The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-01

two divers, who have been at work on
;Ae wreck for several days.
Although il is probable the Mangrove
viii leave for Key West nor Sap
tain Sampson is not yet certain. 1t is
believed the court will return 10 Ha-
a n after hearing the Key West wit
nesses, but no official confirmation Of
this report a be obtained. With the
departure OF the court the centre of
interest Will probably be at hey West,
although the officers will maintain the
same reserve there as here. The news
given out by the court is strictly con-
fined to that already sent by this cor
respondent and is Very scanty at the
best.
The explosion is no longer the sole
topic of conversation The public here
appears to be content to await the re-
port of the our Of inquiry and TO be
we'll assured that nothing except sur
mise is possible until the report is
made.
The coast survey steamer a. ID.
Bache, after many delays, left for the
Tortugas this morning with three
wounded, all doing we'll. Owing TO the
American quarantine regulations, the
wounded having been in hospitals here
and exposed to fever, must be taken to
hospitals in the Turtugas for Quaran-
tine. The other wounded are doing
we. late tonight. Even HolZer, though
sorely wounded. is better and is max
ing a gallant fight for life.
No bodies were ~ecovere today from
the wreck. Recent orders from Cap
tain Sigsbee strictly forbid all officers
! of the Maine to give out amy informa-
ton except to those officially empower
eu to ask it. The order is generally
understood to apply to all official mat
| ter though some think it affects only
matters connected with the disaster.
Madrid, February 24.-The q~ueen-re-
| gent today presided at a cabinet couT-
ell which discussed the relations De
tween Spain and the United States.
MINISTER WOODFORD'S BAN
QUIET.
THE United States Minister, General
Stewart l.. Woodford, gave a anq
today in honor of the new Spanish
minister at Washington, Senior Polo
Y Bernaloe. In addition to the later,
the guests included the Austrion, Rus
sian, French, German, llallan, TURK
ish. Dutch, and British ministers or
charge d'affaireS and their wives, and
the Duke of Veragua the lineal de-
scendant of Columbus, who was the
guest of the United States at the time
Of the Chicago fair, and the premier
Senior Sagasta. There were also pres
ent Senior Morel y Prendergast, the
minister for the colonies and his wife;
Senior GullOn, the minister for foreign
affairs, and Senior A. Gullon; the Mar
quis Zarco, the i~ntroducer OF ambassa-
doris; the Countess SaStago, first lady
in waiting to the queen regent; the
ducheS of S~ancarlOs, the Marquis
Waldo Iglesias, and the staff Of he
United States legation.
VIOLENT LANGUAGE OF THE I'M
PARCIAL.
Much political Importance was at
taOhed here to the incident, and the
banquet coupled with the peaceful
~utterances of President Mckinley" &C
cCrding to a semi-official eport have
been "optimistically utilized by the
ministerial press" But The impartial
today takes the Spanish government
to task for its apathy, c~ontraSted with
the patriotic feeling Of the country"
and warns the nation against the
"hypocritical yankee policy which
really aims at the independence Of
Cuba" Continuing the Impartial
Gays:
president Mckinley may make ard
reiterate protestatiOnS Of friendship
pacific intentions, but his actions
NOIII mo - NS- W AAIS 49, 49,
ident of the United States is cabling
US with words, he sharpens his
dagger to stab US behind. While talk
ing concord he utilizes his Sundays
in unusual United States war prepara-
tions at the docks and cancels the fur
lOughS OF the marines. Can We trust
those who are preventing the pacifica-
toin of Cuba and feeling and foment-
ing rebellion and flibustering expedi-
tons, sending warships under the pre-
text OF friendship and preaching
peace? We must prepare for a
There is no time to acquire new war
ships but We could fit out Immediately
what We have. sending the Pelayo,
Colon, Charles ", and Maria Teresa
TO play the American game which is
Vizcaya to Cuban waters and the rest
of the fleet TO guard the peninsula.
Other policy than preparedness is only
to play the American game. w~hichis
to exhaust our and gain the
independence Of Cuba without riSking
anything. How long does the govern
ment NEAR to favor the American
plans. How long will the agonizing
nation tolerate the apathy OF the gov
ernment?"
THIS language from a s~emi-oficial
organ is much commented upon
The Paix frankly declare that Gu
ban Independence is imminent.