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• » BATTLE AT CA RDENAS FIVE MEN KILLED ON THE TOR PEDO BOAT WINSLOW. Fierce Conflict with Spanish Gunboats and Shore Batteries-Solid Shot Dis- ables Little American Vessel and a Shell Explodes in Midst of Her Crew. _ American Blood Spilled. Key West special: The gunboats Wilmington and Hudson and the torpedo boat Winslow had a light with the Spaniards in the hArbo? of Car­ denas, Cuba, Wednesday afternoon with the result that five Americans were killed and a number wounded. The firing con­ tinued for thirty-five minute, am! was terrific. The Winslow, .was shot tUro'igh and through. ,v . ; , - X The little Americans, fleets entered the harbor for the • purpose of at­ tacking some Spanish gunboats Which were known to be/ themi^ 'THpse latter, however, were not ^feeoVeredjvby the American force until the-$i»ttni$|d8 opened fire from a masked battery. Look­ outs onboard cou^d see the mtira Batte&es some mile and a half ahead, but had (no thought of a masked battery. The Iftat reached a point, nearly 5()0 yards tjpin shore when suddenly tJhe shrubbery parted and heavy cannon boomed out'. The Spanish were too clo$a to j$8S^.s Hwy' solid shot and shells hWall' jifbout the tor­ pedo boat. A solid shot tore through he? hull and the forward boiler blew up, but her men did not fliqph. Another'shot tore away her rudder and she drifted help­ lessly. The Hudson steamed into the har­ bor and took the Winslow in tow. The hawsers were scarcely fast when a shell burst directly over the damped boat. Lieut. Bagley was instantly killed, and four of his men, who wpre working the rapid-fire guns, .fell with him. The Wil­ mington had reached easy range about this' time and opened with its heavy guns. The Spaniards1 turned their fire on the Wilmington, and it was hit by a dozen shots. Until the Winslow was safely out of the harbor the Wilmington bore the brunt of the battle. The Spanish batter­ ies were silenced eventually and a number of men killed and wounded. Several Spanish gunboats, seeing a chance to get. revenge for the inconve­ nience to which they had been subjected by our blockaders, entered into the tat­ tle from a safe distance, noting that, the American vessels had all they could do to take care of the shore batteries. SEIZED AND FREED, ADMIRAL DEWEY, THE HERO OF MANILA. TORY OF THE BATTI*E. HAS NO. EQUAL. Dewey's Feat Without a Parallel in in History^ The officials of the Navy Department were simply amazed at the extent of the mortality inflicted upon the Spanish ad­ miral by Admiral Dewey--for, from the moment when Secretary Long sent his dispatch of congratulation, the commo­ dore became an admiral. Never before, save where some terrible accident, such as the blowing up of a ship had occurred, was there any record of such a result. The opinion was expressed by strategists that with superb judgment Dewey abso­ lutely smothered the fire of the Spanish batteries and ships under the weight of his metal, before they had an opportunity to make any effective response. Admiral Dewey speaks of the Spanish sick and wounded hospital "within our lines." There can be but one interpreta­ tion placed upon this, namely, that The admiral has occupied Cavjje, a consid­ erable town about seven miles toward the mouth of the bay from Manila. He has thus, supposing he goes no farther, se­ cured a naval base for the naval fleet which will serve through the remainder of the war at least. An important fea­ ture of Admiral Dewey's cablegrams is the statement that he destroyed the forti­ fications at the bay entrance. This re­ fers to the strong forts at Corregidor Island lying at the entrance to the bay and insures the admiral against any in­ terruption in the line of communications with the outside world. As soon as the news in the cablegrams had heen- fairly-wbsbrbed by the officials they turned their attention to the future. It was already in contemplation to send some troops to relieve the squadron of the necessity of occupying Manila and the forts if Admiral Dewey should call for them. Secretary Lofig stated that with­ out waiting further "< the Government would send troops to re-enforce Admiral Dewey with all. promptitude. Secretary Algei:.and Gen. Miles were communicat­ ed with on the subject and they immedi­ ately planned all necessary arrangements for the sending of an expedition from San Francisco. TO OCCUPY THE PHILIPPINES. Details of the-Greatest Naval Victory the World Has Eveir Known. Xew York special: A New York newspaper correspondent FRENCH STEAMER LAFAYETTE HALTED NEAR HAVANA. Yankee Commander So Notifies Navy Department. Big Liner Taken to Key West, Where Release Quickly Follows When It Is Learned She Had Special Permis­ sion to Land in Cuba, Causes a Sensation, Washington special: Failure of the commanding officers in the blockading squadron off Havana to receive orders sent out by the Navy De­ partment several days previous resulted in the seizure on Thursday even­ ing of the French steamer Lafay­ ette. The ship was halted near Ha­ vana by the gunboat Annapolis and after being warned not to enter that port was allowed to proceed. She sailed directly toward Havana, however, and she was again stopped and escorted to Key West by the Wilmington. It was then learned that special permission to enter Havana had been granted her at the request of the French government, but the blockading officials had not bepn notified of the fact. She was thereupon released and left for Havana immediately. President McKinley Thanks the Hero and Promotes Him. &>- . . . Spanish Fleet Destroyed Without the United States. Htnnc Disposed Of the Enemy's Bat­ tleships, the Successful Naval Com­ mander Turns fiis Attention to the Forts at Cavite, Which He Demolish­ es with His Guns--Spaniards. Suffer a Loss of at Least One Hundred and Fifty Men--Only a Few of the Amer­ ican Tars Injured--5tOOOTroops Sent from San Francisco. BIG DEMAND FOR