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Sv —. tt V/ww kHS3 VOL.' 48 IBS ffi ■ Army of 27.000 Men Sails for Santiago. SHOULD ARRIVE SATURDAY Indiana and Helena Convoy the Transports. .... SHAFTER LEADS SOLDIERS. Sixteen Regiments of Regulars and Eleven of Volunteers. London, June B.—The Washington cor respondent of the Dally Chronicle, with the approval of Gen. Greeley, cables the following: "The army sailed from Tampa at noon to-day (Wednesday.) The forces number 27,000 men, composed of infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers and a signal corps. "The infantry conelsts of 27 regiments, 16 regulars and 11 volunteers, us follows: "Os the regular regiments, the First, Sec ond, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Six teenth, Seventeenth, Twenty-first, Twen ty-second, Twenty-fourth and Twenty fifth. "Os the volunteer regiments there are the Seventy-first New York, Thirty-second Michigan, First and Fifth Ohio, Second New York, First District of Columbia, Fifth Maryland, Ona Hundred and Fifty seventh Indiana, and the Third Pennsyl vania. "The total infantry force is 21,600 men. "In addition, there are a battalion of . Mdnaara, a detachment of the signal r M orps, five squadrons of eavalry, four bat teries of light artillery, and two batteries pf heavy artillery, "Oen. Shatter la in chief command of the force, which is convoyed by the bat tleship Indiana and the gunboat Helena, with the training ship Bancroft as Gen. Shafter’s floating home. "The transports are due at Santiago Fri day night or Saturday morning and a landing will be attempted on Saturday. "This should be effected without diffi culty, and no doubt by Sunday or Monday at the latest the Stars and Stripes will lioat over Santiago de Cuba." !. WON’T SAY A WOHh Government OilictnlH Mum Concern- Ina the Troops Mailtnir. Washington, June B.\-Th© activity and frequent exchange of communications be tween the wur and navy departments cul minating visits by Acting Secretary Allen, Admiral Kinard and Capt. Crowninshield in person to the war department to-day led to the belief this afternoon that cither the United States troops were actually em barking at Tampu, or that the movement is about to begin. The officials, however, who were not ab solutely ignorant themselves as to what was going on at Tampa, wore all under an injunction, delivered by Secretary Alger himself, to keep the troop movements ab solutely secret. Thera were Intimations that took away in a measure the dls.ipiHiintment occasion ed by this attitude to the effect that when the troop* are ashore there will be a con siderable relaxation of the rules now so rigidly applied relative to the giving out of the information as to the army's move menu. comm \nds book ton for cuba. Ucorgin Regiment Nat in First Army of Invasion. Atlanta, (la., June B.—The Atlanta Journal to-day prints the following from Us Tampa correspondent: "taut Wednesday, one of Gen. Shafter's aid<s posted on the bulletin board, at bead quarters, a < opy of the official order for troop* to be in reudinVas for immediate .■departure. At'out the same time a notice was put on Ihe board to newspaper corre sjhjiulvius wi ah lug to go With the army to report to Lieut. Miley at noon Thursday. ••flcn. Shaft* r*a orders was a* follows; •• ‘ikndquirurs Fifth Army Corps, Tam pa, Fla . May H, IF'3 - General Orders No. g. The following troops will r.old (hetn t elves In readin-sa to move Immediately on boatd tr*ne|»ri’ upett notification fruta these headquarters: •• -i—Thr Fifth Army Coriw. •’ T—The battalion «f eng met re. M ‘l—The detachment of the signal corps. •• 't-vFlve squadron* of cavalry, to be O> levied Uy the commanding r eneral of tfee Vavslry division. In ocsuidance with in situations previously giv*n. »• I—Four batt-r.es of light artillery. »o be commanded bv a maj . r. to be selected bs the commanding officer of the light •ridery brigade. I I the seegv snidery bataboa, with eight ’ s*r<e guns and eight field mortar*. '* I-The battalion of eugiueer*. Um U»- 11 I IsiHiH ffz r>^ s Q E Q R <3 I THE MORNING NEWS. a Established 1860. • "incorporated 188 b V J. H. ESTIUa iTesiueuk ) fantry and cavalry wdll be supplied with 600 rounds of ammunition per man. “ ‘B—All troops will carry, in addition to the fourteen days’ field rations now on hand, ten days travel rations. " ‘9—The minimum allowance of tentage and baggage as prescribed in general or dores 54, A. G. 0., current series, will be taken. “ TO—ln addition to the rations specified in paragraph 8 of this order, the chief com missary will provide sixty days field ra tions for the entire command. " Tl—All recruits apd extra baggage, the latter to be stored, carefully piled and covered, will be left in camp in charge of a commissioned officer to be selected by the regimental commander. Where there are no recruits available the necessary guard will be left. “ *l2—Travel rations will be drawn at once by the several commands as indicat ed in paragraph 8. " ‘By order of Maj. Gen. Shafter. " ‘E. J. McClemand, Assistant Adjutant General.’ "The Fifth army corps includes only two volunteer regiments, the Seventy-first New York and the Second Massachusetts. In the corp© are about 12,000 men. "In the other branches of the service the number of men ordered to go is about 8,000. "The whole of the first Invading force is therefore about 15,000. "On Saturday night wen. Shafter issued an order transferring to his corps all the volunteer troops in Tampa and vicinity except the Georgia and Florida regiments, taking thereby many regiments probably belonging to Gen. Lee’s corps. "This was done, of course, to strengthen the invading force. Following is a copy of Gen. Shafter’s order: " ‘Headquarters Fifth Army Corps, Tampa, Fla., June 4, 1898*—General Orders No. 11: A provisional division, Brig. Gen. Simon Snyder, U. S. V., hereby organized as follows and assigned temporarily to the Fifth Army Corps: " ‘First Brigade, Brig, Gen. Guy V, Henry, United States Volunteers, com manding. " ‘Thirty-second Michigan Volunteer In fantry. ‘Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry. " ‘Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. " Second Brigade,—Brig. Gen. L. H. Car penter, U, 8. Volunteers, commanding. *' ‘Second New York Volunteer Infantry. " ‘First District Columbia Volunteer In fantry. / ‘Fifth Maryland Volunteer Infantry. “ ‘Third Brigade.—Brig. Gen. R. H. Hall, U. R. Volunteers, commanding. " 'First Ohio Volunteer Infantry. “ ‘One Hundred Fifty-Seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry. " ‘Third Pennsylvania Volunteer Infan try. "By command Maj. Gen. Shafter. " ‘E. J. McClernand, Assistant Adjt. <>?n.’ " ‘This addition to the Fifth Army Corps increased the invading force from about 15,000 to nearly 25,000.” STORY OF THE SHELLING. ■T “•H ” MiresiK »a ii i f' -r t Londnn Post Has a Graphic Story of the llomhurdinent. London, June 9, 6 a. m.—The Morning Post’s correspondent cables, In part, as fol lows from Kingston, Jamaica, under dat® of June 8, as to Monday's bombardment at Santiago, the dispatch having £een car ried to Kingston by the dispatch boat Pre mier; “We had a good view of Monday’s bom bardment. On .Sunday Admiral Sampson, In conference with Commodore Schley and the fleet captains, decided on bombard ment, because of the Spanish activity on the new batteries. "Monday morning was misty wllh fre quent showers, "When the fleet opened flro, the Spanish batteries answered promptly, though at first feebly. Then the heavy batteries, armed with Krupp and Armslong guns, poured in a storm of flames. "The guns of these forts were brought to Santiago by the Montserrat on her last voyage from Cadiz, and are believed to have been manned by German and French experts. "The Spaniards had boasted that no fleet could live before them, but their ahn proved poor, and the warships suffered comparatively little damage. "The Yankee (formerly El Norte) man ned by militia, kept in shore fighting bat teries near the beach and did useful work. "The militia have given good proof of their value, though they fought with much eagerness, thus losing some efficiency. "During the bombardment, a battery of field pieces at the Cuban headquaricrs, on ti mountain top to the north of Santiago, opened fire with a ten-mile range. "The Dolphin shelled a email fort near the beach, where Spanish troops were seen, but no reply was made from this point, and It was afterword discovered that, (he Spaniards had mounted several Quaker guns there. Only two pieces were served test of Morro castle, and these were »>i le need. "The Marblehad and the New Orleans were sent respectively west and east to attack any isolated fortifications. They worked in shore, keeping their guns going rapidly. "During the bombardment a shell ex ploded on the port quarter of the Viseaya. It dismounted one of her guns, damaged the rudder and injured several seamen. "The des’royer Furor, which was cruis ing about Cayo Smith in the harbor, made several rushes out from her post. In one of these a shell exploded over her bow, tore open the forward deck, damaged her turtle back and compelled her to take refuge further up in the harbor. "Very little dnmage was done to the American ships. It is reported that the Su wottei was etruek by a shell, which burst and woumlod a senman in the leg slightly. fiouM of the ve*se«a suffered somewhat from the re-coil of the heavy gun*. ‘ The shells did such execution that Morro Castle has the appearance of a pic turesque