The herald., 1898-04-22
PROVISIONS NOW ON THE WAY
Associated Press Special Wire

| Associated Press Special wire
NEW YORK. April 2l.-The British
steamer Alodene will sail today for Havana
loaded with provisions for the Spanish
army in Cuba, and the Norwegian steam
er Bergen will sail on Saturday for tho
same port with large cargo Among COM
mission merchants it is a well-known fact
that agents of the Spanish government
have been active in buying provisions in
this city within the last few weeks
Every vessel which has sailed for Ha-
vana recently has been loaded with corn.
flour, beans, bacon. potatoes and lard. all
for feeding the Spanish soldiers. The sup
plies are all shipped ostensibly to mer-
chants in Havana. but on their arrival
there they are taken in charge by the
Spanish Quartermaster-G General. Steamers
which have left this port since April 18th
have landed enough provisions in Havana
to last the Spanish soldiers and citizens
for three months. Add to this the cargoes
of the Alodene and the Bergen and there
will be enough food in Havana to prevent
starvation for five months.
The cargo of the Orizaba, which sailed
|
Of corn, 900 bushels of beans and 1885 sacks
Of flour, besides hundreds of cases Of lard
and barrels of ham and bacon. The car
goes of all preceding vessels were practi.
cally similar. The Seneca's cargo was so
great that after the hold was filled the
decks were piled with barrels and boxes
When the Alodene sails today she will
carry a much larger cargo of provisions
| Ahav 10 he r,,lo
have taken. The work of loading the car
go went on rapidly yesterday, so that the
steamer may be able to sail early today
| r. A. c. Smith, who is in the office to
which one of the steamers belongs, said
| I'VE don't know where our cargoes come
from or where they go. We are going 10
sail our steamers to Havana right along, as
we are under mail contracts with the gov.
ernment, and they must be carried out"
Harry P. Booth, the President of one O,
the lines interested, said: I'VE are carry
ing goods to the same merchants in Ha.
vana that we have been for years, but l
don't doubt the Spanish merchants sell
them to the soldiers. War or no war, We
expect to send steamers to Havana. but
all Of them will stop at Nassau for orders,
and In the event of actual war they will be
| SdUicu Ilol 10 StOp at havana.
The Cuban Army
WASHINGTON, April 21.-Brigadier.
Generals Nunez and Cartillo and the Gu
| ban insurgent army, are now associated
| with the active work of the Cuban dele
CATION here and their recent conference
with Major-General Miles. Commander of
| the Army. is looked upon as suggesting
| possible cooperation Of the insurgen,
forces in the event of an attack by United
States troops on the Spanish forces in
Cuba. At the Cuban Legation no state
ment would be made as to this conference,
but Senior Albertino, First Secretary, said
the Cubans would most gladly cooperate
with the United States forces If co-opera-
ton was desired. At present he said there
were 35. 900 Cubans in arms and there would
be a general uprising as soon as the forces
begin to attack Havana.
Senor Albertino says that Cuban army
of 60,000 men can be put in the field at any
time. the things needed being arms, ammu-
nition and camp supplies. These men
know every foot of ground, are accus-
toned to the hardships of fighting in
mountain passes, understand from expe.
rience the effective means of sapping Span
ish strength and are fully acclimated.
An Unexpected Plan
NEW YORK, April 21.-A naval officer
who is close to Admiral Bunce, command
ant of the Brooklyn navy yard, said last
night: II believe the Spanish fleet will not
strike in Cuban waters or even make a
demonstration on the Atlantic coast 1t
cannot cope with Captain SIMPSONS four
battleships and three monitors. 1 believe
the Spaniards will strike in an unexpected
quarter.
Mark my words, squadron of their fine
| armored cruisers will go to sea and the
whole world will be kept specuating as to
its destination. This squadron will not be
heard from for some time. 1t will confront
| our Asiatic squadron which, meantime, has
| moved on the Philippines and seemingly
swept everything before 1t. The Vizcaya
| Oquendo and Cardinal Cisnernos, or any
| three of the eight Spanish cruisers would
be more than a match for our whole
| Asiatic squadron, which consists of the
protected cruisers Olympia, Baltimore
| Raleigh, Boston and the gunboats Concord
| and Petrol. Only the failure of the Span
| iards to fight their ships or the most su-
| preme valor and superior gunnery could
save our cruisers from disaster"
Girl ana Boy Graduates
LARAMIE, Wyo., April 21.-The trustees
of the University of Wyoming have re-
| solved that any young man who is a mem
| ber of the class of '9S in the university, who
desires to enlist In the army, or any young
woman in this class, who wishes to offer
her services in the hospital work, should
| receive their degree from the university
| Immediately on enlisting. without any
| further college work.
Must Declare War
| WASHINGTON,Ap April 21.-Some members
| of the Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations said that a declaration of war will
| be necessary as soon as hostilities begin
to fix the status of the combatants and
preserve neutral regulations.
The Conference Approves
| SARATOGA, N. Y, April 21.-The Con-
ference Of the Methodist Church adopted
resolutions approving Congress- declara-
| tion of Cuban independence"
No Sale Made
LIVERPOOL April H.-There Is no truth
| in the reports that the Cunard Line steam
ers Umbria and Etruria have been sold.
There have been no negotiations.
!; The First Battalion Increased
NEW YORK, April 21.-The First bat.
talon of the Marines for invasion con-
| centrated at Brooklyn Navy Yard has been
increased from 425 to ESQ men.
The Coal Question
ST. THOMAS. West Indies, April 21.-