Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-05-28

at Santiago de Cuba. had suddenly put
to sea other dispatches declared that
the feet had not gone to Santiago, and
stin later 1t was declared that the fleet
was yet at that place. In the Spanish
senate Premier Sagasta declared that
the policy OF the new cabinet would be
war TO the utmost On the Spanish
steamer Argonauta, captured during
the first days OF the war. a large guam
tity OF ammunition was found secreted.
A Havana dispatch TO Madrid declared
that 'the rebels have pronounced IN
faver Of SPAIN"
Last Saturday q dispatch from Key
West told of the chasing OF three
small Spanish gunboats OF the north
coast OF Cuba by the cruiser Mont
gsmery. The Spaniards escaped. Our
cruiser Minneapolis, which was eoaling
At Charlotte Amalie. ST. Thomas ISL
and, was ordered away BY the Danish
governor, as she had been IN tho pert
over "A hours. General Merritt. who is
| TO be the military governor Of the Phil
| ippines, left Washington for San Fran
cisco. A few unimportant Cuban lead
ers have accepted the offers OF the su-
economist government, but Gomez and
| Garcia firmly refuse. The famous
Sixth Massachusetts, regiment received
| an enthusiastic welcome at Baltimore,
being showered with floral tributes.
| Upon streamers attached to the floral
| pieces were the words: with mowers,
not bullets" "a united country honors
the men who ara rallying to her de-
tense May the memory OF 81 be ef-
faced by the welcome OF '9S.'
Sundays news added nothing definite
In regard to the movements OF our
fleets, but IL was generally admitted
in Washington and among naval off,
GERS at Key West that a fight with
Admiral Cervera's Spanish flying
squadron might be expected at any
time. 1t is believed the conflict will
be a most desperate one. Spaniards
in Hong Kong and Manila boast that 8
Spanish fleet is en- route to annihilate
Dewey's fleet. An unconfirmed report
from Port Tampa declared that severa
hundred United States volunteers, ma.
tive Cubans, left that place to invad,
, Cuba and are probably now with tn,
insurgent army. The cruiser Charles
ton finally got away from San Fran
cisco with a cargo OF ammunition To-
= Admiral Dewey. at Manila. 1t is as
serted that Senior Castillo's reason 70
! refusing a place in the Spanish cabine
is the fact that France viii soon tnsis
upon Spain suing for peace. Castillo
f is Spanish ambassador to France.
J. In the Spanish senate on Monday las
Senior Capdepon, minister OF the in
> terror, declared that he had notified tn
d powers Of the "cowardly and iniquitou
It attempt OF American vessels to deceiv
the garrison at Guantanamo, Cuba, b
= displaying the Spanish flag" It wa
. intimated that Spain would adop
) privateering, but our government OF
d hcials are satisfied that this would b
II prevented by foreign powers. 1t wa
announced that no suffers VIII be pei
mitted to accompany the army OF IN
q vasion in Cuba. When he arrives q
u Manila General Merritt, as militar
! governor, Will collect the customs tai
riffs as a military contribution"
Pennsylvania Troops For Dewey.
San Francisco. May 25.-The famou
e Tenth Pennsylvania regiment OF vo
q unteers. numbering 602 men and 50 Of
q ncors. arrived in this city at o'cloc
"a this morning. Great preparations ha
i. been made for their reception at tn
ferry, and tina crush was tremendou
e as the regiment marched along to th
l. cheers OF the assembled thousands.
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