Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1898, Page 2

2 AMONG DIPLOMATS Intense Interest in the News of the Victory. NO ADVICES AT THE LEGATIONS European Intervention Not Likely . to Be Hastened. SPAIN’S UNPREPAREDNESS red At the foreign embassies and legations in- tense interest Is snown in the news of the Gzcisive victory of the American fleet at Manila. It was stated by a high diplomatic official that another such victory would end ths cause of Spain and force her to seek an armistice and peace. The universal belief in diplomatic quarters is that this stroke in the Philippines will be immediately fol- lowed by aggressive action in Cuba. Aside from the immediate effects of th: Manila engagement, the foreign representatives is likely to precipitate internal con- sions in Spain. This has been appr2- hended by the European powers, and has been the chief cause of their activity, as it threatens to carry the war to the continent of Eurepe. No Official Advices at Legations. ot yet been received esenting the From the fact re ported from Madrid that Commodore Dewey opened communteation with the British msul at Manila, it is expected that the first reports, other than those of a Spanish character, will come from British sources. It British consui at Man -Watker, has assumed ts in the Pnilip- Ss understood 2, Mr. Rawso: charge of Amer! pines, and uméier si umstances he is at present charged with the important duty of prote 5 the lives of the Americans at Manila and elsewhere. It is believed that Commodore Dewey will give his first at- tention to looking after the Americans ashore, as their position is a perilous one under existing conditions. It develops also that the cable from Manila is British, not Spanish, and it ts believed that British op- erators have charge of the cable station. While messages would be subject to Span- ish censorship, yet there is no doubt this British ownership would insure a more prompt and unprejudiced transmission of cfficial and unofficial ieports. The eable to Hong Kong, and thence by way of n and the Red sea to continental Eu- rope and London. This insures free com- between Mr. Rawson-Walker sh foreign office. No Step at Intervention Threatened. ication diplomats say no step toward rvention is likely to be hast- It is looked , which can- into political channels by h appeals to the great powers. T! ¢ taken in British, French an quarters. It was rather expected © British, but it is none the less German offi- who regard the time for mediation Leading s disaster of 5 or intervention as past. One of the members of the diplomatic corps said the gravest fears were enter- tained as to the effect of the reverse at @ government there is threat- es—one the Carlists, the Humiliation over the ily find expre: nst asta regime and the throne fiseif. Whether the authorities will be abie to re- r indignation is much doubted mversant with the aff. Madrid. le advil froi tid sa g that martial law was about to be proclaimed bear out the view of diplo- to the gravity of affairs in that sist popu! Spain's Poor Preparation. naval aids attached to au id the battle at Manila é equate preparation mad One of the by nd gave good reasons for popular resentment at Madrid. He said it was pow made plain that the quiet and parations carried on by the United ere for a good purpose and had con worked vital results. He pointed out that within eight days of the nee of the declaration of war the American fleet had sailed iyo miles and had struck a decisive blow. This, at the outset of a campaign, it carried en- and brought con- alization to the ranks of s in ail quarters. This he expressed surprise that the Manila had divided the engagement of the defense of the city taken, he said, s of the operations could not was of double importanc thusiasm to the vieto h defense at st, be determ! as Commodore Dewey's fleet had not yet passed the danger 1 in that its « was reduced and its ammuni- tion depleted by the engagement of yester- day. He said also that the weakness of Spain in the Philippines was doubtless an indi- cation of the same weakness ia Cuba and Porto Rico. The Spanish authorities, he pointed out, had failed to send an abun- ance of coal to Cuba, Porto Rico and else- where, and now their reverses were a nat- ural result of their own It Is expected that the Japanese author- i ve early official information at Man They have a con- jer the system devel- ring the Japan-China war all mil- naval operations are immediately ted to the admiralty office at and thence made known to Japan- hroughout the world. Up to a = ever, Minister Hoshi had not Teceived official ady providence. es PROTESTS MADE. What the British Consul Told Com- modere Dewey. A dispatch from Madrid Temps says that, according to the spatches, the British consul at 3, in his visit to Commodore Dewey, atations, in behalf of the con- against ihe bombardment of patch also says: rench, British and German war vessels ds at Manila. nish warship surrender24 and the majority perished. Two Spanish command- €rs were killed while resisting to the lest moment. “The Spanish