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DEWETSREPORT
Long Expected Cable Is Re
ceived at Last.
THE VICTORY IS COMPLETE.
Hot an American Life Lost or a United
States Warship Damaged
in the Fight.
Our Wounded Sailor Number Only 61
After the Destruction of the Fleet the
Commodore Took tfie Fortification at
Cavlte and Ffl'ccted a Landing Spanlh
Los of Life Suld To lie Terribly Heavy
What Secretary Long Saj .
Washington, May 9. Commodore
Dewey has been heard from at last.
Secretary Long at 10:30 o'clock read the
following to the newspaper men as
Dewey's dispatch:
"Manila, May l.The squadron. ar
rived at daybreak this morning. We
Immediately engaged the eaemy led
destroyed the following Spanish war
vessels: Relna Crlstlna, Castilla. Ul
loa, Isle de Cuba, Cleneral Lezo, Duero,
Correo, Valasco, Mindanao, one trans
port, water battery at Cavite. The
squadron Is uninjured and only a few
men were slightly wounded. The only
means cf telegraphing is to the Ameri
can consul at Hong Kong. I shall com
municate with him. DEWEY."
Fortification Destroyed.
Another dlsratch from Commodore
Dewey says: "I have taken possession
of naval 6tation at Cavlte on Philippine
Islands. Have destroyed the fortifica
tions at bay entrance, parolling garri
son. I control bay completely and can
take city at any time. The squadron
Is In excellent health and spirits. Span
ish loss not fully known, but very
heavy ISO killed, including captain of
Relna Crlstlna. I am assisting in pro
tecting Spanish sick and wounded. Two
hundred and fifty sick and wounded in
hospital within our lines. Much excite
ment at Manila. Will protect foreign
residents. DEWEY."
Advices to Vandorlip.
Assistant Secretary Vanderllp has
received a cablegram from a friend who
was on the McCulloch during the great
naval engagement at Manila in which
he says:
"The Spanish fleet of eleven warships
were totally destroyed. The loss of life
among the Spaniards was frightful.
Best of all no American ship was lost or
even damaged. No American was
killed, and only six Americans were In
jured." : ' .
Another cablegram received by. Mr.
Vanderllp" from the commander of the
McCulloch at Hong Kong states that
Chief Engineer F. B. Itandall died on
May 1. The cause of death la not known.
It is said at the navy department
that its advices also show that Dewey's
forces were not sufllclent to make a
landing., but that this in no way inter
fered with the complete control he
exercised over the city and its fortifi
cations. Greatest of Naval Victories.
Secretary Long, commenting on the
victory of Commodore Dewey at Manila,
said: "The report shows that the vic
tory was most complete. The fire from
the American fleet was so 6udden and
so terrific that the Spaniards were
completely taken by surprise. The fact
that none of our men were injured
seems most remarkable, but It only
shows the fierceness with which Dewey
fell on theenemy. He is the greatest
naval hero of modern times and. the
victory was the greatest of naval vic
tories. The American people might
well be proud of the gallant commodore
and the American sailors. It required
the greatest bravery to go into an un
known harbor and attack a fleet and
land batteries combined. All hall to
Commodore Dewey."
Telegram of Thank.
By direction of the president. Secre
tary Long sent the following cable dis
patch to Commodore Dewey:
"The president, In the name of the
American people, thanks you and your
officers and men for your splendid
achievement and overwhelming victory.
In recognition he has appointed you
acting admiral and will recommend a
vote of thanks to you by congress."
It has been decided to send a trans
port with troops and supplies to Com
modore Dewey at Manila. The City of
Vekin will be used for this purpose and
will be escorted by the cruiser Charles
ton. -
invASio?r or tuiA,
Colonel Lawton Return from Key West
and Ileport to General Shatter.
Tampa, Fla., May 9. Lieutenant Col
onel W. II. Lawton, Inspector general
of the department of the southwest,
who went to Key West Thursday for
the purpose of holding a conference
with Admiral Sampson and making
final arrangements for the co-operation
of the blockading squadron with the
military expedition from Port Tampa,,
has returned and reported at once to
General Shafter. It is almost certain
that the exact point of landing on the
Cuban coast has been decided upon
and probably also the date of sailing,
but army oClclals absolutely refuse to
give out any Information on the sub
ject, merely saying that notice will be
given twenty hours before the time set
for departure.
