Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-23


hand, and telegraphed to the governor OF
Santiago De Caba in the following words:
SIN the interests of friendly relations ex-
isting between our respective governments,
| beg YOU to delay the execution OF alleged
English subjects captured on the VirgInius,
until the Captain ofthe British frigate Nlobe
can communicate with you. The MODE
leavesto-day for Santiago Tothis request
Burriel replied by telegraph II do not pos
sess the authority TO accede to the petition
you send me. The law must be fulfilled.
The men who claimed to be British subjects
were executed without allowing any time
for investigation as TO the truth or falslty OF
their claim.
Capt. Fry's Appeal for His Crew.
Capt Fry's appeal to the Spanish author
tiles is published. In it he asks nothing
for himself but all for his crew, many OF
whom, he says, were entirely ignorant of
the destination of the Virginius when she
left Kingston, and for several equally lnno-
cent passengers, he pleaded strongly. Capt.
Fry closes his letter as follows: ''The Con
sui knows well that am not pleading for
my life. have not prayed to God for 1t,
nor even to the Blessed Mother. have
neither house Dor country, victim OF war
and prosecutions. The way of prosperity
being closed for me to such a point that
have not been able to provide bread for my
wife and seven children who know what 1t
is to suffer for the necessaries of life, My
life is one of suffering aud look upon
what has happened to me as the providence
of God. 1t is not for me to, therefore, ask
favors Of anyone.
Eight COwardly Traitors.
A letter from Senior Alfaro to Gen. Bur-
riel, offering to desert the Cuban cause,
and to divulge the secrets confided to him,
if his life is spared, is also published. In
this offer Alfaro is joined by seven other
Cubans.
The Navy-yard.
Strangers visiting the navy-yard are not
allowed on board the Spanish ship Arapiles.
Nearly three thousand men are working in
the yard, and the number is being increased
daily.
Active Preparations by the Govern
nent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-PreparatiOns
have been quietly going on under direc-
ton of the Secretary of War, placing our
aysenals in condition to supply the wants
of the army in the field in ease Of war, and
looking to the condition of the armament
of our Notifications for successful defense
of our harbors against hostile attack by
iron-clads. The Ordnance Department of
the army is at this moment in most active
preparations for a state of war and IS ready
to supply an army with entire equipments
of war material, including the most APP
proved breecll-loading arms, and field and
siege batteries of artillery with every kind
of ammunition. The telegraph has been
vigorously used, urging forward every prep
aratiOn. The ordnance officers are fully
alive to the gravity of the occasion ana to
the necessity for ample preparation to meet
all demands, should war result from orr
present complications; while, from the ma
ture of the case, the Navy had to take the
initiative, the War Department is fully
alive to the crisis in quiet preparation for
the future.
Report Denied.
The report that second attempt had
been made on the life of Gen. Sic<leS can
not be true, as the Department of State
has no information on the subject, nor have
any dispatches been received up to a late
hour this afternoon from either Madrid or
Cuba. 4 number of officers were assigned
to-day to vessels now fitting out for sea.
HarbOrs 10 be Put i'm Proper state of
Defense.
The chief engineers corps has ordered Off
GERS in charge of harbOrs to put them in
proper defense and torpedoes, with neces-
sary electrical cable instruments to be
planted along the coast. The navy depart
ment has been Informed by the command
ant of New London station, that on the
night of the 10Th, two men representing
| themselves to be naval engineers, tried to
force their way on board the Dictator, and
when resisted by the Waterman fired at him.
They then made their escape.
$50 barrels Of Powder.
The steam tug Rescue left Washington
this afternoon with 100 barrels OF powder.
The steamer Fortune has had her torpedo
spar taken ont and will be launched Mon
day. An extra force is engaged and extra
| time made on the ShawmUet The work
of recruiting is rather slow, but it is proba-
BILE all the men needed will be speedily OBJ
| tanned.
Cincinnati Board of Trade in Favor
of Arbitration.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 22.-The following
preamble and resolution was passed Unani-
mously by the Board of Trade to-day:
Whereas. the barharous treatment of per-
sons lately captured of the coast Of Cuba
| by the Spaniards, having caused wide
| spread feeling of Indignation throughout
| the United States calling for some action
| on the part of the Government, hoping for
| the principles of arbitration, under which
our nation settled all difficulties with Eng
| land. may be solely invoked: therefore,
| Resolved. that we recommend the ma
tional authorities TO rely upon peaceable
arbitration for the settlement of the diff
| culties, and that while we denOmCe the
atrocities of the local authorities Of Cuba
sympathiZe with those who are struggling
to establish Republican form of govern
ment in Spain.
Patriotic Utah.
SALT LAKE, Nov. 22.-But one senti
ment prevails in regard to the Nirginiu:
atrocity-ample reparation or war.
meeting last night with the resolution thai
when the Administration finds it necessary
to declare war to vindicate the honor OF thu
nation, the people OF Utah. without dis
tinctiOn of party, will rally to the support
of the Government. Public feeling is higl
to-day to ayenge the insult TO our flag anC
to free Cuba.
Funeral of Ex-senator Hale.
DOVER, \. H., Nov. 22.-The funeral 0
Jno. +. Hale took place to-day. Store
were closed, and bells tolled between anC
4 o'clock At half past l short service
were held at the late residence Of the de
ceased, and the remains were then taken t
ihe Unitarian Church. There were twelve
pail bearers, including Gov. Straw, eX-Gov
Hartman, and Judge Daniel Chase, Will
Mr. Hale ten years in the United States
Services in the church included an address
after which the remains were taken to Pin
Hill cemetery.
Hog Statistics.
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-From statistic
gathered by B. L. Howard of this city
Secretary of the National Pork Packers As
sociation, it appears that the number o
hogs packed to date this season in Chicago
Cincinnati, st. Louis, Louisville, Milwau
lee, Indianapolis, Peoria, Illinois and Des
moines, Iowa is CSC, 1857, or 1884 NOR
than at the same period last season. Chica
go shows an excess of 1856, 562; Cincinnati
estimated, 10000. Milwaukee $500; In
dianapOlis u ,462: st. Louis shows tallin!
off of Al u; Louisville 29,032; Peoria .,
600 Returns from dozen smaller pack
ing points in Iowa and Indiana all show a.
increase in the number packed over tn
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