The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-03
oSeSsSSsOSOSSSS
IMPORTANT NEWS
MAY BE EXPECTED
Sampson and Sehley Will Make Things
Merry at Santiago.
INSURGENTS ARE IN FORCE
In the Province and Uncle Sans ReSu-
lars Will Not Be Needed.
SPAIN IS NOW ANXIOUS FOR PEACE
Senior Castillo viii Find His Mission Ffuitless
One in Endeayoring to Enlist the
Sympathy ofthe Powers-he
Compared With Theirs.
SPAIN IS NOW ANXIOUS FOR PEACE

Washington June At was plainly no.
ticeable at the navy department today that
the officials were expecting news of the
first Importance but they did not look
for 1t Immediately. The firmness with
which they have insisted that Schley could
have had no general engagement with
Spanish forces ships and forts, at San
tiago as was reported, appeared to be
based on full understanding of the plans
under which the commodore is acting and
the greatest concession they would make
towards admitting that fight had taken
place there Tuesday was that possibly
Schley had detected some earthworks going
up and had razed them with shells. They
were confident he had made no attempt
to enter the harbor. 1t is believed, how
ever, that with Sampson in the field and
in command of Santiago with an augmented
force that interesting events may be
looked for.
News Expected Today
These are expected tomorrow, notwith-
standing the fact that no troops have yet
started from Tampa as was established by
inquiry at the war department this after
noon. The insurgents are known to be in
Though Captain Dorst the war department
not only has been in communication with
them, but has supplied them fully with
good weapons and an abundance of am
munition.
The headquarters of the best of the Cuban
generals, Garcia, is distant from Santiago
only seventy-hve miles, so that it is pos
sible Admiral Sampson feels strong enough
with their support to begin the assault by
sea upon the doomed Spanish fleet and forts
without awaiting the arrival of the United
states troops from Tampa. The trend of
the news that came to Washington from
unofficial sources during the afternoon all
went to support this belief, SO there Is some
ground for the expectation of the officials
that important information may be ex-
pected shortly.
If the queen regent of Spain has instruct
ed Senior Castillo to ask the powers to in
tervene for peace that movement has not
vet taken any form in Washington either
at the state department or at any of the
foreign embassies.
Spain Desires Peace
Among diplomatic officials it is thought to
be quite possible that Spain is feeling her
way toward securing peace, but 1t is not
believed this will meet with any active
assistance from the powers. AS one lead
ing diplomatic official said, today, Spain
finds herself in the same condition of sola-
tion that France was in 1901. At that
time M. Theirs, afterward president, went
from capital to capital, seeking to secure
the cooperation of Europe with France, but
his mission was failure. The mission of
Castillo ie said to be like that of Theirs,
and the diplomatic officials believe 1t will
meet with the same fate. 1t is known that
Spain has counted most on arousing the
active Interest of France, but 1t has been
unsuccessful The French authorities here
have not heard of any negotiation for many
weeks past Indicating that the authorities
at Paris have not taken up the propositions
of Senor Costello for Intervention In behalf
of peace.