The herald., 1898-04-16

INTO nght1ng shape at the earliest pos
sible moment. There Is a great deal
Of work to be done on the Philadelphia.
and 1t will be many days before she is
reported ready to go into commission.
Even the old Comanche is being ham,
mered into fighting shape.
The Monadnock is anchored in mid
| stream, awaiting orders from Washing
ton. 1t is said that she will leave Mare
Island by Saturday, but no one can
| tell where she will go.
The Somers Unseaworthy
FALMOUTH, England, April 15.-The
United States cruiser Topeka, formerly
the Diogenes, and torpedo boat Somers,
purchased for the United States in Ger
many, which left Portland on Wednesday
last Tor the United States, after putting
| in there through stress of weather, have
sought shelter here. 1t is said that the
| crew OF the Somers has again refused to
continue the voyage in her owing to her
unseaworthiness. They say that when
| she is at full speed her fore compartment
| Is full of water
The officials Of the United States EN-
bassy deny that any fresh trouble has
arisen.
Regulars Desert
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.-During
the past few days thirty men have left
| the Preside, and government officers
| have been detailed to arrest them. The
army officers deny that desertion in
creased with the chances of war. They
say only few men have quit the Pres
| lido. and they deserted to go to the Klon-
dixie.
The soldiers, however say the men
| deserted to avoid fighting the Spanish.
Moving Eastward
| OMAHA, April 15-Representatives Of
the railways here were in conference to-
| day with Major Pond, Quartermaster of
the Department of the Missouri, relative
to moving troops. 1t is understood, al
| though not officially admitted, thatla gen.
eral movement of Western troops is i'm
| minent. All pack saddles and equip
ment for trains have been sent from the
storehouse here to st. Louis.
Shelter for Soldiers
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.-General
| Shafter has received orders from the
| Secretary Of War to send 500 tents from
| the quartermaster's store in San Fran
cisco to st. Louis. The tents will prob
ABBY be shipped today.
Ordered Forward
ATLANTA, Ca, April 15-Companies G
and A of the Twenty-fifth Infantry from
Fort Missoula, passed through Atlanta at
| 8 o'clock this morning en- route to Key
West.
The Flying Squadron
NORFOLK, Va, April Is, 2 p.m-The
Weather Bureau reported the Flying
Squadron ten miles east of the Capes and
coming. 1t will be in the Roads In one
hour.
More Ocean Liners
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The govern
ment has chartered steamships St. Paul,
st. Louis. New York and Paris Of the
American line.
Stockholders Rumors
WASHINGTON, April 15-Mr. Quesada,
the representative here Of the Cuban in
surgents, said today in regard to the Lon
don stock exchange rumors of an armis-
tice having been agreed to by the Cuban
insurgents, that there had been no such
agreement and these reports were circu-
lated only for the purpose of delaying
action by the United States.
Munitions of War
NEW YORK, April 15.-The Wilson line
steamer Marengo, which arrived today
| from Newcastle, England, brought ESQ
tons of war material recently purchased
from Sir William Armstrong and Mitchell
& Co. The munitions of war consist of
guns, gun carriages and unloaded cart
ridges.