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|wW£EK VOI4 48 J (lew Developments Hourly Expected, CUBANS SURROUND CITY. / Schley Believed to -Have Fired Signal Shots. SPANISH LOSS IS SEVERE. Forms of Men Seen Among the Fly ing Masonry. Copyright, 1808, by the Associated Press. Cape Haytien, June 1, 10:16 P. m.—The Spanish government, according to advices received here from Havana, intend to cut the cables which connect that city with Key West, If the other Cuban cables are cut by the Americans. The Havana papers, the same advices say, publish a dispatch from Madrid, de claring that the Americans Intend to at tack Santiago by sea, while the insur gents are making an attack by land, and also to land reinforcements at Guafiatan amo and Santiago de Cuba. A dispatch from Santiago says: "The American squadron, which bombarded . Santiago yesterday, was composed of fourteen vessels, among which was recog nized the lowa, Brooklyn, Massachusetts, and Amazonas (New Orleans), a gunboat, and auxiliary cruiser believed to be the Columbia. "The five vessels which were recognized opened fire on the batteries of Punta Gor da, El Morro and Zocapa, and also on the cruiser Cristobal Colon, which advanced toward the entrance of the harbor and was visible from the high styta. ■ 'The Amectcnns fired projectiles of 32 centimeters and the batteries, as well as the Colon, kept up an incessant responsive fire. "Two shots landed on the after part of the lowa, causing damage. “On the Spanish side the damage was In significant. "The American squadron withdrew at 6 o’clock last evening. "The American squadron reappeared off Santiago, but contented itself with firing two shots, which are believed to have Ixen signals agreed on with the insurgents who, numbering 2,000 or 3,(XX\ are sold to have concentrated or four miles from Banlingo. "Great events ore expected hourly at Fanliago. The Spanish authorities have taken extraordinary precautions and have placed in the narrow pass nt the entrance of the harbor special contrivances which permit the dosing and the opening of the port nt will.” The condition of the population of San tiago since the tM'ginning of the blockade has grown rapidly worse, and it la said * now to be nearly desperate. Food is very scarce and the i>oor people are finding it almost impossible to obtain any because of enormous prices. The exportation Is general that Santiago must soon fall into the hands of the Americans. STORY OF THU SHELLING, Hottest Kind of n Flee Kept Up by theMqundron. New York, June I.—An Evening Journal special front Cape Haytien says: “The torpedo boat Porter arrived at Mole St. Nicholas at 1 o'clock this morning with dispatches for Washington. (She left Im mediately. "But before going to sea the following story of the bombardment of Santiago de Cuba, the refuge of Admiral Cervera, nnd the Spanish fleet, was obtained by your ' pondent at (ho Mole. •’The American squadron augmented by the torpedo boat Porter, the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul and the protected cruiser New Orhans, formerly the Amaxonaa, approached the entrance io the harbor of Santiago at about 12:30 p. m.. the lowa leading. "Inside the entrance of the harbor were seen one of the warships of Cervcr.t’s fleet stripped for action. "As the American fleet drew near the New Orleans was detached and steamed forward ahead of the lowa, Texae and Massachusetts! "One of the fortifications opened fire on her and she replied, the other two ships’ directing their tire at the battery on the Punta Gorda within the harbor, and to the westward of the position occupied by ■ the Spanish ship. The latter replied to| the fire and immediately be jniv a target ' for all the/ Aunt-lean ship* engaged in the battle. •‘She retired behind a projecting head- i land and was not acen again during the "The lowa, directed by Capt. 'blghting Bob’ Kvana: the Massachusetts. Capt. F J. HUtgln**>: Texan, Capt. J. W. Phillip, ; and the New Orleans, t apt. \\ . 51. Folger. kept up their terrific fire against the Morro, Zocapa and Ihtnta tlorda forts for ’Their projectiles of enormous size did i tremendous damage to the defenses of the barter. •The masonry on Zooaiu and Morro wsa» b— - - Q EORQ»AROUI H THE MORNING NEWS. a illßheu UM). - -incorporated 1888 V J. H. h.ST ILL, ATesiuenu ) battered almost into dust and the forms of Spanish artillerymen and infantry could be plainly seen flying to safety be hind the neighboring hills. “The auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, which joined Schley’s fleet just before the bat lie took place, was hit by shells from the forts, and It is thought she ‘has been se riously damaged by the shells. "After seeking the protection of a jut ting headland the Spanish warships con tinued to Are projectiles over the hills to ward the fleet, but they had no range, not even direction, to their shots, and the shells fell harmlessly Into the sea. "That the number of killed and wound ed on the Spanish side Is enormous no one doubts, for time and again the American shells hit the batteries squarely, and amid the flying masonry and dismantled guns the forms of men were described. "The damage done to the American fleet cannot be learned, but it Is not thought any person was killed—ls indeed any one was wounded.’’ Cape Haptien, June 1, 8:45 a. m.—The United States torpedo boat Porter put in to the harbor of Mole St. Nicholas at 1 o’clock this morning, in all probability with dispatches for Washington, and left there again at 2 o’clock. CAKNONADE VERY BRISK. Many of the Shelia Fell In the Bay, lint None Reached the City. Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press. Cape Haytien, Hayti, June I.—The Daily Bulletin, issued by the French Cable Com pany here, to-day apparently confirms the news of’Spanish origin to "the effect that a battie has been fought before Santiago de Cuba. The bulletin is as follows: "Santiago de Cuba, May 31.—T0-day at 2 o’clock the American fleet, composed of fourteen ships, of which one appeared to be the New York, and flew the flag of Admiral Sampson, and a few torpeefo boats, opened fire on the fortifications and on the roadstead with heavy guns. "The fire of the Americans appeared to be directed principally on the roadstead and on the forts of El Morro, Zocapa and Punta Gorda. "The cannonade was very brisk up to 3:45. "The shells fell in the bay, but did not reach as far as the town. "After 3:45 the cannonade weakened, and cannon shots were heard in the offing. The Americans completely ceased firing after 4 o'clock in the afternoon.” At 2 o’clock to-day the American steam er Fanita arrived at Cape Haytien from New York and Port de Paix. She reports that she did not see any warships. CRISTOBAL. COLON DRIVEN BACK. Furious Fire Turned on Iler the Moment Nhe Appeared. Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press. Port au Prince. Hayti, June 1,10:15 p. m. —According to the latest advices from Santiago de Cuba, when the Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon emerged from the harbor yesterday to the entrance of the channel, she was welcomed by such a furious Are as soon as the American squadron sighted her that she was com pelled to retreat into the bay. The American squadron, which left San tiago waters at 4 o’clock yesterday after noon, returned In front of the entrance of the bay this morning and fired two cannon shots, which are believed to have been a signal arranged with the Cuban troops, massed 6.000 strong, five kilometres (about three miles) from the city. Everybody expects grave events. The correspondent of the Associated Press at Mole St. Nicholas telegraphs that the United States torpedo boat Porter was in that port last night (May 31) at a late hour, but gave no account of a bombard ment. # CERVERA NOT AT SANTIAGO. Admiral Awny While Bombardment Wns in Progress. Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press. (From a Spanish correspondent). Havana, Juno 1,7 p. m.—Admiral Cerve ra, It is reported here, was not at Santia go yesterday during the bom bardment by the American squad ron. Had he been there. the Spanish warships would have entered the combat against the Americans, confident of a victorious outcome. The Spanish troops have orders to make an energetic, a slight or no resistance, ac. cording to circumstances, with a view ot facilitating the landing of American forces so that the latter may go into the interior of the country. The Spanish are convinced they will be able to defeat them. The Spanish army and navy are anxious to measure arms with the Americans, and desirous that a propitious occasion may present Itself, trusting for the result to the courage of the Spanish soldiers and sailors, to their better organization and to the greater skill of their commanding offi cers. SPANISH VERSION OF BATTLE. Cristobal Colon Defended the Mouth of the Port. Madrid, June I.—The following undated official dispatch from Havana has been re ceived here: •The American squadron commanded by Commodore Schley, composed of large ircvnclads nnd cruisers, attacked the for : ttficationa at the entrance of Santiago de I Cuba. "Our Ironclad, Cristobal Colon, closing ■ the mouth of the port and supported by I the fires of the forts, repulsed the attack. , causing damage to the enemy. "Manterola.” Admiral Manterola le the officer in com i mand of the regular Spanish fleet In Cu i ban waters. SPAIN SNATCHING AT STRAWS. Refuses tu Believe That Schley nitln’t Try tn Enter the Bay. Madrid, June 1, midnight.—Official clr- ■ dee ridicule the American pretension to j treat the Santiago affair as a Simple re- connossance. The truth is. as official circles see It. that I the Americans tried to force an entry into I the bay and were re:>ulatsl. it te held equally improbable that the I Atnerwan equadron desirejxd the batte- I rits al El Mono, WILL VIGOROUSLY PUSH WAR. WANT TO SEIZE ISLANDS BEFoYIE SPAIN SUES FOR I'V.ACE. Financial Straits of the Dons Be lieved to Foreshadow a Speedy Abandonment of the Struggle on Their Part—lnvasion of Cuba, Por to Rico and Philippines Likely to Be Simultaneous. Washington, June I.