The herald., 1898-03-01
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lean, German and Spanish lodges Of this
city have spontaneously invited their
American brethren to special lodge Of
sorrow, to be held on the Sd of March, In
memory OF the Masons who perished In the
Maine disaster, and as mark of sym
pathy with the losses sustained by the
order and the United States. 1t Is note
worthy fact that the initiative was taken
in this matter by Grand Orator Carlos Rou-
magnie, native-born Spaniard of Mad
rid, who supported the movement in q
speech full of feeling. There is no ill-feel-
ing between Americans and the better class
Of Spaniards here.
NO ENGLISH SYMPATHY
LONDON March 1.-The Daily News,
commenting editorially this morning on
the relations between the United States
and Spain, says: ''Spain can expect no
support, moral or otherwise. from England
against the United States. She has ru-
ined Cuba, as she has ruined or lost every
colony, by the grossest corruption, cruelty
and maladministration, and she must Re
left to settle the account for 1t with those
whom 1t may concern. without any aid or
sympathy on our part"
The Standard in an editorial on the
same general topic, highly praises Presi-
dent McKinley's statesmanlike modcra-
tlon, and recognizes that ut would be
only human nature that proof OF the
Names having been blown up from the
outside should engender dangerous war
feeling in America"
Sir Edward James Reed, the eminent
naval expert. writes to the Times this
morning, expressing the opinion that the
Maine could be relocated for tithe of her
cost.
THE FIRST BATTLE
NEW YORK. Feb. 2S.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Paris says:
In the Intransigeant, Henri Rochefort
writes: ITO really grasp the situation, the
explosion on the Maine must be regarded
as the first battle between Spain and the
United States. AS for US. we only see in
1t the last stage of the advance of the
Cubans toward independence. The catas-
trophe has caused the deaths of two hum
dred and fifty-four unfortunate sailors
but 1t has also saved the lives of millions
of combatants, for 1t insures the final tri-
umph of the insurrection before many
weeks"
CUBAN HOPES
NEW YORK, March /. ION the day
the white squadron opens fire on Ha-
vana, Maxine Gomez will begin an at
tack by land. He will keep on fighting until
Havana surrenders or nothing is left OF
1t but heap of ruins"
These were the words used in Tampa,
Fla, to a World correspondent by Emilio
Nunez of New York, who commanded the
filibustering expedition which has been
landed in Cuba from the steamer Daunt-
less
Capt Dynamite" Jack O'Brien returned
to Tampa with Col. Nunez. They left for
New York last night. II am just back from
Cuba" Col Nunez said; Cuba which is
now almost free. Our little steamer car
ried two allotments of arms and ammu-
milton. We made one landing on Oriente.
where we left large quantity of rifles
and dynamite for Calixto Garcia's COM
mand. Then we put about and steamed
along the entire length of the Cuban coast
to Pinar del Rio province. where we placed
the remainder of our cargo in the hands
Of Gen. Diaz. who commands our forces in
that part of the island"
IN INSURGENT DEFEAT
HAVANA. Feb. 2S.-La Lucha publishes
late this evening an Official dispatch, giving
an account of a battle in the province of
Puerto Principe, in which the insurgents
are said to have lost 1S1 killed and wounded
According to the dispatch, the battle took
place February IS and 10 in and near the
Santa Inez and Hinojoa hills. The Span
ish force, which was under the command of
Gen. Jiminez Castellanos, numbered 24oO
infantry and 400 cavalry. The insurgents
numbered 5000. The insurgents left 81 dead
on the field. Among the killed were Col
Alvarro Rodriguez, Commandant Angel
Roccio and other officers. According to the
dispatch, the Spanish lost one officer, Lieut..
Porajo, and seven soldiers killed, and
three officers and 73 soldiers wounded. The
many weapons, a large quantity of am
munition and "a horses.
AT THE WRECK
Only one body has been recovered today.
and 1t has not yet been identified. With
any others recovered in time, twill go with
the wounded on the Bache to the Dry Tor
tugas and Key West. On the next trip
north the Bache will carry to Key West
the first company of wounded taken to Dry
Tortugas.
FREEDOM ONLY
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-Horatio Rubens,
counsel of the Cuban junta, said today Of
the reported coming of Senior Catalina as
a peace emissary of the Spanish govern
ment: "If he comes here to offer the inde-
pendence of Cuba, he will be listened to-;
but If that is not his errand, he will not
even be received by the Cuban junta."
A WAR MEASURE
WASHINGTON, Feb 2S-Representative
Gibson of Tennessee introduced bill to-
day appropriating 100000 900 "for the MAIN
tenance of national honor and defense, the
construction, purchase, repair and equip
| ment of such and SO many vessels of war,
| and for the construction, purchase and re-
pair of such and so much material and
| stores of naval warfare, and for the enlist
ment, transportation, equipment and sub
sistence of such and so many sailors, off,
GERS and marines and other men, as in the
| judgment of the secretary of the navy the
| public welfare may require"
| Secretary Long went to the White House
early tonight and remained in conference
| with the president for some time. He re-
| turned to his hotel about 10 o'clock and i'm