Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-27
washington SATISFIED
At the Progress Of the Campaign in
Cuba.
Reinforcements Will Be Pushed
Forward With All Possible De-
spatch-Fake kilograms as to the
Death Of Capt. Evans-A Public
Bulletin Service Arranged for by
the Government.

Washington, June 26.-Though there
were the usual number of officials for
Sunday at their desks in the War and
Navy Departments to-day, there did
not seem to be any expectation Of i'm
portant news from the seat of war.
Secretary Alger explained this readily.
In his view the army has been moved
on one Of those stages incident to the
progress of campaign and is now
effectlng a new formation. The re-
ports show that there is only one road,
and that a poor one, from the sea
where the troops landed, leading to
Santiago. Along this the army neces-
sarily has been obliged to move in
single column. Strong accommodating
forces were prudently thrown out
ahead, and it was these that engaged
in the action of Friday morning. They
developed the presence OF the enemy
in force directly ahead and drove in
their advance guards. Before under
taking a set battle our army must be
formed
IN REGULAR BATTLE ARRAY,
not single column front, as it advanced
along the road, but in broad open or
der across the country the only FEAST
bic manner of conducting a battle sue
cessfully. AS part of this plan the ad-
vance must halt and wait until the rear
guard comes up. In the Secretary'S
opinion, this work was going On yes
terday. The forces left at Baiquiri
were being hurried up to the front near
Stvilla, where the Spaniards were sup
posed to be in force. The field artil-
lery was being dragged up the rough
mountain roads and the quartermaster
was hurrying along the stores as fast
as they could be landed from the
transports. All this is very necessary
work, but not such as would call for
an official report from Gen. Shafter.
To say that the President and Sec
rotary Alger are gratified with the sue
cess that has so far attended the pro-
gress of Skaters campaign, would be
STATING THE CASE MILDLY.
The President, in quick appreciation
of Gen. Skaters energy, has sent
cablegram congratulating him and the
men composing his army, on the ex-
cellent work they have done. The mes
sage could not be obtained here, the
officials taking the ground that 1t
would be proper for Gen. Shafter alone
to make it public, but it is known to
be couched in terms of praise. Secre-
tary Alger added his tribute to-day, in
the course of a short talk with an AS
ISOLATED Press reporter. He said he
felt sure Shafter would prove himself
to be a wise, brave and prudent gen.
eral He was particularly impressed
with one short statement in Skaters
dispatch received yesterday, stating
that he wanted nothing, which the Sec
rotary regarded as an evidence OF the
self-reliant character Of the man. New
ertheless, the Secretary is sending
along reinforoements with all possible
promptness. 1t is
AGOOD DEAL BETTER
To have one thousand too many SOL
diers than one too few in his opinion
He believes that General Duffield's
troops, to the number Of 1900, which
embarked four days ago from Newport
News, will arrive at Baiquiri to-mor-
row, and within four days 5000 more
troops, which leave Fort Monroe to-
day. will be at the scene Of action. In
addition there will be further move
ment of troops to Santiago just as soon
as the men and transports are ready.
Possibly General Miles may go with
these. If the troops are not needed
when they arrive nothing will be lost.
for they can be very well employed
elsewhere and will have the advantage
casicn to state again that General
Shafter is being allowed the widest lib
erty of action. unrestricted by unneces-
sary orders from Washington. He
thinks the wisdom of this course is
amply justified by the results so far
obtained. For this reason it is not pos
Skaters plan of operations AGAINST
Santiago. the matter being largely
IN HIS OWN HANDS.
field telegraph service has been
dispatched from Tampa. so that in the
course of a few days at most General
Shafter will have a Geographic instru-
ment in his own tent putting him in di-
rect communication with Washington.
The story printed by an English
newspaper of the killing of Captain
Bob Evans and some of his men in the
coming tower of the Iowa by shell
of the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya is pro-
nounced at the Navy Department to be
a cruel canard. No word has been re-
celved from Sampson to-day, and with
cable line near him it is not to be
imagined 70 a moment that he would
fail to repot Immediately an event SO
important.
The officials of both the War and
Navy Departments are expecting that
numbers of such canards will be put
afioat throughout the campaign The
Spaniards proved their alertness at this
work yesterday.
The War Department, following the
satisfactory example set bv the Navy
Department. has instituted a system
of bulletins for the benefit of the public,
GIVING QUICK AND CONCISE
Information Of important happenings.
The first Of these bulletins made their
appearance yesterday. giving Skaters
brief account Of the driving in of the
Spanish outposts. The newspapers had
scarcely received this information be-
fore the Standards cot out a bulletin
from Captain General Blanco announc-
ing the repulse of the American forces.
The War Department officials are some
what DISCOURAGED at the prospect of
having TO meet this sort of bulletin
service with simple recital of cold
facts
The notice from Spain that the Gov
eminent Of that country has succeeded