The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. Fourteenth Year, No. 78, Ed. 1, Sunday, June 19, 1898 Page: 4 of 24
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They Have Supplies Only for the
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NO PIRINO SINCE WEDNESDAY
Cuban General Iercz Has Three
Thousand Men In the Vicinity
BATTLESHIP TEXAS NARROW ESCAPE
lie and tho Miirlilrhrnil Dun Into
Contuot Mnc Without Exploding
1ltent Cuban Ilnivc FIKlitcr
Copyrighted 18DS by Associated Press
OH Santiago do Cuba Friday Juno 17
2 p m per tho Associated Press Dispatch
Voa Wanda via Kingston Jamaica Sat-
urday Juno 18 HG0 a in Tlio weeks cam
paign in Eastern Cuba lias resulted In tlio
practical demolition of tlio outer formica
tions of Santiago do Cuba In anticipation
of tho arrival of tho troops nnil tho occu-
pation of tho Duo harbor of Guantanatno In
which today aro anchored such magnificent
ships ns tho Oregon and St Paul together
with tho Jtnrblcbead Dolidiln Suwnnco
and cloven other auxiliary gunboats col
Hers and press dispatch boats In an aver
ago devil of seventeen fathoms of water
Tho military resistance to tho doflulto oc
cupation practically it ined slnco tho bom-
bardment of Wednesday A report of the
Spanish military commandant Indicated
that Ills military resources nro exhausted
Ills fcoldlerB aro now on half rations
Thero aro supplies only for tho remain-
der of Juno Tho commandant has already
seized all ho private drug supplies In order
that they may bo devoted to tho use of tho
feoldlers
Tho closo cordon maintained by tho Cu-
bans about Ouantanamo Is Illustrated by
tho fact that the official Spanish communi
cations sent In dupltctitu by water and laud
Lave been Intercepted ami tlio Spanish
messengers In both raws Imvo been shut
by tho Cubans while attempting to pats
tho lines
Tor tho past threo nlghtB Ihcru has boon
comparative qulot In tho camp which tho
marines hold on tho crest of tho hill ntmr
tho Ouantanamo bay and over which tho
American Hag floats
At dusk volunteers from tho warships go
asboro and camp near thu hill to bo at liana
lu cuso of un emergency and thu Cubans
go out in thu cuupparral In order to pru
vent tho Sjsinlnrds from stealing a march
on thu camp
Oeneral Iercz commanding tho eastern
dlvkiiou of tho lnsurient army called on
Catitalu McCalla of tho Marblehritd yes-
terday anil reported that 10 had 3000 men
of whom 100 would rulnforco tlio marines
lu st few days Many UqtpU of Insurgents
uro now gathered alol ig Urn coast wtBt
ward of Santiago do Cuba
Tho worships have dono no tiring slnco
Wednesdays bombardment of tho forts of
tho Inner harbor and thtf town of Cal
inane ra
Slnco tho narrow esisnpu of tho Marblo
lioad utid Texas from destruction by tor-
pedoes In tho channel griuter precautions
havo bocu observed lloth ships struck
contact mines without exploding them
Each mlno contained forty pouiidB of gun-
cotton sufllclent to destroy auy vessel
Tho bombardment of Gmuittinanio buy
wus not so heavy s t Santiago but It
was very heavy Tho Spaniards fired only
Ave shots and thon lied Thtxo shots struck
near tho Marblchead but nono hit her
Tho ships steamed within 3000 yards of
tho forts before opening flro and thoy fired
with deadly accuracy
Tha Texas slopped In tho narrow cbun
nol in order to avoid grounding but tha
Marblehcad steamed nhcad and swung
around tho south Bldo of tho harbor Her
first shots went wide but tho llttlo Su
wanee which was following her found tho
lungo uud nent shots straight Into tho
foundation of tho forts hurling Into tho air
bricks and dust
Tho Texas Mulshed tlio business two of
hor lSlnch shells reducing tlio fort to u
pleturcsnuo and usolcas ruin
Tho Marblehcad then turned her atten-
tion to tho barracks and breastworks south-
