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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-11
INSOLENCE REBUKED,
CAPTAIN EULATE OF THE vIzCAYA
GIVES A LESSON IN MANNERS.
spaniards who InsuItcd American
sailors Were Vigorously Kicked
for Their bad Behavior.

New York, March 10.--A dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says: Captain Eulate OF
tho Spanish cruiser vizcsya,. who was IN New
York recently has Just figured In an incident
winch proves that at least some of SPANS or
fcers will not cater to the rabies deslfe
about Americans in Havana.
The Nizoaya lay near the Fern before the
later made room for the Montgomery. ana
when the vessels swung close together %oros
ppoen on the quarter deck OF one could pc
heard on the other. Boats loaded with on
thusiastic Spaniards have filled the water
about the Spanish cruisers since their ARRIVAL
and many visitors have been allowed aboard
and have inspected the eleven-ineh guns
Which andsmen believe are proof of Havana
imIIegnnbility.
The vizcaya's captain OH Monday stood on
the quarter deck and heard boatload from
the shore use offensive language as they rowed
about the Fern. Men on the latter vessel, ei'
though they knew tie compliments were III.
tended for them, Ignored the iilingagaie' ma
tho shorc party RULED To The ViScaya ana
boarded her. When they were all on the doeh
mar tie larder, ,ic captain of the Spanish
cliiisel, with a word to ono or TWO oil the M
rines, stepped forward to meet the newcomer
They smiled ana bowed most obsoquiously.
This salute had the eieot of placing theli
bodies In a posture exactly Gtied to the cap
tain IS purpose. out shot neatly polished
foo. and the nearest obsequious gentleman
was straighienei by the shock with great
force In the cry which followed. pain, SUR
prise and injured pride found voice The cap
tain. who had been carried away lnomentarily
by Indignation, then Htepped back, and the
marines, following bis example, Hustled ana
slyl, booted the rest Of the patriots to one
side.
As they regained their feet the captain SAID
with some feeling, that they were persons o!
a sort who placed the country in false posi-
ton and sometimen prelipitated the saerihes
OF Useful lives and money. The boat was
quickly pulled ashore.
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Commander Brownson said that he was
not going 10 see any one in particular.
but to serve the best interests OF the gov
eminent.
Washington. March 10.--The United
States government has not vet acquired a
single additional ship for the navy This
is true not because OF lack OF offers Of war
ships from abroad but simply for the rea-
sen that the navy department is proceed
ing with all the circumspection consistent
with the needs of the case in looking after
the qualities and prices OF the craft. There
is strong disposition to refrain from
being drawn into bad bargains and to In
sist on getting good vessels at prices not
extortionatc.
Secretary Long was In receipt Of large
number of cablegrams today. almost all
active in their quest for ships.
The Spanish attaches at Berlin. st..
Petersburg and Vienna are particular
active in their quesct for ships.
There was great deal Of talk during
the day OF the assignment OF officers TO
the command of auxiliary cruisers the ST
Paul and St. Louis being mentioned. but
the secretary OF the navy set these rumors
at rest by the statement that he had not
made any such assignments and had only
progressed to the point of informing him
self of the possibility OF getting the ships
Differed and manned quickly,
While looking after new ships the Of
fcials Of the navy department are not neg
lectiDg the old vessels and arr sements
llavo been made to make sho., repairi
on several ships that in the ordinary course
would not be treated in that fashion. but
would receive thorough and time con
Stunning overhauling. Thus in the case Of
the Philadelphia. which has had five year.
hard work and has never yet been gone
over. as is the custom. orders have gone
10 the Mare Island TO put her In shape fol
sea within forty days. The Yorktown. a
the same yard. Is not to be touched a,
present not Only pechhhc BUG - III ran
condition. but also because she is not at
formidable craft as to make II dc
sIrable to divert tn her repair attention
from elsewhere.
At Norfolk the Newark Is set down fol
thirty days repairs and as good deal o
work has already been done on her. sh'
will be almost a new ship when she comes
! cut Of the yard. The biz monitor Puritan
has practically completed her repairs. TIL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-11
AT LEAGUE ISLAND.
I'yyo More Vessels In Communications.
Great Activity Appnrent.

