The herald., 1898-04-10

the United States. We shall fully avail
ourselves Of letters Of marque. The
Maine was lost through the ignorance or
carelessness of her officers and crew."
y NO REASON GIVEN +
+ DUBLIN, April 9.-The first battal- +
+ ion was today ordered to sail for Hall \
+ fax on April "a. This Is an unusual as y
+ signment, since the regiment but re- 4
+ Gently completed fifteen years for =
+ eign service No explanation Of the y
4 order is given. y
+ UNOFFICIAL REASONS y
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 9.-Sir \
= Augustus Hemming, governor of ia \
maica, has received cable dispatch \
= from Halifax announcing that the +
= Talbot and two other British cruisers y
= have been ordered there. The in \
+ crease Of the feet and British forces \
= In the island are connected in uQoffic- y
+ ial minds with the existing relations \
+ between Spain and the United States. +
WILL CAUSE NO DELAY
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Representa-
tive Lorimer of Illinois. one of the organ
izers Of the Republican committee to take
immediate action for Cuba, said:
'The armistice will not change the stu
alton one iota 1t will not delay the pres
idents message. 1t is only another pre-
text for delay because Spain is not able
to fight during the rainy season. They hope
by establishing an armistice extending
over the rainy season to prepare them
selves for an active campaign in the
autumn, which no one in favor of Cuban
independence or Intervention would en-
tertain for a moment. Its issuance with
fhOca Onp6itfOs,c will
row in favor Of asking further delay pro-
coed Immediately"
Representative Mann of Illinois, who has
taken an active part in the Cuban situa-
ton in the house, said: 'If the decree of
armistice proposed such condition to be OBJ
served by the United States the decree is a
fraud on its face. If the president delays
the message on that account there will be
declaration of recognition Of Cuban inde-
pendence by congress by the middle of next
week. If any European power starts to
cid Spain 1t will result in war between
the powers Of Europe, which will mean a
division of China and will be conflict that
will be one Of the greatest in history
A CONSUL'S DANGER
KANSAS CITY, April 9.-That the posi-
tion Of Consul Alexander T. Brice at Ma
tanzas is critical. provided he has not al
ready left the island, is shown in report
received here tonight from the agents of
the Kansas City Star, who went to Ma
tanzas to supervise the distribution Of re-
lief supplies collected in the west for the
suffering Cubans. The Stars agents, the
men who were compelled to seek refuge on
the steamship Utstn in Matanzas harbor
to escape indIgnities heaped upon them by
enraged Spaniards, were landed at Port
Eads today and reached New Orleans at
10 o'clock tonight. The last seen of Consul
Bryce by them was when his boat put off
from the Utstein as she left port at 6
o'clock last Monday evening.
Consul Bryce and his clerk, Frederick
Delgado, were being rowed ashore. AS the
flag went up they raised their hats and
cheered.
A boatload CT Cuban women were being
rowed out 70 the British ship Alede at the
same time. They were kissing their hands
and waving their handkerchiefs to the
American flag.
Just before going ashore from the Ut
stein Consul Bryce told the Star man of his
determination to distribute the supplies
if he lived to do 1t. He was urged to stay
on the Utstein and proceed to America on
her. but he said: mo, my duty is here I
have a trust; these poor starving Cubans
need me- If were to go they would not get
q pound of these supplies am going to
give them to the people to whom they be-
long IL can. Then I will go If it should
become necessary"
The Americans were sent on board the
Utstein after Consul Bryce had visited
General Armas, civil governor of Matan-
gas, to ask that the Americans be pro-
tected from threatened violence. General
Armas told him bluntly that he could offer
no projections; that such was not in his
power. When Mr.. Bryce went aboard the
steamer to bid the Americans goodbye he
was pale with suppressed emotion, but he
spoke of his safety with confidence
STEAMERS WITHDRAWN
NEW YORK, April 9.-The Ward line
having withdrawn its own vessels which
fly the American flag between here, Ha-