The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-17

q ~ fouf<h srtillsry. His aallSnmenk
howsver. Is uniY feinporary and tor tho
purpose Of putting the soldiers 10 q thor
oughly organized condition General
Guenther IL now commandant ut the
Washington barracks. and will take the
place to which Senator S,wall, OF New
Jersey, was originally assigned.
is accredited to the Department Of the Pa
cific, such designation Is made formally
but 1t Is known TINT he will 20 TO the
Philippines in command Of the army
there. The designation OF Gan. Fi,zbugh
Lee us commander Of the seventh corps,
with headquarters ct Tampa, would seem
to indicate that he Is to accompany the
army Of invasion 10 Cuba
KEY WEST, Fla, May 7.-Since the AZ
fair at Cardenas when the Winslow was
disabled the blockade along the northern
coast Of Cuba has been almost without
incident. Even fishing smacks are keep
ing in shore and as no steamers are at
tempting TO get into any of the ports, the
work of the gunboats on duty Is in the
main routine and unexciting.
While the despatch boat was steamlng
along the coast Of Cuba, off Matanzas, on
Monday morning, II strange derelct was
sighted about twelve miles off shore ga
approaching nearer 1t presented such IN
unusual appearance that 1t was boarded
and carefully examined.
Tho derelict was schooner about fifty
feet long tho name Conseula of Cardepas
being pain ed acr2ss tho stern. Both her
aSoat Sha f;s1 fnSnpd sct with an axe
The boat was loaded With forty pairs of
railroad car wheels Ct American make.
Part of them were on d eek and part in the
hole But few OF them vera mounted on
their own spindles, railroad ties being used
instead
There was some water in the schoouer's
hold, but evidently NJ attempt has been
made to scuttle her. AT the stern of the
flush deck lay Two big augers, brand new
and an axe.
The cabin wa' deserted and cleared out
The water casks on board were empty.
The starboard anchor hung ut its hawser
holo and the port anchor lay OH the deck.
From the bowsprit hung broken hawser,
and across the bowsprit lay the jib.
The fact that the masts had been recent
| ly cut away showed that the Consuela had
| not been wrecked and the presumption
! arose that her condition was the result of
! a Spanish scheme to harm somo Of the
| American ships.
Should one of the smaller craft on the
| blockade run against the heavily loaded
| schooner, it would go hard with her. Tho
| boat might have been set adrift for this
purpose, or the Matanzas garrison may
| have intended sinking her In the harbDr
and is possible that she broke away or else
that the Spanards were forced 10 flee sud
denly from her on the near approach OF one
! of our ships.
| Having seized the Ratchet and augurs as
contraband OF war the crew of the dis
! patch boat eft tho dereict and reporea
her to the Wilmington off Carednas. Tho
gunboat Immediately steamed west ana
having found her used her MS n target I'M.
til sha.sank Four shots did The business.
Now that the rainy season has COM
| rencel the great number Of fires along
| the Cutan coast so noticeable two weeks
ago have disappeared. LII Il run from Ha-
vanu to Curdenas onSunday not nre was
| seen.
| London, May 17.-With reference to the
| Spanish cruiser Princess de Austurlas
| having arrived off Martinique, as was re-
| ported yesterday, n letter mai'ol at Cadiz
| on May 5 received in London on May y
describes her rs laying at Cadiz alongside
| wooden frigate.
She was having her masts put into pc
! sition and had recently launched her ma
| chinosy aboard but in other respects the
| work of lifting her for sea was III u mo't
| backward state.
Madrid, May IA Despatch from o.
dz to the Hernldo says that the Spanish
wurships Pelnyo, Alfunzo Mi. Carlos '.
| ROtlun, pa;IlCtG, aN"as anu i'"N!"lih t
will 10 ready Tor sea III the course Vi
| week.
Washington, Nay i.-H"'iiE". Wv,
| vera'a fleet, which ielt CurHcoa ntter .oh''
! ing on sunday, is now in the Caribbean
| sea ii IS believed waiting chance To
stike II blow at tho CUBAN Dlochauihs
| fleet ,.,
Admiral sampson $ squadron ~ gen
| orally thought. despite the report th'' no
is going to Cicnfucgos, l., on south
| westerly course ana clear OF the " lhu" a,u
| Passage, is hu'hing for Cervera Ve'Sei7'
Tho strong fleet which Is reported 70
| have smiled from Cadih may 60 as staleu,
! to the relief OF the Philippines but !! Is
said, that it, mora ilkcly course l. TO steer
westward courS"hnu secure p"si.'oi
where 1t may cooperate WIN NerVot.
fleet in striking " powerful blow ~ tho
| United States YES els IN Cupah waters
Conmouore Hch'ey IS "iehlt "' g, ,,"ntlS
distance of Havana llomay S OPP oil koy
West for orders from he department: But
he will he able to give hatl'c 10 INC 7Pa"-
| lsh fleet should IL succeed Ill passing Ta'hP'
son Oh its wayto CuDa.
battle between sampson anu au''.i ,i.i
Cervclh 1ieat may occur 'o-i's; hs WY
are now be lievcd to De wlthlh st'lhihs Ills
lance of each ether
| Washington May lI-f'c1luch, -h"hln
ley is s.riou.ly considering the Wl'uoih Oh
calling for NOR volunteer troops anu
has practically decided TO 40 So me nun
Der may IN as small Us oo'Doo OF AZ ii'hy w
as large as 2JO,0O.
The President believes that III view Oh
possible international c0hrEcatlolS, anu
the probability mat uitllhht"ly avery 'h'se
force will be required for he occupation OF
the Philippine Islands, 1T Is "hoAt TIME 10
ask Congress to give him AUTHORITY Tor IL
new call to arms. ,,
The addit onnl volunteers would pr"nao
ly he held as large reserve I"rce to DO Use
i'll Cuba, Porto hcorr the fhiilppl mes
as 500 ms the necessity shHtiu arse Mehh-
while the moral ELECT on European ma
tiUEs would he valuable,
| New York May IL The journal prints