west of tho harbor and Bpcedlly demolished
thera sending tho Spanish garrison flying
lor their lives
As tho Spaniards ran down > tlio mainland
tho St 1nulB 5lnch guns wcro trained on
them and several of tho soldiers were seen
to fall
The bombardment lasted an hour nnd a
quarter and was for tho prevention of tho
movement of tho Spaniards from tho town
to tho fortifications
Tho Insurgents who havo boon armed
and equipped by Captain MoCalla not only
proved to bo daring scouts but turn out
to Vo bravo fighters nnd good shots with
tho IjcoMotford rifle
Our own men are warm In their pralso
nnd look for unexpectedly strong coopcrn
tlon upon th part of tho Cuban army
F W vessels OIITUXAWE
Vx > t Sending Sunpllr to thf > Army
mid Cnlmim
Special Dispatch to The Poit
Washington Juno 18 Tlio lack of avail
nolo strips to carry tho supplies Is Just now
delaying tho award of the contract by tha
commissary department of tho army for
furnishing refrigerated meats for tho army
In Cubs as well as for tho starylng na-
tives Tho commissary general prefers not
to close the contracts until ships for car-
rying the supplies aro In such condition
as to bo ready promtply for transporta-
tion purposes
Same difficulty Is being encountered liv
the department In obtaining vessels and
It raaybe that resort to Impressment will
bo necessary Tho proposals received by
lV kfKGeneral EaKan Wednesday from tha v
loi C lou ro t ilresslnK cstabllshraentn tit tho
jg > ir tT6ouatTy > contemrdato that the government
r > > hould Ornish thn vessels aftor tboy hsvo
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> ifi l t to Cuba aniluntil It Is furnlshod
h w to troops General Kagan says pi
lvfirit r ii t < wy n be satisfactorily
uiwljfor fetdlnstba troops as experience
ilu iwnVtmVtc ttle killed tlm day ho
ri tort tW Wt orer night Is not edible H
k pwteW t r f rc that all Texas hid
rf wM h t Put
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MTtr4 km o botrd tho tar
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Miles will return to tho Unltod Statos In
the full and command tho main army of In-
vasion lu Cubit OuiiiMal Copplngor will
rnuulti In lorto lllco as military governor
liiuciCAitn m ivnnin
tlio AVIthilrinMil u Su Sllill of
ill Milpn
Special Dlspalrh to the New York Herald
Umilnii Times nnd Tim lloiiatnn Post
Copyrighted 1WS by Jnmes Oortlon Hon
nctU
Washingtou Junn 18 Apprehension 111
felt lu official ctrclCB as u result of tho
Weakening oft tho blockading wiundron
aicccsj may uttuud tho operations of tho
blockade runners It Is known In official
circle that Havana has been receiving
foodstuffs and It Is regarded us uulto
probable that theso supplies were brought
by blockitdo runpors who havo used nulgll
fllig WiHt Indies Ulauds as a base of
operations Just as Nassau Wus used dur-
ing tho civil war
It Is not meant by jtlila that tho block-
ade Is Inorfirlont On tha contrary the
officials assert that thu United Statos In
accordance with tho principles of Interna-
tional Ian has been patrolling tho dis-
trict declared in tho presidents proclama-
tion uh In a statu of blockade with a forou
rendering access to the prohibited places
manifestly difficult and duugerouB
It has developed that ulgnteen men
ofwar had been withdrawn from thu
blockading squadron to form thu eon
voylng siiuadrou under the commund
of Captain II C Taylor commanding the
battleship ludlnna lleforo tho withdraw-
al of theso ships tho blockading squad
ron has been reduced by tho departura
of Hear Admiral Sampson with the New
York Oregon Mayflower rtmer aud sev-
eral other vessels
The conaequunre la that a small force has
been distributed over a considerable stretch
of turltory and whllo tha ytgllaneo ol