losses are estimated at 400 men, killed, including many natives. “The American squadron attacked furl- ousty beth the Spanish squadron and Ca- vite, where it caused great damage.” Commenting editorially on. the battle, the Temps says: “The United States put into the balance @ too crushing superiority of resources and forces to leave a doubt as to the result.” Later, the Temps sa: “Directly Castil- ian honor has received the satisfaction it demands will not the moment have come for Europe to say its word and take as a basis for its mediatory action the wise ad- vice of the Duke of Devonshire in his speech of Saturday evenin; ASS BLOCK ISLAND, R. L, May 2—The cruiser New Orleans passed here at 10 e’clock bound east. Nahe BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. A reference to the statement be- low will show that the circulation sworn to is a bona fide one. It !s easily possible for a news- paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of papers to newsstands, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, judge by results, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them. The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington, paper. Cireulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, April 28, 1998... MONDAY, April 25, 1998. TUESDAY, Aprit 26, 1898. WEDNESDAY, April 27, 1898. THURSDAY, April 28, 1893. FRIDAY, April 29, 1898....... 261,915 1 solemnly swear that the above statement rep- resents only the number of copies of THE EVEN- ING STAR circulated during the six secular days ending Friday, April 29, 1898—that is, the num. ber of copies actually sold, delivered, furnish- ed or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted are returnable to or remain in the office unsold. Daily average... J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this thirtieth day of April, A. D. 1s98. FREDERICK A. FENNING, Notary Public, D. c. HOSTILITIES EFFECT ON Influence of Yesterday’s Battle on Future Operations, Date of Cuban Invasion Depends on the Wherenbouts of the Spanish Cape Verde Fleet. The administration will not, it is said, arrive at a hasty determination in respect to further military and naval operations in consequence of the reports received from the Philippines. The officials hope to re- ceive a definite report from Commodore Dewey at an early enough date to be of value in connection with the operation of the fleets under command of Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley. The ad- vices received from hostile scurces show clearly enough that Commodore Dewey has utterly destroyed the Spanish power in the Pacific, but they do not show what dam- age, if any of consequence, was done our own vessels. As this is the first engagement our mod- ern war vessels have had, it is of incal- culable value to know exactly how our sels behaved and what weaknesses they showed. Information on this line will en- able the commanders of our Atlantic squadrons to correct whatever defects may ist In the new system of naval action, and give them confidence in the good quali- ties of the modera warship not heretofore te: A very strong belief prevails that the Philippine victory is the beginning of the end, and that prompt action at this lime will speedily bring Spain to terms. ‘The disturbed condition of affairs in Madrid reported this morning shows the desperate straits to which the Spanish government has been driven, and it is conceived to be possible that Spain will not be in the con- dition to prosecute the war much further. Civil strife at home will make it very dif- ficult for her to maintain herself, even for a short time, either on the seas or in Cuba. The opinicn is entertained that if the Cape Verde fleet is not already directly on its way to Porto Rico it will never go there or anywhere on this side of the Atlantic ‘he fact, however, that the fleet, on leay- ing the Cape Verde Islands, steamed straight away toward Porto Rico for twelve hours renders it probable that it continued on this course and will show up at Porto Rico. If this is found to be the case it is believed that the war can be ended with one bold stroke within a very snort time after it is positively known that the fleet is coming this way. No doubt whatever is felt that if the Spanish fleet will face an engagement we will be able to utterly destroy it. Effect on Cuban Invasion. There is still some uncertainty as to the effect the news from the Philippines will Lave on the contemplated invasion of Cuba. Some authorities are strongly in favor of making a formidable invasion at orce, at the same time attacking the coast defenses from our fleet, without delaying to ascertain the movements of the Spanish fleet. Conservative opinion is that this would be a hasty action, and the probabil- ity is that our plan, so far as the invasion of Cuba is conc=rned, will not be changed, but that the force of 5,000 men, or possi- bly more, will be landed at a convenient point in Cuba within two or three days to establish a base of supplies and put them- selves in communication with the Cubans, as was