The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-02-24
Loss of the Maine.

Our special Washington CORES
pondence has the following to say
regarding the blowing up of the
battleship Maine in the harbor at
Havana, on Tuesday night of last
week
The Information Of the week which has
exercised public opinion almost TO the ex-
cluslOn OF every other, was the blowing up
OF our battleship Maine in the harbor at
Havana, Tuesday night That this event
was caused by the explosion of sub
marine mine from the Spanish fort there
seems but little doubt. While Senator
Hale OF Maine, perhaps, Speaker Reed, !
Pierpont Morgan and possibly Rothschld |
IN London may contend that it was an ac- |
cident, the people in whose veins run red |
blood inherited from the patriots of these
United States are of but one opinion. aud
that is that the loss OF this ship, is due to
the treachery, cruelty and beastIy nature
which has characterized the Spaniard for
the past thousand years, aud which has
enabled him TO butcher, starve, and
destroy over 100000 non-combatants IN
IN the Island OF Cuba. Ii would seem
that the time had come when every one in
whose veins hows blood, even though
mat blood was the thinest of water, 9
should rise in his majesty and dignity and
say, this cruel war must he stopped.
fonr correspondent has interviewed y
some OF the prominent gentlemen in
"ashingtoh relative to their opinion as to
inc cause oil the destruction OF the Maine. IL
iheodore Roosevelt says that he is con-
WINGED that IL was no; an accident. Com Ia
. oh
the destruction of the Maine was NOT an :.
accident. Rear Admiral George E Bell" %
nap says that from the storing of the am.
""'''oh ,a the manner and way it was ~.
placed, that an accidental explosion was u"
neA' 70 Impossible. Amos Cummings, of j..
New York, believes it was the result of a aft
torpedo from the Spanish fort. Senate CO,
ferkihs, OF California, thinks the idea al wit
accident impossible. Hon. Robt. Niers all
nenbes oil Congress from Indiana. seo.ts !
."o 'ue' OF accident, aud Congressman her
I"ne''"nu OF Nebraska believes il TO be cell
he treachery Of the Spainiards. In sbort !
We could give a list OF the entire Congress ..
L both ends of the Capital. and with ln, sue
ew exceptions the universal coneensas
pinion would be ,ha, ~ ',"Ve"sus OF low
esNo!ea Dy The treachery of the T.
paniards. Thu
our government is taking active meas. A
res Tor investigation, aud the New YORK. ed O
'nrnal offers $4,000 cash money "a ,s sun
ara Tor information which will lead Tho n
iii'y parties to light, and the people NAV n;.'
st assured that lie destruction Of OK d".''
merican seamen Of The United STATE WV
:, be feyenged, Ii revenge he reou;red In
We SFanlard can get permission from week
foosesnment TO anchor one ortso more otaiI
our oa'tieship in the harbor al Hayana ~ near
rendiy call, she can blow them nm ana AFTER
en SO far AS the United States Il con relati
fhea' she can levy tribute from aver, her d
as'iean city, and rule the waves as s"dne
s =, US 1t |
We may look for stirring times in tho pox a
" future, and may God hasten the day Botio
-, america, the home OF the braves, scribe
'p,e on the face OF the earth. NAV 10 afters
oied ., our rulers, TO assert and main. physie
The liberties and The rights of en- sev
'"' "es'sfn Vontincnt. Pikeyi