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nFl I ' liii n i r r - r v : FIRST EDITION. 2:00 A. M. RALEIGH. N. C. FRIDAY. AARCH 11, 1898.. NoT"86 - - - nunnr ornn mnmn niium ottUK o ur uomr DUiii NOlVTHEWflRGLOUDLOWERS cuts of Yesterday Point to Hostilities. I'M iatti It r U ft. - ' y t0 the Navy Proper to Help Do According to Contract With the nt v.f obe Fjag the Ships Carry M l eu is" and "St. Paul" to Be. ,. .mmlsilon Within Two :r,ird of Naval Officers Ap- nt Out to Enlist 2,000 nr.ir.t; d oT.J . Sc Tons of coal oraerea snip AUtiit ! , v. illiop. .ft! to i leet at Key West at Once. 'I'h; Morning Post. : ;.. March 10. President t:... international Naviga . . h.-n-, having a consul .(j,. .nltninistration officers .. :., j,! a'-iimr the steamships St. Paul" in commis- i that the "St. Louis" i , i; :-hall be placed in com ic ! it J. lil I" U.r, I; ,., tli.- next two weeks, if Vuii'iitions between this i Sj'.un continue. 1.. ,i;is" lias just had her an at Newport New, si. l aul" will be prepared on the completion of ii:;. to England and return. n,( is i f the navy who will ; ih- ships have been de i.nt their names are with .i ' S'-nt. ; : SAILORS AT ONCE. I.. Tiie Morning Post. :. :!.uvh lo. At the direc i i-ftary of the Navy, a ;;i i'ITk cr.s has been ap- at once on a tour of the ..ine tin- enlistment of ; t" man all the new ships : i States navy, including. v . ruihei-s, in order that all 1 1 1 , emmission at once, if board will not return enlisted at least 2.00U X. .L FOR KEY WEST. Ly i I.!,.;, ... t'ne Morning Post. .fle .. -Uui-l. i.niu, March 10. Kirk Wools &'""., of this city, today sqld ;,v,()m) ton.- i coaT't GftXie 'Go V'eitimwic Th- !.! ;-..-t stipulates that it shall be fliil'i"- t" K - West, on a special Vi-'.. ii. lit:. ...ili all possible speed. INTO X.i. ENQUIRY DISASTER. ii 'i to Tiie Morning Post. ".'I. .March 10. Senator i - presented to the Senate, i n reported to the Commit ' A Ilxpenses. the follow i .i. which indicates that i' i- to have a thorough in n ' i lie h.unls'of the Senate, ! i "i the Naval Board of '- " .-ubinitted: nieiini; the enquiry into : the l-st ruction of the bat- '.' in Havana harbor on 1 ' lN,s. under resolution of ! 1 elu aary 21. the Commit- in s is hereby author t rsons and papers, to apher, and to make the the inn committee, or t here, ,f; the expenses . ti"H to he paid from n. 1 of the Senate." Ai I V SPAIN SIX .s vv i:i:ks. -M t -ning Post. 1". Despite the mo-"!'-rn- of 'the tension be-:o-.i States and Spain, mi Dohdon take the the situation. !: walent, as gathered t sources on both sides, .uh.n of the Cuban dif i it within six weeks a liable. led that Spain will ef : t with the insurgents, ' '.native is the absolute -Madrid Government, ;-'-h public- will resist to the first news of the catastrophe of the "Maine When the messenger gave him the letter giving a detailed account of the disaster and of the expected interna tional complications between Spain and the United States the grim old veteran seemed astounded. "I shall not venture an opinion yet," said Gomez, "as to the cause of the disaster. I can only express my deep horror in the face of so awful a calam ity, and my profound sympathy for the victims and the American people. But I am not surprised at the general be lief in Cuba that this new crime has been committed by Spanish officials. We know too well what Spain is ca pable of doing to destroy a foe. Our ranks have been deprived of great lead ers and patriots, murdered in -the most cowardly manner by the cruel hate of the Spaniards. SPANIARDS GETTING SCARED? This Cablegram Certainly Reads Very Much Like It. By Cable to The Morning Post. Havana, March 9. The American Board of Enquiry will remain in Havana until Saturday, and then go to Ky West. Your correspondent was informed to day that two residents of Regla, across the bay, were examined this afternoon by the Board, and that their testimony is considered of the utmost importance. They witnessed the explosions which destroyed the "Maine." IMPORTANT STATEMENT OF SA GASTA. The La Union publishes a despatch from Madrid saying that the Prime Minister has declared that he is dis posed, on the part of Spain, to remove all the obstacles that may threaten the preservation of peace between his country and the United States. Concluded on Page 4. YESTERDAY IN C0N6ESS. of the BUI to Revive the office of Lieutenant Gen eral, Once Held by Generals Grant, and Sherman. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Washington, March 10. In the Senate a bill to revive the grade of Lieutenant- General in the army of the United States was reported from the Commit tee pn Military Affairs and placed on the calendar. This is in the interest of General Miles. Senator Chandler introduced a' joint resolution for the temporary admission, free of duty, of naval supplies procured abroad. A letter from the Secretary Navy, recommending the passage pf the joint resolution was read, and the reso- v'-..--"' -'lv wse .f-t- '.'s- jT-'i '--v --rt- ' lution was referred to the" Corfrmttee m Finance. ' A1!iil, empowering the President to take the necessary measures to obtain indemnity from the Spanish Govern ment for the wrongs sustained by two American citizens (August Bolter and Gustave Richileu), by reason of their wrongful arrest and imprisonment by Spanish authorities at Santiago, Cuba, in 1891, reported; but, on objection, went over. At 1 p. m. the Senate went into execu tive session and at 3 p. m. adjourned until Monday. British Government Decides 4 on No Aore Options. 