Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-05-21
THE EVE OF BATTLE.
The Spanish Fleet Located and
the American Fleet Taking
on Ammunition.
THE SPANS FLEET LOCATED.

de Cuba successfully avoiding the two
American s%qudrons. Admiral Camars
is at Madrid receiving instructions rela
tive to his destination.
The success of Admiral Cervera il
avoiding the American fleets and keep.
ing them in a quandry has excited wild
enthusiams at Madrid and the press is
clamoring for prompt dispatch of the
reserve fleets to Manila and Cuba.
This partial victory has brought many
w~eak-hearted sympathizers into the
~royalists forces.
GREAT CONFLICT IN SIGHT.
Key West, May 2O.-The fleets of Ad-
miral Sampson and Admiral Scheley are
now in this port taking on coal and am
llunltlon' The scene is one of unusual
interest and an army of men are busy
loading the great fighting machines.
In spite If the strict censorship main
tanned by the Government is plain to
be seen that Americas fleet will within .
few hours be ready for a great naval
battle.
1t is certain that a great naval conflict
will be held between the two fleets
within the next As hours. There is
every probability of a hotter battle than
that in which Admiral Dewey made
such a grand victory. Santiago de Cuba
is a strongly fortified port and the batter
les at that point have been reinforced
and the harbor being deep near the forts
the ships will take advantage OF the fact
by lying within the protection of the
shore batteries. Should the battle take
place Sunday which seems likely the
event Will happen just three weeks from
the date of Dewey's grand victory. The
detrils of The important movements are
permitted to pass the censor.
THE ST. PAUL IN
Washington, May pa report has
h@c@ received Lv.c nat the coal bunkers
the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, now at
Key West, are on fire and that her mag
azineS may explode.
y NEW SQADRON.
Washington. May 2O.-The arrival of
The Oregon has put another American
squadron in the West indies. 1t ROW
consists of the Oregon, Marietta. Mont
gomery, Buffalo, Harvard, Yale and $.
Louis, and to be added to it are the mon-I
tors Terror and Amphritrite. The fleet
viii be under command of CAPTAIN
lark and will cruise in the n~eighbor-
hood of Porto Rico.
1t is thought here that Captain Clark
nay be the first to get a chance at the
spanish f1eet, as 1t may mex be heard of
n the Porto Rican waters. The Govern
nent is satisfied that Clark's fleet will
re strong enough to handle the Spaniards
they should appear.
ON SHIPS.
Washington, Nav 2O.-News was 20
e1ved here to-day that a large number
German gunners are accepting places
n the Spanish fleet now being fitted out
Cadiz. The S~paniards up to this time
ave shown themselves very inefficient
unners, and the employment of Ger
1ans will materially strengthen their
Get.
The employment of German gunners
however, regarded as an indication of
on the part of GERMANY
nj the German Ambassador will prob
be asked to eNplnin the matter to
lie satisfaction Of the State Department
The transports City of Picking, City of
ydney and Australia are about ready at
an Francisco for the reception of troops
II Manila.
The Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers
ave started for San Francisco on their !
ay to Manila. The members come 5
ON the towns of Western Pennsvl- l
mia. I
Ii Is that the German war
up GER has arrived at Havana and if j. {
H. uid not return the salute of the r
squadron nor did she salute /
G American flag. She saluted the {
forts and her commander Wis
ID General Blanco.
Washington, May 20.-The Senate has
Ssed a resolution ordering that the
''i'pp'ne troops rer"iv" a months pay
advance.