Newspaper Page Text
■ Tjv • {■• MORNING NEWS. I
: SSI,. - Incorporated/ISBB. -
E ' * i ii ESTILL, President. I
RUSHING MEN TO PORTO RICO.
VH DIII’VRTMENT HOPES TO
IIW Ii 'll. LOADED IX A WEEK.
6rn Miles nml tlie HmlmmO Now
With Mini Expect to Encamp on
,1,,. Shore renillnK tlie Arrival or
t l„. Heiiuilnilrr of His Expedition.
w „ r ll,ill non to lie Used—Gen.
Crall ,, llrlsmle Ordered From
(hi.Un manga to Newport News.
Joint Resolution Sent Admiral
Dewey.
V. , inglon, July 25.-The war depart
nt IV hu.-ied to-day hurrying the dls
tcj, 0 f pie remainder of the Miles expe-
d ‘‘ llot: . , ,jnst Porto Rico. Such progress
tJ9 K .,, n made that it Is hoped all of the
1 , 9 wl |i be on Porto Rican soil within
t week at the latest.
Ger. Miles is not expected to defer his
land in - until that time, but presumably
■, pick out a suitable place for encamp
,n?his tr oops and establish himself ashore
awaitinc the arrival of the other detach
ments now on their way.
War department officials expect that the
first news received from Gen. Miles will
come through the press dispatches, as the
general has not with him, so far as known,
any dispatch boats. It will be at least
Saturday before direct cable communca
tion can he established with him, and in
the meantime reliance must be had on the
jisp itch boats running across to St. Thom
as, distant about four hours run. It was
expected at the department that Gen.
Brook, and Gen. Ilains would sail to-day
from Newport News to join Gen. Miles
and that most of Gen. Brooke's cammand
tv. Ibe embarked by Wednesday.
The work of embarkation at Newport
Nows is being conducted with much less
difficulty and delay than was expected.
Col. Hooker, in charge of the transporta
tion division of the war department, who
has just returned from that place, has re
ported to Secretary Alger that it is emi
nently suited to the shipment of the
troops.
Consequently the secretary to-day order
ed all of Gen. Grant’s brigade, 3,000 men,
from Chickamauga to Newport News. It
Is not expected that all of the transports
required for their accommodation will have
arrived there by the time the soldiers get
In. but they will encamp on suitable
ground, and it is believed will be benefit
ed by the change from Chickamauga.
The signal service has succeeded in re
claiming from the battlefield of Santiago
the tubes which supplied the military bal
loon with pure hydrogen gas, and they,
with the balloon itself, have been brought
over to Tampa on the steamer Adria. The
tubs will be recharged immediately and
the whole apparatus will be dispatched at
once to I’orto Rico, to assist Gen. Miles in
his campaign there. The balloon is said
to have proved of great value in the San
tiago campaign, and from the character
of the country in Porto Rico, where mili
tary operations must be conducted, it is
said that it also can be used to advantage
there.
It was announced to-day at the navy de
partment that the long expected report
from Admiral Sampson upon' the destruc
tion of Admiral Cervera’s fleet, with the
accompanying reports of the commodore
end captains of his squadron, had reached
the department. It is supposed to have
been brought by Capt. Sigsbee on the St.
Paul, which arrived at New York last Fri
day. anil to have been sent by mall by
t-'apt. Slg.'-bee.
It is the intention of the Secretary of the
Na\y to give these reports to the public
in their entirety. They will be given out
for publication Wednesday morning.
■Secretary Long to-day forwarded to Ad
n.eal Dewey the joint resolution of Con
gress, exp nding the thanks of Congress
I r me victory achieved Cavite. The
t’ *"!ution was beautifully engrossed, and
l • reed by a formal attestation of its au
, 'i tty by Secretary of State Day, the
v • being enclosed in highly gilt and
ornamental Russia leather covers.
II to i, remarked that Secretary Dong
1 or of transmittal, makes refer
y • to a letter from the Secretary of
! >mplimenting Admiral Dewey upon
•t' t ion of affairs since the great
“ v ‘‘ lory, a formal evidence that the
' ! p rtment is thoroughly well satis
(' '' the diplomatic qualities he has
j !l Her of Secretary Long is as fol
j ‘ Navy Department, Washington,
" —sir: The department has re
„ "'m ihe Secretary of State an en
j ! " 1 n '*, certified copy of a joint reso-
Congress tendering the thanks
n ., : ' ,0 you and the officers and
r tuc squadron under your com
v " r transmission to you, and here
'''°se the same.
r 'living tlie copy of the joint
i,, ' :i the department received a let
ti,, ' ■'" Secretary of State requesting
e, . ' conveyed to you his appre
b ~ your character as a naval of
,. 1 lhe good judgment and pru
-1111 have shown in directing affairs
ii ' of your great achievement
■di'g the Spanish fleet,
n... Vl ! '." Ideasure in doing, and join
P tm, mi Ul> on 'tthalf of the navy de
e wt 'll as personally. In the
t• : , xp-I'tfu'iiy the Secretary of State.
