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MILES'
Expected to Have Reached the Coast of Porto
Rico By This Morning.
AT WHAT POINT
Still Kept Secret by the War Department Cable Communication to fce
Kstablished as Soon as He Lands Detailed Reports From Shaf
ter and Sampson Anxiously Awaited To Establish Re
serve Camps The Philippine Problem No Euro
pean Intervention Feared Shafter's Re
port On Yellow Fever in Camp.
Washington, July 22. A significant
statement was made to the Associated
I'r'-ss today by a gentleman in a po
sition to speak with knowledge and
authority as to the plans of the ad
ministration with reference to future
war operations. In substance the
statement was as follows:
"( "oinmodor" Watson in proceeding to
tho Spanish peninsula as soon as the
I'orto Jiican expedition is gotten under
way is not' to bombard tin cities on
tho Spanish coast. No such idea of
bombardment of the coast is entertain
ed. While there may be other inciden
tal purposes, the main mission of Wat
son is to take care of Admiral Ca
maia's fleet. The movement of this
Ih-et, and the fears and apprehensions
caused by reports concerning1 it are
lo be stopped for all time. The ships
und-r ('amara will be located by Wat- j
son and finally met and engaged. The j
talk occasionally indulged in as to the ;
i
( a nary islands is utterly without foun
dation. This government has no plan
to take those islands and does not
want them.
"Despite popular expectation that
I'orto llio operations will be followed
immediately by action against Ha
vana, it can be said that Havana will
not be attacked while yellow fever
conditions exist. This is certain. It
would be the height of national .folly
to engage our troops in and about that
fever pesthole. Consequently, it will
be left until the climate lends its aid
in the autumn. Shafter will hold his
own in the eastern strip now surren
dered, may gradually push his way
over some other districts, and if there
should be any jarticular need of im
mediate aggressive action at any point
will move against it, but Havana will
he left until yellow fever dangers are
past.
DIFFICULTIES IN THE SITUATION
"Meantime in the next two months
there will be enough to keep this gov
ernment busy. We will have to cope
with the most serious problem yet, of
providing for the government and the
future of the lands involved in this
war. The hauling down of the Span
ish flag and the hoisting of that of the
United Stateh mt-ans more than on its
face it indicates to the popular mincL.
No more important matter is to en
gage the attention of the government
than the details arranged for the dis
position, control or temporary posses
sion pending final transfer of posses
sion of these additions to our domain.
There are questions of the most intri
cate and far reaching character to be
decided. I'orto Rico, whose fall is
likely to be recorded within a week or
ten days, will have to have a military
government. I'orto Rico of course is
lo 1h kept permanently by this gov
ernment, but there must be a military
jerovernment first and many prelimi
nary details will have to be worked out.
There must be a rehabitation of exist
ing systems of government where we
have carried our arms, and while lo
cal Kohemes and conditions will form
the basis of the general system for
the control of the land, there must be
numerous changes, abolishing such
laws as may be oppressive. The laws
will have to be very thoroughly gone
over and the tariff revised in some
ways, but in general, as far as pos
sible, the system of government which
now exists is to be followed. All this
means work of the most serious char
acter, and in the absence of existing
law? to govern such matters the presi
dent has to go ahead on his own re
spoii!jJility. Next winter, however,
when congress convenes, the necessity
for laws covering such matters will be
reeogrnzed by recommendations to
congress to that end to be submitted
by the president and it is very prob
able the shaping of the destinies of
I'orto Rico ana similarly circumstanc
ed accessions will be left to a commis
sion or commissioners to be appoint
ed to draft the laws for adoption by
congress. The government is likely to
be busy from nov on, considering all
these matters of governmental detail.
TO RETAIN RAORONE ISLANDS.
"It is certainty. s- far as now can be
fo-eseen. that Guam, the islaml in the
Lvtdrone group that was captured by
this government, will be permanently
.retained as a coaling and supply sta
tion. For these purposes it is valua
ble from its location between the
Sandwich and the Philippine islands,
but on the point whether the rest of
them will be kept I am not sure. They
may be and they may not be. The dis
position ,of the Philippines is unset
tled and depends on circumstances.