1 SIT Mil FIRMS Gil m AS TO BOARD'S t:i:i'( rt. ; ' The Morning Post. M.uvh hA Washington iAeaing Brooklyn Eagle, 'hiy trustworthy and -: that the Eagle's cor- !'ennd by an ex-cabinet a result of private in- - he has received from he believes the Court -; J' 'i t that the "Maine" ' an external agency, ' :!t is unable to fix the act. .' '-' THE "MAINE" - -X PLOSION. ' M rning Post. ' -s. Cuba, March 9..tGen. ' a two days ago at a ' st side of Jucaro Moron '-enger, who took him Washington, March 10. The Senate amendment to the Indian Appropria tion bill, reviving the "free homestead" poiicy in relation to. the lands at present under the control of Congress, was de feated in the House today, after sJong and vigorous debate, by the vote of 136 to 99. It was warmly supported by ex-Speaker Grow, the father ,qf the free homestead law" of 1862, and Rep resentative Morris, of Minnesota, and opposed by Messrs. Dalzell, Payne and Dingley, Republican leaders. . All the other Senate amendments were re jected, and the bill sent to conference. The principal speech was made by Morris, of Minnesota, who defeated Towne, the famous silver apostle. He based his argument upon that plank in the St. Louis platform advocating a return to the Republican policy of 'free homestead." He said, in part: "It is idle for our friends from the East to say 'Oh, that got into the plat form like a great many other things. If we had known it was there we would not have adopted it,' etc. You were very particular to know what was in the platform to foster and protect your great manufacturing industries, and you held us 4o the strict letter of this part of the platform, and we gladly stood by the strict letter, becaiise it was just and right. . ! "You were very particular to know what was in the platform guarding your vested interests and ycjur accu mulated wealth; and you held us to the strict letter of this part of the platform, too. and we gladly stood by! the strict i t letter, because it was just fnd honorable. j "It will not do now, for you to tell these plain, truthful men of the frontier that you did not know this Was in the platform. If you did not know it, you ought to have known it. It isjlthe pride and boast of the Republican BBrty that it keeps its pledges. We havjkept ours to you; we expect you to keep yours to us." . Messrs. Payne, of New York, and Grosvenor, of Ohio, combatted jthe Sen ate amendment on the ground j that the condition of the Treasury would not permit the revival of the "ftij?e home stead" system at this; time and ritht 1 To the United States Without Permission , From the British Admiralty Office Tji Decision Shuts Out Spain Also ad -T Therefore Uncle Sam Is Not Disturbed Over the New Phase of Affairs It Ws Principally to Keep Spain FromGett Them That the Washington Go vernm Decided to Obtain Options, and Nqw That Precaution Is No Longer Neces saryGreat Britain May Soon Need the Warships She Can Get. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Washington. March 9. What appeal to be an effectual check to the efforts of the i mtea states to obtain warships from English firms has been given Dy the unexpected action" of the British government in notifying ship-builde that they must not give options to the United States on vessels under col struction or make contracts with tas country for building new ones, without permission from the admiralty office ln London. This is not to be taken as an actpf unfriendliness, as it applies equally fto the Spanish endeavors to buy ships. The action is generally regarded hre as an indication that Great Britain has already decided to assert its neutrality between Spain and the United States, and does not . intend to take apy chances of becoming involved in an other expensive international episode like that of the Alabama affair. But it is suggested that, in view of the. com plications in the East, Great Britain may have a desire to purchase war ships herself. j" IT DOESN'T WORRY UNCLE SAM. - . i Instead of finding a cause for com plaint in this attitude of the British authorities, the Washington govern ment is inclined to be gratified over the turn affairs have taken, for there was the greatest concern felt here on ac count of the reports that Spain had made arrangements for buying war ships there, under construction at the English government yards. --. ..,.v"--- IN THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT- pa Looking to the Freedom of the Island of Cuba. DRASTIC MEASURES MftY BE USED now ine uumor Yesterday Afternoon Tnt England Had Offered Us Ships Originated. By Cable to The Morning Post. London, March 10. In the House of Commons today, Mr. Curzon, Parlia mentary Secretary to the Foreign Of fice, said, in reply to a question, that no communications had passed between the Government and President McKin ley regarding Cuba. Another question, of which notice was given by Duncombe (Conservative, of West Cumberland), appeared upon the printed list of today's