Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-05-05
FOR EN-
SIMPSONS FLEET GOES OFT IN
QUEST OF THE SPANISH
WILL CLEAN THEM UP AND THE DEAL WITH
HAVANA
HAVANA.
eDewey Said to Have Wired His Official Report.
On TO CUBA

ON TO CUBA
Key West, May 4-Tbe work ofc concentrating troops for the invest
men Of Havana has been going o. several days. .. S. troops and sup
plies have been concentrated at Key West and Tampa together with
large quantities of arms and ammunition fr the Cuban forces under
General Gomez who is still encamped ht the Provence ofsanta Clara.
His troops have had a long restw with food for his men and ample
forage for his horses. The Insurgents have been reached by direct com-
munication and are wild with delight at the prospect OF Opening the fight
n Havana during the coming week. The program is first to invest +.
Matau as and Use that "a a base of supplies.
DESPERATE HAVANA.
Key West, May 4-Advices from Havana show the desperate con
dition Oft the town. Blanco has had his men on the earthworks for some
days past where many have died of exhausioni in the terrible heat If the
sun. Thousands Off oncomtatans have left the city fleeing to the hills
and thu Spanish soldiers who are underpad and underfd are openly
expressing their dissatisfaction and threatening to &c W to the Insur-
gents at the first opportunity: All sen,bance of military authority is
slipping from tbs grasp IF Blanco. and a state of affairs fast approuhioy
chaos reigns in the city.
Washington, May 4-Itis announced that the City of Pekin will
carry 1000 troops and a large cargoo of ammunition as we'll as supplies
when she sails fol Manila
New York, May 4-Its reported that the yacht Eagle" has sunk a
Spanish gun boat tin an engagement nea Cinenfugos.
INVASION OF CUBA.
Washington, May 4-When the 10Y IN Cuba will he made lis tnla
matter fdoubt. The Government has allowed it to leak out that, e in
vasion will not begin until spain's Cape Verde fleet has been disposed
Of but there is prevalent suspicion that the authorities are irving very
n'r' to de'e'Vet the public and it may cans little surprise at any time to
learn that the ovemento oft the troops had begun. The activity prevail
ing in the Cuban hlockading feet and The gathering of transports at
TAMPA show that something is on foot
There is report also that n British warship has gon o Havana to
take away British residents. which is regarded as confirmation of the
stor that a attack IN Havana i. ,,in,n 15mta ,*
powers Were notified a week ago that Havana would n O be safe r neu-
trails ater to-day.
THE DELAYED DISPATCHES.
Washington, May lit is evident tn, the yernme is NOT gHi,o
ne p"olc all tn ley it gets ron Manila. 1t seems strange that the
Foreign Ambassadors get new when the L. S. Government does not
hs reported that the City of Peakin will take 1000 rooms TO Manila and
also remove the wounded of Dewey's fleet to San Francisco. The Gov
eminent must have had % inside information regarding the casual
ties on the American fleet or it would not have ordered the City of Pekin
to the islands.
hisg given out by the department that the of the delay was the
fact that the dispatch boat Mccullough, carrying dispatches from Dewey
must have arrived din the night, and n that case would anchor forty
miles from Hong Kong.
TO GO FOR THE WOUNDED.
San Francisco, Nav 4-Word has been ro,a,e3b oro that to C:+-..
Pekin will be chartered by the Government ito proceed as soon as possi
BILE o Manila and take charge of the wounded in Dewey's fleet. She will
o e eady to sail in about a week or earlier.
INTERFERENCE FROM THE POWERS.
London, May 4-The continental powers are making A sunrema
e""" I" ed the "a Ihe Russian and Austrian ambassadors and the
German Enperr had a long conference to-day. Aferyard the Emperor
wired tn German Ambassador here to notify Lord Salisbury hat Ger
many; Austriaa and Russia would issue a collective note demanding that
Spain should u for peace. England is asked to idn, but if The refuses
tn other powers would issue the note alone. A Cabinet meeting vas
called to consider it,, but n action "a taken.
CoNFLICTING NEWS.
washington May 4-This morning it was announced here that
Deweys report had been received al headquarters The paners ssno4
extras nd promised the public thu report inside al hour. but he mex
bulletins issued denied the first report and stated that n 10 news had been
received as the cable vas cut. The reports from Manila are very vapna
and conflicting. One is that Dewey has the end of the severed cable O.
ms flag ship and the other is that n official new will be received until
MS dispatch 'atr reaches Hong Hong which is 700 miles from Manila.
PRAISE FROM ENGLAND.
London, May All the London papers and leading public men
shower praise upon the superb management of Dewcy's fleet a Manna.
Iii regarded as the greatest naval achievement of modern times.
NEW YORK CELEBRATING.
New York, May 4-Greater Now York is having a intilea o-a.v
over he Vcfory Of Dewey. The city is blazing with the National colors
and the one Star of Cuba is twinei in thu National flag. 1t is a iolli6-
cation equaling the time when Greater New YorS wa born.
MUST WHIP THE FLEET FIRST
key West, May 1.-The idea prevails here that the invasion of Cuba
Will not take place until after the Spanish fleet sailing to aid Havana has
beer met and disposed Of The heaviest vessels of sampson,s fleet have
been here and coaled and started for Porto Rico where tbev exnoo, TO
meet the Spanish fleet.
DEWEY HEARD FROM.
Washington, May Accommodate Dewey,s official report Off c.ue
naval battle off the harbor of Manila between the Americana and snanisb
h@tsh las just beenr received at the department.
Like n fight it is brief, but decisive, resembling that oft he lannon's
Roman General: 81 came, 1 saw, 1 conquered:, The report contains be
hafaaerlstH OF thato If Ill announcements of naval and armv com-
manders h have attained great celebrity, tie modesty of the hero pre-
venhngh him rom sggregating to himself IL credit for h vntorv
whlchr resulted n a defeat far more crushing to the foe than that @ Na-