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I Ile More Upon Cuba.
?E?o Commanding Geeeral
?| and Staff go to Tampa
To-day.
Wasbiogteo, May ll.-The anny
movement on Cuba is now fairly
ched, and today's news-develop -
a concerted effort ali along the
to begin aggressive operations
? big scale for the ejectment of
i Spanish troops and Government
from the Queen of the Antilles An
given this afternoon by the
war department for the parchase of
five mi?Hon rations is an earnest sign
^ of the scale on which preparations
||fe are making for the invasion of Spain's
% territory Of this vast quantity one
'ibaitb is to gr? to the PnillipiDes, by
j;;;.:.r-way of San Francisco, and the bal
?j&aace to Coba For some reason that
J|j waa not discoverable there appeared
^ - to be a temporary check in the prac
H tical working out of the plans of the
. ;;^:waf department for this Coban move
V'" merit After everything had been
. j?macle ready for his departure last
-i.night, Gen Miles was detained, and
[ for some time to day the rather
^ gloomy prospect of an indefinite
Jg postponement of the first military ex
|? peditioo was presented! Later on,
J however, the obstacle, whatever it
*^ was, waa removed, and it was again
announced that the commanding gen
|c era!, with a namerotts staff, would
leave Washington to-morrow, direct
^' for Tampa The department bas
?'made a great many changes ^n the
original programme laid down* for
f.. the concentration of troops, and, as
j indicated io these dispatches y ester
i5 day, many bodies of volunteers that
j were originally slated for one of the
' great concentration camps have
> fonnd themselves soddenly under or
j&: ders to proceed direct to Southern
I points, so that soon volunteers from
? the East and middlr? West will be
% moving swiftly to Flo nda and the
I Gulf, while from the far West tie
cais will be carrying troops to San
Francisco To day's news in con?
nection with the renewal of Gen |
..Miles*' order to Tampa is pretty 50b
stancial evidence of very early move
meat of troops in strong force to Cu
- ba, while the Philippine programme
I ba*, been definitely fixed for some
days
Contrary to expectation the day
passed at the navy department with
ont news from Bear Admiral Samp?
son Notwithstanding what appears
to be confirmatory newspaper advices
relative to the presence of the Span?
ish Cape Verde fleet ai Cadiz, the
navy department officials are begin?
ing to entertain strong doubt of the
accuracy of the report lt was not
possible daring the coarse of the day
to obtain anything \i\e an official con?
firmation of the official report receiv
ed yesterday, bat this is not to be
wondered at in view of the
success which the Spanish Gov
eminent nae, so far. met with in
keeping secret the movements of its
naval ships. Until news comes from
Admiral Sampson of bis doings in
and around Porto Rico it cannot be
said definitely what programme shall j
be decided on as regards that island
Expedition to Philippines.
Cruiser Charleston to Sail
for Manila at Once, to Sue
cor Admiral Dewey.
Washington, May ll -The navy
department ha3 decided to have the
croiset Charleston start at once on its
relief mission to Admiral Dewey's
Seet at Manila The orders issued
anticipate the departure of the
Charleston from San Francisco to?
day, if it ?8 possible to get the am
monition and stores aboard, and she
will leave without waiting to convoy
the City of Pekin and the other ships
loaded with supplies. The orders to
the commandant of the navy yard at
Mare Island are to pat on board the
Charleston all the ammunition she
will carry so long as her steaming
capacity is not retarded It is the
understanding here that at least 150
tons of ammur ition can be pat on jf
board By extraordinary efforts on
the part of the authorities here, all
the powder, aboi and abel! requisite
III Ill-Ill 111 ll HHH1I iHi 11 ll ijji ll | 'fl
for this relief expedition have been !
assembled at San Francisco
Owing to the hurried departure of
the Charleston, it ie not expected
that she will wait for any considera?
ble number of troops, as these will
follow on the other relief ships She
has & crew of about 300 men, and
this probably will be augmented by a
marine guard of a few hundred
The'Charleston is a protected crui?
ser of 3,730 tons displacement, built
of steel, and mounts eight guns in
ber main battery She has twin
screws and an indicated horse-power
of 6,666 The authorities here hard?
ly expect ber to make more than
thirteen knots, with her heavy stock
of coal, ammunition and supplies.
