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THE EXPEDITION TO MANILA.

GENERAL MERHITT SECURES MOREREGULAR TROOrS.

THE CITY OF TKKINO EXPECTED TO SAH.

TO-DAY- ANOTHER TRANSPORT

¦¦CURED..«-VaFhincrton. May 20. - General Wesley Mer-

f\H waa ftt »he War Department nearly all dayjn ror.**i:'.t.'4ti.".fi concerning th«» troops which are

to he al!<*tr«->«l to him for the work h»- has In

hat*.' Up to this tin*.«» It has been decided to

give him the greater portion of the 14th In¬

fantry. IW>** on the Parirle Coast; th«» entire lr»»thmi 23d regiments of infantry, two batteriesfron the 3d Artillery and four troops of OSV»

glry. The remainder of the expedition will he

male up of volunteers. The Department to¬

day |«VS orders sending; the battalion of In¬

fantry from North Dakota to Par. Francisco to

join lha ex*,edition.It Is« the expectation of the Quartermaster's

.>, irtmant to send to the Philippines a part©f tha forty thousand hammocks to he pur-

Bhastd and which ar«> regarded as essential to

the carnfart of the BOldlCTl In tropicB'. climes.

Qeneral Gree'.y has suirirested and the Presi¬

dent bSS nominated half a dozen officers for

pla-es !n the Sij*nal Corps party which will ac¬

company the expedition under Ganara] Merrltt.

For the rank and file of the corps recrultli.g willbe reported to In the Pacific Coast Plates.Advices received at the War Department to¬

day Indicate that by to-morrow night the Cityof Peking, which 1b to carry tro.aps and supplifsto Manila, will have starled from Pan Fran¬cisco. Over one thousand men will he aboardher. Following the Peking will be the steamers

City of Sydney and Australia, which, the De¬

partment was advised to-day, would be turnedover to-morrow ready for loading. This work,it Is hoped, can be accomplished in a few days.po that the second reinforcement for AdmiralDewey will be close In the wake of the llrst.

Assistant Secretary Melklejohn to-day char¬

tered another vessel to be u*=ed for transportpur*, »ees across the Pacific. This Is the Zea-

landla, of the Ocean Steamship Company, whichcan carry eight hundred 'nen. She Is li~~ feet

Ion?. 37 feet beam and 2,600 tons burden. TheZealandla Is now sailing under a foreign flag,and Mr. Melklejohn has communicated with

Congress with a view to legislation that will

give her an American register.DISCUSSED BV THE CABINET.

The expedition to the Philippines was dis¬cussed at the Cabinet meeting to-day.The population of the Islands. thefighting force of the Spaniards and the

geographical phases of the occupation of theIslands were considered. Statements as to thetroops which General Merrltt's forces will haveto cope with were ««ubmitted. They ranged from

t',000 to 20,iXK) Spanish soldiers, but the con¬

clusion reached was that the numh<?r could beconsidered as about 1 ti.«XK» men. The force al¬ready selected to go with General Merrltt was

believed to be more than ade«juate to cope withthese troops, who were thought to be In poorcondition aa to discipline and f ;..'.; m-nt. If ther.umber was found greater, the Administrationwould send as many nrm as *v-cf»«.«a-y to rein¬force those about to start with General Merrltt.

CHARLESTON TO START TO-DAY.

HER CONDENSERS PUT IN ORDER AND A

NEW SET ALSO PROVIDED

Vallejo, Cal.. May 20..The work of repairingthe defects In the condensing tubes on thecruiser Charleston was completed at .r« o'clockthis morning, but the vessel will not leave forManila until to-morrow. A duplicate set of con¬

denser tubes has been ord»-re<i fro.-n the UnionIron Works, and It will take the greater part ofto-day to Inspect and test these new tubes.Then the coal supply will be replenished, and

on the first tide to-mortow morning the rharles-,ton will start on Its fast run to Honolulu. Itwill probably take six days for this run, andafter a couple of days jpent In r« coaling theCharleston will proceed a. a leisurely Rait ofabout eight knots an hour to Manila. This run

will take about three weeks.Th« return of the cruiser naturally occasioned

a good deal of comment at Vallejo, and r!li"u-lous rumors were circulât«-'! as to the cans»- ,,fher having to put ba> K. They were, however,without foundation, tha - ¦.¦ luaa of thaben.g that although a teat had been made in theyard before the Charleston sa led, Boma of lhatubes, owing to defects In the materia, of -.-..-.! hthey were constructed, were unable to Btand iheextra strain entailed by the run to Red I: It.and the subsequent manoeuvres, whil« swüi :;¦<for the purp' i-e of adjusting compasses, andthey sprung leaks.At the time the defe-iR were discovered their

extent could not be ascertained, for the r<-.-«s..n

that there are 2.048 tubes in th«* two condensers,and the exact b,.ar;',n of th- leak neceaaltatedthe taking apart of the who:,« combination. Th«-

fOBBlp to the effect that the damage to theCharleston was the reaull Of design, and that a

member of the crew was suspected, Is denoun tedby Captain Glass as absolutely unfounded.

MADRID'S NEWS FROM MANILA.

