The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-02-24
NAMES SAILORS
Are Smarting Over the Government,
Delay in Furnishing
"hst ihey Consider spanish Outrage
III NO Action is Taken They Say They
VIII Never Again Pace the Deck
or an American Man-of-war

n JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Feb. IA spe
elaI 10 the lines Union and Citizel
from Key West, Fla, says:
Sailors Of the battleship Maine. suf
Iering from wounds in the Kew Wes
hospital are smarting over the della,
OF the government in furnishing what
, they term a Spanish outrage"
!, In their minds there is no doubt n.
10 the cause of the explosion. and thew
explain the delay in taking summary
action by saying that the president is
morally certain that there was no ac-
cident. and wishing to deceive the
Spanlards with a feeling of secur.
ity, is using the short time 10
make the necessary preparations to
enforce his ultimatum. II no action is
taken, they say. not man among
them viii again pace the deck of an
american man-of-war but il business
Is meant. 1t would take strong force
to keep them from hurrying TO the
'front.' wounded though they are. to
take hand in what they look upon as
personal vengeance.
We were warned not to 90 Ua.
yana,' one said sunday, being told
that danger awaited us there. Whom
we got there we were again told and
II was current rumor that the harbor
bottom was honeycombed with mines.
We first chose our anchorage and
rested there for several hours
but the harbor master compelled |
Us to weigh and proceed to spot
marked by buoy. We were reviled
on the streets of Havana, and sneered
at until our blood boiled and found out
Tor our own safety that it was neces.
sary for Us to make our visits to the
city iii force. No man dared 10 90 il
alone. There was no knowing what
would happen to him.
The explosion itself is the best evi.
dece that 1t was mine or torpedo
NEW YORK. Feb. 2l.-The Herald
Monday Saws:
frederick L CDudert, formerly coun.
sci for the United S.a'eS before the
Behring sea commission and a well
inown authority upon international
aw' was interviewed regarding the /
natter of an indemnity if it can be )
hown that the Spanish authorities at /
iavana failed to take proper precau. |.
IONS to insure the safety of the Amer n
can warship Maine.
The destruction of the Maine. nv "
ccldent or by the act Of IRRESPONSIBLE v
Individuals, would not Justify dcclara. :,
ION OF war. Carnot for instance. was d.
sSaSS mated by an Italian. yet France h
III not blame Italy. Italian subjects III
'cre killed 10y mob several years ago -
l New Orleans Italy was justified i'm IA
clnandlng an indemnity, which they "a
'celved' because the men when slain
ere in charge Of officers of the law. ~
no should have made every effort to Az
revent their prisoners from being dc
He'd. But it did not result in war" mi
W AsIIlNGToN. Feb. 1t is learned ,h'
ON "A high diplomatic source that the "A
prcscntatiyeN of three Of the leading ha
itions Of Europe here have advised up
elr governments that they regard so'
ar between the United States and /
'ain as inevitable, and that open hos Ira
ltcs can not be postponed longer ihl
an two weeks Ne'
Their adviceS are based on informa- wc
IN obtained from Havana as well as Of
I'm Washington. 1t is learned that fr, n
'estlgations have been in quiet dec
)greoS IN Havana through con- pre-
ar representatives OF the poy. sid,
iment, in question, who, though are
ing separately, have reached the ~, ,n
animous conclusion that The respon. ton
lity for the wreck OF the Maine lies mel
y closely at the doors OF certain dli.
inish officers who were prominently 'ut 'us
lnected with the Wcyler regime. TWO
\EY WEST, Feb. 2i.-News was re. Sen
we'd here sunday morning to the eff Mr..
that Capt. Sigsbee and his officers var
'e now convinced OF treachery and yoic
play in the Maine wreck. and that II
Il. Sigsbec had made an important bill
ort To the Washington officials TO 1fte
effect. No details are given. save ..li'
bare fact that something has been n n
overed convincing Sigsbce OF foul men
.9Ol
was given out Saturday from
'cc that IS almost semi official thah
divers sent down on behalf OF the
ted states to examine the wreck "AP
ne Maine have made preliminary r..
'rt OF the result of their work. and -
the magazine in which the explo- -
Is supposed TO have occurred j., in -
II THIS report is true. an entirely ""u
rent aspect is given to the terrific 80 y, ~ =
oslOn which brought death and de- y"
elton to the Maine. This report low,
hing Key West. it is said, caused
members OF the court Of inquiry 10 ~
io TO proceed to Havana Sunday J,cU
begin their investigation at once. 'i'ii'
ad Of organizing the court here. an
lyANA, Feb. 2l.-Lieut Command ~
irnett Of the survey boat Bache. Nv
to press correspondent Sunday: ,h;s
on want the facts. can tell YOU oa,
-. ou' u loo peop
the investigation will show that Mons
forward magazine of the Maine rest
ot blow up first, If it exploded at com,
nd that il was not the cause Of c,
'rrible consequences that follow. To-
The condition of the wreck when icle ,
ana iater careful scru' the (,
make this an almost absolute Ger. .m n
7. Amer
rewelI Audience to Senior BernLb>. ,
DRID, Feb. 2l.-Sunday the queen M,
go '"'e"eii auH"nce 10 McCu