The Portland daily press., 1898-03-10
MAY SHARE NAMES FATE.
Naval Officers Are Apprenensive Regard
ing Montgomery.

! Havana, March 9.-Havana escaped the
excitement of Sunday last which seems tc
and elsewhere. Consul General Lee was
not advised from the state department
| of request from Madrid for his recall,
nor of the withdrawal of the request. In
| formation as to both points was furnished
him by the correspondent of the Assoel-
ated Press. In the absence of particulars,
| Gen. Lee thinks that the request was
prompted by the autonomists, who prob
ably alleged that he was not Fl believer
in autonomy as it exists here and there
fore asked his removal, to get stumbling
block out of the way.
Lee is on the best of terms with Gen.
Blanco and the most influential Spanish
ynerohants. All assure him of absolute
nrotection, even if the volunteers should
make a demonstration. Gen. Lee believes
the volunteers would be controlled by
the merchants, in whose employ they are.
Others doubt this, but the ranking col
onel of the volunteers assures Gen. Lee
that the consulate and the Americans
would be in no event be the object of q
demonstration should any occur. Gen.
Lee is no more anxioussto remain in q
yexatious position thansaIy other consul
in Cut3a, hut he has no intention of re-
signing nor any belief that he will be re-
called. He is cool, good, humored ana
somewhat impatient of=bhe sensational
and untruthful reports emanating from
Havana or Key West. Theyolunteers are
apparenb.y more quiet since they were
assured by the government here and at
Madrid that there is no intention to dis
arm or disband the corps. The Havana
batallions have been supported in the pro-
test by comrades OF the same corps
throughout Cuba.
The court of inquiry pIrsues it's tao
tiourn and even secretive Eway. The
belief here is that the court Is priDci-
pally engaged now in killing time and
is not likely to go north until next week.
1t is certain that the members are
strengthening the testimony daily by per-
sonal observation of the wreck. The court
now has photographs, drawings and dia-
grams showing as near as possible the
condition of things submarine.
What effect tbs presence of the Mont
comery will have here no one will be
able TO tell until she has been here sew
eral DAYS. She is SO much smaller than
| the Vizcaya or the Almirante Oquendo
war like mood, but only to replace the
Fern.
| There is apprehension among naval
officers that the Montgomery Will share
the fate of the Maine.
| With reference as to the secrecy OBJ
served as to the wrecking work and part:
of the testimony before the court of In
ouiry. a high naval officer says there il
no specific reason for maintaining sec
recy except the fact that bare statements
| of co,nparatively unimportant incidents
| are exaggerated by some 1nd worked VI
| into dangerous sensational stories. LII
view of. this said the officer in question, il
was deemed best to command absolute
reserve on the parts of all, connected with
the court of the work of salvage.
Senator Proctor before leaving today,
said: ssYou may say that my visit
cali 1t mission Of pleasure or business
or what you will has been very success
full. I cannot speak on political subjects
here and now"
SHARPENING UP THEIR SABRES.
| Boston. March GA special to the
| Globe from Essex Junction, VT, says:
"The four troops at Fort Ethan Allen
have made all preparations to move al
! a moments notice. 1t is generally be-
Iieved, that the usual ,tivity at fort the
past few days was brought about or
recent orders from Washington. Te
every man in the four troops there has
been issued 800 rounds of carbine and
$50 rounds of pistol ammunition. This
would be an extraordinary proceeding
under usual conditions. Every troop
has been ordered to report at quartermas
| ter's shops for the purpose OF sharpening
sabres. One of the otficersj was asked
how soon the troops could be made ready
| To move il war orders were received. 'At
once" he said. 1.-The troops at Fort
Ethan Allen are always ready
SPANISH MINISTER ARRIVES.
New York, March 9.-On board the
North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm II. which arrived today from
Gi braltsr was Senior Luis Polo de Berna
be. the new Spanish minister to the
| United States. Senior Bernabe when seen
answered questions pleasantly, saying
with smile he had been long without
news and was ready to receive, rather
than to impart information. II have hao
| a very pleasant trip on the ocean, witt
pleasant people. am not stranger mere
| in fact am an old Washingtonlan "
course have no comment to make OF
political subjects. I shall go at once tt
| Washington.
| MAY GO TO KEY WEST.
Boston, March 9.-The revenue CUTIE
Daniel Manning left today for New YORK
to receive sailing orders, understood u
be for Key West.
| ANOTHER RUMOR DENIED.
Washington, March 9. -Inasmuch as thu
return to Washington of Mr.. Hulse,. who
| acted as one Of the stenographers OF thu
court of inquiry at Key West, has beer
made the basis of the assumption that ht
brought to the Secretary of the Navy re
port from the court and also that he &C
duainted the Secretary with the conclu
sions of the court as to the cause of the
Maine disaster. 1t may be said by
authority of the secretary that he has not
seen or communicated with Mr.. Hulst
since the latter's return, nor does he ex
pect to do SO. So far as can be gathered
Mr. HuIse left the court of inquiry be
cause 1t has no longer need for him
! There was more than one stenographel
EMPLOYED by the court when it wa
deemed essential to make haste in taking
the testimony of the survivors of the
wreck in the early stages When that had
been done, it was possible to proceed be-
| fore the court with less stenopraphic as
sistance, and Mr.. Huise was allowed to
return to Washington.
FORTIFYING NEW CASTLE.