"A? to the attitude of Garcia and the
insurgents n Cuba, there is no change
in our intention. This government has
not been misled in its estimate of those
forces. With the oppressive hand
Spain has put on them so long, con
tending against the conditions imposed
by injustice and oppression, there
should have been little expectation of
greater abilities than are now shown
by them. This government will have
to treat them kindly, but firmly. It has
made a pledge to establish a firm and
stable government, and that must be
carried out. It, therefore, may be, in
EXPEDITION
HE WILL LAND
the light of present circumstances and
conditions, many years before affairs
there have so shaped themselves as
to entrust the island to the Cubans
and we finally yield our possession of
them. The transition must be gradual,
ste v v step, and the final general
eh of control effected only after
a thorough training and demonstra
tion of the abilities of the people, be
ginning by the trial of leaders at
first in minor capacities. This is what
is to be looked for and the gradual
transition will consume a length of
time considerably at variance with
what the people most expect."
A CABLEGRAM FROM GENERAL
MILES.
The navy department has received
the following dispatch, timed 1:15 p.
m. today, Mole St. Nicholas:
"Secretary of War, Washington:
"Am disappointed in non-arrival of
Colonel Hecker with construction
corps. Colonel Black arrived without
tug boats or lighters. Please send at
least four sea-going lighters and tugs,
also General Stone's boats at Jack
sonville, if not already sent, as soon
as possible. Moving along well.
"MILES."
There were several events of inter
est, if not of importance, at the war
and navy departments today. General
Anderson, at Cavite, sent a message
saying that Aguinaldo had declared a
distatorship and martial law over the
Philippines something that gave the
cabinet food for consideration at their
regular meeting today. There was no
disposition to force any issue with the
insurgent chief at this time, but it
is pretty well understood 5 hat he will
not Ire allowed to commit the United
States government in the future treat
ment of the Philippine question.
A VISIT FROM GERMAN AMBAS
SADOR. The visit of the German ambassa
dor to the president and to the sec
retary of state was a basis for the
belief that he had called to make some
representation on that subject and
perhaps as well on the Question of
peace as affected by the programme
laid down by Watson's proj3cted voy
age to European waters. If so, no of
ficial confirmation was obtainable and
a friendly visit was the only explana
tion offered by Secretary Day for the
appearance of the German ambassador
in the dog-days in Washington. The
embassy people were no more commu
nicative. It would not be surprising if it
should develop that strong European
influences are being brought to bear
to dissuade the navy department from
dispatching Watson's fleet to Europe.
But so far they appear to have been
ineffectual, for it is officially stated
that th departure of the squadron is
only delayed, not abandoned.
Although General M 'es reported by
cable today from Mole St. Nicholas,
llayti, that he was "moving1 along
well" with the first detachment of the
military expedition against Porto Rico
the body of his dispatch preceding
this statement gave rise at first to
the apprehension that, like General
Shafter at Santiago, General Miles was
threatened with a costly delay in land
ing his expedition on Porto Rioan soil,
owing to the absence ot" lighters and
tugs. It "was said at the war depart
ment, later on, that some of these
lighters w?re already on their way
from New Orleans and New York, and
that no sensible d-rlay would arise on
that score.
THE EXPEDITION TO N1PE BAY.
The brief report from Admiral Samp
son declares the success of the expe
dition to Nipe is really more impor
tant than appears on the surface. The
bay of Nipe lies on the north coast of
Cuba, almost directly across the is
land from Santiago. It is purposed to
establish a base there which tvill save
at least two days' time in getting sup
plies into Cuba, as compared with the
Santiago route. It will al:o form a
good point of operations against Hol
guin. net far distant.
THE FRICTION WITH CUBANS.
The war department has not yet
been informed that General Shafter's
Cuban allies have quit the American
lines for the reason sent out in a print
ed letter by General Garcia, but it is
scarcely doubted that such is the case,
the friction has been growing more
pronounces! every day since the fall of
Santiago and it is feared that a sever
ance of relations cannot be longer
avoided. The Cuban junta is still in
hopes of avoiding such a measure, ac
cording to the statement of Senor Que
s&da, one of the Cuban legation here.
HOBSON
AT THE NAVY
MENT.
