Evening Star Newspaper, June 23, 1898, Page 1

———— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 3i€) Fenrsylveria Avenve, Cer. s &t., by ‘Ihe Evening Star Ne ry re EAUFPMANN Prest. ny. ‘The Erenirg Star ts served to subscribers In the mty by cirriers, on the?c own account, at 10 cents per week or 44 cents month. Copies at the fecoter 2 certs each. mafl—anywhere in the United States «r Canada—postage prepaid—80 cents per month. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per sear, with foreign postage added, (Entered at the Po t ice at Washington, D. C. as second-class mal matter.| ©7 All mail subecriptions must be paid In advance. Rates of advertising made known on applicstior.. SS Che £vening Star. | No. 14,138, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1898—TWELVE PAGES. “TWO CENTS _—_—_=—=28®@"09_=a=_=__==2___ THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any, Ferlod can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by letter. Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in advance. Sub- ecribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last address as well as the new one. TROOPS ALL ASHORE Last of Gen. Shafter’s Force Landed Early This Morning. THEY MET LITTLE RESISTANCE - Insurgents Took an Active Part in Protecting the Landing. Se SHIPS SHELLED THE HILLS The fact that cable communica- tion is open and that nothing has been heard from Gen. Shafter or Ad- miral Sampson is regarded as indi- cating that everything is quiet off Santiago. The State Department positively discredits the report of the landing of German forces at Manila. All reports of engagaments in which the army takes part must be hereafter made to the adjutant gen- eral. The entire force under Gen. Shaf- ter is now on Cuban soil, the landing having been completed at 1 o'clock is morning. The District troops made another long march to Tampa Heights yes- terday, and today engaged in battle drills. The monitor Monadnock sailed for Manila today. NEW YORK. J .—A special, dated ai Playa Del Este. Cuba, today, says that at lo k this merning the last of Gen. Shafier my of invasion had ianded at Be iquiri. - (Copyright, 1808, by the Associated Press.) n Cuba, Wed- P.m., via Kingston, Ja- a.m.—At fternoon 6,00) trained Ameri- ped in the hills in , and 10,600 more rest on their arms on board transports off shore, who have debarked as soon as the available launches and boats can carry them ashore. Time and sea and weather were propiti- ous for the army of invasion. The navy and the army co-operated splendidly, and, 2s the big warships closed in on the shore Beat Wan to 7 ® way for the approach of the tran: d then went pack again, three ch for the navy went up from 10,000 throats in the troopships, and three cheers for the army rose from ship after ship as the troopships moved in to tak in the hazardous game. was magnificent. Insurgents Bore Their Share. The their share it was war, and it Cuban insurgents, too, bere their stare in the enterprise honorably and well. Five thousand of them, in mountain fast- sses and dark thickets of r: night on their guns, ching every rcad and mountain path leading from San- tlago de Cuba to Guantanamo. A thousani of them were within sight of Baiquiri, mak- Ing the cover of th r ach of the darkn Spaniard: an impo under ibility. At 4 o'clock this morning, as the Asso- ch clated Press 4 boat approached Baiquiri, the entire Isiand of Cuba scemed wrapped in soft mist, like that of the dog days in northern iatitudes. It was seen that many of the troopships that had been lying several miles in the offing had drawn in toward shore, while three or four war- ships lay menacingly near the harbor ap- Preach. All around the transports steam Jaunches and small boats were bobbing about like corks, the first indication of the n aking ahead, later the sun w s rising, and re- gre semi-circle of troopships, se to the coa » others a mile distant, eager. their with ociated , tear where the New with her great Arm- red on Baiquiri, ne and ere seen rising from the itable consequence of war that the ds had a ruin beh lyirg 2 d them. Warned to Keep om. in of the Ss to the ¢ kei ew Orleans shout- spatch boat, a little. ding: You are ange. y have a rifle on the hill on the castern side of Baiquiri.” There is a steep. rocky hill, known as Penta Baiquiri. rising almost perpendic- ularly at the place indicated. It is a ver- itable Gibraitar in possibilities of defense. From the staff at its summit the Spanish floating at sunset last night, but it was gone this morning, and with it the small Spanish guard which had maintained the signal station. Between nightfall and dawn the Spaniards had ken the alarm and had fied from the firing the town they left. The watched with interest from Two sharp explosions were st they were the report of gur batteries, but c of buildings. Three hours’ waiting made the men on the transports impatient to get ashore ind fn acticn, and every move of the warships was closely watched by the soldie A little before 