The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-18
Three ArtilIerymen Killed, Several
Sailors and Soldiers wounded and
Three Cannon Disabled.
PRAISE FOR SIMPSONS MEN
THE ADMIRAL COMPLIMENTS THE
GUNNERS FOR THEIR SKILL.
BIanco's Troops Reported to Be Spoil
ing for a Chance to Whip the YAM
KEGS and Invade Florida.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.)
HAVANA, June 17-Following is a Span
ish report of the bombardment of Santiago
de Cuba: "On June 16, at a. M, fire was
opened on the coast batteries of Santiago
de Cuba by four American battle ships,
two ironclad cruisers and a protected
cruiser, while one yacht opened fire oppo-
site Aguedores beach. The cannonade was
violent and fearful, and lasted one hour
and half. The Americans fired over one
thousand projectles and temporarily dis
abled two Hontoria cannon at La Socapa,
covering them with earth. The parapet
was destroyed by a she'll One cannon of
Moro was damaged by the American pro-
jecties. All the damages were repaired
to-day.
1.-The Americans suffered severe damage
Shells from the Spanish batteries were
clearly seen to fall on American ships
which were approximately two miles off.
THE Spanish losses at the MORO were one
artillery corporal killed, and one second
lieutenant. Juan Arbol, eight soldiers and
two sailors of the watch service wounded
At the Socapa battery, two artillery sail
ors We're killed. and Second Lieutenant
Ricard Brusquita of the navy, and six SOL
diers wounded.
General Linares eulogizes the behavior of
the troops and Captain General Banco will
reward several officers ard soldiers
wounded to-day and in the engagements of
june G. He will also recommend for spe-
ciaH reward Colonel Ordonez, of the artil-
lerg"
The Spanish government, it is said at the
palace here, has not authorized the eX-
change OF the prisoners of the Merrimac
The gunpoat Yanez Pinzon exchanged COM
munica*f0ns yesterday afternoon with an
American, war ship, under a flag of truce
and the commander of the latter was in
formed that Captain General Blanco has
no authority to exchange Naval Con-
structor Hobson and his gallant compan-
ions for spaniards who are now held pris-
oners in the United States.
Hfhe Spanish authorities here absolutely
deny that the armored cruiser Vizcaya has
been destroyed or even damaged by the
fire of the VesuViuS.
Mail advices received here from Manzanillo
say that an American citizen who was an
interpreter at the custom house there has
been ordered to resign He will shortly
leave Cuba.
1t is officially announced that column of
Spanish troops WHICH has been operating in
Eurabol and Counao. province of Puerto
Principe, have been engaged with in
lions they occupied. At Candalaria. it is
further said, the insurgents sustained con-
siderable losses, leaving twenty-eight killed
on the field and retiring with number of
wounded The troops had a lieutenant and
six men killed and in addition had forty men
wounded This column. still, according to
the official report, succeeded in taking 100
head of cattle into the city of Puerto Prin-
cipe.
The local guerrilla force of Consolacien del
Sur, province of Pinar del Rio. is officially
reported to have surprised an insurgent force
at Hato Quimado, killing twelve of the in
surgents, including their leader. Ellsleno.
Spanish land forces, it is announced at the
palace acting in conjunction with the Span
ish gunboat Herman Cortez, had been en-
gagged at Puerto Allegro, near Caibarien,
province of Santa Clara, with the insurgent
forces commanded by GARLIC. Gonzales and
Alfonso, with the result that the enemy suf-
fered many losses and prisoners" AT the
same time it is officially admitted that the
Spanish forces lost nine men killed and had
nine men wounded. ~
MORO battery yesterday morning at 5
o. clock fired three shots from twelve
centimetre gun at an American ship, the
distance being 5000 metres. The Spanish re-
port of the affair says the battery then ''sus--
pended firing because the ship retired
speedily