THE SITUATION SAID TO BE IMPROVED-

ALLEGED EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY.Madrid, May 20. Advices from Manila say

the situation there has Improved. Captain-Gen¬eral August!. It Is addfd. has regulafd the priceof provis.ons.

It is also reported from Manila that the foreigncolon!«»* have sent to the Captain-General ex¬

pressions of sympathy *>!th Spain. Thi« Is

markedly the case with the «jerman colony, andthe action of th<* Germans Ir« isaid to be due to

orders received by the G«-rtnan Consul from

Berlin.

TROOPS FOR THE PFTÍLIPPINBS,Barcelona. May JOt Between *»,iMK"> and KV"»

Spanish troops, dtawn from Catalonia. Andalu-8la, Arasron and Valencia, are ornlarklng heretor the Philippine Islands.

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Troops for MERR1TT*- FXITDITION.CITY OF PEKING TO START TO-DAv «OTHER

TROOPSHIPS KKADY IN A WllKK

ß'aFtitr.clsco, May 20 The vungnard ofNebraska's contribution <tt men to the Armywl.lch Is to be pent to Manila arrived here lastr'!|?ht. They numbered .;**/) men and officersAnother trabUoad, comprising 800 more soldiers'torn the same State, i« detained at Reno, New,*»*-vln** to th» wrecking; «>f another train. None.I the soldiers were hurt In the wreck, but threetramps were killedTo-morrow. If everything goes well, th«- 1st

Rt-K!'r.ent of United Mates California volunteer»'"Miry will t,e on Its v.ay to Mania. Orders

0rn ^'a-bii.fítori are to the effect that the men¦.St start t»y Saturday. The work of ,'oadlng

j**** City of IV k Inc. wMch || to transport tl,»

J^ps. u being rushe«l, but she cannot pos-fcl*-ly sail btf.ire .Saturday.In addition to the thiee tra!nl«.ads of troops".SB Nehrasko Which have reached the city.büT^? ni<re heav,1>' '"-'¦."I specials, contain-og the remainder of th* Hebraska soldiers, a-«iment ea.h from Minnesota, Kansas and

i-S___jg**j **» IsaSSISl l'tt*e.

T^YnALvRI'rK USK TO" "WASHINGTON.^làWït! ,;i'"! ,x,,r'* *.¦».¦.* u> ."«.¦.

Bo*v In effect "i,«.",'"1 l0 th" new """' ¦' heduM* 1»ï ml-Átt ***** .NtW-Vor»* -t U:30 a. m.

TUENEWsMINISTRY APPEARS.

8AGASTA EXPLAINS ITS POLICY IN BOTHHOUSES OF THE CORTES.

war wti.i, nn rrsHEn to the utmost till

"HONOKABLI PEACE" is oktainei>-

R«'MKno y ROBLEDO ASKS QUBSTIOKEMadrid. May 2n. 4 p. m.-The Ministers. In full

uniform, appeared In the Senate to-duy. Owingto the OttTUmBtances, the new Cabinet Is. al¬ready nicknamed the "Circumstantial Cab¬inet."The Premier, Sefior Sagasta, explained the

Ministerial crisis and asserted that the new

Ministry* Will continue the policy of the former

Ministry. He related how "Spain did every¬

thing to avoid war until America, violating allrecor»n!**ed diplomacy, attacked Spain with an

Injustice unprecedented in the annals of civil¬ized history and compelled Spain to respondwith war, which Spain would continue to theutmost until an honorable peace if« obtainable."

"This," the Premier continued, "Is a strongpolicy, and the new Government will also ener¬

getically conduct negotiations with Europeanand other Slates "

Count Penaramlro proposed the Senate's con¬

gratulations to Admiral Cervera on his arrivingsaf«?!y at Santiago de Cuba "and cleverly dodg¬ing the American s.juadrons."Captain Aunmi, the Minister of Mirlne, re¬

sponded in the name of the navy, highly extol¬ling Admiral Cervera. In so doing he said thearrival of the Spanish squadron in Cuban waters"Will cement thrt friendship of the Cubans withSpain, and will prove to the world that Spainwill never abandon Cuba while the mother coun¬

try retains her vitality."The congratulations were voted unanimously.In the Chamber Sefior Sagasta repeated his

Senate sjaeech.Señor Sllvela, leader of the Dissident Conser¬

vatives, replied that his section of the Conner»vatlv« party approved the policy announced bySefior Satrasta and would support the new Cab¬inet.

ROMERO Y RORLEDO'S REMARKS.Sefior Romero y Robledo, leader of the Wsjr-

lerlte faction, presented an interpellation, main¬taining that the old Government was In a crisisfrom the very declaration of war, and that !fthe present were a continuation of the policy ofthe old Cabinet then the present Cabinet alsowas In a crisis.All s!des of the House received this dilemn-.a.

with merriment Sefior Romero y Robledo then

pressed Sef.or Gamazo, Minister of Public In¬

struction, Public Works. Agriculture and Oom-

nvrce, to dlscbme his individual opinion and tosay how far he Indorsed the Ministerial polie**'of the reconstructed Cabinet, Inflstirg that, ifthe proent were a continuation of the formerpolicy, then Sefior Gamazo, unless he hadthrown ever hi» former theories, ought to be Inthe Opposition and not In office

Sefior Gamazo replied that, without abandon»lng his political ideals, he had accepted offi. e

patriotically, and would carry »»ut the Govern¬

ment programme Irrespective of his own per¬sonal theories.