Ib.ir ■\.t,r,iraf° h n D ' Lon £' Secretary.”
S ~ George Dewey, United
I. .. c \V Commander-In-Chief, Uni-
C 8 Naval Force, Asiatic Station.
"H IFTEK’S FEVER REPORT.
Bind red New Cases Sunday anil
Men Resume Duty.
~r h ‘“ S ‘“ n ’ Ju,y 25 -The war depart
' . ‘ ' ' ld ld * ni ht posted the follow
■ July 25. Adjutant General.
• ver ea.;; ~n ,K**2r : * Vuml >r of new
, “At .... ■ i " th inst. about 500.
'■Actual ii. < t ' :r "ed to duty.
'%l ' iisraXg‘ H r C BlVetl liercafter.
eem Kume.whaVimVov^.' B,,uaUon
Thitd CavliirV J ' I ' arnn, n. Troop C,
IJ i ledow lever. Slboney.
shatter, Major Geenral.”
fpj t J®o#iiifto. Ifotogl
shipping of the triSoneiis.
b. St. John Makes a Protest
Against the Award.
Washington, Juiy 25.—The war depart
ment has received a letter from a New
York attorney, representing J. L. St. John,
protesting- against the award for transport
ing the Spanish prisoners in Spanish ships.
In addition to the claims that have been
made in this matter heretofore, he alleges
that his client had not been heard respect
ing a bid which had been put in.
Col. Hecker replied to 'the attorney to
day, saying that Mr. St. John’s bid was
upon a letter denoting him a paper manu
facturer, and Mr. St. John had not re
sponded to a telegram requesting his pres
ence in Washington, save by a letter say
ing that he was glad that the contract had
been placed so advantageously to the*gov
ernment. Col. Hecker also said that the
department was fully advised as to the lo
cation of the company’s ships.
I’robably before the end of the week the
Spanish company will begin the discharge
of its obligation, and have shipi>ed at San
tiago at least 1,000 of the Spanish soldiers
on the long journey to Spain, a trip
which It Is expected will occupy about llf
teen days.
Word came to the war department
through the medium of the United Stale3
consul at Fort de France, Island of Mar
tinique, that the Spanish steamship Ali
cante. which has been lying there for sev
eral weeks, was about to sail for Santiago
to ship some of the prisoners. She is due
to arrive there about Thursday morning.
DISPOSITION OF SHIFTER'S ARMY.
No Conclusion Reached by the War
Department.
Washington, July 25.—Rumors of various
kinds have been In circulation as to the
disposition of Gen. Shafter’s army, but
the war department has not come to any
conclusion as yet in the matter. A suffi
cient force Is to be kept at Santiago to
maintain the position the United States
has taken and to preserve order.
While there is yellow fever infection in
the army no attempt will be made to
bring the troops to the United States. The
war department, It may be stated, is now
bending very effort to secure for Gen.
Shaffer's army an ample supply of nutri
tious food, and also will see that the sol
diers have a rest and careful attention, so
they may get in the very best condition.
The medical corps is now making a care
ful examination of the army with a view
of advising the department as to the best
methods of restoring the sick to health and
preventing any further spread of disease.
It is not believed at the department that
any large number of troops will be neces
sary at Santiago after the Spanish prison
ers have been deported.
ORGANIZATION OF OCR ARMY.
A Total of 201,400 Hen Mustered In
In Ninety Days.
Washington, July 25.—Adjt. Gen. Corbin
to-night made public a statement of the
progress made in the organization of the
regular and volunteer armies of the Uni
ted States up to and including July 24:
In the ninety days which have elapsed
since the President issued his call for vol
unteers an army of 261,400 men has been
recruited, mustered, equipped and placed
in the field, an achievement that has elic
ited surprise and admiration from the best
informed authorities of Europe.
The personnel of the army is far super
ior to that of any body of men heretofore
raised for military purposes for the United
States.
CARLISTS ON THE RUN.
Exodus Into France In Order to
Avoid Arrest In Spnin.
Madrid; July 25, midnight.—The govern
ment professes to have full information as
to all the Carlist doings and is acting ac
cordingly.
The Carlist leaders, it is believed, left
Madrid because they feared arrest rather
than with any idea of preparing a rising.
The authorities assert that the agitation
has been effectively checked.
Vasco, the Carlist chief at Bilbao, has
been arrested.
The exodus of Carlists from the northern
provinces of Spain into France is extreme
ly active.
London, July 25.—The Paris correspond
ent of the Daily News says: "The prefect
of the Lower Pyrenees reports a Carlist
exodus from Spain. Saint Jean de Luz,
Bayonne and Biarritz are alive with Car
lists.
"The prefect of the Pyrenees have been
ordered to place certain Carlist chiefs un
der surveillance, and notify the French
government if any organization for mov
ing arms or ammunition is discovered."
