The record-union., 1898-06-06
But He Got There in Good Style on
His Second Trial.
Much Dissatisfaction Expressed at the Slow
Movements in the South, Owing
to the Slender Means of
Transportation.

the QuleleSL sunday at the Navy De-
partment since the outbreak of the
war;. No dispatches had come over
night and it was said that none were
expected The situation at Santiago is
such, in the opinion of the officials, that
no startling developments are to be
expected Immediately and the ,.ext
news that is to be looked for from that
quarter is of the arrival of the troops
AS far as can be gathered, in spite If
all reports to the contrary, these troops
have not yet started, and the naval
officials are impatiently awaiting for
the movement. 1t is possible that a
small advance detachment has gone
forward, but it is felt here that even
that, composed of an engineer battal-
ion with seige train, is lying off Key
West. There is much dissatisfaction
expressed at the slowness of move
ments in the South, owing in large part
and the difficulty encountered in get
ting anything done down there in a
hurry. In army circles it seems to be
expected that Sampson is to furnish a
sufficient force to convoy the troop
transports, but it is not known wheth-
er there is enough to supply this force
from the squadron now off Santiago. or
whether he will call upon Commodore
Watson off Havana to perform this
work In the first case there would
hc ciI n ~ ALL
required for the warships to make the
passage around from Santiago to Key
West.
The officials do not credit the cable
report that troops have been landed
at Point Cabrera, half a dozen miles
west of Santiago Bay and they are in
clined to the opinion that if there has
been any landing in the vicinity it was
confined to the supply of arms and
food to the insurgents abounding in
Santiago Province.
The Navigation Bureau Of the Navy
Department closed up for the day be-
fore noon, because there was nothing
TO be done at present. Acting Secre-
tary Allen spent some time in going
over his mail and in conference with
Captain Rodgers, Chief of the board en-
gagged in the selection of auxiliary YES
sells for the navy, who came over from
New York for the purpose, bringing
much data about the number of small
craft that have been examined by the
board. Secretary Long is confined to
his room and passed a restless night
with his strained leg, which now shows
signs of infiammatory rheumatism or
some kind of similar ailment
The War Department was open for
business in a limited way for half the
day. Acknowledgement Corbin was
hard at work at his desk in telegraplic
with army officers in
all parts of the country and particularly
regarding the Spanish military prison
ers from whom selections will be made
for exchange of the gallant little band
that sunk the Merrimac.
The commanding officer at Fort Me-
Pherson, Ga, has furnished the De-
partment a full list of the captiyes to
facilitate the work of exchange This
is likely to occupy more time than was
originally expected, because Of the diff
Guilty Of communicating with the Span
ish Admiral at Santiago. The exchange
effected at Havana was conducted
through the br1tlSn ACOnSul-CIenerll.
Alex Collin. with the aid of the exist
ing cable. but it is not likely that there
is now any cable communication with
Santiago, so the prelimnaries must he
arranged directly through Admiral
Sampson. a time consuming operation.
as he can be reached only through
the agency of dispatch boats from ia
maica or Hayti.
The War Department officials were
surprised at the number Of Spanish Off
GERS held captive at Fort Mcpherson
and it will be seen that there is no lack
of material, as was at first feared for
equal exchange. Two officers have al
ready been exchanged, namely Colonel
Vincente De Cortijo. of the Third Cav
airy, Principe. and Surgeon Major Isl
dro Garcia Julian. Sanitary Corps. The
list remaining is as follows:
First Lieutenant Lucas Saenx Sagas-
timizi. Sixth Battalion. lower peninsula
Second Lieutenant Luis Fominaya.
Chasseur Battalion, Porto Rico.
Second Lieutenant Emilio Cabezr,
Third Cavalry, Principe.
Second Lieutenant Baldomero Fam
brana. Fifth Battalion. Chiclena
Second Lieutenant Juan Jiminez Ro-
nero. Ninth Battalion Soria.
Second Lieutenant Clelo Milla Cas-
tro, Alfonso XIII. Battalion, Sixty
second Regiment
Second Lieutenant Pedro Lapdoal
Zarez. Third BattalioA, Paymaster
Second Lieutenant Juan Gonzales