The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-12-27
The omesrs Of the Spanish Vessel in Q
High 0tass of Indignation-"A Viz
tual Declaration II War;
From the N. Y. Cr,phic. Der. 4

not expected there to-day. Tho writer then
endeavored to find some other officer who
could converse in English, and finally en-
cos,ntered one Of the engineers, who WAS
very voluble ON the subject Of the discourt-
esy which he thought had been offered to
the Arapiles and her officers.
THE ARAPILEs ATTACHED"
"What do you think Of the sinking Of
this coal barge in front Of your berth -
"Why, the United States Government
has attached the Arapiles; that's what it
amounts to-
"Do you mean that any papers have been
served ON the Arapiles ordering her to stay
here p
"No, sir, but actions speak louder than
words, and the Arspiles has in effect been
attached by the United States Government.
We think that this is declaration Of war
in an indirect way"
"Then you don't believe that the sinking
Of this coal barge was accidental -
Accidental? No, sir, not . bit Of it.
Why, that is only one Of the lodges that
have been rcsorted to to keep US here"
"What have the others beeu?''
"Come here and III show you.''
The writer accompanied the officer to the
end Of the dry dock. The dock is protect
ed first by heavy iron caisson running
across its mouth, and secondly by two large
iron gates, few feet further in than the
caisson, which, when closed, form semi
circular wall Of iron to exclude the water.
One Of these gates ID now partly swung to,
and the rollers having dropped or been re-
moved from under II, leaving it partly inn
bcdtled in the mud in the bottom Of the
dock. In this portion Of the dock there
was two or three feet Of water, which vas
oens s'owy p.%Rc" at.s Ss's " oi H3RkeS t9
was the stream, and just over the spot
where the coal barge WAS lying sunk in
about fifteen feet Of water was the tug
boat Catalpa, which was being attached to
the Florida.
ANOTHER EXCUSE FOR DELAY.
"There," said the engineer pointing to
the half-cloSed gate, "you sec how that
gate hangs? Well, Of course We can't get
out until that gate is pushed back to the
wall, and they ray they can't do It until
they get this little puddle Of water out.
Bah! they are afraid Of getting their labor.
ers' hands muddy. I win undertake to put
gang Of men down there with nothing
but crowbarS in their hands, who win lin
that gate up, put the rollers under and pusl
it back in two hours. Then you seo the
water lying there. Well, We have been al
ready to 90 out sinco last Monday, but they
said they couldn't get that water out. That
is oil nonsense. They have not been try
to get the water out. They have only got
that little donkey engine At work, and ever
that stops work At half-past four O'Clock
and a. much water leaks in every night u
they pump out In the day time. They have
got here splendid steam engine built a
West Point, which would take that wate
out in four hours, but they haven't been !,
any hurry to get it out. That dodge lastct
eight days, and then, when they found ]
wouldn't last any longer, what did they do
Why. in the dead Of night, at time whe'
all honest men ought to be in bed, the!
scuttIe a barge which they had brough
right up in front Of tho dock, and sink he
right in our way"
"But don't you suppo~s the barge Va
sunk accidentally
An ExRA6ED spANIsR OFFICER.
At this question the officer bscame YER
much excited. He jumped up and down Z
his anger, and scowled, stamped, and swcs
- he thought Of it, finally managing I
calculate: "Oh, my God, how cas you -
me such question: You know It WAS nt
accident. Sacramento! How could Il b
accident? There was nobody On the Boa
There was nobody near the boat when sh
went down. It WAS not accident. Il
part of their game. myseH heard one
their men say two weeks agos 'The An
piles 10 not gone yet, and tho AEspiles vi
not 20 until VIC get the virginius hack
Now, II that courtesy? II that fair tres
ment Of us. We are sot It war, and the
have nothing ~ do with ~, except to q,
~ the use of their dock, which We pay &
like any other customer, and let us 60 VIII
No want to. n We have war, don't @
how mnch fight 10 hsve; but that i 4
way the Americans fight Bah! Shall
tell you what the Asapiles win do ifsl,e b
, . chance TO capture iilibsster:''
EYES, what viii she dOT'
"Sl,e won't capture her. She win runh
down. No mow capture-no more -
: ter
The O0cer aa,nl became somewhat cain
and went IN ~ follows:
"sxsUIss AND AsusE."
. "They say the AIapilss i TIE guest
! the Cnited States. This = . nice way
i treat . guest, isn't ~ ehs isa vssy psul
. abss customer. We pay Sor - - gst, =
| - have spsnt since ~ havs bsen hsss !
. tween eighty ard niasty thoasaad d0llaI
? This las ~ goss = II. Dslanaess asd
!; Anssioaa nschaaics, - wAae - - I
lor Il but insalts and absse. We hsve
. vited an ~ Anss3eaa elBesss hsso
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