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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY; JUNE 8, 1898 battery. The main interest in Schley’s column was centered in | the Estrella fortification. This fort offered great resistance, but when the Texas and Marblehead trained their guns upon it at closer range, the woodwork of the fortification was set on fire and the defense was silenced. American gunners were doing their duty in the same glorious man- ner in the eastward col- umn from which Ad- miral Sampson was watching ment. Cayo battery was silenced by the New York and New Orleans. | This required an ener- getic fire for quite a time, but the Spaniards were not able to endure the sustained attacks. Their guns were dis- mounted and their de- fenses were wrecked. At the close of the second hour of the engagement the vessels of the American fleet turned so that they could use their port batteries i upon what was left of the enemy’s defenses. A part of the time the firing was not accurate, because of the location of several fortified points on the shore which were difficult to hit. But in spite of the numerous disadvantages the American tars sent many shells into the right places. There was great rejoicing among the American gunners when they saw that the Catalina fort was silenced. The gun in it spoke no more and the Spaniards were not to be seen. With the fire added to the rain of death- dealing shells, there was no with- standing the attack. Our fleet threw shell after shell into the ene- my’s fortifications until 11 o’clock. Then there was no reply. The American ships had completed their task with great destruction. Rear Admiral Sampson signal- ed for the ships to stop the bom- bardment. The vessels drew off slowly. The jackies were some- what contented; but their desires were for a longer attack and to destroy everything in sight. As the warships steamed away some Spanish gunners returned to the very few guns that had not been dismounted and fired a few shells which, as usual, went very wide of their mark. Shortly after the engagement came to an end, 1 inquired whether we had lost any men. My questions were an- swered, “Not a man.” Later I learned that one of the men on the Suwanee was injured. What the loss was among the Spaniards is, of course, only a matter of conjecture. If they had remained at their guns tenacious- ly they would have suffered ter- ribly, but as many did not endure the terrific fire from our ships, it is believed that the loss was not enormous. But the fortifica- tions at the entrance to Santiago harbor are certainly in ruins. Only two small shore batteries were not dismantled. They were damaged to a great extent, how- ever, and cannot be considered as offering any considerable means of defense. LGN HAS CLEARED THE WAY FOR TROOPS. Sampson’s Work Makes Easy the Landing of Invaders at Santiago de Cuba. WASHINGTON, June 7.— Starting out with a strong belief that there had been nothing in the nature of a serious engagement between Sampson's forces and the Spanish defenses at Santiago the Nayy Department officials, as the day wore on and the full and detailed reports of correspondents with the fleet began to flow in, were compelled to modify their view, and when the day closed they were about ready to admit that, although without official informa- tion on the subject, it was evident that Sampson had made a strong attack upon the Spanish force. The one point upon which they main- tained their confidence was that no troops had been landed. They were pre- pared to learn that Sampson might be clearing the way with his big guns for the landing of the troops, or that pos- sibly some marines had been landed temporarily, but that forces had been put ashore they would not admit, for the reason that no information had reached the War Department of the ac- tual departure of the soldiers from the Gulf ports for Cuba. It is not de- nied, however, the engage-| that every effort is| imaklng to put the troops into Cuba at | the earliest possible moment, and this afternoon it is believed, although no | official advices to that effect were at hand, that the troops have actually- | been embarking at Tampa to-day and | may get away to-night. The reason for this belief is found in the admission by officials that the troops have been under orders to embark for some time past. The difficulty that presented itself | was the absence of absolutely necessary | supplies, which, in most cases, were stored away in some of the thousands of freight cars which blocked the rail- road tracks many miles out from Tam- pa. The orders that went forward yes- | terday were of a character to cause a | speedy braking of the deadlock, and if | the troops now have their supplies, | which is believed to be the case, there | | is no reason why they