CARLISTS APT TO LIY LOW.
No In el innt ion to Add Civil War to
Spain'* Trouble*.
London, July 26.—The Madrid corre
spondent of the Times, noting the great in
crease in .Carlist activity, says: "Ail the
leading members of the party have left
Madrid.
"On the other hand some influential Car
lists repudiate any illegal action, and the
best anthoritieg in (he monurchiai parties
are aiso of the opinion that there is no
danger of a rising at present, since few
Spaniards are willing to increase the na
tion’s calamities by plunging the country
Into the horrors of civil war."
SPANISH YARN FROM PORTO RICO.
Americana Reported Repulsed on At
templng' to Lund.
Madrid, July 25, 11 p. m.—A private dis
patch from San Juan de Porto Rico says
a strong American squadron hag appear
ed before Bahia Honda,but that the Amer
ican attempt to disembark was repulsed
with considerable loss.
Nurse* Arrive nt Charleston.
Charleston, S. C., July 23.—A detail of
twenty Red Cross nurses arrived here this
morning to aid in caring for the 205 sick
soldiers left in the hospital here by Gen.
Wilson's expedition to Porto Rico. There
have already been five deaths among the
tnen, the last being that of Private Mo-
Cure of the Second WlseonLn Regiment,
iv ho died this morning. .
SAVANNAH, GA.. TUESDAY. JULY 2ti. 189S.
SHAFTER OPENS JAIL DOORS.
FORTY POLITICAL PRISONERS
FREED AT SANTIAGO.
Some of Tliem Confined YVlthont
Charge* of Any Character, Other*
on Trivial Pretext* nnd Other*
Still neoauto of Sympathy With
the Insurgent Cante— I Tlie 7,000
Spanish Soldier* nt Guantanamo
Formally Lay Down Their Arms.
Copyright, 1898. by the Associated Press.
Santiago de Cuba, July 25.— Everything
here is peaceful. TMe 7,000 Spanish sol
diers at Guantanamo lay down their arms
to-day.
The 3,500 from Palma Soriano, San Luis,
and Longo surrendered yesterday to Lieut.
Miley and to-day pack trains with provi
sions were sent them.
The only others included in the capitu
lation are 2,000 troops at Baracoa and 1,000
at Sagua. They have not yet been turn
ed over, but they are now here in Gen.
Garcia’s vicinity. He is at Jlguraney to
day and reached there without encounter
ing any Spaniards.
Gen. Shatter authorizes an absolute con
tradiction of the report that Gen. Garcia
encountered a force of Spaniards who were
returning to Santiago to surrender, and
was defeated by them.
Col. Ezra P. Ewers of the Ninth Infant
ry, acting for Gen. Shafter, will receive
the formal surrender of Guantanamo.
Yesterday Gen. Shafter released forty
Cubans, who had beeh confined in the lo
cal jail on political charges. Indeed, some
of them were confined without charges of
any character, others on the most trivial
pretexts, and yet others solely because of
sympathy with the insurgent cause.
The jail is still filled with many whose
crimes and sentences are not on record
and are absolutely unknown, so far as
has yet been ascertained.
A general investigation has been order
ed immediately.
Amertean newspapers, which have ar
rived here, contain articles written ap
parently under a misapprehension of the
facts regarding the conduct of t'ne cam
paign and the dictation of the terms of
surrender.
Gen. lilies was here simply as a visitor
and advisor. In his official capacity lie
had nothing to do with the terms of capit
ualtion, the entire credit for which belongs
to Gen. Shafter, who, on July 10, received
the following dispatch from Washington
of that date:
"Gen Shafter, Slboney: The secretary
of war directs me to inform you that Gen.
Miles left here at 10:40 last night for San
tiago, but with instructions which do not
in any manner supersede you as the com
mander of the United States troops in the
field near Santiago so long as you are able
for duty. Corbin, Adjutant General.”
CLOSE SHAVE OF THE CRO ATIA.
Her Cnptaln Clnlms Solid Shot Were
Fired nt Her.
St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, July
25.—Capt. Dotz of the German steamer
Croatia, which arrived here yesterday
and reported having been fired upon three
times off San Juan, Porto Rico, on Satur
day night by an American warship, un
derstood to be the United States cruiser
New Orleans, was quoted in an interview
to-day as saying that the first solid shot
fell within twenty yards of the ship. The
steamer was immediately stopped.but her
captain claims that two more shots were
fired over the Croatia’s bows from close
range.
Later an officer from the New Orleans
boarded the Croatia and asked if the ship
was injured.
Capt. Lotz was highly Indignant at be
ing fired upon, as he considered his ship
was outside the blockading zone. He
says he saw nothing of the invading fleet.
The French gunboat Fulton arrived to
day. She is going In search of the French
Line steamer Olinde Rodriguez, which xvas
captured by a United States warship and
taken to Charleston, S. C., while on a voy
age from Hayti to St. Thomas with pas
sengers, mails, etc.
