The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-09
ARE The CHAMPION LIARS.
Americans Can Not Offset the Cham.
pion frevsricstors.
MtNDAClIY BEGGARS DESCRIPTION.
samp-on's Men-ArrnnginE for
the Manila Expedition.

Washington, June s.-The activity and
frequen; exchange o. communications be-
tween the war ana navy departments.
eliminating In Waits b. Acting Assistant
Allen and Captain Crowninshield.in person.
10 the war department today led 10 the
belief this afternoon that either the United
States troops were actually embzrking at
TAMPA or that the movement is about to
begin. The officials. however, while not
absolutely ignorant themselves as TO what
is going on at Tampa. were all under an
injunction to keep the troop movement ABB
solutely secret. There were limitations
that took away in a measure the disap-
pointmept caused by this attitude, thai
| once the troops ere ashore there will be
so rigidly applied relative TO giving out
Information as 10 the armys movements
Tie robust imagination displayed by the
Spanish bulletin recounting the killing OF
1900 of SIMPSONS men during Mondays
fight with the forts Of Santiago de Cuba
caused a good deal OF amusement at the
navy department and the officers profess
themselves. though willing TO meet the
spsniards with arms. 10 be utterly una
bic TO contend with them in the field OF
rnendacty. To some OF them this bulletin
recalled wildly the stirring bulletins is
sued almost daily from the Spanish lega-
ton in the days of Senior DeLome, telling
how the spaniards with the loss OF one
man, had managed TO annihilate the Gu
ban army.
no bulletins We're posted today at the
navy department and although there were
signs that the department was in COM
munication with the South. the newspaper
men were assured that there were no
events worth r porting
The department Is also very busy in ar
ranging details fcc the Manila expeditions.
having undertaken TO make ready the
transports which viii carry the soldiers
from san Francisco 10 Manila. Work on
these is being pursued by telegraphiu or
cors and by the end OF the week there VIII
be sufficient military force afloat to enable
admiral Dewey, when IL reaches him, 10
do pretty much as be pleasss at Manila
The Japanese are the latest TO turn up
with petition for permission to study the
technical feature Of the present war aud
today Secretary Alger granted special per
01ASstOu ~ htisNIu Mar liza OF
III imperial japanese navy aud Lieu, enaut
Saneyuh AkyumR 10 so with the army o.
occupation OF Cuba
There is considerable mystery concerning
the cutting OF cables running out Of Cuba
and the continuance OF cable service fr m
mat island IL was positively established
today that the French cable running from
Santiago TO Cape Hayden went out Of serv-
Ice last Friday and remained out of NO n
ing condition until Saturday. During the
twenty four hours interruption tho cable
company was unable 10 carry any husi
over this line. There Is little doubt the IN
terrupuon was due 80 the work CT the csble
cutting ship sent out by General Greeley
and in charge OF signal service officers.
Eut the mystery OF the affair is NAT the
French cable began working aFain on Sat
urday How this came about is beyond ex-
pisnailon by tho cable experts. The French
cable company Is as much In the DIRK =
ms point as are the authorities here. The
cshle was not cut else It coull not have
resumed service
This is further complicated by further
reports today that the cable again STONED
working at midnight on Monday The con-
dlton Of this cable Is regarded as import
ant by the authorities here as Il is the
only means open 20 General Bisnro in
communicating with Spanish authorities