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FIRST SHOT IN CUBA

Fired by Company E of the Tint UnitedStates Infantry.

SEVERAL SPANIARDS BITE THE DUST

lirst Skirmish Between Uncle Sam's Regularsand Blanco's Men.

LATTER WORSTED AND MADE TO RETREAT

Leave Three of Their Dead Behind , a Lieu-

tenant¬

and Two Privates.

EXCITING BRUSH ON THE NORTH COAST

Trnimpnrt Gnle Trim in Inn <1 Arnm-nd Aniinnnltloii , lint flic Effort

In nn ExreeillniclxLively Encounter.-

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( , 1SS8 , by Press PublishingCo. .)ON BOARD THE DISPATCH DOAT TRI-

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, Hound (or Key West. May 13. ( New-York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )

The American troops have fought theirflrst light on Cuban soil and they have won.There were not many of them landed fromtbc transport Gussle for Initial conflict ,

but they went Into the fight with a willand there was no question as to the result.This Is the first encounter of Americantroops with n foreign force on Its ownground In many a year and It proves con-

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their bravery.The landing party that stood on Cuban

poll this morning shot to kill , and It shotwell. The Spaniards left three of their deadbehind them , which is unusual , and showsthe haste with which they were compelledto abandon the position they had occupied.The Americans lost not a man and not oneof the landing force was seriously wounded.

The best proof of the good showing madeby the bluecoats Is the fact that they weretaken utterly by surprise , but stood theirground like veterans , although many ofthem were smelling powder for the flrsttime In their lives.

The fight occurred on the shore of theharbor of Cabanas. It had been arrangedto send couriers to the Cuban leaders toconvey plans proposed by the American gen ¬

erals. It was most Important that the dis-patches

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should reach their destination anda special force was selected to protect thecouriers until they were placed In safetyon Cuban soil. It was known before start-ing

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from Key West that the whole northcoast of Cuba was dotted with the Spanishforces. In small companies they could befound anywhere and It was possible forthem to concentrate a large force at shortnotice. From the city of Havana to Ca-banas

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, In the province ot Plnar del Rio ,there is not a stone ruin or cave that isnot the rendezvous of from 200 to 300 ofthe Spanish Infantry. The shore line Isguarded from end to end and it is almoston Impossibility for a vessel to approachthe coast without being discovered. Thelanding of couriers or small forces , or evenconsiderable amounts of ammunition , cantherefore best be done at night-

.Lenta.

* Ker Went.Such was the plan of Captain Dorst , who

was in command of the present expedition.He is commander of company E of the FirstUnited States infantry , and he had his ownmen with him. The couriers and troopswere carried by the transport Gussle. Thinis a venerable side-wheeler of Mississippiriver glory. It did not reach Key Westuntil 5 p , m. yesterday , although it was ex-pected

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It would .get there much sooner , andCaptain Dorst bad arranged to leave KeyWest not later than 6 p. ra. There wereother mistakes In the arrangements , and Itwas 9 p. m. before a start was finally made.The One armed revenue cutter Manning ledthe expedition. It went ahead' with only itssfcrn light showing , for the guidance of theQussle , which was towed out of the harborby the dispatch boat Triton. Not anothervessel was near and not another was per-mitted

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by the regulations to leave the har ¬

bor. It was all done in the quiet and dark-ness

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of night.The troops of the Gussle were exceedingly

happy. They were thoroughly tired of rail-roading

¬across the continent and the dole ¬

ful camping at Tampa. To their minds anychange was acceptable. Those bluecoats areall westerners and they chafe under therestraint of camp life. They were glad theyhad been given the honor of engaging inthe dangerous expedition. But it was nothappy weather. In less than an hour afterthe start had been made the rain began tofall. It came down In sheets and it was im-possible

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to ECO mure than a cable's lengthahead. The Manning disappeared in thedarkness and Captain Dorst balled the Tri ¬

ton to carry to the Manning the announce-ment

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of a change In the plans that had beenmade necessary by the delay at Key West.

The Manning's stern light could not beBeen and It was Impossible to do anythingtut steam back to the Gusslo with itsanxious commander. He heard the word ,and the answer came ringing back : "All-right. . Take jour course. We'll go aheadon ours. " It was 9:20: n. m. , when the northcoast of Cuba was reached. The Manningwas now again sighted , having laid to Inwait for its convoy. It steamed ton_ posi-tion

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abeam the Gussle and then they turnedwestward toward the port of Cabanas , withthe Triton in close company-

.SiinnUh.

Troop * Slithled.The lookouts en the Triton were the first

to sight Spanish , troops on tne shore , andthe Information was promply conveyed tothe Manning. Its crew went to quarterswith the agility of acrobats. Tbc captainof tbc Manning was patient. The gunswere shotted , but there were no orders tofire , although there could be plainly seenthe bead of a Spanish column emergingupon a yellow road leading from the brushdown to the beach. The gunners waited.The captain could not be sure whether theloldlers were hostile Spanish or friendlyCubans. The vessels drew nearer the shoreand then it was easy to distinguish the lightblue uniforms and straw hats that mark theSpaniards from the Cubans in their mud-colored dress. Still It was not time forhooting and the Manning forged ahead.