before contemplated. By that time it will probably be known definitely where the Spanish fleet is. If it is at Porto Rico or on its way there a strong fleet, composed of the flying squad- ron and some of Admiral Sampson's squad- ron, will be sent against it to do battle, without any fear as to what the result will be. The destruction of the Spanish fleet under these circumstances would ren- der Spain entirely helpless, and she would have to sue for peace under such terms as we would grant. If, on the other hand, it is found that the Cape Verde fleet has turned back to the Canaries, it is probable that the complete invasion of Cuba will be hastened, and the capture of Havana and Matanzas be undertaken by the co-opera- tion of land and naval forces by the speedi- est process possible. There will be no ap- prehension if the Spanish fleet has turned back that it will at any time make an ag- gressive move. ———————+—____ Local Henrings at the Capitol. There will be a hearing at 2 o'clock p.m. Wednesday on the highway extension bill before the subcommittee of the Senate District commtttee. é The hearing announced for tomorrow afterncon by the subcommittee of the Senate District committee on the Washing- ton and Gettysburg railroad bill has been postponed un:il Thursday at 2 o’clock p.m. 2 R Personal Mention. Mr. T. B. Connery, the veteran journal- ist, who was for so many years Washing- ton cor Berea eee ae at the New York Herald, is at the 4 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1808-14 PAGES, NAVAL OFFICERS GRATIFIED MONEY FOR THE ARMY At Key West They Hear News of Dewey's Victory. Rea Cross Agents Anxious to Get Iato Cuba’ With pplies for the Suffering. Special From a Staff Correspondent. KEY WEST, Fla., May 2.—Commanders of vessels which are in this harbor to coal first heard of Dewey's victory this morn- ing. They are intensely gratified. They think the result will be to encourage an effort to encounter the Spanish fleet that left Cape Verde and settle the question of naval supremacy in Atlantic waters with- out further delay. If that is not feasible their hope is that a blow will be soon struck in Cuba, either by taking Matanzas and holding it as a base of naval and military operations or by forcing the capitulation of Havana ‘The common view is that the proposed advance of the army on Cuba will be sus- pended for a few days until it can be de- termined whether Spain is satisfied with defeat in the Philippines and will make overtures for peace through mediation of European powers. Yesterday there were nine vessels of the blockading squadron off Havana, and the People of that city were evidently expect- ing a bombardment. It may be some time before the American warships are again bunched within range of Morro Castle. Whether the battle ships and big cruisers ceuld be spared and the blockade be main- tained by smaller cruisers, gunboats, tor- pedo boasts and mosquito fleet is an open question. The State of Texas 1s still here with food supplies. The Red Cross pecple feel that the naval victory at Manila does not feed the starving Cuban population, whose suf- fering has been increased by the blockade. They are still hoping for early action, which will enable food supply to be landed and distributed under military protection at the beginning. PEPPER. pase ees PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS. Some Army Promotions and a Large Number of Postmasters, The President today sent thes tions to the Senate: Wn. E. Bundy of Ohio, to be attorney of the United States, southern district of Ohio. Captains to be majors—Egbert B. Savage, Sth Infantry; Chas. A. Coolidge, 7th In- fantry; Wilson T. Hartse, 15th Infantry; Chas. A. Dempsey, 2d Infantry; Wm. E. | Dougherty, Ist lufantry; Sumner H. Lin- cola, luth lafantry; Greenieaf A. Goodaie, 28d infantry; Cyrus 8. Roberts, 17th In- tantry. First Lieut. E, W. Chenoth, 17th iniantry, to be ceptain. Wm. V. Lucas of South Dakota, to be register of the land cffice at Chamberlain, 3. D.; Alexander Meggett of Wisconsin, to be receiver of public moneys at Eau Claire, Wis. Yo be agents for the Indians—Clarence A. Warner of Idaho, at Fort Hall agency, idaho; Nimrod S. Walpole of Colorado, ai Vueblo and Jicariila agency, N. M.; Oliver C. Applegage of Oregon, at Klamath agency, Ore. To be commissioners to examine and clas. sity lands within the land grant and inden nity land grant limits of the Northern Pa- cific Railroad Company—Joseph C. Auld, in the “Helena land district; Wm. W. Alder- son, in the Bozetnan land district. nomina- Postmasters: Maine—Henry C. Brower, Freeport; Albert C. Bradbury, Newport. Maryland—J. Frank Vincent, Pocomoke City. Massachusetts—William R. Hall, May- nard; B. F. Brooke, Barre; William Par- sons, Rockport; Augustus M. Bearse, Mid- dileboro. New Hampshire—Lewis H. Baldwin, Wil- ton; John ‘fT. Welch, Dover. . New Jersey—Chas. H. Terrill, Irvington; Theodore M. Giftin, Haddontield. New York—Keuben F. Hoff, Union Springs; George T. Reeve, jr., Riverhead; Lorin J. Eggleston, Millerton; George T. Salmon, Lima; Lewis