DEPART-
The last and most agreeable event
of the day was the arrival at the navy
department of Lieutenant Hobson, the
hero of the Merrimac. The officials
were not informed of his visit except
through the newspapers. Consequently
when he reached the railway station
here at 2:38 o'clock this afternoon,
there was no official there to meet him
and his reception was truly democrat
ic. Some one ?pied him, however, and
soon the cry oil "Hobson," "Hobson,"
rang out and the crowd closed about
him, shaking his band and pushing
him about until he was rescued by the
police and escorted to his carriage. He
stopped long enough to announce that
all of the men who formed the crew of
the Merrimac were safe and in the best
of health and that after he had made
hi3 reiort to the navy department he
expected to return to New York. The
officer was driven at once to the Army
and Navy Club and after brushing
himself up he drove over to the navy
department. This time he carried with
him under his arm a large official en
velope which bore in the corner the
inscription, "North Atlantic Squad
ron." As he approached the office of
the secretary of the navy there ensued
another demonstration. A large crowd
had gathered about the doorway and
the hearty welcome it gave the young
officer brought blushes to his cheeks.
Secretary Long stated that Hobson
did not bring the long expected report
from Sampson and his brother officers
on the destruction of the Cervera fleet.
The exact purpose of his visit was ex
plained by an order issued by Admiral
Sampson instructing him to proceed to
Washington and inform the secretary
of the navy of the work done upon the
Cristobal Colon. Lieutenant Hobson
was instructed to be as expeditious as
possible in order that, if it is practi
cable to do so, this fine ship may be
saved to the United States navy.
About 5:30 o'clock Lieutenant Hob
son, accompanied by Secretary Long,
went to the White house to pay his
respects to the president. The presi
dent received them in the cabinet
room. He gave Lieutenant Hobson a
cordial greeting and paid him a high
tribute for what he regarded as one
of the most conspicuous acts of gal
lantry in the history of naval warfare.
The lieutenant modestly acknowl
edged the compliments of President
McKinley and quietly turned the con
versation to the object of his mission
to the United States at this time the
effort that is being made to save to
the navy of this country some of the
vessels of Admiral Cervera's squadron.
Lieutenant Hobson did not bring with
him the report of Admiral Sampson on
the destruction of the fleet of Admiral
Cervera, but he was the bearer of a
verbal message from the admiral to
Secretary Long that the report on the
battle was in course of preparation and
would be forwarded in a fewr days.
Concerning the efforts that are being
made to save some of the Spanish
ships, he informed Secretary Long
that two of the vessels, the Reina
Mercedes and the Infanta Maria Te
resa, would be saved certainly and he
expressed the utmost confidence that
the Cristobal Colon could be saved
also. With respect to the Colon, Lieu
tenant Hobson differs from the wreck
ing experts who were sent from the
United States to float the vessels if
possible. They are of opinion that the
Colon cannot be saved.
Lieutenant Hobson is enthusiastic in
his efforts to save the ships and hur
ried back to New York to take up the
subject of his mission with the wreck
ing company. Secretary Long said to
night that if the Colon could be saved
she would be.
By direction of the secretary of war
the construction corps referred to by
General Miles was sent directly to
Porto Rico, instead of to Santiago, as
was proposed before the surrender of
the city. The secretary's orders were
issued after the surrender of Santiago
and without the knowledge of General
Miles.
Washington, July 23. General Miles'
expedition in all probability is now in
the Mona passage between Haiti and
Porto Rico and will be in sight of the
landing point in the morning. While
this is the expectation of Secretary
Alger, for prudenaitl reasons the war
department declines to make any com
ment as to the accuracy of the various
guesses that have been made in the
effort to ascertain just what point has
been selected for the landing place.
There is likely to be a lapse of a day
or two between the arrival of the ex
pedition and the notification of the
fact to the department, unless some
merchant vessel crossing to St. Thom
as should sight the American flotilla.
