Show NO WORD FROM DEWEY j No Alarm Over the NonArrival of News However SPEEDY AID MEASURES SKILLED MECHANICS WILL BE DISPATCHED AT ONCE Long Confident That Dewey I Master Mas-ter of the Situation Some Fears at the Capital That He I Bottled Up I Mania By Reason of H bor Mines Washington May Although naturally natu-rally anxious to hear from Commodore Dewey the president and the members of the cabinet are not at all alarmed at the nonarrival of news of the Manila Ma-nila fleet I is pointed out that the cable office is about ten miles or more distant from the city and that the connecting land line is undoubtedly in I the hands of the Spanish This it is assumed cannot be dislodged by the commodore hv the force nOW at his diS I posal The conlmodore it is said may have been compelled to send a slow vessel out or he may be waiting to send news of the surrender of the islands is-lands In any event the contingencies are such that no definite time can bo I fixed for the arrival of the report NO FEARS No fears were entertained as to Commodore Com-modore Deweys ability to maintain his position There was no doubt Secretary Sec-retary Long said that Commodore Deweys fleet had annihilated the Spanish fleet and with this much accomplished ac-complished Dewey was mater of the situation at Manila I was suggested to Mr Long that the shore batteries at Cavlte and on Corregidor Island might be a serious menace to the American fleet but the secretary did not share this view holding I hold-ing that the strength of the Olympia I and other ships in Deweys command was ample to make him master of iua nun bay and its surroundings EFFECTIVE AID The department is taking steps to render effective aid to the commodore in the matter or supplies and a constructor con-structor of high ability is to go out at once to repair the damages sustained in the battle of Manila Preparations for a suitable convoy for the supplies ships was also indicated by the choice of a commander and officers for the cruiser Charleston now at Mare Island Is-land It is recalled at the navy department de-partment in this connection that having hav-ing received the surrender of Manila the commodore would be able to secure se-cure any quantity of labor and of such material as a maritime city like Manila I Ma-nila affords for the repair of ships He also would be able to place his wounded j I in comfort in some of the Manila hospitals j hos-pitals or other public buildings I is always a desire of a prudent naval I commander to get his wounded ashore at the earliest opportunity as they I I stand better chances of recovery I |