9 o'clock the bombardment of the batteries of Juragua was begun by the ships of Rear Admiral Sampson's fleet. This was evidertly-a feint to cover the eal poiat of attack, Juragua being about if way between Bailquiri and Santiago §Je Cuba. The bembardment lasted about twenty minutes. The scene then qvickly shifted back again to the great semi-circle of the trans- port fleet before Baiquirt. New Orlenns Opens Fire. At 940 o'clock the New Orleans opered fre with a gun that sent a shell rumbling and crashing agzinst the hillside. The De- troit, Wasp, Mackias and Suwanee follow- 4 suit, and soon the hillsides and the val- leys seemed to be ablaze as shot followed shot ip swift euccession, amid the wild ani thought to be from Spanish maskei they proved to be the ex- ammunition in the burning excited cheering of the soldiers on the transports. In five minutes the sea. was alive with flo- tillas of small boats, headed by launches, speeding for Baiquirl dock. Some of the GERMANY AND MANILA boats wer> manned by crews of sailors, | Considerable Indignation Felt Over while others were rowed by the soldiers themselves. Each boat contained sixteen men, every one in fighting trim and carry- ing three days’ rations, a shelter tent, a gun and 200 cartridges, ready to take the field on touching the shore should he be re- quired to do so. ‘The firing of the warships, however, prov- ed to be @ nezdless precaution, as their shots were not returned and no Spaniards were visible. Two correspondents of the Associated Press, in a small beat, joined the first flo- tilla that went ashor2 and witnessed the inspiring sight of the landing. Gen. Shafter, on board the Seguranca, closely watched the landing of the troops. Brig. Gen. Lawton, who had been detailed to command the landing party, led the way in a launch, accompanied by his staff, and directed the formation of the line of opera- tion. A detachment of eighty regular infantry soldiers was the first to land, followed by Gen. Shaft old regiment, the 1st In- fantry. Then came the 25th Infantry, the 22d Intfantry, the 10th Infantry, th> 50th Infantry, the 17th and 12th Infantry, the 2d Massachusetts Regiment and a detach- ment of the Sta Cavalry. Rivalry for Position. The boats rushed forward simultaneously from every quarter, in good natured rival- Ty to be first, and their occupants scram- bled over one another to leap ashore. As the boats tossed about in the surf breaking against the pier, getting ashore was no casy matter, and the soldiers had to throw their rifles on the dock before they would climb up themselves, and some hard tumbles resulted, but nobody was kurt. At the end of the pier the companies and regiments quickly lined up and were marched away. General Lawton threw a strong detach- ment, for the night, about six miles wes*, on the road to Santiago, and another de- tachment was posted to the north of the tewn, among the hills. The rest of the troops were quartered in the town, some of them being housed in the buildings of the iron company. Others were quartered in deserted ho while others still pre- ferred the shelter of their tents in the adjoining fields. The morning's fire, it was seen, had de- stroyed the round house, the repair s| and several small dwellings. The town deserted when the troops landed, but wo- men ani children soon appeared from the st g thickets and returned to their un-bronzed soldiers, in their slouch hats and service uniforms, quickly search- ed the buildings and beat up the thickets after landing in search of lurking fees, and marched into the unknown country beyond at nightfall, with long, swinging stride and the alert bearing of the old frontier army men, ready to fight the Spaniards Sioux fashion or in the open, wherever they could be found. The cheers of their comrades still wait- ing on the transports and of the blue- jeckets and the strains of “Yankee Doodle from the bands on the troop ships saluted them as they disappeared from view over the hills of Baiquirl. The linding was accomplished without loss of life, the only casualty being the wounding cf an insurgent on the hills by a shell from one of our warships. He wiil lose -his arm. The insurgent troops at Baiquiri are com- manded by General Castillo and are esti- mated to number a thousand men, ee ALL SILENT OFF SANTIAGO. No News Received Today From Shafter or Sampson. Notwithstanding the reopening of tele- graphic communication with the forces of General Shafter and Admiral Sampson near Santiago, no reports were received from either of those officers today—that is, if the officials of the War and Navy De- partments are to be accepted as final on that point. The officials express no sur- prise at this state of affairs, as they say that it is not likely that either officer will make reports to the department except in the event of important developments in the war situation. They have aiready re- ported the successful landing of the troops at Baiquiri, about fifteen miles from Santi- ago, and are now believed to be maneuver- ing