tho officers of tho ships has been redou-
bled It is appreciated lu official circles
that their task is much t < ero difficult than
It wus when the districts to which they
were asilgued fo patrol duty wore of less
urea
Jamaica cepeclally Is understood to bo
roint from which blockade runners have
sbIIiiI The story published In tho New
York Herald tials morning oh this point Is
cottinned by the officials who lavo re-
ceived Information of similar character
from Cousul Dent who 13 stationed t
KlngBton
Tho Iurlssiina Qoncepclon the authorities
say will never reach lutabana as Hear Ad
tnlral Sanueon has been Instructed to enp
ture her and he will easily do so It Is be
lined with tho force he lias available to
carry out the Instructions
No protest was inaio to Great Drltaln nor
auy other powur with respect to fitting out
ships in their colonies with supplies for
Havana as lu the first ldace It would es
tabllitti nbid precedent ami In the second
place would bo contrary to the principles
heretofore followed by the United States
Uut tho vessels attempting to run the
hlojkaOo will Hufffa tho penalty of con-
demnation If they uhould be captured
I understand that It Is the purpose of the
department to strengthen the blockado as
promptly ns posslhle
Ntw York Juno lS Tho World lis a
special cable from Mole St Nicholas which
says Coptaln Hukc of tho Urlttsh steam-
ship Havcnsdale which sailed lolay for
lorto Rleb declared In positive terms that
two of Aamtrsl Cerverao ships are not In
Santiago harbor These are his words
I Ifll ou all otOTrywas fieet is not
atBantlajo af > you Americans think Two
9t tiejsrger lhlpa are now hidingat tkt
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General Miles Is to Command It in
Person
1ROUBLE IN GETTING TRANSPORTS
It Wilt lln Ilirre WocUs llforo It
Cull Oft on lln Way to
iiiu lnllllid
Special Dispatch to tho Now York Herald
I jlidon Tlinnit and The Houston Iost
Copyrighted HOH by James Cordon llou
tiett
Washington Juno 18 Major Genornt
Mllcu will pcrsoualty command tho lorto
Wean oxiKidlllon This I am nssureil has
been tho plan for tho last bIx weeks
Tho war department lb laving a great
deal of Uuiiblo in procuring transporlti for
the lorto Itlcnn nimy It will bo totally
Impossible for tho expedition to leavo t ns
United States biforo tho expiration of nt
ltflst threo weks Th government has now
only iwelvo transports that can bo utilized
tor conveying tho army to lorto Wco and
belate It can start It will bu necessary to
obtain eighteen additional ships It will
probably bo neco aiy for tho governmoni
to barter some llrltlah vcasels to which
American icclBlurn yl bo given by ctm
gnts
The nrmv for lorto Itlco will l > o 20000
otrong Major flencral Miles will bo In
command Major Oeneral Copplngir second
lu command In all probability Oeneral
eastern end of Cuba not far rom Mole St
McbolHs I know what 1 anutalklng about
becnimo 1 coaled them This blockade of
Cuban ports la a Joke hu addid I tan
run through it whenever l want to and I
do The Urltlsh Hag protects me American
naval officers are n lot of fools When thev
bonrded my ship nt Guantatmmo they dlj
not havo sonso enough to look Into tny
bunkers to seo how much eonl 1 did have
but It was enough for a big Spanish wor
hlp that I met the other dny My bunkers
are empty now Draw your own conclusions
I Ut wlu Oervcw Is on
uls tlagshlp Colon nt Santiago with a few
othrr ships but two big ones that Amer
icans do not suspect nro prowling outside
They havo been waiting for coal Now they
have got It tuid aro ready for hu lness
Some day they will surprise you Amcr
AMiilo tho United States auxiliary
crulsor
Gloucester was in tht > harbor Captain
lltiko was sulky nnd apparently worried
i lleiaru r < > > ho m > defiant nnd
ilrka tnoted above Ho com