ruin. "From the Premier we could see the shells striking the hills, tearing the trees dawn and altwlng the rocks and earth i lu all directions. “Indeed the sky line near Morro from our view point Is quite changed and now [ shows great gnpos. Vegetation is extermin ated and nil the buildings are demolished I where the shells fell. All the Spanish guns j on th> *ea front with the exception of the smootiibor.'s in Morro were sikaced and many were ruined." QUBBN HUGEST ILL. 1 Basely Appears in I’ttbllc and Drives in n it tlderneaa. London. June 9 —The Madrid correspon dent of the Dally News says: "The Queen Regent is said to be in ill health. She hardly ever appears in pubde. though she drive* daily in the wiidvraea* behind the CANNONADE AT CAIMANERA. GREAT BATTLE REPORTED IN BAY OF GUANTANAMO. Five Ships of the American Squadron Open Fire on the Fortifications. Perfect Hail of Bombs in the Bay and Many Houses Beyond the For tifications Struck and Demolished. The Troops at Santiago and Cai inanera Preparing for a Final Struggle. Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press. Cape Haytien, Hayti, June 8, 6:10 p. m.— It is reported here that a great battle has taken place at Caimanera, in the bay of Guantanamo. At 5:30 o’clock yesterday morning (Tues day) five ships of the American squadron opened a heavy bombardment of the forti fications of the town, There was a perfect hail of bombs In the bay, striking and demolishing many houses beyond the fortifications. On the Spanish side the artillery replied vigorously, maintaining for some time a stout resistance. The fire from the war ships never slackened for an Instant. It was regular and carefully directed, and a great majority of the shots proved effec tive. The Spaniards were forced to abandon ‘their positions on the shore and retreat to the town of Caimanera, proper. It is supposed that later they fled from that position, also, with the inhabitants. Information has reached here that ihe troops at Santiago And Caimanera are pre paring for a final desperate struggle and are determined to resist the assaults of the Americans to the last extremity. The commander of the district issued or ders yesterday to burn Caimanera before yielding it into the hands of the Ameri cans. The latter forced the entrance of the bay of Guantanamo, and, according to the latest advices from Caimanera, it was feared that the Americans would make an effort to land forces there this (Wednes day) afternoon. Measures to prevent this, if possible, have been taken by the Span iards. The American fleet was still maintain ing its position. Cable communication with Cuba, which has been interrupted for many hours, was partially restored this afternoon, but it is still difficult and precarious. The report of the bombardment at Cai manera came by cable. The bombardment destroyed a little house which sheltered the shore connec tion of the French cable at Caimanera, though whether by the explosion of bombs a party sent' frVr Inat ifT rJWTj known. The cables uniting the cable with the office at Caimanera and the town of Caimanera with Santiago were cut, thus accounting for the prolonged absence of intelligence here as to operations in that vicinity. It is also believed that the cable at San tiago is cut, a* no direct news from San tiago has been received at Cape Haytien Since Monday at midnight. Cope Haytien, Hayti, June 8, 9:15 p. m.— Even before the cables in Guanatanamo Bay had been injured so that they could not bo worked, the operators at the Cai manera station were forced to flee by the Are from the American warships. Up to this hour (9:15 p. m.) there has been no direct cable communication from Santiago since Monday at midnight. LEYDEN THllOn jNG SHELLS. Sbipa Off Cardenas Firing; nt Land Batteries. Key West. Fla., June B.—An auxiliary gunboat, whDh arrived here this morning from Cardenas, reports all quiet there, ex cept that the auxiliary gunboat Leyden is making things very lively for the Span iards. by blazing away at them whenever ah© sees a movement on the Spanish gun boats or on the defensive works at Carde nas. The British collier Roath, a sister ship of the Restormel, was held up on June 4 by an American gunboat. Not responding promptly to a blank shot, a sol’d shot was sent across her. Next day she was held up by a second gunboat, and obeyed imme diately. The Roath was In ballast, bound from San Juan de Porto Rico, where she had discharged her cargo of coal. On Jun® i the steamer Rott th informed an auxiliary gunboat off Cardenas that an American warship had captured two Spanish gunboats 3DO miles east of Carde nas and was towing them. Afterward* the auxiliary gunboat sight ed at night an unidentified American warship. The officers on the bridge said