Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
CAN'T COAL At PORT SAID.
Spanish Cadiz Squadron Nay
Have to Come Back,
CAMARA IN A FIX.
Untitled to No More Coal than viii
Take Him to the Nearest
Home Port.

Port Said. June 27.-Upon the applica-
ton of the United States consul here,
orders have been issued forbidding the
coaling at this port of Admiral Ca'mara' S
feet until further orders.
New York, June PA dispatch 20 the
Tribune, from Cairo. Egypt, says: Ad-
, miral Camara has asked to be allowed to
purchase 10000 tons of coal for the Span
ish fleet at Port Said. but the Egyntian
government refuses to permit the ships
to coal in Egyptian waters.
Pending deliberations which are likely
to last long time the feet intends to re-
main at Port Said.
London, June PA special dispatch
from Madrid says the minister of marine,
Senior Aunon, hade made statement to
the effect that Admiral Camara's squad
ron will leave Port Said today for the
Philippine islands. He is also credited
with saying he believes the squadron is
powerful enough to defeat the ships under
command of Kear-Admiral Dewey.
The dispatch further announces that the
hope is expressed in Madrid that Manila
will be able to resist until the arrival
there of Admiral Camara's squadron.
New York, June PA special to the
World from London says:
The special dispatch from Port Said
was the first intelligence received here Of
the arrival of Camara's fleet. | rock Il
copy to Ambassador Hays house, but The
ambassador was staying at Cliveden I'M
til Monday. the guest of VIM. Waldorf
Astor. The dispatch was telegra pied to
him by his secretary, Spencer Eddy, who
thanked me for this important Informal
ton. which. he said, was the first re-
ceived at the embassy.
The statement III the special dispatch
said that the fleet is to take coal there.
This raises IN the most direct way the
vital question of coaling belligerentS IN
a neutral port. According to al authori-
ties the feet is only entitled to take coal.
which. with what is already aboard. will
be sufficient to enable it to steam - the
nearest home port.
At the Suez canal convention Of 1885
this principle was expressly laid down,
but, III addition, Camaras squadron has
no legal right to take coal III neutral
port at all while it is accompanied by the
San Francisco and Colon, which are
transports.
/ have taken steps to insure that the
question shall be put to the first lord of
the treasury. Arthur Balfour, in the Com
mons, respecting the legality of the pro-
posed action of the Port Said authorities
in permitting the Spanish fleet to coal
there.
Unless experts in international law are
the neutrality laws.
New York. June 27.-The Journals cor
respondent at Rome cables that Senior
Delmazo. the Spanish ambassador to
Italy. said today that the cruise of Ad-
miral Camara's fleet in the Mediterranean
is only Il ruse de guerrc. After short
stay at Suez. Senior Delmazo is alleged to
have said, the feet apparently awaiting
orders, Camara will again set sail, but
for Cadiz, not the Philippines.
Madrid, June y. 3 p. NIT was an
nounced here this afternoon that Admiral
Camara. in command of the Spanish
squadron now ct Port Said. has been or
dered to proceed through the Suez canal
with the warships under his command.
2 p. ma dispatch has been received
here from Admiral Camara announcing
his arrival at Port Said. He adds that
the ships under his command had Il
capital voyage" and averaged a speed
of ten miles an hour