T,yo More Vessels In COInmIssion.
Great Activity Apparent
Fhiladelphia, March 10. = The monitor
Miantonomoh and the ram katahdin were
r,cced IT, commission at O'Clock this
afternoon at the League Island navy yard
TIE Officers and men OF The Katahdin
and M.antonomoh were mustered and the
commanders ther read the orders placing
them IN commission. Ihe commanders
te npant wss run tip on the masthead and
the American flag was flung u the breese.
The ceremony was Witnessed by several
thousand persons-
sixty-o one senH.cn arrived a. the Jard to-
day for the irpnc.eds- Ammunition WIS
placed on these ships Immediately. This
was the busiest day the navy yard has es-
rerienccd since tbs present activity wna
inmsuieted. The regular force OF the
navy yard today proved inadequate for the
work on hard and sixty-men were sent
there fror; Cramps shipyari.
The cruiser Columbia. wiilch Is 10 dry
dock, Is having her 5cttom panied ana
viii be fiosted tomorrow.
The MinnexpcllS, which was In dry dock
last week. has finished taking on stores
ard. VIII, the exception Of her ammnniuoh'
Is ready for sea
orders wero received at tic navy 3ard
TO-DAY that the government trg sanoset
nroceec to Key West. she leaves the navy
yard az 10 o'clock tomorrow.
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I was not It 10 stated. specifically mentioned,
but II is understood that the British am
| bassador, replying to u question. said that
| Great Britain might find Ii necessary To
appropriate all warships now building IN
| England and Scotland for her own use.
| That was oil thai was said on tho subject.
| but obviously the impression sought to be
created was that Great Britain might block
the sale OF warsbips to Spain, thereby ielv-
| ing matters In statu quo as regards the
purchase OF warsbips by either country.
Recent events show that England Is isaii-
ing upon this country for support In time
| OF national need, and 1t ~ well understood
In Washington that If the United States
should need assistance In a possible war
with Spain II vii be forthcoming from Eng
land.
The future con only determine how Tar
these friendly relations VIII carry the tive
countries, but n LIS believed that tacie
Understanding exists on both sides of the
Atlantic az to what may be expected in GER
tain contingencies.
For at least o year past. and until quite
recently, American warships have enjoyed
exceptional Rrivilcges In British ports. ~
is a fact that today the government coal
piles of England, scattered as they are all
over the globe, are at the disposal OF our
naval commanders In foreign waters, and
II IL "A frequent occurrence for the .holdcr
OF a government pile to receive Instructions
from the EnHish anmiTal on Tue stauon -
supply such and suci, shE, with coal from
the navy reservation In the same manner
MS though 1t were an English man war.
In this situation an alliance between the
United States and Japan, leaving England
out OF the question as an active ally, offers
another possibility. Japan now has under
construction In Great Britain twelve war
ships OF modern types. These vessels Great
Britain under no circumstances could ap-
pr0priatc On the other hand. they might
readily enough be added to our North
Atlantic squadron, increasing our naval
strength 10 a point which would place us
on a footing with the first naval powers Of
the world
This whole matter Is In state OF crudity
az yet but more will be heard OF II IN the
near future. and those who are In the
secret arc discussing all the .,ossibillfies TO-
night. not emitting the Likelihood that such
an alliance would involve us In difficulties
much more serious than would straight
fight with Spain.
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SITUATION in HAVANA
An Outbreak Against lee Is an
Hourly Possibility.
VOLUNTEERS ARE READY 10 RIOT.
Prominent fsrsonaqes Daily Being
Throwu Into Prison.
ARE SUBJECTED To ToRTuREs
An Attempt Made On the Life OF
General BlancO.
PAPERS ORDERED TO SUPPRESS IT.
Cause of WeyIer by Every Means
In Their Power.

New York. March 10. An outbreak against
Americans in Havana, according TO dispatches
received from there, may occur at any hour.
spaniards in that city are greatly excited and
incensed against Consul General Lee and
other citizens of the United States. Volunteers
show great enthusiasm for war. The Span
ierds in Havana, from General Blsneo down.
declare that the United States Is sending war
supplies to the Insurgents in cases and pack
ages which contain food for starving recon
centrados,
The charge has been made to General Lee
This assertion greatly inhames the rabble
against Americans.
In less than three days more than eighty
well known persons in Havana have been
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-11
London, March Io.-A dispatch
from Singapore says it is reported
from Hong Kong that the American
squadron has sailed for Manila.

