Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-24
MARK NAILS A LIE.
Wonds Said To Have Been Spoken at
Miami Repudiated
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. March 23.-
$3.50 this morning on the East Coast
railway. reached Jacksonville at 7:4o
w. NJ. on time, and left at 8 O'Clock
via the Florida Central and Peninsula
end Southern and will pass through
Savannah, Columbia. Charlotte, Green's
$lottesville. reaching Washington at 9:25
p. NJ. Eastern time, Th,1rsday night
The railroad wires have carried the
message DOWN the shGe ato sa1ss al d q :
patch. This practically makes spec
ial OF the Mark tTain, and without Jun
foreseen accident, Washington will be
reached on the dot, and the porten-
tous document in the White House by
800 The run from Jacksonville is TIP
miles. and the schedule time is a .ittle
over "a hours.
Lieutenant Commander Mark pissed
Through this city this evening, having
In custody the report of the court OF
inquiry in the Maine case, on which will
depend so much OF the happenings of,
the next few weeks OF the worlds his
tory. He was accompanied by the fol-
lowing officers OF the Maine: Lieuten-
ant Hood. Lieutenant Jungen, Passed
Assistant Engineer f. c. Bowers, Ma
va Cadet A. BRONSON and Carpenter
George Helms.
The party arrived in the city from
NJ ami at 7:45 and went at once to the
rulfllan car that was waiting for them,
which was attached to the florida Cen
ttll q Peninsula, train, and in fifteen
minutes were hurryng to Washing tom
as rapidly as steam could, take them.
They VIII alvive in that city tomorrow
evening. During the short time of the
stay in Tho city, ON Associated I,aess re-
porter secule ed. the attention Of Com
mander Mark and showed him q DIS
patch from Miami that appeared in the
AFTERNOON papSrs in which he was
quoted as saying: ut looks like Wal7:
1t certainly does" Before the words
had been read to him, he exclaimed:
1T is utterlr false. l have said nothing
of the kind. don't talk ABOUT this
natter"
All efforts to get him to make any
expression of opinion were equally fu-
tile SO far as the present crisis or his re
lations; to it are concerned. Other mem
bers of ufle party We're equally nom
committal.
During the transfer from one train to
the other, Lieutenant Mark was Closely
guarded by the members of his party.
He walked between two Of his friends,
covered with black cloth. Behind him
the officers Of his party walked closely.
and the effort was appalent to allow
NO possible chance for any outsider to
come between them. They walked rap
idly and did not stop to speak to any
one IT'LL they Were safely in the car
which was to take them to the capital.
When they had once found their. quar-
ters they became more commun icat.ve
and chatted pleasantly concerning cur
rent topics. One officer OF the police re-
marked to one member OF the party
that Florida was ready to send $4,000
men to Cuba when they should be
wanted.
''All right said he. "they will be
wanted down there before long"
Beyond the expression not a word WAS
uttered that could be construed as an
expression of opinion that war was pos
sible or Imminent.
lieutenant Mark was ASKED IL the
two Officers of the Maine who passed
TIL. ough Jacksonville Sunday night car
ried part Of the Maine report, TO
which he replied very significantly that
he could not say. but admitted that two
officers Ware sent from Key West TO
Washington.
One of the officers had intended to
so TO Alabama ON leave of absence, and
had purchased a ticket upon leaving
Key West to take him there. but upon
reaching Jacksonville tonight he was
ha nded a telegram directing him to re-
port to the navy department at Wash
| ngton.
Colonel r. f. Osborne, agent of the
| Southern Express Company in this city,
received telegram IN the afternoon
| requesting him tn meet Lieutenant Ma
| rix at the train. Tt was LEANED that
Colonel Osborne had been requested to
| furnish an iron safe in which to place
| the valuable documents on the train
ON TIME At SAVANNAH.