THE CABINET WAS "ILL"

Sefior Sagasta explained that the Caldnetchanges were due to the fact that several Mm-isters were "111 and extremely fatigued «**:>-r therecent anxieties" He ««aid the Cabinet founditself confronted with war or dishonor, and ac-

cepted the former, adding solemnly: The Span¬ish Government will never accept peace If theterritorial integrity of Spain Is not maintain«*!,and otherwise Spain la determined to tltfhi tothe utmost." G.oud Cheers Later Sefior SBgasta promised a day to del ate the Red Hook.Altogether, however, the debate was dlsap-

pointing ta the Chamber and to the crowdedpublic galleries, which hid expected sensationalscer.'-s

Professor Salmerón, the Republican |ea«*ter,vig-.rouRly attacked the Cabinet.

SAGASTA ANSWERS SALMERÓN.pefior Saiiasta, replying to the attack of Sefior

Salmerón, de-dared that the policy ,,f the newCabinet would be guid'-d by circumstance«. TheLiberal party's programme, he said, had been"suspended by the American »runs." but It stillexisted, and was giving results In the "resist¬ance Cuba Is making to the enemy

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Tb»- premier repealed that the new Ministerscould not be responsible for the nets of theirpredecessor».The Chamber unanimously adopted a proposal

to address its congratulations to Admiral Cer¬vera and the officers and men of his squadron.The discussion of the budget was then re¬

sumed.In pr.-sentlng the new Ministers to the Cham¬

ber Sefior S.'iKasta explained that the appointment of a Minister of Korean Affairs had beenpostponed because Sefior Leon y Castillo hadnot accepted the portfolio, being "detained InParis bv wry Important negotiations whichmay bad to fresh developments In the presen Igrave situation."

SPAIN TO MAKE A NEW LOAN.

WHEN THE coRTKH CLOSES PDIQCEEVBBWILL ARRANGE FOR V/t.W.m.

Iyondon, May 21- -The Madrid correspondentof "The Daily Mail" nays"Lieutenant-General «"«.rrea. Minister of war,

assures me that nothing definite has been de¬cided upon with respe,t to the expedition to

the Philippines. The Government will be guide,]by circumstances,"In official circles here It Is believed that Km-

j,«r.,r ">V»:ilam will not for the moment answer

Joseph Chamberlain's utterances about an

Anglo-American alliance, but will wait for a

better opportunity for doing so. I am unableto state precisely the reasons why this purposeof thf Kaiser should be kimwn here earlier than

in any other European capital; but It Is SO, andMinlst.-rs are most DOSitlvs about It."Humors repardlng a new big loan have been

In circulation for some rime. I know from a

¦ .l source that Señor Puigcerver, Minister ofFinance, v. ill wait until the Cortes Is closed be¬

fore taking action In that direction. He will

then negotiate a loan in gold for tY¿.oo<t,Ot>0(fGO,Ol»A<XM)«''

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CASTILLO PARLEYING WITH FRANCE.

London. May SI. The Madrid correspondentof "The Times" says:"A newspaper Which Is occasionally Jnsplred

makes the oracular announc.-m-nt that Sefior

Leon y «'astillo, the Spanish Ambassador to

France, is enj-aged In effecting a rapproche¬ment with the French Government, 'for reasons

which must not be made public* "

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TIGS TO PATROL NEW-YORK HARROR.

Albany. X T.. May IB.« Pursuant to order* re¬

ceived from Governor Black to-day Adjitant-Oen-ernl Tlillnghast chartered five tiiKS to patrol New-

York Harbor T-SSS Ix'its will be mnnned by th«

Naval Hsae**~eS of this State. Th«» »xpense of op¬

erating them will be horns by th«n State until the

Federal authorities seo lit to take charge of them.

II IC3TRATKD WAR SUPPLEMENTappears with "The ComrnoPlal Advertl-er" to-day.All| newsdealers, 3 cents.-Advt.

CERTERA LEAVE8 BANTIAGK

j SAFE IN PORT, HE SAILS AGAI

A DISPATCH FROM HIM aNNOÜNOITHE SPANISH FLHF.TS ARRIVAL.

MINISTER AT'NON CARLES HIS CONORATILATIONf AM» RFJnirRs AT IBB

"IMMENSE TRIUMPH "

Madrid. May _<» Midnight.It Is assert«-

that Admiral Cervera's squadron has left Sai

j tlago de Cuba.At 10 o'clock last evenintr the Minister «

Marine, Captain Aunan, received a dispatch fro¡Admiral Cervera, in command of the Cape VerSquadron of the Spanish fleet. It read:Santiago de Cuba. May 19. This morning

have, without Incident, entered this port BCCOtipanled by the squadron. CERVERA,

Th.» Mlrlster of Marine immediately went I

the residence of the Premier. Sefior Sanr-istiand communicated this Information. He the

proceeded to the palace for the purpoes of irforming the Queen Regent, bul Mor Majesty ha

j already retired, and the news was conveyed Iher by the Infanta Isabel.Captain AUDon then went to the Admiral!

