The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-16


p&scfs is originally dated from cassse. is-
dicanng that be - Sill il poazss~son- Ths
greatest ssslssActsos prevails here over
the good work being 1one and she eject
aveness Of sae blockade Eszsnsaiaed BY
him. TIE dispatch az gives css 81 Sec
rotary Long lie ~ fslsovs:
AEAyfTE. May u. via HarrkoEz. May
1ss-Aa.EsAIring strict blscksse. E&xsan
To believe that the rebeis are tsmnsng "a
the city By land beg have made 10 6en7on-
ssxztson. Scarcity of provsssore IN Mania
PrDbabse that Spanish governor VII -
obliged 70 surrender scos. Can take Man
Ia at any moment. Climate hot zad
rnoist DD May II captured GxnbcAs Cal
A4 attempting 20 rEn blockade Have
psenty Of coal. One Brff.s1. Gre Preach.
tive German. and one japanese vessel here
0oeeTylag. DEWEY"
The officials are making al possible
haste 10 rush troops to supplement Al
nsTzi Deweyfs fo~csa. 50 that the Span
fish governor does surrender tas former
viii not be dependen. UPON the small Num-
ber Of marines. ~nica he can Ely spare
from his ships bat viii have the assist
anrs OF soldiers in holding his posstion
ard maintaining orders.
Il In confidently hoped that the City %
Peking. chartered an q transport vessel,
VII be allie 20 clear from San Francisco
In . very short time, 70 be followed in
rapid succession By the other three ships
engaged for a similar purpose. The Pc
king can carry 100 men. which. with
the marines aboard the Charleston. which
IL about 10 sail. viii be Of considerable
Assistance to the admiral. but far from
tbs number which he wifi need The
total number % men 10 be sent win az
gregsse probably f3,No. sx MAJ. Gen.
Wesley Merritt, who IL TO command the
sxped:sion. subsequently TO be military
governor. regards that as the ieas. num-
ber which can maintain order In q city
:fEt Manila. made % Of many eiscordans
e;emSnts. Over ten regiments OF infantry
ana four batteries OF artillery from the
trafe IT San Francisco. and from these
and the regulars now In the extreme West
WI be taken the men for the Phillpp.ns
sxpeditlon. II il expected that practically
em the volunteers will 60. Secretary
Leng was al the navy department several
unss during the day. and In addition to
a. dispatch from Admiral Dewey. hs
authorised The publication Of the state
ment that the torpedo boat Terror. h.
,onG.ng TO the Spanish feet. was disab;>A
at Port de France. Martinique.
TIE dispatch is az follows:
Spanish torpedo boa, Terror disabled n
F0rt Dc France. Martinique"
There was disposition among some o.
those who mw this stafemen. to regard II
with suspicion. suggesting that the report
Of liability was intended simply as.
blind. and tina. the Spanish government,
had caused It 70 be spread 20 that no COM
paint could be made 10 France on account
Of TIE stay q tho boa. at neutral port
None Of the officials. however. would sx-
press themselves on the subject.
Secretary Long also made public . mes-
sage which had been received from Key
West. telling Of the departure Of the init
cd States vessel uacas. in command OF
Capt. BrainEs<. She Is bound for eome
point In Cuba with view 10 securing the
release Of two American prisoners. under
q dag OF truce. In exchange for Spanish
prisoners held b. this government The
statement given out by the secretary on
the subject was as follows:
The United States steamer uncas left
fkey wesu shortly before midn.sh, last
night with instructions to send Gag Of
truce with regard 10 exchange Of the pris-
oDers."
At the state and war departments the
officials we're on hard In many OF the Su-
reaus for the greater par. Of the day. Sec
reiary Day and Assistant Secretaries Adee
and Cridler were at their desks seere-
sary Day said he had no important news
10 communicate 10 the press. nor had he
any comment 10 make on the aavices from
Madrid telling of the resignation of the en-
tire Spanish, ministry.
In Adis. Gen. corbIn's Office IN the sar
department important action In the an.
risnrnemt OF volunteer troops 10 The yari-
Gus unohIl:xing points was taken during the
day. The order OF assignments shows
points 20 which volunteers shall lie sent.
as a great portion Of them 20 to chieka-
maugs. while those who will come 70
Washington are Jess By thousand :san
we're originally assigned 10 this ci,g.
spanish ships sim at Caracoa.
: Copyrighted by the Associated Press.
CURACAO. May fs.-The Spanish cruisers
Maria Teresa. ylxcays. Aimlranse Gqu. H.
dc arc Cris,ohal Colon. and the torpedo
boat desircyers P.uton and Terre-. wh.ca
arrived OF the haEbor yesterday morning.
ara ssill here, Only the Maria Teresa and
the f!xcaya were admitted TO the ra.t
They have bought coal. provisions ami
medicines. and will remain In pert. The
ether warships are outside. waiting
The statement that the torpedo boat de-