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VOLUME LXXXIIf.— NO. 182.
CERVERA`S FLEET PENNED
IN SANTIAGO HARBOR
COMMODORE
SCHLEY HAS
SO REPORTED
There Is No Escape for the
Dons from the Ships
* on Guard.
Obpyrtgrhted, 189 S. by James Gordon Bennett.
MOLE ST. NICHOLAS,
Hayti, May 29. — i can state
positively that Commodore
Schley has a part, if not
all, of the Spanish fleet
bottled up in Santiago har
bor. This had been sus
pected for several days,
but it was not defi
definitely known until this
morning, when Captain
Sigsbee of the St. Paul,
who has been cruising off
the harbor for the past
week, steamed close enough
todistinctly see two cruisers
of the Vizcaya class and
two torpedo-boats lying
just inside the mouth of
the harbor. It is believed
that the rest of Cervera's
squadron is also there.
The St. Paul has been watching
Santiago for eight days. Sigsbee
thinks that two Spanish torpedo
boats ventured out of the harbor
Saturday night to attack the St.
Paul, but, anticipating such a
move, he changed his position
every night in order that they
could not locate him. To-day
Commodore Schley took up a posi
tion with his entire squadron to
prevent the escape of Cervera.
He hopes the dons will come out
and fight. The opposing fleets are
about of equal strength.
The Herald-Call tug passed
Sampson's fleet of eighteen ves
sels fifteen miles east of Cardenas
Friday at 3 o'clock in the after
noon, headed west. It is probable
that Admiral Cervera will remain
Jnside and postpone an engagement
indefinitely, but the blockade will
be effectively maintained.
NEW YORK, May 29.— The
Herald's Washington correspon
dent says: Spain's fleet is
definitely located and securely
locked inside the Santiago harbor.
This is now an official fact. In ad
dition to the Herald's cable from
Mole St. Nicholas, Hayti, giving
this gratifying information, I am
authorized by the Navy Depart
ment to state that Commodore
Schley has reported to the Secre
tary of the Navy stating definitely
that he has personally observed
Cervera's fleet in the harbor.
Commodore Schley's message to
the department is brief. The
text has not been given out for
publication, but Lieutenant Whit
tlesy, the officer on duty at the
Navy Department, acting under
previous instructions from Secre-
SPANIARDS
CELEBRATE
"VICTORIES."
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, May \
28.— Spanish citizens in Costa i
Rira are celebrating with joy to- j
day news of the bombardment of j
Boston, Galveston, Mobile and ;
Pensacola by the Spanish fleet, i
Their satisfaction is increased i
by the news of the total destruc- ]
tion of the American vessels in \
rr ÜbanU ban waters by the Spanish '
navy. I
The San Francisco Call
tary Long, authorized the state
ment that Commodore Schley had
reported as above.
U. S. REGULARS ON THE WAY TO CAMP RICHMOND.
The information was cabled
from Mole St. Nicholas, Hayti,
and was taken there direct from
Santiago by the scouting vessel
St. Paul.
Cable messages were sent to
Admiral Sampson at Key West
to-night advising him of the grati
fying intelligence conveyed by
Commodore Schley's message.
This was done in order to prepare
him for the important work which
will now devolve upon his squad
ron in co-operation with the army
in laying siege to Havana. Com
plete and definite arrangements
will be decided upon by the Presi
dent after consultation with the
war board and members of his
cabinet to-morrow morning.
Admiral Sampson is holding a
large fleet off Havana ready to
clear a landing for the troops as
soon as the War Department gives
the signal. All the transports
necessary for the movement of the
largest force that may be sent are
now at Gulf ports, and the Gov
ernment is paying $25,000 a day
for their services until their work
is finished. They will be used at
the earliest possible opportunity,
which it is believed will be as soon
as Schley solves the mystery of
Santiago harbor.
SAW AND RECOGNIZED
THE SPANISH FLEET
Commodore Schley Reports That He
Has Admiral Cervera Safely
Bottled Up.
WASHINGTON, May 30.— At 12:30
o'clock this (Monday) morning the
Navy Department received a dis
patch from Commodore Schley an
nouncing definitely that he had located
Admiral Cervera's Cape Verde s<juad
ron In the bay of Santlgo de Cuba. The
SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, MAY 30, 1898.
TWENTY THOUSAND TROOPS
FOR THE PHILIPPINES
Call Office, Riggs House. Washington, May 29.
The President to-day took highly significant action in increasing the number of troops to be sent to the
Philippines from 12,000 to" 20,000. Urgent orders were issued to the commissary department to provide 1 .iforms,
tents, rations and equipment, and the ordnance bureau to supply arms and ammunition. In both cases the offi
cials were directed to place the prompt equipment of the additional troops for the Philippines expedition before
all other considerations, and to sacrifice all other interest?, that might interfere with the early departure of Admiral
Dewey's re-enforcements.
The 8000 additional troops will be embarked at the earliest moment, but it does not follow that the volun
teers now being mobilized on the Pacific Coast wii,l be sent to Manila. The War Department has developed a
theory regarding the special characteristics of men desirable for service in the Philippines, and while details are not
given to the public, it is stated that great care will be taken in the selection of this new contingent and that it will
be drawn from various p?rts of the country.