The captain remarked that be would she.llthat force on the return trip , and it is prob-able

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that it bos before this time felt theweight ot American projectiles.-

It.

was 11 a. m. when the Manning andthi Quisle passed Marlel .the head of Wey-ler's

-famous trocha. Just west of this har-

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the coast hills rise high , and It waseasy with glasses to distinguish bodies ofcavalry moving along their edges. Twentyminutes later the Gussle slowed up off a-

atrln of sand that seemed a likely place toput the couriers ashore and tend theirhorses swimming after them. The Gussleand Manning steamed In toward the chore-.In

.plain sight were four Spanlth cavalry

scouts and the suns were trained on them.There was a discharge and the scouts hur-ried

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bac> Into the buthrs. They werearmed will' Mauser rifles and the ships w re-.well. within tbelr rang* , but the Spanish

aim was bad and no bloodshed followed theirflre. U was the flrst small aria episode ofthe present war and It formed a tiny prel-ude

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to the heavier skirmish that was soonto follow.

Those on the Gussle had made prepara-tions

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for disembarking , but these werestopped as soon as the firing began. TheCuban couriers had no desire to land jn anest ot their enemies , and Captain Dorstagreed that they were right. He gave or-

ders¬

for further steaming westward and nostop was then made until Punta Frla , theharbor entrance of Cabanas , was reached.This was the landing place that had beenflrst selected. It was about 1 p. m. whenthe lookouts sighted a large stone-walled ,

roofless sugar mill that was seen to bejammed and fringed with the Inevitable menIn tbe blue coats and straw hats. Tbe cap-

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of the Manning signaled : "Shall Ishell them ? " Captain Dorst replied withpleasure.

Mnnnlnir Open * Flre.The gun crews on the Manning had been

at quarters for nearly three hours and theywere restless. In fact , they have not hodtheir guns very long and they wanted achance to use them. Their first shots wereunsteady and apparently did no damage.There were no dust jets from the stone-masonry , but It was seen that the Spanishtroops deemed It best to evacuate. WhenPunta Frla was reached the veteran Cubancoast pilot Blanco cautiously dropped theunwleldly Gussle in shore until it lay 300yards from the beach. Tha brush back ofthe sand was so dense that it was Impossibleto find an opening In it with glasses. Infront of the brush there was a coral reefwith long rollers breaking over It. In thedistance to the south lay the misty Gosibcrnado hills , to which tbe Cuban courierswere bound. To the southeast , two milesaway , was the town of Cabanas , filled withSpanish troops. There was danger every-where.

The Gussle's anchor was dropped over ;board , which seemed to be the signal torfiring from the shore. From the easternside of the harbor entrance possibly 2,000yards away , there came a heavy rifle flre.The weapons again were Mausers and theships were In range , but not a bullet struckthe Gussle. Occasionally there were heavierdischarges , as If from the old style guns , butit was impossible to make out any forces.One of the Gussle's long boats was launched ,

no one paying any attention to the firing.Six soldier oarsmen and a soldier coxswainmade the crew. No one knows where theseCalifornia fighters learned to row , but theydo it well. Captain Dorst was short ofboats and ho requested tbe Triton to helpIn putting the couriers on shore. Therewere two of them with a guide.

Captain Donator Soto , who *was formerlywith Maceo , Is in charge of the expeditionand with him Is his secretary , AntonioMaria Canns. Tbelr guide Is Podron. Theycarry the latest official news of the war andinstructions for the future to General PedroDiaz , who commands the Insurgent forcesin the province of Plnar del Rio. Therewere hushed moments while the boats weregoing through the surf to the shore. Onthe deck of the Gussle were men with readyrifles pointed to the brush back of thebeach. Captain Pflster stood ready to com-

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them to flre. Lieutenant Tracy washalf way up the shrouds peering down uponthe tangled undergrowth. But not a Spanlard was to be seen. The long boats reachedthe shore and the couriers jumped out uponthe beach.

Soldier * Go Ahore.The bluecoats followed them , the first

men. to land on the flrst fighting day be-tween

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American and Spanish soldiers. About100 yards down tbe beach there was a smalclump of trees , back of which the brushwas very dense. It looked like a good lurk-Ing

-place for .expectant Spanish soldiers

and it was. They were in safe ambush andwatched the Americans land.-

A.

second boatload started from the Gus-sto

-and quickly made tbe beach. In al

there were twenty American sailors on Cu-ban

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ground. Some of the men started for-ward

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to beat the bush in true Indian fashi-on.

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. They had scarcely reached tbe junglewhen there came tbe sharp crack of Mau-sers

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, followed by tbe quick whistling o-

bullets. . U was just 2DO: p. m. and tbcfight was on.

The men on the Gussle poured a steady firInto the trees and shrubbery. The Spanishfire became hotter , but none the less wildbullets whirred everywhere. To the menon the Gussie It seemed there must be a i

whole column of Spaniards in tbe ambush.The Americans who had gone forward toscout could not be seen. In five minutesthey came tumbling back upon the beachThe firing was incessant. Captain Dorstried to signal for the Manning and tbiauxiliary yacht Wasp to come and shell thiSpanish position , but there was a delay. Themen on the beach kept up their flre , although It looked as if they were opposed byat least 400.

Finally the -Manning got Into range anopened fire. At flrst its shells bunt half amile beyond the Spanish position , but thiwas soon corrected and the deadly projectlles struck where they were directed.Cuptaln Poster's marksmen on, the deck o :the Gussle shot magnificently , and In lessthan ten minutes the Spanish flre ceasedThey had been driven from their strongbold.

The men on the shore, under command oCaptain O'Donnell , had meantime been having a hot time , notwithstanding the protcctlon they received from the flre from th-ships. . The captain'had placed his menwell. About fifty yards Inland from thpoint where the second boatload landedlived a fisherman. He was also a charcoalburner and In a small clearing in front ohis cabin had completed an excavation te-a new kiln. It made a splendid rifle piand Captain T. O'Donnell posted most of himen there. Their steady flre did inuctowards driving the Spaniards from tbcl-position. .

