Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-18
TAMPA FLEET SHOULD BE OFF
THAT PLACE TODAY.
NO NEWS UNTIL 1o.MoRRow
TT Is THOUGHT CABLE SERVICE
WILL BE RESTORED AT ONCE.
Line of Steamers VIII Probably Be
Put On to Keep General Skaters
~ Army Supplied-Easy VIC
tory for Americans
Expected.


expected from the fleet at Santiago before |
Sunday. That statement was made at the
navy department to-day. and was based |
upon an accurate knowledge of the course |
adopted by the troop transports and the |
rate of speed at which the vessels are trav- |
cling. The naval officials are still conf |
dent the vessels have taken the easterly |
course. by way of Cape Maysi They |
should have rounded that point by this |
time. =. 80. 49, --fs4.- - 80"
The fixing upon Sunday as the day upon !
WHICH news might be expected is supposed
to have been brought about from the con- |
sideration that it will take some time, |
probably as much as two days. to land the |
troops. and their heavy equipments See
ing that several days were required to eff
feet the embarkation of troops at Tampa.
it is not to be expected that much better |
time can be made in getting them ashore
on hostile coast without any of the ia
cilities afforded at Tampa for the work.
The war department has been working
strenuously to establish cable communica-
tion over the French cable between Hayti
and the point near Santiago where the
marines are now camped. General Greely,
chief signal officer. is directly in charge Of
this work. and is acting through Lleuten-
ant Colonel Allen. Of the signal corps. who
is aboard the cable steamer Mancel, which.
has been chartered by the war department
for, the purpose of making and breaking
cable connections to suit naval and mil
-itary necessities. The navy IL not concern
ed in this work. and all the operations look
ing to the renewal Of broken circuits are
in charge Of the army. The Mancef was
yesterday at Cape Haytien with every
thing prepared for the start when the
trouble was found with her clearance pa
pers... AS soon as the fact was reported
here. General Greely induced the state de-
partment to send instructions to United. .
States Minister Powell at Port-au-Prince
to use his good ofices with the Haytten
government to facilitate the departure of
the ship. :
It is believed this has now been accom-
plished. and that the Mancel is either in
Guantanamo bay or very close to that
place. As soon as cable communication. is
restored, It win be operated by the French
imposed by the United States being the
establishment Of q censorship at Camp
McCalla.
Thus the line will be open to commercial
business, although military messages will
have the preference.
| For. the same reason that they declined
to make public any Information respeet-
Ing the sending of the Santiago expedition
| Until the transports had started, the war
I -
| er they are about to send reinforcements
/ to General Shafter Immediately. But, With
| out reference to reinforcements, the de-
| partmeft will establish Immediately q line
| of communication almost daily by steamer
| with General Skaters force. in. order to
| keep his troops. supplied amply with food.
munitions Of war and whatever else may
| be needed.
It may be necessary also for the govern
! ment to undertake, by means Of this ex-
press service, to supply In large part with
| food and ammunition the Cuban tnsur-
4 gents under Garcia and Rabi who are re-
| ported to have come to the support OF
Lieutenant Colonel Huntington's marines
| at. Camp McCalla. A little computation
will show that a large amount OF supplies
will be needed, and q number OF vessels
| must be employed In this service, 30 that.
il the government should find 1t necessary
| to reinforce General Shafter by few thou-
sand additional soldiers, they can be very
| ,,or,ad ~, so,ne ~ these supply ships,
Army officers who have been reading the
| .ao.,, n.,vs from Crha are discussing with
l .raat onnGdsnce the nrospect of an early
eaoa,,,,ar NJ Tho tinted states troops with
thoss of sno,n
IT, s,ner,or,,v rnanifested nv the United
So. ..or,n.. ~ Cnant.namo in fighting
s.,s,e-. ~ pa,ao,s ormv confirms
- o,ss.,to,,s. Tho, ha,,a haen formed updi,
sos ... a..,,a, h,. General leo and other
...s ~ .,,s sn.ri.h aoId,ers The in
.sa - ~ 70. d.no,tnent 10 that
| 80 S,r.rs,,+ =. ssos n, f,ghtinr men will
~. 49, Soro.s ~ the ITn;tad states
us nte. " .ne 49, Loo. ,,,,,,aro,,s
ine ino'e e' .ss 49, a,,,,o.t a~c,r.
N .ne 80. a,nss oe h,aoLs A. fo,
si.ely y. an ou.oas. S.a's 80. ~ ,.sS ..ia.ssd
pA - ~. ,,,,,.r,
Il to do duty IN the service OF the country
that released them. They are not hkeiy
to give or to look Tor quarter, ana may
be expected to be guilty OF atrocities te
the dead or to prisoners In battle. They
never fight In bodies, but scatter IN the
the trail.
Another sort OF soldier to pe looked iol
is the volunteer. He Is Cuban attachef
to Spain and. he dislikes the nsurgent:
intensely, and will fight stubbornly, bu
without great military skill. These arr
not looked for in great numbers at thu
, east end of the island, but in and abou
/ Havana they are numerous and vel