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Eagle. The flagship. the Marblehead.
bore down upon US a. fun speed and fired
blank shot across our bows. We came
to and were boarded by a lieutenant. We
showed him permit from the state de-
partment 10 pass the blockade for pas
sengers. on condition that wc carried no
cargo. and were allowed to proceed.
The officer OF the Marblehead said the
flagship thought the Adula was a Spanish
troop ship which is expected daily.
when about 400 yards from the narrow
entrance to the harbor a Spanish twenty
ton gunboat. mounting one quick-hring
one-pounder aft. poked her nose out from
the mangrove-covered reef and stopped
US. Our papers had been v!sed by the
Spanish consul AT Kingston. and so We
were allowed 70 enter the harbor.
The harbor entrance Of Cienfuegos Is
about go yards wide and there are forts
on either side OF IL.
These forts have long rows Of old
fashioned guns. and just inside the har-
Dor there is a modern fertilization build
ing Of timber. earth and sand.
THE British vice consul. Mr. Fowler.
told the correspondent OF the Associated
Press that the Spanlards have elEh, or
ten modern hiEh-power guns 20 mount
on the new works. Their calibres are
probably four TO six inches
Inside the harbor were three tiny gun
boats. The only war ship % any conse-
quence in port was the third class cruiser
Galatea. The correspondent counted four
guns in her main battery and she had
one qulck-frer aft.
"Ths Gala;es went outside the harbor
few days ago TO engage the United
States auxiliary gunboat Eagle. Com
mander Switzerland. a vessel about one
third the Galatea 'ssize. The engagement
was short. sharp and decisive one Of m.
Eagles s-pound shells splintered the cor
ner OF The Gslatea's deck house ard ~,
/ Spanish cruiser quickly retreated into th'
/ hsrbor.
Besides the war ships there were ~,
( thousand-ton merchant steamers TIE RI,
Jano and the Alsva. Of Bllboa. and threi
/ coastlng steamers inside the harbar o.
/ ClenfueEos. These vessels vere csuah
I in the harbor by the American bl5cksdl7i
i feet and will d0ubuess IAN into ~.
hands Of our sailors ia due course o.
I tine.
a crowd OF about 200 curious peopi
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was the American fire that had the inten-
ton been to lombard the residence part
Of old San Juan. the damage could hard
ly have been greater
The light houses were demolished soon
after the first firing began. Later on
the houses in Ballaja square. in st. Chris
TOPPER street in San Jose street and in
San Sebastian street were in flames. The
| St Catharine Institute, an ancient palace,
/ the orphan asylum. the old theater and
several old churches were burned or al
most demolished.
The American officers. through their
| glasses, could see the Spaniards at work
| in many places where the Notifications
| had been broken down. The Spaniards
seemed drunk with fury They loaded and
| fired like mad men. without aiming. with
| out any appearance Of discipline or direc-
ton. At times their crazed condition led
| them to many absurd acts. such as wav-
! ing swords. shaking fists and discharging
| pistols at the American line, which was
barely within reach of their guns of long
est range.
Toward 8 o'clock the heat became alb
solutely unbearable on the American
ships. II became evident that the Span
ish forts could not be silenced short Of
another hours work Men on the Amer
lean ship were dropping on all sides, not
from Spanish shot but from the accurate
and terrific bombardment under the trop-
ical sun.
After consultation Admiral Sampson
! signalled cease firing" and turned away
eastward. The other ships slowly fol-
lowed, all except the monitor Terror. She
did not or would not see the signal Of the
admiral She remained in her position
in range of all the unslenced guns Of
| the Spaniards.
For half an hour she kept roaring away
at the forts and entertainments with an
almost incessant fire from her 10-inch
! guns. The Spaniards concentrated upon
her, bu. her audacity seemed to infuriate
them beyond even attempts at marksman-
ship. Many of the Spanish shells struck
the sea a mile and more away from her
Only a few came anywhere in her neigh
borhcod. Still fewer struck her low-lying
deck and these glanced away as harm
lessly as a pea-shooter's slug from the
shell Of turtle. The Terror's guns are
AOIoy' out Ihe'l 4odA9 was uIO"Ieu III
! the tempestuous booming of the Spanish
batteries. Before she steamed reluctantly
away she had the satisfaction of noting
that she had made many a deep wound
in the Spanish line and silenced several
guns that might nave made trouble later
on.
The feet steamed TO the westward about
twenty MES and then stopped to remove
The CRIME of battle and to rest and re-
fresh the weary but happy sailors.
The Spaniards evidently got the idea
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What Simpsons GunsDid to SanJuan