thrown into dungeons Of La Cabanas ana
cruelty as in the days of General weyler.
Under direction OF Colonel Pagiery, Havana
chief Of police, prisoners are tortured to make
them confess or accuse other persons. The
Ha7ana police have arrested all persons in
machinery storehouses IN obraphia street.
The police declared that In this ,storehouse
they had found four large cases containing
dynamite intended for blowing up government
buildings. All these prisoners we're sent to
Cnbanas fortress.
Chicago March lo.--A private letter received
her. from Havana under date OF March :,
CONTAINS several important news items which
have hitherto been suppressed by the censor.
Among other things the letter says;
The city has been in uproar and terror all
the past week, the volunteers pushing the
cause of Weyler all they can in their effort to
ret B,anco out. Last night March u some
one shot at Blanco as he was entering the pal
ace. There was great excitement, but the one
who fred the shot got away. The papers
we're ordered to quash It.
There is very bitter feeling here against
Lee because he would not allow the dons ~
assist in distributing supplies TO the suffering,
ana on Friday February go the spies held a
meeting near the navy yards and passed rcso-
lutions asking for the recall of Lee. These
were sent by wire TO Madrid
'lsvcry American berc is full Of admiration
| for Lee. lie admits that he fears trouble. We
do not fear the dona as much as We do the
! volunteers. and. as Lee says when the naval
| board reports LOOK out Cor trouble.
"The colony here is deserted. Only 200 OF
| us remain Fifty Americans have organized
and VIII stand by Lee. There is not an
American flag for sale in Havana. The insur-
| gents have bought them all up and have them
! In the field. ready TO let them out TO the wlnd
! the moment war Is declared
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IS
MISSION.
Goes to Secure Options Of Warships
for United States.
BIG FLEET WOULD PRESERVE PEACE.
Best Plac. to Defend New York Is
from Europe.
sfANIAKDS MOULD STAY HONE
sfANlARDs WOULD STAY HONE
If There We're American Vessels
Cruising the Atlantic.
PLENTY OF OFFERS HAVE BEEN~MADE
Navy Department. Is Rushing Work
on New Bntticships nnd Brush
Ing In Old Ones.

New York, March 10.--Commander w. H.
Brownson of the United States navy sailed
for Europe on the st. Paul to secure OPP
tons on foreign wai'ships and to otherwise
act in the interest of the navy of the United
States.
IL shall be in London two weeks" said
Commander Brownson. IL go with au-
thority from the navy department. backed
bv the president to prepare for the ex
igencics of the occasion. If we had twenty
battlcships. or even ten. war would be i'm
possible. and that would represent $ooooo.-
goo. The best place to defend New York Is
from the coast Of Europe. If we can send
feet there they will dare not leave"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-11

Clearing; colder In northwest portion; wcstcr-
ly wind.
Louisiana Cloudy and threatening: south
westerly winds.
Western Texas and New Mexico--Fair and
colder: northwest winds.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory-CleRrins
and colder; winds becoming northerly.
I AiIansas-Showers Friday; colder In north
western portion; southerly winds, shifting to
westerly.
North and South Dakota-Fair slightly
colder; northerly winds.
kapsas-Clearing in the morning: fair FRI
day. slightly colder; northerly winds.
Nebraska and Colorado-Fair, preceded by
snow: northerly winds.
Wyoming and Montann-Tair; variable
winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-11
TO Work MINT. AI.o.

Rock Islaad, H.. March io.--Aeting com-
mandant o. -. Michani u the Rock Island
arsenal has received orders 70 put the mea
at the arsenal on ten hours time and 10 en-
list a night shifl at once This viii swell
The forces in the shops here to 1000 meii.
ccmmandan, B,ant OF the arsepAl H. now
In Washington.
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EXPECTING TO FIGHT.
Men on the Ships at Dry Tortugas Are
Readiness for War.

Detroit Mich, March iOwslter Bostwck OF this city received letter
Indiana
He also that the men
ship has
menand arec
drilled
eagerly looksfo rwar o a with
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-11
WEATHER INFORMATION.

Last Nights headings.
'tpest bIrometric reading reported TO-
so.ls inches Mt Atlanta. A low of
'aole Intensity is central over Okla
|ahd extends southweslward through
texas. This low is accompanied by
rainfall.
any unsettled weather conditions pre-
'iehout the sections reporting tonight.
bowers.
.cncrni Obs.rvntiOns.
F'aUons taken by United statca wearnc,
a. .. III, 18th meridian tirae:
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roDAY,s FORECAST.


