The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-24

overland by train, reporting to Mr.. Tho
lens at Key West. and rejoin.ng the
squadron when 1t reaches the enemy.
Within few days. as SION AZ the nlssx-
ing Of land forces begins. Monte Cutler
viii be stationed at Atlanta. probably. He
viii cover tho mancuvers OF the regular
army. and IL II shall be determined to land
American troops In Cuba. Mr.. Cutler will
go with them. When the New York re-
serves are called out. Henry ~. Gather
will he detailed TO accompany them. or,
J ut least. TO cover the most important
body
The New York World has provided TOR
an emergency AT every point within range.
For months It's service IN Cuba and at
Key West and the important cable sta.
'ions In the island groups has been a sub
tect OF careful thought By the executive
department.
A corps of correspondents of the World.
under the direction OF Sylvester Scovei,
arc already i'm Cuba The big ocean-gosng
tug Triton Will be its dispatch boat. The
Triton Is one OF the fastest boats on the
Atlantic coast. She has 100 horse power.
and has proved most ussfui in tho
Worlds dspa.Sh boat service.
The service as II exists now includes an
elaborate means of communication be-
tween points Of interest and sources 1t
news The World has a stan corresponds
iDg developments: II has stafY and rrsa.
dent correspondents at 81. Thomas. Cadix,
Barcelona. ST. Vincent, the Cape Verde
islands. and staff OF men at Madrid.
The resident correspondent nj Madrid Is
Arthur y. Houghton. lie has been able
10 send elaborate news dispatches by
means OF Il system OF cofriers 10 the
French frontier. In this way Spanish, CEN
sorship has been avoided. The system IL
quite Ike that of relay race. the cotirt-
crE relieving one another at different
points. This service will he maintained
The supplementary service Ii elaborate
The World has declared Il win follow the
main Sect with iis own fleet of swif; dis
patch boats. After a battle has been
fought and the results determined =
World dispatch boat. according To tho
present programme, II 10 run 10 the near
est cable office for the quick transmission
OF news
While II In believed in the World Office
that the war Will be won and lost by naval
forces. yet the World has arranged 70
have corps Of correspondents who will
follow the marching troops and be with
them when cuba Is occupied by Gen MIses
and his soldiers. IL that result Is achieved. :
The daily expenses of the ing Triton
may he taken as slight indication Of the
money required 10 run a war-reporting
feet. The World pays xfn month for
Tie use OF tfs tug. There ~ IN expense
Of 3iz5 each day when the boat leaves
Havana. for fees alone. This sum In
Guides the pilotags fee, the health clear
Ance fee and Others. which are collected
by the Spanish authorities.
For long time the question of how to
supply the newspaper reading public with
war news that shall be a model 10 future
historians has been subject OF careful
consider ration sn the office OF the New
York Journal. Three yachts comprise the
Journals feet. TIE of these. tile Etlc-
career. has already done service for the
paper. The steam yacht Anita and the
lug Echo Will assist ss Dispatch boats.
The Journals corps OF WA correspondents
will be under the leadership OF Alfred
Henry Lewis formerly the special corre-
ssondsnt at Washington. James Creei-
man fs another man upon whom the Jeur-
mai win depend for war news. He Il :
newspaper man OF wide experience.
Julian Hawthorne. the novelist. WHOSE
letters describing the conditions OF the r..
concentrates have been made n feature Of
the Journals Cuban news. will be en-
pioyed ON the field staff. and sent 70 the