Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1898, Page 1

PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, J1€1 Ferrsylvsria Avenve, Cor. ith 8t., by The Bn Raurruans een Few York ik Ofice, 49 Pott 49 Potter or Hailing, ‘The Evenirg Star fs served to subscribers tn the eaty by cirriers, on thee cwn accourt, at 10 cents per week or 44 cents per month. Copies at the ectnter 2 certs each. ‘By mail—anywhere in the United States «r Canada—postage prepaid—0 cents per month. a Quiatapt- Sheet ¢ star. $1 per year, with “fy winate the Po: Cfiice at Washington, D. C.. (Entered aa cee nei-clase ma'l matter.) CF All mail subscriptions must be pad In advance. Rates of advertising made known on applics' gq Star. No. 14,099. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MAY 9, 1898—-FOURTEEN PAGES. TWO. ne A eee rooney races | Pwo CENTS: | Advertising is not an expense. It is a business investment. - i you_want to invest your money profitably you will therefore put your advertisements in such a paper as The Evening Star, that is read regularly and thoroughly by everybody worth reaching. The Star is the recognized household and family journal of the National Capital, and has no rival as an advertising med-— ium. A MESSACE TODAY Dewey's Report Sent to Congress, RECOMMENDATION OF THANKS Action is Promptly Taken hy Both Houses. 4 SWORD FOR THE COMMANDER Medals for the Officers and the Crews. OMMEMORATING VALOR -_— Lieut. Commander Logan was or- dered to command the Ameria, Licut. Minett to command the Vik- ing, Lieut. Dodd to command the Restless, Ensign Crosby to com- mand the Leyden and Boatswain Angus to command the Algonquin. Secretary Alger announced the places at which the volunteer troops will concentrate. They are Wash- ington, D. C. Chickamauga, San Francisco, San Antonio, New Or- leans, Mobile and Tampa. Gen. Coppinger reported at army headquarters today and was sworn in as major general. Gen. Nunez of the Cuban army has returned from Cuba, where he es- tablished communication with Gar- cia and Gomez. The President sent a message to Congress recommending that a vote of thanks to Dewey and his men be passed jor their recent victory in Manila bay. Both houses promptly passed the vote. The Senate passed a bill providing for mai! facilities in the army. The House passed the Senate bill authorizing the army to feed and arm Cubans. The battleship Oregon has reach- ed Bahia, Brazil. The President called an extra cab- inet meeting this morning, at which the war situation was discussed and an aggressive campaign against Spain in the Philippines was de- cided on. The Secretary of War has directed the adjutant general of the army to order one regiment of the District National Guard to go into camp to- morrow. A new plan for the invasion of Cuba has been adopted. A larger force of troops will be sent than was decided on, and a vigorous blow will be struck with the view of quickly ending the war. The Senate adopted a resolution authorizing the presentation of a sword to Admiral Dewey and medals commemorating the battle to the officers and crews. The Secretary of War sent to Con- gress an estimate aggregating $242,- ogo for service of the department. He also sent the draft of a bill for the protection of harbor defenses aad fortifications. Naval officials are expecting inter- esting news from Admiral Sampson within twenty-four hours. Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn of the War Department has been placed in charge of the military secret serv- ice of the government. Officials of the War and Navy de- partments are at work on a procla- mation ta be issued on articles con- traband of war. President McKinley today sent to Con- gress the following message: To the Congress of the United States: On the 24th of April I directed the Secre- tary of the Navy to telegraph orders to Commodore George Dewey of the United States navy, commanding the Asiatic squadron, then lying in the port of Hong Kong, to proceed forthwith to the Philip- Pine Islands, there to commence operations and engage the assembled Spanish fleet. Promptly obeying that order, the United States squadron, consisting of the flagship THE EVENING &TAR. eS EEE | McCulloch as an auxiliary dispatch boat, a nn ae a ee ES a entered the harbor of Manila at daybreak on the Ist of May and immediately en- gaged the entire Spanish fleet of eleven ships, which were under the protection of the fire of the land forts. After a stub- born fight, in which the enemy suffered great loss, these vessels were destroyed or completely disabled and the water battery at Cavite silenced. Of our brave officers and men not one was lost and only eight injured, and those