NO PE ACE OFFER MADE.
Spain Still Hopes to Organize n
European Concert.
London, July 26, 6 a. m.—The Daily
Chronicle this morning claims to know
positively that no peace negotiations of
any sort has occurred between the Ameri
can and Spanish governments.
The Daily Chronicle says: "Spain has
made no approach and apparently does not
mean to yet. It is understood that the
Spanish government is still hopeful to or
ganize a European concert against the
United States."
TRACE PROPOSALS FROM POPE.
American Annexation of Cuba and
Porto Itleo Suggested.
London, July 25.—A special dispatch
from Rome says the Pope has communi
cated to the Powers, peace proposals that
he considers acceptable to both Spain and
(he United States, namely, American an
nexation of Cuba and Porto Rico, the res
titution of the Philippines to Spain, and a
commercial treaty giving Spain excep
tional advantages In the colonies surrend
ered.
SPAIN TRANQUIL.
Story That Cubans YVtll Espouse
Spnnlsli Cause.
Madrid, Juiy 26, 11 p. m.—lt is announced
that complete tranquility prevails through
out Spain.
The Cu£an colonial government, it Is
also announced, will confer with the rep
resentatives of Maximo Gomez, and it is
believed that the conference may result
in the insurgent espousing the Spanish
cause. .
SPAIN TO ASK FOR A Trlce.
Discussion Of Term* of Pence
in View.
London, July 25.—1 t Is announced In a
special dispatch from Madrid, published
here this afternoon, that the Spanish gov
ernment lias drawn a message addressed
to the government at Washington, propos
ing an armistice, for the purpose of die.
cussing tne terms upon which peace with
the United States can be arranged.
Cl BAN APPEAL FROM CIEXFVEGOS.
Native* Claim to He Starving and
A*k Sampson to Save Them.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press,
Guantanamo Bny, Juiy 25, 11 a. m. —The
following pitiful appeal has been address
ed by the starving people of Cienfuegos to
Rear Admiral Sampson:
“Honorable Sir—The Cubans, old men.
women and children, resident in the town
of Cienfuegos and this neighborhood, are
all dying of hunger. The young men are
all in the field with the Cuban troops and
have neither shoes nor food.
"Alt the provisions in this town are In
the hands of the Spaniards. Cubans can
not obtain a piece of bread, ac it is neces
sary to send everything to the field. The
Weyler system is in the way.
“The situation 1s terrible. If you, hon
orable sir, do not come quick with your
squadron to our help and take possession
of this town we shall be lost.
“We l:g you to precipitate your opera
tion. About 5,000 old men. women and
children shall dio of hunger In
this town. Some of these old
men have four or five sons
fighting for his freedom. If the great peo
ple of tlie United States do not come quick
to our help we are yost. For God's sake
come quick. (Signed) Suffering Cubans."
Nothing can be done for the people of
Ck-nfuegos until that place is captured.
Tnis will not be for some tlnn-
The following Is a translation from a
newspaper of Cienfuegos, of the loss of
the Spanish steamer Alfonso XII, which
was driven ashore on the coast of Cuba
by the auxiliary gunboat Hawk:
“Yesterday,” says El Correo of Havana,
“there arrived the survivors of the fine
Atlantic steamship Alfonso XII, which
was scuttled in the waters of Marie],
“With a natural desire to obtain in
formation which would calm the anxiety
of the public, we interviewed the survivors
and found they were rendered nearly in
sensible by fatigue and anxiety. Their
feet were sore from walking from the
head of the valley of Marlel to Guana bay,
and their hands were badly lacerated In
■their efforts to save the cargo.
"We will faithfully relate that whidT"
occurred, reserving what, in our judg
ment, is not permitted to give the public
and which might serve as advice to our
enemies.
Alfonso XII was fitted out in Ca
diz with six cannon, the necessary crew,
three companies of marines ami other nec
essary articles. In twenty days I hoped
to make port and lanfl the cannon and
troops immediately. I navigated the Al
fonso XII with hope in Go>d and the valor
of the crew. I ran with all possible speed
to the hlghts of Cienfuegos, whore came
out three cruisers of the enemy. Seeing
them, the Alfonso XII took flight toward
the Isle of Pines, in which water* I lost
sight of our pursuers.
“Believing myself now free fmmtpursult.
I laid my course directly toward Havana
with full intention of making that harbor.
When eight miles distant my course was
intercepted by three other cuisers, which
I was unable to encounter. The American
cruisers took position on my starboard and
port and head.
“I then steered the Alfonso XII toward
Mariel, where I hoped to enter with the
exclusive object of disembarking. I de
cided to save thp cargo as the object in
coming was to land provisions and the
cargo on the island.
“I saw an embarrassing situation. The
Yankees began throwing shells, which
landed in all directions around ihe ship,
which proved what he had said a thousand
times, that the Americans are no artiller
ists and the Christs of ihe earth.
