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Plans for As. :mlt by Sea in 001-
nection With Army 0:1 Land.
N0 WORD FROM SAMPSON
Navy Department Is, However, Not
Committed to Their Final Adop-
tion—Belief in Key West that Our
Fleet \Vill Return to that Port—
Aetive Movement Against Cuba
Washington, May 12.—The Navy ,De-
partment is in almost hourly expecta-
tion of advices from Admiral Sampson.
What the character of these advices
will be the ofiicials do not intimate.
but they expect interesting and import-
ant news. ,
It is rather a matter of surprise to
them that the President has not already
received news f-r the squadron via
St. Thomas and the fleet dispatch boats
which accompany Sampson's squadron.
Plans for an Assault Upon Havana.
The Strategy Board is carefully' ge-
parin-g its plans for an assault upon
Havana by sea in connection with the
regular army movement by land, the
work being rather of a preparatory na-
ture and not committing the depart-
ment in any way to a final adoption
of this plan.
It has been represented that the fleet
with safety mighzt assemble to the ex-
treme east of the Spanish fortifications
at the entrance of the harbor. In that
position it woul be exppsed to attack
by only one ba tery at’t‘he end of the
line. The entire fleet could enfllade this
battery and destroy it in short order.
The attack would be followed down
the line on shore, taking one battery at
a time, and thus reducing to a mini-
mum the' exposure of the ships while
bringing the terrible concentration of
fire upon the batteries in turn. One
naval officer who was consulted upon
the subject, guaranteed that the fleet
could knock out all of the fortifications
one after another within two hours. “It
would like knocking down a row of
bricks,” he said.
Gen. Schofleld’s Views.
According to Lieut. Gen. Schofield
the fact that Spain has centred her
fleets at Cadiz will only cause our gov-
ernment to move all the more rapidly
in executing its already formulated
plans for the attack on Cuba and Porto
Rico. To a correspondent Gen. Scho-
field said, and he wishes it to be dis-
tinctly understood that in thus express-
ing his views he does so not as a mem-
ber of a war board or _as one in posses-
sion of the secrets of thé department,
but merely as a military e‘Xpert:
“The possession of Porto Rico is of
more importance to us now than Cuba.
It occupies the same relative position
in the West that Manila did in the
east. It is the key, the gateway. to the
Spanish possessions in this part of the
world. It marks the extreme point of
Spain’s possessions, and with the loss
of Porto Rico her rule on the western
hemisphere is ended for all time.
Early Capture of San Juan Expected.
“Undoubtedly our military experts
realize this fact and I look for an early
announcement of the capture of San
Juan by .Admiral Sampson’s fleet. We
will the undoubtedly send a. large body
of soldiers to take possession of the is-
land. I judge that before we are
through at least 20,000 troops will
be sent to Porto Rico. '
“One thing must be borne in mind in
this connection. and it is that Porto
Rico has,;a pleasant Summer climate
and there will‘ be no danger to our
troops there from yellow fever or dis-
ease. With Porto Rico lost to her
Spain’s fleet will be powerless in Ameri-
can waters, for. without a coaling sta-
tion and a base of supplies she could
not continue an effective naval war-
fare against us.
“I believe also that the Army will
move upon Cuba at once, and I wish to
take this opportunity of stating that in
my judgment the army has accom-
plished everything that could be ex-
pected of it. Of course there has been
some criticism of the changing of or-
ders from day to day, but this has
been unavoidable. The same thing oc-
curred at the beginning of our civil
war in '61, although things were in
very much worse shape then than they
are now at the. War Department.
No Further Delay Will Be Had.
“It has been, of course, impossible for
the army to begin operations until
the volunteers are ready to take
the field They are now about ready,
and therefore there will be no further
delay. There were not enough regular
troops to hold Cuba or Porto Rico, and
therefore the army has been obliged to
wait until the volunteer force was in
position to reinforce it.
“With Porto Rico in our possession,
it will be a. very much easier matter for
us to attack the Canary Islands and
Spain than for Spain to come over
here and attack us. The War Depart-
ment will take care to send out a, good
reinforcement from the artillery branch
of the service to Porto Rico, and place
it in charge of the land fortifications
and guns of the island.
“These, handled and manned by our
expert artillerymen, will be of great
service to Us in- case of attack. The
uncertainty as ,to the position of the
Spanish fleet has also, of course. made
it necessary for the War Department
to change its plans frequently of late,
but it would have been foolish to have
expected our V‘Var Department to go
right ahead on any specially mapped
out programme and carry it through
without change, for it must be remem-
bered that although the navy was
ready the army was not, owing to the
delay in mastering in the volunteer
force. ..
“Now that it is definitely settled that
the Spanish fleet is in Spanish waters
we can get our trans-ports over from
Tampa to the Cuban» coast without be-
ing- obliged to have them accompanied
by any large naval escort. I look for
a vigorous and sharp campaign from
now on, and a speedy termination of
Spanish rule both in Cuba and Porto
Rico.”
Don Carlos Nearly Ready.
Montreal, May l2.—Senor Diaz de
Cortina, the American representative
of Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender,
has arrived here. He will leave on Sat—
urday, he says, to join Don Carlos at
Brussels. He declares that the time is
not far off for Don Carlos to make a
move for the Spanish crowu. Se'nor
Polo and his party have declined all
social attentions owing to the news
from Manila. It is, probable that the
party will sail for home on Saturday.
More Troops for Philippines.
Washington. May 12,—A much
larger numbc" of {1 ~ ’13s will be sent to
the Philippine Brian-as than was intend-
ed when .the ‘irst runs for the expedi-
tion were made. orders have been is—
sued directive tin. the regiments of
volumes 3 in Viol-Hello, Kansas, Missou-
ri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota.
