The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-09
BELIEVED THAT THE
TROOPS HAVE SAILED.
The Censorship Will Be Relaxed When the
ish Soi-Lyng Bulletins Dons-Troops
Be Dewey's

Washington. June s.-The activity and
frequent exchange of communications
between the war and navy departments.
eliminating In visits by Acting Secre-
tary Allen. Admiral sicard and Captain
Crowninshield in person TO the war de-
partment to-day, led to the belief this
afternoon that either the troops were
the movement Is about to begin. The
officials. however. who were not abso-
lutely ignorant themselves as to what
was going on at Tampa were all under
an injunction. delivered by Secretary
Alger himself. to keep the troop move
ments absolutely secret. There were
intimations that took away In a measure
the disappointment occasioned by this
attitude to the effect that once the
troops are ashore there viii be a con-
siderable relaxation OF the rules 50 rig
idly applied relative to the giving out
of information as to the army's move
ments.
The imagination displayed In the
Spanish bulletin recounting the killing
of 1,500 OF Simpsons men in the fight
with the forts Of Santiago caused a good
deal OF amusement at the navy depart
ment. and the officers profess them
selves. though willing to meet the
Spaniards with arms. TO he utterly uu-
able to contend with them in the field of
mendacity. To some of them the bulle-
tin recalled vividly the stirring bulletins
issued almost daily from the Spanish le-
cation here In the days of Senior DE
LONE. telling how the Spaniards. with
the loss of one man. had mana ged to
annihilate the Cuban army
No bulletins we're posted TODAY at
the navy Department. and aIthough
there were siens that the dana rtrep,
was IN can,n,nnica,io,, ,.,i,h ~ sn,,,h
the newspaper men were assured thai
there were no events worth reportins
treated of in the mes.ages The de.
partment is al.o very husv in Arranging
details for the Manila exneditions nav
ing undertaken to make ready the
trapsportr which viii carry the soldier
from San rrancisco To Manila Work
on them a being hurried under teIe-
graph orders. and by the end of the
week there win 1,e suf1c,ent military
force afIoat Ia enahle Admiral Dewey
wneyr n %eacQnn nuomp1DzHo.o
as he pleases AZ Manila This n 4
project very much at heart tust at pres
emf for. fully recoen,xinr the rood mil
itary qualities displayed by the insur-
gents according 70 the newspaper re-
norts IN their combats around Cavite
the ofY,cials n re loath 70 denend entirely
unon them for anv length ~ time fear
ine raIsn.s on ,heir mar, int say-
agerv thai might .tar,,s the cIvili-ed
World
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ene " anJ 'ay r
s slaeu speI pv" n.,
nlanuer He,suo NaIaa -, H., VI.
navy, ano Leu.snant eaneyui A
anna 20 go Win the army Oh occ"pauoh
10 Cupa.
"A oeIesatlon from ,ne ioune Men
buslness ciuo OF CINCINNATI orousn, 10
the white mousse to-day very oeauti-
ful Illuminated copy OF Tne Address 10 |
the American Flag. written by Drake |
This was Intended for presentation 10 |
Rear Admiral George Dewey as token |
OF admiration Of the magnificent ability |
and great bravery displayed by him In
the planning and execution of the bat |
tie at Manila. the elimination Of the |
great victory which startled the world. |
proving that American officers of the |
army and navy are unexcelled. The |
magnificent piece OF pen work was. car |
ried over to the navy department where |
IL will be held subject to Admiral Dew |
ey's disposition
There is considerable mystery con- |
cerning the cutting OF cables running |
out OF Cuba and the continuance of |