The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-16
N'SWEIEREABOUTS
Are Now Known and the Spanish Fleet Is Supposed to be
off the Venezuelan Coast.
CAPTURE OF YALE IS DIscREDTTED
COPYRIGHTED, 1898, by the Associated Prc.sss.)

COPYRIGHTED, 1898, by the Associated Prcss)
CAPE HAYTIEN, Republic Of Hayd, May 1s-Thc United
States storchip Supply, still here under waiting orders
expected that this point may be used the base for supplies
for the feet
No Of the reported capture Of the auxiliary Yale
mey the American line Paris has been received here
the report is discredted
The United States torpedo boat Porter and the storesp Supply
which have been here waiting orders have sailed Join Admiral
Simpsons squadron
Thesquadonpassed Cape Hayen to-day whether
will turn southwark to the Spanish or go first to
CURACOA May 5-Thc Spanish cruisers Maria Teresa Viz
caya Amran Oquendo and Cob Colon and torpedo boat
soyes Puon and Terror which arrived off harbor yesterday
morning, are still here.
Only the Maria Teresa and the Vzcaya admitted port
They have bought coal provisions and medicines and still remain in
port ~ 45s
The other warshps are outside waiting. 4 "
The statement that the torpedo boat destroyer Terror with
squadron Of Admiral Ceera conflicts with previous statement
the vessel had been definitely located at Martinique where she
being dry docked for repairs Probably the Curacao dispatch should
read Furor instead Of Terror
WASHINGTON May 1Several cablegrams received at
the navy department this morning from commanders OF fleets and
others reply It stated that the government
with the squadron developments more
less importance looked for the future
c the publication important naval movements order has been
issued by Secretary Long, deciding that all concerning
movements be withheld from the such he himself may
see fit to announce. iisS&sS a. 5&4
KEY WEST Fla May This has been Sunday Of unusual
activity here and apparent that important strategic
being planned Commodore Watson arrived on the gnboat Doll
phn from the blockadng feet off Havana Orders thick and
fast from Washington and the naval station authorities
ed to make quick preparations to coal the big ships 1t thought
that there will be occasion to begin coang before Tuesday
Wednesday, although would be surprising the work to
begin tonight tomorrow.
The ships already the abor have been ordered get up
without delay but the officers say they are ignorant OF what this may
indicate The announcement from the north OF the coming OF the
flying squadron strengthened the theory held here that united
Of kind contemplated The chief factor in the sua
cn the whereabouts Of the Spanish feet understood to be off the
Venezuelan conceded by that Ceveras
squadron the detached bockadng squadron off Cuba while
Admiral Simpsons ships coalng here, disastrous blow
might be inflicted and believed the plan under consideration
is to obviate any such possibility
Extraordinary precautions being made for the protection
Key West hbo although the rumo lately circulated here that the
Spanish fleet heading this way secuted by the officials
be the British steamer Es
described by the nnnd INV Nor Wa sh @
Incidents
,atleship Iowa. night. and evidently
oe knowledge
outside ships
'n cut at st ed Saturday mer
Spanish
docked at Brooklyn
and OF Marunque turned her side lights.
cry light on the merchantnan ou
TlEFLYING SQUADRON and she made evidently