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THE EVENING BULLETIN.
VOLUME XVII.
MAYSVILLE, KY., WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1898.
NUMBER 191.
CONFERENCE ORDERED.
Sampson and Shafter to Agree
on Plan of Action.
THEY WILL AOT TOGETHER,
The Admiral Will Sail Into the
Harbor at Santiago.
MINES ARE NOT FEARED NOW,
With the Heavy Guns of the Warships
and General Shatter' Siege Gnu
Throning Ton of Steel the)
City Would Soon Be
Destroyed.
Washington, July 6. Instructions
were sent by the president to Admiral
Sampson and General Shatter to con
for together concerning a joint plan of
attack upon Santiago. Upon the out
come of this conference depends the
line of action for the immediate future.
For the present the land bombard
ment by General Shafter's forces has
been deferred, as the situation has so
completely changed by the annihilation
of the Spanish fleet that it is mani
festly the part of wisdom for this land
bombardment to await the co-operation
and support of a bombardment from
Admiral Sampson's fleet.
General Shafter's demand for the
surrender of Santiago, on the pain of
bombardment, was made at 8:30 o'clock
Sunday morning. An hour later Ad
miral Cervera made his suicidal dash
from the harbor, resulting in a com
plete transformation of the naval and
military conditions.
Instead of a menacing Spanish fleet
within the harbor, the way has been
cleared save for the shore batteries,
for the entrance of the American fleet
up to the very wharves of the city.
With this marterlal change wrought,
it was obvious to the authorities here
that the blow, first Intended to be de
livered by General Shafter alone, would
be doubly effective and decisive If the
two forces could be brought together
and strike simultaneously from land
and sea.
NO WOKD nAD COMB.
Up to the close of office hours no
word had come either to the war or
navy department so far as was dis
closed, as to what determination had
been reached at the conference.
At the same time it is the clear ex
pectation of the authorities here that
the conference will result in a deter
mination by the admiral to take his
fleet through the narrow neck of the
harbor, make his way past the shore
batteries and fortifications and take
position before the city for a bom
bardment. There is reason to believe that the
instructions sent to Admiral Sampson
at least conveyed the desire, if not the
instructions, that he enter the harbor.
But it is said that the admiral and the
general continue to be the supreme
court officials In authority and that,
being on the scene, fully alive to all
the conditions, their judgment will be
taken as final in the course to be
adopted.
There is said to be no obstacle, so
far as navigation Is concerned, to the
entrance of the harbor by the Amer
ican fleet. The Cristobal Colon, which
cleared the Merrimac and got out of
the harbor Sunday, drew 23 feet 4
inches, which is within seven Inches
of the draft of the battleships Iowa,
Indiana, Massachusetts and Oregon
and is greater than the draft of the
battleship Texas.
WAS A CLEAR SEAWAY.
Moreover, the navy department has
known for the last ten days that the
neck of the cnannel was open, despite
the sinking of the Merrimac and that
there was a clear seaway of seven
fathoms through which any ship in our
navy could sail. This removes all dif
ficulty, except from submarine mines,
or from the shore batteries.
As to the mines, little account is
taken of them since the Spanish fleet
passed over them. The Spaniards are
in the habit of using contn'-'; mines,
so that there is little llklihood of there
being mines operated by electric con
nection with the shore.
The forts and batteries have been
badly weakened by the constant Are
of the fleet for many weeks past, and,
while still a factor, they are greatly
disabled.
Once up to the city, the fleet and
army could combine in a terrific double
Are. No less than 292 heavy guns
would be trained from the American
warships on the city, and at the same
time the big siege guns which it is
expected have been brought to the front
of Shafter's line would rain down a
torrent of steel from that quarter.
The sleg fung throw shell? of 135
pounds. Aside from them there are
four Morton howitzers and a large
number of smaller howitzers. These
are in the heavy artillery, while the
light artillery embraces a great number
of guns of 3.2 caliber. Combined, this
fire from land and sea would be ter
rific in its effect,
ILLUSIONS DISPELLED.
