The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-25

THE insrrgeDts surround the city and
have cut off any attempt at sleep by Gen,
Blaco The lights Of the Insurgents camp
fires were visible from the city, No one
thought Of leaving the city limits.
The nearest cable to Santiago Is at
Kingston, jamaica leo miles away. Tho
first report of an engagement will probably
come from there.
Kingston, Jamaica, May 2L-The Span.
ish CONSUL here, acting under tho neutral
ity proclamation, asks of the Colonial au
thorities tho right to search the steamer
Adula when she arrives from Cicnfuegos
to morrow night with Americans or any
other persons who may have taken advan-
tage OF hor to leave that city. He isin
search Of dispatches from the American
blo1kading feet to the Navy Department
and of communication from spies.
lie AYERS that on her previous trip from
Cienfuegos the Adula brought mail from
the United States cruiser Marble
head and he cites tho Pritish neutrality
clause declaring that official dispatches are
contraband.
The Colonial authorities, after inquiry.
replied that no proof existed OF the exist
ence Of official dispatches from the Mar
officers and men, which We're accepted as
an act Of courtesy for mailing here.
The Spanish Consul perssting in his
demand for the privilege to seai CHI all
packages sealed or unseaed and The per-
SONS OF passengers the Colonial Govern
ment replied that such thing could not
be allowed without proof of reasonable
probability. The Colonial authorities are
understood to have inquired of London
fyy, Il tn
thing iispleusing to tho United States
and yet are determined to enforce neu Jral.
ty.
Senior Domingo Mcndez Capotc, Vicc
President of the Cuban Republic, will sail
from Port Antonio for Boston tomorrow
by the Belvidere.
Halifax. N. s., May "a Reliable reports
reached Halifax tonight from Cape Breton,
coming from we'll known and thoroughly
Trustworthy sources, Indicate thai there Is
large lleeG of warships on the Nova SEQ
tia coast.
1t is quite certain that fleet of seven
large steamers passed. off Louisburg, c! B.
this evening, and those who saw them,
steaming at Il high rate of speed in u
ives erly direction, are firm in the belief
that they were warship., though they were
not close enough to make out any flags.
Ii it Is true that they ARE warships.
which is more than likely, then they might
be Spanish warShtps, for it IS hardly posi-
bic that any other nation has squadron
OF seven ships in this region.
Ths most trustworthy news comes from
Scaturic Island, eff tho harbor of Louis
burg. The fleet was sighted from that
point by several pilots who carried the re-
port to Louisburg.
The ships were evidently not intending
to make for sydney for coal, because they
were ON different course. They came
from The east, and if they maintain the
course they were steering, they will skirt
along the Nova Scotia coast
New York. May s5,-Oao hundred and
fifty l3-inch shells arc being rushed to
Key West for tho battleship Oregon.
These great projectiles, when fired from
the Oregon's guns, will smash the armor
of any Spanish ship atloat. They will
penetrate 20 inches of steel armor, Is fcGt
OF solid oak, 4 feet of granite and feet Of
concrete. Twelve-iEch armor is the best
the Spaniards can oppose against them.
Lincoln, Neb., May "a There was Sc
cret meeting of the members of Compan'
A CIV j. Bryan's). of the Third Regiment
at the Lincoln Hotel last night.
The officers of the company elected wero
as follows: Captain, Horace Grlecy Whit
more first lieutenant. Char Schwartz;
second lieutenant, William ".u r!son
Mr.. Bryan was II candidate for captain,
but opposition developing against him, he
to avoid bolt Of about 40 mem
Gcrs, all enlisted men in the NeDra ka ar
tillery who went into The new organiza- |
ton for political reasons, but would have
eft had Bryan been clec'e captain.
The understanding now is that Governor
HulcOmb shall appoint Bryan colonel of
he Third though tho original scheme in
order to create a popular wave in Bryan's
savur was to elect him captain, after he
!ad enlisted as private, and then to pro-
motto him to colonel. but the opposi,ionfn
he party ranks spoiled the scheme.
There is il general belief, even among
he party friends Of Mr.. Bryan, that he has
lurt himself politically by his excursion
into military matters.
Port au Prince. Hiatt, May "a "A local
newspaper, the MNtiD, says that Rear Adj
nlrai Osborne, Of the British navy, who
EFT Tor New York on Sunday on board
Du oh steamer saw ut CuracOa Il Spanish
quadron composed of five cruisers and
i've torpedo boat do troyers or torpedo
boats.
The Spanish officers are reported to have
aid they would not accept Il battle unless
With IN equal number Of shipS and that
hey would avoid encountering superior
Admiral Osborne did not consider the
spanish squadron to be in any way for