The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-05

WASHINGTON May A sensation was caused throughout the
city by the that morning arrival of vessel
supposed TO be the dispatch boat bay forty miles
from ongkong the cable Immediately fell into
would not only confirm officially stirring the battle a.
Manila reported press but telling what had s;rca
the cable interrupted
Up the close come from Honckonu
and the officials who beieve really in Mrs bay
put TO devisng ingenious explanations receipt
of oabegrams.
They touched upon difference of time the dis
from Mrs bay Hongkong overcome by the
the owing to the
number of relays the enormously Hongkong
New York Some of the other however adfasv
conended that Admiral would dispatch
boat until he had completed his dispatch surrender
Manila pointed out that they right in their assumption
would not be possible for the McCuo Honglong
morrow evening.
reported returning the Spanish Capc
Verde feet tad but while admitting the possibility
sells the Spanish flying squadron making passage DAYS
they have been from St Vincent the disposed to
regard with suspicion this kind emanang
gal because of the recognized sympathy of the
Spanish side 1t would be good Spanish admiral
commanding the flying squadron supposg
Atlantic throw guard having that he
had returned Spain.
navy department vessels in San Fran
CISCO City Pekng loaded with
coal and supplies and rushed off join Commodore
they will troops will positively
the Commodore is heard fromu upon matter.
The navy department huying together exceedingly large
stock of ammunition forward by the City of Pekg
ammunition of Commodore Deweys fleet The shipment pro-
Yesterday shipments will he
the full quota powder will be
few There will be oOOO0
calher and For eight guns
Of will be light piercing shel
weighing about 900 pounds each For the six
Baltimore and Boston and other ships there will be 1000 steel
mojeciles.
shipments rifle halls
Shells pound balls pound halls
navy department fortunate in having laid ample
proccles of all weights that
delay getting full supply ready for shipment Commodore
The supply powder is readily obtained powder
distributed the several and ships has
the powder mills But owing the emergency in the
a fleet powder intended for other will be forwarded
Francisco and sent 10 Commodore Dewey.
explosions powder mills have crippled
department their supply of powder but they
delay in filling the orders of the department.
No new official o report Hawaii
that the islands
is incoming mail brought proposition
Francisco would scarcely be trusted the telegraph
would be forwarded BY the railway mail which
would bring about five exception
officers welcome the possession Hawaii this momen
as aordng magnificent base for operations the Pacific but
re will be legislative branch in the end pass
upon this offer.
Gibraltar today bonnd straight
is supposed here that she goes to observe
n the Oregon and the Spanish fleet
ordered to Bath Me- where she
will be manned by volunteers.
nomination today number of major generals and bgader
generals purpose of the president avail himself
The full called for in his Proclamation and
slew the by is evident that there
enough properly the officers already