notices, but whiclrf was not put, was whether, with the view of recognizing the identity of all English speaking people, the Govern ment had considered the advisability of placing the services of the British fleet at the disposal of the United States, in the event of complications between that country and a foreign power. The consensus of opiniorLitt- the lobby was that Duncombe's question was not only foolish, but impertinent, as the United States was not in need of any such assistance. " It transpires that the suppression of Duncombe's question was due to Wm. Gully, Speaker of the House, who took the unusual course of not putting it, as he regarded the question as impert inent. Duncombe, who is a humorist, intend ed to be sarcastic at the expense of the defences of the United States, but the action , of the Speaker effectually squelched him. ENGLAND PREPARING FOR AVAR. Nearly $100,000,000 Required to Cover the Naval Estimates Alone. By Cable-to The Morning Post. London, March 10. The First' Lord of the Amiralty tonight introduced in the House of Commons the government naval estimates, which provides for an appropriation of nearly 24,000,000 pounds sterling. In presenting the measure he said: "New ships would be very costly and should be very powerful." In concluding his statement, he said: "If the future holds peace (which God grant) then it will be peace with honor. If war (which God forbid!) then it will be a war of honor and of success." (Loud cheers.) Vice Admiral Beresford thought every vacant slip should be used for building warships, and that every muzzle-loading gun should be abolished. Other members urged that the government provide more training ships. One of Those Times. Form the Peoria Transcript. There are times and the present Is one of them when patriotism is strong er than partyism, when principle is superior to policy, and when all the people, conscious of their rectitude and their duty, stand shoulder to shoulder in defense of the dignity and honor of the nation. But Only as a Last Resort The First Prop- osltlon Will be to Purchase. With U. S. Bonds as a Guarantee Spain Bitterly Opposed to This and Would Probably Refuse to Sell 'n That Case Either Rec ognition of Cuban Independence or - American Intervention ,W III be the Plan Adopted The Latter the Most Drastic Measure But will be Adopted If the Board of Lnqulry Finds the Maine Was Blown Up by External Causes. Special Despatch to The Morning Post. Washington, D. C, March 10. Presi dent McKinley and his cabinet advisers have about completed the plans of the administration looking to the ultimate freedom of Cuba, so far as they can be completed in the absence of the official report of the naval board now investi gating the causes which brought about the explosion of the "Mainer" I may go a step farther and say that it is very -possible that the President and Secretary of the Navy Long may already be advised as to what the tenor of that report will be, and it has been I the common belief here for several days that it will adopt, not only the theory that it was due to outside causes, but it will express the belief that the wreck was caused by the explosion of a sub marine' mine which was touched off from the shore. That evidence has been produced to support this belief there is no question, and it may have been strong enough to warrant a definite report to that ef fect. DETERMINED TO FREE CUBA. However, this may be, Spain might as well make up its mind to submit grace fully as possible to the freedom of Cuba, for that the administration here has decided upon that ultimate result of present complications there can no longer be a doubt. " THREE PLANS IN YIEW. It is said by a member of the Cab inet that the President hopes to have settled the Cuban problem before May 1, or else to have it in a certain way to settlement. Three? plans are In. con templation, : and. one - of them - will be entered upon just as oon , aa. tnjuiir f erences arising from the loss of the Maine shall have been adjusted.- It will depend upon the manner of adjustment and upon the temper of Spain which of these plans shall be adopted. The one which appeals most strongly to the President is that of assisting the Cubans to purchase the island with a guarantee of bonds of the United States, but it is becoming apparent that the Spanish government will never lis ten to a proposition of this kind, and it is not now considered with as much seriousness as a short time ago. The other two plans are intervention and recognition of independence. Inter vention is the most drastic measure which could be adopted, and it will be attempted only as a last resort. HAVANA HARBOR A MENACE TO AMERICAN COMMERCE. Should it appear from the report of the Board of Inquiry that the explosion of the Maine was due to an external cause and that neither Capt. Sigsbee nor any of his men was responsible for it in any way, then the Administration could declare that the harbor of Ha vana was a menace to American com merce, that Spain had shown her in capacity in policing it, and that for the protection of its own interests the Uni ted States Government was compelled to secure the safety of vessels entering the harbor. This would involve the presence of American warships, and it might