| Show AT HOME AND ABROAD on the flagship new york off ha vana april 23 2 p m the castle opened guns on an fighting squadron at 11 last night about ten shots were fired in direction of 0 the ships none took effect and none were returned the firing was reported by the che officer of the deck ensign J R edle bale to capt calt chadwick who was asleep at the time the young officer asked the captain in command whether the new york had better not discontinue signalling sign alling no muttered captain chadwrick Chad with the utmost coolness there is no nece necessity mity for stopping the signals go ahead A little later captain chadwick was on the forward v bridge whence he watched the tongues of flame shoot out from morro castle he glanced in the direction of the spanish fortifications tor for a few seconds and then turned his baek back on them in silent contempt cont tempt and went back to his bed perfectly certain that the me spaniards could do no damage at five nilles miles which was then the approximate distance of the flagship from morro castle another officer said the spaniards probably became nervous and decided they could not sleep without some ome fireworks they tey cant camit hit anything th in anyway there was no excitement on board the flagship during morro cattles castles futile attempt at gunnery the discipline was really splendid in fact at this hour many people on board the flagship do not know that first guns of war have been fired and that the new york was their target the united slates cruiser cincinnati capitain C M chester reported to the flagship at midnight 1 I have a prize it to la therefore evident that other ships besides the new york have been busy during the night the extent and value of the capture made by the cincinnati to i not known at this writing morro castle light which was burning brightly all the evening was put out at midnight the spaniards evidently realized though rather late that the sole use of the light at that time had been to serve as a guide for the fleet of the united states speculation is rife as to what the apan lards are doing and what they intend to do it itis is not believed that admiral sampson will confine himself entirely to the blockade of the island although he the correspondent that he did not elpe expect at any acolon to occur in the immediate future it is oer certain however that some same movement frill 1 I be made on matanzas Matan probably tomorrow whether this will be simply to tn the nature of a blockade or for the purpose of securing a base of supplies cannot yet be ascertained with any degree of assurance key west fla april 23 de delayed bayed in transmission the first shot from avain was fired ared last night when morro dastle opened its batteries on the united states fleet the news broughm brought here this afternoon by the torpedo boat ericsson which left the fleet art 10 this morning and reached here at 4 this afternoon captain usher of the ericsson Eric seon sod said his boat was w ordered out early last night on scouting duty the fleet was lying eight miles off havana lights were out and all hands were ready for little cratt craft rushed swiftly to the enemy and brought up almost under morros guns being enabled to reach such a close point because for the first time in years Morro light was then burning at 11 p m the spanish artillery roared out its first welcome to the american fleet the firing was done more in a tentative way vay than an attack not a shot ahot found a billet and the fleet disdaining wretched gunnery maintained a dignified silence before the firing began a newspaper dispatch boat which had lost its ita bearings in the cloudy night got within three miles of morro castle and before she knew her whereabouts the boat found morro firing on her she wada was saved by the unskilled marksmanship of the havana gunners getting away unharmed and eventually bringing up with the fleet havana had not been bombarded up to the time the ericsson Eric soon left the a squadron u adron lay spread out in a line about eight miles the blocks ade according to the proclamation the ships of neutral powers are allowed to pass in and out A third capture was made this morning at dawn however when the ericsson caught a little spanish two mast maist ed fishing schooner carrying a crew of five men the torpedo boat had no prize crew to put aboard so she chased her to the fleet and tied her up alongside the cincinnati on board flagship new york off havana april 24 noon during the early morning the morro castle batteries again opened fire ork on the fleet but without the slightest effect there have been no casualties among our forces up to this hour and not a single shot has been fired against the batteries key west fla april 24 according to dispatch boats which reached this port this afternoon from the united states fleet the port of ravana havana is blockaded but otherwise the situation is unchanged contrary to reports previously received these boats say that not a shot has yet been fired on either side new york april 25 A dispatch to the herald from hongtong Hong kong says major general black acting governor of hongtong Hong kong has issued a proclamation stating that having received official notice natice from the british colonial secretary that a state of war exists between spain and