. s, 9:11 :2; is Washington, however, the View is WExpressed that the Hostile Fleets Ito Again For Apart, and that there are no immediate ’ ‘ Ailpeiilct of any liagoitnde—A supposition that-1r fiddle-Vs C6ntplete Change in the Spanish Plan of Wan ‘I WI ,- Prom.) XII West. jibe Spanish dost. which is known to ”he ol tho island at Outta. All- signs " [point to, I decisive bottle some time this week. " , The hospital ship Solace and her ‘ _ were long ego to be ,, 1dr lorries at I moment's 1111- Wild".- Wmmordorehavobcenis- shod. N0 mm Yll’i' REPORTED. '16} West. my die—The movements or the United states -.Ieet which are known hm. make it absolutely certain that no hay yet occurred; but on Mt is expected to take place this weeh. The Ipnnish ileet has . been dndpitsty: located. REPORT!!!) r0 HAVE SAILED. ll man Pri ..iieytl XII! 8i—-Ac- co to ; hare the Spa- ntphbepom ‘ ' mm1 by Admiral costly It lantl‘n do Cube. subsetiuent- ly sailed ire“. that port. destination unknown. SHIPS WT XI! WIT. ‘_ New Yorke!" ld-A special trout itey West to the Commercial Advertis- er says: Key West has not been so deserted by warships for weeks as it is this morn- ing. it will never he complained that vessels were hept inactive when there was a prospect at I light. Nothing is heard at an immediate. occupation oi Cube. Everything waits Sampson's“ sad Schley‘s movements. Iowwallll‘nsnwvsswstr. levy Depart-endless an Impact oi howl-mt. lily Associated Press.) Washington. I” Ii—Notwlthetaud- lag the rumors in circulation to the ct- ioct that a great naval engagement hod latest iotuht tn the Windward banshee. resulting in the deatrttcttou oi the tips- nleh ilcct. it can be stated poaitlvoly that the navy department has no in- mtioit titli M‘s lit the slightest to «calm the rumors. "bites the int- probable happens. there is no immod- iete prospect at a naval engagement of any magnitude. in the opinion of the navy department oleists. 'l‘ho unani- mity with which the best inter-ed os- Isss the view. almost warraats the mission that the hostile dents are ml! far apart. thrived. there is 1111 «rteistr that Admiral Carvers is not already hosed hemewerd. Itovhllne be “I alternated in securing a supply oi out. lathe undid hot uehe the run to the theories with to. than shout it.- ” or I.“ isle. There are shes is tisdrid that have liens tilted hero. mods! to war- tag the war. in- 3 c s 3 i d tions Ire thing Made. lot a (ireat ‘41',..Naval Engagement. u—lvery prepars- futorning. There appears to be I greet tioii has been made by the United [misconception on the part oi the public listen novel authorities tor destroying and the newspapers as to the nature 111 l - lat-t that all the densest-y equilatent ‘strategy board. had I short session this this board. its composition. functions. and manner oi work. According to the popular mind this board site in the na- vydepartntent and with autocratic or- tiers directs the movements of dents and the eseeutiou oi plans of cem- pnlgn down to the very smallest de- tails. This conception has led to a good dent oi comment. some humorous and some serious. at the expense of the board. and the idea had even spread to Europe. where so conservative a paper as the [notion Times has delivered it- self of this criticism: 1, leave the direction of operations to us- val commanders. Councils have never proved capable directors oi war. Their proper inaction is to obtain iniormstlon In. to forward it to the admirale. who must id. as Nelson claimed. the right to he 11“.. to act when the fitting oppor- tunity arrived." Now. Secretary long is a member oi the we heard; at least he is frequently with it during its aeseinne and he says thhtuthe vieneotthe'rtotes Ia tli‘tlin promissotioaeoiewsreounciies— idols exactly the functions conferred upon and exercised by the naval war rd. it has worked ceaselessly and intelligently to learn the movements at the enemy and the enemy's plan and gather all hinds of information that Who at value to the United Sines navel commanders now at see. it has not undertaken to hamper them with unnecessary instructions. but supply- ing them with all iniormetion obtain- able that mhht assist. has kept over in mind the principle that the commander on the spot is the person bcat nuslillcd to act. "The board has not made a single mistake since the beginning oi the war." was the tribute that Secreta- ry tang paid to it. Just how little it ioterieros with our naval commanders is shown In the message to llcwoy at "one Kong: "(.