Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-15
ARMY MOVEMENTS
Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery OF
the Move to the Front--Com-
manders Assigned.
A LURID CHICAGO STORY
Reported That Positive Proof Of Hpain'l
Treachery in Maine Disaster Has Been
Found By Arrest Of the Man Who
Planted Mine.

Found By Arrest Of the Man Who
Planted Mine.
Warrington. April 15.-The War de
partment order issued at 4 o'clock thii
afternoon directs that the 1st, I'd, Sd
eth, 9th and 10th cavalry proceed al
onos TO Chio1amauga; the 1st. 7th, 9th.
l2th, 1eth 18th. asa, 24th infantry K
New Orleans; the I'D, Sd, 10th, 11th
10th, 2oth and 22d to Mobile, and the
4th, 5th, 9Th, 9th, 18th, 18th and
21st to Tampa. All light batteries and
artillery regiments, except the 9Th and
9TH recently organised under act Of
congress, will 60 TO Chickamauga.
The officers who will be In command
viii be General shafter, at New Or.
leans; General coppinger. at Mobile,
Ala; General Wade, at Tampa; General
Brooke, at Chickamauga national park,
This action it is believed indicates
that large naval and military demon
strations will be made in the vicinity Of
Cuba with the view to the immediate
enforcement Of the action Of congress
for the termination Of trouble in Cuba.
Chicago, April 15.-The Times Herald
says: Charles A. Crandall, alias Eman-
uel Escadero, who, acting under the
personal orders of Captain-General Wey-
Ter, placed mines and torpedoes In Ha-
vana harbor, has been run to earth in
Chicago. Three United States secret
service agents are taking him to Wash
ington. He was run down by Cuban
spy.
Crandall says: +" am an American
by birth and formerly lived in New
York City, and have served in the
United States navy, on the cruiser San
Francisco. have made study of
mines and torpedoes for years. went
to Lima, Peru, where entered the en-
ploy Of Grace & Co., of London, in their
nitre beds, and while there Emil L. Cas-
tillo, an agent Of the Spanish govern
ment, induced me to 60 to Cuba as an
expert on coast defense for General
Weyler. l began laying the mines and
torpedoes early in the spring of 1896,
and finished about q year later. My
work was performed at night. In all,
II mines and ten torpedoes were placed.
The mines were made in England, the
torpedoes in Italy. When the work was
completed l made chart, showing the
location Of all the mines and torpedoes
and submitted it to Weyler. / was then
directed to place three mines and seven
torpedoes in the harbor at MaJanzas.
This was completed early last July.
When l finished Weyler asked me to
place an additional mine near buoy No.
4, in4the Havana harbor, which made
complete chain of mines about the har-
Dor. Weyler asked me If 1t were pos
sible for ship to enter the harbor or to
leave with the chain Of torpedoes and
mines as placed there Ishowed him
my rough chart, and he directed several
changes, especially in the channels op-
posite the navy yard.
When my work was done he handed
me a passport to Key West and assured
me 1 would not receive my pay until the
first mine or torpedo was used. l re-
NAMED In Havana until February 10,
when went to Key West where re-
mained until March 1, on which day
received my last Spanish gold from Ha-
vana. After the Maine was blown up,
l kept In hiding with a colored family
near Fort Taylor, but as soon as re-
ceived the word to skip left as stow
away on the first steamer to Mama,
Fla The Maine was anchored at the
Identical buoy where Weyler ordered me
to place the additional mine. From
Miami, went to Nashville, where I re-
celved the following letter from Ha-
vana, dated March /, 1898: Destroy
all evidence. Go to New York for q
ticket for London which awaits you
there. (Signed) "Diaz." This was from
Weyler's long trusted adjutant and spy,
who executes all edicts issued by Weyler
from Spain"
Crandall AYERS he was directed to as
sumo the name Of Escadero by Weyler.
He has several letters from Weyler re-
garding his work and military pass
from that officer, which he turned over
to the, United States secret service
agents.
Capture Not known In Warrington.
Washington, April 15.--Chief Wilkie,
Of the secret service, knows nothing Of
the reported capture of the alleged
layer Of the Spanish mines or torpedoes
In the Havana harbor.
Leo to Have An Important Command.
The president has decided to give Con-
sui General Lee the command Of the
Virginia volunteers in the event Of hos
Titles between this country and Spain,
says Washington correspondent Of the
World.
More War Material.
The Wilson line steamer Marengo,
which arrived here today from New
Castle, England, brought $50 tons Of war
material, recently purchased from Arm
strong, Mitchell 4 Co.
steamships Chartered.
The government has chartered the
steamships St. Paul, New York, st.
Louis and Paris Of the American line.
Flying Squadron Moving.
Newport News, April l5.--The flying
squadron has passed the capes EN- route
to Old Point Comfort.
Another Madrid scarecrow.
London, April 15.--A dispatch from
Madrid says the note Of the powers will
point out that all the trouble with the
IInitnd gkafoe n riaoa from tho clamor