C. O'Connor, Gene- seo; M. L. Wood, Frankfort; Herbert W. Davis, Falconer; John P. Herrick, Boliver; Melvin E. Horner, Beimont; Jno. M. Ham- iiton, Batavia; Wliliam H. Bartlett, Ame- nia; John H. Howard, Weldon; Amanda E. Morris, Hendersonville. Pennsylvania—D. E. Turner, Towanda; Jno. C. Bensinger, Stroudsburg; E. W. Rob- erts, Luzerne; Jno. Scher, jr., Dushore; Si- non Frankle, Chiccra. Vermont—George H. Richmond, North- field, Ohio—Joseph M. Milburn, Xenia; Jno, C. Smith, Wilmington; C. M. Inman, Marys- ville; Manning M. Ross, Marietta; Wm. G. Richards, Hillsboro’; J. B. Elliott, Green- field; A. T. Simmons, Geneva; Henry Thomas, Cuyahoga Falls. South Dakota—David E. Lloyd, Yankton. Virginia—John M. Sloan, Chase City. Washington—Jno. M. Benedict, Centralia. Wisconsin—C. KE, Donovan, Waterloo; Thos. S. Chittendon, Ripon; James H. Spencer, Necedah. lllinois—Henry Edee, Cobden; Wm. E. Cummings, Highwood; W. A. Hutchinson, Oak Park; James P. Mathias, Teluca; Chester B. Claybaugh, Toulon; John Cc. Goodyear, Mattoon. Indiana—John Payne, Connersville; John C. Fudge, Dunkirk; Daniel Lynch, Lowell. Iowa—George A. Watts, Clear Lake; Jos- eph S. Morgan, Dubuque; Wm. F. Thero, Farmington, M. K. Whelan, Estherville; Charles C. Bender, Spencer; Thomas L. Green, West Union. Arizona—John G. Pritchard, Bisbee. California—John W. Short, Fresno; Wm. D. Ingram, Lincoln; Lillian W. Thomas, Sausatite. Geogia—C. E. Head, Tallapoosa. Kansas—dames H. Titus, Medicine Lodge; W. H. Mackey, jr., Junction City; Wm. Smith, Galena; Joseph Craft, Chetopa. Michigan — Charles 8. Pierce, Oscoda; Frank W. Clark, Lake Odessa; Timothy Smith, Howell; Loomis K. Bishop, Grand Rapids; Henry C. Minnie, Eaton Rapids; Clark J. Drummond, Greenville; George H. Pond, Ann Arbor, Minnesota—Robert 8. Kreis, Monticello; Franis B. Lamson, Buffalo. Missouri—Eugene 8S. Low, Hamilton. Montana—W. C. Clemens, Virginia City. Nebraska—William H. Harrison, Grand Island; Frank D. Reed, Shelton; Samuel H. Steele, David City; William D. Pruitt, Arapahoe. ———————-- Woodford to Be a Major General. It 1s said that President McKinley has Practically decided to appoint Minister ‘Woodford a major general of volunteers, as @ recognition of his services at the Spanish capital. Secretary Alger sent to Congress today a deficiency estimate of $50,000 for additional employes in the War Department on ac- count of the increase of the regular army and volunteet service. Mr. Hamilton Fish of New York, grand- son of the former Secretary of State, has enlisted as a private in Colonel Wood's regiment of mounted riflemen. Mr. Fish is a graduate of Columbia College and one of its leading athletes. 1 Deficiency Bill Quickly Passed by the ; Honse, FOR EXTRAORDINARY WAR EXPENSES Both Houses:Agree to Conference Report on the Naval Bill. PAY OF THE VOLUNTEERS Immediately after the House of Repre- sentatives met today Chairman Cannon il.) of the committee on appropriations was recognized and presented an urgency deficiency bill to provide for the extraor- dinary war expenses. Mr. Cannon asked for immediate consid- eration. The appropriation recommended was $85,720,945. To the estimates as originally submitted by the War Department the committee has added items of $1,000 for contingent ex- penses of the Navy Department and $100,- 000 for pay for miscellaneous purposes in the naval establishment. The bill makes all of the items available until January 1, 1899. The item of $750,000 for incidental ex- penses includes the line of interpreters, spies or guides for the army, for the ap- prehension of deserters, and limits the payment to army officers or citizens for such services and expenses to $10 each, and donates $5 to each dishonorably discharged prisoner on release from confinement under court-martial sentence involving dishonor- able discharge. For planting torpedoes, now in all principal harbors, $300,000; for purchase of additional torpedo material, The incidental expenses include ex- presses to and from frontier posts and armies in the field of escorts to disbursing officers and to trains where military escorts cannot be furnished. Fer transportation of the army and its supplies $6,000,000 is ap- propriated, and payment to land grant rail- roads which have not received aid in gov- ernment bonds is limited to 50 per cent of full amount of service. The fortifications feature of the bill includes $540,000 for pro- curing 3 2-10 inch field cannon, $530,800 for siege guns, carriages, ammunition and ma- chinery, tools, etc.; for their manufacture at arsenals, $50,000; for range finders and instruments for fire control, $50,J00; $1,015,- v0 for powders and projectiles for sea- coast guns and mortars, and for projectile explosives, etc.; ammunition for rapid fire guns, $425,000; fitting up twenty-one 15-inch smooth bore carriages for 8-inch breech- loading rifles, $2 for 12-inch barbette carriages, § 000, For a €uban Expedition, A significant feature ts an appropriation of $150,034 for ‘the expeditionary force to Cuba. With it is a foot note from Major General Miles Utging that the fund ts re- quired with the least possible