After that, however, the department
will be in the closest communication
with General Miles, for it will possess
itself of a cable connecting General
Miles' headquarters directly with the
department. Some part of the Porto
Rico expedition has been delayed for
a few days beyond the dates fixed for
their departure but in view of the dif
ficulties of handling large bodies of
men and the supplies for them, this is
not surprising. Thus Schwann's
troops got away only today from Tam
pa, though it was believed they start
ed yesterday, wThile the most numerous
detachment of the whole expedition,
the First division, under General
Brooke, will not be able to clear from
Newport News before Monday. Still
it is believed that they will arrive at
Porto Rico in good season and it will
certainly facilitate an orderly and
comfortable landing of the troops to
have them land in detachments, in
stead of in one vast army, as in the
case of Shafter's army at Santiago.
Doubt is cast upon reports of recent
exciting events among the Cubans at
or near Santiago, owing to the failure
of General Shafter to make any re
port upon them, and inasmuch as he
has made less important subjects mat
ter for dispatches it is hard to under
stand why he should fail to mention an
event of such importance as the re
ported attack by Garcia upon Spanish
troops on their way to surrender to
Shafter.
There was no health report received
from Shafter today, but. so far from
being discouraging, this is believed to
indicate the continuance of the im
proved conditions reported yesterday
and the day before as to the health
of the camp.
The war department is now. while
keeping a close eye upon General
Miles' expedition, looking with interest
for detailed mail reports from Gen
eral Shafter, telling of the engagement
preceding and leading up to the sur
render of Santiago. It was reported
today that Colonel J. J. Astor, of Shaf
ter's staff, was due in Washington,
bringing with him the full capitula
tions signed by the commissioners, and
it was expected that Shafter's preced
ing .reports would accompany them.
HowtT up to the close of office hours
today Tthich, to the relief of the hard
worked clerks, was 3 o'clock for the
first time in months, that officer had
not appeared and the department does
not know woere he Is.
Some official papers have come from
Sampson. To Jhe great disappoint
ment of navy department officials the
reports closed on the day before the
famous naval battle. Some points of
interest contained in them will be
given to the public in the course of
a day or two. but they will relate only
to several fights between the squadron
and the shore batteries.
RESERVE CAMP.
It is the purpose of the war depart
ment to begin at once the execution of
the plans devised by Secretary Alger
for the creation of reserve camps, and
boards of staff officers are now en
gaged in various localities looking af
ter camp sites and making the pre
liminary arrangements for acquiring
the right to use these places and ar
ranging for water supplies. The in
tention is not to be caugh through
any contingency with large numbers
of troops at central points in the
midst of an epidemic of any kind,
with no place to move them. It was
this reason that Fernandina was se
lected some time ago as one of these
reserve camps and within the last two
days the value of this policy has betn
amply justified, as, otherwise, there
would have been no suitable place to
which to remove the troops from Tam
pa. One of the reserve camps is like
ly to be located in the valley of th?
Potomac about forty miles above
Washington, and will be very conven
ient for the reception of . roops from
Camp Alger in case it is aeemed nec
essary for the health of the soldiers
to remove them.
THANKS TO DEWEY.
The state department today com
pleted the enrollment of the joint res
olution adopted by congress extending
the thanks of that branch of the gov
ernment to Admiral Dewey for his no
table achievement in the Philippines.
These were transmitted to the navy
department, which will forward them
tin the admiral along with the degree
of LL. D., conferred on him by the
University of Pennsylvania.
THE PHILIPPINE PROBLEM.
: Representative Dingley, of Maine,
who has been in the city as one of
the members of the Canadian-American
commission when asked today:
"What do you think will be the solv
ing of the Philippine problem?" re
plied: "No one can tell at this time. Events
adjust themselves, and some tjmes in
a sudden and unexpected manner. The
situation will undoubtedly be taken
care of as it arises, and I would not
like to venture an opinion in advance
on what will be done. I feel sure, how
ever, that there is no foundation for
the talk of alleged European inter
vention in whatever programme this
government may adopt for the Phil
ippines. I believe the rumored pro
tests of the powers of Europe will ba
found to be merely unauthorized re
ports and will not materialize into any
thing definite. The conduct of the
Germans at Manila is subject to crit
icism, but their action, I believe, will
not. go beyond bounds. I do not pay
any attention to the alleged attitude
of Europe protesting againrt the send
ing of Commodore Watson's fleet to
the coast of Spain. Such a position
would be untenable. .This government
is at wTar with Spain and we have a
right to strike her where and when we
please. It remains for us alone to say
whether we will send a fleet to Spain.
