The Yale expositor., 1898-03-04

benefit performance for the relatives
of the Maine victims, at the Metropoli-
tan opera house, New York.
The double-turreted monitor Terror
has been sent to New York harbor and
the new monitor Puritan has taken her
place at the Norfolk navy yard.
The work of naval construction and
armament is being pushed by the Span
ish government with the greatest activ-
ity at the Ferrol arsenal and dockyard.
Gov. Rogers. of Washington, has or
dered that the IL companies composing
! the National Guard of Washington
shall be Immediately recruited to their
full strength.
Havana: Consul-General Lee has in
formally advised Americans not neces-
| sarily detained here to leave for home
at once. Many families will sail as
soon as possible.
The Madrid impartial blames Spanish
weakness in the Allianca, Venadito,
Competitor and other affairs as encour-
aging the United States in their pres
ent bellicose attitude"
Martin Redding, a diver who was
taken to Havana to work on the wreck
of the Maine, has returned to Key
West 1t is said that he talked too
much and displeased the court of in
quiry.
Rep. McCleary, of Minnesota, says
that rs the Maine entered Havana har-
Dor with her guns loaded for action
| Spain had right TO place her over a
mine or destroy her, as she saw tit, if
she had reason TO suppose that the
Names intentions were warllke, and
Mr.. McCleary contends that they were.
Senator Proctor. Of Vermont, has
gone To Havana rs the personal rep
resentative of President Mckinley to
meet Consul General Lee and receive
complete statement Of the actual con-
| ditions in Havana and information on
! the Maine disaster which was of too vi
| tai importance to entrust 10 mail or
! telegraph.
The greatest activity known since
the rebellion is now witnessed at the
! Watcrvlict, n. Y. arsenal and the en-
tire force is working night and day
Several carloads of l2-inch projectlles
have already been shipped to Fort
Hamilton. Orders have also been re-
ceived for the shipment of all projec-
tiles now on hand to the several forts
about New York and to forward all
completed guns as speedily as possible
to the proving grounds at Sandy Hook.
The cruisers Columbia and Minncap-
oils, the double-turreted monitor Milan
tonomah and the lam Katahdin, all at
the League Island navy yard, have
been ordered TO 20 into commission
with dispatch. Both cruisers have
skeleton crews aboard, while the mon
itor has been lying at dock for several
years and the Katahdin since last win
ter. The work of cnlisting men Will
continue until orders to stop have been
received from Washington.
Madrid The cardinal archbishop of
Valladolid has published pastoral let
ter blaming America for the prolonga-
ton Of the Cuban war. His emincncc
says: The hypocritical friendship of
the United States fosters the rebellion
and wastes SPANS resources in order
the better TO attack her when weak
encd." lie eXhorts all true SpanIards
TO unite in defending the rights and
honor of the nation" The letter has
caused widespread comment.
The Correspondence Militare. organ
of the Spanish army, says: The pre-
vailing Impression is that war between
Spain and United States will break
out In April" a former captain.gen-
eral of Cuba presumably Marshal Mar.
tinez Campos), is reported rs saying
Il never entertained doubt that if
the rebellion were not suppressed be
fore 1898, war with the United States
would become an accomplished fact
Unhappily my prophecy will he full
filled"
In reply TO the strong denial of Senior
du Bose, Spanish charge d'afTairs at
Washington, that there are mines in
the harbor of Havana, the diplomats
show that Senior dc LONE frequently
alluded to Havanas magnificent de-
lenses. At the time Senator Mills said
in the senate, Let us take Cuba" dc
LONE remarked contemptuously to an
American professor of history who was
visiting him at the time: Let them
take the mines from Havana harbor
first. Even Constantinople is not more
safe from this threatened INVASION"
A gloomy tone pervades political cir
ces in Spain on the reports of split
in the Cuban ministry. The ,autono
mists, Senior Gibenga and Senior Am
blard. are, it is believed, secretly treat
ing with the separatists in the direc-
ton of independence for Cuba. Senior
GOWN, the Cuban secretary of the in
terror, is accused of treason by the I'm
parcial. Ell Pals says Spain should
treat with the rebels direct rather
than tolerate the. traitor GOWN" Ell
Correo Espanol says: Gown is traitor
To his country. Whoever supports a
traitor is likewise a traitor"
Henry w. Corbett, who was APP