ATLANTA, Ga.-Will Smith. the colored
murderer of La Grange, Is under sentence to
be hanged here today.
TIENToN. y. IA schoo: for the purpose
o. training workmen for artistic industries
will be opened here today
wAsHINGToN.-A big dinner will be gi7en
by president Mckinley tonight In honor OF
Prince Albert Of belgium. Cabinet officers
and their wives will attend. Tomorrow even,
Ing he VIII be dined by Vice President and
Mrs Hobart.
Los ANGELES, Cai.An interesting con-
tssr oyer the administration OF the estate OF
o. T. Bassett, VINO died II ~ iass resas
IN raItfornia valued at 1000 and in Texas
valued The cs as she nu aT p aS
,,,,r,,,rator shall have charge OF the property
L. Bnn applied for letters S q sIaa ana
ton In the Bassett estate " inis fled
a protest ngainst Blinn's appointment on me
ground that Bassett was resident OF Texas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-11

question. l am con-
WINGED the governs
ment would have de-
sired TO answer my
proposed question af-
Tentatively, a n d
would have done so,
Ind II not involved
other con 8 1 d . r n
.tions besides express ]
ing what ] believe the Z
present government
sincerely holds that
in the face OF foreign
complications the in !,
terosts in the future
Of Great Britain and (,
the United Statcs ara
inseparably intcrtwin-
cd. Totay's express
sions and indorse-
ment we Will evcntu- /
ate as soon as we can
frame tho question in
tho exact terms which
clearly express the
feeling OF the house
Of commons - that
any trouble threaten-
Ing the United States
Will be shared by ,
Great Britain"
Other members Of
the house were inter-
viewed on the same
subject, and all spoke
In a similar strain.
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Any Trouble Threatening the United States Should
Be Shared by England.
SUCH IS THE BELIEF OF ENGLISH STATESMEN
ACCESSIBILITY Of Placing Fleet Dispose
In Case Of War with Spain Discussed In the
House of
House Of Commons

disposal Of the Unit
ed States In tho event
OF complications be-
tween the United
states and any for
cign power. but. was
not put.
Relative TO the
withdrawal OF his
question Mr.. Dun
combe said:
After consulting
with my friends | de-
cidcd that the exact
form Of the question
iade 1t inopportune
to put II, 1t was
framed owing to the
widely held opinion
In the house of com
mons that II is high
time the Z q + oil N
powers should BIO
told in u n III | g.
taxable terms that
any blow struck at
.either Great Britain
or the United States
was equally a blow mt
either. l was pso-
foundry convinced of
this today. Many
members, more than
! supposed would do
so. oamo to me in
order to say they
heartily Endorsed my
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-11

London. March To-
The parliamentary
secretary for the for
oisn Office. MIR. Geo.
\, Curzon, replying
IN the house OF conf
mons to MIR. Ronald
Monroe Ferguson.
liberal, representing
tho district OF Leith.
said no communica-
lions on the Cuban
question have been
exchanged between
the British nmbassn-
dor at Washington.
Sir Julian Pauncc-
fote, and the govern
ment OF the United
States.
The question which
II was announced tho
Hon. Valentine Dun
combe, conservative
member for the west
division OF Cumber-
land, was asked
whether in view OF
the recognizing Of the
Identity OF the inter-
ests OF all English
speaking people tho
British government
will consider the ad-
visibility of placing
the services Of the
British fleet at the
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b,, probabilities. as
1ss'n' March 10. For Eastern Texas
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-11
WILL PRESS THE SUIT
Hancock Must Answer at the
Bar of Justice.
FACTS WILL COME OUT
MRS. ABBOTT HAS INSTRUCTED
HER ATTORNEYS TO RENEW
CASE AGAINST HANCOCK.
SUIT WITHDRAWN UNDER PRESSURE
It viii be Renewed by Miss Abbott's Mother
and Hancock's Denial Will Have to be
Substantiated by Jury.

Newbern, n. c., Feb. 10.-(SpeciaD
learns that Mrs. Abbott has re-institut-
cd her suit against Hancock. She was
induced to withdraw ii by Rev. Lum-
lev and others of the family connection.
and now that the pressure is removed
she has returned to her original purpose.
Yesterday she addressed a note to w.
u. McIver, asking him to see the other
attorneys retained by her in her suit
against Robert Hancock for S10.00O,and
state to them that she wished the case
proceeded with.
Mr. McIver was out of the city yes
terday but received the word from Mrs.
Abbott upon his return. The other at
torneys. Clark and Guion, and ID. L..
Ward were notified and they agreed TO
take up the case again. The suit is to
he proceeded with as it would have Ocen
had no notice of withdrawal been made
The clerk of the court, Mr.. Watson,
WAS notified and also the attorneys for
the defense. Simmons, Pou and Ward.
The movement win cause general sur
prise. it is thought, as no such result
has been talked of.
HANCOCK MUST GO.
To-day's Newbernian published the
following communication signed a
Workingman:''
Newbdrn, n. c., Feb. 8, 1898.
AIcssIs. Editors;-Thc working men
of Newbern have been doing some hard
thinking of late. If it had been the
daughter of one of our wealthy citizens
Tho nrpSidpnt Of tho Atlantic aud Norti,
Carolina Railroad would have been ms
family dismissed from his office and
driven from the city. But his victim be
ing only a poor girl with no male protcc-
ton, her assailant goes 'scot free" 1t
would be different with the family, if
the father was not dethroned of his rea-
son, and the grandfather an invalid.
If the law will not protect this helpless
family, the working men of Newbern
will. 1t is passing strange that only two
men, and they office-holders under Han
cock, can keep him in. Hancock must
go, or the working men will take a hand.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-11
STATE NEWS.

