Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-25

to inspect each post in my division ev-
cry year, and l have come here merely
as part of my routine work. Ii is not
q Wariike move at All"
NORFOLK, VA, Feb. 24-The mont
tor Terror. Which has been repairing at
the navy yaad, left her ucck at 1915
O'Clock this morning and proceeded
Slowly out of the harbor under hey own
steam. dropped down to OlH Point and
anchored for the afternoon and night.
Ii is believed she is awaiting orders,
and that her present orders do not carry
her farther than Old Point.
The monitors departure was atseaded
10y considerable eXcitment, thousands of
people lining the wharves 10 watch her
as she passed by.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Represen-
tutivs Boutelles of Maine, chairman of
the House committee on naval affairs,
ntroliucedla bill late this afternoons pro
viiing for the relief of the victims of the
United States battleship Maine. 1t fol-
lowSd generally the lines OF the Samoan
disaster relief bill and is the result Nf
several days conferences in committee
ard vmbodies the views of thy admiEis-
tration.
The DILL provides that the survivors
of the officers and crew shall Ge paid
for losses incurred by them respectively,
IN no case the reimbursement to exceed
the amount of twelve months STA pay
Of each, according to his rank. To the
widows OF children or parents, or near
est relatives Of the killed, shall he given
twelve months pay. In case Of death
resulting from injuries from the disas-
ter within a year of its occurrence the
81 ME provision is made. If any arrears
OF pay are due the dead, this shall be
given additional Allotments which may
have been made in favor of the rela-
tives of the deceased will be continued
for three months, provided that the
amounts are deducted from the twelve
months pay. No claim viii BE allowed
If not presented in two yedls from time
of disaster. The secretary OF the navy
is given the discretion of having the
bodies removed to Arlington Cemetery.
Thu relatives who wish so may have the
remains taken to their homes in the
United States. The sum of $4,000 or so
much as may be needed, is appropria ted
for the purpose.
Late tonight the navy department re-
ceived two Mdef kilograms from Cap
tain Sigslbee, at Havana, One related
TO some routine matter of expenditures
in connection with the work on the
Maine. The other is as follows:
divers report more bodies in wreck.
Some in hummockS involved in debris,
proba bly, not recognizable
This dispatch indicates that thu divers
| have finally secured at least partial
entrance to the quarters in the forwa I'd
! part of the vessel where the crew We're
as!tep when the explosion occurre'l. ana
undSr Which We're the magazines. Inc
| TACT that the DIVERS We're dnapie TO eN-
] triCute the bodies shows the fearful OBJ
| stace against which they are laboring,
| and bears out the belief that the work
| of submarine investigation will netes-
| SarIly proceed slowly.
| ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2+.-Genera3 W. II.
| Powell. OF BeileVille. who was in COM
| ~ If th.. 4rr,1.. ,i,.h
| dent Mckinney served during the civil
| war, ana VINO Was recently appointed
| coIlector 81 internal revenue TOR the
Sththern Illinois district, returned from
washington TO-DAY. me general, WHo IS
p-rsrhal TREND Oh Preslcent Mckinney,
sad mat while at the capital he dls-
cusseu the Nalne d!saSter anu IT'S possl-
| pE@ results with the chief executive.
Tie president stated TO me, said
iVle general, that he was only waiting
1or complete report or the naval poard
OF inquiry and that should it report that
cur s.iil"rs han met their dSath through
spanish treachery, he was prepared to
act at once, ana in manner which
WOULD meet the approval OF every loyal
American citizen.
Gsnerul Powell said preparations for
war We're peing pushed With the utmost
Vlsor ana added:
II am convinced that President Nc
place and that as soon as Spanish
treachery has oeen proven his policy
VIII rlSid enough to meet the approval
even on ths most pronounced Jingoest
tfihiA Dtl-Pi1A. FEB. 24.-The
cruiser Mlnneapols was successfully
tl@nted out OF the dry dock at the
Lea que Island navy yard at high tide
this afternoon.
Inc Minneapolis has been in dry dock
since iast i)ecemFeF' parity TO avoid the
ice IN the river and also to nave neces-
| s"rS repairs Mode TO hef hottom.
| NOTWITHSTANDING all reports to the
| eontrary there is no unusual activity
at the yard peyonu the extensive i'm
| IroEenlentS that are being maze to- the
| PACK chanhel. when is to be usSd as a
! ti>'SH1 Water basin for vessels of the
navy. me receiving ship Richmond is
oeS!eS5u dally by apPncants for enlist
nTht, put Vsry lew are being taken.
BESIDE the Mnneapolls, there are now
az League Island the cruiser Columbia,
yne nion'toE Mlantonplnoh' the ram
Nu'a" nv an OUT OF commission at pres
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