their forces with a view to a joint at- tack on Santiago. No reports are expected from them until after a decisive engage- ment with the enemy has occurred, unless it should be deemed necessary by some unlooked-for interruption with the plan of operations. ‘The impression obtains here that the main attack will not be made for a day or two yet, inasmuch as it 1s desirable to give the treops a short time to recover from their rough experience at sea before plunging them into the heat of battle. A short de- lay will also be necessary in order to per- mit the landing and organization of the siege train, which is destined to perform an important part in the battle of Santi- ago. It took nearly a week's time to load these guns on the transports, and it will undoubtedly take two or three days to get them ashore and set them up for use against the enemy. Consequently no im- portant developments are expected by the officials cf the administration before the beginning of next week. General Miles, who has been in close con- sultation with the President and Secretary of War for several days past, in regard to the plan of campaign, is expected to leave here in a few days to take active command of the troops in the fleld. Great secrecy is maintained on that point, but the belief ts seneral that Gen2ral Miles will shortly proceed to Santiago with a view to com- pleting the arrangements for the proposed expedition for the capture of San Juan de Porto Rico. Presens plans contemplate operations against the Spanish ferces in Porto Rico as soon as the capture of Santi- ago and Admiral Cervera’s fleet has been effected, an operation. that is confidently expected to be completed within the next two weeks. ————-e4___ For Protection of Seamen. ‘The Senate committee on commerce today authorized a favorable report upon Sena- tor White's bill for the protection of Amer- ican seamen, after making various ma- terial amendments. The bill as it now stands prohibits the imprisonment of sail- ors in the domestic or coastwise trade and limits imprisonment to one month in the foreign-going ships. It entirely abelishes corporal punishment on shipboard for of- fenses committed there. ‘The question -of the allotment of wages to. creditors was. compromised by limiting the time for which such allotments can be made to one month. The scale of food demanded by the seamen is substantially granted by the bill. the Reported Action. THE EMPEROR SHOULD EXPLAIN State Department Officials Dis- credit Printed Stories. CONFERENCE WITH MILES Secretary Day remained at the White House a short time today after the recep- tion by the President of Count Cassini. Secretary Day declined to talk about the reported occupation of Manila by foreign powers, headed by Germany. There is the highest authority for saying, however, that the administration does not believe this has been done or will be done. This belief is based on reports from Ambassador White and on the common sense idea that Germany is not going to interfere in the affairs of this country in the Philippines or anywhere else. It is well known to the administration that Emperor William is ambitious to secure footholds in the east for his country, but it fs thought he Is too prudent to deliberately insult this country and bring on a war between it and Ger- many. Notwithstanding the dense ig- norance in Europe of this country, nobody in administration circies believes that Em- peror William shares the idea that he could win either honor or glory for Germany in a conflict with the United States. A Growing Indignation. Despite the administration fecling that reports of German highhandness at Manila are untrue, there is growing indignation among prominent men who call at the White House that Germany has acted so as to arouse suspicion. There is also fecling that there is probably more in these reports than the ate Department will admit. This feeling is shared by demo- and republicans aiike. Senator Faulk- and don't leave of their own accord, the President ought to take steps to make them leave. Other men of prominence spoke in a similar strain. It is even suggested that it is time for the administration to ask an explanation of Germany of her intention. It is admitted by all public men that the recent stories of Germany’s purposes come from suspicious quarters and may be In- tended to foment trouble between Germany and the United States, but reiteration from many directions of Germany's alleged bull- dozing methods does not bring a relish with it. Conservative and sensible men are will- ing to overlook these stories and to try to keep down bitterness in this country so long as the stories do not approach plausi- bility by their make-up. The latest story contains certain plausible phases. What Germany Should Do. It is argued today that the German am- bassador and other representatives of the country here must be aware of the effect these stories are having in the United States. Knowing this effect, and the dan- gers which may arise, it is further