The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-28
Schley Is Undoubtedly There, They
Say, and They Are Not Worried
About His Escape.
INVASION OF CUBA
Is BEING REVIVED.
The Department Gives Out the Infor.
nation That II VIII Not Take
Place Until Cerrera l. Dis.
posed or

Washington, May g7-Mr Long
said this morning on his way 10 the
cabinent meeting, that be had not r..
ceiycd an y official confirmation Of the
report that the Spanish feet was in san.
tiago harborand that Commodore Schley
was lying IN wait az the entrance he
had, however, no reason to doubt the
accuracy OF the statement beyond the
that several days had passed and it had
not yet been officially confirmed.
Therefore the department is In exact.
ly the same condition it ha. occupied
for the last few days, aud 20 far "a. il.
knowledge Of the feet goes. 10 Is heard
through unofficial and, it Is hoped.
reliable sources, that the Spanish fleet
Is IN Santiago harbor, and that schley /.
lying In wait outside. The department.
it Is believed has now taken step. 20
secure through H. own inquiries. and
consequently It may b. expected any
moment, that some dispatch boats af
scouting vessels will bring news of the
squadron 20 one of tine cable stations.
probably In Hayt, for transmission t1
the navy department.
There was the revival OF tine almost
daily rumor that General Mile Is about
70 depart on hi. trip % Tampa. which Is
OF course construed 20 mean the direct
beginning Of the invasion OF Cuba. As
a matter % fact, there D., Just as much
foundation for this statement "a. during
any day the past week Il d. said Cen.
Miles had a special car ready for him.
se.f and stafi lying ready 40 the PanEsvl.
yania railway station in chi, city o. start
on a moment. notice. He. himself. has
i-en anXinn. 10 depart Tor many davs
past, and has been restrained only d..
cause conditions are not rioa for the
movement When that moment arrives
the start Will be made. bur whether it bs I
tonight or a week hence. 70 j. absolutely
notknown at this moment oven % Gen.
Miles himself The calling of a confer.
ence at the White House Thursday has
led to the revival Of the immediate
movement 70 Cuba and Porto Rico. IL
may b. stated. however, up1n the be.t
Of authority, that it has not vet finally
decided when 20 begin the Cuban invas.
ion, and, as far As Porto Rico i. con.
cerned' whether an attempt of occuna.
tion OF that island is az all 10 made
At the cabinet meeting todav IL
was authoritatiyely stated, although the
government had no official information
on the subject, there was no reasonable
doubt but that Cervcras feet was in
Santiago harbor and that Commodore
schley was on guard nc the entrance
Although the information upon which
this belief is based Is regarded as entire.
ly trustworthy, the government will
make no important move or change Ia,
plans IN the absence OF direct conarma.
tion OF official sources.
IL was also stated that any contem.
plated movement against Cuba or Porto
would be held IN abcyance until the
Spanish fleet was either DESTROYED or
otherwise rendered helpless 30 as 10 NOT
seriously intefcrc with our plans in any |
direction
The cabinet discussed the situation AZ
length but nothing OF great conso. |
quence was decided upon. The work
Of equipping and mobilzing the volun.
teers OF the army will be pushed with
all possible vigor with the view of being
In perfect readiness FOR any call that
may be made when the Spanish fleets
shall no longer be a serious factor In the
war problem. All members Of the cabi.
net were present except Attorney Cen.