The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24

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made by the Spanish minister of the in
| terror that the government is likely to
| resort to privateering does not cause any
apprehension among officials here One
of the highest authorities of the navy
department said that Spain would adopt
| privateering If she felt it to be to her
interest, without waiting for this coun-
| try to give any pretext for such ac-
| ton. 1t is felt, however, that Great
Britain, Germany and France will have
considerable to say in case Spain re-
sorts to privateering. The commerce of
these countries with the United States
would suffer very severely by Spanish
more disastrous to those foreign inter-
ests than to the shipping of the United
States. 1t was this influence of Great
Britain, Germany and France which
forced Spain reluctantly to forego pri-
watering. and 1t is not thought prob
able the foreign influences will now
consent to have their commerce de-
stroyed.
1t was stated at the navy department
no dispatches of any kind relating to
the movements of the fleets or the pros
pect of an engagement had been re-
ceived during the day. and that the only
dispatch received related to an inconse-
quential prize case. AS the ships are
now at sea, there is no expectation of
reports until a decisive engagement oc-
ours and a dispatch boat gets to a port
or it is found that Cervera has eluded
our search. In the meantime there is
complete lack of official data by which
to forecast the coming engagement.
report was current during the day that
the big battleship Oregon had arrived at
Key West, but the department officials
would notice it only by entering a gen.
eral denial that word had been received
of any important vessel movements or
arrivals.
Later in the day the associated press
dispatches from Madrid, giving the
sharp debate in the cortes over the al
legged flying of the Spanish flag by
American warships created much COM
ment i'm naval circles. Spains protest
to the powers that this use of the flag
was "cowardly and iniquitous'' was dis
missed by naval officials with the state
ment that international law writer's
agreed on the right to use an enemy's
flag for purposes of deceit. so long as
the flag is taken down before a shot is
fired. The United States naval regula-
tions make specific provision on this
point The navy department recently
issued an edition of Shows Naval Pre-
cedence," a standard work on naval
usage In time of peace and war. In this
the doctrine on the use of an enemye
flag is stated as follows:
1.-The regulations of the United States
navy state that the use of a foreign
flag to deceive an enemy is permissible.
IA ID n hs.E
gun is fired. and under no circum-
stances Is an action to he commenced
or an engagement fought without the
display of the national ensign.
The foregoing rule, both by regula-
ton and by the text book distributed to
the navy. Is a guide for all naval off, |
GERS. Practically the same rule is APP
piled to the use of an enemy's uniform. |
Commander Hemphill who has |
charge of the naval enlistment. 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 Hamphire. %: Massachusetts,. l.
474: Rhode Island. $50: New York. l.7so; |
New Jersey. 31s: Pennsylvania 406; |
Maryland. A4: District Of Columbia. |
4o1; Ohio. 81: Michigan. 304; Illinois. 1872:
Wisconsin, 32; Minnesota, 1%; Missouri. |
a Virginia. 255; North Carolina. 95; |
South Carolina. us: Georgia. Il: Ten
nessee. s; Louisiana. $50: Texas. 81: Cal |
ifornia. sos: Florida. 113.
The French government has taken op- |
portunity to pay compliments to this |
country by informing the French en-
bassy that an artist has been instruct |
ed TO make a copy of the famous pict- |
ure. THE Battle Of Yorktown" which |
Is one of the priceless treasures Of the /
French national gallery at Versailles. to
be sent to the embassy at Washington. |
The picture shows the notable incident |
in American history when the British /
commander. Lord CORVALLIS. surren-
dered to General Washington. The /
picture is about ten feet long and six /
feet high. the figures being life-sized-
The announcement, by way of Paris, i
that the Italian government has pro-
tested against the continuance of the
blockade OF the Cuban coast on the /
ground that IL was Ineffective. met a /
prompt denial at the state department, /
and ii can be stated definitely that /
neither in Washington nor Rome have
any representations on this subject been