The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-21
GENERAL SHAFT TER
OFF SANTIAGO
This is Opinion Held by Wash
ington Authorities.
THE CHARLESTON AT MANILA
Tho Cruiser Believed to Have Arrived
With Supplies For Dewey.
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NO DEClsIQ sfv.s TO HoBsON
Sagasti H I : $ as Yet Decided wheth-
er g. ,ae Will be Granted.
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NAMES FOR THE NEW WARsHIPS
The Maine VIII BE Perpetuated Among the
List of Uncle Sans Floating For
tresses-Torpedo Boat Named
for Ensign Worth Bagly.

Washington, June 2O.-Public attention
here today was divided almost evenly be-
tween three subjects-the movement of
General Skaters army the probability OF
reinforcements having reached Dewey and
the status of Hobson, the naval hero. Up
to a late hour in the afternoon n1ither of
the anxiously awaited messages which
were to announce the arrival of transports
at Santiago and Manila had reached either
the war or navy department. 1t was not
doubted however that our vessels are off
Santiago, for although proceeding at a
less speed than the steamer arriving at
Kingston reported passing in the Windward
passage last night, the distance which
they would be obliged to travel from the
Windward passage to Santiago is less than
that traversed by the British ship which
came into Jamaica early in the afternoon.
If they arrived only this morning off San
tiago they could report that fact solely by
dispatch boat running over to Kingston,
a twelve hours jourpey..-,-s-
First Expedition at Manila
1t is not doubted that just about the time
Shafter appeared off Santiago the Charles
ton appeared in Manila bay leading the
three transports which bring nearly 1900
soldiers to Dewey's assistance. That fact
will not be known, however, officially for
two 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 justified in assaulting Manila or even
in accepting its surrender. Either course
would involve heavy responsibilities for the
admiral, and 1T Is extremely desireable
that no pretext be afforded jealous Euro
pean powers for Intervention at Manila
,J-,+ ~ off otpsetin infprGgta
of their subjects. Therefore 1T may be that
the admiral will wait another ten days
until the second installment of troops
reaches Cavhe. In that case he probably
will land the troops he has in Cavite, which
is completely under his CONTROL and em-
ploy the time in accustoming them to Ma
nila methods and climate.
During the day dispatches announcing
that Captain General Blanco had refused
to exchange Hobson and his fellow prison.
ers created some Indignation, which was
modified later by Madrid advices quoting
Sagasta as saying decision had been
reached. Should Spain adopt the cruel and
unusual course of refusing an exchange the
regulations of the war department is sufn-
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
measure of protective retribution, and
moreover, cautiously and unavoidably; that
is to say retaliation shall only be resorted
to after careful inquiry into the real oc-
currence and character of the deeds that
may demand retribution. Unjust or IN
considerate retaliation removes the bellig-
erents further and further from the miti-
eating rules of regular war and by rapid
strides leads them to the internecine wars
of savages."
Spaniards on Wrong Side to Retaliate
1t was pointed out today by a leading
A. 4L,& h.. ,fut. had
more to lose by a course of cruelty which
would call for retaliation as the number
Of Spanish prisoners is far greater than
that of American prisoners.
Secretary Long today supplied names for
no less than thirty-fve war craft. All OF
these were provided for in the last naval
appropriation bill, which contracts for their
construction have not yet been let, the ad-
vertisements have been issued except in the
case of the monitors and all the boats
which are under way before cold weather.
First in the list of the battleships is the
Maine, for congress has provided that that
name shall be continued in the list. The
other two big battleships will be called the
Missouri and the Ohio. The first torpedo
boat bears the name of the brave Ensign
Bagley, who was killed on the Winslow
under the guns of Cardenas the first
American naval officer to lose his life in the
war. Four states having the privilege of
giving their names to monitors. Arkansas,
Connecticut Florida and Wyoming. Names
given to the sixteen torpedo boat destroyers
are those of Americas famous naval he
roes, cambridge, Barry, ChaAcey, Dale.
Decatur, Hopkins. Hull, Lawrence, Mac
Donough Paul Jones. Perry, Preble, Stew
art, Truxton, Whipple and Worden. The
names applied to the torpedo boats are
those of lesser flame, but still of glorious
memory. Besides Bagey, they are Barney,
Biddle, Blakely, DeLong, Nicholson,
OBrien, Shubrick, Stockton, Thornton,
Mngey, Wilkes. There is now only one ves-
sel either building or authorized, left with
out name, a gunboat officially known as
No. 16.
The Spook Fleet Again
Word went around the war department
this afternoon that the Cadiz feet had
made another spectacular appearance, this
time returning to the home port. The