The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-15

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the deep, had to be freed The delay
evidently caused impatience on board
the flagship, for shortly before O'Clock
the Columbia was observed steaming
toward the Minneapolis. What assist
ance, il any. was rendered by the Col
umbia could not be learned AT any
rate, however, the two vessels Were
soon out ward bound at high speed and
at $50 o'clock not a trace OF the Tying
squadron was to be seen
Tonight it was reported on what is
believed to be good authority that the
squadron was ordered out on a prac-
tice cruise, and that the feet will return
to OIL Point some time tOCnorrow.The
ships arr stripped for action and carry
q full supply of provisions and aGnmu-
milton.
On board the Brooklyn are Commo-
dore W. s. Schley and Captain A. T.
Cook. Captain T. ]. 49igginson is IN
command of the Massachusetts, cap
tain T. F. Jewell of the Columbia,
Captain J. H Sands of the Minneapolis,
and CAPTAIN ]. w. Phillips of the
Texas.
TO MOBILIZE THE NATIONAL
GUARD.
WASHINGTON. April 13.-Complete ar
rangemantS have been made Tor the
fmrned ate mobilization Of practlcany
the er tire military force of the gov
ernment at the Chickamauga national
park. at the first signs of trouble. 1t
rs expected in case Of necessity a call
will b issued for about 40 900 troops.
preferably from the national guard of
the different states and territories. In
the event that the war policy contem-
plates the invasion of Cuba, the army
may be increased to 100000 men. OF
this the regular troops and the ma
itiOnal guard will aggregate about
55 600 men, and the remainder VIII be
made up of volunteers. In the event
of a call upon the national guard at
tentiOn will be directed, first to the
organizations in the state of New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio and the District
of Columbia. General Miles plan is
to mobilize seventeen of the twenty-
five regiments of infantry and five of
the ten regiments of cavalry at THE
Chickamauga park as speedily as pos
sible.
General F'lagler, chief of the bureau
of ordnance of the army, is bending
every effort toward the supplying of the
seacoast Notifications with the rapid
fire and other formidable gums and in
this he has the active help of the engi-
neer bureau which is constructing va
rious works of defence and building
the etmplacement for the heavy guns.
TO HASTEN MOUNTING GUNS.
ATLANTA, Ga, April 13-Brgadier Gem
eral Graham, commander of the de-
partment of the gulf received orders
from the war department. at Washing
ton tonight ito proceed at once to Tybee
islalnd to hasten the work of mounting
the gums there and to rush the defenses
of the island to completion. From Ty-
bee General Graham will go to Su1li-
vans island for a similar purpose.
TROOPS MOVING TO THE SOUTH.
Chicago, April 13-The Twenty fifth
infantry, the first body of armed men
to move toward Cuba, passed through
Chicago today enu1Oute for Chickamau-
ga. Immense crowds greeted the regi-
ment at the station and wild cheers
went up as the soldiers Were seen
crowding the platform and poking their
heads through tvery window. When
the train pulled out OF the depot, for
the south, the regiment was present in
its full strength not one enlisted man
or officer missing. All the officers
and men were greatly pleased over the
news from Washington and every an
nOuncement that war was about to be
declared was greeted with smiles by
the officers and yells by the men.
CONSERVATIVE SENATORS eau
Gus.
Washington, April 13.-The conser-
vative republican members of the SEN
ate held a meeting today after the
close of the Cuban debate, for a general
discussion of the situation. They did
rot attempt to reach a definite conclu-
sion as to the course to be pursued by
them in the present emergency, but
q pyphqncrn of arS ~
dulged in indicated a decided prefer
ence for the house resolutions. Those
present at the meeting Wlce MeSSrs.
Allison. Hoar, Platt of Connecticut;
Hale, Elkins, Mcmillan, SpOOner, Aid
rich, Fairbanks and Burrows.
THE PELAYO AT CADIZ.
The department received word today
that the Spanish armored Pelayo had
arrived at CadiZ from the navy yard
at Carthagena where she has been fit
ting out preparatory to sea service.
The Pelayo is the best iTronclad possess
| ] by the Spaniards and her presence
at Cadiz is a formidable addition to the
large feet of battleships and cruisers
rendeZvoused there.
THE SITUATION IN MADRID.
Madrid, April 13. $3.50 a. MAS the
result of long important cabinet
cOUllSll idSI hight bIIc SpdIllSil NdI VI
flee is actively engaged in fortifyin g
IND manning the Mediterrean islands
A Spain and in placing other
portions Of the kingdom in state of
def tnse.
II is understood that instructions
have been cabled to Captain General
Blanco to carry the suspension Of hos
tilites into practical effect, according
to he circuTns tances in each district -
The cabinet meeting laster five hours,
and it is said, was mainly devoted 10
the consideration of President Mckin-
less recent message TO congress on the
Cul an situation.
When the ministers adjourned an Of
fetal note was issued, setting forth the
views of the government. In brief the
note SetSforth that the cabinet has
granted an extraordinary credit for
war purposes and has incidentally in
creased the grant for the account Of the
artillery of Porto Rico.
After disposing of current affairs, the
Ysr-a-T1ier Senior SagaSCa designated two