New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-07
NO NEW WAR MEASURES.
a TEMPORARY LULL IN NAVAL AND
MILITARY ACTIVITY.
RrMoR THAT THE FLYING SQUADRON WAS TO
SEIZE THE cAxAnIEs pEHlED-PLANs
FOR NAVAL CAMrAiGN IT hos
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fry TELEGRAPH To TIE TRln,NE.l
washington. Apri G-Practicaly no new war
preparations Of importance ""r" lni'a'cu !"
III" Army ana Navy today. both services hH'hE
in y state Of suspense pending the decisive ac-
Non expected from the White House. IN the
Navy tho work which had already been uhd''-
taken proceeded IN routine manner al nv
navy yards from which many reports oil rapu
progress were received. but officials or the De-
nart,nont having accomplished everything pos
siAlo in the limited time ut their disposal. waited
for the orders which would test the ehca'y %
their hurried arrangements ana when """"
put into actual operation the forces they h'n
osse,,hl.d with q view TO supporting the action
OF tho Government
Advantage was taken o, the temporary lull
- systcmatizc many affairs which h"d pecoi'e
confused IN tho rush OF the last few weeks
Names were assigned TO most Of the new yes
scls which had been acquired. and programmes
Of movements were studied. ii was thought lor
tho last tine. \ definite and emphatic denial
was glvcn early in the day to the ridiculous
yarn about tho Flying Squadron being under or
doris - rrocccd a. oncc 90 tho Canarlcs 10 do
stroy Span's base Of supplies and IN" state
mont wac authorized that Commodore Sch!cya
yhips would not cruise moro than nnc"n hun
drcd miles from Hampton Roads under any con
:irron~,es now contemplated. The coal endur-
ance OF his vessels prohibited operations just
now against any transatlantic base. II inc
senate had consented II th" acquisition ~ 81
Thomas the N,rt would have gon" Their" al one"
to take possession. and preliminary orders foT
that movement We're prepared rs The Tribune
al the TIM, mentioned but these were with
h.ld. when if became apparent that the offer
Of Denmark would he again declined
\ NAVAL PIAN OF CAMPAlGN.
In case of war the chances are that The Fly
ns squadron. Joined perhaps 10y one or more
vessels from captain sampsons squadron. would
pouncc upon Porto Rico. bat all such plans are
tentative. depending On the movements % the
probable opponents forces. which alter condi-
tons from la, to day. IN general Il IS, how
ever. pretty we'll settled that a. tho ortse.
Ilavana would he bockadcd. Ma'anzas taken
ana held a. a landing place for troops. and that
Porto Rico and cuba would IAN before any
thought would be given TO operations nearer
Span.
Secretary Long NAV recommend tomorrow
that one ~ the arx.liary cruisers be called III"
Dixie. I'm recognition ~ ~" patriotic exhibition
= Slutrrrr"'s IN th, present cfisia. Another
may bo named IN" Yau,ce. and Noosi"r and
buckeye have been suggested FOR ID" other two.
Chaplain Chilwick. 81 the Maine. who VAS
to-day promoted 10 the relat.v" rank and pay
- lieutenant has been ordered az his own re
quest 20 tn Cincinnati. in order that ne may bee
with tho large Nect q; Key West and Tortugas.
WOULD BLOCKADE MANILA
Tho cruiser Baltimore which ordered
from Honolulu two weeks ago With powder AMI
ammunition stores for Commodore Dcwcy's feet
Hong Kong. Is expected - arrive In Asiailc
waters tomorrow or the next dag and replonish