Arizona silver belt., 1898-04-28
More Prizes Captured by Amer
 ican Warships.
Spaniards Capture an American Yes. scl and Compel the Retreat of
 Torpedo Destroyer.
THE SPANISH FLEET IN HIDING
Special to THE SILVER BELT.

uelences, Oue huburtu opnhiatds were killed Havnpa is panic stricken over stormiug of Matauzas
 WAsHINoroN, April 28. Five troops aud fifty stands of arms will land m Cuha Saturday. Spanish steamer Guido, loaded with supplies and headed for Havana, was captured by the monitor Terror this morning.
 WAsHISeToS, April 27.- The monitor Terror has captured the Spanish gun boat Ambrosia Bolivia and is bringing her in to Key West.
 WASHINGTON, April 27.--There is great uneasiuess iu naval circles this afternoon over the whereabouts of the Spanish fleet of six war sbips.
 TAMPA, FLA, April 27.-Army nurses aud surgeons have been ordered to Key West this evening. Indications are that there will be big engagement, expect. ei any hour.
 HAVANA, April 27.--The Spanish gun boat Ligera, 1t Is announced here en. coun,ered m American torpedo boat destroyer which opened fire. The grn boat replied with eleven shots. IL is claimed that the American destroyer was damaged and retreated.
 KEY WEST. April 27 The captured Spanish steamer An,brosia Bolivia had e. ,00U dollars in silver un board
 ST. VINCENT. Cape Verde I-latds, April 27. -rhe Spauish fleet is stili here here awaiting orders
 MADRID, April 27. A dispatch from Manila says that the governor oi Cliulo, Philippine Islands. anuounces that tue Spanish euuboat Cano has ar rived there, having captured the Amer ican bark Sarnnac from Castle, N. $. w., loaded with coal. HAVANA, April 27.--The Spanish troops throughout the island have be. D concentrated along the coast SD us to be ready io meet any attempt "a land troops from the Uuit.d States WAsHgaToy, April 27--Gen Miles and the Cuban representatives at l. 
 conference today. weut over the plan of operations. The Cnbphs arranged for Lieut Rowan n safe coulnci to the insurgents camp. II is uuderstocd that the insurgents will be fully equipped by tue United States, aud will move on Havana. co operating with tue fleet
 BARCELONA, April 2G--It has been learned from an excellent source that Spain is incomparably worse oh for coal than has hitherto been imagined. This fact is attributed 10 the govern. ment's neglect to obtain proper sup ply, md to its relisnce upon the sue crss of the iniercessi,,n of the pope and 1 the powers The result IS likely tu he peruature collapse ot vsiilitles, fol- lowed in ihe end by ibe downfall of the government and tue monarchy. There Is extreme depression nuoug the few who have been intrusted With the pain l iul secret.
 WASHINGTON. April 26 The presi. dent issued a proclamation during the day laying down the rules as to the srilare of prizes and the result it is be- Ieived will he the relrase of some of the ships already captured. thongh it will be for the prize courts to determine in each case as to whether the conditions u,der which the ships were captured are such as to warrant release. The impression prevails that the Bueuu Ventura, the first on the list of prizes on high scns, was declared no prize.
 The case of the Panama, whose seiz- ure was reported today, was more com plicated owing to the fnct that while otherwise exempt the ship was reported to have contained supplies for the Spanish army in Cuba, which are con trahaud.
 However, it may be said that while the settlement of these questIons will be left tc the courts, tine administration believes the greatest liberality shouli be shown in the application of the laws where the vessel is not contraband or attempting to run the blockade. WASHINGTON, April 26 A war loan of S4O0, ,O00, 900 is to be arranged in New York today. The bouds have al- ready beeu taken.
 : Gen. Blauco states he can defend Havana without Spanish wnrsbips.
 KEY WEST, April 27-- The auxiliary cruiser Panama, captured by the bat tleship Indiana and brought in by the Mangrove this morning, is the most important capture yet male.
 WASHINGTON, April 26.--Day was contirmed by the Senate today as Sec retary of War to succeed Sherman, re- signed.