The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-03
BLOWING BUGLE BLASTS,
Rahying Round the Old Flag to Re.
sent the Panama Insult.
THE AMERICAN EAGLE SCREAMS.
Secretary Whitney Orders the Marlpes
to Sail for Aspinwah.
NAVAL OFFICERS READY TO GO.
Great Enthusiasm Among Our Sailor
Boys-Rapld transportation Ar
ranged-The Tennessee Or
dered from New Orleans.
SOME OPINIONS AND INTERVIEWS.
Whitney Warlike

ShiNNIONi April Ill answer 10
atelegram sent last night by Secretary
Whitney to the president of the Pacific
Mail Steamship company, ,at New York,
relative to the number of men the conn
pany's vessels can take to Aspinwal
without delay, the following reply was
received this morning:
I'VE can carry 100 men in the City of
Para TO morrow at noon, and 600 I'm the
Acapulco next Monday.n
Secretary Whitley replied:
1--WE Will ship 200 men by your steamer
tomorrow, with tents and camp eauip
age. The Tennessee, with Admiral
Jouett, Will leave New Orleans, prob
ably to-day, with an extra complement
or marines, for Aspinwall, and with ex-
ira provisions. This will plano
four ships and between 1000
ana 5000 available men at
Aspinwall Tor land service. As TO
Mondays steamer, will communicate
hereafter. The men will be taken from
Brooklyn Navy yard"
FROM COMMANDER KANE.
In reply to telegram sent to Com
mander Kane, Of the Galena, the fol-
lowing was also received to-day:
"The transit is closed. The steam
ship property is safe and In my posses
sion; also, the railroads property at The
north end Of the island. 1t is advisable
to send another vessel"
READYTo FIGHT.
when IL was learned In the navy de-
paftment this morning that the secra-
tary had determined to protect Amerl.
can interests at the isthmus by force.
there was considerable excitement
among naval officers ON duty here. A
number of them Immediately yolun.
teered their services 10 60 90 Aspinwall,
The selection Of officers, however, has
been left to the board of detail.
which convened at 1912 o'clock, 1t Is
understood that Maj. Charles Hayward,
oi the marine corps, who is in charge OF
the marine barracks, at BROOKLYN, will
have immediate command of the ma.
rines. A naval officer of rank, however,
VIII be detailed TO command the expe,
dition.
HEAVY LOSS or AMERICAN MAILS,
Cable advioes from AspinweIl, re-
ceiyed by Postmaster Pearson, reI,ort n
serious loss of mail matter IN the de-
strultion OF the city by fire on the 3lst
nltimo. The entire mail for the South
Pacific, dispatched from Now York on
the 2lst ultimO By the steamer CITY
OF Colon was destroyed and also the
registered mail and ordinary paper
mail for Aspinwall, sent by the same
steamer Tho lot5ur mail was nearly
all delivered before the fire broke out.
AS accurately as can now be learned
the mail for Central America nnd the
Pariiic coast of South America burned
consisted Of $50 packages OF registered
lnall, 10 sacks OF ordinary letters and
l3O sacks Of papers.
AN INTERVIEW.
A prominent navy officer, in speakiup
OF the Panama difficulty, and the send
ing OF force from the United States,
said to day: alt is subject of regret
among naval officers that the sailors,
who VIII probably form a part of the
force to be sent to the isthmus will not
be as well armed as the marines,
or even as well aa tho forces with which
they VIII have to contend. Their arms
consist OF the short magazine guns,
which VIII not compare, in range, with
the Springfield rifles; neither are they
supplied with yonets."
OFFICIAL OPINIONS.
Government officials are of opinlou
that the transit will not continue closed
Tor any length of time. 1t will depend
upon information derived In tho mean
time whether any additional force will
be esent to Aspinwall on Monday.
THE COST OF TRANSPORTATION.
The Pacific Mail Steamship company
has reduced the rate for taking the men
TO $50 per man, including their sub
sistence upon the passage, and includ-
Ing the tents and camp equipage. This
covers about the actual cost TO the com
pany for taking them.
The four ships of war which will be
AZ Aspinwall by the time the Pacific
nj all aim Qtsrf -
Tor use on land and force of soldiers
trained In their management.
MARINES FRoM PORTSMOUTH.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., April IA dis.
patch was received from Secretary
whitney to day ordering 90 marines TO |
Brook yn for Panama. They left by the
GETTING GATLINo GUNS READY.
NEW YORK, April 2.--'rhero has been |
quite hum of preparation to-day at the |
brooklyn navy yard and all the marine |
barracks In Brooklyn. The cause Is
SAID 10 be an intima,ion from Washing. |
ton that 1t would be well 81 have the |
available marine corps in tho station |
reany Tor transportation TO the isthmus
OIL Panama, in order to protect Amari. |
can interests. If needed 500 marines
can be sent away az two hours notice.
Ihe ordinance department Is also kept |
busy supplying eating guns aud such |
ammunition as may he called for.
PHfLADELPnIA's PORTION.
PHILADELPHIA, April 2.-Capts. Fa- !
gan and Cochrane snd 60 men of the |
United States marine corps left League
Island navy yard .O.day AZ three hours |
notice for New York, to sail thence to-
morrow for tho Isthmus of Panama.
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