argued that Germany should not lose time in send- ing such assurances to the United States as will dispel all doubt. It is said today that the slightest attempt of Germany to go beyond international lim- its at Manila will raise a storm in this country that will have no parallel. ee REPORTS OF BATTLES. They Will Be Forwarded Direct to the Adjutant General. Arrangements have been made by the War Department by which reports of all hostile action in which the army may be engaged will be made to the adjutant general of the army. The order requiring this to be done was issued today by Gen. Miles and is as follows “After every battle, or engagement with the enemy, written reports thereof will be made by commanders of regiments, sepa- rate battalions or squadrons, companies or detachments, and by all ecmmanders of a higher grade, each in what concerns his own commard, which reports wil! be forwarded through the proper channel to the adjutant general of the army. “Commanding officers of all detached or independent batteries, troops or companies in the field will forward a monthly com- pany return direct to the adjutant general of the army. “In order that the War Department may be in possession of the latest information respecting the army, all returns. muster- rolls, ete., will be promptly forwarded when due.”” —-e—___ THE ADJUTANT GENERAL. Favorable Report on the Bi Him a Major General. Chairman Hull ef the committe on mili- tary affairs, in a report upon House bill 10683, fixing the rank of the adjutant gen- eral of the army, says: “The adjutant general of the army ts a position requiring the highest order of military ability. He must be skilled in all the branches of the service, being the im- mediate adviser of the Secretary of War, and in our country, which in times of war requires the organization and equipment’ of large levies of volunteers utterly un- skilled as soldiers, his duties and responsi- bilities are such that your committee feel that the rank of major general is none too high. “In Austria the rank of adjutant general or chief of staff is field marsha}; in Bel- gium, major general; in England, major general; in France, major general; in Spain, major general; in Germany, gen- eral; in Holland, Meutenant or major gen- eral; in Italy, general or lieutenant gen- eral; in Japan, marshal; in Ruesia, field marshal.” Presidential Nominations. The President tcday sent these nomina- tions to the Senate: ~ Walter L Reed, to be register of the land to Make office at North Yakima, Wash.; John W. }.. Oast of Virginia, to be supervising inspec- tor of steam vessels for third district. Regular army—Subsistence department— Capt. James Nicholas Allison, commissary, to be commissary, with rank of major; First Lieut. Robert Lee Bullard, to be com- |. CERVERA Only Two Ships of His Fleet “Are Now 2 Available, His ‘Torpedo Boats Are Disablea— Ships’ Batteries Stripped of Quick-Fire Guns. i —— (Qopyright, 1898, by ‘the Associated Press.) In Gen. Gircia's Camp, Aurren Deras, Santiago de Cuba, June 22, per the Asso- eiatel Press Dispatch Boat Wanda, via Kingston, Jamaica,’ June 23, 7 a.m.—A Cuban who left the city of Santiago on Morday 1ight arrived at Gen. Garcia’s camp on Tuesday mornmg with accurate maps of the harbor and of the earthworks. surrounding it. The ships of Admiral Cer- vera have moved from the positions they were in three days ago and. now lie in almost a circle, surrounding a small island and light house, about half-way up the four-mile harbor. The armored cruiser Cristobal Colon, which is uninjured, Hes to the west, com- ™manding with her port battery the narrow neck of the harbor, while the Vizcay: also uninjured, lies to the east, her star- board battery looking down upon the same neck. Both of the Spanish torpedo boats are temporarily injured, one having been struck by fragments of the shells that sunk the Reina Mercedes, and the other having her boiler tubes and ergines in course of re- pair. Torpedo Boats Damaged. The most important statement made was in substance that the torpedo boats have not, since their arrival here, made any at- tempt to leave, beitg unable to do so. The ships have only half thelr supplies of coal, although some coa! arrived by overland route two weeks ago. The shell that sunk the Reina Mercedes was fired during the first bombardment b: the Massachusetts. Eeyond this loss and the quite large loss of life incident to it, tkere was lttle or no damage done. Th earthworks were disturbed and one smooth- bore gun was dismounted on the west bi‘- tery. Seven new guts are being put up facing the sea, three of which, on the west, are ships’ guns of the sfx-inch rapid-fire variety, and automatic guns of all descrip- ticns, it appears, ar2 being dismounted fiom the ships and mounted on the earth- works surroundirg the city. g A new line of trénches has been about a mile and a half from the city. Troops on Half Nations. The Spanish soldiers known as the reg- ular troops are on half rations, and no ra- ticns or supplies are furnished to the local Spanish forces, numbering about 3,000 men. They are compelled te forage for them- selves. The spirit of discontent, it also seems,. 