The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-24

blanche in the matter Of expense has
been given to him. He can hire a for
eign war ship, if he thinks best. from
which to witness the first naval battle.
Already he has engaged a fast boat for
keeping track Of the fleet near Key
West.
Yachting Reporter.
Working with Mr. Tholens. but also
In close touch with the home office Is
Irving King, an ex-naval officer, and
for years the yachting reporter for the
Press. Mr.. King is stationed at Hamp-
ton Roads, with instructions to follow
the movements Of the flying squadron
When it Is ordered to sea Mr.. King
will accompany it. according to present
plans, in boat chartered especially for
the occasion.
The alternative plan Is for Mr.. King
to beat the fleet on it's way South by
going overland by train, reporting to
Mr.. Tholens at Key West, and rejoin-
ing the squadron when it reaches the
enemy.
Within a few days, as soon as a
massing Of land forces begins, Monte
Cutler will be stationed at Atlanta
probably. He will cover the maneuvers
OF the regular army, and. If it shall
be determined to land American troops
in Cuba, Mr.. Cutler will go with them.
When the New York reserves are call
ed out Harry N. Gather will be de-
tailed to accompany them, or, at least.
to cover the most important body.
The New York World has provided
for an emergency at every point with
in range. For months it's service in
Cuba and at Key West and the impor-
tant cable stations in the island groups
has been a subject of careful thought
by the executive department.
In Charge of ScoveI.
A corps of correspondents Of the
World. under the direction of Sylvester
Scovel, are already in Cuba The big
ocean-going tug Triton will be it's dis
patch boat. The Triton is one Of the
fastest boats on the Atlantic coast. She
has 700 horse power and has proved
most useful in the Worlds dispatch
boat service.
The service as 1t exists now includes
an elaborate means Of communication
between points Of interest and sources
OF news. The World has a staff cor
respondent at Porto Rico with a fast
! boat, awaiting developments; 1t has
staff and resident correspondents at st.
Thomas, Cadiz, Barcelona, ST. Vincent.
the Cape Verde islands, and a staff of
men at Madrid
The resident correspondent at Madrid
able to send elaborate news dispatches
by means of a system of couriers to
the French frontier. In this way Span
1sh censorship has been avoided. The
system is quite like that of a relay race
the couriers relieving one another at
different points. This service will be
maintained.
The supplementary service Is elab-
crate. The World has declared it will
follow the main fleet with it's own fleet
OF swift dispatch boats After a, bat
tie has been fought and the results de-
termined, a World dispatch boat. ac-
cordIng to the present programme. is
TO run to the nearest cable Office for
the quick transmission of news.
While it is believed in the World or.
flee that the war will be won and lost
by naval forces, yet the World has ar
ranged to have a corps of correspond-
ents, who will follow the marching
troops and be with them when Cuba is
occupied by Gen. Miles and his SOL
diers, il that result is achieved
I'he daily expenses of the tug Triton
may be taken as a slight indication of
the money required to run war re-
porting fleet. The World pays 81, 800 q
month For the use of this tug. There
is an expense of $125 each day when
the boat leaves Havana for fees alone.
This sum includes the pilotage fee. the
AiNe"iei SiCebi epllCC Ice ana OCnGrS, Which
are collected by the Spanish authori-
ties.
How the Journal VIII Do 1t.
For long time the question of how
to supply the newspaper reading public
with war news that shall be a model
to future historians. has been a subject
OF careful consideration in the Office
of the New York Journal. Three
z1,t-,
of these, the Buccaneer, has already
done service for the paper The steam
yacht Anita and the tug Echo will as
slst as dispatch boats. The Journals
corps Of war correspondents will be
under the leadership OF Alfred Henry
Lewis, formerly the special correspon-
dent at Washington. James Creelman
is another man upon whom the Jour-
na! will depend for war news. He is
neWspaper man of wide experience.
Julian hawthorne. the novelist.