“Of th c hundreds of projectiles thrown
at the Alfonso XII, only eight struck the
ship.
“This corroborates our opinion of their
bad training.
“Then Capt. MOret ordered the cargo to
be thrown overboard in order that some
portions might float to the shore, which
was only a pistol-shot distant. We got out
a boat and prepared to torpedo the ship.
"1 saw the Americans would not delay
destroying Ihe fine ship and, therefore, 1
placed an explosive bomb between the two
funnels of the Alfonso XII, and instantly
blew up the ship in a.cokimn of smoke so
dense and so black that it appeared ilka
nn immense cloud, obscuring the atmos
phere and making breathing difficult.
'ln this moment of dejection eorrtsive
liquid fire enveloped the ship and lapped
U. the wood like a hungry serpent. Tlie
crew, being hopeless, had only time to
jump into the water and escape the flerv
furnace.
“Thus has been consumed the best ship
of the Transatlantic Company and the
pride of the fleet.”
Corn and flour have been sent by Rear
Admiral 'Sampson to the suffering citi
zens of Guantanamo.
Information has been received of the
withrawal of the Spanish troops from Jib
ara. from which place there is a railroad
to Hoi^uin.
The auxiliary cruiser Prairie Is off Jibara
to keep order.
A bulletin from Admiral Sampson says
that this is one of the commanding points
in eastern Cuba.
LAUNCH FIRED ON AT GUANTANAMO
Yellow Fever of a More Severe Type
There Than nt Santlatgo.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.
Guantanamo Harbor, pwya del Esle,
Sunday Evening, July 17.—The correspond
ent was Informed to-night that this morn
ing the Spaniards at ami near Calmanera
fired on a sleam launch which, with its
companions, constantly patrols the en
trance to the lower bay.
This hostile act was something of a sur
prise, because the troops of Gen. Perez
had been informed the day before that
Santiago wa*s to surrender formally at
noon to-day, and that he and his troops
were Included In those who miut lay down
their arms and return to Spain.
To grim famine in Guantanamo city and
its environs is added the ravages of yellow
feAer, which seem to be much more violent
in type than It is further westward.
Deaths from yellow Jack average fifteen
per day. This r<q>ort Is official and from
Gen. Perez himself.
A strict military quarantine Is observed
here and Commander McCalla of the Mar
bieheafl is Infinitely more strict than any
health officer the slate* can boast. /
Gen. Miles, who came here on the Yale,
was not allowed to land until he showed
a medical certificate to the effect that im
mediately after hi* visit to the Santiago
army his person and apparel had l*?en
fumigated. The general ha* gone so far
as to sacrifice his mustache to the exi
gencies of the occaeroh.
Humored Landing of Troop* nt I'nrto
I'nrto Ilieo.
fit. Thomas, D. W. 1., July 25.—The Uni
ted States troops are landing to-day on
the island of Porto Rico, near Ponoc, on
the south coast
2ND WON’T GO TO SANTIAGO.
ORDER SHOULD HAVE HEAD PORTO
HICO.
First Florida and Fifth Maryland to
De in the Brigade Willi tlie Georgia
Boy*—Likely to Get Away TUI*
Week—No Yellow Fever Among
the Fever Patient* nt Fort Monroe
nnd None Among Those lit Tnnipn.
New York Regiment* Ordered
From Tampa.
Washington, July 25.—The war depart
ment woke up this morning to* And it had
made a big mistake in ordering the South
ern regiments to Santiago.
It was explained that the order was a
mistake of a clerk in the office, based on
misinterpretation of an order of Gen.
Miles, and tha£ it should have read Porto
Rico instead of Santiago.
So these three Southern regiments, the
Second Georgia, the First Florida and the
Fifth Maryland, are to have a hand In
the Porto Rico campaign after all. For a
time it looked as if no Southern troops
would be included in this expedition, and
there waa a good deal of criticism in con
sequence. It is believed that this criticism
had a good deal to do with this assign
ment.
It is not certain when these regiments
will leave Tampa. The understanding i*
that they are to go on of the trans
ports now on their way to Tampa from
Santiago, and that probably means that
they will get away the latter part of this
week. The transports left Santiago on
Friday or Saturday.
Surgeon General Sternberg states to-day
that the most rigid examination of the
fever cases at Fort Monroe shows that
there is no yellow fever in the lot. There
is a variety of types of malarial fever, but
no yellow fever. The same report is made
with regard to Tampa, but the reports of
Illness there are so numerous that there
is strong pressure upon the department
to take tho troops not Intended for I’orto
Rico away at once.
Adjt. Gen. THJinghast of New York was
in consultation with Secretary Alger and
Gen. Corbin to-day, and urged that the
two regiments of New York troops be
moved at once. He stated that the advices
from there showed a large number of cases
of illness. The necessary orders for the
transfer of these troops to Fernandlna
were issued.
AVAR TO DRAG ALONG.
Pence Won't Come Until After Ma
nila nnd Porto Rleu Fall.
