Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-30
Spanish FLEET SAILS
BQIueShIDS Q|ld Torpedo DO0IS
LG0Ye ST. Vincent.
AMERICAN WARSH|PS
Admiral Dewey's Squadron
Due at Manila Today.
WILD RUMORs-NO ACTION
Transport Panther and Cruiser 1Innt.on-
cry Arrivcn AIT Key West. Arp.y on
the Move I" Tampa. Troops
to Invade Cuba Some
Ho H. time Next Week.
WILD UMORS- NO ACTION
(By Tcleg:al,il.)


| (Ey Teleg:apn.) #.. --
! WASHINGTON. April 2y.-This was
DAY Oh alarming ruElo1S, running All
me way from The blowing up oil Il big
| monitor to the detection and -runiSh-
| sl.elll uf trallors, Dut fortunate all OF
them turned out on inquiry To Ue With
out foundation. Actual events oil nl-
portance We're few. Tie news Of the
Gay OF most interest was the departure
from cape Verde OF the Spanish fleet,
| the stay Of which al st. Vincent has
been source OF anNiet. on the part
OF the officials here. because it seemed
to indicate that the sympathy OF por-
| tus;il TOR Spain might lead her. to wink
at violation OF neutrality laws in
favor OF Spain. Late i'll the afternoon
i cabiegram came to the State De-
partincnt from Cape Verde, bearing
no signature, announcing that four
oatt!eshlls and four torpedo boats had
started north and some OF the trans
ports Tor Cuba, and that the northern
fleet returned shortly, having been in
collision. Because there was no sig
nature attached the officials did not
know what Importance to attach TO
this message.
Captain Sampson sent Il telegram
relative to the firing Ut the NIatanzas
forts, but it was Disappointing, lack
ing in detail. The few words contain
ed in the dispatch went to confirm the
oiiicial view that the affair was moth
ing more than naval reconnaissance
NO news came today from Admiral
| DeWeyS squadron, now on its way to
the Philippines to do battle With the
| Spanish fleet. one officer pointed out
that il Admiral Dewey succeeded in
defeating the Spanish fleet the S,al,-
ish officials who control the cable con
meeting the island with the rest of The
world in all probahNsty may s,.lAar+ss
the news or distort The facts into Il
Spanish victory. Presuming that thS.
admiral is bound directly for Manila
the calculation made AT the Navy De
| partment shows he will arrive about
O'Clock Saturday. Manila Time which
is about twelve hours earlier than our
own.
The pressure continues undated on
the War Department for changes in
the plans already announced as to
mobilization OF the volunteer troops,
and very much against lis will and
judgment the department is making
some concessions in this matter
y large number of callers are bring
Ing forward candidates for the many
pluns within the gift of the President
and Secretary Alger in The shape of
appointments Of grades above regi-
mental in the army. General Lee and
General Dodde spent Il good part OF
the day in conference with officials,
giving color to the reports that they
are among those selected for appoint
ment as major generals. The an
| nouncement that the State of Texas
laden With supplies for the reconccn-
traaos, is destined for Sugua has led
to the surmise that it is probably this
port. instead of Mutan2as which has
been selected for the landing place. OF
the first detachment of the United
States troops. Regarding the harmless
groWis that appear in the European
papers and threats to Interfere u pre-
vent the United States forces from
blockading the Philippines. ii may he
stated that this was fully expected
During the civil war there were :,
great many attempts on the part Of
European nations to disregard our
blockade and threats of interference
all OF which came TO naught, from the
firm attitude assumed by the secretary
of state. In the present case the con-
aitions of the Cuban blockade are
much more liberal toward the Euro
pean powers than ever imposed before
I V!scount De Santo-Thyrso, the Pnr-
tugese minister. looked over the Asso-
ciated Press cable dispatch from LIS
bon. giving the substance OF the neu-
tralify decree gnZctted there today
and said 1T was evidently accurate and
covered the entire subject. FIe had
not. however. nr TO a late hour today
received an official notification OF the
neutrality decree. The viscount says
ttal tEtlcte -, "t'icE permits DtHlCeT-
ents to make n short stop at Portu-
gese ports. probably will be better I'M
derstood by saying that backgrounds
Will not he permitted to make long
stays at Portuguese ports.
The British and FRENCH anba ssa-
doris here have received instructions
. relative to the tonnage tax provision in
the war revenue bill. which passed the
House Of REPRESENTATIVES today. IT Is
. understood that the German ambae-
. sador Will also receive instructions on
the same subject. The nature of the
instructions Is not disclosed. but trep
| tiors against tho severity of tho new
: TONNAGE tax T.cadin" t,lnlomnts arc
hopeful that their representations wifi,
iced TO a modification OF the clause be-
: fore the new tariff hill becomes law
as otherwise thov feel that the tom
mage dues viii be so burdcnSone on
: the British, French and German chip
ping as to cause it to seek Canadian
: ports. Aside fror, the expected oriria'
representations Of the foreign, Govern
r,ente tho s"inrirr irtcree.r in Lon
$40 e.'.,,,lcr>,o.-i'..- t!,e di.lc-r,n.'r ~
ROTATIONS with strNne. ranrescntatiars
a~"iret tho iccrne cod tnrnacn tar,r,s
The renrhlic oe rTarti Is evrecte1 r.
r,a;rtnir strict neutrality as hetv-nor
the United States ard Sna;n r',.
ITavtian r,iniStar. Nv. n~are said to,
dnv that he had rccei,red m n"sciaI IN
SITUATIONS oo~cnr1;r~ ,n.-t~-Ni,- nv,
10 had 10 Doubt IN attitude Of s,nrar.
tia1 neutrality v-1' he rnnlntainn1
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