The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-16
Spain Masslng Her Fleet In the Harbor of
Havana.
BELIEVES UNCLE SAM IS BLUFFING
Interview with Lieut.. Command.
or Sobrnl Mt BnrccIona-AdmIres
President NcIKinicy, But Places n
small Estimation Upon Congress
mon.
Madrid, March is, 1898.

MadTld, March 10, 1898.
The Spanish torpedo ~flotilla, hid
sailed from CadTz en- Surhduy last, os-
tcnsfbly for Porto Rico viii only call
tlr:f'e for provisions, ETC., and will az
tTr'woGds leave for Havana. A second
SiinnEsh notil.s, will soon start for Gu
ban waters and will probably be sta
ttoEed at Porto Rico.
The friends Of Suao- Slgasld, the
Spanish Premier, deny that Senior J. NJ.
o,5aNos, the general alyert at New
York, of the Spanish trans-Atlantie
Steamship company, has visited Pres
ident Mckinley at the instigation OF the
Spanish government. Lit,vIter.ant Com
m1ndcr Sobral. the former naval at
tlclns OF the Spanish legation at Wash
ingtJ1, i'll an Interview at Barcelona
Oh MS arrival there, is quoted as say
ing he is convinced President Mckin-
ley, h is Il correct President, ard the
g~Ov,rrirrnt of the ULf;ed States Go
not WISH for WIT. "and MIL resist 20 the
utmost til. in%trigues of the war party
C~omSinuing. Lieut.. Sobral remarked:
"Th2rlGhtfui Americans also oppose
war, Which is solely desired by the
advcil:un:nS and agita;ors who COM
Itose trs lingo ptrGL The majority OF
the House OF Representatives is COM
posed OF men without prestige and of
little ~educatiStn, who regard politics as
4 trade and who would have already
vJtcd the lingo proposals if they Fad
not encountered the strength of ohaW-
acter of President Mckir:&;Y. whose
authority is dictatorial. The serious
opln!1n of the county. composed of
h e " 500 s1,,a .lrz.1 ,.,- ID c. -
which they believe would he a. vsrita-
BILE misfort"re, rs shawn by the fact
4 ut the now Spanish squadrc:r had
hardly st-i"tci for Ama: icaI, waters
when a panic selHsd all commercial and
Industrial c%cntrcs.
The lingo party is fomented chief
ly f&' two American daily rcewsTrapers,
who's ins0ient language is a positive
sham,: 10 Americans.
1T is cvident that the United States
intends Span shall be the actual de-
clarcr of war;
Lieutenant Sobral added eff the
SpaStsh Government decides to issue n
national loan to build n squadron one
patriotism of the SI.aniards residing in
America will impel them II, subscribe
4 third OF the amount, uGrl they will
give their money without regard to the
issue price and without CONSIDERING
~ III lllt ltttH. .
The impartial says: yesterday we
received two kilograms from New York
which have C'ot been published. They
deal with war preparations and con-
Germ not only street jinEoism. but high
officials Of the AMERICAS, Government
who, in view OF the position. ought to
observe n more discreet attitude"
The impartial foll1ws with Il trucu-
lent de~nunciation of Americans who, it
says. are trying to fr!ghta'n S%paniards
by invoking the phantom of w'2I, of
which they arc more afraid than the
SpaniardS.
THE United States is Il country"
SAYS the impartial. "Hf b%cllicose self
advertisement. by moving vessels to
and fro She is trying to mako believe
that her forces are greater than they
really are. w, sincerely advise these
DOGGY men not to waste their time and
money."