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2 MERRIMAC FEAT MAGNIFICENT. HEROISM OF THE HIGHEST TYPE SHOWN BY HER CREW. Braved Being Blown to Atoms in Or der to Block Up the Channel—Sunk Their Own Vessel by an Internal Explosion—Escaped on a Calnma ran and Surrendered to Admiral Cervera—Now Prisoners in Morro Castle. Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press. On Board the Associated Press Dispatch Boat Dauntless, Off Santiago de Cuba, June 4 (via Kingston, Jamaica, June 4). Rear Admiral Sampson, during Friday niorning.declded to close the narrow harbor entrance of Santiago de Cuba by sinking the collier Merrimac, loaded with coal, in the channel. He called for volunteers to go to almost certain death and 4,000 men offered themselves. Lieut. Hobson and six men were chosen and al 3 a. m. Friday mdrning the Merri mac, under her own steam, entered the channel under a terrible Spanish fire. The vessel was riddled with projectiles, but she anchored and swung around. Lieut. Hobson then set off an internal torpedo with an electric attachment, there was an explosion, the Merrimac sank, the chan nel was closed and apparently Admiral Cerevera will be unable to escape. Washington, June 4.—The navy dejart ment has posted the following bulletin: “The navy department at 3 o’clock re ceived the following dispatch: “Mole, Hayti, June 4. —Succeeded, in sinking' Merrimac in the channel of San tiago at 4a. m.. June 3. This was carried out most gallantly under the command of Naval Constructor Hobson and seven men. "Flag of truce from the Spanish Ad miral, Cevera, sent in recognition of their bravery. I am irnformed all are prisoners of war, two slightly wounded. "Request authorities to approve ex change if possible between these and the prisoners at Atlanta. "Six of the Spanish squadron in the har bor of Santiago unable to avoid being captured or destroyed. “Sampson." HOW THE HEROES WERE SAVED. Crew Bowed to Spanish ! lagship and Surrendered. Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press. Kingston, Jamaica, June 4.—Hobson and the hero crew of the Merrimac were saved in the following manner. Unable, after the sinking of their vessel, to make their way back through the storm of shot and shell, they rowed Into the harbor to the Spanish flagship and were taken on board unharmed. The Spanish admiral, under a“flag of truce, on Friday, sent word to the Amirican admiral that he offered to exchange the prisoners, adding that in the . meanwhile Hobson and his party would be treated with the greatest kindness. Lieut. Hobson appears to have carried out his plan to the smallest details, ex cept as regards the methods of escape. The row boat in which the crew were to attempt to escape was either blown up or shot to pieces, for Lieut. Hobsotp and his men drifted ashore on an old catamaran, which was slung ovtr the ship’s side at the last moment as an extra precaution. Upon reaching shore the men were taken prisoners and sent to Santiago city under guard. Later they wen® taken to Morro < aStie, wh-.«The> uro • Capt. Oviedo, Admiral Cervera's chief of staff, who boarded the New York under a flag of truce, did not give further de tails of the capture. The bravery of the Americans evidently excited as much admiration among the Spaniards ns it did among the men of the American fleet. The prisoners were per fectly.safe and will probably be well treat ed while they remain in Morro Castle. The fleet Is wild with delight to-night over the termination of the most daring expedition since the destruction of the Confederate iron clad Albermarle by the Cushing In 184'4. The admiral Is jimt as glad ns the youngest Jackie. Capt. Cljad wlck of the flagship New York, who is usually most conservative, In speaking of the Incident, said: "Splendid! splendid! too much cannot be said about it." *l'he general opinion la that no man ever deserved recognition by Congress for per gonal brayery more than does Lieut. Hob son. His work was well done and his men are safe. When he started on the expedi tion few thought he could accomplish his object. Officers of the fleet when questioned as to whether Capt. Oviedo could have had nny ulterior design tn visiting the New York under a flag of truce, scouted the suggestion, Haying that the visit was prompted by pure chivalry on the part of the Hpuntards, and was noble of them. Clausen, the New York's coxswain, went on the Merrimac against odds. Nothing could have kept him from that trip into the jaxvs of death. it is that the Spaniards will try to blow up the MerrimAc, but improb able that they will succeed. Speculation is rife as to the details of how Lieut. Hobson managed to blow his ship up and lived to tell the tale. His heroism has cleared up the situation well. The Spaniards are now doubly penned in' At quarters on the New York this even ing Chaplain Boyce, praying before the bareheaded crew on