1s very widespread among the Spanish troops, and an uprismg i Santiago de Cuba is feared. There is an absolute lack of drugs in Sentiago, and, finally, the crews of the Spanish warships are on half rations. —_+—— POSITIVELY DISCREDITED dug State Department Takes No Stock in Re- ports From Manila. Assertion That Germany Had Landed Naval Force Attributed to Spain’s Desire to Stir Up Animosity, The report that Germany has landed a naval force at Manila is discredited in the most positive manner by State Department officials and in the best-informed diplo- matic quarters. It is looked upon as a part of the persistent foreign propaganda, inspired from Madrid, which has for weeks been seeking to stir up animosity between the United States, Germany, France and other countries. That the report is purely conjectural is shown from the fact that there is no cable communication out of Manila, and even Admiral Dewey, who holds the shore end of the cable, has not been heard from in some days. The au- thcrities here take strong grounds in main- taining that the good faith of Germany cannot be questioned, in view of the definite statements from the German foreign offize and from the German ambassador to the State Department. No Ulterior Motives. These have brought out with the utmost positiveness that Germany was not only maintaining the strictest neutrality, but that intimations of ulterfor motives on her part were unwarranted and were a re- flection upon. the good faith with which that empire deals with the outsfde world. The officials here regard such assurances as conclusive, and they will not even enter- tain the idea that the presence of German ships in Manila harbor is a menace. So long as there Is no overt act of menace the authorities h6re will make no presump- tion of an: overt act, but will rely implicit- ly on the assurances which Germany has voluntarily given. In some quarters it is suggested that such a serious condition of affairs might arise at Ménila as to lead the foreign naval commanders to land forces for strictly palice @uty. But it is said by officials that no suth condition has arisen thus far, and that there ts every pevidence that Admiral Dewey is strong erough to maintain; order “and protect the lives and property of afl parties concerned. No Foreign Entanglemients Feared. In any event, it is pointed out, the land- ing of a foreign force would be solely for policing purposes, in case an Insurgent raid threatened a whdle massacre, and such police protection would be quite dis- tinct from a well. vernment poll- cy to secure territory jn the Philippines. There fs no doubt that if gach a policy be- } comes apparent on the part of any. foreign nation it would constitute @ menace against tlie interést Df the United Btates, of which the authorities. here would speedily take cognizance. Aside from the rejiance placed on the voluntary friendly assurances of IN POOR PLIGHT/SCANNING THE MAP Officials Here Tracing the Probable Course of the Troops. TWO LANDINGS BY SHAFTER'S MEN The General's Base of Operations Not Yet Known. ——— A MILITARY WIRE The military situation at Santiago, so far as the War and Navy Departments know it, remains today precisely as it was at sundown yesterday. Troops are being land- ed from General Shefter’s corps, and this landing has not yet been completed. Neither Shafter nor Sampson has reported since their cablegrams received last night. It is gathered from these, taken in con rection with the press reports, that only ene landing in a military sense has be2n made, but naturally, with so large a num- ber of transports to be discharged, the troops have been scattered up and down the beach for several miles. The cable station is within seven miles of the point where the debarkation is going on. The officials here say that this work caunot be completed for several days, although of course the troops without their suppid-s may all be ashore before that time. One fact appears, namely: that General Shafter is arranging himself the details of landing advised by Sampson and perhaps Gareia, and that the military authorities here have allowed him to exercise nis discretion in this, for they do not know whether he will make more than one landing or just where that landing is. One beneficial effect from the landing at Daiquiri will be to distract the attention of the Spanish from the harbor of G tanamo. The mines having been probably all removed, and the forts that comm: ed the lower harbor having been silenced, with the disappearance of the Spaniards from the country surrounding the bay, he navy will be in full posses: of what it has long wished for—an absolutely safe and land-lecked harbor in which al! of Sampson’s fleet can find refuge, and prob- ably the transports as well in case of the oecurrence of cne of those terrific West Indian cyclones that are be drealed from this time forward. A