she was alone, but other persons on board thought they saw one small boai In tow. There is greot skepticism here as to the reported capture. Officers say the prizes would have arrived, if sent here, before this. The so-called Spanish gunboats, or "can noneras,” are old. slow tugs, carrying one or two guns. There ar© many of them along the Cuban coast, but they generally stay close in shore. SANTIAGO TO BE ATTACHED. Spanlardi Claim to Have 24,000 Sea soned Troop* There. New York. June A—A special from Cape Haytien says the Americans and insurg-. ents hava formed a juncture near Santi ago and Chat a land attack on the city is momentarily expocted. The Spaniard* claim to have 24.000 seasoned troops in Santiago. The special further says that Col. The nus. a renewned Austrian artillerist in the Spanish service, was killed in Monday’s bombardment of the forts of Santiago har bor. VIZCAYA HIT UY A SHELL. Torpedo Boat I'itror Also Reported Badly Dnmixrd. New York. June A—-A special from Kingston. Jamaica, reports that ihe Span- | ish cruiser Vixeaya aiul the torpedo boat , destroyer Furor were badly damaged dur- ; Ing the botnbardusent of Santiago’s de- i fen * a on Monday. A shell from the i Brooklyn is said to have burst under the ' Viaeaya’s port quarter, dismounting * 1 gun. injuring the cruiser’s rudder, and i wounding several of her sailor*. 1 SAVANNAH, THURSDAY. JUNE P, 1898. SAGASTA TO THE DEPUTIES. Premier Tries to Convince Them of Gravity of Situation. Madrid, June 8, 8 p. m.—On acount of the serious news from the Philippines the leaders of the minority parties in the Chamber of Deputies met Senor Sagasta to-day to, consider the situation. The premier strove to convince them of the gravity of existing circumstances, urging that they ought immediately to adopt the budget and to declare that the chamber should sit in permanence. Prof. Salmeron, the republican leader, Senor Romero y Robledo, leader of the Weylerite party, and Senor Barrio, a car list deputy, opposed Senor Sagasta’e sug gestion. The opposition leaders promised during the sitting of the chamber to-day to make declarations regarding the Philippines of a nature that would adjourn ail debates. When the chamber opened, Senor gasta immediately spoke. He said: “The Spanish people ought to receive bad news with manly calmness. “Since the unforeseen disaster at Cavite the government has only received three dispatches. “The first came directly after the de struction of the squadron. It was from Admiral Montejo, and stated that sufficient means of defense existed and that the na tive population was loyal. “The second announced that Agulnaldo had arrived and was trying, but without success.to excite the population against the authorities. “The third has already been published to-day.” Senor Silvela, leader of the Dissident Conservatives, who followed Senor Sagas ta promised his support to the government for the defense of the country, but he warned the government that he did not intend to be reduced to the role of a “mere witnessing of the country’s mis fortunes.” Senor Romero y Robledo offered hie support to the government provided the government devotes its strength to the de fense of the country and not to a de fense of other interests. He accused the government of saying: “Thlrty-nUie days have passed with no resolution taken regarding the defense of the Philippines. The result is that the natives, induced by the easy vic tory of the Americans, regard the Spanish forces with contempt “If the government now seeks a shame ful peace or foreign aid, I shall piotest with my whole strength.” Senor Barrio declared that the govern ment did not deserve confidence, but that, nevertheless, it might count on the sup port of the Carlists in everything relating to u defense of territorial integrity. Prpf. Salmerpn mode a similar state ment on behatf of the Republicans. that (he c 1 nrlni■ Ww6uld su?- fer Sedan in silence could not deserve to figure In history. f Senor Sagasta replied: "The govern ment Is not responsible for events in the Philippines, nor the course Admiral Cer vera has taken. The government must execute its plans and must not reveal them, which would be unpatriotic." SPANIARDS CLAIM VICTORY. Damage Done nt Santiago Declared Unimportant. Madrid, June 8, 10 a. m.