Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-16
SHIPS WILL ATTACK
President Mckinley Has Abandoned
Blockade Policy--Cuban Ports
Will Be Bombarded.
new BLOCKADING SQUADRON
Believed Spanish Admiral Will Avoid
Battleahips and Attempt Attack on
Coast Cities City of Pekin to
Sail Thursday

Chicago, May 16.-A journal specia
from Washington says: President
Mckinley has abandoned the peaceful
blockade idea, and orders were today
cabled the commander of the blockading
squadron that will give him an oppor-
tunity to turn the ships loose on all
Notifications where resistance is offered.
Every Cuban port strongly protected
will be attacked and the bombardement
kept up until the Spanish guns are
silenced and all gunboats are sunk.
Surprise In Store for the Spanish Admiral.
A special to the Journal from Wash
ngton says: A surprise awaits the
Spanish admiral if he sails for Martin
ique. There he is apt to find new
squadron composed of the Oregon, Mar
ietta, Buffalo, Nichtheroy, Montgomery,
Yale and ST. Louis.
the command of the Newark which will
go~into commission next Saturday. His
departure will mark the breaking up of
the naval board of strategy. The New
ark will become the flagship of the new
blockading squadron.
1t will be the plan of the secretary of
the navy, after this week, to leave more
to the discretion of the officers in COM
mand, reserving to himself and the de-
partment advisors the right to counsel
and veto anything which may be. in
their Judgment. entirely in error.
Will Avoid BattIeslips.
A special from Washington says:
1t is believed to be the plan of Ad-
miral Cervara to keep out of the way of
battleships, and turn his entire atten-
tion to the cruisers and gunboats. This
he can perhaps do by reason of superior
speed. Coast cities may be attacked in
pursuance of this plan.
Temporary Commander.
Washington, May l6.-Brigadier Gen
eral Guenther has been assigned to the
temporary command of the troops con-
centrated at Washington for the pur-
pose of organization.
Volunteers Arriving at Chickamauga.
Chattanooga, Tenn, May 16.-Chicka-
mauga park, left vacant by the depart
ure of the regulars, is rapidly filling up
with volunteers.
City Pekin VIII Sail Thursday.
1t is said at the quartermaster gen.
erals Office that the City of Pekin, with
over 1000 men aboard, will leave San
Francisco on Thursday for the Philip
pines. Brigadier General Otis is ex-
pected to go with the first detachment
of troops to be followed later by General
Merritt, who is to be commander-in-ch
of the expedition and military governor
of the islands.
Admiral Sampson Heard From.
Admiral Sampson has reported to the
Navy department from Cape Haytieh.
The department says he will now go to
Cienfuegos.
Army Corps Commanders Selected.
AT conference between the presi-
dent, Secretary Alger, and Adjutant
General Corbin this afternoon, the Sc
lection of officers to command the seven
corps into which the army is to be di-
vided was made. The first corps, to
near Falls Church, Va, will
be commanded by Major General Gra-
ham, now commanding the department
of the gulf General Wilson will have
command of the 9th corps and General
Fitzhugh Lee the 18th corps. both now
at Chickamauga.