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■prce of 600 Marines Landed
■ Near Guantanamo.
■ells ROUT SPANIARDS.
Watches, Hammocks and a
Flag Behind.
MARINES BURN A VILLAGE.
Three Vessels Left to Protect
Them From Attack.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.
Off Guantanamo, Cuba. Friday, 10th, via
Port Antonio, Jamaica, Saturday, June 11,
7a. m.—The invasion of Cuba by the
American forces began to-day.
Six hundred marines have pitched their
tents about the smoking ruins of the outer
fortifications of Guantanamo, and the
Stars and .Stripes for the first time float
from a Spanish flagstaff in Cuba.
To Cap?. Clark and the battleship Ore
gon belong the honor of accomplishing the
first successful landing of the war. Forty
marines from the battleship went ashore
this morning and occupied the left entrance
to the bay until the troop ship Panther
arrived with 600 marines.
These, under command of Lieut. Col. R.
W. Huntington, arrived at 3 o’clock, and
within half an hour they had burned the
buildings of the Spanish camp and had set
fire to the miserable little village crouch
ed on the beach under the hilltop of Guan
tanamo.
The whole operation of silencing the
guns and landing the forces was as easy
as placing a Sunday school picnic.
The Marblehead, backed by the Vixen
and Dolphin, opened fire on the earth
works yesterday.
The shore to the right of the entrance
was lined with guns and rifle pits, but
the Spaniards stampeded after ficing a
few shots.
The city of Guantanamo Hea four miles
up the bay and a little Spanish gunboat
came down to help the shore batteries,
but she stayed just, long enough to turn
. around. Numerous shots were fired by the
but not and no
main fort lies tt
■ and is still to be but it is not
H In a difficult position and the American
I | officers say can be taken in 15 mlnuten
L when desired.
B The Marblehead, Dolphin, Vixen and two
B colliers have been off the entrance of the
for several days and yesterday
they sailed into the channel, a
further up they tired, sending 50
HKhots at the fortifications on the left.
taMßThe hills on the right of the entrance
deserted. There are no defense# on
right side of the harbor.
®lo attempt w is made t<» land until the
EL»gon steamed In early this morning.
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Fot»<h hour a brown column of marines
W filed up the narrow path, eventually tak
r Ing up a position at th* lop of th* hill.
A* soon as the American flag was swung
out to the breeze from the flagstaff of the
1 captured Spanish camp, the Oregon steam
ed away to rejoin the fleet off Santiago.
The marines will hold the |m, sltion until
the arrival of the expected troops, in the
meantime, scouting In the vicinity, with
the Mqrblehead. Vixen and Dolphin lying
by to protect them.
k Rear Admiral Sampson now has a har-
H bur ami a base of supplies on the south
. Aside of the island, ami troops can be land
at
troop ship Panther n aehe.i th.-
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Gimnntanamo is but fx>riy miles from
Santiago de Cuba and Is a splendid kxa-
I tion for a base of supplies for the btockad.
L lug fleet.
I It is understood that the island of Cuba
H Is c-ntitvly cut off from cable contmunica-
■ tion with the outside world. Report here
■ has it that the cable ship Adria cut the
B cable at Santiago on Monday and that the
B vnine day the St. lx>uis cut the c«tde run-
■ ping from Ouanatanamo to ihe Mole St.
■ Nicolas. Hayti. She was interruptv.i in the
Mwurk by shells from th« shore, but th*
head went several shells at the tmi-
amt scattvied them.
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McCalla.
No More Scrofula
Not a Symptom of the Affliction
Since Cured by Hood’s.
“ When our daughter was two years old
she broke out all over her face and head
with scrofula sores. Nothing that we did
for her seemed to do any good. We be
came discouraged, but one day saw
Hood’s Sarsaparilla so highly recom
mended that we decided tp try.it. The
first bottle helped her, and after taking
six bottles her face was smooth and we
have not seen any signs of scrofula re
turning.” Silas Vernooy, West Park,
New York. Get only Hood’s because
Hood’s “p”?™.
Is the best—in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
I -j, o’ll cure nausea, indigestion,
ITOOu S biliousness,constipation.
MERRITT DEMANDS 20,000 MEN.
Confeinplatea Leaving ’Frisco for
Manila in Two Weeks.
San Francisco, Cal., June 11.—Maj Gen.
Merritt wants more troops. He is now
in communication with the authorities on
the subject and hopes to receive word
within a few hours that additional forces
have been granted him.
Gen. Merritt contemplates leaving San
Francisco for Manila two weeks from to
day, and is desirous that his expedition
ary forces shall precede him to the Philip
pines.
With the troops that arrived yesterday
and to-day he has a force of about 16,000.
It is said that during the past forty
eight hours the general has been in con
stant communication with the war depart
ment and has finally demanded that the
full quota of 20,000 specified by him be
filled.
The steamer Centennial, which was re
jected by the government, will be rein
spexSted, as her owners insist that she is
thoroughly seaworthy, despite statements
to the contrary.
The Zealandia, Colon and China are be
ing loaded with supplies and are expected
to be ready for departure early next week.
The Senator and Morgan City are be
ing fitted up for the troops and both these
vessels will be ready by the end of next
week.