delay, ex- plaining that the {50,000,000 appropriation tor national deYense has been allotted and there is no money availiable for this partic- ular object. The Cuban expedition para- graph includes $12,000 for “unforeseen con- ung2nt expenses which involve immediate expenditure fur purposes of tmperative urg- ency,” § 5 ‘for portable electric outit and 313,095 for imtrenching tools. ‘Tne largest item under any had is $10,000,000 for clothing, camp and garrison equipage. Whe other big items were published with Une estimates, Mr. Cannon, in explaining the necessity of the bill, pointed out that there was not a dollar availubie from avy other source to meet these demands on une appropriations mad. Prompt action was demanded in eaca inslanee to place at the disposal of Lue au- lhoriues Ineans to equip and make most ellicient tue Lorcés of the United States. iMr. Sayers said that, in is opimion, the yoiunteers wouwia be paid from tae ume of enroliment and not from the ume of being mustered into the service, Mr, Steele (ind.), interrupting, said he ad been advised at the War Department that the federat government woula pay and desired to pay Immediately volunters from the moment of tneir enroliment, and air. Suyers auded that the government would pay all expenses of voiunters imeident to iueir movement from their homes to the Slace of enrolment. dur, Cannon's request was granted. Mr. Dingiey (Maine) tnen called attention or the House to the probable expense of thu War und necessity for extravruinary rey- enue. He suid the $90,00U,000 appropriaced tor defense had been exhdustea; that tie present emergency bili carried 336,0v0,U0u, and the expeuaitures made necessary by reason of the war would probably amount very soon to 910,000,000 because of the tortlication appropriations. ‘The bill was then passed without division. Representative Lacey of lowa presented the conference report on the general Alas- Kan bill extending the homestead laws to and granting railroad rignts of way in that territory. Mr, Loud reserved a point of ord2r pend- ing an explanation of the measure as in- volving new legisiation. The conference curried among other important points tie creation of a commission to consider the North Atlantic fishery question and another to promote reciprocal trade relations be- tween the United States and Canada. The insertion of the former in conference Mr. Loud wanted explained. Mr. Dingley (Me.) protested against the feature of the report creating a commission to considef the North Atlantic fishery ques- tion and other controversies, He said the proposed legislation was radical and of great importance, since it embodied a prop- osition to create a commission, and sub- mit to it not only the fishery controversy, to which alone .he was ready to object, but it gave to the proposed commission jurisdic- tion over any other controversies affecting trade that might aise. He believed the conferees had exceeded their authority in incorporating the provision, and the proposi- tion in itself was not such as to command support. In accord with Mr: Dingley’s views, Mr. Moody (Mass.ycspoke, and concluded by making the point -of order against the amendment that it’Was beyond the juris- diction of the con! as being beyond their duties, © «« > Naval Bill, Regdy for Signing. ‘The House has agiteed to the conference report on the naval‘@ppropriation bill, and it now goes to the President. SENATE. At the opening’ of the Senate’s session today the chaplain offered devout thanks for the glorious victory won by Commo- bring the war te @ speedy and triumphant oloee,” Mr. Turple (nd.), chairman ef the deme: cratic caucus, presented an order appeint= ing Mr. Chilton (Texas) to fill the vacancy on the finance committee caused by the Gcath of Senator Walthall, The order was adopted, ‘War Revenue Bill. The war revenue measure passed by the House on Friday was also reported to the Senate and referred to the finance oocmmit= tee. A conference on the sundry civil bill was agreed to, and Messrs. Allison, Quay and Gorman were named as the Senate con- ferees. Another conference was agreed to on the naval appropriation bill, and Messrs. Hale, Quay and Gorman were named as con- ferees. The Naval Bill, Immediately Mr. Hale presented the new report of the conferees, an agreement hav- ing been reached in advance of the au- thorization of the conference. The Senate receded from the amendment relating to patents claims for naval officers, which was opposed in the House. The report was agreed to. A bill to amend the act to permit the use of the right of way through public lands to tramwaye, canals and reservoirs was passed, A House bill providing for the suspen- sion during the war of certain provisions of the law relating to the quartermaster's department of the army was favorably re- ported, with some minor amendments, by Mr. Hawley (Conn.), chairman of the mili- tary affairs committee. It was passed with- out debete. Mr. Stewart reported from the commit- tee on mines a bill providing that the own- ers of mining claims who may enlist in the war against Spain shall not