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V^LVm. ...NM&832. NEW-YORK. TUESDAY, JUNE 7. 18i>S. FOURTEEN PAGES. PRICE THREE CENTS. WELFARE OF CAMP ALGER. ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. WATER ?G???? STILL INADEQUATE LACK OF UXIFOIttfl AND EQUIPMENT* f?t t?:'??'?!?'! TO t?p? nUBCXC.1 Washington, June fi The physical condition a.,? ..v.?'?; :.I .??:?? menta which r(.\.. ;- :?. brought I ?ether In Camp Alger, a. ion, naturally ex ci;.., - nxlety among the relative? ?'. ll< ra 1 he camp beine situated ?o near to Washington, and Congress In session, it was likewise natural?In / con '. criticisms ?!: n the lark of this or that article of , , . mfon should find l"u-.l and free ?XVI ' That there has been and is reasonable founda ,..;:?? : ' ' nts and criticisms ?a, unhappily, ir ie, and yei ? pretty careful ami ? ? ?: . : existing conditions in? ,1 atei - t only thai many of the statement ? ..? ??- , . ? have been considerably cMti .'a:-:, but il.it there has been a steady t..a ? ?. .' Imi ? veraent, and II is only fair:. I ? tl at t.. r? (g gtU] vag? room for im? provement. To ' ? at the beginning, while the site of ti,- ? ? some natural ad , . ? ? ; them, ne of which musi : .* indisi ' - :-':?- '?" the health and com' ? ... troops, especially who - . ?? *.. . ?> proportion of them con? sisted ft reorul?*, and the remainder ? ' min who . : nured to tl.e ex? posure and ?<??;?t ' active military Ufe even la a great camp of instruction and organisation. Pi si ly, if the lack of a sufficient supply of r wholesome water for drinking and cook? ing, a:. ? ' f anything like an adequate supply for weary purp eoe, had been reali* I | : he site w ?uld not have been chosen. H this lack has been and te being severely felt la admitted by everybody, and by none mors freely and candidly than by in? officer? of ? Army who are doing inelr utmost to supply l! The raturai 1 lUrces of supply are a few Qga with .? meagre n* iw of water, moai of which are Mid to become dry except in sca? loni ? ? ent and abundant rainfall, and the surface water which Bows from the hlllaldea into the low and marahy grounds which bisect ? DCaunpm< Dt and are found In a few other ; ? ???> swamp waif Is unfit for drinking or cooking purposes unless treated with greater care than raw and Inexperlen? 1 soldiers are likely to employ. Besides, it is constantly ex ; led to pollution WATER PROM WKT.T.S. In addition to theaa sources of BUpply there Is, Brat, a ? ' Irlven wells, the north of wh) h r.. ge fr m ten to twenty r$el Prom thei ? - ? rhat meagre sui ? ' w?.tor of p loubtful ? irlty is ob? tain d. '?', ?? 5 now - L If ? I, It is believed to be noi roua or unwl lea ?me. Second, four ? e been aunk to depths ranging I slxtj feet, which furnh ?wells ylel '.? ? r with th? ; : if .?,? lion, and the flow from th? I It ih /ir.??? f*r^f>o?rt1 fu nlr\ MgAtg other well? of the ?ami a, so that there wtll be one for ir)-, regiment, ar.d two well-boring plants have ? ???? ' rk, and are said to he now on the way from New-York. lVVn these wella have beer completed It Is hoped ? : ? ? the total yield will be Bated. ? ? ? ? ??, pure vatt>r for ' .? Ing and li nking purp -? - ? protoni much ; . ? ? uled In b?rrela three or four mites or more. Aa there are now t' nty thousand tro pa In ran.? Alge?, and nere ?re expected, II la evident thai for cooking an ; drinking purp sea al . - dally sup? ply e f '-?' watsr I : ? iulred. It is equally ???? that a larp?-? supply ? r?? '.- I t ? keep 1 ? ' ar.d clothing of the r ? . In a health! ? : ? ? lltlO! To? day, f r example, the dust ?ay two or three :. the ' I ari par.id?- grounds, and In the ( ? : ? od regiment I atreet well a? In .-,:? road the higher ground throughout the el er.t Bo far as the. clei.r*!. g of 1 lothlng la c m ei ??? I, ? Tribuno correspondent was Inf rmed to-day by an offl it of Major-Oeneral Graham's ataff thai the ; il ras t be soared by entering lato contracts with a numi ? ' established ssundrfc r lo to pay for the wash lag ' ' iving the amount, $1, de duet? I ? ?. y by tp? paymaster, each asont ?ntra tor. Th< |th th? el dhes washing ?.;?. ! from the encampment, the quartermai tor I a I bath houaoa f< r ? ? hn ??? ? ant, a water Eh to - the men to keep their bodies irked that the pr.>? osed laundry ?yeten wai the san.' as ?hat In the Regular Army, when It I I been found satlsfaeti ry. Just bow satisfactorily it will work In the ease, <>f th<- volunteer troops in Camp Algor, who may ?a ordered away at any time and on short no? ,i(>e, and some of whom may prefer to ?ash their owo ithea, especially In cases of limited aardrobes, remains to bo wan. The fact that '??