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WAS VERY llUMiilY SPANISH SOLDIER SURRENDERS 8 AYS OTHER S WOULD DO SAME leweT Will Not Tolerate German Aggree. ln The rhtllpplne ere now United Htato Territory-French 1'eople friend ly Oonal lona Mad fur American Wounded lu War. Camp M'Calla, Guantanamo Bay, Wednesday June 15 6:30 p. m. via Kington, Thursday, June 10,10:40 a. in. During the afternoons half starved and ragged Spainsh soldier crawled in to the cimp and gave hims 'lf up. He aid ha expected to be shot, but be would glad y die if they would only give bim food and water. He bad bad neither for forty-eight hours. He reported that there were 2,000 Spanish soldieis, half-starved, who wanted to give themselves up, but that they believe! they would ba killed by the Americans as soon aa they were once in captivity. The Spaniard was given a good dinner and some clothing and was then taken on board the Mar b'ehead. lie declared that he would gladly go hack ami teport to his com rade, but that tliHy would certainly shoot bim. He is now held as a prison er on the Marbleheal. The Marblehead's little steam launch fV ml cut a . detachment of Spaiii bushwhackers thisafter oon and escai ed without the Iojb of a man alter a hot en gagement ol a quarter ot an hour. The launch had been dragnini (he harlx r near the fort for tnineH, had found one and was tow ing it back to the Marble head when h enemy, roicealed In the bushsonthe shore, opened a hot lire on the live men in the launch. The launch hen el toward sbo-e and began banging away, hut the l ow gun lina y kicked overoo.ud, carrl g the gunne with it. In the meantime the enemy was fleeing wildly. The mar n-i was promptly rescued. It is bed eve 1 that several Spaniards were killed. f'enrh l'Hile Krlrnilly. Wasiii.noton, June 17. The state de partment has nceiv.-d from United Htates Consul Thackera at Havre a translation of a letter received by bim from the president of the Havre branch of the "Association Dea Dames Krancai- ses." Mr. Thackera says: "This branch of the ass'cation, com posed of I d es and genii m n belonging to the very n-st lauulics of Havre, was founded in 1SS2 for the purpose of ren dering aid to wounded soldiers in time of war, or to the victims of any great public ca'amity. It organizes every year a coarse of lectures training upon elementary medicines and surgery for the instruction of nurses and ambulance ass is auce." The letter follows: "Sir. 1 have the honor to inform yon that on the occasion of the bill recently given at the Hotel Kra-citi in this city lbs local committee of the Association Des Dames Franchises decided to donate the sum of 600 francs from the receipts of the ball, to be used in the aid of the wounded in the American army. This amount will be added to various other subscriptions brought togeth ;r by our central committee of Paris for the pur pose of purchasing delicacies and medi cines, bandagea etc. I hope you will be good enough to inform your govern ment of this fact, "The committee has not forgotten the aid rendered and the assis'ance offered the French army during the war of 1870, and it trust that the interest now taken by the French people in your behalf will serve not only to assure you of our pro found sympathy, but al-to dispel any un happy misunderstanding that may at present exist. ''The bonds of friendship which have to long united France and America are sufficient in themselves to denote the feelings and sentiments of both nations." Qanaaa Troopi Cannot be Laaded. London, June 17. The Berlin corres pondent of the Star telegraphs from tha German capital yesterday as follows: "The United States embassy declares h me that the United States will not permit German troops to be landed in Philippine islands. The Germans, the American added, have aa little right to occupy any part of the Philippine as they have to occupy New York. Manila and (he Philippine, tbey pointed out, are now United States territory. The correspondent here of the Associated press is Informed that there is no change and that no change is contemplated in Germany's attitude of neutrality. At the outbreak of the war Emperor William aaid he intended to adopt a strictly impartial course, adding that he would certainly not do anything to as turb the relations of commerce and blood etween Germany and tbe United itiataa hern so manv Germans have lound hospitable home. This attitude Lit majesty still adhere to, and he has emphasised it within the past few days v.