The third fleet will probably comprise
the Senator, the Morgan City, the Ohio
and the Centennial, if the latter is ac
cepted after reinspection.
The work of organizing the engineer and
signal corps for Manilh is proceeding slow
ly, as not enough men can be found.
Maj. J. F. Bell, engineer officer on Maj.
Gen. Merritt’s staff, and chief of bureau
of information df the Philippine expedi
tion, this morning received orders to leave
for Manila on Tuesday. He will depart on
the first transport and will be accompan
ied by a large corps of assistants.
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER.
Imprwslom of EnirllHh War Corre
uponilentu Most Favorable.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.
London, Jun» 4v—Some interesting im
pressions and criticisms of the American
soldier have apj-ean-xl this week from the
pens of English war correspondents with
the army Os invasion.
. Tty,', onfajoffs utre, vr A tbe vjhoJe favora
ble, and the correspondent of the
who was xjtt board the tran»i>ort Gussiep
was particularly impressed with the work
man-like “kit” and business-like intelli
gence of the American regulars.
As to dlscipltrx', the correspondent
writes: "The firing discipline during the
three times we have been under fire, has
been exof llent, the obexlience of the soldiers
to their officers has been as prompt and
Intelligent as anything I have seen in Eu
rope, and ns to coolness under fire, and ac
curacy of aim, what I have seen is most
satisfactory.
"The men evidently regard their officers
ns soldi* is of equal courage nnd superior
technical knowledge.
“To the Yankee private ‘West Pointer’
means what to the soldier of Prussia is
conveyed by noble rank.
"In my intimate Intercourse with offi
cers and4nen aboard this ship, I canont re
call an Instance of tin officer addressing a
private otherwise than is usual when a
gentleman Issues an order.
"I have never heard an officer or non
commlsslonexl officer curse a man.
"During the engagement of Cabanas the
orders were issued as quietly as at any
other time, and the men went about their
work an steadily as bluejackets on a man
of-war."
The Times Is very severe on the dress
uniform of the American army, which, it
declares, was designed by the politicians
and tailors of Washington. It says: ’’For
dree* occasions the American uniform is
far ami away the ugliest and most use
less of all the uniforms 1 know. The hel
mets and eocked hats are of the pattern
affected by theatrical managers, the deco
rations tawdry, the swords absurd, the
w hole npi>eamnce indicative of a taste un.
military and inartistic.
"On the tiattlcfield. however, there are
no tailors and Washington tailors are dis
regarded.”
Charles Hands, the correspondent of the
Daily Mail, writes from Tampa concerning
the Cubans: “The odd thing about it is that
the American do not think very much of
these Cubans personally. Perhaps that
is be*?ause when we come to look at them
we nre struck by the circumstance that
they are much like Spaniards.
"Here at the hotel in the evening when
the band begins to play ami the broad
e*l>estcd, frank-faced, jovial giants of
American officers come—those who can be
spared from their regimental duties—to
lounge and smoke and swap
reminiscences with old comrades, long
parted, there aptxear also a numlxer ot ele
gant little military men in dandy brown
canvas uniforms. They wear elegant
close fitting boots ami the brims of their
hats are turned up with such a dandy curl
ami their thick black moustaches are
twlstexi up ever so cunningly ami on the
swarthy taccMt *■ they look round, there
is a haughty, aup*rcUk>us, almost con
temptuous expression. They are officers
of the Cuban insurgents and officers of the
contingent of Cuban volunteers which the
American government has fitted out to
accomany the expedition.
"Yqu would expect them to be filled
with an enthusiasm ot gratitude towards
the American soldiers who are here to re
dress their wrongs, txit they do not show
it.”
BATTLE ON AT MANILA.
Aauinnldo'e Forces Begin the AtYfeck
to Tnke the City.
New York. June U.—xA special cable dis
patch from Hong Kong says that a battle
tor the po*se*atao of Manila is in progress
to-day between the Spanish fxwees and
those of Aguinaldo.
Admiral D' wey has promised to prevent
a massacre, should the insurgents capture
the city.
1 -s* Bpanisti governor has bxeen notified
Ihwt withAitawsi the prict* put oo
the Itead of the insurgent leader, Agui
uahio. he Will get no quarter.
otherwise the rules of civilised warfare
ii* tt*j (Ok
a result oi thia price placed nn his
head, throe attempts hsve been ma*ie to
take Aguiusxdv a Ufo
THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1898,
HOBSON’S GLORIOUS HEROISM.
ADMIRAL. SAMPSON ACCORDS HIM
VNSTINTED PRAISE.
Expresses Confidence That the Sec
retary of the Navy Will Offer Him
a Suitable Professional Reward in
Line With the Inspiring; Letter He
Addressed to the Officers and Men
at the Beg'inningi|of the War.
Washington, June 11.—A subject for an
official bulletin to-day, at the navy de
partment, was Hobson’s glorious feat in
bottling up the Spanish squadron with the
hull of the Merrimac. With the frankness
of candor and peculiar to the man, Ad
miral Sampson withheld no credit from
Lieut. Hobson for either the execution
or projection of a well-worked out scheme
to which the constructor was entitled, and
he has cleared away the small cloud of
dissatisfaction that has shown itself
among a few line officers, because of the
selection of a staff officer in the person
of Lieut. Hobson to conduct the desperate
enterprise.