slightly. All of our ships escaped any serious damage. By the 4th of May Commodore Dewey had taken possession of the naval station at Cavite, destroying the fortifications there and at the entrance of the bay, and paroling their garrisons. The waters of the bay are under his complete control. He has established hospitals within the Ameri- can lines, where two hundred and fifty of the Spanish sick and wounded are assisted and protected. The magnitude of this victory can hardly be measured by the ordinary standards of naval warfare. Outweighing any material advantage is the moral effect of this initial success. At this unsurpassed achievement the great heart of our nation throbs, not with boasting or with greed of conquest, but with deep gratitude that this triumph has come in a just cause and that by the grace of. God an effective step has thus been taken toward the attainment of the wished-for peace. To those whose skill, courage and devotion have won the fight, to the gallant commander and the brave officers and men who aided him, our coun- try owes an incalculable debt. Feeling as our people feel and speaking in their name, I at once sent a message to Commodore Dewey, thanking him and his officers and men for their splendid achievement and overwhelming victory, and informing him that I had appointed him an acting rear admiral. 1 now recommend that, following our national precedents and expressing the fer- vent gratitude of every patriotic heart, the thanks of Congress be given Acting Rear Admiral George Dewey of the United States navy for highly distirguished con- duct in confliet with the enemy, and to the officers and men under his command for their gallantry in the destruction of the enemy’s fleet and the capture of the ene- my’s fortifications in the Bay of Manila. WILLIAM McKINLEY. Executive Mansion, May 9, 1898. Senator Hale and Representative Bou- telle, chairmen, respectively, of the Senate and House committees on navai affairs, were called to the White House during the Cabinet session this morning to consider the resolution of thanks recommended in the President's me: e. They spent but a few minutes, and the two chairmen subse- quently met at the Capitol and decided upon the form of legislation for making Commodore Dewey a reay admiral, to be introduced simultaneously. Action of the Senate. At the conclusion of the prayer in the Senate the reading of the journal was dis- pensed with, and the Vice President resog- nized the President's executive clerk, Mr. Crook, who presented a message from the President. The message was laid before the eSnate. It recommended that a vote of thanks to Commodore Dewey and his men be extended by Congress in recognition of his remarkable victory in Maniia bay. As soon as the message had been read Mr. Hale, chairman of the naval affairs commuttee, presented the following resolu- tion of thanks, and asked immediate con- sideration: “fhat, in pursuance of the recommenda- tion of the President, made in accordance with the provisions of section 1508 of the Revised Statutes, the thanks of Congress and of the American peopie are hereby ten- dered to Commodore George Dewey, U. 8. communder-in-chiei of the United Staies naval feree on the Asiatic station, Yor mghiy distinguished conduct in conflict with the enemy, 2s displayed by him in the destrucuion of the Spanish fleet and bat- teries in the harbor of Manila, Philippine Jsiands, May 1, 1808. ction 2. That the thanks of Congress ard the American people are hereby ex- tended through Comnmudore Dewey to the ole and men under his command tor the gallantry and skill exhibited by them on that occasion. “Secuon 3. Be it further resolved that the Presideat of the United States be request- ed to cause this resolution to be communi- cated to Commodore Lewey, and, through hum, to the officers and men under his com- mand.” t seems to me,” said Mr. Quay (Pa.), “that in view of the wonderful nature of the victory of Commodore Dewey the res- olution might well go farther. I suggest that a provision be added for the presenta- tion of a sword to Commodore Dewey and medals to his officers and men.” “That is a very gcod suggestion,” said Mr. Hale, “but the matter of the sword and medals can be taken care of in another resolution.” The resolution was then passed by an aye and no vote, sixty-six senators voting in favor of it and not one against it. Mr. Hale then introduced a bill providing that the number of rear admirals of the United States navy be increased from six to seven, the purpose of tne measure being to enable the President to nominate Com- modore Dewey as a rear admiral. The bill was passed without a dissenting voice. Mr. Quay’s suggestion