Captain J. II. Dorst, aide to General
Miles, is expected to arrive In Tampa .
In a day or two from Cuba, where he
has been In communication with Gen
eral Gomes. It Is believed that upon
his report will depend In a great meas
ure the number of troops to be sent
Into Cuba toy the United States govern
ment. Unusual activity prevailed at the
Port Tampa docks. The work of mak
ing necessary alterations on the trans
port boats Florida, Comal, Berkshire.
Allegheny and Decatur Is being pushed
with the utmost vigor and by Monday
everything will be In readiness for load
ing. The four companies ef the Fifth in
fantry broke camp, two companies go
ing to the Dry Tortugas, one to Gal
veston and one to Fort St. Philip.
Headquarters are moved back to Fort
Mcpherson, near Atlanta. The camp
ing grounds of the Fifth, on Picnic isl
and, was taken up by the First Infan
try and the duty of guarding the coal
supplies devolved upon that regiment.
It was learned that General Nunez left
for Washington for the purpose, It Is
said, of having a conference with Gen
eral Miles. He is not expected back be
fore Wednesday and movement of
either theUnited States or Cuban troops
Is looked for before that time.
TO l'ATUOL CIIESAl'KAKK HAY.
Light Veftcl Will Guard the Approach to
Washington.
Baltimore, May 9. Eight fully armed,
fast sailing steamers will compose the
Chesapeake bay defense fleet to go into
commission next week or as soon there
after as the vessels can be secured and
armed. Commander C. T. Hutchins, U.
S. N., who will be in charge, has re
ceived orders to close contracts for the
vessels and organize his fleet. Impor
tant duties will devolve upon the de
fense boats that will patrol the 200 miles
of Chespeake bay. A gunboat and a
torpedo-boat will cruise constantly at
the mouth of the Potomac river to safe
guard the approach to Washington. The
Potomao has also been mined with ex-
jlf-slves near Its mouth as well as near
Washington.
The vessels of the defense fleet will
consist of two auxiliary gunboats, each
JOHN W. GRIGGS, ATTORNEY GENERAL
Ex-Governor John W. Griggs of New Jersey, attorney general, ig a new
character in national statesmanship. From a local lawyer to a member of tbe
cabinet bis rise has been rapid, but be has proved himself equal to each suc
ceeding emergency with a show of reserve force which has won confidence. Id
his profession Attorney General Griggs is recognized as an international law
yer of exceptional ability and acquirements.
manned by four olficers ana sixty mvn:
two torpedo-boats, each manned by two
officers and fifteen men, and four pa
trol boats, ach provided with powerful
searchlights. The Maryland iceboat
Annapolis, a strongly built craft, will
be used as a gunboat. The big ferry
boat Robert Garrett will also be con
verted Into a formidable fighting craft.
THE FLY1NO SQUADRON.
Officer Annoyed at Lurid Storle of Fre
quent Seare.
Point Comfort, Va May 9. On
board the flagship Brooklyn, off Port
Monroe. The arrival of the Minneap
olis and the expectation that the St.
Paul and the New Orleans would be
here during the day made things rath
er more lively with the flying squadron
than they have been for some few
days. In fact, things have been ex
tremely dull here, the men chafing over
their enfofced inactivity, although go
ing through drills regularly. What 2s
most annoying to both officers and men
are the frequent lurid stories sent out
under Newport News headlines of fre
quent scares and midnight calls on the
squadron. The naval reserves at the
capes, who are keeping night lookout,
are also Indignant at the story sent put
to the effect that they signalled a
Spanish fleet . coming and caused a
panic on the war vessels. No such
thing occurred. The foundation for
the story was that Adjutant Phillip of
the local fort received a dMpatch say
ing that some vessels without lights
had gone out after dark. He misread
it as saying coming in and Informed
Commodore Schley. He was told that
the Scorpion was scouting for the
squadron and would take care of any
strangers. There was no gun fired and
no call to quarters.
SpanUh War&hlp at San Joan.
