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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-08

E. V. Knox, M. F., pays the follow ing just tribute to Yankee genius:
 America has got the start in electric ity, which will be the motive power of the next century. American engin- eers have developed machine tools, manufactories, skilled labor. To-day they command the markets of the world in all that has to do with elec- tric traction. The equipment for the Waterloo and City and the Central London lines is coming from America. Leeds, in the center of the locomotive district, had to get it's motor cars from America. The first Dublin contract was placed here, but American work men had to be brought over to com plete it. Now the whole electrical equipment for the new extensions has been ordered in America. Cork is even
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-08

It costs a man something to be Brigadier or a Major General A gen. eral officer will have to spend S55 fer a dress coat, s34 for fine blouse, and $22 more for blouse of white or blue serge; SIS for trousers, $9 for a waist coat, $45 for cape, $65 to $100 for an overcoat, $20 for chapeau to be worn on show occasions, $6.50 for an indis- pensab1e cap, $5 for the straps to be worn on the shoulder to designate rank, $25 for a sword such as is pre- scribed by the army regulations, $96 for a dress belt, and $4 for a service belt of plain leather; $50 for sash. $1.25 for gloves, and $25 and $S5 for epaulets This brings the outlay up to about $45o, without indulging in any fancy clothes.
The record-union., 1898-05-30
CARDENAS HARBOR CLOSED.
Spaniards Have Filled It Full of
Sunken Distinctions.

ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCH BOAT WANDA.
OFF CARDENAS, May %. (via Key
West, Fla, May 29).-(Copyrighted,
1898, by the Associated Press) ).-Carde-
mas harbor has been completely closed
by the Spaniards since the attack OF
the Winslow and other American torpe-
do boats. This fact was demonstrated
yesterday by the attempt of the Eng
lish steamship Myrtledene to enter the
port to take on a cargo of sugar.
The Myrtledene had begun to take
cargo when war was declared, and she
was ordered out by the American gun
boat Machias. The steamers owners
claimed that under the blockade pro-
clamation, she was entitled to thirty
days to load, and Secretary of the
Navy Long gave the ship permission to
return and complete her cargo. She
found, however that the harbor was
filed with sunken Instructions and
could not get in. She lies outside of
the harbor, uncertain whether to at
tempt to bring her cargo out in lighters,
or wait for the war to end.
The waters of Cardenas are too shall
low for big ships, and the Winslow
tragedy probably closes the history of
naval operations in that quarter.
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SAMPSON is WATCHING.
Ready to Sail Either Way to inter-
cept the Spanish Fleet.

ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS BOAT WANDA, KEY
WEST (Fla), May % Copyrighted,
1898, by the Associated Press. Sunday
with the fleet, waiting, watching in si-
lent, sunlit seas, a group of great bat
tleships, mOtionless under the tropical
sun, broad decks, scorched and scared
by day, languid and dreamy under the
stars by night. a fleet of powerful sea
fighters, an army of brave men drift
ing at sea waiting for something to
do-that tells the story of Rear-Ad-
miral SIMPSONS fleet for ten past days
and nights. The ships of the fleet
stand close together in small groups,
hour after hour passes and the posi-
ton is not changed. Great volumes of
smoke occasionally issue from the fun
els and curl unswayed by the wind
into the sky.
The men drag patiently through the
drills and crawl away into the shaded
hooks of the decks and grumble at the
inactivity. During the day the music
on board swells far out over the silent
water, and at night voices are plainly
heard from ship to ship Stretching
away to the sea line, the sky is gleam-
ing and motiOnless. and one can scarce
ly imagine it the same sea that has
been tumbling for weeks past. It is
picture of tropical languor but there
is method in SIMPSONS inactivity. I'm
til he is definitely advised that the
Spanish fleet is imprisoned in Santiago
de Cuba harbor he is here in position
to move quickly in any direction where
the Spanish ships may appear.
If the Spaniards should escape Schley
and make for Eastern seaports of the
United States he is in a position in a
few hours to run and cut them off in
the Windward Passage One or more
scout boats are kept in that position
constantly On the other hand. if the
Spaniards should come around the
western end of Cuba with the hope of
getting into Havana he is here where
he can intercept them on short notice
1t is irksome to wait here day after
day.
A most vigilant watch is kept by the
fleet day and night in apprehension. in
| hope that the Spanish fleet may come
in sight. The sailors hang over the
rails scanning the horizon. and the
gunners lie in the shadow of the big
rifles longing for a chance to see the
monsters laundering.
What a perfect day for a battle, .
they say. looking out over the motion
| less sea, but days and nights go by
and the enemy does not come. At night
the lights are all put out and the tor
pedo boats and small gunboats con-
| stantly patrol the surrounding waters
The New York left the fleet Friday
night with the torpedo boat Porter. The
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Continued on Seventh Page)
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ORDERS TO MOVE AT LAST.
General Shafter Will Embark the
Greater Part of His Troops.