that a sword be presented to Admiral Dewey had been an- ticipated, as Mr. Lodge (Mass.) offered the following resolution: ‘“‘That the Secretary of the Navy be and he is hereby auchorized to present a sword of honor to Commodore Dewey and to cause to be struck bronze medals commemorating the battle of Ma-’ niia Bay, and to distribute such medals to the officers and men of the ships of the Asiatic squudron of the United States, un- der command of Cotmmodore George Dewey on May 1, 1898, and that to enable the Sec- retary to carry out this resolution the sum of $10,000 is hereby appropriated.” The resolution was agreed to without de- bate. Ree Action im the House. ~ As £00n as the journal had@ been read in the House of Representatives, the Presi- dent’s message was presented and read. The closest attention was given by every one in the chamber. reading was not interrupted by applause, but at the con- clusion a demonstration on the floor and in the galleries followed, which continued several minutes. Olympia, Baltimore, Raleigh, Boston, Con-| When the applause ceased Mr. Boutelle cord and Petrel, with the revenue cutter (Continued on Second Page) ONE FULL REGIMENT) NEE _ FooD ZAND “NS ASSEMBLING POINTS Gen. Harries Notified Unofficially of District Quota. ORDER EXPECTED THIS APTERNOON ces Sweeping Changes in the Roster of Officers. CAMP AT MUNSON’S HILL Se ea aol Secretary of War, shortly before 320 o'clock this afternoon, personally di- Rotel the adjutant general of the army to immedietely issue an order embodying in- structions for one regiment of volunteers from the District of Columbia to go into camp tomorrow. The regiment is to be of the minimum strength, comprising something rrore than 900 men. It is prac- tically a certainty that the camp of the regiment will be at Munson’s Hill, near Falls Church, Va." A Star reporter was in the ante room to the Secretary's office when the instructions were given to the adjutant general. The private secretary to the Secretary of War @ moment later repeated to the reporter the instructions issued to Adjutant General Corbin by Secretary Alger. “Ts there the slightest possibility that the quota from the District will be a battalion and not a regiment?” the reporter inquired. “None in the world,” was the reply. “The District will have a regiment. The in- structions of the Secretary were for a regi- ment.” Shortly thereafter General Harries call- ed at the War Department. In the pres- ence of the reporter the general was in- formed by the private secretary to the Secretary of War in substance what is stated in the foregoing. In reply to a query as to when he would receive his orders, General Harries was told that the instructions to ihe adjutant general of the army were that the orders should be issued at once. For reasons best known to himself, Ad- jutant General Corbin, five minutes after he had personally received from the Sec- retary of War the instructions directing him to order one regiment of District vol- unteers into camp, stated to a Star report- er who called at his office that he had re- ceived nothing in the way of orders relat- ing to the District's quota of volunteers. Adjt. Gen. Corbin took occasion to add that the only orders he was aware of were issued two weeks ago, calling for one bat- talion from the District. ls by Appointment. = There is every reason to exp2ct, in view of the instructions of the Secretary of War, that the orders will reach District militia headquarters this afternoon. Pur- stant to directions given him Saturda Gen. Harries called at the War Department this merning. He was told to return at the ecnclusion cf a special cabinet meeting, then about to begin, at which time he would be handed his orders. This after- noon, after hearing what the private sec. retary to the Secretary of War had to say, Gen. Harries went to the Center Market Armory to consult with his adjutant gen- eral, Lieut. Col. C. H. Heyl. General Harries de-lined to say anything about his plans. “I have nothing to make public,’ he re- marked, “until the official orders from the department are in my hands. I consider the assurances I received this afternoon from the department amply sufficient to warrant me in going ahead to a certain degree with my plans for organizing and putting into camp a regiment for the vol- unteer army.” It is believed that General Harries has completed his list of officers for the regi- ment. It is equally certain that the offi- cial rester will show many sweeping changes from the list of officers published some days ugo. . The Physiex! Examinations. The physical examination of the volun- teers, which has been in progress since last Friday, will be