Evening journal., 1898-06-02
THE GUNS SILENCED.
Washington Has Received No Official
Account of Battle.
SPAIN CABLES GREAT VICTORY
Orders From the War Department Con-
firm the Rumors OF Our Inton-
ton to Occupy Puerto Rico.
spain's Financial Condition.

CAPE HAIT1EN, Haiti. June 2.-The
daily bulletin Issued by the French ca
Die company here yesterday apparently
confirms the news OF Spanish origin 70
the effect that a battle has been fought
before Santiago de Cuba, using, In
French. the following terms;
"Santiago de Cuba, May 3i.-roday at
2 o'clock the American fleet, composed
OF IA ships, OF which one appeared TO be
the New York and flew the flag of Ad-
mlral Sampson. and a few torpedo
boats opened fire on tho forts and on
tho roadstead with heavy guns. The
Ere of the Americans appeared 20 be di-
rected principally on the roadstead and
on the forts OF El MORO, Zocana and
Punta Garda. The cannonading was
brisk up 20 3;45. The shells fell In the
bay but ala not reach as far as the
town.
After 3:45 the cannonadlng weaken
cd and cannon shots We're heard in the
omng The Americans completely ceas-
ed firing after 4 o'clock In the after
noon'
At o'clock yesterday the American
steamer Tanita arrived at Cape Haitien
from New York and Port de Paix. She
reports that she did not see any war
ships.
The Fanlta came half empty. She
brought from New York a cargo Of pro-
visions for the navy. which she landed
at Matthewtown, Great Inagua, In the
Bahamas. Her captain says the rest
OF her burden is a heavy supply of coal
but there Is good reason to suppose THAI
II is something very different from
coal.
The vessel Is ostenslbly seeking car
60. II possible she win ship here seven
roustabouts who speak Spanish. The
captain 10 trying to engage Domlnlcans
and this Is probably the chief reason for
her coming 20 a port in this island.
IL "a expected that the Fanita viii
slip out before daybreak
A dispatch from Santiago says:
1.-THE American squadron which bonn
barded Santiago Tuesday was compos-
cd Of IA vessels among which were rec
ognlz0d the Iowa the Brooklyn, the
Massachusetts, the Texas and the Now
Orleans, besides a gunboat and an aux
Hilary cruiser believed 90 be the Colum-
bia. The fvo vessels which were recog-
nlzed opened fire on tho batteries at
Punta Garda, El Morro and zocapa and
lAlnU OA lllN NIulbtA AANtlRhlA AfhANllt
which had advanced toward the on
trance Of tho harbor and was visible
from tho high sea.
"The Americans Cred projectiles Of 80
centlmeters. and the batteries. as well
as tho Cristohal Colon, kept up an IN
cessant responsive fire. Two shots
landed on the afterpart OF the Iowa
causing damage.
"On the Spanish side the damage was
insignificant. The American squadron
withdrew at o'clock Tuesday evening
Yesterday morning the American
squadron reappeared before Santiago,
but oontented itself with firing two
shots, which are believed 10 have been
signals agreed upon with the insur-
gents, who numbering 1000 or 5000, are
said to have concentrated three or four
miles from Santiago.
Great events are expected hourly at
Santiago. The Spanish authorities have
taken extraordinary precautions and
have placed In the narrow pass at the
entrance OF the harbor special con-
trivances which permit the closing and
opening Of the port at will"
The Spanish government, according 10
advlces received here from Havana. ln-
tends TO cut tho cables which connect
that city with Key West if the other
Cuban cables are cut by the Ameri-
cans.
The Havana papers, the same advice
say, publish a dispatch from Madrid
declaring that the Americans intend to
attack Santiago by sea while the in
surgents are making an attack by land
and also TO land ra-enforcements al
Guantanamo, east OF Santiago.