The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-05-19
THE SPANISH CAME.
Adm. Cervera May Attack Atlantic
Coast Failing to Get TO Cuba.
NEWSPAPER MEN ARE WARNED.
The Wide Publicity Given to the GussIe tx
peditIon said to Have Caused Its Failure
Volunteers Being Mustered In Rap
idIy-About Another Call.

WASHINGTON, May Is.-New compli-
cations have arisen to worry the war
| board of naval strategy. 1t is now in
| possession of information-whet
authentic is not yet known-that Adm.
| Cervera's orders, sent to him at Mar
Unique, give him discretionary power
| to attack the Atlantic coast if he fails
to get into Cuba. Rear Admiral Samp-
sons fleet is in the Windward passage
| The flying squadron commanded by
| Commodore Schley is in the Savannah
| offing. Commodore Watson has concen-
| trated his blOckading squadron in the
| vicinity of Havana Sampson will wait
| the approach of the Cape Verde fleet
| of Spanish ships. 1t is expected that
| Adm. Cervera will try to make the
| port of Santiago de Cuba for the pur-
| pose of landing supplies and ammuni-
| ton for Capt Gen. Blanco. If he inn
| AGNES there is danger lurking for him
| in this nei Oh bOrhoOd, he will make a
| dash for CienfuegOs. The latter point
| he is most DESTROYS of reaching. Rail-
| roads connect Cienfuegos with Havana.
| Official information in possession of
| the navy department, according to an
| informant who secretly breaks the
| ban of silence, is that the Spaniards
are supposed to be lettering at the
entrance of Maricaibo bay. But, as
a matter of fact, the naval war
| board is calculating that Adm. Cervera
is now heading for the southern coast
of Cuba. SIMPSONS scouts will note
advancement and tell Sampson of his
location. Credence is not placed in the
dispatch from Martinique that Adm.
ia fhara Wit
Spanish cruisers. This is looked upon
as ruse to divide the American fight
ing strength. If present plans are fol-
lowed out, Sampson will guard the
passages leading to our northern coast
Commodore Watson will protect the
waters around Cuba; Schlev will hunt
the Spanish out and make them fight.
NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT WARNED.
TAMPA, Fla, May !8.-Every news
paper correspondent at Tampa has
been officially notified that, in future.
no mention must be made of any
small expedition similar to that of the
Gussie last week until the success of
the expedition has been assured by the
return of the boat. Army officers are
much chagrined over the failure to
place the sorely needed arms, ammu-
milton and supplies, with which the
Gussie was stored, in the hands of the
insurgents. They believe that. had
not such wide publicity been given
the affair, the chance for success would
have been much greater 1t had been
arranged by Capt. Dorst that the
insurgents should meet the expedition
and take care of the supplies, but
the fact that the news of the
contemplated departure of the Guss:e
was published almost II hours before
the hour fixed for leaving was I'M
doubtedly communicated to Gen.
Blanco at once and enabled him to
establish an effective patrol of the
coast The correspondents have also
been notified that the paper publish
ing any such stories before it is per-
misSible to do SO will be debarred from
sending any preventative into Cuba. |
The intention is hereafter to keep a
close watch on news sent out regard |
ing movements of troops or ships from |
Tampa, and to endeavOr to follow ont |
the policy of the government in keep
ing from the Spanish government any |
news whatever that would help them
to Illustrate any plans for such move |
ments.
VOLUNTEERS MUSTERED IN RAPIDLY.
WASHINGTON. May 1S.-The volun- |
teer army is rapidly nearing compile |
ton. Reports received by Adjt. Gen. |
Corbin last night show that %. $50 men |
have been mustered in. Eighteen |
states have completed their quota as |
follows: California, Georgia, Idaho |
Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland. !
Minnesota, Massachusetts. New Hamp- |
shire, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, |
Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, |
Wisconsin and Wyoming. Gen. Miles. |!
the army. said yesterday /
that it was not the intention of the
president to call for an additional |
of volunteers at this time. 1t
is suggested that such q call at pres
ent would be n little premature. in
view of the fact that but a little over
20, 600 of those troops already called
for had been mustered to the service
Of the government
ABOUT ANOTHER CALL
WASHINGTON. May 1S-President !
will not have to ask con-
yress for authority before issuing his
call for additional volunteers The |
first bill passed by the senate and |
house gave him authority TO call for /
as many troops as he might deem nee
assary- Under this act il can be said /
authoritatively that the president j.
preparing his second proclamation
The number of men he vii. ask for
las not yet been decided. nor the time
when the call shall be issued. These
TENS of detail will be agreed upon
alter, but the proclamation is nearly !
eady for the signature OF the pres!-
lent Il