Evening Star Newspaper, June 27, 1898, Page 1

eee ——_.___——— PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 31) Fennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th St, by The Erening § Star panne Pree Company AUFFMA\ New York 0 Ofice, 49 P rs Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star is te coven to subscribers in the ity by cerriers. on thetic owm account, at 10 cents b. Der week. or 44 cents per mo covoter 2 certs each. By mail—anywhere in the ja—postage prepaid—60 cenis United States «r Can: per month Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with fo d, $3. fice at Washington. D. C.. ag sec in-class mail matter.) EF All mail sutacriptions must be pat@ in advance. Rates of advertising made known on applicstior. THE EVENING STAR. TO CROSS THE SEA Warships to Be Sent Against Spain, ORDERS 10 COM, WATSON eS To Harry the Coast and Cap- ture Shipping. NOT A HASTILY MADE DECISION Commodore Howell to Command Havana Squadron. = VESSELS TO GO ABROAD According to a Navy Department bulletin Commodore Watson sails today in the Newark to join Ad- miral Sampson off Santiago, where he will take under his command an e Fveni ig Star. No. eee WASHINGTON, «D. C., MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1898—-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS, ‘Naval base, “Key West, Fla., Commodore George C. Remey, commanding. “Eastern squadron—Commodore J. Watson, commanding; flagship ee battleships Iowa and Oregon, cruisers Yo- semlte, Yankee and Dixjg; colliers Scandia, Avarenda and Alexander. This squadron will sail for the coast of Spain imme- diately.” Not a Hasty Decision. The decision of the administration to send a squadron of warships to Spain has not been hastily made. For the past six weeks the matter has been under consideration and a strong element, well acquainted with the practice of the Spanish government of keeping the great mass of the public igno- rant of the actual state of affairs, has con- tended that the only way to bring the war home to the people of Spain was to send an Commodore Watson. American squadron there to harry the coast, cut off shipping and bombard forti- fied towns. The purpose was to bring the Spanish people to a realizing sense of the hopelessness of continuing the present struggle. Now, however, since the depar- ture of the Cadiz fleet for the Philippines, there is another object in view in addition to the first. This is to destroy or capture this Cadiz fleet by a bold stroke and then to take up the work of harassing the Spanish at home providing that blow does not suffice to bring about peace. Coal for the Spaniards. The United States consul at Port Said THE FLAGSHIP NEWARK. armored squadron with cruisers and will proceed to the Spanish coast. | Commodore Howell is on his way south on the San Francisco, and will take command of the blockading squadron off Havana. A dispatch from Port Said say Admiral Camara was refused coal for his fleet on the protest of the American consul there. The opinion is expressed in some quarters that his announced destina- tion at the Philippines is only a ruse de guerre. Reliable advices from Havana say a reign of terror exists there and that the police are on the point of revolt. A dispatch from Baiquiri says the American forces under Gen. Shafter will probably attack San- tiago Wednesday. Advices from Manila say that the reinforcements for Admiral Dewey had not arrived June 23. The President's | purpose to attack the coast of Spain was officially announced in @ tulletin posted at the Navy Department this morning, reading as follc “Commodore Watson sails today In the erviser Newark to join Admiral Sampson at Santiago, where he will take under his command an armored squadron with cruis- | has reported to the State Department that in obedience to its injunction he had lodged @ protest against the supp’y of coal there for the Spanish squadron. Ii is true the failure to obtain coal at Port Said would not in itself prevent the Spantsh vessels from passing through the ¢ and con- tinuing on their way to the Phiiippines, for they have w'th them one or more colllers. But the coal carried by these colliers would be absolutely essential to the vessels of the squadron long before they had crossed the Arabian sea. Under the British neu- trality laws, the ships could take coal only once at,a British port under any circum- stances, and all of the coaling stations af- ter passing the Suez canal peng British possessions, the Spanish supply would be exhausted long before the end of the voy- age was reached. But there is also a ques- tion as to whether Camara’s squadron could take coal even initially at any Brit- ish port until it had crossed the half-way line between Spain and the Philippines, as the British law declares that it could only take coal enough to carry it to the nearest home port, and the Philippines would not be such port until the half-way line be crossed. To add to the embarrassment of Camara, there is good reason to believe that the canal management will obstruct his