continued until late tenight. No man will be taken into camp until he has been examined physicaily, mustered into the service of the Unitcd States and fully equipped for the field. Several companies that are practically in readiness may be mustered in this even- ing, but the probabilities are that no steps in that direction will be taken before to- morrow. It is also quite likely that th> first company of the District's quota will not reach the camp grounds before Wed- nesday morning. The quartermaster's de- partment is ready to move the entire camp paraphernalia for the regiment on two hours’ notice. This includes tents, rakes, shovels, bed sacks, Buzzacott ovens, quar- termaster carts and the like. Conference This Evening. General Harries desires the. following offi cers to meet him promptly at 7:30 o'clock this evening in the drill hall, at the Center market armory: Majors Simonson, Hodg- son and Looker, Captains Walsh, Domer, Hodges, W. H. T. King, Young, England and Jacobs and First Lieutenants Simms and Graham. The supposition is that the officers men- tioned are the ones finally selected to com- mand the twelve companies of the volun- teer regiment. Members of the guard who have delayed volunteering should do so at once, as they will be mustered in and go into camp to- incrrow. FALSE REPORTS. Secretary Alger Has Not Thought of Resigning His Office. It is said at the War Department that there is no foundation for the persistent reports that Secretary Aiger contemplates leaving the cabinet. Secretary Alger’s ad- ministration of the War Department is said to be entirely satisfactory to the President, and the two officials are in entire accord in every action that has been taken with re- gard to military affairs in connection with the war with, Spain. His present duties are thoroughly congenial to Secretary Alger, and, his health having materially improved. it is said that he has no thought of leaving the cabinet, despite reports to the con- trary. 4 a Movements of Gur Warships. The cruiser New Orleans arrived at The battle ship Oregon artived at Bahia, Brazil, today. The auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, which had horn snefuneed om toy Do aie Aemak web since noon Saturday, put to sea morn- ae ee : With Then the Ontan Tasurgents Oan Hla | Their Own. Now Confronted by Starvation—A Regiment of ArtiHery Would Greatly Help Gomes. Special From a Staff Correspondent. KEY WEST, Fia., May ¥.—News brought by people who have been in the camp of General Gomez confirms previous informa- tion to the effect that the chief need of the insurgents is arms and food. Gomez is sixty miles from the port of Catbarien, on the northern coast. While he has sent small bodies of insurgents westward, his own headquarters have not been cnanged. He has not yet received any official mes- senger from the United States, and no offi- cer of the regular army had reached his camp five days ago. The shutting off of American food has in- creased the burdens of the insurgents in arms, who, in addition to supplying them- selves, have been under the necessity of making provision for the starving recon- centrados. In some places the insurgents are down to one ration a day. There is lit- tle food in the country. Gomez"does not need much reinforcement with American troops. His idea is for the government to supply him with rations, arms and ammunition, and he will make his way westward and form a junction the American troops at ‘any point be- t nm Matanzas and Havana, for a com- bined assault on the latter city. A single regiment of artillery from the regular army might be desirable to reinforce Gomez in his march, as field pleces would be a mark- ed addition to his fighting strength. His forces, however, must be furnished with rations from without, for no army can live off of the country between Santa Clara and Matanzas. When Senator Proctor traveled through there, he described it as a perfect picture of desolation. It fs even worse now. The abandonment of the interior by Span- ish troops has been so complete that no obstacle is anticipated by the insurgents in their prospective march. However, should epposition be offered Gomez| is confident of his ability to overcome it {f his* follow- ers are supplied with arms. The Spanish soldiers are all massed at seaports or are still pouring into Havana. Blanco has conscripted and furnished with arms prac- tically all the men who have not joined the insurgents. Those who haye just come from the island agree that if;the blockade is effectually maintained the Spanish gar- risons will be ultimately forced to capit- ulate, but they do’not look for subtnission within a short time. In thé meantime they think two Cubans will dle of hunger for every Spanish soldier who perishes. PEPPER. kage erie TO REINFORCE DEWEY Five Thousand Men Will Gather in ’Frisco This Week. