| Show WILL fE LEFT TO SCHLEY The Fighting Commodore Is t Deal With the Spanish Fleet I I Admiral lianipon Wi I Free TWO fit I I site VI HIr vlok vf th 1 r Ke Wet Fa Billy to 10 10 o m The movements of the American mar vessels are now shrouded with only slight uncertainty The composition of the three squadrons has been changed but the exact complement and name 01 he ships under each commander IB not permitted for strategic reasons t be telegroihed Concerning the statement that Admiral Ad-miral Cerveras ships are bottled up nt Santiago de Cuba It has been accepted that Commodore 8chlc > could maintain the blockade of the harbor there and annihilate the Spanish fleet If I Is I found outside The fact that Commodore Bchley Is I now th6ucht to be outside ot Santiago da Cuba has given free rein t Admiral Sampson who Is I known to be In the Ilitharria channel I Ills purpose wa to Inlerwrt the Sponlh fleet If I attempted at-tempted t reach Havana with Com modre Schley at Santiago de Cuba Rear Admiral Sampson would 01 In the Position I to l proceed UtwM1 and effect n Juncture of the two powerful squad ratio or reform to lava t resume Operations In that vicinity The blockading squadron under Commodore Com-modore Watson Is I doing duty along the western coast of the Island MULATINO NEUTRALITY IVVV lero Uo I ler g Un to Spain a U11h Furniture Gibraltar May 24Dela1 In tnsmllon Information obtained here from trustworthy a trsvurthy source says that a consignment of jO Krupp gun iltible for forts or battleships has been sent from ren In Germany to Cadiz I and Is now on Us way through Spain I Is I said that lh guns pissed through the German French and Spanish customs houses a kitchen furniture Tr nMirtii for lilllpiilnn Troop Wa hlngton May t6Tho Senate committee on commerce today had under un-der nnuldcntlon tho subject of grantIng grant-Ing American register to foreign built ships for the purpose of securing their services for carrying troops and supplier sup-plier t the Philippine Islands and de elded to place the matter In the hands of a suboommlttee with authority tn report In all cases In which the war department may make a request that registrT be granted Discussion In the committee veRI1 the fact that there are several foreign ships whore services can be made available when considered desirable W The iov Uhe committee will have the effect of placing the matter In the hand of the war department for It wile the general undotanlng that In cJisos in which the department may express a desire to secure the services of any particular vessel there should b n opposition A majority of the committee are OPTe to gronUnt registry to foreign ships under ordinary or-dinary olrcumetanrei but they con alder a departure from the rule excusable excus-able under existing circumstances and during the WAr I Is I understood that the arrangements will aid the department depart-ment materially In I securing reasonable rates The subcommittee hiving the matter In charge consists of Senators Frye McMillan Elklns Galllngcr White Murphy and Mia lon rd Quiet Key Weal Ila May 20The United States gunboat Tornet came In from the blockade this morning She report everything blockade quiet along the line of the |
