The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-22
SPAIN GATHERING
ALL HER FORCES
CONTINUED from nnt pago)

nying sauudron viii not be Hohi 10 "p.'
ato npnlnat Il unln reinforced 10y lho
bnttioshtps ana cruisers NJ 'aplNlh
Anmnauu'H fleet ana II IN not hl "ll wv
tain that this government VIII p' h''''
IN dinpptrhinR ltn vessels 10 eastern "'''
orn
Tho United Atbtrp navy W0uld hN'Nl
ally prefer that the spanish HllpH nh"""
pork q battle by sailing 10 roflo lu'' %,
cuba bprnuuo ut either point lh'S W'""
DO fnr from their base hnd u " ~ Ah'
tlclpatiun of thoIr coming mat SPAN h''
bern gathering coal ui Havana and san
Junu Information which has fr'rh''
tho authorities show that phr has AZ llN.
yuna ly.uoo tons uf coal 'nd at hAh Juan
70 .ooo Hhr ls making great on"'H {" h.
crease hyf ,uHl supplies ana u'A'''' u"
Norfolk have been selling coal &" Hp'h.
iHh np,uia ut dollar prt ton l'Ha Yuan
tho price they have charged the Nnl'''
Rtntra lf spain should uar the ''p'
Netd, alInndn 600 paHr ut operations l'
tmu of wat Portugal wIll nu 'illrd l'
account b., tho United Htairo. Tho cape
Verde ialnuds belong iu tho Lisbon gov
orninrni which recently informed thr
United Htatrn that 90 had rejected pt"p"'
atluua by spain 30 ont'r into hn Omen.
nNr aud defensive alliance ana proposed
tu frmblu strictly neutral Portugal VIII
h, expected tu r,rry uut hsr intention ln
lhla respect ii,l neutrality obligations
viii u,mlt h,r 90 give lu the spanish
vrharI- unly aurlrirut coal tp unablr tlirm
tu reach the uoRt npanlah port, Whl'h ln
this case would hu lhv tanHty Islands,
and lH,r th,y have lrtt that puf', thD
cannot return fur coat Ut provisions
~ expect thlt the Hpaniah n''t VII
iray, Al Vincent Immediately after war
Ia dr,larrd. said a well known naval CA.
port 'uHd lia dvnlIuallun viii hr un.
kuuNu Ih,ro Will bv "a great a,ate in
thy United Htaira SEQ o. viii uu believed
thry ace ga route fur Porto ltl,u pr ca.
ban Walrfa. cot puraihl} ono uf tho coast
tltlca. but 100 tuul ut nNu dt}a tb'y viii
tutu up 4t tho canary lalAudn aud ih0t"
1 uyu,yr thrj wuI remain lu greet tn"
American u,ot d Jocks lo me aa %
spain be- gathering hrr forces lu give lh"
United aiAi' stand .up uEhi Hud f
she .s defeated che viii p) upon th'
equation at ,ad,f aa hor nv,und line OF
dof,us, dD mot think hof mvu.'t wHf
Wilt comic westward. ipr being Tar from
thoir ..al auppi) lh,y would be- az "a diH.
advantage Although SPANS second cot
pvdu uutlla VAS reported 60 br preparing
60 aa4 aumo days agu $50 report of its
departure from Cadis has been annuun,
cd ll,a uuuiia yunHiata ut The ,uu-
No5iri yacht ulfaida. iofpcdoo boat de
Htruyer D,atuutor anl four torpedo
bUata
um,la Information has been received
that thc Iron baitl,shlp Nirtuua, now o.
,adlf was wly put DO condition tur ar.
usu service The IRON baiurnmp ~
manIll which has been altered at Tuu.
lon .a reported TO bc nearly ready fnr
sea ll has allan b,ou learned that the
merchant nIramrfn Normaunia and col.
umba. purchased from the Hamburg
American line. arrived az tadiE laHt Bun.
day aud thr work uf converting thrm
Into cruisers 90 boiuE pushed forward
rapidly
Much Co thr RELIEF uf uflvlalH. ,hrit lag
cat r,plria concerning the condition uf
thr Spanish sun ,caHoln under ,onHtrur.
tun In spain rhpN that but one. the
nonna Maria Mubns Nlll boz able tu pat
tCipHte lu thr coming Mar