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May’ 9.—Within this week 5,000 men will be quartered at the Presidio in this city awaiting trans- portation to Manila. Every day troops from Oregon, Washington, Utah and Idaho will be pouring in, and the work of mus- tering in the militia will continue. The state and federal authorities here are work- ing night and day to have all in readiness when the transports lay alongside the wharves for their freight. General B. C. Merriam is expected hourly from Vancou- ver. Word came from Washington late last night that all branches of the service would be represented in the first shipment of troops to the Philippines, and that Cali- fornia had earned the warm commendation of the Secretary of War for its admirable celerity in mustering in its quota and for the character of those that ‘composed it. No effort is being spared to get into the ranks of the army and navy every com- pany in California. Adjutant General Barrett has General Greely, chief of the signal corps, at Washington, information that 100 men of California's signal corps stand fully equipped and well qualified to go to the front immediately. ‘The naval militia is ex- tremely anxious to be assigned to duty. The vessels in port or expected here dur- ing the next forty-eight hours that could be used as transports for men, horses, munitions of war and coal are the Austra- lia, Maripose, Ohio, City ef Puebla, Lee- lanaw, City of Pekin, City of Sydney, Pro- gresso, Washtenaw and Willametie. Of these the Ohio and Leelanaw were brought out here from the eust for the St. Michael's trade, and it weuld mot take jong to fit them out to earrys:a large number of troops. The Progresso carries 3,000 tons, the Washtenaw 4,uUU tons and the Willamette 2,400-tons of coal. They are new on thar way nere néavily laden. The big Australian collersBurteah and Tinia are now on theif way hure from Nanaimo, B. C., with abeut -vv,0dy tons of coal between them, so they,.wowd fll up the Anierican sieamers Progress, Wash- tenaw and Willamette m shart onder. ‘tne nuutary camp at tke-Ptesdio is visited Gany by thousands of citiseus, and the patriotic spirit ef the people ae snown by flags Mying throughout the cits. —»——+ 1 _ RESIST TO THR banc. sane This Orser Has Lees Sent. to Gover- nor Genécal ef Maniia. - LONDON, May 9.—it is announced today in a special dispatch-trom “Madrid that the Spanish ministers of war and marine, Gen. Correa and Admiral Bermejo, deciaré they do not expect Mcnila tobe attacked before the arrival of réinferceme: Admiral Dewey trom the United § _ ‘The dispatch scds sent to wen. Auguati, thé gov rior | sweneral of the Philippine isiands, to'reaist to the death ary: attack i Mania, June, shey stand | unt 32 é'ctbek, m ine, om Tocndg. a 190m aay sent to! j Where the Volunteer Troops Will Be Concentrated. TWENTY-FIVE REGIMENTS cou Grand See to Be Formed Here. GEN. COPPINGER’S ARRIVAL ———— In answer to repeated requests from all sections of the country for information as to where the various organizations of state troops, which are being mustered into the United States service, are to be sent, Sec- retary Alger today furnished The Star with the following statement showing the des- tination of the volunteer troops. The list is subject to correction in-the future. It will be noticed that, generally speak- ing, three peints of ccncentration are to receive the greater number of troops. It appears that the purpose of the depart- ment in making the assignments was to divide the volunteer forces in such a way as to be available for three distinct pur- poses. The first regiments raised in each state mustered in and found ready for service. are to be sent to Chickamauga for tempo- rary stay there to be “licked into shape,” and thence are going to Tampa, Mobile, Galveston, New Orleans and other points, preparatory to embarking for Cuba. The second division of regiments go to Washington, where they are to form a grand reserve, ready to reinforce the Cu- ban army at any moment, to ran the coast defenses or for other purposes. The third division is to remain for the present in the states in which the organizations are mus- tered, subject to call for duty in the Philip- pines or for gene Teserve purposes. Pos- sibly they may never be called upon to leave their native states. The official list is as follows: To Washingten, D. C.