The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-05-07

With The president today assert that there
b AiTong likelihood that Puerto Rico
viii - in the hands o. the United states
within ~ hours The immediate seizure
q the island, they assert, has been or.
dsFed though direct eonllsmation b lack.
ing,
No confirmation Is obtainable II the
various reports concerning the movements
o. Admiral samps9u's heet. Persons sup,
Pastd t. share the conhdenee 81 the adj
nihissIatlon declare the admiral has gone
10 seize Puerto Rico while ofhsYs With
esInal Posilivene@s say the iieet haa gone
10 meet the OF~gon and escort her safely
north
stiil another Tepart u 10 The eject thai
sampson has gums % seiss MaianEas "a
tiss Il A. base Of operations The OH
eials absolutely refuse 10 make public the
plan u the strategy board.
IN tatsseept che OSegea.
New York. May Ss-An evening Key
West speeiai dated today says,
-fouT Spanish Sarships are reported Oh
haFl4aios~ prepared 10 ini~Fc-pI the lAi
sle~hiP Oregon. A naval hattie is ga.
p@etsd."
NtehtheEeg salts North.
Basnos AyFr., May "A dispatch &c.
eeiSed here today frusn Rio de- Jansito
stsnoans~~ that the uniied Siatsa dymA,
s'lis eTuissr Nkhthrey has slid Rorth
ward
MaaPia In RsaS.
Madrid. May 5.-Feam are expreassA
that the United States fleet has gone 10
eaPtnFe the isiaRh II Puerto Riee,
u sas ahnpanred otiirially today that
the Spanish siramrr Alfonso XIII, sald
4" haze lraotss and valuable cargo 90
board, has arrived II Puerto Rico. II was
feared she Noala b. eaptnEsSl.
Te Uaia~ she Rlesaa.
New York, May "a syerni TO the
Herald irom Wa.hIngtoa says.
hpaiR'a Allanair hsrt h. moi 10 b. Al.
loWei Ia Fvaeh InasFIo Rico at Ia ap.
PFuash ths coast u The unii~.i states.
Hear Admi4al samP~in has perfected
plans taT nerting the sRrsny oa th- high
-~as and giving l.alils Al time and place
II his oNn choosing
Ths sacc-sinl issue II thls hattie may
dsp~nd In = large nseasnre upssn thu St.aH
i-h adniFai b~iaR keT'a In profound iRra,,
sncs II The insratiaa II tho Arnrrinan
sSnsnandsE and lring given the isAst t-ss
sthlr time In uhlrh Ia rseMy- ~ to priv
T~sEr toe tsatlis. Consequently the .rrrp
tsTy u the navy and Rear Admiral Sanap
go have ksts IN. dsaaiis II tbs plan II
operations a Tsutoand ~xsrt. and a. the
tins tps tbs Hsssvmsnt against the span.
tsh ships dFAWs nrar . Censorship II lrir-
grans irosa hey West has hevn r-iab.
lishsSi
THIS u'akss il imyaa.ohl- 10 eblaiR al
T-at iSusR kry West n~rs ot the move
H'ent II the sTm@rd ships under The ir,.
Hpr'iiate cumHmpd al ADMIRAL samp~on.
Al that is dcdaitsly kns~R hrrr is tlst
iuW al the most powerful ships IN Nd
mtfAi Samp-oa's euatmaRd --lhs Mes
fmk. thr indiana. the Ioss and The puF.
i,AA-Nefv vady fnf pFsslongr.i "a Soy
are yesterday. Their euml bunkrts Wrtv
filled Ia their capacity and addiiional sup
plies II cs,al vegv nrird Ia l.ass % deck.
Two enllirEn carrying 5000 toss 81 rsal
wcr vady 10 acposnpaay them 10 49,
Rspott. that the@s rp-~rts have -aiicd
-asswarl 10 mrct shs spanish ships have
NOD hrcn cunhuned.
AZ the same time Commosioge Schley's
sGuadrua a. HampsaA Roads, cumpsasina
the brooklyn. the Massachusetts,. and The
Trxas. with two collicrs, carrying com
tons 81 cual, h ready 10 sail al = mo
meats nogtcc.
seaSebtaG tsr the spaAta Vda.
Swift auxiliary cruisers arr cruising the
oCsan in ssrach u the Spanish hset-
These facts all point 10 the theoty that
thstp h 90 b. union 81 the aTmored
ships under Admiral sampson with those
under Commodore Smiley at q point In
the ocan previously agreed upon. and
that the scouts arc to rrpoIt 10 them
there the location and direction Of the
Spanish ships
II IL mol believed 10 b. possible that the
Spanish ships will ibc able 20 avoid all
ui the scouting vc@~cls. A. soon a. Rear
Admiral Sampson learns the whereabouts
81 the Spanish iert and the direction In
which Il IL sailing. he can get under way
10 interccpt Il, throwing his scouts out
In front - ~ 10 cover a wide cxpan-c
Of sra and following with his armorcd
vessels In line Of battle and ready 10
give fight a. soon ~ they come In con.
tact with the cnemy.
Opinions differ somewhat IN naval cir.
cles a. 10 The destination Of the Spanish
fleet. Many naval officers can scarcely
conceive II to BIZ possible that the span,
ish admiral would BE- 20 rash as 10 bring
hts se-seis within reach Of such an over
whelming iorcc ~ that which Admiral
Sampson could bring against him. They
believe that u he has held a westerly
course, he counts ON being able 10 reach
Puerto Rico and get his vessels safely
Into the harbor of San Juan before he
can be attacked by an overwhelming
American force
whea villamI left ~ Vincent The
American force was divided Rear Ad.
miml Sampson apparently was fully &C.
cupied with the blockade Of Cuban ports
and the only vessels available 10 be sent
ngainst him were those under Commodore
Eehley.
sIRabee starts 90 sea.
Philadelphia, May b.-The farewell &C.
corsled Captain ssgsbee and the cFcw Of
The big auxiliary cruiser ST. Paul, Al
ehe left Cramps ship yards this morning
Was truly magnificent The crowds con
eregated ON the shore, cheercd themselves
hoarse, while the vessel malcstieally
Steamed down the Delaware.
The st. hals stay at League island