and cabled his congratulations to Admiral Ceivera on his arrival nt Santiago de <"ub_Admiral Cervera, nays a cabl« dispatch froi

S.\ntla/ro de Cuba, did not sight any AmericaBhlps during the voyage, ll" announces thathe crews of his ship* <¦ r»- In perfect health an

enthusiastic. Continuing, the «i ipatch says

"Hlockadlng vessels quickly left on the atpreach of the squadron, whose arrival has cr«

at.-d the greatest excitement and enthusiastat Saniiapo de Cuba. Immense ci*ow«ls of pecpie thronged the quays and cheered r"ir BallonHavana's relief at the safe arrival of the fieIs very' Kreat. ss It was feared ihe Americaships which i«ft the blackads had gone lo Istercept the Spanish fleet, it is now believed thAmericans fled In order to av,.ld a. reverse.

THF, MINISTER OP MARINE REJOICESin an Interview to-day the Minister of Ms

rine is quoted as saying:"I am greatly rejolfted af the safe arrival (

the Spanish fleet at Santiago de Cuba it Is a

immense triumph for the Spanish Navy. Th

sailors who executed the movement and thoswho planned it are worthy of all praise."Continuing, the Minister of Marine said h

congratulate himself upon the flrsl event happenlng in his a Imln stratlon auguring so we

for the navy and th« country.A dispatch tram Havana saya two America

ships have bombarded Ouantanamo, and addthat the Spanish gunboat Sandora andmenl of marines repulsedth.-re. As usual, a- ling to th« !i v«r

slon or su. fa affs ra, the Spaniel lid not auffeany loss and the An tiredA Spanish official version f I rnga remen

aald to have taken place off Santiago de Cubyesterday, previ I the eri f the Spanlsh fleet, saya the h »arshlpa wet

puls>-i. and nil.» thai one of them wae dam

aged.ORDERS FOR CADIZ >','' WROX

THE KEW MINISTER OF MARINE PUSHlNiTHINGS IN HII DEPARTMENT

Madrid. Mn> 20..Adi i. the som

mander of th» Cadi."*. Squadron Is hOTS receiv¬

ing instructtona i » to th«snips, which. It Is » I U|requirements of lbs a uThe new. f Marin« has Injected Um

greaten» sel ils Dei.I It Is sab

that war munitions from mai

1 '¦¦ n offeredIt is «-vid. ni tl .. ne a S| t I ndipush tl .....

added, ihe Mlnlsteiwith f'.r.;iKii dl] lorn itlsts to pro! palsagainst a combination of her "t.-

In taking posSBI t the Ad ".'. the new

Minis-, r of Mai « s each tcthe assembl« I of]"the splend.d example set by our salh.rs ai

Cavité la dying for BjLleutenanl Arturo de Caranthe, the f<»rtn.-r

Bpanlsh Naval Attach! at Washington, has ar¬

rived here ii- |i quoted a-« Baying he was

closely watched In Can .» by agents of theI'nited Btat« I I.

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So COALING F\ VEWPOl \hl l S D.St John's. N. F. Maj 20 The Government la

takln** st.-ps to prevent the Spanish Cadiisquadron from K'ttin»- coal in Newfoundlandwaters, and will ;«. once dispatch 'he colonialrevenue cruiser Floua t., patrol thetnd report the i ' strange shipping.The British warships are also preparing t«>

visit th« reThe steamer Portia, which .-.rrived last nicht

from New v .rk. reporta 'hat on Wednesdayat midnight while off Bl Pierre, Mlquelon, shesighted a strange steamer, apparently a tor¬

pedo-boat The stranger showed no light bulcircled rapidly around the Portia twice, andthen steamed away The captain of th« P rtlais positive that si:.- waa not an ordinary steamer.

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POLO DIDN'T QET A COALING STATION.Washll -ton. May 20. »fllcials here dismiss ns

pure invention the story coming from Montrealthat Sefior Polo had sue..i..,i |n leruring forSpain a coaling elation .>n one ..f the French Isl¬ands of St. Píen, and Mlquelon, off the New¬foundland «east. At the frenen Embassy thereport is treated with Indlgnanl contempt, ns

the French de.ree of neutrality is binding on IheGovernor of those Islands and effectually pre¬vents the granting of such exceptional privlleges as «¦'.sling stati ma. Prance poaauastathese small Islands in the North Atlantic Wh-n

the French govto up Canada and Newfoundlandt.. «ire.it Britain it was provided in the Treaty ofI'treoht that Franc- should retain the two isl¬ands of St. Pierre and Mlquelon, which haveeince been utilised n« coaling stations for Frenchatearners.

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TORPEDO-BOATS AT THE CANARIES.London, May 21.. A dispatch to "The Dally

Mall." from L_s Palmas, Canary Islands, say«"The Spaniah tOtpedo-boatS Ariete, ..\j:,,r and

Rayo, together with the armored transports BaaFrancisco and ciudad de Cadis, arrived hereMay 7 from the c.ip" Verd Islande it la re-potted that the armament '.: the latter two hanbeen Increased recently The Hayo is said to bebadly In need of repairs."