passage on the ground of interference in navigation. To Bottle Up Camara, Thus there is every prospect that from one or another of these reasons the Cadiz fleet will be detained indefinitely in the Mediterranean sea, which is” greatly de- sired by our Navy Department. By the use of some speedy vessels of the New York and Brooklyn type as adyance guards, it may be possible for Commédore Watson to reach the Straits of Gibraltar THE BATTLE -_ SHIP IOWA. ers, and proceed et once off the Spanish coast.” This aggressive course of action on the part of the administration ts the result of information received last night and this morning to the effect that Camara’s Span- ish fleet has entered the Suez canal on its way to the Philippines. Subsequently the following bulletin was posted at the Navy Department: “North Atlantic fleet, Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson, commanding. “First squadron, North Atlantic fleet, Commodore J. A. Howell, commanding. “Second squadron, North Atlantic fleet, > Commodore W. 8. Schley, commanding. some time before Camara’s slow-moving fleet could get there, returning from Port Said. Reinforced by tronclads, Watson would have tke Spanish squadron bottled in the Mediterranean. This is a large bot- tle, it is true, but it is belleved by the naval officers that Camara could be hunt- ed down as successfully as was Cervera with his flying squadron. Operating in a sea surrounded by countries whose sym- pathies incline toward Spain, the Ameri- ean squadron would necessarily be en- trely self-contained and self-reliant, being fully provided with storeships and colliers to avoid the necessity of running counter (Continued on Third Page.) IN REIGN OF TERROR} TRYING ORDEAL FOR TROOPS/BRAVERY REWARDED Havana is Menaced by Both Famine and Anarchy. POLICE ON POINT OF REVOLT British Subject Tells the Facts Concerning Conditions There. BLANCO FEARS THE WORST (Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.) KBDY WEST, Fia., June 27.—The most au- thentic and reliable news yet obtained of the true condition of affairs in Havana was today furnished to a representative of the Associated Press by a British subject, who left Havana on board the British cruiser Talbot, and who arrived here yesterday. He says a reign of terror exists at the Cu- ban capital. Captain General Blanco has issued a proclamation announcing that any one daring to express an unfavorable opin- ion of, or suspected of being dissatisfied with, the present policy of the government will be summarily shot without trial or in- vestigation. This proclamation, it appears, caused dis- satisfaction among the members of the Orden Publico, or police force, of Havana, who threatened to revolt if full rations were not served out to them. Serious trou- ble was expected, as the Orden Publico is a numerous and well-armed body of men. The result is that today the Orden Publico patrols the city and its members are them- selves policed, Spanish infantry and artil- lery soldiers mounting guard over them at every corner. mine is Imminent. Famine, it seems, is imminent, and the stories of the arrival of supplies at Havana via Batabano are pronounced to be un- true. The informent of the Associated Press thinks Havara cannot possibly hold out six weeks longer. The city 1s pro- rounced to be peric stricken, its inhab- itants expecting every moment to be bom- barded by the American fleet, as they realize that Capt. Gen. Blanco's attitude releases the United States from the obli- gation of giving the customary bombard- ment notice. Riots are daily expected at Havana, es the troops are suffering from hunger, and the volunteers are seeing their wives and children dying of want. Under such con- ditions the captain general cannot much longer keep the military forces in check, and a rebellion is likely to devastate Ha- vana before the city is captured by the Americans. Capt. Gen. Blanco admits that the sit- uation is desperate. He recognizes, it 1s pointed out, his inability to centrol his troops, goaded by hunger, much longer, end he is reported to have said that he will never leave Havana alive, as he is Prepared to take his own life when the cutbreak eccurs. Senor Galban Rio, a prominent Spanish merchant, the refugee continues In his statement to the Associated Press, had 5,000 bags of flour hidden at Gueniados, a suburb of Havana, and was retailing it to the public. Gen. Arolaz, the military gov- ernor of Havana, was informed that Senor Galban’s trucks had traces of fresh flour upon them, and he caused the vehicles to be followed. The store being thus disclos- ed, it was sized and distributed among the ravenous soldiers, Troops Ready to Surrender. Referring to the strength of the Spanish forces this British subject says there are 120,000 men under arms at Havana, but that the great majority of them are ready to surrender rather than die of hunger. In conclusion he says he credits the re- port that the gunners at Morro Castle and at other Spanish batteries were taken from foreign warships, and he says the consuls, including