The Portland daily press., 1898-03-01
WILL RETURN TO HAVANA.
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Col. A. Rodrigues, Commandment Angel
Rocio and other officers.
According to the despatch the Spaniards
lost one officer Lieut.. Porajo and seven
soldiers killed and three officers and 70
soldiers wounded
The Spanish troops are said to have cap
tured many weapons, large quantity OF
ammunition and "a horses.
YELLOW JOURNALISM IN SPAIN.
London, February 2s.-The Carlist
organ FL Correo Of. Madrid in it's issue Of
February %, just received here by mail,
says:
"There is no doubt whatever that the
loss of the Maine was due to lack OF discl-
pline," and cites the case of United
States cruiser which was lately at Ven
ice, describing her crew as being Rather
pirates than the sailors of a civilized ma
ton. ;"
Continuing Ell Correo< remarks:
"Drunkards, insubordinates, thieves and
fighters the sailors of the United States
never set foot ashore without creating
riots. Nightly several of them were in
Jail or were taken on board under arrest
until the municipality was forced to
formally complain to the commander and
request him not to allow his men to land,
as otherwise they could not be answer
able for the consequences. This naval
convict ship, which Is never free from the
fume of alcohol must be twin sister OF
the Maine 1t is marvellous thing in
such hands, that one of their ships does
not blow up daily
ENLISTED MEN DETAINED.
Key West, February 2s.-Orders were
issued today at the Tampa barracks for
bidding enlisted men from leaving the
reservation without special permission.
Officers leaves was also ourtalled. 1t
was rumored that the two batteries held
under marching orders, but this ls denied
SOME HAVANA STORIES.
New York, February 28.-Rey. Father
L. Wallis Of the Roman Catholic church
of the Redeemer in this city, who was a
passenger on the steamer Ynmuri, (which
arrived here today from Havana, in an
interview said: ~ found the general
sentiment here to be gladness that the
Maine had been destroyed, but of sorrow
that the sailors had to be sacrificed.
Joseph Perlmann of this oity. another
passenger, said that customs agent in
Havana whom he had known for many
years told him that the Spanish cruiser
Alfonso III. had her small boats ready
for launching twelve minutes before the
explosion of the Maine. The customs
agent said his authority for this state
ment was the naval officer second In
command on Che Alfonso III. and that
the officer explained that there was fear
that the explosion under water might
injure the Spanish cruiser.
MRS. Wards GUILTY PRESS.
Newton, February 28.-Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps Ward, the well known re-
former and novelist, in communication
to the Associated Press, denounces the
attitude of some newspapers in oonnec-
ton with the disaster to the United
States battleship Maine.
Under the heading, 1.-THE Guilty
Press" Mrs. Ward likens the work done
by these publications to that of man,
who, when great city was on fire. went
from end to end of 1t with kerosene and
gasolene tanks, starting and feeding the
blaze wherever he could.
NEW SPANISH CORTEZ.
Washington, February 2s.-The State
Department today received the following
dispatch from Minister Woodford at
Madrid: decree dissolving Spanish
Cortez may be attended with important
results. The Liberals and Conservatives
will now appeal to the country, and on
the result will depend the political COM
plexion of the ministry. The Sagasta
ministery now in power, is Liberal. The
policy now being pursued by Gen. Blanco
in Cuba is an entire reversal of that
under the conservative government and
it Is felt that the continuance of this poll
cy is no less at stake than the ministeTy
in the outcome Of the present elections.
Under the laws of Spain forty days must