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Newspaper Page TextJ STEAL AWAY The Cape Verde Fleet at Cadiz. Orders Giron For an Immediate Move On Cuba—Troops are Hurried to the Coast to Hoard Transports. A Washington special says: The long looked for Spanish fleet has been located and this ends all hope of a battle at Porto Rico between Samp¬ son’s fleet and this Spanish fleet. Tuesday afternoon the state aud navy departments received official ad¬ vices that the Spanish fleet is off Cadiz. The importance of this neAvs is great. It means that there is now no reason for further delaying the long desired movement on Cuba. This has been held back simply with the idea that it would not be Avise to send an expedition into Cuba until that Span¬ ish fleet Avas attended to, or its absence from this side Avas known and the American fleet Avas foot loose to give the army the necessary protection. i wnmmm * s&s r €8*Sl«lk ! > ** $ % V ASsilli. Am w J . • A •r.-.i 1 A <L i' K ? i - : - i BAItKIKG BOB CUBA. With the Spanish fleet in the Avaters jtear Porto Rico or Cnba, this co-oper¬ ation could not be guarauteed. One effect of the retreat of the Span¬ ish fleet has been to hasten the pre¬ parations already under full headAvay for the dispatching of military expedi¬ tions to Cuba. It also has caused a complete change in the concentration plans. Time is uoav believed to be the great factor. There is no longer opportunity to indulge in extensive drilling and prac¬ tice maneuvering. The regular army troops do not need these and are to be throwm at once into the fray. Many of the regiments of the national guard which are entering the volunteer *" >» “V t™ k. tZr“ the •department indicated its purpose Tues day of dispatching these volunteer troops directly to the gulf coast for shipment instead of sending them to <3hickamanga. This disposition was shown by the changes in the new orders issued to the troops, although there yet may be a return to the original program of concentration if the plans show signs of weakness as they de te ™P- ' The quartermaster general has al ready got under charter twenty-seven merchant steamers for the transport of troops, and roughly speaking, these should carry about 20,000 men. Others are being procured as rapid ly as possible. The plan of the war department is to have these vessels •enable at the different gulf ports, Tainpa, Mobile, New Orleans and Gal ircston, to take on troops which will be aent there. The navy department is expected to furnish convoys for the transports, which would be absolutely helpless against Spanish attack. At this point there are signs of friction, All In One Fleet. First, the transports will be oblige - to secure proper convoy, and, second¬ ly, the navy objects very decidedly to undertaking the task of conveying a number of transports. It insists that to assure the safety of the convoy oi the troops all of the transports should be gathered in one fleet to start from Tampa and the navy is likely to pre¬ vail in this. To Cuba at Once. Now that the fleet is found to be on tbe other side of the Atlantic, the movement on Cuba can be made with out danger. Sampson’s orders included the occu pation of San Juau, Porto Rico, and it ! is believed that he will immediately j move upon the Spanish base of sup plies on this side of the water. A few of his fighting ships can bring about ! this end iu a comparative hurry, and the others can come back to reinforce the blockade of Havana and cover the shipment of troops to a Cuban land- I i n g ; General Miles is to take personal j command of the invading army. There j will be first sent over the regulars. The war department refuses to give out the official figures of the size of the first invading army, but after the first lot of regulars are sent they will : be followed as rapidly as possible by ; volunteers. General Wheeler left Washington Wedesday morning Chickanaauga to take charge of j the volunteers at park, This means that the famous little cav- j airy leader will soon attain the Avish of his heart, which is to get to Cuba Avith an army of volunteer soldiers at his back. Things are going to be lively in Cu¬ ba. The land movement upon Havana is going to be vigorous and supple¬ mented, as it will be, by the blockade and bombardment from the seaside, the taking of Hatmna aauII be a ques¬ tion of comparatively a short time. At least, that is the calculation of the officials of the war department. Of j course it will necessarily take some i time to transport the troops, but from ----—;— the minute the first landing