The distance from the port of embarkation will not be an important consideration, for the reason that
troops can be sent from^any State to San Francisco before their equipment can be made reaJV. The mainspring
of the President's action in enlarging the expedition to the Philippines is believed to be his desire first that the
foothold of the United States in the islands shall be absolutely secure, especially in the event of an cirly peace,
and. second, that good order shall be maintained there throughout the occupancy of the islands by the American
forces. The President dreads the possible results of a" insurgent victory over the Spanish troops, which might
be followed by bruta! excesses that Admiral Dewey with his present force would be powerless to prevent. The eyes
of the world are now upon us, the President realizes, and our responsibility for the proper conduct o- affairs in
the Philippines, where we have practically disarmed the Spanish authorities, is a ll£a#y one. It must be discharged
in such a way that no European nation can find an excuse for interfering.
I commodore states that he has seen and
! recognized the vessels of the Spanish
; fleet.
"While the navy officials have been
' morally certain for several days that
j Cervera's squadron was In the harbor
j of Santiago, the official announcement
I from Commodore Schley was received
by the officers on duty at the depart
ment with intense satisfaction. Assur
ance is now doubly sure that the Span
ish fleet is bottled up and that the cork
is in the bottle.
It is not believed that Admiral Cer
vera will attempt to escape from the
predicament in which he now finds
himself, as such a course would surely
result in the destruction of his vessels
and the loss of many lives precious to
Spain. The suggestion is made, how
ever, that the Spaniards may blow up
the ships rather than have them fall
into the hands of Schley, as they cer
tainly will if they remain in the harbor.
The definiteness of Commodore
Schley's dispatch would indicate that
he has effected a landing near San
tiago and made a personal investigation
of the harbor. It would be impossible
from the entrance to the bay definitely
to see and recognize the Spanish ves
sels, but by effecting a landing at some
point on either side of the entrance a
vantage point could be gained very
likely from which the entire harbor
could be examined. In all probability
Commodore Schley or one of his trust
ed officials has succeeded in performing
this hazardous undertaking in order to
obtain the valuable information con
tained in his dispatch.
It is impossible owing to the lateness
of the hour, to obtain any official ex
pression upon the news from Commo
dore Schley. What effect the certainty
that Cervera is practically helpless will
have upon the plans of the naval sta
tion with referr c to the invasion of
Cuba can only be conjectured. The
transportation of land forces to the
island, it Is understood was delayed be
cause of the uncertainty concerning
the location of the Spanish squadron.
If that understanding in correct the
probability of an early Invasion of
Cuba is strong. It is not unlikely that
the movement of troops, which has
been delayed from time to time, will be
gin this' week, and that before the end
of the week the United States forces
will have obtained a substantial foot
hold upon Cuban soil.
WILL SINK HULKS IN
THE CHANNEL
Plans for Penning Admiral Cervera's
Fleet in Santiago
Harbor.
NEW YORK. May 29.— The Herald's
Washington correspondent sends the
following: "I have no reason to change
my belief that Admiral Cervera is still
in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba. I
have heard from Commodore Schley.
All that I can say is that he is off the
harbor of Panting. "
These statements were . made to me
to-night by Secretary Long, and it "g
the first announcement as to the o--ra
ting fleets recently made by him. The
Secretary's advices from Schley were
rc-eived yesterday, as stated in the
I~erald this morninp. ' vlng been
transmitted from Kingston, Jamaica,
where they w«r« fll«d by C!u.nt.a.!n CL R.
Cotton, commanding the auxiliary
cruiser Harvard. Commodore Schley
did not communicate with the depart
ment to-day, but it is understood to
night that he will inform Washington
whether or not he has satisfied himself
that Cervera is in the harbor and what
steps he has taken to prevent his de
parture.
The fact that the Secretary and his
official advisers stick so pertinaciously
to the belief that Admiral Cervera has
remained at Santiago de Cuba illus
trates the confidence th-^y have in their
source of information. Their - mfi
dence may also be due to messages re
ceived from Consuls stationed along
the Isthmian coast and among the
West Indies, some of which reached
the department to-day, that the Span
ish fleet had not been sighted in the
neighborhood of thtir ports. While
this information Is perhaps negative in
character, the officials say that it indi
cates that Admiral Cervera has not
been cruising in the Caribbean Sea for
a week at least; otherwise the Consuls
or scouts would most certainly have
picked him up and have reported con
firmation to the department. It is
known that the Spanish fleet put into
Santiago ten days ago to make repairs
and take on board coal, of which they
stood in great need, according to reli
able information furnished by Consul
Smith, stationed at Curacoa, and state
ments made by Captain R. B. Osbon in
an interview published by the Herald
this morning.
The department has been advised
that the reason why he failed to sail
at an earlier date was that he sighted
ships in the offing which he took to be
American armorclads, hut which were
in reality scouting ships. Commodore
Schley arrived off the coast of Santiago
on Wednesday, he having remained at
Cienfuegos until Tuesday night.
