The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-31

disappearing carriages for the eight
ten and II inch guns. emplacements
for which are now being constructed
at the sea coast fortifications.
The events OF last week were q sue
cession cf exciting incidents. On
Thursday last Admiral Sicard was
retired on sick leave and Cap
tain Sampson appointed to succeed
him In command Of the fleet at Key
West. Captain Robley Evans c"Fight-
ing Bob'D was appointed to the COM
mand OF the Iowa, succeeding Captain
Sampson. On Friday Commander w.
8. Schley was appointed to command
the flying squadron at Hampton Roads.
Orders were also Issued to have the
vessels of the white squadron painted
a dark lead color. and that work Is now
proceeding. On Friday 1t was an
nounced that agents of this govern
ment had purchased "Schischau"
torpedo boat just built for the German
government At New York agents OF
the government purchased four swift
yachts, nine fast sea going tugs and
one coasting vessel. which are being
transformed into war vessels.
The great event of last week was, OF
course, the arrival In Washington on
Thursday night of the report of the
Maine court of inquiry. which was
brought to the capital from Key West
by Lieutenant Commander Mark.
Lieutenants Hood and Jungen, En-
gineer Bowers and Ship Carpenter
Helmes. of the Names crew. Another
important event of the week was the
launching, on Thursday last at New
port News, Va, OF the two new bat
tleships Kentucky and Kearsarge
Last Thursday the body Of Lieutenant
Jenkins was recovered from the wrech
Of the Maine. and has been forwarded
to his mother at Allegheny. Pa.
The Spanish government has cable9
officially to Washington that the Span
ish naval commission holds the disaster
to the Maine to be of internal origin.
The government OF Spain, il can be
stated positively, is not disposed to turn
back the torpedo fotilla now proceed.
ing from the Canaries. and would be
dislnclined to consider a suggestion
from this government tending to in
terfere with the disposition by Spain
OF neT own naNdl loTCtS.
This week opened with every evitien,c
OF approaching war at the nations
capital Sunday was an unusually busy
day. At the state, war and navy de-
partments there was little semblance al
the Sabbath. Chiefs of bureaus. clerks
messengers and telegraph operators
were all at work. Probably never sine.
the days Of the late war have 80 many
officials gathered at the war and navy
departments on n Sunday. The presi-
dent had conferences with the mem
bers OF his cabinet and Assistant Sec
retary Day had a conference with the
Spanish minister at the state depart.
ment. At the same time it was state6
in official circles that the president
was determined to terminate the war
in Cuba on terms that will make The
Cubans practically free.
A matter of considerable Importance
In connection with the Spanish con
troversy is the fact that i'm Sundays
elections in Spain the Sagasta govern.
ment made sweeping victories.
A dispatch from Havana states thas
when the Mangrove went to that city
on Saturday to bring home the Maine
officers she was boarded by Span,
ish inspector, who proceeded to ey-
anime her as though she was sus-
pected filibuster. Consul General Lee
vigorously protested, and the inspector
was quickly removed.