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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-05-06
TO DESTROY PURITAN.
Spanish Sailor on the Monitor
+. Caught Preparing to ignite
the MARazjno.

Chicago, ILL.,. April 2o.-A special to
the News from Key West says: 1t Is as
serted in an authoritative quarter that a
spaniard whose name il Charlie. Ygiasi-
ase was discovered tampering with the
largest magazine on the monitor Puritan
last Sunday afternoon.
The Spanfart. was engaged IN drilling
holes in the bulkhead of the tvelye.ineh
magazine when discovered. He was inn {
mediately placed under arrest. He hAe.
been six years in this navy and ratessasx
stOrekeeper. >
apolis and the time Of his present enlist,
ment would have expired in a few weeks.
He is now in double irons in the brig Of,
the Puritan zs~ >
& Aseourt Of inquiry has found him guilty.
and recommends eourt-martialS = =. -
thorough examinat ton Of the man
and his suspicious actions during the last.
few weeks, when recalled by his detec-S
ton, have convinced Capt. Harrington
commander of the Puritan, that the man
harbOred an insane notion that as his
country demanded it he was willing to-
make himself q sacrifice and destroy the
monitor by igniting the contents of the,
largest magazine on board. ::
When searched the man was found to
hare about bis person cotton waste satu-
rated with. turpentine. This,s it is be-
]ieyed was TO have been used az a fuse
Papers in the case are in the hands of
|sRear-Admiral Sampson. Great excite
ment is said to exist among the men on
various ships in consequence of the dis:
cOyery.
New York, April 29.-A Key West spe-
cial says: A sailor on the monitor Puri-
tan has been convicted of treason. He is
a. Spaniard with family in Matanzas.
He was caught fling the lock of maya
zine, and was found guilty by a drum
head eourt-martial and sentenced to be
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ARRESTS TO BE MADE.
The Government Discovers Trea-
- sonable Matter in the -
Ks :. Spanish Malls.

ssWashington, D. c., April s3O.--There
probably will be several arrests for trea-
son rs a result of the examination of the
detained Spanish mail now in the dead
letter Office at the postoffice department.
The contents of this mail are found to be
SO important that by the Presidents or
ders the postma ster- general has cabled to
Europe to stop and return other mails for
Spain which were sent by recent Steam
ers, and even more valuable information
is expected to be gained from that.
Zone arrest has already been made in
ed to forward to the authorities at Mad
rid drawings, photographs and descrip-
tons of the defenses of the lower Missis-
sippi, and charts showing the location of
torpedoes. mines and other submarine
works. 1t is stated that the information
contained i'll his communication was. gen
orally incorrect; and would have misled a
made to follow it, but that does not niiti-
gate the crime and the man will be seri-
ously punished.
"A letter written in English BY woman
in Santa Cruz, Cal. to Prime Minister
Sagasta contained detailed information
regarding the harbor defenses Of San
Francisco and other cities on the Pacific
cOASt OI SUcn Iecnnlcal cnafacCer t1aC. II
seems impossible she should be acting
upon her own impulse. sg.g
IT is believed that she is the agent and
tool Of certain Spanish residents in Cali
fornia, who have. recently come to. this
country from Mexico, but they have been
here long enough to- inform themselves
thoroughly as to the defenseless condition
Of the Pacific coast. Fl" - ~ !:
There are other letters containing infor-
nation IF traH nnIhIo cho ,o cfor cn,n
n,unicated to the Spanish authorities by
persons in the United States, and their
cases will be made the subject of inmedi-
ate investigation. Only small part of
, the mail has yet been examined, and
other revelations are expected.
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PLAN is APPROVED.
Soon be Given to. the Gen.
erai Public.

Washington, D. c., April 29.-At the
cabinet meeting today Secretary Gage
explained his plan for making effective
the popular loan feature of the new bond
ISSUE, and, with the exception of one or
two minor changes, the plan was ap-
proved.
:, AS soon as the new act passes Congress
the secretary will issue prospectus Gov
ering all points involved and giving to the
public all needed information concern
ing it,
Z. In answer to inquiries of members of
the cabinet 1t was stated that the subject
of Hawaii was not and had not been
under discussion, andS@the: reports with
respect to the islands being turned over
to this government are discredited. -
+: The secretary of the navy and the sec
rotary of war each made statement as
to the progress of eventssin their. respect
i've departments, but nothing of an i'm
portant nature that could he made public
was done by the cabinet. which was in
session only an hour and ashalf.
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CAMPAIGN MAPPED OUT.


