The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-27

The cable operators are also deserving Of
the greatest praise. There are only Two
at the cable terminus, which means turns
OF twelve hours each of the hardest kind
of work under the most trying conditions
of weather.
Gen. Greeley already has taken steps TO
have them assisted by other operators as
soon as the latter can be gotten there.
Naval officials are gratitied with Gen.
Skaters exHression of appreciation OF
the assistance he has received from Ad-
miral sampson
Assistant Secretary Allen has been
striving earnestly to procure for the gen.
eral the tenders he desires for landing the
heavier supplies for the army ana the
siege train He has Just secured several
oollers at Key West, which on account
OF their light draught, win serve admlra-
bly, as tenders. These have been ordered
to steam with all speed for Baiquiri and
they should reach there by Wednesday.
They are not fitted with heavy derricks
such as tenders carry, but they have the
material aboard which will enable Ad-
miral Simpsons sailors to convert them
speedily into powerful Hitting machines,
capable of handling the heaviest cannon
carried by the expedition.
The story printed by an English newspa-
per of the killing of Capt. Bob Evans and
some Of his men in the coming tower of
the Iowa by a shell from the Spanish
cruiser Niscaya. IS pronounced at the navy
department TO be a cruel canard.
No word has been received from Ad-
miral Sampson to-day and with cable
line near him 1t Is not imagined for mo-
meut that he would fail to report mmedt-
,ately an occurrence OF such gravity
Probably the sole foundation for this
story was the attack made about week
nv
the entrance of Santiago haTbor In which
the Spantash cruiser Heina Mercedes was
sunk and one of the Spanish torpedo boats
disabled
The report originated from Spanish
source. aud the officials OF both the war
and navy departments are expecting that
numbers Of such canards will be put aiioat
throughout the campaign.
The Spaniards proved their alertness at
this work yesterday The war department
following the satisfactory example set by
the navy department, has instituted sys-
tenn of bulletins for the benefit Of The pub
he, giving quick and concise information
of important happenings. The first Of these
bulletins made its appearance yesterday,
giving Gen. Skaters brief account Of the
driving in of the Spanish outposts.
The newspapers had scarcely received
this Information before the Spanlards got
out bulletin from Capt. Gen. Blanco an
nounclng the repulse Of the American
forces
The war department officials are some-
what discouraged at the prospects of hay-
ing TO meet this sort OF bulletin service
with a simple recital OF cold facts
Through Its agents IN the West indies
the state department has discovered sus-
piclous craft lying at Fort de France,
Martinique. She is a collier and presum-
ably trying to convey coal either to Ad-
miral Cervera at Santiago. or TO Capt
Gen. Cameo at Havana via the Isle Of
Pines and Batabano. Capt Sigsbee OF
the ST. Paul and some OF the other COM
n1anders of the American scouting ves-
sells have been notified and are expected to
defeat this purpose.
Capt Sigsbee yesterday warned Brit
ish ship from seeking TO enter the harbor
of San Juan de Porto Rico on the ground
that It was blockaded No formal notice
has yet been given Of the blockade of this
port, but the captains action Is In line
with the construction of international law
published by the navy department. name
ly, that blockade may be initiated with
out formal notice by simple warning from
a naval commander. 1t Is fully expected
that this construction will be combatted IL
the Spaash government can interest any
of the European Powers to do so, but the
navy department is sure of It's ground
having had the aid Of the best minds in
the state department In framing the
blockade regulations.
The notice from Spain that the govern
ment OF that country has succeeded in
purchasing three powerful armored cruis-
ers gains not the slightest credence here.
No European nation possessing such yes
sells dare be found guilty of the violation
of neutrality involved IN the making Of
such a sale. If any vessels have been
gotten It is probable they were only mer-
OH tfk.s4f KsftAh is.
vert them into armed transports by the
addition of a few guns.
Notwithstanding the report Of the ar
rival OF Admiral Camara's S squadron at
Port Said, the westerly entrance to the
Suez canal, the officials here still doubt
that the vessels are bound for the Philip
pines. Rumors reach here unconhrmed
as yet, that the only iron-clads in the
squadron, the Pelayo, and the Carlos "
have left the squadron ara returned to
Spain, so that Adtnlral Camara no longer
possesses a force that would threaten
Dewey.
If this be so either the Spanlards have
realized the folly Of leaving their home
ports unprotected, or they have received
information from the English government
that the navis ltion of the Suez canal can
not be jeopardized by allowing such deep
draft, unwield'y ifon-clads to attempt the
passage.
Some attention has been attracted at the
state department by the dispatch from
Madrid to a British paper stating that
Admiral Camara's purpose Is not 40 at
tack Dewey, but to seize and hold with
Iris ships and troops another island IN
the Philippine group. 1t Is suspected that
AZ this be 50 the object Is purely diplo-
matte the Spanish government being anx-
ious 20 truthfuliy assert. In the event OF
peace negotiations are forced upon Il, that
the United States Is not in such COM
pleie occupancy OF the Philippines as
would justify a demand for their reten-
ton as one Of the terms OF peace.
SQUADRON A LARGE ONE.
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