should not sail | at once for Santiago. By the newspaper reports of the breach Sampson has made in the coast defenses there, there is every reason to | believe that little difficulty will be found in the actual debarkation of the troops, partieularly if marines are al- ready ashore to guard the landing. A susnicion is entertained in some | quarters that Sampson was hastened in his movements at Santiago by the news | of the intended departure of the troops | from Tampa, and made this attack in order that the navy might have the honor of effecting the occupation of | | Cuban soil. It is likely that the first | troops of the regular army to take up a position ashore will be the Engineer Battalion, although they are so badly hampered by the heavy siege trains they cfrry that they must be greatly | delayed in making a landing. These guns, by the way, have given infinite | trouble, for the transports that were | hastily chartered were so lightly con- | structed as to require a great deal of strengthening before the great masses of steel could be safely placed on them. The extent of Sampson’s attack on | the Santiago defenses has brought out one fact very clearly, namely, that he has practically unlimited power as to | the time and character of an attack, and that he is unhampered by restric- tions from Washington. The exact na- | ture of his orders has never been made public, but a naval official in a position | to know what they are said that Ad- miral Sampson had greater power con- ferred upon him than had ever been given to any commander. It was for him to decide on the time | for an attack and the place and man- | ner of its execution. He may attack before troops arrive, or, in his discre- tion, may act without the ('n-op@rnllnn\ of troops. Or, if circumstances war rant, he may refrain from any opera- tions. In short, it is said that Admiral Sampson is complete master of the tac- tical and strategic operations by the naval forces off Santiago. This is in line with the policy approved by the | highest naval authorities. Captain Mahan, a member of the | | War Board, brings out in his standard work on “Sea Power” that it is for the naval commander-in-chief to organize and direct his offensive or defensive op- erations. In referring to the brilliant | lessons afforded by Nelson, Rodney, Farragut and other great commanders he gives them credit for working out ia“d executing the splendid campajgns‘ under their direction without crders or | | restraint from outside authority. The | only reservation made in this general | principle is that the center of the Gov- | | ernment shapes general policies, and the naval campaign is directed toward | | the execution of this general purpose | | of the Government. | In the present case the authorities | here have laid down the general ends | to be attained in Cuba and Porto Rico, | and the War Board has supplemented | this with every bit of information | which could assist the commander-in- chief. But beyond this Admiral Samp- | son’s authority is practically without limit. Under these circumstances the naval authorities here have no means | of knowing when a battle is to be ex- | ecuted, or what the line of action Is to | | be. | bk ' TROOPS LAND AND : DEFEAT SPANIARDS | | Insurgents Said to Have Formed | a Junction With the . Americans. Copyrighted, 1868, by James Gordon Bennett. [ CAPE HAYTIEN, June 7.—A dis- lpntch dated at Santlago de Cuba at imldnight says during the bombard- | ment of Santiago on Monday a force | of 500 troops (American) was landed at | Diaquiri, a short distance east of | Aguadores. The firing on the landing | at Aguadores, which began about noon, | was undoubtedly intended to cover | the movement by which the troops | were put on shore. | There was a sharp encounter with the Spanish military forces that were guarding the landing place, but the only news of its result is that the Span- iards were driven back. What their loss was is not known. The American force is believed to have formed a junction with the ingurgents, who have now been well supplied with arms and ammunition and are ready to assist in the land attack on Santiago. The dispatch from Santiago sald the firing on the forts in front of Santiago harbor began at a gquarter before 8 o'clock. The firing did not cease until half past 10 o'clock. It was resumed at noon, and it was during the second | attack that the landing at Diaquiri was effected. During the bombardment 1500 projec- tiles were fired by the American ves- sels and the damage to the Spanish | forts is sald to have been very great. No dispatches have been received from Santiago since Monday at midnight and it is believed the cable has been cut. e LOSSES AMONG THE SPANIARDS Some Casualties Admitted by | tbe Spanish Commander ! at Santiago. CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayt!, June 7, 10 p. m.