The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-04

the shore last night, ard when about GO
yards from land were fred upon by body
% eaEahy, about 30 strong. waEca VAS
spread a-ong the shore on the lookout for
hasoasierz According 10 the Duponr's
story, Doth vessels returned the FIRE seat
sSFIBz the Spanish troops. and then h1FYs-
oaFoed the for:tncatlonx. These acre IN
the nature Of sand block houses, r.ns IN
number The bomtsrda1ent lasted from 4
Q ci9cE TO s.3s. The Dupont men say that
their shells topplss over the barbados II,
course OF erection. ard they are sure that
many Of the Spanish soldiers were killed.
an they afterwards saw wagons taxing
AWay dead or wounded. The remaining
soaaisrs lied TO The hills. This morning the
AAtanzss Qualifications opened fire. -eudlag
'sfee s-inch shells at the Dupont and Hor-
net They were lire shots bat the boats
got Out OF range. The Dupont and Hornet
ihen resumed the bom5aFament and coz
fifsued II untt1 s.30 o'clock. The Dupont yy,s,
ilafoE they nave efTectually ssiarcea vgna.
the big feet left CT the fortincaisons there.
Sh2 thas 10 the two engagements the boats
fred about 200 shots.
Aay s-Au;hentic details OF battle G..
Manila arouse great enthusiasm Throughout,
the nation. Dewey's name and picture
everywhere received with rapturoas ao-
pssus- volunteers numbering Il. go to -
v1 IRAN nftsen states 10 be masseS a,
ch:ckamauga Manila cable GU. fy Daa-
ey. TO DO repaired Woodford arrived A,
New York United States has recently
chartered the Atlantic liners City Of Paris
ana 81 Paul and equipped them as auxll-
iafy cruisers. name OF former being chang
ed 10 Yale and latter 10 Harvard
May ie-Rsar Admiral Sampson has Or
ders 10 take Porto Rico IL he falls to fnd
SpaiDs Cape Verde fleet
SnAsies IL. Allen, Of Lowell, Mass. has
oeen appointed assistant secretary OF thz
signed.
The battieship Oregon has been ordered
- JON REAR Admiral SIMPSONS feet near
Porto Rico. Aea'
ten. Wade will today supersed. Ger
Slaiter az commander Of the truons a.
Ahmpa Their commissions are of ldentt
cas- date. but II .s understood tnat wad.
aas pronty Dy reason of having seen the
more service. ''''
The cruiser Montgomery. reportea ~
nave been In hot fight with an unEnown
Spanish cruiser off Cape Haytien late
saturday night. arrived safe AZ Mole $.
Slcnoias Oh Sunday morning.
sir tharies Dixie and other eminent au-
thoritles say the United States has the
risnt 10 retain the Philippines and should
pean powers
Brazil. ''iia'
May i2-san Juan fortliieaiions bom-
h@rded 10y Admiral SIMPSONS feet.
May R-Admirai Sampson bonharaaa
San Juan. Porto Rico. and reduced Moro
tort to ruins. The first shot was arefI
from the Iowa. commanded by ..Fichtino
Bob" Evans
The gunboat Wilmington. torpedo beat
nd
shlered Cafdenas aarbor Wednesday 10
destroy Spanish gunboats. They were sur
prised by masked shore batteries. and the
ittie WINSTON was quickly disabled. While
a storm OF shot and she'll fell from Land
ana water batteries and the Hudson was
Trying 10 get line TO the Winston.
she'll exploded on the Wins.ow's de-,s
wnere Commander Bernadou and Others
We're standing. Ensign Worth Bagley and
TOUR men were killed. and Lieut. Esrna-
don and Tour men We're injured All three
OF the American vessels were unprotected
ana the Hudson was formerly q revenue
utter. An Inquiry is 10 be made as 10
why the boats were sent G, such n haz-
tfdobs mission. II is suspected In Wash
pgton chat there were French gunners on
the released blockade runner LAFAYETTE
and that they now man Spanish guns
The navy department has received no
word or an engagement and Spanish VIC
a.
ported from Havana. and thinks the Ha-
vana reports refer to the Cardenas en-
gagement.
Five thousand troops In Puerto Prucine
started for Moro under flag of truce 10
engage against the United States The In
Surgenis refused to respect the flag Of
truce, and 500 Spaniards were killed Pres
ident Masso has called Gems Gomez and
Garcia TO a conference on the Moron tro-
cha. where the Cuban army will be con-
contracted.
May lS-Wash.rgtoh reports the oregon,
Marietta and NiCiheroy as being near
Martinique and out OF the way Of Spain's
fleet.
President Mckinley ordered So, on0 OF the
s5o.e0,o1 defense fund transferred to ths
secret service bureau for operations
against Spanish SPIES. The bureau had
previously had $500
Senator sewesl declined his malar gsner-
aiship
The Two American squadrons IN Atlantic
waters, rs made mp Jas; week are ds fol
lows: North Atlantic squadron. in COM
mand 81 Capt. W. T. Sampson New
York. Iowa. Indiana. Mian,oaomon. Fern.
Puritan. Terror Marhlehead. hoatgou-
ery. Dolphin. Cast3ns Nashvlie. Helena
Wilmington. Eesuvlus. torpedo boats
Foo,e. Dupont, Ericsson. Cushing. Porter.
Winslow. tugs teyden and Samaset. Fly
ing squadron, In command Of Commodore
Schley-Hrocklyn. Massachusetts, Texas
Minneapolis and Columbia.
Secretary OF State sherman has retired
ara L. succeeded by First Assistant Secre-
tlTy Day.
May 1s~SampsoU IS prepared - head of
the Cape Verde feet Il il Attempts 70 sail
for Cuba and Porto Rico.
schley's flying squadron passed Charles
tcn. $. g. on its way 20 West Indian
waters
The United States cruiser MantEom. ~
lefg s.. Thamas Saturday. az II p. m. on
n search for two spanish cruisers SUppos-
a - bs the Fere'lto ard the Isabel. which
mad been lurking TN tSe vic nifty, probably
for the purpose OF attacking The Nom
w0insry
Secretary Long has directed that here
afyer 70 news os naval movements shall
re given CIT unless he shall have first de-
tcvmtnei that is publication VIII nat
'soparijzs rs plans
Admiral Dewey ~ert his thanks 70 fhs