be subject to the forfeiture of their claims for not per- forming assessment work on them, as pro- vided by law, during the period of their en- lisument. The measure was passed without debate. Issue of Bonds. The resolution presented last Thursday by Mr, Butler (N. C.) declaring that no necessity existed for issuing bonds to pro- vide funds for the war and in favor of the levying of an income tax was laid before the Senate. Mr. Butler in supporting the resolution declared in faver of paying the expenses of the war “as we go.” No issue of bonds would be necessary if the war was carried on as Lincoln carried on the great civil conflict. - If the navy and land forces of the United States were allowed to mcve upon the «nemy promptly and aggressively the war would be over before the “bond sharks’ could further succeed in mortgaging the future of our own people. The resolution was then referred to the finance committee. The Senate agreed, on motion of Mr. Al- tison, to adjicurn today until Wednesday next, and at 1 p.m. went into executive ses- sion, At 2:35 p.m. the decors of the Senate were opened. The Senate took a recess un- til 3 o'clock to await the emergency war appropriation bill. CAPTAINS IN» CONFERENCE Belief That Sampson Intends to Attack Havana Soon. High Sen Was Running Off Havana and Probably Prevented Carry- tng Plan Into Effect. (Copsright, 1898, by Associated Press.) ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH BOAT DAUNTLESS (via Key West, Fla.), May 2.—A demonstration by the fleet off the coast of Cuba is hardly expected today, but it is understood a mcvement has been planned. A howling gale is now blowing and the sea is running high. There was a long conference on board the flagship New York yesterday between Rear Admiral Sampson, Capt. Evans of the Iowa, Capt. Taylor of the Indiana and Capt. Chadwick of the New York, the pur- pcse of which could not be ascertained. Early yesterday morning the New York steamed to the westward, past Havana, which was in plain view from the vessel, and picked up the Indiana and then the Iowa, taking the commanders of both ships aboard. Tugs were then sent out, calling in all the other vessels of the fleet in that vicinity, and at noon the following ships were lying off the batteries, west of Ha- vana and within eight miles of the shore: The flagship New York, the battle ships Iowa and indiana, the cruisers Detroit and Marblehead, the gunboats Castine, May- flower, Hornet and Mangrove, and the tugs Osceola, Wampatock and Tecumseh. There was very indication that a con- certed movement of some kind was in con- templation, and those on the flagship who were ignorant of the objct of the confer- ence confidently expected that the recent bombardment of the Spanish batteries at Matanzas and the firing upon a troop of Spanish cavalry at Cabanas were to b2 re- peated upon the more formidable batteries near Havana. The weather conditions, how- ever, were anything but favorable for an attack, for a forty-knot gale was blowing and th? waves were tremendous. Even the big battle ships were unsteady, the smaller vessels being tossed about like shells with every wave. But after the ships had remained in this position for several hours it became evi- dent that no immediate - movement was contemplated. The flagship finally drew away from the others and steamed slowly past Morro Castle without incident. The remainder of the fleet then opened out and returned to their various stations along the coast. There has been no special excitement among the vessels for the past forty-eight hours, except a ripple caused by the chase of the British tramp steamer Strathdee on Saturday night last. News of the engagement between the United States and Spanish fleets at Ma- nila has not yet reached the Cuban block- ading squadron, but they probably will be advised of it this morning by vessels which left here during last.night. —EE—EE ARMY DEFICIENCY BILL, It Was Reported by the House Com- mittee Today. The House committee on appropriations today favorably reported the army defi- elency bill. The amounts carried by the bill are as follows: Military establishment—Signal serwice, 000; of volunteers, $5,766,661.65; pay gettin 434,586.56; pay, etc., of regu- lars, including mileage, prior to act of April 26, $1,095,219.70; subsistence of the army, $2,739,643.50; regular supplies, quar- termaster’s department, $1,000,000; - Sout e po quartermaster’ ment, $750,000; tillery, $1,600,000; $800,000; $800,000. pe and binding-—Navy Department, tal, $85,720,045.41. ‘Contingent Navy De- t, $1,000; pay miscellaneous, ‘navy, Steamship Arrivals. MAY CHANGE - PLANS Modification Possible of the Campaign for Cuba's Invasion, Cruisers Looking for the Spanish Fleet—Division of Admiral Sampson's Foree. The officials of the War and Navy De- partments naturally refuse to give any in- formation as to the operations proposed for the invasion ef Cuba. There is reason to believe, however, that the pian of cam- paign as originally mapped out will be promptly excouted and that a joint naval and military demonstration will be made