—District of Co- lumbia, one regiment of infantry; Arken- sas, one regiment of infantry; Illinois, two regiments of infantry; Indiana, one regi- ment of infantry and one light battery of artillery; Iowa, one regiment of infantry; Kansas, one regiment of infantry; Ken- tucky, one regiment of infantry; Massachu- setts, one regiment of infantry; Michigan, one regiment of infantry; Minnesota, one regiment of infantry; Missouri, one regi- ment of infantry; Nebraska, one regiment of infantry; New Jersey, one regiment of infantry; New York, two regiments of in- fantry; Ohio, one regiment of infantry and ene light battery of artillery; Pennsylvania, four regiments of infantry and one troop of cavalry; Tennessee, one regiment of in- fantry; Texas, one regiment of infantry; Virginia, one regiment of infantry; Wis- consin, one regiment of infantry; Wyoming, one battalion of infantry; Nerth Dakota, one battalion of infantry. To Camp George H. Thomas, Chicka- mauga—Colorado, one regiment of infantry; Illinois, two regiments of infantry, one light battery of artillery and one regiment of cav- alry; Indiana, two regiments of infantry and one light battery of artillery; Lowa,one regi- ment of infantry; Kansas, one regiment of infantry; Kentucky, one regiment of in- fantry and one troop of cavalry; Mary- land, one regiment of infantry; Massachu- setts, one regiment of infantr: Michigan, two regiments of infantry Minnesota, one regiment of infantry; Missouri, one regi- ment of infaniry and one light battery vraska, one regiment of infantry; New Jersey, one regiment of infantry; New Yerk, four regiments of infantry: North Carolina, one regiment of in- fantry; Ohio, three regiments of infantry, three batteries light artillery and eight treops of cavalry; Pennsylvania, six regi- ments of infantry; South Carolina, one bat- talion of infantry; Tennessce, one regi- nicnt of infantry; Vermont, one regiment of infantry; Virginia, one regimcnt of infan- try; West Virginia, one regiment of infan- try; Wisconsin, one regiment of infantry; North Dakota, 6ne battalion of infantry South Dakota, one regiment of infantry; Idaho, one battalion of infantry. To San Francisco, Cal.—California, two regiments of infantry and two batteries heavy artillery; Oregon, one regiment of infantry; Washington, one regiment of in- fantry; Idaho, one battalion of infantry; Utah, two light batteries of artillery and one troop of cavalry. To San Antonio, Texas—Texas, one regi- ment of infantry; Arizona, two troops cavalry; New Mexico, four trocps cavalry; Oklahoma, one troop cavalry; Indian ter- ritory, two troops of cavalry. To New Oricaas, La.—Arkansas, one regi- rent of infantry; Louisiana, one regiment of infantry; Missixsippi, one regiment of infantry. To Mobile, Ala.—Alabama, one regiment of infantry. Te Tampa, Fla.--Georgia, one regiment of infantry. _ To Gepartrient commanders for coast cefense and reserve—Alabama, ene regi- ment and 1 battalicn of infantry; Califor- nia, two battaliors of infantry and two batteries of heavy artillery; Connecticut, one regiment of infantry, two bntteries cf heavy artillery and one battery light artillery; Delaware, one regiment of in- fantry; Florida, one regiment of infantry; Georgia, one regiment of infantry and two batteries of light artillery; Ilinois, three regiments of infantry; Indiana, one regi- ment of infantry; Iowa, two regiments of infantry; Kansas, one regiment of infan- try; Kentucky, one regiment of infantry and one troop of cavalry; Louisiana, one regiment of infantry; Maine, one regi- ment of infantry and one battery of Zheavy artillery; Massachusetts, two regi- ‘ments of infantry and one regiment of heavy artillery; Michigan, one regiment of infantry; Minnceota, one regiment of in- fantry; Mississippi, one regiment of infan- try; two regiments of infantry; Montana, -one regiment of infantry; New Hampshire, ore regiment of infantry; New Jersey, one regiment cf infantry; New ‘ork, six regiments of infantry and two troops cf cavalry; North Caroling, one bat- | rcwest limits possible, as this course is re- centered at Mobile, reported at army head- quart2rs today. He was accompanied by the members of his staff, including Assist- ant Adjutant General George Sand, First Lieut. J. K. Thompson, First Lieut. Hutch- inson, First Lieut. Alexander W. Perry and Second Lieut. D. S. Stanley. After exchang- ing gre>tings with the officials at headquar- ters General Coppinger took the oath of of- fice. The oath was administered by Mr. A. N. Thompson of the chief clerk’s office, War Department. The gereral has had more than thirty-six years of active service and ranks fourth in the list of major gen- erals of volunteers. He will be assigned to an important command. President McKin- ley has about concluded the selections for the commands of the seven army corps, and