| Show AT HOME AND ABROAD san francisco may 11 W H ham mon in charge ot of the united states f weather bureau here in his hia weekly KS summary of crop and climatic conditions based on reports received from all sections ol 01 of the stile says the week has been almost without rain only a few slight showers having been reported along the coast and irk in erf the mountain districts of the western portions of the state the weekly deficiency in all portions y of the state equals the normal rainfall f the wheat crop is a a failure in the t principal grain sections of the state i A small amount of wheat will be har 1 vested on irrigated land and suimei fallow in foothill sections som elsewhere will be cut as hay peed feed is ia scanty haying is in progress in many sec eions both hay and alfalfa are light crops S in the fruit orchards irrigation is IT in full operation and where trees cannot be reached by irrigation ditches thi are hauling water paris may 11 the corres correspondents corresponded ts in rome home of the newspapers of this city all affirm a revolution in italy is 19 im az eminent and that the popular rising 1 J 4 throughout the country will not long be delayed the news causes great 9 satisfaction here where a republican L r italy is regarded as the natural friend jl s of prance france and as an enemy of the dreiband drel drei bund f messina may 11 quiet has been re lib stored here luvino italy may 11 in the rioting W here yesterday eight persons were 1 killed and thirty were wounded rome may 11 martial law has ft been proclaimed in the province of como there was rioting yesterday at nevara in piedmont A mob stoned the troops who fired upon the rioters injuring five of them an officer and some soldiers were ln injured aured 1 on board the associated press dispatch boat kate spencer oft off car denas may 9 via key west may 10 copyright 1898 by the associated y press the little torpedo boat wins low yesterday morning precipitated r the first naval engagement fought in cuban waters on a in hi cardenas harbor she drew the fire of three spanish coast guard vessels and aj a lively vest pocket sea fight followed with the tiny gunboats gun boats y As the winslow was decidedly in the D minority she ran for the open sea where her big station mate the gun boat machias which had been called i up by the firing took a hand in the s game with her four inch rifles and tossed several shells over the low sand r spit behind which the spanish boats r were sheltered it was impossible to eee whether any of these landed the winslow was not nort touched but ji she he claims to have knocked a few splinters out of the larger coast guard sl boat fi the most important result of the VIn slows was the dis covery that the harbor is mined it if yi S there were any batteries on shore the then the winslow scudded studded scud ded along for the open sea using her after gun as a V stern chaser and defiantly shooting as she went along the spanish boats fired about sixty shots and the biggest boat mounting a 12 kept up the bombardment as long iong as the winslow was in range the spaniards who probably had heard beard the news from manila were evil antly as mad as hornets and kept up the chase until all four of the little cratt craft were rocking in the swell past piedras keys just then there was a crash and a roar to seaward and the machias Mac hlas bearing in under the canopy of smoke sent a shell smashing into the pursuing fleet the little patrol boats spun about like water spiders and ran to shelter beyond the sand spits the machias sent a few shells skipping in but with what effect could not be seen at any rate there are three prospective additions to our mosquito fleet bottled up in cardenas harbor awaiting shipment spaniards did not think it worth while to show their presence that there are mines in the channel is important in view of the report that it is cardenas and not matanzas where the landing of the united states forces will be made the fight with the coast guard occurred yesterday morning cardenas is one of the largest bays along the coast the little town of the same name lying at the southern end prom from the western shore point reaches out like a long index finger f nger almost touching piedras key lighthouse which in peaceful days beaconed the harbor entrance the lighthouse has been in darkness and deserted for many nights peeling feeling safe in the desolation of the lighthouse and the silence ashore the little winslow crept quietly in under the early morning haze for a closer inspection spec tion of the harbor there evidently had been a lookout among the dunes along the sand spit tor for the winslow was allowed to feel her way into the harbor taking notes of chained buoys and false marks designed to lead a hostile fleet onto the torpedo fields but suddenly there was a puff of smoke from among the clumps along one of the inlets and a six pound shell screeched from the bushes crack came another from the shelter of a tiny key in the bay and a third from further down the coast then three coast guard boats darted from their cover under full head of a big pike after a minnow the winslows Win slows crew jumped to the two fore and aft and let the spaniards have it port and starboard as they chased in the little gun boats came ing but after the usual spanish