New York. May IA correspondent of
the World sends the following dispatch
from ST. Thomas. descriptive of the bonn
bardment of San Juan:
Admiral SIMPSONS feet lay in sight of
San Juan de Porto Rico all Of Wednes-
day night. At 3 o'clock Thursday morn
Ing all hands on all the ships were called.
For an hour and half each ship was the
scene of an orderly confusion as the 1000
sailors stripped their ships, their guns and
themselves.
By 4:S0 everything was in readiness for
the battle to begin, the second great en-
gagement of the war. At 5 a. m. came
the call TO quarters and instantly every
man was at his post ready and eager
TO strike blow in atonement for the
Maine The object of attack lay in plain
view straight ahead to the south The
forts and batteries of San Juan de Porto
Rico are on the coral reef guarding the
entrance to the harbor
It was glorious morning, the sky I'M
clouded, the air cool and brisk A long
heavy swell rolled toward the shore and
broke against the reef, whose forts SEEM
ed TO be asleep.
To mark the limit OF the line of battle
the Detroit and the tug Wampatuck
steamed shoreward, the Detroit to the
eastward until she was opposite Valtern
the Wampatuck to the Westward until
she was able to anchor her small boats in
ten fathoms of water just out of range
Of the great fort of San Juan, Moro,
which rises on a hill at the end of the
eastern arm Of the harbor
MORO, Of course, was to be the center
of attack. In it were the seven 6-inch
guns which Spain sent out as soon as the
war became certain and which had been
hastily mounted and manned with the
best gunners in the colonial army.
Soon after the Detroit and Wampatuck
were in place Admiral SIMPSONS column
of floating fortresses and batteries began
to move down upon the quiet and SEEM
ingly sleeping fortresses and batteries
along the coral reef. In the van was the
Iowa, the flagship. with the battle cry Of
the navy streaming in brilliant colored
flags from her mast-"Remember the
Maine
Next came the huge Indiana Of such
enormous bulk that she rode almost
steady. even upon that heavy sea. Then
followed the New York, as formidable
as battleship, and the low-lying mont
tors Amphitrite and Terror. They bore
straight for the shore in single file. Long
before the flagship was in range there
came a flash, a cloud of smoke, roar
and a shell from the walls of Moro The
shell fell far short The roar died away
and or Is minutes the scene vas as peace
ful as before Suddenly the Iowa turned
sharply TO the east. She came around
peacefully until her starboard battery
was pointing full at MORO. One of her
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SITUATION Al ClENFuEGOS

fCopyright 1893 by the Associated PressD
Kingston, Jamaica, May IA cores
pondeut OF the Associated Press, who
passed through the Cieufuegos blockade
on the steamer Aduls on Monday last.
succeeded in entering that city and get
ting good Idea Of the situation lie
left CieufueEos on the steamer with a
number Of refugees on Tuesday and last
evening he sent the following dispatch
ashore from the quarantine station
When about thirty miles on Cienfue-
COS on Monday afternoon We sighted the
American b.ockadlng squadron. consist
ing Of the Marb!eaead. Nashville and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-15

