The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-25
More Abont the Affair at Cardenas
HarbOr,
THE SPANISH CAPE VERDE FLEET,
Certainty That II is in Cuban Waters.
Ominous Quiet Prevails at Tampa.
The Impression Prevails That
the Cuban Invasion VIII
BE Begun in a Very
short Time.

KEY WEST, FLA, May 2i-S.S) p. NJ
an important arrest OF "a supposed Span-
lsh spy was made this evening by United
STATES Marshal Hoar The prisoner is
Romero Jmnoz Who was among those
captured ou tho steamer Panama. and
has since been held aboard ship as
prisoner OF war. Jlminez is supposed TO
have obtained information concerning
New York harbor and its defcnccs with
charts of the harbor which he is att
tempting t0 get 10 thl Spanish authors
Tics.
Doe is about forty years ola. Spaniard
and "a civil engineer Jlminez stouuy de-
MED the accusation. bat has story was OF
such q contradictory nature that % con-
HrmCd the suspicious of the Federal au-
th0ritics a thorough search of lhe iana-
ma was made iu an attempt 10 locate the
charts. but no trace of them could De
found The oXamiF lon VIII Doe resumed
and Jhnincz VIII Doe held under arrest
meanwhile
THE PANAMA CASE.
The Panama case was before the Ini-
ted States District Court to-day. The ar
eumeut on both sides was largely ON the
same lines as in the case of the other big
prizes and Judge Locke reserved deci-
sion. IL has been decided that such ships
as are nold to Doe legitimate prizes of war
shall De sent North Tor sale so as 20 bring
better prices. This will probably not DE
done. however. undl all the cases nave
been finally determined.
a new aspect was given to-day to the
enlargement az Cardenas where Ensign
Bleiey and four men OF the torpedo boat
Winslow were killed. by statement OF
Insurgent Colonel John iowa.
colonel J0va has been in Cardonas since
the engagement and Doe says the mortai-
lty on tine Spanish side WAS Dy no means
So lrcat ass reported at the time in the
United States. According 10 his informa-
ton. which seems 90 Doe corroborated 10y
other Cubans taken off by vessels of the
blOckading fleet. only eight persons we've
killed ou the Spanish side A shell fell
in one OF the streets of the town. killing
two women and three children. while two
sailors ant one medical officer ON "a Span
ism gunb0at fcu under the fire of the
United States ships.
40 MASKED BATTERY.
The firing from the shore was not from
"a masked battery. but from the three
Spanish runbo8ts 20 attack which The
Winsiow was sent in. Two of them were
disabled bat not permanently damaged
and the third ran away. According 90
Joya's Information thc shells from the
Wilmington dil little execution because
shc lay too far on shore.
$50 fewer cham three Spanish flags were
brought down hy stray shots from the
Wnmnctons guns one she'll struck the
nsg pole on the Casino iu the heart of the
town. crashed through the roof and eX-
nIodcd in % China -'op below. The place
was wrecked. bat no one was hurt The
second flag o. come down was flying from
The Spanish barracks and The third from
al building formerly used hy the Amer
jean consulate.
The presence OF the Spanish squadron
ln south Cuban waters is confirmed hy
au incoming bulletins. although 10 m
formation has hcon received from our
shirs The feeling that great naval
battle S. imminent amounts almost TO
conviction Seven hundred marines
came ashore tQ.day and are campcd near
tha barracks pending the return of their
sh.ns or off some other vessels.
OMNOUs QUIET.
TAMPA. Mlv 2i.-A condition of almost
ominious quiet. the calm before the
storm. prevails around army headquar-
.crs al Tampa ana at the docks at Port
rampa Even what little information
given o. late ass % the general work OF
l...rarng bg army for "a hard bitter
campaign ln cuba has been almost who'll
=, cut off and the impression prevails
thai tha end is now not Tar or. That
thc long weary weeks of drilling in tho
blazing SUN and sitting - a. of southern
Florida viii soon be but memory IN
the minds of those engaged ia the more
deadly but also more welcome campaign
in Cuba.
Every soldier in Tampa, from the
highest officer t0 tho raw recruits IS
watching with an interest almost painful
in its intensity for news from The fleets.
In the minds of al is the settled con-
Niction that The hour when news of
battle between sampson and Schlcy and
Ccrvera o. received 40 Washington. win
mark the time for the issuance Of the
orders for cmbarkng. rhot this will
come in a few days is not doubted. 10
may d. in a few hours Tho belief that
the American commander have the clever
spanar~' boz position in which he cam
MOI escape is general, aud "a hght IS
looked for 100 any time.
History will repeat itself and Dewey's
victory al Manila VIII be oycrshadowed