Reference was made in Admiral Samp
son’s statement to the “inspiring letter”
of Secretary Long as a basis for the re-
for Lieut. Hobson’s promotion. With
the consent of Secretary Long, the partic
ular passage in the letter to which Ad
miral Sampson referred, is now made pub
lic. It read; “Each man engaged in the
work of the in-shore squadron should have
in him the stuff out of which to make a
possible Cushing; and if the man wins, the
recognition given him shall be as great as
that given Cushing, so far as the depart
ment can bring this about.
“John D. Long, Secretary.”
Lieut. Hobson has won, and if he es
capes from his present thralldom, the navy
department will redeem its promise. A con
sultation of the records of the navy de
partment shows that the recognition ac
corded Lieut. Cushing was his advance
ment one full grade, that is from the rank
of lieutenant, which he held when he took
his little boat up to the Albemarle, to the
rank of lieutenant commander. In addition
he was given a vote of thanks by Congress.
If Lieut. Hobson is rewarded in the same
measure he will, if kept in his corps, be
raised to the rank of lieutenant commander
at least, and made a full constructor in
stead of an assistant constructor, which
he now is.
Following is the, official report from Ad
miral Sampson:
"United States Flagship New York, off
Santiago, June 3, 1898.—Permit me to call
your special attention to Assistant Naval
Constructor Hobson.
“As stated in a special telegram before
coming here I decided to make harbor
entrance secure against the possibility of
egress by Spanish ships by obstructing the
narrow pai l of the entrance by sinking a
collier at that point.
"Upon calling upon Mr. Hobson for his
professional opinion as to a sure method
of sinking the ship, he manifested the
most lively interest in the problem.
"After several days consideration he pre
sented a solution, wh|ch he considered
would insure the.immediate sinking of the
ship when she reached the desired point in
the channel.
“This plan we prepared for execution
when we reached Santiago. The plan con
templated a crew of only seven men and
Mr. Hobson, who begged that it might be
entrusted to him.
"The anchor chains were arranged on
deck for both the anchors, forward an<l
raft,’ tff** pl.itiwJfMtwfhg
the ship almost automatically.
"As soon as I reached Santiago and I
had the collier to work upon tne details,
were completed and diligently persecuted,
hoping to complete them in one day as
the moon and tide served best the first
night after our arrival.
"Notwithstanding every effort the hour
of 4 o'clock in the morning arrived and
the preparations were scarcely completed.
“After a careful inspection of th£ final
preparations, I was forced to relinquish
the plan for that morning as dawn was
breaking. Mr. Hobson begged to try it at
all hazards.
"This morning proved more propitious,
us a i>rompt start could be made.
"Nothing could have been more valliant
ly executed.
“We waited impatiently after the firing
by the Spaniards had ceased.
"When they did not reappear from the
harbor at 6 o’clock I feared that they had
all perished.
"A steam launch, which had been sent
in charge of Naval Cadet Powell to res
cue the men, ajipeared at this time, com
ing out from under a persistent fire of the
batteries, but brought none of the crew.
“A careful inspection of the harbor from
this ship showed that the Merrimac had
been sunk in the channel.
"This afternoon tho chief of staff of Ad
miral Cervera came' out under a flag of
truce with a letter from the admiral, ex
tolling the bravery of the crew in an un
usual manner.
"I cannot myself too earnestly express
my appreciation of the conduct of Mr.
Hobson and his gallant crew. I venture
to say that a more brave and daring thing
has not been done since Cushing blew up
the Albemarle.
"Referring to the inspiring letter which
you addressed to the officers at the be
ginning of the war, I am sure you will
offer a suitable professional reward to Mr.
Hobson and his companions.
"I must add, that Commander J. M.
Miller relinquished his comman*l with the
very greatest reluctance, believing he
should retain command under all circum
stances.
"He was. however, finally convinced that
the attempt of another person to carry out
the multitude of details vrhich had been
in preparation by Mr. Hobson might en
danger its proper execution. I, therefore,
took the liberty to relieve him for this rea
son only.
"There were hundreds of volunteers,
who were anxious to participate; there
were 150 from the lowa, nearly as many
from this ship, and large numbers from
all the other ships, officers and men alike.
"W. T. SampsxMi.”
HOBSON AND HIS MEN WELL.
British Consul at Santiago de Cuba
Makes the Report.
New York, June 11.—The British con
sul at Santiago de Cuba has sent the fol
lowing dispatch via Halifax to the World:
"Replying to your cablegram, Lieut.
Hobson and his men are well. They .-.re
also well care*! for by authorities. I have
myself just seen him. Ramsden, British
consul.”
No New* at Cape Hnytlen.
Cape Haytien. June 11. 9:40 p. m.—Up to
this time no war news has been received
* o n ‘K ht - .
The merit of Hoods' Sarsaparilla
Is literally written in blood.
It is traced in the vital fluid
Os milhons of the human race.