Copyright 1898 by the Associated Press)
Key West. Fla. May 1.-THE United
States cruiser Marblehead, the gunboat
Nashville and the auxiliary cruiser Win
dom. steamed up to the harbor of Glen
fuegos early Wednesday morning with
orders to cut the cable connecting Havana
with Santiago de Cuba. This task was
ACCOMPLISHED. but only after terrific
fight between our warships and several
thousand Spanish troops. which lined the
shore and lay concealed behind impro-
vised breastworks. one man, a seaman
named Regain. of the Marblehead, was
killed outright in one of the working
small boats and six men were severely
wounded In addition a large number on
board The ship received minor wounds.
Captain Mcguire, of the Window be-
lieves that several Of the six badly wound
ed men who were brought to Key West
tins morning on the Window cannot re-
cover.
Following is the list of killed and badly
wounded:
Killed:
REGAN. seaman, of the MarbIehead.
Badly wounded:
John Davis. New York John J. Doran,
Fall River. Mass; Ernest Suntanickle,
Herman Hochneister. and Harry Hen
erickson. all Of the Marblehead; Robert
Eolrz Carter county, y. c., of the Nash
Vile
,oon after the arrival of the warships
of C!onfuegos four boats were launched
and proceeded in shore for the purpose
of graphing for the cable in order to
cut it, The warships lay to about 1000
yards or more off the harhor.
Il was observed that the Spanish troops
had assembled ashore. but it was not
known that heavy guns had ben placed
IN masked battery and that the old
light house. far out on a neck of land.
had been transformed into a formidable
fort.
The small boats proceeded cautiously.
ana for more than an hour. worked unmo-
Tested on the cable. Suddenly, just "a
the work was about completed. the shore
battery fred a shell at the boats. 1t
was followed by others, and the Spanish
infantry opened fire then. with the rifles.
Then. Ike a flash, the Marblehead sent
4 shell inland and followed il with per
feet shower of shot. The Nashville was
quick 10 follow suit and the little Window
cut loose with her ur-pounders.
In the meanwhile. Spanish bullets fell in
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ATTN Europe Alliance of the AngloSaxon Nations

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other nations in perhaps a more serious
struggle His auusion TO America drew
the utmost enthusiasm from the audience
and reflects not only the spirit OF the
meeting but the spirit Of The whole Brit
ish race"
The Yorkshire Post remarks:
The duty of the moment imposes upon
Us the obligations of a neutral power huc
nothing can prevent an Interchange Of
sympathy a, such a time between the peo-
pie themselves
Mr.. Chamberlain shows sound states
manship in taking advantage Of the pres
ent feeling on both sides Of the Atlantic
10 indicate the great part which the union
jack and the stars and stripes may play
if the two peoples are wise in the new con-
ditions which are rapidly creeping over
tho world"
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WHAT SCARES THE LATlNS

New York. Nay IA dispatch 70 the
Herald from Paris says;
Pierre Lott. who has just returned from
Spain. speaking OF the result OF the pres
ent war. said:
You ask whether this war win nave
any effect on commercial and general
Interests Of this part OF France. Undoubt-
sdIy. but I DONE so 50 far as to say &
viii have a ruinous effect. For the last
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SPAIN RUES A BlUNOER

New York. May IA dispatch 70 the
World from Cadiz. dated Thursday night.
says:
The Spanish naval authorities are de-
voutly praying that Admiral Cervera's
squadron. the Cape Verde fleet, will avoid
a fight with the superior force under
Admiral Sampson.
They lament because those four frs;
class armored cruisers (AlmIrante Oaueu-
do. Vizcaya, Infanta Maria Teresa and
Cristobal Colon and three torpedo boat
destroyers Furor. Terror and Plutonl
were not ordered to join the reserve fleet
at Cadiz If the government hesitated in
sending them 10 make dash for some
North American point and then wheel
back to Spain. thus paralyzing the Amer
lean defensive operate about Cuba and
Porto Rico.
The reserve feet at Cadiz is slowly be-
ing prepared for service. Marines and
sailors have been assembled in greater
numbers than wanted for the vessels now
ready.
From political moves and IN order 70
make It appear TO the people that the
government is preparing 20 take revenge
for the Manila defeat. the Madrid au-
thorines have asked the naval officials
at Cadiz what vessels Of war can be made
ready soon 70 protect transports carry
ing 5000 men TO Manila.
General Correo. the war minister. got
seven battalions and four batteries ready
all armed. equipped and differed and
large steamship companies undertook 10
provide the eight ships required. But the
naval authorities report that II viii be
impossible TO get war vessels ready
quickly. They say that the battleship
Peiayo is not fit for an expedition 10 the
far east and. besides. she is more needed
for the reserve squadron at home. For
the same reason they object 10 parting
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NEW.ELEDGEO NAVAL POWER