-...i., thai, tintliins will be done by Germany at Manila beyond protecting Herman subinct. !, .ittinda ol tha German govern ment. It was pointed out, must in no wis be j idged by the hostility o( tbe majority of the tjerman press aim pw ple toward the United Htatea. aVecalan and Volonter right. WastmoTO". June 17. A special to the Pott from 0'.d Point Comfort, Va., say a a hot fight reared Wednesday in the streets of the Tillage of Phoebna between Marvland volunteers and rcf niara irorn Fort Monroe. Officers from the volun teers and regalara ware hastily sum aoaded and -ded tha fighting after afoot swventy-nve vara Ukaa nd tent a. tl .ward hoots. tow out twenty man reeelrad Inyaries, thea mto, during tho meiee. IN REAL EARNEST War to be Froeec-uted With She VimmmX Yifor-All I'Iidi Mapped Out but Little IMeeuMed. Washington, June 18. The return of General Miles to Wafhington from Tampa yesterday had an inspiring effect upon the war preparations. The gener al had a busy day calling upon Secretary Alger, consulting the chiefs of the stall departments and giving the department the benefit of bis observations at Tampa Secretary Alger said that be was entire ly satisfied with the condition of the troops as reported by General M ilea. General Miles is yet to have a confer ence with the president. In the mean time the plans are moving forward steadily for sending further expeditions both into Parto liico and Cuba. There is little likelihood that a second expedi tion of 5,000 men to reinforce General Shatter at Santiago, will leave within the next few days, as it has been re ported. The necessity of sending these additional forces is questioned by high military officials, and moreover, the means of transporting such a force are Lot available. The main consideration just at pieaent is the equipment of an expedition ot greater Uimeusiona than any beietolore discussed, with Porlo Rico aa ihe objective point. A mouth ago the military authorities were satis fied that a small force would be sutiic lent to occupy Porto Rico an the Spanish force there did not exceed 5,000 or 6,000 men, o, however, the Spanish gar risons Lave tten so re.nfuiced and the defenses sirengtnened that il i believed a much larger invading aimy will be re quired. MAY ENCOUNTER CADIZ PLKKT Moreover, the olliciaia we e satisfied, in learning yesterday that the Cadiz fleet haa sailed, that te ships would go to Porto It. co rather than to Cuba, i( mey croeteJ to this side. Oeueial Mi lei wouU speak only in the most goueial way as t the prospective aiuiy movements. V hen asked as to the recent report that large bodies of troops were about to be concentrated at Florida pomis wiin a view to starting I miner arums ol invasion to Cuba, Porto Kicj auj e aewntra, he said : "ii'c in i.lary campaign is proceeding steadily loaarU its complete execution, ine sending oi one expedition or anoth er is but a jetail, a single part 01 a gen eral plan ol campaigu. Ul course It is moie or less rignt to say mat troops are aoout to ue lorwarded and that expedi tions will be equipped and teal. Juot when tbe e expeditions will move and and how many men will acc uipauy mem it is not desirable to say now, but it is enoiigu to slate tual Ue campaign now entered u,k,u is to be proeucuted with tne utmost vigor until the eud of ti. e war." Spain's righting Vurve. Washington, June is. Army officers who ii-.ve been receiving tne news from Cuba recently nave bceu discussing the prot-pecis ol au early eucounier of the noops wilu the Spauiati. Ttie iuioriua- tion of tue war depurtinent is tuat three Uiderent clauses of lighting men will D met by the lorce ol tue United states. Ine meat annoying and tne least nu merous are tue guerillas, composed Almost exclusively of an outcast class of biacks, fl' lor pnsou if they have not just been reieaaed to do duty lor the country which released them. Tney do uol give or expect quarter. Tbey never tight in bodies, but scatter in the nu-h and have some craft of the woods and the trail. Another soit is a volunteer. He is a Cuban attached to Spain. He hates the Cubans, and will tight well. although he naa not much military genius. From such inhumation as the army baa the third class, made up of bpanieh regulars, will be the moat numerous and least to lie feared, l'hey have not been well cared for by Spain, they have no such discipline as tne men of the United States army, lack ol food baa reduced their energy, they have no hos tility for tbe Cubans, and they will fight because they cannot chose to do otherwise. Some of the army oliicera who have, been looking into the condi tion of