Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-15
captured eleven prisoners ana some

ms Spiillards have, t - Anacuac3H
s"ninl"L~eG military opG.AttOas Lt La
sierra Aaest:a, and en- uJtn S.4.s Of tae
river Caute, M the prov.nce Of SAINT. ago
de cub. General Bvrnal IS n COM
'fi@ho ul Tue troops operating IN the di-
ie<1.cn of BaiiD ard Canu:gadus. Rein
~i"rceneiIts to the mi OF 1,3U1 to1Is
nave utl.v.uN at Santiago &c CUBA from
SPAN.
The military commander OF Santa
Stala reports that as the ilsu.geut
leaders Cayitb. Alvarez, NuneZ ANA
ouhsis We're Upon the point of sm.le.l-
derIng to the SpdltariS near La rs
peianza, province of Santa Iuira. IN, Y
We're surprised by rhe ~,In,ihr
III, berto BeNmudeZ, ana u c .fsirn oc-
cufreu. Later on the farm of Luzo. a
force Of Susr".as found the naked bod
| les OF AivIiez. Nu1ieZ land Major I,s-
peteZi. Of the .ilSurSent army, WEo has
been Killed Ny the insuf gents
VINO diS'"Verelf their intention of sur
Rendering to the Span.ards. The bodies
We're h-t -ei at La I~>speranZa.
Louis kopsch, of the New York
Christian Iielad. has given, :. $500 to-
Ward tn" relief fund.
THE FERNS FIRST TRIP.
NE WEST. FLA. March 14.-The
United States dispatch boat Fern ar
rived hcre this afternoon from Matan-
ZaS.
The Fern's trip was uneventfui. She
reached Matanzas on Saturday and 1T
once began dISGhalgIng provisions into
HShtefS. on shore q few persons had
gathered. but there was no d~einCnstra-
ti"n OF any kind. The s4l ere of provl-
SONS for Matanzas was gotten rid of
IN a buS!neSS-qlke WY, ami the fe!n
men ealied for Sagua Ia Grande. where
we S<'in" programme WAS gone through
With on sunday. the operation of land
ing the stores occupying about six
hours.
onttu states Consu9 Barker boarded
me ferh upon lher ARRIVAL at Sagua. He
"dS o'e'JoStu L" see IN American SNIP
once NOR even ahouSEn 1t was only tn
niue Fern, Inc consul Sald there We're
ABOUT 23,coo starving r~econcentradoS in
H4S uistr:rt An oificer OF the FERN Sani
:, we c".~respohoent OF the "A S"clAtel
TieSs toUA'E:
II seemed as II the SIadneSs ot the
Nt1'c'.u Su"1ls ~ oui h'i!|"t vs.
sti'ed by ne overpo"erNaS dread oha
hangs ABOVE pae peon4e OF cupa ana
NAT tou4d not he n'Sl,e.'eA even N4'A
ne cohiE.IS OF lie le"H lor Nn'S!l UieS
ionS@u' ->dlurtllS We S1W NIL. ours
VAS no eNpl"rIhS TRIP. but We "a"
enough t" convince US mat the Sto:eeS
emarotAHS tif Nt;ail"aS ana eSpe%a'-
y from SaSua IA Hfaiioe ave not eN-
1sSerAted.
Ihe Fern VII! prppab4E 60 oack Win
more PROVISIONS ABOUT r1IlE. IN"
torredoes and Shells which ar.ved S1t-
lrday We're TRANSFORMED today 70 Fort
Taylor ana considerable local excite
mens was raised over ru;n"rs that they
We're beng paced IN i'"S.|rh. An OIL
fcer VINO would BE- connected with such
work, however, denied 'uhis report and
said:
"WIhen You see these mines or torre-
Ices being placed You can make UP
Your mind chat war il more imnm.nen;
than it Is at present. Thy Wal not be
put into position until the last moment.
FOR however good the mine it is alWayS
iiabic 20 become useless through the &C
ston of thu wafer.
We are not going I" r.sk 'tne use
fulness of expensive explosives by pc
mature SubmerSIon. AN these lovi'e-
loes can be la.l in twenty-f"ur hours.
If We laid them now t;ney would NOT
rniy be ltAble to corr0s!nn. put every
body on t!ie iStand would Sc, an idea OF
iheir position.
The delicate nature of these defense
torpelo-s seems hardly to have been
.eal. ze,l by th- theorists as 70 the Maine
EXPULSION. 1t is incomptehensNh.e 10 me
that the s~p"ntsn government IN EAirts
| of peace allowed high power t lpe>!"es
to Me at the mercy of the water m
Havana harlhor. 1t would be aga'ns,
The Judgment Of all experts and the
practice of an governments. for nova
| days these weap'ns can be aid at the
shortest notice:
ALTHOUGH 30 not hin Havana H"r-
Dor was mtneI. l know the g are torpa-
does i'm Morro Castle and the naval ar
Sera,l tG?at can be put in IroSit.n Very
uuickly.'
The return OF the court of INQUIRY y
weariiy awaited. especially NY the Of
icers of the Maine. Who WE have lr@n
| here a mons ext Wednesday. They
have been expecting to 90 70 Their
homes n every toat OF late, and NOW
he hG3e defsEG@l added t" ~" fact
that they are sti"l without adequate
Wa,G@ohes, makes them thow nrgAly dis
ron'ert@f. Their ORDERS. Which are here
awp'uin~ ,Ilt ,iurt'S pleasure. PROVED
| that they shall return 70 the'r BONES
ana await 6 !lsrs, Which ruybth,y means
| Il months leave.
The Impression is growing Esrre that
| thu report of the court %: inquiry WIN
no, Tie presented n Y some time yet.
More to- psdGes ore expected. amt on
of these Will he taken to he ortu2aS
f'r submarine defense. TIL rtC edo bat
Wins. has arrived from Charleston,
ANN .S.c schooner Harry "A. l?run2r.
Eap,~m If-w;tt. from hNni"ph'a. IS
| here VITA 1900 tons of coal fpr the hs"t.
The WgS'0W made the lt"Hges; run
EYER made NY 4 TORPEDO hFNt without
| touching at p.rt or coating. TIE !ittrt