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«Alibi". CENSORSHIP STRICTGeneral Qreely, Chlsl Signal Ofllcsr of the t'nitej

Bifi|.-T4 Arn,», vas at the AStOV 11 «. > si.-r.l., yTi.e General comes to the city frequently in t»»,,courte Of his om.-lnl dutlea He Visited AdmiralErben's heedquartera downtown nn,i ilso coasult«r*dwiih the olllclala of tha rations eable companleaover wb"s<- lines he Is keeping wat t. u, Myi Ills«I. partrnei.t is In excellent trim and equipped tonie-'t all emergen -lesThe eansoranli» of rabie messacea from this city

continu«*«» in full force, being, if anything*, a iitti«more rigid than i' bar- bt a. Sol tha allghteal ana»blgulty of language la permitted, if a rñerehantnet.ds « commercial message, f.,r Instance, be can«nut say. "Sugar 5," but h« musí write "Sugar. Bvei ¦«. its a p.'iiiid " Not i« few n,. ^.,k. i ara ''bel i

up" by tht cable eompanles, with consequent irn-tntL.Ti ami complaint on ihe pan of tin senders,but. >»n the whole, th« eeneofshlp la enforced withlittle friction.

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PURR TARLR WATER A BLRRHRO.Sparkling Mo.itvcrt crystal clear, .i 17th.-Advt

WAR MOVES ON SEA AND LAND.ADMIRAL CERVER.VS SQUADRON REPORTED TO HATE LEFT

SANTIAGO DE CUBA.

SAMPSON PROBABLY SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES AWAY.

A BATTLE NOT EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL DATS.PREPARATIONS FOR THE IN¬

VASION OF CUBA AM» THE EXPEDITION TO MANILA NEW

SPANISH CABINETS POLICY ANNOUNCED.

Cervera has left Santiago.The Navy Department received information confirming the report that the

Spanish squadron un-lcr Admiral Cervera had arrived at Santiago de Cuba. Ad¬miral Sampson's fleet is believed to he several hundred miles from that port, andit is thought, therefore, that no battle will be fought for several days.

United States ships were reported to be leaving Key West.A dispatch from Admiral Cervera was received at Madrid announcing the

safe arrival of his fleet at Santiago «le Cuba. It caused great rejoicing. Con¬gratulations were sent him by the Minister of Marine.

General Merritt was m consultation with War Department officials regard¬ing the troops for the expedition to the Philippines.

Steps were taken by the Administration f<«r the immediate enlistment of sixregiments of immunes in the South. This action is taken as indicating that the in¬vasion ..f Cuba will not be postponed much longer.

'Idie new Spanish Cabinet appeared in the Cortes and Sagasta explained itspolicy to be to wage war with all energy until peace with honor could be ob¬tained.

THE INVASION OF CEBA.

INDICATIONS THAT IT WILL NOT BE

DELATED MUCH LONOER.

BTEPB TAKEN rOB tuf: srKr.nv kn'i.ist-

MENT ani> EQUIPMENT Of SIN

IMMUNI REGIMENTS,rtiT Tfir.'virti T, Tint TMnrsr.l

Wi«j.hinKt«an, May 20, The strong pressursbronchi to b«»ar on lbs Preeld***nt In th" last

to secure tbs postponement of the invsslon

of Cubs until n« x: Novtmbtr has Mied, and

tbs determination ol th.* Administration in to«

nlktht firmer than <-v<*r t i «4.»« ur«* as promptly SS

ble th>» end of »h-» Spanish usurpation an 1

el et ot the starving thousands throughouttern end of th- Island Th** bugbear of

. 1 del .r '1, H.!! r,"t

:. .¦ - the 1 §f m«*H*«un*s to which thrtmltted Itself. The Army's em-

,.¦ .-r.t fr..ni lack of equipment '.3 rapidly..-. m. 1 th- volunteer regiments rt»

fore« nti when IheAt services

ar*» r-- .¦!.. . ipldly '¦¦¦ mlng organised at

,¦¦.., .t- at ! tl.sat ports I a i"'it.r .»f

efflcltM*,«»? which removes ail doubt n* 1

they win r»*» sMe to rentier of

them lelves '.n Ihe fl« 111 1 n furnish.tl by <>r-

rere'i ll Iron ha« i.een divest.-,1

Of Its I ores erasing features by the concentra

t;. n of ti,«- American flr-.-ts near Key STest in

i] ,t ..¦ ,f p/H-tir-iy convoying any number¦..,.>.¦ Florida Strait«, ami to-

m ar.' pinned m t« the es-

.id« . m« .ins «K1' that they.¦ Wgltlbg for th<* Navy t.. suppôt th»*ir

landing in I to pi .¦. . their line of supplies and

1 f1 the home ban utendhiK». irteans and Key West.

ITMENT OP IMMt'NEg HURRIED«... XYox 1 «44>p_rtm< -.? in '

the Cubai 1» was sufficiently Indicated..¦;.«> taken t.. .lay for ths speedy mo¬

bilisation ami .»rjulpmpnt of the Immune r**Kl-

ments suthotised by eel of consrr."«» last ereek.