— Dispatches re ceived hero from Havana from Spanish sources say the Americans were again re pulsed at the last bombardment of San tiago de Cuba. Continuing these reports assert that the damage done to the batteries and towns, “is unimportant, or is already repaired," adding: “The Spanish guns did not cease to fire on Instant during the fight and all the batteries aro In condition to reply to the enemy’s fire. During the second at tack Col. Ordenez was on board the Reina Mercedes and personally assisted in work ing her guns. Every one regards Col. Ordenez and Gen. Linares as the heroes of the day.” Acoording to official Spanish dispatches received here the exact loss of the Span iards at Santiago de Cuba on Monday Is as follows: Land Forces—One soldier killed and five officers wounded, including Col. Ordenez, slightly wounded. Sea Forces—The second officer in com mand of the Reina Mercedes, five sailors and twenty-nine marines killed and an officer and ten sailors wounded. The official dispatches also say that many of the wounded, including Col. Or denez are able to attend to their duties. It is announced here that the Spanish steamer Benito has “run the blockade of Manzanilla," and arrived at Jamaica. SPANISH STORY OF SANTIAGO. Americans Reported Repulsed With Loss of 1,500 Men, Madrid, June B.—A semi-official note was published to-day purporting to give an ac count of the bombardment of Santiago de Cuba by the American fleet on Monday last: "Monday Morning—The American fleet under Sampson has fiercely attacked San tiago an<l a bloody enoounter ensued. "The Americans made three attacks on the Spanish marine and land batteries, which replied. "As a consequence the Americans were repulsed with heavy losses, estimated at 1,500 men “The American projectiles, however, sank the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes." DYNAMITE FOUND IN COAL. Five-Pound Can I’nt in It to Blow Up n Warship. Springfield, Mass., June 6. While un loading a car of coal for the Shadley ■’ Thread Company In Holyoke to-day a i shoveler discovered a can of giant powder | in the coal. The can contained about five pounds of the explosive, enough to cause a disastrous explosion if it had been shoveled into the fire under a steam boiler. The coal was bought through a Boston firm, and it is understood to have ccme from mines in Pennsylvania, from which the United States government obtains a j part of its coal for the navy. It is thought that a number of such cans may have been placed in the coal by Span ish sympathizers or spies, in the hope of disabling an American warship. The mine agents have been, notified of the find. A MAY SOON SURRENDER MANILA. CAPTAIN GENERAL ADMITS THE OUTLOOK IS DARK. Reports That Aguinaldo Has Suc ceeded in Stirring Up the Country and Is Cutting Railways and Wires—Agustl Distrusts the Na tives and Volunteers on Account ol Numerous Desertions—Spaniards Take Refuge in Fortified Part of Town. Madrid, June B.—The following com munication from Captain General Augusti, dated at Manila June 3, has been pub lished: "The situation is very grave. "Agulnaldo has succeeded In stirring up the country, and the telegraph lines and railways are being cut. “I am without communication with the ( provinces. . “The province of Cavite has completely rebelled, and the towns and villages are occupied by numerous bands. "A Spanish column defends the Zapote line to prevent the enerpy from invading the province of Manila, but the foe has en tered through Bulacan, Laglna and Moron, so that Manila will thus be attacked by land and sea. “I am striving to raise the courage of the inhabitants and will exhaust every means of resistance, but I distrust the natives and the volunteers, because there have al ready been many desertions. “Bacoor and Imus have already been seized by the enemy. The insurrection has reached great proportions, and if I cannot count upon the support of the country the forces at my disposal will not suffice to hold the ground against two enemies." Gen. Correa, minister of war, and Capt. Aunon, minister of marine, have gone to the palace to confer with the Queen Re gent as to Gen. Augusti’s communication. It is reported that the at Ma nila have already been compelled to take refuge in the fortified part of the town. MANILA REPORTED FALLEN. Insurgentu Heprenented a* Now Oc cupying the City. New York, June 9, 3a. m.—A copyright dispatch to the World from Hong Kong says: "A report has reached here that Manila has fallen. “It is said to be now occupied by the Philippine insurgents, commanded by Gen. A gulnaido. jaw-The wpqjjhy Philippine the news. "The United States consulate hns been crowded all day. “The American consul, Mr. Wildman, has been the recipient of hundreds of congrat ulations, for the junta gives him almost as much credit for the reported capture of Manila as they give to Gen. Agulnaldo himself, since Mr. Wildman has been their unswerving champion and has advised in ail their plans. “Consul Wildman does not credit the re port that Manila has been actually occu pied yet, but he believes that it will be by or before next Saturday. “The Spaniards have been fighting des perately but their marksmanship is poor and they have lost heavily.” GAVE IN TO ESCAPE MASSACRE. Story Thnt Manila Has Capitulated Reaches Madrid. Madrid, June 8, ID p. m.