The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-11
CERVERA MUST
SAVE SHIPS.
Otherwise Spain WiliHave
toPaylndemnity.
ST. LOUIS TAKES A PRIZE.
II iSa Spanish Merchantmen Which
Had Just Left Kingston. The
Army Still Lays OIL
Tampa.
ST. LOUIS TAKES A PRIZE.

Washington. June 1.-THE Navy De-
partment has sent orders to Admiral
Sampson to notify Admiral Cervera that,
If the latter destroys his four armored
cruis ers and two torpedo boat destroycrs to
prevent their falling into our hands, Spain
at the end of the war will be made to pay
an additional indemnity at least equlva-
lent to thy value of these vessels ,--.
1t has been realized all along that the
Spanish Admiral, rather than permit his
fine squadron to be added to the United
States navy, might, At the lost moment
when he saw that further resistance was
useless, prefer to blow them up, perhaps
going SO far as to carry himself and his
men along with them.
1t was somewhat hastily assumed at first
shat II Cervera cared to do this, nothing
could be done to prevent it. Even now he
may prefer to send his ships to the bottom
and let this country exact such PREPARATION
asst may see fit
The Navy Department hopes, however,
to convince him by the above argument
sthe folly OF doing anything SO rash
Newport News, Va June ll-SiX Of the
fastest ships in the American Navy-the
Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Newark, Yale,
Harvardand Dixie-are now at Hampton
Roads, or nearby, Coaling tc their utmost
capacity.
The Dixie. manned by the Maryland
Naval Reserve, will join her sister ahps,
Yosemite and Yankee, also manned by
Naval Reserves, and now off Santiago. 1t
isexpected that she will sail tolay.
Petersburg, Va, June 1.-The Peters.
burg Iron Works company has been award
sdanother contract by the United States
Government for $50 thousand pounds pro-
5ectiles.
"A Gibraltar, June 10.-An American, it is
reported, was arrested at Alyeciras, on the
Bay of Gibraltar, Spain, Tonight. charg-
I'd with being in possession OF the plans Of
the Qualifications at Cadiz.
il Kingston, Jamaica, Juue 10-Thc anxil-
Nary cruiser st. Louis was sighted off Mo-
rant Point, Jamaica, today. She reported
That she had captured il spanish merchant
man just out of Kingston. hEaS
1t is possible that tho priz, may be the
Puris ;ima Conception, which was report,
,Slin special cable dispatch on June as
still at Kings: on. The Puris5ima Con-
Cspcion WIS unable to leave port on &C
count of tho refusal Of the government TO
Let her take on supplies.
Consul Dent protested, saying that he
had reas, Ii TO think the steamship, ul-
though she had cleared from st. Thomas,
wsb und for Cuba. Joachim Montague u
Spanish naval officer, was on board with
ST., UC0 in specie, with which to purchase
'sul plies for the Spanish army. Consul
Dent cabled to Washington in order that
"a attempt might be mado to capture the
steamer.
Il despatch from Kingston on May
30 it was stale that the steamship Loono.
rs viii h had arrived at Kingston four
weeks Lefore. was still in port waiting Or
ders.
T. A cable dispatch from Kingston, April
E,told how the Teeslora, n Spanish steam.
ship, had that day ran within the three
mile limit of Jamaica for protection. She
was chased for several miles by vessel Of
the blOckading fleet. The Te!cslora had
left Glveston for Manchester England,
with cargo of cotton.