New York, May 9. Captain Holm of
the Norwegian steamer uratton. which
arrived from Porto Blcon ports, said
that when he left San Jaun on April
29, he saw In the harbor three Spanish
gunboats and one Spanish cruiser. On
board these vessels the greatest activ
ity prevailed. The harbor of San Juan
was being mined and at night no lights
were shown from ships or shore. On
land volunteers were being recruited
and drilled
CAMPOS IS DICTATOR.
This May Become Necessary to
, Save the! Dynasty.
RIOTING IS FEARED IX MADRID.
Student Are Aerubllng and a Strong
Force of Police 11a Keen Called Out to
Prevent the General Public from Join
ing Them - Comment of the London
Spectator ou the War Itetweeu Spain and
the United State Alleged Spy at Cadiz.
Ilendaye, France, May 9. Advices
which have Just reached here from
Madrid by mail, In order to escape the
Spanish censor, say the general opinion
In Madrid is that a military dictator
ship Is coming in order to contend
against the spreading dlsturbancesarls
Ingfrom hunger, the defeat of theSpan
ish fleet at Manila and the political
plots of various descriptions. It is
added that Marshal Martinez de Cam
pos, the former car tain general of Cuba,
probably will be the head of the dicta
torship, and that he will be supported
by a cabinet composed in the main of
military men, as the last cnance of sav- I
Ing the dynasty.
As for General Weyler, who has been
looked upon as aiming to become mili
tary dictator, It Is said his ambitions
will be quieted by the offer of an im
portant command in the peninsula. At '
the same time It is pointed out that
Weyler's acceptance of a subordinate
position Is doubtful. In which case he
may have to be dealt with In some
other manner.
Apprehennlon at Madrid.
Madrid, May 9. Serious trouble Is ap
prehended here and much excitement
prevails throughout the capital. The
students of the university are assem
bling here and It is supposed they In
tend to promote a riot. A strong force
of police has been detailed to prevent
the general public from reaching the
university and Joining the students,
which Is believed to be the plan of the
leaders of the proposed demonstration.
There has been fresh rioting at Ciudad
Real, capital of the province of that
name and situated about ninety-seven
miles south of this city. Martial law
has been proclaimed there. A royal de
cree has been gazetted announcing that
wheat, maize, oats, rice, barley, flour,
beans and potatoes are henceforth al
lowed free entry at all Spanish ports
on the peninsula, and Interdicting the
exportation of wheat, maize, oats, rice,
barley, flour, beans and potatoes.
SAYS RAISE A SEPOY ARMT
London Spectator Advise Holding of
Many Island with Colored Men.
London. May 9. The Spectator, in an
article, urges America to keep the Phil
ippine Islands, to raise a colored force
of 20,000 men, and with this effective se
poy army hold the Philippines, Hawaii,
and Porto Rico, paying the army of oc
cupation out of the local revenues. Con
tinuing, The Spectator says: "With
such a garrison these Islands would be
as safe as a drawing-room and as full
of business as Broadway or the
Strand."
Referring to the outcome of the war.
The Spectator remarks:
"The Americans will emerge from the
war with new Ideas and larger ambi
tions. They will have defeated a second-class
European state and will feel
acutely that, as matters stand, they
would have been defeated by a first
class one. They could not have fought
France, to say nothing of Great Britain
without suffering grave defeats at sea
and enormous losses on land. That Is
not the position which suits American
temper, and Washington will set Itself
to construct a first-class Iron fleet That
once built, the desire for a jmrtlon In
the world equal to Vhelr position jong
nations will ' compel them to aba4on
the idea of non-intervention and chnge
the Monroe doctrine into a direct toad
effective protectorate of the two Amer
icas. We hope the Americans will .keep
the Philippines, and that they can'jkeep
them there Is no doubt, whatever. Eu
rope, to put the truth in Its most lrsmtal
force, cannot attack them without tour
permission."
BEHEADED DY THE SPANIARDS.
Dlatreftftlng Fate of Major Smith, Conduct
ing Correspondent to Gomez. '
New York, May 9. A special toTbe
World from Tampa says: A telegram
to General Lacret gives the information
that Major Smith, who on April 21 land
ed at Calbarlen to escort a party cf
newspaper correspondents to General
Gomez's camp, has been captured byibe
Spaniards and killed. The message was
signed by a Cuban officer named lo
renez. He has been with Captain Doaet
of the Fourth cavalry, who, with two
other officers, was sent by General
Miles to confer with the insurgents.