Mr. Gollan, the Britizh repressn- tative, are strong Spanish sympathizers. British Vice Consul Arastegei, he con- tinues, is a Spa d by birth and a re- porter for La Lucha, the mouthpiece of the government. Mr. Gollan, the British consul g2neral, he further remarks, gave a dinner on the queen's birthday, at which all the guests were Spaniards and three British subjects, prominent socially and financially at Ha- vana, were, it is alleg2d, relegated by Mr. Gollan’s orders to the forecastle of the Tal- bot when she left Havana because they were Cuban sympathizers. It is said that as a result of the enargeti: protests of the Englishmen to the British foreign office and to the governor of Ja- maica, the Talbot will shortly return to Havana with Mr. Gollan’s successor. es IN SIGHT OF SANTIAGO. Eight Thousand American Before the Cuban City. Special From a Staff Correspondent. Port Antonio, Jamaica, June 26, via Si- boney, June 25.—The advance guard of the American forces will be in sight of Santia- go tomorrow. Out post today is seven miles beyond this place. Eight thousand troops are under reach, and the number is increasing. An assault on Santiago is not to be made till the entire army is before it. The engineering corps is making roads for the artillery. General Shafter is here to- day. He will probably make this his head- quarters. Calixto Garcia is here also. PEPPER. Troops a REPORT WAS FALSE. A Story That Two Monitors Had Been Struck by Shells. A story was afloat this morning to the effect that the big double-turreted mon- itors Puritan and Miantonomoh had been struck and seriously injured by Spanish shells off Havana. Inquiry at the Navy Department backed by a few anxious mes- sages from friends of the people aboard developed the fact that both of these mon- itors are at Key West, where they have been at anchor for some time past. The officials know of no recent firing upon American blockading vessels from the Morro or other forts at the entrance of Havana harbor. ————_---____. The Military Telegraph. Gen. Greely, the chief signal officer, late last night received a report from one of the officers of the signal corps at Playa del Este, but it simply treated of the question of telegraphic communication, and made no reference to military ‘matters. Col. Allen, in charge, intended going to Aguadores, with a view to opening-communication with that port, and aa effort was being. made to connect the uarters, the exact locality of which is not mentioned. Our Men at Sevilla Suffered From Heat and Thirst Officers are Afraid of Finding Span- ish Sympathizers Among the Cuban Allies, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, PORT ANTONIO, June 26.—It is probable that our troops were hurried into action in the fighting about Sevilla too soon. They had been nine days on the cool ocean. Vol- unteers, like the rough riders, were put eshore in the evening and ordered without much breakfast to advance over the Hill and take Sevilla. It was an eight-mile march over a shade- less plateau, through briery undergrowth, like a path fenced with barbed wire. They were disabled more by the conditions than by the ambushed enemy. All courage would have been scorch2d out of less thorough- bred men. Their canteens soon were emp- tied. No water could be had. “Hell,” said cne of those who returned, “contains now no terrors for m2.” Suffered From’ Thirst. Their tongues swellled ih their mouths, their throats were shriveled and their breath was drawn with effort. The plain for two miles was littered with abandoned outfits, too heavy to carry. Th2 mules stampeded with officers’ dun- Nage. The newspaper correspondents, who had a rough burden for three miles, cast away even necessities like food. All learn- ed by a severe lesson that if they dress, eat and drink in tropical fashion, and take things more slowly than in New York, cther dangers are small. Nothing more has been heard of the Purissima Concepcion. She is supposed to have landed from ssventy to one hundred packages of food at Manzanilla and Benito Estanger. She sailed from Kingston to Manzanilla with a thousand barrels of flour, ham, kerosene, rice, onions, meal, bacon, fish, beans and 480 bags of corn, purchased by Ramon Pastora, a repres2n- tative of Blanco, who came.from Adula to make Jamaica the base of Spanish pur- poses. The cargo will be sént overland to Havana, Further west than Manzanilla, around Cienfuegos, shipping masters report unin- terrupt2d smuggling. Lawless traders hug the shore and sail without running lights at night. They drop their sails in the day time so as to be difficult to see. Insurgents Not Fully Trusted. Valuable as the insurgent allies have been, their full services cannot be em- ployed, because they are not fully to be trusted. They are courageous and they know the dense manigua, which they enter with the rew shoes the navy gave them, slung about thelr necks, as articles too prectous to use. Our men suffer considerably from the cacti. Contact with one of them buries in- numerable neeedles in one’s’ fesh. But to such pains as result the “Cubebs,” as the marines call the allies, are immune, and they rush into brushwood that causes our men to hesitate Much bushwhacking 1s evidently going to be necessary, and as we have only a few western troops trained in thax sort 9f ig: Ing, the insurgents could be of immense as- sistance. “But how can we be sure,’ said an officer the other day, “that one of them 1s not a Spaniard, and ready to lead us into trouble? We can’t speak this ‘n’ tilian’ of theirs; when they guide us, we have to go it blind, and we should trust them compietely or not at all.” —— TO REINFORCE PORTO RICO Spanish Government Preparing to Send Troops on Fast Liner. Premier Sagasta Said to Be Planning a Crisis With a View to Peace. 