Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-23
REPORT ON The Way
Commander Mark Taking it
to Washington.
MEETING OF THE CABINET

resident and His Advisors Debate Oy.r
4 an Hour on the Spanish situation.
Speculation an to the Find
ing or the Court
/! Wl\SH1 NGTO'N. March 2a-7yna cr,,
ssSnsl 1ieSs,.ihS to-day lasted so,nat,h;sr,-
,,.ssFsl, an hour and was t,,avota1 '.xnI,%
issveiy to the Spanish esatul:,r;nn i'm o,..,,
g1as. aai'd 10 r,le ror,hcor,s NO ,-.,syrt ~
laie Alanhse Court If inquiry i'm partic-
iaial we tone of the discussions WINS
fsssis iHm and determined that Their.
ii.'1s. Eo'iie AN enlSi to THE I,rs.:xsnt St,,ta
on IA fairs i'm Cuba Secr,et.trv Lnnc M,
aIiciHZed the statement that this. unD},,r
S',s'al1''ns befors, tl.s cabinet WIS nina
INV, ,a rs1>et't Would reach Wa.sl,inrt1n
, .nn,lsuAS or Friday. that lit was very
Notu'AnCus and iinat it's p,1fl]t,,a ,ion
ana tram s,ntssion IN, Congress wo,,liI ,,.rt
occur until next Monday IN. r,,.-s,,a :.
as the President would REQUIRE thoi
ai1usai tlnse To give THE document ,t.1s.
.ns',nile confederation its; ,,1,5,,,ant.Sn,S
chsllactar required Other. f4,,h:r,.s, M.
ncSals STATED that the general MAN in
eHuuesi the sending of a Prs.si.l an t,joj
message along with the 1-s-por. st,,tinor
1.ittt sp.rin had been called upon TO
.,.ase S'uluaSle response TO the case pre-
sshieH BY the court of inquiry While
sh<e cabinet aSSAoei at4ts of the F1>asil1p.n,
n',esifia4ned their usual reserve al, "a
.he eNNrct character of the d,libe,r, t:,,ny,
Ut Was conceded tllrtt the discussion
proceedGd 4Y the Theory that tht. cam,
fng report would show that the ,M.,jne
eNlsiAicscif,l wis not the RESULT of an y,r
elTtsnNs but Was due To an s,xter.ns,l
cause. This was NOT because. OF rlny
poS's,.He inflammation however. as to
IRE fin4f.n'Sis OF tina court There, lis M,
d'rlats chat subs taItial unGni1,tsy e,,i
on THE l'ao:t. of THE PresieiSa,p, and ,ll his
estHinet, both as To the Maine, question
ANA me general subject of Cuba The
poSS.'oi.IS OF (, recourse TO intervention !
IN case SIain declines to make suitable |
re'S'I>thrlSse to the presentations we Will |
make regarding the sFa,natfun in Cuba. |
NeceSsaH*ay the consideration of ths,
Aia.4,e disaster hal. been alb
stract thus far. ana mn, cnnt4l,1si.n mas;
been reached or lis p;4sril,l.. until th.. wi
an question as to the courts findings
are before tht President and cabinet,
:Nt the same diinc There is a very evil
istlt Intention to Consider s,ll everltu-
ltafltss, ilhsluti'rnGs tht. recourse, which |
iprsaa,s 70 suitably meet the require
'nentS of such a condition. 1t lis be
EeNed to be tlle Intention of THE Presi-
1saIlt, however, Ito bring about q very
l1atea;sal saald sat IS fanto cry condtJien in
yubta W!lspt sfraf seem TO be this.
meth OF
reaJiza ,tale sit,riHion as to
sl;ty for sllch radical a'ctia,m ON her part
With respect, ts 4G:,i:ha as shall com
niamiI THE approximation of Hills Country +
and thus at once ,.p,lt an ENID to all diff
fere'lces.