The Roxboro Courier announces that
Capt II. s. Parker, of Graham, will be
a candidate for Judge in that district,
and speaks of him in the highest terms
as the fit man to nominate.
The many friends of DR.. Worth
throughout the State are glad that he is
recovering from his recent severe i'll
ness. 1t is now thought that he will
get up again.-Asheboro Courier.
Mr.. George Uzzle has sold his in
tcrest in the firm of J. A. Wilson and
Company. of Wilson Mills. The bust
ness will be hereafter conducted by t..
NJ. and w. G. Wilson, says the Smith
field Herald.
The town commissioners did n wise
act Tuesday night when the appropriated
funds for setting out trees, and design
atpd February 22nd as "ArtbOr Day.
One alderman from each ward will as
sist the police in the work, says the
Smthfeld Herald.
Mr.. C. NJ. Cooke, Jr., son of eX-Sec-
rotary of the State, and young man
of promise. has accepted the Superintcn-
dents position in the Southern Cotton
Mills, made vacant by the resignation of
Mr.. G. w. Ivy.-Shelby Spindle and
Loom.
Messrs. Alex. Sprunt and Son are
preparing a circular, asking all glnnefS
to change cotton presses to uniform
size of % inches thickness and 90 inches
in length. They state that better prices
will be paid for cotton in bales of these
dimensions Fayotteville Observer.
The Robesonian says that n hand
some monument has been placed over
the grave of the late w. w. McDiarmid.
editor of the Robesonian mt Lumberton.
The North Carolina Baptist has en-
tered ON its eighth volume Mr.. Jno.
"A. Oates, Jr., it's editor, is making Il
splendid paper.
The Murphy Scout learns that a big
deal of gold properties on Valley river,
including the Erwin place, the Dale,
Smith and Hyatt farms and other prop
erty on Vengeance creek, has been
closed and the money paid over. The
amount involved is between $4,000 and
$4,000. The property, which is two
miles square, was purchased by New
York capitalists, who propose TO devel-
op it ut an early day.
The Fayetteville Observer notes the
return of Rev. DR. Nash and Mrs.
Drewry from Southampton county,
Virginia. where they went to bury the
late Col. Drewry, superintendent of
Fayetteville Military Academy. His
death is a great loss to the educational
would and a great blow to Fayetteville
The commissioners of Buncombe coun-
ty have made a contract to pay the law
yers $4,000 if they win the suit brought
to annul the railroad bonds.
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THE HoosIER STATE.
VIII be People Strong for
Silver and Bryan.
WashinCton Post


There is scarcely a shadow of doubt
as TO the triumph of the Democratic
party in Indiana this year" said Judge
G. W. Cook, of Corydon, in that State,
to Post man. at the Raleigh. al
though on the bench, | take considera-
BILE interest in political events and | am
willing to stake my reputation as a
prophet on the prediction. The Demo
Gratis out our way are as strong in their
adherence to the principles laid down
in the Chicago platform as they were
in 1896. They are equally as enthusias-
tic for Mr.. Bryan. The goldbug wing
Of the party has no influence, and there
are not enough of them to cause us any
worry. In the district l hive in Con-
gresham Zener VIII be renominated
without opposition, and viii be elected
easily. 1t would not he at all surprising
if out of the Thirteen Representatives
from our State, the Democrats should
elect ten
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JUMPED HIS BOARD BILL.

Hartford. \. c.. Feb. Especial. y
4 drummer got off at this station last
Saturday and rode up to the hotel and
registered as Il. G.. Kurtz, Kinston
He left his baggage at the depot when
he arrived. Monday morning he told
the clerk that he was going down tic
the mill and would be back for dinner
He went to the depot and checked his
baggage to Camden Court House and
gave his name as j. H. Hood. He
then took it on foot down the railroad
and got ON the train at some other
station. This is sharp way of jump.
ing his board. He claimed to be a saw
filer.