fashion hitting nothing but adjacent scenery new york may 11 A key west special says that information has reached that place of the landing within fifty miles of havana the expedition under command of captain dorst fourth cavalry which left tampa yesterday on board the transport gussie chattanooga may 10 lo camp cam p geo H thomas at chickamauga park is rapidly undergoing demolition at daybreak this morning the work of breaking camp was begun by a number of the regiments and in a few hours the thereafter reatter places which have been covered with white tents tor for time were again vacant and deserted officers and men of all regiments now remaining are giving their time and attention to preparations for departure and the regular routine of camp life has been entirely suspended the first troops out were the third cavalry they were loaded on special trains at Ros roseville oville about 9 and started through to tampa over the southern railway the sixth cavalry got out a few hours later going to tampa over the same route the two regiments are under the command of gen S S sumner the second cavalry under col hunt will probably get out for mobile late this atter afternoon noon and the first and tenth car cavalry alry under col baldwin will leave about the same time for new orleans two of the infantry regiments will march 9 miles to ringgold and take cars for camp tampa tomorrow those remaining will follow as rapidly as possible the indications are now that all the commands with their equipments will be gone before friday noon the contract for conveying the troops to tampa has been divided between the southern and western and atlantic the southern will carry all destined tor for new orleans and mobile the railroads are doing extensive work and are giving the officials every assistance in rushing the troops out tampa bay fla may 11 everything possible is being done to facilitate th the e work of loading the transports at port tampa with ammunition and supplies for the expedition all last night and all of today hundreds of men were kept busy unloading the war material from the freight cars and carefully stowing it away this part of the work will be practically concluded by tomorrow night and the ships now in the slip will drop anchor in the bay to make room tor for other transports the orizaba is expected up from quarantine tomorrow this is one of the largest transports engaged by the government and will be used for carrying infantry A number of hotchkiss and gatling guns were loaded on the florida today the big siege guns four of which have arrived here have not yet been unloaded from the ears cars they will be loaded on some of the larger vessels probably the alamo or orizaba J D miley of gen Sh shatters staff who was sent to N washington A hington saturday katurd ay with the report of captain dorst and the plans of the cuban campaign returned today bearing with him a big bundle of maps and documents and immediately reported to gerl gen shaf r K ter it Is now believed that the two cuban regiments will accompany the regular troops to cuba they have all been armed with springfield rifles rifle and under almost incessant drilling are rapidly being pounded into shape indianapolis may 11 ll gov mount today received an order from the secretary of wax war directing him to jre prepare p are another regiment for immediate service in addition to the regiments already designated to go to dewor new orleans the additional regiment will go ia to mobile and will probably start sunday it now appears that the departure of all the indiana troops assigned for duty will be delayed several days hile fla may 11 in the camps of the regulars and volunteers all to quiet no orders to move have been received although the officers are looking for them at any moment and are ready to go to the front promptly with the regulars and state troops combined there are men encamped here new orleans may ll 11 officers Offic erg gt at th the fair grounds of both regular and volunteer forces are waiting anxiously i for some news confirmatory of the I 1 press dispatches intimating Ung that troops are to be sent to cuba very shortly it if any orders has been received however they have not yet been given out the work of mustering the louisiana guards to is progressing rapidly and the regiment os of volunteers is also steadily being increased in numbers the announcement that lows iowa illinois and indiana troops have been orde ordered red to new orleans has stirred the otilge omeera at the fair grounds to activity and an preparations are being made tor for the encampment of the western brogo provided that they are to remain bj here for any length of time before atals taking tram transports sports tor for the islands the gi grounds rhoun 4 and accommodations here are ample for several thousand troops that have been order ordered ed to new Orlea orleans hs washington may 11 A final de ciston has been reached that gen miles and his staff will leave tomorrow tor tor for tampa preparatory to moving to ottea tetter later hongtong Hong kong may 12 copyright 1898 1899 a associated pressas Pr essat 6 with time the british batish gun vessel lin nl ante h ha arrived here with news from the th philippines she left manila on monday last and reports that the insurgents sur gents are uncontrollable