The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-10

Washington, May 10.-News has just
reached the navy department that the
Spanish Cape Verde fleet has arrived at
Cadiz.
New York, May 10.-A London special
says that a cipher dispatch, received
there from Cadiz, reports the return to
one torpedo boat and three torpedo boat
destroyers, comprising, it is alleged, a
part of the Cape Verde island fleet.
New York, May 1O-The principal
vessels in spain's Cape Verde fleet
are:
Armored Cruiser Vizcaya-Captain
Antonio Eulate; tonnage, 1000; speed,
20 knots; officers and men, 500; arma-
ment, two 11-inch and ten 5-5-1nch rapid
fire guns, two 2.7-inch, eight 2.2-inch,
four 1.4-inch, two machine guns; tor
pedo tubes, 6; armor, 12-inch sides, 10
inch barbettes, 3-inch deck; weight of
one discharge of projectiIes from the
26 guns. 2. 722 pounds
Armored Cruiser Almirante Oquendo
Tonnage, 1000; speed, 20 knots; Off
GERS and men, 500; armament, two IL
inch and ten 5.5-inch Hontorias, eight
2.2-inch and eight 1.4-inch rapid fire
guns, two machine guns; torpedo tubes,
6; weight of one discharge of projectiles
from the % guns. 2,716 pounds.
Armored cruiser Infanta Maria The
resa-Tonnage, 1000; speed, 20-25 knots;
officers and men, 500; armament, two
11-inch and ten 5.5-inch Hontorias,
eight 2.2-inch and eight 1.4-inch rapid
fire guns two machine guns; torpedo
tubes 6; armor, 12-inch sides, 1O-inch
barbettes, 3-inch deck; weight of one
discharge of projectiles from the rs
guns, 2716 pounds.
Armored cruiser Cristoba1 Colon
Tonnage, $40; speed, 20 knots; officers
and field men, 450; armament, two 10
finch, ten 6-inch, and six 4.7-inch rapid
fire guns, ten 2.2-inch and ten 1.4-inch
rapid fire guns, two machine guns, tor
pedo tubes, 4; armOr, 6-inch sides, g.
inch barbettes, 15-inch deck; weight of
one discharge of projectileS from 38
guns. 2,24S pounds.
Torpedo boat destroyer FurOr-Com-
mander Diego Cartier; tonnage, $50; speed,
2S knots: officers and men, 81; torpedo
tubes, >; gun armament, two 14-pounders
anu IMo o-po9Q4ndSr IaPLq IlIe, oMo 81 mn:
weight of one discharge of six guns, IS
Torpedo boat destroyer Pluton-Com-
mander Pedro Nazquez; tonnage, 400;
speed, 80 knots; officers and men, 20; tor
pedO tubes, ,; gun armament two 12-
FOUNDER, two 6-pOunder. and two 1-pounder
rapid fire guns; weight of one discharge of
projeculeS from the six guns, IS pounds
Torpedo boat destroyer TerrOr-Com-
mander Francisco de Ia Rocha; tonnage,
$50: speed. IS knots; officers and men, 50;
torpedo tubes, 2; gun armament, two IA
FOUNDER and two 6-pounder rapid fire guns
two 81 mm- automatic Maxim -Nordenfeldt
guns; weight of one discharge of projec-
tiles from the six guns, 76 pounds
Washington. May 1o.ZThe cabinet meet
ing today was shorter than usual and the
business transacted was not of an import
ant character. Although the government
has number of swift vessels on the At
1antic doing scout duty, no reports up to
noon today had been received to the
wherea bouts of the Spanish fleet, and on
this point the officials are quite as much
in the dark are outsiders.
At the time the cabinet meeting ad-
jOurned it had not heard of the return of
the Cape Verde fleet to Cadiz.