deck, thanked God for having preserved Lieut. Hobson and the men under him. Last night Chaplain Boyce invoked this protection, but few then believed it pos sible that his prayer could be granted. Cadet Powell, who was the last man to see Lieut. Hobson before his start. mid who had charge of the launch during its |w>rilous trip, aftci much needed si. ep,told I lie story of his experience. He said "l.kut. Hobson took a short sleep for a few hours, which was often interrupted. A quarter to two lie came on deck and made fltml ins|iceiion, giving his last in •trucliona. Then we had u little lunch Lkul. Hobson was as cool as u cucumber’ About o’clock, I took the men who were not going on the trip into the Inutu h nnl started tor the Texas. the nearest ►bl’. but had to go back for one of the as. glstant engineers. Wnom Lieut. Hobson Anally competed to leave. 1 shook hands with Lieut. Hobson the last of ail H v f •Powell. «auh the boat's crew when w<* pull out of the hat-box. We will be cracks rowing thirty gtrofceFto the minute ’ "After leaving the Texas I saw the Mer rimae steaming slowly in. it was »nl» f ur!) .Wk then, and the shore was > Vlsibk. Ue followed about three-quarters of a mile astern. The Merrimac stood it lout a ml* to the westward of th e har bor. and seemed a bit mixed, turning com pletely around. Finally heading to the cu.M, sh«* Hui Uqwh nth) (hen turned in. "We were then chasing him, because I thought Hobson had lost Ins bearing* When Hobson wag about StM yards from ihe harbor, the first gun was tired from th* eastern bluff We were then half a mile off shore, close under the batteries. *1 he flring increased rapxl.y. We steamed in slowly and lost sight of the Merrimac In the smoke which the wind carried off shore. It hung heavily. Before Hobson could have blown up the Merrimac, the western battery picked us up and com menced firing. They shot wild and we only heard the shots. We ran in still closer to the shore and the gunners lost eight of us. Then we heard the explosion of the torpe does on the Merrimac. ••Until daylight we waitel just outside the breaker* half a mile to the w<etward •f Mvirv, keeping a sharp lookout lor the boat or for swimmers, but saw' noth ing. “Hobson had arranged to meet us at that point, but thinking that some one might have drifted out we crossed in front of Morro and the mouth of the har bor to the eastward. About 5 o'clock we crossed the harbor again within a quar ter of a mile and stood to the westward. In passing we saw one spar from the Merrimac sticking out of the water. We hugged the shore just outside the break water for a mile and then turned to ward the Texas, when the batteries saw us and opened fire. It was then broad daylight. The first shot fired dropped thirty yards astern, but the other shots went wild. "I drove the launch for all she was worth, finally making the New York. The men behaved splendidly." The news of Lieut. Hobson’s safety lift ed a great load from Cadet Powell’s mind. Prpbably no other details of this marvel ous trip will be known until Lieut. Hob son gets back. Some heavy firing was done shortly be fore midnight by the New York and New Orleans, aimed at what was thought to be a small gun boat which disappeared. Whether she was sunk or not is not known. The firing took place to the east ward of Morro. ’ The stroke, which leaves the government at Washington free to act without fear of the Spanish fleet, was planned by Lieut. Hobson, who commanded the expedition. With him went Daniel Montague, George Charette, J. E. Murphy, Oscar Deignan, John Phillips and John Kelly, all non commissioned officers or enlisted men. CERVERA CHIVALROUS. Hix Lieutenant Carries Back Money and Provisions. Copyright, 1898. by the Associated Press: With the fleet, off Santiago de Cuba, June 4, via Mole St. Nicholas, Hayti, June 4.—A1l the members of the Merrimac expedition are safe. Only two of them were slightly injured; their names are not known. Lieut. Hobson was not hurt. All of the Merrimac’s men are held as prisoners of war. The news of their wonderful escape was sent to Rear Admiral Sampson by Ad- * - - - m ■■■■fittrni— BUdM—wiiiniuwl mH IlhlflWKiU , ?s.- - •<-. : J - ——- -t ' S- --’!■■■■ l ' 1 • 1 i —T=y ,, - , * = '■ naorrq ‘ - r;X / t ; v z> A f -- 2--.--.-xyr p.f Harbor of Snntinuo de Cuba, Showlnv Where the Collier Merrimac Was Sunk for the Purpose of “PattinK the Stopper Into the Bottle.’’ miral Cervera. the Spanish admiral be ing so struck with the courage of the Merrimac's crew that he thought Ad miral S impson should know they had not lost their lives. Admiral Cervera’s chief of staff, Capt. Ovideo, boarded the New York under ft flag of truce bearing the announcement of the safety of the Merrimac’s men, ard returned with a supply of provisions and money for the prisoners. LAND BATTLE AT SANTIAGO. American Troops Reported With the 1 naaraentM. Copyright. 