Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-17
SPAIN OBJECTS
TO Somewhat Large
Fleet at Key West.
As Well as War Preparations
that Are Now Going On.
Her Right to So Object Is
Not Clearly Explained
So the United States Carefully Gives
1t No Attention.
The GoeIet Yacht Maynower Is Added
The GoeIet Yacht Maynower Is Added
to Our Naval Force.
Fleet Now at Key West Most Formidable
Since Civil War.


"0h'HE'"h' Mdf'h !o.-lhe mann
''F ''Ii"th ~ ~ ihr spanish SIT
"tl''''N l"ldA' wa III come +
H." ".-N't l'Ie 4til,ii1' representation
S""i''''te' y! IN" spanish government
10 'i' .s''e "efdfti1'ht concerning TN
'SS''i' .''l"S 81 Z iaLS Meet u Aiheilcln
"diSHlpS ~ NY West, Inc war prepa
I"'' 49, anu tht lhi'utHtt Nhlch thrSe
Ini| HI NAV OH lhe approaching el"r-
'''''0 ''' ''d' ht9S representations
81 80 ~ lIie N''h ~" sem
'-''e -! u1'tldiI'1S gwen III thtSe as
r. ~ = I"91 H'@tt' ana accredited to a
"i''i 0ilicIdI con NeiSlht with IN" views
20 '"' spanish cabinet mt" these
i'h' t9,'II 'dl'"il7 cannot properly he r.
~ "''i r " Pi'tr9t "Taill@t lhc dti-
'"N' '''i " . - ''i' Hi'tU 7tdie9 GOV r
'''''' my may un4ueS1'hdN'E ~
'''i % d i'iii,'''St dI'ce '1I'uiaie. i
~ Il' ~ 'h'Ct ~ Eut"i'tah circles
N"'' li'N'Ntl' btIiS ttchhl'ai pro-
'o9'' ny statement mas not called iorth
any ""lcid' teJ"lii''er ON the part OF the
STATE department. i"f II Is lacking IN
'"nEl''ie dccuSati"ll'' helhS rainier a.
~ Su'ilciita'lN' presentation q allcBtd
9i.ailSi grievances
ne rem Saiicd Tor havana from
NON west inns afternoon Sh" goes -
We montgomery y nome f"I
w "'!i'eiS o'lEaseo ~ supervising ~"
Mrt'hihs operations IN havana harh"t
- - 9e'' u""iulNo'dhS thdt the MONT
N'"' - n.y. "i'li'H d" II OWING |" any
-" lf"i'i Spanish sources una
n'' presence = h"t ocSlfed. IL was
we ANNOUNCED intention OF Secretary
'''''N ','h '''' cruiser WAS sent To fid-
ana |" Keep her thefe only SO long as
-, = - Wy W.
~ "tStliu'lhS ieiief among the Sut1eE-
"rS in eastern Cuba. This task having
been performed. and owing to the re
,,,,.,, of tho ,,,,,,r, e ;,,,,,i,., . ~
- % 'i'0 "a i''dui'!' l'o'u H."
N"I'd' th'lc helhS FEWER persons 10 ac-
Commndate. the Fern. which is better
equipped than the Montgomery TO a..
e;e, j., no Ii, .,7.a.;
WV Nt"9 'P''"'i'iiH' 10 ~
turned [" her position.
Up to the close of office hours. the
navy dapartment tbourh il kn.v ou
.iolI,, 49, ~ ,,.. - ;,.,,t,,. XII,
''f"I H'"
come over to Key West from Havana,
was not Informed as to the findings N
plans of The court
I, i, e,ia -. ~. ,.;. I'LL
., ''"' .'''' ~, '''J''t vi wy navy
department IN purchasing such craft a.
the late Mr.. Ogden GUelet's Yacht MAY
flower. is to provide as uuickIv as ms
.iI,lo n,,,,,,,r ~ .,.,,a ,,iai,a, ,, e.
- s''oc ~ ~ poatS -
So"d speed ana a-.5olng ability To act
as scouts and also to aid our iron clads
and more oxnensiv. vessels in onara
e., ,.a.,,;., .,
'f''i.'0t 80 'e''o n'"'S' y ldrSe
humh'f OF private yachts have been
offered To the department and to her
nf tbe Same +,pa ., H.,
>lo,-nn,,.., may. ~. .,,.,',,...>i
i"E '''"' - may '' eAiV''t"
The fleet at Key West will be augment
ri within the next day or two by the ar
rival of the gunhoat Annapolis the tor
ledo boat Foote ANA the tugs Leyden and
SamnStt the gunboat Helena is now on
Ter way from the European station under
riders 10 report at Key West. The Helena !
'"ported her arrival. today at Funchal. |
IN her way 70 Join the fleet. These and |
ne other vessels previously ordered to /
hat point constitute the largest assem-
'iaGe of war vessels made since the dem /
md ' comsida l%ro"lG Inc nlrg'nlnS affair