Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
CENTER Of INTEREST
All Eyes Turned TOV0Id The
Philippines.
NO NEWS FROM MANILA
Preparations for Building
More War Ships.
NEW ERA FOR THE NAVY
Thirty-sfs ycssels,o Be Placed Under Con-
s,ruc,ion soon. Advises From, the
North Atlantic squadron. Il
Dull Day ut k-S West.
(By Telegranbl

tBy Telegraph)
WASHlNGTON,5 Aprii 5o.-All inter-
est today was concentrated on the
philippines, though itslseemed almost
hopeless to expect any news DIRECTLY
from there, which is fos the present, at
least, the critical point $aof naval opera
tons. Indeed, one high otf5tial. Well
versed in the plans OF the strategic
board, declared that uJon the result
| of the engagement Which Commodore
Dewey is. expected to have had with
the Spanish fleet today, or within a
day or two at least. might depend to
an extent the outcome -.of the w,r :
When Secretary Long, left the N1vv
Department he had received no word
| from Commodore Dewey, rlr from
any point in the ca ~
| Secretary Long received a dispatch
FORM captain Sampson relative to the
Smelling of the NH anzas batteries. hut
had no informatiok whs teyer as tc the
attack upon Card4,as YESTERDAY. The
4 impression prevailt at the department.
among those who are mot taken into
!! the secrets of tho natal war. hnarl3
are of strategic Nlaracter and not
accidental happening, as might he
| supposed from theirhpparently spon-
J taneous character. NSG
/ Key West is EVIDENTLY to a..
made a base of the FIST order of i'm
portance, SO far as Il, fleet is con
cerned. Otherwise Sauetary Tone
never would have calleA upon an orfi7
Ger of such high rank i Commodore
Raney to command athels station. The
commodore has been ,aeyed, ~: thn
Portsmouth navy yard. New Hamp-
| shire. hF a retired otsiceA of fu,1:,i
:! rank Two more ratil =. \ficcrs of a
! high .r-~or A'',iiity sr: % Us died
into active service Monday in 1heI,er-
| sons of Naval Constructors n w
| Steele and w. J.. Nlintonye. The. li,ri
of bureau chiefs is now encara5l j.,
| preparing the advertisements ,.,i;pn
for the construction of torpedo nnts
ana destroSers. BY & special provtion
will run only three Weeks inst,.nI ~ |
| three months. as is usnl The danA,
| ment Will describe Ony the eranL, =,
characteristics of the torpedo hn,is
leaving to the bidders he sl1l,r,issAn |
of plans for their construction 'f.hI.f |
| Constructor Hichborn sid TODAY, III |
when the department Ii, placed ~
| contracts for the vessels ;,ihoriya1 r.
the pending naval Appreciation mi
| the government will haveunda co..
structlon at one time glater num-
Der of vessels than it eve h,s hn,1
| building since the war and, .reat,.r
| tonnage in the aggregate tn, =, INV.
time during the civil conflict
| There will be no less than ,irtv-six
vessels altogether thus placs un,ler
toa,s $500. us.'oa' , ,. a..sshls. six
torpedo boats. four coast {afenS MON
| rta t,,,o,. - oe ht.;,,n az, ~ tiie I'ies.
| ~ ,,,as,,;. a.. ss',;.,5 i'Sii'er OF
~ tae Ia a'''nl Mas,l!l IS cSscteel
! se,sa ~ +,,a .tl,tia ~ IN de-
fallen to a retired officd, Chief Inri
~. .,.as,.ano,,l ,l,, VINO is
Ma~ 1~ori, NM 'vno la 80 MAJ; in
sacr;f,cs his naren1, al i nb.a.,!. y, to
in The nav Mnr,s ISIS 10 hshi
w,ntt.d in the mavy analh. s are
TODAY directed that q sInai rae,.,a;