1898, by the Associated Press. Cape Hnytien, June 4. 12:45 p. in.—Dis patches received here flay it is reported in Santiago »ie Cuba that United States troops have been debarked at Punta Cabrena. The dispatch adds that there was heavy Cannonading yesterday afternoon nt San tiago de Cuba, and that extraordinary commotion prevailed at that place. Ail tho Spanish troopa, it is said, were con centrated at the forifficaticos in the sub urbs, ond it was understood among the non-combatant that the insurgents and the American force® were making a grand at tack on the landward side. In the evening, the dispatches go on to say, at a distance of about eight miles off the coast, twenty American warships, live of which were cruisers, could be seen. It was believed tn Santiago de Cuba that this was the united fleet of Rear Admiral Sampson and Com moder Schley. SPANISH FLEET DESTROYED. Unconfirmed Report to That Effect in ( ircnlMtion in Hayti. Copyright. 1898. by the Associated Press. Cape Hayden. Hayti, July 4. 7:45 a. m.— A report which cannot be verified is cur rent here this morning to the effect that the erttlre American fleet off Santiago do Cuba destroyed the Spanish fleet at that place yesterday. No direct news has yet been revel veil. The accounts of the defeat of the Do mintvan revolutionists at Monto Crtsto, re public of Santo Domingo, are persistently doubted bciWt THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1898, ■ HOBSON AMONG THE HEROES. t SINKING OF THE MERRIMAC A BRIL LIANT SHOW OF BRAVERY. i - The 'Lieutenant an Alabamian by Birth and a Man of Brilliant Intel j lect—American Naval Officers Highly Appreciate Admiral Cer vera’s Recognition of the Heroic 1 Nature of the Work— Exchange of 1 Prisoners and Promotion Certain. 3 Washington, June 4.—From early rqprn ing when the first newspaper appeared on 2 the streets containing the 'brief statement , of the sinking of the Merrimac in Santiago I harbor, the officials of the navy depart- I ’ ment awaited with intense interest official I confirmation and explanation from Admi- | ral Sampson. . r In the afternoon the story came, lacking '■ in detail it is true, but giving in rough out lines a sketch of American heroism that . will live through generations to come. There is no doubt that the name Hobson ■ is destined to be bracketed with tha.t cf ’ Cushing among America’s naval heroes, and, indeed, it was the opinion of the ma » jority of officers who scanned the Asso- • elated Press account of the sinking of the Merrimac that the exploit surpassed in brilliancy and as an exhibition of cool dar ing even Cushing’s famous attack upon the ram Albemarle. • Reward sure and adequate is awaiting these American heroes, and Acting Secre- : tary Allen has so pledged himself after , consultation with Secretary Long, who 13 , still confined to his rooms by a lame leg. C Medals and promotion are the least they can expect at the hands of a grateful peo ; pie. Meanwhile, they will not languish long in a Spanish prison if the authorities here can bring about their release, for half s an hour after Admiral Sampson’s bulletin was displayed on the walls of the navy s department, Col. Carter, assistant adju- - tant general, had taken the preliminary steps to arrange for an exchange of pris oners, and was learning just how many Spsnish officers and enlisted men were atfll held in captivity at Fort McPherson. Ga where they had been taken from the prizes captured by the American naval vessels. In addition to these the navy has just turned over to the military authorities at Fort Monroe for safe keeping, another Spanish officer supposed to be of high rank, but who has so far managed to con ceal his identity. The officials are confident that they have more than enough Span ish officers to offer as ransom for the one American officer and seven enlisted men held by Cervera. The officers, one and all, took note of the generous recognition by the Spanish ad miral of the bravery of the Americans and his kindly treatment of the prisoners, and it can be guaranteed that the admiral’s captive has a right to expect should he be captive has aright to expect should be be overcome in the end and forced to surren der to Admiral Sampson. The naval situation is believed to be en tirely satisfactory. Notwithstanding the Spanish reports of the clearing away of the Merrimac it is not believed for an in stant that Admiral Sampson will submit to losing this dearly purchased advantage and he can be relied upon to prevent the removal of the obstruction. With the Spanish fleet caged inside the harbor, they to remain until they are starved out or surrender. Admiral Samp son will be free to detach most of his pow erful squadron for service elsewhere. This means, according to common belief, imme diate attack upon San Juan. Peace signs have been multiplying: there has been a notable change in the tone of the Spanish pre^.. and