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.