The Btate department took occasion
to dispel some of the Spanish Illus
ions over the escape of Admiral Cer
vera's fleet. It seems that Madrid Is
not alone In the belief that the fleet
made a handsome Bortle from Santiago
and left the American ships far in the
rear.
A cablegram came from United
States Minister TuniB at Caracas, stat
ing the Spanish residents there were
glorifying in the Spanish naval victory.
The minister was informed briefly that
Uervera's fleet had been destroyed, the
admiral made prisoner, and that Gen
eral Shafter had demanded the sur
render of the city.
The definite official report reaching
,ere that the Spanish fleet had entered
the Suez canal made no change In the
plans of the navy department as to
lending Commodore Watson's squad
ron to the coast of Spain. Secretary
Long said it would start at the earliest
possible moment, but he did not care
I) give the day of departure.
The annihilation of the Spanish fleet
lontinues to be an absorbing topic
tmong naval officials, and they are
jiving most generous praise to Commo
dore Schley for the notable manner
In which he directed the fight, when
the Immediate command fell to his lot.
The commodore's friends have long
predicted that if he secured an oppor
tunity he would render good account
of the fighting ability of the Ameri
can navy and they are glad this op
portunity was afforded.
It Is one more, and perhaps the
greatest achievement, In a long line
with which Commodore Schley's name
has been associated, others including
the relief of the Greely arctic expedi
tion and the command of the Baltimore
it Valparaiso when war was imminent
as a result of a mob attack on the
American blue jackets.
NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Cristobal Colon May Itecome I'urt of the
American Navy.
Off Santiago de Cuba, July 6. After
a chase of 60 miles to the westward the
Brooklyn, closely followed by the Ore
gon, overhauled the Cristobal Colon
after she had run ashore and hauled
iown her flag.
Captain Cook of the Brooklyn went
Dn board of her, and the commander
of the Spanish armored cruiser came
torward to surrender and was taken on
board the New York.
The Cristobal Colon was not seri
Dusly damaged, though she was struck
several times by shots from the Brook
lyn and Oregon.
There seems to be no doubt that the
Cristobal Colon, and perhaps the
three other Spanish armored cruisers,
would have escaped had It not been for
the prompt action of Commodore
Schley.
The Brooklyn was struck half a
Jozen times, but no Injury was done to
iny of the other American ships.
Planning the Suicide.
Off Santiago de Cuba, July 6. Ad
miral Cervera held a consultation with
bis officers before sailing out of the
harbor of Santiago de Cuba, and by a
Bmall majority the move was agreed
upon. The minority said that destruc
tion was sure, as many of the firemen
had mutinied and the best men in the
fleet were worn out by serving the
guns in the shore batteries. It is
claimed that one shell killed 100 men
sn the Vizcaya, racking the vessel fore
and aft
Augiiiti' Family Is Safe.
Madrid, July 6. The Spanish consul
at Singapore wires the following mes
sage from General August!, captain
general of the Philippines: "The situa
tion is unchanged. My family has suc
ceeded in miraculously escaping from
Macabora In a boat, and, having passed
through the American vessels, all ar
rived safely at Manilla. General Mo-
ret's column Is besieged and attacked
at Macabora,"
Graceful Courtesy Extended.
Washington, July 6. A graceful
courtesy was extended to the captured
Spanish admiral, Cervera, by the presi
dent Through General Greeley, chief
signal office, permission was sent to
Cervera to communicate with his fam
ily in Spain by cable. Permission was
also granted to other captured Spanish
officers to use the cable to transmit
personal messages to friends in Spain.
They Were Lender.
Washington, July 6. Considerable
comment has been caused among the
officials of the war department by the
great loss of American officers in the
two days of fighting at Santiago. Of
Dclal reports thus far received indicate
that 58 American officers were either
killed or wounded, and the list is only
partial. It proves their dash and daring.
To Extend Frnnklnjr Privilege.
Washington, July C Representative
Gibson of Tennessee has introduced
bills extending the franking privilege
to the officers and enlisted Jnen of the
army and navy while in actual war
service and authorizing the raising of
10,000 colored troops from the nation
at large for two years' service.
Thank to Commodore Schley.
