The Mena star., 1898-03-09
!, GENERAL FITZHUGH LIRE.

rwhom President Mckinley VIII Not kecaiLl
 continuance in office of Consul General
 Lee; the order of the cruiser Mont
 gomery to proceed to Havana in place
 of the Fern; the passage through the
 house of the bill increasing the artil-
 lery arm by two regiments, and the
 institution of negotiations looking to
 the purchase of warships for our navy.
 Mir. Cannon's resolution probably led
 all other topics in interest, particular
 ly when it became known that it was
 the result of a conference between the
 author, the president, Senator Hale
 and other leading spirits in congress
 As for Gen. Lees case, the news of the
 satisfactory ending of the incident
 through the withdrawal of the sug-
 gestion by Spain was expected as soon
 as it was noted that loophole had
 been left open through the failure to make the complaint in anything like official form.
 No Bonds win Be Issued.
 The appropriation of $50, 900, 900 for the national defense for which provi- sion was made in the bill introduced in the house yesterday by Mir. Cannon, will not involve the issue of bonds. This announcement was made by the treasury officials, who stated that the treasury was amply prepared to meet any demands that will likely be made upon it. On February 1 the cash in the treasury amounted to Ss56, ,57i, 766, oi which S204, ,063, ,97l was gold, S511,- S5S,S40 silver, SLOT, 5G4, 95s paper cur reney and S33, ,094, ,002 in disbursing off, neers' balances, etc The net available cash on hand above al. liabilities amounts to S225, ,564, POS.
 Senator Frye says War Is Inevitable.
 BosToN, March 7.-The Journals Washington correspondent says: Sen ator Frye, of Maine, member of the foreign relations committee, said to me:
 think there will be war I do not see how U eah possibly be avoided without dishonor to 'ne united States l feel absolutely certain sa .ass the board of inquiry will report that the malne was blown up by an outside agency From the information that has come into my possession, believe that conclusion to be un- N0ioaole The least that this country can w uhaer these circumstances is to demand. as Secretary Sherman stated. a good round sum sum in indemnity. Spain will not pay it. The pf'ue or the Spanish people is perhaps too s' great to permit them to agree to such propo- s'sion, and, moreover, there is a large body of 1panish people who seem to desire war with sue united States Spain Is doing everything ,n ,, 1he way of preparing for conflict and I be- ,efe ,fe that It will certainly take place If the | "uenhity is refused, as I think it will be. war must follow. But altogether aside from the tucseion affecting the destruction of the Maine, l . ,s .ne % awful and inhuman process now going on s.a .a ouoa or exterminating the inhabitants by
 An Attack on Havana Feared.
 HAVANA, March 7.-As the convic- l 'ion becomes settled that the court of l inquiry will decide that there was "ihe explosion under the Maine. dis 'ussion among American naval officers ] ahu civilians here is prevalent as to 'oe Warllke measures which it is be- ieved the United States government VIII adopt in case the question of the payment of indemnity by Spain is ..Verruled. A majority believe that Amerlcan troops will be landed at 'ohe point east of Havana and the in- ''urgents communicated with; that the 'pahlsh soldiery will be defeated and 'aptured in detail, aud that in the uean tune fleet of United States yes Y els will blockade. if not lombard, Havana
 sonrt of Inquiry VIII Delay Report. HAVANA, March Tt is possible . nat the court of inquiry will not sub ai. report on the Maine disaster 'eiore the end of the month. It is a'o here that the reason of this pro tacted investigation lies in the fact nas war preparations may be pushed U the time thus gained. It is now ueireiy probable that when the court oes report its conclusions it will be eciared that the Maine was destroyed " an external explosion occasioned