—For the first time since the beginning of hostilities there ap pears to be something in the nature of an official statement of the plan of campaign of the United States government. This is contained in a letter of Seretary Alger to the speaker of the House, trans mlttitng certain recommendations and statements of Gen. Ludlow, which disclos ed the purpose of the war department to send 70,000 men to Cuba, 20,000 to start at once, and the remainder just as soon .as they can be made ready for departure. Then there was an estimate for establish ing electrical communications in connec tion with the army “in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines,” showing for the first time officially an implied intention on the part of the government to land troops in Porto Rico. Most of these moves have been anticipated, by the press, but, never theless, a strong element of doubt existed and the statement of the government’s purpose, even made in this indirect fashion, created a profound sensation. They are to go together, Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines and pass into the military occupation of the United States troops. Inasmuch as the secretary says that the second contingent of troops is to go for ward as soon as they can be prepared, a good deal of interest attaches to an or der that was made to the war department providing for the organization of the 75,- 000 additional volunteers called for. The order officially established the statement heretofore made in these dispatches that a large proportion of the new men are to be used to fill up the existing regiments of volunteers, which are in most cases de ficient in numbers. It is to be presumed from to-day’s order that the volunteer regiments contained under the first call will be detained until they are filled up in this fashion, so that the order has some bearing upon the plan of campaign. The war department received a dispatch to-day from Gen. Brooke, in command of the forces at Chickamauga, setting at rest the reports as to inadequate water supply there. When these reports were circulat ed recently, Secretary Alger telegraphed an Inquiry to Gen. Brooke, whose reply is as follows: “There is no reason whatever foe complaint as to the quality and kind of foot' ra.nisiiea the troops in tn is cahlp. Some regulars arrived here with field ra tions only, but defects of this kind are quickly remedied and the vegetable com ponent immediately provided. The water question is being solved as to quantity and it has always been good as to quality." The naval officials have been considera bly mystified throughout the day by re ports of an engagement off Santiago. At the outset there was complete scepticism and a disposition to treat the reported ac tion as a myth. Gradually as the day ad vanced, the corrqborative evidence com ing from many quarters, including the official announcements from Havana and Madrid, led the officials to concede that some engagement had taken place, al though they did not regard it as a se rious one. No bulletins were issued by the department during the day, and at the close of office hours, it was stated that no dispatches from Commodore Schley had been received during the day. There is reason to believe, however, that the de partment received indirect advices through the state department, possibly not bear ing out the detailed press dispatches, but sufficient to indicate that an engagement of some kind had occurred at Santiago. The impression obtained during the af ternoon that in execution of the general instructions to all United States naval commanders on the Cuban coast to pre vent the construction or strengthening of batteries by the Spaniards. Commodore Schley, observing work of the kind going on at Mono Castle had drawn his fleet up close enough to stop it. It is not believed for an instant that he made any real attempt to enter the har bor, although it is entirely conceivable that wiyie engaged in the task of shelling the ehore batteries, finding the Cristobal Colon in range, he could not resist the temptation to try a few shots at her. The statement from Madrid. in what seemed to be almost semi-official form, of the acuteness of the financial stringency there and the plain inymation that the Bank of Spain, and consequently Spain, were nearing the end of their financial re sources was regarded at the state depart ment as of more real significance than many of the stories of battles on land and sea that have been coming over the cables for the past few weeks. The effect of this notice may be to hasten the operations against Porto Rico, test the prize slip from our grasp through a sudden and unexpect ed termination of the war. An additional evidence that the forward I movement of the army nnd navy hfis be gun was given in the action of the foreign | naval and military observers. They have ' been sojourning leisurely tn Washington I for some time, but within the last week all of them have started for Florida. The ■ British naval and military attaches were < the first to leave, and how they have been : followed by the German, Austrian. Rus- j sian, Swedish. Norwegian and Japanese observers. Tlte government of Norway ■ and Sweden has no less than six military ! and naval experts to observe various > branches of the warfare. ALFONSO NOT CAPTURED. Story About Spanish Auxiliary Cruis er Probably Untrue. New York, June I.