- ai] ? - ? bo tried on tho ground of f-ecejs;?}? |a another oAcial ? >nfoaslon that the 'Aat?r supply of Camp Alger is not only Inade? quate now. | ut will not he made BUfBctent for .ill '?Qalroe . iiklag of twenty more ?00B ?flit, THE POos fUPFXT COXPLAINSO OF. I^ud oomplal ita !.???<- \,?-^r\ made and some are ?Uli h?ard : the rations laanwd to the trocpe Rt Camp Alger, both as to tht quanti / ?^?o quality. Of course, many of those com V-*ir.ts are due to causes for which the eom ?nar-ding officers and e mmltoorios are not ra ^^tioaie. The caily ration ?s a liberal on-, eon lnaot mor good, wholoaoroe food?when tho r"'''ra>tr,, ... ... ,_... ... .. _ u,llP" li'??- been a<-i-ustonied to a greater ? ' ?y and a different sort of diet, and no ^uturally G.??? ui;ainsti ,,? complains about, a ???tig which "i-.ard tuck." bacon, bonne, coffee ? -''Ut irr.lk or cream, and to on. cut what to ? seems a disproportionately targa figura, if as ? <"*n used to roast batf or steaks or chops ?net r; twice <a day, a chanpe to fresh meat alce a week seem? to hlni a real privation. vriV . ttling? ar" troubling a ?'??<1 many erente?re now, as they did In 1861. Moreover, *\nj ' ' ?!?'? "?en detailed ae cooks art gi ? ^ not ?G'^',:,';''',*"0-"?. and "?me of tlu-!r dish? s ai.? of PlijJ?!:i^? They have an abundant supply coc^klrK uten??e-Rboct three time? as many foula voluntser? bad m ihci- put have not yet Z* ,h" k^?ok of ruing them orith ?M bfst uog. (in .h(; who?0 hewevee, as The Tribuno ? r**s**n4tnt can voucn from paratimi obatr a*^on' ,he cookl.ig ?n n.any of tht roglmonta -amp Alger Is fairly good), a:.d In soir.<> cases ?'jptionaiiy ,o. Complaints on this scoro J? ?"dually dlrnlnlah and flnalty cease. u wert have unttenbudrjr beta same yusd ^^?Mtleuea on fourth pag? WORK OS ]VAli li EYES U E BILL. SIGNS OF AN EARLY AGREEMENT IN THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. Washington. June ?.???? eonferrees on the War Revenue bill held their first session to? day, and v,i:h the exception of Iwo hour? for dinner between 6 and h o'clock they ?rere in continuous session from 3 o'clock this afternoon until late to-night The confermi are pledged to secrecy, except on the moil gmeral features of their work. Nothing lias therefore developed as to the actual result? of the meeting except that the feeling was manifested on the part of representatives of both houses which pave ris* t?> ti.r expres? sion on all sides that the conference would not be so prolonged as they had been led to feel it would. The House memhers were found to be generally willing to accept the changes made by the Senate where those changes were merely questions of phraseology, and to meet the Sen? ators half-way on the more material altera? tions. There was comparatively little talk over the general features of the bill, but the work began promptly \\ith the first paragraphs, beer and eo receiving firsi. attention, it Is known ?hat the repr?sentatives of the House stood out stlilly for their origina! provisions for the taxa? tlon of the tobacco on hand and also for the House reading on tobare,, package*, but it Is said that no d"finlte agreement was reached on either proposition. The indications are that the provision in regard to beer will be left as the Senato fixed it. Tiie Democratic members sat with the Kepub II ino, and there was no suggestion Of party division, ns is usual In considering revenue in< asuras WAB ? S PAM S ? BOAT SVNKt (Copyright! UM: Th* ?ssnrtsiei P?ese] On Board the Associated Tress Dispatch-boat Dauntless, off Santiago de rub?, June ">, v?a Kingston, .Jamaica, lune <>. 10 a. m. Whether the American Dsel has ? ink ? Spanish torpedo fa ?I destroyer on Friday night has not been ab? solutely confirme?!. At 10 o'clock Friday nigh*, the cruiser New Orleans discovered whit appeared to be a tor? pedo-boat destroyer close to the shore, and sig i ?!'.?