Of course, if we contemplate seizing
and holding Spanish territory on the
continent of Europe it might cause
disquietude among the powers for fear
that the balance of power might be
disturbed. They would have no right,
whatever, to object to the harrassing
of the Spanish coast and oemmerce by
a fleet."
The announcement is made at the
war department that three and pos
sibly five of the volunteer army reg
iments now at Tampa will be sent to
jain General Miles at Porto Rico. One
regiment is expected to stay at Tam
pa and the remainder will be asigned
to Fernandina. The volunteer organ
izations now at Tampa include the
Second New York, Fifth Maryland,
Third Pennsylvania, One Hundred
and Fifty-seventh Indiana, First Ohio,
Fifth Ohio, First Florida, Sixty-ninth
New York, Third Ohio and Second
Georgia.
The war department tonight receiv
ed the following from General Shaf
ter: "Santiago de Cuba, July 23, 6:23 p. m.
"Adjutant General, Washington, D. C:
"Colonel of engineers Spanish army
has just arrived from Guantanamo. He
heard from the French consul there
that Santiago had surrendered and
that they had been included. Not
crediting it, he was sent here to veri
fy the fact. They will be very glad
to accept the terms of surrender;
very short of rations and shall have
to begin feeding them at once. He tells
me there are 6,000 men at that place.
Am now feeding 6.000 well prisoners
here and 1,600 sick in hospital. Expect
2,000 men in tomorrow from San Luis
and Palmas. Will send an officer to
morrow or next day with one of Gen
eral Toral's to reecive surrender at
Guantanamo and then go to Baracao
to receive surrender there. Think the
number of prisoners will be fully up
to the estimate, 22,000 or 23.000.
"SHAFTER.
"Major General Commanding."
SHAFTER'S YELLOW FEVER RE
PORT. At midnight the war department
made public the following dispatch
from General Shafter. regarding the
yellow fever situation:
"Santiago de Cuba, July 23.
i "Adjutant General. Washington, D. C.:
"The following men died at yellow
fever hospital at Siboney today: Jack
Dongan. civilian: Bert Lewis, bands
man. Seventh infantry: Private Fred
erick A. Percival, Company F, Thirty
third Michigan. On the 21st Sergeant
J. Brittin, Troop G, First cavalry: Wm.
J. Howe, teamster; Patrick Sullivan.
Company E, Seventh infantry.
"No deaths at the front have bn
reported as yet. Complete report will
be sent in the morning. The situation
is not alarming, though there are many
sick with fever, about 1.500 (exact
number will be given in the morning.)
Only a small part of those sick are
down with yellow fever, about 10 per
cent.. 150 in all. Slight changes of
all the troops have been made to get
them on fresh ground and the artillery
and cavalry have been moved about
three miles.
"SHAFTER.
mm mK "Major General Commanding."
kl coru.tc.is.
Displayed by (he Jleu Flzlitluc the
rcoudarj Ilatterr oftue Ilrookl)u lu
tne Pfsbt Ovrra'a Fled.
(Correspondence of Associated Press.)
Off Santiago de Cuba. July 12. "The
secondary battery fire of the Brooklyn
was really terrible. It drove my men
from the guns and when you were at
close range did frightful work." said
Captain Eulate two days after Schley's
defeat of the Spanish squadron, and
a rescued officer of the Oquendo said
that nearly one-half of the terrible
damage to that ship was dune by 1
and C-pounders, which constitute the
secondary battery. The board of sur
vey ordered by the commander-in-chUrf
found forty-six 6-pounder holes in the
Oquendo above her armor belt and evi
dence that nearly all had enured and
exploded.
In the Vizeaya there were eleven
6-pounder holes and dozens uf 1 -pounders
and on these two ships the tattoo
of death-dealing shells must have been
appalling. The terrible work of the
secondary batteries on the Oquendo
is somewhat explained by the fact thai
she was the last ship out and nearest
the torpedo boats and the Brooklyn.
Texas and Iowa simply riddled her as
she attempted to defend the two de
stroyers. The work on the Vizeaya
was apparently done by the Brooklyn
alone, because no other ship was near
enough to her to use the small guns.
