The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-03
SAMPSON HAS JOINED SCHLEY.
WASHINGTON EXPECTING NEWS OF
THE FIRST IMPORTANCE.

Navy Department Confident No At
tempt Was Made to Enter Santiago
HnrbOr During This Weeks bonn
bardment-Gen. GarciH's Insur-
gents Expected TO Cooperate With
the FIeet-NO Step Taken by Spain
at Washington Toward NegOtiat-
ing for Peace,
! Washington, June At was plainly no
ticeable at the navy department to-day
that the officials were expecting news Of
the first Importance, but that they did not
look for it Immediately.
The firmness with which they have in
sisted that Commodore Schley could have
bad no general engagement with the
Spanish ships and forts at Santiago, as
was reported appeared to be based on
full knowledge of the plans under which
the commodore is acting, and the greatest
concession they would make toward ad-
mitting that a fight had taken place Tues
day was to say that possibly Commodore
Schley had detected some earthworks go
ing up and had razed them with his
shells. They were confident he made no
attempt ~ elleI tIlS uetI DOl'
1t is believed now, however, with Ad-
miral Sampson in the field and in COM
mand at Santiago, with an augmented
force. that interesting events may be
looked for.
These are expected, Notwithstanding the
fact that no troops have yet started from
Port Tampa, as was established by in
C,,ir- a. +t,a ryor 1eD,r,,,apt tbie n ftar-
noon. The insurgents are known TO be IN
force in the neighborhood of Santiago, and
through CaM. Dorst, the war department
not only has been In communication with
them, but has supplied them fully with
good weapons and an abundance of am
munition.
The headquarters of the best of the Gu
ban generals, Garcia, are distant from
Santiago only seventy-five miles, so that
it is possible Admiral Sampson feels strong
enough with their support to begin the
assault by sea upon the doomed Spanish
feet and forts without waiting the
rival of the United States troops from
Tampa
The trend of news that came to Wash
ington from unofficial sources during the
afternoon all went to support this belief,
so there is some ground for the eXpec-
nation may be expected shortly.
The Spanish government has made a
protest to the British authorities against
the shipping Of Canadian coal from Brit
ish North America to San Francisco for
the relief of the ships of Admiral Dewey's
feet at Manila, and also against the ship
ing of coal from Nova Scotia to Allan
tic ports for use by United States war
ships operating in the West Indies. 1t is
understood that Spain's protest has not
proved of avail.
The subject was referred to the Canad-
ian authorities, who upon investigation,
learned that the coal shipments, both
from British North America and from
Nova Ccotia, were in the ordinary course
of commercial transactions.
They were made by private parties in
Canada TO private parties in the United
States. Whether the coal subsequently
passed into the hands of the United States
government for use by the American navy
was held to be outside of the province of
the British and Canadian authorities.
1t is probable that any direct sales to
the navy department would be stopped,
as these would have been manifestly a
breach of the neutral attitude maintained
by the British government and her colo
! NAL possessions including Canada.
The Queen Regent of Spain has instruct
ed Senior Castillo to ask the Powers to
interVen for peace, that movement has
not yet taken any form IN washington,
either at the state department or any
of the foreign embassies Among diplo-
matte officials 1t is thought to be quite
possible that Spain is feeling her way to-
ward securing peace, but it is not believed
this will meet any active assistance from
the great Powers. 1t is known that Spain
has counted most on arousing the active
interest of France, but it has been unsuc-
| cessful The French authorities here
have not heard of any negotiations for
many weeks past indicating that the au-
thorities at Paris have not taken up the
proposition of SeuOr Castillo for interven-
ton in behalf of peace.