>?! tho flagship New-York that It was evl denl a nl?ht torpedo attack was to be made. Both the New-York and the New-Orleans opened fire, and their shells Purst around the dark ob? ject. Finally a thirfeen-lnch she',! from ?he Mas? sachusetts (not the Oregon, as first reported), was tlied and exploded, and the searchlights of the itSMls were turned on th ? spot where the supposed destroyer had been sighted, but not a trace of the boat could be found, and it is be? lieved aboard the New-York that she was sunk. The first assumption was that the vesse] was the Terror, bul it is believed now that It "as the Pluton or the Furor, as the Terror is not bel ?ve] to have been at Santiago. On Saturday two Schwarzkopf torpedoes were found floating two miles south Of F.l Morro. This le the class of torpedo usci by the Spanish, ai l one of the two found had only the practice he;. '. Many officers of the fleet believe that a dark? ened rallwa) t'aln that wan moving a! >ng the shore was the real object of the bombardment instead of ? destroyer No wreckag* has been found; n? dead bodies hive been noticed, and It is possible that the torpedoes were some of thos- fired at the collier Mtnimac while Lieu tenant Habana wan sinking her. MADRID AXD TUR WAR. Madri!. June ?.?In the Chamber of Deputes : to-day Seftor C'.r^u, the Minister Of the Col? ??nies, replying to Inquiries on th? subject, Bald the Government had no Information tending to confirm the Spanish report? that the United States cruiser Baltimora had been blown up by an internal explosion, at Manils except the fact that "Lloyd's Gazette" had erased the Baltimore from It? Hat of American ship?,. Beflor Comas asked If a note had been sent to the Powers "pointing out the American viola? tions of International law." Re urged the Gov? ernment to include |n such a communication the that "the Americans had furnished arm? to an almost savage race |n the Phi'); pine Is! an'Is ' Sefioy Oiron declined to say whether a note liad or had not te?n sent to th? Power?. The Minister of Finance, Seflor Pulgcerver, re? .- r isms in the Senate on the raisins I the new loan, declared the presen! situation and needs of the war necessitated the measure, ? SPAIN'S BIG WAR%LOAN Paris. June rt.-"The Temps" to-day publish??* a dispatch from Madrid which announces thai -,he Spanish Minister of Plnane?, Beflor Putgcer ver, has submitted to the Cabine! the arrange. mentS for the new loan, which It is understood Is to be made without t?e -ruaran tea of the tobacco monopoly and without th?? assistance of foreign ? spltaL The Bank of Spain, It Is said, will advan? s when neceSSaiT In Instalments, the sum of 1,000,000,000 pesetas, the amount of the loan, and undertake the foreign expenses Of the army and navy The Government, it Is added, esti? mates that it has sufflolen! resources for several months. 8PAIN'B PHANTOM FLEETS. Hong-Kong, .Tune 0. - Advleeg from Manils say it is officially declared there that four armed cruisers, with CO liters and torpedo boats, and transport-ships carrying ten thousand troops, have left Spain, proceeding for Eastern waters. ? ? C?MARA RETURNS TO Cadiz. Gibraltar, June 0 ? It is reponed here to-dav that the Spanish (1er? commanded by Admiral C?mara has returned to Cadiz, after completine the series of manoeuvres which formad the pro? gramme of the cruise. WARSHIPS NOT YFT READY London, June fi? A spedai dispatch received in this city to-day from Vienna i-ays: "According te. private advices from Cadiz, the preparation for aetlV? service of the Spanish cruiser Carlo? V, the battle-ship Pelavo, and the auxiliary cruisers Patriota and Rapido, is pro? ceeding slowly, and these vessels are not yet nearly ready to proceed to sea.' -,OT WORRIED ABOUT THE CADIZ FLEET. Washington, June fi.-That Cadiz fleet, which was reported to b? doing strange things in the West Indies yesterday, is not giving the naval officials any concern. They have learned through the Mata Department that the Spanish ?hips were at Cadiz las! Friday, so they could not well have been in the West Indies two days later. _t_, PRIZES TO BE BOLD AT AUCTION. K-y West. K'.a., June ? (Special). -The resaels Which were'eondemne?! BJ prizes last week will ,,e ?old at auction on June 21, unless present plan? are changed. The Catalina and Miguel Jover, which were released will sail for Spain aa soon as the bonds ... ,.' .- ,.^es are completed. The bond fixed in ,;'.,. Catalina'! ?ase Is 1850.000. and In that of the? Mifc'uel Jovtr U ? $300,000. BOMBARDING AT BANTIAGO IS7ASI0N MAY HAVE BEO?N. SHIPS pire OR forts INSURGENTS ATTA 'K ON LAND. <<- ???-.?. t? ?-?..- Tb? Aaaoctatad Pr???.) Cape Haytlen, Haytl, June 0 < 1 : ? 50 a. m.).-At S o'clock ;his morning strong cannonading was heard from the direction of Aguadoroa, a little east of Morro Castle, Which defends the eastern entrance of the harbor of Santiago de cuba. A quartf r of an hour later the noise of the cannonading greatly Increased, the tiring evi? dently pro? ?ding from guns of the largest cali? bre. -+ AMERICANS ATTEMPT TO land. (Copyright: ???sp Th* An.