The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-18

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE official
tulle;in boards to-day failed TO yield
any news Of the movements OF either OF
IN. three fleets, SIMPSONS, schley's and
the Spanish flying squadron. and there
/, reason to believe that the department
,.sslt has received no Information on
that point. Z. <,
The department officials are beginning.
10 show i little sensitiveness to criticism
IN the matter OF delay In bringing the
Spanish feet Into action conscious as
they are that they have made all dis
Patch compatible with due regard for
the safety OF our own ports as well as
o, the lives OF the crews Of our warships.
Every day there is talk OF a change In
tse naval plans brought about by some
movement OF the Spanish squadron, but
what the latest phase OF the campaign
"a nobody outside OF the members Of the
var board Is competent to say.
The general impression to- day Is that
70 particular effort is to be made Just
=
now 10 pursue the Spantards so long as
they keep within the confines of the Gulf
Of Mexico and the Caribbean sea, but
;hst Sampson and Schley In combina-
tIon will enclrcle the island Of Cuba,
maintain the blockade and convoy
tr0ps across the Florida straits II nee
e,sary, meanwhile simply keeping
watch on the Spanish flying squadron to
sc that I. does not do mischief either to
the American fleet, or, by escaping into
the Atlantic, to the seaboard cities. BY
this plan, the military and naval off,
c.als might hope to silence the rather
teysre criticisms that are being express.
ed because OF delays in opening the
military campaign in Cuba itself. s.
Iura,lou O. Cuba.
ro,s,a.,,h,. ,r.s.,,ra hoe corr. nm,
A'''ao'e ne - - -,
he administration trom CONGRESSIONAL
quarters to have the campaign hasten
ed and .herA are thought to be signs OF
resumption Of the plans OF the military
l.a1ers for the invasion OF Cuba at the
mini where they were suddenly sus-
nsnded hv tho announcement of the ar
r;yal OF the SnanIsh flyIng squadron at
Martinique. one sign OF this was the
s!sclusion In the regular army orders of
direction to Captain Alser. TO go TO
taHpa 70 ,En Genera MICS: AZ army
naSiste dsnsrs,,ra b,,t after al in view
Of the fact that three times at least
everything has been prepared for a
movement to Tampa, 1t may be pre-
suned that everything Is in trim for de-
lar:ure at short notice without open
manifestation OF preparations.
The department. processes to feel no
apprehension that Admiral Dewey or his
men are In any wise endangered by their.
occupation Of Manila harbor on the
present basis, but this cannot be said of
the unfortunate Inhabitants Of Manila
|. the present situation Is protracted un-.
duly. II is no small matter to organize
and transport an expedition OF l., 900 or.
1900 soldiers 5000 miles across the sea,
at short notice, and the indications are
that within week some OF the soldiers
AZ least will be on their way from San
Franclscn. following the Charleston,
which Is expected to leave at any mo-
Ment with a few supplies most urgently
needed by Admiral Dewey. .s re y.
AID for Dewey.
Tb.-a ,,n,. .,.. ~,
stt't''' va. $50 -
tepa1Meht mas peen orought 70 see
The wisdom and fairness of the sugges-
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