the Spanish troop say they will not be surp-i-ed to bear tt e subgation of tbe Spanish in Cuba will be very much the same task as the army under took in the Mexican war when the progress toward tbe City of Mexico was scarcely obstructed. None of the Span ish sold ers have ever been in anything like a battle. Tbey have been beset by mall bands ot insurgents when they: eould not avoid them. To tbe marines of our forces tbe ex perience ttey have been having la new. Not on in teu haa bad service except barrack experience, varied by duty on board ship in times of peace, ine in laatry and cavalry have bad some fight ing experience. They have learned on tha plains soma lessons about tackling a foe wno skulk and run, ana woo form ambushes. Army officers look lor in- terestinir renorts as soon as General bbailer's men get ashore and are afford ed a chance to use their Krag-Jorgen-rifles. "If," said on of them, "there are any Spanish to be found In bush and the open, our infantry and dismounted cavalrymen will Dnd ana ngtn mem Ith good appetite, regara esa oi tue weather. Only those who hay come in contact with the regulars of tbe plains know anything about them. "Unless Blanco and Pando have been concealing the good qualities of their lighting men, and thus have deceived us to lead us on. It la my opinion itisiin an engagement our troops will make it plain that in the open or in fortifications our men will outmatch them. We will won der very soon why Shatter wanted as many a 19,000 troops to capture rnll ago and elean out the east end ol tha island." To Pass on State Claims. Washimoton, June 18. Secretary Al gsr haa designated Major O. W. Baird of tb paymaster's department ai thr war department member of the board tc adlodlcat the claims of the states and tarritori for expense Incurred in tb maintenance and subsistence of tb vol unteert prior to their mmter Into thf United Stat service. A represanUtlv from tha treasury department Is to b tha other member of tha board, which will ttart to work inuaadiaUly. FAILED TO BLOW UP SENSATIONAL STORY SENT OUT FROM HONOLULU. Half-bread Spaniard Caught Red Handed Placed In Irons and Final Ulapoaltlun Beaerved Condition at MaoUa-o. Victoria, B. C, June 20. The cteam- er Miowera brought tbe following front Honolulu, dated June 8: The Hawaiian Star of June 3 puo- liahes the following story regarding an attempt to blow np tbe United SUtes ship City of Pekin while that vessel waa in port here. If tbe report which is in circulation today is true, Honolulu came near being tbe scene of as fright ful disaster as that of tbe Maine and in much the same way. Tbe story is that nothing more nor less than an at tempt to blow up the Pekin magazine was frustrateJ just in time. An enlisted man, it is said, was caught just in the act of arranging a fuse connecting with the magazine. The magazine contains 400 tons of powder and had been guard ed closely. The da8tani, it is stated, ie now under the closest guard and when the Pekin gets on tbe high seas will be hanged at the yard-arm. The greatest secrecy concerning the matter is being maintained for fear it mar the spirit of the present occassion. The alleged culprit is aaid to be hall Spaniard. The publication caused a sennation in this city. Military officere on tbe ship denied the truth of the story but their denial was made in a half hearted way. There are many corrobor ative features which tend to prove the truth of tbe report, which was at first circulated by enlisted men. Others ad mitted that the Spanish half-breed wa m lioard the Pekin. Two Honolulu citizens state that they were on board of the Perkin on June 4, when tbey saw a man in irons and under close guard. They were convinced that the prisone was the man who tried to blow up the ship, IIAWAIt A If ENEMY OP SPAIN. The following was received yesterdaj per steamer Miowera frem Honolulu, Juae 9: The following is the full text of tht correspondence between the Spanish vice consul at this port and the Hawaii an government, relating to the enter tainment of American troopa at thh point: Honom-i-U, June 1. II. E. Coopei Minister of Foreign Affairs Sir: Ii my capacity as vice consul for Spain i have the honor today to enter forma protest with the Hawaiian government against the constant violations ol neu trality in this harbor while actual wai exiata between Spain ami tbe Unite States of America. Bequtiting yon to acknowledge the re ce vi to thin communication, I have the honor to be, sir, H. Kekoxhs, Vice-consul for Spain. The reply of 'be government which it now