Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-03-12
PLANS FOR DEFENSE.
Tho Navy Department 6usiIy Engaged
In Executing Desired PreIiminaries.
The Sanitary Conditions In Cuba May No q
New Canse for United States Inter.
vention-The Montgomery
at Havana.

: ut Havana.
q WASHINGTON. March Holiday will,
o In all probability. reveal information
q previously Indicated that the battle
= ship Maine was wrecked from outside
a causes and by the completely OF Span
o ish officers in Havana or their agents.
= The board OF inquiry has. according
: to the best informs ton to be obtained,
= reported this fact to the president not
8 In formal documentary form, but by
plain official information. Ithas been
: known here privately that the inclina-
= ton Of the board of inquiry was to fix
!. the responsibility for the Maine dis
y aster on Spain. The president has
q known Of every move by the board of
2 inquiry, of the probable verdict OF the |
: court 1t is upon this showing of the |
case he has been acting in summoning |
= congressional leaders in urging hasty |
. preparations for hostilhties and to-day
!. is expected TO show developments that
: will plainly indicate the war crisis Is
ut hand.
The Maine incident disposed OF with
@ ut war, then comes the graver fact
Of Intervention, for 1t is no longer con-
ssted that the administration has de-
,ideA to actively intervene to put a
VI 20 the Cuban war. The prevail.
s@ iappression Is that Spain must
I'M, ing. Night in order to hOnOrably let
make ~; that is, must make fight
go Oh VI 'vApger nation than herself
win St 'sGubs under cover Of an
,nan e~aSaai war "ith the United
States. ,np nrvrxsr
-, THE fLASs ia 10. = The feature
Of yesterdays events rsts n,ssad ~. :
tudc with which the Sc. ,,nron.;a.;" n
house bill carrying the ~, $1,000
of $4,000, 900 for the natio. ,wos ..
and the haste with which H. "a' pu' !
through the formal proceedin. -. I,
crossed and signed by the pres. Nsn s
While the matter has been consider w. I,
1t can be stated that the fund has NJ Il
yet been allotted among the various
branches Of the government service. 81
As the ships are to be first choice in Sc
the steps for defense, until their cost de
is ascertaincd 1t is not possible to d. ey
vide the remainder Of the appropria- Gu
ton among the other branches Of the h
military and naval services. The sec
rotary Of the navy Is making every eff
fort to secure from our naval attaches
and diplomatic officers abroad all in II
formation obtainable respecting the
number of ships building. their
price and other data. This does q I
not necessarily interfere with tn
the execution OF the plans con- lol
fided to Capt Brownson, who sailed for ur
Southampton yesterday, but rather tn
promises to assist him materially In DO
making speed with his inquiries. We
NEW CAUSE FOR INTERVENTION. IL
WASHINGTON, March l0.-If forebod- CO
ings based on scientific advices as to ur
the sanitary conditions in Cuba are
half realized there will be new and In.
strong reason for American interview In,
ton in Cuban affairs which has not hi;
vet been preached, and that Is that the ~,
peace must be restored in order 70 pro- 20,
tect the people of the United States ~
from danger of epidemics. Its believed ~.
by officials OF the marine hospital serv-
ice and by experienced naval officers :.
who are acquainted with the con- ..
ditions that Cuba will be visited by q ~, -
devastating epidemic of yellow fever -
during the approaching summer II 81
the disease should assume q form as al
desperately bad rs anticipated, moth. "
ing but miracle could prevent 1t STU
from being communicated to the large ma
American cities along the Atlantic to
coast, and thence to the interior. A Ct,
member of the administration said
yesterday that the president may find NV
himself obliged to intervene for pure SOL
ly sanitary reasons. pr
THE MONTGOMERY AT HAVANA. rh
HAVANA, March 10.-The United ho
States cruiser Montgomery arrived ma
here yesterday morning. After firing sill
the usual salute, and being saluted in for
return, the Montgomery was moored rec
in the principal harbor near the wreck an
of the Maine and in the center Of a fro
circle Of Spanish ships She is as trim iar
and neat as possible. Nobody is al. nm,
lowed on board without permission,
but nobody Is excluded II. business or
courtesy demands the visit. There .
Is no intimation of the length OF thu
the cruisers stay in this harbor, any wi
more than there Is any news OF the OF
duration OF the sessions Of the court OF Wi
inquiry here. The court held Its usual III,
sessions yesterday, examining the div lor
ers. Only the Spanish divers were at Mi
work and they were only occupied part VIII
OF the day. The wreclers are steadily dis
removing the upper debris OF the an,
wreck, some of which will be dumped .
into the seq. Other portions Of the ate
wreck are worth saving. -,
TWO MORE CRUISERS NEARLY READY. Z
WASHINGTON, March 10.--There were -,
fewer signs of excitement and haste 80 s.'
at the navy department yesterday, P.s
and officials were devoting their at ray
Il Ition largely to the fitting out OF W.
the triple screw cruisers Minneapolis TOY
and Columbia. It Is likely that the oD'
two vessels will go to Hampton roads as ~,
soon as they are fitted out and manned,
which Is expected to be about the mo-
18th inst, according to the dates upon yol
which the officers are ordered TO re: e
port. Capt Z. j. Sands is TO command wi,
the Columbia. and Capt. 7. +. Jewell mn
the Minneapolis. Nr'
Allegro Lynched for Robbing.
NEW ORLEANS, March io.-Willism