they will be announced shortly. The fact that General Coppinger was summoned to Washington gives rise to the belief that he will be assigned to duty in connection with the invasion of Cuba or be given com- nand of the troops to be assembled in this Vicinity. Gen. Numez Returns From Cuba. Maj. Gen. Nunez of the Cuban army ar- rived here last night or his return from landing a party in Cuba. {his landing was made aft2r conferences between Gen. Nunez, Gen. Miles and Senor Quesada, the Cuban delegate, about two weeks ago, and was for the purpose of cpening up com- munication with Gens. Garcia and Gomez. After a brief conf2rence with Mr. Quesada, Gen. Nunez left for New York, where he will make a report to President Palma. The Fesults of his trip are guarded wita much care by the Cuban officials hare, who deem it inexpedient to discuss Gen. Nunez’ mis- sion. It is said, however, that his party found no difficulty in establishing communi- cations with the Cuban commanders in the field. It is understood that Gen. Nunez will continue organizing parties of Cubans to go to th2 front, and will have command of the united Cuban forces other than those al- ready in the field under Garcia and Gomez. Land Offered for a Camp. Mr, William Corcoran Hill of this city has written a lett2r to the Secretary of Wer offering to donate 106 acres of land near Bladensburg, Md., for use as a military camp, in case it is needed by the govern- ment. The Secretary thanked him for tha offer and said it would be taken under consideration. —————-e____ MR. ROOSEVELT’S SUCCESSOR. The President today sent these nomina- tions to the Senate: Navy—Charles H. Allen of Massachusetts to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Treasury—First Assistant Engineer James H. Chalker of New Jersey to be chief en- gineer in the revenue eutter service. Interior—James Whitehead to be register of the land office at Broken Bow, Neb. Postmasters. New York—Joseph A. Leggett, Troy; Frank Foggin, Port Richmond; Geo. M. Brink, Kingston. New Jersey—Geo. H. Tice, Perth Amboy. Minnesota—Stephen B. Lovejoy, ae A olis; Mark Swebberg, Luverne. Maire—Addison P. Buck, Fox Croft; John P. Woodman, Oldtown. Vermont—George T. Childs, St. Albans. Pennsylvania—John S. Buchanan, Ambler. Arizona—Frank E. Jordan, Jerome. California—John E. Reynolds, Redding; Halsey W. Allen, Redlands. Ilinois—Geo. G. Losey, Lemont. Kansas—Joseph A. Schmitt, Ellsworth; Moses M. Beck,, Holton; W. D. Greason, Paola. Kentucky—Laura V. Colson, Middlesboro. Louisiana—William P. Ware, Whitecastic. Michigan—E. C. Reid, Allegan; John W. Fitz e; Frank D. Wat- son, Three Rivers; J. H.}Williams, White- ball. 3 Pennsylvania—J. P. Sutztown. Mississippi—Lovis J. Piernas, Bay St. Louis; Mary C. Matthews, Hazelhurst. Nebraska—Loring W. Morgan, Fullerton: P. F. Sprecher, Norfolk; Samuel A. Stacey, Ord. Ohio—John W. Morris, Piqua. South Dakota—John W. Arthur. Webster. Texas—J. M. Kindred, Amarillo; Julias Henry, Corpus Christi; R. C. Spence, For- ney; Richard O, Misrer, Hamilton; Henry F. Peery, Kaufman; Ida L. Jones, Nava- seta. West Virginia—James P. Fitch, Morgan- town. 4 . S. Fenstermacher, +e CONTRABAND OF WAR. War and Navy Departments at Work on a2 Proclamation. ‘The proclamation concerning goods com- ing under the designation of “contraband of war” is now in course of preparation. Beth the War &nd Navy Departments are co-operating in getting up the list of goods, and this done, the State Department will include the list in a formal proctamation. The Navy Department has already com- pleted its list, and it has gone to the War Department for such additions as that bianch may suggest. It will probably reach the State Department tomorrow. It is the purpose of the officials to keep the list of contraband goods down to the nar- garded as not only advantageous to the United States, but more satisfactory to the ecmmercial nations which may have their shipping seriously harassed by a too strict application of the contraband doctrine. So far as this government is concerned, an ex- tended list of contraband goods could, not Serve any useful purpose, and it is said that it might establish a precedent which would be quite inconvenient in the future. —_ —_-e-— ——___— NEW ORLEANS JOINS SCHLEY. Commander of the Flying Squadron Plensed With the Cruiser. ON BOARD THE FLAGSHIP BROOK- LYN, off Fort Monroe, Va., May 9.