—According to the latest direct advices from Santiago de Cuba, dated Monday at midnight, the bombardment which began at 7:45 a. m. yesterday and continued until 10:30 a. m. was resumed again for a short time about midnight. It was then believed that the Americans | had effected a junction with the in- surgents near Daliquiri, some distance east of Aguadores and near the railway line to Santiago. 5 Tt is also understood here that the Cuban troops maintained throughout the greater part of yesterday an attack by land upon Santiago, and the Span- ish reports say the garrison lost heavily in killed and wounded. The military commander of Santiago de Cuba acknowledges the following, | WINE MAKERS PROTEST. WASHINGTON, June 7.—Representative Hilborn of California to- day presented to President McKinley a strong telegraphic protest from the grape-growers and wine-makers of California against the test stated that the agreement would be injurious to the grape inter- The President directed that the matter be laid be- fore Mr. Casson, the special commissioner, who arranged the agree- Other members of the California delegation have The pro- ECE L6 XF 306 08 06 K6 308 30 08 08 00 00 0 0 0 bl « ¢« GRAPE GROWERS AND o o o o o =3 g features of the recent reciprocity agreement with France. ke g estsof California. f=3 ¢ ment with France. & entered protests at the White House. o o casualties among the Colonel Ordonez, Captain nchez, Lieutenant Yrizas of the artillery, and Perez and Garcia, both the last named | being Spanish officers whose rank is not mentioned. The Spaniards also admit the loss of | twenty-one infantry soldiers, severely wounded, and say one soldier was killed. But it is belieted the losses of the Spanjards were much more heavy. In the naval force the Spaniards say that the dfficer who was second in command of the partly dismantled Spanish cruis- er, Reina Mercedes, and five sailops and an ensign were killed. The Spanis] sailors wounded, it is asserted, numbori sixteen men. i SAMPSON MAKES A BRIEF REPORT. “Silenced the Works Quickly| Without Injury of Any Kind,” Says the Admiral. WASHINGTON, June 7.—Shortly af-| ter 7 o'clock this evening information | confirmatory of the press dispatches | concerning ‘the bombardment of the | fortifications of Santiago reached the | Navy Department. It came in the| form of a cablegram from Admiral Sampson, whirh was made public in the following bulletin: CICIooIoTcTototoYoYoToloYolofoXol 8 “Secretary of the Navy: gl © Bombarded forts at Santi- © ©® ago, 7:30 to 10 a. m. to- © g day, June 6. Silenced g @ Wworks quickly without in- @‘ ® jury of any kind, though @®| © within 2000 yards. 8‘ ® “ e 2 SAMPSON.” @/ jofofojofofofofofofofoXoXooXoYoXoXoy While the officials of the Navy De- partment declined to say definitely | whether the bulletin contained .all the information given in Admiral Samp- son’s cablegram, there {s reason to be- lieve that it did not. The officials re- fused to discuss the subject or to vouchsafe further information than was posted on the bulletin board. Only one additional point was elieited by questioning. That was that the ca- blegram contained no information about the landing of either land forces or marines. The information received from Ad- miral Sampson was evidently quite sat- isfactory - to thd" naval authorities. ‘While they declined to discuss either the reasons for or the probable conse- quences . of the bombardment, they were thoroughly satisfied with the re- sults accomplished. It is pretty well understood that the bombardment was for the purpose of paving the way either for the landing of troops or merely to cover the landing of ma- rines. § Dispatches recelved by the Associat- ed Press-from Spanish sources to- night indicate that a landing was ef- fected, either during or immediately after the bombardment. This is re- garded by naval authorities as entire- ly reasonable. It is deemed likely that Sampson landed a sufficient force of marines to hold the ground he had gained and to make preparation for the landing of the regular forces upon their arrival, if indeed, some of them are not alrgady at hand. e SPANISH VERSIONS OF BOMBARDMENT Cervera Makes Some Admis- sions of Defeat, but Blanco Claims the Usual Victory. Copyrighted, 159, by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, June 7.