Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-28
WAITING FOR news:
If Cervera is Bottled Up
Troops Will Move
ON CUBA AND PORTO RICO
captain OF the olympia on the Sick Eiae
ana VIII Return to America
.. Dispatch Received from
Adtaira, p"wry.
tByTelegraph.)

| NByIelegraph.)
| WASHINGTON Nav a7-Tba ~, Z
tafy situation as at present deterninad
upon by those in authority Is RI ,naEa
| no forward movement of troops either
upon Porto Rico or Cuba until full ana
| uelihite information is received as to-
me location Of the Spanish squadron
| and it's possibilities as a factor ia t11a$
| aggressive movements of Spain 15sslfe
For the last few days army circles
nave shared public belief that the
spanish snip" We're trapped in Santiago
harbor, ANA that has given Impetus TO
arrangements by which large bodies OF
| troops AT iliicianlaugn and elsewhere
| might De moved forward rapidly to
| ampa for embarkation. The presence
81 thlrty or more transports in Florida
waters added to the conviction that a.
| movement ON large scale was about
70 occur. All this has been going ON
with the understanding that Admiral
Cerveras career as a possible menace
IN the rear of our troops had been
cut OFT by his being securely held in2
santiago harbor. but in the absence OF
positive informa ton on this point there
| IS no purpose whatever on the part OF
the War Department to make an ag-
gress,ye forward a msiate iI
Or Porte .5 bsitr9b positive manner ana t9 frsn
m authoritative source 8l72.95l
It can be again affirmed on this
hlghest authority and notwithstanding
:, iui'i W .ne contrary, that at the
close OF the day the leparement had
nothing more than a belief founded on
unofficial advices. that the Spanish
squadron was lying in Santiago harbors
ana no news as to Commodore Schley.S:
whereabouts. However, the great ma
tority OF the officials Of the Navy De-
partment entertain no doubt that Ger
vera is within Santiago harbor and
they have succeeded in mpressing this
belief upon the President and the
members OF the cabinet ~
It was announced today that Hoi-S
land. the inventor OF the submarines
boat of that name. was expected here
tomorrow to discuss with Captain
o'Neil chief of ordnance the FEAST
bility of using the novel craft in an
attack upon the Spanish squadron att
Santiago If the vessels are still there
The officials are disposed to receive ins
a kindly spirit any suggestion that
might prove to be Of value in thtsS
N oafslfu ryy
the details OF organizing tie new force
OF $4,000 volunteers for at least q week
or ten days
LIZ the regiments under the first call
are to be brought up to their maxi-S
mum strength 1t will take about 10000
men from the second call to complete
the l25 rabimentS under the first CALI
This Will leave $4,000 men to be organ-E
lied in distinctivcly new regiments.
The War Department is anxious to
obtain the views Of the governors OF
the states and territories In regard to-
The filling to the maximum strength
The regiments already furnished by
them under the first call and with this
object in view. Adjutant General Corr
bin. at the direction OF Secretary ALI
ger today sent kilograms asking the&
several governors to make recommen-S5
dationS to the department on this SUBJ
Jcct. The question arose today as Hto&
whether colored officers with colored ~
troops would be taken as part of the
organiZa tons offered. General Alger
ieci'ied that il n coored company had
efficient soldiery, colored officers, they
Mere rs much entitled to recognition;
and acceptance in the military service
MS We're the troops themselves. In this.
connection it developed that colored Il
men are being considered for some OF Il
the staff appointments and the sur.
L colored man as surgeon, with theE$5
rank OF captain. The colored SUR
geon Will be assigned to a colored reg:
lment. and colored troops and coloreds 8
officers viii be kept together as far as
possible
At o'clock this morning at thes.
Navy Department that Captain Grid
ley. Of the Olympia, had been invaiided ts
home. He will proceed from Hong
Kong to the United States probably
Immediately. IL he is able to travel
The department tonight notified Hrs;
Grilley that her husband was coming:
home. The nature of his illness is not
known. 8:
The statement in the Associated;
Press dispatch that two other ofi1cers&
of Admiral Deweys fleet We're also on%
the inyalided list is thought by naVaISs
officers to be q mistake. as the depart
ment has no information OF that kfnu.Sss
No information concerning the ad-4
vices received from Admiral Dewey
which reached the department today;
could be made public tonight, but It - Il
officially understood that the dipatchea /:
contained nothing Of a startling nature,
The department Is satisfied. therefore,
that the story OF the explosion on the;
cruiser Baltimore is without fGunda-%
ton sass3sS8
There is abundant reason to believe
That the naval officials tonight receive
I'D dispatches from Admiral Sampson.
although at 1880 P. NJ. no bulletins
had been made public. The Associated!
Press has already announced that at4zss
o'clock this morning the dispatcnSpoaIs
Doluhin, of Commodore Schley's SQUAD
ron. ran alongside the flagship New
York, which was then off Havana anu anu
informed her that she bore dispatches
for Admiral Sampson from Commodore
Scblev It is considered probable that
these dispatches contained informatioHss
# the precise whereabouts OF IS
Cane Verde squadron and, quite nat nal
urally the information would pc sentSlosS
The naya! authorities here as soon 2a ~
Fact hoats and telegraph wires couidE
carry it. sssss
BALTIMORE ALL RIGHT.
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