The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-25
STILL HANGS FIRE.
Only Lively Bit of War
News Is the 0regon's
Arrival Off
Florida.
is etRvERA SHUT UP J?
Fair Chance That He Is At
Santiago, But Nobody
Really Knows.
MUSTER PASSES7HE CENTURY
But Some of the Southern
States Are Far Behind
Their Quoto Of
Men.
ENGLAND's YELLED ENMITY
Outbreaks of Feeling in the
Observation-Disclosures
Talk a Snare.
GERMANY HASTENS TO DENY
No Collision Between Her Con-
sui at Manila and Adj
u,iral Dewey.
GERMANY HASTENS To DENY
No Collision Between Her Com
sui at Manila and Adj
n,ira1 Dewey.

WASHINGTON. May Is, 1s9S.-One hun
bred and twelve thousand men have now
been mustered into the Volunteer Army
Of the United States, and the official re-
ports show that the greater number OF
these are ready to move TO the front.
over two-thirds Of the States have en-
tirelv completed their musters and should
the emergency arise are prepared to begin
anew the work just completed.
The failure of some of the States,
notably four or five in the South, to fur
nish the men called for up to this time is
a surprise to the army officers on duty
there. but is ascribed not to a lack of
patriotism but to belief probably shared
by many of the National Guardsmen who
had home ties and business connections
which they could not well afford to give
up, that plenty of other persons not SO
encumbered would readily be found to
take their places.
Ample time will be given the States
referred to to fill the apportionment made
by the War Department and the expecta-
tion here is that this will be accomplished
without further unnecessary delay Should
any of the States default the probability
is that the fact will be reported to Con-
gress formally by the Secretary of War
for such action as may be deemed best
under the circumstances. No resort can
be had to draft measures without explicit
authority therefor from the National
Legislature.
White House twice this morning to see
the President spending only few min
utes each time. On leaving the second
time he made the important announce
ont Of ha fe a of the DattlPSniD
Oregon at Jupiter Inlet, Fla, about mid
night last night.
At the same time Secretary Long, Wn1ies
expressly stating that no official advices
had been received of the bottling up OF
the Spanish fleet in the harbor at Santiago
by Commodore Schley's squadron, an
nounced that there was every reason TO
believe that was the case. There is little
room for doubling the report that Ad-'
miral Cervera and his vessels are penned
in the harbor by Commodore Schley's
squadron. Secretary Longs statement
that there was every reason to believe 1t
was supplemented by the President, who,
in reply to inquiries from Congressional
callers. said that it was undoubtedly true.
Secretary Long had only brief talk
with the President over the situation.
The safe arrival of the Oregon at Jupiter
Inlet had been discounted to some extent
by a previous announcement of its safety.
Commodore Schleys catching UP with the
Cervera fleet was source of much con-
graduation for IN the conferences that
q feeling that 1t brought the end of the
war much nearer.
Asked as to the possibility of ruse of
some sort arising from Admiral Cervera' s
deliberately entering the harbor under tho
circumstances, Secretary Long said the
purposes of the Spanish could be only
conjectured, but that it might be they
went into Santiago for coaling. While
refraining from discussing specifically the
matter of reinforcements and the despatch
Of Admiral Sampson's fleet, now asserted
to be in the neighborhood of Havana, to
Santiago, Secretary Long had no hesita-
tion in saying Commodore Schley could
have whatever aid he wanted.