Her coal bunkers are rather limited,
so that she probably will have to
stop at flonolulu to recoal. Her
trip to Manila will take about two
weeks
The .City of Pekin, which will fol?
low her, is a very fleet merchant?
man, capable of being pushed to
eighteen knots or more, so that even
with the handicap she bas of starting
several days after the Charleston,
there is a prospect she may overhaul
bet in the race across the Pacific and
reach Manila first. This will depend,
however, on how soon the. City of
Pekin can be made ready for a start.
Saturday is the earliest date men?
tioned.
Spain Afraid to Fight.
The Cape Verde Fleet Keep?
ing Out of Danger.
New York, May ll.-A special to
the Tribune from Washington says :
The naval war board is convinced
that the Spanish armored flying tqaad
ron, popularly known as tbe Cape
Verde fleet, bas rem med to Cadiz,
and that Spain bas abandoned ail
hope of effective resistance to the loss
of ber American colonies. The war in
American waters at least has there?
fore been reduced to a simple matter,
and its duration is expected to be ex?
ceedingly limited. Arrangements have
b?en promptly made to bring back
Admiral Sampson's fleet to Key West
to unite it witb the army in quickly
terminating Spanish mle in Ceba v
It is positively ac o ono ced that San
Juan de Porto Rico will not he bom?
barded, and that the island wiii be let
severely alone. ' for the present at
least, or oatt! Coba ?3 freed and Amer?
ican military government firmly es?
tablished there Tr. is believed that this
will be a matter of not -more than two
weeks, and then thc heavier ships will
be relieved for duty against Porto
Rico or for dry docking on the Atlan?
tic coast, preparatory for a cruise in
force, augmenred by the armored ships
io Commodore ' Sehley'o squadron,
against Cadiz itself, unless Spain in
the meantime sues for permanent peace.
THE CARNAGE IN M?LAN.
London, May 12 -The Vienna cor?
respondent of the Daily Telegraph,
describing the riots at Milan, says :
"One thousand persons were ar?
rested, six hundred killed and two
thousand wounded. In one instance
twenty students were killed at the
maia station of the Vicina railway
line. Three hundred rioters set fire
to all the railway carriages, and the
military,, hurrying up, unfortunately
fired on the firemen who were trying
to disperse the rioters with a bose.
Many of the firemen were killed
"As all the printiug houses tn
Milan refused to print the manifesto,
the military government was pro?
claimed by drums and the roar of
cannon. n
Suicide of a Murderer.
Spartanburg, S. C . May ll.-Dr.
S. J. Biviogs. who last March killed
T. J. Trimmier, committed ?.oioide in
his cell at the jail at an early boar
this morning. Biviogs's trial ended
Tuesday night, when he was convicted
of murder, with a recommendation to
meroy, which meant life imprisonment.
This morning be was found dead io bis
cell, bavirig opened an artery ia the
rhigb witb a casekoife and bled to
deat?.
Henry G. Ladd, who is serving the
New Nork Journal as special corres
ponden6 at Hong Kong, cables tha:
paper tbat daring the battle of Manila,
Commodore Dewey and Captain Lam- .
bert stood on the pilot boase of the
Olympia without any protection agiinsr j
the shot and shell of tha Spaniards
3ther than the demoral ziog and de 1
itroying 'fire of their own sailors ]
Captain Frank Wildes, of the Boston, (
is said to bave composedly promenaded
:be decks of bis ship, fanning himself j
with a palm leaf fan and watohiog bis (
sen carry out bis orders, with as arneb <
leif-possession as if at aa ordinary naval {
iispiay. j
If you want o good, honest tewing mrchine
rade, see Randie. . j ?
