The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-05-21

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| Orders we're issued from The v,
department last Saturday to mo,
%. GOO volunteers to Chickamaua
ct once.
n Four japanese armor-clads hav
sailed for Manila to protect JapsI
csc interests in the Philippines I
any cost. She is eager for an all
ance with the United States.
4 Dewey's Concord sank . Spanis
warship off Illolo on the 11th ms
The fight lasted two hours. th
Spsniard going down With flyin
colors. Concord unframed and q
one on board injured.
A Madrid dispatch of the 13tl
inst, says: A second powerful fee
of warships 10 to be assembled .
Cadiz, Immediately, to convo,
Spanish troops and ammunition t,
be sent to the relief of the Philip
pines.
Il is generally believed at Wash
ington that it was French. gunner.
permitted to land from the Lafayet,,
who killed Bsgley and the Other
Americans at Cardenas, and they
give vent to their vexation by bitter
expressions.
The Spanish republicans look fol
q revolution which shall sweeu
away the monarch. Carlists laugh
in their sleeves and chuckle over
the imminent prospects Of civil war.
Weyler, Robledo and the Carlist
and republican leaders have now
deliberately set about to bring on q
revolution and that very soon.
They are plotting separately and
with different objects in view, bu,
they are working necessarily for a
common snd-the destruction Of
the existing government, root and
branch. Weyler's plot is first to
overthrow King Alphonso and then
to become military dictator.
There was hard fight between
our warships and Spaniards in the
harbor of Cienfuegos May 18th.
The United States ships steamed
into the harbor with orders to cut
the cable connecting Havana with
de Cuba. This task was
accomplished, but only after ter
rife fight with several thousand
Spanish troops, which lined the
shore and lay concealed behind i'm.
provised breaetworks. One cable
had already been cut and the work
was in progrese on the other when
he Spanish in the rife pits and
battery in an old lighthouse stand
'ut in the bay opened Ere. The
poured in Q thunderous
'olley. their guns belching forth
massive shells into the swsrms oil
he enemy. The crews of the boats |
'almly proceeded with their des. |
'erate work, notwithstanding the
act that a number had fallen, and
inished it, returning to the ships
Trough . binding smoke and heavy
ire. One American was killed and |
everal wounded. The Spanish loss
'as heavy, the warahips firing hun
reds Of shots and shells right into
heir midst.
The American feet, under Rear.
ADMIRAL Sampson. bombarded San
uan, capital of Porto Rico. on the
'orning of tho 18th inst. The
owa fred the 6rst shot upon the
Ignal from SIMPSONS fagship
Remember the Maine, ""Fighting
lob" Evans of the lows giving the
rder. The engagement lasted three
ours. Moro fort was reduced TO
heap Of ruins. The fort made
tile effort to respond, and was sill
need almost instantly.
The United States vessels then ,
lrned their attention to the shore
arteries. Every shot told and the !
efenses OF San Juan we,e soon re-
aced. Admiral Sampson had pre-.
ously given notice to the non- {
'mbatants and women and chill. |
rem that he would commence the |
'mbsrdment and for them to get /
It of harms way. II
Thousands of the population ,
ID the foreign Coneuls sought re. {
&c in the interior Of the island. =
The American loss was two men
lied and seven others injured. /
,e enemy's loss was heavy. After {
Q bombardment Admiral Samp- {
q withdrew his feet and started :
i ia pursuit of the Spanish feet. +
. said: II am satisfied with tho :
orning's work. Icould have taken .
n Juan but / have no force to =
Id it. J only wanted to admins &
; punishment. This has been q
ne. came for the Spanish feet :
d not for San juan" +,
Cas..s Are F.i.Ae.l. b
A dispatch to the New York
orld from Neuritas, Cuba, saye
A column of 5000 Spaniards .
lrted for Moron, carrying . flag :
truce. When fred upon by in
rgents the commander sent word
It be was not making var on the