—General Linares, military commander at Santiago de Cuba, has officially reported to General Blanco that at 8 o'clock Monday morn- ing the American fleetgbegan a com- bined attack upon the defenses at the entrance of Santiago de Cuba Bay. Ac- cording to his report, ten out of twen- ty-four ships were in sight during the firing, which continued without inter- ruption during three hours. In that time the American guns threw more than 1500 missiles. The Morro, Socapa and Punta Gorda batteries returned the fire. At 12 o’clock the cannonading was begun again at Aguadores landing and continued for an hour. Both attacks, General Linares says, were repelled. The firing of the Americans damaged only the outside of the barracks of Morro Castle, which were built during a time of peace and were unprotected. Cayo Smith was struck, but the damage was not great. General Linares also reports that the cruiser Reina Mercedes was struck. He says no guns at the forts were dis- mounted. He says no damage on the American ships was visible. As it grew dark nine of the American ships had disappeared. He reports that the Span- ish army losses were one chief killed and four officers and twenty-one sol- diers wounded. One navy chief and five sailors were killed and one officer and twelve sailors wounded. It is supposed the American ships have had “impor- tant losses.” MADRID, June 7.—The following offi- cial aispatch has been received here from Havana: ‘‘Colonel Aldea, com- manding a Spanish column, has had some sharp fighting with a body of rebels who are supporting the landing of American forces near Santiago de Cuba. Two American warships pro- tected the landing party. The result of the operations is not known. “It is supposed that the renewal of the bombardment of Santiago, lasting from 8 to 11 o’clock on Monday morn- ing, was intended to distract the atten- tion of the Snaniards and to enable the l?ndlng to be effected without molesta- tion.” A later dispatch from General Aldea says that ome of his soldiers was hit by the American shells, which, he as- serts, fell among the insurgents. The following official dispatch has been received from Admiral Cervera: “Six American vessels have bom- barded the fortifications at Santiago and along the adjacent coast. Six were killed and seventeen wounded on board the Reina Mercedes. Three officers land forces: | men were wounded among the troops. | respondent there of a somewhat singu- ‘were killed and an officer and seventeen | chard. The Americans fired 1500 shells of dif- ferent calibers. The damage inflicted upon the batteries of La Socapa and Morro Castle was unimportant. The barracks at Morro Castle suffered dam- age. The enemy had noticeable losses.” In the Chamber of Deputles, Captain Aunon, Minister of Marine, read Ad- miral Cervera's dispatch and a dispatch from Blanco to the effect that General Linares had repulsed an American at- tempt to effect a landing of troops at Aguadores. The Senate, after hearing Admiral Cervera’s dispatch, unani- mously resolved to congratulate the army and navy. ——— ORDONEZ’S DEATH A LOSS TO SPAIN. He Was a Noted Artiliery Expert With a European Reputation. | LONDON, June 8—The London morning papers are inclined to doubt the account of the destruction and si- lencing of the forts at Santiago, but they believe the bombardment was in- tended to draw the Spaniards’ atten- tion from a landing somewhere, and that the coming week or two will see exciting évents in Cuba. The sinking of the Reina Mercedes is regarded as probable, for it is known that her boilers were defective and that she had no armored deck. The wound- | ing or death of Colonel Ordonez means | a serious loss to Spain, he being, or’ having been her artillery expert, with a European reputation and the designer of the ordnance bearing his name. The Cape Haytien advicesof the Daily Mail practically confirm the account from the Associated Press boat Dandy. All other accounts here except the brief dispatches from Madrid emanate from New York. A special from Ha- vana, evidently pro-Spanish, says that | nine American vessels retired, seriously crippled, that the Reina Mercedes was only slightly dariaged and that the American losses were heavy. The Dally News says: “The American | Consul at Odessa has informed our cor- | lar proceeding on the part of the au- | thorities at that port with regard to some foreign steamers now chartered as auxiliary transports for the convey- ance of troops and war materials from Odessa to Port Arthur. “It,appears that in the case of a Ger- man steamer named Scandia and a French vessel, the American Consul was applied to for certificates attesting | to owners of the steamers and the char- acter and nature as well as the destina- | tion of their passengers and cargo. It/ was explained by the local Russian au- thorities that this extraordinary pre- caution was taken in the event of the vessels being compelled to put into a | Philippine port. “As no certificate was demanded of the Spanish Consul it would appear | that the Russians look upon the United States as being in de facto possession of the Philippine archipelago. The American Consul readily gave the re- quired certificates.” NO RELIEF FOR ADMIRAL CERVERA Spain Without Power to Send a Single Ship to His | Assistance. NEW YORK, June 7.