—A special to the Journal from Key West says the Spanish troop ship Alfonso XIII, with troops and coal on board, was captured on Monday off Cape Maysi by the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul. Capt. Bigsbee. The St. Paul : tired seventeen shots before the troopship I surrendered, and several of them took es- ’ feet. Key West. June 1. 4:50 p. m —The last j report received from Commodore Schley, i dated Saturday night, sa.d nothing about • the reported capture of the Spanish aux iliary cruiser Alfonso XIII by the United ! States auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, or any other vessel. The officers of the St. Paul i JUave heard nothing of the affair. SAVANNAH, THURSDAY. JUNE 2, 1898. WHAT LONDON THINKS. Believes Sampson Was Only Drawing the Spaniards Ont. Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press, London, June 2.—Amid the conflicting ac counts of what has happened at Santiago de Cuba, it appears certain that there were two separate incidents, the Spanish torpedo attempt Sunday night and the American bombardment or reconnoisance Tuesday afternoon. Probably neither will turn out of great importance, except as proving that the entrance to the harbor is tletter protected by mines and guns than might have been anticipated from Admiral Dewey’s experi ence at Manila. It is believed here that this is all Admiral Sampson desired to discover, and that the Spanish Senate has little to exult over. Admiral Cervera is expected to repeat the torpedo boat attempts, with a view of keeping the American squadron as distant as possible, in order to facilitate his es cape. Unless he can do this, the Ameri cans are almost certain to eventually cap ture the three or four Spanish cruisers now known to be inside Santiago.- The anxiety the Spaniards betray in publishing reports as to evolutions of a squadron outside Cadiz leads to the sur mise that Admiral Camara is already! on the way. This, as the Daily News sug gests, may explain Admiral Cervera's tor pedo movement on Sunday and also Com modore Schley’s tardy action. “Therefore,” the Daily News argues, "if Admiral Camara Is nearing Cuba an other complication has arisen, and Admir al Sampson will have to take measures to prevent him from joining Cervera.” The Daily News also says that Commo dore Schley’s bombardment may have covered counter-mining operations, with a view of forcing the channel and that if his vessels were damaged, a fresh attempt will probably be postponed.” BANK OF SPAIN HARD PRESSED. War Can’t He Carried on If It Can’t Help Government Madrid, June 1, 5 p. m.—The attention of the public to-day is absorbed in the condi tion of the Bank of Spain, which is con sidered more serious than any reverse of the war, inasmuch as the impossibility of the bank to help the government means impossibility to continue the war. There was a long procession at the bank during the day. All classes of people were represented and many women were in line waiting their turn to change notes into silver, fearing the notes would soon be subjected to discount. If the rrin continues there is danger of the bank’s stock of silver becoming ex hausted, which would compel the govern ment to resort to a forced currency, issu ing notes of small denomination. It is hoped, however, that the panic will subside, leaving the bank * margin of siI ..VOE.- > The financial outlook of Spain is rather dark. The government has entrusted the Bank of Spain with the negotiations for a loan of 1,000,000,000 pesetas at 4 per cent., which sum is to be raised ns and when required. The bank will endeavor to raise the loan at home and abroad. TEMERARIO UNDER PROTECTION. Paraguay to Allow Gnnhoat to Re main'Vntil After War Ends. Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press. Buenos Ayres, June I.—The government of Paraguay has informed the United States consul at Assumption, J. N. Ruffin, who had protested against the continued presence of the Spanish torpedo gunboat Terherario in Paraguayan waters, that permission had been granted the Temera rio, which is disabled, to remain at As sumption, under the of Para guay’s neutrality, until the close of the war between the United States and Spain. Da Nacion publishes a dispatch from Madrid which says yesterday (Tuesday) the Spanish armorer! cruiser Cristobal Co lon put out from the harbor of Santiago de Cuba to answer the fire of the Ameri can squadron and that after inflicting damage upon an auxiliary cruiser she returned to the harbor. ’ CASTELAR THREATENED. la Believed to Aspire to Presidency of a Spanish Republic. Madrid, June 1, 8 p. m.