The times., 1898-04-12
The Marietta.

come ashore, because of a fear that they
might have trouble with Spaniards here.
1t is now stated that the battleship Ore
gon will not call here, for the same rea-
son.
It seems, however, that such fears are
without foundation. The Spanish colony
here is moderate in its utterances on the
present relations Of the United States
and Spain. and the likelihood of trouble
would have been remote, unless provoked
by the sailors.
The Marietta sailed for Sandy Point,
Straits of Magellan, last night at s
o'clock
The SoIace.
Newport News, Va, April u.-Notwith-
standing the rigorous Sunday laws, yes
terday was a busy day at the shipyard
The work was mainly on the hospital ship
Creole, renamed the Solace, which is now
practically ready for service. Thus far
the enlisting board from the Portsmouth
navy yard has succeeded in obtaining
only the first and second officers and
three men for this vessel.
The Sud arrived here yesterday from
New Orleans. She will be changed into
an auxiliary cruiser It is stated that
the Norte and the Rio will also come
here. These vessels will receive their
light armor at the local shipyard, but
may go to Norfolk for their guns
Their armor belt will be about 1-2 inches
thick and Will cover all exposed portions
of the vessel. All the work to be done
here will be completed in five weeks. The
ships will be used solely as commerce
destroyers, and they will be fitted with
a battery of light guns.
The barge Lone Star and the tug I'm
derwriter, which arrived in port yesterday
from Havana, viii be held in quarantine
for ten days. On board the Lone Star is
mass of wreckage from the Maine.
The steamship Palentino flying the
/ Spanish flag, is here taking on coal When
she passed in at the capes il was rumored
/ that Spanish warship was entering the
roads, and intense excitement was created
I in this city and at Old Point Her Off
/ GERS and men are keeping out of sight
| as much. as possible
1t was stated last night by an officer
from Fort Monroe that the first
! consignment of rapid-fire guns will
reach the garrison today. The
steamer Merrimac, which is to be
used for carrying coal to the flying
/ squadron when ii is ordered to sea, went
to Lambert's Point, and the steamer Sat
urn, which is to be used for the same
purpose, is expected to arrive here in a
day OF two.
Sergeant Tscherning, who disappeared
from Fort Monroe recently. and who was
afterward arrested in North Carolina, has
been reduced 10 the ranks for the offense.
The Nahnnt.
Philadelphia, Pa, April lit has been
definitely determined that the Naval Re
serves, who are TO take the old monitor
Nahant to New York, will sail from
League Island Thursday. They will ar
rive tomorrow. The Nanant's stores are
aboard and she is ready for the trip
Because of the injury sustained by the
Jason in breaking her turret pivot she will
likely be kept out of commission for the
next five weeks Until the new pivot ar
rives no work will be done upon her.
Work on the Lehigh, Montauk and Cats
kill is being rushed and these monitors
Will be in readiness TO leave before the
ending of another week.
Two shifts of workmen are employed
twenty-four hours a day upon the Can
onicus, Mahopac and Manhattan These
ships are rapidly assuming fighting shape.
Their new boilers are expected to arrive
at the yard within the next day or two
Brazirs Ships.
Buenos Ayres, Argentina, via Galveston,
Texas. April 11.-Advices just received
from correspondent in Rio Janeiro are
| TO the effect that United States Minister
/ Bryan IS negotiating with Brazil for the
/ purchase of other Brazilian warships. Ac-
/ companied by naval officer of the United
/ States. Mr.. Bryan yesterday visited the
cruiser Nechtheroy. which, it is stated
has been practically sold TO the United
States, and inspected her carefully.
The Topeka.
Portland, England April 1.-THE new
United States cruiser Topeka formerly
/ Diogenesl, in command of Lieut. John ].
! Knapp, and the torpedo boat Somers. En-
sign c. w Hazelton commanding which
were en- route for the United States, put
/ in here yesterday. After clearing Port
! land Bill such a heavy sea was encount-
! cred that the SomeTs was almost buried
and Lieut.. Knapp deemed it safer TO re-
turn. About thirty of the Topeka's crew
( refused TO sail in her. necessitating the
/ shipping OF others 10 fill their places The
/ Somers, fl Is found, sprung a leak; but
the officers do not regard the injury as
/ serious. Her crew, however, became
frightened and struck. Being merely
hired and not enlisted men, they are not
amenablo TO naval discipline Lieut..
] Knapp Is endeayorlng TO secure a fresh
! crew.
/ Movements of American Wnrshfps.
Batueships Iowa and Indiana, cruisers
New York, Detroit and Cincinnati, gun
boats Nashville Wilmington, Castine
Newport and Helena, monitors Terror
Puritan and Amphitrite, torpedo boats
/ Dupont Cushing Ericsson, Foote, Wins.
low and Porter forming the fighting feet
under command Of Captain Sampson, ar,
still at Key West.
leans were sighted southeast of New.
! They are due at New York Wednesday.
Battleships Massachusetts and Texas
cruisers Brooklyn, Minneapolis and Co
lumbia. forming the flying squadron un
der Commodore Schley, remain at Hamp
ton Roads, waiting orders.
Ram Katahdin is at Hampton Roads
awaiting orders. She is not attached t,
the flying squadron.
Dynamite gunboat Vesuvius and cruis
ers Newark and Montgomery are being
repaired at Norfolk (Va.) Navy Yard.
Battleshp Olympia, cruisers Concord
Raleigh, Boston, Monocacy, gunboat Pc
trel forming the Asiatic squadron, ar
al Hong Kong, awaiting orders
Cruiser Topeka and torpedo boat Som
ers, which sailed from Weymouth, Eng
land, 10 New York, put into Portland
England, disabled. Some of the crey
refused to continue the voyage.
Despatch gunboat Dolphin arrived a
Hampton Roads.
Auxiliary cruiser Yosemite has arrives