The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-09
A Startling Relapse Into Savagery on
Their Part Feared.
JAPANESE TO STUDY THE WAR,
There is a Mystery About tho Cutting
of the Cuban Cablcs-Little Doubt
that Greely Cut the French
Gable. but IL is at Work.
The French Ofhcials
Arc at Sea.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. June S.-The
activity and frequent exchange Oh COZ
munications between the war and Navy
Departments. eliminating in visits oy
Acting Secretary Allen. Admiral sicard
and Captaln Crowninshicld. in. person, TO
The war Department to-day. lead 20 the
belief this evening that the United states
troops were actually embarhng az
TAMPA. or that the movement is anout
10 begin. The officials however, VINO
were not absolutely ignorant themselves
ms IN what was going on at Tampa,
were ali under an injunction, delivered
nv Secretary Algcr himself. TO keep the
troop movements absolutely secret.
There were intimations that took away
in n measure the disappointment ocea-
stoned by this attitude. 20 the effect INA.
once the troops are ashore there Wouiu
he considerable relaxation OF the tules
now so rigidly applied relative 10 ne
giving out Of information as 10 the
army's movements. ,,,..,..
WASHINGTON, June S.-No Duileul.S
were posted to-day at the Navy Depart
rnent and although there were signs that
the departmant was I'm communication
with the South. the newspaper men were
assured that there were no events WORM
reporting treated OF I'm the messages.
The department is also very busy ar
~areine details for the Manila eXpedl-
tIons having undertaken TO make ready
tho transports which will carry the sol
diers from San Francisco TO Mania l.
Work on these is being hurrlel uhu-
telegraphic orders, and by the end or the
week there will be suihcient nllhtdiS
force anoat TO enable Admiral De"ey'
when Il reaches him, TO do pretty Hlu0"
as he plcases at Manila
CAN'T TRUST INSURGENTS.
This is an object very much at heart
lust now. for fully recognizing the good
military qualities displayed by the lnsur-
gonts according 10 the newspaper reports
i'm their combat5 around Cavite the OF
ncials are 10th 10 rely entirely upon
tbonn for any length Of time, fearinE q
relapse on their part into savagery that
might startle the civilized world
The japanese are the latest 10 turn
M with applications for permission TO
study the technical features of the pres
ent war and to-day Secretary Alser
,,ranted snecial permission 10 Command
or Ketsuro Narila OF the Imperial Japa-
nese Navy. and Lieutenant Saneyuki
Akivama to go with the army of occupa-
A MYSTERY.
There iS considerable mystery concern
ing the cutting Of cables running out OF
cuba and the continuance Of cable ser
vice from that island. II was positively
established to-day that the F'rench caDle
running from Santiago TO Cape Hayuen
went out OF sorvce last Friday and re
NAMED out OF working condition untll
Sunday.
During the twenty-four hours inter
ruption the cable company was unable 10
carry any business over this line. Ihere
Is little doubt the interruption was Que
To the work of the cable cutting snip
sent out by General Greeley But inc
mystery OF the affair Is that the Frencr
cable began working again on Sunday.
How this came about Is beyond eNpla-
nation by the best ca' experts.
COMPANY IN The DARK.
The French Gable Company Is as much
in the dark on this point as are the au'
thorities here.
Tho matter IS further complicated by
reports reaching the officials here to-day
that the cable again stopped working az
midnight on Monday. The condition OF
this cable is regarded as important by
the authorities here as ii IS one OF the
means open 10 General Blanco in ms
communication with the Spanish au'hori-
ties.