Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-27
CUBAN WAR MUST STOP
This Is The D|dn0IiOD SEM
10 }pl|l.
PRESIDENTS PLAN
He Will MOI Demand An
Indemnity Now. IA
INQUIRY COURTS REPORT
I" IL BE snbs"ittcdEto Congress Tomor-
Few without Recommendations
. Message to Follow Tuesday.
M Latest d: velop,,. nts In
I. ~ the Situation. ."..I .
.
INQUIRY COURTS REPORT
(By Telegraph !

. U... the situation.
y, 49, tBy Telegraph
w t's,'fiiNG ION. Mau'ch 26-The i'm
Developments i'm the Spanish s;tl1:,,1E,sn
was no;ls-sstbly relieved TODAY as .,ho
worst, for the present at lesust had
peeole hn"wn in the publication of the
!ni tellel points OF The court of inu,ir-y's
report. and little remained but 10 awad't
eaTmay the submission of the f,ril ,ras
port and The Presidents message -
congress early nexts,Week Such c1srllta
COMMUNICATIONS as tSin,ay have passed
. nas w w a:nEnston and Madrid in re-
sara 10 the report were closely Guarded
oS otilci lis 1t was known however.
t1at Minis er 'Woodso1d ;;catl lbaen 80
bied to notify the Spanish government
as TO me results found by the American
Scurt, PARTICULARLY lalat the EXPULSION
was external, ag1d l1at the .resnnns,i bin
10y Tor the external Sexpl oslon had s,,
been definitely fixed This S.albl egraan
~ can now be stated. was sent fi.so
W atSliilstnn Thursday nfstlt. The fact
l!:at II VAS >dtspa tci1ed before THE ar
r.Ea OF Commander Mark bearing the
iuh text of THE report ul,d the evidences
;!dpl'ears .5H, its faced involve contra
uiccion 1t can be STAT ed only that ,,h.
cap ls'stal111 was sent TO Minister Wood
l,au a're;tlnss him TO give this loiiti-
cation to the Spanish government ,yn
i.nursday night. 1t is believed that tlhe
dlspaich went no further THAN directing
tll, results To be in.ikla known 40 t(,a
spanish governments with a view of
feaN!1iES i'lle rs-sppni;ibiiiNy with Spatq,
or making such responses as seems an
rr"prlate on such am occasion JIp to
.Sni:lt't no action on. the part Of TIN,
Spanish government had b-Aar offir,isa lin
1'onh!latattta'i ed TO Washington IT is
not *!oifhted tllat the9 Spanish arliuliestry
and Minister NVondssssa HAD csnfa erred
"n the subject. but that any formal
or final course of action had been de
termlned upon lis not proba Bile. Beside
the Maine went. the Spanish cabinet
IS lnday "n Mle eve OF fierce politiual
ccrtg.t.s HHnSSh terminates tomorrow w,
eleet lions for the cortes. so that this
may c1uSe some slight delay
President Mckinley had a coanp.a,a-
flvely quiet day afteh the exciit e1nenr of
cal cabinet nleee ti'n-s but these 1;;.l
not occur. The cabinet officers devoted
their attantiua solely to departmental
affairs. Secretary Long left his office
at $50 P. NJ. renla rling THAT he had
not seen the President in twenty-lfol1r
hours and uhs,t his entire day had been
given to letail. AS he left the depart
ment. however, he Went to the White
House and joined the President Judge
Day likewise started lalbulnt the Same
kelna for the White House It was
stated that the conference dial not re
late to tele Maine disaser so far as
Secretary Long wras concerned. as Vl@.
ca rried a number of naval requisl tions
from the f7I:y million defense fund for
THE approval of THE President. Before
going TO The White House Judge Day
had a long conference With Ass,:s amt
secretary of State -Asee, Whose pn1ic-
r.nr forte is the framing of State De
nai'tment papers to meet diplomatic re
quirsrnent!S. Whether it related to the
SPANISH matter could not 'be LEARNED,
fer on this Judge Day and ALL ,s,'hers in
the Site Department main tanned COM
piet;e S'l.sc,ce. Judge Day declined to
say whether any Dispatch had gone
from Madrid or come from tGlere con
corning THE Maine report or THE Cuban
question.
THE Spanish minister did not call at
the State Depar tment during the day,
nor has he been there Within tine last
Two days Sir Julian Pauntet,fote. THE
British a'n1'bassa dor, spent some time
wi;h Judge Day during the afternoon
but 1T is understood to 6lave had no
RELATION with the Cuban question 1t
is undoubtedly true. however tll1alt the
British ambassador has LEARNED Off
cially that the esse initial conclusion
reached by the Anne r;can court of in
quiry. and that the British government
IS appraised of tihe facts. IAN official dn
hH@h stansIin~, referring 10 Sir JulGlan's
call, stated t;hat the Maine report WAS
one more fa@nor toward inducing Eu-
ronean governments. particularly Great
Britain. to take cC4r:!G2allce of the dread
full condition Of affairs prevailing Yin
Cuha Esmd 10 lock at least With sym
pathy, If not with mere practical
means. to IN intervention which would
put an ems to such suffering.
The Navy Department as usual was
the most active centre Of the day.
Commodore Sc',,l'ey came no bid good
HAMPTON Roads TO assume command
of the flying squadron. He leaves
Washington t1inorrow and will raase
his ccmmodore's flag en- Monday. His
heart rs in :h;s particular assignment,
a1st! he j.xH-ass:ed lflra srent1est s,atisfac-
tinn ON sia..,'ae- far :;Fl.ls sea service
Late IN rna .,w smother sFafft w1as
made :n ti1s ;ilaps for painting the war
ships, ana Canaan CrGwnin ;lhiell fl
nai!y de;erm'af; ma: M 0Ae ships of
the navy sinou.d be painted "a s7;lll lead
crlnr. This was the color of the federal
ships during the civil war and is said
10 he the best fighting color
THE naval bureau CT ordnance is pre-
pairing new mounts for a number of
Whitehead torpeklspes i'm order to place
them ON the revenue cutters, the newly
acquired yachts and tugs. The .torpe-
do tubes We're originally inteded to go
below decks. but with tine new craft
the tubes and mounts must be changed
fen service on the upper decks. W7heT.
| this work rs done Captain O'Neil. head
oe tGlt. bureea u, expects to be able to
equip sixty craft. if occasion demands
| with torpedo tubes.
| The contracts for the big steel piers
COAL sheds and extensive coal applian
ces for loading war vessels ait Dry Tor
tugas and ely West We're let today. The
Union Bridge Company, OF New York
City will build the steel piers, etc.
1ESo.h ait Tortugas and Keys'West, this
| contract price being $4,000. The
tracks. cars, machinery. will be furnish
ca by the Brown Hoisting Company
eff Cleveland, for $751; 600. These were
not the lowest bids. but the Navy De.
pa rtment considered other feature.
/ ttla,rt1 the ainl1lEIt foiG. The Sxsont1y.rl