Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-05-19

was outside awaiting the enemy S
ships.
Sampson at the shclling of San
Juan had one killed, one died of
heat or excitement and seven
wounded. The Iowa and New York
were damaged, though not seriously.
The other ships taking part were
the Indiana, Terror, Amphitrite,
Montgomery and Detroit. The lit
tie Porter and Wampatuck kept out
of range. The fight lasted from
5:15 to S:l5 on the morning of
May 18th. The enemy reports his
loss at four killed and several
wounded.
The French mt st. Pierre it APP
pears wilfully delayed for twenty
four hours the Harvard's dispatch
es to Washington that the enemy's
squadron was there. Trouble with
France may come out of it.
Three enemy's warships are re-
ported off Cape Sac Agostinho ap-
parently waiting to waylay the
Oregon, Marietta and Buffalo. The
Oregon has put back into Bahia,
Brazil, owing to a slight injury to
her engines. She sailed again Fri
day.
Another possible source of trou-
BILE with France is the coaling of
the enemy's squadron at Martin
ique. The Bank of Paris, too, has
just loaned Spain 100000.
On May 1lth, by planting the
first American flag on Cuban soil,
at Diana Cay, Ensign Arthur l..
willard, of the Machias, won 800
offered by VIM. II. Grantz, of New
York City. Willard is a Missou-
! rian.
The torpedo boat Winslow, disa-
bled in the Cardenas fight, had a
shell pass through the gun cotton
in torpedo without exploding it.
Five of Ensign Bagley's class at
Annapolis have met death inside the
past year: Jenkins and Merritt, Of
the Maine; Breckenridge drowned
from the Gushing; another drown
ed in Chinese waters, leaving only
six alive. The surnames of five of
the class began with d and all had
serious or fatal accidents.
The First Regiment from Louis
vile reached camp at Lexington
Friday. All the other State volun-
teers had arrived some days before.
The Ky. troops will be among the
last to be ready.
The invasion of Cuba in full
Ifv.a0-T-s-again delayed ~ the re-,
ported appearances OF the enemy's
squadron.
Capt. Strother's Winchester COM
pany, which the Bath Co. boys
joined, carried off the honors on
physical perfection, only five out
of eighty-four being rejected. One
of those rejected was Richard Ap-
person, of Mt. Sterling. Levi Good
paster has been laid up with a
scalded foot, says the Winchester
Democrat.
SUNDAY, MAY 18TH.
Word came Saturday that Adj
miral Cerveras' squadron from
Cape Verde Islands was at Curacao,
Hollands island off the Venezuelan
coast. Admiral Sampson was heard
from at Porto Plata, San Domingo,
the same day, presumably trying
to head off Cerveras, who is in a
position to make run for any of
the fortified ports of Cuba or to
San Juan, Porto Rico. Commodore
Schley's Flying Squadron is speed
ing towards Havana and will beat
Cerveras there. Sampson is be,
tween the enemy and Santiap -
ba, and can beat him to Cienfuegos.
If Cerveras outwits the Americans
he can enter either San Juan, San
tiago or Cienfuegos, though not like
ly Havana, which is the only port
where the Notifications will enable
him to temporarily stand off the
united American squadrons. How
ever, he can coal at San Juan and
can escape fight if he desires,
having the swiftest ships; or he
might leave West Indian waters
and attack some of the Gulf or At
lantic cities before the American
squadron could arrive. He seems
well supplied with coal by long.
previous arrangement with GOLFERS.
On Wednesday, May 18th, the
cruiser Marblehead, gunboat Nash
vile and cutter Window went to
Cienfuegos, Cuba, and were attack
ed by the enemy while boats crews
were cutting the ocean cables. The
Americans had one killed outright,
two perhaps fatally wounded and
six more or less seriously hurt.
Lieutenant Winslow and Capt.
Maynard, of the Nashville, were
slightly wounded. Two of the
three cables we're cut. The ships
shelled the enemy and did consid-
cradle damage.
The injured Oregon and two con-
sorts again put bach into Bahia,
Brazil, for repairs and coal. The
Brazilian government is DESTROYS
of them leaving for good.
Cuban shores are so patrolled by
the enemy that the Gussie couldn't
land insurgents supplies. Nothing
short of q strong force can now
make secure landing anywhere.
1t is given out at Washington
that France is living up to the neu-
trality decree satisfactorily.
1t is conceded by the Americans
that Gen. Blanco has made the best
use of the delayed attack on Cuba. |
He has made the sea defenses of
Havana twice as strong ne thew