—The Herald’s correspondent at Washington tele- | graphs: There is absolutely no hope for | naval re-enforcements for Admiral Cer- | vera or for the blockaded city of San- | United States and are not within the tiago de Cuba. Spain is without power | to send a single ship to his assistance. | Reports of the appearance of a Spanish | squadron in the vicinity of the Wind- | ward Islands or that Spanish vesselsi were sighted off Madagascar, as pub- | lished in Madrid, are absolutely erone- | ous. Information of an authentic char- acter received by the Navy Depart- ment is to the effect that the Spanish | reserve squadron is still at Cadiz and there is little likelihood of its ultimate departure. - NAVAL AND LAND | FORCES DOOMED | Cervera’s Fleet Will Be De- stroyed, While Santiago City Must Surrender. LONDON, June 7.—A dispat¢h to the Daily Mail from Cape Haytlen says: “The American victory at Santiago de Cuba has cleared the way for the en- trance of Admiral Sampson and the destruction of the Spanish fleet. As Santiago’s land defenses are reported wealk, it is likely that the city will yield to a vigorous attack. “It is reported that the commander CASTING ABOUT FOR PRECEDENT McKinley Would Seize Hawaii. A WARNING TO CONGRESS THREATENS TO OVERRIDE ITS ACTION. Report That the Islands May Be[ Taken as a “War Measure’” if the Annexation Treaty Is Beaten. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, June 7.—The Washing- ton correspondent of the Herald sends the following: There is still a possi- bility that the Hawaiian annexation resolution will come up in the House during the present week, though some of its advocates fear a deliberate ef- fort is being made to postpone, in ac- cordance with an alleged understand- ing with certain Senators that if it is delayed in the House until the war bill | has been sent to the President, Con- gress will adjourn before the Senate can act on it. If this plan is carried out it is probable President McKinley will take the islands as a war measure, without waiting for the Senate to act at the next session. The President has full power under law and precedent. The law he relies upon is that of 1856, relating to guano islands, which may be discovered or taken possession of by citizens of the lawful jurisdiction of any other govern- ment. The chief precedent referred to | is the taking of Amelia Island at the mouth of St. Mary's River, Florida, by direction of President Monroe in 1817. | Amelia Island was at that tiree Span: ish territory, but was occupied- by a band of pirates, which Spain failed to suppress. A precedent for taking foreign ter- ritory for war purposes was afforded by General Jackson, when he pursued the Seminole Indians into Florida, then a Spanish possession, and took posses- sion of Spanish military posts. NAVAL CADETS TO GET AGLIMPSE OF WARFARE Annapolis Men Assigned to Battle- Ships in West Indian Waters During Their vacation. WASHINGTON, June 7.—The Navy De- partment has decided to give the naval cadets at Annapolis an opportunity to see real warfare by taking assignment on the | warships in lieu of the customary summer | vacation. As a result about half of the| second-class men and quite a number of third-class men have been assigned to duty on the Indiana, New York, Iowa and | other ships in West Indian waters. The assignments are not general, apply- Ing to an entire class, but are entirely elective by the cadets themselves. They are showing much eagerness for the ser- vice, as disclosed by the large number of applications thus far made. The depart- ment has approved the applications in all cases, unless some personal or family ob- jection was raised. The assignments are made to the larger ships, as they afford the best accommodation, the smailer gun- boats and auxiliary craft not having the room for extra men. The cadets will be made useful mainly as signal officers. NAVAL PROMDTIONS A | SUBJECT FOR CRITICISM Officers Displeased With Recommen- | dations Made by the President. WASHINGTON June 7.—The death of Captain Gridiey has removed one of the officers set down for advancement over their seniors on account of the victory of Manila. The promotions recommended by the President are the subject of much talk between naval officers. Those who did not participate in the battle are naturally displeased at ‘“being jumped” and tn are pointing out the evils of the practi among them being the probability that some of the very officers advanced are likely to be in turn jumped and so prac- tically set back by some officers now on duty with Sampson’s fleet, who may dis- tinguish themselves in battie. These offi- cers are urging that it would be only pru- dent and fair to go slowly in the matter of making promotions is character, and to awalt until the grar is ended, whan all the meritorious officers may be ve- warded in strict accordance with their merit. —_— AS AN AUXILIARY HOSPITAL SERVICE NEW YORK, June 7.