Washington, July 6. Representative
Berry of Kentucky, a member of the
house committee on foreign affairs, in
troduced a joint resolution tendering
the thanks of congress to Commodore
Schley, United States navy, and the offl
:ers and men under his command.
Sailed the Wrong Way.
Washington, July 6. Naval men be
lieve if Cervera had sailed eastward
Instead of westward on his "rabbit"
Expedition he might have escaped with
at least a part of his fleet, since all
the fighting ships of the United States
were to the west.
Surgeons to Be Sent.
Washington, July 6. Surgeon Gen
eral Sternberg of the army Is making
arrangements to send a number of sur
feons for Shafter's army on the
iteamer Grand Duchess, which Is soon
to leave Newport News for Santiago.
Cable Open For Business.
Washington, July 6. The French
cable via Haytl used by the adminis
tration in communicating with the
army is now open for business to San
tiago. This Is in accordance with in
formation received by Chief Signal
Officer A. W. Greeley. All messages,
however, are relayed at Playa del Este
and are there subject to the censorship
of Lieutenant Colonel Allen of the sig
nal service, before being allowed to
proceed either way.
COSIMODOKE SUIILEV
Gave the Orders That Destroyed
the
Spaulnh Fleet.
Washington, July 6. The navy de
partment had no additional details on
the annihilation of the Spanish fleet,
r.nd it was said that the dispatches
from Sampson and Watson, giving the
essential facts, were not likely to be
followed by minuter details, except
through the mail.
Admiral Sampson was not present
when the engagement began, and Com
modore Watson's disnatch indicated
that he bad reached Santiago after the
fight
In the absence of both Sampson and
Watson the direction of the fight would
have fallen to Commodore Schley, and
being in the heat of the engagement on
the flagship Brooklyn, It seems proba
ble that he gave the signals by which
the American ships maneuvered and
selected their various points of attack.
The disposition of Admiral Cervera
and the 1,500 prisoners is receiving the
attention of r val officials, but no ex
act determination has yet been reached.
Admiral Cervera will be treated with
the consideration due his rank, and the
department officials expressed a sense
of gratification that Lieutenant Com
mander Walnwrlght had shown the
gallantry characteristic of the Ameri
can navy when he received the defeated
Spanish admiral on board the little
cruiser Gloucester and tendered him
the use of his cabin.
Forced to Return.
London, July 6. A special dispatch
from Manilla, dated July 2, says Cap
tain General August! made a sortie for
the purpose of repairing the aqueduct
which supplies the walled city and In
an endeavor to communicate with Gen
eral Monet. The insurgents concen
trated their troops and opposed the
Bortle, forcing the Spanish commander
to return to Manilla. The Insurgents
are said to have suffered severe losses
and the Spaniards are reported to have
50 men killed and 150 wounded.
Severn! Conferences Ileld.
Rome, July 6. There have been sev
eral conferences during the last few
days between Cardinal Rampolla, the
papal secretary of state, and Mgr. Mer
ry del Val, Spanish ambassador to the
Vatican. The Italia assumes that Spain
may again Intend to ask the pope to in
tervene in behalf of peace.
Givlnc Out the Facts.
Madrid, July 6. Senor Sagasta, the
premier, has anounced officially that
Admiral Cervera's squadron has been
defeated, that the Almlrante Oquendo
was burned and the Infanta Maria Te
resa Bunk, and that Admiral Cerv.era
himself is a prisoner of war.
On a British Gnnboat.
New York, July 6. The Central ca
ble office of the Western Union Tele
graph company at 11:30 a. m. issued a
notice to the effect that its cable oper
ators at the city of Santiago de Cuba
have gone on board a British gunboat.
Ordered to Charleston.
Chickamaugn National Park, Ga
July 6. The Fourth, Ohio, Colonel Colt,
has been ordered to proceed to Charleston.
NATIONAL SPORT.
Uow the Vatlons Club Aro Founding
the riifKkln.
AT CHICAGO- It. II. E.
Chicago 10002020 5 13 (J
Cleveland 2 0000 2 000 4 8 0
Uattorics Clarke uiid Donahue, Powell
and O'Connor Umpires Swnrtwood aud
Wood.
AT PITTSBMIO- It. II. K.
