The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-09
.HASIEEEI PECIAIGT.
The Navy Dspartmei 1t Looking for
Important News from the
Fleets at San tiago.
ATTACK BY LAID AID Sc A LOOKED F02
sampson Feels strong Eao pgb, by the Aid
Of the Insurgents, 70 lake an Attack
Without Waiting Tor Troops from Tam
PA spanish Protest ignored by the
Canadian Authorities.

Of the Insurgents, 10 = lake an Attack
Without Waiting Tor Troops from Tam
PA spanish Protest ignored by the
Canadian Authorities,
WtsiuSGr0y, June 8. II was plainly
noticeable at the navy department yes
ter3ay thai the officials were expecting
news Of the first import mce. but that
they did not look for itimmediateIv.
The fruBess with which they have in
sisted that Schley could have had no
general engagement with Spanish
forces ships aud forts at Santiago. as
was reported appeared % be based on
@ fun knowledge Of the plans under
which the commodore is acting and
the greatest concessions that thew
would make towards admitting that a
fight had taken place thtre tuesday
was 10 say tuat possibly SchIev had
detected some earGhworEs going up
aud had RACED them with his shells
They were confident he made no
attempt to enter the harbor. 1t is
believed, however, with SAMPSON in
the field and in command OF SANTIAGO
with AN augmented force. that inter
estiug events may be hooked for
These are expected. too Do-twfr,sf,pd.
ing the fact hat no troops have ven
started from Tampa, as WAS estab-
iished by inquiry Mt the war dsn,,rt.
ment Yesterday afternoon.
The Insurgents are known tn he In
force in the neighborbo1d of SANTIAGO
and through Capt Dorst the war d.
partment not only has been in com.
m%unieation with them. but has sun-
piled them fully with good weapgns
and an abundance of
The headquarters OF the bDst af ~
Cuban generals Garcia -
SSon Santiago only rs miles. 80 tbot If
is possible Samp,on feeds sf.,r = -
with their spp1ort 10 hsrin t19 -
bv sea upon tbs doon,ad vi 80
and forts without e,vaifinr nj. -
of the United states rooas
Tampa.
Tine trend OF the news that came to
Washington from unofficial sources
during the afternoon all went TO sno-
port this belief, So there is SOM gronad
for the expectation OF the otHet ais tbat
important information NAV be av-
pected shortly. The Spanish pov,rn-
meut has made a protest to the British
authorities against the shipping of
Canadian coal from British N,rtb
to San Francisco for t,a r.-
lief OF the ships OF Admiral Dryav.s
Heet at Manila, and also apaiuyf t,a
shipping OF coal from Nova Scotia TO
Atlantic ports for use bv tbe up,tod
war ships OPERATING i'm tba We
Indies,
In view of the ruling by the British
government that coal was c~ontraband
81 war, this protest BY Spain might
caused considerable em5urra,s.
ment, us the Canadian cod is oousi5.
cred by the naval authorities Cd le a
superior article for the useoG our Ships.
~ Is only a short distance from
The British North Arnria,r ..I
fields To San Francisco ana tbc NJ,
S]cotiau coal fields are easily accessible
to Atlantic ports II i, nnderstoo5
however, that SPANS prpt.st has nat
proved OF any avail. Tbe suhipnf ,y,s
referred to the Canadian autbn,itios
who, upon investigation. learned tbo,
The coal shipments. both from R,f,fsb
North America and from Nova sDoti.
were ia the ordinary com,sa If
commercial transaction. Tbev ,va,.o