The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-28
WAITING FOR SCHLEY.
The Government Wants Report
From the Commodore
BEFORETAKING DEFINITE ACTION

DC helu III kehulneSS TO move AT Any
Moment-Holland Wants to Attack
Cervera with His Submarine Boat.
Washington, May 2S.-The military
situation as at present determined upon
by those in authority is to make no
forward movement of troops either
upon Porto Rico or Cuba until full and
definite information is received as to
the location of the Spanish squadron
and its possibilities as factor in the
aggressive moves of Spain. That being
the positive determination there is no
present purpose to hurry forward the
troops now at the several points of
concentration. but the interval prior
to an aggressive forward movement
win be employed in seasoning the men.
Steps have been taken to secure early
information as to whether Admiral
Cervera's squadron is inside Santiago
harbor and whether the American
squadron has such advantage Of oppo-
sltion outside the harbor as to make
the escape of the Spaniards practically
impossible
For the last few days army circles
have shared public belief that the
Spanish ships were trapped in Santi-
ago harbor, and that has given an i'm
petus to arrangements by which large
bodies of troops at Chickamauga and
elsewhere might be moved forward
rapidly to Tampa for embarkation. The
presence Of 30 or more transports in
Florida waters added to the convic-
ton that a movement on large scale
was about to occur. All this has been
going on with the understanding that
Admiral Cervera's career as a possible
menace in the rear of our troops had
been cut off by his being securely held
within Santiago harbor, but in the alb
sence of positive information on this
point, together with the certainty that
he can be held inside the harbor, there
is no purpose whatever on the part of
the war department to make an ag-
gressive forward movement on Cuba
or Porto Rico. This was stated today
In the most positive manner and from
an authoritative source.
Unless the navy department sue
ceeds in securing some direct and Of
fetal information respecting the Span
ish and the American fleets within the
next "a hours through the aid of the
West Indian cables it will resort to the
use of dispatch boats. 1t can be again
affirmed on the highest authority and
ilolN SlduulHB all GulllOTS TO the con-
trary, that at the close of the day the
department had nothing more than a
belief, founded on unofficial advices,
that the Spanish squadron was lying
in Santiago harbor, and no news as to
Commodore Schley's whereabouts.
However, the great majority of the Of
flcials of the navy department enter.
tain no doubt that Cervera Is within
hDphnr ho
ceeded in impressing this belief upon
the president and the members of the
cabinet.
1t was announced last night that Hol-
land, the inventor of the submarine
boat of that name, was expected here
this afternoon to discuss with Captain
O'Nefl, chief of ordinance, the feasl-
bility OF using that novel craft in an
attack upon the Spanish squadron at
Santiago, il the vessels are still there.
The officials are disposed to receive in
kindly spirit any suggestion that
might prove to be valuable In this line,
and they will talk with Mr.. Holland
over the details of his scheme, prob
ably on the basis of a compensation to
be paid to him for each Spanish ves-
sci destroyed.
An important phase to the military
program is a decision not to take up
the details of organizing the new force
| of $4,000 volunteers for at least a week
or ten days In the meantime no con-
clusion has been reached as to whether
a portion of the $4,000 volunteers will
be used to recruit the regiments still
remaining untitled under the first call
for 125OO0 volunteers. If the regiments
under the first are to be brought up to
their maximum strength it will take
about 10000 men from the second call
TO complete the 1875 regiments under
the first call. This will leave S5, 900 men
to be organized in distinctly new regi-
ments The war department Is anxious
to obtain the views Of the governors of
the states and territories in regard to
the filling TO their miXimum strength
of the regiments already furnished by
them under the first call.
There is abundant reason to believe
that the naval officials last night re-
ceived dispatches from Admiral Samp-
son. The press dispatches had already
announced that the dispatch boat Dol
phin, of Commodore Schleys squadron,
ran alongside the flagship New York,
which was then off Havana, and in
formed her that she bore dispatches
for Admiral Sampson from Commodore
Schley. 1t is considered probable that
these dispatches contain information of
the precise whereabouts of the Cape
| Verde squadron, and quite naturally
the information would be sent to the
naval authorities here at once.
| The Cuban question and political issues
| sink into insignificance with the man who
suffers from piles What he most desires, is
relief DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cures
| piles. G. III. Hagenbuch.
Quay Favors Increased Pensions.
| Washington, May Ex-senator Quay
yesterday introduced a bill providing
| that the pensions of all soldiers who
served in the war of the rebellion
which have been cut down shall be re-
| stnrnd and declaring that no pension