Its positive medicinal merit
And curative power is written
Upon the hearts, and graven upon
The minds of thousands
Os people whom it has cured
And given good health
When there seemed nothing before
Then but xlarkness and despair.
It cures all diseases arising
From or promoted by impure
IMood by it* intrinsic merit as
4ne One True D.*x>xl Jfupuer.—ad
STARVATION RIOTS IN SPAIN.
Cadiz Horror Stricken at the Idea of
an Execution.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.
Madrid, May 31.—Careful watch is kept
over the movements of the ministers by
newspaper men in the hope of gleaning
some grains of information therefrom.
The Duke de Almodovar and Senor Au
non caused quite a flutter by calling to
gether late at night on Senor Sagasta.
The two minsters were carefully stalked
on leaving the premier’s house, where they
had been closeted with him for half an
hour, but the only information that they
gave was that their mission had been one
of mercy, they having called to secure the
good offices of the premier "to obtain the
Queen’s pardon for a murderer who is to
be executed in Cadiz to-morrow. It is
said that the pleas have been unavailing,
as this is the second time the culprit has
been condemned to death.'
The greatest horror and distress reign
at Cadiz on account of the idea of an ex
ecution taking place there. The local car
penters refused to put up the scaffold and
men have had to be brought into the town
to perform that loathed job.
Senor Sagasta has 7 so far succeeded in
staving off any further crisis, Senor Gan
azo patriotically declining to make mis
chief by urging his financial views in op
position to those of the minister of finance,
Senor Puigcerver, but there is a strong
feeling that the present cabinet will crum
ble away at the first bad news received.
Everything points to Senor Silvela as the
coming man though a military cabinet
may be necessary first to suppress the
elements of disorder which are sure to
break it.
Catalonia is near starvation.
The Madrid papers continue to profess
ignorance of the actual position of Ad
miral Cervera’s squadron.
So fir Senor Sagasta has been unable to
keep the peace between the ministers of
public W'orks and finance, thus bearing
out what he said in the interview already
sent some days ago, but no one consid
ers the present cabinet has any lasting
power. The silver question is likely to
give it a further shake.
Starvation riots have again broken out
in the province of Murcia and by all ac
counts they must soon occur on a large
scale in Catalonia; everything points to a
disturbed state of affaire at no distant date
when the only government that can keep
even the semblance of law and order here
will be a military dictatorship.
The Porto Rico delegates have had a
meeting to call attention to the fact’that
the promised autonomy has not been in
force in that isle and steps will be taken
to press on the government the fulfillment
of its promises to an island which has
always been remarkable for its fidelity to
Spain.
The number of poor daily fed at the
Santa Christina asylum, Senor Aguilera’s
pet institution, now reaches B,COO.
GERMANY STILL HOSTILE.
Deutsche Zeitunx Says She Can’t Al
low Un to Have Philippines.
Berlin,., June 11.—Although the anti-
American feeling continues here, the lat
est war news, coupled with official warn
ings that such comments were endanger
ing the commercial interests of Germany,
have compelled the newspapers to modify
their ultra pro-Spanish sympaties, and
some of them are beginning to admit that
'in sfc"
The Deutsche Zeltung says it thinks the
moment has arived for diplomatic inter
vention in regord to the Philippine Is
lands, and adds: “We confidently expect
the foreign office to act speedily and en
ergetically, as we cannot allow the is
lands to paos into the 'hands of America.”
The Vossische Zeltung says: “In the
Philippines Spain's punishment for cen
turies of misrule is imminent. The cruel
massacre of the patriot Rizal and the
thousands of Tagals finds a bloody re
compense.”
The Vossische Zeitung is the first Ber
lin paper to publish the reports of a spec
ial correspondent sent to Tampa, Fla.
The Post of this city, admits that Spain’s
affairs have arrived at a critical etage
and says: “If in addition to other mis
fortune, the throne is upset by a civil
war, Spain would lose all the sympathy
hitherto felt for her by the continental
Powers.”
SPAIN DOESN’T WANT PEACE.
Her Generals Tbink She Can Carry
on the War for Two Years.
Madrid, June 11, 2 p. in.—The campaign
inaugurated by some of the foreign news
papers in favor of peace between Spain
and the United States is not approved
here.
According to the opinions of several gen
erals Spain is capable of continuing the
war in Cuba for two years, even under
the most unfavorable circumstances.
Therefore, they add, it is useless to talk
of peace unless it implies a return to the
status quo ante helium.
The government, it is added, had not re
ceived any suggestions of peace from the
Powers and in political circles it is de
clared that if such a suggestion were re
ceived, the government would promptly
decline to entertain it on the ground that
Spain had decided to pursue the war to
the bitter end.
Dispatches received here from Cuba an
nounce that yellow fever is ravagaing Ad
miral Sampson’s fleet, the province of San
tiago being, it is claimed, the hotbed of
the disease.
SPAIN IN SORE DISTRESS.
Internal Conditions Make a Speedy
Peace Imperative.
London, June 12, 6 a. m.—The Vienna
correspondent of the Observer says:
“Private advices received here show that
the situation in Spain is such that peace
is speedily and earnestly desired.
