The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04
BIG NEWS EXPECTED.
An Attitude of Expectancy Note3
at the Navy Department.
Al ATTACH on SANTIAGO LOOKED FOR.
Thr Combined Fleets of Admiral SgTnpsc..
atIl Commodore Schley to BE sup
ported by "a Land Attack by
WelI-Armed Cubans.

ALA NShltlOADEt Ettltcy - DC sup
ported by "a Land Attack by
WeIE-Armed Cubans.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-It was plainly
Eu.i"cabIe at the navy department yes
terr;sy that the officials were expecting
n-Hp of the first Importance. but that
tHcy did not look for it Immediately.
Tnr tirmness with which they have in
sisted hat Schley could have had no
e. .ral engagement with Spanish
forces. SHIPS and forts AZ Santiago, rs
-, cepDtted. appeared to be baS2 | on
q fu.i knowledge OF the plans under
winch the commodore is acting, and
tine greatest concessions that they
w.sdid make towards admitting hat Il
fight had taken place there tuesday
vas to say that possibly Schley had
G,,tcted some carthworks going up
and had raZed them with his shells.
They were confident he made 10
attempt to enter the harbor 1t Is
believed. however, with Sampson in
tac field and in command off Santiago
with an augmented force, that inter
cstiuT events may be looked for.
E-4ysc are expected. too. nOtwithstand-
in iIe fact that no troops have yet
started from Tampa. as was cstab-
l,,icd by inquiry at the wal depart
m-lt Yesterday afternoon.
The insurgents are known to be in
force ii the neighburhood OF Santiago,
u.ti through Cap. DDrst the war de
p-.Isut not only has been in COM
E."Gication with them. but has sup
p.ici them fully with good weapons
and an abundance of ammunition.
Ilv headquarters Of the best of the
CH.ln generals. Garcia. are distant
from santiago Only - miles. 50 thas it
! yu,s,Jir Sampson feels strong enough
Win tIvir support To orgin the assault
b. SEA upon the doomed Spanish tlcrt
ana forts without awaiting the arrival
o. tle United States troops from
Tampa.
me trend Of the news that came to
Washington from unofficial sources
during the afternoon al. went to SUP
p5r. this belief. 50 there is some grOsaj
foT the expectation % the officials thI.
important information may be cx-
pycf"d shortly. The Spanish govern
men; has made a protest to the British
authorities agains. the shipping of
Canadian coal from British North
A.l,rica to San Francisco for the re
lief u the ships o. Ajmiral Dewey.
fleet IL Manila. and also against tI.,
shipping OF coal from Nova Scotia 10
Atlantic port, for Us, by the United
STATE, war ships operating in the West
Indies.
in view OF the ruling by the British
government that coal Wa cOntraband
OF var, this protest by Spain might
have caused considerable embarrGs,-
mant. ds the Canadian coal is cons. !
erei by the naval authorities to b. 4
superior article for the use of our ships.
1t Is only Il short distance from
the British North American coal
fields to San Francisco and the Nova
S.Otiau coal fields are easily accessible
to Atlantic ports. 1t is understood,
Moreover. That SPANS protest has not
proved of any avail. The subject WAS
ra,r"cd to the Canadian authorities.
w.i0. upon Investigation, learned that
c.. ,pri shipments. both from British
Mn America and from Nova Scotia.
W.. in the ordinary course of
commercial transaction. They were
made by private parties in
Canada to private parties in ths United
StI,co. Whether the coal subsequently
passed into the hands of the United
s.E- So. 49,, H. IL.
american navy wa held to be outside
n. "a. province of the British and Can
a,.aa authorities. It is probable that
any direct sales to the navy depart
mint would have been stopped. Us
these would have been manifcstly Il
breach Of the neutral attitude main
tanned by the British government and
its colonies. including Canada.
1.-THE queen regent OF Spain has in
structed Senior Castillo to ask the Pow
ers TO intervene for peace. hat move
meHt has not yet taken any form in
Washington. either at the state de-
Fartmcnt or at any of the foreign en-
bassies. Among the diplomatic Off
ciaiS Ii is thought to be quite possible
III" pam - ICClliS ICi WHY LOW dFu
securing peace, but it is not believed
this will meet n active assistance
from the great Powers.
As one leading diplomatic Official
said yesterday, Spain finds herself in
the same condition of isolation That
France was in lS7O-7l. AT that time NJ.
THEIRS, afterward president. went from
capital to capital seeking to secure the
cooperation of Europe with France.
but his mission was Il failure. The
mission of Castillo is said to be like
that of Theirs, and the diplomatic
officials believe ii will meet with
the same fate. 1t is known that Spain
has counted most on arousjnr the ac-
tive interest Of France. but has been
unsuccessful. The French authorities
here nave not heard Of any ucyotia-
tons for many weeks past. indicating
that the authorities at Paris have not
taken up the propositions of Senior Cas-
til!o for Intervention in behalf OF
peace.
Dreadful Destitution lat Santiago.