Washington. b. o., April 2o.-It il
stated on the highest authority that ss
the newiy'formed preparations for actual
hostiiities stand they contemplate these,
operations: - >"
First-The opening OF ingress TO Cuba
for the relief ship which Is to bear sup
plies TO- the reconcenfrados' ID Cuba and
the cooperation Of the United States ma
val forces with those of the insurgents.
This invasion, which Is To Be conducted
at Matauzas::5s The Sampson squaarop is
to be used TO: make way for and to pro-
iect the relief expeditions g@s48 - 3
secaAd-The preventing of the Spanish
deet uQweat Manila, in the Philippines,
from joining forces with the Spanish
fleets at Cape Ferdesisiand and in Cuban
waters. The instructions to Gommapder
Dewey. are. not to shell Manila unless the
~fortthe3tions assail the american feet.
lished at. Havana, is to be enforced
against Manila. An engagement. If any
occurs, Will be precipitated by the Span
IN feet under command Of Admiral
tflghting) Montejo.e ~
Third-The flying squadron Is 10 be
neld at Fort Monroe as reserve feet.
but is to bedrawn up if necessary to pro-
WV N"to4tAhSA StJSSs his kQuduEOu
may. reinforce the Sampson squadron.
Ih's is the. original plan mapped out more
than three weeks ago by Assistant Secre-
tary Roosevelt.
Fourth--The guarding of the approac hes
TO cities on the north and mid Atlantic
coasts by regular warships and auxiliary
cruisers. The original plan contenpat.
cd the performance of this duty by. vessels
manned by naval reserves. but a change
was compelled by advices Of the sailing of
Spanish feet from Cadiz with instrur.
tons to lombard unprotected cities r tho
North Atlantic coast Hence til. dis
patching today of the auxiliary cruisers
New Orleans and San # rancsco to guard
the approaches tosthe Nassa chusefts and
New York coasts: s. ~ s@
Firth-Hurried preparations. for the
transportation ofsthe and forces now Of
Chicka mauga together Tampa or New
Orleans for embarkation TO Cuba. 1t Is
expected that Gen. Miles will lea We Wash.
ington on Sunday to assume actual COM
mand of the land forces.
-Slxth-Ihe maintenance. of the state
militia forces WHICH have. reported
ready in an advanced organized condi-
tion' with the view of calling them to fol-
low, the regular army forces now mobil-
ICED at Chickamauga
The hnal plans for the inva sion of Cuba
were agreed upon at conference yester-
day between President Mckinley. Secre-
tary Alger, Gen. Miles and Gen. Shafter:
who is to lead the invasion.
Yielding 10 the arguments Of his mill
tary advisers the President decided to in
crease the, number of soldiers that he
proposes TO land in Cuba from 5000 to
lO,0OO. The plans are~tosbe put into exc
cutlon within week. faasE SagsE > Z !.
Sickness as we'll as bullets has to be
guarded against, so the President is try
+ ing to assemble from the volunteers and
regular army forces, 10000 yellow fever
,immunes,. who are accustomed = the
Southern climate:and who are no, likely
TO succumb to the diseases peculiar to
tropical and selni-tropical Countries
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TRApED WITH ASTOR,
Death at L'Anse, Mich, Of Peter
Crebassa, Lake Superior
Pioneer.

L'Anse, Mich, April 3O.-[Special.l T.
There died a few days ago at his home
near this village, the Oldest inhabitant of
the upper peninsula, if not the oldest in
the state. He was Peter Crebassa, aged
"a years. who came to Lake Superior,
then a virgin wilderness, in 1922, from
his home in Quebec. He settled at
L'Anse and has resided here continuous
~ since that date, period of more than
three-quarters of a century. He came
here. a quarter of a century before the
opening Of the first mine of copper or of
iron and lived to see both the copper and
iron district the greatest mining fields Of
their kind upon the globe As a fur
trader and agent of the American Fur
company he often came in contact with
John Jacob Aston. the shrewd German
butcher, who founded the richest family
in America, and whose descendants hob
mob with royalty. The old, gentleman's
mind remained active to the last and
many were the interesting tales of the
past that came from his lps.
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REIGN OF TERROR.
Spaniards Commanded to Fight
Under Penalty OF Death ~
for REFUSAL. - --s' . .@~-1sz

