The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-04-22

had instructed Consul General Bowen,
at Barcelona, to cause all the American
consuls i'm Spain to Immediately with
draw from the country. He further
stated that he had informed the Span
ish government, after asking for his
passports. that he had placed the
American legation in Madrid and
American interests in Spain generally
I'm the hands of the British embassy.
The ambassador. Right Hon. Henry
Drummond Wolff, is not at present at
Madrid, so American interests will be
conhded to the British charge, Sir
George G. f. Bonham, Bart.
Notice Of the Havana Blockade.
To all ntents and purposes this re-
lieves the state department from fur
ther negotiations as to Cuba, save
those relating to privateering, neutral
ity observauces and the like. 1t was
found necessary to frame notice to
the powers Of the intention or our gov
ernment to establish a blockade of Ha-
vana, a notification required by inter
national law.
The navy department, aside from
giving the orders to the squadron. con-
tinued the work of adding to the navy
by the purchase of another ship at
Norfolk as an auxiliary craft and some
small yachts. In addition, word was
received that the Brazilian warship
Nichtheroy, bought by the United
States at Rio Janeiro, had sailed for
this country.
News came to the department yes
terday that tends to confirm the news
paper reports that the formidable Span
ish naval forces at st. Vincent, Cape de
Verde Island. had sailed Wednesday
night for an unknown destination.
Naval experts say that, leaving out
of consideration the question of the
relative strength of personnel, the
Spanish force is at least equal and
probably superior in some respects to
Commodore Schley's fleet 1t is not
believed by any of the naval officers
that the Spanish fleet win undertake
to cross the Atlantic and attack Com
modore Schley on his own base, but
it would seem to be equally impracti-
cable for the commodore to take his
flying squadron across to attack the
Spaniards unless he is reinforced.
The threat of the Spanish newspa-
pers to give us a surprise in the shape
Of a naval visitation does not cause
any particular uneasiness at the navy
department, and although nothing
positive is known as to the destination
of the Spanish squadron, it is sur
missed that it has started on it's return
to Spain, 1000 miles distant from Cape
Verde, thus indicating a purpose to
await an engagement in their own
waters. 1t is likely that in this event
the first port made will be the Canary
Islands, distant about S25 miles from
ST. Vincent and a Spanish possession,
partially fortified and a fair base.
No Fear of the Torpedo Flotilla.
1t is not believed that the Spanish
naval commander would be foolish
enough to run the risk of taking his
torpedo boat fotilla across the At
lantic in the attempt to defend either
Porto Rico or Havana. 1t is about
| $500 miles from Cape Verde to Porto
Rico, and in the present stormy season
! on the North Atlantic the torpedo
| hotilla would have all 1t could do to
keep ahoat, and would be exposed to
| destruction at the hands of the small
est swift cruiser sent to intercept it.
Naval officials refuse most positively
| to say whether they intend to force an
| issue by sending supplies to the re-
! concentrates in Cuba on a merchant
| shin cnn,o,yaJ h,, q ,,,op-,f war II is
l,,,d,,,,, tI,ot mic rIa,, hoe haor ,,nde,.
coneideratior Int a SUGGESTION hoe
hoar ,,,,do tbot tho enoniar5s MIGHT
avoid tho ise,,o antireIy b,y nerr,ittino O,
! tho n,ercbapt chin to lord the e+ores
| without molastation and tban rigbt
afterwards saiya the stores for tbeir
own uea
Tho nev,s Of the ectual hagirnine NJ
u,or vrae received Win gravity at the
| danartrrerts and there were MANY
| s,ao,,I,tio,,s as 70 ~, dos+ino+io,, or
| the Snantsb SQUADRON one euggastion
vas tbat If ie healing to ont afr the
6na battIssbir Oraoon nov, an its way
| fror, tho paciGc coast around to ioin
! Cont,ir car,nso,,,s co,nmond Tbera
is also some fear that the oregon NAV
ha taken at unfair advan+oea yvitbout
knowIedqe of tbe existence Of war nv
the Snanish DESTROYER Temnerire now
lvino at Ruenoe Avres possibI,, with
q view of avoiding conflict in the
straits of MAGELLAN where che would
he at disadyantaga the Oragon has
| beep ordered to e,o around Cane Horn
Relative to the news tbst comes
from Chicago that tbe three revenue
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