—An article sign ed by Emilio Castelrr, the distinguished Republican statesman, which recently ap peared in the Petite Revue Internaclonale, and which has been reproduced in several Spanish papers that are being prosecuted for their reproduction, has caused a great sensation. ' , Senor Castelar attacks the Queen Re gent, reproaching her with being a for eigner and unpopular, and with interfer ing unjustifiably in political affairs. He compares her present position witfr that of j Queen Marie Antoinette on the eve of the j French revolution. • SANTIAGO ELATES THE SPANIARDS. Senate Notes With Satisfaction Brilliant Victory. Madrid, June 1.7 p. m.—ln the Senate i to-day Count Casa Valencia asked it "the I news of the American repulse at Santiago • de Cuba was official.” | The minister of marine, Capt. Aunon, replied affirmatively, adding: "The news : a good augury for further victories, i which the courage and high merit of our sailors give reason to hope for.” The Senate then, unanimously “noted with satisfaction the brilliant victory of the Spanish fleet.” DEMEN’S THANKS. The Admiral Icknowledtrca Compli ment Paid Him by Congreoi*. Washington, June I.—President McKin | ley to-day sent a message to Congress ■ transmitting the reply of Admiral Dewey ■ to the resolution of Congress, which ten dered him thanks for his victory at Manila. ' The reply is as follows: "I desire to express to the department ; and to request that it will be transmitted i to. the President and to Congress my most sincere thanks for the great compliment jx4d to me.” Mustering in About Completed. Washington. June I.—With the exception of one regiment in lowa, and some troops I in Kentucky, the mustering under the first 1 call of the President is completed. " » SCHLEY EXPECTED TO SHOOT. ATTACK ON CERVERA HAS BEEN LOOKED FOR. Navy Department’s Instructions to Him Were to Do His Utmost to De stroy the Spanish Fleet—Cape Hay tien Dispatches of Tuesday Caused No Surprise at Washington—Will Be Kept Suppled With Provisions and Coal. New York, June I.—A special to the Times from Washington says: “Washing ton is working itself up to the hope of official news from Commodore Schley to match that from Admiral Dewey. With various corroborative dispatches about the operations at Santiago it is made plain that whatever the plans may be for the eventual co-operation at Santiago de Cuba of the navy and army, there is no res&aint upon Commodore Schley to prevent him from reducing the forts at the entrance to the harbor, destroying Admiral Cferve ra’s fleet, and making the city uninhabita ble to the Spanish if he chooses to do so. “The news from Commodore Schley con tained in the press dispatches caused no surprise to those who have known him and his record. He is not an officer to re main quiet while there is a chance for en terprise so close at hand. His adventures in Korea, when he took part in the at tack on the native forts, his participation in the Greeley relief expedition, and more recently his defiant stand for American rights in Valparaiso harbor, indicate the nature of the man who is now the Ameri can commodore off Santiago, carrying with him a very poor opinion of the military ability of the Spanish people. "He had heard the opinions of these people respecting this country, and it was his belief that the United States ought to have an opportunity to show these con temptuous scoffers that they did-.not un derstand the people they had sneered at so long. It has been known that Commo dore Schley was eager to meet the foe, and that he and his men had fretted at Fort Monroe while Admiral D.ewey was making himself famous. “Commodore Schley’s friends insist that he will never stop work at Santiago until he has demonstrated the ability of the American ships and sailors to overcome Spanish ships and sailors under difficult circumstances. “Since Commodore ' Schley’s fleet has been reported at Santiago a great deal of calculation and speculation has been in dulged In as to the possibility of his act ing effectively against the fleet of Admiral Cervera w‘About entering‘.tho. harior. tune of the naval men here have taken all things into account, and have concluded that with the 13-inch, 12-inch and 8-inch guns on the Massachusetts, the lowa and the Texas, he can reaph the city of San tiago Itself if he can get the range. If he could obtain the moorings of the Spanish vessels, which it is assumed he has done, so definitely as to be able to chart them, no dbubt is entertained of his ability to direct a destructive fire on the ships at a distance of five or six miles. “According to the dispatches received comparatively little attention appears to have been given to the fortifications. The assumption among naval men who are discussing the engagement before partic ular are obtainable, is that he has di rected just enough fire at the forts to occupy them, and has employed his