BATTLE OF CARDE?
NAS HARBOR.'
Five Seamen Were Killed and
Five Wounded.
Key West, Fia., May 12 -Wheo
the U-.ted States gunboat Hodson
oame np to tbe government dock at 8
o'clock this morning, the bodies of five
dead men were lying cn ber after deck.
They were the remains of Ensign W.
Bagley and four members of the crew of
tbe torpedo boat Winslow, who were
killed in an engagement io Cardenas
harbor yesterday afternoon. The bod?
ies were covered by the Stars and,
Stripes. ?
lo the cabin of the l?udaoo was Cap
tain John B. Beruadou of tho Winslow
who is slightly injured in the left leg,
and several others of the Winslow's
ci w, who are slightly wounded
The dead are : Ensign Worth Bag?
ley ; John Varverls, oiler ; Josiah Tun?
nett, cabin cook ; J. V. Meeks, fireman
and J Daniel, firemen.
Tbe engagement took place iceide
the harbor of C?rdena?. The gunboat
Wilmington, the torpedo boat Winslow
and the gunboat Hodson were the only
vessels engaged They entered the
harbor of the purpose of attacking some
Spanish gunboats which were known to
be there. Tbese latter, however, were
not discovered by the American force
antil the Spaniards opened fire. The
land batteries of Cardenas support?
ed the fire of tbe Spanish gun boats.
The engagement commenced at 2:05
p m. and lasted for aboat an bcur.
The wounded are : R E Q^c, gun?
ner's mate ; D. MoKeon, quartermas
ter ; J. H Patterson, fireman : F.
Gray and Lieut. J. B. Bernadow. All
are slightly woanded, except Patterson,
whose condition is serious.
The battle, while ii; lasted was ter?
rific. The Wilmington and the Hod?
son were ahead and opened fire on the
Spanish boats, which were lying at the
docks. Tho fire was at a range of 3,
500 yards
A few minutes later, tbe Winslow
came np and opened fire In an in?
stant the entire attention^ of tbe Span?
ish gunboats and laud batteries was
directed upon her. From ali sides shot
and shell seemed to pour in upon the
little torpedo beat.
The Wilmington and the Hudson
still kept op their fire, bul they could
not turn aside the terrible storm of fire
and death pouring in upon the torpedo
boat. The crew of the Winslow, bow
ever, never faltered for a second.
At 2 25 p. m. a solid shot crashed
into the btiil of the Winslow and
knocked oct her boiler, in an instant
she began to roll and drift helplessly.
Then tbere was a moment of awful
suspense. A fierce - cheer of triumph
went up from tbe Spaniards on the gun?
boats and io the batteries, and again a
storm of fire was opened up on the help?
less boat
Tbe gunboat Hudson, which was
lying nearby, started to the assist
ance of the W inslow She ran along?
side the torpedo boat and tried to
throw a line to the imperilled crew
Up to this time, with the exception
of the one shot which disabled the
boiler of (he Winslow, the firing of
the Spanish gunboats had been wild,
but as the Winslow lay rolling in the
water, the range grew closer and
shells began to explode all about her.
It was difficult for the Hudson to
get near enough to throw a line to
the Winslow's crew so terrible waa
the fire ait about her.
Finally, after tryiog for about 20
minutes, the Hudson approached near
enough to throw a line.
Ensign Bagley and six men were
standing in a group on the deck of
the Winslow
"Heave her ! Heave her !" shouted
Bagley, as be looked toward the
commander of the Hudson and call?
ed for a line.
"Don't miss it V shouted an offi?
cer from the Hudson, aud with a
smile Bagtey calied back :
"Let ber come. It's getting too
hot here for comfort."
