The Yale expositor., 1898-06-03
NOTES THE WAR SITUATION

NO ES ON THE WAR SITUATION
Madrid newspapers urge the cutting
of American cable connections across
the Atlantic if the Cuban cables are
severed.
Maj. Gen. Wheeler, of Alabama, has
requested the President TO appoint
VIM. jennings Bryan, of Nebraska,
to high position on his staff.
Port An Prince, Hayti: 1t is reported
here that a Spanish fleet of II vessels
passed the Mole st. Nicholas, going
northward through the Windward
Passage.
Blanco is having large quantities of
sweet potatoes, yams and other vege-
tables planted in the immediate vicin-
ity of Havana to furnish food for the
besieged city.
Since the bombardment of San Juan,
Porto Rico, the Spanish have planted
new torpedo mines in the exact spots
occupied by the L. 5. vessels during
the bombardmcnt.
The Spanish government has ordered
all the Spanish steamers from 1000
tons up, capable of steaming a mini
mum of IL knots, to be impressed as
auxiliary cruisers.
Col. Grigsbys battalion 1s6 cowboys
from the northwest, dressed in full
cowboy outfit, created a sensation in
Chicago where they stopped one day on
their way to the front.
Maj. g. Shiba of the Japanese army,
is at Chickamauga to study American
tactics and conditions of army life in
this country, as a representative of the
mikado. Maj. Shiba reported to Maj.
Gen. Brooke and was made an honor
airy member of his staff.
The postoilice department requests
all persons addressing mail to officers
or privates in military camps to plainly
write upon the letter or parcel the
company, regiment and state, for eX-
ample, John Doe, Co. ID, 10th Illinois
Infantry, Falls Church, Va"
The battery offered to the L. S. gov
eminent by John Jacob Astor has been
accepted. 1t will be mountain bat
terry. The gun carriages and guns are
detachable and are packed on the backs
of mules for transportation. The bat
terry will be made up of six Hotchkiss
rapid-tire guns.
1t is asserted on the best authority
that both cable lines between Kings
ton, Jamaica, and Santiago de Cuba
are working and also that the line be-
tween Kingston and San Juan de Porto
Rico continues in operation, in spite of
the endeavors Of the American fleet TO
cut the cables.
In anticipation Of the early occupa.
ton of the Philippine islands by the
military and navy forces of the United
States the treasury department has al
ready begun the formulation of regu-
lations and a scheme of customs tariffs
which will be collected by the military
authorities and turned into the treasury
of the United States as IA military con-
tribution.
Grave foreign complications may
grow out Of the action of the Hawaiian
government in allowing the United
States TO make Honolulu base of sup
plies and naval operations in the Pacific
France and Germany, through their
consular representatives in Honolulu,
have taken action which is construed
10 indicate their displeasure at the
course of Hawaii.
A courier from Brig. Gen. Rafael dc
Cardenas, commander of the insurgent
forces in Havana province has arrived
at Key West. The insurgcnt forces in
that province now number 5000, better
mounted and armed than ever before.
They move almost up to the outskirts
of the city. The insurgents are pinched
for food, but will wait eagerly for the
order to cooperate with the u. S. army.
Panama: Passengers arriving here
on an Italian steamer from Cartagcna
report that they saw seven warships,
supposed to belong to the Spanish fleet.
The ships were apparently heading for
Port Limon, Costa Rica. A correspon-
dent at Port Limon cables that eight
ships were sighted about ten miles
from the port. Owing to heavy fog,
it was impossible to distinguish the
flags of the fleet, but they were war
ships The eight vessels were going in
a northerly direction.
The Senate passed the bill allowing
Secretary of War Alger a second assist
ant secretary.