Show ATLANTIC A FLEET F H MM NEARING MANILA Elaborate Preparations Made for Welcoming the Admiral and His Men WATER PARADE ON ARRIVAL TWELVE NEW CASES OF CHOL CHOLERA CHOLERA CHOLERA ERA AND FIVE DEATHS 6 f Manila Sept 30 A telegram has hM f ff 4 f been received from Rear Admiral f 4 Sperry announcing that the Atlantic f 4 fleet will arrive arrhe at Manila Friday Frida f 4 4 afternoon f t 44 4 44 4 s Manila Sept 30 It Is presumed here that the Atlantic fleet has reached r ached the Basilan channel which lies between the Island of or Basilan and the southeastern extremity of Mindanao but no word to that effect has yet et been received from rom the wireless stations at or Mala Iala bang though it is estimated that the fleet vas rag as due off ort some time this morning The Th lad la reports report received in Manila from the southern wireless less stations stated that they the had heard the he flagship Connecticut Connecticut calling them during the night Manila 1 Is preparing an elaborate pro program gram for the water parade with which the city will welcome the fleet on arrival A number of or harbor vessels will steam out outto outto outto to the island of ot Corregidor at the th mouth of the harbor and await the coming coining of the visitors there while other larger larser steamers will run down the coast of Luson Lu Luzon luzon zon son to meet the fleet at sea and escort it to the harbor When hen the fleet has taken Its position at the anchorage as all assigned assigned signed to it a fleet composed of or fifty steamers and nd launches carrying as many spectators as can caa crowd aboard will run out to the anchorage steaming in regular formation and circle about the anchored vessels vesse Is Rear Admiral Harbor Harber commanding tile the Asiatic cruiser squadron which is at an anchor anchor anchor chor off the naval station at Cavite has Issued orders keeping all men and officers aboard their vessels on account of ot the cholera in the tho city elt Twelve new cases eases of or cholera have been reported in the city for the past twenty four tour hours and five tive deaths |