The times., 1898-04-19
The American Army Concentrate
ing at Southern Ports.
WITHIN STRIKING Distance
While the Mobilization of the irruy
Is Making Extraordinary Efforts
The Mosquito Fleet Expected mt
Key West-Aassins CoIored Troops

six-pounder rapid-fire guns, one forward
and two aft. She passed out at Sandy
Hook a few minutes after the Eagle and
Hawk, which left the yard yesterday.
but had remained in the bay over night
Orders were received today for the gun
boat Annapolis to proceed to Key West
at once.
The collier Saturn is about completed
and will probably sail tomorrow. The
collier Niagara will be removed from dry
dock tomorrow morning.
The collier Sterling will not be dry
docked probably. She has been brought
up near the machine shops and work will
be hurried on her.
Dry dock No. 1 will be left open for a
time and the Yankee and Prairie will be
moored in it, one at time.
The work of painting the New Orleans
was begun today
The torpedo boat Manley has been
tested and found satisfactory. the moni-
tor Nahaut and the cruiser San Fran
cisco are expected at the navy yard as
soon as there is dock room there for
them. but they will not move from their
present anchorages until further orders
are issued.
The shipment of stores to the South
and the transfers of recruited men from
Boston and other points continue and in
every department of the navy yard there
is the greatest activity.
Coiored Troops at Key Vest.
Key West, hIa., April lS--SIx more
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(colored) are expected tomorrow. No at
tempt has been made to annoy the
troops.
The mosquito fleet is expected the lat
ter part of the week. The Cubans here
are excited over the report that Senors
Gown and Ramires, of the Autonomist
cabinet, have left Havana to propose an
armistice to Gomez. The Cubans say
that Gomez Will treat them as traitors.
From Fort Yates.
st. Paul, Mimi. April B.-1he steamer
Batcheldor viii open the steamboat sea-
son by conveying two companies of the
second infantry from Fort Yates to Bis
marck, \. D., whence they will proceed
by special train East TO join the re-
mainder of the regiment The Batcheldor
left for Fort Yates yesterday and will
return with the troops Thursday. The
removal of the troops leaves but one
cavalry company at Yates. and an aug
mentation of that force is desired by set
tiers for protection against the Indians
at Standing Rock.
To Leave Fort Leayenworth.
Leavenworth, Kan. April 1S.-At Fort
Leavenworth today the members of the
Twentieth Infantry and Sixth Cavalry
began loading their baggage and rations
on cars which arrived in the night. The
start for Mobile will be made over the
Missouri Pacific tomorrow.
From Jefferson Rarracks.
ST. Louis. April 1S.-Positive orders were
received at jefferson Barracks this morn
ing for the immediate movement of the
Third Cavalry and the Eleventh Infantry
but later in the day instructions reached
here delaying the troops departure and
together with this countermanding order
came an intimation that the infantry
would proceed to Tampa instead of Mo-
bile. 1t was olso ordered that the trans
portation facilities provided for the cav
airy should be turned over TO the in
fantry. This will take the foot soldiers
out of the barracks first. The infantry
are under imperative orders not to leave
the camp and they firmly expect to de-
part for the coast tomorrow.
Capt, sigsbee Pleased.
Philadelphia, April IS.-Cap. Sigsbee
expressed himself today as pleased with
the steamship St. Paul beyond expecta-
tions. Nothing has been decided about the
number of guns she is TO carry as a
cruiser.
A conference was held this afternoon by
Capt. Sigsbee, Lieut.. Commander Wins
low and Naval Constructor Linnard on
the changes necessary to be made Capt.
Sigsbee favored the removal of the deck
house but the other two officers thought
II should stay and nothing will be done
until the Secretary Of the Navy decided
the point. The changes can be made in
ten days and The vessel placed in commits
sion by the expiration Of that time. Capt
Sigsbee declined to express an opinion
on the Spanish report of the Maine dis
aster. He said the Maine was al the bot
tom of Havana harbor and the American
Government had received an official re-
port. What the Spanish said of IL, Capt
Sigsbee said. did not affect him or his
opinion on the matter.
Cramps yard has been closed to vis-
itors and no persons are permitted TO go
aboard the 81. Paul. She is lying one
hundred and fifty feet from where her
hull first entered the water. There is lit
tie doubt that many of the St Pauls
crew will enlist in the Government ser
vice
Mr.. Nanamaker's Patriotism
New York April 1S.-John Wanamaker
today issued an order directing that the
places of employees of his store here, who
are members of the National Guard, shall
be held open for them while in the dis
charge Of active military duty Salaries
| Of such employees will be paid to their
! families during their absence and the men
viii also be insured by Mr.. Wanamaker
! for Sl000.
English Rifles for America
London, April lS.-An agent of the
United States Government is endeavoring
TO obtain the prompt delivery of 100. 600
/ Lee-Metford rifles by Birmingham manu-
| facturers.
Another Vessel Bought.
Montreal. Que. April 1S.-The Allen
Line steamship Lucerne, now at St
Johns. n. b.. has been sold to the United
States Government, orders having been
received here from Glasgow that she is
10 be at once handed over to the pur-
chasers. The Lucerne is the smallest
Of the Allen Line fleet being Of 1944 tons
burden. She was built by Laird Brothers
at Birkenhead. and IS one of the stanch-
est and prettiest ships crossing to Cana
dian ports.
Mobile Bay Mined.
Mobile, April 1S.-The new government
wharves and pier at Fort Morgan are
being rapidly pushed to completion,
nearly 400 laborers being employed there.
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