| Show IVITlI aarap FLEET too of the Troops May Cooperate In the Capture of Porto Rico W llliAl IS WELL POSTED OH AFFAIRS rd Troop yn If ll Itedncrd Vrol w > Fo at man JAbot tile ch 0 Copo V irdo squadron NrAidlingtOn Jlay H Conlrary to 1IItation the day pad at they jment IlhoUI news train holvi y mlral Sampson Notwithstanding aMI opimairs 10 be confirmatory new odvlin relative to the presence rap of 1 the r Spanish Cape Verde fleet at Call thernvy department officials brglnnlng to enlfllaln strong are ot the rloll I doublS o I lie accuracy 11 visa not possible dUring the coue ef the d 10y to obtain anything like nn 11101 conOmallon or the official reo rl rrr < ltd Yesterday but this Is not to r M antlered at In view ot the success suc-cess wlilch the Spanish government has I o far met still In keeping secret the movements of Its naval ships Unit I Un-it i e mes from Admiral I Hamp I On of Wi doings In and around porto Rico It cannot be said definitely bit Igram m Ioland si hall I he decided on irhnii 1 lieen BUSErostetl that dotnc 01 the troops now being hurried no rathl ly to the Gulf I coast may atio J Intended tb toorcrate till ildinlral Sampson I in fereSuc1lonof the fortifications at fin Juan de Porto Men and l the sub sentient occupation of the Inland It It I felt hat the admiral I I will be In 1 father disagreeable Ptlfiht lIpp08lng oren thBl he managed to ducewthe felt ill Me fleet It I he wer bllgJ to r6maln there In occupachlijri 01 he 1lace for lack or troop hn to might officri IP Ie urgently needed fiber DO the Cuban coast or Some ohm In the AI1nll to meet tho fpanlh fleet In evidence i of the wisdom of having tht t troop trnport near at hand In h ctseP is I I shon by the predlca Btnt Admiral Dewey Is I believed to bIn b-In 01 Manila here for lack of troop hi is I unable to occupy the to nand to Prevent ttroltl which the Iniir rrts ai11 capable or wreaking upon their helPless Spanish foes Tilt revival of doubts as to the reabouts ot the Cape Verde squadron squad-ron MUMd a reign of anxiety an to the Onion The ship was at Battle at till a colin is and she In I believed to hill started a day or two ago up tile TlIIon rot to loin Sampson slamilron In the Wet Indlo Sh will hive to make a run or 3000 mile licit nill occupy the Oregon about ton ags onl as he I Tit In line tettlc Ana averaged thirteen knot nn hour en the Tong rUn around from Ran Fran tM However It I T Is I believed that Ad filial Sampson Is I as well posted na anyone any-one In Washington an to the condl lions tIlIo la i the West IndleH and 111 vlll doubtless do whatever In I nerve mrtobh I Judgment to safeguard the thp In her run up the > coast Daring the past month the burea or toctnictlon and repair of the navy drrrtmnt pent one 011111011 and a quart aollars In the repnlr I and out INt Ishlpsand none of this money nittotcw construction This Is I Fait In I U tit largest expenditure In this = Tin made by the equipment tcn during the days of the IW Warn War-n ruh orders to the Charleston i wajm vent out today will nave the I wilt lotslblynf nbllKlnu the depart Tint to toorol another Vessel probabl Ill PhiladelphIa along with the Lp transports which are expected to ro oul train San Francisco about the tea or tile v eel Ir mince It Is I very tin round In time or war to send such tnrort without a warship to con VDY |