I'lttHlnirjr 4 1 0 .1 O 0 0 0 8 12 3
St. Louis 0000010 102 8 1
Uatterles Khlnes and So!iiln, Caraey
and Kujdeu. Umpire Snyder and Con
nolly. AT NEW YORK It. H.E.
New York ....0000000202 4 1
Bostou 200.100000 5 0 2
Batteries Dobeny and Grady, Klobedanz
and Ycaeer. Umpires Etuslle and Ileyd
lcr. AT WASHINGTON- R. H. B.
Washington ..00001021 4 8 2
Brooklyn 1000001002 8 1
Batteries Evan and McGulrc. Sillier and
Smith. Umpires Lynch and Andrews.
AT BALTIMORE- It. n. E.
Baltimore .... 0 3 031000 7 10 2
Philadelphia ..00011000 24 8 4
Batteries Nops and Robinson, Piatt and
McFarland. Umpires Gaffuey and Brown.
Western League
At Indianapolis Indianapolis, 5; Colum
bus, 1.
At Kansas City Kansas City, 10; Om
aha. 0.
At Detroit Detroit, 2; Milwaukee, 4.
At Minneapolis Minneapolis, 4; St.
Paul, 7.
Interstate) League
At Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, 10;
Newcastle, 2.
A.t Kt. Wayne Ft. Wayne? 0; Spring
Held, 4.
At Mansfield Mansfield, 13; Youngs
town, 12.
At Toledo Toledo, 2; Dayton, 0.
Turf Winners.
At St. Louls-tNIght Gown, Good Hope,
Parthemax, Linda, Loving Cup, Slddubla,
At Detroit Redlna, Quickly, Tacoiuls.
At Cincinnati Tlncraft. Donation. Azu
cena, Schanken, La Grange, Lard Frazer.
At Buffalo Horace, Ben Viking, Mazeppa,
Semper Madona, Marlto.
At Chicago Yuba Dam, Canace, Imp,
Alvnrado, Ben Hadad, Cambrian.
At Hartford Equity, Lady of the Manor,
Alrlcb.
NEWS CONFIRMED.
Unitary Revolt Against the Government
of Uruguay.
Washington, July 6. The state de
partment has posted the following bul
letin: "An official telegram was re
vived by the department of state from
Montevideo announcing a military re
rolt against the government of Uru
guay at the capital, in which many
were killed and wounded.
"Martial law has been declared, and
:ltizens are being called in defense of
the government, which is said to be
folding Its own, although a renewed
ittack by the revolutionists is mo
mentarily expected."
Conferred With the President.
Washington, July 6. Secretary Al
ger had a conference with the presi
dent, leaving the White House about
10 a. m. Together they discussed the
svents at Santiago and Uie aggressive
operations to be resumed before the
:lty when the expiration of the truce
limit granted by General Shafter In
;he interests of noncombatants cccurs.
Wounds General L nares.
Madrid, July 6. An official dispatch
from Santiago sayB that the wound of
Seneral Linares has developed no com
plications. He Is profoundly touched
by the numerous congratulations he
has received. His troops also are
grateful for the queen regent's cable
gram of felicitation.
Called In Special Session.
Albany, July 6. It was decided by
Sovernor Black to call the state legis
ature to convene In extraordinary ses
lion on July 11. The principle purpose
Df the session will bo the enactment of
i bill to deprive police boards of the
power of appointing election officers.
Eight Victims.
Beverly, Mass., July 6. The death
3f Mrs. Samuel Emerson of North Bev
rley which occurred brings the list of
mown fatalities resulting from the
foundering of the excursion steamer
Surf City In this harbor in the suall
Monday evening up to eight.
Caused a Big Fire.
Orange, N. J., July 6. A firecracker
thrown Into the open window of a Bhed
m the Fourth started a Are which en
tirely destroyed the large hat factory
of Austin, Drew & Company and a
lumber of frame dwelling houses, caus
ing a loss of over $80,000.
Brought Ho Mull.
Seattle, Wash., July 6. The tug New
England from St. MlchaelB did not
bring any mall. The first mall from
the Klondike 1b expected on the Alli
ance, due In a few days, but it may
:omo on some other steamer.
