The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-14
kAKED EN- Up
|syy Department Excited Over
yrw, of SIMPSONS Bombard-
uicnt Of San Juan.
!, ,tion Whether lie Would
complete the job or Pursue
>pain's Fleet,
khich He Has Orders to Destroy
If He Can Come Up With
Them.
EhIey Has Orders to Sail but
the Destination Of His Fleet
Is Unknown.

WASHINGTON. May li-Thc navy de.
E,;meUt was ali excitement upon the
kce.pt Of the news that Admiral
an.ls5n'- ,guadrou had begun the
|m5ariment of San Juan, Porto Rec,
ID .u.l was ad led To the flames when
B. news came later that the Spanish
Fac squadron had been sighted off
E4.uA!Qur, giving promise Of heavy
s4un-.
Ia, the admiral gave notice Of his
t.sa.. l. lombard San Juan, shows
:. i Was not an unexpected attack,
|-i part ot we'll conceived plan.
neither ar not the orders TO the ad.
III. included bonn bardmcnt Is not
|-s.o.yi !, the navy department. In.
leet there is nothing Ill Samp.
u rrp rt TO indicate that he
az tii lombard tho place. He
t;e.y attacked the forts at
entrance Of the harbor. and if any
Ee..s struck within tho town itself.
lsy wcre stray shots. l, is surmised
I4' ADMIRAL SIMPSONS object i'll max
u iAe attack in this fashion. without
AAllA- iorce Of troops III reserve u
E:Ely the town If it were captured,
4s % destroy the Notifications and
l4A4 II" harbor useless to the Spanish
t'sas squadron as q place OF refuge.
fae report, SO far received show that
4.d not complete that undertaking.
'41 'Ae question now is whether he
~. fesume his work, or will be di.
'''ei from 1t by the report of the
'sseAce q the Spanish flying squad
~ .l the ncighborhood of Martinique.
ny statement given out at the navy
'@Ftment that 1.-the Spanish squad
~ : how hull down to the westward
martinique" could not be supple
cited by additional information as
wy uhe dispatch was sent.
Sampson Has Isecn Informrd.
SAMPSON already knows Of its move
Iu'A'' Tor tho United States scout
Ta''ard, which put into Martinique
~ufsday. Is said to have found there
" 'he torpedo destroyers compos
r'.e 'ne Spanish feet, and certainly
!, 01la ~ report the fact to Sampson VII
4N'lnas, If possible to do SO. There
s,' 'as0Spcion. however, that tho United
80 mas not been treated with per
~ ~ 'a'rness i'll tho matter Of the use OF
ny cable from Martinique. and tha
,noS ls,aSes OF the utmost importance
mo-" ~" lor instance as those reporting tn
lso. O'i'ehts of the Spanish ships. have
n - : 'e aged an unconscionable Length
n "'ne, to the great embarrassment
|,b,, OUR forces. The subject is on
h,a Will be investigated in tn
nsa. as we'll as other facts con
l,h ''ea with the treatment of the Span
A. 'nips III West Indian ports. whicl
,Ds aoln'nally operating strictly unde
neutrality law.
shs in Wait For the Oregon.
has : sad that the Spanish squadro'
vh,p peon lying in wait for tho Oregon
hos ~ with tho Marietta and NC
IL ~ sailed on the nth from Bahia
por,"n oampson's feet. and the X
boa, y = activity Of the Spanish torped
Of n ues'royers in running in and Q"
Ara 'hlque seems to show that the
les, .'hg used as scouts to give I'll
pro,o, =. The squadron notice OF the q!
h ~" ~. oi the American battleship. ]
ha,;" "o mission will be fruitless. &c
,ha 9 ~ discovered the whereabouts 9
'an'sh force. Admiral Sampso