most effective long range guns in peppering the Spanish vessels in the,harbor. "Admiral Cervera, it is believed, has found himself at a terrible disadvantage in being penned up in the harbor. The bay of Santiago is scarcely a mile wide in its widest part. It is navigable for vessels of such great draught as the four armor ed cruisers of Admiral Cervera’s fleet for but a part of its width. It is considered to be out of the question for Admiral Cer vera to protect himself to any great ex tent by maneuvering. Having once got the range of Admiral Cer vera’s vessels, either at anchor or moving up and down the bay. Commodore Schley may sink or disable them all. “At the same time he may keep his ves sels constantly in motion, playing on the fortifications and the Spanish fleet while the forts and the imprisoned fleet are wild ly endeavoring to hit a lot of moving ves sels. “Army men are hearing the news from Santiago with some concern. They ac cepted as true the reports that there is to be a land force to be dispatched to Santia go and they imagine all preparations were to be deferred until the army was in read iness to participate in the attack upon Santiago and to win a share of the credit for its capture. "While Commodore Schley does not ap pear to have been made acquainted with this view, the army officers who have heard of the attack upon Santiago by Commodore Schley say that it will be as impossible for him to make a complete job of the reduction of Santiago as it is for Admiral Dewey to take possession of Ma nila without the aid of a large number of troops. "Secretary Long does not look for any report from Commodore Schley until he has completed the job that he is reported to have begun. He has complete liberty to use his own discretion about attacking, and under his instructions is expected to destroy or capture the fleet of Admiral . Cervera if he can do it. " ’Use utmost endeavors,’ the instruc tions issue dto Admiral Dewey, were re peated to Commodore Schley when he was found to have cornered the Spanish fleet. These instructions will not permit him to lie idly outside the harbor and his tem perament and ambition will stimulate him to the greatest activity. “Commodore Schley will not run out of provisions or coal. Os ammunition the department will forward to him an abun dant supply from the naval base at Key West, and t>f coal he seems likely to get all that Admiral Cervera expected to have and much more.” TROOPS FROM CHICK AMACGA. Sixteen Train Loads Pass Through Atlanta for Tampa. Atlanta. Ga., June !.—Sixteen train loads of troops from Chickamauga tn route for Tampa passed through Atlanta to-night. Ten trains by the Southern Railway and six by the Western and At lantic ami the Central of Georgia. s Another movement of about the same size is expected to take place to-morrow, passing Atlanta to-morrow night. These troops are volunteers who have been cjrill- * lug at Chickamaugz I DAILY, JIO A YEAR. . J 5 CENTS A COPY. I I WWWT .-v 9.T1 M li'K- A-WEEK S- a -VIA At, I MILES ARRIVES AT TAMPA. Hard Rain Storm—Horst’s Expedi tions to Cuba. Tampa, Fla., June I.—Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, commander-in-chief of the United States army, is now in Tampa. The general, with his staff and a large office force, arrived* here to-day over (he Florida Central and Penihsular Railroad from Washington and established his headquarters-at the Tampa Bay Hotel. Mrs. Miles, Miss Miles and Sherman A. Miles were also in the party. Gen. Miles was apparently thoroughly tired out by his hot journey and remained in the hotel all day conversing over the situation with Gens. Shafter and Wheeler, and renewing old acquaintances among the veterans who were with him on the fron tier. The rainy season on the Florida coast may now be said to have fairly commenc ed. A terrific thunderstorm was experi enced here to-day. The rainfall for half an hour was simply efiormous, but the ground, dried into powder by a drought that has lasted for eight months, readily absorbed most of it and but little discom fort was caused among the camps of the soldiers. A few tents were blown down by the oc casional squalls and some lively scramb ling among the unfortunate occupants of these tents resulted, but no material dam age was done. The dust and heat of the past two weeks have been almost unbearable and in conse quence drilling hours in many cases have been shortened, it being simply impossi ble for ever the regular troops, hardened as they are, to stand it. Lieut. J. D. Miley of Gen. Shafter's staff, has returned. His trip extended over several days. Brig. Gen. H. W. Lawton has reported here to Gen. Shafter. An .official notice of the complete suc cess of the expedition in command of LiSut. Col. J. H. Dorst, which sailed from this port on the steamer Florida two weeks ago, carrying arms and. amrhunition, com missary supplies, horses’ and mules for the insurgent army under Gen. Garcia, besides one of the largest and best equipped bodies of men that