FOOD. Uncle Sam Orders 2,000,000 Rations Sent from Chicago to Chattanooga. % Uncle Sam on Friday ordered 2,000,000 rations sent at once to Chattanooga from Chicago. This amounted to about four train loads of bacon, hard bread, sugar, SAMPSON'S BIG GUNS ROAR, North Atlantic Fquadron Hurls Death at the Forts of San Juan. Washington special: A dispatch was received at the White House' late Thursday by way of Hayti saying that the American men-of-war had been bombarding San Juan all morning. The news created the greatest excitement when it was circulated in Washington.. The whereabouts of Admiral Sampson had been at last located and the fact that he had commenced the battle for the oc­ cupation of Porto Rico showed what his orders were before he left Key West. Secretary Long of the Navy aiid Secre­ tary Day of the State Department were shown a private cable from Martinique which described the bombardment of San Juan, the capital of Porto Rico. The story was to .the effect that nine American warships appeared before San Juan in the morning and drew the fire of the fortifica­ tions, whereupon a terrific cannonading of the shore batteries was begun. Both secretaries hastened to the White House to consult with the President. The Hay- tian minister called at the State Depart­ ment, and, it is said, had with him con­ firmatory dispatches. Washington special: The exasperating silence of the deep was broken early Saturday morning when Commodore George Dewey, hero of the Philippines, flashed beneath the oceans those words for which 70,000,000 Ameri­ cans had anxiously waited, in mingled hope raid fear. Half encircling the earth, the message which officially reports one of the most remarkable naval victories of modern times was dropped into the palm of Uncle Sam before he had finished his . early morning nap. Notwithstanding the fact that every­ body for several days had been in mo­ mentary expectation of cable advices from Commodore Dewey, Washington was thrown into the wildest excitement early Saturday morning by the receipt' of news announcing the ar- Troops to Be Sent There to Hold W7hat Has Been Taken. •fj»p Washington special: ||| The administration has decided to occu- :~Pwik py the Philippines with a strong military f W force as soon as possible. For this pur- T/m pose, Pacific slope troops will be used, and /[2i it is expected that at least 5,000 will be y *!£ en route within the next ten days. There / / does not seem to be any doubt as to the government's purpose to hold these isl­ ands pending a final settlement with coffee, beans, salt, pepper and vinegar, Spain, when they will be used as a collat- which are the component parts of the sol- eral to secure the payment to the United diers bill of fare. The item of bacon States of a war indemnity. High officials alone amounted to twenty-seven carloads, are of the opini6n that none of the powers 900,000 pounds. Each of the items of will seriously dispute our right to make principal food in the list of a ration's such final disposition, to any event, this constituents was shipped in quantities represented by six figures and the total r " weight of the whole 2,000,000 rations is i , A 1,500,000 pounds net. Last week there M i was shipped 1,500,000 pounds of bacon, JV the packing houses at the Chicago stock- 'V-^7lftY\' v!\ yards running night and day to keep X//UP "'ith the demand. The whole amount / of bacon required by this big order was the death of 9,000 hogs. V IN A U. S. COMMISSARY WAREHOUSE. DISPATCHES SENT BY DEWEY. Secretary Long gave out the following to the newspaper correspondents as Dewey's dispatch: Manila. May 1.--The squadron arrived the Philippine Islands. Have destroyed at Manila at daybreak this morning. the fortifications at the bay entrance, Immediately engaged the enemy and de- parolling the garrison. I control the stroyed the following Spanish war veB- bay completely and can take the city at 6els: Reina Christina, Castllla, Ulloa, any time. The squadron is In excellent Isle de Cuba, General Lezo, the Duero, health and spirits. Spanish loss is not Correo, Velasco, Mindanao, one trans- fully known, but Is very heavy; 150 were port and the water battery at Cavite. killed, lncludihg the captain of the Reina The squadron is uninjured and only a Christina. I am assisting in protect- few men wero slightly wounded. The Ing Spanish sick and wounded. Two only means o| telegraphing is to the hundred and fifty sick and wounded are American consul at Hong-Kong. I shall In hospital within our lines. Much ex­ communicate with him. DEWEY. cltement at Manila. Will protect for- Cavite, May 4.--I have taken posses- elgn residents. DEWEY, sion of the naval station at Cavite on •' * * CAPTAIN GENERAL Al/GUSTIN News of Minor Note* Twenty Spanish farmers, direct from the interior of Spain, arrived in New York. Bight hundred Spanish soldiers died in Cuba during last week of neglect, disease and hunger. . United States revenue cutters on the Pacific coast have been equipped as part of the mosquito fleet. T. Estrada Palma, head of the Cuban Junta, says the' Cuban army consists of 28,000 well-organized and well-disciplin­ ed troops. Don Carlos says the power of the pres­ ent dynasty in Spain is crumbling to pieces, and that he will soon be seated upon the throne. Evaugelina Cisneros, the Cuban girl who was rescued from prison in Havana by Americans several months ago, and has been visiting the family of Gen. Lee in Virginia, has offered her services as nurse in the United States army. It is reported from Paris that a very bitter feeling exists throughout France against the United States, especially hi Paris, where the United States embassy is under special police protection in view i of possible hostile demonstrations against it by the populace. ° • DESTRUCTION OF THE SPANISH FLEET IN MANILA BAY, f That is what It^aa^nadetor^ SEKD CORN, lays in stoc* at S. Stoffel'a. 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