‘omrucnco operations at (“100. par- ticularly against the Spanish iieot. You must capture vessels or destroy." There was I attenuation tlterc oi un- nmoshnry instructions. And 1111qu at 111111 .luau. according to horrctary long. oil that tho hoard did was to author~ inc Admiral dampen to proceed as he and did not attach the pittcc. Secretary tang returned to Washing- ton and resumed hie dutiesqt the do- portmeut this moraine. lie was in- uwtilstcly instic the chisel of attach by a number oi maeresstttsn. who are I'chlltl all kinds oi levers for their tonetituents. lleiore the cabinet meeting this Ml" slug dettrotsry Alger was suited the di- rect annulus as to whether the govern» most was about to issue another call lor troops. tin replied promptly that soioraahewescoetorncdhehsdsst musidered the matter. in view or the has not its-sh second tor the itrsi lrvy artisans.» ‘ loved that nsmneid~ oration will he gives in the edviswhiii' trsisnethereailat histitae. it lost tonne. shutout. however. that inas- much as the senior It troops required for the i'hitisptaes is r is aortas at any demand that was when the srlslssl cell was I f 1.3- ‘iérr ii l 1; it it i i‘l i W i : ?E ii "It would be wise in‘tbe future to fleet. Oregon at Key West. the .Oneida Is on her way to engogcmeitt has yet taken place Every preparation he's been Spanish fleet Which is oh Gabe. There are persistent rumors in erican squadron has destroyed the It 1s stated at the navy dope. 1 been received there of an easement and that no news has been received l ‘ The dispatch boat Oneida, which came into the Del- aware Breakwater yesterday afternoon or coal, sailed .tbis morning after having her bunkers led. It is said cruiser Yankee ts still at the breakwater. The First Vermont volunteer ’l. i: no news has iween the fleets arrival of the Key West. The auxiliary Chattanooga today. As tor must” have only to‘ say that no olileer is lit to command troops who from any motive whatever would need- lessly risk thel ife oi a single soldier. either from disease of the bullets of the enemy. i have never sacrificed the lives oi men under my command. and I do not propose to subject them to any unneceIaery risk in you” present cam- mien " ‘ __._..:::t.__ H WA! 0' mun. Oiloisily W there that the neat noon at sash-p. (By Associated Press) Madrid. lay it. noon—It is odicially announced that’the squadron oi Ad- miral Carvers was still at Santiago tie Cuba yesterday. 5.11 here. Admiral Camera. the commander oi the Cadis sdusdron. has been iully instructed and returns to Codie toniltt. Duke Almodover do Rio has accept- ed the portiolio oi minister ior foreign aiiaire stirred in but declined by donor Loon y Castillo. the banish embosse- do‘r at Parts. The duke iniorated the correspondent oi the Associated Press that hndoes not desire the cities. but he accepts it on patriotic grounds. The new minister added: “livery :anidldb 1111111111 so More Ill his powers to the deieuoe of his country." it is believed that Donor (lantern; the present minister oi public instruction and “heal leader. will replace Senor Puigcorver. now minister oi llnnncc. who has absolutely declined in "to Cortes to agree to an income tax. and who is consequently expected to resign. Senor Gemnso favors the proposed impoet. it is said that the concentration oi the Spanish troops in the neighborhood oi Gibraltar is due to an increase in the lirltish military preparations. The Liberal. t‘rontlcr tiagastn's or- gen. says that the "diverging interests at the powers preclude tor the present any definite prompt diplomatic action giving Spain poweriul European back» lug." A duspatch received here from lluva- tut says: "tits-rot orders have been given to Admiral i‘ervoru 1111 to trim counts to pursue tn the oven" oi tin Americans attempting in 1-111 cttmmttn lcettolts between (‘uhe and ilpaiu. “American warships i'itltllllttt' to 1111 copy stations at tisvana. (‘ioniuogus "artisans and t-lauthigo do (lube. 