Captain Dorst has. reached America
and will go to Washington, where be
will lay before the president and his
advisers the Information he gained. The
telegram regarding Smith Is brief. Jt
simply says that when his captors dis
covered his Identity and nationality
they beheaded him. The news 4a re
garded as authentic.
Chicago, May 9. Private advices-received
in this city say that H. J. Whig
ham, correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune, has been captured and ehot ty
Spaniards in Cuba. A telegram to that
newspaper, however, declares that it Is
probable that he escaped with his lite.
This is not given with positlveness, 4ut
only as a speculation.
MEDIATION NOT I'OSSIIILE.
Spain Ha Not Akked For It America
Wttuld Keitent It.
Berlin, May 9. The Berliner Post
publishes, probably In reply to the ru
mor that the capture of the Philippine
islands by the Americans calls for Ger
man interference, the following declara
tion, which was inspired by the im
perial foreign office:
"Rumors of renewed attempts ,tf
mediation (between the United States
and Spain) by the powers are again in
circulation. We can only repeat that
this (mediation) is not possible .at
present. The very first requisite to
such a step is lacking, viz.: That Spain
should ask for .intervention to Bay
nothing of the disposition (to resent
such interference) manifested by
America. Absolutely nothing is 'known
here tf any attempt upon Spain's part
to scM:lt intervention."
FRENCH STEAJILR RELEASED.
The Larayrtre Had spectul 1VmuU1ou to
Enter Havana Harhor.
Washington, May 9. Failure oT the
commanding officers in the blockading
squadron off Havana to receive orders
Eent out by the navy department sev
eral days ago resulted In the eeizure.
as already reported in these dispatches,
cf the French steamer LaFayette. The
ship was halted near Havana by the
gunboat Annapolis and after bein-g
warned net to enter that port, was al
lowed 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- harbor had been granted her
at the request of . the French govern
ment, but the blockading officials had
not been notified of the fact. She was
thereupon released and left for Havana
late in the afternoon. She sailed from
St. Nazalre and has a large number of
passengers, many of whom are said to
be Spanish officers.
Suspected of Delng a Spy.
Cadiz, May 9.-rA man, said to be an
Englishman and giving the name of
Otwin Boyer, attempted to telegraph
details of the movements of Spanish
warships. The clerks refused to trans
mit his message without the authority
of the manager of the office. Boyer
thereupon went away, but was followed
and arrested. He was taken before the
prefect, and his explanation being un
satisfactory, he was Imprisoned and
handed over to the military authorities,
who, it Is said, strongly suspect Boyer
of being a spy.
Disorder In Spanish Province.
Madrid, May 9. The provinces are
still In a state of disorder. Renewed
rioting Is reported from various points
and there have been frequent conflicts
between the mobs and police. At Sorla.
capital of the province of that name,
fifty miles from Logrono, the rioters
have burned the market building and
the barracks of the troops. Here, again,
the women Joined In the rioting. The
feeling Is especially bitter against tea
speculators in grain.
Pope Ha Given No Advice,
Rome, May 9.The Vatican haa la
sued an official statement absolutely de
nying the report that the pope had sent
an earnest message to the queen regent
of Spain advising her to Immediately
ask for the mediation of the European
powers, promising his support and that
of the powers to obtain an honorable
solution of the difficulty.
Serious Bread Riot Continue Throughout
Italy.
Rome, May 9. There were serious
bread riots at Milan, resulting in the
proclamation of martial law. Tliou
sands of workmen barricaded the
streets with overturned street cam and
furniture from pillaged houses, endeav
oring to prevent the departure cf th
reserves, who have been called out for
active duty, owing to the many dis
turbances. There were several encoun
ters between the military and the riot
ers. Three citizens were killed and sev
eral were wounded. As this dispatch
was sent from Milan the troops were
In possession of the main streets of
that city.
Rome, May 9. Owing to the bread
riots martial law has been proclaimed
throughout Tuscany.
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