The record-union., 1898-06-21

name of the brave young Ensign, Bag
ley. who was killed on the deck Of the
Winslow, under the guns of Cardenas,
the first American naval officer to lose
ms life in the war. Four States have
the privilege of giving their names to
monitors, Arkansas, Connecticut, Flor
ida and Wyoming The names given
to the sixteen torpedo boat destroyers
are those of Americas famous naval
heroes. Bainbridge, Berry, Chauncey,
Dale, Decatur, Hopkins, Hull, Law
renee, Macdonough, Paul Jones, Perry,
Preble, Stewart, Truxton, Whipple and
torpedo boats are those of lesser fame,
but of glorious memory. Besides Bag
ley's. they are Barney, Biddle, Blakely,
De Long, Nicholson, O'Brien, Subrick,
Wilkes. There is now only one vessel,
either building or authorized, left with
out a name, a gunboat officially known
as 16.
ment this afternoon that the Cadiz fleet
had made another spectacular appear
ance, this time returning to the home
port. The source of information is not
disclosed, so that it is impossible how
much credence to attach to the report.
The Navy Department was promptly
informed of the receipt of the message.
Rumors Of troop movements continue
to emanate from Camp Alger. This
time, it is stated, on what appears to
be better authority than usual, that one
brigade composed of three of the most
powerful equipped regiments, the First
Massachusetts, is to be sent from this
camp to Santiago. The Sixth Illinois,
Eighth Ohio and Sixteenth and Fifty
ninth New York and Thirty-third and
slated for Porto Rico, and the Quarter
master-in- Chief of the corps is sup
posed to be arranging for the trans
portation of these troops. which will, it
- IepOI leu, De Sent ny SSd ulItCliy iIoiIi
Newport News on the big liners, the
Yale and Harvard. Secretary Alger
said late this afternoon that none of
these orders had been issued, so that
tive
1t was announced at the War Depart
ment to-day that no additional trans
ports other than the Newport, which
has been impressed on the Pacific
Coast has been secured. OF the eleven
ships available by the department in
the East, arrangements are being made
to have half a dozen or more rendez-
yous at Tampa for the purpose pre-
sumably of carrying additional re-
Inducements to General Shafter. Just
what portion of General Shafter's re-
endorsements are to be taken from
Tampa is not yet announced, but with
a half dozen ships at it's command, the
department ought to be able to trans
Port approximately 1000, with their
equipments and subsistence stores.
IIic w al OcpdI llucIiL tO-udy ISCelNc cu
information that it's officials had been
able to secure an end Of one of the
cables running out Of Cuba, and which,
when properly connected, will give Ad-
miral Sampson direct communication
with the department at Washington.
Secretary Alger expressed the hope
that word over it from the Admiral
would be received in Washington to-
night
Lieutenant Hobson, the hero of the
Merrimac, will be transferred from the
Construction Corps to the line of the
navy, and raised to the grade Of Lieu
tenant Commander probably this week
This action was definitely decided on
by the Administration to-day 1t has
been proposed to await Hobson's per-
sonal expression as to his choice be-
tween the transfer to the line or pro-
motion within the corps, where future
advancement is limited. The final de-
cision to-day to give substantial recog-
milton without further delay follows
the formal refusal of exchange by the
Spanish Government The matter was
taken up by both the President and
Secretary Long, and it was announced
privately that the Administration is
anxious for immediate exchange, to
empower the President to act