in Mr. Kenger'a h&nds, is as follows: XIPABTMKT Ol FoKXIUM AW AIKK Honolulu, June 6, 1898. Sir: In rep1) o your note of the 1st inst., I have tl. nonor to aay that owing the intimate re lations now existing between this com try and the United States, this govern' ment lias not proclamed a proclamatioi ol neutrality having referauce to tbe present conflict between tbe Unite States and Spain, but, on tbe contrary haa tendered to tbe United States privi leges ard assistance, for which reason your protest can receive no further con lideration that to acknowledge its re ceipt. I hare the honor to be,jir, yourobedi ent aervent, Hknby . Coupkr, . Minister of Foreign Affairs. To H. llenges, K q. Vioe-couaul for bpaiu. Honolulu. Conditions at eaatlafo. Kit WasT, Fla., June 19. Juan San ton, a Cuban pilot who arrived here thit morning on board an American warship, reports that he entered Santiago o Cuba and found there a Spanish garri soa of fifteen thousand mem. He addr that tb vessels of Admiral Cervera's fleet lying at that port are the armored croiser Cristobal Colon, Vixcays, an Almirante Oquendo, two amall cruisers two torpedo boat and the Reina Mer cedes, which bad been stripped of hei guns tor the purpose of using them tc reinforce tbe land batteries. The mast oi tne sunaeo comer nernmac were visible above tbe water. Tbe pilot farther say that the Span iab war vessels were fully manned, bu mat ine crews were uisoourageri ami disappointed. He thinks thai Morrt Castle is the only fort not silenced b Rear Admiral Sampson, who be says keeps a steady watch and opena fire a soon as work is attempted by the Span iards on ebor, Morro Casil , be alleges where Lieutenant Hobeon and tneothei brave men oi the Mem mac are now con lined, was not fired upon, the dynn mite cruiser Vesuvius sending ner pro textiles over tne oiun into tbe ohanuel, The land approaches to Santiago d Cuba are heavily guarded, but the art! 1 lery is Insignificant. Other inlormatioi given by the pilot is that one Spanist coionei ana seventeen men who wen taken prisoners by the Cubans at Guan tanauioarvon the collier Abarrendaand have been offered in exchange for Lieu tenant Hobton and his companions. Task lee Bard for klfeet, Paaia, June SO. After consultatioi with M. M. Peytral, Sarrien and frepuj Saturday morning. M. Ribot informed President Fan re that he la anable tc form a cabinet to succeed the Mellnt mwiairy. rresiuent ran re accept, tbe letter's resignation on Jane 15, Wed needay last. Piesident Faure, on M Rlbot'stafjestJen, it I snnoaneed, bat asked M. Harriett to torn a cabinet Use latter to depended upon tt iwonoile tfce lejpablkM lactioaa. SANTIAGO IS DOOMED Oraeta Maklnf Kureod Man-bee-Clty Be- slrffd bjr Laud and sea. On BoAKOTiie Ashouatud Prkss Die Patch Boat Dauntless, Orr Saktiaoo di Cuba, Sunday, June 19, 6 p. m. via Kingston, Jamaica, June 20, 4 :20 p. m. lhe United States troops under Gen eral Shatter have not arrived. The de lay is inexplicable. They should have reached here this morning. Valuable time and favorable weather are lost by the deiay. Though it is blistering hot there baa been no rain sinoe tbe ma rines landed. The Cuban officers say, however, that in this mountainous sec tion of the southern forest the heavy rain has practically ceased until the end of July. Tbe Cubans are extremely active and a cordon has beea drawn around Santi ago de Cuba. General Garcia, with 4,000 troops, coming by forced marches from Canes, is now neariug Santiago. His troops are within foi ' mile of tbe city. He left 3,000 men . Holquin to prevent the Spaniards there effecting a juncture with General Toral at Santiago The Spanish trooos at Guantanamo. under General Masso, are also cut off from General Toral and are badlv pinched for food. They wildly appealed for provisions and reinforcements, but the only reply they got that both were impossible. General Masso said hi9 men were even then at half rations and that ti) supply was only euflicient to last during the present month. A CONVKBANCE WITH SAMPSOH. General Garcia and his personal stafl weie picked up at General Kabbi's camp 1 eighteen miles west of Santiago and brought to the flagship thi (afternoon by the gunboat Vixen. There the grizzled and wounded pat'iots had a long consul tation with Admiral Sampson regarding the operations for the investment ol Santiago and the co-operation of tbl American and Cuban troops. General Garcia is very enthusiastic. He says the Spaniards are starving and cannot hold out long, and that the war in the island will end in a few