The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-05
MUNITIONS
FOR DEWEY.
Hurrying Implements of
War to San Francisco.
TROOPS MAY ACCOMPANY THEM.
Government Waiting to Learn
Commodore Dewey's Desires.
THE NEW MAJOR GENERALS.
They Include Joseph Wheeler and
Fitzhugh Lee.
Government Waiting to Learn
Commodore Dewey's Desires.
THE NEW MAJOR GENERALS.
They Include Joseph Wheeler and
Fitzhugh Lee.
WHERE is CAPE VERDE FLEET2

Doubted in Washington, Where It Is
Believed They Have Sailed to Attack the
0regon-In That Event Admiral Samp-
sons Fleet Will Meet Them, and Spain
Will Lose Some More Warships - A
Resolution introduced in the National
House Providing for the Annexation of
Hawaii.
Washington, May 5.-The navy de-
partment has now secured two vessels,
the Australia and the CITY of Pekin,
in San Francisco which will be loaded
with coal and supplies and rushed off
to join Commodore Dewey's fleet.
Whether or not they will carry troops
will be determined positively when the
commodore is heard from upon this
matter.
The navy department is hurrying to-
gether an exceptionally large stock of
ammunition to go forward by the City
of Pekin to recruit the ammunition of
Commodore Dewey's fleet. The first
shipment of projectiles left New York
Tuesday, and additional shipments will
be made until the full quota of powder
and shot will be in San Francisco with
in the next ten days. There will be
total of more than 10000 projectiles of
various caliber and weight, about 10, 900
six pound rifle balls, 1000 five inch
shells, 5000 three pound shells and
5000 one pound balls, Powder intended
for other uses will be forwarded to
San Francisco and sent to Commodore
Dewey.
No official news has come to confirm
the report from Hawaii that the islands
have been rendered by President Dole
to the United States for war uses. 1t
is said that if the incoming mail
brought the proposition to San Fran
cisco it would scarcely be trusted to
telegraph there, on account of it's i'm
portance, but would be forwarded By
the railway mails, which would bring
1T here in about five days. The naval
officers would welcome the possession
of Hawaii just at this moment, but it
is said President Doles proposition
must be submitted to congress.
The fine British cruiser Blake left
Gibraltar yesterday bound straight for
Rio, and 1t is supposed here that she
goes to observe any engagement that
might threaten between the oregon
and the Spanish fleet.
Great interest is felt in the reported
return of the Spanish Cape Verde fleet
to Cadiz, but, while admitting the
possibility of the fast vessels of the
Spanish flying squadron making the
passage in the five days that the yes.
sells have been out from st. Vincent,
naval officers are disposed to regard
with great suspicion news of this kind
emanating from Portugal because of
the recognized sympathy of the Portu-
guese with the Spanish side 1t would
be worth a good deal to the Spanish
admiral commanding the flying squad
ron, supposing he were on his way
across the Atlantic to throw us off
guard in having us believe that he had
returned to Spain. The dispatch which
came from Lisbon stated that "the
combined fleet of Spain will shortly
start for American waters" 1t is
pointed out that the Cape Verde fleet
may be even now nearing our coast,
| intending to attack the Oregon.
Should it be decided finally by the
president to send troops to assist Com
modore Dewey to hold Manila, the war
! department officials say that the small
number of regular soldiers available
| are ready to move. 1t is thought, how
| ever, that if the troops are sent they
will be made up largely from the vol
| unteer forces that readily could be
concentrated at San Francisco from
various states west of the Rocky noun
| tains