the whole it appears Is in a state of an arcay and rear admiral dewey Is powerless to restore order the of of ficery odthe of the linnel add that even if spanish rule is abolished it will require a large force with special training to order in the interior in the meantime the spaniards in manila refuse to submit and admiral dewey to Is riot not willing to bombard the town he hopes to starve the place into submission but the spanish axe are confident of being able to hold out th allege that they have ample supplies tor for regular troops and thou SAWN sands of volunteers beyond the range ot of the united states warships and they are defying the americans in the hove hope of european intervention two german warships one french warship and a warship of japan are ho now at manila A russian vessel Is expected there shortly strong anti british feeling exists the populace lade at manila and the people are desperate and starving new may 12 A hongtong Hong kong special of this date says that a trading vessel from the philippines reports having witnessed the destruction of a warship by the united states gunboat guiwan Cox concord icord of iloilo hollo the fight said to have lasted two hours at the th of which time the spaniard went aw mu with colors flying there were va casualties aties on board the concord dod 3 d ho 60 damage was done to the gunboat there are it to is alleged only awo two other spanish war vessels in atad waters and one of these is in dry dock at hongtong Hong kong while the cruiser boston to Is searching for the other un orders to engage and sink mink it washington may 12 gen wesley Mf erritt commander of the department oathir of me bast with headquarters at new york was agthe war department to day in ili consultation with secretary alger regarding the proposition propos tilon to as alari ham to the command of the expedition tion toltan to manila iia and on oh arrival there to establish eata blish a military government ath himself at the head the general said thle this morning the matter had bof been freen definitely determined and would not kot b ate until he had an opportunity to talk with ith the president ot win merritt aei known to be anxious ft wh active command and is believed to look upon apoll ats proposed sed assignment edth great favor the war depart hat ha hi informed formed him that it proposes to send sead an adequate force which talt enable nirh hith to hold the islands be ojill Oj idl all perta venture and which will abat to between beten and win men these the general thinks maht in two expeditions although nis na dos doo not bellove the finstone first one will gotoff liftoff lif or or a week vt st stated at the war department W t gen wesley merritt win will ard the expedition to the philip atnes at 19 will be second iri in command may 12 the govern alt 4 1 arranged far the char W of the ste I 1 ahw which filth arrived from phila plula few days ago W alfi five steamers that t ha t havo haat B by the government to b thed av as transports to manila they ba aty caty of sydney the city of idt aa latke austria australia the Conne maUgh 1 ate Oy oslo flo the at two named wa to hay engaged en jagid in the klondike ro tid that the monterey co acted tat maxil boston may 13 orders were received at fort warren from the war department to remove all women and children at once the orders ordera wert promptly obeyed key west fla may 13 a m the transport steamer gussie which left here with a big expedition for cuba on wednesday night had a lively engagement ga gement with the spanish at canabal Ca nabas province of pinar del rio yesterday but succeeded in accomplishing her mission the gussie which came here from tampa carreio rifles and a large quantity of ammunition intended for the cubans the expedition was directed by captain J H dorst of the united states cavalry who took with him over men of the first infantry and ten cuban scouts after a rough voyage the gussie was met off the cuban coast hy by the aubil ary gunboats gun boats wasp and manning which escorted her in As they approached pro ached the shore a large body of spanish soldiers opened fire upon the expedition and the gunboats gun boats replied with effect enabling the expedition to land on shore the battle was renewed the spanish troops had retired to their works and the woods and directed a constant but inaccurate fire upon the landing party the latter later was reinforced in by a body of armed insurgents who had been informed of the coming of the expedition then under the fire of the gunboats gun boats the spanish force was compelled to withdraw and the mission of the gussie was accomplished shed one of the american party was shot in the back the spanish loss Is not known but must have been heavy new york may 13 A dispatch to the world from nuevitas Nue vitas cuba vy b way of nassau N P says chaos reigns at Ca maguey arid and famine at neuvitas every boat in this harbor steam and sail hasteen has been jammed into the narrow channel to be sunk at the first sign of an attack TWO thousand soldiers guard the entrance twelve miles from the city and four old cannon have been mounted on an wand island in ih the harbor people cople are starving salt pork costs a dollar raid a half a pound rice fiet fatt cents abd goats bring each the spanish comm commander deil told |
