The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-21
TROOPS FOR MANILA
THOUGHT TO HAVE ARRIVED
THERE AT SAME TINE.
IF SPAIN SHOULD REFUSE AN EXCHANGE
1t Would be Worse for Her'-Christening War
Ships Yet TO Be But--Ensign Bag
Iey's Name to be Given to
First Torpedo Boat,

Washington, ID. c., June 20.-Public
attention here to-day was divided almost
even between three subjects: The move
ments of General Skaters army, the
probability of reinforcements having
reached Dewey and the status of Hob
son, the naval hero. Up TO late hour.
in the afternoon neither of the anXiously
awaited messages, which were to an
nounce the arrival of the transports at
Santiago and Manila had reached either
the War .or the Navy Departments. 1t
was not doubted, however, that our YES
sells are off Santiago.
Nor is it doubted that just about the
time Shafter appeared off Santiago the
Charleston appeared in Manila Bay,
leading the three transports which bring
nearly 1900 soldiers to Dewey's assis
tance. That fact will not be known,
however officially for two of three days.
owing to the distance from there to
Hong Kong, the nearest cable point. 1t
is questioned here whether with this
force to back him Dewey will feel justi-
fed in assaulting Manila or even in nc
cepting its surrender. Either course
wculd involve heavy responsibilities for
he Admiral, and it is extremely desirable
that no pretext be afforded jealous Euro
pean powers for intervention at Manila
under the guise of protecting the interests
of their subjects Therefore it may be
that the Admiral will wait for another
ten days until the second installment of
troops reaches Cayite In this case he
probably will land the troops that arrive
-. a, rrrhf fgh tf,xt~
completely under the control of himself
and the Insurgents.
Should Spain adopt the cruel and un-
usual course of refusing an exchange of
Hobson and his companions, the regula
tions of the War Department are suff-
cient to meet the case. The following
principle is laid down in its regulations:
"Retaliation will never be resOrted to
as measure of mere revenge, but only
as IA measure of protective retributi0n,
and moreover, cautiously and unavoid-
ably, that is to say retaliation shall only
be resorted to after careful inquiry into
the real occurrence, and the character
of the deeds that may demand retrlbu-
ton. Unjust or incOnsiderate retalia-
tion removes the belligerents further and
further from the mitigating rules of reg
ular warfare, and by rapid strides leads
them to the internecine wars of saw
ages"
4 WHOLESALE CHRISTENING.
1t was pointed out to-day by a leading
officer OF the army that the Spanish had
most to lose by course of cruelty which
would call for retaliation as the number
Of Spanish prisoners is far greater than
that Of American prisoners.
There was Il wholesale christening ut
the Navy Department to-day when Sec
retary Long supplied names for no less
than 80 war craft. All of these were
provided for in the last naval apprOprid-
tion BILL and while contracts for their
construction have not yet been awarded
the advertisements have been issued eX-
cept in the case of the monitors, and all
the boats will be under way before cold
weather. First in the list of the big
battleships is the Maine. for Congress
has provided that that name shall be
continued i'm the naval list. The other
two big battleships will be called the
Missouri and the Ohio. The first Of the
torpedo boats bears the name Of brave
young Ensign Bagley. who was killed
ON the deck of the Winslow, under the
guns Of Cardenas the first Ameri
can naval officer to lose his
life in the war. These States
have the privilege of giving their
names to monitors, Arkansas. Connect
cut, Florida and Wyoming The names
given to the sixteen torpedo boat de
stroyers are those of Americas famous
naval heroes, Bainbridge. Barry, Chaun-
cey, Dale, Decatur Hopkins, Hull. Law
renee, MacDonough. Paul Jones' Perry
Preble. Stewart Truxtum. Whipple and
Worden. The names applied to the tor
pedo boats are those of lesser fame. but
still of glorious memory. Beside Bag
ley's they are:
Barney, Biddle, Blakely. DeLong.
Nicholson, O'Brien. Shubrick. Stockton.
Thornton, Tingey and Wilkes. There is
now only one vessel, either building or
authorized. left without a name, a gun
boat officially known as No. rs.
THE CADIZ FLEET AGAIN.
Word went around the War Depart |
ment this afternoon that the Cadiz feet
had made another spectacular appear
ance this time returning to the home
port The source of information is not
disclosed so that it is impossible to tell |
how much credence to attach to the re-
port The Navy Department was prompt |
" informed of the receipt Of the mes
sage.
Rumors of troop movements continue
to emanate from camp managers. This