The line was thrown, and, at the
same instant a shell burst in the very
midst of the group of men on board
the Winslow
Bagley was killed! instantly and a
few others dropped about him. Half
a dozen more fell groaning on the
blood-stained deck One of the dead
men pitched headlong over the side
of the boat but his feet caught in the
iron rail and he was hauled back
Bagley lay stretched on the deck,
with his face completely torn away
and the upper part of his body shat
tered
It was a terrible moment The
torpedo boat, disabled and helpless,
rolled and swayed under ihe fury of
:he fire from the Spanish gunboats.
When the shell burst; in the group on
Doard the Winslow another wild
mout of triumph went up from the
Spanish boats and batteries, and again
i heavy fire was opened on the tor
>edo boat.
Finally! the Hodson succeeded in
jetting s Hoe oo board the Wiuslow
and was towing her out of the deadly
range when the line was parted, and
again both boats were at the mercy
of the Spanish fire
At 3 50 p m , the Hudson man?
aged to get another line on the deck
of the Winslow, but there were only
three men left there at that time to
make it fast.
The Hue was finally secured and
the Winslow was towed np to Pedras
Island, where she was anchored,
with her dead aod wounded on her
decks. There some men from the
Hodson went on board the Winslow
and took the most seriously wounded
off Three who were taken on
board the gnnboat Machias died there
shortly afterward
Repulse of Americans at Cien
fuegos.
Madrid, May 12-8 p. m-The fol
loving dispatch has been received from
Havana :
"Kariy yesterday morning, four
American warships fired repeated can?
oon shots at Cien fuegos. In the mean?
while, several steamboats, towing eight
large boats loaded with arms and a muni?
tion for the rebels, approached the
shore. Several battalions of infantry
drawo np on the seashore fired upon the
boats, which speedily retreated. At the
same time, the batteries of the forts and
others along the coast fired upon the
Americans, who retreated, but again at
tempted to make a Iandiog on the banks
of the river Tremao. The Spaniards
again repulsed them by hot volleys, in?
flicting heavy losses. Fourteen Span?
iards were wounded.
A second dispatch from Havana,
says :
"At 8 o'clock yesterday morning
three large aod three small American
ships appeared off Cardenas. A small
boat was detached with some marines,
who landed near the fort and seized it.
They also seized the semaphore station,
taking the coast guards prisoners.7'
Latest Prom Dewey.
Washington, May 12 -This dis
patch came to Secretary Long late this
afternoon, and shows that ?able com?
munication bas been restored with
Manila Bay:
Hong Kong, May 12 -To Secre?
tary of the Navy : There is little change
in the situation since my las: telegram
I am transferring to tho transports steel
breech-loading rifles from tbe sunken
Spanish meo-of war Also atores from
tbe arsenal are in my possession. I
am maintaining a strict blockade
Add the Argos to the list o: destroyed
vessels. El Correo is probably El
Cano.
(Signed) Dewey.
Spanish Spy Suicides
Washington, May , 12.-George
Donning, aiias Eawiings, the mao ar?
rested last Sunday under suspicion of
being a spy in the service ot Spain,
hanged himself at the Washington
barracks to-day, shortly after 9 o'clock.
A towel and a silk handkerchief were
U9ed as the instruments of ceath.
GROWL FROM GERMANY.
Disapproval of American Oc?
cupation of the Philippines.
London, May ll -A story is pub?
lished here to the effect that Ger?
many is actively preparing to signify
her disapproval of a lasting occupa
lion of the Philippine Islands by the
United States. The German consul
at Manila is said to have been in?
structed to make representations to
Rear Admiral Dewey difiering mate?
rially in character from those of the
representatives of other powers.
Very heavy claims, it is said, are
being encouraged upon the part of
Germans who have suffered from the
bombardment of Cavite, and Ger?
many, it is further asserted, proposes
to obtain control of the Philippine
Islands, guaranteeing ti e payment
of Spain's indemnity. It ie believed
this plan is acceptable to Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria? and it is
understood to have been passively
accepted by France, which country
is strongly interested financially in
the rehibilitation of Spain.