the united states he calls on all british subjects to observe the neutrality laws commodore dewey has informed the governor that he will depart from british waters immediately taft boston concord and petrol have sailed for mire bay about thirty miles from hongtong Hong kong the olympia Olymp la baltimore and raleigh will join the others tomorrow all six have been painted the color of gray fog and are fully laden with coal ammunition and supplies i mr 0 F williams U S consul to manila to is expected to arrive on tuesday with important news as to the con of affairs in the philippines the anchorage in bay is in chinese jurisdiction and the fleet can there complete its ita preparations tor active service the washington Washing toti correspondent of the herald says Sp ains possessions in the par east bast will be under the guns of the american i squadron commanded by commodore G H dewey within the next few days official information Inform aton it Is understood has reached washington of the departure today of the squadron from hongtong Hong kong where it has been making Is preparations reparations for the work which the navy department has laid out for it to perform accompanying the men of war are the revenue cutter hugh mcculloch and a number of coIl colliers conveying coal and other stores needed for the fleet in its operations against the spanish naval service in the waters of the philippines and against ainest thi foft fortifications of manila an and ather other owal as ports of those islands new york april 25 A dispatch to the herald from washington says arrangements have been com compiled pled by this government to supply the coban insurgents with arms and amu MW mitlon the government is preparing now to land in cuba from to 80 of improved springfield rifles flea a nm mam ber of artillery bajt batte teries ees nadle id alf fi maxim guns and an aban abundance ance of art W for the effective use of them it cannot now be said when these munitions of war will be placed in them the hands of the insurgents but when the proper time arrives for the ar OW armed cubans to operate cooperate co with tha american forces tho they will be thoroughly armed and equipped for battla on board i the associated press adte d patch boat dauntless matanzas ills of cuba via key west fla apryl am copyright 1898 by the asat abw elated press the U S torpedo bios laua foote W L rogers corn command ing has the honor of being the targa anwat tor for the first shots fired by the S soan lards at the american flag just begun the firing occurred betwee ri 5 and 4 on saturday afternoon while the torpedo boat waa taking so in the harbor of matanzas Matan she ghe wu w within or yards of shore S suddenly ad a spanish masked battery on the flu east side of the harbor and not very veer far distant from the foote fired three ahr shots at the torpedo boat they all went wide of the mark and the poo foote returned to the cincinnati where ahe aft reported the result of her bounding Boun dino and then announced she had been filid upon the cincinnati was anxious to steam in instantly and reduce the spanish battery but she was waa no not t 9 e f bitted to do so no captures are reported by tho the flet off matanzas w it is alleged that two spanish nm boats were seen in shore but the report could not be verified bangkok slam april 26 25 Ml nieta barrett suggests that if american ca tures the Phillip pine islands ase she should negotiate with great britain to th exchange them for the I 1 lattera a ater a W bot indian colony washington april 26 25 the war d apartment part ment has issued a call on the states for their quotas of troops under the call for men the following are the quotas alabama two regiments of infantry and one battalion arkansas two regiments of infantry california two regiments of in fantry two battalions and four heavy batteries colorado one regiment oi of infantry and one light battery connecticut one regiment of infantry one light battery and two heavy batteries delaware one regiment of infantry I 1 florida one regiment of infantry georgia two regiments of infantry and two light batteries illinois seven regiments of infantry and one regiment of cavalry indiana four regiments of infantry and two light batteries iowa three regiments of infantry and two light batteries kansas three regiments of infantry kentucky three regiments of infantry and two troops of cavalry louisiana two regiments of infantry maine one regiment ing infantry pAtrY ana heavy batteries maryland one regiment infantry four heavy batteries massachusetts four regiments of infantry and three heavy batte batteries igich michigan igan four regiments infantry minnesota three regiments infantry mississippi two regiments of in missouri Misso url five regiments infantry and one light battery montana one regiment of infantry nebraska two regiments infantry new hampshire one regiment of ln fantry new jersey ersey three regiments in new york twelve regiments of infantry and two troops troop of cavalry north carolina two regiments in lantri and one heavy battery ohio six regiments of infantry tour four light batteries and two squadrons of caviLl edwi oregon ry one regiment infantry pennsylvania eleven regiments in fentry and four heavy batteries rhode island one regiment infantry south yuth carolina one regiment in