in the vicinity of Matansas before thc close of the present week, with a view to landing of a large military force and tho establish- ment of a line of communication with the insurgent army in the interior of Cuba. According to one authority, thie expedition will start from Florida ports by Wednesday or Thursday next. Several merchant steamers have been chartered for u-> in the transportation of the troops. They will be accompanied by a ficet of naval vessels sufficient to protect them fiom attack by Spanish naval forces. As has been already stuted, Brigadier General Shafter wili have command of the advance military division, and it is expected that it will consist of 5,000 seasoned veteran sol- diers, including the four colored rsgiments. Although the place of landing is as yet an official secret, there ia réason to believe that it will be not far distant from the port of Matanzas. Looking for the Spanish Fleet. The movement of this expedition will be governed to a considerable extent by th> operations of the powerful Spanish fleet which recently left Cape Verde Islands, and which there is r2ason to believe will soon make its appearance somewhere off the At- lantic coast. In anticipation of such a vis- itation several of the fleetest vessels of the auxiliary navy have been sent to sea to look out for them, with a view of bringing information of their whereabouts to the de- partment at the earliest possible moment, in order tha, arrangements may be made to giv: the visitors the warmest kind of a re- ception. In the executicn of this plan Admiral Sampson's large fleet engaged in the block- ade of Cuba has been separated into two divisions. One of these will be in command of Commedcre J.C Watson,who has been re- lieved of duty in charge of the Naval Home at Philadelphia for that purpose, and 1s now on his way to join the fleet. The other division will be in command of Admiral Sampson, who will also have command of the combined divieiors. The cruiser Cin- cinnati, commanded by Capt. C. M. Ches- ter, now engaged in blockading duty, has been selected as Commodore Watson's flag- ship. It¢s probable that Commodore G. C. Remey, who has been temporarily placed in command of the naval supply depot at Key West, will shortly be assigned to the separate command of the other diyision of Admiral Sampson’s fleet in order to leave Admiral Sampson entirely free to exercise supreme command over both divisions. In that event the New York will undoubtedly be Commodore Remey’s flagship. What the Plans Contemplate. These plans contemplate, it is said, the use of one of the naval divisions in block- ading the ports of Cuba and the employ- rcent of the other for the destruction of the Spanish fleet now supposed to be near- ing these shores, All the armored vessels, including the battle ships Iowa and Indiana and the monitors Terror, Puritan and Am- phitrite and the cruiser New York, will probably be selected to give battle to the Spanish fleet, while the remaining portion of the North Atlantic squadron will be utilized in maintaining an efficient block- ade of Cuba. It is also possible that the battle ships Massachusetts and Texas and the armored cruiser Brooklyn of Commo- dore Schley’s flying squadron, may also Join the flect selected to meet the Spanish warships. In case, however, that the latter are des- tined to the South American coast for the ptrpose of intercepting the battle ship Oregon and the gunbcat Marietta, now on their way north to join Admiral Sampson’s ficet, it is more than probable that Commo- dore Schley’s squedrcn will be dispatched to Brazil to protect the Oregcn and Mariet- ta on their voyage to this country. The Oregon arrived at Rio de Janeiro Satur- day. Carefully prepared instructions have been cabled to her commanding officer, Capt. Clarke, as to the precautions neces- sery to evade a meeting with the Spanish menof-war unless reinforced by other American warships. It is expected that the Oregon and Ma- rietta will leave Rio on their journey north tomorrow. No official information has yet reached the Navy Department as to the actual destination of the Spanish naval fleet, and future movements will depend mainly upon such information as may be received within the next day or two. It is expected that the first news of the Spanish fleet will be received from one of the aux- iliary scouting vessels sent out to find them. —_—_—__-e+__—_. SPANISH IN THIS COUNTRY. The President to Issue a Procia on the Subject. The President has in course of prepara- tion a proclamation which will be issued within the next day or two fixing the status of Spanish subjects in this country. Gen- erally speaking the proclamation wili make it know1 that such subjects are under sus- picion, and it is believed will announce that stringent measures will be taken to prevent their hindering a speedy and successful conduct of a war against the kingdom of Spain. Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. "0% 33 sx, ~- Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, May 2.