Show EXPECT GREAT EVENTS naval bureau waiting for news from sampson BATTLE HOURLY EXPECTED first news hews of nn an engagement is in tile the not neighborhood of cuba or to the eastward may reach the tha united states through spanish cables VILL via madrid d tho the story therefore is likely to be a claim chum of spanish victory cl oregon mads 1 a I great record on her trip washington may mar 21 the th navy dl de pait ment gate ee out no news today touching the tha movements of 0 the aecil can and spanish squadrons in tho the neighborhood of cuba it Is plainly to bo be seen however that the officials are ara expecting great croat events to occur at any moment what ahat they most fear la Is tho the effect that might be produced upon our people by greatly exasperated exaggerated and misleading reports from spanish bounces of some dome great naval engagement it if the span spaniards ards should c claim alin the he v victory it Is li realized that the first drat nes nena of 0 an engagement engager nent in the neighborhood of cuba or to the eastward may reach the tha ignited united states through the spanish cables la madrid Madr li and these are almost certain no matter it what hat the result may be to make such a claim of 0 victory for the spanish obviously the only manner now in the truth could bo be discovered would be through our own officers the navy department la Is proud of t he record made by the oregon from an engineering point of 0 view tho the reports to the department from the I 1 hip show that she does doe not need 6 cents cent worth ot of to her machinery after her ber mile continuous tun the record Is 14 said never to have boon been equaled WO 41 1 3 E S g 7 na dl j 4 0 6 afta FV wy eVY sF 1 THE AMERICAN FLEET WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MEET THE SPANISH SQUADRON since tho the building of the first iron warships tile the Bur burtalo falo alch comes alth fit tile the oregon front from brazil Js Is to lo be overhauled v e r hauled at newport news furnish pol with alth armor annor given a go d battery of five inch anch runs and altogether altoe ethor made a cry effal e modern ciulacz ciula ci alser cr this mill i ill take about two months tho the chicago naval reserve has come to the aid of the navy department jn a most gratifying manner they have not insisted upon entering the navy as flu all organization but have enlisted individually 1 I as volunteers to the number of 00 commander Com mandOT clawley aho vho lie Is doing the work of recruiting for the department part ment telegraphed that they would bo be ready for calce bertice monday that they fire splendid men and in large proportion icamen apai ja too C shobal colon Winf oquendo t B 2 5 Z IN 6 il lit 11 1 ea 11 0 1 rogecio THE SPANISH FLEET NOW IN THE WEST INDIES THAT OUR SHIPS MUST CRUSH |