has yet volunteered for service in the cause of Cuba was posted on the bulletin board at army headquarters td-day. It reads as follows: "Col. Dorst returned to Key West yesterday, after landing a successful expedition on the northeast coast of Cuba. He landed at Point Banes, directly north across the island from San tiago de Cuba. He took with him from Tampa over 400 Cubans fully armed and equipped and to some extent drilled, and landed these, together with over 1,000,000 rounds of ammunition, between 7,000 and 8,000 Springfield rifles and a steamer load of munitions of war, including horsey and mules." , v. This makes the third successful expedi tion in landing munitions of war and a.rmed Cubans on the coast of Cuba. Col. Dorst was the first to land American troops on Cuban soil, and to raise the American flag on those shores. He was also the first to whip a body of Spanish troops, In which the commanding officer and two or three men were killed, and he is the first to capture one of- the deep water ports on the north coast of Cuba. It is a little singular that while at almojt the same time that Commodore Schley was inclosing the Spanish fleet in the port of Santiago de Cuba, Col. Dorst was and had for two days been unloading muni tions of war in a harbor directly north and within sixty miles of it. NAVAL OPINION OF FIGHT. Schley’s VesMeln Able to Cope With Whole Spanish Fleet! Key West, Fla., June 1, 4 p. m.—As to the result of a battle at Santiago de Cuba there4s but one opinion among naval men here, and that is the American fleet is strong enough to cope with the whole Spanish navy, let alone Admiral Cerve ra’s light squadron. Advices from the blockading fleet off Havana say there is nothing stirring there. Every morning one Spanish gun boat skulks out of the harbor and moves along the line of forts, protected by them, as if sent by Capt. Gen. Blanco to tell the Americans he does not fear them. The stories about a Spanish cruiser be ing seen in the straits of Florida and even chasing ships, have become the subject of laughter among naval officers, who say they would dearly love to see any euch ship. Nearly all the newspaper boats have gone to Santiago. Admiral Cervera'a coal ship, the big British steamer Restormel, has been moor ed at the naval station dock, where her cargo of picked Welsh coal will be un loaded. Naval officials have an idea that they will find something beside coal in her hold. It was the Res tor m el's failure to reach Santiago that made it impossible for the Spanish fleet to escape. There were no important naval move ments to-day. Seventy-five navabreserves from Chicago and 147 from lowa and Illinois arrived to-day on the steamer from Tampa, un der the command of Lieut. Porter. They were taken on board the Lancaster. All were well, except one, who was taken from the steamer on a cot. The reserves* who arrived last night will be distributed among the vessels of the fleet. SHELLED A BLOCKHOUSE. Auxiliary Gunboat* Inca* and Ley don «t Target Practice. Key West, June 1, 8:30 a. m.—The United States auxiliary gunboat Uncas arrived here this morning from the Cuban coast. She reports that on Monday last, when about a mile and a half west of Matan zas light house, she flighted a Spanish block house on shore. Taking up a posi tion about 60) yards off shore, the Uncas fired two shots at the house and the two shells went through the building, which > was wrecked. During the firing the auxiliary gunboat Leyden came up and also fired a couple | of shots. It is not known whether any Spaniards I were killed, but they probably fled at the first shot. The block house made no re ply. This action upon the part of the Uncas and Leyden is In accordance with the pol icy of the patrol boats in shelling any block house that they may come across. The crews enjoy this target practice very much. j. MONDAYS! ANO— 1 thursoaysl ROADS TO BE BUILT IN CUBA. ENGINEERING ESTIMATES FOR THO / INVASION. I - Secretary of War Recommends Ap propriations Aggregating $3,107,-1 OOG—First Army of Invasion to Be Composed of 13,000 to 20,000 Men! and 50,000 More to Follow as Soon as Practicable— Portable Three* Foot Gauge Railroads to Be Car ried. . v Washington, June I.—ln significant re oommenda.tidns recommended to Congress to-day, Secretary Alger, through the med ium of a letter accompanying his recom mendations, outlines in a general way tho steps contemplated in the campaign against Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip pines. The letter is from Chief Engineer Lud low, who makes the important statement that it is now proposed to forward to Cuba an army of invasion to be composed of 15,C00 or 20,000 troops, to be followed as rapidly as practicable by 50,000 more. lhe secretary’s recommendations are for appropriations aggregating $3,107,000. One recommendation is for $2,562,000 of deficiency In the appropriation for gun and mortar batteries, "required imme diately for the use of the war department to remain available unexpended.” This