Show AM HICAN SI IP SUNK < Advices from Port Au Prince 50 SI1 Haiti BUT IT WAS TilE COLLIER MERRIMAC If Sent rrtnprerYe bj mpoonI ts 1IIk 11 Cl lItt Cticnrtsbpnrttsh tttretcsn ltnflsre Hull tort nu Prince Haiti June 3 rcoliyrlghtcd 1898 by the Associated prsjTht3 morning nt 8 oclock the American squadron began thom Vomlaldment of tho fortifications ot > om antlgo de Cuba and a lively cunnon ensued for two hoUrs which JD olltncid the Spanish batterlca Ao Amrlcan vceeet tM Mrrhnac enuribetI In the nd teen front i Santiago de Cuba a an xlllary cruise mILking mIL-king a tacit to force the cnlmhle reeetted In euntdttg the fIrst tine 01 dttti but wan torpdod about five huedrtt I fret up the cbnnllel She Ant nut teect don ferpelldlculazly n cer an nglllr andircncantenwera takn primers Tho number ul vie Slot ullkwn I Qllly tire funnel and muthud 01 the nunkennennel 1 curt 100 n Thetets I grot oxcllmellt III tIre clIp A part of tho population nsslbted In The llthting on tlw heights Eeet I cody In I utnlnUtdrd 1 at tho ou niacin of the Jnmertcunveneei Til etmerietneuotktttt woo ulslng nil the white III lIen oIling It edit he noted thai there In I nil 1m portent disci epuncy as te the Irma nt which thelombardmcnt li old to haute thin morning between the die bctun ualches from Cape llaltlen tend Port nu 1rlnce the former noting 3 oclock mil the latter 8 It Is I possible that thin nrlses from a confusion between the ligun 3 nod 8 The Santiago canteen to Cape haitian In reforroen to the northern veenel as urn otinitiury cruiser I peubabip mistakehefr I character The Merrlmac la I a col lice and has nlwajs been a collier SENT IN PURPOSULY Washington June ITho pot this murnlns eotrst There la absolutely nu doubt In the minds of the naval olll dais In Washington that the sending of the collier Into the harbor was all a prearranged move on the part of Admiral Ad-miral Sampson The use of a colllerthe IInuaual hour of the morning the necelly of block dlnir the channel so as i to relieve came I of the ships of the squadrons from remaining re-maining stationed off Santlagothe Importance I Im-portance of dlseoverlng whether the nines ere lTeellveall tiereerrecOOn It eonln that the Merriman deliberately sent to her deatruc Itco it w i not n Spanish victory It woe a cleverlyarranged I scheme on ndt part of tho American admiral 1 ned It esn cucoete fIjI The eight men in Spanish prison are the real heroes of the eerIe theIt tho Merrlmac went In under hr own crew It Is I Interesting lo know oat her complement of officers con mud of Commander J 51 Miller LltUt W Wr nlllmer executive omen om-en Hnslgns J H Y lllakeley and J S Luby and Assistant Engineer 11 tCramek Jtlllcr Is from Missouri Olllmcr from flrglnla Illaltely from Pennsylvania and Iuby and Crank from Texas It Is I expected that reports will be received re-ceived today from Admiral Sampson Which will Rive details of the Merrl mac detrucllon and the name 01 the eight men who have been captured Tim MRIIRIMAC nnltlmore Md Juno 3The Merrl mae was purchased by the government from the Lone Star Steomohlp com pony parly In April She was formerly the Norwegian steamer Solvelg and was nearly destroyed by lire at New pert News In 1SSC She was built at Xt castle England In 189 was 330 fet long II feet bam and teed a net regions of 2191 ton The Mrrlmao Mt Norfolk where she was fitted foe government ponteoses about a month ago NO OFFICIAL ADVICES ahlngton JUM IThe navy Ie parlment up to on early hour this morlllllll had recclVd no addltlollal advlces Irom etlher Admiral liamlon or Commodore Bchley The depart mnt olOclal leuee no Inforona lion con cernlng the engagement reported to hae taken place at Santiago yea tor daj Olllclal advices are not expected brOnco tomorrow tun cj SeltlI WaehJngton Jun 3The ecrrtor of the Interior today decided tho case of the Aspen Consolidated Mining company against John It Williams The case Involved a conlltct Wtvvcen Irempllon mint of William on1 Ko lcrr Field and Luplayer claimed by the mining compnnj The lands nro In the suburbs of Aspen Colo and 1 are snld to lie cry valuable The sec rttary decides In favor of Williams 1eldol Wonl JIoll Unshlneton June President Mc Klnley discussed the question of Ha srnlatnv annxatJon me itlteeceeni repr ntatlveo were In conVe nVe with him today He told them It was of the utmost Importance that the two houses of Congress take prompt action upon He ro olutlou lie Indicated that ho Ste htd assurances of a majority In lie Senate whet will vote ftc onnxa lion owl I therefore Jonfldent Ihat It iii Iecome a law It cem to 100 gen neotly algiers that the resolution will be brought up In the Hous next k bnniu on the IIiuil In lsrdt tins London June According to a ills latch from Madrid r1 Ileroldo with Jfnrd to the situation at Santiago do Cuba t ajs it Is I one more dlsen rhnmnunt which proves that there Is I 110 remedy for Hpalns misfortunes ii een con cquetilren nt Sanllaso Is of 1 mile ndvnntnee either for Itself or for lIbel It erprmeee Is It cete neliher iuin I dee lbs Vnnkee expedition nor tifngthen the defense of Havana fraln was never before led through ob a straight rend to perdition Title fe M lluhoo Iondon June trhe St Jamess On sell t today says It learns that a pro eoOui mud in Influential circles und i it ed by th liberal 1 lenders Is I afoot ebb lbs bfct unt conferring a title on tb Mow of the late William n mad tnno It 10 I suggested tlmt Mrs Olod stone be creamed Countepi of Clear OOI uol that anothr memhr of the tnwlty be erentd VI count Ha arden lIul for N I < mn lnVashlnBton June 4tn nnsvver fromn In1 11 iitt In lulrlei I from United 1 States minister 1 abro1 the tate departmnt leon e rued Irom lies envy departmllt end publlhd II lntmllt 01 the rendItions onerielng ouval cneiistereonlen lit brief I lume rau tn ob ore liot during tile cur no one tOO ie reecUlrtl in u foreign roontry hal nlleee who hsye declared Occur nlnntion ot becoming United Slate rilizec and in exceptional rose s thosi CIba do not ore enlisted provided they f 1I1 Ii1cro1 ° 1 fltlrsluo the nitllsh laneunge There is I no fund for raYIII travellllg csprn II alien fs are teeforo enllslrd nelitmetln thny err are etlgibtn mneln to any Ilualtlau fur qekielt thy can qualify but the Iutom olld maRtha tlono of hue lvi have ben that only men 01 toes nod cOlltlllud rvlca rcolve he hkhest rulIngs and not rvem a citizen of the United Status re seining alroa1 cm enlist In time of war Wllhout cantIng to Iho United States unless neutrallt laws are violated |