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Spider and Fly

Style.

DEFENCES OF THE HARBOR.

Fortresses and Mines Must be

Disposed of Before the

Ships are Reached.

OREGON JOINS THE SQUADRON

Enthusiastic Reception Given to the

Great Pacific Built Battle

Ship. t

[By Cable to The Associated Press.]

CAPE HAYTIEN. Hayti, June 2, 1898.—

According t-o information received here

from hitherto accurate, sources, a decisive

engagement between the United States

and Spanish forces is expected to take

place today at Santiago de Cuba.

no mum.

Schley’s Aggressive Move

Thought to Be Only the

Beginning of a Vig

orous Attack.

WASHINGTON. June 2, 1898.—It was

stated authoritatively at the Navy De

partment at noon today that net a word

had been received from Commodore

Schley as to the engagement at Santiago.

The officials express no surprise at this

delay and acount f4fc it on several

grounds. In the firs™place, it is said

that a fleet commander must wait until

an engagement is completed before he

makes a report, and that the press reports

may give only the initial features of an

action without waiting for its comple

tion.

There are intimatidns that the press

reports cover only the first features of

Commodore Schley's movements and that

until these movements were developed

the point where the results in view

were actually achieved, reports ^buld not

be made on incidental phases of the gen

eral movement. Moreover, it is pointed

out that the fleet commander must com

municate witih all the commanders of the

ships making his fleet in order to learn

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The Jersey City news. (1898). Jersey City [N.J.], 1898-06-02. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn87068097/1898-06-02/ed-1/?sp=1

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Jersey City news, 1898-06-02.