Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-05
'RIOTING SPANIARDS NO NEWS OF DEWEY
Because Of Gut Gable No Report Has
Been Received Of Battle
at Manila.
PORTO RICO WILL BE TAKEN
Conflicting Reports Concerning Movement
Of Admiral sampson's Fleet Anxiety
Over Possible Danger to Asiatic
Fleet at Manila.

Washington, May S. - Despite the
hourly expectation of an official dispatch
from Commodore Dewey, via Hong Kong
there were no important advices at the
White house up to II o'clock. Persons
who saw the president today assert that
there is strong likelihood that Porto
Rico will be in the hands Of the United
States within 4S hours. .Alrimmediate
seizure of the island, they asserted, has
been ordered, although direct confirma-
tion Is lacking.
Government officials have about con-
cluded that there is little prospect of re-
ceiving news from Commodore Dewey
directly during the day, though there Is
possibility that merchant vessl may
have reached Hong Kong from the
Philippines bringing in some news of
the battle and subsequent events in
Manila. The cable is supposed to be
cut somewhere between its landing place
in the island at Luzon-Point Bolina and
Manila and beyond the reach of Com
modore Dewey.
Presuming that dispatch boat sailed
at the earliest moment after the bonn
bardment Monday evening allowing
three days for the passage, a ship is not
due at Hong Kong or Mrs bay until to-
night. 1t is already night by our time
at either place. Delays would occur be-
fore the receipt of the cable here
through the many relay stations, so it is
thought there is little chance of official
news coming in during the daylight
hours.
Porto Rico to he Taken.
Senator Burrows, after seeing the
president today, said: "Everything is
moving along smoothly and well. What
we want now is Porto Rico. We ought
to have that tomorrow.
impossible for News to Come by Way of
San Francisco.
Officials of the Navy department are
thoroughly indignant at the stories com
ing from San Francisco as to authentic
accounts of the engagement had by
Commodore Dewey at Manila. Captain
Crowninshield, chief of the navigation
bureau, declared that it is impossible
for news from the fleet to come in any
such fashion, and added that the de-
partment's facilities for the receipt of
information from Commodore Dewey's
squadron were superior to those of any
individual
Island of Navassa Threatened With
Famine.
Owing to the war demonstrations in
nearby waters, the island of Navassa, a
small island in the Caribbean sea off the
west coast of Hayti is threatened with
food famine. Senator German today
called the attention of the president to
the necessity for relief. There is rep
resented to be about 70 Americans on
the island, mostly from Maryland. The
president promised to take the matter
up Immediately.
Conflicting Reports Concerning Admiral
SampsOn's Fleet.
No confirmation is obtainable of the
various reports concerning the move
ments of Admiral SIMPSONS fleet. Per-
sons who, from official positions held.
might be supposed to share the conf
tied with the statement that the admiral
has gone to seize Porto Rico. 1t is as
serted with almost equal positiveness
that the feet has gone to meet the Ore
gon and bring her safely north. Still
another report is to the effect that the
admiral has gone to seize Matanzas to
be used as base of operations. Off
cials refuse absolutely to make public
the plan Of the strategy board. A sig
nificant movement is the addition of the
warship New Orleans to Commodore
Schley,s squadron at Hampton Roads, in
place of the Columbia. Without being