months. Two regiments of troops will be landed at Guantanamo bay, which will be held as a base until Santiago falls. There has been no sign of Spanish troops in the neighborhood of Camp McCalla for several days. It is estimat ed that over 300 have been killed ot wounded since the landing. Fifty-eignl bodies were found yesterday. The Span iards seem satisfied that they cannot dislodge tbe Americans, and have with drawn. The upper bay is to be occupied immediately. Lieutenant Delbanty, with an expedition, is nightly at worlr removing mines from tbe river connect ing tbe upper aud lower bays. When this is clear the ship will move up the channel and take the town of Caiuiane ra, whose forts were demolished by thf Texas last Friday. Tbe auxiliary cruiser St. Louis cuttbs .Kingston cable last night within a mils of 1 Morro. Last night the dynamite cruiser Vesu vius discharged three more shells. A terrifio uproar followed tb second ex plosion, and it is thought a magazine waa blows a p. SUafter at Mottafo. Washimotom, Juae 21. Public atten tion was divided almost evenly between three rabjeet, the movements of Gen eral dkaftar army, tbe probabilities ol relnforctents having reached Dewey, sad the states of Hobaon, the naval hero Up to a late hour in the after noon neither of the anxiously awaited meeages which were to announce ths arrival of tbb transports at Santiago and Manila bad fT!ied either the wai or navy department. rt was not doubt ed, however that vesitels are off Santi ago, for although proceeding at l speedy rate than the Englit-h steamers which at Kingston yesterday reported having passed them in the Windward Passage the previous uight, the distance which tbey would be obliged to travel from the Windward Paaeage to Santiago is lee than that traveled by the British ship, which came into Jamaica in tht eaily afternoon. If they arrived only yesterday morning off Santiago they oould report tbe fact solely by means oi a dispatch boat running over to Kings ton, a twelve hour journey, so that di rect reports from the fleet could not b expected until a late hour last night. BKLISVI THI JOCHNBT BNDID It is not doubted that just about tbe time 8' after appeared off Santiago tbe Charleston appeared in Manila bay leading the three tranporta which bring nearly three thousand soldiers to Dew ey's assistance. That fact will not be known, however, oflicially, for two or three days, owing to the distance from there to Hong Kong, the nearest cable point. It is questioned here whether with this force to back him Dewey will feel justified in assaulting Manila or even in accepting its surrender. Either course would involve heavy responsi bility for tbe admiral, and it ii extreme ly desirable that no pretext be afforded jealous European powers for interven tion at Manila under guise of protecting the Interests of their subjects. There fore it may be that the admiral will wait for another ten daya until tbe se cond instalment of troops reaches Oavite. Brother and Sister Drowned. BraiKQriKLD, III., Jane 11. As Charles Bargeaat and his sister Goldie were Bossing the Sangamon river In a boggy in tbe Buckh art bridge Are mllea south l Dawson, the hoi as became frightened, throwing the girl into the water. Her brother Jumped Into the water to rescue ker and they were both drowned. Tb bodies bave not been recovered yt. Thy were ared twenty-foot tad Im LOOK F0K A BATTLE GENERAL SHAFT R AND HIS ARM ARRIVE SAFELY OFF SANTIAGO. The Journey from Tampa Made In six Day; Winhont Incident Fourteen Cmm of Typhoid Fever and some Measles Develop Hobaoo bag not liee Harmed. With tub Uxitko Status Transport Ships, ovr Saktiaoo dk -Cm a, June 21, noon, via Mole 6t. Nicholas, Hayti, June 22. The fleet of United States transports, having on board 16,000 men, undr tbe command of General Sbafter, arrived off Santiago de Cuba at noon yesterday, being exactly six days out from Port Tampa. The army of invasion left Edmont Key at noon on Tuesday, June 14, con voyed by tbe United States warships Indiana, Castine, Helena, Annapolis, Bancroft, Morrill and Hornet. Tbe paeeage was necessarily slow, as two big water barges and the schooner St. Nivens, also used for water bad to be toweJ. At Rebecca shoalsl igbthouse the fleet was joinel by tbe United States war ships Detroit, Manning, Wasp and Erioson. When the transport fleet left Port Tampa,, it was the intention of these in authority to take the western course, around I ape Antonio, but later it was decided to go via the Florida straits, that be-ing a shorter distance. After the