Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-05
CLEtr FOR ACTION
Funiture and Personal Ef-
fects. Sent Ashore.
WAR WILL NOT LAST LONG
Two Officers In tho Flying Squadron Ex-
press Opinions and Both Think the
Moro Castle WIN BE the First
Place Attacked.


Place Attacked.
WAR fever Was not quite SO high an
t.EiS City yesterday. IT dropped a few
no'tGhes, as There was very lit,tle START
atng news from Washington. PRESIDENT
EMcfiinleyS message ITO Congress lis ainN-
inusly awaited. for on lit hinges tsle
result to vi Large degree, and until THE
document is meade public the question of
WaT or peace WLJl remain tln unrsasived
problem The general .o!oiunion dis. how
ever, .thtlt there Will be war. S'thpl There
are people who entertain the belief that
alt 5.the last n1Hnelne Spain Will back
down, but unless Spain 'tss1l-Dwls" There
VIII be q 'scrtap."t
Mo dlspAtclu has been received,
from Washington or1tu.ulgs the flying
sesua duon to put to sea, but Comano-
dore Sehley hats his fleet ial resulinetzs.
FIGHT TO "A FINISH -a
One thlElg is certain. War with Spain
is rnarnEh1ealt This us aNlr,!ttlel by Conn
mDdUre SGhfey and THE cprlrlltpllsl-iss OFF
THE floating fortresses At amy moment
a dispatch lis expected from Washington
ordering the fleet to put TO -ea With all
possible speed. and for THAT reason this.
fires urrder the boGqeTs have been kept
b.a1iHlg. Said AIN officer in. discussing
t1ie situation:
We must fight. I can ses no other
course. 1t .w-aW be n fight ito u finnish.
luz hSudl~ hllu kcCifl'GS ilru-Sl hJC pA>u1ftSA
alt .sfa:d,r.d or the SplnEsh flag must he
carried into Washington. In my opia-
ION war WILL Fast five OF six months, aus
lit will require about THAI long for US TO
whip Spain. The first engagement Will
probably be opened at Key Wet by
the North Atlantic squadron, which Will
She'll iAdouTo CASTLE. The Flying SOU ld-
ron will intercept the Spanish llotilla-
''That fleee of .h-sai,ss is dreaded Nor
!tl.aln all of Spain's other waElahips, but
,xas>1 n
ferna1 little boaiss to the bor.Snn of THE
sea- After lifl.ls There WITH be some fight
ling anound Cuba and up ,.he AalaHlV.c
Coast. Spain may make an attempt 10
enter the Chesapeake bay, but a,e1' boats
Will be headed off alt 1.-THE eaGr.s by sub
marine mines and land soldiers After
conquering Spain on unts side we Will
CROSS the IAsanfc and intake for Catliz-
There we will s1'arld Troops and move on
TO tMladrld. Here 'llhe war Win end.
CLEARING THE SHIPS.
Sunday was "a sad day 'fhoQ' the officers.
The order came to ciletar the Ships 1or
lactipn- This meaTl,s That the officers
url,rst pack. dGaeir PERSONAL effects and
send uIhgm ashore. Everything must be
taken off, ever the photographs of
mothers, sisters, sweethekI1as and wives
Those officers who h,ve friends alsa1S
sent their belongings NO tGlsaI WITH q
alJre asking THAT sthey re 1prWaTfi'ed ~
1lheir homes
All the woodwork and furniture ane
Ito be sent ashore, aud sllraahy "a mum,
ber of Officers cn;aWe sent THEIR peelssoflal
effects to lamb for s.hiplIle1lt ITO itlShus
anli 1+alat.ivyAs AN day Sunday and yes
H,irdsiy the Eurlanl boeiits of the warsihDrs
were cta,r-yi'ng u'run41s and tul'nlsule
d,rom tf1a vessels TO sshaie- W'.antn
t'weu.ty -four hours elll 1.-THE Woodwork On
she ships Will have been removed eN-
rs.ptin,,, periha ps, ;he p.Iot-houlses- i1v-
etytining lis in readiness 10 pun uaesN
down but int VIII NOT be dome unsil me
sshrN,s have put NO sea- Glass, Falaaples
land, I'm fact, everything NOT posAp!N1is
necessary Tor use VIII De SIuSe a,r.9e
Commodore Se!lley hats u'ecshVed am
6unpontar,,t package by mail from WASH
Gu,gtoIl. Its Contents tanse ul1lsIl"" II, Wv.
