key West, where she arrived yester
day afternoon.
Regiment of Fever Immunes.
I WASHINGTON. April 2S.-The secre