The men on board the ships, who
man these batteries are marines and
they tight in the most exposed parts
of the ships with little or no protec
tion. Captain Paul Murphy, of th- Brook
lyn, was the senior marine officer pres
ent on the ships that did the lighting
on July 3rd and he commends greatly
the valient work done by the men in
his corps. Speaking of the men on the
Brooklyn, he tells one very thrilling
incident. He says:
"The men were full of enthusiasm,
but there was no excitement or disor
der and, apparently, no concern for
peonal safety. The battery was
handled with admirable coolness and
deliberation. Greater care could not
be taken in getting sights and aiming
if the men had been at target practice
and each man striving to make a rec
ord score. Considering the fact that
the enemy were within effective range
during the greater part of th action,
the fire of the secondary battrey must
have been most destructive to his
men and material and contributed its
full share to bringing the battle to an
end so speedily and with so little loss
to ourselves.
"When all did their duty so manful
ly, it is a difficult matter to select in
dividuals for special mention. There
are some, however, who deserve to be
brought to notice by name for conduct
that displayed in a conspicuous man
ner courage, intelligence and devotion
to duty. During the early part of
the action a cartridge jammed
in the bore of the starboard forward
6-pounder and in the effort to with
draw it the case became detached from
the projectile, leaving the later fast in
the bore and impossible to extract from
the rear. Corporal Robert Gray, of the
port gun, asked and obtained permis
sion to attempt to drive the shell out
by means of the rammer. To do this,
it was necessary to go out on the gun
hanging over the water and the under
taking was full of difficxilties and dan
gers, the latter due in a great meas
ure to the blast of the 8-inch turret
guns firing over head. The gun was
hot and it was necessary to cling to
the "Jacob ladder" with one hond while
endeavoring with the other to manipu
late the long rammer. After a brave
effort he was forced to give up and
ordered in. Quarter Gunner Smith
then came, sent by Executive Officer
Mason and promptly placed himself in
the dangerous position outside the
gunport, where he worked and failed
as the corporal had done. Neither had
been able to get the rammer into the
bore and there seemed nothing left to
do but dismount the gun.
"At this juncture, Private MacNeal,
one of the gun's crew, volunteered to
go out and make a final effort. The
gun was so important, the starboard
battery being engaged, that as a for
lorn hope he was permitted to make
the attempt. He pushed out boldly and
set to work. The guns of the forward
8-inch turret wer firing, almost
knocking him overboard, and the en
emy's shots were coming with frequen
cy into his immediate neighborhood.
It was at this time th chief yeoman
was killed on the other side of the
deck. MacNeal never paused in his
work. The rammer was finally placed
in th bore and the pheJl ejected and
MacNeal resumed his duties as coolly
as if what he had done was a matter
of every day routine."
.Tlarryluir a I'eullenliarj' ( outlet.
Chicago, July 23. Charles Warren
Spalding, the convicted ex-president
of the Globe Savings bank, and Sarah
Iouise Ervin. his former stenogra
pher, were married here today. Spald
ing is serving an indeterminate sen
tence in the Joliet penitentiary for
wrecking the Globe Savings bank, but
for two weeks has been in the Cook
county jail, where he was brought on
r writ of habeas corpus in order to act
' - a witness in a suit growing out of
tv? bank's affairs. Mifi3 Ervin is the
young woman upon whom Spalding
lavished money and property befort
the collapse of the bank.
Jnt What Mi Needed.
"My appetite was very poor and I
was so nervous I could not sleep. I
was troubled with dyspepsia and was
very weak. After I had taken a few
bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla I could
eat anything I wished, could sleep well
and was much stronger. Mrs. John
J. Martin, Werrington, North Caro
lina. Hood's Pills cure all liver ills. Easy
to take, easy to operate; reliable.
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Ch!c kamauga National Park. July
'.". The most m uner.t us ev--Mt of th
war so far as th: army at Chick. i
meuga is concerned, occurred t 'lis af
ternoon w hen Gen ra! Br.'-k at;-!
str.ff left Camp Thoruas for NVwp'tt
News on their way to I'orto Rl- o. Tho
arrangements for the department t
General Brooke and staff were con
cluded by noon today. His train was
made up at Rattb -field station and was
composed of one private tar for Gen
eral Brooke, two Pullmans and one
baggage car.