^!Bf?-ii Prfie.) ? Frim A S'r.-xnii-h ? fefTeapeadant.) Havana June ?'>, 7 ?, m. Twenty-four vessels of the Amer! an fleet opened fir-? at ? o'clock this morning upon the fortifications at the en? trane.?, to Santiago Harbor and along the const line. The firing ceased nhotit 11 o'clock. Further details are no! ye? known here. Colonel Aldoa, with a Spanish force, yesterday Sustained ? fir?* near Punta Cabrera front the Insurgents on the land side and from the Ameri? can warships. The Spanish forces are well Intrench*?.! on th" line from Blboney '? Aguadoi ??, end to-day they checked at I tempt of the American forces to land, and repelled them. it is understi ?l hers that th" members of th? Merrtmac crew, who are imprisoned a' Santiago, r.ro well treated by the Spanish com? mander. FIRING AT ??GADOROS Cape Haytlen,Haytl, June ? il 80 ? m.) -Ad? vices just recelv d from Bantlago de Cuba say the bombardment of the fortifications and the neighboring landings, particularly Aguadoroa, continue?, ? IANDED AT KQVADORES T.nr.d'-n. June ? \ dis] steh t< TI ?? financial News" from Cape Haytlen r. says "Ai daj rlcan ? \. ? few ? ei easl ' Bantlago d? Cuba, und? ? cover of Admiral Bampson'i guns. Th?? batterle* il si .? ? ? ! after ? harp ent." RPAN1RH PLANS FOR DEFENCE. London,J lent of ? 1 ? Btai "General Blai '> ral Cervers and ?;?? eral Linar? .?'?? el?? letalllng the or, ?? to repel the in ? "Th< reporl > garrlaoi ?. ilunteers si ? are In high ' I - p-nr. vessels are ? ? '? U '?* ? beiif ed that the loa ani (iui ? forces ?r? ..-? the alert sal ? both ? sides of Sani ng of an \- nr th? diversi - perte?! 1 I ? , ? of iev< al ? send .???.?? ??, ;. ... sis Ltnarei e consider the! th' y !. ' ? to fi th the .... | ? ..... will saslsl the ?? I 1 A Imlral Rampson and Cot ? check. Oen eral Blai G He vana has een the A ?'...?is were coi ? ? r Bantlai he has been . ? . ? ? ? - pan f the . . ? | les ? ,? |, .... .. , ? ?, ,.rr. ment, the Insular Pat Kami nt and the Aul authorities srei 1er. with ' ? ? ? while he . a?. ? TI ? Inactive and lack provi it to ti ?? rigor? .?us wat' h on ? sons." HEROES rSED G??1 SPAIN'S DEFENCE r m ? ?? I Th< S Pi Dispatch Boat rjaui . , . .... June ?*? ' la ; Klnp : !i' ? June 0, i'1 ? m Admiral Sam? ,en specie It 11 ? another attach ,:: Morro, where tie ' ' ' ?>?*? Imprta? ? ? shs ? be spared in 11 ? Admiral Cervera'l : iranees were ac? companied by thi statement that Lieutenant H il non and his men were confined there. TM? placing of pro nere In the dire?*! line or fire Is ... nouneed by the Ktm :'? ??? ? is a thir? teenth-century defence, an acl ol Incarnate cruelty. crRANS NEAR SANTIAGO On Board th< ' dated Press Dispatch Boat Dauntless, of! Rait lago de Cuba, June "?, ^ia Kingston, J?males Juni ?, IS s m General Castlll COI ' ? ' ?uhan forces in the west and north of 'te- Pro h ? of Bantlago, is ?concentrating 1,000 Cubani neat the city of Bantlago de Cuba. TO BLOW DP 1 HE MERRIMAC. London, June 7. The Madrid correspondent or i "The Times" says: "it is stated that 'he Merrlmac sark before rea? hin,- the entrance to the channel. Captain | Aunon, Minister of Marine, has seni orders that ?he i"? dynamited. "Th?? 'imparclaV says ft.e Oovernmenl denies absolutely that any American expeditions have! landed In Cuba, nod r,.-. attach has been made on Santiago from the land side Calixto Garcla'S I farces hover in the neighborhood, and are fra Quently beatan.'' ? MEDAL PROPOSED FOR HOBBON Washington, June ?.?Representative Hart man, of Montana, has Introduced a J?>lnt PSSOlU- ? tion directing the Secretary of the Navy to have li pared and delivered suitable medal? Of honor to Lieutenant Hobeon, and each member of his craw, for gallant, heroic and patriotic Services ' rendered to the United stati s al Santiago Rai bor ?m June S, 189& it appropriates |800 for the ! purpoue. MBADIN? MAH ARRK?tTBD \s ? spy. I Reading. Ffnn.. June t?Advices received by frleads of J, n. Edwards, sai rotary or the ?.mug Men's Christian Association of thli city, who went : to Cuba last March, say thai be hai been ut. a? a spy and has ?one insana No other details have been received. ? The highef-i praiee of ?\". bater'i International Pie- ? ? tlonary Is slven by ?* rivals for Imitation la the ili eresi nn?<r\. and they el Imitate VTebater. When, for th? appearance . f originality, thi y radi- : ; eally J?.