fleet got into the rough wa ters of the straits the transports were formed into three lines about 1,000 yard, apart, while 600 yards separated the ships. AN IMPRESSIVE SPECTACLE. The easily advancicg transports pre sented a very impressive spectacle, stretching for miles over the blue waters. It was oneof the largest fleets ever gath ered together, the grim looking men-of-war hovering like watch dogs on the out skirts of tbe human freighted ships. At Dight every precaution waa taken to guard against any possible attack. No lights were allowed on tbe transports and the gunboats in tbe direction of tbe shore were double in numbers, while at frequent intervals searchlights swept tbe waters towards Cuba in search of hostile ships. During the voyage no sign of the enemy waa seen. On Friday the convoying fleet of the warships was reinforced by tbe Mont gomery and Porter off Porto Rico. Tbe voyage throughout waa tedious and uninteresting, 'io the weary sold iers liie '.n board the transports is as unwarlike as a journey on a frjiter. The spectacle of transferring tbe sick at sea was presented on Saturday. For our hours the fleet lay to while the ships' boats carried fourteen patients to the hospital ship OJivette. In the rough waters oft.be Bahama channel this work for the little boats was quite difficult aud the hoisting of tbe limp forms to tbe lolling deck of Olivette seemed dangerous. But it was accomplished t afcfy. FAVOHKD BY OOOI) WEATBKR The weather throughout tbe voyage was exce'letit, and consequently there was little suffering from sickness. But fourtoen cases of typhoid fever and some m easels developed, the former being especially on the boats which carried hordes and mules. Surgeons, however s.iy the health of the men is unexpect edly g lod. Tbe first sight of land was obtained in the vicinity of Santiago de Cuba and wl en ibe topmaets of the blockading ships were seen they sent a thrill of en thusiasm through tbe soldiers and they are now eagerly awaiting the landing in Cuba. The men seem confident of a swift and easy vie ory, but they seen rather to hope for hard fighting. The heat ail I in cenflnemmt have told very teverely on the horses and mules aud many of them died during tbe )at days ol the voyage. llohnon Hhh Not Hero Harmed. New York June 22. In response to i cabled inquiry, Mr. Ramsden, ths British consul at Santiago, sent the fol lowing dispatch to tbe World . ''Nothing happened to Hobaon ot others during bombardment." Washington, June 21. Lieutenant Hobson, tbe hero of the Merriniac, will be trausfeired from tbe construction corps to the line of the navy and rained to tbe grade of lieutenant commander, proba -ly this week. This action was definitely decided by the administration today and legislation empowering this action will be pressed in both houses nd it execution will almost immedi ately follow the executive approval of tbe measure. Cxble 81 m Ion Opened. Washington, June 22 General Greeley received In m Lieutant Colonel Allen yestetday sfternoon a dispatch stating that the first- American military station in Cuba, Cmp McCalla, Guan tanatno Bay, lias been brought into electr- h! communication with the rest of tb Aorld by tbe establishment of a tele g. ' ph office, which opened at 6 o'clock. Not Given Time Enough. Washington, June 22. Secretary Gage has written a letter to the house ways and means committee and the sen ale finance committee stating that It is absolutely impossible to pat tb adhe sive stamp sections of the war revenue measure Into operation on July 1, and taking that the time be extended until July IS, and that the commission be In creased from 1 to 8 per cent, In order to increase popular interest In the distri bution of the stamp. JB INVASION HAS BEG J Mafltlafo to be HMleged from Hide at Kear on Land, and Warships Will oV Tbelr part on Water. Washington, Jane 23. Yesterday, just a week after the United States troop left Tortugas, they began to dis embark on Cuban soil, landing in for tuition at two points so as to attack Santiago in the rear and at tha side with tbe navy to help the work in front. TIiub the military invasion of Cuba maw be said to have fairly begun, for though, the United States marines were the first of tbe regular forces to land upon Cuban soil, their purpose waa not, after all, invasion, but tbe establishment of a naval base and a base for a cable station in both of which tbey were eminently successful. To the regular trooos was left the beginning of tbe formidable task of invading Cuba in force by land. SAYK TROOPS