The evening times., 1898-04-19
SPAIN PREPARES FOR WAR
She Hastens Work on Vessels
and Buys Tons of Supplies.
LEAVE AMERICA
The steamer Panama, Which Sails
From New York Tomorrow, VIII
Carry One Hundred and ffffy
Spnniards and Ten Thousand Bar-
rels of Provisions.

New York. April 19.-When the Spanish
line steamship Panama leaves for Ha-
vana and Mexican ports tomorrow she
will have on board about 80 Spanish
residents OF this city. whose departure Is
being arranged by the Spanish consul
general. and 10000 barrels of provisions
for the Spanish army in Cuba These
include grain, flour. corn, beans, pork, ba-
con, ham, lard, butter. etc
Instructions for assisting those Span
iards who wish to leave the country came
20 Senior Baldasano from the Spanish
minister at Washington. The consulate,
at No. Stone Street, was filed yesterday
with Spaniards. who anxiously sought the
advice of their governments representa-
tives as to the safety of remaining here
in the event of war.
OF the 5000 in this city only about $50
will leave on the Panama tomorrow. They
are principally those who have no busi-
ness ties here, and can leave without any
sacrifice.
Consul General BaIdasano said yester-
day afternoon that so far about thirty
passports had been issued to his CON-
patrio.s who expect to sail on the Pana-
ma. The great majority of Spanish res
ties are declared. they feel assured of
their safety in this city. Those who wish
to leave. but have not the means 10 pay
for the passage. will be transported free
of charge. All those sailing tomorrow
Will be landed in Havana but some may
be sent later to Porto Rico. The consul
general ridiculed the idea that they would
join the troops in Cuba and Porto Rico.
The Panama arrived yesterday morn
H.. n
that the work OF discharging her cargo
and taking on the vast shipment of sup
plies will have to be accomplished in
less than three days. The vessel takes
the place, on the next trip OF the SantO
Domingo, which was sunk off Progreso
on April 5 The agents Of the line could
not hold the Panama until her preyi-
ousIy scheduled sailing on April 80 be
cause of the urgency of landing the pro-
visions at Havana.
Day and night forces or stevedoers
and longshoremen have been engaged to
handle the cargo so that she may leave
on time
Officers of the Panama reported that
quiet prevailed in Havana when she sail
ed for this port last Friday night. Some
OF the passengers. of whom there were
eight. said the armistice proclaimed by
Gen. BlancO seemed to have had little
in since II had been declared. The resi-
dents of Havana passengers stated. were
frequently awakened at night by firing
Capt. Quevada said all OF the Spanish
authorities in Havana insisted that the
nations honor be upheld even by re-
course to arms.
The Ward line steamship Seneca will
also leave for Havana and Mexican ports
tomorrow afternoon. She will have on
board a quantity of supplies. believed to
be for the Spanish army. The British
steamship Aloedene. which has been
chartered by the line. will sail for south
ern ports of Cuba. by way of Nassau. on
Thursday Included in her cargo will
be Z,D tons of jerked beef which was
brought here from Montevideo on the
Merida. on April 3.
The shipment of supplies from the re-
lief fund has been abandoned as there
was no one in Havana to receive the
supplies since the departure of Consul
General Lee. Nothing was known at the
office concerning the rumOrs that the
government would stop the sending of
provisions to Cuba from this country
and that the Red Cross Society had ar
ranged for the chartering of a Ward
line vessel to carry supplies to the re-
concentrates
The Torpedo Boats.
Provincetown. Mass. April 19.-The
British schooner Morales left Ponce. Por-
to Rico. eleven days ago. and arrived at
this port yesterday.
Captain Hebb. of the Morales. said last
night:
II secured my papers from the British
consul. Mr.. Zorro. on April 8. The vice
consul told me that eight Spanish tor
pedo boats had left the Canaries some
time ago. under sealed orders. and heard
they arrived at St. John this morning
but I cannot say it IS true"
Captain Hebb also said there was one
old-style barkentine rugged ship cruising
off and on at Ponce, and that he also
passed another old-stvle warship in the
Mona Passage. A strict censorship, he
said, was maintained over all news that
went over the cable.
Key West. Fla, April 19.-Lieutenant
Commander w. W. Kimball. in command
of the torpedo fleet, speaking of the re-
port that eight torpedo boats had reach
ed Porto Rico April 6, said:
This report need cause no alarm: il
is impossible for the torpedo feet to have
arrived from the other side. In Cuban
waters there have been for some time
six torpedo boats of the Gallacia type.
These are known to have recently disap-
peared from Cuba, and probably are in
Porto Rico, accompanied by a couple of
900-ton gunboats, thus making the mys-
terious fleet.
Altogether the lot is hardly worth no.
tice."
Cars for Spanish Troops.
New York, April 19.-The Ramapo Iron
Works, of HiIlburn, n. J.. has just fin
ished two steel armored railroad cars
said to have been made upon the order
of the Spanish government for use in
Cuba. The cars are about thirty-fve feet
long, with turrets at each end. and port
holes on each side sufficient to accommo-
date thirty guns.
scotch Steamers for Sale.
Glasgow. April 19.-Many Scotch ship
owners are offering their spare steam
ers to the United States and Spain for
the purpose of carrying coal. troops.
supplies and so on. The authorities of
the Allan Line Steamship Company here
confirm the report of the sale of the
company's steamer Lucerne to the
United States.
Seventeenth Infantry Orders.
Columbus, Ohio, April BIT is not