Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-05-26

rricht. 1898, by Associated Press)
VA WI 1. wast MAY 24.-The tranquility
~,ronical Sunday has been undis-
and ksd BY definite news from any quar-
few naval uniforms on the
~. f.ts are the only signs or the prox-
sy Of this languid town TO the thea
a. war. There are only n or TWO
IN exas : IN the harbor and they are coal
With all haste TO get away to join
far r. fellows in action. which all are
Lr;ncad Is only a matter of days, per-
= ~ 4 hours. Speculation is still con-
rtrated on the whereabouts of Adj
Zoe rsl cereyera's squadron. the general
!. eyas Epfn favoring some point on the
,tbern coast. As both sides of the
ana are now patrolled by United
In stes warships the naval authorities
aaiauA n not admit the possibility of Cere-
az escape without the most desper-
-uerg conflict in the history of naval war
,Dausl i Reports from Admiral Samp-
a~n ! ns squadron say that all ii quiet off
! northern coast of Cuba. Nothing
u - km Commodore Schley is expected
bez fare tomorrow. A rumor reached
!. 1t kp that four American warships,
emf hhe bombarding Santiago de Cuba,
Ri been driven off by the Spanish
4t. but the story is generally dis
|sdited here. Where it came from is
ID MYSTERY
Bombnrdmcn of Cardenas
|Senor Esnesto Castro, a well known
wyer. and president OF the revolu-
onary junta of Cardenas. arrived here
the United States gunboat Annapo-
- ~ fnuv;or tho tanant hnn3 hn rdmant
Cardenas he was in the bay in a
mall boat, trying to reach the Ameri-
hn vessels and get transportation to
be United States or an important mis-
rMa lon. He was compelled TO return to
lie ID be shore, where he saw and heard the
AZ I'll ksults of the bombardment. The
stass parish gnnboats that lured the Unit
d States torpedo boat Winslow into
be death-trap, were the Antonio Lo-
me ga, Lealtad and Ligera. During the
and ght the two former retreated behind
be wharves and the Ligera behind q
= bg. Ii was the Antonio Lopez that
)pened fire on the Winslow and de-
kyed her into the channel The Span
kh troops formed oil the public square,
ft daring 10 go to the wharves; all
ne be Spanish flags were lowered, as they
a FINISHED targets, and the families all
ata Jed 10 Jovellanos. Senior Castro says
IN American shell exploded in the
cry entrance to the Spanish casino.
shsttering the Building
pnd set Ii on fire. The casino, which
pad been used as n military headquar-
ers and Infantry barracks. and which
I'D Fas the largest structure in the town,
ara mas utterly DESTROYED. Other build
Yass were wrecked. Some Of the shots
vent as far as the Triente sugar plan
alton two miles In the intrior. The
Z spanish loss OF life he believes to have
zen heavy. Ii was so reported. After
IA ue Commandment ceased the military
ss1 onlniander pressed all a~ble-bodied men
Pa'o Tue work Of carrying sand to build
y" batteries, and the next day 1,200
!. kaen were brought from Matanzas and
{ havana to continue the work. Senior
Das.fo' after passing four days on the
H radfas Key. signalled the United
81 oa'es gunboat Wilmington and was
4 raAth on. He says famine prevails
everywhere In Cuba. In Cardenas rice
% cents a pound. condemned milk
els at $l.5O per can and horsefiesh
plnss 20 cents a pound. There is no
~ or bread. The Insurgents are in
~ distress. Formerly provisions
were struggled from the cities, but
saa' relief Is now impossible. since the
sues themselves are starving. The in
suisents are trying to subsist on pep
~ WOOD and palm buds. Senior Cas-
u, ~ tasted meat here for the first time