palns bt tcrly of the hindrance to his
business by the American navy it Is 1m
ARRTVEDATH0N0L1TLTJ
rimnr irxinsn statrs thxs
innrs luucunn Tiinui j xtj i
Vt1 ml Traveled Ahrrnat Thn
City or lokln Oily ir Sydney
mill AiiNtrallii
Victoria 11 C Juno IS Advices today
per steamier Mlowera from HlinoluluJune
10 says Tho United states transporls
City of IViklng City of Sydney and Aus
tralia arrived hero together qn tha 1st
Inst Th voysa was pleasant and the
vessels trawled abreast most of tho way
although It was necessary tor tho Pekln
and Australia to slow up < iud wait for the
Sydney
Eight mild casus or mea les
brokt > out on < ho Australia Tho
sick men were separated from tho
otkor soldiers on the thlp by bolng
quartered on tho hurricane dock and sur
geons hadHhe cases well In baud wheu tho
vessels arrived
As soon as lha threo wsscls were sighted
all Honolulu turned out to welcome the
soldiers The dwks wero llnej with peo
pie and as tho vessels entered the harbor
lbs peoUtora relief themielrca boars
Such n Bceno of enthusiasm lias never been
wltuessod In Honolulu bfcforo as when the
vessels lauded
Tho order was given to allow no one
axhoro but the next morning about half of
ths troops wero allowed to land
During the day thoy wero given tha
freedom of the city A eommltteo of citi
zens furnished free cars and other con
veyances Tho majority visited Wilklkl
aud other points of Interest and had a
ploasant tlnio gonewlly
At noon President Dole and his rahlnot
received the officers of the exposition
During tho receptions tho streets aud
grounds wero thronged with people Tha
Second battalion of tho California regiment
arrived a fow mlnut03 after tho reception
began
During Friday June 3 tho soldiers wero
entertained In the grounds of tha executive
building President Dolo welcomed them
Tho utmost freedom prevailed tho affair
bolng very Informal To each the chief ex-
ecutive gavo a word of welcome to Hono-
lulu An outdoor luncheon was served by
the ladles of this city
Tho United States traniports left for
Manila on the 1th Tho CTarUston began
to draw anchor about 7 oclock Sho sUumed
outside and waited for tho fleet consisting
of the lVkln Australia aud Sydney which
got away abaut 10 oclock With the Charles-
ton In the rear
Whllo the vessels were In port thoy
took In tho neighborhood of 1C00 tons of
ooal Of the 2500 men anions tho various
vessels but two desortlous wero recorded
They wero from an Orejon regiment Two
were let bohlnd one was discharged for
disability the other Is in a local hospital
ASST SUCniiTAillY MHIKlKlOUN
ltnn Muili ArrmiKiuiflit to Charter
Amitlur TriiiiMirt
Washington Juno ts Assistant Secretary
MelMrJphu has made arrangements for tho
Pacific Whaling company which is now at
San Francisco and will accommndato Coo men
No progress has bnn made today by the
dcpartnont In securlug transports for tha
Porta Ulcan expedition Tho few now on
hand are entirely Inadequate for tho uteds of
th tinadtng srruy and twenty or thirty ships
mcto will havo to be obtuluot
Senator Minimi Wont Attitul
Wathlngton June 18 Senator Hanna an-
nounced tonight he would not attond tho Cow
un V i2B ownr 0 th0 fendln Ha
w i
iuw
DEBATE ON ANNEXATION
Will Opn In the Senate on Next
Monday
MR DRAKE DENIliS ANY PROMISES
Sny HU Appointment Is Not tile lie
unit of u Coiiililiit CoiiKrtBsiunn
Iaiiliuiiij Mother Uyluir
Special Dispatch to Tho Tost
Washington June 18 Tho debate on tho
annexation of Hawaii will open In the sen
ate next Monday morning U will probably
bo opened by Senator Morrill of Vermont
In opposition to the resolution It Is rather
an unuHual Incident In tho congress of tlio
United States to havo a man S3 years old
glvo notice that he will on a certain date
occupy tho floor for two hours
