The Paducah Daily Sun Newspaper, May 2, 1898, Page 1

PLUME L—-NUMBER 115 TEN CENTS A WEEK > AMERICAN SQUADRON ris] tit IOUS AT MANILA. ee eee Phe Spanish Fleet At Peace. Take Your Prescriptions to LSON * SOULE’S DRUG STORE _ Up to date in all lines Sof liquors for ICE CREAM SODA PURE! Agent for uw vier Goods delivered. Commodore Dewey D ‘STARS AND STRIPES Philippine Islands, Greatest Colon THE BOMBARDMENT OF H Cuba May Be Invaded This Week Will Then in Earnest. Campaign gun |ONE MORE SUCH VICTORY WILL ‘THEY FOUGHT LIKE MEN. Our Boys Swept Everything Be-|) Will Be One of the World's Famous weies: Wi { fore Them ON TO HAVANA! Spanish Fleet and Takes the City of Manila. Will Wave in Triumph Over the | | Maria Christina and Castinella were estroys the UNFURLED | Spain’s ies. AVANA NE and the fiayanal Ke Be END THE WAR,| terrible engagement the American eet retreated to the other aide of and landed its killed and Lanes on the shore. The Spanish losses heavy, bay were very and the American ships were brates damaged ommander of the Ma Capt. Cadaizeo, Christina, | was killed. Later dispatches that the say “ rule ihilae ! and is not thought to be very great. THE OREGON Washington, May 2, 9:22 p, m.— The British legation here says that Manila has surrendered. ‘The state department has no confirmation but the report is believed. Washington, May 2, 3:44 p. ©. | Steams Into Rio Janeiro Satur- —President McKinley is accredited . with saying that the war wiil be over} ay Niglit With the Mari- within a month and does not think IS SAFE. Governor Sues for "Manila Is Ours. PLANS REING PUSHED FOR THE INVASION OF CUBA THIS WEEK, ;An Enraged Mob Threatens the Life of the Queen Re- HAUGHTY SPANIARDS HUMBLED. Rumored That the Powers Will) Compel Spain to Sue for SPAIN WILL RESORT 10 PRIVATEERING. ; Hopes By This Means to Infliet Upon the Their THE DEFEAT A TERRIBLE Ve gent in Madrid. i | | HAVANA NEXT. May 2 that Admiral Sam; Ha The war board Washington It is thought n will he ordered | a by Thursday. to bombard has about decided are favorable for the ture Havana to be- is believed that Gen, Peace at Once. | that conditions campaign to gin. Gomes jy to co-operate with the Amer- ican force TO FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. y West, Fla,, May ired Cubans left here yesterday un 900 others, ‘This united body | will be equipped by the United States and will be transported to Cuba im- | mediately Beginnlns — yesterday |this port will be closed to all Great Damage | Soll Yankees to Retrieve | Failing Fortunes. 2.—Three LOSS TO SPAI incom: United States to make peace destroy American commer Ame ved that the | bombard some of the It is bel American coast made and that privateering cities on the will soon May much ington, 10:38 ‘There is 1s to| the Queen « 1 to ican const attack will soon 8 a. ; here now of or- | ing vessels from lock | until day! mth Uber family may come | ever at any m The Cairo Krause-Stout Bi the The of the sea- erful illus. trated s ves equal to any and rior to many of a much | higher price of admission. A dollar ple’s popular. prives, 10, ay of Phe vany situa. the ast begun, though they ad- | mit that their fleet at Manila kas Madrid, May 2 11A6a,m report be tion philosophically and say th war has m, | 4 complete defeat. | show at pe 20 and 36 iev- Washington It is be May : 2 etta —The Spaniards dering Admiral Sampson to bombard ed here that the European powers to - : “The Daughter of the Regiment” Victories. |hoth burned, and that the rest of the|Yolunteers will be needed. General Havana immedistely.in view of the ; 4 GEN. BLANCO’S ORDER) Spanish fleet retreated, after some of Ex OF Conseriptivu in Ciba Slows é i a ¥ Pent to raise Cuban cx - “ent, to the n * > E © Washington. ’ . A TRUE TONIC “ That He is In Sore Straits, Beat of Soon Be Moved to the Vi- an Government May clnity of Matanzas. Washington May ary Quesada, of the Cu here, said Saturday Blanco's order between the ip the Spani xtremity to which the Sy mander was (riven said that up to this ti @utborities have not utilized the Vices of a single Caban comy or Fegiment, knowing that the Cubans at heart devoted to the cause of of Cuba and take the first opportun- ity to tura their arms against For this reason the voluntecr at Havana aud elsewhere, rer ecruited exclusively from 5) dard: NM Quesada said the present 1 ripts was pany fox he An futile and such Cubans as are for to enlist under the Spavish flag wi find opportuniy to use t en in the cause of Cuba SE high Cuban quarters the opinion nila that President Masso, of Fepublic, and his Cabinet will femove voon from Sancti where they are thought & hborhood of Matwnzas the s¢ with a view \ of the Cuban civi vernment fear Matanzas. 11 is said, however that this will depend much upon the ‘instructions carried by Lieut, Rowan U.S. A., to the Cuban commanders The nature of these instructions i not discussed. It is intimated Ay ever, that one of the first re likely to be the transfer of Presi lent Masso and his entire cabinet to the Cuban coast and the setting up there ot a complete « organization One of the adv es of this move from the Cuban standpoint, is that it will give the Cuban civil government most distinct identity and will ad- nee the recognition of its independ- ence. This independence continues to be sincerely hoped for at an early day by the Cuban authorities in They a anxious to ial status with the occupy at at or assume a more oll authorities here than they present. A tonic to a nature one that simply give rary stimulation, but one commends itself by the eff A substitute will not prove sa isfactory to people so often di appointed, -ALLAN’S CELERY WITH IRON Strengthens the vital fore« favigerates, and cleanses the entire system and dispels that languid feeling. Sold by LYNE & LYNE DRUGGISTS Hondreds of Spanish Lives Were 1 Lost. and Probably Many Nine yy Fell Onder Spanish Fire. | | Washington, May 2, m,—Commodore Dewey | yesterday's vie | 12:21 p. contirms | ory in an official | eport to the navy department Phe British consul at Manila rables that the governor of the} | Philippine islands has sent a flag }of trace to Commodore Dewey and has offered to surrender, Phe asted but a few minut The eapture of the city is now assured 12 issued orders Washington, May 2, 11:12 a. m, The war board obit n first of lto take move Cuba place he wyasior W expec week certa ily. ‘Phe greatest \e n prevails in the army and at the great confi- war will on as has been May It American ships at Manila, Spanish origin and is Kong is report- ost in the battle is of vot beheved here London, May 2.