The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-03-19
SOME WAR NOTES.
The Spirit of 4 ctivity Which Has
Taken Possession of the Nations
of Earth,


Taken Possession Of the Nations
of Earth.
The Brazilian authorities persist
in denying that Brazil has sold any
of her warships, but some authori
ties claim that one of the ships now
building in Europe has been sold to
the United States, says the CORES
pondent of the n. Y. Herald. Bra
zil has at Newcastle three cruisers
of the same type-the Amazonas,
the Barrosa and a third vessel not
yet named. The vessels are each
300 feet in length and a feet in
breadth. They have twin screws
and their tonnage is 1900. They
are expected to attain a speed of 20
knots.
Senior Sandoval, the Spanish mil
itary agent in Germany, Austria and
Scandinavia, has made three addi-
tional purchases of coasting steam
ers at Flume and two at Polo. He
starts to-day for Stettin and Ham.
burg to inspect number of vessels
offered. The United States 50 far
has made no purchases from among
her options in Germany. Lieuten-
ant Commander Niblark, United
States naval attache here. and also
at Rome, has returned to the latter
city.
The domestic distress Of Spain is
daily increasing. The scarcity of
grain and the manipulalions of the
market have produced dangerous
situation. The market price Of
wheat is now equivalent to $3.50 a
bushel, which includes profit Of
about 81 buslIel gained by the
Barcelona syndicate that cornered
the supply. The income Of the peo-
| pie Of Spain, which in 1895 was es-
timated at $034,O00,000, has now
declined to %752,000,000.--N, Y.
/ sun.
The London Morning Post says it
learns that Japan has warned Russia
/ thatif the lattcr retains Port Arthur
| Japan will retain Wei Hal Wei and
the islands adjacent. The same pa
per says the japanese admiralty has
ordered the men of.war building
abroad to be hurried and it denies
the report that Japan will sell the
cruisers now building at Philadel-
phia and San Francisco.
The German foreign Office has ms
tructed the inspired press to deny
emphatically that Germany will aio
Spain in case of war with the United
States, and has instructed the news
papers to point out that the United
States is an excellent friend of Ger
many, and thai Spain, in the Carroll
ma squabble, has repeatedly showr
uufrendliess to Germany.
The British Minister, Sir. Claude
| Mcdonald, visited the Chinese for
eign Office on Tuesday and lodged ;
strong protest against the cession o
Port Arthur to Russia, saying i
would destroy the balance Of powe
in China. The Chinese officials
however, declared their inability Il
withstand the Russian demand.
A Russian imperial ukase just is
sued orders for the disbursement o
g0,00O,000 roubles as an extraordin
AIRY expenditure for the construction
of warships. 1t is added no loal
will be raised 10 provide the money
The Madrid Liberal gives the fol
lowing as the present strength o
, the Spanish navy: Protected ships
; II; unprotected, 20; gunboats, $
torpedo boat destroyers, Il; TORPEDO
boats, II; transports, 20.
The New York correspondent 0
the London Daily Telegraph says
81 have it OH the highest authorit,
that "a triple alliance between Grea
Britain, the United States and Jap
an is pending"
j The United States has purchase
tue two ships building in Englan
} for the Brazilian government. Spai
Y wanted them but did not have tn
necessary article.
The house naval committee ha
voted to authorize the building {
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