Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-06-16
A RIGID CENSORSHIP I.
The Department Giving Out Nothing
for Publication.
NO MATCH FOR SPANISH ROAANCERS,
Arranging Details for the Manila Expedi-
tions-A Token for Dewey-The
Cable-Cutting Mystery stiu
Puxziing the Departments.

WASHINGTON, June o-The activity
and frequent exchange of communion
tions between the army and navy de-
partments, eliminating in visits by
Acting Secretary Allen, Admiral
Sicard and Capt. Crowninshield IN per-
son to the war department yesterday,
led to the belief that either the United
States troops were actually embarking
at Tampa or that the movement is
about to begin. The officials, how
ever, while not absolutely ignorant
themselves as to what was going on at
Tampa, were allunder an injunction,
delivered by Secretary Alger himself,
to keep the troop movements abso-
lutely secret
There were intimations that took
away in measure the disappointment
occasioned by this attitude to the effect
that, once the troops are ashore, there
will be considerable relaxation OF the
rules so rigidly applied relative to the
giving out OF information as to the
Grmy'S movements
The robust Imagination displayed In
the Spanish bulletin recounting the
killing of $500 of SIMPSONS men dur
ing Mondays fight with the forts OF
Santiago, caused good deal of amuse-
ment at the navy department, and the
officers profess themselves, though
willing to meet the Spaniards with
arms, to be utterly unable to contend
with them in the field of mendacity.
To some of them this bulletin recalled
vividly the stirring bulletins issued al
most daily from the Spanish legation
here in the days of Senior de LONE,
telling how the Spaniards, with the
loss of one man, had managed to an
nihilate the Cuban army.
No bulletins were posted yesterday
at the navy department, and although
there We're signs that the department
was in communication with the south,
the newspaper men were assured that
there were no events worth reporting
treated of in the message.
The department is also very busy In
arranging details for the Manila expe-
tions, having undertaken to make ready
the transports which will carry the
soldiers from San Francisco to Manila.
Work on these is being hurried under
telegraphic orders, and by the end OF
the week there will be sufficient mill
tary force afloat to enable Admiral
Dewey, when it reaches him, to dc
pretty much as he pleases at Manila.
This is a project very much at heart
just at present, for, fully recognizing
the good military qualities displayed
by the insurgents, according to the
| newspaper reports, in their combats
| around Cavite, the officials are 10th tc
rely entirely upon them for any length
of time, fearing a relapse on their part
into savagery that might startle the
civilized world
The Japanese are the latest to turn
up with applications for permission tc
study the technical features of the
present war, and yesterday Secretary
Alger granted special permission tc
Commander Ketsuro Narila, of the i'm
perial Japanese navy, and Lieut.. Sane
yulki Akiyama to go with the army Of
occupation of Cuba.
A delegation from the Young Mems
Business club, of Cincinnati, brought
to the White House yesterday very
utifully-illuminated copy of the
| address to the American Flag" writ
ten by Drake. This was intended fol-
presentation to Rear-Admiral George
| Dewey as a token of admiration fol
| the magnificent ability and great brav
| cry displayed by him in the planning
| and execution of the battle of Manila
| the elimination of the great victory
which startled the world, proving
| American officers of the army and nav,
| are unexcelled
The magnificent piece of pen worl
was carried over TO the navy depart
ment, where it will be held subject t.
Admiral Dewey's disposition.
| There is considerable mystery con
cerning the cutting of cables running
out of Cuba, and the continuanc
of cable service from that island
1t was positively established yes
terday that the French ca
BILE running from Santiago t
Cape Haytlen, went out of service las
Friday, and remained out of workin!
condition until Saturday. During tn
"a hours interruption the cable com
pany was unable to carry any busines
over this line. There is little doub
the interruption was due to the worl
of the cable-cutting ship sent out b
Gen. Greely and in charge of sigma
service officers.
But the mystery of the affair is tina
the French cable began working agail
On Saturday. How this came about
beyond explanation by the best cabl
experts The French Cable compan
is as much in the dark on this point a
are the authorities here. All that tn
company knows is that it could not d
business from the Sd to the 4th il
stant. 1t is apparent that the cabl
was not cut, else it could not have re
sumed service. At the same timt
nothing short of cutting can accoun
for the complete crippling of the cabl
on the 3D.
The matter Is further complicate
by reports reaching the officials her
that the cable again stopped workin
at midnight on Monday. The cond
ton of this cable is regarded as in
portant by the authorities, as it is on
of the means open to Gen. Blanco in h
communication with the Spanish al
thorities.