Kew Aork Nag ia cLsP4.cn % tne
World from Berlin says;
A new power has sprung gp- fully armed
the Berlin newspapers proclaim, bringing
n TIE na3ors % Europe co5s.sE=1ces
that canao; be f7rssesn b; ceT;ziu . -
nonezssus- The novel situation created
b ne American occupation q .he Pasf-
Ipp5aes vas ne subject @ leading arue.es
81 today's journals Thsse A-,lcles may u
summed up thus
America must ether hold sEe PhlApp.zs
Stands Aerss.s o. transfer ;hez - acne
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WHEREABOUTS or FLEETS

tCopyrghte5. go. ~ AEEc-i sts1 FrsTs
S. Pierre Island q Mar aisge- MAJ =
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France. capital q me Island. bDt noihiag
car Be seen % ths ofasF vessels from
here TIE United sia;ss auxiliary srgzer
Harvard. formally ire A-seri-za Iiee
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waiting an opportunity - zsaEs 1ass
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had steamed z5est - nssa snre }att
bead .r1rn 90 fhs ~sss eaass e Ezrtlr-
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TRIO OF LAIN REPUBLICS

New York, May IA dispatch 70 the
World from Paris says:
Henri Rochefort suggests IN tne Intrza-
s. gean: THAI Spain and Italy become re-
puo.cs and Join the French republic IN
forming & triple Latin republic alliance %
Offset probable AEglo-Auericaa and
German alliance. Referring 20 he Amer
lean proposition % boycott The Paris fash
ions Yves Guiotte's paper. the Ag-5re.
expresses Ind gnzaon 4, ;he insults print
"a IN The French boulevard papers 20
American women ]; says s.; w. cost the
Paris wocAmen and gorkw3men 81. DO a
Year
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act Whereabouts OF Admiral Sampson at
that moment He did not communicate
with the war department over night ard
IL was considered just possible that he had
found considerable difficulty in sending
his ships 70 cable stations OF neutral pow
ers IN the West Indies. without exhaust
Ing his privilege IL The number OF calls
he could make. II seemed unlikely. in
view OF the newspaper accounts OF the
fight at San Juan. that al the time Samp-
son drew OF his squadron he had been in
formed OF the presence OF the Spanish
squadron OF Martinique and # was
thought possible that he was s,lll Turk
ing on the north coast OF Porto Rico.
prepa-oing for another onslaught upon
San Juan. OF course thus purpose would
be changed as soon as he could be reached
by one OK The dispatch boats with The
navy departments instructions.
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MORE SPANISH LIGHTS OUT

Hueiva. Spain, Nav H.-An the huoys
have been removed and the lights have
been extinguished IL Sc impossible 70
enter this port without a pilot
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MIGHT TRY 1T OVER AGAIN

Washington. May H.-AdmiraI Sampson
had not up to noon today contributed any
further details to the navy department
touching his engagement with the batter
les at San Juan and it was doubtful
whether the department knew of the ex-
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Then the Window Joined in the Smelling.
We. fred about eighty shots. The Marble
head and Nashville must have fired twice
that number and when il was over the
lighthouse had been destroyed
Did we cut the cable? Certainly-two
of them
The Posts dispatch adds that the Span
ish loss is estimated at 400 and that Of
the United States feet, four killed and
four wounded.
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BLANCO'S VERSION OF 1T

