The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-02-22

geous. which was passed about the
streets, on railway cars other
places in Havana. A translation OF
this c~ircula was sent to Medical Dr.
rector Wood by an officer OF the Maine.
WI picked it up while on a train re-
turning from a bull.fight. The circular
is as follows:
-~tSpaniards. Long Live Spain and
| Honor.
What are We doing that We allow
| yourselves to be insulted in his way?
Do you not see what they have done
TO US in withdrawing u brave and
| beloved Weyier, who at this very time
would have finished with this unworthy
| rebellious rabble. who are tramping on
| our flag and our honor? Autonomy is
| imposed on us to set US to one side
! and to give posts of honor and au-
| thority TO those who initiated this re-
| bellion. these ill-born a~utonomists. un-
| grateful sons OF our beloved n
| And. finally, these yankee hogs who
NEEDLE in our affairs, humiliating US
10 the last degree and for still greater
taunt order to us one of the ships Of
war of their rotten squadron after in
suIting US in their newspapers and
driving US from our homes. Spaniards,
the momen OF action has arrived.
Sleep not. Let US show these vile trail
tors that We have not yet lost shame.
and that We know how to protect with
energy befitting a nation worthy and
strong, as our Spain is, and always
will be.
Death to Americans, death TO au-
tonomy.
Long live Spain. Long live Wey-
Ter"
SOME DISASTER ANTICIPATED.
Mrs. Jungen, wife of Lieutenant Carl
w. Jungen, watch officer on the
n n L. 49, .ann1
Medical Director Wood. In answer to
questions as to whether any Of her
husbands letters indicated a feeling
existing in Havana against the Amer
lean officers, she aid oh, yes. In
all the letters from my husband he
has spoken of the bitter feeling against
the Americans, which was everywhere
apparent. This was anong the lower
class OF Spanish, I understood-Wey-
ler's followers. In a letter dated as
late as February 10th he used the
significant expressions: IF we don't
get away from here soon there will be
trouble"
Washington, February ia number
of messages have been received at the
state department from foreign govern
ments, expressing regret in connection
with the Maine disaster. Among them
are the following:
Secretary of State:
Il have the honor to inform you that
I am commanded by the queen TO con-
vey to the president the expression of
her majesty's sympathy with the
American people on the occasion of
the sad disaster which has befallen
their navy by the loss of the battle
ship Maine and Of so many members
of her crew. I request that you will
be good enough to transmit the above
message to it's high destination.
Il have the honor to be. with the
highest consideration, sir, your most
obedient, humble servant
ISignedl JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE'
Messages of similar character were
received from rulers of Hayti, Ger
many, the Greater Republic OF South
America, Turkey and France, also from
the Russian and British admiralty, the
prince of Wales, the duke of Con-
naught, a committee of Spanish resi-
dents of New York and other promi-
nent persons.
OVER "A NEST OF TORPEDOES.
Detroit, Mich, February ia spe-
cial to The News from Bay City, Mich.
says: "A letter was received today
from Elmer Meilstrup, gunner on the
battleship Maine, date February 18th
addressed to his mother, in which he
wrote that he would not be surprised
if they hould be blown up any day;
that the ship was surrounded with
torpedoes and could not leave the har-
Dor without consent and direction OF
the Spanish authorities. Meilstrup's
letter says: The Spaniards have q
couple of %gunboats and a cruiser and
there are two German gunboats. The
guns of MORO castle are pointed al
us as / write. The whole bottom oi
the harbOr is covered with torpedOeS
SO that if they did not want to let us
out. we would not be able to go very
well. We are lying between the Span
ish n German men-of-war, and they
have picket boats out all night watch.
ing us"
In a letter Of January 18th, Neil
strup tells of an accident abOard the
cruiser Marblehead, when five mer
were injured by a shot. Commenting
he says: 1T is a wonder some of the
ships don't blow up, they are so care
less"
Key West, Fla, February 1.-THE
Associated Press correspondent here
has had an opportunity to question q
number of the officers and men who
were aboard the warship Maine at the
time of the explosion. and it is the uni
versal opinion of all of them that the
explosion was due to some interior
cause, and not the result of the ex-
plosion of a torpedo on the outside.
Key West, Fla, February 1.-THE
reports upon the Names wounded to-
day are favorable. Every possible care
is being bestowed upon them and both
we'll and injured are brighter and bet.
ter after a nights rest.
Admiral Manerola has summoned
Captain Sigsbee to appear before Mil.
itary Judge Peral to make the neces.
sary dispositions.
Madrid. February 1.-THE govern.
ment cables commander Of the Vizcaya
leaving to his dircretion when he leaves
New York. Orders have also been is
sued to Captain Peral to open an in.
quiry into the cause of the disaster II
the Maine. The government has re-
ceived a cable message from the Wash.
ington government thanking Spain fol
the assistance rendered by the Span.
ish authorities at Havana after the
disaster.
Havana. February 1.-THE correspon-
dent of the Associated Press visited
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