The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-02

the prospective movements of ships and
other details of an important character was
responsible for the apparent scarcity Of
news. Ii is felt by the officials that too
much publicity should not be given to many
of these matters, it might Interfere
seriously with the arrangements and inten-
uons of the departments.
The naval fleet at Hampton Roads has
beer increased by the arrival of the gunbOat
NiclSsburg, fresh from cruise In the Gulf
Of Mexico. and the revenue cutter Window,
which is to be Immediately transferred into
a snip CT war. Both vessels will go TO Nor
folk. The coast defense ship Monterey ar
rived at San Francisco this morning and
the gunboat Wheeling at Seattle yesterday.
The cruiser Minneapolis left the League
island navy yard to-day to join Commodore
Schley's flying squadron al Hampton Roads
The gunboat Newport left Port Tampa.
Fla to-day for Key West The future
me gements of this vessel are uncertain.
She may be Immediately attached to Capt.
Simpsons squadron near Key West or she
may continue her cruise north to Hampton
oils. which has just concluded a practice
cruise in the West Indies. left Port Tampa
to-day for Tompkinsville. n. Y. where she
will take on ammunition supplies. The gum
boat Helena left the Bermudas to-day Tor
Key West This vessel was formerly at
tached to the European station and was at
Lisbon when ordered home
Another naval vessel arrived at the WASH
ington navy yard to-day. 1t is the Cnltsu
States steamer Standish, attached 10 the
Annapolis Naval Academy. She brought
number of guns from the Maryland, wnich
are to be overhauled and put in servlceaDIe
condition at the Washington gun toundry.
The Standish is under orders TO go 10 nor
folk and tow the practice shdp Monogaheia
to Annapolis.
The Navy Department received iniorma5
tion to-day that the cruisers Vtzcaya ana
OQuendo the two fine Spanish cruisers
which have been lying at Havana. had LETT
that port Their destination is not known,
but there is reason to believe they nave
gone to join the torpedo 1otilla.
Captain Humphreys one OF the Wreckers
at work on the Maine, reported from Ha-
yana to-day and was taken by Secretariy,
Long to the Cabinet meeting. There is still
some hope that after the magazines are
emptied from the wreck dynamite may be
used to free the forward part. after which
the stern of the Maine could be raised AS
Il matter of sentiment strong hopes are ex-
pressed that some substantial portion of
the Maine can be raised.
The naval officials continue reticent re-
garding the acquisition of new vessels for
the auxiliary fleet and the negotiations
for the purchase of ships of war abroad,
but there were indications to-day that in
spite of the announced belief Of the de-
partmeAt that no more ships were to be
looked for in that quarter. all hope has not
been abandoned No confirmation OF the
cable dispatch from Denmark that negotia-
tions were under way for the purchase
of two Danish cruisers could be obtained,
but at the same time it was not denied.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. when asked
tie question direct replied that he could not
answer.
General Miles, commanding the army,
has returned to the city from his trip to
Cleveland Buffalo and New York. He
says that there is much patriotism in all
the places he visited and an evident dispo-
sition among all classes and communities
TO support the President in whatever steps
he takes So far as the army is concerned.
he says 1t is thoroughly equipped in every
way to move at the shortest possible mo-
ment. The troops are so concentrated at
the principal posts that they can be trans
ported 70 any desired point without delay.