—Flour quiet—western su: Bor gBS,25a88.50; do. extra. $4.1bas4 ly, a arin a Wheat patent, FINANCE AND TRADE a | Lively Boraruble for Stocks Resulted From Victory at Manila, PRICES ADVANCE IN WHOLE LIS? Slight Recessions From Top Figures Occurred at Noon, Rpectal Dispatcs te The Brening Star. NEW YORK, May 2.—Yesterday’s trt- umph of the American navy was erlebrated in Wall street this morning by a sensa- tional advance fn prices. Opening fisctos feflected improvemsnt varying from % to 7 ber cent, the short intsrest being expecially indifferent to the prices paid for the active issues. The first half hour of business war Uttle more than a scramble to buy stocks in anticipation of a prolonged advance. More rational trading resulted in a gradu- al recession from the maximum level of the morning. and midday prices reflected de- clines varying from 1 to 3 per cent from the top point. The undertone of the market was remark- ably strong an¢ some very confident buy- ing was reported from time to time during the afternoon. The prevailing opinion ts that the detafls of yesterday's engagement will be more flattering to the American side than the mere deduction made from omis- sions in the Spanish reports. 3 The Cuban war is now regarded as an ag- gravation to be borne with temporarily, but always with the assurance that aggressive action will terminate {ts existence. The victory In the Philippines had been general- iy predicted, and the success of these fore- casts inspires confidence in the predicted cutcome of the Cuban war. ere wat almost unanimous belief fn the future of the market, and trading for the decline was nowhere noticed except for a fractional turn. Owing to the fact that the news upon which the market de- pended was too recent to be general, the public demand for stecks has not yet as- sumed proportions worthy of note. Com- mission houses did a fair amount of the tctal trading, but the largest buying was for the accounts of the professional ele- ment. The holiday in London was a factor tend- ing toward a restricted volume of legiti- mate business, but it is believed that the market at that center will respond readily to the new estimates of value cabled from this side. Small declines in tomorrow's cables would excite no surprise, as the discrepancy be- tween London's Saturday's closing and our closing today may be too Mberal for imme- te adjustment. American Sugar, the Traction stocks and the industrial list generally responded eas- ily to the changed conditions and led the list in the extent of their fluctuations. The sranger roads attracted a good volume of business and moved up nearer the level of their actual value. The Northern Pacific and Union Pacific issues were in excellent demand, and recorded substantial advances in consequence. The shares of the corporations last named are relied upon to reflect every possible development of a favorable character, as their earnings are showing gratifying in- creases. The low-priced and purely specu- lative issues, were 2lso bought on the theory that the surplus strength of the general market might be employed to assist them to an imitative rise. The market hinges on war new and, unless disappointment comes, today’s level will be vastly im- proved during the coming season, eee FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the clusing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- perted by Corson & Macartney. New York stock exchange. Cc Messrs. Van Emburgh & Atterbury, No. 2 Wall st. American Spirits... American Spirits, pf American Sugar... American Sugar, pfd American Tobacco... American Cotton Ott. Atchison ... ve South Chicago Gi © M.& St. Chic St. P., M. Consolidated Del. Lack & W Delaware & itu . . & ito Grande, pt Lake saore.. Lowsvitie & Metropolitan Traction, Mandatean: Elevated 1 Natioual Lead Nationat Leaa Vo New York Centra: Northera Paciti Northern Pacitt Puluman F.C. southern ky.. pfa. Palla Traction ‘Sih 8 ST we” Brooklyn KR. Transit." “85x “40° “SB “40” Chg. & G Western... Wig 1% lig 11% —+ ington St Sales—regulur call—12 o'clock m.—Capital Trac- Americas Grapbophone, preferred, ler 10. Pneumatic Gun Carringe, 19 100 at @0 cen t BY ceats; 109 100 at 5Y cents: 100 at 60 cents; 100 ; 100 at 61 cents; 100 at 61 cents. . 8. Flectric Light, trict of Columbia Bonds.—3.Gha, 112 bid. Miscellancous Bonds.—Metrop-liten Rallroad 5s, 116% bid. Metrop litan Railroad comy. Ge, 118 Did." Belt Radrond Ss, 45 bid, 6) asked. Ecking- ton Raiload 6s. 8% bid Wasbineton Gas Com- pany Gs, series A, ae bid. Company Gs, series B, Light debenture imp., "103 Potomac Telephone Security and Trost Bs, A. and Ingtou Market Compony Ist 66, 1b bid. li ington Ma‘ket Company imp. 6s, 109 bid. Wash- ington Market Company ext. Gs, 1¢9 bid. | Masoni= Hall Associatiut 06 bid. Washington Light tiou, 25 at 1 35, Infantry Ist 6s, 92 ‘bid. National Bank Stoc’s. —Bank of Washington, 239 ‘Metrojolit bid. bid. 137 ei onde 7s bid. 99 ‘Washing- ton Title, 2 + asked Bid, Ammer. Siraj opens, pe 16 asked. Prev- cece ¥ a. x i Ish xEx div. Quotations & Macart- ney, bankers. 2 per cents, . ys = 4 Der cents. ies me ER 5 Ber cours, H tn Si, i Coe steer ’