although up to this moment, no advances have been made ta the state department by any of the Euro pean powers.there is an indefinable sugges tion in the air that any moment may bring forth overtures of this kind. For this reason the campaign against Porto Rico proJabiy will be burned in or- 'Salt Rheum Intense Suffering-Could Not Sleep —Cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla. “ I had salt rheum on my arms, which itched intensely and kept me from sleep ing. The skin on my hands would crack open. My friends believed I was suffer ing from blood poisoning. I decided to take Hood’s Sarsaparilla. I did not see any improvement with the first bottle but continued with the medicine and • after taking five bottles I was completely ' cured. My hands are now .as smooth as j I could wish.” A. D. Hagey, Elroy, Pa. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is the best—in fact the One True Blood Purifier. Sold by all druggists. §1; six for $5. ~ r-k.ii are prompt, efficient and lIOOU S r’lllS easy in effect. 25cents . der to insure its possession by the United States, if peace is attained. fO the Cadiz fleet no fear is entertained. Notwithstanding the many published re ports, probably all ascribable to Spanish ingenuity, to the effect that his fleet has already started for either the West Indies or the Philippines, it can be stated that the government has information which it regards as reliable that the Spanish fleet had not left Cadiz up to yesterday. Mean while army preparation go forward with out the slightest sign of cessation. To-day bids were opened for supplyng 1,500,000 cartridges; two more transports . were purchased, and arrangements were made to use four of the large Spanish steamers captured as prizes for the trans portation of troops to Cuba and Porto Rico. Naval Constructor Hobson, whose name is on every lip in Washington to-night, is well known at the navy department, as he served in the bureau of construction for several years. His associates regard ed him as combining great ability as a student with the eccentricity often accom panying genius. It was remarked by one of the chief officials of the navy depart ment that Lieut. Hobson was a man who held naval regulations concerning matters of form in contempt and was oblivious to official rules. These dare-devil character istics were offset, however, by his recog nized ability in all branches of naval science, particularly naval architecture. Although the youngest man in his class at the naval academy, he graduated at the head of the class, a signal honor, which led to his being sent by the gov ernment for a course in the naval schools of Europe. Here he gained new honors. On returning to this country' he served with the department and also saw sea ser vice, and about a year ago became in structor in naval architecture at the naval academy at Annapolis. When the war broke out, he asked for a-tive service and at the same time in sisted on taking three naval cadets of his clasj with him in order that they might gala the advantage of practical' experi ence on sblplxwrd during the war. As a result he and his three cadets were as signed to Admiral Sampson’s it was the prevailing expression at the de pirtsrent «o-night that Lieut. Hobson was just the character to take the lead in such a hazardous feat as that of sink ing the Merrimac. It is presumed that Admiral Sampson chose him from among majiy volunteers owing to the fact that his expert knowl edge of naval construction would permit him to sink the Merrimac in such posi tion as to prove most effective in block ing the channel. From naval sources a full sketch of Con structor Hobson was secured, as follows: Richmond Pearson Hobson, born Aug. 17. 1870, at Greensboro, Hail county. Ala bama. where he also graduated from the Southern University at the head of his class. He was a popin ted to the Naval Academy in competitive examination in May. 1.855, and although the youngest man of the class, graduated at its head in 1889. His first cruise was to Brazil, when the flag of the new Brasilian republic was recognized. He was ordered to a special course abroad, spending one year at the National School of Mines at Paris and two years at the School of Maritime Science in the same city. The summer vacation was spent in French shipyards. He received diplomas from the French school for dis tinction in naval construction and design, both of hulls and of engines. He also spent some time in the English shipyards. He was assigned to duty at the navy de pnrtmtut in 1894, in the office of naval In- telligence, bureau of construction and re pair. While on this duty he wrote a re port on hist observation abroad, also a report on disappearing guns afloat, which was discussed by naval ex perts on both sides of the water. In 1895 hg was on duty at the New York navy yard as assistant to the naval con structor. He inspected the