‘ The Squadron oi the
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BOUTE NOBWW
S HIS THE FLEET
North Atlantic, Save
the Forutidable Terror and Puritan,
Leaves Key West at 5:45 a. In. Today.
CAPTURE or A SPANISH SHIP
THE FIRST ACT or (Inn NAVY
She was on her Way front the Coast of Texas, When a Six Rounder
from the American Warship Shot Across her Bow, and the Span—
iards Surreadered—The President's Call for Volunteers Expected
at Any lenient—it will be for I00,ooo lien for One Year.
By Associated Press.
Key West, April 224nm North At-
lantic squadron. except the monitors
Terror and Puritan and the smaller
cruisers. sailed from Key West at 5:45
o'clock this morning. headed for the
Florida Straits. The skies were grow
ing gray with the coming dawn when
the family of formidable destroyers'
quietly and unostentatiously steamed
away. presumably for the shores of (‘II-
ba. Besides the two monitors the ships
left behind are the gunboat Helena.
cruiser Marblehead. dispatch boat
Dolphin, and the torpedo
boats Cashing, Dupont and Porter.
The Dauntless. despatch boat for the
Associated Press. left here with the
fleet.
Thoughout the long night unusual
activity on the vessels of the fleet told
weary watchers on shore that the long
awaited advance on Havana was near
at hand. yet there was nothing official
on which to found that belief; Wash-
ington advice! of “note-rd” afternoon
indicated the probability of a mow-
Inent during the main or today. but ill“
naval men ashore disclaimer! any
knowledge of the orders.
Ilka-Is Rotated.
They still ant-red that Alp: mpditiou
of uncertainty was unchanged. ldatrly
in the evening. however. came the firm
realization of the fact that the tedious
period of inaction was nearing its
close. Signals were hoisted. recalling
all the men to the ships. Matty inter-
preted this as a precautionary measure.
especially in view of the fact that
number of oftlcers. lucimllnrt flown?”
from the flagship. remained flfillflrt' and
had leave for the night.
About ll o'clock occurred it flt't'lflt'll
change in the situation. when a atmittl
boat hurried from the flagship with "It
does to all still jalltlrt' to return im—
mediately to the ships, §
Midnight trusted the. l‘lly cmpty or
gold broth and blue jackets with which
it had grown so futttillur. Save on" or
two recalcitrant lm‘ltlcri whose rouvlv»
ial patriotism had run away with tiIt-lr
man of duty, tits-re was put a Imvul
man to ba- fonnd in town. The tlmttrc
of output was transferred to the imr~
bar, where a alliterlnw wmnnma was
matted until break or day spur-mod
cm the waters of the gulf. l’or many
days past the flagship has swung at
anchor silent men attic-a not. tinnit-
ed by the formidable ships lows and
ladlana. To the eyes of Key West the
areal mite-tacks were barely visible.
while flu- hulls lay like nutlciinaltlc
shadows in the distant water».
A Item-g tissue.
The inner hum. iwtwner. otltsrmi a
striking picture. crowded on it emu
with nitration. mm. maintain and
pupal» tum When twilight tell um
,m the m was unchanged. The
mill" helm the trio of ships and
M (III! ll “It I“ been the cos»
tel one use. the mills» of tile
Ill late. ht M “It Mew
If. almost ’wlfisat Mica.
w lent straits- of III. mu ligitt
M M fro. the east and um
Whit-tin” tonsil-writ.»
m s‘tuy. sad is W eyes.
H ll“ d U. m on the shins
ll
descent conversation and soon theyklcs
were kaleltloecople with messages
{taught with the greatest importance of
history. What words. no one, ashore.
of course: knew; but the few who
watched with straining eyes from sea
Ind docks needed no interpreter to tell
them that it meant hostile action.
The message was not long in deliv-
ery. but sunrise had fully come as the
last letter flickered and went out.
f‘hen the witnesses saw that the action
had actually begun under cover of the
night"
8 II' inl I'
The big ships could be still discern-
cn in the distance. but the others had
mmetl toward them.
drawing other ships of the squadron.
The \iilmington and Amphitritc l... t! i
tipped from their anchorage and .Il- l
WAR BULL ; 1
Hartford, April 22. ~Governor «Galilee, this after-
noon. announced that orders will be issued tonight to
recruit the Connecticut brigade to a war footing. Each
company will be recruited to a quota of 84 men. The
Governor adds that he expects a call for the Connecti-
cut troops at any moment now. ‘
A bulletin from Fort Monroe at 6 a. lit. said: “The
flying squadron is still in the bay. Great activity pre-
vails aboard all the ships."
