Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03

Capt Sampson, Capt. Cadwick and
Lieut.. Commander Potter came ashore
and arranged preliminary details for
the sessions of the court.
Martin Rcddinr, a diver, returned
here sunday. lie was taken to Havana
To work on the wreck and his arrival
caused much comment. it being said
that he had talked too much at Havana
and had been removed in consequence.
TN his arrival he held forth at consid-
cradle length before Il street corner
audience and but little crcdcncc could
hc given tn his numerous statements
iir. Adm. Sicard has had frequent con-
fcrcncrs with Capt. Sampson and other
members of the court of inquiry at the
hotel lie said Sunday night: Il think
they ought To get away on Wednesday.
As yet there is nothing that can he
said about their work"
In reply to = question as to the ru-
morcd removal of the war ships to
Cuba, Adm. Sicard said: The fleet is
now moving and know nothing about
it going Ia Cuba. Still you know
have steam up and could go anywhere
| if ordered"
lie was asked if anything had hap
pencd To Justify the statement that the
situation waS'morc serious to-day then
it had been. and he replied: They
know at Washington about that. Just
how strained our relations are with
| Spain am unable To say"
| The excitement Saturday after the
arrival of the Cuban iilibustcrs head
| ed by Cen Nuncz and Capt. John
OBricn. completely eclipscd all the
ioings and sayings of the court of in
| 1uiry officers. Their quick departure
prevented very much being learned as
To the expedition, but the Cubans here
are eiatcd An expedition has been
preparing to get away from Key West
| for some time. but it probable will
suffer another delay, as the plot has
leaked out through two Spanish spies.
| HAVANA. Feb. Ex-senator Proctor,
of Vermont. arrived here Saturday.
He comes on a mission similar to that
of Calhoun last year, and will make a
| special investigation of the general
conditions prevailing in Havana and in
the island, as well as into the Maine
| disaster. lie expects to remain ten
days or two weeks.
| TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 2S.-Capt. lIanlon,
of the Plant steamship Mascottc
which arrived here Sunday night from
| Havana, was granted an audience sat
urday by Consul General Lee, and
took hrcakfa fast with him ut Hotel In
gleterra. To him Gen. Lee positively
| denied the reports to the effect
| that he had advised Americans to leave
| Havana and that he has discovered no
| evidence of any anti-American feeling
| there, and that he anticipated no un-
| friendly demonstration whatever the
finding of the court of inquiry in the
Maine disaster might bc.
Capt. Ianlon states that the body
| guard of Gen. Lee consists of only
| three soldiers, and that fewer soldiers
were in evidence on the streets
of Havana than usual, and that
no excitement among the people
there had been caused ty the
rumorS of war published in the papers
of this country. zen. Lee admitted to
| Capt. lIanlon that both Cubans and
| Spaniards are intensely interested in
the result of the investigation by the
| board of inquiry, but said that further
than that reports of excitement or
| threatened demonstrations were
| groundless.
| HAVANA, Feb. 2s-The excitement
in the city, growing ont of the Maine
investigation, continues undated. An
outbreak of some kind, sooner or later,
| is expected.