yacht De fender and made an interesting report on that prize craft. Later he joined Admiral Bunce on the flagship New York. As a result of this service he inaugurated the new system of giving sea duty to naval constructors. He proposed, organized and conducted the post graduate course at the United States naval academy, fixing the speical course at three years for officers desiring the highest attainments in naval science. April 17, last he was assigned to duty as constructor for the fleet at Key West. Mr. Hobson is the author of a political naval military paper on the "Situation and Outlook in Europe,” which has re ceived considerable attention abroad. Dur ing the China-Japan war he was selected as the American naval observer, but his selection was revoked owing to the <p position of line officers to those in the construction service. ' His expert knowledge was recognized by the Mexican government, which desig nated him, in 1896, io conduct trials and pass upon the Mexican dispatch vessel Donato Guerra, built at Philadelphia. Constructor Hobson is a great nephew of Gov. John Morehead of North Carolina. His father was a well known lawyer and judge of-that state. On the maternal line he is a grandson of Chief Justice Pearson of North Carolina and a nephew of Rep resentative Pearson of that state. He is a great-grandson of former Senator Will iams of Tennessee. ♦ CUBA’S LAST CABLE CUT. Work Begun by the Americans a Month Ago Completed. Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press. Off Santiago de Cuba, June 3, per the Associated Press Dispatch Boat Wanda, via Kingston, Jamaica, June 4.—The last cable strands binding Cuba to the outside world were cut this afternoon by a cable vessel convoyed here by the United States dispatch gunboat Dolphin. The first cable picked up was that Tun ing to Kingston. It was founjl early this morning. The coast loop connecting Santiago and , Guantanamo was then cut. Proceeding to Guantanamo the cable vessel finally grappled and severed the Haytien cable. This ends the cable cutting operations begun a month ago. The strands cut to-day were the only one remaining, except a few coast loops, and these will probably be severed in a short time. Washington, June 4.—lt developed for the first time to-day that an important ca ble cutting expedition, projected by Gen. Greely, chief of the signal service, and in charge of the strategic supervision of ca ble and telegraph lines, had met with suc cess, and that Gen. Blanco was probably isolated from the outside world, and partic ularly from the Spanish authorities at Madrid. The advices received were independent of those by Associated Press dispatch boat via Kingston, but they bore out these dis patches and has additional details. They show that the French cable from Santiago to Hayti, was Interrupted at 6:30 ..last night, and. no have passed over that line since then? 1 ’ Word has not yet come as to the inter ruption of the two British cables leaving Cuba byway of Jamaica, but Gen. Gree ley is satisfied that these also have been cut. FACTS ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES. Two of the 2,000 Islands of the Group Larger Than Ireland. Washington, June 4.—“ Notes on the Philippine Islands” have been issued by the state department as No. 131 of the ad vance sheets of the consular reports. One expert extensively quoted, Frank Karuth, says that extensive gold deposits have turned up quite near the sea, assur ing a large output for many years to come. It has also been proven that they extend over a wide district. Some facts of interest aside from min ing are reported. For instance, the Philip pine Archipelago contains nearly 2,000 isl ands. Two of them are larger than Ire land, Luzon, with 42,000, and Mindanao, with 38,000 square miles. . Earthquakes are not infrequent. The rainfall is not excessive, nor is It continuous. The climate is very healthful for a trop ical region, and diseases such as yellow fever are unknown. The natives are mostly Malays, but in the interior are remnants of a race of Papuan origin. The family tie is verj’ strong: children are orderly, parents re spected and the race has an inbred courte sy and prudence and ready hospitality is never missing. Eight million natives inhabit the Philip pines; food resources are ample and fam ine is unknown. TBOOI’S LEAVE MOBILE. Cavalry and Two Regiments of In fantry Depart. Mobile, Ala., June 4.—The fleet of trans ports left this morning between 9:30 and 10 o’clock with the Third and Twentieth Infantry Regiments and a part of the Second cavalry. Four vessels, the Matteawan, Break water, Stillwater and Morgan, carried the troops and were accompanied by the Aran sas. with wagons, trains, etc. All the «team whistles on the river front were set going, while thousands of spectators gath ered along the wharves, raised a continu ous cheering as the vessels passed. The fiutiila made the passage of the channel without detention anywhere and on arriving at Fort Morgan the fort fired a salute and the transports dipped their ; I flags. The vessels put to sea at once. The Nineteenth Infantry and Fifth Cav alry left by rail this afternoon for Tampa. The only regular troops in camp here now are the Eleventh Infantry. RECRUITS LEAVE ATLANTA. Men Intended for the Philippines Leave Fort McPherson. > Atlanta, Ga.. June 4.