The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-07-15
THE SITUATION REVIEWED.
An Important Council of War at the
White House---To Pursue
Plans Already Laid.
wATsON's SQUADRON ORDERED EAST.
Will sail, Under sealed Orders. to "a select
ed Rendezvous Indications of "a Long
Cruise Ahead Care for the Wounded =
Better Facilities for Landing Supplies
Needed. Etc.

ifttltI iattittt> ~ t4tubihs supplies
Needed. Etc.
WASHINGTON. July s.-The president
called "A council Of war yesterday to
meet at the White House, the purpose
being TO review the situation and learn
exactly what present conditions are and
what changes. If m should be made
in the plans for the future con duet OF
the war. According TO one of the
members present, it was decided to
abide 10y the plans already laid. at least
as to the general conduct of the cam
paign.
Confirmation seemed to have been
given 10 this statement later in the
day, when. after "A conference with the
members of the war board. Secretary
Long announced To the waiting news
paper men that he had ordered Ad-
miral Sampson To detach from his own
command Immediately the vessels to b..
embraced in Commodore WatsOn's east
ern squadron, and to direct the cor :
modorc to proceed on his mission.
The ships To Form the Eastern squadron.
The vessels of the squadron will no.
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lected, for the reason. probably. thar.
the recent engagement with Cerveras
squadron necessitated some changes
The new eastern squadron will consis4
OF the %battleships Iowa and Oregon
the protected cruiser Newark aud tlr,
auxiliary cruisers carrying side ar
NOR Dixie. Yankee and Yosemite; tin.
golfers Averenda. Cassius. Caesar, LIE
onidas and Justin, and the supply boa
Delmonico.
To sail as soon AS They Can Coal an {
supply.
The Iowa, Oregon and Newark ar.
all in the south with Sampson. So ~
the Yosemite. The Dixie is at New.
port and the Yank ee at Tompkinsvills.
The Golfers are at Hampton Roads.
with the Deimonico.
The ships are to depart as soon az
they can coal and supply. They willy
not be required in the case of the
southern vessels to come north. whics
would mean the loss of several day 5.
but will start directly from the point,
where they are now located.
Will sail Under Sealed Orders.
The order provides hat each ship
shall make her way across the Altar
tic to a marine rendezvous, which will
be designated in sealed orders. to pre-.
vent its exposure To the slightest pos.
sible danger from the enemy. and tho
most that is known is that it will
be at some point on the Spanish
coast. 1t will probably not be long
after that before the American squac-
ron will be in full pursuit Of Camara
with his remnant of the Spanish navy.
Meanwhile the gathering of the
American fleet off the Spanish ports is
expected to have "A SOLDERING effect upon
the inflamed people.
a Long Cruise Ahead.
The number OF golfers
ing the expedition is evidence that d
long cruise lies ahead, and hat our
naval authorities propose 10 be caught
in no such position a. was Camara at
Port Said. Obliged TO submit to a re-
fusal Of c~oaling privileges.
a telegram received at the state de.
partment yesterday afternoon an
nounccd that Camara was still lying
with his squadron at Suez, the south.
ern and eastern entrance to the canal.
The torpedo boats Osada, Proserpina
and Audaz. hich were, Wednesday. re-
ported at Pharo. Portugal. arrived YES.
terday at Cadiz, their home port.
Every Care TO he Taken of the Wounded
Men.
The every care of the officials here
will be for the wounded men, who are
to be brought north as rapidly as their
condition will permit. There was
some idea Of taking one Of the big
hotels al Fortress Monroe, standing on
the government reservation, for The
purpose Of "A hospital. but it is said to
be the present plan to substitute a
number OF large tents, which. when
properly pitched and placed, are said
to be h~ygienically better than Enclosed
structures for thet treatment of wounds
at this season Of the year.
Meanwhile all is being done in the
ncighborhood OF Santiago to alleviate
suffering thai conditions will permit.
Thankful for lee. hut Wants More
Lighters.
Yesterday afternoon came a tcle-
gram from Gen. Shaftcr to the war de.
partment rs follows: In the lame OF
the sick and wounded officers and men
under my command, | thank Mr.. j..
w. Mackay for the ice sent as"
Much of the difficulty experienced i
supplying the troops on the battle
fields still lies in the transportation
department. Gen. Shafter has re.
ported that in spite Of his appeals he
has received as yet only one lighter,
the Laura. and this is able. under tn,
best conditions, TO carry ashore sup
plies for only one day for the army.
from the transports lying far out at
sea. What might happen in the event
Of bad weather can be conjectured.
Minister sewaii to Ia Ike Formal Possession
OF Hawaii.
The necessary order were given dur.
ing the day to start the Philadelphia