>art from thi w ? bater methods, the inau^i? ? la geaeruily for the Ware*. -Ad?t. * ? WAR NEWS OF TO-DAY. The Navy Department received ? report from Admiral Dewey that he maargenta it Manila had taken eighteen hundred Ipanitb prleoners, with fifty officer?. Tbc Insurgent? in the Philippines are strongly posted nt Coloocan, eight miles north of Manila. T.i.? biggest battle of the pr?tent campaign was fought on May 81 The monitor alonadnocfc wj ordered from San Francisco t.? Manila; a merchant vessel is i" gecompauy he.?. Cnpo Baytlen and Hnvnn.i dispatches say the American fleet ? Mimed the bombardment of the fort Meat Ioni nt the entrance to snn tlggo Barber and along th*? coast. An at? tack by Insurgents was ? ade on the Span Nli "ii the land side near Tunta Cabrera. I.nte dispatches report that T'nlted States troops landed at Aguadores under pro tectlon of Admiral Sampson's Runs. The President nr.d the Navy Department intend to give handsome recocnition to Naval Con itrnctor [lobsou for his bravery at Santi nz<~>. hut the form of his promotion will be j left to bis e ishes Th.? Conference Committee on the War Revenue bill held its tir** session. The prospect? of an rarlj agreement ar<? good The sanitary condii ion of ?'amp Alger excites concern RECOGNITION FOR HOB80N. ins wishes t? /?/; coy SUITED PROMOTION IN' HIS CORPfi ?? TRANS PER TO THI LINK MAY Bl OFFBRBD HIM. Gpt raUMasra ro Tin TRincy* 1 Washington, .lune fl Substantial recognition will be awarded Constructor Hot.son for his heroic conduct in the harbor of Santiago, but promotion Is to be deferred until that young of? ficer's wishes have been consulted and the Gov? ernment definitely leerna whether he prefers to iln a member "f the corps that he has so distinguished or to be transferred to the line tiran? h "f the Navy, for which lie has recently shown a !??? ided pref< rene*? on several oeee The choleo Is open to htm of continuing In tho nstructloo corps, with promotion and Increase of resi I ty, or of being lumi -l over the my of the officers his senior in the line ind ipi led a full lieutenant, or poaslbly a lieutenant-commander Advancement of ton r. one In his own corpo, would I gher rank and pay than hla tranofer .srlth equal rank would entitle him therefore, the Department orler? rank of at lea ant It Is not be g H ibson WOUld accept the advanee ? ? ?? m u '?? leni and Secretary i^tit have '. thai an act in which sueh daring ? remai legres a ers dis ?. ind II ration In ?>????? ifully his plan of ? peratlon, thai usual attenti? ? and mente ?. ai leai ? than thai acci led ?- "ftl'-ers of th?? Manila ' ms wer? rerontly sent to the tl '.'? ' ton numbers In their rea It has been tug ? : thai a suitable reward for the ? uld be t.. advance him ten numbers In the . ?. ? . . . , .. hi^, It of ' - ! rank him ' ? ? stoned l^tiu before he ? I the Naval A I my B? I ? -; hl:n ? extent hi would In a few years have t rank l enable I Im ? ? assumo the du ft rps, and In lnt<-r ve;?rs. by rapid sti ' ind aa a block to a lai .?? numi er of offici re below I .?. OP TRANSFER TO THE LINK. r in the ba't'.?? of ed for meritorious ? nduct, I did won for them advancement ..'???? for at leas! l ? fflcers, the m son will not be satisfied I : - 1 ? ?? ?. ;i rd than ? Th? ' .? ? :? ? me ? .?? ons In I lie ? ay . if tini ' netru toi H? ion In his own corps. ! ' ? ? re fern ? remaining in it ins???.! ? of ? ? ?? : ? ne duty. Bine ? II of coi few ? ? proi otlon I work sei ?t of i ih .... over whose heads he would be sdvanced, while If ho aere appoint? I to th< lino tho inter? ? . ? ? ? ?. ? v. Mil ? be sacriti ? ?. and In the ion* j run his rewar I would be ?t? ': ? Dei irtmenl has already conald ered the queatlon of showing Its appreciation of young Hobson's courageous set, but has decided I , ,?. fer sending his name to th.? Senate for pro? ? until hie wishes have been consulted. An Informal discussion between Chief Con tor Hlchborn and Aai I itanl Secretai y Allen ihis morning developed for tho (Iran time, far as the Department knows, thai ?? en f..r tho last two years hau exhibited a leaning toward the line rather than for the construction ?rpt, where there ?? lesa oppor- : tunlty for displaying ih"i<e attributes possess*?! ; by him, which, the line men sny. can be t>.