The herald., 1898-04-12
Los ANGELES HERALD. TUESDAY MORNING APRIL g. 1898

not very polite language. told the Spanish
committee to go to . warmer place thar
Cuba.
Woodford Still Waits
MADRID. April II. 12:45 p.m.-variou'
rumors were in circulation at this time ol
the day, among them being that Genera
Woodford was leaving Madrid and thu
ambassadors were meeting to discuss
grave news received from Washington. bu'
they all turned out to be unfounded. II
was positively asserted in official circles
that there had been no further develop
ments, and that there would not be any
until after President McKinley's report
had been delivered to Congress.
General Woodford, when questioned re
garding the reports in circulation as to hi:
leaving Madrid, reiterated his previous
declaration about not leaving, and added
significantly:
II have no expectation that my govern.
ment will direct me to apply for my pass
ports, or that the Spanish government will
present them to me-"
General Woodford has received tele.
grams of congratulations on his conduct
of the affairs from Marshall Field of Chi.
cago and other prominent Americans al
home and abroad.
Naval Preparations
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE monitors
Terror, Puritan and Amphitrite have beer
dusky Light. says the Key West CORE.
spondent of the Herald.
This move, at this time, is accepted here
as evidence that the fleet is making prep
arations to move with the least delay
when the order comes. Monitors are ol
slower than other vessels, but
would play a great part in the formation
of the first line of attack.
Some changes in the plan Of the STRAIT
egic Board have now been decided upon
Moro Castle will not be shelled because
of the prisoners there, and the Cabanas
will escape for the same reason in case the
present trouble between Spain and the
United States goes beyond target practice
AS it is known prisoners are still confined
In some of the cells, it is thought advisa.
Santa Clara and the 12-inch battery neal
Moro Castle.
Work at Mare Island
MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD, April H.
The United States vessels now here are
rapidly being prepared for use in case Of
war. The cruiser Charleston is nearly
ready to leave the dock. 1t is the inten-
ton of Admiral Kirkland to have her ready
for fighting by the end of the present
month.
On Saturday afternoon the Pensacola
was placed in commission with Captain
Henry Glass in command. She has only
a working crew at present. The reason for
placing the ship in commission at this
time is that she is to be used as quarters
for a large detachment of marines who
will be removed from the marine barracks
in order to make room there for tempo
rary hospital. Since the earthquake
wrecked the dwellings on Mare Island
Captain Glass and several of the officers
have been living on the Pensacola.
The task of preparing the Philadelphia
FOR sea is being expedited as fast as the
mechanics can get ahead with the work
The rush has become SO great that the
men in the steam engineering department
have been ordered to work overtime. All
the officers of the Albatross excepting two
have been detached. She will probably
90 out Of commission.
Anxious Indians
APPLETON, Wis, April ia delega-
ton of a dozen Indians from the Oneida
is endeavoring to make ar
for the enlistment of a mum.
Der of Indians in case of war with Spain
They are disappointed in not being able
to find any one with authority to enlist
them at once. A company of 100 and pos
sibly two companies could be raised on
the reservation in q few hours and the
most of the enlistment would be young
men. They think that If they prove their
worth in war against Spain they could be
made citizens and show they were compe-
tent to manage their own affairs. The war
ton.
A Sunday Pay Day
VALENTINE, Neb., April u.-Sunday
was pay day at Fort Niobrara. A Sunday
pay day is very unusual circumstance at
1 military post. and it is reported that the
Twentieth Infantry, stationed at this post
Is under orders to be ready to leave by
A Maine Memorial
RED OAK, Iowa, April ia memorial
in tribute to Assistant Engineer
Darwin Merritt OF the battleship Maine
prepared at an earlier date in hope of the
body being found and sent home, was held
Sunday afternoon in the armory. The G.
A. r. post attended in body, also the mi
itia company. Addresses were made by
Rev. C. F. Moulton, 8. Mcpherson, Chief
:. E. Richards, and resolutions were read
The Consul Leaves Manila
MADRID, April ii, 11:30 ANA dispatch
received here from Manila, capital of the
islands. confirms the report that
the United States Consul at that place has
left Manila. o. F. Williams is the United
States Consul at Manila and William A.
Daland is the Vice-Consul.
The Spanish Fleet
TENERIFFE. Canary Islands. April II
The Spanish armored cruisers Cristoba
Colon and Maria Teresa have passed this
island going south.
A battalion of Spanish infantry and two
batteries of mountain artillery have ar.
rived here.
A Newspaper Suppressed
MADRID. April 1.-THE Pals. the news.
paper which has been the most prominent
in fomenting the anti-government cam.
paign, continued its sensation policy to.
day, and its issue Of date was thereupor
by the authorities.
Probably Murder
MONTREAL, April 11.-Denis Clifford, 8
very wealthy Montreal man, has beer
lrillad and JOsenh O'Mera for manu-