The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-11

land sound, commanding New York.
as there are suitable quarters available
there. The destination Of the other
regiment has not been decided upon.
No report has ONE to The navy de-
partInent since Saturday relative TO
the work Of the court of inquiry al Ha-
vana and the news is confirmed to the
reports Ct the newspapers, which are
carefully scanned by the officers. The
Castine, which was locked at PoTt of
France, has sailed for BaroaiOes. The
torpedo boat WinsloE has arrived at
! Charleston en- route to Key West. The
Oregon, which has been fitted with the
: bilge keels at the Bremerton dock on
Puget sound has sailed to San Fran
. cisco.
THE PRESIDENT FULLY SUS-
TANNED.
The sentiment at the capital today
and especially in the house side was
unanimous in support Of the action of
the president in declining to recall
General Lee. The immense gravity of
the situation seemed profoundly to i'm
press the members who stood about
the Hobbies before the house met. With
out regard to party, all united in COM
mending the presidents firm stand and
the unanimous desire expressed was in
support Of any measure deemed neceS-
SdIy 10 lHdIIldll InS AlilSTICdn COIIeli-
J. ton.
Senator Hale, chairman Of the senate
omnitte on naval affairs and also
chairman of the subcommittee on ap-
preparations to consider the naval bill,
said today that he had suggested to
Secretary Long, of the navy depart
ment, the ~advisability of making the
purchase of any supplies as might be.
considered necessary in the event of
wa With tho 11n6nrc-o linz tIo f,,rlc
for them would be provided by con-
gress.
There was a conference last evening
at the residence of the Senate Hoar,
of Massachusetts, which was attended
by members Of the cabinet, natOr
n representatives. Some of these
known to be present are Secretaries
Long and Alger, Judge Day, assistant
secretary Of state: Senator Allison and
Representatives Dingley and Cannon.
1t is also known that some democrats
were present. Assurance were given
the representatives Of the administra-
ton that any amount of funds that
were deemed necessary would be pro-
Vlded by congress to put the govern
ment in a state of defense and that the
administration would be backed in
anything that was thought necessary.
The result of the conference was a
meeting of Secretary Alger and Speak
err Reed today and a conference at the
White nous today of house and senate
leaders, follOwe by the introduction
of the $4,000, 900 defense bill by MI.
cannon.
NAVAL SUPPLIES WANTED.
Secretary Long sent to congress to-
day for inclusion in the urgent def
cheney bill, an estimate ofan a~pprCpria-
ton of 500, 600 to be Immediately avail
able for the equipment of vessels in the
navy for the present fiscal year and
for the immediate supply of 10, 900 tons
of coal to Key West.
TO SEND THE MONTGOMERY TO
HAVANA.
The decision of the navy department
concerning the sending of ships to Gu
ba was made known at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon when the following brief
statement was posted by the bureau of
ma vigatiOn:
1.-THE Montgomery viii relieve the
Fern at Havana. The Fern will carry
provisions to Matanzas and Sagua la
Grande."
This conclusion was reached after
conferences between the officials of the
state and the navy departments, and is
understood to be such an adjustment
as viii not lead to further objection
ny hit cpdIl>n government. line tI1l
is a dispatch boat, without heavy arm
ament or guns, although She belongs
to the navy n is technically a naval
vessel. AS she comes as near being a
transport as anything in our naval
service, her selection Will accord with
the Spanish suggestion that a trans
port or merchant ship undertake this
carriage of relief supplies.
The sending of the Montgomery to
T. In We no . nyiroo OWL, " ,,lto, ol~1 70 no
place the Fern, which is now at Ha-
wanna. The Montgomery is an unarm-
orad cruiser CT 2,0S9 tons, with an ar
mament OF ten guns. The plans cf the
navy department. are to have the
Montgomery start for havana at Cnce,
in order THAT the Fern may return to
Key West in time Ito take on the relief
supplies reaching there next Wednas-
day. 1t Will be tine second visit Of the
Montgomery to Cuba, as she has only
recently returned from a trip to Sam
tlago de Cuba and M~atanzas. Captain
CrOWningaield, chief of the bureau of
navigation, says that no time has BEEN
fixed for the stay of the Montgomery
ait Havana, as the only decision thus
far reached is that she will replace the
Fern tfl6re fer the present. The Mont
gomery viii be the first United States
warslrip. at Havana since the Maine
disaster.
MR.. CANNON'S NATIONAL DE
lFDNSE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Chairman Cannon, of the appro-
priaiti0ns committee, today introduced
a bill entitled: Making Appropriations
for the National Defense Is is as fol-
lows:
THAT there is hereby appropriated
out any money in the treasury mot
otherwise appropriated for the national
defense and for zach and every pur-
pose connected Herewith, to he eXpe1d-
ed at the discretion of the president
and to remain available until June 80,
1899, $50, 600, co.,
Tt was referred ito the committee on
appropriations. Tt Will be considered
at the postponed meeting of the
committee rCmorrow and probably re-
ported for immediate action. So far
as now There will be no vote againsc
it. There is little doubt expressed
among senators that the bill will be