The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-04-29
TO Be LANDED ON CUBA.
A Report States That Within Ten
Days 5000 Men Will Be Or
dered to the Island.
4 DECISIVE NAVAL BATTLE EXPECTED.

! Commodore Dewey Instructed to Destroy
or Capture the Spanish Fleet ut the
Philippine Islands-More Spanish Yes
sells Captured Around the Cuban Coast
The Cabinet Meeting Uneveutful.
WASHINGTON, April Cit was re-
ported last night on semi-official au-
thority that within the coming ten
days 5000 men will be ordered to Cuba.
| They will be conveyed to the island,
| probably to Matanzas in transports,
which will be accompanied by three
| war vessels. The troops, after
landing, will fortify themselves,
at once begin the distribution of
food among the starving recon-
centradoes and supply the insurgents
| forces with provisions. 1t is also said
| that this expedition will be under the
command of Gen. William R. Shafter,
of the department of California, who
was summoned to Washington last
night. The war department yester-
day issued instructions to governors
of states for the disposition of the
| regiments as they are enlisted. The
volun teers probably will go into local
camps, pending their removal to the
| federal stations which are to be imme-
diately established for their reception.
| All officers above the rank of regi-
mental officers will be appointed by
| the president. who has commenced
| consideration of the list of military
nominations. He will name ten or
twelve major generals and twice as
many brigadier generals. In the Sc
| lections due regard will be given to
geographical distribution.
A Decisive Battle Expected.
CHICAGO. April 27.-A dispatch to the
Chicago Times Herald from Washing
| ton says:
Navy department officials confidently expect
| that within three days decisive battle will
| have been fought between the American and
| Spanish naval forces operating in the waters of
| the Philippines 1t is learned from a most re-
| liable source that Commodore Dewey's squad
| ron, which left Hong Kong Sunday for Mars
| Bay, has now left that place for the Philippine
| islands under instructions sent several days
ago by Secretary Long Steaming at the rate
| of ten knots an hour the fleet ought to reach
| its destination by this afternoon, and it is
pected by Secretary Long and other depart
ment officials that the vessels will be in action
| Immediately after arrival, unless the Spanish
| men-of-war should prefer to remain inside the
mined harbors. OF primary Importance, the
officials declare is the immediate capture
| destruction of the Spanish vessels After this
has been accomplished it will not be q difficult
matter to secure the fall of Manila or Luzon
| and of other ports by simply conducting a
| blockade such as the North Atlantic
| squadron is doing with reference to Cuban
| ports. 1t is understood that Commodore
| Deweys plan of campaign contem-
| plates the capture or destruction of the Span
| ish fleet There are six of these craft none of
which is to be compared to the protected cruis-
ers of the American squadron. AS Commodore
| Dewey has not large squadron. it is appre-
ciated that he will not have sufficient vessels
to carry blockade to last any length of
| time He will however. be able to blockade
| the principal ports in which the Spanish troops
are stationed and the insurgents in the island
| will probably give him assistance by contribute
| ing their land operations.
| More Spanish Vesxels Captured.
KEY WEST, Fla, April 27.-The big
steamship Panama, of the Ceballos
line, which left New York Wednesday
for Havana with Spanish refugees on
board and very valuable cargo, in
Guiding, it is understood, stores for
the Spanish army, was captured last
night about 20 miles from Havana
by the little lighthouse tender Man
grove, now belonging to the mosquito
| fleet. The Mangrove mounts two six
Founders and four 3S-caliber revolving
|
ant Commander w. H. Everett and a
crew of Is men. The Panama is about
$500 tons and a very valuable prize.
She was lowed into Key West this
morning.
The United States gunboat, New
port, Capt B. F. Tilley, has brought
in the Spanish sloop Paquete and the
Spanish schooner Pireneo. Cuban coast
| ing vessels, which she captured off
Havana this morning.
| Cabinet Meeting Uneventfui.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The cabinet
meeting to-day which lasted from II
| to one o'clock was uneventful so far as
| its deliberations were made public.
The matter of the prizes already taken
by our fleet in Cuban waters was Incl
dentally referred to, particularly the
case of the Buena Ventura. This and
all other prize cases go to the prize
court which is the United States dis
trict court having jurisdiction of the
port where landed. All nations it is
said, recognize properly constitu
| ted prize courts as the only au-
tn GRITTY having jurisdiction and their
| decisions are taken as conclusive and
final. The government has not thought
of releasing any of the prizes taken
except in rare cases where an evident
error has been committed. Up to the
time the cabinet meeting closed moth
ing of an important character had
been received from Key West Havana