General Brooke and his entire stnff
were dressed In their nw khart uni
forms and they made a most impres
sive diplay as they entered the ears.
The excitement at the park was great
and every soldier who could get away,
from his camp wa.s at the depot to h o
them off.
When the train pulbnl out of the
station about 11 : CJ o'clock a rousing
cheer went up that resounded through-
out the entire camp and was echoed,
from thousands of throats. The gen
eral's train reached the it y about o:3i
o'clock, having been lelayed at sev
eral points because l freight trains
in the way. The general's train re
mained in the city, on mount of d
lay in getting the baggage and othej;
equipments from the park to the city,
until 7 o'clock this evening, when the
start was made for Lexington on the
Cincinnati Southern and thence to
Newport News by the . Cheaicake
and Ohio.
The reserve ambulance company anal
hospital corps under 'olotn l U. Huide
koper, chief surgeon, marched into
Rossville early this morning and load
ed their effects. Then, the Hignal corps,
under Major Glassford, and the head
quarter's guards detachment of the
Eighth Tnited States infantry, under
command of Captain Pitcher. Joined
them and were off for Newport N'-ws
early in the afternoon, taking the
same route as the brigade that left,
yesterday.
No other organizations left the park
today and no orders relative to a fur
ther movement were issued, aside front
the orders in vogue.
Colonel Bee, chief quartermaster, was
hard at work this afternoon arrang
ing further details for the transpor
tation of the troops yet to go. Ho
said there were no more troops under
direct orders to go, except the four
light batteries, which will leave Camp
Thomas at 6 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. These are Battery A, of Missouri;
Battery A, of Illinois; Battery B. off
Pennsylvania, and the Twenty-seventh
Indiana battery.
While no othr troops have been or
dered out, the next brigade In nucee
sion. which is th Third, of th Flrnt
division, First corps, has been ordered
to hold itself Jn readineH and will Ih
ordered out Just as soon as the nec
essary transports can ! arranged.
A hospital train arrived at I'amp
Thomas this evining and took on board!
130 patients from th camp. These nick:
soldiers will be taken to the Fort Mc
pherson hospital at Atlanta. i
.t uotlicr Expedition to uba.
Key West, July 23. 7 p. rn. The tor
pedo b-at Cufhing. whkn left hero
yesterday with dlppatche for tho
blockading squadron, returned itAn
evening, bringing Lieutenant Colon-I
R.baUava. of Brigadier General Ko
las' division, of th imoirgent arro
row operating in Matanzajf province.
Colonel Rebalcava 1-f t hT- about a
we-k ago on the tu.T Fnca.i with a
small expedition, carrying a quantity
of rifles, fond and clothing. A landing
was effected near Card-mm without
difficulty.
f n Thursday last the Mangrove .rp
ti:rel th Spani'i sloop Aeu! li'a oft
Ha de Sagua, fift"-n mil from Crurt
d,l padro. Th- s! op carried .1 'Tw,
of four men v.h". t t h- nlghr j. tho
approa. !i ng gunb ..t kaped ov. --board!
ar,d rarn to the ?lvre. Th Agu'ditan
r ireo consisted o' dye wood, l :r.a'l
lot .f f-d suppll and 12Z In Spanish
s lvrr. She will be rrotrht h-re Ly thu
l.'ri' i s tomorrow.
Suit to Annual ontra t Tor Trad port
log NpanUli I'rUoufr.
New Tcrk. July 23. George OvcmmI
Lord today brought FUit In th- hu
preme court against th- Compania.
Trans-Atlantic Kfpa.r.lole. J. M. H
lios. agent, who in behalf of the Span
ish lirv. made the bid for transporting
23,000 defeated dons from Santiago to
Spain at for officers and $20 fop
enlisted men. The suit is to annul tho
contract the quartermaster depart
ment made with the enemy' steam
ship line. The ground for the suit 1.4
that the contract is against public pol
icy, and gives aid and comfort to an
enemy of th United States. Techni
cally Mr. Lord sues for $100,000 dam
ages, but the real object Is to securu
the annulment of the contract.