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2 hi ib i a. ■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. BWflp 1 Clark immediately sent f.>rty ma t , H i ashore and txxint.x limn the M n1... MK.i followed. Till > found evi.l. ti.a of a |H|My hardy departure by the Spaniards. Io s. ha n im<> ke a . I ii n. . : i .. i ■ xx • r MBBl.f d about (he . itihvvmk i. nnd flag was found in mie of (he rille little d< t tichlii. nt ..f m.ltle. •• 11. 1.1 *• lint.l the I'.iiJli i .mix. I. xxti'ii \\ m e te. all <1 m.| n. xv."k .||. ■HHlk.ll'nll beg 111 I 1., t.i.-.t boil load ■BBB lie. lx I xli'x .1 x\ h nil. x i . i.,ii • t HBHMn *n>« s <i>l .11\ i'.. 11 .i. i i. ~t MMi XX ■> >I h. til < i hoi. .1 ... IIX . I >O.ll 110 a lie'll ' 111. Ill*- ‘ohinm -1.i11.,1 m. rocky hillside to the earthworks. 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.- Santiago early l>. r XX IX OX. r. th.- \os. Ul'.te tlr.-d a Ils Lntxi the port of Daiquiri (Bai "■quirb. hut hsvivul no rx spoi.se 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. ■ IIAMPMIN SENDS % V4IILK. ot the • «»•> <1 In 14 <>l Mnrlra !»«-- IPB ported Officially. |Mfi'.o'.ini>. >■ '.ux .. i ... , ■■pit w i t .-a i> 1.1 i. i ( . i... )k u , > s.iii'.'i ' ''M' b> m * u " ii 11 •* "■ 1 ■" I- ■ .x ,r ||*'W n " •' 1 bi n-.u: E/yjHt* over Cut'i. i. i: r. xx », , j b> S..X <- li'iri.. I . bay. mu i ii. - ii '»•<> v, ‘ in < •.'tt. x otx t - i ■ ..... . i ' >' * x''' 1 * i ■ • > 1 ‘ 1 x,.' < • - i **■ ■ • I- ®W 1 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. , k . , 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.”- ,