The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-03-18
WARTALK.
Dolngs Of the War and Navy
Departments.

Departments.
II Il said that arrangement. have
been made whereby the United
States will acquire two warships
from Brazil. Negotiations for
purchase Of vessels from Japan are
of.
All the retired officers Of the ma
Wy are in waiting, ready to return
10 active service II war is declared.
The anchorage OF the Montgom-
cry In Havana harbOr - at aplace
selected by Capt. Sigsbee. lie
stated firmly that the place origi-
nally selected by the harbor ofilcl-
ais was not satisfactory.
While protesting confidence in a
peaceful outcome Of the present
situation, the Administration is
pushing with energy the prspara-
tions for war, and when the Board
OF Inquiry reports, the Govern
ment will be prepared to upPort
with fleet and army whatever de.
mands it may find it necessary to-
make upon Spain. That Spain Is
anxious to find a way out OF the
trouble without war is the opinion
Of an increasing number at Wash
ington.
TO better protect the South the
War Department has abolished the
Department Of Texas, creating a
new Department Of the South and
relieving the Department OF the
East Of the State Of Georgia, Ala
bama, South Carolina, Mississippi,
louisiana and Florida, TO which
Texas is added. Gen. Graham will
be given command and stationed
at Atlanta.
! he report that Spain has raised
500, 5000 and deposited tin Lon
don for the purchase OF warships
and military supplies is pronounc-
ed untrue.
The Berlin Foreign Office en-
phAtically denie. through the in
splreG press published report that
Germany would defend Spain
against the United s.
a largely increa .ei force at the
Mare Island nayy-yard is rapidly
| preparing the Philadelphis, Char
lesion, Hartford, Pensacola and Ad-
ans for service.
The battleship Oregon has been
assigned TO patrol duty along the
Southern Pacific coast.
In England it is not believed
that war between Spain and the
| United States can be avcrted.
| Madrid is deluged with sensa-
tional reports as to the trouble
with the United States.
The leading newspapers In Eng
land and on the Continent sympa-
thiIe with the United States, and
1t is believed in London that il
Spain goes TO war it will he left in
a state OF isolation.
Spain lie preparing for privateer-
Ing against American commerce,
A Spanish military sgent has been
purchasing supplies for tho pur-
pose.
Secretaries Long and Alger are
said to be- convinced shat the stu
alton has become critical. not on
account OF any change in the policy
Of this Government, but bscauce
the people OF Spain are becoming
clamorous for war.
The feature OF greA;est interest
In connection with the military
preparations Saturday was tn,
ordering Of batteries from tho West
to points on the South Atlanti,
coast.
The Madrid newspaper, FL I'm
parcial, says the Spanish Govern.
ment is momentarlly expecting tn,
: report OF the Spanish commission
on the cause Of the wreck OF tn,
Maine, and that Spain "cnergrtl
rally upholds the spanish report,
! which, It IL understood, "will main
tain that the tx 9losioa was inter
nal.n
The general opinion in Madri,
Il that In the event OF war Spain
most effective policy would be 81
sttack by prlvateers on American
= commerce.
a Madrid newspaper says tha
: Emperor William 1T a recent din
ner said: AS long ss William Il
Is Emperor OF Germany, the Yan