ThU law. which empowers the Presldenl to or«

ganlss .-'ti additional volunteer torce not e\r»o.\

in« 10.(100 enlisted men, "possessing Immunityfrom th." ¦'. Ii Idenl to tropical climates,"«in !«<. immediately put into effect by th»- for»

' its regimenté of nearly 1.000 men each,¦recruited in th- Oulf Btatee. Assurances

fr,.m that section ar«* to the effect that

i: en ar- pra« Unity ready for mustering In, and

ar«* awaltlni equipment. Nearly all .<f them

have had military training, aad confidence is

expressed that they <-an 1* made ready for

active service within lea daya it i»i significant

that If Immunes ar» none\nc\ nt All in the Cuban

campaign ihey ere especially adapted for ser-

rice there in th«* Immediate futur*, and that If

the rnrnpatirn «as to I,«» abandoned until fall

there would be no n«*»*<l to rat?»» this force hur«

rledly in the month of Majithi: COLONELS APPOINTED

Th»» President to-day selected th« colonels of

th«-s<* Immun" r«*Klm"nts from «nvinit the I

«.fflci-rs In th<* Regular service, and orders will

be l-sued to them to-morrow to hurry South

ar.d I..pli, the organisation of their commands,

reporting for duty to the Fourth Corps, underMajor-General Copplnger, nt MobileCaptain Patrick Henry Ray, *th Infantry, re-

fi-ntiv returned from his notable raconnoleeanc*of ths upper Yukon, will command th«* 8d Regt«ni«*nt, to i,e rai«" 1 In Nee Orlesna it was Cap-lain Hay who (lrsi reached Daweon last winteraft<*r a dashing J"iirney over th«- Ice, snd whoso

report im to ths ebandonment of th<- reindeerrelief raped IThe colonel Of th«* 4!h K.»«-lmenl will he rap- I

tain James B. Pettlt, 1st Infantry, recently on In¬

struction duty at Vale, and un" of th«» hardestIndian fighters In the serví--«». Re has h.-en for

the last tw> weeks assist Inn Adjutant-« leneralCorbln In the details connected with th.- moblll-satl .n ,,f th<- rolunteer army. Associated with

Mm in this ,iut> has been First Lieutenant Ser¬ben h Bargent, 2d «'rivalry, who will t>»» colonelof th'- 5th Regiment. S-irirent has sp,.nt nearlyhalf his life on the frontier and has been mixedup in many an Indian scrimmage, but his chieffame al road, ss wsli as in this country, treats on

Indies '.f ths campaigns of Napoleon, whichhave been publlehed in several volumes. He is.

perhaps, ths best-known military writer in thsi'f,it.-<i States service, First Lieutenant Charless Riebe, «'«.rps of Engineer», win i»«* colonel ofti,- Lai Regiment, and Duncan N. Hood, of

Louisiana, will command the 2d, Toung Hood is

th»- son <»f th.> Confederate Major-General JamesH. Hood, and his répriment Is ready to fa to f'uha

to-morrow if necessary. Lawrence I». Tyson, ofTennosseia, will command ihe fit»! Regiment, The

Presldenl sent these nominations to the Sonntet -day. and looks for their prompt confirmation,

(..«nit RBOIMSNTg OP COLOREO MEN.it is expected that the four regiments of Im¬

munes commended by officers from th«» regularArmy win be recruited wholly from the caiortdpoptt-Ulon. who. it Is believed, will he leastsuscrptltile to climatic Influences. Many col¬

ored mlllila organizations In the South have al-

r.-a,!y tendered the.r s.'rv|i-«»s, and many of themwlll do'ilitless be eooepted, L'p to the presentI Inn* only four celorsd companies hav«- heenmustered Into the Volunteer Army, thre" of

them l.i-in« from Columbus, Xenla and Dayton

Ohio, and th« fourth from South Framingham,Mass.General Fltshugh Lee's staff vas appointed to¬

day and dir-^tod to proceed at rnce to Tampa.it consists of the following:I.l»,i«-T.»n- ,' |. n«l JOSRPH II. PORST, «snHtant ad-

I lut« » V .ri-.-«.»r».Uestei i| WILLIAM It UV-B-ORE, clil-f

¦¦ i '.' lui t**ri'''" ."' ''¦' ¦' H Cl'BTM OL'ILD, Jr, isapeetar-gen-ersl i Itetei VotumI.mt»l II OLIVER F* WOODS, <"hl»f ^omml«n«ary

-.-.¦ t.. .. [«litad .-. , . -, .-.

:- itensnt-Colanel LOUIS ii UA lief aut*geon UaltedIII -..»rf

I'li.-.t Uratensni ROBERT E L, KICKII, adjutantle« ., airy.

j THE ARGONAFTA'S SECRET CARGO.

