Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-04
No NEWS FR0N|A !.
Official Advice s'us
|...' Avail !
|DFNEy 10 Be A AInAL
Lee, Shafter and;Ner to'
Major Gen
TO BE NOMINAL T0DA
- - l.. N.
China Issues Her Neu1 RI, loc'ama.i'
American Troops vi sent I"
! the PhilipoineSi san
Francisco. pis the
N... Cuban Cams.
TO BE NOMINAL TODAY
Ry Te1ar,)

passed without s,rgnrd from tas y
American fleet N lhe.hppines a''u' 80.
IN View of the long coued interrup-
ton IN cable communion, the oltl ga,
Gals ar<. beginning 10 sn themselves So 81
70 the belief tina I the!ust a"1!l ~ &c
their official news unt boat arriHSa
at Hong Kong. Thiiii! necessal.'S AZ
he a naval vessel. for ls not oei l,e ~ ~
mat Commodore Dew Who WIN os =:
;>dm1ral as soon as nan pc rels'i Nc :.
by CO Bile. could haveared any OF ms ms =,
ships, even the McGulh # o.carry W =.
patches before the III bordment. =" -
mun.cation by steams Ar wen a. -
native vessels betweS the f'ai4l u vi.
and the mainland d the ofhc.als ,
Will BE- rather surpris, # some nsMs
not coming by this mans t"norlow
Ii Admiral DeweyNvants troops
hold what he may gin in the phtlir
pines he will be SEN as many as M
needs directly from Sn Frapclsco, an
it is Very likely thaf',he state s. so.a a,
teers VIII make up tn quota IN Is. only
met talked a bout this tuday anu Is 80
waiting To hear What Commodore -
~ ants e -
Meanwhile, the plans Of 1ne cupa .,5
campaign are being steadily a@ss sonpc
ssort inc. Admi1a a,,s sr,.u ''. Snows, Is
.s.,tsh ~, iH mr,5,1rtain:rg the bocKads Oh
.l,a Cuban coast. and this IS not Lh KY
~ ba abandoned for the pfeseH.. =, stlo sn,t
; two or three of his SHIPS may az Wv
,,'yoy to meet the Oregon on hsl ~.
+: r'rha from Rio Janero w ME li,s
r;ci,is of the Navy DepariMent u ~,
|. ,,,.,iIy feel warm interest ~ ~, =
raca of the magnificent $3.50 !.
y around ting continent. thtS ~, ,.,srne
G., lttla anxiety as 10 INC "u ~ Nv,
st,,it hsIandiu., the current 'ath oA ~
l. ,,n,t nm the part of the Spa'!Sn -, >,
taiu' ,1r,lror to cut off the orsSo.'
'e TN. vessel sailed fru'l ltlo ~ :, IN
known only by the .,sLa, on IN
= finances Of being ovsrsaKe" nh,ul
,;.a, ssas are very small. Even s ,..
w. Snanish vessels fan in WIN ne, =, !,
Id is by no MEG rs certain, no. ,,;a ". az
r. :n- ,.heir numbers, thS'l shs ~. as u,
is t.*at,.d Nv the combined FORCES, =,
". ,,r.rinr in every respect. slZe alIo w.
ST I,v 70 ihos, OF the Spanish sh'pa
ms ~ sryae proclamation diree1 .h Unit mi,
on the Spanish reslde nls - IN, .l has n
!. ssso1sa nor is it certain ina. ~ p"
w.. mai probably dependlnE ul",' :
,nrse pursued by Inc epaH.SA il.
,,,..nT in their treatnleA " ~. NJ
~; citizens in Spain -. ,,',av so there
NJ, Mac. i,-fl on the As:aHlt =.
aws -, ia phe free use OF the mi,
ain ,rhis is rather rel11Slrkaots i'' !, !.
und rla,ks the first acton u 80 :.
| 90. II Nlta' 10 ,f china, which has ne
,ple. on the l ia, neutrality procamau
Dsto 81. laval officers are auiy sla'
ar. 60 The consideration SHOWN ~
Thin.s,, government IN $3.50 :
Chillese, nm. decree until informed
lssue r,,.rirans had acquired Dase
alvin the 3'hllppi'1ts ,,,s'1I a hospital ship
port Inc an ,snsat of the troops s.
Dock day lot the e,I,sissarv General =
yler, to A:uoa- S1,.;ny M. fourth conn
'honi Ma vs., raneral to be retired IN a !.
=. go REPORTS received a9 tl'e :,
was ,.loi.,, from uhe Mianloiio
a not show !hat et.e ,o,,n, while maxim
PROV haItdleo ny tie i-r'SVfs; from Lee
ION. 49, Har decks We're swept a'su u
have qLent delay ~ of IN. ships $
" Y 'e e. 'ass. machinery worked
the didly. ,;r soon he gay
,,nifarms as a result OF an ORDER
Tsnuirlng ali officers to wear eNe
forms of their proper sraueS; "a {.
Quoted l.aiutan1 General CorDln hau q
, mis- earanca with the President TINS
.tUesn 80, CONCERNING the nomiIatlt
n East natter generals and brls aulet - -,
n.a;ch according TO present ny. n.y.
of the ~ VIM h.. sent to the senate tom,
irginia. canaral CorDin took W!ul INN
re new q n,,,, a tull LIST Of those no
E. r. ~ which had been agreed w
.ha War Department othcla@.s! =,
,nantv minute conference WIN liA'
asm; General Corbin fetutAI.
tsnar,ment to make some az i,,.!
he fol- 5n sh.. list suggested by the ~,
lrt yes r. is understood 70 have osrn !,
70 name General shalter, VINO III n.
contn- ESTIMATED 10 lead the army IN. ", "
on into Cuba, Genera sf 90
lme; re- md General Joe Wheeler, o. - =
OF sloo ate cavalry fame, as niaSoi =
+, is regarded as propa PIE :.
srnissed. pre.ident may also noin.hlee =
bicycle 5Is,afnrd formerly minister 10
IS. m W ha a major general:
missed. 10 We s.rnine the appointment
disorder ~. GENERALS, it is said 70 De !
he'd. 80. of ,,he President, so lar as
n main " iske the candidates from ~, !,
ase con- ~ cotonnls in the regular army
Nill aisapponi some or me -
snr ,nportant commands.
te' Ply tf ,rh,. French embassy is me
sign establishment in Wash!n llsa,
voc received official dispaiche:
ner. con- a 'aa,ls Vt Manila. These enme
Egyp 49, Erarch ambassador at 'Maar.u
,ewspapd arawn from Spanish reports
front, ana stated from Berlin that the 10
shes '"sS Gcas> there had cabled fepol