well be regarded by the government at Madrid as a cause for war. Should the Administration enter on this policy werships would not leave the harbor of Havana until the freedom of Cuba had been proclaimed. The step is so radical thai it will not be taken unless most extraordinary conditions prevail when the time for action arrives. INDEPENDENCE FAVORITE PLAN. At present the President is consider ing with especial care the plan of rec ognizing the independence of Cuba. To his mind this method of settling the dfifir-nitv Ytas, manv advantages. Un- from the American market for muni tions of war, while Spain has un trammeled access. With independence recognized, the United States would adopt an attitude of strict neutrality, and the contending forces would be on equal terms so far as access to the American market was concerned. This would be a serious blow to Spain, which has ten dependent in no small degree upon the United States for coal and for other supplies, and It Is believed in Ad ministration circles that it would speed ily bring the close of . the war. Spain it is true, might choose to consider the recognition of independence a provo cation to hostile steps against the Uni ted States, but the provocation would not be so Immediate and Inevitable as In the case of an attempt to police Havana Harbor. Should independence be recognized, then Spain and Cuba would continue to fight It out without aid or comfort from the United States or any other nation. ACTION BEFORE MAT 1ST. During the rainy season, which be gins on May 1, the Insurgents, following the custom of. former years, are sure to make advances and gain advantage, for in this period the unacclimated Span ish troops are cooped up In the towns and the insurgents can roam the island at will. It is believed by the adminis tration that another summer's cam paign would see Cuba free, but should October come with the war still on, then the necessity for armed interven tion would become Imperative. There is no longer any idea of the recognition of belligerency. The time for that has long passed, and the Presi dent in his annual message expressly said that It was not advisable. REPORTEXPECTED NEXT WEEK. An official of the Navy Department announced today that the report of the Navy Board of Enquiry, whose labors atHavana are understood to be already practically completed and who expect to leave Havana for this country next Saturday, is expected to be presented to the Secretary of the Navy some time next week. Lieutenant Commander Marlx, the Judge Advocate of the Court, will not separate himself from the remainder of the court until the labors of that body are completed, this being the usual cus tom. He will therefore take part In the preparation of the official report to be made by the court. This being so, the despatch received here last night from Key West to the effect that the officers of the "Maine" now in Havaaa would leave there Sat urday and that, therefore, the Court of Enquiry might leave there tomorrow (Friday) is probably incorrect. They will doubtless all leave at the same time, and it is now believed that that will be on Saturday next. SUBMARINE MINE AT HAVANA. A Foimer Resident Tells What She Kr.ows About It. A North Carolina lady, who lived near this city before going to Texas has made an important revelation. The San Antonio, Texas, Express of March 4th says: Evidence has just been brought to light in this city of the, existence in 1854 of a tunnel extending from Morro Cas tle, in Ha vana several miles out under The evidence constetsTof a photograph of the entrance to the tunnel arid the relation of detailed Information on the subject by Mrs. Lucy G. Hunter, as it was told to her by her late husband, Dr. George L. Hunter, who himself penetrated the tunnel for several miles, and had the picture of the entrance made. Mrs. Hunter has lived in this city for several years, and, her home is at 220 San Pedro avenue. Dr. Hunter was devoted to scientific pursuits and the acquirement of knowledge, and as he possessed 'considerable wealth he spent much of his time in travePand study. In 1854, before his marriage, he went to Cuba and remained in Havana sev eral months. He contracted yellow fever there and his stay was prolonged by his sickness. While in Havana Dr. Hunter became acquainted with many prominent citi zens and army officers and formed a close friendship with several officers connected with Morro Castle. They ex tended him many courtesies, and final ly became so Intimate with him as to impart to him the secret of El Morro. They told him of the tunnel beneath the waters of Havana harbor and al lowed him to explore it. Dr. Hunter followed the tunnel for several miles, and found that- it branched out into an extensive and in tricate series of sub-passages, cover ing a large area of the bed of the bay. At some points the top of the pas sage was so close to the bottom of the bay that he could, hear the waters booming above him. j . . The entrance to the tunn'el was a large- cave extending partly under El Morro and partly out beneath the bay. Dr. Hunter secured , a photograph of the entrance which had been taicen from inside the tunnel. Stalactites hanging from the tp of the cave are shown in the picture. According to a label on the photograph it was made by the firm of Fricdrich y co., who were probably the official photogra- VVith the Usual Accompanla ment of Two Women. ' , ONE IS II PRETTY Y0UK6 STUDENT And the Innocent Cause of the Sacrifice of Two Lives Wm. B. Davis Son of a Well Known Coal Opetator Shoots Roy Geh rig for Love of Her The other Woman In the Case Not so innocent and She Gets Her. Throat. Cut by a Man as Guilty as Hlmself-He Then Kills Himself la the Same Manner. By Telegraph to The Mornlng.Postt. Lancaster, Pa., March . 