*tt.r iped and exercised it. their branch "f th?? service than in the merely sdentine department Navy Among Hobson's colleagues there Is a firm conviction that if the Department "f fcrs him prom 'ti ? by transfer to som? of th?? ? her grad t the ime it would he mosl ac ceptable to hlra md gratify his ambition more than tho mete advancement of ten numbers In his own corps WOUld. Placed nOW at the bottom of the liti 'if lieutenants, Hobson would rate by ?,t less! ten ? ars' promotion claasmatea now en? signs, and this would r. suit ultimately 'n his be? coming the youngest commodore in.l admiral of th?? whole service. Plnanclally tit? would not be i" nefltod even by tins tranof? r, and his salary would be at least $1,200 h s than as would re celve as a naval conotructor, a rank that he will attain In my cas?? BOOn, and which he would secure if promoted only one number t'y the President. .tfiOWfi afBRITS AS ? WRITER. Although only iwenty-elghl yean of age, Bob F.fn has sh< ??.> ? remai ka ble ability as a writer and student of naval science, a few years aero h:n article on "The Coming War in Europe" won for him favorable mention by the Naval insti? tute, an organisation composed almost exclu? sively Of naval officers and dOVOttd to discus? sions "f naval questions. His subject was re? garded n? beyond thit nf so young an officer, but hit treatment showed evidence of acute knowledge of It. His tendencies are to the theo r? tlcal rather than to the practical; and al? though admitted to be one of the most brilliant naval architects In the Navy, he has seen less service in practical work at navy yards than most members <f his corps. This is In a meas? ure due to Hobson's troubles In KettlnK alon?; with some of his superiora at naval stations on account of his disinclination to be subordinated. Por a short time he served at the New-York Navy Yard but he and the constructor there dlsagTOed on some professional point, and Hob son was ordered to Newport News, and later became Involved in a controversy with the II r constructor, which ler| tO his ?letaohmont und assignment to duty In Washington. DEWEY'S PLANS WORKING WELL IN8URQENTB IN THE PHILIPPINES CONDUCTING ACTIVE OPERATIONS AGAINST THE SPANISH FORCES. SEVERAL VICTORIES AVON AND MANY PRISONERS TAKEN. Washington, June 6.?The Navy Department posted the following bulletin this afternoon: "Admiral Dewey reports that the insurgents have been actively engaged with? in the province of Cavit? during the last week. They have won several victories, taken prisoners about 1,800 men, fifty officers, of the Spanish troops not native. The arsenal of Cavit? has been prepared for occupation by the United States troops upon their arrival on transports." NEWS FROM A DMIRA l DEWEY uk tells of important successes by tup: insurgents at manila. Washington. June ?.?After a lot of conflict? ing rumors of r.aval engagements, the landing; of troops and such matter?, at the Navy De? partment, there came at the close of the day m? Important bit of news embodied In a report from Admiral Dewey of Important successes achieved by the Insurgents at Manila. Th? officials have been more anxious than they cared to betray as to Admiral Dewey's condi? tion. They were not serlcusly apprehensive of danser to the fleet, but an Impression was Rain? ing ground that the Admiral had not maintained th? same measure of success In his operations In Manila Hay that rewarded his first, effort. Now th? report received goes to show that his plans aro working out admirably, that he has succeeded In daolng upon the Insurgents the burlen of conducting mllltarv operations against the Spaniards, while he himself Is lying In en? forced Idleness awaiting th? arrival of troops, and that he has succeeded In preventing the corruption of the Insurgent leaders by the Span lards, which appeared at one time to he threat? ening There Is some speculation here by anxious minds ss to how the Insurgents will treat the prisoners 'hey have taken, who are more numer? ous, If Is sail, than all the captures made by the ?'ulan insurgents since their war began. It hu? reported by cable soon after he had se? cured ? be co-operaf|on of the insurgent chief, Aguinaldo, that Admiral P'wpy would see to It that the Insurgent^ observed the rules of civilized warfare. Th;? caution was made neces? sary by the terrible tnl^s that had been cir? culated of the barbarous treatment of prisoners ?. the insurge?t! It Is sincerely hoped that Aguinaldo will see to It that tills agreement Is observed In the case of the ?,?