When the enemy's flre ceased scouts wensent forward to make sure that tbSpaniards had retired. It was dlscovercithat they had moved further Inland touantheir block house-

.I.cnve.

Tlielr Dead Behind.The dead they left behind were a lleuten

ant and two privates. Captain Dorst ordered a recall and went ashore in personto superintend the re-embarkation , Thicouriers mounted , shook hands and gal-loped down the beach on their perilousjourney to the Gobernado Hills. They baiborne themselves well In the enrounter.-

It.

was now C p. m. The men had toughand scrambled through the jungle and a]were wet by landing in the surf. Thewere glad to get back to the ships. Thionly man wounded was James F. Archl-bald. . Ho Is correspondent of the San Franclsco Post He was struck In the left armbut the wound was not serious. Captal-O'Connell speaks moit highly of his braveryfor. although hit , Archibald worked righthrough the fight as messenger or soldier,

as was needed. He wears the regulatlouniform and carries a rifle. The membersot company E are fond of him. and Captal-Dorst mentioned Ills wound in his officialreport.

The men under flre were all from Com-pany E. They were In two squads wbllentering the Jungle. Captain O'Donnell leeone squad of fourteen men. With him werLieutenant Nolan , Sergeant Rush. Sergcan

(Continued on Second Pace. )

iARCIA'S' ARMY IN BAYAMO

Insurgent Leader Makea His Headquarters inthat Locality.-

UBA'S

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FLAG NOW WAVES OVER THE CITY__ _ i

panlnh Force Evacuate * the Townand Some of the Soldier * Arc

Mown to lilt * hr CnbnnHrnamltc.I-

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, IMS , by Press Publishing Co.)KEY WEST. May 13. ( New York World

Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Baynmo-as fallen at last. The flag of Cuba Is float *ng over it. It Is now the headquarters of-Garcla's army of eastern Cuba. The storyf Its occupation by the victorious Cubans

was brought to Key West by LieutenantRowan of the Nineteenth United

States Infantry , who arrived from NassauI .oday off the schooner Fearless. Immedl-

tcly-

I nl after the Independence of the Cubanslad been recognized by congress three of-

icers-

of the army were detailed by theureau of military Investigation to visit ,

Cuba , hold conferences with the Insurgenteaders in different parts of the Island andeport to the War department the number of

men or the amount of ammunition that eachwanted. Colonel Dorst has already turneda largo amount of rifles and gunpowder overtio Perlco Dclgado In western Cuba andwill land a great deal more before the Gus-le

-returns to Key West.

Lieutenant Whitney was detailed to visitGeneral Gomez In central Cuba. For somereoson he has not yet started on his missionand at last accounts was still aboard theIindtana awaiting dispatches from Washlng-on.

-. Lieutenant Rowan was the third man.

The lieutenant Is an excellent type of the| American army officer , broad shouldered ,| S1un burned and good naturcd. A corrc-

pondcnt-

found Lieutenant Rowan on thedeck of the Fearless Just as It was cnter-ng

-Key West harbor. He wore the peaked

anaraa hat of the Cuban army and the highi uaced leggings In which he had tramped

tlhrough miles of Cuban underbrush.-In

.a little sailboat , accompanied by two

Cuban guides and a crew of five men , I.leu-enont

-Rowan slipped out of a bay on tbc

north shore of Jamaica at 1:30 on the morn-ng

-of April 26. He landed on tbc south

coast of Cuba at a point between Santiagoand OJo del Toro. After n long and wearymarch across a mountain LieutenantRowan's guides succeeded in capturingtlhree horses , and the party continued on Itshunt for Garcia-

.Ilnvnino.

Eracnnted.-"We

.had expected to find Garcia en-

camped¬

somewhere In the fields or moun-alns

-t ! , " said the lieutenant. "Imagine oursurprise to learn that bU headquarters werehn Bayamo. That I had always regarded asone ot the strongest Spanish fortified towns.But such was the case. Bayamo has been tn-

a state of partial siege for months. Garciasimply worried the Spanish out. On the 24th |

of April , while flags were hoisted over everySpanish fort around Bayamo General Garciawas correct In his supposition that theSpanish did not intend an armistice , butsimply hoisted a flag of truce to covertreacherously some military maneuver. Tbatmaneuver was the evacuation of BayamoThe Cubans answered the flags of trucewith a heavy artillery and rifle fire. TheSpanish retreated in two columns to a' littletown called Embarcadero on the Cauto-river. . For a distance of 200 yards on theSan Augustln road the Cubans planted dyna-mite

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torpedoes that were exploded by anelectric wire from the underbrush-

."From.

what I have learned of the affairI believe that three entire companies otSpaniards and three pieces of artillery wereliterally blown to pieces. General Garcla'sheadquarters are In one of the finest bouses-In Bayamo. He received me most kindlyand gave all the information that was Inhis power. The obtaining of that Informa-tion

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was my official errand , so that I am notat liberty to tell you what It was , but I beii

lleve that I shall be able to tell the State |

department all that they desired to knowabout the eastern end of Cuba. Garcia wantsAmerican soldiers as well as rifles and am-munition.

-. He Is very kindly disposed to-

ward-

Americans personally and his wholearmy Is at the disposal of the United Statesgovernment In Washington.

Excellent Gallic*.

"Cuban soldiers arc not much to look atbut they are the best guides I have everseen. Their endurance and resourcefulnessare something wonderful. I don't believe insending them Kragg-Jorgensen rifles. TheRemington is better adapted to their usethan any Bother. It is simpler and is moneasily repaired-

."After.

leaving Garcia I kept on to thenorthward and crossed the island. Withtwo guides , I explored the north coast. Thereare several harbors that are remarkablywell fitted for the purpose. The Cubans arenot only willing but are anxious to give usall the land we want for permanent coalingstations. They look upon the presence ofthe fleet In their waters as a continual pro-tectlon.

