The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10
MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Navy Department Looking for
Important News from the
Fleets at Santiago.
ATTACK BY LAND AND SEA LOOKED FOR.
of the Insurgents. tn Make an Attack
Without Waiting for Troops from Tam.
PA Spanish Protest Ignored by tho
Canadian Authorities.

Canadian Authorities.
WASHINGTON, June at was plainly
noticeable at the navy department yes
terday that the officials were expecting
news of the first Importance, but that
they did not look for it immediately.
The firmness with which they have in
sisted that Schley could have had no
general engagement with Spanish
forces, ships and forts at Santiago, as
was reported. appeared To be based ON
a fall knowledge of the plans under
which the commodore is acting, and
the greatest concessions that they
would make towards admitting that u
night had taken place there tuesday
was To say that possibly Schley had
detected some earthworks going up
and had RACED them with his shells.
They were confident he made -
attempt to enter the harbor. 1t is
believed, however, with Sampson in
the field and in command off Santiago
with an augmented force. that inter
esting events may be looked for.
These are expected, too, notwithstand-
ing the fact that no troops have yet
started from Tampa, as was estab-
lished 10y inquiry at the war depart
ment Yesterday afternoon.
The insurgents are known to be in
force in the neighborhood of Santiago.
and through Capt. Dorst the war de-
partment not only has beer in com
m~unication with them. but has sup
piled them fully with good
and NJ abundance OF ammunition.
The headquarters of the best of the
Cuban generals, Garcia, are distant
from Santiago only IS miles, SO hat it
Is possible Sampson feels strong enough
with their support to begin the assault
by sea upon the doomed Spanish ticct
and forts without awaiting the arrival
of the United States troops from
Tampa.
The trend of the news that came %
Washington from unofficial sources
during the afternoon all went To sup
port this belief, SO there is some ground
for the expectation of the officials that
important information may be ex-
pected shortly. The Spanish govern
ment has made a protest To the British
authorities against the shipping of
Canadian coal from British North
America to "A Francisco for the re-
lief of the ships of Admiral Dewey's
feet at Manila. and also against the
shipping of coal from Nova Scotia to
Atlantic ports for use by the United
States war ships operating in the West
Indies.
In view of the ruling by the British
.l. --
Of war, this protest by spain might
have caused considerable embarrass-
ment, as the Canadian coal is consid-
cred by the naval authorities to be a
superior article for the use OF our ships.
1t - only "A short distance from
the British North American coal
fields 10 San Francisco and the Nova
Scotiap coal fields are easily accessible
TO Atlantic ports 1t is understood,
however,. That SPANS protest has not
proved az any avail. The subject was
referred 20 the Cansdian authorities,
who, upon investigation, learned that
she coal shipments. both from British
North America and from Nova scotia,
were in the ordinary course Of
commercial transaction. They were
made by private parties in
Canada 10 private parties in the United
states. Whether the coal subsequently
passed into the hands of the United
states government for use by the
American navy vas held to be outside
of the province of the British aud Can
adam authorities. 1t is probable that
any direct sales to the navy depart
ment would have been stopped. as
these would have been manifcstly "a
breacl. Of The neutral attitude main
tanned by the British government and
its colonies. including its North Amer
lean Possession.
1.-THE queen regent of Spain has n
structcd Senior Castillo to ask the pow
ers to intervene for peace, that move
mcnt has not yet takc;' any form in
Washington, either at the state de-
partment or at any of the foreign en-
bassies. Among the diplomatic oili-
cials it IS thought to be quite possible
that spain is feeling her way Onward
securing peace, but it is not believed
this will meet any active assistance
from the great powers.
As one leading diplomatic official
said yesterday, spain finds herself in
the same condition of isolation that
France "a ia lsTO-1I. At that time VI.
Theirs, afterward president. went from
capital to capital seeking To secure the
cooperation of Europe with France,
but his mission was a failure. The
mission OF Castillo is said to be like
that of Theirs, and the diplomatic
officials believe IL will meet with
the same fate. 1t is known that Spain
has counted most on %arousing the nc.
tive interest of France, but has been
unsuccessful, as France docs not care
10 act alone.