| Show ON MGM m Amc ican Squadron Instituted too y eserda r Blockade Yesterday THE CITY IS ALL EXCITED reopl reared a Bombardment to Begin at Daylight PRESIDENT WANTS NO HASTY ACTION Itruted ctur at a n mbilCle In 1I0n by the ICL1p I on vork New York April 23 A dispatch to the Herald from Key West Pla timed Saturday 2 P in ays dRjCn estab The blorkaue ot Havana was Ibhed at 4 clock Yesterday The fig g fhp New YOlk captured a Spanish of Nrchunt steamer under the guns Voro Castle after a thrilling chase New York April 23A dispatch to the Herald from Havana timed Trl day 5 p m says From the hills of Ouanajay I saw Inlted Mates warships this afternoon Havana from They arc advamlng on the tard The new has reached Jloro Cartle There all Is alert but fear U I In the hearts of the citys defenders Havana weak point lies dead ahead of the American fleet The course of the fhlps la I In direct accordance with the plan of war which the Herald first published It mearmand everybody hr ad mltB Itthe bombardment of Havana In Bight of a unlws the city Surrenders mrerlor force In full uniform which Gen Blanco In the last daS about two he tun worn too months Is I at the Santa Clara battery bat-tery the strongest of the clts d s I tipm With him are all the olllcers of ills the chief oincer 01 all the his staff and regular and volunteer leglments Orderlies are rushing through the city Shooting the call to arms and Carrying orders to the batteries and reports re-ports to the captain general Ominous lit l the situation Everybody grants thai fact but everybodY la tuning out of the city or ta Us fortl rttioni The number who have sought the latter places to light Is I enormous The United States ships could not jjOMibly select a better place for land find In the Ing men than they can neighborhood to which they are pointing point-Ing Blanco realizes the danger and Ins bodies of troops to the rushed large Banta Clara battery He has sent others by railroad to Vedado and 10 a hurry Carmelo The garrisons are Weak them and eve If n lth the reinforcements could not tar long because the dIn d-In are not strong Troop Could be landed there with little more than n skirmish and It Is I inueht this will be tho first place at nhIh the Americans will strike Blanco Is I fearful est the Thn MO nt of the Invaders come up the little rler Mmendaroz where they could lake an undisputed landlnt a few miles to the westward of the city The rmament there Is I Insignificant The ilef defense IB I the old castle de Alal s Sral regiments have been me nt to the Plata de Iarlno ultere there la nn Impor not but undefended landing bill I rom that Point u railroad run to 1avann Arolap the mllllae governor is I actIng act-Ing with Blanco and both wont out and mod a reconnolanC lit the dlc tloa or MOIIoo The two after leaving leav-Ing Santa Clara went to the Relai battery All the guns at all of the fortlflc lions ore manned Th mn have orders or-ders to stand by them all night The mack Is I expected at daybreak IltUSlDEAT WANTS NO BURRY New York April 23A special to the arid 1 trim Washington says Neretary Long called at the cxecu xl II Ive ZRlon with a message from 1j tll West announcing the arrival oft 4 son of nupnJ s squadron TI crellI spent an hour with the Tit I information deeply o ternt4 Sir McKlnlcwho I discusaed h fi 1011011111 01 a bombardment being InexiectOly precipitated Arrange Inh a be Made to obtain Infor itailm 1 fill it I e I le Mslbk delay r will be sent from the l there Is news of Ion I Ortan midnight I the Prenident was still PJ h his onlc I but no further news from he If t had been = lved CAPTmm 01 A STEAMER I New York April 23A special to the i F front Key West ir 4am It C The cruiser New York has cap I alOI uted a tile shlp which at this I hour Is pulTuFfil to b < the Alfonso XII from I Folan1I an1I to Bavaria ulth one thou and Si anUli troops CaIles The Off uahler Ilaana ua by sighted the flairship about ten at Ca pt 4AmPons fleet The J > r w York sent a shot across the laniards I bows This did not 11P her Tile Cnaptolln Sarnlisin or Ir d I nli tJanVoS nnd a stern chase of four innes foil nTh the cll Shia g lt In J J thrg better I ranSe she sent co rolire shots after tile Spaniard Thco he Ateamer t have to site u III be towed tOploro r the mor nl ing It Louln April 23A Special I to the oat Dispatch front 3iZ Y West says the c roller Now York arrived this morning luLVn1 t l L meauter Bile caPtured Is now said i 0 he the ii Pedro not I Alphonso XII 1 i i 1 tI i Philadelphia I Ill April 23LTe Marl time Exchange ins received the ful lo Ing 111PRIch from In West Fla Tile steamer Pedro Antwerp tt for Pensacola Fla reached here this 1 ornlng I having been captured by a 1VAvShIP The Pedro in left 4 SPRI1101 Antnerp freighter March of 25t 1 S23 tons She HAVANA AGITATED FOR WAn by Bovana War 1 2n lealonlinvana thustalot April 2 S30 p Isagitated roBqy The United States fleet nc b e Seen in the offing hr Oreat confidence 13 felt I amonI Span J lards In the effm tlveneftia ot their bat tcrla The crouds brftire night fill asam i bled at every point of vantage to t gaze upon the ploc 1 trading fIt I |
