The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-03
STILL IN THE DARK.
NO INFORMATION FROM THE
NAVAL BOARD.

The Public Know as Much About tn,
Maine Disaster as the President
Does-Examining Survivors.
Accident Theory Growing.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Not wore
of information has been received from
the Naval Board of Enquiry throwing
disaster. No intimation as to
the nature OF the report is expected
before the last of this week. There
seems to be every reason to believe
that the administration. is sincere
when it says the public know every
the President and Secretary OF the
Navy know.
EXAMINING SURVIVORS.
KEY WEST, Feb. % The members
of the Court of Enquiry were astir
early this morning. prepared to meet
for the first time on United States
assigned them in the United States
Court House at 10 o'clock. Lieutenant
Blandin, officer on deck. was the first
witness. He is the most important
witness among the Maine men. His
testimony occupied most of the first
sitting. Other officers then followed
All the wounded are able 10 sit up
TO be examined by the Commits
sioners Admiral Sicard said he
thought the Court would finish their
work here by Wednesday and then
moving.
ACCIDENT THEORY GROWING
KEY WEST, Feb. 2S.-Divers are
constantly working on the Maine.
When the Commission return, their
reports will be most interesting. 1t
is believed here by men who have
been in communication with high Off
GERS OF the warships, that the report
Of the Board will not be made for
weeks La the meantime the belief in
the accident theory is growing. The
cruiser Detroit left this morning for
Dry Tortugss. She will return with
schooner OF coal for the waIships.
RECRUITING NATIONAL GUARD.
TACOMA, Wash, Feb. % Gov
Rogers has ordered that the twelve
companies composing the National
Guard shall be Immediately recruited
to their full strength. The work Of
fortifying the conspicuous points con-
tiguOus to Port Townsend, which has
been going on in desultory fashion
Tor some months, is now being pushed
forward under special orders from the
Sccretar of War. Doubled forces are
working at Narrowstt lie and ad-
mirality is being worked night and
day. Preparations are being made fer
placing heavy guns.
TO MAINTAIN PEACE.
PARIS, Feb. 2S. Echo de Paris to-
day expresses the hope THAT
European statesmen will be found to
intervene with view of the main
tenance of peace between the United
States and Spain"
HURRYING REMOVAL OF INJURED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The. reason
for hurrying the removal of the in
jured sailors from Havana is found in
The report of DR.. BTuuper, United
States General Inspector at Havana
and is owing TO the Havana Hospital
being in one Of the worst fever dis
tricts.
WASHINGTON, March All de-
partments of Congress have settled
down to wait quietly until after the
middle of the month for develop
ments. These two facts are regard.
ed as certain: There will be no re-
port until after March twentieth:
second, the report will indicate that
the disaster was not an accident.
This does not mean that it will show
that it was a plot OF the Spanish
The reason for the delay is that the
battleships haven't enough ammuni-
ton.
PURCHASE OF TWO WARSRJpI
LONDON, March lit is reported
that an agent of the United States
has almost completed arrangements
for the purchase of two warships.
No details of the purchase are given.
STILL IN SESSION AT KEY WEST.
KEY WEST, March 1 The second
days session of the United States
Court of Enquiry into the loss of the
Maine began in the United States
court shortly before 10 O'Clock.
Most of the officers examined yester-
day reported for examination,
having been notified that they might
be recalled. The court is sitting in
private room of Judge Locke.
GREAT ANXIETY IN SPAIN.
MADRID, March 1.-There is great
er anxiety visible regarding the yer
dict of the United States Naval Court
of Enquiry into the loss of the Maine
than was apparent week ago. Con-
slant rumor as to possible hostilities
is harrassing and weakening the
government, and also trying their
patience. "Jingo papers" publish
dispatches from Nv
York and Washington, to the effect
that the relations between the United
States, Cuba and Spain are becoming
more strained.
300. 900 TONS OF COAL.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, March 1.-The
Otis Steel Co. has received instruction
from Washington to construct four
gun carriages. These are to furnish
mounts for. big battle ship guns The
Beidler 81 Beidler Co. has contracted
TO furnish three hundred Thousand
tons OF coal for immediate shipment
to Florida. DIR; Gatling's big coast
defence gun will he removed from the
Cleveland Ci3y Forge & Iron Works
to the Otis Steel Works tomorrow and
In two weeks will be sent to Washing
ton to be rifled.
FROM HAVANA.
HAVANA, March IA strong
bret ze is blowing today. Active
preparations continue for a public
welcoming of the Vizcaya. Senator
Proctor, after visit to Blanco
today, will take a trip TO the
provinces, probably first going to
Pinar Del Rio. There is no word
from the divers thus far today of any
work of Importance.
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