The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-02

started early this morning that Minister
Woodford had been recalled. No cabinet
officer knew anything of the recall at
O'Clock this morning and the rpeort wns
discre6itsd.
OFF FOR PORTO RICO.
New York. April 2--The Evening
World today prints a copyright elespaton
from Key West reading as follows:
Gulf of Mexico. April !, via Key West,
Aprit 2.-1he Spanish warships Vizcayn
and Almirants Oquendo no longer lie
Tor. They are on tLeir way to Porto
kico.- This Is a fact. 1he Morldis dis
patch bost followed them until this was
made certain.
They lett their mocrings mt 3 o'clock
this afternoon anu sJsTt tod eastward along
the north coast OF Cuba. For days both
Of the big spanish cruisers have bten
ready to sail at an hours notice. Their
bunkers were iilled almost two weeks ago.
Very few OF the officers have come
ashore and neither of the two commanders
have left their ships for ssseral dnys.
Late last night package Of sesied
orders was sent out to the two w6rships.
Early this morning preparations for de-
parture were tegun. Boat after boat,
loaded down to the gunwales with ro-
visions of every kind, started out from
Havana whnrves bound for the cruisers.
boarded the Vizcaya at ~ o'clock. He
was received most corrteously by Captain
Eulate in his cabin. 'All know about
it," snid the Vizoaya's commander. as he
stroked his black side whiskers ''is thns
we are going away, but where have
ed, and shall not open them until am
several miles out nt sea"
That Was the way matters stood mp to
O'Clock In the afternoon. The dispatch
boat Triton was lying at her usual
anchorage at the Msipe wreck when the
showed that the Spanish man of war WAS
about to put to sea. The Triton had
| been already cleared for hsr daily trip to
Key West An Evening World corre-
| spondent went on board. The Triton
started on bersusual course due north
from MORO castle. When she was about
| five miles from shore she stopped and
waited. An hour later the yellow smoke
| stacks Of the Vizcaya lo0med up arove the
horizon line just Inside Of the entrance
to Havana harhcf.
A quarter OF a mile astern came the
Oquendo. As soon ms the two ships
reached the open gulf they turned to the
westward and ran three or four miles
uCwn the coast IN that direction. After
| they had reached point OH tie coast
about five miles westward Of Havana
J they turned around and headed for Moro
"
hour they passed Moro for the second
time, the vizcaca leading the Oqusndo by
about half a mile.
Down the coast to the eastward Of
| Havana the two men Of war passed in
procession. At distance Of seven miles
course. The tow ships had Increased
their speed by this time tn about IA
| knots They kept well within the i've
| mile limit. Inc Triton followed them
until they rounded Point Guanos; 70
miles to the eastward OF Havana. Had
either of tho two men OF war had an idea
would have turned nory ct Point
F, Guanos. But they did not.
At q speed of 16 knots an hour they
continued to the eastward. The course
| that they followed Is the one indicated
on charts as bisng the most direct rcute
to Porto Rico.
READY FOR FLIGHT.
Berlin, April 2.--The German ambassa-
dor at Maorid. Herr Won Radowitz, 70
| ports to the foreiaRn Office here that the
spanish rovaI family fears an outbreak
unless the differences between the United
| States and Spain are soon settled
The Carlist movements Is assuming
| more active form and the royal family
| fears especially q pronunciamento from
General Weyier and the military party.
4 IN Bictofra ~ tac iV'o ~
castles for flight The 10y kins. Alpbon-
SO, will be taken to San Lusr de Barrk-
| media. an Andulasian port. where yacht
is kept ready for sailing. The replies 10
the quen's letter asking for Intervention
OF the European powers have been
wholly unsatisfactory.
CADETS ORDERED ON DUTY.
State House Annapolis, Nd, April 2.
| The naval cadets Of the first elnss this
morning received peremptory orders 10
join their ships once and Will leave his
afternoon. their diplomas were given
them today without the customary nnai
| examination.
President Randall Of the Senate intro
duced bill approprinting 200 GOO to en-
| sbls tho governor tn srm ana equip the
militia and Naval Reserve tf Maryland.
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