The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-30
TO ATTACK CADIZ.
Administration Determined to Teach the
Dons n Lesson.

Dons n Lesson.
New York, June pa special to the
Tribune from Washington says: The
war n navy departments, by their
marked increase in activity, give great
evidence Of the aggressive efforts i'm
mediately to be directed against Spain.
having decided that the termination of
the war can be secured only by bring
ing home the discomforts as well as
the horrors of conflict to the greatest
lumber of Spanish subjects i'm the
shortest time. The wide extension of
the Cuban blockade, the announced in
tention of hurrying %. 900 additional
soldiers into Cuba. the proclaimed in
closure of a Juan de Porto Rico, to-
gether with the decision To dispatch
Commodore Watson's powerful fleet 10
European waters. gave a new impetus
TO the energy displayed al military and
naval headquarters, resulting in rush
and hustle which had not been equaled
since the week in April that was made
historical by the presidents ultimatum,
the proclamation of the Cuban block
ade. the first call for volunteers and
the actual beginning of hostilities.
The naval authorities are manifest
ing the greatest anxiety to expedite the
departure of Commodore Watson's raid
ing squadron from Santiago and urgent
dispatches were sent TO Admiral Samp-
son to-day to have the Iowa and the
Oregon fully coaled and equipped To
report for their new duty before the
end of the present week. BY that time
the Newark. the auxiliary cruisers
Yankee, Dixie and Yosemite, and three
GOLFERS, Scandia, Alexander and Abe
randa, will probably assemble north of
Porto Rico, when a straight course for
the Canaries will be pursued. The ma
val refrigerator ship supply. loaded
with fresh meat and vegetables. will
Immediately set out for the rendezvous
in order that the sailors of the fleet may
be well fed on their long transatlantic
oyage The department is ais ar
ranging to send some fast golfers
across the ocean to meet the fleet in
the vicinity of Gibraltar about the mid
die of July.
1t Is considered conclusive that the
main object of the squadron is to in
filct punishment on the important city
of Cadiz. beginning with the lombard
ment of its chain of forts at sunrise
some morning by the Iowa and the
Oregon and the destruction of parts of
the city by Smelling after "A hours no.
tice has been given, the Idea being
by the creation of enormous material
damage to show Spain the terrible
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city of Cadiz is advantageously located.
from an American point of view, for
operations of this character, its chief
public buildings and valuable naval
establishment being easily within range
of the guns Of the two United States
battleships and those of the Newark.
The a~uxiliaries. Yankee, Dixie and
Yosemite, are relied on in this engage
ment To prevent torpedo boats from ap-
preaching too near the battleships. and
in this work they may be assisted by
the rapid fire guns already mounted on
the GOLFERS.
Ii is the intention of the department
To retain the heavy monitors in position
OFF Havana, Cienfuegos and perhaps
Trinidad, supporting a number of the
smaller auxiliary vessels as scouts
while the fast yachts and light draught
vessels watch the Isle of Pines, Bata-
bano and Manzanillo, where the water
is particularly shallow. outside of this
inner blockade line, the powerful
cruisers will constantly patrol up and
down the coast. seldom out of signaling
distance of each other and the scouts
shore. and il is uncomfortable that
any assistance i'm the way of ammuni-
ton or food supplies will be able To
slip through this double Gordon and
be safely landed.
The chief efforts of the navy de-
partment are just now concentrated in
the direction of providing an efficient
system of supplying water, food, fuel
and ammunition To the blockaders,
which is a problem Of greater magni-
tude han anything heretofore at
tempted. The difficulties are constant
~ augmented So far as the Porto
Rican blockade is concerned by the
distance to the nearest American base,
and. as the of Key West are
apt TO be severely taxed in caring for
the Cuban bloCkading fleet. IL is pro-
posed To use Hampton Rosd as a sup
ply station for the Porto Rican opera
ttons.