Itt Stry one battalion battalio n and one heavy tennessee three regiments in esaa three regiments infantry and one regiment cavalry utah one troop cavalry and two utvik batteries vermont vermon one regiment infantry three regiments infantry W washington ashington one reg regiment Ament infantry y cot virginia one regiment in satry three regiments one bat bataaron taRon and one adov cavalry of columbia one battalion north horth dakota five troops cavalry liy south mouth dakota seven troops cavalry idaho idabo two troops cavalry nevada one troop cavalry izona arizona two troops cavalry new mexico pour troops cavalry valry oa one troop cavalry new york april 26 25 A dispatch to the herald from tampa fla says the united states has cut the havana cable the cut was made about IS miles out of havana and the southern end of the cable is now on the mangrove angrave iff which was reentry converted into fato an aux auxiliary inary cruiser this gives the government exclusive use U of the cable and entirely cuts capt aen blanco off from communication spain as the insurgents axe are beten ven him and the other cable ports it to la intended as soon as the blockade of cienfuegos Clen fuegos is established to cut the cable between that point and jamaica entirely severing telegraphic communication muni cation between cuba and the out ade world except such matter as to is went bent through the united states censor ship alp this censorship has already been rigidly established at key west it is said the censorship will be extended to punta gorda orders orders have been issued by the navy department ent to 0 prevent the e newspaper boats f from m following the fleet thus doubling the difficulty of obtaining accurate information as well as greatly detering eying det it officers and crew of the captured thiap buena ventura have been given their liberty after a consultation of navy and army officers in key west went the captain and purser as well as an the crew cre w were compelled to shovel com coal into the helena notwithstanding their strenuous objections they were not held as prisoners of war because they W were captured on the high seas before way had been formally declared kew york april 26 25 A dispatch to the herald from buenos ayres says the spanish gun vessel Temer arlo is abill till tying lying at anchor in the outer roads at montevideo and it if to Is believed that she he will remain there for the present abe be united states battleship oregon mad ad the gunboat 0 marietta have not boon been sighted 0 subscriptions for war purposes which have been undertaken by the spaniards here are meeting with good success among the subscribers are many frenchmen and italians the uruguayan red cross society has informed the spanish commission that it is prepared to send an expedition to cuba cluba the heralds correspondent in rio janeiro says that three hundred americans there have expressed a wish to go avail as sailors ors on board the Nich teroy when sh she starts tor for the united states the battalion formed by the spaniards now includes more than men washington april 25 secretary hermans shermans Sher Si mans resignation was handed to the president at 1215 this thia afternoon the message was brought to the white house by the secre messenger probably the resignation and theares identa acceptance will be made public this afternoon mr sherman retires retiree from public life atter after a service of over forty years embracing the house of representatives the united states senate the of the treasury and the of the state the reason for the resignation is the condition of the secre health which is impaired as the result of years of devo devotion to the public service and the arduous labors of a life time added to age the venerable statesman being within a few days of 75 it is ie altogether probable that the next secretary of state will be mr william R bayat present first assistant secretary of state mr day has been urged to take the office by the president but is personally more inclined to return to canton to the practice of law there though it is believed bell eved here that he will yield to the presidents wishes in the matter judge day is in canton ohio arranging his personal aff affairs affalee alre he has had entire charge of cuban affairs almost since the beginning of the administration canton 0 april 25 judge day reached canton at 1025 am today he looked in good health the associated press correspondent informed orned him of the resignation of secretary sherman when asked if he would accept the vacant place he replied simply 1 I will take the matter under consideration while judge day declined to talk for publication the associated press correspondent believes it can be said that under circumstances judge day will accept the if the president nominates him and the senate takes favorable action judge day made a great business sacrifice when he accepted the place of assistant secretary of state he has not felt that he could afford to take a cabinet portfolio but under present circumstances it is in not believed that li 4 feels that he ought to decline washington april 26 25 secretary shermans Sher mans resignation was tendered at 12 1216 15 assistant secretary day has been chosen to succeed him canton ohio april 26 25 judge day will accept as shermans Sher |