7. LONDON, June 27.—According to-a spe- c:al dispatch from Madrid published here this afternoon, the Spanish government “is actively preparing to dispatch reinforce- ments to Porto Rico by the fastest avail- able transatlantic liner.” Continuing, the dispatch says: “It is reported, now that the cortes are closed, that Premier Sagasta is planning to pro- voke a crisis and form a coalition ministry drawn from the different monarchical par- ties, including Marshal‘Campos and Gen- eral Polavieja. The new ministry will pro- claim the whole peninsula in a stage of siege, with reinforced garrisons in the Car- list and republican centers, and then ap- peal to a triendly nation, probably France or Russia, to secure terms for peace.” Se FIFTEEN REGIMENTS FOR CUBA. Pick of the Troops at Chickamauga Will Be Sent. CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILI- TARY PARK, Tenn., June 27.—At Camp Thomas today all interest centers in the preparations of fifteen of the regiments to get away to Cuba. It is not known just when the movement will begin, as General Brooke as yet has issued no orders except the one for immediate preparations. The indications are, however, that the first to go will get out Wednesday. The fifteen regiments under orders are the best trained and the best equipped at the camp. They are the 8th Massachusetts, 16th Pennsylvania, 1st West Virginia, 5th Hlinois, 160th Indiana, 1st New Hampshire, 4th Ohio, 8ist Michigan, 84 Wisconsin, 24 Wisconsin, 158th Indiana, 4th Pennsylva- nia, Ist Georgia and 12th New York. General T. L. Kosser, recently appointed @ brigadier general from Virginia, yester- day reported to General Brooke for assign- ment in the Ist Corps. The general was assigned to command the 84 Brigade of the 2d Division, Ist Army Corps, under General Poland. General Rosser took immediate charge of his brigade, relieving Colonel Van Dusee of the 14th Minnesota, who has been commanding the. brigade as sentor colonel for several weeks. This brigade is made up of the Ist Pennsylvania, lath Minnesota and the 2d Ohio. Captain Geo. Stang of the Royal Nor- wegian Artillery has received permission from General Miles to accompany the next expedition to Cuba. The mail facilities at the park have lately been added to in a very material way by a well-perfected system inaugurated by the various regimental officers, Two Messages to Congress by the President. HOBSON AND HIS ASSOCIATES HONORED Officers and Men of the Hudson Are Also Remembered. Se CADET POWELL PROMOTED The President today sent the following messages to Congress: To thc Congress ef the United States: On the morning of the 3d of June, 1898, As- sistant Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hobson, U. 8. navy, with a volunteer crew of seven men, in charge of the partially dismantled collier Merrimac, entered the fortified harbor of Santiago, Cuba, for the purpose of sinking the collier in the nar- rowest portion of the channel, and thus interposing a serious obstacle to the egress of the Spanish fleet, which had recently entered that harbor. This enterprise, de- manding coolness, judgment and bravery amounting to heroism, was carried into successful execution in the face of a per- sistent fire from the hostile fleet, as well as from the fortifications on shore. Rear Admiral*Sampson, commander-in- chief of our naval force in Cuban waters, in an official report, dated “Off Santiago de Cuba, June 3, 18% and addressed to the Secretary of the Navy, referring to Mr. Hobson's gallant exploit, says: As stated in a recent telegram, before coming here I deciied to make the harbor entrance secure against the possibility of egress of the Sparish ships by obstructing the narrow part of the entrance by sink- ing a collier at that point. Upon calling upon Mr. Hobson for his professional opin- ion as to a sure method of sinking the ship, he manifested a most lively interest in the problem, After several days’ con- sideration, he presented a solution which he considered would insure the immediate sinking of the ship when she had reached the desired point in the channel. * * * The plan contemplated a crew of only seven men and Mr. Hobson, who begged that it might be intrusted to him. As soon as I reached Santiago and had the collier to work upon, the details were commenced and diligently