—Secretary Al- ger has accepted the service of the American National Red Cross as auxil- fary to the hospital service of the army of the United States in the fol- lowing letter to Miss Clara Barton: “Dear Madam: The tender of the services of the American Red Cross made to this department through the Department of State under date of May 25, for medical and hospital work —as auxiliary to the hospital service of the army of the United States—is ac- cepted, all representatives and em- ployes of said organization to be sub- Ject to orders, according to the rules and discipline of war, as provided by the sixty-third article of war.” Relations of China and Japan. Copyrighted, 183, by James Gordon Bennett. CHEMULPO, Korea, June 7.—I am in a of the Reina Mercedes, second in com- | positjon to contradict the rumors of mand of the Spanish fleet under Cer- strained _relations vera, was killed during the engagement. | China, The combined American and insurgent forces are entrenched near Daiquiri, with guns mounted in preparation for a further movement. From Spanish sources comes a report that a party of Americans landed at Aguadores, but whether it is true or not is not known here.” oA Bl s Small Boats Pass the Wreck. KINGSTON, Jamalica, June 7.—While the sinking of the Merrimac in the channel in Santiago harbor will prevent the egress of Spanish cruisers, I under- stand torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers can pass the wreck safely because of their light draught. —_—_— INTERNATIONAL CHESS. Pillsbury and Showalter Beaten in the Fifth Round. VIENNA, Juhe 7.—The fifth round of the international chessmasters’ tourna- ment was begun in this city to-day at the Vienna Chess Club. All the games were finished. Both Pillsbury and Showalter were beaten, while the other two Ameri- cans, Steinitz and Balird, registered draws, Ehownéter wu&hbenatlent:;y "a‘l;eo. 1Bhtc:lt;- urne drew wi 1t s ury lost to Maroczy, Januw:fiy m“ pgy'to I»i,dprtn's tactics and Schiffers t Schwarz. The games between Tarrdsch and Lipke, Alapin_and Caro, Walbroadt an ‘lfird all led and Schlechter and Tschi| in draws, while Burns defeated Tren- 4 between Japan and No further demands have been made by Japan since the last installment of the war indemnity was paid. No fric- tion has taken place between the repre- sentatives of the two countries. - Sugar Bounties Conference Opens. BRUSSELS, June 7.—The international conference on sugar bounties opened at the Foreign Office here to-day under the presidency of Premier P. Desmet de Nai- yer, adjourning until Friday next. The sessions will be held in secret. ADVERTISEMENTS. War Prices Are inevitable. During the last war some dollar medicines advanced as high as $1 60. To-day prudent people are preparing for the coming rise by laying in supplies of medicines and ‘ other necessities. First among medicines comes Hood's Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier and health protector, then Hood's' Pills, the best family cathartic and liver pill. It is positive practical economy to buy at least half a dozen bottles of each TO-DAY. H o Od,.s Sarsa- Is America's Grqatest Medicine. | formation was received parilla :"."‘ SAMPSON’S REP K fisShipt H dll Fortifi QR OF | HE FIGHT¢ ave Silenced cations at Santiago. Twenty-Eight Th Troops to Sail ousand American for the Cuban Port To-Day. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, June 7. Admiral Sampson’s cablegram an- nouncing the silencing of the Santiago batteries was hurriedly deciphered by the code experts this aiternoon, but not all of it was made public. ~The parts withheld relate to future operations. ‘When one of the naval cipher experts appeared with a bulletin for the press he announced in delivering his informa- tion : “Sampson appears to have silenced everything in Santiago except old man Cervera, who insists that he did no ma- terial damage in the bombardment yes- terday.” The bulletin from Sampson, as read at the department, stated that he had silenced the fortifications of Santiago completely. On its heels came a Ma- drid cable announcing cheerfully that Admiral Cervera wired his Government the damages to the batteries were “un- important.” Cervera acknowledged, how- ever, that ‘“some damage’” was done to Morro Castle and Socapa and to the Morro Bar- racks, and that six men on the =Reina Mercedes were killed and seventeen wounded; that three officers of the land troops were killed and one officer and seven- | teen soldiers were wounded. It appears, then, to have been a se- rious defeat for the Spaniards, although the afternoon press reports were, as ex- pected, considerably exaggerated. There