Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
FLEET AT KEY WEST
Warships Assembled Awaiting
Orders From Washington.
WILL REMAIN AT ANCHOR
Dispatch Of Vessels to Cuba Depends
Upon Conditions There.
MARINES AT GUANTANAMO
Federal Forces in Cuba Detailed to
Guard the Property of
Foreigners.
WILL REMAIN AT ANCHOR
MARINES AT GUANTANAMO

Rear Admiral Osterhaus on his flag
ship. Washington. and with the fourth
division of the Atlantic fleet under his
command. arrived at Key West, Fla,
at o'clock this morning. according to
dispatches received at the Navy De-
partment. The fourth division con-
-sists of the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio
and Minnesota. 1t is commanded by
Rear Admiral n r. Usher who Joined
it at Key West. He was in the Naval
Hospital in this city. recuperating from
an operation for an abscess, when his
division started south from New York.
He discharged himself from the hos
pital and made the trip to Key West
by rail. 1t is understood he is in COM
paratively good physical condition.
Other dispatches received at the Navy
Department this morning said that the
third division of the Atlantic fleet was
expected to arrive at Key West within
few hours. and certainly before mid
night. The same was true with respect
to the auxiliary vessels having the same
destination. The third division is COM
posed of the battleships Georgia alag
ship, Nebraska. New Jersey and Rhode
Island. The Nebraska is already at Key
West, having been intercepted on her
way from New Orleans to Hampton
roads. Rear Admiral B. A. Fiske COM
mandS the third division.
The entire squadron viii remain at an
Choir in the harbor of Key West, awaiting
orders from Washington. before proceed
ing nearer to Cuban waters. The issue
of those orders will depend upon the re-
port on Cuban conditions of American
Minister Beaupre at Havana.
Marines Ready for Duty.
Word came to the department from
100 Iaxx Lott np
rines taken from Philadelphia has been
landed from the Prairie and gone into
camp at Deer Point, within the limits
of the United States naval station at
Guantanamo 1t is stated that these
marines are available for immediate serv-
ice of any kind. but so far had not been
called on to leave the United states res
ervation. They are commanded by Col.
Lincoln Karmany of the Marine Corps.
Including his battalion and the force on
the station ship Newark and company
of marines in garrison, there are about
LOCO armed men at Guantanamo Ad-
vices to the department today show that
affairs near Guantanamo are cOmpara-
lively quiet.
Owing to the primitive and noun
famous character of the country, and
the forests and jungle in the district OF
Guantanamo, where the larger part OF
the negroes in revolt are operating. the
news from Cuba that reached the state
Department as-meager. For the same
reason the American consuler officers
in the disaffected region express the
opinion that it may take some time
for the government forces to accom-
plish definite results, even IL they sue
coed in mobilizing the large force con-
templated in the Oriente territory.
Criminal Glasses Give Trouble.
The situation is beginning to resemble
that existing in Mexico In the early
stages of the revolution, in that the GRIM
inal characters who are to be found in
every community are beginning to take
advantage of the disturbed conditions for
organized robbery and plumber. AS for
the real rebels, those who are in the up
rising as a matter Of principle and not
for personal gain, the government mill
tary leaders appear to have reached the
conclusion that they have adopted guer-
rilla methods Of warfare and will not
stand up for a regular pitched battle.
Therefore the government leaders adapt
ed their plan of campaign to meet these
conditions, and instead of attempting toI
surround the rebels they are dividing
their forces into small units to guard
foreign properties.