“The finances of .the country are threat
ened and famine and the intrigues of the
Carlists and Republicans render peace im
perative.
“The Spanish government is now draw
ing up a memorandum to the Powers re
questing their friendly intervention.
“I learn from diplomatic sources that
France and Austria are prepared to ac
cede to the request; while Russia and Ger
many disapprove of intervention.
“The enormous increase in the Russian
grain trade since the war began has prob
ably influenced Russia's attitude. On the
whole, the probability of European inter
vention is most remote.”
KILLING OF JOAB COLLINS.
Trial of One of the Negro Soldier*
Results in Acquittal.
Tampa. Fla., June 11.—The trial of the
two negro soldiers. Young and Johnson,
charged with killing Joab Collins rt
Lakeland, a few weeks ago, resulted in
the acquittal of Young.
The jury are now out on the case of
Johnson. and will probably find a verdict
of murder in the eeecnd degree. Court
kas adjourned uuAl Monday.
TROOPS OFF ON TRANSPORTS.
EMBARKATION BEGUN MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
Work Pushed Forward With a Rush
Throughout Tuesday—Word to Be
gin Invasion Received Over a
Wire Manned by the Press Censor
Tuesday Night Gen. Shafter’s
Former Regiment the First to Go
Aboard Ship.
Tampa, Fla., June 11. —The army of in
vasion is now embarked on a large fleet of
swift transports.
The first official notification that the
time for movement had arrived came in
the form of a general order posted on
May 31.
The announcement created great enthus
iasm. Preparations were hastened among
the troops on the following day to be in
readiness to move immediately on board
the transports. Every man went about
his work with eagerness.
The embarkation assumed definite shape
on Monday afternoon, June 6, when the
First United States Infantry, Maj. Gen.
Shafter’s old command, a regiment fam
ous in the history of the army, was given
the honor of embarking first.
These physical giants, as they marched
down the long pier .at Port Tampa, with
their regiment band playing patriotic airs,
were an inspiring sight, awakening the en
thusiasm of all who beheld this spectacle.
Their national colors fluttered in the Gulf
breeze; their arms glistened in the trop
ical sun, while their rhymthic tread added
to the impression, among all, that this was
the most warlike scene witnessed here.
During balance of that afternoon and
until daylight next morning, the move
ment was resumed with the utmost vigor.
All during Tuesday the wharves were a
moving mass of excited humanity, each
individual vainly striving for a place.
Late in the afternoon every commanding
officer was ordered to get his regiment
in readiness for immediate movement, and
soon afterward word was sent out to send
the troops upon the transports as rapidly
as possible. Trains of coaches and cars
of all descriptions were placed on sidings
near the various camps, and baggage,
arms and ammunition were hurried on
board.
On Tuesday evening about 8 o’clock
Lieut. Miley, who was in the hotel tele
graph office with Gen. Miles, was seen to
rush into the hall and run down it at
full speed toward Gen. Shafter’s apart
ment.
Immediately the two were seen moving
rapidly toward the telegraph office, Lieut.
Miley forcibly pulling the heavy general
with him. The regular operator was
evicted, the office doors were closed and
Capt, J. E. Brady, the censor, took the
key. •
Gen. Miles and Gen. Shafter were then
placed in direct communication with the
war department and a half hour’s confer
ence ensued.
The termination of this resulted in hur
ried whispered conferences among the les
ser officials, followed by a wave of excite
ment.
“The army of invasion must immediate
ly depart.” was the word.
From the comparative calm of a few
minytes before the scene was changed to
one of action. Scurrying feet hurried the
order from room to room, while horses,
Wtj camp to
Special trains were hurriedly coupled,
and baggage piled aboard in chaotic fash
ion.
Newspaper correspondents left half their
possessions in their rooms in their frantic
rush. Ail during the night jhe feverish
rush contirvjc*. The more anxious disre
garded the trains, hiring cabs Lo convey
them to Port Tampa, nine miles away.
As an evidence of the importance with
which all foreign governments look upon
this struggle between the United
States and Spain many of them
have sent distinguished representa
tives to see how the war is to
be carried on, and note the improve
ments made in the way of conducting
them, as to arm, equipments and ammuni
tion, in fact, to see what is new in the
world pertaining to such matters and to
make official reports when it is over to the
foreign governments which they have the
honor and distinction to represent. These
distinguished representatives will go to the
front with the first invasion and will be
provided with quarters on the ship that is
made the headquarters of Gen. Shafter and
his staff. They will be the guests of the
United States government, just so long as
they desire to remain Neariy all of
them have been here in Tampa for a
month of more, this being the headquar
ters of the trdops, the very heart and
lungs of the movement against Spain. As
representatives of foreign govern
ments, they have been treat
ted with marked consideration in
a social way, and all of them unite
in expressing the opinion, that they nave
been well received, and shown every con
sideration due them as representatives
of foreign and friendly governments.
They have been very guarded in ex
pressing their opinions as to the course of
the war or the possible outcome of tne
struggle. Several of them have, however,
expressed much surprise at the rapidity
with which the government has raised its
army and equipped the same for field ser
vice. Expressions of this character have
fallen quick and fast from the lips of
these foreign representatives, whenever
they were broached upon the subject.