It developed to-day that the cause of
Commodore Schley's failure to earlier
sail for Santiago was his confidence
that the Spanish fleet was lying at an
chor in the harbor of Cienfuegos. In
fact, in an official dispatch to the de
Centinuwd on Second Page.
FAR EAST
AS A SCENE
OF STRIFE
Russia Competing With
Great Britain for Amer-
ica's Friendship.
NEW YORK, May 29.— Trie
Herald's Washington correspon
dent telegraphs: Fearing an ef
fort on the part of Spain to pre
cipitate foreign complications by
ceding to France or some other
power the Philippine Islands,
American representatives abroad
are under instructions to closely
watch negotiations of Spanish
diplomats. While the authorities
profess to have no knowledge of
the reported protest of Germany
to the cession of the Philippines
to France, it is known that Em
bassador White at Berlin, and
Embassador Porter in Paris have .
been carefully investigating the
entire subject, and they are con
vinced that in view of the atti
tude of Europe a transfer will
not be effected.
It if? conceded in all quarters here
that it would be a sharp diplomatic trick
for the Madrid Government to attain
the support of another power in return
for such cession.
It was pointed out to-day that Spain
is still proprietor of the Philippines, for
Rear Admiral Dewey. representing the
American Government only has con
trol of Cavite and Manila Bay. and in
ternational law declares that In a con
quest of country, sovereignty only ex
tends as far as the conquest extends,
and conquest gives the Invading enemy
dominion as long as he retains his mil
itary possession. Furthermore, the
holding of conquered territory, is re
garded in the eyes of international law
as merely military occupation until its
fate shall be determined by treaty of
peace.
The effect of a transfer of the
Philippine Islands to France would
make that Government an ally of
Spain, and is what tha latter desires.
Bussia would prefer that France get
the islands rather than the United
States for the reason that the policy
of this Government would throw
American and British interests in the
same channel, undoubtedly resulting
in an alliance of the two govern
ments in such interests.
Jealous of American trade, Germany
would prefer; as dispatches .his morn
ing indicate, that the Philippines be
governed by several powers of Europe,
and that they never pass under the
sovereignty of the United States or
Frarkce. It is no secret now that Pres
ident? McKinley desired to escape from
these prospective complications. Had
he been guided solely by his own
wishes, I understand, that he would
have instructed Rear Admiral Dewey
to withdraw from the ; Philippines
as soon as he had destroyed the Span
ish men-of-war. The sentiment of the
country, however, required the con
quest of the islands, and the pressure
was so strong that the President was
unable to resist it.
Now. ; that troops have' been ordered
to the : far East and that ; Rear Admiral
Dewey ? has ' retained '•, possession ; of ; Ca
vlt« and Manila. Hay. tVi<» Pn»M«n».w««
PRICE JfrV r E CE2TFS.
come to the conclusion that the United
States will be required to take and to
hold the Philippines at least until a
treaty of peace' is signed. That is as
far as he cares to go in outlining his
policy at this time. And in following
such a policy, he appreciates that it is
necessary to oppose any foreign inter
vention looking to the wresting of the
islands- away from American domin
ion. It can be regarded as absolutely
certain that this Government would
earnestly protest against any Govern
ment of Europe entering into negotia
tions with Spain for the transfer of the
Philippines. In this protest tne Ameri
can administration believes that it
would be joined by Great Britain.
That Russia and Great Britain
both believe the far east will be the
scene of a great naval struggle in the
near future naval officers believe
from preparations both are makirg
to put their forces in the Pacific in
the best possible condition.
If the Cramps establish a ship build
ing yard at Port Arthur, as they con
template doing, it is appreciated that it
will he under Russian control nnd will
give the Czar's Government a construc
tion and repair station of great im
portance in the event of war.
Great Britain has been buying up all
the steamer coal available in the west,
and been storing it at Esquimalt, and
now the latest report is that Russia
contemplates placing contracts for
ships with the Union Iron Works. Offi
cials ascribe the placing of contracts
with this firm and with the Cramps to
the desire of Russia to show her friend
ly feelings for this Government and its
citizens and to prevent by such a dis
play the development of the warm
relations existing between the United
States and Great Britain. One of sev
eral of Russia's immediate objects in
this move is to necessitate, if possible,
the consideration of her position in re
lation to the United States in case an
alliance is proposed.
THE TERROR`S ENGINES
SLIGHTLY DISABLED
The Spanish Transport Alfonso XIH
Has ciailcd From. San Juan '
Heavily Provisioned.
Copyrighted, IS9S. by James Gordon BennPtt.
ST. THOMAS, D. W. 1., May 29.— The
Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror
is in the harbor of San Juan de Porto
Rico. She is somewhat hampered by
her engines being slightly disabled.
Such occurrences are frequent in ihe
Spanish navy since the discharge of
the English and Scotch engineers
The Spanish transport Alfonso XIII
left San Juan Saturady heavily pro
visioned, ostensibly for M*»yaguez, <>n
the west coast of Porto Rico.
Shells from the American guns are
now being sold as curios in San Ju-ir..
At least iftve hundred of them were
picked up, a large proportion of them
bping unexploded.
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