The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-23
GENERAL MILES IS ON
HIS WAY TO PORTO RICO
and Supplies Have Been Sent.
No Fear of Deay-The Capture of Npe Gives New Base
in Cuba-Lieutenant Hobson's Rousing Reception

ceived them in the cabinet room. He
gave Lieutenant Hobson a most cordlai
greeting and paid him a high tribute Tor
what he regarded as one OF the most
conspicuous acts of gallantry in the MS
tory Of naval warfare.
After remaining with the president Tor
half an hour, the secretary and Lieuten-
ant Hobson left the white house, the
former going to- his home and the latter
TO the Army and Navy club. While az
the white house, Hobson gave his auto
graph to a half dozen or more solici-
tors, although he remarked he did not
imagine why they desired IT.
While discussing the object OF MS
visit here Lieutenant Hobson informed
Secretary Long that two of the span
ish vessels OF Cervera's squadron, the
Reina Mercedes and the lnfanta Marie
| Teresa would he saved certainly, ana
| he expressed the utmost commence tnat
| the Cristobal Colon could be saved also.
With respect TO the Colon. Lieutenant
| Hobson differs from the wrecking ex-
merits who were sent from the United
| States to float the vessel IL possible
| They are of the opinion that the Colon
| cannot be saved. They think she Is SO
! badly damaged. both by the shots from
| the fleet and by having been run on the
| shore that efforts to save her Wouio
| he time and money wasted. Lieutenant
| Hobson is confident. however. that it
| the proper appliances are employed
| that the ship can be fioated and re-
| stored completely. He Is particularly
anxious that every possible enort De
! made with the Colon, as he regards the
| ship as the finest of her class tnat was
! ever constructed
| He Is enthusiastic in his efforts to
| save the ships and declining to remain
in Washington for even a day, to-nighe
hurried back to New York TO take up
NTH h.a
wrecking company
message saying that Aguinaldo had de-
| clared a dictatorship and martial law
over the Philippines. something tina,
gave the cabinet food for consideration
at the regular meeting to-day IhS'e
was no disposition to force any ISSUE
with the insurgent chief at this line.
hut IL is pretty we'll understood thae
he will not be allowed to commit tne
: United States government in the futufe
treatment of the Philippines question:
} The visit of the German ambassador 10
, the president and the secretary OF state
! | was a basis for the belief that he had
: | called to make some representation on
, the subject and perhaps as well on tne
, | subject of peace as affected Dy the pro-
, | gramme laid down by Watsons pro-
, | iected voyage to European waters III
, | so. no official confirmation was obtain
I | able and "a friendly visit was the only
EXPLANATION offered by Secretary Dcy
, for the appearance Of the German q n
bassador in the dog days in Washing
| ton. The embassy people were no more
{ communicative, so that II anything
of Importance occurred between the
!, | president and Dr. Won Holleben. II
: probably will be revealed in the shape
y of action later on.
: IL would not be surprising II 1t should
( develop that strong European IN
> auences are being brought 10 pear &c
= dissuade the navy department from
n dispatching Watson's fleet to Europe
d but so far they appear TO have been in,
z effectuaI. for 1t is officially stated thai
d the departure of the squadron Is only
1, DELAYED not abandoned.