London, July 26.—The Madrid corre
spondent of the Standard says there is
still an endeavor io keep alive the Im
pression that something is going on be
hind the scenes In the direction of peace,
but the prevalent Idea is that the war will
continue until the fail of Manila and tke
invasion of Porto Rico.
A cabinet crisis has been averted for
the time being.
“Those who succeed the present cabinet
will certainly be obliged before long to
ask the country to submit to terms pro
foundly repugnant to the national pride.
"The prospect of an intermediary cabinet
Is marred by the loyal and correct attitude
of Gen. Poiavleja, will decline to become
tho Instrument of politicians eager to cre
ate a third parly.”
SMALL SCARE IN FAR EAST.
Hussion Wnrslilps Supposed to Have
Gone to Philippine*.
London, July 25.—A special dispatch
from Shanghia says four Russian men-of
war have left Port Arthur, and it Is sup
posed their destination is the Philippine
Islands.
Another special dispatch from Shanghai
says the Japanese warships Woslno, Chin
yen, Itsukushima and Sai Yen have been
hastily dispatched to Saizho to reinforce
the Japanese squadrati there, making it
the strongest In those waters.
It has been ordered to co-operate with
the British and American admirals in the
event of International complications.
While the dispatch dees not explain the
matter, It is Inferred the squadron is de
sired to be in readiness for Philippine op
erations.
MOROCCO BORROWING TROUBLE.
American Fleet Not to He Allowed
to Remain More Than 24 Hour*.
Madrid, Juiy 25.—According to a dis
patch from Cadiz to the Imp&rclal of this
city advices from Tangier* say the for
eign minister of Morocco declares that If
the American* enter Moroccan port* they
will be notified to leave In twenty-four
hours, and it is added If they refuse to do
so Morrocco will place herself under the
protection of the Powers.
The peace probabilities are anxiously
canvassed at Tangier since the arrival
there of the United .States consul and the
special dispatch add*, the belief increases
that the United State* does not Intend to
deprive Spain of anything but the Antilles.
MISS SCHLEY AT MADRID.
No llepon*ll*le Person Will Receive
Her nnil Nlik Must Leave.
London, July 23.—The Madrid corre
spondent of the Dally Telegraph says: “An
American lady, said to he Commodore
Schley's daughter, has arrived here, but
neither the Queen Regent nor any respon
sible personage will receive her. She will
prol.ahly be. requested to depart at the
earliest date.”
Presumably the American lady referred
to is Mls,s Jessie Schley, daughter of Chas.
Schley of Milwaukee, a cousin of Commo
dore Schley.
FIANCEE OF 1.1 HI T. HOBSON.
Mis* Lettle Cook of Owero, Kan.,
the Lucky Girl.
Nobleuvtlle, Ind., July 23.—Quite a pretty
yftung lady, a Miss Rettle Cook, Is visiting
friends near this city. She is from Os
wego, Kan., and it is now an open secret
that she Is the fiancee of Lieut. Hobson
of Merrimac fame.
Miss Cook met the lieutenant at a wed
ding In Norfolk, Va.. several months ago,
a correspondence followed and engage
ment later.
INFERNAL MACHINE ON A SHIP. j
An Attempt to Blow t'p the Port Vic
tor Frustrated.
New York, July 26.—1n a letter to n
prominent officer here, Capt. William C.
Brlckley of the refrigerating and supply
ship Port Victor, says that an attempt was
made to blow' up the ship when she was
throe days out. He said that a Ik>x con
taining thirty pounds of dynamite and gun
cotton was found, without any address, on
(he main deck of the steamer. A elook
iike mechanism had been arranged by
w hich the explosives were to be set off.
The Port Victor left New York July 11.
The box was made of two
inoh lumber, and was jointed and grooved.
It was IS inches high, 20 inches wide and
9 feet long.
When the box was opened another box.
made of the same kind of lumlter and
nearly as largo, was found Inside. This
was opened and inside were found the
dynamite and guncotton. The upper part
of the inside of the box was lined with
numerous wires connected With a clock -
like mechanism, as described by the cap
tain’s letter, though the letter did not
state at what time the mechanism had
been set to be exploded.
Capt. Brlckley wrolc that he and the
steward threw the box overboardf They
did not Inform any one else on. the ship
of the occurrence with the exception of an
expert officer who examined the machine
for Capt. Brlckley.
The lei ter contains very few details, and
the description of the machine does not
give the army officer who received the
letter, a definite Idea as to what the
mechanism was like or how it was to have
been exploded. The captain wrote that
the box was aboard the ship when she left
New York, and lie said it must have been
placed aboard her.
The I’ort Victor Is known as transport
No. 2. She carried 800 tons of Red Cross
stores, as well as a large quantity of sup
plies from the United States commissary
department. At Tampa she was to have
taken on 4,600 quarters of fresh beef.
YELLOW FLAG AT NEWPORT NEWS.
llodle* of Cnpron nnd Fish on the
Suspected Ship.