'l’hcr. are now nineteen American warships More Ilsvnttd." It is reported that the ilpsiltsb gov croutont has purchased another vessel to be used as an armed cruiser. t'i'lto vessel rotorrrd to may be tlu ttertnaa eteetttor iisvei rcporiml sold yesterdaym in.“ idild‘i'AitY l'ori‘Al. tlltitVit‘lt. (Is Associated Preset Washington. iisy ii-~The Poet ills department is deluged with letters trots man who wish to obtain upwini mats in ottenmlun with the military punt service It the dilamt camps and Maurine. by an undorstsadiseda entered into hetwm Munster dent oral Imiih and rim Assistant ihtsi waster «ml tit. however. this service will he teed entirely in thesaistiagidrnol‘theptasnmeds. Isl-tum and the active worn at set. looting and distribution raeil matter to thehwcswlnthehstdwtllhomenencd hy llteulmseadeniistsdwteauiihe W. 1 nuns M HANNA! VAi‘lii‘l‘. the Associated Preset Wit. it. it» lay dim Nesss‘syedtarrivedatthenevyyard Manor IIII today and was futility tilt-dd over its tho ”mi. mm meanest-1y witisossistniiaet sin-posed gone. An order has been is- essd to behave isr shipment sisters sanders Inns. :whtsh have stands ' indsduthoesniordistrihmins ! I’ * i 'fl' ”immunities According to the published news h ‘ not London. >111 ' li—The war be tween the linlidd States and Spain In Amusing Wool interest in the great cities in China. Hong Kong. Shanghai and hen 'ihln. being the greatest commercial centres. are much amused. There is great unanimity oi ieeling on tho firi oi the leading Chi- nese. British and American residents. All seem to u e in the belici that it is a holy we wsr oi humanity. it is understood, wcvcr. that during the gslt oi Prince; Henry oi Prussia the I o themselves as in sympathy with pain. AlI r of Chinese employed on the Unit” the Asiatic squadron ve deserted upon the knowledge preaching thtim dire! action was likely. The attitude f (‘hina is voiced by The North Ch Daily News. which says. editorinil. “There is a popular belief. founrhd on capcrlcrtce. that the hour will disposer the men. it is very Intlsiacto to now that so far i’rea- ident lie has admirably under- sons the lie has not been bur- ried hy the it . nor has he allowed himself to he thinlroiled by the pace at any price capitalists. airald oi a fall in stocks and p11saihle suspension of gold shipments. iiis course through- ‘3-thsm dispute with Spain has boon mud throughout he has borne himseli 11s the chief magistrate of a great nation should. and he goes into the war with the nympetbv of the World and the approval oi practically the whole people of the l' nlicd Rtntcs. North and floutb. " m3! 0' A some. may (Simulated in Insiders. but is not Verified. (By Associated Puts-J London. Mar 2t-Pcrslnient rumors wcrt- in circulation here today 111 the slim that 11 111-11111 naval battle had b11111 fought in the vicinity of the Windward Poms. between the eastern cud oi Cuba and the Western part oi Hayti. in which both the American squadrons closed in 1111 the Spanish (‘upo t'crtlc sqtlhllruti. t‘illilllllititli'tl by Admin“ (‘ur rare. and rumpled-1y destroyed the rlpanlslt ships IAtlllIOIi. May it «A 1i1apat1l1 trout Kingston. Juluultst. l1: ltculcr‘s '-l‘clc drum mntpnuy. tcslcrduy cvcuiug. said nothing was known thew oi the tunes" 11d battle in the Windward l‘u c. od- diug that no Autot‘bnu ur ripauis war- ships have visited .Iatusicsn pttrts since 1111 itchiuuiilli of the war The laindou ttewspapors take it for grautud that 1111 ships rcpttrtcd yester- dtty by illuytl's hunt lit I'hl'it. llrttlll. as having ltt'iitttl there at it o‘1l1mh on Monday morning irotu lilo .ianolru. arc the (begun. the Mariette and the Nlc titeruy. ithiA'i‘it tli‘ l Ai'i‘AlN tfltliNt‘il lily Amit'lhti'il Press.) hierideu. hint at i‘sptain William it‘rcnch.1ti New Haven. hither oi first be French. agent tor the New Haven flicstatsstt 11111111111111". died surly this morning at heart disease at the littlsttt at his tlaudbttr. hire W it ldschnir l‘snlain tit-each wuss ready in his usual health last a when he re HM. Amt 9:1!