NEW YORK, May 29.--A special dis
patch to the Tribune" from Washing
ton says: Orders have at last gone
forward to Major General Shafter at
Tampa to embark the greater portion
of his corps, including all the regulars
and a few of the most efficient volun-
teer regiments, on board the trans
ports gathered at that place, and the
aggressive military movement which
has been so frequently predicted, and
as often delayed for one cause or an
other. is AN accomplished fact before
the end of this week.
simultaneously, the most rigid CEN
sorship of press dispatches that has so
far been undertaken by the Govern
ment will be put into operation at
Tampa and Key West tonight. and no
message relating to the movements of
troops on ships, or in any way specu-
lating upon the expedition. will be per-
mitted on the wires. General Shafter
himself will have sealed orders, whose
contents will be known only to General
Miles and General Corbin until the ex-
pedition is safely at sea- Admiral
SIMPSONS sole instructions will be to
The record-union., 1898-05-30
STAYED AT CIENFUEGos.
Said the Spaniards Were Only
One Day at Santiago.

OFF CIENFUEGOS May n. - The
plan to seek the Spanish fleet at Santi-
ago de Cuba, where it was believed to
be, was changed later on May oath, by
the information brought by the Brit
ish ship Adula, stopped outside of Glen
fuegos blockade by order of Commo-
dore Schley. Lieutenant Edward Simp-
son of the flagship Brooklyn was sent
to board her, and received valuable
information.
Captain Walker said he was bound
for Cienfuegos with an order of Con-
sui Dent. at Kingston, Jamaica. tc
bring off Seaman Hoffen of the United
States ship Niagara. lying in the hos
pital there with broken leg. and
such neutrals and other Americans as
he could find there He had visited
this same point some ten days ago. and
had taken 327 passengers, of whom
only four We're citizens of the United
States. He was in Santiago de Cuba
on May 10th and 18th last on his way
to Jamaica, and while in port there
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HARVARD AT KINGSTON.
Allowed to Stay a Day Longer in
Order to Make Repairs.

