Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-03-11
DAY FILLED WITH EVENTS.

Important Happenings Bearing on the
American Spanish situation.
WASHINGTON, March 8.-There were
no less than five important events dur.
ing the day having bearing more or
less directly upon the troubled relations
between the United States and Spain,
namely: The introduction in congress
by Mr.. Cannon of q resolution carry.
ing $50,OO0,000 for the public de-
Tense, the withdrawal by the Spanish
government Of its animated objection
to the continuance in office Of Consul
General Lee, the order to the cruiser
Montgomery to proceed to Havana in
place OF the Fern, the passage through
the house Of tho bill increasing the
artillery arm by two regiments, and
the institution OF negotiations looking
to the purchase OF warships for our
navy. Mr.. Cannon's resolution prob.
ably led all other topics in interest.
particularly when it became known
that it was the result OF conference
between the author, the president,
Senator Hale and other leading spirits
in congress.
spain Had Provided = LoophoJs.
As Tor General Lees case. the news
Of the satista factory ending Of the Incl.
dent through the wl,hd.aw of the
suggestion by Spain was expected as
soon as it was noted that q loophole
had been LETT open through the failure
to make the complaint in any thing like
in official shape. Some tear 10 ex-
pressed that the consul general will not
find his post very congenIal now that
he knows that he Is all unwelcome
guest i'll Havana, but the administra-
tim Is relying upon his devotion to the
welfare OF the Americans in Cuba and
American interests generally to submit
h,s own personal wishes to restraint
and remain ut his post.
Ln,e III the afternoon Senior du Bose,
thu SPANISH charae, received q cipher
cable rom the nnnlstar Of state at
Madrid saying: "You can disavow the
xumor that any official application has
been made for the recall of General
Lee"
Intended AS an Emergency Fun0s
y As there has been no explanation 20
FAR OF the purpose which prompted the
in,roduction OF Mr.. Cannon's resolu.
ton, 1t may be SAID tia, the money
Is wanted primarily as an emergency,
fund. II is SAID by officials who will
have the disposition ot this treasure
that it by no means follows because
congress places such sum Of money
in the control of the president that he
Will feel bound to spend all Of it.
Those who look for wholesale pur.
chase OF warships from the bargain
counters of European builders are
likely to be disappointed. The navy
department at present is inclined to
make but one purchase of this kind. at
first at least. III the shape OF substan.
tial ironclad. There Is no disposition
on. the part of the navy department to
lumber the navy with lot OF unservice-
able craft in spasm OF fear, but rather
to get few of the best vessels to be
had.
Vessels Offered to Secretary Long.
The offers of ships 10 The navy dc.
partment are now assuming definite
and formal shape. During the day
Secretary Long receiver call from A.
+. Lane, representing the Maxim Nor.
denfeldt company, and the agent for
several war vessels now nearing com.
pletion in large foreign shipyards.
They were originally designed for one
Of the South American rapnhline. h"s
nlucn moro su,An v.s.s1.fs ~ Case =:
trouble, and the army shares these
needs so that fair proportion OF the
go, 00O. 900 would have to 60 to tho war
department for the purchase Of sup.
Plies.
5000 Two Special CommisslosA
LONDON, March S-Two separate
commissions of Spanish officers arrived
III London last week to purchase am.
munltion.
.ssr.Y 4 saao q - no opllgatlon w*.cs
would prevent their acquisition by the
.United States.
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