The herald., 1898-04-24
NOT MADE PUBLIC By THE AU-
THoRITIEs
INFORMATION FOR THE ENEMY
Thus Prevented From Leaking Out.
No Fears for the Oregon or
the Steamer Paris b.
Associated Press Special Wire

WASdANCTON, April 2S.-It is yery
hard to secure from the naval authorities
any admission touching the movements of
the squadrons or Individual ships. Secre.
tary Long has reasoned that II he under
takes to answer questions Of this charac-
ter, even though they may not be of i'm
portance, shrewd and correct inference
might be drawn from bis refusal to an
swer the questions and the enemy might
profit thereby.
The Navy Department is prepared to
take immediate advantage of any action
OF Congress in the direction of providing
FOR coal depots, and has ascertained the
feasibility Of stocking them at very short
notice.
The attitude of the British government
upon the question Of making coal a con-
traband of war is awaited with keen in
terest in naval circles. Operating ut the
south Of Cuba, as our ships must neces-
sarily do II anything like a complete
blockade is to be maintained, the prob
lem of supplying them with coal is ques-
tion of the greatest Importance. This may
be done expensively and uncertainty, ow-
Ing to the danger of forage by the ene-
my's ships, through steam GOLFERS sent by
the United States. 1t is highly desirable
however, that In an emergency our ships
may have the opportunity to draw upon
some or the British coal supply In the West
Indies. 1t is believed, however, owing to
the guarded manner In which Mr.. Balfour
replied to the direct question as to the gov
ernment's making coal contraband that
Great Britain will adopt a middle course.
She will probably refuse to allow the war
ships of the combatants to take on a fpI,
supply of coal at any British port. But
on the other hand she probably will allow
any ships arriving at her ports short Of
coal to take on a supply sufficient to take
them to the next port, thus applying the
common rule of neutrality.
The oregon's Trip
WASHINGTON, April 23-The NAVY De-
partment is fully aware of the where
abouts OF the battleship Oregon and tha
eunboat Marietta, but for prudential rea. |
sons the officials positively decline to saw
where the vessels are, whether or not they
have been ordered to return to San Fran |
cisco or, In fact, to make any statement
respecting them, further than that they
have no apprehension for their safety. II
Is known that the Department has taken
steps to have the commander of the Ore
gon met by friends and warned of the ont
break of hostiities and of the presence OF |
the Spanish torpedo gunboat Temerari,
at buenos Ayres in the path Of the war.
ship on her way to the North Atlanti.
squadron.
The Viper Alive
BUENOS AYRES. April 23.-The Span.
ish torpedo cruiser Temerario sailed this
morning.
--% a Cables to Cuba
KEY WEST, April 23-The United States
ship Mangrove left here at $3.50 this morn
Ing, fully equipped as a cable ship She
passed southeast, and her destination Ia
said to be the south Of Cuba There. IL
Is believed, she will cut Off cable communi.
cation with the island proper, so far as
the southern cables are concerned. II Is II
understood she Is to be conveyed by one
or more warships. Another report has II
on the authority of one of her officers that
she Is going to the Key West ship channel
to remove the buoys.
The Lake Marine
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 23.-Nayy
experts have decided to buy for the
government the speedy tug Kennedy.
OF this port. She is ninety feet long and
can steam 500 miles without coaling. She
will be sent to the Atlantic Coast imme-
diately to join the Mosquito Fleet"
Of the Navy Depart
ment are inspecting several other large
tugs here with view to their purchase.
Each tug Of the great lakes will be fitted
with six or eight rapid-fire guns.
Ordered Oceanward
CLEVELAND, April 23.-The revenua
cutter Gresham has been ordered to sail :
at once for the Atlantic Coast and will ,
probably get away today. She will be cut ,
IN two at Ogdensburg in order to permit =
her passing through the canal.
A New Army Corps n
WASHINGTON, April 23.-An order has u
been issued creating an army corps under
General Brooke to consist of three divi-
sions.
A German Cruiser t
BERLIN. April ga German cruiser d
mas been ordered to st. Thomas, West c
indies. L
Spanish Satisfaction II
MADRID. April 2S, 1915 p.m.-The re- n
ported capture of the Paris has aroused
great excitement here and favorably af
ected prices on the Bourse. a
Griscomb Laughed Il
NEW YORK, April 23-When asked about
The possibility Of the capture of the Ameri-
,an liner Paris, which has just sailed for
New York, Clement A. Griscomb. Jr., man
lger of the office of the American line u
aughed at the idea.
There Is not a vessel In the Spanish navy
which can steam within two knots of the Y
Paris speed" he said. ii
IF the day Is clear a vessel can be n
hghted twenty miles away. If there is al
my doubt of the vessels nationality II IS ii
hardly likely that the Paris will try to O.
make 1t out. OF course, careful lookout
will be kept for Spanish vessels, but we do
lot expect any will be sighted which will :,
i've her any trouble -
( This Is an Error q,
NEW YORK, April 23-The American d,
me steamer st. Louis from Southampton tc
vas sighted off Fire Island at 4:lO pm. "
The Audaz Disabled
QUEENSTOWN, April 2s.-The Spanish
orpedo boat Audaz is still in dock at Cork. ia
70 truth in the report that she left here n Z II
bout the time the Paris left Southampton. Ia
Still at Anchor CT
ST. VINCENT, Cape Verde Islands. April W W
s. IL a.m-The Spanish fleet Is still here -
waiting orders or reinforcements.
Gone Astray .,
BELFAST, April 23.--A foreign runhoa+ h,
assed east Of Inistrahull on the north di
oast OF ireland at o'clock this morning. fo