amount is heeded to provide em placements for carriages of high powe? and rapid-fire guns to be procured by the ordnance department with the funds al ready appropriated, etc. A second one is for $105,000, "for the es tablishment and maintenance of special electrical communication in connection with the army in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands." Then follows a significant recommenda tion for $350,000 for an expeditionary force to Cuba, "required by the war department! for Immediate use.” The items are as follows: For machinery and equipment for the construction and repair of roads, $25,000J construction and equipment of military! railroads, $225,000; additional entrenching tools, electric appliances, photographio and topographic outfits, instruments and maps, manuals, and for special and tech nical services, $50,000; contingencies, in-, volving immediate expenditure of com parative urgency that cannot be specified in advance, to be expended under the di rection of the major general commanding the army, $50,000." The letter outlining the expeditionary i project against Cuba is written by Gen. / Ludlow, whose special engineering ser vices were availed of by Secretary Alger to outline what was needed. It Is dated May 22, was forwarded, by Secretary Alger, and say..; "Referring to my hr!ter ot April ‘M, covering th<* project with es timates for the establishment in Cuba of an expeditionary force Os from 3.000 to 5,000 ffien, I invite attention to the follow ing: "Provisional estimates for this purpose amounted to $150,034, which have been ap proved and made expendible under the im mediate direction of the major general commanding the army in the deficiency act approved May 4, 1898. "This did not include several items that, while Important, could temporarily bo omitted on the supposition that no imme diate movement would be made. Further more the project, for transfer to Cuba of an expeditionary, force has been materially modified in that instead of an assumed force of 5,000 for the establishment of a. depot and base of supplies it is now pro posed 20,000 troops to be followed as rapid ly as practicable by 50,000 more. It is, therefore, necessary to make provision for the greatly augmented scale on which tho expedition is to be equipped and for its for ward movement in the direction of Cuba." Gen. Ludlow says for obvious reasons the plans in detail cannot be given, but that In a general way they can be outlin ed. The general nature of these engineer ing provisions, however, may be clearly indicated, and in fact estimated for. It» the ensuing campaign account must bo taken of the fact that the rainy season in Cuba covers the summer months, and must be anticipated as affecting the time and means required for transportation ’n order not to delay movements and imperil health. There are few regularly built roads in Cuba, the principal ones being westward of Havana. It is not likely that these roads have been kept in repair, and it is quite certein that others must be constructed and main tained. This will require road-making ma chinery, as economizing the labor of troops and leaving them free for the pure ly military work, for which the numbers In question will not be more than suffi cient to eaual the enemy. “In addition special means ot transpor tation will be necessary and portable three feet gauge railroads must be pro vided both on the established lines ard along such additional and connecting lines as may be feasible and expedient. "For railways there should not be less than thirty miles of track and suitable equipment, which may be estimated at $5,000 per mile for track and $2,500 per mile for equipment. The total of this item, therefore, is $225,000. “Three outfits of road-making machines including rock quarrying and crushing ap paratus, road rollers, ditchers and grad ers will cost at SB,OOO each, say $25,000. In addition there should be additional al lowance of SIOO,OOO for electric lights, dy namite and torpedo appliances, etc,, In cluding employment of scouts, spies, etc." GORDON’S ASSIGNMENT. It Will He Decided on by the Time He In Sworn in. Washington, June I.—Gen. Corbin says he is not prepared to say at this time to what division Brig. Gen. W. W. Gordon will be assigned. He will be sworn in and commissioned as soon as he reports for duty, and in the meantime his assignment will be deter mined upon. Representative Livingston, called at the war department to-day to urge the pro motion of Corporal Campbell King, of the Fifth Cavalry to be a first lieutenant in i Col. Ray’s immune regiment. Col. Livingston also recommended the | appointment of J. A. Guinn of Conyers to be assistant Burgeon. It is under stood these two appointments are practically i agreed upon and are expected to be made I in a few days. Rebel Brigadier General Dead. Havana. June I.—The insurgent briga dier general Gonzales, who was wounded on Saturday near Sagua la Chica, prov ince of Santa Clara, has died of bis wounds. NO. 44.