Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-05-28
CADIZ FLEET SOON TO SAIL
SPANIARDS SAY TO MANILA
Point to "a Westward
Voyage-A Third Squadron Is
ForminE-May Reinforce Fleets OF
Cervera and CANA rn-Talk of Al
Iiances-Firing on an English
Steamer.

New York, May 23.-A dispatch to the
World from Madrid says:
With the incoming of the new govern
ment renewed activity has been given to
foreign and home defenses. Torpedoes
have been laid at the entrances of all the
important harbors.
he new ministry has determined to
send out at once what is known as the
reserve squadron, that is to say, the war
ship Pelayo, the protected cruisers Carlos
V and Alfonso Mi, the torpedo boat de
stroyers Audaz, Prosperina and DestIuct-
or, the dispatch boat Giralda, the auxiliary
boats Rapido and Paula and the armed
trans Atlantic liners, Joaquin d'Pielago,
Alfonso XIII, Antonio Lopez, Ciudad de
Cadiz and Buenos Ayres.
To the above will be added the Reina
Regenta, which is being armed at Ferrol,
and the Leon XIII, which has already
started from Barcelona for Cadiz. This
fleet is likely to start at once, and it Is
publicly stated that it is going to Manila.
Significant suggestions are made as to
the possibility Of the Pelayo getting
through the Suez canal, owing to her
draught, but it may be readily understood
that the admiralty is not giving their Sc
crets away and that the fleet will sail
under sealed orders, and that it is quite
as likely to 90 west as east.
The Third Fleet.
New York, May 23-A dispatch to the
Herald from Gibraltar says:
The government here will not allow war
vessels passing the straits to proceed.
The Spaniards are starting out what
they call their third squadron which con
sists of the Princess de Asturias OF 1000
tons with speed of 20 knots now at
,Cadiz; the cardinal Cisneros, at Ferrol
of the same size and speed the Lepanto
at Cartagena of 5000 tons and of 20 knots
and the Numancia and the Vittoria (which
/ is but newly armored and engined
/ There are also at Ferrol the torpedo
gunboats Dona Maria de Molina, the Mar
quise de La Nittoria and Don Aware de
/ Basan, each of 500 tons and 20 knots. I'm
less the American government moves
quickly it will have the foregoing to con
tend with in addition to Admiral Ger
vera's and Admiral Camaras squadrons.
The latter is expected to leave Cadn
within few days. The destination is
unknown, but it is probably the Antilles,
Notwithstanding the newspapers say the
Philippines,
The Manila Bluff.
/ New York, May ga dispatch to the
/ World from Cadiz says:
/ 1t is stated here very positively that the
/ Pelayo, Carlos Y, three of the Atlantic
steamers and two torpedo boat destroyers
will shortly 60 to the Philippines The
/ fleet is we'll armed and manned.
1t is said here there are mines in Manila
harbor that were not exploded when the
/ American fleet entered, the electric com
munications being out of order. This has,
50 it is rumored, now been rectitied and
preparations are complete to give Admiral
/ Dewey warm good bye should he at
tempt to leave This rumor will bear
big lump of salt
VIII ManeuVer While.
Madrid, May 23.-According to a cur
rent report here the Spanish reserve fleet
will maneuyer in Cadiz waters until its
destination is decided upon.
A dispatch from Havana says the col
onial government has decreed that the inn
portations of food at all ports of Cuba are
to be free of duty.
AmgIO-American Treaty.
New York, May GA copyrighted dis
patch from Kingston, Jamaica, to the
Evening World, says the military author-
ties there have been informed of the sign
ing of an Anglo-American defensive
treaty. The same officials, it is said, re-
gard as imminent war crisis affecting ia
maica.
Fired ON the Roth.
st. Thomas, d. w. l., May 23.-The
British steamer Aldeborough, which ar
rived at Puerto Rico May s from Mothil,
Scotland, reached this port from San Juan
yesterday. She reports that an American
cruiser captured the Spanish bark North
San Juan Saturday morning last The
prize was towed north
The Spanish cruiser Isabella II fired on
the British steamer Roth, which arrived
at San Juan after the bombardment 1t
is alleged the Spanish fired on the Roth,
which was loaded with coal, with the in
tenton of crippling her and thereby pre-
venting her departure Officers of the
!, cruiser claim the firing was accidental.
May Prove Serious.
Chicago, May ga special from Wash
ington says:
The firing upon the English ship Roth
by the Spanish cruiser Isabella promises
serious complications, The Spanish say
it was a mistake, but the British and
Americans think not.