Dispatch From Col. Allen. Gen. Greely 1eceived a dispatch this morning from Lieut. Col. Allen of the sig- nal service, in charge of the ble station established at Playa del Este, Cub: Te did not relate to military operations, but frcm the fact that no reference was made to important developments, it was inferred that the situation has not materially changed since last night, when the land- ing of troops was in progress. Col. Allen will make Playa del Este the cable base, but in addition to this a military cable Yine will b2 stretched from that point west- ware along the coast to the headquarters of Gen. Shafter. By this shore loop Gen. Shafter will be brought into direct cable ccmmunication with the War Department. Col. Allen is now hurrying forward prep- arations in this direction. He has all the material necessary for the shore loop, with irstruments and operators ready to work the line as soon as the army headquarters are fixed. It is not quite clear thus far at what point Gen. Shafter and his main body of troops have established their base. The official dispatches to the Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy spoke of a landing at Daiquiri, and a demonstration at Cabanas. Other official messages stated that the landing was going on simultane- ously at two points, with a view to making an assault on Santiago in the front and rear. The press dispatches also speak of Juragua as a probable point of landing. At whatever one of these points Gen. Shaf- ter takes up his base the military tele- graph lines will connect them with Playa del Este, and thence to the War Depart- ment. Being strictly a military line, the cable from headquarters to Playa gel Este will not be open for commercial business, although the authorities will be disposed to give the press such facilities as are pos- sible under the circumstances. Most of the unofficial messages, however, will have to be handled from Playa del Este, in or- der to avoid glutting the military loop. Scanning the Map. Army officers were today intently scan- vitg the map of the country around Santi- ago, with a view of locating the troops and fixing their formation on the eve of the advanc>. Daiquiri, which appears to be the main point of landing, is given on the military map of the War Department as Baiquiri, although it is more generally known by the former name. It is about fifteen miles due east from the mouth of Santiago harbor. A small river runs in- land at that point, affording additional facilities for landing. The map shows a road direct from Baiquiri to the entrance of Santiago harbor, and therce along the harbor to the city of Santiago. Besides this road, a rajlroad starts a few miles west of Baiquiri, circling along the coast up to the mouth of Santiago’ harbor. Juragua, the other point mentioned in the dispatches, is midway between Baiquiri and Santiago harbor. It also has a small stream, giving additional facilities for land- ing, and the railroad appears to take its start aleng the coast from that point. Back of this railroad and highway the interior shows mountainous formations, which would make the progress of an army dif- ficult. It seems evident from an examina- tien of the army map that General Shaft- er’s troops at Baiquiri or Juragua will move westward along the highway, perhaps utilizing the railroad, and thus approach- ing Santiago from the southeast. Another Landing Place. Distinct from this landing, which is east of Santiago harbor, it seems evidert that at least a part of Gen. Shafter’s force will land west of the harbor, thus allowing an attack on Santiago from the northwest. ‘The dispatches state that a demonstration was made against Cabanas, which is shown on the military map to be a small place. to line of Santiago harbor, and the march cf the American erd Cuban troops making the assault on the west side of zhe city may be slow and laborious, through the tangled tropical underbrush, swamp and rock. Besides the military map, the War De- partment Aas a large amovnt of con: tial material shcwing the landings, roacs, etc., all along the present field of »pera- ticrs. These include large photographs of Baiquirl. One of the photographs Baiquirl as a scattered group of huts on the edge of a rugged declivity running dcwn to the ocean. Huge boulders cover the rising ground, apparently making travel back of the town impossible. An- other picture shows extensive tramways, eievated freight tracks and the eladorate plant of a large mining concern. This plant seems to assure facilities for han- Gling the heavy artillery when it is brought ashore. ———— MUSTERED IN AS PRIVATES. Two Nephews of President McKinley Join the Sth Ohio Volunteers. Two near relatives of President McKin- ley have enlisted in the volunteer army as private soldiers, to aid in the estab- lishment of a safe and stable government in the Isiand of Cuba. They are his nephews—John De Walt Barber and James Fuller McKinley—both of whom have been his guests at the White House for some time. Like true patriotic sons of patriotic fathers, they yearned to enlist in their country’s cause against the despotic rul of the Spaniards, and in order to do so cx- j Pressed their desire and entire willingness to serve in the ranks with the other sol- aiér boys. The President was urged some of their friends to appoint them end lieutenants in the army, and he might easily have done so in filling the numer- ous vacancies in that grade caused by the recent heavy increase in the military strength, He declined, however, to exer- cise his prerogative in this matter in favor of his relatives, and said that inasmuch a: they were willing to enlist as privates he Would prefer that they do so. And that course was followed. 