Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-26

Recruiting Oniee Opened at New Orleans.
| The Secretary of the Navy returned to
this city this morning and was at the De-
| partment at very early hour. A large
number of naval officers were ordered to
| duty to-day to the ships of heavy ordnance
| now being fitted out for immediate active
service.
! A naval recruiting office has been Or
dered to be opened at New Orleans.
Registry Papers of the Virginius Regular.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l-Night.-The
city is excited over the probabilities for
war with Spain. Rumors of all kinds are
being circulated, adding to the interest in
the situation. These, however, found no
! olnclal continuation beyond the news tel
egraphed at noon.
The State Department is investigating
! the real status of the Virginius.
In the Treasury Department, the Navi-
CATION Division finds no reason to believe
that any irregularty exists I'm the Virgin
JUS registry of papers. This fact was COM
municated to the Secretary of State by the
secretary of the Treasury and received at
tention at the Cabinet to-day. Copies of
all the papers were submitted.
Longest Cabinet Session in Four Years.
The session of the Cabinet opened ear
lier than usual and continued untft
O'Clock. All the Secretaries were present,
it being the longest session during Grants
administration. subsequently Fish and
Robson had conference. The whole
time of the session was occupied with the
Nirginius matter and attending complica-
tons. The members wore quiet, regard
ing the details of the proposed action.
Inc feeling which urged an attack upon
the American Legation was characterized
as brutal and unreasonable, and it really
seemed that no reasonable Ministry could
stand at Madrid.
brooklyn Navy lard Busy.
New York, Nov. 2l.-There is great
activity in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and
fifty additional hands are employed.
There is increased naval activity. The
naval recruiting officers are ordered to
open an office at New Orleans.
The Feeling in the South.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 2l.-War news from
Washington and NewYork causes anxiety
regarding Forts Sumter and Moultrie
which is now dismantled. tits hoped that
the Government will Immediately put
them on war footing.
AUGUSTA, GA, Nov. 2l.-A. II. Ste
phens leaves for Washington tomorrow.
He says, 81 am for Cuba Immediately, if
not sooner'-thinks movement to take
Cuba would produce good feeling be
tween the North and South.
Cuban Meetings fn New Orleans and New
York.
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-An enthusiastic
mass meeting was held in New Orleans by
the friends of Cuba. Their resolutions eX-
press admiration of the elevation and
sacrifices of the Cubans during their five
years contest. The Yirginius tragedy was
denounced as utterly outrageous. The
Monroe doctrine was re>asserted with
pledges of support, and coincidence to
families of the victims of the recent
butchery.
Four thousand Germans, at Germania
Hall last night, express sympathy for Gu
ba, and vigorous policy toward Spain.
The resolution adopted at the German
meeting last night which it is intended to
lay before Congress at the opening session,
recite that,
WHEREAS, Cubans are receiving
more barbarous treatment from the Span
iards than the Americans did from the
English in 1776, and that in defiance ofthe
laws of nations, and of the usages of civ
iliZed governments, our flag is insulted and
our citizens incarcerated. Therefore,
Resolved, That the Government be re
quested to put stop to Spanish barbara
ties and recognize Cuba as a belligerent
power
They also ask the Administration to de-
mand full satisfaction for wrongs inflicted.
The Effort 10 Save British Citizens.
New YORK, Nov. 22.-From the cores
pondence of the FI CrOnistU, it appears af-
ter the British Vice Consul found that his
efforts to secure the postponement of the
shooting of the persons claiming British
citizenship were in vain, the British Com
modore at Jamaica, took the matter in
hand and telegraphed the following to the
Governor of Santiago de Cuba:
sin the interest of the friendly relations
between our respective Governments, /
beg you to delay the execution of the al
legged British subjects until Captain Niobe
can communicate with you"
Burriel repled-"I do not possess the
authority TO accede to the petition you send
me. The law must be fulfilled
Consequently the men claiming British
citizenship were executed.
War Department Preparing for the Worst.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-It seems not to
be generally known that there have been
preparations quietly going on under the
direction of the Secretary of War, placing
our arsenals in good condition to supply the
wants of an army in the field in case of
war, and looking to the condition of the
armament of our Notifications, for success
full defense of our harbors against hostile
attack by iron-clads. The ordnance de
partment of the army is at this moment in
active preparation for q state of war, and
is ready to supply an army with an equip
mani Of War material Including the most