“ u'i‘ltliih M will in the bath~ ~rtstat. ttiid shortly otter his ddttrhirr hoard hint hamhtag on the wet libs west in the bath room and instill hint dvl ill- m.m..m....mms1snm.. Hid. lii‘l‘il A VAT tilt hilt‘t‘At. lity Associated l Press. .“h! 34- Jithii Us.“ 1.111..“ .1: iii tr" N“ “' it H " "ML died at I s‘oteoh this as a re- Wish idlth Ill hi it tt‘clitch last Q‘M W'IVO M "HID '0! MN I'Mlli’i. 41"“ wounded. 111111 Woman's?" ' " enorti Massed. ,hnDAY Mutants. 1 troop IS SGARGE RIOT-S ARE FEARED 11.115111111111111 at Manila isiiourly (irotvlng‘ More Desperate A copyrighted despatch to the World from Hung Kong dated May 24 says: The situation in Manila in desperate. Food insane and meat is exhausted. while Ill the canned stall is nearly gone. Two weeks will exhaust the available supply. ' The volunteers demanded iood but the Spanish government authorities ro- iused to give it. and riots are threat- ened. A delegation 11111111 to be pro- paring to wait on United States (‘unsul Wildman. as the citiaeuo tear an out- break. The insurgents control the surround- ing country. Chief Argiualdo. sent by Consul Wildman from here. has arriv- ed. and with his stall is organising the the rebels. “weigh residents are mov- ing irom Cevite. ‘ banish reports say that live hun- dred were killed and seven hundred wounded in the bombardment oi Ad- miral Dewey. All classes are waiting anxiously lllt" arrival at our trams. There is no sickness up our ships. 'I‘itlEii 1‘0 LAND PROVISIONS. New York. May 2i——A Ipccinl tics- patch from Manila says that the (ter- msn consul there tried to land provis- ions from a German ship. but that Ad- miral Dewey refused to permit it. The consbl thou declared. according to tho dcsptttcb. that he would force the lamb ing undcr the protection oi two iter- mau cruisers. but Admiral ih-wuy threatened to tire upon the cruisers. and the attempt to land the supplies was abandoned. (‘ilAlitllcit \t'l'l‘li i‘thAitiili‘li. ’Auothcr d1 spoil-b asserts that Admi- ral hinntsiu. commander of the Spanish souudron destroyed by Admlrul Dewey lit in be com! martiallctl till the charm of cowardice. 'l‘bls despair-b also 11l- lcgee that the captain of the Spanish revenue cutter (‘allao. more recently captured by I boat at the United States ilct-t. as she was entering Manila bay. is Ill be ttlltli inr hut rcluruluu ib1- tire- 11i the Americans. mum wnwe. W heetruoiiow of Ipailt‘s Fleet ladies 'Iehingm. lily Associated l‘rcttsJ Washington. May div Rooster liur rows. oi htirltiguu. was with the prosl dcul tor aortic llllit‘. today. but not lcov lug disrlaitucd any knowledge oi any iniorntatiou tbrowius light on the war situation. tllonator tiurrowe. however. made no mtu-onimsut oi his personal 1v1uvictiou that there should be 111011110 turn promptly 1111111 to Manila to hold the Philippines. tits-rotary latttg. who ball lust retur- scd lrotn his hunts in Massachusetts. colored the cabinet room a little into. tisioro ioiulng the ambient and the cabinet be said that the moss tissnntchv es iront tendon statut the retained des~ irttt'ilttI oi Adtulrat t‘twvors‘s that was all the news he had on the sublet-i. and that there had lawn ttothtn ulciei to eettdrat it. The retain attracted ces~ sittersbic attention salons masters and rcpneeatstim. who have been eager iur news at a condtot between the two devise. itsverei at them untied the at- tention oi the president in it. list wic- cesdediasetttunenewscaaeereiagtt.