The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-24

OF the navy haa swslled tnzt branch nf
the service by recruits from che fellow
ing states: Maine, -. New Hampshire
q Massachusetts. i,s7s. Rhode Island. 10:
New York. LIS; New Jersey. 5Is, Penn
Columbia. ri. Oaio. s.: Michigan, ~. IL
.lnosx. ls.: Wisconsin,, =; Minnesota, IA.
Missouri. s.. Virginia. -, North caro.srs,
S.: South Carolina. us: Georgia. II. Ten
ressee, g: Louisiana. TO- Texas. 81. Cali
fofnia. SD: FLORIDA. III.
French s~~kisg 20 CesetIfste.
TtA French government, has taken op-
portunity to pay graceful compliment
to ms government By informing tAis
country that al artist has 5sen instructed
10 make copy az the famous picture.
THE Battle OF Yorktown which is one
OF tae priceless treasures Of she French
natsofa. gallery az Versailles. ia be sent
10 the embassy at Washington. TIE pie
iure shows the notable incident ia Amer
lean history whea the British commander,
Washington.
The picture Il about ten feet long and
six feet high. the figures being life size.
M Protests Against blockade.
The announcement by way Of Paris that
the Italian government has protested
against the continuance Of the blockade
Of the Cuban coast on the ground that 4
Was ineffective. met a prompt denial az
the state department. and 4, can Dc stated
definitely that neither In Washington nor
Rome have any representations on this
subject been addressed TO the United
States government AZ matter OF fact.
Italy probably II the maritime bower OF
a. others with which the United States
has had absoiuteiy no correspondence In
the slightest degree connected with the
Cuban blockade. As to the allegations
that the blockade ID ineffective, II Is SAL.
that, on the contrary. f. has been singu-
larry successful. and that so far az known
not single neutral ship subject 10 de-
fsn'ion has passed the lines without the
express consent OF our government. The
MoHfserrst. IL Is true. did enter Glen
fuegos harbor before our biockaa.nx shtps
had time TO get around TO the south side
Of Cuba and establish the blockade. and
she did manage TO get ont at night. Bur
she Is Spanish ship. and Spain L. per-
haps the only nation In the world that
has loss the power to protes, against n
blockade being comhatant herself Ii
In only for neutral powers TO enter such
If tha,a
slightest nretext for such action.
All Spanish ships Subject 10 cmpture.
With ihe beginning Of the present; week
ali spanish vessels In the United States
which sailed after the outbreak Of the war
are subject to seizure. as welt as all span-
ish merchantmen found on the high seas.
save where they left port for the United
States before April q last. The presidents
proclamation OF war allowed such ships ly-
ing in our ports or bound for them thirty
days Ia which TO discharge cargo, and
also insure them safe passage home. That
period Of time expired last Saturday night.
This, Ii Is expected. viii tend % free the
ssase department from complications.
Ceast signal Pa,roI.
Under the cnergetle management Of Capt.
Bartlett, VINO was recalled from The re-
tired lst into the active service of the
navy department for the purpose. there
has just been perfected n most admirable
and thorough system of coast signaling fer
war purposes. The navy department itself
established thirty stations on The coast.
manned by naval mili,lamen. Then Il
called into service 1850 lighthouse en-
pieyes and 1000 iife-savsng men. making
total force of over 300 men who patrol
the great shore line from Bar Harbor To
Galveston. night aud day and Ia all wealth
ers, watching for the approach of an en-
envy or fer 81 signal from any passing
United States warship.
1t has been arranged that all these
watchers can communicate In the course of
few minutes with telegraph or tele-
phone line. and ali center in the offices
of Capt. Bartlett in the navy department.
eho t. thus prepared to give the war board
instant notice 81 any significant ship move
ments on the coast.
II is said AZ ;he navy department that
i; will be al least FIVE days before the
Monterey can be started IN her long jour
ney from san Francisco Ia Manila the
delay being on account OF tho preparations
that must he made fos s'e very excep-
slonai service required Of the vessel.
WOULD PATROL. GRAND BANKS.