Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-05-05
A War PROGRAMME.
Preparations Made for tie Eos
Titles Against Spain.
WILL CO ...TT--R SPANISH VESSELS
Swift Ocean Greyhounis Of the Amer lCAn
Line to I,e Rushed 10 >ea--May At.
taca y Min NJ Home Troops
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NV York. April 30.--lt is stated ou
the hirnr I authority that as the new
ly-forned preparations for hostilitiee
STAND they contemplate these opera
tinnS:
F.rst-The opening Of inRress to Cuba for the
relief OF the recon,entrados and The co-0perR-
tiCn VI the United States naval forces With those
OF the Insurgents The invasion. which Is 10 b
conducted purely as relief expedition. mag
land ut MatanzsS The Sampson squadron v
TO b. u-ed to make way for and TO protect The
relief expeditions
Se,ond-rhe preventing d the Spanish neet
now VI Manila in the Philippines. from Joining
forces with the Spanish feets ct Cape Verde
islands and In Cuban waters The instructions
to Commodore Dewey are not to shell ManilS
unless the Notifications assail the American
fact A rigid blockade, similar TO that estab-
li,hed at Havana. Is to be enforced against Ma
mia An engagement. II any occurs, will be
precipitatei BY the Snanlsh feet under COM
Of Adm Fighting" Montejo
Th.Sd-rhe flying squadron Is to be held ct
Fort Monroe as reserve feet but Is to be
drawn upon II necessary TO protect unforti6ed
cities. The squadron may reinforce the Samp-
son squadron This Is the original plan mapped
out more than three weeks ago by Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy Roosevelt
Fourth--The guarding OF the approaches on
the north and middle Atlantic coasts by regu-
lar warships and auxiliary cruisers The
original plan contemplated the performance Of
this duty BY vessels manned by naval reserves,
but change was compelled by advices Of the
sailing OF the Spanish feet from Cadiz, with
instructions to lombard unprotected cities on
the north Atlantic coast Hence the dispatch
ing yesterday Of the auxiliary cruisers New
Orleans and Sun Francisco to guard the OPP
proaches to the Massachusetts and New York
coast
Fifth-Hurried preparations for the trans.
portation Of the land forces now ut Chick
amauga to either Tampa or New Orleans for
embarkation to Cuba These orders ore now
Issued. and 1t is expected that Gen Miles will
leave Washington on Sunday TO assume active
command Of the land forces
Sixth-The maintenance OF the state militia
forces which have reported ready" In an cd !.
co,ina ths ~ so,om ,he ,.r ra .uu WOW ~
now mobilizlng OF Chickamauga
WILL 60 AFTER SPANISH SHIPS.
WASHINGTON, April 3d. 1t is entirely
possible that the operations Of the
American feet in Cuban waters in the
nrizas will hs soon comrlata,v acl;nsad
h. ,ho nortormonoo -, n. s,',,t. 80,
crovhornds rocor,l,, rnrohasad h. ~
noverrmert from IL Amor;oan ,,no
'rbese vessels g. louis and " Dr.,
and Harvard have boon Alta With
.rmor nrotact;on over nh tbo;r ~
nosad machinery and have o,roodr w.
ceived GOOD batterias Il was tha IN
tent;on ~ tho aerortment 70 cone;d.
s;darab,v sunn,amont tboso ho,,ar;os
NJ the navv wards Rut own -
nrohablv to The receint ~ ;rforma.
tion from abroad ~ Tho move.
morts ~ some verv r;ohIu lodor
Snani,h vessels the denar,ment
does not consider that time re.
mains to complete the work in the
ordinary manner at the navy yards,
now overwhelmed with other work, so
the transformed liners are to be rushed
to sea, It is rumored that thew carry
in their holds some guns of heavy cali.
Der which will be mounted when they
are in blue water. No official state.
ment can be secured as to the destina-
ton OF these splendid auxiliary cruis-
ers. but It is rumored that thew are to
head directly for the coast of Spain,
where thew will lie in wait for the
Spanish prizes Unless the small oh.
seryation force Of the Spanish navy in
the Mediterranean. composed of tor
pedo boats and destrovers is rein.
forced before the liners reach those
waters, they are likely to fall easy VIC
Tins to the gunners of the cruisers
MAY ATTACK SPAIN AT HOME.
New York, April sO.-The board Of
strategy has recommended that as soon
"a Il becomes apparent that the span.
ish flotilla does not intend to cross
the Atlantic the Canary islands in the
Atlantic and one Of the Balearic ia.
lands IN the Mediterranean nrobablv
the island Of Minorca will he seized
nv the United States AZ bases Of sun.
nI;sa II the Snanish feet does not
come n us the hoard of strategy has