-?:? prisoners he now holds, for It is believed In official circles that the nations of 1 the civilized world will hold the United State? morally responsible for any great excesses that may be committed In the Philippines as a re ? ' :'? ? ? ?: ? there. The Navy Department erti ils declare that Dewey is not responalble f..r th?* safe keeping and maintenance of these prisoners, srhlch is most fortunate, considering the limited resources oi the Admiral In the mat? ter of provi ? MONADNOCK HURRIED TO MANILA. Washington. Jun?? ? The Navy Department e-ive ardan to-day that the double-turreted mon Itor Monadnock, now a? Mare Island CaL, ?houl 1 be mad-' read;.? to sail for Manila within ten ??ays. and the necessary orden were nur? ri II] telegrai h< ?i The Monterey will not wait for the company of the Monadnock, bul should be ,->fr ?n the course Of a few hours under the convoy of the Brutus The Navy Department will Immediately procure an? ther merchant ship to accompany the Monadnock on her 6,000-mile voyage. The Monadnock is a most powerful double-turreted monitor. With twin screws and 8,000 horse? power enrrlnes. she Is easily able to make twelve, and ? half knits an hour. Bull! on the Renerai Unes of the AmrhltrltQ, sh?' has better engin?* and m re ? iwer than that monitor. She carries four 10-lr.ch gun? in two turrets. es two I Inch rapid-fire guns tn a case? mate, and a numerous secondary battery Her coal capacity In 250 tons In bunkers, and almost as much stowage r???m can be found on the decks. Consequently, the Monadnock has the ability to make a longer cruise than the Mon terey without replenishing her coal supply, yet her capacity is still too small to permit her to tnakc the passas-?? from Honolulu to the I'hlllp plnes unaided. Wi*h these two monitors Admiral Dewey will be fully able to take care of himself, even fhould the much-talked-of Cadis fleet undertake to at tack him In Manila Harbor Th.* monitors at Ihelr maximum draw only l-l1??.? feet of water, or 10 feet leas than the battle-ship Pelavo, and therefore would be able to pick their position In the shallow water where the Spanish battle? ship could not possibly reach them, and hammer away at the latter to their hearts' content, pre ng themselves eo small S mark as to render 11 difficult for the Spanish gunners to reply ef? fectively. There Is no doubt entertained of the Monad neck's Seaworthiness,, for before being recen? sirli.;.??! al the Mare Island Navy Yard, she made the entire voyage from the Delaware clear around the Horn to San Francisco, a voy? age longer than that made by the Oregon. WANT AGUINALDO, DEAD OR ALIVE. (Copyright! tftOS; Th? At.vx'lated Pr?ta.) Manila, May 2'J. via Hon< Kong, June ?.? Many natives will try to secure the large reward the Government has offered for the capture of the Insurgent chief Aguinaldo, dead or alive. Already several of the insurgent officers have been assassinated. -a THE CENTENNIAL TO PR RE-EXAMINED. Washington, June ??In view of the news? paper reports that the vessel Centennial, char? tered by the War Department as a transport for the Manila expedition, is unseaworthy, As? sistant Secretary Melklejohn to-day telegraphed the agents of the Department at San Francisco to have another and a thorough inspection made of the ship. If the assertion?, regarding the un fttneeSJ Of the vessel for service are borne out by the examination the (barter will be can colled. It was Intended by the Department that the Centennial should form me of the lieft of vessels to compose the second expedition to the Philippines. Diamomi? at auction, on unique terms. Buyers have M hours to examine good? before paying Cor them. ii and 2 dally. ra< Johnston Jewelry Co., 17 Union t?'.u.ue. J. H. Frenen, auctioneer.??dvt. INSURGENTS NEAR MANILA MAKE VIGOROUS ATTACK ON SPAN? IARDS ON LEFT BRANCH OP THE ZAPOTE. Hone; Kon*. June fi?The correspondent of The Associated Press at Manila, under date of Junt 2, says: "I have traversed the whole region of fight Ins: during the last three days, in spite of tht prohibition. I found the Insurgents strongly posted at Calooean, eight miles north of Manila, and at Baeoor, the same distance south. To tht east I found nothing In the way of insurgent intrenchments. "The Spaniards hold the whole Pastg River (which falla Into the bay Immediately below tht town of Manila) to the lagoon. The two sec | Cons of the Insurgent forces signal their m ???? ? mente with fire balloons. I "To the northward the rising Is general and the Spaniards are few. The railway has been cut in several places, and the English overaeera have be?n warned