ciiANcij von ctusAr hates
Steamship Ilnn May Have Comne
tltlon After Hie War In Over
Spoclal Dispatch to The Post
Washington Judo IS After this wur
ends tho probability is that tha merchants
ot Texas will lavo an opportunity to enjoy
very cheap water rates for Now York and
other cities of the North Atlantic seaboard
Tho government Is preparing to punish tho
owners of steamship lines in thla country
for their unpatriotic conduct In refusing
tho uso of their vessels M transpoitt or
Insisting on exorbitant charges for them
Tiao government will either buy or hiro
charter ot another transport for the troops to Kngllsh steamers to d < tho work first civ
th Philippines This is tho Valencia of the ng thcm an AmMcaa charcr
o3h3K Jo ni StT6 Ulck e
them uader an American register This
will not only obvlato Uio difficulties
con-
nected with tho neutrality law but will
glvo tho vessels the
right to
engage in the
coast trade ot this
country as
soon as the
government Is through with them
Wo Can Imagine what they will do to tho
monopoly In ocean transportation that has
J for year existed between New York and
Galveston Tho rate wur between the Ma
lcry and Ixino Star lines will probably bo
considered an era of high rates In comparl
MBAKlSn IIEISDS UKATCnATIANCK
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tel pnIOrlejl
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Washington June lSTodays session of
tho house was devoted chlofly to eulogies
pn tho llfo of formerSenator Harris of
Tennessee Prior to
hearing eulogies con-
sideration was given to a conference report
on tho District of Columbia appropriation
bill
Speaker Heed who has been for several
days unwell from cold and slight fever ap
peared today In Hhe house
Consideration oftho conference report
on tho District of Columbia appropriation
bill was resumed Consideration of the
report was not concluded and at 2 oclock
pursuant to special order the session was
glveniup to eulogies on the late Senator
Isham G Harris of Tennessee
Speeches were delivered by Messrs Mc
Millan Tcnn Illand Mo llichardson
Tenn Moyer La JIcHao Ark Ilen
ton Mo Hhoa Ky Slni3 Twnn De
Armond Mo King Utah Carmack
Tenn Swanson Va Clark N H
The usual resolutions were adopted aud
at 310 p m tho house udjnurncd
C01IECT01l nilAKU
Denton tliat He Hun lroiiit ed Any
AiipiiliiliuentH
Special Dispatch to The Post
Washington June 18 The Post corre-
spondent saw Mr C C Drake of Fort
Worth the recently appointed collector of
tho Salurla district today and askod blut
If tho reports concerning tho alleged com-
bine and bis promise to appoint tho ne-
groes mentioned In theso dispatches last
night wero correct Ho denied that any or
them toad auy foundation in fact he said
hs appointment was not the result of any
combination or trade and that ho had not
made one prombe to any man nnd would
not until ho was confirmed He said it
was ridiculous to suppose he would appoint
r inckson or Taylor montloned last
i v
rognt He said he had received a itumbor of
leiegiams asking bim to appoint Easton a
T 0 aD Ant0I ° as deputy in charge
ot the office in ttiat cly
H A DESIOCIlATia CAUCUS
Hnlley of Texn cirenliitlnir n Coll
to Tlint KtTcct
W ashlngton Juue 18 A caucus of the dem
ocrats will probably be hold Monday A re
quest for a call Is being circulated by Mr
Mcssenfler Was KinJIj
to Pass CBbj
m
SPANISH THOOpsJifi
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There Are
Proylslb
Lost Only TbisM k
TOWN SUFFERING FKlik
The Commander iYj j
vnle Uragr Store Hn
ot Any KliiA
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Copyrighted 1838 by Aislel
Camp McCalla OuIctHm
namo HVlday Juno 17 noenf
soclated Press DIsDalclj jjoE
Kingston Saturday Jutwis
Tho following Intercepted
Spanish military commtod