Santiago de Cuba, April q, via.steamer
Remus, flied at Port Antonio, Jamaica,
April 20--Don Arsenso Linares Pombo,
acknowledgement of this division fof
Cuba proclaimed four days ago that every
enroll that night with the volunteers for
militarysservice, under penalty Of arrest,
military trial and death.
Senior Chucho Manduley, magistrate Of
the high court Of Santiago and known as
an intense Spanish sympathizer, one of
the most prominent in the district. left
los. He was accompanied by several kins-
men and his going produced vivid I'M
preston. - >
The exodus from the city has continued
by night, the Spaniards making no oppo-
sition except that few men have been
sons have left for the country since the
Proclamation, four-tifths being women and
children,
Threaten the Cuhans.
The Spanish soldiery now assume a
bullying attitude and threaten to kill ev-
cry Cuban man and to outrage every Gu
ban woman left in the city when the
blockade begins. When the American
fleet appears. as it is daily expected to do,
Through the governor Of the city, En-
rique Capriles has seized for the govern
ment all the large stores of food in pri-
vate hands. On Monday meat was 40
cents pound, on Tuesday 20 cents, and
today It is 81 pound. Other prices in
gold today are: Rice, - cents a pound;
beans, q cents: -four. 10 cents, and lard,
% cents. Chickens are $50 50, apiece:
quiet public alarm that ship loaded with
provisions was expected, but when and
where from nobody knows. The story is
not believed.
Soldiers Arc Starving.
The Spanish soldiers. especially the
sick. are abominably fed. Fourteen hun
dred sick in the military hospital here get
nothing except bean soup three times
day, with an ounce of meat to plate
One thousand soldiers in San Luis hospi-
conditions are now so bad that the Span
iards would almost rejoice to surrender
after one good fight. The preparations
for defense 90 forward, however.
A new battery has been erected at the
west harbor entrance, with four rapid-fire
guns. and the correspondent hears that
ten or twelve more rapid-fire, small cali
the east. side battery. The Moro fort
has at least fifty ancient brass cannon,
marked 1864.
There are reports about torpedoes in
the channel and harbor, but they are con-
fusing. Preparations have certainly been
made to lay torpedoes, but whether it has
been actually done is not known. Strong
floating mines are ready to be placed.
The Spaniards assemble nightly in the
chief streets yelling ''Long live SPAIN"
and Death to the Yankees" The mill
tary authorities seem to have little control
of the soldiers and the disorderly ele-
ments. Spanish silver is at 81 per cent.
premium. The bank notes issued by the
government bank at Havana are prac-
tically worthless and sometimes pass for
from to ) cents on the dollar.
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PORTER FIRED ON.
Torpedo-7oat Runs Too Close to
Shore and Draws Fire
from a Battery. 49,.

On Board the Flagship New York,
April 20, II a. m.-Via Key West, Fla,
April 30.-The blockade continues as be-
fore. The flagship lies to. the westward
of Havana. The torpedo-boat Porter,
while close in shore last night, reports
having been fred upon by the Cojimar
battery, which is to the eastward of Moro
castle. The Porter escaped unscathed.
Capt. Taylor of the Indiana came on
board the flagship today and had long
consultation with Rear-Admiral Sampson.
: News Of the movements of the United
States army is eagerly awaited by the
feet, and there is much speculation as to
when the troops will be ready. 1850,
The, weather, which is cool and calm,
could not be more suitable for military
opera tons.
y While the Dauntless, the dispatch boat
of the Associated press, was making her
way from Key West early. this morning,
she was sighted by the flagship. The
lookouts on the New York were unable to
make out her identity, owing to the mist
and the distance which separated her
from the flagship, and four-inch shell
was fired in her direction.
1t was not aimed at the Dauntless, but
was only sent near enough to make her
heave to. The Dauntless, thinking she
was being fred at by Spanish boat;
promptly put about and steamed away
Then she was recognized, and few min
utes later the recognition became mutual,
and the Dauntless ran alongside the New
York. Later she proceeded to Matanzas
Learning that mines and earthworks
were being placed and built at Mariel, in
the province of Pinar del Rio, not far
from Havana, the flagship moved in that
direction accompanied by three torpedo-
boats, but there were no signs of move
ment at Mariel, and the flagship proceed
ed to point twenty-five miles west of
Havana, and about ten miles beyond
Mariel.
Their suspicious movements were OBJ
served ashore, probably by those at work
on Notifications Consequently the flag
ship fired three shots in that direction
from one of her big guns. The firing,
however, brought no response and the
flagship returned to her station.
A strict watch against a possible tor
pedo attack is being kept on board the
flagship. All the available officers take
watches at night, including the chaplain.
paymaster's clerk and the assistant sur
geoD.
The small craft captured by the Will
mlngton yesterday was taken to Key
West only because her crew were mem
bers of the second Spanish naval reserve.
1t was thought also that they might be
members of the crew of one of the tor
pedo sunboats, for which vessels very
sharp lookout is being kept.
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EXCHANGED SHOTS.
Torpedo-Boat Foote Has q Duel
with Spanish Gunboats Off =
Cardenas, -

