The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-09

Spaninrds bAast ~ JAreaten 0penly.
Key West, April B The anxiOus tshslon
Of the sienatiea was kept up to day. War
prepArations have boon continued withouk
cessuttun. The lighthouse tender Man.
grove arrived here this morning from Ha-
vana She had twenty-eight passengers
on board. She quickly proceeded to her
wharf. after landing her passengers, and
is being now fitted up with rapid-fire
guns.
She will have two six-pounders, one
three -peunder and one one.pounder and
Immediately will join the picket aud dis.
patch boat feet. Lieutenant Commander
Everett, now on duty ut the HYDRO
graphic Office, Is coming here to COM
mand the Mangrovc, and a crew is now
being selected to man her.
The passengers which the Mangroye
brought from Havana were refugees.
They reported the situation in the Cuban
capital most critical, aud said that threats
were made openly there that IL the Man.
grove returned she would suffer fate
similar to the Names. john II. Fielding
of brooklyn. one OF the MangrOve's pas
sengers, said To-day that no heard Spanish
officera boasting the day he left Havana
that the Spanish flag would be floating on
the Capitol In Washington within u
month.
RELIEF ApENlS'
New Orleans, April S.-A telegr am
from Port Eads sta es that the steamer
Utsten, which sailed from here recently
tor Matanzas with 600 tons Of provisions
contributed by the citizens Of Kansas City
for the starving reconcentr ADDS, Is coming
up the river and will b. ut her wharf to
night.
Tho cargo was landed on last Monday
under the greatest difficulty, owing to the
hostility Of the Spaniards. Tho Utstein
brings back Messrs, Curtis and Richard
son of Kansas City, who sailed on the
steamer to attend to the distribution sof
the cargo Their presence in Matanzas
created such intense feeling that, fearing
riot, both the American and British Con-
suls advised them to reurl aboard the
ship for safety,
On their way to the vessel they were
followed from their hotel by mob. who
Missed, cursed and spat upon them.
MAY ABSORB MILITIA REGIMENTS. -
General Miles and his staff are still
ayerSe to the idea of caIlin the militia in
to service or militia organi. ut ms. The
proposition is now advanced that the
President shall call for volunteers, and
that the members of militia regiments
may be allowed to enlist in the army in
cumpanie', and that, as far rs possible,
the militia -egimental autonomy shall be
preserved even after ABSORPTION into the
army.
Tho distinction would be thai, for in
stance, while he members of the Seventh
regiment Of New York might find them
selves serving together in the army, they
would not BIO designated the Seventh regi-
Iuent National Guard, New Xork, but
would be known as the Seventh or some
other regiment Of New York VOlun. GERS.
The War Department has recalled all
artillery officers detailed for duty as in.
sttuctors ut state military schools, aud
they will be distributed Immediately
among tho fortified coast stations. The
work of transferring ordnance from the
artillery regiments at Western s,atlons to
The coast forts is nearly completed.
MONITOR NAHANT COMING.
Philadelphia, April Five officers Of
| the New York Naval Reserve and detail
| OF engineers anu iuachinists arrived to-
| day AT League Island Navy Yard, and
| wore assigned to quarters on the old moni-
| tor Nahant, which is to be taken tn Now
| York. Tho officers are Captain Duncan,
| Ensign Griffith, Surgeon McGowan, Pay
| muSt1r Chandler aud Chief Steward Frye.
Repairs to the Nahant practically have
| been finished, and Tomorrow stores Will
| be taken aboard She will depart Oh next
| Monday, if possible. No other monitor
has been assigned to New York III place of
the Jason, which was disabled ye ,terday.
The departure of the Mianton0moh for
Hey West has boen delayed Still further.
| Ut was hoped she would get away toduy
but her machinery is not in perfect order.
| As soon as it is she will leave ut once. The
auxiliary cruiser Vixen, formerly the
| yacht Josephine. is being put III shape rap
idly for active service. Her deck cabins
and nearly all her unnecessary interior
| fittings have been removed.
The Naval Board is expected here to.
, morrow to make further examination of
| available vessels for auxiliary service.