RIFLEg ANI> AMMUNITION POUND ABOARDHER Tin: COURT a.\i> THB OTHER

PRIZEg OF WAR.'¦»''.'. w.-st. Pia., May 20 (8p«*»clal)..This was

¡ the lay s, . for the hearing of ths case of theprise steamer Argonauta, which *»vis capturedby tii" Nashville three wmks ago. The ownersof the vessel felled to put in a claim and thecase was --ent h> th«* Prize Commissioner! toJudgs Locke, of th»- United Btatee District. 'oiirt, with the recommendation that the

mer be condemned acd S"M for the henefltof her captors. During the bearing It appearedthat yesterday United States Marshal H-.ar,while making an examination of the vessel, dlS-

-la secrel r...m, the door of which was

cleverly concealed by s pile of freight Onbreaking in the door the Marshal found fiftyrases of ammunition and lèverai boxes contain«Ing Mauser rifles, which were consigned to a

Havana Arm, evidently for the use of the Span-Ish Army.At lh" time "f the capture of the Argonauta

it was believed that she was carrying munitionsof war. but no confirmation of this b"lief was

obtainable until Marshal Hoar discovered theand cartri«lges yesterdey, It was un»

thli ihlpment whichita'i owners to file no « lelm for

the redemption of the vessel No claims «ere

filed in the ease of th-* steamer Bolivar and thsTiers «'an.lita, Mathilde and Sophia, snd

they, t .o. were handed to Judg" Locke for con-

demnatlon.Claims have been filed In fh« cases of the

steamers Hu"na Ventura, the first prise of thewar. the Pedro Catarina, the Miguel Jover, thePai ima and the Guido. These veeeels ar"

represente 1 t,\- counsel, and stubborn tichts willmade I obtain the release of the

captured boats and their cargoes All of these

els, with the possible exception of the

Buen i Venture and ths Miguel .lover, are re-a t id pi 'es. and K K. Jones, of New-

Yo.-k. the special counsel for th- fJovernment.believes that their ultimate condemnation and. ,-.. .,¦

' fone conclusion.When the Argonaute was captured there were

twenty-one Spanish officers end soldiers onhoard, on their wey to Havens Among themwas Colonel Cortijo, s relative >.f Genere! Wey»1er. Col« nel Cortijo, it is said, will be one of th"prisoners of «ver t>> !>.. exchanged fbr Jones andThrall, the Americans ceptured In Cube lastweek. w.,nl wss received here to-day from an

¡; source thai the Spanish prisoners wouldatari »n Bundaj from A',.m'a for this i e,whence they will be taken on a warship t.. Ha¬vana

DISAPPOINTED /V THE EMPFROR.London, May 21. Th" Madrid correspondent

of "The Standard" says:

"Emperor William's silence has caused In¬tense disappointment it had been expectedthat his speech at Ait.,na would declare Infavor of a Européen coalition against Anirio-

Bazon, or. el leest, egelnsl en American in-vasl .ti of Spanish colonie! Now the press Is

falling back on ths assistance of Russia or

France, if Sefior Leon v castillo, the SpanishAmbassador to France, returns to Paris, it Is

probable that Beflor Gutierres Asnera, rn.ierSecretary to the council «if State, will he ga¬zetted as Foreign Minister"

?

AUSTRIA'S NEUTRALITY.London. May 21..The Vienna correspondent

of "The Morning Post" rays:"I am Informed thai the apparently superflu¬

ous expression Of Austria's neutrality In the

present war was prompted at the eleventh hour

fay a ,Il sire M counter!,alance the effe.-t.« of her

sympathy with Spain abroad, and particularlyin the I'tilted States, where thousands Of Aus¬

trian subjects might be seriously prejudiced"It mlghl be too much to say that lh" declara¬

tion of neutrality coostltutse a ensure on the

openness with which sympathy for Spain was

expressed In certain high quarters, hut there Is

no doubt. In spite of Statements to the contrary,that religious affinities and family ties led Aus¬

tria dangerously near the brink dividing strict

reutrallty from partisanship.". _*-

TF1H I.ATKST YARN IN MADftlD.Madrid. May 20, Il p m.The Government.

It IB said, has received S dispatch from Havana

"announcing that the rebebí have pronounced in

favor of Spain, and are now making common

cause with th" Spaniards to defeat the Ameri¬cans."

_

A Pt'TCH CRUIIRR AT ST. THOMAS.

(CeprrtsMt l*W'. The Ai«..,date«. l'r««m.lFt. Thomas, Danish Wvst Indios, May SJOt.The

Dutch cruiser Frieeland has arrlve.l here from?he Azores islands. It is said that five Italian

warship« will rendexvous here at the end of thepresent month.

»-.

THE EAGLE WAR MAP SERIES.Don't fall to buy to-morrew'a Brooklyn Eagle,

with new map of Havana city and harbor..Advt

CHANTE OF A BATTLE REMOTE

ARRIVAL OF THE SPANISH FLEET ATSANTIAGO CONFIRMED.

ADMIRAL SAMPSON'S WARSHIPS BELIEVEDTO RF SEVERAL Hl'NDRED MILES

FROM THAT PORT.

írt maneara t.. thf imbbm.1*R'ashlngton. May 20 The reported arrlvel of

th-- Spanish Cape Verd squadron at Santiago doCuba was not credlt-d by the Navy Departmentofficials until late this afternoon, so much hadIts appearan-e at that port without the sem¬

blance of an encounter with the American fleetnow In Cuban waters upset the calculations anddisappointed the hopes of naval experts here.The following bull-tin was posted at the close ofoffice h, tirs:

The Department has Information which Is be¬lieved to he authentic that the Spanish squad¬ron under Admiral Cervera is at .Santiago deCuba.

