Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-03-01
WAR PREPARATIONS
Atlantic Squadron Said to Be Under
Sailing 0rders--Spain Forbids
Removal of Wreck.
CUBANS CLOSING ON HAVANA
Spanish Government Seeking More Warships
Court Of Inquiry Will Finish Its In
vestigation Tonight Interesting
Items Concerning Situation.

Chicago, March IA special to tn
Chronicle from Key West says: TIL
feet here, made up of the New York
Iowa and Marblehead, Montgomery
Nashville, Cushing and Ericsson, as vel
as the three battleships Indiana, Texa
| and Massachusetts, now at Dry Tortu
gas, received orders to hold themselve
| in readiness to start for Havana at tn
tap of the drum
The Detroit has left here for Dry Tor
tugas to Join the squadron. The orders
came from Secretary Long in Washing
ton to Admiral Sicard, and are said tC
be based on information wired from
Havana by the captain of the Bache
United States coast survey boat, who
told such story of the heated state OF
the Havana public and the probability
of a riot at any moment and. danger tt
Americans now in Havana, that Secre
tary Long at once made the order in
dicated.
Spain Becomes Dictatorial.
The Diario del Ejercito, the Spanish
Army Gazette, received here from Hava
ma, says that Spain has notified the Unit
ed States that the Names remains mus
not be removed and work must stop unit
the government has received the repor
of the United States court of inquiry.
Insurgents Crowding the Fighting.
New York, March Ion the day the
white squadron opens fire on Havana
General Maxine Gomez will begin an
attack by land. He will keep on fight
ing until Havana surrenders or nothing
is left of it but heap of ruins" These
words were used in Tampa, Fla, to a
World correspondent by Emilio Nunez,
who commanded the tilibustering expe-
dition, which has been landed in Cuba
from the steamer Dauntless.
He added: General Garcia is now
besieging Bayamo. General Pando,
with 25, 900 men, is trying to force his
way up the Cantes river to dislodge him.
In the open country between Marcia
and Havana General Gomez is slowly
but surely working toward the capital,
burning the plantations as he goes. As
General Blanco recalls his troops to pro-
tect Havana General Gomez draws
nearer from the east and Generals Rod
riguez and Diaz from the west. They
all expect the United States will declare
war. The moment that happens, they
will mass their forces and cooperate
with the United States fleet, Havana
will fall and Cuba will be free
Spain Seeking Additional ygarships.
II Madrid, ..March I The lingo papers
publish exhaustive dispatches from New
York and Washington to the effect that
the relations between the United States
and Spain are hourly becoming more
strained, and attributing to President
Mckinley series of anti-Spanish decla-
rations. Admiral Vermejo, minister of
marine, is actively seeking the best
means of procuring additional war
ships.
Senator Proctor VIII Investigate.
Havana, March 1.--Senator Proctor
will take a trip to the provinces, prob
ably first going west to Pinar del Rio.
Sagasta interviewed.
Madrid, March 1.--Premier Sagasta is
quoted in an interview as saying that
he expected satisfactory news from Cuba
the first of April. In the same interview
Sagasta said: I'm view of the increase
in the price of grain in Spain, the gov
ernment has decided to reduce the i'm
port duty"
Investigation to BE Finished Tonight.
Key West, March 1.-The court adj
iourned for lunch, after examining four
engineers. and several officers and en-
listed men. The afternoon session will
be devoted to hearing the testimony of
enlisted men on the Maine. Judge Ad-
vocate Merrix said: ''We have done
good work and are clearing up here in
great shape. We may get through to-
night"
Sensational Rumors Contradicted.
Naval officials stamp as without foun-
dation the report that the squadron was
yesterday ordered to be held in readi-
ness to sail for Havana.
No advices have been received either
at the state or navy departments that
would warrant the statement that Span
ish officials at Havana had attempted to
interpose any obstacles to the prosecu-
tion of the wreckers on the Names
hull.
Aid for Court Of Inquiry.
Washington, March t. Secretary
Long has directed Naval Constructor
Hoover and Carpenter Helm to report to
the naval court at Key West. 1t is ex-
pected they will 60 to Havana when the
court returns there, and from their famil-
iliarity with the structure OF the Maine,
on which both men worked when she
was built at the New York navy yard,
will be of great assistance, not only In
suggesting easy methods Of work for the
divers, but also in identifying portions
of the wreck.
Conrt Of Inquiry Will Visit Cuba Again.
Key West, March 1.-The second days
session here of the United States court
of inquiry into the loss of the battleship
Maine began at 10 o'clock. Most Of
the officers examined on yesterday had
been informed, that they might be re-
called and were all on hand, although 1t
is reported they will not be re-exam-
ined, until the court returns from a
second visit to Havana