Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-12
SHIPS GO TO SPAIN
Barcelona Companies Buy Two of
the Hamburg Liners.
FIRST OFFERED TO UNITED STATES
Active Preparations for War at the
Navy Yards.
MOVEMENTS OF WAR SHIPS

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been offered to the United States govern
ment, Mr.. Emil l.. Boas the New York
agent of the Hamburg-American line. said
today that on last Monday he was I'm
Washington and offered the government
the steamers Columbia ard Normannia.
giving till 3 O'Clock that afternoon for a
response. No reply was received and he
| subsequently notified the government that
| should there be a desire at any time TO
4 consider his proposition to let him know
| ana ne would at once cable to his COM
pany for authority in the matter. He
heard nothing from the government for
| five days. and then he was informed that
| the Columbia and Normannia had been
sold to Morse & Company of London.
Transferred to Spanish Company.
| Today he received a cablegram from his
| company that Morse & Company had
| transferred the two steamers yesterday 10
| the Campania Transatlantic of Barcelona
| a Spanish commercial line of steamers, of
| which ]. M. Ceballos q Company are the
| New York agents, and that the steamers
would leave Hamburg today for Cadiz to
be delivered TO the purchasers.
Mr.. Boas further said that during the
last week he had offered the government
the steamer Fuersl Bismarck, and that the
| sui TemalreQ ODen-
Exclusion From Navy Yard.
The orders issued yesterday by Rear Ad-
niral BUnce excluding all persons from
/ the navy yard, Brooklyn, except those be-
longing to the navy or employed in the
yard are being strictly enforced. A great
| many people were turned away from the
main entrance today by the sentries.
Many of the visitors were anxious to
Il lot xnha hala he lrna
ships throughout the yards. A few per-
sens who had urgent business were fur
nished passes by the captain of the yard.
| but each enc OF them was closely watched
| by the marine sentries who were placed at
| short distances from each other all over
| the different docks and buildings.
Tugs Ready to Sail.
The tugs Uncas. Osceola and Sioux will
| be ready this afternoon or early tomorrow,
1 when they will leave for the south. Their
| first stopping place will be Norfolk, Va,
where they will coal up.
The Saturn was taken out of dry dock to-
| day and the Wauputuck, formerly the At
las, in command of Lieut.. Jungen, one Of
the Maine survivors, took her place in the
| dock. The Hornet, formerly the Alicia, IN
/ command of Lieut.. Helm, went in COM
| n issiop at 10 o'clock today. The New
1 Orleans and San Francisco arc expected
| to arrive on Thursday. but the latter may
not come up to the yard. At the recruiting
ship Vermont a few bright-looking lands
men were enlisted today.
New Dispatch Boat Arrives.
| NEW YORK, April PA new dispatch
boat, which the United States government
bought from the Yarrows of England. ar
| rived here today on the American trans
| cla
is all that is needed to place her in active
service, and this will probably be adjusted
| as soon as she is taken off the Mime
| aska, so that she may have a trial trip
| soon.
The vessel, which is unnamed as yet is
81 feet long. with rine feet beam. She
| draws two feet Of water forward and three
| feet aft. She is said to be one of the fast
| est dispatch boats in the world, a speed of
| thirty knots an hour being claimed for her.
L: is also claimed that she may he sub
merged to the deck line.
Naval Reserve Ordered Out.
NEW YORK, April IA small detach-
| nent of the New Jersey naval reserve, de-
partment of the east, left on an Atlantic
| coast line express from the Pennsylvania
depot ct 9:34 o'clock this morning for Phil
| adelrtia. The men numbered less than
| twenty-five.
They are the advance guard of the nine
ty-five ordered to man the monitor Mon
tauk. which is at the League Island navy
yard in Philadell hia. 1t is expected that
| the remainder of the ninety-five men as
signed will depart tomorrow for Philadel-
phia.
| Crew for the Nahant.
NEW YORK, April 12.-The first bat
| falfnu of fhe Naval Reserxas of New Ynrlr
started today on their way to the League
Island navy yard.
They left over the Pennsylvania railroad
in three special cars. The l02 men who
| make up the battalion were wild with en-
| thusiasm.
| In addition to their hammocks and haver--
| sacks. the men took along with them ten
| rifles, 1000 rounds of ammunition, ten cut
| lasses and 500 rounds of pistol ammunition
They will go to the League Island navy
yard and will do duty on board the moni-
tor Nahant, which they will man and bring
back to guard New York hsrbor.
Leather for War Purposes.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April PA firm
i of wholesale leather dealers Of this city
yesterday received an order from the gov-
ernment for 10000 sides OF leather, to be
| delivered at the Rock Island arsenal at the
earliest possible moment. The leather is to
be used for the manufacture of cartridge
boxes and swords sabcr and bayonet scab-
bards.
The Rock Island arsenal is said to be
capable Of turning out all accoutrements
for 1000 men a day.
The California Rangers.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. April 12-Police
sergeant Jack Hayes. who is organizing ths
first company OF the proposed regiment of
California Rangers" Is receiving letters
from all parts OF the state. the writers be-
Ing anxious to fight against Spain IL their
services ara needed. Already a number OF
expert horsemen and sharpshooters nave
been enlisted
| Mnyfl0wcr Pat to Sea.
NEW YORK. April 1.-THE auxiliary tor
pedo boat destroyer Maynower left ths
Brooklyn navy yard at an early hour ana
passed out Sandy Hook at 7:55 this morn.
Ing. She is bound to Newport. r. L. to taxi
On torpedoes.