—The recruits from 1 Fort McPherson intended for service in 1 the Philippines left to-night in two special train® for San Francisco byway of New > Orleans. They are a fine looking set of r men and fully equipped. I WRESTLING MATCH STOPPED. > - Police Break I'p the Wlttmer and I the Terrible Turk. Cincinnati. June 4.—The wrestling con test for the championship between Charles ’ Wittmer of this city, arid Yousuf, the "Terrible Turk,” was stopped by the police shortly alter midnight, SPY SYSTEM OF SPANIARDS. TELL-TALE LETTER OF’ LIEUT. CARRANZA PURLOINED. Action to Secure the Instant Depart ure of the Spanish Contingent From Canadian Soil Likely to Fol low—Carranza Refers to the Spy Who Hanged Himself at WiiHliiiin ton and One Captured at Tampa. Indulges In Criticism of Spanish Naval Commanders. Washington, June 4.—Chief Wilkie of the United States treasury secret service to day made public the letter which was re cently written by Lieut. Carranza, former naval attache of the Spanish legation in Washington, now in Montreal, to a party in the office of the Span ish minister of marine at Madrid, and se cured by Mr. Wilkie's operatives and brought to Washington. The officials here son’t know who Senor Imay, to whom the latter is addressed, is; but they believe he is a high official of the Spanish ma rine office. The letter was re ceived here about one week ago, but for public reasons has been withheld until to day. Copies this morning were furnished to the President, Secretary of War and Sec retary of State, and it is probable action will be taken to secure the instant depar ture of the Spanish contingent from Can adian soil. The letter is of the most sensational character and discloses the very elaborate spy system which has been conducted in this country in the interest of Spain. Since their departure from thjg city, Chief Wilkie’s agents have been fully cog nizant of every move of the Spaniards, and for the last several weeks he has had agents employed in the houses where they lodged and nothing of interest apparently escaped their vigilance. The letter, however, was secured by an operative, who called at the house in the capacity of a health officer, while Mr. Carranza was at dinner. The letter was found on his table addressed for mailing. It was handed by this man to another in waiting, and from him to a third, who in stantly started with it to Washington. The party under suspicion in Montreal of having taken the letter, Chief Wilkie says,, is entirely innocent, the man who took- the letter never having been in the house before. The officials who have had knowledge of Chief Wilkie’s moyes regard it as one of the most clever pieces of detective work ever done in this country. The letter is as follows: "Montreal, May 26, 1898.—Tupper street, 42. To His Excellency, Senor Don Jose Gomez Imay—My Dear Don Jose: It was my belief that they would have appointed you to command the Cadiz fleet, and it was my intention to have sent you a tele gram asking that you take me with you to meet you in the Antilles, or wherever you might. The case has not turned out thus, however, apd it seems as though God was not on our side because the se lection of Senor Camara will be fatal, al though he may have a good chief of staff. “No one could possibly suit him, be cause he is very capricious, and, besides, is not a hard worker; on the contrary, he is lazy and would pay no attention to the advice of any one. You will not take this for flattery, but to-day no one but you and Don Pasquale should have com mand of our fleet, and this is the belief of Uiq element of .the jjar«£x?nel s , Now, there is no remedy, and may God shed his light upon him and keep him tn His hands. “I have been left here to receive and send telegrams and to look after the spy service, which I have organized, or, I had better say, am establishing here, be cause, until a very little while ago, I was not permitted to do as I pleased. "We have had bad luck because they have captured our two best spies, one in Washington, who hanged himself—or else they did it for him—and the other day before yesterday in Tampa. The Americans are showing the most extraordinary vigi lance. I do not wish to remain here with out taking an active part in the war, and I desjre duty in which I can take the initi ative and do something. I shall be ex tremely gratified to have a ship in order to run the blockade, or a torpedo boat; anything rather than playing second fid