The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-19
NE VS. CURTAILED.
Navy Department Places a Censorship on
Information OF Our Vessels Movements
Proper News to BE BuIletned.

=, WASHINGTON, May n. - An order
posted Monday morning and signe,
by Secretary Long relative to the pub
lIcation OF news cmanating from tn,
navy department had the effect Mon
day of considerably curtalling tn,
supply of information that heretofore
t has been rather freely given out The
. sacrctary's order was directed 10 Capt.
! Crowlnshicid. chief of the navigation
bureau. and he in turn gave it effect
by making an order in his own name
that no person connected with his
bureau IN any capacity should have
any conversation whatever upon sub.
Jects IN any way pertaining to the
navy with representatives OF the
press rs an oir>c, il was ordered that
bulletins OF such facts rs have actual.
IS occurred and are proper for publi-
cation. and are not connected with cx.
lsung or projected movements, shall be
prepared and posted on the bulletin
board. The sum total Of the informa.
! ton published 10y the bulletin board
| Monday under this rule was "A notice
of the intention to start the Philippine
relief expedition and Of the permission
given To some foreign neutral vessels
to pass the blockade at Havana. In
explanation OF the issue of this order
the naval authorities say that some of
the leading American newspapers
have been 50 far lacking in patriotism
n' to print plans of campaign and
projected movements of naval ships.
with the result that the war board has
been obliged to completely rcvis, its
plans in the know edge that the span.
lard> had promptly taken notice Of the
publications and were prepared To
profit 10y them. Complaint was made
to Secretary Long that the newspaper, |
were working injury to the govern
mcnt in such cases.
Tine opening OF the blockade at Ha. |
yana To certain vessel, is rather |
curious proceeding that may lead To a |
very considerable widening OF the
blockade itself. 50 that in the end the
neutral vessel, not loa led with contra.
band or supplies, the carving of
which into Havana would interfere
with the naval and military opera.
tlons LAID down by the uitcd states
lnc statement that the navy depart.
ment still hopes to make an exchange
Of prisoners at an early day show, that
the mission Of the inca, Monday was
by no means complete ia lure Il, has
been stated
The troop, going to Manila are 10 be-
for Il six month, stay accord
ng 10 the number OF rations furnished.
;. lGO. .OOO and preparations for their
Iel arturo are being pressed with the
greatest energy The Charleston
hou.d have sailed Monday from san
Francisco.
limitations have been received mere ,
hat Capt Gen Blanco. a. Havana. IS s.
'crY snort of ammunition, i'm which q
asc the powerful batteries at the en-. .
rance OF Havana harbor. Of course. y
would be deprived Of large part Of il
heir defensive strength. This state Of IS
fairs may lead to some desperate at. u
cmrt, AT Alocka lc running on the r
'art OF the Spaniard, in the hope Of fl
cttinq more ammunition into Havana O
Z j, believed that IN, .un. a
lie, so fr,ouc,,lr refc,r.d =,
, lciuo ON the Sr,,i,b
yinr SQUADRON were os mi. character 7
athcr than fool supplies, which !,
iakc, IL all ,he more imuort,ut that N
anr,oa and Srblcv ,hould succeed IN !,
coping Adm. Ccrycra from rcacb;n, ,,
Iavana or Cionfncco, or any port IN e
uUa connected with Havana 6y rail. :,
>chlcy probably i. Il
..u d,,,, ,, u,. Ir..;i.. .... y,
.r" "oNh on lhc ilori4d coast -
ow ana should pe able To- guard r.
le l 'orida straits hi tuesday O.
+ "cNt day lllN appearanc" on that a'
9e OF 'upa won'd 'nabI" sampson 20 \
'ihf h'' lr'1c.aco with perfect safety ~