The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-22
THE REPORT COMING.
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seem to give that impression. They read
as follows:
Lieutenant \. w. Catlin, L. $. NJ. G..
detached Maine, and at home; Iienten
ant G. +. w. Holman, detached Maine
home and wait orders"
I 1t is presumed that the Inflated bat
tie shin will not be stricken from tho
Naval register until after it has been
finally established beyond the possibility
of doubt that the shattered hull cannot
be raised from it's present bed of mud
in the harbor of Havana and recon
structed into at least "a semblance of its
: former self Although there is scarcely
| ground for the hope that the vessel can
! be raised and restored to the Navy. the
| department will not abandon it's efforts
in that direction until the wreckers now
at work upon it report that it is impos-
siblp
Although there is not much prospect
Of raising the Maine with its reported
broken backbone. there is a good reason
to believe from the reports of the divers
that many. if not all. of the guns NAV
i be recovered eventually from the wreck
and put in places where they may be
able TO render good service.
1 w M. M
Graham, assuming command of the new
military department of the Gulf, has
been received at the Army headquarters
Although no information to that effect
has yet been received. lit is thought that
Gen. Graham has taken up his station
at Atlanta, which lis to be the eaduuar-
ters of the new department. 1t is said
here that no immediate movement of
o ~ fbn chs Al
lines of the military divisions recently
put into effect is contemplated but that
the movements for the present will he
confined to the transfer of artillery
troops to man the Notifications recently
completed.
The enlistment branch of the Navy
Department to-day issued large poster
advertising for men for the United
States Navy. The recent putting into
commission of the cruisers Columbia and
Minneapolis and the prospective de-
mands that will be necessary as a result
Of the acquisition of the Brazilian ship
Amazonas and the American yacht May
flower requires the enlistment of addi-
tional men.
The short session of the Senate to-day
was quite unusual for the first working
day of the week That no one was pre-
pared TO 90 on with any pending meas
rre was given as the explanation but
privately the opinion was stated
by some of the Senators that while
the Cuban question remained in such
suspense there was no desire to take M
important legislation. The outlook as
to Cuba was discussed among Senators
almost to the exclusion of other topics
and the belief was quite decided that the
administration is preparing to take a
positive position within the next week
Several Senators made the prediction
that the United States would intervene
Being pressed for a reason they stated
that they had reached this conclusion
after more or less conference with exec
utive officers but at the same time say
ing quite emphatically that they had no
positive information on this point. Other
Senators thought the recognition of Gu
ban independence more probable than iis.I
tervention. Almost all expressed tho
view that some action surely will follow
the report of the Maine Court of In
quiry regardless of its purport.
FOR COAST INSPECTION.
Atlanta. Ga. March 2t.-Lieutcnqnt
Colonel Hall, Adjutant General of the
Department of the Gulf, arrived in At
lanta today from San Antonio He was
accompanied ny Lieutenant Samuel
Reber, Chief of the Signal Corps of the
department. and by Chief Paymaster
Major f. S. Dodge.
General Graham. accompanied by
Lieutenant Reber and Lieutenant Bar
ney, will leave Atlanta tomorrow night
for tour of inspection. The party will
go first TO Savannah after which they
will continue down the coast for a
close inspection Of the defenses. Com
pany B., of the Fifth Infantry, leaves
Fort Mcpherson tomorrow night for st.
Augustine to relieve the small company
now stationed there.
AMMUNITION FOR TAMPA.
Tampa. Fla, March 21.-Three car
loads of ammunition arrived here this
morning and on rush orders was sent
down to Port Tampa by a special train
and Inadad IN tIn ,ATarhlphpad