'which it was intruded should mobilize
a-t Chickamauka and W'ashington, pro-
ceed as 9001. as possible to San Fran-
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ARMY AT TAMPA IM'PATIENT.
Feeling that the Sending of a Large
Force Will Give Good Results.
Tampa, May 12.—T'he reported pur-
pose of Gen. Miles to transfer his
headquarters to this place by the close
of the week has created‘ quitea stir
among the officers and men. \‘Vith the
news that the Spanish fleet has taken
to its heels across the Atlantic, there
is a renewal of the restless desire for
immediate movement toward Cuba. It
was thought that we would get away
this week, but to-day that does not
seem so probable. Even the official
dispatches from W'ashington, however,
are mystifying, for rooms for Gen.
Miles and his staff have been twice en-
gaged and as many .times counter-
manded within the last twenty-four
hours.
The plan to mobilize a. large army
here and transport the men rapidly to
Cuba is heartily indorsed by the offi-
cers of the small division which it was
at first intended to use as an invading
force. Many of the most experienced
officers have openly declared against
any attempt to descend upon Cuba
with a. force less than 20,000 men, as
much doubt has been expressed as to
the success of such an expedition.
Officers who have studied the situa-
tion in Cuba say that a small force
would undoubtedly be pounced upon by
Gen. Blanco and made to fight desper-
ately to sustain. its position, while a
large force of Americans would not be
challenged to battle by the Spaniards.
Gen. Blanco would remain on the de-
fensive. The news that a large force is
to be thrown into the island at once,
therefore, has not been unwelcome
here.
Stacks of guns and carioads of am-
munition are being transferred to the
transport ships night and day. The .
bulk of that work is now completed.
More transports are needed, however,
before the force 'now here can start.
The Gussie expedition will take two
weeks to finish the work mapped out
for it in furnishing fighting materials
and hospital supplies to insurgents.
The men will then join our landing
force in Cuba and not return here.
The engineer corps is out selecting a
site for a. camp for the troops ordered .
here. Two cavalry regiments are ex‘
pected from Chickamau-ga to-day.
GERMANY AT MANILA.
Story that She Proposes to Obtain
Control of Philippines.
London, May 12.—A story is published
here to the effect that Germany is ace
tively preparing to signify her disap«
proval of a. lasting occupation of the
Philippines by the United States. The
German Consul at Manila is said to
have been instructed to make represen-
tations to Rear Admiral Dewey differ-
ing materially in character from those
of the representatives of other powers.
Very heavy claims, it is added, are
being encouraged upon the part of the
Germans who have suffered from the
bombardment of Cavite, and Germany,
it is further said, proposes to obtain
control of the Philippine Islands,
guaranteeing the payment of Spain's
indemnity. It is believed this plan is
acceptable to Francis Josef, of Austria,
and it is understood to have been pas-
sively accepted by France, which
country is so strongly interested finan-
cially in the rehabilitation of Spain.
MR. GLADSTONE GIVES UP.
England’s Grand Old Man Certain
that Death Is Near.
London, May 12.-—-A letter written by
a member of Mr. Gladstone’s family,
says the patient has not left his room
for a fortnight. It adds:
“It had been hoped he might have
some sense of enjoyment as the warm
weather returned and turned the whole
earth into a garden; but the truth is,
he has taken leave of all portions of the
earth. He is possessed with a sense of
departure.
“His body, mind and soul ask for no
food of any kind. His one desire is for
peace. He has longer times of quiet
sleep, or rest with closed eyes, than
when the morphia treatment began;
but, though he has considerable physi-
cal strength, he is unable to listen to
anything but a short message of one
or two sentences. Even this is often
an effort. He has seen three or four
friends outside of the family; but no
conversation occurs. ’ Nothing but a
farewell blessing for each of them."
THE ARMY’S BREAD SUPPLY.
St. Louis Bakers Asked to Furnish
60,000 Loaves Per Day.
St. Louis, May 12.—'The Quartermas-
ter’s Department of the army is nego-
tiating with bakers of this city to fur-
nish 60,000 loaves of bread a. day to the
Government forces encamped at vari-
ous places throughout the South.
Three propositions are under consid-
eration. One is that the bakers build a
plant at Chickamauga Park, with a ca-
pacity of 60,000 loaves a day, and fur-
nish bread to the army at the market
price. Another is that the bakers turn
the bread out of their ovens in this
city, and ship it to the army at Chicka-
mauga, Tampa, Mobile and elsewhere.
The third is that the bakers make the
bread here and deliver it to the trains,
all responsibility ending when the
bread is turned over to the railroad or
express companies. The last proposi-
tion was made by the bakers as a com-
promise.
To Ship 400,000 Tons of Food.
New York, May 12.—Bids were
opened in the Quartermaster’s Depart-
ment in the Army Building yesterday
for 1,000 lanterns, and shoes to be fur-
nished in lots of 25,000 pairs. The
number of shoes in he purchased will
probably be about 100,000 pairs. Bids
for the transportation of 400,000 tons
of provisions from this city to Tampa
and for 700 wire cutters were also
opened. The wire cutters will be used
by the army of invasion in Cuba to
cut, if necessary, the barbed wire used
by the Spaniards in the construction of
the trochas.
Tine \Vur Revenue llill.
Washington, May 12.-—The Senate
Committee on Finance has dmided to
increase the tax on manufactured to-
bacco in the War Revenue inli, from
12 cents, the House rate, to 10 cents per
pound, and eXempt the stock on hand
from the operations of the act. The
Finance Committee has also decided to
recommend a reduction of .the tax on
cigars from $4 to $3.50 per thousand
and on cigarettes from_$2 to $1.51).
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