-. "

With Lieutenant Rowan were GeneraCollazo and Colonel Carlos Hernandez of-Garcla's staff. Collazo was Insurgent mili-tary

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governor of Bayamo when the Cubansentered it. He bad with him a copy of theorder he Issued at the time. "Any personscaught robbing or plundering the town , 'the order says , "will be tried by vcrba-courtmartial , and if found guilty will beput to death , 'that it will serve as a good

' "example.Collazo and Hernandez will accompany

Rowan to Tampa , where they will make adetailed report to General Miles.

Among the other passengers on the Fear-less were : Captain Osmun Latrobe andCaptain Stewart Jauney of Baltimore , Lieu-tenant James Pennte of Washington , MajoArthur Joyce of New Haven , Conn. , Lleutenant Alfred Pooy of New York and Majo-Ed R. Pooy of Washington. They had albeen members of Garcla's staff for morethan two years. They leave tonight foTampa , where they will request GeneraMiles to send them into Cuba again asscouts for the United States arm-

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ItrtnriiH to Key W t.(Copyright , 1S98 , by Press Publishing Co.

KEY WEST. Fla. . May 1J. ( New YorWorld Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Th-Wlnslow tied up alongside of the wharf herthis morning , the center of Interest In th-city. . It does not look EO badly Injured awas reported. Two parrots and a dozechickens were on deck during the attack o-

Cardenas and the parrots are still grumbllnand swearing at the discomfort and excitemcnt to which they were subjected. Tbchicken coop Is a few fctt away from thspot where the fatal shell struck and notbird was Injured. The parrots are tarnand fly about the deck , talking to the crowilined up at the wharf.

Been Throuirh BpanUh Eye * .(Copyright , IfSS , by Press Publishing Co.

MADRID , May 13. 5:16: p. m. ( NewYork World Cablegram Special Telegram.-

An.

official telegram from Maclas at PortRico says tbc American fleet was compelledby the ports to retire. Seven ships wenbadly Injured and one was tugged away.

SPAIN IN A TJIBHT PLACE

Another> lt Ukelfyto See the HlithStrung I'"". " *"*"U Huhifoly

for IVace.Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. )

BERLIN , May IS. ( New York World Ca-ilegram

-Special Telegram. ) The fall of-

an Juan caused considerable excitementere. The Spaniards are roundly condemned

''or the Inaction of their fleet , which , nc-ordlngto navnl authorities , had full timeo reach Porto Rico. In military circles It-

s believed that events will now follow onenether so fast that probably the end of

next week will see Spain petitioning forieace. H Is regarded here as tolerably cer-

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that Spain will negotiate direct withiVashlngton rather than through Interme-diary

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powers.-LONDON.

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. May 13. ( New York World Co-ilegram

-Special Telegram. ) The Stand ¬

ard's Paris dispatch says there is strongcellng In diplomatic quarters , which the

bombardment of San Juan cannot buttrengthen , that it would be wlso policy on-he part of the Spanish to realize the fact.hat its powers of resistance are well-nighexhausted and that while the honor of the iountry has been fully vindicated , its utternablltty to cope with a powerful enemy has

been so fully established , that a continuance°if the hopeless struggle can have no otherresult than to Increae. the material suffer-ng

-. which the war In the short space ot-

hree, weeks has entailed upon the Spanishpeople.

OFFICIAL DENIAL IS MADE

Stale Department Itefnte * the Slorj'that the Lafayette Landed French

GuiinerN at llnrnna.

WASHINGTON , May 13. The State de-partment

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today gave out the following :

"In view of widely published reports thathe French mall steamship Lafayette , which

was recently permitted to enter Havana anddischarge Its official mall , had violated theneutrality under whlrU the privilege wasaccorded it by the government of the UnitedStates , it Is authoritatively stated that theDepartment of State hao been satisfactorilyconvinced that nothing of the kind wasdone , that no merchandise whatever , nocontraband of war and no French gunnerswere recently landed at Havana by the Lavefayctte. "

France Enter * n Denial.(Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. )

LONDON , May 13. ( New York World Ca-blegram

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Special Telegram. ) The DallyTelegraph's Paris dispatch this evening was-on official contradiction , of the stories thatsome French artillery officers and gunnershave found their way to Havana In the La-fayette.

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. The note says : "The strangenessand falseness of such intelligence showwhat efforts arc being made to create anerroneous impression respecting the rela-tions

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of France and the United States.France has not swerved and will not de-part

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in any part from the rules of strictestneutrality. The " government and publicopinion] In the United S'.atcs are , moreover ,

thoroughly enllghtened"ron this subject. "

ORDERS FOR SPANISH FLEET

Sent Immediately Ok J ec-olyt of :Vcv-cof Sun Jnnn "Bpiulmrd-

mcul.- "

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LONDON , May 13. A special dispatchfrom Madrid says hct immediately uponbeing Informed of the bombardment by tbcUnited States .fleet of. San Juan de PortoRico , Senor Sagasta-conferred with AdmiralBcrmejo , the minister of marine , who forth-with

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wired urgent Instructions to the com-mander of the Cape Verde squadron-

.It.

Is said the Spanish fleet is to leaveMartinique immediately for an unknowndestination. *

VOLUXTKEnS WILL NOT GO TO GULF.

They Will De Sent to Chlckniunngrafor Instruction.