dle. However, if there is no other remedy, I would go perfectly willingly on board a large ship. I am very sorry that this war finds me so vbry low in rank, for it of fers opportunities for any one who wishes to work and to risk himself. I cannot believe that Doh Pasquale could be in Santiago as reported by the American Press. He entered it on the 18th and if he had gone Immediately to Havana he would have met only two monitors in front of it. I make it out that he enter ed the place only to coal, and for the moral effect it would produce in Spain. Suppose he went out Friday, the 20th— if he had gone to the North and through the Provi dence channel, he would have passed into Havana right under the noses of the Americans, who had only small cruisers; for Schley was at! sep on the night of Thursday, Sampson on that of Friday, and on that of Sunday, the 22d, he took the lower channel for the East and on Wednes day turned back towards Havana. "Schley's squadron has been reinforced by the lowa and Sampson’s by the Ore gon. I believe that in war one has to tempt fortune. If it had not been be cause Sampson was afraid that Don Pas quale might go to Havana and that Schley would not be there, or our confidence is well grounded that he found himself very short of ammunition after the bombard ment through the stealing in the ordnance department, the fact remains that it was logical for him to remain near Santiago and Cienfuegos, and if he could not pre vent the entrance of our squadron to»shut it up and thus close its campaign, and those people over there already believe it closed. But I cannot believe such a stu pid thing possible. I suppose he went to the South of Porto Pico, and that he had ordered a cruiser or two there to cover the Terror and that he will appear at San Juan the 27th or 28th. He will /oal there and will rest a day or two and will then return to delay and annoy them and de lay the invasion. The Vizcaya and Oquen do at least need not go into dry dock. I telegraphed to Don Pasquale on the morning of the 29th, when I knew he was in Santiago, saying that the squadrons were at Key- West. He did not answer me. That after noon there came another telegram from Madrid saying he had left Santiago. "I continued sending messages to Gen. Bianco in respect to all the movements and, so far as X know, Don Pasquale has arrived at Porto Rico, where I shall try to communicate with him. If he could have set out from Martinique for Havana, hav ing twenty-four hours advantage,he would have arrived before now. I am very mucn afraid lest they attack Porto Rico by sea and land and put off the attack on Ha vana. They are not going to do more than try to take the latter, and they think then if they’ destroy our fleet, of taking the war into Spain with Havana already in their power. They have no confidence in their army, but they have in their navy and they are afraid of our army and of yellow fever, because if the men should begin to die in Cuba thege would be a tremendous low, as they are not like our "Anyway we shall see when there is news of the fleet. I expect it to-morrow. With them cleaning their hulls at the we should be able to clean some- thing in three days at Porto Rico. Each day- that passes is worse for us on account of the almost total lack of preparations. If the Cadiz squadron is to come to bom bard Boston, Portland and Long Island they can do it now, but after a few months it will be too late., "I think if we are to have any success in this matter, it will be through treating for peace by yielding Cuba and having them recognize the debt. If we do not do this soon it will be too late and we shall lose Cuba and Porto Rico, and all that this war has cost us, and in addi tion we shall be charged with the Cuban debt for which our treasury is responsible. “There is no doubt here that we cannot continue this war, in which we have noth ing to gain and may lose our three colo nies and be ruined for fifty years. “In the matter of money there is no pa triotism here. Proof is given by the bank which ought to have bought gold, although at a premium of ICO per cent., and issued notes against it in the same or a slightly greater quantity. With 150,000,000 it could have made 1,300,000,000. This is the moment of the year, which, instead of returning 23 or 24 per cent., it returns only 12 or 15. As regards its buying gold, exchange has gone down, and if in buying 400,000,000 it issues 500,000,000, paying 600 or 700, inas much as the state subscribes at the rate of 5 per cent., this would represent to the bank an interest of about 3 per cent, and its dividend would have gone down very little. The bank is the nation, and with the nation it has grown rich by offering to pay money, which it did not have in its treasury, and by getting»lnterest on that which it never had really given out. But whatever the bank does nobody dares ob ject to, except