ARK LANDING. J ust at tbe close of office hours a brief cablegram came to tbe war depart ment from Lieutenant Colonel Allen. It had been expected all dav. To the surprise of the officials tbe cablegram was dated, not at Guantanamo, but at a place called Playa del Aste, about twen ty miles west of Guantanamo bay, and about half the distance between that and Santiago bay. The lines were being carried westward probably to be nearer the piint selected ae the landing place in Cuba. In his dispatch Lieutenant-Colonel Allen said that he had beard nothing officially from either General Shatter or Admiral Sampson. This is accounted for by his instructions. He was told specifically by General Miles in a telegram yester day not to embarrass General Shafter by any unnecesrary suggestions. Thus, it will be seen, to the delight of all thor ough soldiers, that General Shafter like Admiral Sampaon, is not to be taxed by ' exact orders from Washington, but is to be allowed the widest liberty of action in tbe belief that he, being on the ground, is capable of judging best the propriety of projected movements. The lieutenant-colonel, however, who is a member of General Miles' staff and di rectly in charge of the signal work in Santiago, communicates briefly with General Miles the fact that rebarkation of tbe troops bad begun and that a plan of attvek bad been arranged. REINFOKCEMEKTS FOR HHAPTER. The reinforcement of General Shafter actually began yesterday in the depar ture of a regiment and a battalion of the troops at Camp Alger fcr Santiago. They go to Newport News and from ' there by steamer direct to Santiago. Formal orders were issued placing General Guy V. Henry in charge of the new division of troops composed of Doi field's and Garretson'e brigades, which are to form part of tbe new division. Probably some of the troops now at Tampa will be attached also, in which case they will be dispatched in seperate transports. , General Henry is one of of the moat noted cavalry leaders in the army, possibly in tbe world. It is evident from tbe nature of Gen eral Miles' advices that in addition to the troops now landing, it is supposed, not far from Playa del Este. on the east side of Santiago bay, the second landing is going on at a point just about the same distance west of the harbor en trance. The two divisions probabaly will be pushed forward steadily to take tbe town of Santiago on either flank while to Gar cia and Rabbi's bands of insurgents may be left the task of bringing on the attack in the rear. The distance on the, west side is slightly greater than on the east, but it probably is not greater by either route than fifteen or eighteen miles. CBRVERA CANNOT ESCAPE. With tbe beginning of tbe military movement the navy will draw close in in shore to pound away at the forts at the entrance and draw the cordon of warships so closely around the mouth as to make it impossible for Cervera's vessels to escape, even if they are dis posed to take the most desperate chance. News has reached here that 12,000 tons of coal is being loaded at Valpari so, Cbile. As coal is worth about (18 a ton there, tbe purchase excites great curiosity here and it has been suspected that it was being made on Spanish ac count. If this should prove true, and the fact will soon be known, it would seem to indicate a purpose on tbe part of the Spanish naval commander, Cam a a, to carry the Cadiz fleet around into the Pacific and use these colliers to sup ply the fleet with coal. In this case the object of attack probably would be the west coast jf the United State, instead of the Philippines, but after all the whole thing is still a matter of mere conjecture. , The European stories published this morning of alliances among the powers against the United States and of the reported proffer of Germany to lease the Philippines from Spain, are received here with amusement, for it will appear clearly from the place of origin of these stories, Madrid, if not from their sub stance, that they were inspired by a desperate wish on the part of Spain to involve us in trouble with Geimany. Aeeldent to HpanUh Hhlp. Philadelphia, Pa., June 23. Captain Rowe of tbe British steamer Wraggae. which arrived here Wednesday from Shields, reports picking up a dory on June 12 in latitude 44 north, longitude 53 degrees and 50 minutes west. On tbe bow of the dory was painted the name Vldoea," while on the stern was the number six. Tbere la a fall rigged ship by that name in the Spanish merchant service. She was hut seen at TaspajD, Mex., several months ago.