Key West, Fla, April 30.-The torpedo
boat Foote, under the command Of Lieut..
Rogers, had an interesting though. not Sc
rious exchange Of compliments with two
small Spanish gunboats Sunday off Car
denas. Several shots were exchanged, but
no harm was done. ~,
: London, April 3O.-A5 special dispatch
from Madrid says it is announced there,
in an official dispatch from Havana, that
the Spanish gunboat Ligeria has again
been engaged with an American torpedo
boat off Cardenas. The official dispatch
adds: The American boat fired seventy
shots. They all went wide, except one,
which carried away d back-stay of the
gunboat. The fire of the Ligeria was SO
well sustained that the American was
forced to retire. .., s5Sz
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LEAN TOWARD SPAIN.
German Newspapers Accept Span
ish and Reject American
Reports.

New York, April 30.-As long as the
fighting in Cuba. was between the Span
iards and the native insurgents, the Ger
man press habitually gave no credence to
the official Spanish reports of Spanish vic
tories, says the Berlin correspondent. of
the World. Now that the choice is be-
tween the acceptance of Spanish or Amer
lean reports. an ostentatious attempt is
made here to cast doubt upon American
accounts of events, and to accept as vera
cious the reports from Madrid. -
The National Zeitung says: Neither
ment of Matanzas will be accepted
1t is amusing to watch the absurd EFF
forts of the newspapers here to minimize
the Importance Of, the American opera
tons.
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ENEMY: HAS PLANS.
Report that Spanish Naval Author
tiles Have Details Of the San :
Francisco Works.

San Francisco, CAL, April 29.-The
Call says there is~not- the slightest doubt
that plans of the works commanding the
San FTanciscoaresin the pos.
session of the Spanish naval authorities.
Capt. Casa, military attache of the Span
ish lega ton at Washington. was in this
city last winter, for several weeks. the
guest of the Spanish consul, and while
to stroll about the batteries, as no orders
to the contrary had then been issued.
Since he left. however. the dcfcnses have
been materially strengthened by the ad-
dition of rapid-fre guns. The Lime point
position has been made exceedingly for
midable in many ways during the past
month. . 81 I s &c
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PORTUGAL Is NEUTRAL,
Decree Published Today odt,inlne
Rules to be Observed by Il
the Portuguese. ,t4s

Lisbon. April ,29.-The Official Gazette
today publishes the neutrality decree of
Portugal in the war between Spain and
the United States. 1t is similar to the de-
cree issued at the time of the outbreak
of the Franco-Prussian war, and contains
six articles, as follows:
First-Forbidding the equipment oil, pri-
vateers in Portuguese waters.
Second-F orbidding the entry of priva-
teers into Portuguese. waters.
Third-Permitting belligerents to make
a short stay~at Portuguese ports. ~. .ss-.
Fourtlr-Def ling legitimate trade as
regards belligerents and forbidding trad
ing in goods. which may be considered
contraband of war.
Fifth-Warning Portuguese and foreign
to the security Of the state. 800
Sixth-Refusihg protection TO any in.
fringers of the decree.
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would appear before my eyes and | would
become blind. My nerves We're in such
a state that step on the floor unsettled
me.
.:Eminent doctors, .skiliful nurses, the
best food and medicine all failed. Then
! consented to an operation. That, too,
failed and they, said another was 7neees-
sary. After the second was much worse.
1T was then heard of Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. heard that
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Acting directly on the blood and nerves,
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FIGHTING FOR DELAY.
Spain is Trying to Prolons the War
In the Hope OF European
e.>S~> intervention. It@{ - &