—lt is rumored that the Spanish garrison at Manila, rather than be massacred by the insurgents, pre ferred to yield to the Americans as pris oners of war. Gen. Correa, minister of war, declares that Capt. Gen. Augusti will be able to defend himself to the last. Senor Siivela says: “The moment has ar rived to take supreme resolution." Gc#i. Domingo believes that the inter vention of the Powers is imminefif, “be cause the fate of the Philippines interests all Europe." AGULNALDO ON HIS VICTORY. Hears That Spaniards Contemplate Capitulation. London, June B.—The Singapore corre spondent of the Times, telegraphing Tues day, says: “The local Philippine insur gent committee received to-day a dispatch from Agulnaldo saying: “ ‘We have taken all in the province of Cavite and several towns tn the province of Eatangas. “ ‘We have captured ten guns, six hun dred rifles and twelve hundred Spaniards from Spain, with 800 Philippine Spaniards, killing 3<X). " ‘We ere besieging Biejo. "Tn the church 300 Spaniards are en trenched, who must surrender soon. We hear that the governor general proposes to capitulate/ “The insurgents in Singapore serenaded the United States consul general, Mr. E. Spencer Pratt, to-night. “Before the serenade they presented him with an address thanking him for sending Agulnaldo to Admiral Dewey, congratulat ing Admiral Dewey and expressing a de sire for the establishment of a native gov ernment under American protection. "The spokesman., continuing, deprecate*! ; a restoration of the Islands to Spain or ! their transfer to any power, and expressed . his confidence that the natives would prove ! their ability to govern themselves. The j Philippineans then gave cheers for Amer- ■ tea, England, and Admiral Dewey. Mr. ■ Pratt resixmded and presented the spokes man with an American flag amid great en thusiasm.” AUGUSTI WANTS A FREE HAND. Ask* Spain to Grant Him Full Lib erty of Action. Madrid, June 8, 2 p. m.—The minister of war. Gin. Correa, received news from the | Philippine Islands to-day and communi- j cated it to the premier, Senor Sagasta, i saying the governor general of that colo- ' ny. Gen. Augusti, asked for full liberty of • action. He added that Agulnaldo. the insurgent | ( DAILY, $lO A YEAR. , J 6 CENTS A COPY, ( ( WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK $1 A YEAR J leader, continues to excite a general insur rection in the archipelago. A dispatch from lhe commander of the island of Vizcayas says that officials sent two gun boats to the island of Luzon with instructions to try to communicate with Manila, but he adds they were compelled to return, unsuccessful. The government, it is added, replied instructing the gover nor of the island of Vizcayas to restore communication with Manila at all costs. Gen. Correa declined to furnish the text of the dispatches for publication on the ground that it would be prejudicial to the country’s interest, but a member of the government whose name cannot be used, admitted that the dispatch of Spanish troops to the Philippine Islands could not change the situation. He added: “We could send 6,000 troops; but if the natives are against us, such a force would be inade quate. If they were with us it would not be necessary to send troops to the Philip pine Islands.” k TRANSPORTS FOR PHILIPPINES. Nine Vessels Available for Carrying; Troops. Washington, June B.—Assistant Secre tary Meiklejohn has chartered the steam ships Indiana, Morgan City and City of Para for transport of troops to the Phil, ippines; has also closed a contract for the Victoria, Olympia and Arizona of the Northern Pacific Steamship Line, and se cured the privilege of acquiring the Ta coma and the Columbia if needed, all five on condition they are given an American register. He also has ordered impressed into service the Senator, Queen and City of Pueblo, of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, if found satisfactory. SANTIAGO NEWS SADDENS SPAIN. The Alleged Defeat of Attempt to Land Troops the Only Comfort. London, June B.—The Madrid corres pondent of the Times, telegraphing Tues day, says: “The news from Santiago pro duced little or no excitement. “At first there was a feeling of sadness because only Spanish losses were announc ed. Gradually the feeling changed on learning that the Americans also suffered, although their losses have not yet been reported in detail. “In any case, there was justification for patriotic satisfaction in the fact that the attack had been successfully repulsed with fewer casualties than have sometimes oc-’ curred in Insignificant skirmishes with the insurgents. “The specialists are, of course, endeav oring to determine the object the Ameri cans had in view in expending such large quantity of valuable ammunition. Some be lieve the real object was to occupy the At tention of the Santiago garrison while u a. landing was ts i tempo •! 