Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-18
YELLOW PECKSNEFF AGAIN.

With the exception of two regiments
of infantry and portion OF d resiiiieii : :
of cavalry, General Shafter army OF
1900 for Santiago is composed OF United
States regulars who might have been
landed in Cuba months ago.Register.
How many months ago? What were
the conditions months ago! True
these men were regulars then as they
now are but were they equipped for d
long campaign III Cuba months ago! -
1ntelligencer.
No, indeed, they were not equipped
for long campaign in Cuba months
ago, or even weeks ago, be it said to
the shame of those who are responsible
for the outrageous delay. Again says
Pecksniff, the Yellow, Had the naval
fleets, themselves in no condition for a
campaign months ago. cleared the
way?" Again, no, indeed, the naval
fleets had not cleared the way mon tbs
ago. They might have done SO, but,
more shame TO the same Washington
authorities, these fleets were kept lille
In useless blockade of Cuban ports
when they should have been batterins
down the doors Of Havana.
The people have come to understand
the situation pretty well and the pGrti-
san apologists for the administration
can't fool them into believing that the
war has been properly conducted when
it is plain to even child that the
worst and most costly blunders have
been made.
The authorities at Washington have
declined to listen to the practical adj
vice of Admiral Sampson, or kept him
in ignorance of important moves they
mature landing of marines at Guantan
amo by the Admiral to make landing
place for Skaters army which did not
come at the appointed time, which
blunder cost four lives and might cas-
lily have cost four hundred. Here is
the chronology Of the Guantanamo
blunder as given by contemporary:
May 19-Cervera entered the Santiago
trap.
MAY 2G-Nr. Mckinley got the news and
through official channels announced that
preparations were making to capture or
DESTROY him.
May s-Schley closed the Santiago trap
with his fleet and put himself in commu-
nication with Commander-in-Chief Nc
Kinley.
May 2S-Mr Mckinley revoked Schley's
original orders to destroy or capture the
Spanish ships and ordered him to stand
guard and not attack unless Cervera
came out.
May Sl-Gen. Shafter in command at
Camp Tampa. issued General Order No >.
to certain divisions of his troops to "hold
themselves in readiness to move imme-
diately on board the transports upon no.
June Pit was officially announced at
the War Department in Washington that
Shafter and the Santiago expedition
would sail within three days.
June lit was officially announced at
the War Department that the transports
will ALL be off early tomorrow June
3. and that the expedition would touch
arrive at Santiago on Sunday June 12)
June Sit was announced. with The
fanction Of the censorship, that the fleet
HAD SAILED FROM TAMPA. but might
stop at Key West on account of rumored
Spanish squadron.
June Pit was announced. with the
sanction OF the censorship, that the fleet
June l3-1t was announced. with the
sanction of the censorship, that the fee
had really and truly sailed from Tampa
June 1.-THE fleet really and truly die
The soldiers had been cooped up in thu
transports, crowded in like sardines anC
sweltering in the terrible heat, since Jun,
fering.
Sampson had not been Informed that
the fleet would not arrive on Sunday
June T. SO on Friday he landed marine.
a wise and necessary movement If n,
army was 70 arrive on Sunday; a danger