Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-22
WPORT NEWS VA. TUESDAY, MARCH D. 1898.
,are for any possible .ontuet."

pare Tor any possible conflict.
| According 40 IlIe Orue4S ~ the naval
| olilSeIS issued by the navy depal,a.eI.t
,oaay, tne nuttlssa4p Ma.ne IS olUI AZ.
! SN's.eneS. Az 4ESts5t tNo - Ire ,G.uet :
/ Wvuiu seem 10 give Gnal impress! ~,
1uSy ieuu is roEIoWS:
Aieul tenant A. W. Iatin u. S. NJ &,
deta>Aeu MA ne. AID ,At .lo4n~, i-.vulen-
| inili u. +. w. Itu4aY>in, HcluSncI NlIIuS
| nome ul4d wait ordvIs.'
| II Is y. eSumeI tnaW uhe Initiated shin
| WEN not De Stricken In,in tne nLvAi reg
| is'ter uEtl AFTER II mas been tlnal.y Us
! tADilShed beyond the pvsS.u..I vi
uSAut that Inc scattered hulk cAnnOi
DC ritlScu from its Present lied OF mud
IN Hdfand hdrDUr and re,OnSt rue ed
INTO al least u Senihlan.5e Ut ats foru.vr
self. Although thee is scarcely SlOuAnd
| Tor the hope That the Vessel: 1,un Ne
raised and restored 10 me navy, ln,. de-
partment VIII not abandon us euoris
III thns direction until lie Wrerkeis 1loNy
AT Work upon It REPORT tEAt IL S I'M
iu.ses tIie.
Although there is not much prpspeSt
OF raising tbs Mulne w4ta ITS Yep, re
hrtlten bae kbone, there is good r,u,son
70 believe from the reports of THE divers
that mtnay. If NOT AL, III tie guns may
De recovered eventually rom the VIZ * X
and put in Places wnere they may b.,
able TO render good SCI. vice
The enlistment OF General WiM.,un N
Graham, assuming command of lhe n~w
miiutary department of the Cuff has
been received at toe army he,ldQ uu II ers
heie. Although no infurmaitiu ul TO tnNt
effect has yet been received ii is
thought that Genea al Graham has taken
up his Sutton at Atlanta which is TO
De the heGdQuaL tiers CT TIE new depart
ment. 1t is said here THAI no rIr1ne-
diate movement OF troops as "a result of
the change Of the lines of the MILITARY
divisions recently put into effect, Is
contemplated, but that the movements
for the present Will be confined ito the
transfer or artillery troops to 1m..l Gae
fortlficat :ons recently contemplated.
The enlistment btanch of the navy
department today issued a large poster
advertising for men for the United
States navy. The recent putting Into
comm 5ssion of the cruisers Columbia
and Minneapolis und the prospective
demands that will be necessary US a
result of the acquisition Of the BRAZIL
an ship Amazonas and the American
yacht Naytiower. requires the enlist
ment of additional men.
The short session of the Senate today
was quite unusual for the first work
ing day of the Week. That no one was
prepared to go With any pend ing
measure was given as the eXptaneat on,
but privately ihe opinion was stated
by some of the Senator's that, while the
Cuban question remained in such Sus-
pense. there was the uest.e to take up
important legislation. The outlook Us
TO CUBA, Was discussed anElng Senators
utmost to the exclusion of other topics.
and the belief was quite decided that
the administra ton is preparing TO take
a positive stand within the next week.
One of the Sana tors made the prediction
that the Untted States would IN tervene.
Being pressed for a reason he stated
that he had reached tbs conclusion ut
ter sr',ese or less con xas,,sz
dig Iulre enlphatichIly that ne had no
positive information on this point
Other Senators Thought the recognition
O: Cuban Independence more pu1bable
i ham interventio ION. Almost all express
ed the view that some action VIII sure
ly follow the report Of che Maine court
OF inquiry, regardless of its plrport.