The herald., 1898-06-03
NO TROOPS STARTED FROM TAMPA
But Their Presence Is Not Necessary to
Defeat the Spanish
Cuban Insurgents Under Garcia Are Massed Near the
Town and Provided With Arms and Amnau-
milton in Plenty


WASHINGTON plainly noticeable at the navy DEPART
ment today that the officials expecting the importance
but that they did not look immediately rness with which
they have that Scey general engagement with
the Spanish forces ships and forts Santiago reported appeared
be based full knowledge of the plans which
g ana the greatest concession that they would make towards admitting
that fight had taken place Tuesday say that possibly Scy
detected some hwok going and had RACED them with his shells
They were confident he made no attempt to enter the habor
Events Are Expected
believed now, however, with Sampson command
of Santiago with augmented force that interesting may looked
for These expected too Notwithstanding the fact that troops
yet started from Tampa established by inquiry the depart
ment this forenoon The insurgents
borhood Santiago and through Captain Do department not
only has been communication with hem supplied them fully
with good and abundance headquarters
the best of the Cuban generals Garcia distant from Santiago only fifteen
miles, that possible Sampson feels strong enough support
to begin the assault by the doomed Spanish fleet and forts without
awaiting the arrival of the United States troops from Tampa
Won't Wait for Troops
The trend Of the that Washington from
during the afternoon all support this belief there ground
for the expectation of the officials that important information may
British Neutrality
Spanish government protest to the British authorities
against the shipping Canadian coal from British North San
Francisco for the relief of the ships Deweys Manila and
also against the shipping of coal from Nova Scotia ports
BY United States warshps operating in the West Indies
In view the ruling by the British government that
band of this protest by Spain might have caused considerable
rassent the Canadian coal considered the
Of superior article for the of ships only short
from the British North American coal fields Francisco Nova
Scotia coal fields are easily accessible to Atlantic ports is understood
however, that SPANS protest has not proved avail subject
referred the Canadian authorities who investigation learned
coal Shipments both from British North Nova Scotia
the ordinary transactions They were made
by private parties in Canada private parties States Whether
the coal subsequently passed into the hands the United by
the American navy was held to be outside the the British and
Canadian authorities probable that direct
department would have been stopped these would have been manes
breach the neutral attitude maintained by the British government
its colonial possessions, including Canada.
Spain Seeking Assistance
the regent of Spain has instructed ask the
powers to intervene for that movement has
Washington either at the state department the foreign
Among diplomatic officials thought possible Spain feeling
her way toward securing but not believed this will
active assistance from the powers As leading diplomatic official
said today Spain finds herself the condition Of isolation
1S7o7i At that Thier afterwad president went from
capital to capital seeking the Europe
but his mission was failure The mission of Castillo said
that of Thers and the diplomatic officials believe with the same
rate known that Spain has counted most arousng active
interest OF France but has been unsuccessful The authorities
have not heard of any negotiations for many weeks past