KINGSTON (Jamaica), May 2S
Copyrighted 1898, by the Associated
Press.).-(Delayed in transmission),
p. m.-The United States auxiliary
cruiser Harvard, formerly the Amer
lean Line steamer New York, is coal
ing here. The Colonial Government is
undecided as to how much coal she
Will be allowed to take on board, but
she will probably ship 900 tons at
least, enough for all present purposes.
AS something trifling is wrong with
her steering gear, and her boilers are
dirty, she will be allowed to remain
here twenty-four hours longer than
usual, under the neutrality regulations.
With the exception of medicines, the
Harvard has not taken on board any
supplies.
Captain Cotton of the Harvard said
that all We're we'll on board the squad
ron when he left the vessels under the
command of Commodore Schley yester-
day (F'riday).
Rear-Admiral Sampson was then
supposed to be off the northeast coast
of Cuba.
Commodore Henderson, commanding
the British naval station at Port Roy
ported, received information that Ad-
miral Cervera is not in the harbor of
Santiago de Cuba. The Commodore
wrote the following reply:
BY the latest news Cervera is still
in Santiago harbor."
p. m.-The United States auxiliary
gunboat Eagle, which has been coaling
at Port Antonio, sailed to-day for an
unknown destination.
The Chicago Record" dispatch boat
Hercules has arrived here.
The Harvard took on board 750 tons
of coal, her full measure.
1:30 p. m.-Captain Cotton adds that
he has no direct information that Ad-
miral Cervera's fleet is in the harbor
of Santiago, but he assumes that Com
modore Schley has a reasonable GER
tainty that the Spaniards are there,
or he would not be off that harbor
with the American squadron.
The marine observer sighted a war
ship far outside the roads this even
ing. She could not be identified.
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SCHLEY AT CIENFUEGOS.
A Dispatch That Was so Long in
Coming That It is Stale.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
OFF CIENFUEGOS (Cuba), May
23.-(Copyright. 1898. by the Associated
Press. )-The squadron assigned to spe-
cial duty. which found its name from its
first nucleus, the flying squadron, left
Key West on Thursday, May 18th. It
consisted of the armored cruiser
Brooklyn. flying the Commodore's flag
of Winfield Scott Schley, and under
command of Captain Francis A. Cook;
the battleship Massachusetts, COM
manded by Francis J. Higginson the
battleship Texas, commanded by John
w Philip, and the Scorpion, converted
yacht, commanded by Commander
Adolph Mark.
Commodore Schley's orders were to
proceed to Cienfuegos, where he would
be joined by the Iowa. then taking coal
at Key West, the Marblehead and
Nashville and two torpedo boats. The
Iowa, frst-class battleship, in command
of Captain Robert Evans; the Marble
head, third-rate cruiser, in command of
Commander Bowman H McCalIa, and
the Nashville, third-rate cruiser, in
command of Washburn Maynard, to-
gether with the torpedo boats and per-
haps some fast gunboats, it was be-
lieved, would make an invincible squad
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NO NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
An Interesting Story, But it Lacks
the Element of Truth.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-Officials of
the Navy Department not only discredit
the reports of a naval engagement near
Jamaica on Friday, but declare with
the utmost positiveness, that it did not
occur. Advices from Admiral Samp-
son and Commodore Schley clearly indi-
cate that the statements contained in
the Madrid story are without the
slightest foundation in fact.
Secretary Long was shown copy of
the dispatch tonight After reading it
he said: 1T is an interesting story, al
though it entirely lacks the element of
truth You will notice that it is re-
garded with suspicion even in Madrid.
1t comes to US from Paris, where it was
received from some unnamed place
after being filtered through the Span
ish capital No, there is absolutely no
truth in it,"
Secretary Long declined to make
further comment upon it. Official ad-
vices We're received tonight from Com
modore Schley. They contain no in
formation of special Importance, as is
reported from Madrid, although it is
known that they were written after the
battle was said to have occurred.
The advices from Commodore Schley
indicate that he has been ON station for
several days guarding the entrance to
the Bay of Santiago de Cuba. That he
has Cervera and his fleet bottled up
in the bay is regarded by naval officers
as beyond any doubt
Commodore Schley has not only his
own squadron, but two or three vessels
besides at his command and it is not
believed to be possible for the Spanish
Admiral to escape with his fleet. No
information is obtainable as to the in
tentiOns of Commodore SchIey.
Whether he will endeavor to force an
entrance to the bay and seek battle
with the Spanish squadron, is not
known, but such a course at present IS
not regarded as likely. 1t would be
the better, in the opinion of some of
the naval officials to keep Cervera ana
his vessels safely in the harbor, where
they are as absolutely useless as they
would be at the bottom of the sea.
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THE DISPATCH CONFIRMED.

PORT AU PRINCE, May 60
copyrighted, 1898, by the Asso-
ciated Press.)-Two Italians who
set ont from Santiago de Cuba in a
small boat ON May 10th, and
landed near Mole ST. Nicholas on
the 22d, arrived here to-day, bring
ing information as TO the situation
at Santiago. The state of affairs
there is critical, particularly so
because of the lack of food. The
whole population is terribly dis
cOuraged and keenly desirous of
peG-e.
The arrival of the squadron under
Cervera without food supplies for
the city deepened the general de-
spOndency.
The squadron has disembarked d
500 men, arti1lerymen and engi-
neers, and landed 10000 Mauser
rifles, a great quantity of ammu-
milton and four big guns destined
for the Notifications.
In spite of the strict silence
maintained by the officers and the
commanders, the general express
sion was, when the Italians left,
that the squadron would set out
for San Juan, Porto Rico, tn OBJ
tain supplies and land ammuni-
tion there.
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A SPANISH
FAIRY
TALE.
How CerVera Whipped
Admiral Sampson.
Sank Two Ships and Put His
Squadron to Flight.
The Spanish Fleet Escaped With
One Vessel Slightly Disabled.
CerYera Boldly Left Santiago and Risked a
Combat With Both SampSon'S
and SChIey's Squadrons.

