Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1898-04-28
Capturing Spanish Vessels the High Seas-Rich
Prizes-No Naval Engagement Yet Had-Ameri.
can Ships Have Blockaded Havana.
Despatches Giving Brief Summary of the Situations
Continued War Preparations-Militia Mobilizing
For Enlistment in the Army.
Summary of Captures Made by Rear Admiral Simpsons
Fleet in Cuban Waters-Prizes Aggregate Over
Two Million Dollars.

captures of Spanish vessels by the o.
S., as reported to date. The value of
the prizes aggregates million and
half or more.
April 22:-Torpedo boat Ericsson
caught small fishing smack but released
it as valueless.
April %. Buna Ventura, loaded with
1000 tons lumber, cattle, etc. from Tex
as to Havana, captured by cruiser Nash.
vile off Key West Value $4,000.
April "a: Miguel Jover of Barcelona.
loaded with cotton and staves, from New
Orleans to Barcelona, via Havana, cap
tured by flagship Helena 100 miles west
of Havana. Estimated value OF ship
aud cargo $45O,OOO. Tonnage, 5000: crew
50.
Steamer Catallne, loaded with 1000
chickens, beet, cotton and slaves, bound
from New Orleans to Oadiz, captured by
flagship Detroit II miles west OF Havana
after an eight mile chase. Tonnage
3,491. Estimated value, ship and cargo
S5OO,OOO.
Tramp steamer Pedro, from Antwerp
for Santa Cruz and Pensacola, captured
by flagship New York II miles off Hav-
ana. Net tonnage 1923, 36 men in crew.
Cargo structural iron valued with vessel
at 100000.
Seamer Saturnla captured at Ship
Island, Miss, by the revenue cntter
Wlnona from Mobile. Value $4,000.
Mathide, schooner, cossting between
Havana and CardenBs. captured by the
torpedo boat Porter within quarter OF
a mile OF Cuban shores. Cargo, sugar
and aquardirente from the plantation OF
Manuel Calvo, a prominent member OF
the Weyler club OF Havana. Estimated
value $4,000. Ship s2O,U0O.
April 25: Candida, with deck load OF
charcoal intended for Havana, captured
by gun boat Wilmington. Value $4,000
Schooner Antonio, laden with sugar
for Havana. captured by torpedo boat
Porter. Value $4,000.
Washington-4 .3O-Orders issued to
recruit o. 8. army to full war strength,
6O,OOO men.
Cushing coming north for repairs.
Strained engine by too great speed.
ST.. PAUL-2 p. m,-General Miles and
Cuban representatives held an import
ant conference and went over the plans
of operations. 1t 10 understood the in.
surgents will be fully equipped by the
United States and will move on Havsnns'
cooperating with the heet in the capture
Of the city.
ALondon dispatch says it is reported
from Madrid that the Spanish fleet has
been at sea come days and news OF the
bonn bardment OF some American coast
town is expected at the Spanish capitol
soon.
Hundreds of applications for enlist.
ment in the regular service have been
received at military headquarters at
Ctickamauga Park, Tenn, aud a re-
cruitlnR station will be established at
CHAT ttanooga at once. Opinion among
the army officers varies as to the length
of time the troops will be stationed al
! the national park. Among those bes'
informed the opinion is freely expressed
that no movement in the direction oi
Oubs will be made for two months al
least, and perhaps not before fall.
A Madrid dispatch from Manila says
the spaniards have caught the American
bark Ssrnsc, loaded with coal. Re-
ported the Msnilla feet called to meel
the q. =. squadron. Governor wires
Madrid engagement hourly expected.
New York World bulletin: Flee,
effected q landing at Csbbanas, Cuba.
Spanish torpedo boat Destroyer passed
Dover, Eoelsnd, this morning bound
west.
Southampton-Two Spanish torpedo
bosts and large armed ship slghtsd
cruising in the channel.
Wsshiugton-Csptured steamer Boil
var had $50, 600 IN silver;on board.
Report says Spanish CUR
boat disabled American torpedo bost
Destroyer.
Spanish fleet preparing to meet ths