WASHINGTON , May 13. Owing to thechange in the plans of the War departmentmany of the volunteers will not be sent tothe gulf points as proposed , but will pro-ceed

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to the Chlckamauga battlefield ,, whereIt was intended they should be sent beforethe Issuance of the hurry orders of the earlypart of the week for a change ot destlnat-lon. .

At Chlckamauga the soldiers will haveample opportunity to engage in tactics whichwill be beneficial to them prior to theirwork in Cuba.

Trooper * ConilMK to Cheyenne.CHEYENNE , Wyp. , May 13. ( Special Tel

egram. ) Colonel Torrey today arranged aschedule for the arrival here of the menwho will form bis regiment of cavalry asfollows : Monday one troop from CarsonCity , Nov. , and one pom Salt Lake CityUtah , will reach here ; Tucsday one troopfrom Salmon City , Idaho , and detachmentfrom five Wyoming tfwns ; Wednesday andThursday two troops from Denver and de-tachments

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J from twelve points In Wyoming.Election of officers will be held of the un-organized

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troops after they reach here.Permission was given today by the War de-partment

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to complete the equipment of theWyoming battalion of Jnfantry from the reg-ular

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army stores at Fort Russell and theentire battalion will be fully uniformed andequipped tomorrow.

South Dakota Troop *.YANKTON , S. D. , May 13. ( Special Tele-

gram.-

. ) Captain Hamleiter of this city wasa few days ago notified by Governor Leofrom Sioux Falls to recruit at once as manyas possible to be used In filling out In-

complete-

militia companies. He has fortymen who have successfully passed the ex-amination

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of three physicians here. They-leave tomorrow morning over the GreaNorthern for tbe military rendezvous. Someof these men will miike application to joinColonel Grlgsby's cavalr-

y.firmmi

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Wheeler 1 at Taiuiia.T-AMPA.

.. Fla. , MaylS. General Joseph

Wheeler, the old confederate cavalry leader , |

recently commissioned major general of vol-unteers

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, will command' the United Statescavalry In the Cuban army of invasionGeneral Wheeler reached here tonight fromChlckamauga under orders from GeneralMiles and reported to G ncral Wade. Hwill at once take command of the cavalrywhich It Is expected , will , be organized intoa brigade tomorrow.

Home* for Torrey' * Cnvnlry. I

LARAMIE , Wya. JUy 13. ( Special Tele-gram. . ) Captain Varjnira. , Seveptb cavalryU. S. A. : Dr. A. A. Holcomb , veterinaryPercy Hoyt , quartermaster , were In Laramlo today inspecting and purchasing horsesfor Torrey's cavalry. Only five out of fiftywere accepted. The board will remain an-other

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day and then go to Rawllns.* Hpnln. Kcitottate * o t.omm ,

ICopyrlght. IK* , by Press Publishing Co-.LONDON.

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. May 13. ( New York WorldCablegram Special Telegram. ) The DallyMall's Paris dispatch says : The Banque dParis has concluded a loan of 10000.00francs to Spain. In consequence Spanleh ex-terlors are firmer. The Impression , however ,

is general on the bourse that the next cou-pons , due In July , will cot be paid , or rathepesetas will U offered lu U d of francs.

THE FLYING SQUADRON SAILS

Commodore Schley Fate to Sea with Fart ofHis Formidable Fleet.-

HE

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HAS SEALED ORDERS FROM WASHINGTON

II * Ship * Take a Southerly Conmcand It U Ifelleved They Go-

to Join Ail m I nil Snnutiion' *""Fleet.

NEWPORT NEWS. Vn. . May 13.Flvec-ssels of the Dying squadron , led by thelagshlp Brooklyn , steamed out of Hamptonloads this afternoon , and after passing thet'lrglnla capes took a southern course.

The order directing the squadron to puto tea came at midnight last night. A few-

minutes later the signal "bo ready to put.o sea at daybreak" flashed from the flag1hip. In a jiffy the men were summoned

.o the decks , and the work of making thehips ready to sail commenced. Then the

men waited for the signal lo "weigh-anchor. ."

Day broke , but the signal was not hoisted.The day wore on toward noon , and until the

flag was seen small craft ran te-nd fro carrying dispatches. Excitement

gave way to despair , for the men had beenylng off Old Point Comfort for the last six

weeks waiting for orders to go to sea. and.hey were afraid they were to be dlsap-otnted

-, but not so-

.At.

4 o'clock a signal ordering the battle-hip Massachusetts , the Texas , dispatch boatcorplon and collier Sterling to weigh anchor

and run was run up to the top of the Brook-yn's

-military mast.

Thirty minutes later smoke was curlingrom the ships , and they were plowing the

sea at the rate of fifteen knots. Hundredsot people , mostly guests at the hotels , in-

cluding¬

the wives und daughters of the of-

ficers¬

, stood on the dock and waved god-

speed¬

to the men who were going to dobattle for their country-

.I'nt.

on Full Steam.The ships passed the capes at 7:15: o'clock.

After reaching the open sea It Is said thetook the middle course , proceeding

under full steam.The cruisers Minneapolis and New Or-

cans were left behind , as was also theauxiliary cruiser St. Paul , which Is stillanchored in the harbor hero taking on asupply of ammunition.-

At.

S o'clock tonight trie Minneapolishauled up its anchors and steamed out at I

i

ull rpeed to overtake the squadron. Latehis evening Captain Slgsbee received orders

to proceed at midnight. The St. Paul will'oln the New Orleans nt Old Point Comfort ,

and both vessels will then put to sea. They ,

are expected to overtake Commodore Schleysome time tomorrow evening , or early Sun-day

-morning.

The fact that the Sterling , laden with4,000 tons of coal , accompanied tbe fleet ,

indicates that a long sail is contemplated.Commodore Schley left under scaled orders.