those who have no money in their pants if they should call for it. “1 have written to the minister, but I did not give him so much news of the fleets as to you, because I had other things to speak of. If you should see him you might give him some news. “We shall see when they relieve me and send some one here to work and not amuse himself. I can imagine your anxiety for Francisco and the rest, an anxiety that we share. Their terrible ships do not go as fast as ours, by perhaps two and a half miles. As for the monitors they don’t count for much; they can be used only to bombard in a smooth sea and besides can not go fast and carry very little coal. "They have delayed Sampson the whole voyage. My regards to Rafael and his daughters, and you know how much your kinsman and subordinate loves you. "Ramon Carranza.” “I should be glad to have you write me your opinions. You know how much I ap preciate them. If the squadron is in Cuba they are going to destroy its wretched fortifications and sink a couple of steam ers in the mouth. They have already tel egraphed to Key West for them to see if they have gotten them there, and the inventor, Holland, offers his submarine boat to destroy the mines.” SPANIARDS DYNAMITE MERRIMAC. Wreck Reported Blown Ont of tint Channel by the Dons. Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press. Port au Prince, June 4, 8:30 a. m.—After the bombardment, the Spaniards blew up with dynamite the sunken American col lier Merrimac and have since been at work clearing the channel so as, in all probabil ity, to permit Admiral Cervera’s fleet to put out to sea should the Cadiz squadron, under Admiral Camara, arrive in Cuban waters to relieve the blockaded ships. In the meanwhile the dispatches from Santiago say the Spaniards pay tribute to the audacity of the Americans in- so clever ly attempting to block the channel. There are a great number of insurgents in the vicinity of Santiago, probably wait- ■ *ng**or some dedfeive artfajr upon the vMrywi of the American fleet, which will undoubt edly be the signal for a land attack upon the town. TROOPS FOR THE PHILIPPINES. A Total of 420,000 Men to Be Sent out the Expedition. San Francisco, June 4.—So far as haa been given out the second expedition to the Philippines will consist of the First Col orado and the Tenth Pennsylvania volun teer infantry regiments, the First Battal ion of the Twenty-third United States In fantry and two light batteries of Utah volunteers. The Utah artillery not included in the orders originally issued, but it is semi officially stated at the headquarters of Maj. Gen. Otis that Battery A, Capt. Young, and Battery B, Capt. Grant, would go with the transport fleet. It is also considered probable that one battery of the Third United States Artil lery will also be directed to go with the same expedition. The battalion of the Twenty-third In fantry, United States army, which haw been ordered to be in readiness to embark by next Tuesday, consists of Companies D, E, F and H, under command of Lieut. Col. J. W. French. Including a company of engineers, the troops designated in the order of Wed nesday night for the expedition number approximately 2,600 officers and men. The China, Zealandia, Colon, Centennial and Ohio ought to carry 4,500. Col. Berry of the Seventh California, received assur ances some days ago that his command would go with the second expedition and special efforts have been made to thor oughly equip the regiment, and he expects to be included in a later order. BOXED TWENTY ROUNDS. Bout Between Everhardt and Zelgleat Ends in a Draw. New York, June 4.—Jack Everhardt of New Orleans and Owen Zeigler of Phila delphia boxed twenty rounds at catch weights at the Greater New York Athletic Club, Coney Island, to-night and the re sult was a draw. The bout was very clean and clever, and not once did either man mar the sport with the suspicion of a foul. The referee’s decision was the only ono that could possibly be made in all fairness to both contestants, and was received by the spectators without a word of dissent. EMORY’S NEW PRESIDENT. Columbus Happy Over the Election of Dr. Downtan. Columbus, Ga., June 4.—Columbus is happy over the election of Dr. C. E. Dow man as president of Emory College. Dr. Dowman has been with St. Luke’s Church three years, and has a fine new church nearing completion. He is popular with all denominations and is regarded as the best man in the state to succeed President Candler. He was bom in England, and is 58 years old. He graduated with honors from Emory, and in addition to pastoral work has held chairs In the faculty of both Emory and Wesleyan. STRANGE FLEET SEEN. Possibly the Second Squadron From Spain. St. Pierre, Martinique, June 4.—A report is curernt here that a fleet, the nationality of which is not known, was seen off the west point of<he island to-day by fisher men. Firing was heard last night.