The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-27


tant American feet.
1t was estimated this evening that
there were -!5,"o0 to 10000 men under
arms in Havana proper The district
outside of Havana at the same inns was
/ held by the battaicns OF engineers.
HAVANA, April %, . a. m-Morro Cas-
tie opened fire on the fighting squadron
of the United States at II O'Clock last
night. About ten shots ere sent in the
direction Of orr ships, but not one of
them took effect, and no shots were fired
in return.
The Seaniards had apparently seen the
lights of the New York while the latter
was signalling to ship OF the squadron.
The firing was reported by the officer
of the deck, Ensign j. r. Edie, to Capt.
Chadwick, who was asleep at the time.
The yonng officer asked the captain in
somewhat excited tones whether the New
York had not better discontinue signal
ling.
"No." muttered Capt chadwick. with
tho utmost coolness, "ihere is no necessi-
ty for stopping the signals. Go ahead.
Later Capt. Chadw was on the for
ward bridge, whence he watched the
tongues nf flames shoot out from MORO
Castle. He glanced in the direction OF
the Spanish fortifica'ions for few Sec
onds. and then turned his back on them
in silent contempt, and went back to his
bed, perfectly certain the spaniards could
do 20 damage at five miles, which was
the approximate distance of the flagship
from Moro Castle.
Another officer said: "The Spaniards
probably became nervous and decided
they could not sleep without some fire.
works. They can't hit anything any
way"
There was no excitement on board the
flagship during MORO Castles futile at
tempt at guunery. The discipline was
splendid In fact, at this hour many peo-
Pile OH board the flagship do not know
that Spain's first guns of war have been
I L
target.
KEY WEST, April 24.-Another prizs
! WAS brought in this morning by the
United States gunboat Helena, Com
I mander w. r. Swinburne. She turned
out to be the Spanish steamer Miguel
Jover, bound from New Orleans for Bar
celona, with cargo amounting to about
1000 tons of cotton and grain. The Ha-
bana agents Of the Miguel Jover are Bar
cello & Co., 43 Cuba street. She has a
capacity OF $500 tons, triple expansion
engines aud IN electric lighting plant.
She is classified A by the Lloyds.
Ensign Christy, with a crew OF IL from
the cruiser Detroit and four from the
flagship, brought into port this afternoon
the captured Spanish steamer Catalina,
Captain FAno 3,491 tons, which left Car
diz March I, and was bound from New
Orleans to Barcelona via Habana: 1oI
which latter port she was making when
taken The Catalide was captured about
4 o'clock this Sunday morning, 2miles
from Habana. She was taken by the
cruiser Detroit. When the first shot was
fired her captain made a desperate effort
to escape his pursuer, and the chase was
prolonged for eight miles. Finally
solid shot brought her TO. She is carry
ing a cargo of 900 bundles ofstaves.
MOBILE April ga special from BIZ
loxi, Miss, says the revenue cutter WI.
mona fram Mobile captured the Spanish
Stesmer Saturnina at Ship Island, Miss
but likely will have 70 remain in quar-
antne with the prize until the time OF
quarantine detention is Opt tomorrow OF
next day. The Saturnina is from Sagua
to ship Island, Captain Iuclaga i'll com
mand, SIG tons.
New YORK, April PA dispatch to
the Press from Key West says: The gun
boat Wilmington to-day captured the
Spanish schooner Candida, with deck
load Of charcoal intended for IIabana
where it is extremely valuable for fuel
AT this writing the Gushing is bearing
down on schooner 10 the southeast
The breeze is slow, and while she has on
all sail, the Cushing will overhaul hel
shortly. She has the start, but the Cush-
ing has the steam.
The torpedo boat Porter to-day cap
tnred the Spanish schooner Antonio, la.
,9a,, a.; " u,;ror for fIeh3ra The Antonio
was sent to Key West with a prize crew
Of four men under Naval Cadet DuBoise
HAVANA, April "a, Noon During the
early morning the Morro Castle batteries
opened fire on the fleet, but without the
slightest effect. There have been nc
casualties among our forces up to the
hour Of writing, and not 81 single shot has
been fired against the batteries.
LoNnoN, April 2i.-The ST. Petersburg
correspondent OF the Daily Telegraph
telegnphing Saturday, says: "Emperol
Nicholas to-day granted M audience to
the Spanish ambassador. Duke De Ia
names, and discussed with him the Cuban
question at great length. A conference
OF the ambassadors Of the Powers on the
subject of Cuba has been held at lhe for
ejun office and well-lnlorrned persons de-
clare that Russia will support Spain
The Berlin correspondent of the Stan.
dard SAYS: .'Germany will take no steps
nreindicial to the United States, no,