The Columbus journal., 1898-05-18

that President MassO will remain in the
western provinces and be ready.to come
with his cabinet to the first large se;-
mort city that is occupied and there set
M the civil administration Of the re-
public OF Cuba.
Cape Haytien.-The town is full OF a
story that Admiral Sampson is battering
at the gates of San Juan de Porto Rico,
and that the ancient Notifications were
rapidly crumbling under the fire OF the
heavy guns.
The Fifth regiment Of United States
cavalry scattered throughout Texas is
ordered to proceed Immediately to New
Orleans to be in readiness for Cuba.
Everything quiet about Havana yes
terday.
An engagement of Cardenas Wednes-
day. One officer and four men were
killed and several wounded.
The gunboat Hudson has arrived at
Key West with the bodies OF Ensign
Bagley and four Of the crew Of the Wins
low. The dead are Ensign Bagley, John
varverls, oiler; Josiah Tunnett, cabin
cook; George B. Meek, fireman, and J.
Daniel, fireman. The WinslOw was
damaged.
A British warship which arrived at
Hong Kong from Manila reports the
whole country to be in a state OF an
archy and Admiral Dewey powerless to
restore order.
The Spanish torpedo gunbOat Temer-
ario has arrived at San Nicolas on the
Parana, fifty miles below Rosario. 1t is
expected she is on her way to Paraguay.
Up to l O'Clock there was no news
from Admiral Sampson.
A special from Fort De France, Mar
tinque, says that an American squadron
OF nine ships is bombarding San Juan.
Porto Rico, but the report is discred-
tied.
1t is stated at the War Department
that Major General. Wesley Merritt will
command the expedition to the Philip
pines. General Otis will he second in
command.
General Wheeler has been ordered
from Chattanooga to Tampa to COM
mand the cavalry abOut to leave for
Cuba. The Seyenty.first New York and
the First Massachusetts have been
ordered south at once, probably going
by boat.
| A dispatch via Hong Kong conveys
news brought by British second class
gun vessel Linnel from Manila Monday
last that reports are insurgents are un-
controllable, the whole country in an
archy. Spaniards are confident Of being
able to hold ont, allege they have ample
supplies for 25OOO regular troops and
thousands of volunteers, beyond the
range of the warships, and are defying
the Americans in the hope of European
intervention. Two German warships
; one French warship and warship Ol
Japan are now at Manila. A Russian
vessel is expected there shortly.
A Hong Kong special OF this date says
that a trading vessel from the Philip
pines reports having witnessed the de
, struction of Spanish warship by ths
United States gunboat Concord al
IloilO. The fight is said to have LASTED
two hours, at the end of which time thu
Spaniard went down with cOlors flying
There were no casualties on board tn
Concord and no damage was done th'
gunboat. There are, it is alleged, onl.
two other Spanish war vessels in Asiati,
waters and one of these is in dry docl
at Hong Kong, while the cruiser Bostol
is searching for the other, under order
to engage and sink it.
Halifax, N. S.-Captain Brunst OF tn
: German steamer Sophie Rickmers re
ports that while crossing the Ne,
3 Foundland banks he was chased by
Spanish warship. The latter was yer.
speedy and fred three shells at tn
Rickmers, but the latter being an eigh
teen knot boat and the weather becom
ing hazy, she got away. The Spaniar'
was a torpedo boat with three funnel
and was very low in the water. Th
Rickmers proceeded to New York.
The British steamer Menantic, arri,
. ing today at New York, reports that tw
. torpedo boats were passed near Mar
. tucket shoals yesterday.
J" Admiral Sampson attacked batterie
Of San Juan at daylight, with niue
damage to them and to portion of til
:! city adjacent. One U. s. man kille,
= seven slightly wounded.
MAY l3.
a Sampson knows OF the presence of th
ID Spanish lotilla of Martinique.
d Sampsons object at San Juan was
10 make the harbor useless as a place
/. refuge for the Spanish flying squadron
pr by destroying their Notifications.
No MAY IA.
q. General Merritt will 60 with the g,
peditiOn to Cuba. All arrangements 81
10 complete.
10 The cabinet is confident of Sampson
III purpose and ability to destroy the Spa
ish feet.
D. Cart loads OF reconcentrados who ha'
70 died from lack Of food are taken dai
~ through the Spanish lines at Havan
IL The bodies are thrown together in pile
An without burial, for the buzzards to fe,
10 upon.
n NAY Is
81, The Spanish gunboat Callao, enter
at Manila bay, being ignorant OF the on