Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-06-04
SANTIAGO'S BATTLE.
Washington 0fiicials Do Not Regard
the Engagement as a Serious One.
Half the Troopa ut Camp Aiger Ready for
service-saie OF Intoxicants Causing
Trouble-osn. Miles at Tampa
First Call All but FILLED.

WASHINGTON, June 2-The naval
officials have been considerably mysti-
fed throughout the day by the reports
OF an engagement of Santiago. Cor
roborative evidence coming from many
quarters, including the official IN.
nouncements from Havana and
Madrid, led the officials to concede,
late In the day. that some engagement
had taken place, although they did not
regard II rs serious one. No bulle-
tins were issued by the department
during the day and ut the close OF
Office hours II was stated that no dis
patches from Commodore Schley had
been received during the day. There
is reason TO believe, however, that the
department received indirect ad-
vices, through the state depart
ment possibly not bearing out
the detailed press dispatches,
but sufficient to indicate that IN en-
gagement of some kind had occurred
Mt Santiago. The impression is that,
in execution OF the general instruc-
tions to all commanders on the Cuban
coast to prevent the construction or
strengthening Of batteries by the
Spaniards, Commodore Schley, obscrv-
ing work OF this kind going on Mt
Moro castle, had drawn his fleet up
close enough to stop it 1t Is not be-
licvcd that he made any real attempt
to enter the harbor, but that, while
engaged In the task Of Smelling the
shore batteries, finding the Cristobal
Colon In range. he could not resist the
temptation to try few shots Mt her.
THE SITUATION AT CAMP ALGER
WASHINGTON, June 2.-Camp Alger
now contains IS, $50 men, of whom o.
sol are pronounced ready for service.
Supplies are being received in quanti-
ties as large as can be conveniently
handled All the troops are being
rapidly equipped with uniforms and
ordnance. and in few days the equip
ment will be complete. Notwithstand-
ing the positive order Of Gen. Graham
that no Intoxicating beverages should
be sold in the camp, some OF the eat
ing booths have been operating what
are popularity termed "speak.casies."
The authorities Mt Fairfax county. in
which the camp is located, and which
Is n prohibition county, have entered
a vigorous protest, and the matter
will be laid before Gen. Graham. The
provost marshal, Maj. volrath, yester-
day closed one of the eating booths in
which beer was being sold.
GEN. MILES AT TAMPA.
TAMrA, Fla, June a.-Maj. Gen.
Nelson a. Miles, commander-in-chief
of the United States army, is now in
Tampa. The general, with his star
and large Office force, arrived here
yesterday over the Florida Southern &
Peninsula railroad from Washington
and established his headquarters ut
the Tampa Bay hotel. Gen. Miles was
apparently thoroughly tired out by
his hot journey and remained in the
hotel all day conversing over the situ-
alton with Gems. Shafter and Wheeler
and renewing old acquaintancesa among
the veterans who were with him on
the frontier.
FIRST CALL ALL BUT FILLED.
WASHINGTON, June with the ex-
ception of one regiment in Iowa and
some troops in Kentucky, the muster
ing OF volunteers under the first call
of the president is completed. Adjt
Gen. Corbin announced last night that
q trifle over 1913, 900 men had been mus
tered into the United States service.
Nearly all OF the troops have been or
dered to report to one or another Of
the permanent camps and the last few
thousands IRE now en- route TO their