namo waa takon from the i j
fortunato messenger who attt
the Cuban lines fy
It glv s tho official SpstiuVl
tho attack of the Amerlaa
capture of tho outer harbor el Oia
and discloses tho fact that iu
racing tho Spanish troops W l
lliis 1b verified by extrcti fe5
grajihed takfa from a recent 1
nowspapor ot Santiago dc q a
the foot that a number of Epuilj
soldlcra havo surrehdered tDCi j
Calla offering as a reason for ftj
necessity ot obtaining food
The letter rtads
To tho General CommandlcjUui
Division of Santiago do Cubt
Oalmancra Juno ll At hu
urday several warships apuH
the i > ort of Calmnnera and trslpii
and all kinds of projectiles on tktf
Estca and Cayo Too until they
to the fort on tho Plaza de l Ej t
tbo houses ot tho pilots which n
wards occupied by a dotochmoitdi
can marines w
Tho cannodading contloaid
or less Intensity until 6 ocloAu l
tcrnoou
As the Plaza del BMcs tall
muzzleloading guns and <
nients tho detachment ceuldii
oiliest
before six ships firing
sldca and they retired lute I
to Cusco hill where tker
day rucking Eallfeop the bai
From that dal the sold
Puuta Caraootos GDbcrvhis
ot shiiie whhih occupy all i w
with war transports a wr N P
armed ships other jewls
armed mercha4 Wp3 The letil
less than four
I hayo also taken the Einnto I
tho vigilant gunboat MasuioI W
to full on them when damage w
1 remain In Calmanw and wll ft
whon I think it necessary 1 >
nblo to antagonize tho American
riflo lire
Forts Sandoval and Sen Ton
their
pieces pt artillery but
with hj theW
was interfered
their taugo when the WfJ W
center of tho channel and w P
Uon in tho middle ot the
Sandoval has not over W <
projectile
armor piercing
battery did not fire renerv
the ships entered tho channel
where its guns reach >
I am told the Insurgent W
acoa have como down u > wj
of tho American Saturday Blu arn tiM
harbor Since
havo cut the cables
trnnco ot the harbor and I
ahlo to repair them
of the nr <
The members
lu good spirits I am M
out halt rations of OTOTtWgJ
shall be able W
the way month I only especlalij
have no way of gctt M anr
hero tor wm
bee no grain
short oi
Wo are equally
hospitals However jW
ion ot tho prlvat
until the n J
have enough
Tho town is had frtgj Sii
On Saturday wo
Cd
A Cralgo Metro t
but lt
riddled with shell j
W
It the Americans f
I cftubt everything commMM
to reestnbllsb
ng re
end 1 have ovcryth
Today there In Mf
the Oftl
armored vessel
more vessels with Jj1
St Paul which P Vb 1
patrol the v J
They
I return to Ca n > nc
bearer of this < > l gjlpi
worthy of my eomtn w
senger ot the Ib MiiI
good services ih > n t
youth who served in
volntoers to go I JKbHK
Xj
him to your excellency
Signed
Commanding Secoaa r j
Military Dlvlslonj J
V
tub pumsrw
Fenrful ot 1 > V
Is Very
America
Special Ca blo D rnteh nni lV M
aid I indon Tines
Copyrighted W J f
nrtt As
Kingston Jamais J W
° u7nl Aaorla cw
Sft Sd M lKned
SSR iT beel wplure by
b0 Ilaeed with Tlr ueh
a 119
fhS nS cus will bo held to OOU5 der
tho
question of making In the future caucus
wdmu P The vr democratto Uons b 1l 8 o all Par
had ben made ndvlsory rather thin rain
tlnJtl h B b P rStttodto
portlclpata In caucuses and left free to vote
I their discretion
resardle
ortho ncUon
Mr rniiliniunct ticr yl K
SpeclM Dispatch to Tha Post
W8hfngttm June JS Opngressman
Uuham reccI vel > a telegram tpnlgm that
ii mother at
Spartanburg S
C dv
wra
i e Mr Unham left immidlitVly
for tb at
steamer
Spaniard l
supplies for the
wlthla the
ly creeping
around tho scith ewf B Ju
atory to making a < 4
Batabano l
Cairtaln Coaitcl ot Sl
ports sighting her
the
mUs around VfPJr
2 oclock ycJterdsy
hove to botoM tc WJd
the rurlsslm GJWSPCIJJM
the direction of P J
Tho American uxu
ailed today < fiV V
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