Newport News, July 23.—The transport
Hudson, from Santiago, arrived In Hamp
ton roads at noon.
From the foremast floated a yellow flag,
Indicating sickness aboard. •
Dr. Petlus, the national quarantine of
ficer, boarded the vessel ns soon as she
cast anchor. He remained on the vessel
for some time, nnd when he came ashore
it was learned that he did not feel Justi
fied In permuting those on board to land.
The Hudson is understood to carry a
number of sick and wounded soldiers from
Santiago.
The bodies of Capt. Capron and Sergt.
Hamilton Fish are on the ship, en route
North Tor'interment.
It is said that Sylvester Scovel, the Newt
York newspaper correspondent, who was
ordered from Cuba because of Insulting
conduct toward Gen. Sbafter, Is also
aboard.
Eleven wounded, principally officers, ar
rived on the Hudson in charge of Assist
ant Surgeon Shannon. Among them was
Private Stanley Hollister of the Rough
Riders. He was a famous foot bail player
at Harvard. He sustained a shell wound
1n the left breast and a gunshot wound In
the left hip Joint. The wounded were
transferred to the field hospital.
SPANIARDS CHEER THE FROLIC.
Prisoner* on Scav>'* Island Show
Their Gratitude.
Portsmouth, N. 11., July 25.—1 t was
learned to-day that a remarkable demon
stration occurred Sunday evening at Camp
Long on Scavy’s Island, where the cap
tured sailors of Admiral Cervera’s fleet are
confined.
As Ihe United States gunboat Frolic
passed the Island on her w'ay to Cuba
hundreds of prisoners greeted thefvessel
with cheers and waving of hands.
The ovation took the Americans by sur
prise. The outbreak was regarded by
those in charge of the camp as a result
of the good treatment received here by
the Spaniards, who took this method of
expressing their gratitude.
Surgeon McPherson said to-day that the
condition of the prisoners In the hospital
showed a marked improvement.
YELLOW JACK OFF MULLET KEY.
Transport Arnnsn* Arrive* With
Several Case* on Hoard.
Tampa, Fla., July 25.—The transport
Aransas arrived at quarantine to-day and
will be held.
• The Aransas has on board sixty-four
people, and on the tr.p over from Bantia
go several cases of yellow fever developed.
She was held at the quarantine station
st Mullet key, and Dr. Glennan of the
marine hospital service, who Is In charge
here, went down at once and ordered that
the boat be held Indefinitely.
Col. Astor is one of the parties on board
the Aransas, and he has Important dis
patches for the Secretary of War, which
he has orders to deliver In person, but he
will be held until all danger is over.
Dr. Glennan says he has orders to hold
any and everything that comes from an
Infected port, and expects to carry out his'
orders to the letter.
ENGLAND'S ATTITUDE.
Annexation of Hawaii nnd Porto
Itleo Approved.
London, July 2G.—Sir George Byndenham
Clarke, the expert on naval tactics and im
perial defense, writes to the Dally Graphic
to-day strongly approving the American
annexation of Hawaii and Porto Rico,
The letter was evoked by an article in
the Daily Graphic culling attention to the
reversal of England’s traditional policy to
prevent tho United States from acquiring
strategical po?lt1on* in the Atlantic and
the Pacific enabling It to control the pos
sible canal.
The Dally Graphic, In an editorial this
morning, sold it agrees with Sir George
Syndenhum Clarke, but is curious to know
what induced Lord Salisbury to adopt an
attitude which has so much facilitated the
* access of the United Buttes.
I DAILY, 110 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
'WEEKLY 2-TIMEB-A-WEEK It A YEAR
TROOPS AWAIT TRANSPORTS.
NEARLY <I,OOO MEN ARRIVE AT
NEYV PORT NEWS.
So Many Not Seen in die Town Sine*
tin* Civil W nr—Second Brigade of
the First Army Corps From Chlek
itmnuun nnd Five Troop* of Cnvnl
ry From Camp Alger Under Dog:
Tent*—Gen. Itrooke Now Quartered
nt\ Hotel—Seven llntterle* Going
With Expedition.
Newport News, Va., July 25.—Not slnca
the stirring days of the sixties, when tho
North was fighting under the Stars and
Stripes to the tune of the “Star Spangled
Banner,” and the South under the Stars
and Bars, to tiie strains of "Dixie,” hava
there been as many troops in Newport
News or this vicinity as are now in camp
beyond the works of the Newport News
Ship Building and Dry Dock Company,
waiting to go aboard transports to be
taken to the gem of the Antilles—Porto
Rico—where they will strike one of Spain's
richest possessions in the western hem
isphere, in order that It may become a
free and Independent republic or a part of
the United States, or be held as the guar
antee of a war Indemnity.
Incoming trains during the last thirty
six hours have brought, nearly 6,000 troop*
to this city. This Includes the Second
Brigade of Iho First Army Corps, In com
mand of lirlg. Gen. Ilalns, from Chicka
niaugn Park, Tennessee, and five troops
of cavalry from Camp Algor.