is no doubt, however, that thz forts, if not utterly destroyed, have been ren- dered useless, and it is not expected there will be any further bombardment until the main body of our troops are landed at Santiago. The main Santiago expedition, which it is said will consist of 28,000troops, will sail early to-morrow morning. This in- to-day from General Shafter in a telegram to the Secretary of War. The determination to embark the troops at once was the re- | sult of President McKinley's personal | efforts. Yesterday Secretary Alger re- ceived a telegram from General Shafter stating that the supplies and equipments which ought to have been distributed days—and perhaps weeks—ago were still locked up in the freight cars which line the railroad tracks at Tampa, and that it was impossible, owing to lack of invoices and bills of lading, totknow what the cars contained. \ When this information was conveyed to the President he was extremely an- noyed and manifested a righteous im- patience, while the War Department officials, who had been led to believe that the troops at Tampa were in a practical state of equipment and ready to leave at a moment's notice, were greatly surprised. The messages which were sent to Tampa yesterday were brief and to the point. They directed Gen- eral Shafter to break open the cars, if necessary, so that the supplies might be taken out and promptly distributed to the men. General Shafter’s telegram this afternoon stated thetroops would probably reach Santiago and be disembarked Sunday. It will take one or two days to unload the heavy artillery and a day or two more to scale the high hills around the town, but by the middle of next week Santiago will be in our posses- sion. The remaining cable will be seized and operated by our troops. It is be- lieved the prospect of early occupation of Santiago accounts for the failure of vessels to complete the cable cutting, for, with the remaining cable in their hands, our naval and military forces in Cuba will be able to communicate with Washington, while Blanco will be as effectually cut off from Madrid as if the cable were cut. The troops destined for Porto Rico are not yet ready to depart, and it is impossible to say when they will be fully equipped. _Every effort is being put forward to hasten the work of se- curing supplies, ‘but there is inevitable delay and confusion, notwithstanding all that the contractors can do. In course of time, however, Porto Rico will be taken and Santiago will be in American possession, probably, “before San Juan is again bombarded. The War Department has determined that Governors of States shall not ap- point® officers to regiments or compa- nies until the maximum numerical strength of those commands had been attained in the respec States. This | policy was urgently recommended by | Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn weeks ago. If it had been followed there would have been much less confusion and none of the controversies which marked the organization of the service under the first call for troops. Politi- | cal influence was constantly exerted in favor of the acceptance of commands of ‘minimum strength, with the result that | while an army of 125,000 was raised it was in such a way that the three bat- talion formation is imnossible and the list of commissioned line and staff offi- cers is out of all proportion to the en- listed force. As a result of this it will take 42,000 | men of the second call to brine the regi- ments and companies already in the vol- unteer service up to their requisite strength, leaving a force of 33,000 which will be organized strictly in accordance with the rules which apply to the three battalion formation. The officials will profit by the ex- perience of the past two months and will raise regiments and companies and then call for the commissioning of offi- cers by the Government. The troops at Fort iIyer and Wash- ington barracks are jubilant over the an- nouncement that they will be sent to the Philippines. Orders have been issued directing Light Battery D, Sixth Artillery, Cap- tain Alex B. Dyer, which is stationed at the barracks at the arsenal, and Light Battery G, Sixth Artillery, Captain Vic- tor H. Bridgman, stationed at Fort Myer, to proceed to San Francisco im« mediately and report to General Mese ritt. They will leave as soon as trans- portation has been arranged. Both batteries are in excellent shape and are expected to prove a valuable addition to the force to be led by Gen- eral Merritt. The Philippine expedi- tions are being strengthened wherever possible by the addition of §ra!nqd an.d experienced regulars. In this it is evi- dent that General Merritt's demand for regulars rather than volunteers has been complied with by the department. 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