Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-20
A POLITE REFUSAL.
Negative Answer to Spain's
Assured Request.
NO JOINT INVESTIGATION
americans will Find Cat for Themselves
WI at anuScd the Mnius. pianst.r sub
marine Mine Theory Pcrsls-
I. ntiy Advanced.
ON TeIeuranh |

Oy Telegraph.}
| N-NSitlNHlDN. tto. l9.-Th- iEter-
| SSN-hS feature oi it.v Gays !.yw> at the
| .aVy department Was IKE decision Of
| me government 70 allow concur. nj in
>sSS!sitlons Of Ire aus, of th.. Man.
--lsas't~r. for lis own part maklny an -,
| dspeENsEt inquiry through t,l- naval
| 'lft OF inquiry a.rea.y appointed
Mh.He permitting til. Spanish au,hr,i-
tieS TO make such inv est, St,tions as they
| Se>.re ms aWunSe.n mt comm, nd,
| tSSH 20 naval men as far TO all and at
| me, same time as calculated to teya.yo
| -e exact facts in Il niaIucr in4I e.f,ill
| Got De questioned.
There WAS good del. # ak among
! NE difcSrs OF the need of speedy r. lief
| MEASURES FOR the bel;eii; ct the fam: les
| I the Victims OF the rNpi,s.3a. t,r.&!
| ne r-'aSury rutes the a,'...nl"n,s II par
| tioH.s Of pay 70 members If thar fun
| tos n'.C.4 by ihe men WIG per.s h,d in
re wreck must sop At .,nce. 1t Is NOT
lubied t.at Congress will u as i dis
n lie case Of tn San olr d!su>tel Iro-
:h.2 i'G years pay II III. lNtnilI.s If
| he sailors who >Iie.l Il ,h.r ;; -. III,
..inctitN. however. : lnat such :, M 4ys-
IRE cali!'et ne passed a. u, ans n an
..n1e some II the families It lie :. 81
sailors VII lie in Grr II ,.is;l So IN.
uhJset has been ta<en up ny ME- Long
and she na> c,.iiri 4 nIa-;.n-. for Mon
lay to initiate IKE movement. II zap
PES TIA; by the rare Snunt: D: an IN
Si}Sct-4 Charge o. Dsy'r.!>.,.-S rr-l.Iiy.
very tti'e "f ,ile sAv.nSs Of ;or Ma,
:'-!i rs vent Gavin i'll the vessel Alou;
W. weeks ago PayTrAst..r L.ttletield.
4 the Nt:n@ Was relieved h., Paylit,s-
or Ra%. The fc;rrer can. 10 W&Sr I :;
on arI has Settiei The accounts Of tn
:l.l> Up 10 the time he left. TIE recorG
hows that PSynaSter Ray hal on h;i an
Il his safe only about $1,000 IN cash,
-r'.h4'Aiy gold, and check for $4,000,
h!@h, OF 9 urs-.. is safe enough, without,
is endorsement. against l2ss.
sin etha sr"n'ansz.Sls combustion the
J:y @<2S ccme SO prominently 10 tn.
'front.' as accounting for tht uiS..ster he
'il:siafs have Lien looking over tn
e%Gn.ts t. find q parallel 1use as nea.
IS may be. The iiacShip New York was
discovered to NE IN fire on M,rch 8
-;''" >liGEe was Issuing from ilt1
.1Ha n nla2azin~ 1hs was clear=i ot
.'oW sr safely and il was fOuai that tn.
NC"-woah had been ,lnrred ,iveity. The
satiSe was nos 1T .;r>'l ESr%el,r.a.a. I'm
t was soon Iiseovtred that an aiioin-
rs coal bunker was burning. Wsyvr IN.
'uHker was uI:t1!. u, the coal dal .up w1s
ACT hGt, but as the rnen lag DOWN i:lr,
ne mass t Was touEd d W resl h@t in
:l'te There was no sntEi,n-s4 alton U.
as2t on the top Of The bunker nos. u.
any save The one side IeXt TO The mag
zine. That s;artit4.' the naval Officers
And tie cnnStru tors H:de a consider.
:rle air space between the bankers an.
ne n!aSa@.ne. In the ,,&s gntr- IF tn,
:lsW hiNt.csh!rs now IN ths sticks tht
SS"r vas kspt in n:iEd and ev5.ything
-Eie was ,iurg To ireulate The Goa
'uLk2rS from the magazines
s.sT5iary Long has given orders tha;
N.fA ihe expiration of this ia,- .i.>=rt
9cs i lie observes! no lorc, + tny ,,!.iy, /,
i shtrs AID commanders T. display
ht. nAiitnal colcrs At half mast
There IS 10 abatement Df The ,alls oil
he eN.t e'..enGy Of raising the Main
h+ef Constructor EtrhbCrn is rEa. OF
re moss earnest advocates of Tllr res1ir.
= OF Il the snip, f!o.n botb sentiment
l: and practical considerations. AZ,
."i"ls out that the snip lies IN Lane
f,cl,ed hall)nr easy Tor the w,,syk~rs |,
perate in ana chat if she an lie re-
1u1it at cost rf 4 nilion do lars, TN
cover cment VII! save f,sr millions. III.
list est of such u F>i.ti~shi:l with a.
If her equipment. Ersut Britain. he
:a!d never af%ind2E.Jd 4 ship if t-.vrc
%as cte least cilansce 10 saw h%r a.i
aus not even yet abandoned the hope OF
"a Sing the Inflated Victoria sunk il.
collision with the CanlserG.0wn off tnt
coast Of Syria, several Yeas ago.
Commander Francis W. Dickens the
scu'"'g chief Of The i1.!I'eau Of nav:g3 i'm
ln-' Secretary Longs r.g.sthanG man il.
he present emergency, said:
The Marie must 'e taken to ar
tmSn.ilnr port If thcr@ is enough of nsI
2Siies :l.HidirG together 10 warrant re
n"va!. and in oii likelihood chat could
- done. II the explosion was NJ re dis
ls,ruus than is now ;hou!;hg to he td.,
asa, If t,"s hui is so w. ok i as to be
5eyord repair. then ma h OF the ma
a!'.al as can he secured will De hr0ush
,!1;ire and rivics'. IN a new Maize. Ii is
o 'he rs'nisN!'f>tred that great advances