3T*“wo sepnf« points, namely, Punta Cabrera ar ' Agna il ores. “Unfortunately the dispatches on this subject hitherto received are very meagre, but they agree in staling positively that at both points the Spanish forces effectually prevented the Intended disembarkation. “In fho absence of trustworthy news from the Philippines, the wildest rumors are again afloat. Credulous patriots to the view that Admiral Cervera cun work miracles, and they believe, despite all evidence to the contrary, that his squadron is well on the way to the Phil ippines. “The peace possibilities continue to be discussed. Some sanguine people urge that negotiations might be opened at once. "All sensible people contiue to say, as they have been saying for weeks past, that, short of miracles, there is no doubt of the final result of an unequal struggle, and that the longer the struggle continues the greater will be the sacrifices. “But I still fail to perceive In any (in fluential quarter a readiness to act on this conviction. “On analyzing the opinion that the psy chological moment for irating peace nego tiations has arrived, I found It was based not on the consciousness that Spain Is rapidly exhausting her resources, but on the belief that a great majority of Amer icans have already tired of the war, that President McKinley is consequently be coming unpopular, and that the peace sug gestions of the Paris edition of the New York Herald were Inspired by President McKinley himself, "As for Spain my friends maintain that she is in no hurry, as recent events have shown her powers of passive resistance to be far greater than had been suposed. “The conquest of Cuba, they say, will require two years at the least end pos sibly much more, and if the island is ever conquered, it will be, they argue, a white elephant for the United States. “The conclusion is that America has much more reason than Spain to desire a termination of hostilities. Such an at titude is hardly likely to serve the cause of peace. “I venture even to declare that during the recent days we have drifted away from rathan than toward the goal all reason able people desire to reach.” CARRIED OIT ON A CRUISER. The Talbot Leave* Havana With Severn! Refugee* on Hoard. Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press. Havana, June B.—Yesterday afternoon the British cruiser Talbot sailed from Ha vana. On board were Phil Robinson and H. J. Whigham, the English newspaper corre spondence, who were arrested some time ago at Matanzas*. The Talbot also carried Edward and Pinkney, who were expelled from the island on suspicion of being spies, Charles Todd and a number of other passengers. These included “Sister” Mary Wilber force of the British Red Cross Society. It is reported that El Gallego, the leader who since the invasion had made himself notorious by his bloodthirsty acts, was killed in a skirmish near Guirra, Havana province. Details of the attack by in surgents upon a railway train near Can as. province of Pinar del Rio, yesterday, say that after derailing the train and overturning one of the cars by means of a dynamite bomb, the insurgents attack ed the train, but were compelled to retire after a conflict with the escort, leaving two of their number dead. Two of the train's passengers and two volunteers were killed. ar.d two officers and a volunteer wounded. Monitor l assale flails. Port Royal, S. C., June B.—The monitor Passaic saiied from here to-day for New Orleans. The government tug Hercules will tow her as far as Key West, where she will be met by another tug to tow her to New Orleans • *ui ■! •am I„■■, ———-- ----- - - _. SPIES REPORT ON SPANIARDS. TWO JUST BACK FROM CUBA AND PORTO RICO. San Juan Represented as Unable t® Hold Out Long When Attacked. The Fortifications in Such Shape That They Can Offer Almost No Re sistance—Spanish Force at Ponce Made Up of 4,500 Regulars and (5,000 Volunteers. New York, June B.