We Are Ready To Strike

New York, Feb. 17.- Three flag offlcers of the United States navy are watching events at "Washington, 'Madrid and Havana with great interest. Each of these three commanders has received telegrapbic orders to hold his ship in readiness for active service and to keep it fully coaled and provisioned at all times. Cruisers and gunboats not regularly attached to che command of Rear Admiral Sicard have been moved from point to point in the Caribbean sea until today there is an American flag floating over frowning broadsides of guns within easy striking distance of ever port on the northern and southern coasts of Cuba. Within twenty-four hours from the declaratinn of hostilities every port in Cuba and Porto Rico could be sealed by a blockaue, while a fleet of our ponderous battle ships would be thundermg away at the castles which guard Havana harbor.