Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-18
WARLIKE T0ASTS.
General Blanco Says SPANS Flag Will
Continue to Float Over Cuba--Opin-
lens Of Newspapers--.Salvage from
the Maine.

Havana, March 17.-General Blanco,
at the banquet last night to the Off
GERS OF the Vizcaya and the Almirante
Oquendo, toasted The king, the queen
regent, the army and the navy of
Spain" He said:
''The present generation will never
see another banner than that of Spain
at the ent ance to the Gulf of Mexico.
That banner, representing civilization,
progress. liberty, humanity, and re
ligion, will be eternal, like that of the
first American nation"
These sentiments Were received with
shouts Of applause and cheers.
Admiral M5rsterola, responding on
behalf Of the navy, said:
I'm union the army and navy will
always be indestructible.
La Union Constitutional: publishes
to-day numerous interviews with lead
ing politicians and other authorities
on the situation. The trend of all is
to the effect that there is no reason
for war but that Spain will defend her
possessions of Cuba to the last drop of
blood. Some of the prominent Cubans
interviewed are represented as saying
that Spain can count on the support of
all peaceable creoles.
La Lucia in to-days issue says edi-
torially that Juan M. Ceballos, of New
York City, who recently visited Presi-
dent Mckinley for an interview on the
Cuban question, has no authority
from, or standing in Cuba or Spain,
and asks: Whom does Senior Ceballos
represent in Cuba?"
The American yacht Buccaneer,
which has been expected here to take
the remainder of the congressional
party North, is more than forty hours
overdue at the time this dispatch is
filed. and there are fears that some
accident has befallen her Messrs.
Money, Smith and Cummings decided
not to wait longer, and left for Key
West to-day on the Arkansas
1t is hoped the wreckers will find
tompions in the big guns and if this
proves the case, the guns can be saved.
If otherwise, and the marine growth
has ruined the softer steel of the
cores, the breech mechanism can be
used in other guns. To-day another
one-pounder and two of the three
anchors with their chains, all very val
liable, were raised, and the swords of
First Lieutenant of Marines Catlin and
Lieutenant T. w. Jenkins were recover
ed
Two battalions of Havana volunteers
are drilling in heavy artillery exercises
at the Cabana fortress. The Vizcaya is
still coaling. and it is now announced
that she will probably not go to
Mexico.
The Montgomery left this afternoon
for Key West. General Paulo is ex-
pected to arrive tonight.
Consul General Lee, interviewed to-
day as to the report that he had ap-
piled for H. Maitland Kersey's former
position at New York, as agent of the
White Star Line, said there was no
truth in the report whatever
General Arelas has called the col
onels and chiefs of volunteers together
and has ordered them to drill and 9TH
erwise train their men in military ex-
ercises.
1t is asserted that only the CORES
pondents here of the Madrid impartial
and the editor of the Diario de la Mar
ina were present at the banquet given
at the palace last night by Captain
General Blanco to the officers of the
Vizcaya and Almirante Oquendo, no
other newspaper men being invited.