Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-06-03
War Notes.

Lord Wol>eley thinks the United
States could defeat any nation in 4
prolonged war
The Blue and th,- Grey united for
the first time in Decoration day SER
vices. AT Lexington, Ky, this year.
Hollands offer to take his boat to
Santiago and attempt to blow up
Spanish vessels has been declined
Besides Ccrvcra'>, Spain claims to
have another strong fleet under
/ Carmara and to be organizing third.
The first Spanish war pension was
paid at Chira-n on May %, to the
mother OF IL victim OF the Maine ex-
plosion.
The British steamer Peformel was
captured Monday, while attempting to
enter the harbor OF Santiago de Cuba
with coal
ii Schley really has Ccrvcra bottled
at Santiago, the latter will probably
"get it in the neck" when he attempts
to get out.
Army officers are scandalized at the
appointments given to men who are
without military training but in pos
session OF a political "pull."
Miles says that 10000 men are now
ready for service in Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines, as soon as trans
ports to convey them are furnished.
Thirty-five guns were trained on the
torpedo boat Porter when she lay GOO
yards from masked battery at San
Juan. The torpedo boat was not hit.
According to Manila advices, dated
May q, there is serious sickness on
board the U. S. cruiser Boston. 1t is
believed that the Spaniards poisoned
the fish.
1t required an exchange of four
Spanish officers to secure the release
OF newspaper correspondents Thrall
and Jones. That is sizing them up
about right.
Schley's name is pronounced as if
spelled Sly, and a Sampson is very
generally accepted as a synonym of
strength, We have two eminent names
that are suggestive of victory.
Experts figure out that the war has
so far cost about 800 100000, or near
ly S., 100000 a day. Much of this is
for preparation, and the expense from
now on will be somewhat reduced.
See.en-fwa-gos, with the accent on
the third syllable, is the way to pro-
nounce Cienfuegos, the city and port
on Jaqua bay, southern coast of Cuba,
which is now so prominently before
the public as seat Of military opera
tions.
Schley's ships in making examina-
tions of the batteries and the channel,
at Santiago, revealed much stronger
guns and mines than were supposed to
exist. Four rows of mines have been
laid across the narrow entrance of the
harbor.
The establishment of q new cabinet
has not brought peace in Madrid.
The early fall of the Sagasta ministry
is predicted, and the name OF Senior
Selveta, a progressive conservative, is
mentioned as the possible head of the
new government.
Rear Admiral Dewey promised to
refrain from bombarding Manila on
condition that the Spaniards refrained
from strengthening their defenses.
On Sunday, May 22d, they were OBJ
served violating the pledge and Adj
miral Dewey fired a warning. The
work was stopped. Nobody was hurt.
The maximum to which the govern.
ment seems now to intend to raise the
companies enlisted under the first
call is LOG listed men per company OF
infantry, 100 per troop of cavalry, 173
per light battery, 200 per heavy bat
terry, 1926 of all grades per regiment
of infantry, consisting of three bat.
talions of four companies each.
The President did not even answer
Mr.. VIM. j. Bryan's letter, rendering
his services to the government in any
capacity he might designate. It does
seem that some acknowledgment
would have been a graceful act on the
part Of the chief executive to a man
who received 1000, 900 votes as compel
itor for the Office he now holds.
Schley thought that he had the whole
Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor. He
is reported as saying: II have got
them and they will never return
home" 1t is hot place, however,
with mercury already at ITO degrees
in the shade, and in the steel turrets
the heat is said to be actually beyond
the power of imagination to conceive.
Dewey's blockade of Manila has had
the effect of doubling the price of
rope. Prices have been hitherto low
from an inability to corner the Manila
hemp market. 1t is thought that
soon as the United States establishes
a protectorate over the Philippine ISL
ands the trust will be able to control
that market, by its peculiarly Ameri-
can influence.