Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16
SHIPS TOBE REY|E WE'D
SIMPSONS Fleet Will Steam
Up North River, .
WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY
Salute to Ise Fired at Grants Tomb. nIichi-
gan and Marylnnd Naval Reserves
to he Mustered Out
of Service.
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WASHINGTON. Aug 15.-The recon-
structi"n of affairs in Cuba. Porto Rico
and throughout the Spanish West In
dies is receiving consideration in otn-
cial quarters, and at the White House
today the President saw a number OF
prominent callers in connection with
this reconstruction in our consular de-
| Tendencies. General EitZhugh Lee
! spent some time with the President
going over the condition OF Cuban at
been made, the impression prevails
| that General Lee will be one of the
Cuban military commissioners TO be
| named within n few days. Acting Sec
rotary Allen, OF the navy. also saw the
President concerning Cuban affairs. 1t
| is probable that an American naval
vessel will go to Havana harbor before
| long, and at least two naval vessels will
| be ordered 10 Havana when the mill
| tary commission assemblies Their. to de-
| ternine upon the details of Spa nah
! evacuation. Secretary Day also con
ferred with the President and later de-
iernined. the peace terms being ma
| tured. to take a weeks vacation. He
! will leave either tonight tomorrow
! morning. going probably to Canton.
| Assistant Secretary Moore will he Act
| ing Secretary Of State during Juds,.
| Days absence. The secretary's re-
tirement from the head of the depart
ment is likely to follow soon after his
/
come during his absence. although
! there was no outward evidence today
| That he was about to close his connec-
| zion with State Department affairs.
The Navy Department decided dur
| ing the day to yield as far as prs,
cable to the public desire at New York
for u naval review of the ships Of Adj
miral SIMPSONS fleet. Accordingly
Acting Assistant Secretary Allen issued
the following order:
The department is much graif1ed at
me desire expressed to see u review OF
| the WarShlDS and cruisers recently or
oered home, and SO far as pract Ca BILE
is DESTROYS of carrying out the wishes
| or those citizens who wish to review
the ships.
But neither the officers nor the men
OF the fleet are in condition to partici-
| pate In street parade The depar
ment IS taking the opportunity OF the
liarmlstice to put these ships at onos- into
| uses as may hereafter be required of
| them. II is expected that all other
work Will be suspended and the entire
available force of the navy yard di-
rected to this work. in order to secure
the creates possible dispatch
The department will direct upon it's
ARRIVAL in New York harbor, the flee,
70 steam up the North River as far as
General Grants tomb. fire Il salute and
s.eain steam, PACK to the anchorage. II is ex-
| 49, .ildI 1ile lleeL VIII reach New
ork on Saturday the 20th'
| Inc plan is to have Admiral Sampson
met off Sandy Hook With orders for
| me procession up the North river. 1t is
| eNpTcted the fleet will be off Sandy
| HOOK sometime Friday night, but viii
ne OUTSIDE the harbor until Saturday
The Navy Department is taking stepa
| 70 reduce the force Of naval militia men
called into Ito service from the several
states. The Minneapolis is to transfer
part OF her crew to the Yosemite, thus
| releasing the Michigan naval militia
men, who man the Yosemite The Co
| , ~ IS also to transfer her crew to
| the Dixie and other auxiliary craft
mus allowing the nava! militiamen on
| these auNilislries to so home. In this
way the naval force will speedily he
returned a. into the hands of the regular
officers and crews