The Spanish Fleet at Cadiz.
London, May ll -The Globe pub
li?bos this afternoon a dispatch from
Cadiz, dated Saturday last, which 6ays
the following ships, wbiob were all
ready for sea, with the exception of the
Pelayo, were ar that port: The Pelayo,
Vitoria, Carlos V, Almirante Oquerjdo,
Vizcaya, Maria Teresa, Cristobal Colon,
Alfonso XVIII, Pinion, Prosperioa,
Osado, Audaz, Furor, Terror and
several torpedo boats, also the trans- ,
ports Normaoia aod Columbia, formerly (
)f the Hamburg-American Line, which (
lave beeo renamed Patriots, and Rip- \
do respectively. <
TO INVADE ITALY.
Revolutionists Massing in
Switzerland to Moye on
Italy.
Special to The Daily Item.
Berne, Switzerland, May 12.-Large
numbers of Italian revolutionists are
gathering in this city and to the
thousands already here each arriving
train adds many more. It is the
avowed purpose of the /evolutionists
to proceed into Italy and join forces
with the revolutionists and overthrow
the government if possible
The situation in Italy is already
desperate in the extreme, and it is
impossible to obtain true and reliable
reports owing to the rigid censorship
now enforced.
The World's Opinion of the
War.
From the Springfield Republican.
Tbe public opinion of neutral na?
tions concerning our war with Spain is
a curious yet important study. The
causes of that opinion's diversity take
one into tbe whole realm of antago?
nistic national interests and prejudices,
and even compel one's attention to the
influence of rival religion s upon popu?
lar sentiment.
Tn Russia whatever expression * of
opinion is allowed io 'he newspapers
has undoubtedly taken its cue from the
attitude cf England. Is England
friendly to America ? Then the suspi?
cious Muscovite assumes an injured,
critical attitude, sounds his fears of an
?ngio-Acnericao alliance, and reminds
us of the favors we bave received from
tbe czar in days when tbe English wore
hostile. To Russia, apparently, the
great issue of the future is that of
"Saxon against Slav." Everything
that happens be scrutinizes in the light
of his coming struggle for the world
supremacy
The attitude of Germacy is more
composite in its elements:. The antag
ooism to England is ttrong and tbe
Btghtmare of an Eaglish-speaking
"bund" disturbs the Teuton's rest.
His colonial ambitions, too, render bim
jealous of America's Monroeism, whil
the terrible competition of American
food products arouses tbe bitterness cf
the German agrarian. Tbe eight,
moreover, of a nation io a remote land
great and strong enough to dierupt or
defy the continental concert escites
somewhat the imperial German's
hatred. Yet, in spite of these in?
fluences, the public opinion of Germany
is cot so strong against the United
States as was at first supposed. Tbe
spectacle of the French fury against the
Americans aroused a reaction io Ger?
man minds, for "la belle France" is
still the most bated of nations afc Ber?
lin. Io this, as in other wars of the
past, Germany may be said, to regard
only her own interests,' and these she is
likely to protect wherever, ia her opio
ion, they may be threatened.
Sharing Out the South.
vVashington, May 10.-There was
discussion by the Senate in executive
session to-day because hone of the
nominations for staff officers io the
army sent in by the President yester?
day were from the South. Senator
Money raised the question when the
reference to the nominations was made,
and be and Senators Bate, Bacon and
Lindsay all commented upon the fact.
Their speeches were not in the nature
of fault-finding, but the omission, they
said, was patent to all.
San Francisco, May ll.-The Presi?
dent has appointed General Wesley
Merritt, of tbe regular army to the
command of the volunteers from the
oe ific coast. General Merritt wilt
rank as brigadier general aod will lead
Philippines. He bas been proclaimed
governor general of the Philippines.
Washington, May ll.-Brigadier
General John L Rodgers, the senior
officer of tbe artillery branch of the
army, today was appointed chief of ar?
tillery of the army, and placed in
oharge of the heavy artillery of all tho
coast defenses.
