The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-22

0lm IL ne TSW1ELlDCIC1 SHE tAAS4 2aFA
that its contents were about an Ameri-
can warship. The American core
spondent replied that he did and that
ne believed some one had followed
Weyler's advice. Lame says that he
has since found that Diaz Informed
the chief q police that ne Laine) had
a copy Of a letter written by Weyler
which might bring trouble TO the Span
ish government. especially as he was
an American newspaper correspondent.
who was -associating with Captain
Sigsbee. hence his arrest on March
4th.
DYNAMITE PLACED IN THE HAIR
Dor.
Continuing his narrative, Lame says:
Il had noticed for several nights mys-
ferrous work which was being n in
the fortress. On inouiring from a sol
der, whom / knew, what 1t was he
informed me that they were carrying
from the magazine % the fortress large
quantities of dynamite. which were be-
ing laid in the harbor. My inveStiga-
tons during my period Of imprisonment
were carried as far as a political pris-
oner could do in a Spanish fortress,
but ii was sufficient for me to ascer-
tain with certainty that the quantity
OF dynamite placed in the harbor in
Ni&ACAC III pid1SS was wv So&tS LA lila
the wires OF the mines were connected
with the Cabanas fortress and the
Capitania lie Puerto, OF marine head
quarters"
CIRCULATING ATTACKS ON
AMERICA.
Havana. March 17.-Via Key West,
17.-Last evening small bills in two
forms, I'M signed IA Few Volunteers
and the other Spanish Commerce"
were circulated about the streets in
Weighing in bitter and even obscene
terms against Senator Money and Con
gresham Cummings. as we'll as several
correspondents, saying in substance
that their presence in Havana vas an
Insult to Spaniards," asking how long
it was to be endured and ending with
such phrases as death to these Ameri-
cans; throw them into the water" The
circulars were probably fakes" The
| question Of the expulsion of several
American correspondents who are
| very obnoxious to the authorities, is
again being considered, now that the
| court Of inquiry has. left Havana.
1T REALLY SEEMS AS IF NOW,
| FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE PROB
| ABILITY OF AN OPEN BREACH
| WITH THE UNITED STATES IS BE
| INC SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED IN
| SPANISH OFFICIAL CIRCLES IN
| CUBA.
| Despite the strong feeling, however,
the city is quiet and thus far there are
no authentic accounts of insults of
fered to Americans here.
A REPORT IN THE PRESIDENTS
HANDS.
Key West, March 17.-No member OF
the court of inquiry came on shore
from the lowe today and it was i'm
| possible to learn on board the battle
ship What, if anything, had been done.
Not until a late hour tonight was the
correspondent of the Associated Press
!: able to ascertain from Read Admiral
Sicard the status of the investigation.
| Admiral Sicard said: TT is impossible
at this stage to say how soon the court
| will be ready to make it's report. The
l are continuing their labOrS.
| When they are ready TO re-examine the
officers of the Maine, whom 1 have de-
| tanned here, they will either. do so in
the federal builnding or summon them
to the Iowa. The courts report has
not yet been made and 1 am unable
to say When it will be. The notice that
it will be in Washington by Saturday
is probably purely on inferior informa-
ton. 1t must be borne in mind that
| the work of the court necessarily pro-
| crosses slowly.
| Inere is good authority Tor the as
| sertion that the court will probably re-
turn to Havana before reaching it's con-
| illusions.
Boston, Mass, March ia special to
| The Globe from Key West by A. Maui
rice Low, says: "It is learned tonight
that a special report OF the work OF
the court of inquiry has been sent to
Washington. This is not the report
and the finding of the court, which
have not yet been agreed upon, but
is in the nature of a communication
for the use of the president, which he
may or may not max public as he sees
fit. In any event, it will prepare the
president for what the board will re-
port and enable him to take measures
according as the court will find that
the Maine was blown up from the out
side. The full report, it is said tonight,
will not be formulated and in the
hands of the secretary of the navy for
some days yet"
BOTH NATIONS PURCHASING
VESSELS.
New York, March 17.-Charles r.
Flint, of this city, has sold the govern
ment his new yacht, now building, to