Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-24
GENERAL WAR SITUATION.
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fluences win now consent to have their
commerce destroyed.

huences win now consent to have their
| commerce destroyed.
Commander Hemphill, who has
| charge of the naval enlstments. has
made out a table showing that the re-
cent recruiting of the navy has
| swelled that branch of the service by
recruits from the following states:
Maine, 80; New Hampshire, %; Massa-
chusetts, 1474; Rhode Island $50; New
York, 1880; New Jersey 313; Pennsyl-
vana, 4o6; Maryland. 444; District Of
Columbia, 401; Ohio, 81; Michigan, 3o4
154; Missouri. 81; Virginia, 255; North
Carolina, 90; South Carolina, Ia.
Georgia, Il; Tennessee, s; louisiana
l51 Texas, 81; California, 606 Florida
1l3.
| The French government has informed
| the French embassy that an artist mas
been instructed to make a copy OF the
famous picture THE Battle of York
| town which is one of the treasures Of
the French national gallery at Yer
sailles, to be to the embassy at Wash
ington. The picture portrays the IN
cident of the surrender Of LORD Cora
wallis to Gen. Washington. 1t is about
10 feet long and feet high, the figures
being life size.
The announcement by way of Paris that
| the Italian government had protested
! against the continuance of the blockade
| of the Cuban coast on the ground that 1t
was Ineffective met a prompt denial at
the state department, and it can be deli
nitcly stated that neither in Washington
nor in Rome have any representations on
this subject been addressed TO the United
States government. Italy probably is the
maritime power of all Europe with which
the Cnitcl States has absolutely no cor
respondencc in the slightest degree con-
nected with the Cuban blockade.
| As to the allegation that the blockade
| is Ineffective it is said that on the con-
trary. it has been singularly successful
and that, so far as known, not single
neutral ship subject to detention has
passed the lines without the express con-
sent of our government.
| The Montscrrat. it is true, did enter
Cicnfuegos harbor before our blockading
ships had time to get around to the south
| side of Cuba and establish the blockade,
and she dd manage to get out at night,
but she is 4 Spanish ship and Spain is
perhaps the only nation in the world that
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against blockade, being herself COM
| Blatant.
It is only for neutral powers 10 enter
such protests and none Of them has yc;
the slightest pretext for such action.
With the beginning Of the present week
all Spanish vessels in the United States
ports which sailed after the outbreak of
the war are subject u seizure, as well
as all Spanish merchantmen found on the
high seas. save where they left port for
the United States before April u.
The Presidents proclamation Of war
allowed such ships lying in our ports or
bound for them. 80 days in which to dis
charge careocs and also ensured them
safe passage home. That period of time
has expired. This il is expected, will
tend to free the state department from
complications.
Under the energetic management Of
Capt. Bartlett who WAS recalled from
the retired list into the active service of
the navy department for the purpose,
there has just been perfected an admir-
able and thorough system Of coast sig
mailing for war purposes.
The navy department itself established
50 stations on the coast, manned by naval
i militiamen. Then il called into service
1860 lighthouse employees and 1919 life saw
ing men. making d total force of over 30ot
men who patrol the great shore line from
Bar Harbor to Galveston night and day
and in all weathcrs watching for the APP
proach of an enemy or for signal from
any passing t+nitcI States warship.
All these watchers can come in the
course of a few minutes with a telegraph
or telephone Line, and all lines center in
the office of capt. Bartlett i'll the navy
department. who is thus prepared to Civ
the war board instant notice of any sig
nificaut ship movements on the coast
1t is said at the navy department that
it viii be at least five days before the
Monterey can he started from San Fran
cisco for Manila, owing to the prepare
tions that must be made for the excep
tionll service required of her.