Madrid, May 40 a. m.-An official
dispatch received here from Havana yes
terday says:
Since daybreak today five OF the en-
emy's ships have attempted TO cover land
ings at several points but the Americans
were repused and re-embarked their
troops. As there were no Spanish ships
available the troops followed along the
shore the movements Of the Americans
and prevented their attempts to land.
Two Americans were captured. Span
ish officer was killed and few soldiers
were wounded.
"Ths conduct Of the Spaniards is worthy
Of the highest praise. They fought the
enemy while the latter was backed by big
guns
1T is probable that one Of these alleged
"repulses" Of attempted landings Of Amer
leans on the coast Of Cuba refers 70 the
gallant manner in which parties from
the Marblehead and Nashville cut the
cable under fire. OF Cienfuegos. on Wed
nesday last, as related in a cable dispatch
to the Associated Press from Key West
today)
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Ri0Ts 40 THf CRISIS

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GERMAN SHlPAI SANTlAGO

Berlin May 13.-The German cruiser
Geier arrived az Santiago De cuba yester-
day. She proceeds 20 Havsn today
The Somerset reporter., 1898-08-11
Literary Notes.

The August Forum has strong table of
contents ranging from the spanish War
to epiritualism, all of which are varied
and interesting. They are as follows:
1.-THE Spanish War and the Equilibrium
of the World" Brooks Adams; 1.-THE
Anglo American Commission Edward
Farrer; Austria Hungary Under the
Reign of Frances Joseph" His Excel.
ency Albert Won Schaffle; New onsti-
tutional Amendments James >chouler
"The Development of the Policy of
Reciprocity" Hon John Ball Osborne;
chow Savage Tribe is Governed, -
Major John w. Powell; 1.-The Problem
of Immortality" James II. Hyslop; and
New Trials for Old Favorites," Prof.
Brander Matthews.
The August number of The Century
has a number of features of special
timeliness, Notwithstanding thai the
endeavor has been made to keep up The
entlry's standard in engraving and
printing. Mrs. Mary Bradford rownin-
shield writes striking romance of a
Spanish. American dictator. friedrich
A. Ober, late commissioner in Porto
Rico for the olumbian Exposition, con-
tributes paper ON 1.-THE Island of Porto
Rico" Osgood Welsh, an American
sugar grower, brings out new facts in
90 uba as Seen from the Inside Both
of these articles are fully illustrated
Walter Russell gives the impressions of
"An Artist with Admiral Sampson S
Fleet" >urgeon-General George NJ
Sternburg of the United States Army,
discusses 1.-THE Sanitary Regeneration of
Havana. Hon. Frank A. Vanderlip,
Assistant Secretary of the treasury, pre-
sents "Facts About the Philippines,
with Discussion of Pending Problems"
Wallace Cumming, an American bust.
ness man, pictures Life in MANILA
and there is reprinted from one of the
first Numbers of The Century an anus
ing article called "A MILDLY in Ma
nilla," written by Frederick IL. Paine
John h. Spears, who was present at
the bombardment of san Juan, and
under fire part of the time, has written,
in the August Scribner, under the title
"The base of Cervera,' a picturesque
and stirring narrative of the movements
of Admiral SIMPSONS squadron from
the sailing of the battleships, Iowa"
and "lndiana," from Key West, on May
4, TO the trapping of Cervera's fleet by
ll0bsons daring exploit. His description
of the San Juan bombardment is one of
the best pieces of writing that the war
has produced. Mr. spears is an Annap.
oils man and born sailor, as well as
the historian of our navy, so that his
war articles are of unusual authority.
A series of articles on village life is
begun in the August Ladies' Home Jour-
nal under the heading, "The Twentieth
Century Village" Writers who have
made study of the smaller communi-
ties will contribute the articles, so that
they will be entirely practical. All the
conditions of village life, and the adj
juncts that serve to bring the village in
closer touch with modern Improvement
and development, are treated in practi-
cal detail, and the articles will doubt
less be most useful to people living in
the smaller towns and villages.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-08-11
nj ERvES must be fed on pure, rich
RW blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla is the

best nerve tonic. By enriching the
blood it makes the nerves STRONG.
Sometimes" said Uncle Eben, 'er young
man dat hah a lot o push makes de mistake
oh spplyin ii all ter de bic, Gle oh pleasure
Std O. sayn' some for the wheel barrow oh
necessity