Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-07
Spanish at Havana Are Uneasy and
Preparing for Expected Trouble.
Activity Continues All Along Our Coast
and at Navy Yards.
Even The Old Monitors Being OyerhauIed and
Pull in Order.


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f"'i.i ~" i''1H Fri '"h9uI 'til'fii l't'
'r'i' N!@ l"9l at havana % Whi2h r.
quest ''-.' hI'H states hdd courteous
y "ut "'ill'N i'i ''5e'' Z" comply "''h
'IIf spanish governments Hd9 7u3-'H'''
me '"ii"'f",% 81 S'a"lh& f"iiei sup
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li' 81 U'a'f M"li I"l!lTrE aitu 4uii'"a
h'it'i states h'ti &INeh = i'k' answer
III me he-''.N'.
the Hf7' ih'i'''a i'"H o. ines 9iel'
'"i.l' ~ 3" pfIti alsi 'AilItit came ais
ldt'h ii"Nl hduI4l' Flot 70 ~ r.
o"iI'' ihc-a''h"l 'i'7 htle ha" "eth lul-
~ c"lN 'i72ht WIN VI" I9cls alii"uS
Il" H!ioiiila tI"h h4d oreh diioW'a 10 Ev'
t" we f"''.'' on elltt' Su'J''L' III
'l7'!"So res iF"Hl Maufld ie't no iQf'he'
Sr"'hl l"f iet4tHee III " SiilllN '3l'
ana aller conference at the Hlte
l'"use "lth me iFeSioehl S''l
secretary LAY OF ine 9ldte uei'di 'iiiei' l.
III" Secretary LoilS Oh me navy oet"i /
hleh'' 'He loHoW iliS authotlzed Sta't-
llIeht was hallae' |" ne AsS"' ID 90
iIfSS hS 'uuSt LAY ~ comp IN :
everything lhat WAS I" " Saio ~ tht
ADMINISTRATION on the SUBJECT:
The President will not consider the
recall of Cen Lee He hns horne him
saIf tbro,nbont tbfs crisis wiz, Undo
- -
Nent, lueHtE anu courage 70 lhe rlt9-
AZ Ia tha sunDIies for The relief OF
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- = - . 49,.
H'"de 10 carry d CoHSlSHHltNt' lHIH
week. from Key West. by one of the
navel vessels which ever NAV be hest
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purpose 10 MantanZaS anu Sa&ua.
although the officials here are non
conrnittaI an the subject il is believed
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ln"' 'i'e request i"i N,e'i' i-7e 'eo'''
was maze al ieaSt q DAY or Two ago
and that the Spanish government after
rnreiyir. the reply Of the stale depart-
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"'0i', '''io 'iY' "PT'l
recalt or upon IT'S contention mat the
relief supplies should not be sent 10
cuba in naval vessels"
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'e9 Wv NY ~ e7niil9' t'lo0N y ~ 20
House would not discuss the subject
and il was stated positiyely that the
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'"''''' ~" '''',t'', III N''iipi ''e'
thlh% that would pe given 70 any one
The adViccs from Madrid. together
with The authoritative statement here.
Left no room for doubt as to what had
occu rred. The REQUEST Tor Cen. Lees re-
call Is understood to nave come within
the last few days. and doubtless since the
last cabinet meeting on Friday, as no ref
erence was made TO 1t at that time. 1t
came through Minister Woodford, q some
what unusual procedure, as the common
mode of requesting ehe withdrawal of
minister or Il consul Is through the rep
rvSentattNe OF the government making
the request, which IN this case is Senior
Dubose, the Spanish charge affalrcS
Mr. puh"Sc mad received no instructions
on the SUBJECT ana was ~ complete lSlnr-
ancc Of the demands mad" through Min
lister N"odtoru.
IN" oth"r suggestion of tn" Spanish
government, that relief supplies should
not be sent in war vessels. did not come
through Minister Wondford. rs the Mad
rid dispatches state but was presented
by senior DubGSc 70 the state department.
last Friday.