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DEPARTMENTS IN THE DARK.
NO NEWS RECEIVED FROM sHAF-
TER OR DEWEY.

Both shnfter aud the HeinfOrce-
ments for Dewey Are nt Their Des-
tinntIOns-Dewey May Not Feel
Justified In Accepting NTaniIa's
Surrender UntiI He Has More Men.
Washington. June 2O-Publlc attention
here to-day was divided almost evenly be-
tween three subjects The movements Of
Gen 5hafter's army, the probability Of re-
Inducements having reached Admiral
Dewey and the status Of Lieut. Hobson.
the naval hero.
Up to late hour this afternoon, nelth-
er of the anxiousy awaited messages,
which were to announce the arrival OF the
transports at Santiago and Manila had
reached either the war or navy DEPART
ment.
vessels are off Santiago.
Nor Is it doubted that just about the
time Gen. shafter appeared off Santiago
the Charleston appeared in Manila bay
leading the three transports. which bring
nearly 5000 soldiers to Dewey's assist
ance.
That fact will not be known. however.
officially, for two or three days. owing
TO the distance from there 70 Hong Kong,
the nearest cable point
II Is questioned here whether with this
force to back ham Admiral Dewey will
feel justified in assaulting Manila, or even
n accepting its surrender Either course
would involve heavy responsibilities for
the admiral. and IT Is extremely desirable
that no pretext be afforded jealous Eu-
ropean powers for intervention at Ma
nila under the guise of protecting the
interests of their subjects.
Therefore, It may be that the Admiral
will wait for another ten days until the
second installment of troops reaches Ca
vite.
In this case he probably will land the
troops that arrive In the town of cavite,
which Is now completely under the control
Of himself and the insurgents. and ems
poy the time in accustomng them to Ma
Mia methods and climate.
During the day dispatches announcing
that Capt. Gen. Bianco had refused to ex-
change. Lieut.. Hobson and his fellow pris-
oners created some Indignation, which
was modified later by Madrid advices
quoting Premier Sagasta as saying no de-
clsion had been reached
Should Spain adopt the cruel and un-
usual course Of refusing an exchange the
regulations of the war department are suf-
ficient to meet the case. The following
principle Is laid down in its regula tons.
"Hetaliaton will never be resorted to as
a measure of mere revenge, but only as a
measure Of protective retribution, and,
moreover cautiously and unayoidaDlys
that Is to say, retaliation shall only be
resorted 10 after careful inquiry into the
real occurrence ana the character of the
deeds that may demand retribution. Un-
just or inconsiderate retaliation removes
the belligerent further and further from
the mitigating rules Of regular war ana
by rapid strides leads them to the inter-
neclne wars Of savages"
1t was pointed out to-day by a leading
officer Of the army that the Spanish had
more TO lose by course Of cruelty which
would call for retaliation, as the number
OF Spanish prisoners Is far greater than
that of American prisoners.
There was a wholesale christening at tho
navy department to-day, when Secretary
Long supplied nar1es for no less than thir-
ty-tive war craft All OF these were pro-
vlded for In the last naval appropriation
bill, and while contracts for their con-
struction have not yet been let, the adver-
tisements have been issued, except in the
case Of the monitors, and all the boats VIII
De under way before cOl0 weather.
First In the list Of the big battleshlps Is
the Maine, for Congress had provided that
that name shall be continued In the naval
list
The other two big battleshlps will be
called the Missouri and the Ohio.
The first of the torpedo boats bears the
name Of brave young Ensign Bagley, who
was killed on the deck of the Winslow, un-
der the guns OF Cardenas, the first Amer
lean naval officer to lose his life in the
war.
Four states have the privilege of giving
their names to monitors, Arkansas, Con-
necticut, Florida and Wyoming.
The names given to the sixteen torpedo
boat destroyers are those of Americas
naval heroes, cambridge. Barry, Chaun-
cey. Dale Decatur Hopkins, Hull Law
renee, MacDonough, Paul Jones, Perry.
Preble, Stewart, Truxtun, Whpple and
Worden.
The names applied TO the torpedo boats
are those OF lesser fame. but stll of gIori-
GUS memory. Besides Bagley's, they are:
Carney, Bddle Blakely, DeLong, Nichol-
son, O'Brien, Shubrick, Stockton, Thorn
ton Tingey and Wilkes.
There is now only one vessel, either
building or authorized, left without
name, gunboat officially known as No.
16.
Word went around the war department.
this afternoon that the Cadlz fleet had
made another spectacular appearance, this
time returning 70 the home port. The
source OF information Is not disclosed, so
that It Is impossible 10 tell how much cred
ence to attach to the report. The navy
department was promptly informed of the
receipt Of the message.
Itumors Of troop movements continue to
emanate from Camp Alger. This time,
it is stated on what appears to be better
authority than usual that one brigade,
composed of the three most perfectly
equipped regiments, First Rhode Island
ana Sixth and Ninth Massachusetts, are
20 be sent from this camp TO Santiago.
The sixth Illinois, Eighth Ohio Third
Ohio. Third and Sixty-ffth New York and
Thirty-thlrd and Thirty-fourth Michigan
are said to be slated for Porto Rico and
he quartermas ter-in-chief OF the corps is
supposed to be arranging for the transport
,ation of these troops, who win, IL Is re-
ported be sent by sea directly from New
mort News on the two big liners. the Yale
and, Harvard late the New York and
Paris
Secretary Alger said late this afternoou
that none Of these orders had been issued,
80 mat the rumors are more or less pee