The fleet sailed from Key West at 5:45.
The Spanish police attempted to capture a member
of the United States legation, but the attempt was frus-
trated by General Woodford. ,
At Vallndolid the United States Iinister’s train
was attacked. He slept quietly thr ghout the dis-
turbnnce. '
The l nited States minister to Spai
art 1.. Woodford, reached the frontier.
after some exciting experiences.
A note to the Powers is in preparation, defining our
attitude as to privateering and commercial phases of the
war.
The war department will issue tlIe’volunteet's' call
as soon as the volunteer bill is a law.
Secretary Long has laid down a hard and fast rule
forbidding information concerning fleet movements.
General Stew-
The state department is preparingp proclamation,?
announcing a blockade of Havana harbor.
Uonferees are getting together a volunteer bill and
it will probably become a law today. ’
The l'nitetl States cruiser Nashville has captured
the flagship '
the Spanish ship linena Verva of LOW tons, having on
board a cargo of lumber. She was on her way from the
toast of Texas. The cruiser fired a six pouutler and the
lSpaniards surrendered. '
The Spanish stcaIIIt-I' Montserrat left Las l’almus,
mm," “mm mm", “why... (,1 n... l unary Islands, on \pril 13, with It valuable cargo for
lnzsiip it was just .t it when the
New toxic. without IIuttctv .tmv tlir-
tilde. tamed slowly tenant the nut:
wants of the gulf.
The red light flashed the signal to
I'llataua. SlIc would pItItca ariclI prize for a lnitcd
States cruiser. ..
'l'ltc conferecs on the volunteer army lIill have
reached an agreement
fely at 8 a. m.,{
GEN WOODFHRD
NOW OUT OF SPAIN
He Reached the Frontier at 8 O’clock. this
Morning alter a
By Associated Press.
Bondage. Spanish frontier, April 22
—~»Gener:.~.l Stewart L. Woodford, the
linitrd States minister to Spain. ac-
companied by his staff and others.
reached the frontier at 8 o'clock this
morning in safety, after some ext-it-
ing cruciancrs. The Spanish police
attemptrd to capture a member of the
legatiort. and at \‘nllatlolld thc train
1 was attacked.
Mr. Moreno was the member of the
United States legatlon singled out by
the Spanish police for capture. on the
around that be Is a subject of Spain.
but the attempt wan frustrated owing
to the presence of mind of the minis-
ter.
At Vallatlolld. the United States
minister's train was attached and aton-
Windows were broken. and the
civil guards were compelled to protect
his carriage with drawn swords. (ion-
cral Wmdford, however, slept through-
out the disturbance.
Threatened to be Serious.
Tlu- Moreno int-itlcnt threatened to
The Spanish polirt- made a
Ml.
be actions.
ENTRANCE TO HAVANA HARBOR.
[his Milo. have the lam Imam- to the nail and tits ares-Ital” bar. IA hosts. as the left. when a mitt-try "It tun-ts Mir toward m use niacin-bias.)
warm typo on the followlntt fleet and
lulil lhcnt to get in motion at last.
To those on shore it limited as lr the
rim York was somewhat in advance of
the line. with the Iowa and lndlttuu
following on either but summit-d from
hm by .t good stretch of water, As the
line ndvanml toward the horiaon titt-
tillllm spread out until there was pro
hope a distance of three miles between
the tips of the owl. The ships of
”to loner harbor had sllmml out row
by ”no mm stupprd at various stations
until the entire formation was ready
to write. The enact order of the. ships
mold not he mined from the
slime. Front the highest point in lies
“fest the ”I! M ”Whit
“puma-m.
The ships that followed the three
leaders were the mummies
troll. amount. the when" Vlfnlu‘r
tort. tin-tile. mu. newt-wt. lithol-t
tor. Amphltrlte. the We. lay»
lower. the torpedo but rm. Why
the powerful stallion Puritan slut
Mar did not my!” the state
was not its midgets. hot it is said
no not w «do. rs. m
“emoticons-sanctity
'l be state department In considering recommending
0 onerous to declare war.
Secretary Alger took the proclamation calling for
volunteers to the W bite llousc for the president's nig-
ttatttrc when he went to thc cabinet meeting. Hlhc 'al l
will be for llllJIill Int-It to serve one year.
'l he llying squadron iii ready to move at any IIIiIIIItc
orders comc. All ships urc at target practice.
The liritislt admiralty has ordered that thc bills of
lndim: of all ships catryiutr naval stores shall be nccotn-
pauied by a certificate showing that the storm are gov-u
ornment property. in order to prevent the tmuibllity of
their confiscation.
