The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-07-29
ONE MORE VICTORY.
Spanish Transports and Store Ship
Destroyed at Manzanillo.
GEN. GOMEZ TO MOVE ON HAVANA.
The Insurgent General to Lay Siege to the
City-spauish Prisoners EscaOe-Capt
Euiate said to Have Shot Many
of His Sailors.

Playa del Este, July 22.-The follow
ing is the official account of the latest
naval victory-that at Manzanillo-
modestly told by Commander Todd, of
the United States gunboat Whining
ton, in his report to Admiral Samp-
son:
At seven o'clock on the morning OF July IS
the vessels on blockade duty in this vicinity,
the wilmington, Helena. Scorpion Hist, Hor-
net. Wampatuck and Osceola, approached the
harbor OF Manzanilo from the westward. At
7:3O o'clock the Wilmington and Helena en-
tered the northern channel toward the city.
the Scorpion and Osceola the mid-chaunel and
the Hist Hornet and Wampatuck the south
channel. the movements OF the vessels being
so timed as to bring them within effective
range OF the shipping at about the same mo-
meat
At7:5O fire was opened on the shipping. and
after deliberate fire. lasting about ~ hours.
three Spanish transports, El Gloria, Jose Gar
ciu and La Purcma Conception. were burned
and destroyed The pontoou which was the
harbor guard and store ship probably for an
munltiou. was burned and blown up. Three
gunboatS were destroyed One other was
driven ashore and sunk and nth was driven
ashore and is believed 20 have been disabled.
The firing was maintained at n range which
Is believed to'be beyond the range Of the shore
artillery. 1t was continued until after grad
ut comparatively short range. when one OF
the ships was recalled the object OF the expe-
diton having been accomplished and the ideas
Of the commauder-iu- chief carried out
understood them, that Is. to destroy the enc
my'S shipping, but not TO charge the field OF
batteries or forts
80 casualties occurred on board any OF our
vessels Great care was tnken In directing
the fire that as little damage as possible
should be doHe to the city itself and so far as
could be observed, little Il any. was done,
The Spanish loss Is believed to have been in
the ucighborEood % lO killed. The guuboats
destroyed or driven ashore were the Del Cado,
Guantanamo, Ostralll. ContinUla ana Guard
ian
GEN. GOMEZ TO MOVE on HAVANA.
Washington, July %. 1t was said
yesterday afternoon that the 1000
Mauser rifles surrendered by Gen.
Torars soldiers will be turned over TO
Gen. Gomez, who will proceed with
his army toward Havana and lay siege
to the cit. Since Gen. Blanco has
been cut off from Madrid and can no
longer receive remittances from his
home government he will endeavor
TO extend his Notifications some miles
from HAVANA with the view OF having
land enough on when TO raise supplies
Gomez's intention to checkmate him
An officer of the war department said
1t had been decided to besiege Havana.
Taking the city in this way will pro-
tect to large extent the interests of
many Americans who own property
there.
SPANISH PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Atlanta, Ca, July EFT was re-
ported at midnight that four of the
Spanish prisoners confined at Fort Nc
Pherson since the beginning of hostil-
tiles with Spain had escaped. The
officer in charge of the barracks re-
fused either to deny or con 6rm the re-
port, but several enlisted men who
came in from the post said four of the
Spaniards had gotten away. The con-
fedcrate veterans attending reunion
here have been allowed the freedom
OF the post and, according to the
stories told by the recruits in town,
they were allowed to enter the house
in which the Spanish were confined.
During the visits of the veterans the
Suauiards are said to have escaped,
and are believed TO have gotten away
/ On the many trains which daily pass
/ Mcpnerson station.
CAPT. EULATE SHOT HIS SAILORS.
Annapolis, Md, July 22.-The span
| ish officers who arrived on the Harvard
were escorted through the city yester-
I day by members of the first contingent
of prisoners and seem well satisfied
with their quarters. Capt, Eulate ad-
heres to his original objection and re-
fuses to sign the parole agreement.
He is gloomy and morose, associating
little if any with his brother officers.
A bit of gossip went the rounds which,
if true, may account for the gloom
which envelopes the commander OF
the pride of the Spanish navy. 1t is
said that Eulate shot and killed about
40 of the men on the Vizcaya on the
day of the battle because they refused
to stand by their guns A Spanish
seaman who is serving as valet to one
of the Spanish officers is said to be au-
thorty for the statement