."ho,.Kh admiral Sampson has been left free towork out his own campaign plans In the WestIndies, it w.-.s the judttment of the Naval Ad¬visory Hoard that after hearing of the sightingof the Spanish cruisers off Curaçoa he hadmoved a part of his fleet south through theWindward Passante ««o Hs to Intercept AdmiralCervera should the latter try to reach eitherClenfucgos or Santiago.While no official cor.firmritlon can be had of

Key West dispatches Indicating the presence ofAdmiral Sampson's warships off that station,there ar" many reasons to believe that theAmerican commander is in reality several hun¬dred miles away from Santiago, and that,thousrh the zone of naval operations has beengreatly narrowed by Admiral Oervera's bolddash north, there Is still no very Imminent proe-¡. of an engagement between the opposingfleets.Whether some single ship of the Spanish

squadron merely touched at Santiago or whetherthe Spanish Admiral carried his whole commandinto the harbor is not definitely known here, butfor reaaoni of their own Navy Department offi¬cials, though suspicious of naval news of anysort originating In Madrid, are disposed to thlnltto-night that the Spanish forces have at lastcon." within short range of the Cuban coast,and possibly are prepared to risk the relief ofHavana on a single flj-ht.

WARSHIPS LEAVE KEY WEST.

THE WORK OF COALING AND PROVISION¬ING WAS HASTENED.

Key W..»r. Fla, May 2»».-The news that Ad¬miral Cervera's squadron has reached Santiagod" Cuba came to-day, and, if it did not afferct th«situation, it was a singular coincidence that theactivity amone the United States ships was per¬ceptibly heightened, and the work of coaling andprovisioning those in the harh ft was rushed withmore than usual haste.

Th-* ships were surreptitiously creeping tow¬ard the optsn fea as the day waned, and theranks of naval men ashore were constantlythinning, until at dusk then was scarcely oneto he seen. The newspaper .lispat.-h-boats havenearly all departed, with particular care not toios« sight of the United States warships.

MADRID'S VIEW OF CERTERA.

HIS ARRIVAI, AT SANTIAGO A RRILT.IANTOVERTIRNING OF ALT. AMERI¬

CAN PLANALondon. May 21 The Madrid correspondent

of "Th- Dally Weirs" says"Admirai Cervera's dispatch from Santiago do

Cuba to the Minister of Marine contained fur¬ther details for the information of ihe Govern¬ment al»ne. It is pointed out here that th»American plan '.vas to get command of the seaas a condition to future movements Admiral< ervera's brilliant move.reminding ope of LordNelson's race from th" West Indies to Trafalgarand his es, ape flora the French.deprives Amer¬ica of the command of the ^eas. and demon¬strates to *he world that th" hlokadc of Cubai.» merely nominal.

Admiral Cervera has given the slip to twopowerful fleets that have been scouring theocean tor a fortnight in an endeavor to catchhim. All th" American schemes depended there¬upon. Admiral Cervera, with four cruisers anda few- destroyers», alone in the Atlantic, Ignor¬ing evenis in Cuba and in Porto Rico and th«position "f th»» American squadron, has out-manauvred, disorganized and dispersed thethe latter, making the Americans believe theywere threatened on every side."The torpedo-boate Azor. Rayo and Ariete

Steamed from th" Cape Verd Islands to the Ca¬naries with the utmost precaution, hugging theCOail by day and covering their lights by night.The Ariete, slightly damaged, was towed by theCiudad de Cadix, and the transports carried thesmaller boats of the Vizcaya, the AlmiranteOquendo, the Chrletobal Colon and the Infant»Maria Teresa, probably In order that these v**s-

selo might be kept cleared in view of possiblebattle."

LONDON STRATEGISTS' VIEWS.London, May 21. -Aimiral Cervera's man»__

vre -»xcites th" keenest speculation here. Ihsome quarters the whole story is regarded aa

a ruse designed to hurry up the Spanish Gov¬ernment, and the spreading of it broadcast issupposed to hide some sinister motive. Thebulk of opinion, however, regards the news aa

authentic, and Is Inclined to the belief that Ad¬miral Cervera well knows that reinforcement Isat hand and that otherwise he would not havarisked being bottled up at Santiago"The Daily News" directs attention to the

great secrecy preserved about what Is happen-in« at the Canaries, where the cables have beenseised and censorship Is severe. It says: "The

question no.v at ¡ses whether the reserve squad¬ron from Cadiz .* not already half way acros»

the Atlantic One thing seems clear. The Span¬ish ItragetlstS have a prearranged plan of op¬eration-», while the Americans hav" been forcedhv drcumetancee Into e defensive attitude.However, if Cervera is in Santiago de Cuba, Itought not to he «llfllcult for Admiral Sampson tofind Him. Thus it is poeslbU there may be a bigfight within a few daya.""The Daily Chronicle,'' on th" other hand,

thinks Admiral Cerveru has walked Into a trapfrom Which he cannot escape, "thanks partlyt., the Imbecility of the Spanish «"îovernment in

publishing his dispatch, which wa» doubtless«Jone to avert domestic evils." "The DallrChronicle" conclude»:"As to hinted negotiations by Spain with the

rowers, the best answer to them would be an

American victory, which we hope to recordMonday or Tuesday""The Times" says editorially:"Whether publicity will assist the success of

Admiral Cervera's operations is questionable;but it has undoubtedly helped the new Ministersto make ¡t favorable debut In th" Cortes. Cer¬

tainly th" situation has increased In Interest."

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