The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-05
THE LEVEL HEADED NAVAL OFFICIALS
Are Expecting Good News From Manila
Tomorrow or Saturday
Pending Receipt Of the Message Preparations Are Making
For Enabling Dewey to Hold What
He Has Captured
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS SPECIAL WIRE.

ASSOCIATED SPECIAL
WASHINGTON May A sensation caused throughout the city by
the this morning of the arrival Of vessel supposed to be
the dispatch boat McCuoc Mrs bay forty miles from Hong Kong the
cable terminus The officials Immediately expectancy,
waiting word Admiral Dewey that would only confirm
officially the stirring Of the b1e Manila reported by the
but telling what had happened the cable interrupted
Up the close Of office hours word had from Hong Kong
Among the explanations suggested for the delay the twelve hours
difference time the distance from Mrs bay to Hong Kong which had to
be by the and the own of cable communication
the number of delays the enormously long circuit from Hong
Kong New York Some the naval officers however who steadfasty
contendd that Admiral Dewey would not have sent his dispatch
boat until he had completed his dispatch and received the surrender
Of Manila pointed out that they right that assumption would
not possible for the McCuoc reach Hong Kong before tomorrow
evening
Supplies for Dewey
The department has secured vessels San Francisco
the Australia and the City of Pkn which will be loaded with coal and
plies and rushed off to join Commodore Dewy fleet Whether not
they will carry troops will be determined positively when the commodore
is heard from on this matter
The navy department huryg together exceedingly large stock
Of vnon forward the City Of Pekn recruit the ammuni
on\ ommodore Deweys fleet The first shipment Of pol left
New York yesterday and additional shipments will be until the full
quota powder and shot will be San Francisco within the few
cber and weight For the four big tnh guns of the Olympia there
will be 500 light steel piercing Shells weighing about pounds EACH
For the onc of the Olympia Baltimore Boston and other ships
there will be 1000 steel poe The other shipments will include about
10000 6pound rifle balls 1000 5nh Shells 1000 3pound balls and
5000 1-pound balls
Projectiles In Plenty
The navy department fortunate in having laid ample of
poe of all weights and Sizes SO that there will delay getting
full supply ready for shipment Commodore Dewey The supply of
powder readily obtained powder has been distributed to the
several fleets and ships fast has from the powder mills But
owing emergency the Of the Aat fleet powder intended for
other will be forwarded Francisco Commodore
Dewey The recent explosions powder mills have crippled the
department securing supplies powder but they have caused delay
in filling the orders Of the department.
The Spanish Fleet
Great interest felt in the reported returning of the Spanish Cape
Verde fleet Cadz but while admitting the possibility the fast vessels
Of the Spanish flying squadron making the the five days that the
vessels have been out from St. Vincent the officers disposed
regard with suspicion Of this kind emanang from Portugal
of the recognized sympathy of the Portuguese with the Spanish side
would worth good deal to the Spanish admiral commanding the flying
squadron uppong he his the Atlantic throw
guard by having believe that he had returned Span
Hawaiian Questions
No official has confirm the report from Hawaii that
the islands have been rendered the United States for said
that the incoming mail brought the proposition San Francisco would
scarcely be trusted telegraph there Of its importance but
would forwarded by the railway mail which would bring here
about five days. Without exception the naval officers would welcome the
possession of Hawaii just at this moment aon magnificent
for naval operations the Pacific said proposition
must be submitted to Congress-