MADRID, May 90 p. m.-"El Pro-
gresso" publishes dispatches purport-
ing to come from Paris giving details of
an alleged battle near Jamaica, in
which it is said two American warships
were destroyed and one Spanish war
ship was injured.
Although the account is very circum-
stantial as to time, place, incidents and
results, it is received here with suspic-
ion. The story is that Commodore
Schley's squadron parted from Rear
Admiral SIMPSONS off Cape Mayis, the
eastern point of Cuba and steered tow
ard the Yucatan Peninsula, followed
closely by SIMPSONS ships.
Both We're sighted from the watch
towers of Santiago de Cuba
Rear Admiral Sampson arrived off
the province of Puerto Principe. contin-
uing thence in the direction of Jamaica.
Admiral Cervera left Santiago Thurs
day, May 26th, at midnight, all his
lights being extinguished, with the
Vizcaya and the Almirante Oquendo,
preceded by the torpedo boat destroyer
Furor. He took a position in proxi-
nifty to Jamaica. Two hours later
the remainder of Admiral Cervera' s
squadron withdrew from the harbor of
Santiago and proceeded inA a southerly
direction.
On the morning of Friday, the Furor
came up rapidly to the Vizcaya and the
Almirante Oquendo, advising Admiral
Ceryera of the approach of the army
Rear Admiral SIMPSONS ships steamed
with full speed towards the Spanish
vessels, which accepted combat, but
moved in a southerly direction, to eff
feet junction with the remainder of
the Spanish squadron Presently the
battle ragged furiously on both sides.
The Americans detached three cruisers
and three smaller ships to surround the
ViZcaya and the Almirante Oquendo.
The Furor, between the crOss-fire of
the enemy, made for the American flag
ship. Notwithstanding the fire of the
heavy guns the outcome of the contest
was that two American warships We're
sunk and one Spanish warship disabled
in it's steering gear. The remaining
vessels of the American squadron were
so much damaged that they We're COM
PEELED to take refuge in Haytien waters.
It is reported that the CriStobal Co
lon captured an American ship, which
had been disabled from a shot from the
Vizcaya that perforated her side.
The Vizcaya risked destruction from
an American destroyer. 1t is believed
that after the combat the Spaniards
sailed for Havana or if the conditions
of the vessels or the presence of a su-
perior force of the enemy required, took
refuge within Cardenas or Matanzas.
1T IS NOT POSSIBLE.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-The Asso-
ciated Press dispatch from Madrid, CIV
ing an account of a naval battle be-
tween the combined squadrons' of
Sampson and Schley and that of Ger
vera is absolutely discredited by naval
officials Their advices show that it
is not possible that a fight could have
occurred.
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BLOCKADE DUTY.
1t is Not All Unpleasant With the
Mosquito Fleet.

KEY WEST, May 27.-(Copyrighted
1898, by the Associated Press)-Life on
blockade duty has its bright as we'll as
its dull side. While the large vessels
OF the blockading fleet are envied by
the smaller craft as those likely to "be
in at the DEATH in a naval battle. the
boats of the mosquito fleet are the only
ones at present getting the benefit of
the sport attendant upon a summer
cruise in southern seas
The battleshipS and cruisers stand too
high out of water and the decks of the
monitors lie too often buried under the
waters to offer fair advantage for fish
ing, shooting or other sports, the gun
boats, yachts and dispatch boats on the
other hand, although used for. a life of
scouting and patrolling the coasts, are
especially adapted by reason of their
light draft and low freeboard to follow
the chase after fish and fowl, while full
filling the duties to which they are as
signed.
Off Diana Key, commanding the en-
trance to Cardenas harbor, there was
gunboat placed to prevent the escape
of gunboats said to be bottled up there.
The men spent the day ashore shooting
utlS anu I1OIltllIS SSSS OII Tile SOllldIg
reefs, which We're so thickly populated
by sea fowl of every description.
Under the lee of Point Dacos light.
the rocks form a natural breakwater,
which renders bathing perfectly safe
and secure from the unwelcome inter-
ference of sharks, which abound in
Cuban waters.
No better means of discovering
masked batteries exists than that of
offering to the enemy a human target
ready to take plunge in hostile wat
ers.
off the Playa Bel Cove, east end of
MORO Castle, where the upright plates
of the City of Alexandria jutting out
of the restless waves involuntarily re-
mind one of the more recent wrecking
in Havana harbor, the hungry sharks
of the gulf seem to have established
their headquarters. Fifteen or twen-
ty of these broWn-skinned, white-bel-
lied monsters hang around a passing
vessel or follow it for miles with their
sharp-pOinted fins sticking out of the
water.
A chunk of meat tossed overheard
will bring three or four of these raw
enOuS creatures to the surface, pre-
senting an ample bulls eye to the men
who pepper them with pistol and rifle
shots. 1t is seldom that shot buries
itself in any vulnerable portion of the
shark, but it affords rare sport and Of
fers an excellent opportunity for rifle
practice and good craftsmanship.
Taken all in all, life on the blockade
duty has it's joys and pleasures as we'll
as it's WEAKNESS and disappointments.
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Has Seen the Ships and Recognized
Them.
The Announcement Was Received BY the
Officers on Duty There With
the Most Intense Sat-
iSfaCtiOn.

