The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-07
PAP ALL GONE.
Shoulderstraps All Dis
tributed by the President
Nov for a Little
War.


WASHINGTON. June Z, loso'--1Aii eie po-
ss'ionts ~ 'he soiui,1eri atally -
rresldeml h.st can ei'ner haye peeA
hiied or the places promseu aiuu the re-
manning noinlnataons 70 tneh WIZ sooi
pc sent 10 the senate. AS d result Vi 'his
the pressure of Secretary Alger and the
other armv off1cials is NOT SO great as
baratofora and there is . considerable
falling off in the number of visitors to
the denartnent
~ ,,4 ,.,v,s;,x,,.a,,
- p - - = -.
the selection of the officers for the organ
izations to be formed under the call for
= 600 -, E,.1,,. 81 ooo ~ .g,a * ooo MON
"a, ss.,,4 -, \ ax;s,ti,,. or-
Will De heeued 10 recruit the eAiS'in6 "
ganiZationS to their full legal maximum
strength which leave but 250O0 to be di-
a.,5 49,. MI. 4,r,,s tu,a fo,-r,at ion
-.sl, ,,,'t Mace for
of which as such VIII not take piaee ioi
some time
The Cabinet meeting today was not a
,..;a,,1a,.,, ,v,,,ortant ono AZ ;s ;,s,,al
particularly linpo1.ahe ono -
the whole field OF military ana haVal
onerations was gone over but nothing
go a1,,,a ,rol,inor ~ anu change in noIicv
VS.
or plans
1t is almost certain that no regular
troon have vet been DISPATCHED to SaEti-
- e Az ;n+o,,4t,, 40 be.in a
ago, pue - - ene 'siissoA - -,
heavy movement either toAay or toiioi
row.
II has bsan the intention Of fhe military
-. +ha tirst ex
authorities TO nave searlea me li't 90
pedition a day or two ago but the nor-ar-
rival of the continent of The large siege
e,,ns which II is Dropose,t~-to use IN the
reduction of Santiago and the capture of
- -. t.,l
shorr nostnonement. The transports are
in nerfeet readiness for he embarkation
of the troops. and nothing slow remains
that should Occupy more than Gay OF
two
The army of occupation Will tnen pe
hurried forward. and nothing will be per-
nitted to interfere with the prompt IN
yestment of Santiago and the. capture
or destruction of tho imprisoned heet.
In commenting upon the reports OF
military engagement near Santiago, II
was said after the Cabinet meeting that
if there has been any collision It PROB
ably occurred between the Spaniards ana
a force of our marines who may nave
been attempting to land arms for the use
of the insurgents.
The only Information that could possibly
be extracted at the War and Navy De-
partments today touching the reported
engagement and landings in the neighpor-
hood of Santiago, was of a negative char
acter. 1t was thought that possibly tne
small contingent OF engineers, with siege
guns, which were shipped last week from
Mobile might have attempted to land
some of their equipment at Aguadores,
within six miles of the entrance of San
tiago Bay. and this movement may have
given color to the reports of an extensive
landing OF troops in that vicinity 1t is
known too that Admiral Sampson's adj
vices from the NAVY Department were of
!. ma tl,re ia lead him to expect the troops
70 arrive before this time and it is pos
sible that he simply was clearing the Way
for their landing and Wiping out the shore
batteries
Tho rennrts that rea o,ed tha War no.
nartment tbis morning indicste that con-
ditions ara ranidlv i,3nrovinp AZ Tarlna
~ 81 o. -, ~, "a
,,ii onoarns IT,,dar as,tl,,its
e esppies 90 q
l,oli .ms - 80,
peo9eeuins ~ olee ~ soive sns t questloi
on uistriputIns Ing stofeS Wnivu loW eii-
cumper many mics OF the faliroad track
by assigning men VINO seem 70 pc ntteu
for such duty, without regard TO their
staff positions, to the task or opening up
the goods and placing them where they
are needed. By adopting this direct
method it is calculated that all delay in
traffic on the score of accumulated
freight at the Tampa end of the line will
he overcome within a dav or two while
there will he less comnlaint. among the
troans of lacl If sfores ana s,,nnIies tban
ho1-a been 1Sy;no al1,oost suitbin tpa;r sioht
,1at ,,o ;,a,aass,hIe - tba,,, fn, ,oa,l, dau
49, iiaeeessiDie ~ 'AAe'A ~ ii''S u'y
y, ~ ~ o.,s. nov,. - az 49, .,x.h,+;,x,
ne press repoIts ol lne lerGe e. nignttlng