Cervera Ships Doomed as Spain's Fleet Trapped at Santiago
Washington dispatch reports naval authorities believe Admiral Cervera’s fleet is bottled up in Santiago de Cuba harbor with the cork in the bottle. Officials say exit is practically impossible and the Spanish navy’s career as a menace ends if the trap holds. Awaiting official confirmation from Sampson and Schley, the report notes no word from them yet.
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Qervera
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Cervera
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Schley
Admiral Cervera
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Spain Faces Possible Revolution After Fleet Defeat
Madrid dispatch warns that with the Spanish fleet near ruin a revolution is likely. Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria reportedly urged the queen regent to flee while her mother advised the same, but she remains determined to stay. The defeat of the fleet is seen by insiders as imminent and potentially triggering unrest.
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Spain
Madrid
Frances Joseph of Austria
Transports Reach Mobile with Cavalry Units Arriving
Five transports including Breakwater Stillwater Morgan and Aransas reach Mobile between 10 and 11 o clock Bringing the Fifth cavalry and equipment all in good condition according to MobiLe reports dated May 27.
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Stillwater
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Oregon Arrives at Key West From Pacific Voyage
The U S battleship Oregon anchored near Sand Key light after arriving from Jupiter, with Captain Charles E Clark and officers ashore to report the ship healthy and in good condition The voyage followed San Francisco to Callao Bahia Rio Janeiro Jupiter and Barbadoes with pauses and quarantines and the crew enduring tropical heat
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United States
Oregon
Jupiter
Sand Key Light
Charles E. Clark
San Francisco
Callao
Sandy Point
Rio Janeiro
Bahia
Barbadoes
Jupiter Light
Washington
Marietta
Nictheroy
Clark
Tropics
Invasion Not Likely Loom General Blanco Deathtraps Around Havana
Washington reports that no large troop movement toward Cuba is expected until the Spanish fleet is destroyed or starved, with Blanco having prepared deathtraps around Havana to deter American entry. Officials say navy protection must precede land operations, and regulars would be landed first followed by volunteers as the fleet is disposed of.
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Washington
Cuba
War Department
Mecca Sinking After Collision With Lindula
In Calcutta on Tuesday the British India Steam Navigation steamer Mecca collided with her sister Lindula, towing Lindula after it failed. The Mecca sank with captain and 52 others drowned. Lindula survived and returned to Calcutta with the survivors. Separately at Gisralta a report says 40 Krupp guns bound for Cadiz and Spain were mislabelled through customs as kitchen furniture.
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British India Steam Navigation Company
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Gisraltar
Essin
Germany
Cadiz
Spain
Quiet on Blockade Line as Hornet Enters Bl ockade
The gunboat Hornet arrived from the blockade this morning reporting calm conditions along the line. Navy observers noted no incidents or movements disrupting the quiet status.
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Key West
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Hornet
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