New York, May ll.-A K?y West
special says >' ~t information has reach?
ed that place o. the landing within 50
miles of Havana of the expedition un?
der command of Caprain Dorst, Fourth
cavalry, which iefc Tampa yesterday,
cu board the transport Gussie.
Londoo, May ll.-Special dispatch?
es frnm Madrid say it is officially de?
clared that the Government of Spain has
no intention of allowing Rear Admiral
Dewey to rest upon his laurels. About
forty thousand men of the reserves of
the Spanish army have been ordered to
rejoin the colors, and it is added that a
formidable expedition is being organized
for dispatch to the Philippine Islands.
Rio Jant.ro, May ll.-A faction
sf the radical party are taking steps to
officially declare themselves in the
jhamber of deputies io favor of the
United States aod the independence of
Daba.
A Reduced Cotton Acreage.
Washiogtoo, May 10 -The cotton
i report for the month has reference to
the proposed acreage, as compared with
the acreage planted in 1897 A re?
duced acreage is reported from every
cotton-growing S a'e, the general result
indicating a breadth of 93.4, as com?
pared with the serfage of last year, or
a reduction of 6 6 per cent. The
percentages in the principal cotton
growing States are as follows : Ala?
bama 97, South Carolina and Mississip?
pi 96, Louisiana 94, North Carolina
aod Georgia 93, Florida, Texas and
Arkansas 92, Tennessee 85. In Okla?
homa there is a reduotioo of 2 per ceot,
and in the Indian Territory a reduction
of 12 per cent, from the acreage of last
last year, the figures for these Territo?
ries being 92 and 88, respectively.
The war with Spain has been in
progress since April 22-not quite
three weeks. It seems that if there
had been a universal, general or even
preponderant desire among the Cubans
for freedom the interference by the
United States would have been greeted
with some great manifestation of enthu?
siasm. One would have looked for an
almost instant trebling of the ranks of
the Cuban army of liberation and a
flocking to Gomez of the 200.000 or
more of his countrymen who have been
non-combatants. But the majority of
the Cubans appear to look upon the new
turu in affairs with nonchalance. The
insurgent leaders are in communication
with our government bot the great; bulk
of the Cuban . population seems stolid
and indolent, willing to eat American
bread if it is,sent them and willing to
starve serenely if it is not.
Our actual fighting fleet includes four
first-class battle ships, one second-class
battle ships two armored cruisers, thir?
teen protected cruisers, six monitors of
modern construction, one ram and one
dynamite cruiser. Besides these are
torpedo craft, unprotected cruisers and
gunboats galore. We rank next to
Russia, and in a year will be third
among the countries of the world.
Only one woman newspaper corres?
pondent has received ? pass to
accompany the army of invasion to
Cuba. She is said to represent a To?
ronto publication. The number of pass?
es issued so far approximates 140.
--i crt
Received a Sharp Retort.
Two young iadies, very genteelly
dressed, wero lately riding in a street
car. One of them, whose features
were more remarkable for an excess?
ive prominence of nose than any?
thing else, exhibited to the other a
picture of herself, which she said
had just been taken, and they were
engaged in discussing its merits,
wheu an elderly lady got into the
car. She was evidently one of those
inquisitive yet good. natured souls
who take a deal of innocent liberty
in the world without thinking any
harm. After riding a short distance,
she held out her hand, and said to the
lady with the picture :
'.Please let me look at it "
lier modest request was met with
au indignant frown, and the reply, as
the case was returned to the lady's
pocket:
"It's none of your business !''
The old lady settled back in her
seat very complacently, when the
companion of the one with the pic?
ture asked:
"What do you wish to do with it?"
"Oh, nothing," replied the old
lady; "I only wanted to see how suc?
cessfully the artist had put so large a
nose on so small a plate."
The lady with likeness covered her
face and dropped her veil during the
remainder the ride.
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