The colonial government of (John has published a
manifesto call upon the inhabitant» to “repel the in-
traders."
A Spanitth financier has subscribed 850,01) towards
the fund which the embassy of Spain at Paris Ill mining
to strengthen the fleet of that country
(Japtain Sampson will be nominated a roar admiral
After the war closes he will drop back to his old rank.
A proclamation notifying all nations of the "arena
blockade has been signed by the president and will be
issued immediately. It
“:wtww‘;
t'I-tcrmiued tltort to capture M32310!"
run. but ticntvral Wwdford stood in the
thaotwsy of the carriage declaring he
should only ht- remomt by form It
detachment of police merimpltllleri the
train from 'l‘otoso In flan flebastlau.
,whort- the police strum left on so»
ins: that thn general was determined
to fl'llll- unto his rights.
Al it govln. th' students of the mill»
fary milest- yntherrd on the platform.
lllf’l'flltg for lipnln. and thorn store new
cral riml‘ar luc done at otlwtr stopping
places it was a great relief to the
minister's psrty when the "choral fin.
ally reached French soil. lint om
Woodland personally mated outrun»
when of any M".
The ml, III bidding farewell to
the (W at The Associated
rm. who mounted hint to the
frontier. requested The Associated
l’rewa to ram his starvation» Is
all the representative: of the mesa.
Wet and am. far their
kinda-as stat part falls florists in» my
infill”.
“my” “W
it! smote Press.
humor. April 12-41». “mullet
I’M tltsu- In”!!! WM” lo
Series of Exciting
Experiences while En Route.
HIS TRAIN ATTACKED
AND wnquws HR0HHN
Police Make a Determined Etiort to Capture a Member of the Legation.
but the Gallant General Declared he Should Only he Removed by
Force-Complications Feared. and the Troublesome Visitors
Withdraw without llarnIing any One of the Party.
the military school. in full uniform,
packed the depot. They were silent un—
til the train started. when there was an
enthusiastic outbreak of cheering for
Spain and Cuba. The i'alladolid affair.
however. threatened to be quite seri-
ous. Thousands of excited people at-
tempted to invade the. railroad station.
and the twenty civil guards who no-
to form up in front of General Wood-
ford‘s carriage. with drawn swords.
while other civil guards of the local
force issued from the depot in order to
prom-L the train. The guards did ev-
erything possible to keep back the mob
whose yells and shrieits resounded on
all sides. Stones were thrown at the
train and windows were broken. A
newspaper man was wounded in the
face by breaking glass. Sir Charles
Hall. the recorder of the city of ison~
don. had a narrow escape from being
hit by stones, and Montague ilugbcs
Cracltenthorpe. the well-known queen’s
counsel. had a similar experience.
Demanded lorsno‘a Surrender
General Woodforti knew nothing of
the disturbance until he reached Tolo~
so tnot Tolosol. There a sergeant of
the. civil guards. accompanied by a pri-
vatc dettwtivc. boarded the train and
demanded that .ioacquin Moreno d's~
embark from the cars. James. the
generai's guard valet. thereupon awak~
cacti General \i’ootlford. who hurried-
ly dressed while matters were being
explained to him. The general then
formally protested against thr attt-Ipp
lt'il intorfpretttc with his lillltt' tlt~cinr~
ing that “I. Moreno was his private
secretary and a British subject. The
Spaniard. however. claimed that he
was a Spanish subject. lint the scum
al refused to give him up to the police.
and Mam-ti himself in the doorway of
the compartment in which Mr. Moreno
was traveling. declaring he would only
surrender the latter it forced to do Ito
The minister then leaked the corres-
pondent of The Asmtated Press to mt-
plula to [I’m Spaniards that he had pln~
f‘fltl Mr. Moreno under the protection of
thc‘lti’ltislt flag. and that if they toolt
him it would only he by using porn )nnl
violence to the United States minia'cr.
who propoml in prtrlt't'l Mr. Moreno
until the frontier we» present.
light load to Complications.
tit-Item! ii'ootlfortl whispered to tho
correnpondcul of Tim Associated l'l'l'liri.
who afterwards tin-It the Spaniards in;
to a corner and explained to them the
serioua union» of their action. pointing
out that it might loud to complications
with (tn-at llrltuln. This argument
prowtllml uutl tht- troublesome visitors
withdrew.
When the truth reached lion Maw
ttnu Mr. Moreno and General Woodtortl
felt considerably relieved.
D! ID.
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months and twenty-one days
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