Show OBSERVATION SQUADRON United States Cruiser and Torpedo Boats Sent to Washington April Apri 10 Admiral 1 Train Tram returns of the Asiatic squad quAd squadron ron roe has hRS cabled the navy nary Ja department that h he ha hal ia dispatched e patched the tho th cruiser Raleigh h hund und several venil torpedo tordo boats to the island of to observe the tho th movements of the hostile hOlle floats fleets fINt which h h must pa pass paA through h th waters This Iltis was not given KB as a the result of any an special or orders J rH from the thE department but under tinder I th the broad instructions sent some months ago o to take all al proper steps step to guard guarda against a ai t any an violation of neutrality by either belligerent l rent in the Philippines As There Is no dock dok in the Philippines big enough nou h to handle any an of or the great Russian Rusian bat so 8 that fortunately it wi will not Iv be l necessary for the state department to decide whether or not the Russian yes ves vessels es sels seis can dock dok in our ports to clean Clan their I bottoms The naval records show shoe that there is a dry dock at Saigon 48 S feet I In lit length which would accommodate the Rian ships so that the French gov government government government is liable lable to be bo confronted with I this question wih |