8. Wm. B. Davis, the son of a well known coal operator, lies mortally wounded and dying here, and thenerson .who shot him, a 19-yearrnWboy, named Itoy Gehrig; is dead by his own hand, all for the lo.v of a pretty young woman stu dent, j Gehrig, after having tried desperately to murder his young friend, placed his revolver beside his own ear and sent a bullet into his brain, dying within a few minutes. Gehrig and Davis were students at a business college in Philadelphia. ANOTHER ONE NOT SO INNOCENT. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Louisville, Ky., March 9. Lee Van Arsdale.'a machinist, this afternoon cut the, throat of Mary Harris with a razor and before being arrested killed him self in the same way. The two had been living together, but the woman deserted him last week and went to live in a disorderly house, where Van Arsdale killed her today. BRITISH-A AMERICAN ALLIANCE. phers. der existing conditions Cuba is barretT when he married Dr. Hunter told his wife all he bad learned of this re tnarkable submarine passage and when he died he left his photographic proof of Its existence in her possession. It will be remembered that shortly after the battleship Maine was blown up the statement was made that the Spaniards had submarine passages un der Havana harbor. The Spanish au thorities promptly denied this, and stated that if a tunnel bad ever existed beneath the harbor the entrance to it had long since been closed up and all traces of It lost. It was on account of this denial that Mrs. Hunter gave out the Important information she pos sesses on the point. The Talk -In Washington Over the Queen's Visit to the President Special Despatch to The Morning Post. Washington, March 10. As was an nounredin the despatches printed In The Morning Post last Tuesday, the possibilities of a very desirable under standing, or "alliance," between the United States and the mother1 country are very encouraging, the advances In that direction emanating, too, with the British Government. The. message of Queen Victoria to President McKinley, conveyed to the latter through the British Ambassa dor ywcrterday.hasbn an enrroHs!nf subject of conversation with all Wash ington since. , . . ' The purport of the Queen's message was. that she desired to express to the President her gratification at the wise and conservative course of the Gov--ernment In dealing with the Cuban question and the Spanish affair, and to tender to him her thorough sympa thy with the efforts which the American Government Is making to relieve suffering: In Cuba, adding that she hoped that the." nego tiations in that direction might be con eluded and brought to a successful ter- mination without war resulting. , These expressions were not conveyed In an official form, however, and but for the absence of Ambassador Hay from London would have been com municated through him. This is why Sir Julian.Paunceforte, the British Am bassador to 'this Government, communi cated them In person to the President. Consequently there will be no record of the Queen's sentiments, there -having been no correspondence on the subject. IMPORTANCE OF THE ALLIANCE. In the matter of preserving peace, the Importance of the probable alliance be tween the United States and Great Britain cannot be overestimated. As a warning to Spain that she can-. not count on: entering upon a war, aid ed by France or other powers, against the United States single-handed and alone. It would be most significant and effective. Besides, Spain will hardly be likely to be able to receive much ef fective aid from France, fcr that coun try Is likely to have Its hands full in protecting and preserving Its own In terests in China. It may be further stated that both the United States and England have ar rived at a determination not to allow the Yukon boundary question and minor matters to interfere with the friendly relations of the United States and Great Britain. The boundary ques tion is now under discussion, but It Is progressing toward a satisfactory set tlement, and there Is every reason to believe that It will be concluded with out an unpleasant Incident. It Is, how ever, a secondary consideration In the great questions which are being dis cussed. AGAINST ASSOCIATED PRESS. Kentucky Legislature passes Over Gov ernor's Veto BUI Requiring It to Sell News to All Papers Alike. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Frankfort. Ky., March 10. The Hons today passed, over the Gorernor's Veto, the bill requiring the Associated Press to sell despatches to papers not mem bers of the Association on. the eamo terms as its members. i ; L. i . - Mi' ' I r, 'it-' ' r .. i . P I- lit VI! ! It !:' I 1 "r
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