The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-26

that nothing leaked ont. a. few telc-
grams came from Key West announc-
Ing the arrival there OF the prizes
whose capture has been reported
through the press. Nothing could be
obtained .as 10 the Intentions OF Com
modore Schley In SO hastily rushing
away the flyers Columbia and Mime
apolis from Hampton Roads, but II Is
believed that their purpose is to shelter
! the Paris or some Of the other liners
from attack at the hands OF some Span
ish cruisers. s il5
The hsintie Squadron
There was talk OF establishing sup
ply depot in the Philippines, to meet
the conditions in Asiatic waters. Our
fleet there now has no home and under
neutrality laws the stay, OF the ships
at any port Is limited to u few hours.
This Is unpleasant besides involving the
expenditure OF q great deal OF coal, 80
that 1t may become necessary for.
Commodore Dewey to seize port in the.
Philippines and fortify 1t as base OF
supplies.
The department to-day purchased two
more tugs, the Hortense, Of New Or
leans, and Mary Willick, OF Galveston.
| The feature OF interest at the war de-
partmert was the dispatch to the gov
ernors Of the states and territories of
circulars notifying them how many men
| they would be expected to furnish as
volunteers. how they should be appor-
! toned among the three arms Of the SER
vice and where they should rendezvous
IN the United States army. A good
many details remain to be arranged In
order TO carry out the departments
projects OF the mobilization Of the vol
urteets, but these are rapidly being dis
posed OF. The department got notice
To-day ttat John Logan, son Of the late
Senator 14SSdn. had raised q cavalry
regiment which he offered to the gov
e-ument under his own command. 1t Is
hoped that this can be accepted as par,
of the quota OF men to be furnished by
Illinois. ss
Astor's L,bernlity. i,
John Jacob Astor, OF New York, not
content with offering the government
free his splendid yacht Normahal and
free transportation for troops and sup
lilies over the railroads in which he is
interested, has come forward with no.
tlce that he has raised and equipped at
his own expense q battery OF artillery
which he desires to offer to the govern
ment under his own plans for service in
Cuba. This offer probably will be ac-
cepted. although the department. has
been deluged with offers to raise VOL
unteers in this way to the aggregate
number Of at least $1,000 men. AS the
Presidents authority on the volunteer
bill is to enlist only three regiments
outside OF the regular quotas to be fur
rished by the states, there Is not much
opportunity to accept the services OF
these patriots. The order to the dis
trict militia to go into camp here at SOL
diers Home was revoked just ut the
momentwhen 1t was in execution, ow-
ing, It Is said, to the fact that the sud-
den calling away OF SO many employees
from the department without notice
threatened to cripple the government
service. -La7s
The action OF the President In recon-
mendinG formal declaration Of war
was welcomed by officials In every d.
rectlon as putting the present struggle
on a more dign!fied basis and tending
to the avoidance Of International COM
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