Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-19

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';i-t # Captain Sigsbee in the terrible.
tua'''- ~ winch he had been placed.
epIsi:
II tE'rg I express TIE feeling o. the
{ - 81. - we'd rs my own when ] !.
ay t'Eat Captain Sigsbe<a has s,.s.,,!lse-<.3
himself as an officer of our navy Should
ne was 'tte iaS: to leave MS ss.p when
S7e WIT down. HIS dispatch to me
.Hai = s5t was so conT,s;e that, since
t!SA | E3v; Thought OF question CT
Ao- I" ask him which is essential to tbs
S'tH2 II n ar: which he o.ud answer
WE'<-5 is not covered by that y...sratch
us tore too. IS that of Discreet aEtf
.sv9.- sit-'sd nan who realized til: i'm
,>.St2i'n :''F word from him, at that
sin'e, wluL. have. on the pubic mtrd.
Nothing is harder than 70. "A naya! Of
II CT U !cSe MS 'p. so that have graat
. :yh.pS|ny f'H him. l await with conf
0tn<e furtE+r particulars"
aattr IN ths cay the department was
n lS>>.rt of a number of teIsgrIms
rom different parts of the cou,ntry,
tSk.nS that the remains o: tn: dead
.a:l"tFS De bought tack t. the Unitat
states for interment. There wer., more
queries from the friends OF tn: tw;, o.
lite!S' Merritt ami Jenkins. The depart-
,l'Ail: forwarded these to Captain Stes-
'ee. "hHse r5ply was that the Officers,
ie't'ss have not het-n found; chat as to
many others naturalization is not pos
s!he. and throwing great d5,yhf ,in1n=
he practical iGty of taking any OF the
ten'-.nS away from Havana While no
,tSc.s-rn has hen Yet reached formally
upon the Application of the Spanish gov
eminent for authorization T., examine
ne wreck OF the Moline to. ascertain the
Sause of the explosion the officials 8 EN-
.n>llned to. regard her request as one
.nat coull not property he refused arIs
II Is ikeiy t~-at eacn government VIE
li.ahe ans iItNes tiga tion of this character
concurientIy -
The miniature United States flag on
me nodel cf the battresh:p Maira i'm
'he main eorriGsr OF the navy DEPART
rent was lowered to half mast dur,.p
ne oay by direction of the secretary OF
th% navy. he .urisome Model has
eeen = cEntre of interest for the thr-,op7s
81 the navy department. within. recent
lays and the small flags have Continued
20 ny at the mastheatis in appar.=n,.
,fcny lf TIE actual conditions OF the
~a.::'s a n..ovsrE, Mt was started tt,dny
10 ape the mode. in mourning. at.Sr
nsse manner that the nrIt.e, of tina Brit
Sh Sai2 Vict-Ty wus da.ap:ei at the
world t.air. Secretary Log i'd ret
NEpFoNs CT this. however. as Ii suggest
u an cs'aSE'sata-n not fitting the crcum-
2'aN es: But he gave hts assent to low
ri '.,a min ature colorS ard accord
'nsiy the stars and stripes fly..rg from
ne si:G'a' of the Mo.r;'s miniature
sitl':fs oalE were lowered
WATERMELON. F.b 1S-Presfdent
Nc kinasy today received SenorDu Bose.
Ihe Charge lfaffaIrs of Spain, who had
sen commended by The Queen r. gent
u spain II hear in person Il the Presi-
Tent her express O.: Of pr@fcu-d s3rr. w
over the calamity to the Matn=. The
message was br!@f anu heartfelt. ex-
J'.@sStrtG the sorrow CT the QUEEN and
Ter people,
Thz cr.y a'bser;ees from tsdays cab
ne, n5etirg were Sacr@t2r.as Sherman
| 49, \ !g@:. nps:rg the ngaatirg he dis
aster 10 the Maine was tns I.tncipaE
| pic CT discussion.
Although the President and ne nepo-
H5is Of the s=E5iret await with interest,"
| re result IF the inquiry into the Eausa
| + "a disaster, there remains sca:s%iy
| a doubt in their minds that It WIS an
| acai 1nt pu:ely, and such as might hep
| pen at any tins TITS view o. the mat
| y +; however. Will not influence the Pres
| er.t to step short OF a most searching
| rNes :gati1n irto all t'e facts. present
! and ren-Eta. that may have any possible
bearing upon the case or throw nporl
(-e5pd qlino.a no psnuWuool