off." "To the southward there has been fierce fight? ing; on the Zapote River, between Baeoor and 1\as Pinas. The biggest battle of the present campaign was fought last Tuesday (May 81). The Insurgents attacked on the left branch of the Zapote, waded across amid a typhoon, stormed the banks for several miles along, and carried the Spanish trench?s with knives. "Yesterday (June 1) they tried the right branch of the Zapote, but failed. The Spaniards cm? 1 ployed artillery all day, but no casualties are ' reported To-day there has been only Ineffective skirmishes. ? NETWORK OF AMnrarADES. "The country Is densely wooded and swampy. Roth sides shoot aimlessly 1 pot In th? mid? dle of the firing, but nobody was hurt. Noth? ing was visible In the fusllade, and I believe not ly knew what he was shooting at. The In? surgents, however, are excellent In a m?l?e, "The Spaniards say they were victorious yea? terday, but that they cannot follow up the vie tory and annihilate the rebels, because of tht American warships at Tavit?. Moreover, they say It Is n^cessqry to save their energies for tht American tCOOpa "Meanwhile the neighborhood of Manila la an Impenetrable network of ambuscades." The Spaniards are utterly unimpressed by the naval defeat here. They explain that their squadron was vastly outclassed, and are confi? dent of a victory on shore. They are deter? mined to fight to the end as the ships did. Evidently they will never learn common sense until Manila Is annihilated by street and house fighting In the outer city and by a bom ! bardment of the walled citadel. The Insurgents raided a railway -?ration ten ml.es to the north of Manila, and killed three priests and an officer. There has abo been a ' pitched battle at a Spanish post south of Minila, UCMI Cavit?, the result being that the insurgents ictlred. The Spanish casualties were I5<>. At Manila the work of constructing defences goes on. And ?here are sandbag br-astworks In all directions. The American? are always using thiir searchlights, but they atv<M Interfere wttjg 'he work on the defences. The Spaniards be? lieve that they are sh.>rt on ammunition. The Governor has Issued a proclamation of? fering the natives great concessione, and de? claring that the Americans will be powerless on the Island. [NtUROBKTI STKADIXY ADVANCING. Meanwhile the Insurgents are steadily ad? vancing along the coast, supported by the United States ?gunboat Petrel, and are driving the Spaniards into Manila. They have capt? ured five important positions nine miles from the city, and over 4??? Spaniards have been killed. Four thousand Spanish reinforcements have been sent, but it Is asserted that Aguinaldo will enter the city by June 1. A bombardment will be avoided, if possible. The Spanish outposts have been driven In all along the line, simultaneously and with great slaughter. There has been fierce hand-to-hand fighting for seventy hours, despite the typhoon which is raging The violent winds and torrents of rain render the rifles of the Spanish troops unavailing. To-day the Insurgents held Malabon. Tarlao and Baeoor. They are now attacking Santa Mesa and Molate, the suburbs of the city, which Is completely encircled for a distance of seven miles. A native regiment, under Colonel Aguinaldo, cousin of the insurgent leader, yesterday Joined the insurgents. The Governor has issued a despairing procla? mation, begging the Insurgents to come to terms, and meanwhile he Is arranging to re? move all the Spanish population Inside the old walled city. He Is filling the moats, testing the drawbaidges and placing strong guards in the principal streets and artillen" along the walls. All the other troops are camping in the suburba The weather is terrific. I visited Cavit? without the Spaniards know? ing it, and found there 197 wounded and M prisoners, among the latter six Spanish officers, the others natives. All were well treated. Ch^ef Aguinaldo, in the course of an inter? view, has said that the Insurgents are eager to rush upon Manila forthwith, but that Admiral Dewey refuses to allow "hordes of passtonate and semi-savages to atorm a civilized metropo? lis " Admiral Dewey Intends to await the arrival of the American troops. In the meantime the insurgents have been forbidden to cross the Malete River, sever, miles south of Manila. If they attempt to cross the Petrel will be sta? tioned there to bombard them. The foreigners have held a public meeting, and two steamers are ready at a moment's notice to