Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-04
IsVR s.skn parHsstss,


" 90" So sna 3nh.a seamen Dc,q!,ed
Cvpyrght. 1895. by Assn .uateu.
,hn WEST. FLA. April 2s&a,r'ess s
" ,h epa1lsn seamen detained h.1r.
J 10 80 sapsureu vessels live like. princ,s
vussts .,.;,;L itdnce and entertain the
eusts with all the elaborst., n,I,, M .!ie
ana generous hospi,ality -. ,oi.ieae'
ney give course dinners ba,. rag
j, uo.Ssst OF Spanish Wines on1 ."
. s.tu treat the United States oi;;o"ai
frianS Isl. them as if they wsr.. ,,a;t,
Throue hsl ,ha OF dreaded cap,"rs.
Eates District Attorney. r ~ 60.
an. we associated Press c,r,.sn',nl,
sn. was permitted TO visit All ,;., S,'n.
81 81 ne ships, and dned with ,h4 r,n
ram and officers of the .l...,., r -, zap
chant steamer Miguel Joyar ~. " ne,
s, eel nas a cargo of rice ana oth.., 800
SuppAies from the tropics ana
~ 6parce!ona. Spain. She. hailed rrn,
haiu dreams on the 2ist inst. har ,..,.,y
Sa rnns .e,or INT OF uhe fac, tina, Admire,
%a.ipson' S fleet was patroll!nt M. ',.,,,e
| ->eNt TO the Panama she l. 49, ~ =,
ple prize. and is estimator -.
"oI.h sSeo.oo0. by far. she is ".
a na'ppea vessel in the captive a..
t.a,hin s eiegance and richness If her
Is ana oillcers quarters can sr,rc,
~ be exceiled by any n,ar,.b', l,,;,
afioat rant snip
Ter ca Din is finished in Italian mar,,..
Win tne finest of mahogany f,IrnI,,,r,.
'1. and expensive carpets AMI
unperies. elaborate electric lirh, a.
everything. ''f oesi OF
ne representative nj the Assocfa..J
r. res was received by the CAPTAIN am;
~, ms oihcers with gi.H, courtesy ana 49,
. .,t welcome. The crew numbers lif:v
s!Snt men and all OF the ,nin.rs
nlsher rank are men of .-dura,i,,r ~
Captain Juan III is .,,,,,,
len,ly ABOUT O. years Of age. stern IL"
~ and with an exceptionally str"5s
vIrerln.ned d face. The first otiicer.
ie Spanlard bubbling nv-r win 800
azure and politeness. and talkinr ,n.
,essahtly with gestures and brokan
,-helsh, Of the beauties of old Snnin
; haveres, the chief engineer. is
snre"d diplomatic man about ~
perfectly. Jose Gomenz th. shi,>.
urseon. from his general ma,ia.,In
= SUI ne taken tor an artist or 4 wri;..-
! cosmetic poetry. He is gentle ana
1 TN ~, ana an accomplished pianist,
kept in the way of Protesting mcs1 \
leorously against being SEM usher. Il
leave us here he said 10 District Az
irney STRIPPING. through the chief en- r
l,leer as Interpreter. for if We 20 h
pa ia rds and Cubuns Nigh; no, he tt
lenus over there'-and he moved his /,
..su toward the barracks on the Island $
NO one would inju:c yuu'' said
strict Attorneyw STRIPPING. II
/, 40 not Tear that SO much" SAID tn,
captain. but nobody knows what b
me of the Spanish sliiurs nigh; do h,
20 then would be held respynsibl, II
r what happened. The Americans a
ouid hold the captain responsible for
the sailors. Educated Spaniards un III
rstand all but the Spuniard who 50
ignorant is hard /, c,ut,,i'.
Nc doubt Captain R:I spoke with III
80 truth. FOR amoL. Me crew: Of II
- vessel there wei,. faces dark AM
t,S me officers grouped about ~
-A!n., icans discussin., .or ;h, r.. hl'
~, -, Ky - ;. hers: jha sailors s,tci 80 80
IKE fendness. Half el,i, salI,w ~ W
arthy, with eyes dark sn,l,o,. si
aiming with hatred ana ,.ri,,.,i, ab
. we're indeed unfrlendly looking fr,, =
i 8 o'clock the call FOR dinr.r as l
nded and the captain ,o,k hi.. Ma, Saa sspt
eue nedu OF the table. A brti,r ~, H"'
i, would be difficult to obtain a, ,,',. see
tg on the American continent !, au'
o. G OF seven courses with three W.
~, ~ "Aie. including the best cham asn
ns' the finest brand of cigars and any
h'sh cigarettes. Many Of the djsba. f"!
e Spanish, and d,alicinusi, ,..I ui .,I,s req
9 u. ,stiuresse4-~fn !" s.u.e s-.-
- .,a,,, IA ,fl. piano and t stsssal =
hour II was strikiu - H.. ),
Ear. sat these proud Spanish Re,
a,.,rs in their own 1oalins palace. abo
~, o,,asts Who sat with them were
:, s,ntors and their enemies With l..
Sof, lirh, OF the tropical sunset res
,,,,,ine in 4 trough the cabin windows phc
~ sang together the national AIRS :
Spain. While hundred yards distant me
black guns Of "a United States pat cr,
shin, crowned down upon them. Per III
ms il was their last song. their lasl :"
I'm in the ship which to many of Sa
IN was home; they did nor know. 1l
:. song ceased and the American Wis MI
~ arose. in silence to 80. AS they pti
: M. cabin. the venerable connan- SO
!. If M. shin gave each Il hearty tll
,sn of TIN. hand AS the little part, in
.ra ,huu, 10 leave th.. dock the old rs
main turned to his Interpreter and
id: III
Tel, them thank them for the kind 81
s. thew have shown U.S. wv, are their
.ison1.rs. but they have treated us as i
.niiemen and a Spaniurd knows no" II
annrsrjate such consideration. Say 7,
Is.