The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-02
WAITING ron rlE NEWS

Sow York. Jun, IA Times special
lrHm Washington -d}H.
Washington ,o NufkuE ls.li up lo tu,
uopr ui un,Wi u,NH fum sph.ry t1
match that from p,Ny Win various
,pIfupur,Nu dispatches from Santiago
H a uadr plain that whatever she plans
ml) uc for eventual yu-upyrauuu aJ san.
ult1 dy cuba ug lhy navy ami army
..t,r, be- 900 restrain, upon Commodore
a,hi,) tu prevent Him itum f,du,lng thr
IHrH U, lby entrance tu the hltupr. de-
fulluE ,vpuau dee, aud making the
city uuiuhAh,tlbly 10 lhy Span.ah Tho
u"Wp flum Commodore Syhlcy contained
ln thu press dispatches oau.,d no sur
utla, Goo those Who have known him and
ha l,,ord lir 10 not an utuy,r To- remain
qut,t while there ls 81 chtnyc Tor enter.
prise closy a, hand. llls adventures IN
turvt when hu took part In tho attack
uu the native forte. h,s participation lu
thv Grcvy expedition, ANA moro recently
hH RECENT stand ilg American rights Iu
Valparaiso indicates the character of
thy American Who is the commander iu
Santiago. carrying with him very poor
u.iulon ot the military ability OF the
spanish proplc lic heard The opinions OF
these people respecting this country ANA
% was his belief that the United states
ought tp have an opportunity TO show
the acpnrts that they did no, understand
,uc people tuvy had scored for SO long,
% H also known that SChlry Was eager To
meet the Zoe and that he and his men
have frrUrd fur action while Dewey was
insist that he viii never stop work at
Santiago until hc has demonstrated the
ability OF American ships and American
tauurs to overcome spanish ships and
sailors under difficulties
Since Commodore Schlvy's fleet has
been reported at Santiago a great deal
uf calculation ana speculation has been
indulgcd In Az to the possibility of his
acting effectively against the fleet OF
Admiral CrWcri without entering the
harhor Some naval men here have
taken all things into account and have
concluded that with the li-lnch. G-lnch,
and S-luvh guns OF the Massachusetts,,
tho Iowa and the Texas, he can reduce
the city OF Santiago II he can get the
range, II he could obtain the moorngs
OF the Spanish vessels, which II Is AS
sumcd he has done, so intimately as to
be- able to chart them, no doubt is enter.
lamcd Of his ability to direct a dcstruc-
tive IRE upon the Spanish at u distance
ur nvc or six miles, According to dis
patches received comparatively little at
tcnuon appears to have been given to
the fortincatons, and the assumption
among naval men who are discussing
the engagement before particulars are
obtalnUblc is that he has directed Just
enough lire at the forts to occupy them
and has employed his most effective long
range guns In pcpporng the Spanish vcs-
sells In the harbor.
Admiral Corcra, It Is believed, has
found himself at terrible disadvantage
In being penncd up In the harbor The
bay of Santiago is scarcely milo wide
In lts widest part, 1t Is navlgOblc for
vessels OF such draft as the four armored
cruisers OF Ccrvcra's fleet for but part
OF It's width 1t Is considered to be out
Of the question for Cervera to protect
himself to any great extent by man
cuverlng Having once got the range Of
Covcra's vessels, either at anchor, NOV
Ing up and down the bay, Commodore
schlcy may sink or disable them all,
Army men are hearing the news from
Santiago with some concern, They have
accepted ns true the reports that there
Is to be u land force dispatched to SAN
tlago, and they imagined that all prepnr-
ations were to be deferred until the army
attack upon Santiago and to win Il share
of the credit for It's capture While Com
modoro Schley does not appear to have
been made acquainted with this view,
the army officers who have heard of the
attack upon Santiago by Schley say that
It will be as impossible for him to make
u complete job Of the reduction of Santt-
ago as It Is for Admiral Dewey to take
possession of Manila without the aid OF