1 both applied for enlistment in the Sth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, now encamped near Falls Church, as part of the 2d Army Corps. They were examined and met ail the requirements, physical and otherwise, and were today regularly mustered into the service of the United States at Camp Alger, by ney GERMAN I American Syndicate Prevented From Bailding a Railroad in China. U. 8. Consui Fowler at Cheefoo has in- formed the State Department of the action of the Chinese government on the petition of Dr. Yungwing for permission to con- struct a railroad ftom Tientsin to Shanghai through the whole length of the province of Shantung. It eppears that the petition Was granted by the emperor, but was cu sequently reconsidered and the permission withdrawn upon representations made by the German minister that his government kad the sole right to all commercial en prises in Shantung. Dr. Yungwing has ad a leng and honorable career in New ngland, and is understood to represent {an American syndicate in the proposed uilroal enterprise in China. According to one of the Chinese Papers, Dr. Yungwing proposed that he should ob- tain the ald of American capitalists and engineers to carry out the undertaking, the German minister said that Germ: had obtained the sole right to invest c: ital and supply engineers for railroad struction in every part of the province of Shaneung, and strenuously opposed the scheme proposed by Dr. Yungwing. The latter, therefore, altered his scheme so « to proyide that the proposed railway sho not clash with the interests of the line which the Germans say they are going to build from Kyao-chau to Ichow, with which alteration the German minister pro- fessed himself satisfied. ———__-e~__ THE TROOPS AT CHICKAMAUGA. Everything Working Smoothly ana the Mem Hard at Work. CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn., June here are ow ai the park nearly 47,000 men, and these are being added to daily by from 500 to 74 recruits. Everything is now moving smoothly at the park. The men are all contented and are working with a gocd will. The quartermaster’s department has been theroughly systematized, so that ther is no lenger the slightest difficulty for the ren to get plenty of good, wholesome fvod. The regiments are nearly all equipped w.th new tniforms and are being armed as rap- idly as the guns can be turned out of the arsenal. For the first time in the history of the army of the United States an ambuiance ecrps is being organized as a new adjunct to its efilcieicy. ‘The object is to facilitais the proper handling of the sick and wound- ed on the field. —_—__ MONADNOCK TO SAIL TODAY. WU Make Most of Trip Under’ Her Own Steam. SAN FRANCISCO, June 23.—The monitor Monadnock will sail for Manila this after- noon. The collier Nero will also start about the same time. The war vessel will go to Honolula under her own steam. After being coaled there she will be towed by the Nero 2,000 miles toward Manila, when she will be cast off and make the rest of the way by herself, th Nero standing by to be of assistance, if necessary. The Monad- nock is fully equipped for the voyage and is under command of Capt. W. H. Whiting. It 1s now stated that two batteries of the 3d Artillery and the Astor Battery will go to Manila on the Newport, which will con- vey Gen, Merritt to the Philippines. eee eee as Discouraged About the Omnibus Bill. The friends in the House of the general claims bill, known as the omnibus bill, are anxiously awaiting an opportunity to get the bill into a conference committee. Te do this requires either unanimous consent or a motion on Friday,. private bill day, to consider the amenaments and send them to conference. the end that the effort will be useless. -The advocates of the bill are therefore a little discouraged at ‘ the prospect of action |. COUNT DE CASSINI Soe Bassia’s First Ambassador Received by the President. ae SIGNIFICANT WORDS OF SENTIMENT wit icanitin The Unalterable Friendship of the Two Nations. BRILLIANT Simca A SCENE dor to the United Count de Cassini, was formally pre- sented to the President at 11 o'clock today by the etary of State. The ambas: who was accompanied by his secretaries and other attaches, was received in the blue parlor of the Executive Mansion. There he delivered to the President his letter