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All OLD SGORE‘WITE ALGER
Army Officers Seem to Upheld Gen. Mer-
ritt in His Criticisms of the Proposed
Occupation of Manila More Men Should
be Sent.
Washington, May 18.-—-Unless General
Wesley Merritt denies or satisfacto—
rily explains the interview or state-
ment attributed to him in the New
York papers as to his refusal to go with
the expedition as now constituted to the
Philippines, it may have most disas-
trous results to him. The matter was
discussed by the president and Sec-
retary Alger yesterday, after the cabi-
net meeting, and, while both were loath
to believe that General Merritt ever
said what the interview contained or
intimated a refusal to accompany the
expedition yet the president held that,
in the absence of any denial, the si—
lence of the general virtually admitted
the truth of the statements. Until, how-
ever, General Merritt has denied or at-
firmed the article in the papers, nothing
GENERAL MERRITT.
will be done. General Merritt is quoted
as saying: It is not by any means a.
settled fact that I Will depart for Ma-
nila at any time. The command they
propose «to give me is not adequate to
my rank. Besides, I do not think that
15,000 men, including 1,000 regular
troops, which it is proposed shall con—
stitute the expedition, is at all sufli-
cient for such an undertaking as the
occupation of the Philippines, and I
have asked the department for the
number of seasoned men which I deem
essential to insure any degree of suc-
cess."
__ . Refuse to Believe It.
The army officers. from the secretary
down, refuse positively to discuss. or
in the absence of any word from Gen-
eral Merritt to believe that he made the
statements, especially as when the de-
tail was onered to him last week he ac—
cepted it with avidity and declared it
was just what Ihe wanted. He at once
came to Washington, and after a con-
sultation with the secretary of war and
General Miles. announced that he
would go to San Francisco at once so
as to be ready to leave for Itihe Phil-
ippines. His alleged interview, there-
fore, is inexplicable and astounding.
An officer of the army, no matter how
high his grade, when ordered must
obey.
There has been some talk here to the
effect that the detail given «to Gen-
eral Merritt by Secretary Alger was in-
tended :to humiliate the ranking major
general. It is charged that Secretary
Alger has been trying 'to repay old
scores against General Merritt by or-
dering him to the Philippines.
This is utterly disproved by the
facts, because when :the command Was
offered General Merritt last week he
accepted it gladly.
It can be stated on auflhority that
Major General Miles, commanding the
army, and Adjutant General Corbin,
are in favor of giving Major Merritt
as many regular troops as he deems
necessary for the complete occupation
of the Philippines.
With the same positiveness it can be
said that they do not regard the state—
ment made by General Meritt as in any
way incompatible with his position as
an officer. They believe that he meant
only to express his serious con:ern on
account of the likelihood that only a
small number of trained soldiers 'Juld
be allowed for the Philippines.
'Mfel'ritt RIakes Denial.
Washington, May 18.—This telegram
was received by the secretary of war at
3 o'clock yesterday:
”Hon. R. A. Alger War Department:
“I desire you to know that the inter-
views published in the New York news-
papers this morning are in every way
incorrect and unauthorized. I had in—
tended to take no notice of them, but I
understand the articles are taken seri-
ously in Washington.
DIERRITT.
{\EWS IN BRIEF.
Reports of volunteers showed a mus-
tering in of 80,134 men and 2, 32 oflicers.
with a total of 100,000 expected by the
end of the week.
One-half of the bisected revenue cut-
ter Gresham fell off a pontoon at Og-
densburg, N. Y., into the St. Law—
rence river and sunk in twenty-five feet
of water.
The statement cabled from London
yesterday that Japan intends to pro-
test against the seizure of the Philip.-
pines Ly the United States, with the ,
co-operaition of certain European pow—
ers, was not credited by the Japanese
minister in VVashingtc-n.
The Vl’ilmington arrived at Key
West and reported that sne had sunk a
Spanish derelict. evid ifriy set adrift in
the hope it would li’ijllic the blockading
squadron. The Vl’ilznlngton also re—
ported that the light on Morro Castle
had flashed last night for the first time
since the blockade was established, and
it was suggested that the Spaniards
were expec‘ing the Cape Verde fleet.
SPANISH WAR POLICY.
Chan gen in the Cabinet Menn‘ifliore
Active Hostilities.
Madrid, May 17.—Senor -Moret, the
Minister for the Colonies, confirmed the
statement that any changes made in
the composition of the Cabinet would
be wholly in the direction of a more ac-
tive war policy. He said:
“Recent events have greatly in-
creased the war spirit of the nation,
and the greatest reliance is placed upon
Admiral Cervera’s squadron and upon
the skill of the Spanish Admiral. The
latter is not hampered by instructions,
and the details of his plans are not
even known to the Ministers.”
Senor Sagasta this afternoon visited
the palaCe and formally handed to the
Queen Regent the resignation of the
Ministry.