ii. is believed to Contain orders. III rs
believed 1Ihat Commodore scllley mas
received military charts of CUBA alpa
the A,tlansic coast.
Z. - COLUMBIA SAILS.
At $50 O'Clock yesie1day nlo!aMaN5
hhe nrote ctei cruiser COLUMBIA Wefsleu
E.pads to Old Point where she 1oailsa
nor sister Ship, the Nlinne ipotss. Idlsre
ia my sdgnlficamce alttaeAaed to THE Co
a,ln,lbia's leawin(g these waters.
MAY GO TO SEA.
Mt 1plaa expects4d that the flagship
Brolulyn would accompany THE Colln1-
ib1a 10 Old Point, but su hsequeilt orueI IS
t,eld the former and she is si1aa lylnrs OIL
Trhiuty- fourth street.
The Broalsiyn may go nc ssa iSl sa.e
purpose of Testing ha1' tvret wlhl N !.sa's
racsmtay been repaired AMID sta's4rssNhlensn
nv expert mechanics from THE shhIyaru;
The primcipal apprehension em1eruaulEso
by the officers with Tesaru uo lsie
smooth acuion of THE talrfels rs WI S.aI
nectipn with THE new el'eV'atnS seal'
which replaced the old alnairnEoroNed pat
tern. 1.,.., ,,,f,,..
tsr,o,,st ht over a consignment 1or la:e
MA, ,s,aa lha,setts Sunday 1nO.'nins. lit is
believed that her cargo eo1issaS s VI W.
pedoes.
THREE BALLS OVER SPAIN
r:Wewe got To whip Spain said a
petty officer OF the Massachusetts ITO
Daily Press reporter lest might lhut
country HAS been ins1GTtirrg Uncle Sam
ever sfsal,e THE VirGiTius affair. when
she, shot down Americans like dogs ON
st1se Tretext taliat they We're spies Until
1.-THE present we 1lave not had sufficient
cause ito TURN loose the dogs of war on
tI1nlt na!tion of tlreaciherous people, and
NOW ut hoolps ans If we were jumping ON
a Cripple, but she's got to be taught
q; lesson and NOW lis THE thine to do DIT.
Pawn-bTokerS own Spain. They tlklve
got THE tlhree balls hanging over her,
and lit may be that her creditors will mot
ellow her to go to war.
A.H1hN NAVY WIN do all THE fighting.
!: We won't nave 10 dihFa Iae S'paIhsul
sEEpy cunt of the Havana !harboT, for
( kileFr commanders. have too much sense
Ito stay I'm There, as the cha mel leading
6hpto tlDe ha,rbor is very marrow, and
tIaey COULD be cut off. Well have to
ffghit them dn the open sea. don't be
QReve we will have to aamd "a man an
ClubaA LAIN we've got ITO do as To send
rThg insurgents plenty of arms and ann
arlun;tioul and they VIII do the rest.
Ndprro Castle win be blown to HI, The
North Atlantic Squadron Will she'll that
pCaee together with Havana. while the
flying squadron duMercepas a Inc. d9rp t;1.s
weli cross, over an'd threaten C!adiz and
Barcelona The WAR will last three
months. Keep your eye ON the Massa-
clallsetts. She's the best ship THAT floats.
Amid THE Texas-weFl, she's a Jontaih'