accrediting him to the government. All were in complete court costume. In the course of a brief address the ambassa- dor spoke of the tions that bad alw e Russian enpire and the United S$ and ex- pressed hope that these cordial rela- would continue for ny years to com ambassador laid special stress and emphasis upon this part of his ad- dress. Altogether the speech was exceed- ingly friendly and cordial in tone, and did not contain with a friendship. the same a a sentence not in feeling of perfect The Pri ntire a good will ent’s reply was The Ambassador's Address, Count Ca addre the Pre follows “Mr Pres in your by his maj : Ihave the honor to place hands the letter where- y. the empercr, my august dits me In the city of his dor extraordi ¥ plentpoten- the United ani of ng to me the position of his ambassader im Washington my sov- ereign has deigned to grant me the most signal honor, and one very gratifying to me. An honor in that I represent my great sovereign near the great American people—a gratification in that I can be the authorized and confident interpreter of the ment of high ¢ a nd unalterable lendship which for s y years have united our nations cloud having ever used alike upon ! wisdom and a large upon », as well from your e part of the government of th Jnited Siaies, the sentiments of sympathy which I attach the highest value, and which will permit me to ac our mutual isfaction which my sever upon me.” President McK! The President replied as foliow: “Mr. Ambassador: I have taken great pleasure in listening to your address and in receiving from your hands the letter by which his august majesty, the Emperor of Russia, has accredited you as his ambas- sador extraordinary and minister plenipo- to this government, znd I extend uu 2 Warm welcome to its capi »u agreeably recall to me and through me to the people of the United States the cordial _estecm and unbroken friendship which have ever subsisted between Russia and the United States. It is my heartfelt wish that the Uime-horored association to which you } referred, resting as it does on such firm foundaticus, will steadfastly endure, and that the great nation which you represent shall njoy the ings of peace, prosperity and continued ad- vancement. “In welcoming you I cannot forbear to congratulate you upon being the first chos- €n ambassador of his majesty the tsar to this country, and to express the satisfac- tion it e me, reciprocating the action of your government, to advance our represen- tative at your court to the rank of am- dor. I trast that your sojourn in this resnects agreeable to yourself, as it is certain to be to this government and to those of its citizens who may share the pleasure of your ace ntance and friendship ‘May I ask you to convey to his majesty, the emperor, whose commission you bear, the good wishes of the President and of the Ar ‘an people for his happiness and the welfare of his empire.” —e-—____ TO ENLIST LAKE SAILORS, Naval Recraiting Station Opened at Beffalo Under Licut. Lega: Passed Assistant Surgeon Joseph A, Guthrie of the United States navy passed through Washington yesterday afternoon en route to Buffalo, where he has been ordered to join Lieut. George Wy Logan of the navy, at the Iroquois Hotel, for duty at a temporary recruiting station, This recruiting office will be opened at Buffalo for the purpose of enlisting the lake sailors in or about that place for t United States navy. The immediate pur- pose is to raise a crew for the cruiser Buffalo, formerly the Brazilian dynamite vessel Nictheroy. It is believed that thera will be a rush oa the part of the sailors to enlist for service on the ship bearing the name of their native city. Lieut. Logan has been on duty for some time at the Navy Department here in the bureau of navigation. He is under orders for the Buffalo, which is now fitting out at the New York navy yard, and will doubtless take a full complement of men with him to the ship. Surgeon Guthrie is also under orders for the Buffalo when the recruiting duty is concluded. He wi recently detached from the Alliance at An- napolis and ordered to hold himself in read- iness for this duty. Dr. Guthrie is a na- tive of Portsmouth, Ve., and has had many years of service on the different ships cf the navy. This enlistment of lake sailors is regard- ed as an important step by the Navy De- partment. @ success, as It is believed it will it is prob- able that a regular recruiting office may be established in several cities on the great lakes. navy have been enlisted nearly altogether on the Atlantic ard Pacific coasts. There is a dearth of American seamen at pres- ent, however, as the regular service and transport duty has depleted the ranks of experienced men to a very large extent. If the experiment proves to be Heretofore sailors for the What Representative Grosvenor Says of the Recent Convention. Fcur Ohio republican leaders were at the White House today and talked with the President. General Grosvenor has returned from the state convention, and he and