Show o I PREPARING FOR AUflON Admiral Simpson Evidently Gelling Ready to I Attack Havana I I MOVEMENT MAY COME ON TUESDAY I I f con erenro if Couirall 111dsulln noolanee Mdt Ihe Iorll 01 tneCubolu CapltIII7 Storm On board the Associated Presi DIS I patch boat Dauntless via Kiy West Ha May 2 Copyrighted by the Associated As-sociated Press A demonstration t by the fleet off the const 1 of Cuba Is I hardly hard-ly I expected lo < lay but it 1 understood 0 movement Tina been planned A howling gale la I now blowing ana the Pea Is I running high There It as alonll I conference on heard the flagship MMV York > esterday between be-tween Hear Admiral nampfon Captain Evans of the lown Captain Taylor of the Indiana and Captain Ctudwlrk of the New York the purpose ot which could not be ascertained Early yesterday morning tho New I York tamed to the Nest Iva id past Havana which Was In plain view from tho vessel 1 and IcUed up the Indiana and theft the Iowa taking the command ot both I ships abiuad Tugs were then sent out I calling In other vessels of the fleet In lfh dv rt that vicinity nnd at noon the following I still were llnK oft the batteries west or Havana anil within eight mllesNot 1 th > shore The rtngihlp New York the bat loillipm Iowa and Indiana the cruisers Detroit and Marblhcad the gunboats Castlne Mayflower Home nnd Mangrove and the tug Osccola Wnmpntock and Tecumseh There wore also four newspaper ale patch bout In close proximIty all the vessels being within 0 telling ul ono thousand > ards and Plainly visible from > the shore There was every 10dl I cUon that a concrld movement of conceriod some kind WAS In conlmplaUon Olld Ihose on the flagship whO it ere Ignorant t ofothe objects 01 the conference con I lIdenUy eXPeCted thaI the recent homo hardment of the Spanish batteries at Matanzai and the firing upon a troop I ct Spanli camlry 01 Cabanas wer I 10 be repeated upon the formidable bat terle near nonnn The leaUer con dltloni however were anything but rnoroblo for on attack for a forty knot gale was blowing and the vaves were tremendous Even the big balI lleshlps bal-I were untteady the smaller Ileshirs rbuhrlk II r rbu = vessels being tossed about like shells with every wave Hut after the ships had remained In this position for Several hours It be Came eVInt that no Immediate movement move-ment wu Contemplated The flagship finally dr4w away from tug others and steamed slowly past fares i Cattle without Incident The remainder or the fleet then I opened out and returned to their var I Iou stations along the coast I New or the engagement between U the United Plates and Spanish fleets at Itpil Manila had not yet reached the Cuban 1 I blockading Squadron but they probably V1 will he ad vI sell of It this morning by vessels 1 which left here during last I night I FLEET ON THE WATCH 11 On Hoard l the Flagship New York 1 nit Havana May 1 4 p m via Key 1 Wes rii May 2 Copyright 1S9S liy the Associated PrTh blockAde block-Ade of Havana continues The United i Plates let at this hour Is I concentrated concentrat-ed somewhat lying about ten miles off Moro Castle The cruiser llontgome r > and the tug Ojecala have Jut ar rived from Key West The Iowa Indiana Detroit and May flower are lying close to the flagship NOW York The Mayflower Is I going back to Key Went The weather Is fine and a stiff breeze isr I Mowing Captains Evans and Toy lor came on board the flagship during I the day anti hail t consultation with I I Rear Admiral Sampson und Capt Chadairk The Drlllh teamer StraUdee Cpt I Currlo train Progress 10 SanUa 10 Orand In bollt wits made to heave In at 130 thin morning after two shots had been fired from the flagship The btrnthdeo was boarded proved her Identity and was allowed prnno pro voord as sagua la 1 Grande la p a blockaded point Captain Currle said he was stopped t i twice before during the night |