Lieut. J. D. Miley aide-de-camp to Gen.
Shafter, has kindly furnished the follow
ing as a correct list of the distinguished
military attaches here, and the countries
that they have the honor to represent.
Capt. Alfred Padget, of the English
navy, and Lieut. A. H. L. Lee, of the
'English army.
Commander Dalgreen, naval attache to
the legation of Norway and Sweden at
Washington.
Capt. Wester, military attache of the
legation of Sweden and Norway at Wash
ington.
Capt. Abildgaard, military attachee.com
mander Gade and Lieut. Gulmuyden, of
the navy of Norway.
Count von Goetzen,, first lieutenant Im
perial German army, military attacbee at
Washington. •
Lieut. J. Rodler, naval attacbee to the
Austro-Hungarian legation, at Washing
ton.
Col. Yermoloff, military attachee to the
Imperia! Russian embassy at Washington.
Maj. G. Shiba. of the Japanese army.
As Lieut. Miley handed the Morning
News correspondent this list he said.
“These gentlemen will go on the transport
designated as Geu. Shafter’s headquarters.
They have come here with the credentials
of the governments that they represent,
have been introduced pretty generally to
the army and navy officers, and seem to
take much Interest in what is going on.
While here they will be the guests of the
United States government, who will look
after them as long as they decide to re
main with us. They are all ready to move
as soon as they are notified that the trans
ports are about to sail, and will be notified
in ample time to take the ships upon which
their transportation and accommodations
have been arranged.”
The following is a list of the vessels
making up the squadron of transports,
upon which the troops were embarked.
They were secured from their owners,
some by direct purchase from them by
the governmeit, and others hired for racb
a length of time as the government may
have use for them.
Plant Line—Olivette, Capt. Stevenson,
1,611 tons.
Morgan Line—Gussie, Capt. Barney, 998
tons; Whitney, Capt. Staples, 1,337 tons;
Merchants and Miners’ Transportation
Company of Baltimore—Berkshire, Capt.
Deszir, 2,014 tons; Decatur fl. Mijle’r, Capt.
Smith, 2,014 tons; Alleghany, Capt. Nicker
son, 2,014 tons.
Mallory Line—Cornal, Capt. Eavans, 2,-
934 tons; San Marcus, Capt. Otztn, 2,944
tons; Almo, Capt. Johnson, 2,839 tons; Rio
Grande, Capt. Staples, 2,556 tons-; Leona,
Capt. Wilder, 3,328 tons; Concho, Capt.
Risk, 3,724 tons.
Ward Line—Santiago, Capt. Lighten, 2,-
358 tons; Seguranco, Capt. Hanson, 4,033
tons; Vigilancia, Capt. Mclntosh, 4,115
tons; City of Washington, Capt Stevens,
2,683 tons; Saratoga, Capt. Johnson, 2,820
tons; Seneca, Capt. Decker, 2,729 tons.
Flagler’s Line —Miami, Capt. Evans, 2,-
347 tons; Red Cross Hospitd! ship, Stale
of Texas, Capt. Young, 1,735 tons.
Clyde Line—lroquois, Capt. Kenebel, 2,-
943 tons; Cherokee, Capt. Garrin, 2,556
tons; Yucatan, Capt. Youmans, 3,525 tons.
Two or three other transports of less
size, are also with the fleet, and two
transports with troops that-left Mobile a
day or two ago will join the fleet off the
Florida coast at a point which has not
been given out.
Just how many troops were placed on
each of these ahips it is impossible to say.
On some of them there was a full regi
ment, while others carried more, and the
smaller ones could not accommodate more
than 800. As nearly so as possible, the reg
iments, brigades and divisions of the corps
were kept in tact, as a matter of expe
diency in getting them together as soon
as a landing is made.
Nearly fifty newspaper correspondents
accompanied the expedition. These repre
sented some of the leading journals of the
United States, and along with them were
correspondents sent here by the prominent
newspapers and periodicals of England,
all going to write up and photograph the
interesting events of the expedition.
Correspondents sent here by the owners
of the papers that they represent, for the
purpose of detailing incidents of interest
that may happen in certain commands, of
more than ordinary interest at home, by
reason of their local bearing, were as
nearly so as possibly, assigned to ships
upon which these regiments or commands
were embarked, and all other correspond
ents were assigned to quarters on the Oli
vette. Some of these correspondents car
ried horses with them, which the govern
ment furnished transportation for, the
owners being allowed to make arrange
ments for feeding them at their own ex
pense, the forage and grain being sold
them by the government.
It was a tremendous undertaking for the
government to load all these ships in a
short space of time, owing to the limited
railroad facilities between Tampa and Port
Tampa, there being only one track be
tween these two points. The wharf space
was also so contracted that only four or
flve transports could be loaded at a time,
and frequently much delay was occa
sioned by delay in getting the supplies
down to the boats, owing to the tracks be
ing blockaded. Maj. Jacobs of Gen. Shaft
er’s staff had charge of loading the trans
ports, and rushed the work as rapidly as
possible under the choked condition of
affairs.