prosecuted, hop- ing to complete them in one day, as the mcon and tide served best the first night after our arrival. Notwithstanding every effort, the hour of 4 o'clock in the morning arrived and the preparations were scarcely completed. After a careful inspection of the flaal preparations I was forced to re- linquish the pian for that morning, as dawn was .breaking. Mr. Hobson begged to try it at all hazards. This morning proved more propitious, as & prompt start could be made. Nothing could have been more gallantly executed. * * * A careful inspection of the harbor from this ship showed that the Merrimac had been sunk in the channel. I cannot myself too earnestly express my appreciation of the coaduct of Mr. Hobson and his gallant crew. I venture to say that a more brave and daring thing has not been dons since Cushing blew up the Albemarie. The members of the crew who were with Mr. Hobson on this memorable occasion have already been rewarded for their ser- vices by advancement, which, under the provisions of law and regulation, the Sec- retary of the Navy was authorized to make; and the nomination to the Senate of Naval Cadet Powell, who, in a steam launch, followed the Merrimac on her per- ilcus trip for the purpose of rescuing her force after the sinking of that vessel, to be advanced in rank to the grade of ensign, has been prepared and will be submitted. Cushing, with whose gallant act in blow- ing up the ram Albemarle during the civil war Admiral Sampson compares Mr. Hob- son's sinking of the Merrimac, received the thanks of Congress upon recommendation of the President, by name, and was, in con- sequence, under the provisi of section of the Revi ivanced one grade, such advancement embracing fifty- six numbers. The section cited applies, however, to line officers only, and Mr. Hob- son, being a member of the staff of the navy, could not, under its provisions, be so advanced. In considering the question of suitably rewarding Assistant Naval Constructor Hobson for his valiant conduct on the oc- casion referred to, I have deemed it proper to address this message to you with the recommendation that he receive the thanks of Congress, and further, that he be transferred to the line of the navy and Promoted to such position therein as the President, by and with the advice and con- sent of the Senate,’may determine. Mr. Hobson's transfer from the Construction Ccrps to the line is fully warranted, he having received the necessary technical training as a graduate of the Naval Acad- emy, where he stood number one in his class; and such action is recommended, Fartly in deference to what is understood to be his own desire, although, he being now a prisoner in the hands of the enemy, no direct communication on the subject has been received from him; and partly for the reason that the abilities displayed by him at Santiago are of such a character as to Indicate especial fitness for the duties of the line. WILLIAM McKINLEY, Executive Mansion, Jyne 27, 1898. Other Officers Recognized. To the Congress of the United States: On the 1ith day of May, 1898, there oc- curred a conflict in the Bay of Cardenas, Cuba, in which the naval torpedo boat Win- slow was disabled, her commander wound- ed and one of her officers and a part of her crew killed by the enemy’s fire. In the face of a most galling fire from the enemy’s guns the revenue cutter Hud- son, commanded by First Lieutenant Frank H. Newcomb, United States revenue cutter service, rescued the disabled Winslow, her wounded commander and remaining crew. The commander of the Hudson kept his vessel in the very hottest fire of the ac- tion, although in constant danger of going ashore on account of the shallow water, until he finally got a line made fast to. the Winslow and towed that vessel out of range of the enemy’s guns, a deed of spe- cial gallantry. I recommend that, in recognition of the signal act of heroism of First Lieutenant Frank H. Newcomb, United States revenue cutter service, above set forth, the thanks a gold medal of honor be presented to Lieutenant Newconlb; a acta oe ted medal of honor to each member of his crew who served with him at Cardenas, It will be remembered that Congress, by appropriate action recognized the several commanders of ships of war for their serv- ices in the battle of Manila, May 1, 1898. The commander of the revenu2 cutter Hugh McCulloch, present and in active co- Operation with the fleet und2r Commodore Dewey on that occasion (by executive order under the provisions of section 2757, Re- vised Statutes), is the only commander of a national ship to whom promotion or ad- Vancement was not and could not be given, because he already held the highest rank known to the revenue cutter service. I now recommend that, in recognition of the efficient and meritorious services of Capt. Daniel B. Hodgson, United States revenue cutter service, who commanded the Hugh McCulloch at the battle of Man- ila (that officer being now in the sixty- third year of his age and having serv2d continuously on active duty for thirty- seven years), be placed upon the permanent waiting orders or retired list of the revenue cutter service on the full duty pay of his grade. WILLIAM McKINLEY, Executive Mansion, June 27, 1898. Cadet Powell's Promotion. Also the following recommendation to the Senate: EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, June 27, 1898. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Naval Cadet Joseph W. Pow- ell to be advanced two numbers under the Provisions of section 1506 of the Revised Statutes and to be an ensign in the navy, for extraordinary heroism while in charge of the st2am launch which accompanied the collier Merrimac for the purpose of rescu- ing her gallant force when that vessel was, under the command of Naval Constructor Hobson, run into the mouth of the harbor of Santiago, Cuba, on the 3d instant, and dexterously sunk in the channel. WILLIAM McKINLEY. The Reward for Hobson. It has not yet been positively determined by the administration just what measure of reward shall be meted out to Construc- tor Hobson. The President at the instance of Secretary Long recommended that Con- gress authorize him to transfer Construc- tor Hobson from his place in the construc- tion corps to such place in the line as the President may deem proper. This will have the effect to withdraw effectually the nom- ination already made of Hobson to be ad- vanced ten numbers in his own corps. Just what place in the line is to be given him is not yet settled, but it can be stated that he will not, as was at first proposed, be placed in the grade of lieutenant com- manders. With a full realization of the merits of Hobson’s achievement, the naval officials have still concluded that such an advance- ment as that, amounting to a promotion of over 350 numbers, would be unwise, so it is likely that Hobson will take his place well up among the lieutenants of the naval ser- vice, which, officials believe, will make his reward fully equal to that bestowed upon Cushing for his daring feat. The Navy Department, while not relaxing in any degree its efforts to secure Hobson's release from captivity at Santiago, has about concluded that nothing practicable can be effected in this direction until the town itself has been captured. The 1easons assigned by the Spaniards for de- clining the exchange are admitted to be sound if the facts are as represented, name- ly, that Hobson has had opportunity to see so much of the Spanish defenses, their strength and weakness, that he could not safely be permitted to return to the Ameri- can fleet at this time. Unrewarded Valor. It is regarded as a little singular that three of the sailors of the torpedo boat Winslow who participated in the affair at Cardenas when Ensign Bagley was killed have been rewarded by being advanced to warrant officers, while the man who most of all distinguished himself on that occa- sion, Lieut. John Bernadou, lies unreward- ed at Key West, still suffering from the effects of his wound. This, however, is ex- -plained by the fact that the department possesses within itself the power to re- ward in this way enlisted men, but it can act in the case of a commissioned officer like Bernadou only upon the recommenda- tion of his superior officer. In the present instance that superior officer at the time of the Cardenas affair was Admiral Sampson, who is now presumably too busily engaged with other matters to recall to mind Ber- nadou’s case. To Teach Spaniards a Lesson. The great lesson which the President de- sires te teach the Spanish people is that they have been deceived by the men gov- erning them. They are still told that the Yankees will not fight, and every reverse in Cuba is turned into victory. The news is “cooked” without trouble when the scene of operations is many miles away. It will be impossible to “cook” facts if the Span- ish multitude sees and hears for itself. A revolution will succeed a successful fight on the coast of Spain by the American sol- diers. There is no doubt, too, that the fleet is sent to fight. There is to be no maritime parade or exhibition. Secretary Long talked to the President a short time today about the orders he had given as to the sailing of Commodore Wat- son’s fleet. ee The formation of the new fleet will prob- ably postpone the attack on Porto Rico until Cervera is-disposed of. Ships cannot be so easily spared now for such an expedi- tion. —__—__-».__ THE SITUATION AT MANILA, Reinforcements for Dewey Had Not Arrived on June 23. (Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.) MANILA, June 23, via Hong Kong, June 27.—Up to the time this dispatch is sent the transports from San Francisco having on board American troops intended to re- inforce Rear Admiral Dewey have not ar- rived here, and there is no change in the situation. The insurgents have not made any fur- ther advance, and the Spaniards have been continuing the construction of sand bank fortifications and the planting of sharpened bamboos around Manila for the purpose of stopping the insurgents’ advance. ‘The papers here continue appealing to the natives to come ‘to the assistance of Spain. ee General John S. Williams Dying. LEXINGTON, Ky., June 27.