Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-24
LOOKS LIKE WAR;
ALLEGED REMARK OF JrDGr-,n
vOCATE MARIx TO THIS ErFrcr
MAINE REPORT SPEEDING NORTH
1t VIII Reach Washington AZ DO,
and BE I'm the White House DIV o,,o
This Evening-Train Benrina .,
Practically n Special.

MIAMI. FLA. March 23.-Leu,ens,,.
Commander Mark. Of the Maine cour, .,
inquiry, arrived here this morning from
Key West with the following party. lien.
tenant John Hood, Lieutenant C. "a
Jungen, Passed Assistant Engineer g.
! Bower. Cadet Anon +. Boyd. Assisf.r,
Engineer ]. II. Morris, and Carpante- -
! NJ. Helm. A few minutes later thew r.'.
| by the East Coast railway FOR WasA.rg-
| ton.
acknowledgements Mark was YER.
reticent, but when your correspond,
said. 1T looks like war" he replied. ..I,
surely does"
Others Of the party, in answer 10 the
same question, were more emphatic In
their replies, one saying: Il cannot Sea
how IT can be avoided"
Another. I'm answer 20 the same qvos-
ton, said: There will be no war" BAL,
face was as genial and bright as sun
shine, but suddenly a change came over
his countenance, his eyes flashed ana
when asked when the report would h.
made, the reply was: "As soon as a.
reach Washington. There will be no dc.
lay"
The strong impression here IS that the
boards report will be against the acct.
dent theory.
MARK AT JACKSONVILLE
JACKSONVILLE. FLA. March "a
Judge-Advocate Mark left Miami az -n
this morning, on the East Coast railway
reached Jacksonville at 7:b =. NJ. o,
time, and lett at o'clock, via the F11r.-
da Central and Peninsula and Southern
roads, and VIII pass through Savannah
Columbia, Charlotte, Greensboro. Dam
vile, LynchDurg, and Charlottesville
reaching washington at 9.3j p. NJ east
ern time, thursday night. The railroad
wires have carried the message down the
line to use all dispatch. This practically
makes a special OF the Mark train and.
without unforeseen accident. Washington
will be reached on tina dot and the nor
tentOus document viii be I'm the White
House by y:S0. Inc run from Jacksonville
Is ~ miles, the schedule time being a
little over twenty-four hours.
Lleutenant-Jomman Mark was ac-
companied by the following officers OF the
Name: Lieutenant Hood. Lieutenant
jungen. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i. G..
Bowers, Naval-Cadet A. Bronson. and
Carpenter George Helms.
Inc party on arrival in this city went
Awaiting them, and that was attached 10
he Florida Central and Peninsula train.
ma in nfteen minutes were hurrying 10
as rapidly as steam could
axe them.
DENIAL OF MIAMI INTERVIEW.
During the short time Of their stay IN
his city, an Associated Press represen-
alive secured the attention Of IIeuta.
,ut. Oh. ~.
rom Miami that appeared i'm the after
Don papers, in which he was quoted as
aging: 1T looks IKE war. II certainly
oes.' Before the words had been read
o MIN, he exclaimed: 1t Is utterly false.
have said nothing OF the kind. dOnt
ak about this matter"
All Efforts 10 get MIN TO make any ex-
ression Of opinion were equally futile
o far as the present crisis or his rell-
ons to IL are concerned. The other menu
ers or the party were equally nOac0m-
lIttai.
During the transfer from one train
, the other Lieutenant Mark was
osely guarded by the members Of his
lrty. He walked between two ~ bis
lends. carrying a mysterious box or
lckage, covered with black cloth. Be
md him the officers OF his party walked
osely. and the effort was apparent 70
low no possible chance for any outsider
come between them. They walked
pidly, and did not stop 20 speak 20 any
he till they were safely i'm the car which
as 10 take them 20 the capital
When they had once found their quar-
RS, they became more communicative
I'd chatted pleasantly concerning cur
mt topics.
TROOPS MAY BE WANTED"
One officer of the police remarked 70
e member Of the party that Florida
rs ready 10 send 5000 men TO Cuba
hen they should be wanted "All right;
aybe they will be wanted down there
fore long" was the reply. Beyond this
preston, not a word was uttered that
uld be construed as an expression Of
inon that war was possible or imml-
Mt
Lieutenant Mark was asked II the two
icers Of the Maine who passed through
cksonville Sunday night carried a part
the Maine report. TO which he replied
~ significantly that he could not say.
/ admitted that two officers were sent
IN Key West to Washington.
me Of the officers had intended 20 go
Alabama on leave OF absence. and had
chased a ticket upon leaving Key West
take him there. but upon reaching
'ksonville tonight he was handed "a
gram directing him 10 report 10 the
Wy Department at Washington.
olonel f.. Il. Osborne agent OF the
ithern Express Company in this city.
eived a telegram I'm the afternoon re-
sting him TO meet Lieutenant Mark
the train. IL was learned that Colo
Osborne had been requested 20 FUR
h an iron safe In which 10 place the
liable documents on the train.
MARK AT SAVANNAH
AVANNAH, GA, March H-Lieu-
Mark and party
sed through Savannah al ] O'clock
morning. on time. with the court OF
liry report. They had retired