Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-04
WANTED--THE TRUTH
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The Pals is not SO moderate. for it
declares that wal is already raging
Costa va declaradh), saying: TIE
Observation-Disclosures;
Their ships in Cuba, but among the in
surgents they have what - better. they
have their money turned mo ammuni-
ton, guns. canwsn a1a dynamite"
Why asked the Pals. should an
official declaration be made when war
already exists, and exists under the
most favc.able terms for the United
States? An official declaration might
alarm tin, European powers, who would
not uyleIate Mckinley placing his
hand ON the Antilles. Instead Of ex-
posing their soldiers IN their AVN SOIL,
they send them in the guEse of tnsur-
gents to Cuba. To avoid a catastro-
jihe to their war ships, They send men
and ammunition to- the insurgents in
me-, chant vessels. American politicians
would indeed be most foolish If they
abandoned by a declaration of war the
favorable position they have taken up
in Cuba against SPAIN
NO. the paper continues, 1--WE cam
not hope for a declaration of war. eau
ticus ani bod, humble or active, os1r
government need not fear that WASH
uStyn VIII declare war. 1t Is already
declared. Already it has caused havoc
n Spain. ana in the United States they
laugh at rhe-ldea that they are capable
II TIE VplIS Oh ucC.tulil4S Nd d6usilSL uSS
4 war already eflam@ through them. a
var res by them, a war in which they
run none Of the risks and have all the
advantages that would accrue from am
open war We The tWo countiles.'
AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT.
HAVANA. via Key West, Fla, March
"a naval officer here to-day, in reply
TO a suggestion that It was u pity such
an important decision as the veTIict Sf
the court of inquiry into the Maine eX-
plosIon shoull rest solely upn the tes-
timouy of diveIs. who seemed men of
only average intelligence, said:
TIL court of inqua.y has mot had to
depend upon divers testimony alone
Then, realizing he had said more than
ne intendd.t. the officer resuned his
hahitual ryserve. 1t il believed that the
testimt NY of Lieutenant Commander
Wainwright was highly important as
bearing on he question Of the exist
ence Of submarine mines.
The Government has employed an eN-
peyt Photographers now in Hvunu, who
will send to the Naval Department in
Washington photos IF armor pIates and
different portHons Of the wreek imme-
Iiately upon ~rScovery from the water.
If the Spanish court OF inquiry. under
Captin PeraE, has a definite plan OF &C
ton. which seems douhtful. it has not
been made public. The Spanish divers
will, pf curse, report THE result Of
their observations to the Spanish court
# inquiry, but when or where has not
been made known.
Senator Proctor has seen much in a
short time, ana tf4=r re is good authority
f1? saying that he Will make the resu. is
Of his Observations known i'm a strong
speech in the Senate on his return to
Washington. AT MatAnZaS. Miss Bar
ton and Senator Proctor. under the
guidance of United States Consul Brice
ami Mn. Govas. the british Vice Con-
.Il, SAW such suffering rs they had
newer conceived possible. Four persons
die in one ward while the party was
There.
Senator Proctor was reticent on the
subject, bu itthers of the party de-
cIar,d that the whole east of the island
was under the contro. of General Max
|imO Gomez.
Senator Proctor, however. ven 50 far
as to say TO the correspondent rAf the
Associated Press: Certainly. a pecu-
liar stat Of affairs exists. "A resident
of Matanza told me that Ie ! WISHED
70 correspond with General Gomez he
wuuld send my letter TO him ana have
an answer back in a short time"
NEWS FROM HAVANA.
HAVANA. March st ds believed
now that the boiiiy recovered last Fri
day and buried here was that of Quar-
termaster Robert Burkhardt, az Ger
man. 1t was Identified by a desHrip-
ton, by 4 piece of cloth and a paper
bearing his Nome 1t is possible, but
not certain. that another body buried
asst week was that of Charles A. Scott,
of Orange, y. j., carpenters mate. 1t
had Odd Fellows links ,~ualttoeV on TIL e
ann.
The Spanish divers did not go down
to-day. but the American drivers got
some fixed ammunition out of the fur
ward part Of The wreck.
General Blanco returned at the Hotel
1nglaterlu the recent call of courtesy
OF Senator Proctor. General Hyde. pres
Tdent of the Bath Iron Works. Maine,
called on General Blanc and Captain
tSigibee to-day. He IS un tn. way to
Mexico, on a "trip for health and pleas
urc, and says his presen,e in Havana
mas no political significance.
me Wreck-lS began wlrk early to-
day. The Merritt WAS anchorai on the
starboaru side aft Of the Maine. with a
m.s hi;Se opposite her ON the port side.
iHH ttISat Arm was directly astern of
The wreck. One body was recovered
to-day: 1t was that of a white man.
tilted. y
me welcome to- ibe extended To tina
"llHels or the ViZcaya ami rf the A1mi-
iihue oiqu@'Ildo. when the latter arrives
here, Will consist Of "a grand BAN AZ ~
Casino, Which promises to be n brir ia mt
affair. o'AN'h"t
me correspondent of La Discrshrm
al says: "Senatir Porl7ar
rlussSniy Senator Proct + or Colonel
rerh7', ms travelling crmtsanion) cave
d clieck for $500 to the fund for the
feEiet OF the sufferers of M~atanzas ana
It's vicinity" -
The steamer Seglranca, (which has
J.sst a9N1vaf here, Drought additim,a1
supp'!ss tlH CONSUL General Lee from
New York for rerief of the destit,,te
HeTe!al Parrado has assured th,a cor
oft'is of the volunteer battalion tbat ~
s"v9rhnlent had no intention Of dis
"r1hftls uhe'n. A report to the eff.ct
pldt IT Was hnteni:etl to dasarm the va.
.ileeIs caused considerable excit er,ent
a.iioiEs the latter and disturbances YER
apTrehenddA. we're
AMERICAN COLONY ANxIO17s
HAVANA, March 3.-The Amerlcon
colony here is anxious to have amotban.
M1rsnIp AT Havana. They eynrass' -ha
oe.!el "hat the lives and pr6pertv Of
Alnerlcans i'm Cuha are in greater, dan
ger now than ever before. Tha Snanish
nnplNots are jubiiant over the Mo inc
disaster and ut is feared by the A,nari
cams Than t.h A-- o.. -. iiiS