—Gen. John §. (“Cerro Gordo”) Williams, aged eighty- six years, is believed to be dying. His home is in Montgomery county. He med THE STAR BY MAIL, Persons leaving the city for any Period 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 60 cents per month. Invariably In advance. Sub- scribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last address as well as the new one. HE CAN GET NO COAL Admiral Camara’s Request for Fuel Refused at Port Said. ON PROTEST OF AMERICAN CONSUL His Voyage Toward Manila Called a “Ruse de Guerre.” WARSHIPS FITTING OUT —$—<— PORT SAID, June 27.—Upon the applica- tion of the United Siates consul here, orders have been issued forbidding the coaling at this port of Admiral Camara’s fleet until further orders. LONDON, June 27.—A special dispatch from Madrid cays the minister of marine, Senor Aunon, has made a statement to the effect that Admiral Camraa’s squadron will leave Port Said today for the Philippine Islands. He is credited with saying he be- Meves the squadron is powerful enough to defeat the ships under command of Rear Admiral Dewey. ‘The dispatch further announces that the hope is expressed in Ma¢rid that Manila’ will be able to resist until the arrival there of Admiral Camara’s squadron. Only a Ruse de Guerre. NEW YORK, June 27.-The Journal's correspondent at Rome cables that Senor Delmazo, the Spanish ambassador to Italy, said today that the cruise of Admiral Ca- mara’s fleet in the Mediterranean is only @ ruse de guerre. After a short stay at Suez, Senor Delmazo is alleged to have said, the fleet apparently awaiting orders, Camara will again set sail, but for Cadiz, not the Uhilippines. Spanish Warships Fitting Out. CADIZ, June 27.—It ts announced here that the Spanish cruisers Vitoria and Al- fonso XIII have left the arsenal and that the Caraca and I de Luzon are ready for their armament. It is further repcrted that an additional force of men has been ordered to be em- ployed in order to hasten the completion of the armored cruiser Princesa de As- turias; the auxiliary crutser Meteore is said to have received her new armament, and the armored cruiser Cardenal Cis- neros is announced to have left Ferrel. The Spanish officials express the hope that the third Spanish squadron will be ready for sea in five weeks. ‘The military governor of Cadiz is mount- ing new guns and preparing additional de- fenses between Forts Rota and Candelaria, wing to rumors of a contemplated Amer- fean invasion. —_>——— WILL AVOID AMBUSCADE. 4 Our Troops Learn a Lesson From Frt- day's Fight. Special Cablegram From a Staff Correspondent. PLAYA DEL ESTE, June 25, vie Hay't, June 26.—Eight miles of difficult roads lie between the American troops and Santiag9. The Spanish forces evidently expected to make a most desperate resistance the closer they are driven to Santiago. The ambush, which proved so fatal to Roose- velt’s riflemen, will be avoided in future by flanking lines protecting the main ad- vance. Though this will be difficult, as the brush is very thick on the sides of the steep mountains, nevertheless steady progress is being made. The fact that the fatality was so great among the officers of the riflemen will always stand out as a con- spicuous instance of gallantry, but it is typical of the spirit that pervades both offle cers and men. Another illustration of personal bravery was that of Edward Marshall of the New York Journal, who was fatally shot while in the front rank, making observations for his paper. He pushed forward in the face of enfilading fire from ambushed enemy with full knowledge of his peril. The insurgent troops are doing better in co-operating with Americans. Troop transports and gunboats lying off this little port will begin unloading ammu- nition tomorrow. A locomotive engine, which the Spaniards sought to destroy, has en repaired, and the railroad can be used a short distance in the direction of Santi- ago. The volunteers are developing qual- ities of regular troops. PEPPER. _— > CAMARA ORDERED TO PROCEED, Told From Madrid to Continue His Journey to Maniln, MADRID, June 27, 3 p.m.—It was an- nounced here this afternoon that Admiral Camara, in command of the Spanish squad- ron now at Port Said, has been ordered to proceed through the Suez canal with the warships under his command. OS IMPORTANT ARMY CHANGES. General Gillespie Ordered to Command the Department of the East. Several important army orders were 1s- sued today. Brigadier General R. Frank, who succeeded Major General Wes- ley Merritt in command of the Depart- ment of the East, with headquarters at New York, is relieved of that command and ordered to report in person to the Secretary of War for assignment to duty. General G. L. Gillespie, colonel of engi- neers, who was recently appointed briga~ dier general of volunteers, is @rdered to take command of the Department of the East. Brigadier General A. C. M. Penning- ton has been relieved from command of Camp Black, Hempetead, L. L.,