‘ mmwasqwnvew. amass-w WWI“. e hddea tin ”attentional“. ilr Associated l'twmi Cents haven. United “ates Amiga“ rest. Nlaatic. lay sew—111111111111 tlsr drii. the seat commandant. lsil int" Vlaatttnion suddenly It need under Very low at t. onsets learned at his More until they gathered sheet the tastes The errand ei Cotoafl hardest see only he surmised here. it Wed thathis trip is isr Supplies Grow. Less. WAITING ANXIOUSLY THE ARRIVAL or OUR moors insurgents Control the Country. and Foreign Residents are Moving from (Invite—Spanish Reports Say that Five Hundred were Kill- _ ed and Seven Hundred Wounded in the Bombardmfnt by Ad- miral Dewey—No Sickness Among the American Sailors. as the Available government's plans for the disposition oi the remaining Connecticut troops. ’l‘his iorcucon a detail of twentyuilve men irom Battery A. light artillery. in command of Lieutenant Weston. leit ior New London and returned later with llfly horses sent by the govern- ment from New York. The animals are as a rule splendid specimens. Corporal 0. Foster Seniord. oi the Yale battery. met with a serious acci- 1lc11t this noon. Wh1le rubbing down one of the herpes be was kicked in the bead and thrown untonacious under the animal's heels. lie was rescued from his position and taken to the hos- pital. The surgeon found two bad scalp wounds and several bruises. but the injuries are not dangerous. coast- stutter. Inner. Mrs Iystem tor Observing the Ap- proach at I lentils l'leet. (By‘AnIoclhied Press.) Washington. May 24——Aitcr several weeks of work along the entire stretch of the Atlantic and null coasts. the na- vy department has completed lllt' most comprchcnslve and 91111-111111 system for observing the approach oi 1t hostile iicct that has evr been put in operation. A new bum-nu has been created for this purpose. known as the coast signal sor- vlcc. in charge of Captain Bartlett. who attends to this as well its the work oi the naval board at information. The system has the services of 2.3011 ntcn stretched along the coast irom liar liar- bur. Maine. to Galveston. Texas. Those are divided into thirty-iour central sta- tions about sixty to one hundred miles 11111111 along the 111usi.'l‘ltc stations art- In turn connected directly by telegraph uitb the mast signal "all 1- of the n: tvy 1lepat-itttcui.au1i operators are on duly night and day keeping the navy depart- 1111111 in 1111111111111 telegraphic tout-l1 ultlt the entire strotth of Atlantit 11nd gull 1111111111. 81"1r1‘lury lung protected this plan a month ago and "5.000 was set aside to establish the mists oi observation along the coast. 'l‘bue lot the reports haveI been at times alarming. 'l‘bc observers It the start boiuu alert and 111- w to their work. l rcps1rtt11l1'wrt suspltious ligbt such all shore and iruptcutly attached serious siguiil1au1e to it. The obaorters have botanic more cautious. and the reports now show cvi1len1 e at careiul observa- tion. With the system in its prosemt ptticti 111111Iitlolt the navy ttopnrtnteut hula stunted that it knows cattttly the condition oi ttiiails along the entire sir 11b oi Atlantic and gulf toasts. The system is simply it pm'outlunury one. 11s the department has bad no reason in bulb to that Hpouisb ybips wore mouse. but points sinus the cititli. “w.-.“ - "we... “I“ Ollm‘l “III. «nu-es- m It isletioved thatths hundred lay have M H “. lily Associated Preset lautttuu. idsy lit~~A danish lo the livoutng News imia hisdrid pttblishctl this sitar-noun says: No news is allowed out at (ladle. Ittti. although it is shuntsncitd today that Ad- Iuirst (haters starts hence tomorrow to re in the lost. it would not be sur- itt‘sl to learn that the squadron hss r toil and that the presence or Adhti list (More. as well as the distal annotthcoatsat stilts dost shnrtl sailing westward. to been a bit to «over its departure. 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