is made the campaign will be vigorous. There Is great rejoicing in the army at the prospect. The discovery of the Cape Verde fleet at Cadiz leads to much specula tion as to its probable movements. It does not seem possible that the Span ish authorities will permit that fleet to remain idle much longer. At Cadiz it has been greatly augmented until it has become the most formidable fleet : that Spain could possibly put upon the waters. That it will eventually come toward the United States seems certain, It cannot make the trip under ten or fifteen days, however, and this will, it is calculated be ample time for trans Porftlon ofi,oop, to Cub.. M0RE INTERVENTION TALK. Foreign Representatives at Washing ton Exchange Views on the Question. A Washington special says: As a re su it; 0 f the Spanish reverse at Manila leading members of the diplomatic corpSj representing some of the most influential of the great powers of Europe, have unofficially exchanged views on the opportuneness of a move men t, dictated'by the most friendly spirit and in the interest of peace, to ward urging upon Spain the futility of further prosecuting the war and in dueing her to sue for peace on the bas i 8 of the relinquishment of Cuba, the promise of a war indemnity and the occupation of Manila bv Admiral Dewey until the war indemnity is paid, It has been stated bv one of the most influential members of the diplomatic cor ps, an ambassador, that such a step b y s pa i n was the logical result of the crushing Spanish defeat at Manila and ; tba t Spain herself should be the first ; i to recognize it as a measure of her j own self-protection aud self-preserva tion. WAR PARAGRAPHS. A Brief Compilation of Daily Occurrences. The reconcentradoes at Havana have been sent to their homes in the coun¬ try to die, as the city cannot afford to bury them. To keep up the spirits of the Havan ese, Gen. Blanco keeps the bands playing in the parks, the newspapers issue extras announcing Spanish sne cesses; shop-keepers are compelled to decorate - At last the state and navy ■ depart ments have received the official reports from Commodore Dewey of the battle at Manila. The Commodore’s report was as follows: “The squadron met the enemy at dawn May 1st and destroyed nine lighting ships, one transport and a water battery at Cavite. Our ships are uninjured, none of our men are killed and only six slightly wounded, I have possession of naval station,have destroyed the forts at the entrance of the bay, have full control of the bay, can take the city at any time. ” Among those injured in the battle of Manila were: Lieutenant Frank W. Kellogg, of Connecticut; Ensign Noble i E. Irwin, of Ohio; Michael J. Bud dinger, of Chicago, coxswain on the Baltimore,and Seamen Barlow, Covert, O’Keefe, Eicciardelli and Sudgrove. None are badly injured, however. Gen _ Blanco has offered a big pre xnium to Spanish ship-owners who will run tbe blockade aud bring in f 00 d., An official dispatch from General August! governor general of the Phil ippines, sent to Madrid, admits the 1 Spanish loss in killed at Manila to be 618. Gomez formally declares his readi ness to co-operate with Miles and Sampson, and noAV the United States have available the principal land forces necessary to take Havana with out risking many of our soldiers, The people of Hong Kong make no concealment of their joy at our victory. Sentiment there is unanimous that the Philippines Avill pass into British con¬ trol when the Avar ends, becoming part of the colony of Hong Kong. The Spanish ministers of war and marine, General Correa and Admiral Bermejo, declare they do not expect Manila to be attached before the ar¬ rival of reinforcements for Rear Ad¬ miral Dewey from the United States. The dispatch adds that orders have been sent to General Augusti, the governor general of the Philippine islands to resist to the death any at¬ tack of Manila. A cable from Bahai, Brazil, reports our battleship Oregon as having ar¬ rived safely at that port. Her move¬ ments are in accord Avith secret orders from Washington. The president, in a special message thanks to congress, recommended that be extended DeAvc-y and his men for their splendid victory. A joint reso¬ lution was promptly introduced and passed unanimously. In his cablegram to Washington Admiral Dewey made no request for troops, not knowing the government’s intention in regard to the occupation of the islands. It seems quite certain, hoAvever, that the government intends to make an active campaign against the Spanish forces there and Admiral Dewey will be so informed. One of the most important factors in Dewey’s victory was the skill of gun¬ ners, for nearly every shot was a bull’s eye. Another factor Avas that the American ships, guns and ammunition Avere of the best and also that the offi¬ cers and men seconded in every way possible the efforts of their com¬ mander. 