Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25
A Spanish Spy Arrested--He
Declares His Innocence.
That a Great Battle Is Imminent
Is Firmly Believed.
Marines Landed Exaggerated Reports Of the
Cable Cutting Expedition.

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Romag,ino Sapetro Jinenez, who wae
among these captured on the steamer
Panama and who has since been held
during aboard ship as a prisoner oil
war
Jimenez was supposed to have in
formation concerning New York har-
Dor and its defences, with charts Of
the harbor which he is attempting to
get to the Spanish authorities. He is
about 40 years Of age and a Spaniard
and a civil engineer.
Late this afternoon. Marshal Hoal'
With several deputies and United
states Commissioned Otto. received in
formation from the North, in conse-
quancc Of which they slipped quietly
our to the Panama arrested JimeneZ
ana brought him ashore and VIII put
Inn through vigorous examination,
J.mcncs s,outly denies the accusa-
tion that he was a spy. but his story
Aas a "a. u q contradictory nature
hat 1t confirmed the suspicious Of the
frrcraI authorities.
4 thorough search Of the Panama
vas made in she attempt to locate the
charts. hat ~ trace Of them could b.
.a ,r,.,. ,.x,.,,:r.,,,,r win 10 re-
aurnel ana Iimenez NH meanwhile be
h-Id under arrest
r.h. p.,,.,,o, r.,sa was before M.
,-..s.., -,.,..s 5,ss,-,., co,,rt today and
t,a,,.. l...l1a r...-rv4.5 his decision, II
has ncrn decided that such ships as are
he51 IA l,a legitimate prizes Of war
..l,.4 M. eanf <u,.lh for sale. s., as tn
Bring bpttrr prices. THIS viii prob
.1ay not H. dome however until all the
lsts,s have been finally determined
i new aspect was given. today. TO
the engagement at Cardenas, where
United States torpedo boat Winsl3W
WAS engaged ana Ensign Bagley and
several men We're killed. by
statement of the insurgent COL.
John J. iowa. who has been
serving under Gen. Maxine Gomez.
Col. iowa has been in Car
denas since the engagement. and h.
says the morality Of the Spanish side
was by no means Sd great as was r.
ported at the time ia the United States.
According to his information which
seems 10 he coroborated by the testi-
.rony Of other Cubans taken aboard
erDm Cardenas by the vessels Of the
}llckading fleet, only nine persons
we're killed on the Spanish side. A
shell from one Of the American ships
fell in one T the streets of the town,
willing two women and three children,
while the sailors and one medical Off
Ger on a Spanish gunboat fell under the
fire of the United states ships The
firing from the shore was not from
battery but from three Spanish gun
boats. to attack which the WinsloW was
sent in Two of them We're disabled.
nut not permanently OdIIltStt. dlIt! tIIt
third ran away According to Jova's
information the smells from the sun
boat Wilmington did little execution
because she lay too far of shore.
No fewer than three Spanish flags
y,ora },roueht dawn nv stray shots
''"i'' '"N "ii'i''''7 CON " 7"4i''
sheil struck me HaSpole on the casino
In the heart of the town. crashed
,h,onyb ~ rnof ana axnIoaad IN >
hut no one was huft. ihe SetohH mas
To come down was flying from the
Snanish barracks and the third from
.,,. ,,.
American consulate hSlhS dehahtlE On
the Very pole where the Stars ana
S,rines had once waved
r;
0h''9 '''u "''i "iiii'u 1T me i'tSH' "ut
| the SpaniardS We're so amazed at what