Evening journal., 1898-06-03
MASSING OF INSURGENTS
Combined Attack by Land and Sea
Is Now Expected,
SPAIN PROTESTS TO ENGLAND,
Objects 20 CanRtia's Sending Goal to s~n
Trancisco-The Protest Of Little Avail.
Troops at the Preside May Bo
Sent TO Honolulu.

WASHINGTON, June Alt was plain
iy noticeable at the navy department
yesterday that the officials were ex-
pecting news Of the first Importance,
but that they did not look for II I'm
mediately The frmness with which
thoy have Insisted that Schley could
have had no general engagement with
the Spanish forces. ships and forts at
Santiago. as was reported. appeared 10
be based on a full knowledge Of the
plans under which the commodore is
acting and the only concession that
they would make toward admitting that
a fight had taken place there Tuesday
was 70 say that possibly Schley had de-
tected some earthworks going up and
had razed them with his shells. They
were confident no bad made no attempt
20 enter the harbor
IL Is believed now, however. with
Sampson In ahe field and IN command
Off Santiago with an augmented force,
that interesting events may be looked
FOR.
These arc expected. too. notwlth-
standing tho fact that no troops have
yet started from Tampa. as was estab-
lished by inquiry at the war depart
ment yesterday afternoon. The insur-
gents are known to be In force In the
nelghborhood of Santiago and through
Captain Dorst the war department not
only has been In communication with
thom, but has supplied them fully with
good weapons and an abundance of
ammunition The headquarters OF the
best Of tho Cuban generals, Garcia, are
distant from Santiago only 75 miles. 80
that It Is possible Sampson feels strong
enough with his support TO begin the
assault by sea upon tho doomed Span
lsh aeet and forts without awaiting the
arrival OF tho United states troops from
Tampa. Tho trond OF the news that
camo TO Washington from unofficial
sources all went TO support this belief,
30 there II some ground for tho expec-
tation Of tho officials that important In
formation may be expected shortly.
Tho Spanish government has mado q
protest % the British authorities
against the shipping OF Canadian coal
from British North America 60 san
francisco for relief of the ships of Ad-
miral Dowey~s fleet "a Manila and also
against tho shipping OF coal from Nova
SCOTIA 10 Atlantic ports cor uso by Unit
cd States wauships operating Ia the
West Indies.
IA wow N AAtA AnAAhk Nl AAAN AfAAAAthA
government that cOal was cOntrabRnn
u war this protest by Spain might have
caused considerable embarrassment. as
the Canadian coal Is considered by the
naval authorities TO be a superior arti-
Gle for the use OF our ships. II n only
short distance from tho British North
American coalnelds TO San Francisco
and the Nova Scotia coalnelds arc also
easily accessible to Atlantic ports. II Is
understood however. that Spain's pro-
test has not proved OF any avail The
subject was referred TO the Canadian
authorities, who, upon Investigating
learned that the coal shipments both
from British North America and from
Nova Scotia were IN tho 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 tho Amer
lean navy was held 20 be outside of the
province OF the British and Canadian
authorities It IS probable that any d.
rect sales TO the navy department would
have been stopped. as these would have
been manlfestly a breach OF the neutral
attitude maintained by the British gov
ernment and It's colonial possessions,
including Canada