For more than a month the work of load
ing the big ships had been going on, as
rapidly as possible, but far too slow to
satisfy the wishes of Gen. Shafter and
Gen. Miles. The early part of last week
additional activity was thrown into the
work by pressing into service all of the
pack mules here, nearly 1,200 in number,
and several hundred four and six-mule
teams. These, with the railroad trains,
hurried up the work offloading the trans
ports. and a satisfactory conclusion was
in &ad it net tw>en for
calling in the pack 'ffitfies 10l
assist in to the wharves
at Port Tampa thet/oots would not have
been ready to sail for several days yet. As
nearly all the mules were green and un
used to packing some trouble was neces
sarily experienced by the packers, but they
Anally got their tains in working order
and for the last two or three days have
been making rapid headway.
Since the first order was issued about a
week ago showing what troops would con
stitute the Fifth Army Corps, to be com
manded by Gen. Shafter, several new reg
iments were added that were not mention
ed in the order owing to the fact that
they were not available at the time. This
applied particularly to the infantry, which
was to go with the expedition. Gen. Joe
Wheeler, who commands the cavalry, had
had his commands named, and all ar
rangements practically completed for con
centrating hiS troops at one point upon the
call of the bugle, for two weeks or more.
For a week all of them nad been in camp
near his headquarters in the field. The
last regiment to arrive was Teddie Roose
velt’s Rough Riders, composed principally
of frontiersmen and cowboys from the
wooly West. Sunday last while taking
dinner with Gen. Wheeler and his staff
at his camp, he furnished the Morning
News correspondent with the make up of
his command, which reads as follows:
The Third Cavalry, Col. Henry W. Wes
sels; the Sixth Cavalry, Col. Henry Car
roll, and the Ninth Cavalry, Lieut. Col.
Jno. W. Hamilton, under Gen. Samuel S.
Sumner; the First Cavalry, Col. Charles D.
Veale; the Tenth Cavalry, Lieut. Col.
Theo. A. Baldwin, and the First Regiment
of Volunteer Cavalry, commanded by Col.
Leonard Wood, and Lieut. Col. Theodore
Roosevelt. All under command of Gen.
Young.
The Ninth and Tenth Cavalry companies
are negro troops, the commissioned officers
being white.
Gen. Wheeler soon stated that he had
about 7,000 cavalry in his command.
These troops all left their horses behind
them going dismounted, so as to make
room for more troops. The lack of space
on the transports necessitated the leaving
of the horses, so that the room which
would have been taken up by them could
be used for infantry. Two squadrons of
cavalry from each of these regiments, was
left behind, to take care of the horses, and
bring them on the next trip that the trans
ports make. “Some of the men, who are
left behind hate very much to have things
go against them.” said Gen. Wheeler,
“but this could not be helped. We just
had to ’•’•range things the best way that
we could, and some one had to be left.
Later they will all get together again
Gen. Wheeler, when I saw him. seemed to
be highly pleased with the make-up of his
division of cavalry. Speaking of the ne
gro regiments in his command, he ®a;J
that he felt well satisfied that they would
give a good account of themselves when
the time came. He said that he had met
negro troops upon one or two occasions
in the war between the states and had
found them good fighters, and that the
two regiments in his division had made
fine reputations on the field as Indian
fighters. Gen. Wheeler was asked if it
was true that for a long time he had
been making an effort to get back into
service in the field.
"Yes,” he replied, with a smile on his
face. "I have been trying to get back ever
since my disabilities were removed. I
would have made an effort even before
that day, but I knew it w r as no use. I
have filed my application for appointment
to the army every' time there was the
faintest speck of war upon the horizon. I
was willing to go in as a private or any
way to get in the army. I like it, and
have at least had my desires satisfied."
Gen. Wheele- is 61 years of »ge but his
activity would indicate that he was at
least twenty-five years younger. He talked
interestingly of events of the day. He
asked particularly after Maj. J. S. Proc
ter of Atlanta, whom he said he had with
him during the war. Gen. Wheeler has
his son, Joe. as aide on his staff, and his
daughter is here and w.H remain for some
weefea visiting
The infantry commands which embarked
are the following:
Fifth Army Corps—Maj. Gen. William
R. Shafter, United States Volunteers
commanding.
First Division—Brig. Gen. -Jacob F. Kent,
United States Volunteers, commanding.
First Brigade—Col. Melville A. Cochran,
Sixth Infantry, commanding Sixth United
States Infantry, Sixteenth United States
Infantry, Seventy-first New York Volun
teers Infantry.
Second Brigade—Col. E. P. Pearson,
Tenth Infantry, commanding Tenth Unit
ed States Infantry. Twenty-first United
States Infantry, Second United States In
fantry.
Second Brigade—Col. Alfred T. Smith,
Thirteenth Infantry, commanding; Thir
teenth United States Infantry. Ninth Uni
ted States Infantry, Twenty-fourth United
States Infantry.
Second Division—Brig. Gen. Adrian R.
Choffer, United States volunteers, com
manding.
First Brigade—Col. James J. Van Horn,
Eighth Infantry, commanding, Eighth
United States Infantry, Twenty-second
United States Infantry; Second Massachu
setts Volunteer Infantry.
