The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-09

its way to the purchaser is liable l. :.
ure AS contraband.' 81
In a later case before the supreme \,
the distinction is made between uulsr;
acton of fitting out and arminp 4 sS,s
war for belligerent and the lawn u,
selling such ships to be converted in,o ~ Y
of war. The decision says TINT ~ !,
| tinction is the same as that betwaeo \
lawful act OF gunsmith in selling !, 4
toi and the unlawful act of the same e 4
| smith in arranging that a pistol shaf
| used for a criminal act ma
A good deal is being accomplished i, 4
| way of preparation in both the nav J,
war departments. The conference !, A
navy department today looked into Ia 1,
curement of a suitable store Of ainfnuuIiLs
coal and supplies, touched upon the n,
ton of dry docks and generally cousjisp
number of other matters connec,ed a
the operations of warship.
The war department was not behind n
navy, General Flagler, chief OF otdr,so
Is very busy learning just how IA y
resources of the big private manufactut]
concerns can be relied on to come ID N
aid of the war department In armnr p
equipping volunteer army should On =
found necessary. He will not tell rhrl
is doing in this direction. holding thni
is not wise to make everybody acduaIl'
with either our strength or weak mn|
Major General Miles is looking after +
personnel closely and today was tryw
perfect the organizations of the two X
regiments of artillery which congress
granted. The officers must be nomii5&
to congress and the committees are ID
waiting on the forms. Meanwhile, henA
the statement that the two senior lleutei
colonies OF the existing artillery regns
will be made colonies of the two nexfH
ments the names OF the officers are sit
held
Three weeks ago tonight the Maine \
blown up.
As it was last week at this timc, y
is now. nothing is known officiallylGi
I Q aSuso of the disaster. The court ~
work hard: that is all that is known Al n
navy department. 1t is not even lnaa
wsen it may be expected to finish
work. But the Importance Of lis rspf
does no. diminish in the slighleH dtE
by the lapse of time, and in the rnida
diversions caused by more recent ~
onings the more thoughtful OF US have
LIST sight OF the fact that when tine ~
o the court OF inquiry comes TO ths hg
department in the hands of some tiaq
nlval officer, probably Lieutenant Wa
h ander Mark himself. the Judge adsaa1
{ the court. the government may b n
O face with another and vital issue
Senior Du Bose called at the slSn
altment carly in the day and haa =
II hours conference with Judge Day
He brought no dispatches and ms 8
id not relate to the present stralheo =.
itions of affairs in Cuba. In the Wsl.
the visit ii is understood Mr.. w =.
uggested that some of the newspaper y
espondents at Havana were tiespassuss w
privileges which the Havana aullolps
ild accorded them. Il
The new Spanish minister. Senor
' Bernabe, will arrive in New ioIA
! orrow on the German line steamer.
$ expected at the legation the ioie.
lay and arrangements then VIII pe X
or the presentation of his credenuas
resident Mckinley. There VIII ~
usual exchange of Fluctuations, Wn'p =.
re of more than passing interes. Nh
'olo left Madrid before the recent sas
uncture was reached and at the ~
is departure the new comaN
reaties were uppermost in the iu's'''
he Madrid authorities.