Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-07-02
TO CARRY WAR INTO span
FLEET ORDERED TO CROSS O.,
The Oregon One of the Ships to Sta.
for the Spanish Coast-w,,
Command of the Eastern sou
rOn"-Six Ships and Three g..

Washington, June 27.-The navr
partment at ll:l5 posted the follow
bulletin:
Commodore Watson sails TODAY IN .,
Newark to join Admiral Sampson at Ss "s
tiago, where he will take under his A
mand an armored squadron of crnis ou,
and proceed at once off the Snan;.t
coast" 'u
The squadron is designated as ~.
Eastern squadron and is as follow
Flagship Newark battleships Iowa .ss
Oregon, cruisers Yosemite, Yankee ons
LIKE, and Golfers Scandia, Aberenda onl
Alexander. The advance will be mado ~
once from Santiago.
Bulletins also show the follow;r,
changes in the designation of divisions
of our war vessels: North Atlantic foot
Rear Admiral Sampson commanding
First squadron, Commodore Howell CON,
handing; Second squadron, Commodore
Schley commanding; naval base, Kew
West, Commodore Remey commanding
Camara at Port Said.
Madrid, June PA dispatch has been
received from Admiral Camara announc.
ing his arrival at Port Said. He adds
that the ships under his command had a..
capital voyage" and averaged speed OF
10 miles per hour
1t was announced here this afternoon
that Camara had been ordered to proceed
through the Suez canal with the warships
under his command.
Only IL Bluff.
New York, June p. - The Journal.
correspondent at Rome cables that the
Spanish ambassador to Italy said TODAY
the cruise of the Cadiz fleet in the Med
iterranean is only ruse and they will
soon return to Cadiz.
Gets No Coal.
Port Said, June 27.-Upon application
of the United States consul here orders
have been issued forbidding the coalin.
at this port of Camaras fleet until fur
Their orders.
Egypt Refused.
New York, June PA dispatch to tn
Tribune from Cairo, Egypt, says: AID
miral Camara has asked to be allowed L
purchase 10000 tons of coal for the Span
ish fleet at Port Said, but the Egyptian
government refuses to permit the ship
to coal in Egyptian waters. Pending de
liberations, which are likely to last
long time, the fleet intends to remain Il
Port Said.
Bound for San Francisco.
New York, June GA dispatch to tn
Tribune from Port Said says: Admra
Camara has made extensive arrangement
for coaling his ships in the Red sea anC
Indian ocean. Trustworthy information
leads to the belief that the true objective
point of Camara's fleet is not Manila, bu
Hawaii and finally San Francisco.
Proceeds Today.
London, June 27.--A Madrid dispatcl
says the minister of marine made tn
statement that Admiral Camara's squad
ron will leave Port Said today for tn
Philippines. He believes the squadron
powerful enough to defeat Dewey.
Sngnsta's New Scheme.
London, June PA special dispatc
from Madrid says Premier Sagasta
planning to provoke a crisis, form a mon
archical ministry, proclaim the Who'll
peninsula in a state of siege, and appea
to a friendly nation, probably France o
Russia, to secure terms of peace.
Reinforce Puerto Rico.
London, June PA Madrid dispatc
this afternoon says the Spanish govern
ment is actively preparing to dispatch re
Inducements to Puerto Rico by the frs
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