WASHINGTON , May 13. Secretary of theNavy Long this morning received official ad-

vices¬

from Martinique , Windward islands ,

that the Spanish squadron had been sightedto the westward of. that Island. . .Martinique-is about COO miles in a southerly directionfrom San Juan ; Porto Rico , where the Amerlilean squadron under Admiral Sampson was |

in action yesterday. The Spanish vessels offMartinique compose the formidable squadronrecently collected at the Cape Verde islands ,

and which sailed from there in a westerlydirection two weeks ago today.

Upon receipt of this Information Secre-tary

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Long ordered Commodore Schley , atHampton Roads , to put to sea at once withthe flying squadron , and it will sail today.While Its destination Is not known , it is be-

lieved¬

that the squadron has been sent inpursuit of the Spanish squadron.

AMERICA AND TUB PHILIPPINES

Germr.n 1'rcnn Comment* Freely onTheir Prohahlc Dentliiy.

(Copyright , lS9S , by Press Publishing Co. )BERLIN , May 13. ( New York World

Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The new-situation created by the American occu-pancy

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ot the Philippines is the subject ofthe leading articles In this morning's news-papers

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, which may be summarized as fol-

lows¬

: America must either bold them her-self

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or transfer them to a European power.Their recession to Spain is impossible. It isequally Impossible that they should remainIn the hands ot the native Insurgents. Signsare multiplying that the people In authority ,

In the United States will decide to retain theIslands as an American possession , notwlth-standing the fact that this will eventuallyentail on the American people the necessityof maintaining a larger army and navy andwill bring nearer the danger of Imbroglioswith European powers having large Inter-ests

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in the east. England , Japan and Rus-sia

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are the only possible competitors fortbelr possession .should America withdrawand If England became the owner the UnitedStates would see that she gave up the WestIndian possessions In exchange.

Japan would have a poor chance. Itscompetition with America in China is acuteand the United States will do nothing tohelp them , besides they could give nothingin exchange. Russia and America have al-ways

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been close friends , and it is just possi-ble

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that America may purchase Russia'scontinued friendship by checkmating England. This , however , Is certain. If theUnited

]States concede anything to Russia she

Incurs at 'once the hostility of England , asituation , say the German papers , beset withdifficulties. A new power has sprung upfull armed and Is bringing to the nations oEurope consequences that cannothe_,' fore-seen

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but certain to be momentous.

Exeltemeut nt Kliiimton.-Copyright.

.( . 189S , by Press Publishing Co. '

LONDON. May 13. ( New York World Ca-

blegram¬

Special Telegram. ) The DallyMall's Kingston , Jamaica , special toys thereIs great excitement over the arrival of thesteamship Adirondack , of the Atlas linewithout the usual malls. Its captain saystbc United States government refused to al-

lo whim to brln gth malls. He touched a-

Navassa after the island was deserted. AnAmerican proclamation just posted here for'bids the rtansmisslon of all private codiand cipher messages from or to any poloin the West Indies or South America. Ialso forbids telegraphing Information Inlm-leal to the United States. The Direct Cablcompany and West India and Panama com-

pany publish the proclamation.

Intervention Vet.(Copyright, 1SOS. by Press Publishing Co.

ROME , May 13. ( New York World Cable-gram Special Telegram. ) The foreign offlee orean Italia tonight officially denies thathe powers have so far contemplated Interventlon , as the occasion has not yet arrived.The pope has been requested by the queen re-gent to do something to counteract the Carlist and anti-dynasty movements and has ad-dressed private circulars lo the Spanishbishops , exhorting them to labor to upholpopular courage and confidence and devotedncsi toward tbe present regime.-

Co

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nut Msht * No Longer Darn.-MALAGA.

.. Spain. May 13. The coast and

harbor lights In this vicinity have been or-clcrcd extinguished until further orders.

THE BEE BULLETIN.i-

Venther

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Forecast for Nebraska :

Showers ! Northeasterly Winds ,'age.1 WMrniUh on Cnlinn Connt-

.Garrln'n.

Army In lln > nnto-.Flyltiu

.Miinndron Put * to Sea-

.SninliHiiii'.

* Attaek on SH-

H ChniiKiIn Plnn of CampSalllntr of Troop * Dolnji-

t: Nehrnnka Heglment I * ItGeneral Nehrnxkn New *.

4 Editorial and Comment. jBflWg I

R EXIIO. Illreetor General '

Shrlnern lime n Time.-O

.Coiinell IlliilT * l.oenl M-

IiMvit New * and Comni7 Him' * HuxIncKK Review.-

Siu.

rtlnic Event * of a-H Stieelnl Sertlec nt St.1 > Alnliamn'H Mineral E-

Itecord of Wotild-lle llilffiW'O10 Much InVn Kfn ( oii.11 Commercial and Flnniielal W .

2 "The Hour < Jln" ."Temperature nt < > Minimi-

Hour.' . lUtr. Hour. Deir.-f

.> a. m r 5 l p. m < t I

41 a. m r : t U p. m It I7 n. m .-. .-, : i p. in ( ( .1-

N a. in r7 4 p. m Ull-n. . m AS r p. m < ! .-,

11) a. m (1(1( O p. m (1411 n. m ( It 7 p. m ( d-

m O2 S p. m .-. !

U p. m r.T

RESERVE SQUADRON AT CADIZ

Spaniard * Still Talk of Sendliiv n-

Itellef Expedition to Clean OutAil in I nil Honey.

(Copyright , ISPS , by Press Publishing Co. )GIBRALTAR , May 13. ( New York World

Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The seconddivision ot the Spanish fleet , consisting ot-

he Pelayo , Carlos , Qulnto , Alfonso , Teresa ,

lapldo , Patrla and several torpedo boats , isstill at Cadiz. Harbor and coast lights fromCadiz to Malaga are suspended. Torpedoboats are.crutstng In the vicinity.