—Com- of the flagship the arrival of the new cruis- er New Orleans. She came up Hampton Roads at a pretty lively gait, and about 10 ITO END THE WAR An Aggressive Move by Land ang Sea iz Ample Force. NEW PLAN F MILITARY T OPERATIONS Objections to Sending Few Troops to Cuba. FIFTY THOUSAND TO GO The plan of military operations against Cuba has been materially changed. The Proposition to send 5,000 troops to estab- lish a base of supplies and to stop at that tor a while has been abandoned. This plan, which was at first favored by the President and Secretary Alger, was opposed by the military experts. It was adhered to, how- ever, until Saturday,.but the opposition had resulted in its not being put into op- eration before that time. Yesterday the more comprehensive plan of the military experts was accepted and is expected to be put into operation as speedily as it is pos- sible to assemble transports and get troops abeard. Several objections to sending but a few troops with provisions were raised, and the opposition to it on the part of the military officers, it is said, was unanimous, It had no support except from civilian quarters. Three Ovjections. Three objections to it were well sustain- ed. One was that it contemplated an un- necessary prolongation of the war. An- other was that It would not be effective in getting relief to the suffering non-comba- tants on the {sland beyond a very narrow radius, and still another was that it would expose the small force left in defense of the base of supplies to unnecessary dan- ger, and that the Cuban forces could not be relied upon to assembled in that quarter in sufficient strength to be effec- tive. The War Department is very much disposed to look upon the Spanish soldiery as not entirely civilized, and, therefore, to be dealt with somewhat differently than would be an English or German army. The reports of the exgagement at Manila indi- cate that, though ineffectual, the Span- jards fight bravely, with a disregard of life, and with a display of treachery al- most barbaric. It is not known with abso- lute certainty how large an effective fo the Spanish have in Cuba, but whate they have is concentrated, and in a land engagement excessive odds will count in the long run. The last reports of the Spanish army in Cuba placed it at over 109,000. It, may not be more than half that, but an army of 50,000 should be ex- pected to prove more than a match for 5,000, even behind breastwor! verses which England has suffered from time to time during a number of years in dealing with the uncivilized and ized hordes in some of her posse all been the result of havi force assembled at some point where they could be overwhelmed by preat numbers. This is regarded as a lesson in dealing with an army deficient in military skill, but powerful as to numbers and reckless oc life. Objections to La jag a Small Body. A small body of our troops landed in Cuba might be utterly destroyed, though they should kill two or three times their own number, of their assailants. Another thing considered is that the vie- tory at Manila, the desperate situation of the Spanish government at home, the ef- fectiveness of the blockade of Cuba and the developments hourly expected at Porto Rico all give promise of a speedy termination of the war if blows are struck with vigor and in rapid succession. It is proposed, there- fore, to smash right at it and close up the war as quickly as possible, avoiding pro- tracted disturbance and lessening the dan- ger of international complications. It is calculated that, though it will take possi- bly a week or ten days longer to get a large army to Cuba than it would to land & small force and establish a base of sup- piies, the large force would bring relief to the suffering cn the island more eodily thaa could the small force. To Land Fifty Thousand. The plan is to land not less than 50,000 and probably a much larger force at sev- eral points in Cuba, and to advance upon the Spanish line as rapidly as possible, and, having confined the Spanish forces in Ha- vana, to relieve une suffering of the rest of the island and to reduce Havana by land and sea attack. The volunteer as well as the reguler army wi!l be used for this in- vasion. The hour when the aggressive movement is to be made cannot be stated. It may be inside cf ten days. It will not be delayed longer than is required to assem- ble the transports, concentrate the troops, regulars and volunteers, and to complete the special equipment which is necessary for a campaign in that climate. How far this preparation has already advanced and how quickly it can be compieted is a military secret which could not be published if known. Spanish Fleet impotent. The argument against landing a large force on the island that it might be incon- venienced by the operations of the Spanish navy in cutting off supplies for some quar- ter no longer has force, and all apprehen- a few hours, will be such as to dispose of all questions of Spanish naval operations.