0 ne regiment of Georgia’s volunteers have been ordered to Tampa b y the ^ de rtment . . aggressive . campaign has , u been Raided , upon by the administration first to ^destroy secondly e to pauis capture each succession, P rinc ipa seapoi s, am move the army in o les o ese P 0111 ^ to complete the possession be « Ud b y the navy Authorities at Washington have fully “ ^ Xe tbZS „„op 5 ,iu be sent. The tramp steamer Strathde, wmle tr Jing to run the blockade into Ha vana, was taken as a prize by the gun boat -Hnchias. The torpedo boat Winslow has had a brush with the Spanish coast-guard vessels. General Wade will command the army which is to invade Cuba, Now that the Cape Verde fleet is t _ fn h . sn „^. aT t v. e mo ve to ward Cnba wi51 be mad e with a rush, In addition to thanks and medals awarded , ,, by congress Admiral . , . , Dewey ta U have something like 318/,000 in bounty money to divide among themselves, Two attempts have been made to poison the drinking water of the reg vriar infantry in camp at Mobile. In each case bags of arsenic had been au chored in the stream just above the ususal driuking spouts. ^Several Span ish families live in the vicinity and strange Spaniards are seen about. All Spaniards and strangers are Avatched. MOBTEJO KILLED . BY SPANIARDS. Massacred at Manilla By the En¬ raged Populace. INSUB GENTS DANGEROUS. Women and Children are Butch¬ ered Outside the Town. A special dispatch received at Lon¬ don from Shanghai says that it is re¬ ported that Admiral Moutejo, the com¬ mander of the Spanish fleet, who escaped from Cavite by running along the shore to Manila with his two sons, was killed by the populace of the lat¬ ter place. It is added that the hospital at San Roque, filled with Spanish soldiers, was set on fire by shells from the Bos ton and that sisters of charity were killed while removing the wounded, Massacres are reported to have oc cursed outside of Manila, the insur¬ gents butchering even the Spanish women and children. Spanish Treachery. A fresh example of Spanish treach¬ ery seems to have come to light. It is said that priests and sisters of charity of the Cavite hospital, in a procession bearing crosses, etc., petitioned Rear Admiral Dewey not to massacre the si c K and wounded, Avhich, naturally, he did not do. The Spaniards, it is as serted, thereupon thanked the Ameri cans for their humanity and repaid them by informing them of a narrow channel Avhich, they said, Avas not mined, while the broad channel, they explained, was fully mined. An in A'estigation upon the part of Ameri cans, however, revealed the contrary to be the case Pj the mines were c: rs of the Ameri can fleet. Rear Admiral Dewey, it is said, finds the insurgents growing dangerous. It is added he cannot control them, nor can he enable the Spaniards to do so. There is one Japanese Avarship at Ma¬ nila. It is reported that naval moA T ements are progressing Avhich suggest an in¬ tention to intervene between the Unit¬ ed States and Spain. ASSIGNMENT FOR SEWELL. As Major General He Will Risk His Position as Senator. A Washington special of Tuesday says: Major General Sewell has been assigned to command the concentra gm I Kg m \ > is V MM i >• MArOH-GEXEBAn W. J. SEWEIX. (Senator from New Jersey who is to "com¬ mand volunteers.) tion camp near Falls Church, Va. This is taken as an indication that the gen¬ eral has concluded to accept his mili¬ tary commission, risking his tenure of office as a senator thereby. YOUNG HAVEMEYER SUICIDES. Was a Son of the Late Millionaire Su¬ gar King, Theo. Havemeyer. Charles F. Havemeyer, son of the late Theodore Havemeyer, committed suicide Tuesday night at his home iu Roslyn, R. I. He sbothimself through the brain. Mr. Havemeyer Avas thirty five years of age. He leaves a wife and two children. No motive for the suicidal act is known. ENTITLED TO RICH BOUNTY. Dewey and His Hen W’ill Be Paid For Annihilating Spanish Ships. A dispatch to The New York Times from Washington says: Rear Admiral Dewey and his men will not be fully rewarded for their victory at Manila when they receive the thanks of congress and the medals ordered to be struck for them. Under the law they have become entitled to a rich bounty. 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