"" : .'
Washington, July 6. Cantain Carl
Brandes, 0, a heroic soldier of the
:ivll war and formerly captain of the
sixty-elgntn New York volunteers, is
lead.
To Equip a Dry Dock.
London, July 6. The admiralty has
ranted an annual subsidy to equip the
Calliope dock at Auckland, one of the
.argest dry. dockB In the world,
CERVERA WIRES HOME
That the "Yankee Pigs" Have
Caotured Kim.
HIS FAMILY DISBELIEVE IT.
Authenticity of the Telegram Is
Seriously Doubted.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH TO MADRID.
It Conveys the Intelligence That the
Torpedo-Uont Destroyers Were
Sunk, the Mnrla Teresa Dam
aged, and the Oquen
do Uurniug.
Madrid, July 6. Admiral Cervera's
family have received a telegram pro
fessedly from him, stating that he is
a prisoner, but its authenticity is
doubted.
The following is the only offlcia.1 dis
patch the government has received
since Monday from Santiago:
"At dusk Sunday night there reached
the Socapa battery seven shipwrecked
men from the sunken torpedo boat de
stroyers. They said the Infanta Maria
Teresa was steaming in a damaged
condition behind Point Buzer, out of
sight of the town, and that the Almlr
ante Oquendo was afire.
"Subsequently other sailors, I do not
know how many, got ashore and con
firmed the above. The enemy attacked
our forces during the morning, causing
us a loss of seven wounded. Colonel
Escarcos' column has arrived."
The dispatch goes on to describe
the intervention of the foreign consuls
at Santiago and the offer of the Amer
icans to delay bombardment to the
morning of July 5 provided the Span
lards refrained from attacking them.
It concludes with the word's: "I have
agreed."
IT WAS SUICIDE.
Comments of London I'npers on Cervera's
Downfall.
London, July 6. All the papers com
ment on the sudden and dramatic
transformation resulting from Admiral
Cervera's mysterious and suicidal
maneuver, which various theories are
advanced to explain. All eulogize the
bravery displayed on both sides, and
strongly counsel Spain to accept the in
evitable and sue for peace, which would
entail no dishonor.
The Dally Graphic says: "If Senor
Sagasta elects to risk further disasters
for fear of the frothy jingoes In Mad
rid, he will incur a terrible responsi
bility. The Spanish flag has been
borne with undying glory In the face
of tremendous orders, and the punc
tilios of honor have been generously
satisfied."
The Dally News tenders similar ad
vice. It says: "The Spaniards can
fight and die. So can the Americans.
Ambassador Hay in his eloquent
speech glorified In this thought; but to
their equal courage Americans add In
this unequal combat with Spain not
only vastly superior material resources
but a devising man and a skilled or
ganization, without which bravery Is
nothing but a means of providing stuff
for the shambles."
How Madrid Is Made to Seo It.
Madrid, July 6. Almost Indescrib
able enthusiasm continues to prevail
here over the supposed escape of Ad
miral Cervera and his squadron from
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba. The
admiral's name is on every tongue,
and it is claimed that it was he who
saved Santiago de Cuba, by "adding
to General Linares' handful of soldiers
his brave sailors to man the guns
ashore and repel the Americans under
General Shafter." It is expected he
will soon arrive In Havana.
Cervera's Statement.
Off Santiago de Cuba, July 6. The
first and only statement concerning the
recent naval battle made by the Span
ish commander, Admiral Cervera, was
to a correspondent on board the battle
ship Iowa. It was as follows: "I would
rather lose my ships at sea like a sailor
than In a harbor. It was the only
thing left for me to do."
Can Not Uelleve It.
London, July 6. The dispatches tell
ing of the destruction of Admiral Cor
vera's fleet, including the official ac
count of the battle, have been tele
graphed to Madrid and the dispatch re
ceived from Madrid giving the Spanish
version of the sortie shows that the
Spanish censor has suppressed the
facts or that they are regarded by the
Spaniards as being incredible.
London, July 6. CharlcVKetchloe,
stockbroker, with an oflBo In the Stock
Exchange building, has ft414.