New York, April pa dispatch to the:
World from Madrid says Spain will
bend her every energy to postpone as long
as possible the defeat she knows is inevi-
table. Her Only hope now is to prolong
the struggle for. the sake of inducing
European interference. s5s sa* s
S me t ean 1aae ~ ne ab resistance
such admiration and sympathy as will
impel the monarchies to save her from
extinction by the great republic. +
Or, il she fails in that, she reasons
that by pr0longing war which already
has affected European trade and money
markets very seriously, she will provoke
on account Of their jeopardized interests.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-05-06
CALLS LEAD C0NTRABAND.
Colonial Secretary Evans Refused
|ss't to Allow It to be Shipped
1T from Jamaica, .-

. Kingston, Jamaica, April 29.-Mr. Ev-
ans, the colonial secretary, refused today
to allow an American dealer; in metals to
ship twenty tons of lead to New Orleans,
defining it as contraband of war. s>-''~'
The cable to Santiago de Cuba is work
ing twenty-four hours day. Long Span
ish cipher messages are sent and re-
ceiyed, The Cubans who have just ar
rived here by steamer sRemus assert that
9 strong anti-British feeling prevails in
Santiago de Cuba saf:%,..- = >.z.%. ",
The street crowds a few nights ago
cried: E"Death to the Englishv' in front
Of the British consulate and threw stones
at the consul. who has charge Of the
American relief work. He has: been
threatened with personal violence. The
authorities have placed a guard over the
consulate, ~'% y. ~ -. - = =. .#z:.s." y
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sHELLED PUNTA GORDA.
5Blookadin1 Squadron Prevents the
Construction Of the New s.s
Sc Fertilization. s5.5s4s. 6

Washington, D. G., April 3O.-Secre-
.tary Long this afternoon made public the
following telegram from Sampson, com
handing the Cuban blockade squadron:
.s.zs.K Key West New York, Puritan and
Cincinnati shelled Punta Gorda at Ma
.tanzas yesterday to prevent the construc-
ton OF new batteries which they were
commencing. The Puritan has been or-3
sderAd prevent any resumption of this
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-05-06
HAVANA WELL DEFENDED.
An Expert Diver Says that the lar-
Dor Is Full OF Danger III,
Gus Mines.

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 3O.-A Du.
King, u diver of much experience, has
arrived here. He says he was employed
for. three months last summer laying
mines in Havana harbor for the Spanish.
He is thOreuEhlyA familiar with the harbOI
and it's strength, but he signed articles
binding himself to secrecy as to the loca.
ton of any of the mines, and will not say
much about them. except that the harbor
is sprinkled with them. =
Anywhere within, the fve-mile limit OF
the: shore, from the mouth of the channel
into theTremotest part, the harbor is COW
cred with these mines, he says. Some
suncotton and all are exploded not by
contact, but by an electric shock from the
shore.
When one considers what mine did to
the Maine, Capt. King says, it can be
realized what strength they have. The
mines are round masses about the size Of
IL barrel and are moored to the bottom by
cables. :: Capt King says: - k T.
1T is not going to be an easy thing to
take Havana. 1t may take two years.
The bay is fortified for many miles The
harbor is wide but the entrance is. mar.
row and strongly fortified. It is true
many of the guns are old, but they have
some hne ones, TOO. or the Arupp make,
and they will not be easily silenced.
think long siege will be necessary to
take it. While preventing supplies from
being taken in, the forts will have to be
battered down, one after the other.
This done, boats can be sent in with
divers to cut the mines. I know little OF
nothing of the approaches from the land
side. but it is generally believed in Ha.
vana that the mountain passes, through
which entrance must be made, are all
heavily mined. Another danger lies in
the insurgents themselves: They are all
an ignorant, excitable class, and if a
clever talker goes among them and con-
vinces them. that the United States is try.
ing to get their: land for itself they will
fight the American troops as fercely as
thex T nrove strone nor se
Americans Fully armed and equipped,
they will put up fight that will bewilder
the Spaniards."