The herald., 1898-06-02
AS Indicated by the Letter Of
Secretary Alger
CAPTURE OF PORTO RICO IMPLIED
Holding of the Philippines and Taking Of
Cuba Become Certain
Navy Officials Still Minimize Reports Of Santiago Fight
ing-Spain's Financial Disability Is Matter
Of More Importance
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SPECIAL WIRE.

BY ASSOCIATED
WASHINGTON June 1-Fo the first time since the beginning Of hos
hes there appears be something the of ia statement
of the campaign Of the United States This contained
letter Secretary Ager the speaker Of the house. transmitting
tain recommendations and statements of General Ludlow which doses
the purpose Of the department send Cuba
the remainder they be made ready for
departure There an estimate tor establishing electrical communication
connection with the Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines
showing officially implied part the
government to land troops in Porto Rico.
Of these have been anticipated by the but
strong of doubt exists and therefore official state
ment the made in this indirect fashion,
ated profound sensation here The three together Cuba Porto
Rico and the Philippines and into the military occupation Of the United
States troops
secretary says that the second contingent of troops
forward be prepared good deal of interest
attached order that made today the department. providing
organization 5000 additional called for
officially made Tuesdays dispatches
large proportion the be used fill the existing
regiments of volunteers which in deficient in numbers
to presumed from tody order that the volunteer regiments collected
the first call will be detained until they filled this fashion,
so that the order has bearing the plan of campaign.
schey's ENGAGEMENT
The naval officials have been considerably myed throughout the day
reports engagement off Santiago Cooboratve evidence coming
many quarters including the official from Havana and
Madrid led the officials oncede late the day that
had taken place. although they did regard serious No
bulletins issued by the department during the day. and the Of
stated that dispatches from Commodore sey had
been received during the day.
There believe however, department
through the department. possibly bearing
detailed press dispatches sufficient indicate engagement
kind had occurred Santiago The impression that execution
general instructions all commanders the Cuban
the construction Strengthening of batteries by the Spanish Commodore
scy observing work this kind going at Moro CASTLE had drawn
his fleet enough stop not believed that he made any
attempt enter the habor but while engaged the task of shg
batteries seeing the Croba Colon range he could
the temptation to try few shots at her.
Spanish Financial Straits
The statement from Madrid what seemed to be almost semof
FORM of the of the financial strngeny there and the plain
the Bank of Spa consequently Spa nearing the
significance many the stories of battles land and that have
coming the cables for the past few weeks The effect of this
be to hasten the operations against Porto Rico lest the prize
through suddn and unexpected termination of the
The Forward Movement
additional evidence the forward of the army
navy begun given the action the foreign naval and mill
observers They have been oounng Washington time but
in week all of them have started for Florida.