Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-30
Neutrality.

Neutrality.
WASHINGTON. April 9.-Thls was a
ot alarming rumors running all the
v from the blowing up of a big moni-
,- to the detection and punishment of
g. f.,rr,. but fortunately all Of them turn
o. r.t. ON inquiry. to be without founda-
A.. Actual events Of Importance were
t.e.
r.e news OF the day begins with the
f.r rture from Cape Verde Of the Span
f.r f.a-. the stay of which at 81. Vim
can't has been a source of anxiety on the
fr-- ~ officials here because il seemed
n0Icate sympathy ON the part of Por-
-...I for Spain which might lead her 10
wink az violation of neutrality laws in
SAVIOR ~ Spain. Late i'm the afternoon a
s.Megrm came TO the State Depart
mont from Cape Verde, bearing no sig
nature. saying that eight battleships and
Two torpedo-bosts had started north.
.ap.aiu Sampson sent telegram rela-
o.. % the firing at the Matanzas forts.
i.t 10 was disappointing. lacking or de-
7.r The few words contained in the
dispatch went 10 confirm the official view
taat tho affair was nothing more than Il
r.yu reconnaissance.
so NEWS FROM DEWEY.
No news came to-day from Admiral
Uawov's squadron. now on its way 20 the
philippines TO do battle with the Span
'eh fleet. one officer pointed out that II
,a,,i,si Dao..v snoceedce i9 defeating
-be sos,ieb fleet tbe spauisb officials
who control tho cable connecting the is
lands with tina rost of the world. would
IN all nrobabili,v distort the news.
presuminr that the Admiral is bound
directly for Manila the calculation made
st the Navy popartmsnt shows that he
viii arrive there about ? o'clock Satur-
CAV morning. Manila time. whicn is about
twelve hours earlier than our own.
The pressure continues undated i'm the
War Department Very much against It's
viii and tudemcnt I'm the matter of pres
ca- plans. the department is making
t.me concessions.
LEE FOR MAJOR-GENERAL
General Lee and General Dodge spent
good part of the day in conference
with officials Of the government ana
i..Ie are reports iHat t"'E are '''o"e
'..-e S''eete' ioF "ppo''' "'e"' "S i'i'Jo'-
.'.''S'
The ahnouneehehr thal 'ne 9'"'e vi
i.Aas' Iaoeh WIN SuppieS lot the
concentrates Is oes'lneo I'r S"bu'' mas
l to the surmise that II Is probaplN
t.s port instead of Matanzas' Which
i been selected as me LANDING place oil
a.. Jnited states troops
''-'ioinE the harmless s'o"'S 'h"t
appear ln thc european papers anu
.'t''s TO prevent On'l'o states DOM
i'Ht "I MahIia' these nave pee"
.''' puHns the CIV" war 'heie
'Ne same lhIe"is maze To prevent
e'- "I S'uDlerh ports
o"N' ue S'illo lhyIso' Ino Ior'u-
Nl'"'S''I' i"oheu over '''e ASSo-
I'ss Vdo'e NlSP''0" I'oi" i"9Do"'
-'"- the substance oil the heu'iah'y
-... s'%etleo tnere to-day ana said II
very accurate ana covered the en'ire
'." ne haa ho' Deeh ADVISED now
''..' 'i 'he IuI text ol the pio''"Hn"toh
~ '' I"'e houf'
THE TONNAGE TAN
l.c British and French ambassadors
a.. have received instructions relative
6. he t0unage-tax provision IN the war
'.t mu which passed the House Of
i..re-,atauves to-day. It's understood
German Ambassador viii also receive
's OF tine SAM i"'u' "' IN
GOODS are not d'Seloseu' ou' tney
noe tonnage t"N' L'a"'"b "p'o-