The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-17
SPAIN 8 DEMONSTRATES
Assembling OIL 0 Fleet 0| Key West
Likely 70 Affect Elections.
NO REjO|NDER DEEMED NECESSARY
Nontsomery Has Not Been withs
drawn from Havana ut Request OF
Spnin-A Strong FIcet Mnssed ~.
Key West-LooIking After Auxil-
inry Cruisers for Service.
NO REJOIRDER DEEMED NECESSARY
Washington. March 16, 1898.


The main development in the Spanish
situalt.ow to-day was ir, coEm2rttm with
the definite representations submitted
hy the Spanish government 10 the
Stata Dcpartms snt concerning the as
scmblirg CT Il large fleet of American
warships at Key West, the war pre-
palshtcns. and the influence which thcse
have had on tbs, approaching els TORS
in Cuba. These representations were
exactly iii lt"n with the semi-rtclicial
utteranCes given in thss Sc dispatches la 81
night ard accredited to a high official
convcrs2mt with the vi2ws of the Span
ish Cabinet. While these representa-
cI""s cn:tIo; properly bs. regarded rs Il
protest against the attitude and acts
ci the C!i4sd States G2vcrnmsnt, It
may unqucs tionably DE ST. down as 4
remons;iECcc calculated 20 have. 2C!, ef-
iSct hi itu!' Nean court circles Not.
however. b-tng II technical protest, ths
staicmHnt has IIJt called fonlh anv
oillcial re1oH:I|r on the part of the
Stat Department, for It Is lacking n
tangible accusations, b9iny gather ar
aE&umontat!vc presentation OF alleged
Spanish grievances.
West this aft rno-}.L She gees 10 r:r
lieve The ntgomcry as II home for
the oiilcers engaged in supervising the
wrccking openEi.ims IN Havana h,r.
Dor.
!; may b. si.a>~d unsuu!yocallv tha,
t!:s M""tgomcry Is rot withdrawn ,.,y
Ing Is any sll.gs stion from Sn,nisb
sources that her presence IS not desired
Was the announced intercio:: r,f See
Lon J, l..
10 llaNana 10 EG.p her there ,r!ly so
iohE rs The Fcrr:i should be er,s,s,sed
IN me work of distributing relief amcnr
ny sun .terS III f.ast5rn Cuba. This
TASK having been performed, a;::r, owing
me rStur" of The comla OF iruiry,
~ Ne rtEh' "h;ch Is better equipped than
eHc Moht%,in ry 10 ass.SG in the wreck
"S oPtEAHohS' : rd.urned 10 her pcs-
:" 'nS c'HSc OF oilic2 hours the
-r"nH l'' pare:ncni. though it l,::sN 1ui-
Chilly ihht the court cf Inquiry Lg,l com
oNt' u NY West from Havana, was
o informed as 10 the findings or plans
M .'e "Fi.
~. "'.e Alr. Plgcn- -G02lct's Yacht
-i.EhoWer WAS purchased by the gov
t.."htht to-day. Il Is saia that the OBJ
49, @ o' a." Navy Department r. to pro
r"' d" Hu'ckN us possible a n&rnhcl
80 - e." f-''u SlH-'i ana SEA
S"'S "pi.!'N to act as scouts and
"l'" 10 aia our iron clads ard more
CNtc"SN vessels N ope.at!Ons, againr;,
."h. 8"' njaiS. y large attalt,r%r If pri.
!i'",S nave ben offered to ;ht
l''' ''''i' ana oih1r acquisitions OF
He S'"hc 'Hp% as the Maynower may
~, eApe'"d'
nv 'ttt ~ N.E West will be aug
.iit'''cu "'ih&I ihr next day or uSp hy
ne "rFFa' oI ihe Eun'hoat Ar"apolis
tnr ne 'JFPvio peat f0oic and the naval
80 i"! ssh ana S@inoSet. While the
"m""'t iic!%na is nc'N on, f:,er way
,n' '"c F'"Epp an station under or
,'H 20 report ~ Key West. The lie
icl," !Ip"rtcd r"' her arrival to-day nj
y uiH,mn.E' on hrr w3Hi t9l join tht
@Io' 80 neSv ana The other vessels pre-.
'o'y ordered To tha1 point, cons;t-
t".S me largest assrmblagc OF war YES.
1r'H hadc since the demonstration fol.
-" '!S i"h \irEhMus AFFAIR. and con.
s"'lnS me effectiveness ard armn
n,sh' u Is me strongest nssrmblage OF
''lPH' .'r Caier than revidM purposes
~ ~ the war The fleet now at Key
49, anu IortuSas is as follows
"'Se' "" oNk, b3t;ltEhip Massa
Th'seuS' hi ittiSh.p Indii"ra, hattleshi,
."""' oaitieshTi Texas, cruiser De.
l ,r",l Euhh"at Nashville. cruiser Aisr.
p'eneau despatch boat Fern, torpedo
po"'s Dnpnn,. Gushing. Porter, Wins.
~" ana EricSS2 IN. TO thcsA will scor
ue ""'ieu me ilre vessels nCtSl en- rnut7