—Cable dispatches | ust received confirm the reports of ctory of Admiral Dewey's of the British | | [eet They two The say only pau are left. onsul cables that Commodore Dewey that the bom- will ist informed him Manila nardment of be begun mimediately London, May 2, 11:01 The cabk tor at Mz his last message m.—| closed to that Dewey's ope before tlecing save his life saying fleet was pouring shot and shell into The saying that the Spaniards are ready to capitulate, the city, cable concludes by London, 32 a, m- May 2, 11 Spanish nts here admit that it is sow only & matter of a few hours util Manila is in complete of the posses Americans under Com molore Dewey. n Madrid, May 2,—Cable dispatches fighting off the Philip- pine islands between the American report serious and Spanish adrons. The American squadron appeared in the Bay of Manila at 5 8, m, yes- terday morning, and opened a strong bombardment of the city], [the ships were sunk, to eveape being captured, Admiral Montezo, during the bat- transferred Lis flag from the the Maria Christina to the Isle de Cuba, and thus escaped the fate of the captain of the Christina, THE PEOPLE REJOICE. New York, May ‘This city is wild over the news of Commodore Dewey's signal victory off Manila, which is confirmed by the latest news from London. Washington, May 2.—The news { the crushing defeat of the Spanish leet by Commodore Dewey has thrown this city into a state of in- excitement. Cungratulations ive pouring in upon the the President tense from all parts of the country. The navy department is crowded ft | congress eagerly awaiting the latest | details, No fear was ever felt at the department that Dewey would fail in defeating the Spanish fleet, but his with public ollicials and members o} victory is greater than was expected, BOMBARDMENT OF MANILA. London, May 2, 2:38 a, m.—The British consul has just cabled that the bombardment of Manila by the American fleet has just been begun. The city is panic-stricken and the people are tleeing to the hills by the thousands. The Spanish are replying to the bombardment with their shore bat- teries, but are handling them very poorly. ies New York, May 2.—Cable com- munication with Manila has been in- terrupted this afternoon. It is be- lieved that Dewey has cut the cable to put one end on shipboard to com- plete communication with the Ameri- can government New York, May 2, 2:46 p., m.— The latest dispatches from Manila place the number of Spanish killed at from 500 to £50, and the financial loes to Spain in the destruction of fleet at $6,006,000. The American loss of lives is not given, her Outwitted. Miles is pushing his plans for invad- ing Cuba. — The Ship Sails Under Sealed Or- ders and Will Soon Be Ready to Do Batlle With the Spanish Fleet, London, May 1.—(Special cable the Courier-Journal.)—The Asiatic squadron of the United States, Com- modore Dewey commanding, today engaged and completely defeated the Asiatic squadron of Spain in the har- bor of Manila, in the Philippine is- lands, Washington, May 2.—Orders lave been given the Oregon and Marietta All the news of the great naval|to sail. They arrived at Rio Janerio battle thus far received is coming] Saturday night having passed Monte- from Spanish sources. This shows] video where the Spanish gunboat was conclusively that Manila has not yet) waiting for them. been taken by the American forces and that the cable lines are still un- POOR OLD SPAIN. der the control of Spaia. — From the fact that even the ad- vices received from Madrid show that the American warships fared the best, there is hardly any doubt that when complete details are obtainable it wil] London, May 2.—It is reported here today that the life of the Queen Regent is endangered by riots and that she may have to flee from the enraged populace. The news of tle destruction of the Span- ish fleet and the probable surrender of Manila Lave so intlamed the people that a revolution may be expected at Spanish be learned that it was a crushing de- feat for Spain. Reports of the battle ‘thus far coming in piecemeal During the two engagements that took place Commodore commanding the three of his largest ships. are Moatejo, Spanish fleet, lost His tlag- ship, the armored cruiser Maria Reina Cristina, and any moment, Madrid, May 2.—It stated today that the ernment will equip privateers and be- gin a campaign of pirac American commerce immediately. It has always been held here that the only way to ruin is ofticially Spanish gov- the armored cruiser Castilla were buroed, and the cruiser Don Juan de Austria was blown up. Several other Spanish vessels were badly damaged. against Under the protection of the guns of the fortifivations, the Spanish ships opened fire o> the American fleet. For several hours the wus Dust-Killer harbor resounded with the roar of guns, the crashing of stteel and timbers, the, shrieks and groans of the wounded. Thick clouds of smoke at Is a liquid paint for general use on all kinds of wood floors. 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