The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-18
WAR CLOUD LIFTING.
The Outlook Not So Black and
Threatening as 1t Has Been.
MORE BATTLESHIPS MAY Be VOTED.
The Court OF Inquiry Leaves Havana for
Key west-Peace Sentiment Growing
Courts Report Nearly Ready
Evidence OF "A Mine Found


CHICAGO, March 10. Walter Well
man telegraphs as follows from Wash
ington to the Times-Herald: Though
IL is officially announced that the
United States has purchased the two
Brazilian cruisers, and though large
contracts let for projectiles and shells
for both the army and navy would APP
pear to indicate the imminence of war,
as a matter OF fact the war cloud is
not as black or threatening now as IL
was week or two ago. There Is a
most hopeful feeling among those Off
Gals who are nearest to the center of
inside news. 1t would not be correct
to say that all danger of war has
passed, but the chance of peaceful
settlement of our troubles with
Spain is now considered probable.
Men who week ago thought war
was well nigh inevitable now believe
it is likely to be averted. This change
of opinion is not due to any change of
attitude on the part of this govern
ment. The United States will demand
ample reparaton for the wrong in
ficted upon us by the destruction of
the Maine. 1t will later on demand
some satisfactory solution of the gen.
eral Cuban problem The improved
feeling is due wholly to the discovery
that the government at Madrid is
likely to prove much more amenable
to reasonable and just treatment than
we on this side had been led to believe
would be the case. 1t is due also to
ha hot -. a. n
allies in Europe, at least to the extent
of moral support, Spain has had
offered her by other governments the
good advice to make all proper sacri-
fees rather than go to war with Amer
lea.
MORE BATTL EsHIPs MAY BE VOTED.
WAsHINoToN, March 10. -Yesterday
was another busy day in the war and
navy departments. Secretary Alger
was enabled to make an allotment of
funds from the appropriation of $780,
900, 900, which will greatly facilitate
the work of the bureaus Those
bureaus had not been able to conclude
any contracts for the procurement of
war supplies because no allotment had
been made, butyesterday afternoon the
ordinance bureau was given So, 500, 900
and business went forward with
rush. 1t is true that this sum
is already mortgaged under pro-
visional arrangements made during
the past week, but, with the
assurance of more funds 10 come, the
work of the bureau Is now moving
rapidly. A good deal of encourage
ment was created at the navy depart
ment by u report from the capitol that
a majority of the naval affairs com
mittee is disposed to substitute six
battleships for the three provided for
in the pending naval appropriation
bill. This number is supposed to rep.
resent about the normal working ca
pacity OF the three shipbuilding con-
Germs in this country that are able at
present to undertake the construction
of battleships
THE COURT LEAVES HAVANA.
HAVANA, March 10. THE Mangrove,
with the court of inquiry on board,
sailed last night for Key West. Capt.
Sampson, president of the board, as
sured the Associated press correspond
ent that the decision to leave Havana
was not reached until the afternoon,
after consultation OF the members.
1t was decided that, while further
testimony might be obtained here
this was not sufficiently likely to
justify a longer stay. The court
can return II the divers or wreckers
make discoveries that add to the stock
of knowledge now gathered The
plans of the submerged wreck, in the
preparation of which Ensign Powell
son has had large share, are very
elaborate, and Capt. Sampson says the
testimony and records of the divers
are very full. He hopes the court will
be allowed to resume its sittings on
the battleship Iowa, now near Key
West, with the New York. The great
err part of the investigation that re-
mains will consist, unless the court re-
turns here, of careful study of the
plans.
PEACE SENTIMENT GROWING.
MADRID, March lot is asserted in
well informed circles that the negotia-
tions in New York as TO the CONNER
cial treaty are paving the way for an
understanding between the Cuban gov
eminent ana the insurgents on grounds
to be submitted for approval to the
home government. The aspect of
affairs has undergone complete
change and there is strong feeling in
favor of peace between the United
States and Spain. 1t is alleged that
knowledge of this fact led Mr.. Curzon,
parliamentary secretary for the British
foreign office, to decline Monday to re-
ply to the questions put by Michael
Davitt, anti-Parnellite member for
South Mayo, as to whether Great
Britain had offered to mediate.
REPORT WILL SOON he MADE.
New YORK, March l6.-The Worlds
correspondent at Havana telegraphed
yesterday that the report of the naval
board of inquiry will be ready to for
ward to Washington in two or three
days at the outside. few little de-
tails of expert testimony are being
carefully collected to wind up things,
and the drawings and plans based on