CADIZ , May 13. ( New York World Ca-blegram

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Special Telegram. ) The reservefleet Is being slowly prepared here , AdmiralCamara having assumed command , withCaptain Hedlger , his major general , as Span-lards style him , nn active officer who has |

shaken up all the old arsenal San Ferdlnandoo-fficials. . The tough rear admiral Charracua ,

also lately appointed local commander , hastold Hedlger and Camara that It Is uselesstt make them hurry up. The marines andsailors have assembled in greater numbersthan wanted for the vessels. The govern-ment

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, for political motives and to show peo-pie that It is preparing to avenge the Maniladefeat , has osked the naval authorities whatvessels of war can be soon ready to protecttransports carrying 6,000 men to Manila. Theminister of war has got seven battalions andfour batteries , ready , armed and equipped.Eight ships will be required. When tbcnaval authorities reported It Impossible toget war vessels ready so quickly , they de-clared

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that tbc battleship Pelayo was notfitted for an expedition to the far cast andthat it was wanted 'for a reserve squadronat home. For the same reason they objectto' part with tbe Carlos V , the battleshipCardinal Clsneros and Alpbonso XIII , firstclass cruisers.They don't think secondand third class cruisers available. Three

all would be enough to protect an expe-dition

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against the forces Admiral Dcwcywill have at is disposal by the time theseSpanish reinforcements can reach Manila-.Tbelr

.destroyers , three at Cadiz and two at-

Ferrol , they want to keep for defenses otthe coasts , with torpedo vessels and the oldIronclads Numancla and Vltorln , lately re-fitted

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at French arsenals at greatcost.Unless a popular outcry overcomes pro

fesslonal competent objection the govern-ment

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will have to abandon the idea of send-ing

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a tardy relief expedition to the Philip ¬

pines. Navnl authorities are devoutlyhoping that Admiral Cervera's squadronwill avoid a flght with a superior forceunder Sampson. They lament that the fourcruisers and three destroyers were not or-dered

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to Join the reserve fleet nt Cadiz ,

the entire fleet to make a dash for someNorth American port , then wheeling tiack-to Spain and seriously paralyzing Amer-ican

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offensive operations In the West Indies.-

Hi

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ItEPOHT OF THE AFFAIIlGovernor General of Porto Illeo

Give * III * Own Vernliin.(Copyright , 1S9S , by Press Publishing Co. )

LONDON , May 13. (New York WorldCablegram Special Telegram. ) The DallyMall's Madrid dispatch says : The officialdispatch to the government from PortoRico describing the resistance to tbe bom-bardment

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of the capital has given satisfac-tion

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here as Indicating tbe power of the de-fenses

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to withstand attack. Preceding tele-grams

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from General Macias , captain generalof Porto Rico , were to the effect that hehad sufficient force to resist with successany landing , but that notwithstanding hohad armed ten battalions of volunteers. TheSpanish transatlantic steamer Alfonso XIIIbrought there many days ago more troopsand supplies and abundance of ammunitionand , it is believed , artillery , but there hasbeen no time yet for mounting guns.

The Paulina , which arrived on May 9also brought provisions. It is thereforebelieved that the town can now defy a longblockade , even If the Spanish squadron doesnot go to the rescue or the American fleet. ,

is not forced to leave for other quarters.

: < JI.VMXG TO TKI.t ,.

I'roTlnloiiM Are Very Searce and HitchIn llnvnnn Jitnr.

(Copyright , 1S38 , by Prebs Publishing Co. )NASSAU , N. P. , May 13. ( New York

World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) TheBritish cruiser Talbot arrived here todayhaving left Havana last Tuesday noon. TheTalbot's officers say that the blockade oHavana harbor by thf American fleet is veryeffective and Is beginning to tell. Freshprovisions are getting very scarce In thecity. Meat commands 75 to SO cents perpound. General Blanco has ordered tbemerchants te sell to customers not morethan one day's supply each day.

The American ships frequently open on-Morro castle apparently solely for the pur-pose

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of getting the correct range. Tbe peepie were greatly discouraged by the newsfrom the Spanish disaster at Manila. Nev-crtheless. . they declared that they wouldresist to the end-

.ProponeN

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n I.nHn Canihlnatlon ,(Copyright , USS , by Press Publishing Co-

.PARIS..

. May 13. ( New York World Cable-gram Special Telegram. ) Rocbefort pub.lichen today a suggestion that the Latincountries , Spain and Italy , should becomerepublics , join the French republic , forminga triple Latin republican alliance to coun-terwelgbt tbe Anglo-Saxon and German al'-llance. . Referring to tbe American proposa-to boycott Paris fashions Yves Guyot's pa-per, Aurorc , expresses Indignation at theinsults of French boulevard papers onAmerican women and says they will cosParis workmen and workwomen annually aquarter of a million francs.

Fleet I *( Copyright. 138. by Press Publishing Co.-

ST..

. PIERRE , Martinique , May IS. ( NewYork World Cablegram Special Telegram.

The Spanish Cape Verde fleet paused heryesterday going oortfc-

.SI'AIX'H

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ATTACK ON SAN JUAN

Details of Sampson's Action Before tie PortoEicon Capital.-

NGAGEMENT

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LASTS FOR THREE HOURS

Two Americans Are Killed and Seven AreSlightly Wounded.

