Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-06
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maximum contract speed of l6 knots.
Of the 10 torpedo boats under con-
struction, the Rowan and Mackenzie
report SO per cent. completed; the
Davis, "a per cent; the. Farragut and
Fox, SS per cent; the Dahlgren, 80
per cent; the T. A. NJ. Carven, 60 per
cent; the Straigham, 55 per cent; the
Bailey, 81 per cent, and the Goldsbor-
ough, 10 per cent. The submarine
torpedoboat Plunger, at Baltimore, is
within IS per cent. of completion.
- Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Vanderlip is now sending to SUBJ
scribers about 5000 bonds day, and
this number will be increased later on.
Recently notices of allotments have
been sent to a number of people who
had subscribed and forwarded the re.
uuired cash, but who now deny all
knowledge of the transaction. The
indications are that their names had
been used by interested parties with
out authority, with view of getting
possession of theSbonds in violation of
the spirit of the law. These cases are
under investigation. There are also
a large number under suspicion from
other causes, aggregating in amount
several millions, so that it will be i'm
possible to state the maximum amount
which eventually will be allotted until
all these cases are decided. The indi-
cations, however, are that the amount
will fall between $4,000 and $4,000.
An Associated Press dispatch of
Wednesday says: If Spain sends a
favorable answer to our terms of peace
within the next week or ten days, the
movement for sending troops to Cuba
will be put in active preparation. 1t
is the intention of the war department
to send $4,000 troops to Cuba under
General Lee. The seventh army corps,
which is now under General Lee, is
fully equipped with engineers, signal
officers and surgeons for the expedi-
ton. They will embark from Jack.
sonville. Havana, Matanzas and Cien-
fuegos will be among the more impor-
tant points to be occupied. Adjutant
General Corbin and General Wade had
a conference with the president today
regarding the Porto Rican campaign.
Officers hold that large force should
be sent to Porto Rico. The inhabi-
tants have been used to military rule,
and it is deemed wise to let them know
that we have troops and plenty of
them.
- Naval officials are considering the
formation of the squadron to be station
ed in European waters after the war is
over, says a Washington dispatch.
The intention is to make the Eu-
ropean squadron much stronger than
ever before. Just before the war be-
gan all the American warships were
withdrawn from foreign stations ex-
cept the Asiatic for service in the
West Indies, and since then the Off
cials haven't had time to bother about
arranging for resumption of naval
representation in alien waters. In
late years the European station has
dwindled in importance to the United
States until only three ships, none
armored, were kept there. The naval
officials have begun to talk over the
character of the new European squad
ron and have practically reached the
conclusion that strong and formid-
able force should be sent there, not
because of any likelihood of trouble
with European nations, but to show
the people over there the ships that
whipped Spain's navy. The squadron
will probably consist of at least two
battleships, an armored cruiser and
other vessels.
Senator McLaurin said last Mon
dav to a Washington Star reporter
that he thought the outlook was very
bright for satisfactory conclusion of
the war. With respect to the Philip
pines, the senator said that he did not
think this country wanted the entire
Philippine group, and that, if the sit
uation admitted of it, we would be
better off if we simply held naval
station. Our course would naturally
be influenced by the circumstances at
tending our operations at Manila, since
the war began by the question of what
moral obligations we might be under
to the natives and civilization. 1t
might be that we ought TO hold the
islands temporarily, though we did
not desire their possession. The in
terests of the future, as well as pres
ent conditions should be considered.
1t was not question to be passed on
off hand. He was quite convinced,
he said, that this government had bet
ter return the islands to Spain than
have them pass into the hands of some
power which would be rival with us
In trade and better, from CONNER
cial point of view, that the island
should be restored to Spain than they
should be handed over to Germany or
some other power or powers which
would compete with us in business.
- Although General Miles is a
younger man than most of the general
officers in the service at this time, he
is much older than any of the men
who commanded in the Civil War.
He is 5S, while Shafter is 62, Merritt
n, D.al.o c0 Nuboolor so ee 80