| Show arrival of flying g torpedo flotilla Wast washington hIngton april 2 tho the madrid dispatch announcing the arrival of the spanish torpedo flotilla at porto rico luco was wag quite unexpected at washington washing ton and created considerable comment in navy circles so far as could be a learned no information on this point has been received by either the state or 0 r navy departments the arrival of an flotilla surpasses all forecasts as to the time lime necessary to make the trip and indicates that a high rate of speed was maintained across the ocean president mckinley manifested much interest in the dispatch from madrid that the spanish flotilla arrived at porto rico eico about the white house li a good deal of surprise was expressed that tho the flotilla had made so swift a passage from the canaries and there was a disposition among some to whom the information was given not to credit it the opinion being that it had bad been riven out by the madrid officials to prevent the flying squadron from jailing kauling |