PANIARDSSUFFER SOME HEAVY LOSSES

All the Ships of the Fleet Escape WithoutSerious Injury.-

ATTLESHIP

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IOWA IS HIT EIGHT TIMES

Flnnllr Call * OR III * Fleetanil Sny * lie Cnme After the

Ship * and Mot 'Snii Juan.-

WASHINGTON.

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. May 13. At 7:30: thismorning the Navy department received the'allowing dispatch from Commander Samps-on.

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. It is dated St. Thomas , May 12 , and Is-as follows :

"A portion of the squadron under my-ommnnil reached San Juan this morning at-

o'clock. . No armed vessels were found In-

ho port. As soon as It was sufficiently lightcommenced attack on batteries defending

ho city. This attack lasted about threeiiours and resulted In much damage to thebatteries and Incidentally to a portion ot thecity adjacent to the batteries. The battcr-cs

-replied to our flre , but without material

ffcct. One man was killed on board theNew York and seven slightly wounded In-

he squadron. No serious damage to anyships resulted. ( Signed ) SAMPSON. "

Admiral Sampson's statement that ho at-ackcd

-with only a portion of his fleet Is

taken to indicate that be did not find It-'xpedlent to take the entire squadron into

the harbor , although It Is not believed hohas separated the fleet. The Navy depart-ment

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officials were nt n loss to know howhis dispatch reached St. Thomas until theAssociated Press dispatch announced the*presence of the Yale at St. Thomas.

NEW YORK , May 13. A special from St.Thomas today reports that Admiral Samp-son

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has left San Juan to meet the Spanishfleet , said to be near the Island of Martln-quc.

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DETAILS UK THE niMIIAnDMET.-

Oii

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I'onii'lN Awnr lint Iloe* NotSltcnee the Fort.

(Copyright , 1&93 , by the Associated Press. )ON BOARD FLAGSHIP IOWA ( off Sail

Juan de Porto Rico , May 12. via St. Thomas ,W. I. ) , May 13. The forts of Sun Juan dePorto Rico were bombarded by part of RearAdmiral Sampson's fleet this morning.

The enemy's loss Is believed to be heavy.The American loss la two men killed andseven men Injured.

After three hours' firing the admiral with-drew

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the licet , and , heading for Key West ,he said :

"I am satisfied with the morning's work.-I

.could have taken San Juan , but I have no

force to bold it. I only wanted to admin-ister

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punishment. This has been done. Icame for the Spanish fleet and not for SanJuan. "

The men killed were :

SEAMAN FRANK WIDEMARK of theNew York-

.GUNNER'S.

MATE- of theAmpbltrite.

The latter died from the effects of tbc ex-treme

¬: beat.-

Of.

the Injured men three were on boardthe Iowa and four on board the New York.

The names of those slightly Injured on theIowa :

Seaman Mitchell.Private Marine Mcrklo.Apprentice Hill-.The

.- Injured on the New York :

Seaman Samuel Feltman , seriously,Seaman M. Murphy.Two other enlisted men sllgtly Injured.All the above named were injured by tha

bursting of a shell on the New York.This is a complete list of tbe killed and

wounded.The American ships were uninjured.The engagement began at 5:15: , and ended

at 8:15: a. m. The enemy's batteries weranot silenced. Tbe town In tbc rear ot the for-.tlflcations

.probably suffered-

.Tbc.

ships taking part in the action werethe Iowa , Indiana , New York , Terror , Am-pbltrltc

-, Detroit , Montgomery , Wampatuck ,

and Porter.The enemy's firing was heavy but wild ,

and the Iowa and New York were probablythe only ships hit. They went right upunder the guns In column , delivering broad-sides

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, and then returned. Tbe line passedthrice in front ot tbe forts , pouring tons ofsteel on shore-

.It.

is impossible to judge the amount otdamage done to the buildings and fort*.They appeared to bo riddled with shot , butthe Spaniards were plucky.

The after-turret of the Amphltrlte got outof order temporarily during the engagement ,but It banged away with its forward guns.

After the flrst passage before the fortstbe Detroit and tbc Montgomery retired ,their guns .being too small to do much dam ¬

age. The Porter and Wampatuck alsostayed out ot range.

The smoke hung over everything , spoilingtbe aim of the gunners and making It Im-possible

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to tell where our shots struck.The officers and men of all the ships be-

haved¬

with coolness and bravery. The shotsflew thick and fast over all our ships.-

Tbc.

men of the Iowa who were hurt dur-ing

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the action were hurt by splinters thrownby an eight-Inch shell , which came througha boat Into the superstructure , and scat-tered

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fragments In all dlretlons. The shot'scourse was finally ended on an iron platean Inch thick.-

Merkle.

was struck on tbe arm and maylose It. All were hurt by splinters , and a-

fire was started in tbe boat , but wan quicklyextinguished.-

Morro.

battery on tbo eastward arm of theharbor was tbe principal point of attack.

Rear Admiral Sampson and Captain Evanson tbo lower bridge of tbe Iowa , and

had a narrow escape from flying splinters ,which injured three men.

The Iowa was bit eight times , but tbeshells made no impression on Its armor.

The weather was fine , but the heavyswells made accurate aim difficult

The broadsides from the Iowa and Indianarumbled in the bills ashore for five minutesafter they were delivered. Clouds of dustshowed where the shells struck , but thesmoke bung over everything.

The shells screeching overhead and drop-ping

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around showed that tbe Spaniard * stillstuck to their guns.-

At.

3 o'clock In tbe morning all l ands werecalled on tbe Iowa. A few final actions laclearing ship were taken and at 6 o'clock-"general quarters" sounded. Tb xmen were-1ragcr for the fight.

The tug Wampatuck went ahead andanchored Us small boats to the westward ,tbowJns ten fathoms , but was set s>