The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-22
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Washington, June 2l.-There was
important news at the war department
when Secretary Alger reached his Office
this morning. The transports with iS,.
600 troops be was informed had arrived
safely otf Santiago and direct communi. |
cation had been established between the
United States and Guantanamo where
the United States marines now hold pos
session Of Cuban soil Thus not only i
Captain General Blanco cut Oh from
communication 20 the outside world
save through the Key West cable within
our control, but the authorities at Wash.
ington has been placed In close connect.
ion with our forces, both army and
navy, which are conducting the invas.
ion Of Cuba.
To General Grecly and the signal
corps belongs the honor Of achieving the
last feat lie was entrusted some weeks
ago with the task Of reestablishing cable
telegraphic communication with Cuba
Under his supervision Lieutenant Col.
onel James Allen Of General Miles staff
with officers and men of the signal corTs
had been busily engaged in executing
that work.
The French cable company. whose
cables run from Santiago 20 Guaniana.
mo hay and thence 10 Cape Haytien,
where direct connection Is obtained
with New York, was accorded the priv.
ilege Of restoring this communication
with Guantanamo and Santiago with
permission 10 send commercial and do.
mestic dispatches under strict military
censorship. necessitated by war condi.
tions. The cable steamer Mancel waI
employed for the work and operating
these lines and communication was re-
stored between Caps Haytien and Guam
tanamo about Q o'clock Monday after.
noon. Il is expected that today or 10.
morrow the cable viii be thrown open
% the general public subject TO censor.
ship.
The first message over this restricted
cable was one from Lieutenant Colonel
Allen to General Greeley announcing the
reOpening Of communication. General
Greeley Immediately directed the officer
to obtain and forward the earliest pos.
sible advices as 10 the arrival Of United
States troops transports. Lieatenan,
Colonel Allen applied TO Captain Ne'
Gala In command Of United States na.
val forces in Guantanamo bay The
captain In turn sent out boat 60 Ad.
mial SIMPSONS squadron, which 70.
turned with the news that the trans
ports arrived safely and were lying OF
Santiago, and that at that time General
Shafter, commanding the military ex.
petition, was aboard the flagship New
York consulting with Admiral Sampson
respecting the landing Of troops
The news was particularly grateful "a
Secretary Alger who, besides his official
interest in the safe arrival Of the expcdi
ton. has 4 natural concern for the well
fare OF his son, who is inspector general
Of Geneml Skaters staff. The new,
was promptly communicated to the navy
department, where there was a genera
expression Of satisfaction at the notifica
ton that they viii be able hereafter {,
communicate directly with Sampson.
Another piece Of good news that cam
10 them through the medium Of thi
state department was from reliable au
thority at Marseilles, France, stating
that positive information had been re
ceived there that the Cadiz feet had ~
tnrned TO Cadiz a.,er its portontious de
pArturo with one Of its most formidable
ships, the Victoria, and had to be towc,
by another ship