The herald., 1898-04-25

11s feet long and 20 feet beam. She was
built at Chester. Pa. and her homo port
is New York.
It was said at the navy department that
no additional Information had been re-
ceived of the movements of the Spanish
fleets rendezvoused at Cadiz and at the
Cape de Verde islands. Every step taken
by these fleets is promptly reported to the
department by agents abroad. One ofacer
explained that 1t was necessary to receive
with the greatest caution reports of the
movements of the ships as Spain will nat
urally try in every way to mislead the
United States.
Most of the vessels Of the Asiatic squad
ron, which, according to the Associated
Press dispatches, is to sail with sealed
orders. according to the latest published
advices, were rendezvoused at Hong Kong.
The squadron is under command Of Com
modore George Dewey, well-known and
trusted naval officer and Is made up of
several vessels, excluding colliers recently
purchased by the department. The Olym-
pia, a protected cruiser, is the flagship,
with a speed of over q knots, while the
other ships are the protected cruiser Bal
timore, of 20 knots; the protected cruiser
Raleigh, of 10 knots; the protected cruiser
Boston, of 10 knots the gunboat Concord,
of nearly II knots; the gunboat Petrel of
nearly IL knots and the iron ship Monocacy,
of II knots.
Sunday found many of the officials of
the war and navy departments at their
desks dispatching a mass of accumulated
business. There were numerous details to
be attended to, some of very great import
ance, but in keeping with the policy lately
adopted, especially in the navy depart
ment, the officials refused to make public
much that is of general interest at this
time. Neither Secretaries Long nor Alger
were at their respective departments to-
day, but their places were filled by Assist
ants Roosevelt and Meikeljohn, respect
lively.
Tomorrow morning the war department
will send out to the governors Of the states
request for their proportion of troops,
under the presidents call. The roll of Of
ficers who will muster them in has been
prepared, and the officers are ready to
start for the local rendezvousing points
as soon as necessary. Some of the war de-
partment officials think that the volunteer
army should be ready to start on its way
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in two weeks time. Meanwhile the COM
missary bureau is making arrangements
for feeding the army and the quartermas-
ter department for it's transfer to the sta
tions designated.
In the navy department the officials
read with interest the story of additional
captures of prize vessels by the ships of
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet These are
promptly reported to Secretary Long.
Judge-Advocate-Ge General Lemly has been
engaged in looking up the law on the mat
ter of prize courts, and is prepared to give
any assistance and advice that may be
asked by the navy department in disposing
of the vessels taken
The reported firing on the squadron by
Morro Castle was received with interest.
but If anything official had been received
the officials refuse to disclose the fact.
The department heard today of the safe
arrival of the st. Louis and the New York
at New York city today. This is source
of satisfaction to the officials, who. not
withstanding the fact that these ships are
very fleet, were apprehensive that. though
a remote possibility, they might have en-
countered an enemy's ship. Nothing hay-
ing been heard from the Paris. they hone
she has got beyond the range of any Span
iSh vessels.