The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-21

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navy department, was comprised In the!
one short bulletin, posted at the close st
,he day, STATING THAT THE DE-
PARTatENT HAD INFORMATION
BELIEVED TO BE AUTHENTIC
THAT ADMIRAL cERvERAs WITH
HIS FLYING SQUADRON WAS AT;
SANTIAGO DE CUBA
This went to confirm the newspaper
reports, and also the Madrid cablegramS
published this morning, the 4 latter d.
rather unusual circumstance. for. the;
Spanish bulletins have been notably de-,
ceRive ever since the flying squadron
left Cadiz. Accepting this statement as:
correct It indicates that there is little'
probability of q hostile meeting between
Sampson or schley and Cervera lmme-
dlately. .i--asF Y
LOOKING OVER THE CHARTS OF
q SANTIAGO ~ HARBOR, THE EX-5
pERTS SOON DISCOVERED THAT
THE PLACE WOULD BE. E.A$VERITA-
BILE RAT TRAP FOR THE SPAN-i
IARDS WITH ITS NARROW 5 EN-,
TRANCE IN WHICH a Z SINGLE,
AMERICAN MONITOR COULD BOT
TIE UP THE WHOLE SPANISH
FLEET. z RI :.
War Eoartl's Loss. 26
The naval strategy board. re-chrlsten-5
ed OF hate the war board, is To lose one
Of Its most active and valuable mems
bers in the person OF Captain Barker
He leaves Washington tomorrow for
Hampton Roads to take command OF
the fine protected cruiser Newark, which
has just been extensively repaired at the;
Norfolk navy yard. 1tis expected that,
the Newark will Join Sampson's s squad
ron In West Indies as. soon as she can
get there. 1t has not been determined;
who Will succeed Captain Barker as a,
member OF the war board, a place re-.
Qu!ring the very highest professional,
qualifications and Involving a kn0wl--!
edge Of strategy. as taught scientifically
which Is not the possession Of all naval
officers. 1t may be that the vacancy
Will not be filed at present, though there
has been favorable mention of the name
Of Admiral Ramsay. retired, n In that,
connection. I, & l-5 q 81
Another loss to the department will
occur tomorrow when Lieutenant Glb-,
bon leaves to serve as. one of Captain,
Barker's officers on the Newark.
The Philippines Expedition.
Preparations so on steadily for the
Philippines military expedition. Gen.!
Merritt, who will command. stopped in
Washington this morning, on hts way
westward from New York, and spent
most OF the day In consultation with the
o1lc!als Of the department., arranging
the details OF the expedition. Another.
transport was secured to-day, and the
department Is showing a disposition to
Treat General Merritt with the utmost
morality in the equipment; OF his force
IL 's expected that the advance guard
On one vessel under the command of
General Otis, will sail out OF the Golden
9ats tomorrow. bound for the Philips
pines G - i. 5is,s y q -
The complaints OF the shoeless among
inc volunteers Just brought into the
J army Will soon be eilenced, az the de-
partment Just placed orders for 200, 900
PAIRS OF soldiers shoes. n, 81 y sJa3 "; 5
a beginning was made to-day towards
tae organization OF Independent volun-
yer forces under authority conferred
upon @ the President by special resolution,
tAe national guard Will have no part
IN tnese organizations, which will be
in4ae up OF engineers, immunes and
electricians. III ! I,SI..',gT'5 81, II:
me stan assignments are coming out
.spaiy In the general orders issued by
ae department, the appointments being
n.aae generally upon the request ofthe
major generals and the brigadler gen.
esass yet to be provided for In this mat,
Relieved OF Embnrra,sment.
1he state department to-day an.
n0uneed that the Polnria, The Hamburg
american line steamer at Key West,
which was authorlztd 10 land certain
passengers in Havana, had declined to
1Saii Itself Of tho privilege, so the de-
patsment is relieved OF what promised
20 Do an embarrassing incident, and OF
.ne necessity of establishing whryt might
prove 10 be dangerous precedent.
me department published in the shape
W. consular reports to-day come se.atis-
e.s IRON United States Consul Williams
at MANILA They show that last year
eat OF 5a2 vessels OF all kinds departing
troh the Philippines, twenty-five were
from the United States, 1870 from Great
: bfflnln, twcnty-nine from Germany and
!oFy-seven from Spain, The arriyals
WET. wefe about in the same proportion. MIR
m"Iians' last REPORT Is dated April End, !,
s,o"ihs most flo,lrishing condition OF
EN s Manila customs, the receipts for
reoruary last exceeding by S67,9io the
1897. sssspo''u's iiiolsh t.0e'Is" oi
rnro Invention.
ohscsals here dlsnies ne pure Invention
4 .Ao story coming from Montreal that
'of'ner Minister Polo has succeeded in
Srs.ir.ng for Spain coalIng station OF,
snS VI ,t the French Islands OF St Pierre
Coz. .'atauelon,s on the New Foundland
+ Il ,s ~ the. Frrh embassy the report
,bn Sutea With Indignant contempt. rs
,ns rffhch decree OF neutrality In bind
lanSn T." the French governor! OF these Is. !.
rr,s1, anu eneetually prevents the
ne S'ns os OF snch exceptional privileges
knn,. a''ng etations. 1tiis not generally
,msm mat France possesses these
Whnu Stands IN the North 9Atlan,ic.
Na,."tssne nc french gave Up Carnda and
s,n'ti irGnndlnnd to the Bri,!shy II was
;s.s'sed ~. . In the treaty or the Ijtneht
issS hS; France should rctaln the two la
&. b,".s bas 9t 81. Pierre and .MIauelon, whith
,v,aso tlHcc been utilized Ms coning Ain.
eSns Tn f9r French steamers. a
a n, hs Navy departments Is about 10 call
on cat SIgs Tor q utetl noatihg dock capa bio
HI A'aung q isblp OF 5000 tons, to cost
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