—Lieut. Henry H. M hitney, Fourth Artillery, who has twice penetrated Into the very heart of Spanish territory, once in Cuba and lastly in Porto Rico, arrived here to-day on the British steamer Ardanrose from Porto Rico. Through him the war department will soon be in possession of important and ac curate information concerning the military) strength and defenses of the island. The Porto Rican mission was undertak en under orders from the department to travel through the most strongly fortified places and the headquarters of military bodies and observe their strength and the preparations the commanders had made to resist occupation by the American troops. Lieut. Whitney made the journey with great expedition. He found 5,000 volun teer troops and 4,500 regulars In an 3 about Ponce. The soldiers were sickly, however, and discontented for lack of pay. Food found to be alarmingly scarce, and that fact combined with the American senti ment pervading the towns, inclined him to the belief that if the United States troops did not invest the Island within a month the inhabitants wouM turn upon the Span iards and cirlve them out. Edward Atkinson, an attache of the way department of the bureau of information, arrived here to-day on board the steamer St. Thomas, after having performed sohfh hazardous services and undergoing som® thrilling exjieriences in Porto Rico. Transforming his name into Emmersohn he procured a bogus German passport and went to San Juan, ostensibly as a corre spondent of the Berlin Deutscher Zeltung.. At San Juan, said MT. Emmersohn, to day, “they would not permit mo to go through the fortifications, nor would they allow me to make a visit to the newspa- . per correspondent Halstead, who is held ~ I in prison as a spy. I was permitted to walk through the streets, however. “The war department, I mdy say, need have no fears of difficulty in taking San Juan, whenever the attempt is made. While I could not see that any great dam age was done by the bombardment in the city, the fortifications aro in such shop® that they offer almost no resistance. "I, succeeded . I ’Ti -Al f a’l d e fl* i with their regularity. I th had been employed as the overseer of a sugar plantation belonging to a German, situated beyond that place, but I was promptly thrown in jail. “The Alcalde said he would have to hear from San Juan to find whether or not I was all night. “I wrote a telegram to the German consul and also offered to pay for a tele gram to the Governor of San Juan. This gave me a little better standing with tho Alcalde and I was allowed a measure of liberty. It was on May 23 when I walked some distance from the prison at noon and found a num ber of horses standing outside a black smith shop. The hostlers were taking their noonday sifesta and I appropriated the best horse I could find and decamped. To get to Ponce I inusUgo to the east. To avoid dangers I went in an opposite di rection, riding horseback for two days and nights. When I rode again to the east I crossed a range of hills to find the entire eastern end of the Islands in the posses sion of the Insurgents. These insurgent® welcomed me and gave an escort to the coast, where I found a small schooner at anchor. "Though this schooner belonged to a Spaniard the captain was prevailed upon to take mo away. He had just lost sight of land on May 28 when a warship hove m sight that we took for an American. Our captain was greatly excited and began to pray, until I discovered that the stranger flew the Spanish flag. It proved to be tn® torpedo boat destroyer Terror. “She steamed up alongside and an of ficer was eent aboard. 1 was dressed as a sailor, and had taken a position at the masthead. After an examination of the boat the Spaniard left her and we headed for Santa Cruz. There I boarded tha Madiana, and found a number of news paper correspondents aboard. “The Spanish alcalde had sent a tele gram to the Danish authorities,” he said, "to hold me upon arrival as a horse thief. Maj. Moore, the United States consul at St. Thomas, positively Refused to surren der me, and even took me in a boat him self out to the Madiana.” When Emmersohn left San Juan, he saw four Spanish war vessels in the harbor— the Isabella 11, Alicante, Concho and Ter ror. CAPTAIN OF TEXAS NOT KILLED. Story That He Had Been Hit by a Spanish Shell False. New York, June B.—A special cable dis patch from Madrid says that in the course of Monday’s cannonading at Santiago de Cuba, Capt. Philip of the United States battleship Texas was killed by a Spanish shell. There is nothing in other dispatches from West Indian waters to substantiate the re port. Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press. Kingston, Jamaica., June 8, 3:30 p. m.— The report circulated in the United States that Capt. Philip, commander of th© United Sgftes battleship Texas, had been seriously injured by a shell during the bombardment of the Santiago fortifications on Monday, is absolutely without founda tion. . Capt. Philip received no injury whatever. PREPARING TO LEAVE CANADA. • I.!<nt. Carranza and Scnor Dnbosa Expected to Be Ordered Oat. Montreal, June B.—Although Lieut. Car ranza and Scnor Dubose pretend not to be lieve that they are to be ordered out of the country, it is known that they are making preparation's to leave. Detective Kellert’s case against them Las been fixed for argument to-morrow. NO. 4S.