The Portland daily press., 1898-05-17
FRANCE VEERING AROUND.
Government Doesn't Wish to be Thought
Unfriendly With United States.

Unfriendly With United States.
Paris, May 16.-The Journal Des
Debats during the course of a long arti-
Gle today reflects the anxiety expert
enced in government circles here re-
specting the feelings aroused in America
on account of frances open sympathy
with Spain. 1t says:
1.-THE zhole affair is misunderstood
ing. French opinion. at the outset of
the war, certainly was that the United
States was wrong and some of the papers
expressed this opinion in an aggressive
form. The Americans, however, should
not view the matter tragically, for of all
foreigners, our national sympathies are
for the United States and our govern
ment throughout has acted most cor
rectly."
After charging Great Britain with be-
ing at the bottom of the mischief and de-
claring it is Americas own business if
she decides to intervene in distant af-
fairs, the article concludes:
What concerns us is that America
shall not. in taking up the great role of
international domain, start with precon-
good understanding with France which
has been so useful in the past and which
is still more desirable in the future. The
French nation was never really hostile to
the Americans who will realize this when
> the present friction has had time to dis
, appear"
, BRITISH FLEET THREATENED.
london, May IA despatch to the
Standard from Corunna says: "The
presence of the British channel squadron
at Villa Garcia is likely to lead to some
unpleasantness. The idea of an Anglo.
American alliance has so inflamed the
Spanisrds that the postmen from the feet
who went on shore to collect letters have
been stoned and hooted. Threats have
been made to stop the supply of provis-
ions for the feet The British consul
protested to the Alcalde, who explained
that the popular resentment was due to
belief in the existence OF an alliance
and to the further impression that the
feet took wheat that properly belonged
to the poor.
ANOTHER ONE THEY DIDN'T
CATCH.
Philadelphia, Pa, May 16.-The schoon-
er Anna Louise Lockwood, from
Gonaives, Hayti, for Chester, Pa, and
which was reported to have been captured
by the Spanish, passed up the Delaware
Bay this afternoon.
ASSIGNED TO PHILA DELPHIA.
New York, May f6.-It is announced
today that Captain Frederick Rodgers,
president of the recently disbanded naval
auxiliary board, has been assigned to the
command of the protected cruiser Phila-
delphia at the Mare Island navy yard.
HARD LUCK.
New York, May i6.-The Central Cable
Office of the Western Union Telegraph
company, issued the following notice this
afternoon: 1.-THE Porto Rico government
prohibits all messages to or from the
United States" ~
SUPPLIES FOR TAMPA.
Baltimore, Nd, May 16.-Fifty seven
carloads of supplies recently contracted
for by the subsistence department of the
United States army, left here tonight for
Tampa, Fla.
Lieut.. Palma arranged today for the
shipment of large number of tents from
Fort McHenry to Tampa.
SAME OLD TORPEDO BOAT.
Halifax, N. S., May 16-Steamer st.
John City, which arrived here this morn.
ing from st. John. reports having passed
what looked like torpedo boat, yester-
day, off Seal island. She was steering in
the direction of the BAY of Fundy.