The Queen Regent charged Senor Sa<
gasta to form a new Cabinet. The
Premier will confer with the presidents
of the Chambers and with Senor Ga-
mazo.
A communic-atibn has been sent to
the Cabinets announcing the Cabinet
crisis and asking them to suspend their
sessions, pending a. solution. Senor
Sagasta believes the new Ministry will
be formed by Wednesday next.
Orders have been issued by Senor
Sagasta countermanding the reception
which was to have been held to-day
upon the occasion of the King’s birth-
day, and he has instructed the Cap-
tains General in all districts not to
hold their usual reception.
Capt. Gen. Blanco, in a dispatch from
Havana, officially reiterates the Span-
lsh version of the so called fight be-
tween the Spanish gunboats ponde de
Venadito and Nueva Espana and ves-
sels of the American blockading fleet.
He claims the two gunboats engaged
five American ships and forced the
latter to retreat, adding:
“I obtained the results desired, name-
ly, to attract as many of the enemy’s
ships as possible. Yesterday morning
there Were only three here, and now
there are eleven."
Admiral Camara, the commander of
the Spanish reserve squadron at Cadiz,
has been recalled here to confer with
the Ministers respecting his intended
operations. .
The newspapers express fear that a
secret Anglo-American alliance already
exists. .
W
NEW SPANISH TRICK.
Schooner Set Adrift by Blanco to Wreck
Our Torpedo Boats.
Key West, May 18.—The gunboat
Wilmington reported that yesterday
she sank a schooner heavily loaded and
set adrift by Spaniards to wreck our
ships.
Captain Todd saw the schooner,
which was of about sixty tons burden
and dismantled, beating along toward
Maltanz-as, in line of our ships. Car
wheels and iron were on the deck, and
if the wreck had struck a. torpedo boat
it would have sunk her. Wires were
seen running along the schooner's side
and it was feared to send a boat be-
cause of probable electrical arrange-
ment and powder aboard. Consequent-
ly Captain Todd sunk her with four
shots. The schooner disappeared amid
the cheers of the Wilmington’s crew.
Every conceivable thing in the way of '
barrels and boxes floated away after
the schooner went down. Captain Todd
said it was evidently a new Spanish
trick. The boat had probably been set
adrift at Havana and had flea'ted 'thirty
miles.
Could Take Cardenas.
Tuhe Vlilmingzton people said that Car-
denas could have been taken on the 11th
with 1,000 men, and the Winslow
avenged. The city is stilll smouldering
from the effects of the bombardment.
They heard that Blanco notified Ma-
drid that the «two Spanish gunboats in
Cardenas bay were totally disabled by
the American fire and chat the town
was at the Americans: mercy. The
gunboats have not stirred since the
bombardment.
.____
BLANCO’S CONSCRIPTION
What Refugees at Kingston Say of Condi-
tions in Havana.
Kingston, Jamaica, May 17.-—The Cu-
ban provisional government has direct—
ed insurgent sympathizers not to try to
evade, in. garrison cities, General Blan-
co’s conscription order forcing into the
ranks of the volunteers all males from
15 to 45 years of age. Refugees who re-
cently arrived here by the French
steamer Fulton from Havana, and who
have since been released from quaran-
tine, say that the Cubans in Havana
are joining the volunteers by hundreds.
Spain is thus arming enemies ready to
rise at an opportune time and desert.
ORDER.
munal police purpose, spy ourt Cuban
sympathizers and cause their arrest.
Our Agent Secs Gomez.
Key West, Fla., May 18.—The gun-
boat Wilmington brought former
American Vice Consul Jova here. He
is the bearer of important dispatches to
this government. .
Jova reached the Cuban coast on
Wednesday in a small boat, with Pilot
Daniel Broche and was chased by a
Spanish gunboat, but escaped. He was
, joined by Cubans and reached General
‘ Gomez’s camp in one day at Reforms.
Santa Clara. He stayed there one day
and reports Gomez as anxious to know
when the Americans will move on
Cuba.
On returning ova had a small boat
in hiding waiting for the Wilmington,
when a Spanish gunboan: appeared to
head him off. The Wilmington fright-
ened off the gunboat which at six miles
began to fire furiously.
Jova says Spanish troops are all be-
ing hurried westward, as an Ameri-
can attack is expected there.-
Setback for Russell Harrison.
Washington, May 17.——Russe11 Harri-
son, son of ex-President Harrison, may
not get his commission as Assistant
Adjutant General. It was learned to-
,z‘lay that Senator Proctor will oppose
This confirmation when the President's
nominations are sent to the Senate.‘
It develops that Russell Harrison has
not been on speaking terms with his
father since the latter was married.
Those who were instrumental in per-
suading President McKinley to appoint
young Harrison represented that he
was in need of employment.
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