Tho first train reached the city at. noon
Sunday, and from lhat time on till lata
yesterday afternoon section followed sec
tion.
Tho train within a few hundred
yards of tlig camp ground, and as fast as
tho troops arrived they were marched to
the grounds, where they pitched dog tent*
and made themselves comfortable.
Gen. Ilalns' brigade Is comi>osed of tha
Third Illinois, Col. Bennett; Fourth Ohio,
Col. Colt, ord Fourth Pennsylvania, Col.
Case, which arrived In the order named.
Tiie regiment arrived in battalions of threa
trains each.
The First Battalion of the Third Tlitnola
reached the city Sunday short
ly afier 12 o'clock, but It was not until
2 o’clock this afternoon that the Third
Battery of the Pennsylvania regiment
brought up the rear.
Meantime, the five troopH of cavalry ar
rived from Camp Alger, Troops A and O
of Now fork reaching the city Sunday
afternoon, followed this morning by troop*
A, B, and Cof Pennsylvania. All of thesa
troops went Into camp.
MaJ. Gen. Brooke's special train, which
left Chlckamuuga Sunday afternoon with
Ibe commander of the First Army Corps
and Ids stuff, pulled In at 2:30 this after
noon, and Gen i’rooke Immediately re
paired to the Warwick Hotel, where ha
wlii remain until he sails for Porto Rico
on the auxiliary cruiser St. Louis.
Tin* general was enthusiastically re
ceived when he put foot In the city.
The last train to arrive that had on
hoard troops was the* one bringing tha
brigade hospital corps from Chlekamauga,
which Included 350 men, and the train ar
rived late this evening with the ambulance
wajfon*.
No more troops will come In until day
light to-morrow morning, when the signal
con*) will arrive at 11 o’clock. Four bat
terlc* of light artillery will arrive from
Chlekamauga. They are Rattery A, Illi
nois; Battery B, Pennsylvania; Battery A,
Missouri, and the Twenty-seventh Indiana
BattM y.
Orders were received at Camp Warbur
ton this afternoon directing Batteries A
and C, Pennsylvania National Guaad. to
1> ready to Have with this expedition.
These two batteries have been stationed
here since Mny 6, having been ordered to
Newiiort News to protect the battleship*
Illinois, ICcarsarge and Kentucky now un
der course of construction. Battery A I*
commanded by Capt. Barclay Warhurtot*
of Philadelphia, son-in-law of John ll’ana
maker. It Is probable lhat all seven of tha
batteries will leave on the same trans
port.
Gen. Ifnlns’ brigade will begin to em
bark early to-morrow morning.
The transports Massachusetts, Roumanla
and City of Washington are now at them
piers taking on provision*.
The auxiliary cruiser St. Louis is ex
pected to come up Hampton Roads to-mor
row morning, and it is probable that tho
vesselYwill sail in the afternoon with Gen,
Brook! and his staff and .1,300 troops.
The St. Paul is expected to Bteam Into
port to morrow morning from New York.
She will also take on board troop*.
FRED GRANT’S BRIGADE TO MOA'EY
*
Stnrt for Newport New* Likely to He
al n To-day.
Chlekamauga National Park, July 25.
The expecteil movement of the Third Rrl
ade, First Division, First Corps, did not
take place to-day.
It looks to-night as though the First
Kentucky will get out to-morrow after
noon, and the Fifth Illinois and Third
Kentucky will break camp "Wednesday
morning.
This brigade will go lo the front under
command of Gen. Fred Grant, who was
recently transferred to its command from
a brigade In the Third Corps.
The Third Battalion of the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania Infantry, which was re
cruited and *ent here after the regiment
left for Charleston, will go to Porto Rico
attached to the Fifth Illinois.
MaJ. Gen. Wade, now In command at
Camp Thomas. Issued an order to-day des
ignating tho members of his staff. In addi.
(km to those heretofore published, the fol.
lowing are named: Ltuet. J. C. Lee, assist
ant quartermaster general, to be chief
quartermaster; Lieut. Col. Hartsuff, dep
uty surgeon general, ty be chief surgeon;
MuJ. Henry B. Osgood’ to be commissary
of subsistence.
Frequent showers at Camp Thomas to
day caused drill work to be nearly aban.
doned.
The First South Carolina, of the First
corps, will rot be included In the Porto
Rican ex|K*dilloii, and it Is the hope of Col.
A. Wilder of the Fourteenth New York
and his men that the Fourteenth will be
assigned in the place of the South Carolina
regiment.
runs STANDS lIY THE QUEEN.
Priest* Ordered Not to Support Car
lint Intrigue*.
Vienna, July 26.—According to a special
dispatch from Rome the Vatican has In
structed the papal nuncio at Madrid to
threaten with severe punishment any
priests favoring Carlist or antl-dynastia
intrigues.