Third Brigade—Brig. Gen. R. H. Hall,
United states volunteers, commanding;
First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, One Hun
dred and Fifty-seventh Indiana Volunteer
Infantry. Third Pennsylvania volunteer
Infantry. The Fourth United States In
fantry, First United States Infantry,
Twenty-fifth United States Infantry and
the Fifth United States Cavalry, dismount
ed, were also carried along on the trans
ports unassigned on the time of the de
parture of the fleet.
In addition to the above there were four
battalions of light artillery, two battal
ions of heavy artillery -and one battalion
of engineers. The cavalry and infantry wag
supplied with 500 rounds of ammunition for
each man, and all troops were supplied
with fourteen days’ field rations, eight
days’ cooked rations for use while on the
ships, and the commissiary of each regi
ment supplied with thirty days’ rations.
These were drawn a week ago.
SYMPATHY STILL WITH SPAIN. ’
GERMANS BITTERLY INIMICAL TO
THE UNITED STATES.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press,
Berlin, June 11.—There is no material
change in the feeling in Germany in re
gard to the war between Spain and the
United States.
The government scrupulously avoids ex
pressing its views on the subject, and a
few of the German newspapers persist in
their attitude of little short of open hos
tility toward the United States.
Throughout the week they have vehe
mently maintained that the occurrences
at Santiago de Cuba amounted to “another
defeat of the Yankees,” and have glee
fully printed the lying Madrid dispatches
supporting this contention.
These newspapers also continue to
charge the Americans with cowardice for
not attacking the Spaniards “whom, un
til recently, the Americans regarded aa
foes unworthy of their steel.”
A member of the general staff here, in
an interview with the correspondent of
the Associated Press, said: “It is hard for
a trained soldier of the European mold to
suppress a sentiment akin to contempt
when reading the accounts of what hav®
thus far been done, or, rather, left un
done by the American army against the
Spanish troops in Cuba. J
“With no Spanish fleet to worry them.
i money in
all the men needed at their cominand,
they have been unable thus far to even
effect a landing of troops? This fact
speaks for Itself. And after the enormous
boasting of the American press and peo
ple, who systematically belittled the Span
iards for months before the outbreak of
hostilities, this inglorious failure Is doubly
conspicuous and if striking proof of the
great superiority of the European system
of standing armies was needed, the Amer
icans have furnished it.”
The above sentiments are apparently? .
shared by all the German military men.
The attempts of Spain to secure Euro
pean intervention continue in spite of the
little encouragement held out by the cab
inets approached. The foreign office is
cognizant of the negotiations, but at
taches no importance to them.
The feasibility and probability of an
Anglo-American alliance or understanding
is attracting widespread attention in the
German press, though the idea is univer
sally scoffed at as impracticable. The pa
pers here profess not to believe in the, pos
sibility of such an entente and point out
an array of alleged facts showing why the
interests of the two nations cannot travel
in parallel lines, declaring that Great
Britain’s anxiety for an alliance is due to
fear engendered by her present isolation.
The Cologne Gazette ridicules the idea
and claims that if an alliance were con
summated Great Britain would secure all
the advantages and America all the dis
advantages.
The government proposes to ask the new
Relciistag to increase the credits for the
re-organization of the army and addition®
to the field artillery, including the crea
tiotf of mortar batteries, and the addition!
of a corps of mounted infantry to every?
army corps, an increase of the pionceif
regiments by a battalion each and th® fori
mation of three new army corps. ’ I
The fact that thp United states govern-4
ment is not participating in the Brussel.*® J
sugar conference is regarded unfavorably
here.
Fifty persons hove been made sick by
trichinosis this week in the neighborhood
of Zwickau, Saxony, and it is assented that
American pork was responsible for it. But '
when proof of this assertion was invited it
was not procurable.
It is state i at St. Petersburg that Corne
lius Vanderbilt, fearing capture by the
Spaniards, is to leave his yacht at Odessa
until peace is declated.
SAVANNAH T</gET SOLDIERS. A
liivorn >le Report Made by the Arm-jf
Board of Inspect ora.
Washington, June 11.—It is understood at MH
It. v.»r -partment that Col. Greenleaf*d|| ’
board to locate sites for volunteer campM
has submitted a favorable recommendation
in betiaif ot ‘'-♦sunnah. The Morning
N’ews torreaponden' this direct from ’
headquarters, a te.<_that effect
having been received ft
to-day.
The details of his
..a obtainable. as tn- board :
pul-d its i< port. *
of Sa v„- i...a
.• • . ■■ rformoi their dun-s J
i -x< ell.-nt
t i S Hannah -vid. ati>
I liit- members of the board mos
ably. ,
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SPAIN’S FRIENDS LOSING HOPE.
France May Be Alienated if Don®
Fail to Sue for Peace.
London, June 12.—The Paris correspond
ent of the Sunday Special says: “Spain’s
most steadfast friends here are losing
hope. Her candid friends of the press
deplore the obstinacity with which she ac
cepted war when totally unprepared, and
declare that to continue fighting when the
cause is hopelessly lost will only alienato
France, whose good words would prove
serviceable in the day of settlement.”- ,