The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-21
BLOCKADE RUNNING.
sampson Will Prevent the Landing Of
supplies.

sampson Will Prevent the Landing of
supplies.
New York. June 2o.-A special to the
cordance with the instructions given.
Admiral Sampson will Immediately take
measures to reinforce the blockading
squadron on the safe arrival of the
troops at Santiago de Cuba With the
exception Of the battleship Indiana and
the torpedo boats which accompanied
the troop ships, the convoy squadron
will be ordered to proceed with all dis
patch back to the western end of Cuba
to resume stations at the points where
they were located before they were at
tached to the conveying fleet.
As a result of the return Of these ves-
sells. about IA in number. the authorities
say that there will be no further danger
OF blockade running to Cuban ports.
There Is no question that the authori-
ties have been very much concerned
about this feature OF the situation for
several days. as reports received from
the American consular officers In the
Bahamas. Jamaica and other West In
dian ports in the neighborhood OF Ha-
vana showed that the merchants there
are preparing to ship large quantities OF
supplies to Havana.
No expectation Is entertained that the
goods will be sent Immediately to Ha-
vana. as this government has too large
a naval force stationed at that point. but
IL Is expected that attempts will be
made to land the cargoes OF vessels at
other ports connected with Havana by
railways or highways where there Is no
danger of the goods being captured by
the insurgents while en- route.
The cruiser Newark will not sail for
the south to take station as the flagship
of the blockading squadron until the
middle OF the present week.
In order to accommodate the troops
which will be sent to Santiago de Cuba
to reinforce General Shafter. II will be
necessary to make some few alterations
but the troop ships Will be ready for
service before the troops can possibly
be In readiness to go. The Yale and
Harvard between them will take practi-
cally the entire reinforcements OF the
American force at Santiago. Captain
Crowninshield Is quite satisfied with the
progress that has been made In enlist
ing men for the two vessels.
Work Is being rushed with all posi-
BILE dispatch on the cruiser Philadelphia.
and 1t is expected confidently at the
navy department that she will be able
to leave Mare island on or before July 1.
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toNdfoS tobiBittfoils anu u EAPttt'o
at the navy department that she win be
ready to enter commission ON July Is.
Civil Engineer NJ. T. Endicott has
practically decided to annul the con-
tracts for dredging the basin in front
OF the dry dock at Port Royal and the
wharf at Key West. The annulment is
due to the failure of the contractors to
perform the work as expeditiously as the
chief of the bureau of yards and docks
desires. Mr.. Endicott proposes to leave
this week for Dry Tortugas. where he
will inspect the work incidental to the
establishment of a coaling depot at that
point. which Is now I'm progress.
The order for the construction Of dry
docks recently authorized by the naval
appropriations is for the Algiers floating
dock. the Boston dock. which is 10 be
built of stone: the Portsmouth dock.
Mare island timber dock and the League
island timber dock.