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the Herald from Washington says:
SPANS answer 70 President Nc
Kinley's ultimatum my take the form
of shot and shell.
Her formidable fleet, which has been
mobilizing ut the Capt Verde Islands
for some days past, sailed un Wednes-
duy from that point for an unknown
destination. The fleet Is composed OF
the arhnored cruisers Oqucndo Crlsto-
bal Colon. lnfanta Maria Teresa ana
Nizcaya the torpedo boat desfoyers
Furor, Terror and Pluton, and the tor
pedo boats Ariete, Azor and Rayo, ana
perhaps the battleship Polayo.
Information of the sailing OF the
iieet has been received by the attaches
of the Spanish legation.
1t is conceded to be highly probable
that the iiect viii hasten across the
ocean to Porto Rico and cuba to pre-
vent by force the ousting from the
islands of the naval and military
forces of the Spanish government now
there. On the other hand 1t Is posi-
Die that the ships have gone to the
-ana,y Islands but this is considered
Improbable.
40 result Oh information NHlcH tnt
spanish attaches have received, the
olneiais are confident that the battle
ship Pelayo, which was officially re-
ported to have sailed from Cadlz ON
SUNDAY last Joined II. and tnat fur
thermore,t Arrangements have been
..,4uc Tor the reinforcement OF the
squadron by the armored cruiser
carlos V.
spains action in collecting such u
urmidable fleet at St. Vincent. has been
subject OF considerable and ANXIOUS
speculation at the navy department
and 1t viii receive considerable con-
sideration mt meeting of the STRAIT
egic board.
The Carlos V is perhaps the most
effective of SPANS men Of war. She
is an armored cruiser OF 5000 tons and
a speed OF 20 knots Her batteries
consist Of 26 guns. The Pelayo, the
only battleship in the Spanish navy
OF any value, was originally built
twelve years ago, but the changes
which have been made in her battery
In France have increased her efficiency
to great extent.
Such Il fleet might be able to dispose
of Commodore Schley's flying squad
ron.
In consequence of the collection of
such force at st. Vincent. one thing
is certaln-the flying squadron viii
not be sent to operate against It until
reinforced by the bautleships and
cruisers of Captain Simpsons fleet:
and 1t is not at all certain that this
government will be hasty In dispatch
ing It's vessels to eastern waters.
The United States navy would nat
urally prefer that the Spanish shipg
should seek battlel by sailing to Porto
Rico or Cuba, because at either point
they would be far from their base, and
II Is In anticipation OF their coming
that Spain has been gathering coal at
Havana and San Juan.
Information which has reached the
authorities shows that She now has at
Havana 900 tons of coal and at San
Jaun $4,000. She Is making desperate
efforts to increase her coal piles and
dealers in Norfolk have been selling
coal TO Spanish agents at a dollar per
ton less than the price they have
charged the United States.
III Spain should use the Cape Verde
Islands as n base of operations in time
of war. Portugal viii be called to ac-
count by the United States. The Cape
Verde Islands belong to the Lisbon gov
eminent which recently Informed the
United States that 1t had rejected prop
ositions made by Sapin TO enter into an
offensive and defensive alliance, and
proposed to remain strictly neutral.
Portugal will be expected to carry out
her intention in this respect Her neu-
give to the Spanish vessels only sufii-
client coal to enable them to reach the
next Spanish port. which in this case
would be the Canary Islands, and once
they have left that port they cannot
return for coal or provisions.
81 expect that the Spanish fleet will
leave st. Vincent Immediately after
war is declared said well known
naval expert, 'and its destination will
be unknown. There win be great
scare in the United States. as 1t will
be believed they are en- route for Porto
Rican or Cuban waters or possibly for
one of the coast cities. but in four Or
| i've days they will turn up at the
| Canaries and there. l believe, they will
| remain to give the American fleet a
warm reception upon its arrival.
ut will be to the interest OF the Unit
| ed States forces to occupy one of the
Canary Islands and establish coal
supply there.
| ut looks to me as though Spain is
| gathering her forces in order to give
the United States good stand up
fight, and II she is defeated she win
rely on the squadron at Cadiz as her
| second line of defense. | do not think
her men-of-war win come westward,
| for, being far from their case they
| would be at a disadvantage
| although Spaln's second torpedo
boat flotilla was reported to be prepar-
| ing 10 san some days ago, no report OF
| It's departure from Cadiz has been an
| nounced. This notilla consists OF the
converted yacht Girald, torpedo boat
destroyers Destructor, Prosperin and
Osado and five torpedo boats.
Official information has been received
that the Iron battleship Victoria. now
at Cadiz. was fully put In condition
for active service on April 10. The iron
battleship Numancia. which has been
| altered at Toulon, Is reported to be
| nearly ready for sea. It has also
been learned that the merchant steam.
ers Normannia and Columbia, pur-
chased from the Hamburg American
Packet company arrived at Cadlz last
| Saturday and that the work OF cen
| verting them into auxiliary cruisers is
| being pushed forward rapidly.
Much to the relief OF officials. their
| latest reports concerning the condition
of the Spanish gun vessels under con-
| struction in Spain show that but one.
the Dona Maria de Molina. win be
able to participate In the coming war.
London. April 2l.--A dispatch pub-
| lished this afternoon SAYS. ''The
| Spanish fleet was still at Cape Verde
| islands, at noon today"
woodford's Belief Unavaliing.
| London. April 21.-Ambassador Hay
said to the New York World cores
pondent:
II expect that Gen. woodrord. when