Outside Of the cabinet nesting the |
slH was exceptionally quiet. Seere-
AIRY Long wa,s apie TO e+iepi' his desk |
NJ $3.50 o'clock for the first time since
.i.lt. Maine disaster occurred, and he |
left the department before office hours
c,oised to tanioy a wulll. During the
the brM'eau of navigation
posted 's;le notice aalat the .baait !s+s'hap
Massachusetts had sailed from Key
West for Hampton Ia, IDS, follnwiI:s the
Texas. which left yesterday About
the game time Commodore Schle'y. who
has been sHNegessttd sls ta,e probable
commander OF the Flying SuualrHn-
conferred at Hampton Reads. ctlllea at
the Department. ami had conference
With Assistant Secretary Roossev'em',
Tux. cruiser BroDklyn is at Newport
News and the monitor Puritan is under
orders to- proceed there, $50 tElrut HIha1tse
ves,..els win be near tine Hampton
RulaNlss Rendezvous, If it lis determined
to establish the su ue,G.l-on there. Orders
forth!s move hove NOT been lntade. how
ever. NOR has Commodore Sch!ey re
ceivel amy i:lfrrna tir1n from officials
that DIE world be placed in command th
1Nle. Navy Department continues to
keep Uniformed as to the Spanish tor
netlo hotill... now s7topp!n'G at tine Cana
nas. 1t can be stated positively thets
the repart ,,.lat President NC Kinley has
prip, e,s,tea AGAINST the coming of tf.ts
flpiil!a, is unwarrans.eal There has
been. no such protest.
Serious aitentiun lis beipsS. given by
,:i;ls. Navy Depal.tNnen't otIatalts fo the
t1t,es,; h6n Of the acquisitions OF a suitable
lpcias,tkaa for a rcgllins station i:.sl'e-
where i'm the West 1nlips Steps have
been tallen already ~, establish such a
station "a. the Dry Tortugas but tAlhs,
IT Us seacsi. is ,lhe' only deepwater slsg'bor
available for big war vessels between
Hampton Roasls and the Rio Gran9ie
Beside, it ITS practically unprotected
1t present and a fleet wouid have ITO be
stationed where to protect ths ccah
.t.m,c-l, which IS unsatisfactory. There
arg "a number, of fine 'harbol7s among
tt1t. West Indies. said naval ot'ieei
today, and at one of these we ought TIC
ma we "A, coating ,stifog. Secretary Long
lis considering THE naHteT and 1t Us
,,rStJa:bhs THAI if the government can
,;nlfSe the. necessary arrangements Il
station WIN be secured.
AT the War Depart n,sHlt Gbids We're
opened Gn iihe bureau OF os'dtIlaAice aol
supplying 100000 pounds OF Drown
pris1natic powder for the s@aceSast ief
.,5fi c,,,iou guns There was only TWO
h;,?le,.s. THE California Powder Gem
be NY and THE Dupont Powder Company
The. fo,rnper concern offered TO Supp,y
the powder at the rate. OF SLIP Genus
;yse. pound. Twenty ONE days al tSr ie-
49,; wins. THE CONTRACT aarey WIN 'Se1ssh
delivering the powder al t'lle rate OF
% ono pounds weekly
! The Dupont Powder Company piu ~ u.
~ la cents, per pound for THAT 10 pe
d. .fvs,syF a'i the powder alrselnau ",
| Diver. n. J., and BATE cents per Iscu1fu
| ,sn,. rhan u., be delivered at the powder
TeaIs,ene,l at Benecia. Cs1l.
In, a dizzy or two the ordnance nuretlM
v,'Hl award ii,e corMTact for ss'lpI'iytaNs
~. d. naltn,ent >. 900. 900 ssrn5keles's pow
dfr istls. haql cartridges of 30 t-h!aore,
| Two concerns submitted bras LOT FUN
49,, .,,., Ithscsf. c-a,ar:.lIge,s the WincheS-
,4,. ARMS Company and tae, llnspon Me
ta NC Cartridge Company. htF!'h on on ",
nactie,,., rrhesr bids were sub sI;,s' aiai
mike. ind the cpntla'rt pl'e'oap . WI, Ml~
h. divided between thf: two co fr,l'.th'es
[ ~r,h., WAN. Dcna11lineTlt has Tect-.NtIN