The times., 1898-05-06

Nent time has elapsed for communication
fs De established.
Il was stated officially at the department
yesterday afternoon that full news OF
the report Of Commodore Dewey viii be
given out at any time during the day or
hight as soon as il is translated, with all
the details as TO the wounded and the
killed in the action. If there were any
Department officials attribute the long
delay TO a failure TO connect and work
the cable probably IL is the impression
now that very likely there has been no
dispatch boat sent by Commodore Dewey.
III may be that none Of the boats suitable
for thi sseryice are in condition for the
voyage after the action. and ii is possi-
BILE too. 1t is said, that Commodore
Dewey refrained from sending any boat
FOR fear that il would not be admitted
into the Hong Kong port
The scarcity Of available boats is said
20 be shown very concusively by the fact
that none Of the newspapers have yet
sent reports by them. The belief of the
departments now is that the cable will be
:n working order today or tonight
1t has been suggested that possibly Com
modore Dewey may not have taken Ma
nila. by some change of fortune but this
is not believed by Secretary Long who
has a strong faith that the most glowing
American accounts Of the fight will be
SlDhn 10 De lne true ones
The Relief Expedition.
One of the new developments in the ex-
pedition 10 be sent 10 Commodore Dewey :
aid at Manila yesterday was the appoint
ment OF a large number of the officers
who will take the Charleston with the eX-
petition Capt. Henry Glass was trans
ferred from the command Of the Pensaco-
la at Mare Island, Cal. to the command
OF the Charleston yesterday. The fact
that Capt Glass would command the
Charleston was announced in The Times
exclusively Wednesday morning.
A large number of the other officers
who are 10 be with the Charleston are
transferred in yesterdays orders. The list
is almost complete
Paymaster's Clerk f. NJ. Phillips is
transferred from the Prairie to the
Charleston. Passed Assistant Surgeon
A Farenholt is detached from the Naval
Hospital at Mare Island Immediately.
Surgeon F. Rogers is sent TO the Charles
ton, instead of to the Pensacola as or
dered May 5. Lieut.. Commander {.
Rlocklinger Is transferred from the navy
yard at Mare Island. He is made the
executive officer OF the Charleston.
Iieuts. W. Braunersreuther and =. NJ.
Bostwick go from the navy yard al Mare
Island Immediately to the Charleston.
Naval Cadet c. L. Leiper is transferred
from the Franklin. Acting Carpenter J.
H GIN goes from the Mare Island navy
yard. Naval Cadet A. o. Bisset l. trans
ferred from the Vermont. Naval cadet
A W. Marshall Is detached from the Yer
mont and ordered Immediately to the
Charleston. Passed Assistant Engineer
J. s Mexican goes from the AlbatrOss
Lieut.. r. Z. Koontz goes from the Pat
uerson. Lieut.. .. r. Slocum, detached
from the Patterson and ordered imme-
disteIy TO the Charleston.
Several small matters Of preparation
were under way at San Francisco during
the day. The transports are being en-
gagged, and the department has decided
on the troops that win be in the expedi-
ton. They are TO come mainly if not
entirely from the volunteer army Of the
Pacific States. il could not be learned
last night who viii command the expe-
Cirinu.