The herald., 1898-03-18

| disaster has developed warlike sentimen
Ithroughout the country the colonel ha'
decided to remain at the head of his com
mand.
CHILE WILL NOT SELL
LONDON, March 1.-THE Santiago cor
respondent of the Times says: The Chilean
government authorizes me to deny th
rumor Of the sale of the cruiser O'Higgins
No offer for any Chilean vessel will be en-
tertained by the government until thu
pending International questions between
Chile and Peru are definitely arranged
| SAFER AT HOME
| MADRID, March H.-Admiral Zermejo
minister of marine, has wired the com
mander of the torpedo fiotilla at th'
Canaries not to proceed to Havana
| A SPECIAL REPORT
| BOSTON, March ia special to the
Globe from Key West, by Maurice Low
says:
| It Is learned tonight that special re-
Ii port of the work of the court of inquiry
has been sent to washington. This is not
the report and the findings of the court
which have not yet been agreed upon
lint II is in the nature of communication
for the use of the president, which he may
or may not make public, as he sees fit.
In any event 1t will prepare the president
for what the board will report and enable
| him to take measures accordingly, as the
court will find that the Maine was blown
lup from the outside.
! 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.
HAVE GUNS ENOUGH
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE war de-
partment Is not in the market as pur-
chaser of heavy ordnance. 1t now has
more than one hundred splendid breach
loading rifles and mortars lying on skids
in the vicinity of the points selected for
fortifications. This decision. however, has
not prevented the department from buying
all the rapid-fire guns obtainable at reas-
enable rates, and day before yesterday
thirty such weapons were bought and will
soon be on their way to New York from
England.
Secretary Long was in conference this
morning with Representatives Meyers and
Baker of the house naval committee rela-
tive to legislation in the direction of i'm
proving the personnel Of the navy.
SPANISH PATRIOTISM
HAVANA, March 17.-Gen. Arolas has
called the colonies and officers of the vol
unteers together and has ordered them to
drill and otherwise train their men in mill
tary exercises.
At banquet given at the palace last
night by Gen. Blanco to the officers of the
vizcaya and Oquendo, the captain-general
II; ho tho
army and the navy of Spain" He said:
1.-The present generation will never see
another banner than that of Spain at the
entrance of the Gulf of Mexico. That BAN
ner, representing civilization. progress, lib
erty, humanity and religion, will be eternal,
like shat of the first American nation"
Today another one-pounder and two of
the three anchors, with their chains, were
raised, and the swords of First Lieutenant
Of Marines Catlin and Lieutenant w. F.
Jenkins were recovered.
The Montgomery left this afternoon for
Key West.
NOT READY TO REPORT
KEY WEST, Fla, March f.--S0 men,
ber of the court of inquiry came ashore
from the Iowa today, and it was impossible
to learn on board the battleship what, If
anything, had been done. At late hour
tonight the correspondent of the Associ-
ated Press ascertained from Admiral
Sicsrd the status of the investigation.
Admiral Sicard said 1T is impossible at
this stage to say how soon the court of in
quiry will be ready to make its report.
The members are continuing their labors.
When they are ready to re-examine the
officers of the Maine whom I have de-
tanned here they will either do so in the
federal building or summon them to the
Iowa. The courts report has not yet been
made, and 1 am unable to say when it will
be made. The notion that it would be in
Washington by Saturday was probably
based purely on inference"
There is good authority for the assertion
that the court will probably return to Ha-
vana before reaching it's conclusions.
READY FOR SEA
SAN FRANCISCO, March 17.-Captain
Charles Clark arrived from San Diego to-
day and took command of the battleship
Oregon. The vessel is ready for sea. The
coaling for long cruise was finished the
night before last and the vessel has now
1000 tons of coal aboard. All the necessary
aboard. 1t is expected that the Oregon
will leave here for Valparaiso on Satur.
day, but 1t cannot be ascertained that
positive orders for sailing have been re-
ceived from Washington.
ENGLAND'S ATTITUDE
LONDON, March 1.-THE Daily Chron-
icle this morning reproaches Michael
Davtt, member of parliament for South
Mayo. for his cable message to a New
Britain's attitude toward the United States
in the Cuban complications. 1t says the
message will 'ill serve the Irish cause"
and declares it is absolutely untrue that
the English ruling classes are in sympathy
with Spain and hostile to America.
The Daily Chronicle in an editorial this
morning on the growth of the Anglo
American alliance idea, expresses the con-
viction that it is only matter of time,
but that it would be the greatest mistake
to try to rush the movement. 1t says:
America does not need more help from
us now than at any other time. She is
superabundantly capable of meeting any
situation that may arise. She will have
our friendly sympathy and neutrality in
the Cuban question, and at this moment
1t is difficult for us TO offer more. 1t is
quite certain that England would never
allow the United States to be crushed by
a combination of European powers"
UNFIT FOR SERVICE
PHILADELPHIA, March 17.-At League
Island navy yard today it is said that the
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