WASHINGTON, May 3O.-At
1890 O'Clock this (Monday) morn
ing, the Navy Department received
a dispatch from Commodore Schley
announcing definitely that he had
located Admiral Cervera's Cape
Verde squadron in the bay of
Santiago de Cuba. The Commodore
states that he has seen and recog-
nized the vessels of the Spanish
fleet.
While the naval officials have
been morally certain for several
days that Cervera's squadron was
in the harbor of Santiago, the Off
cial announcement from COmmO-
dore SchIey was received by the Of
fcers on duty at the department
with intense satisfaction. Assur-
ance is now doubly sure that the
Spanish fleet is bottled up and
that the cork is in the bottle.
1t is not believed that Admiral
Cervera will attempt to escape
from the Rredicament in which he
now finds himself, as such a course
would surely result in the destruc.'
tion of his vessels and the loss of
many lives precious to Spain. The
suggestion is, however, that the
Spaniards may blow up the ships
rather than have them fall into
the hands of Schley, as they GER
tainIy will if they remain in the
harbor.
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A REMARKABLE STORY.
London Not Disposed to Attach
Much Credit to It.

LONDON, May 29.-The circum-
stances under which lei Progresses"
remarkable story appears seems to dis
credit it. Apparently the Paris CORE
spondent of the newspaper is the sole
possessor of the information he pre-
tends to have.
The most reliable paper news agen-
cies have received nothing on the sub
ject.
1t is possible that the story has been
given a Paris date in Madrid for some
indiscernible reason, though, if it
emanated from other sources it is in
conceivable that the Government
should be unwilling to give out favor
able news on it's responsibility.
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SANTIAGO BLOCKADE.
A Madrid Dispatch Says Our Ships
Have Disappeared.

MADRID. May %. = 1t was an
nounced here to-day in a dispatch from
Havana that warships which have
been blockading Santiago de Cuba dis
appeared yesterday from off that port.
1t is added that their destination is
unknown to the Spanish authorities.
Advices received here to-day from Ha-
vana say that a big sailing ship, hav-
ing on board a cargo of provisions and
arms. arrived yesterday at Nuevitas.
the northern port of the city of Porto
Principe, the Capital of the Cuban
province of that name, after running
the blockade.
A dispatch to the impartial" from
Manila, dated Tuesday last, May 24th.
says the town of ST. Thomas is in a
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CABINET DOES NOT KNOW.
Not Clear Whether Cervera is In
side or Outside of Santiago.

MADRID, May 29.-S p. NIT is now
known that nothing developed at the
Cabinet council to-day to make clear
whether Admiral Cervera's squadron is
in Santiago harbor or outside of it.
The council decided to make large
additional purchases of war materials
and to prohibit the expectation of silver
coins.
It is probable that the Government,
on the representations of certain Pow
ers, will declare sulphur contraband.
WHAT BLANCO SAYS.
MADRID, May 29.-BlancO cables
twelve American warships off Santiago
Saturday, but most of them disap-
peared to-day, going in a westerly di-
rection. Blancos official dispatches
give it to be understood Cervera re-
mains inside Santiago harbor, but to-
days Cabinet council developed moth
ing to make the matter clear.
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TERROR ARRIVES SAFELY.
She Escaped the Warships That
Were Looking Out For Her.

1898, by the Associated
Press. 1.-The Spanish torpedo gunboat
Terror, according to dispatch received
here, has arrived safely at San Juan
de Porto Rico. having escaped the
American warships which have been on
the lookout for her since she left Fort
de France, island of Martinique, where
her boiler tubes were repaired.
The above dispatch confirms cable
messages on the subject received by
the Associated Press from Madrid last
night, announcing the arrival of the
Terror at San Juan de Porto Rico
The record-union., 1898-05-30
FAURE REGRETS
Efforts of France Could Not Pre-
vent the War.

PARIS, May 29.-M. Faure, at the
unveiling of the monuments to the
combatants of 1877 at ST. Etienne to-
day. referred in the course of his
speech to the Spanish-American war,
expressing his regrets that the efforts
of France and other Powers had failed
to prevent a conflict.
The President declared France was
resolved to maintain the strictest neu-
trality, and he said he earnestly hoped
that the efforts of the neutral Powers
would succeed in restoring peace.
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Definite News Not obtainable.

MADRID, May 20.-10 a. NIT is
semi-officially announced that reliable
news regarding the whereabouts of the
squadron of Spanish ships commanded
by Admiral Cervera is not obtainable,
but it is rumored the Spanish vessels
left Santiago de Cuba yesterday. No
official confirmation of this rumor can
he had