The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-04


munitioa and supplies 70. Dewey. Another
expedition rill leave next week
The President has ordered tia. when
the United States obtain military contTai
OF the Philippines Cuba and Porto Rico
al American goods are "a ne admitted daty
free.
The permanent occupation of the Philip
/ pines by the United States troops - no
! longer a question discussed. bar deter
mined More important than that Of the
6.spatching of troops. IS the sending o.
the great coast defense vessel Monterey.
Her 7.So-uaiie trip will not be soon re-
peated. She Will guard Manila haroor
against all corners until the war and in
dennity are settled
The transporting OF sasa troops 10 the
Philippines has set the government agents
al work securing the Pacific ocean fer
transport vessels. So far only 2.seo troops
have been sent TO Admiral Devey's as
sis,ance. There are Zoo more in camp
here and 900 more to come About AZ
teen more transports ara required, to-
gether with a half dozen colIiers.
The second expedition VIII not leave San
Francisco for fully three weeks. unless
the transports are sent ont by twos and
threes. In the latter event the Zealandia
ana the China or the.b!g liners are finally
charteredD might be made ready 70 sal
in about ten days time
So far the Zealandia is concerned. il
will not take long 20 III her up. The big
steamer was towed 10 the iron works yes
ferday, where she will be locked and
cleaned.
A force OF ship carpenters Was put on
board of her as soon as she vas turned
over TO the government. They will con-
vert the tween decks into quarters in a
few days time, and tha ship will De ready
| 10 receive her supplies ana men.
The vessels so far secured for the Sec
! ond expedition are listed as follows, with
the number OF men they will carry:
CHINA .:........... .........-.. .....-.....l.Sn
Centennial ............ .....-..... ......-. 80
Zealandfa .--...........- .-.-..-...-.. Low
Oulo ..'......... -..........-..s ....-.....'l,S
Peter Jebsen (renamed the Brutusl. coll
| lier. could be converted 20 carry about 300
men.
Ming Chow, same rs Jehsen.
Total number Of men, 1850
To this fleet must be added 4 number
| OF large vessels capable OF carrying the
| balance OF the army of invasion. II Is now
| thought that the invasion Will be rushed.
until after the first 1900 men have been
| l3nded at Manila.
| May G.-Two more steamships. the
| China and the Colon. of the Pacific Mail
| Steamship Company, wera chartered to-
| day by Assistant Secretary Meikeljohn 70
| carry troops TO the Philippine islands The
|
| men, and If they can be made ready In
| time. will form part OF the second expe-
| dillon 10 the islands.
| May &.-Navy department receives Of
| fetal information of the report that the en-
| tire Spanish Cape Verde" fleet. under
| Admiral Ceryera is in the bay Of Santi-
| ago de Cuba, and that Sehleys flying
| squadron is on the outside guarding the
| narrow entrance. thus practically bot
| Ting up the Spanlards in their own port.
| May ga special dispatch to the Post
| Intelligencer from New York says:
| Admiral Sampson fleet is back at Key
| West getting ready for Il descent on
| Havana. The arrival of Sampson at the
| home por; means that Cervera is corked
| up In Santiago de Cuba, that Commodore
| Schey can do what he pleases with him
| there. and that the ships under: the
| American admiral are thus left free to
| tackle Havana whenever they choose to
do so.
| All reports from Key West indicate that
| the great blow of the war is soon to be
| struck. Sampson ia ready and eager for
| the Commandment. The great army is pre-
| pared to make the descent at whatever
| base is selected.
| May 2.-Gensral order No. 100, OF
4 April =, 1900 comprising INSTRUCTIONS Ior
| the government OF marines of the United
| States in the field. has been reissued and
| IS being sent to the various commanders
| for their guidance during the present cor
| flict with Spain. These instructions were
| prepared by Francis Ieiber, LII. D., the
! father CT the present advocate general Of
the army. and were published by the d.
| rector Of President Lincoln. after being
| formally revised by board OF officers OF
| which Mai. Gen. E. A. Hitchcock was pres
| ident. They were adopted by both France
| and Prussia. in the war between thosa
| countries 1--WE years after the civil contest
| here. and were the basis upon which gen.
| eral European conference afterward acted
| in drawing UP an agreement on this SUBJ
| ject.
| The United States cruiser Columbia re-
! ports that at 7:5o o'clock last night, off
| Fire island. during a thick fog. she was
| run into by the steamer Foscoiia. The
| Fosecl3a struck the Columbia on the star
| board quarter. just forward of the after
| barbette, cutting clean into the hull. max
| ing large hole and filing a compartment
| with water. The Foscolia sank almost i'm
| medateIy. but the Columbia succeeded In
| rescuing all OF her crew and landed them
| at ST. George.
| May 3e-Memoriai day was celebrated
| with unparalleled enthusiasm throughout
| the country. North and South East and
West there was a common sentiment of
| reverence for the dead and Of patriotism
| and loyalty 20 the national flag. Graves
| OF the blue and gray were alike decorated.
| Services and decorations everywhere were
| on the most elaborate and impressive
scale.
| \ special from Washington says:
| II expect 70 hear news at any moment
| Of a conflict a. Santiago" said President
| Mckinley 70 one Of his callers today.
| This accuracy sums Up the situation in
| sout heastern Cuba.
| When Schley WAS cabied a. o'clock this
| morning not TO permit the Spanish ships
| TO escape under any circumstances. but TO
l ns,A aan havr hnr a.