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I i V V WW LAST EDIT IQJtt, 4:00 A. M. RALEIGH. N. C, WEDNESDAY;;AURCH 16, 1898. No. 90 VOL. 1. OF ENQUIRY BOARD LE But Will Return and Put Divers to Work on New Clue of PROBABLE SUBMARINE Noted in The Post Yesterday Flying Squadron to Be Organized to Threaten Spanish Coast. FORTY BILLIONS"" FOR THE President Says He Will Make. Public the Report of the Board of Enquiry As Soon As it is Received, By Submitting it to Congress With Such Recommendations As He Sees Fit to Make Much Importance At tached to the Movements of the Spanish Torpedo Flotilla Now Headed for Cuba-Uncle Sam Evidently Doesn't Like It and Means to Make a Scare Maneuvre Also Continued Naval Activity All the Indications Point to Hostilities Which Can Now Be Ayerted Apparently Only By Spain Taking Ateekly Such Medicine as Uncle Sam is Pleased to Administer. . t, r 1 1 . 1 1 The Morning Post. U , li nut 'ii. .March 15. Information ! M"in Havana tonight directly ,, ,11 thoroughly conversant ;, m . pr s. tit condition of the sub- i:.-r' S t ; 1 1 tilth- ;., m;;i ,,i uit- oaiuesnip AVia-iiit;, il,;it tlx- divers, after three ,.f w.rk have-, discovered that i ii tier and shell carried by !!-t',tit tl vessi'l. have been account ed f,,r in full antl found to be intact. With this i 1 1 1 , .i -nation comes the pos inw iti'lieati" i.!- that the Court of En quiry has neat iy finished its investiga ha 1 F.vvVnof is cited and considered1 as funiishius: fun her proof that the "Mii n-' was wrecked by, an outside t i, .-i ,n. Ksecally significant is the f;n-t that th-- cual was without any 'Vi,l.ii,,s ef ignition. K y VWst. March li v. rt.tiu that the ' .It was learned Maine" Board of return here early tomor ,i'hably leaving Havana ruin; H-ia. here refuse to affirm or !': th.- vej.iift. but your correspondent lS "' ;!:!" ei,i;,it iK-e in his authority. !' "H'i among the naval officers '' -'li the officers on the active t v. aj.e iiiiw on shore duty have ' ";,l' ie, tn hoid themselves ready r ' 'I'i'y. and that their places .Mi Idled by retired officers. th,,-,' ,,n duty at the Naval a r said to be under orders, ah i activity in the work - th, v an m, ,t , ;'i ; i i i 111) s w .is tleet here ready for any unabated. Work, which room at the government n t,. enable eight' of the and torpedo boats to coal wn todav. , I-ATKl; -nil-; KOAUD STARTS. ' to The Moi-tiing Post. 1 'i--. Mat, h 15. The Board of En '' tiauna this evening for ! Ti they will be early in iitt has been heard i he members of the It also the belief of the aut! "ities. the board will re htys to take further testi- 1 1; '"mis wno win make a thorough examination of "Maine." From this "if erred that a new clue 1' !., jitlt.. investigated by the. board '" Havana permanently i 1 1 i . i . . ,.V. 1 lllKXDLY VISIT" OF w.i AY." to key west. 1 .. !,, 'Pi,.. , ... 1. "e .uorning fost. H v: , . "'u i.i. mere is a per su. , ' a:rt'nt here that the .V v v' - arshl1' 'Vizcaya," recently in ; fui uhich has been in this , :"r the t two weeks, will soon 'M ,. ... . n it friendly visit to Key 1 -. Sli-KN'il.lH UKDER . FOR '' KU- I'llOJECTILES.' l" 1 he .Morning Post. K- -H,ir,h 15.-The workshops of l:il'".iinham are busy with ot special projectiles amh government. ' These '.If '1 tt llifTronl- , - ,1 tj j,c tmu ' u"Ut the ie company has n:adt. ' iUKi one-half feet long f r''hl'll tl,i, 1 th. A oi. uiey are in i:. lV an,J especially dead l,"i't:on f the order for :is a' i"-ady been despatched AYES HAVANA MINE DISCOVERY NAVY AGREED UPON O'HIGGINS MAY BE OURS Yet According to Advices Received at the Navy Department Last Night By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Washington, March 1 . The negotia tions for the purchase nt foreign war ates Navy have ships for the United S not ended with acqui; rement of the Brazilian cruisers mazonas md "Admiral Abeurell." Absolute contradic tion of the report cab: and elsewhere that he i from London panish govern bhilian armor ment had bought the! clad "O'Higgins" was received at the Navy Department todajyi from one of its agents in Europe. It was learned tonigi tit that negotia tions are in progress tor its purchase by this country, and that although the Chilian aixthorities are not making any promise and are beli&ved to be un- willing to help the Un ted States, they part with the may be induced to "O'Higgins" if sufficient inducements are offered. FORTY MILLION FOR THE NAVY. That Sum Agreed Upon Yesterday by House Committee on Naval Affafrs Five Dry Docks to be Constructed. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. n Washington, March j 15. The House Committee on Naval Affairs today vo ted (7 to 3) to recommend in the Naval Appropriation bill the construction of five dry docks. The total amount appropriated by the bill will be about $40,000,000. The members of the committee to- night expressed the opinion that the bill would be ready for presentation to the-House on Thursday or Friday. If it reaches the calendar by that time its consideration will be pressed early next week. TORPEDOES TAKEN ABOARD The Columbia and Minneapolis Yesterday and They are Extra Site Fellows, Too. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Philadelphia, Pa., March 15. The government tug "Leyden," with twenty whitehead torpedoes from Newport,, ar rived at League- Island today. Ten of the deadly missiles were put aooara the "Columbia and the other ten stored in the hold of the "Minneapolis." The "Leyden" brought 3,600 hundred weight of gun cotton. Cruisers of the size of the Minnea- polis" and "Columbia usually carry onlv six torpedoes each. The extra ones now being faken on board today are regarded as significant. Two nun- dredr sailors and marines for the cruisers arrived todays REPORT WILL BE MADE PUBLIC President Promises to Send It to Conoress as Soon as Received, With Recommends tions. Etc I By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Washington, March has decided to make upon its early receipt 15 The President public at once the report of the "Maine" Board of Enquiry, and to do this by sending it to Congress, with a message explaining its importance and effect, and stating what his plans are for demanding reparation from Spain. Some of the President's friends and ad visers think that to do this would be to invite Congress to take some action, but the President, on the contrary, be lieves that by taking Congress into his confidence he will forestall any action . by that body. i - .. i . ..- . 1 1 - BUSINESS WAR PREPARATIONS Of the Navy Department A Flying Squad ron to be Formed to Threaten Spanish Coast and Teach Spanish Officials That we Mean Business. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Washington, March 15. One of the most interesting propositions now under serious consideration by the naval au thorities relates to the immediate for mation of a flving squadron of fast cruisers, and perhaps some auxiliary ships, to threaten the coast of Spain, as an offset to the despatch of the Spanish torpedo boat "Flotilla" to Havana. However war-like-this plan may seem there is no doubt that the naval au thorities are making preparations for putting it into execution. They think, however, that it will be a week or more before the intentions of the Spanish government in regard io the torpedo Flotilla will be known. The sending of this Flotilla to our waters, navy officials claim, will be an offensive movement, and it will be followed by the United States sending a flying squadron (provided President McKinley consents)," probably by the same route travelled by the Spanish torpedo craft, in the hope of letting the Spanish of ficers understand that the United States means business. Its presence will, serve as a warning to Spain that this country has left nothing undone to make the struggle a short and sure one for the United States. The- present intentions of the naval authorities for the quick formation o? the squadron, contemplate, that it shall be composed of the armored cruisews '"Brooklyn" and "New York," and the commerce destroyers "Columbia" and "Minneapolis," and perhaps the "St. Louis" and the "St. Paul" of the American Line merchant marine just impressed into service 'by the commis sion now at New York. Madrid, March 15. It. is stated that the torpedo flotilla which sailed from Cadiz on Sunday will only stay at the Canary Islands and Porto Rico long enough to receive provisions, and will then proceed with ail despatch to Cuba. .Another flotilla, to start shortly, will probably remain at Porto Rico. SPAIN BCOM!NG CONVINCED That the United Sta res Means Business what Became of Important Despatches to The impareial to Tltat Effect. By Cable to The Morning Post. Madrid, March f 15. The Imparcial says: :t We; Tfbeived yesterday 'telegrams from New York which no one has seen, nor will they ever be published in our columns. "We have sent them to the govern ment, which has taken note of them. "Both telegrams refer to the talk in the United States of preparations for war with Spain, and the invasion of Cuba, by the functionaries and per sons cormected with the government, which position seems to warrant the genuineness of the reports." CABINET MEETING YESTERDAY. The "uban Question and Maine Disaster Considered Rut no Definite Action Yet Agreed On. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Washington, March 15. The Cuban question was discussed at today's cabi net meeting, to the exclusion of all other topics. There was a general conversation about the condition of the island, and the possibilities involved in the "Maine" report of the Court of Enquiry on the Maine" wreck, but no line of policy was aecidea on,- or suggested, witn a decision in view. The purchase of new ships was also considered. TO LEAVE IT TO THE EXECUTIVE Branch or therGovernment Exclusively Plan to Adjourn Congress and Let Pre si dent and Cabinet Settle the Maine and Cuban Question. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Washington, March 15. The action of the Senate in adjourning daily at an early hour, and holding no session on Friday and Saturday, has drawn at tention to the fact that there is a con certed effort among theleaders of both houses to end the session some time next month, so that President McKln ley and his cabinet may be free to act in the Spanish crisis without Congres sional interference. It is evident that the report of the Board of Enquiry will be received be fore Congress adjourns, and they fear that the Cuban sympathizers may pos sibly bring in a resolution recognizing the belligerency, or declaring the in dependence of Cuba, especially if the board's verdict shall be that the "Maine" was wrecked by design, and this probability, it is stated, disturbs the President and the cabinet officers. The Congressional programme, how ever, is as yet confined to a discussion of the best plan to be followed in mak ing public the report of the Board of Enquiry, and preventing action without embarrassing, the administration, and rendering impossible the suceess of diDlomatir neerotiations. The President still hopes to avert war, but he recognizes the facf that" if his plans are to succeed there must be unanimity of action on the rJart of the executive and legislatice branches of 'the government. FlIBK Diver and Crew of "Right Arm" Talk Not a Particle of Doubt Now That, the VMalne Was Blown Up From the Out side and the Report of the Naval Board ; of Enquiry Will Not Only so State, But Will Also De-finlteiy Point Out Means Employed In ccomplishlng the Ex plosionCourt His the Evldence-whnt . One of Divers Who Worked on the Wreck ' - and 4vas Down In the Hull, and Crew of the "Right Aim Now In Norfolk. Just From Havana Say on the Subject Which S Now Causing So Much Interest. Special-Despatch to The Morning Post. jorfolk. Va.. March 15. Not since the day of the explosion which wreck ed the ""Maine" has more valuable and credible evidence been secured by any one; outside of Havana harbor than that which has just been furnished The Morning Post's correspondent by some of the crew and officers of the wreck ing! tug. "Right Arm". now in-this port direct from Havana, including one of thefdivers who came here on the "Right Arm," all of whom have been in Hayana harbor in close proximity to the?, wreck on which most of them have been personally at work. COURT HAS CONVINCING EVI- DENCE. These men, from Capt. Magee down, allj unhesitatingly and explicitly stat ed f today that there was no longer any doubt, when they left Havana, in the minds of any disinterested persons aware of the discoveries which have been made by the Court of Enquiry and the divers, those officially employ ed by the court and others, that the dis aster to the "Maine" was wholly due to an outside agency. ."Not only that," said one of the more intelligent of the crew who has been personally at work on the "Maine" as kn; emplo'ye of the wricking company of ? Chapman and Merritt, "but the Court: of Enquiry , has been thoroughly convinced of that fact for some time, and for. the last week or twoj,have se cured such evidence as to j convince. them of Just what that outside agency !..-, , . . .. - - :., ! .V- . .'j - ' " " " '- . ' ' f THE REPORT WILL BE DEFINITE ' AND CONCLUSIVE. "The adverse criticism of the Court of 'Enquiry, Indulged in by some of the newspapers in this country, on account of the apparent tardiness of the court in arriving at its conclusions ana not sending in its report to the Navy De partment with more expedition, is ery unjust to the competent naval officers composing .that court. They have not permitted any grass to grow under their feet since under taking the very difficult task of as certaining the cause of the wreck, and they have left no stone unturned to dis cover the precise modus operandi of the fiends who blew up our ship. GOOD REASONS FOR DELAY. "In my opinion," he added, "the court could and would have made its report last week, but for the fact that the administration at Washington instruct ed the court that the delay of its report for a' specified length of time was de sirable. Why that was so may- be gathered from the fact that it takes time to carry out the preparations now making by the Washington government in concentrating the navy and mobiliz ing the land forces in the east and the south Atlantic seaboard." It was very evident from the hesitat ing manner in wnicn tnis miormaiion was given that the speaker knew more than he cared to tell, or at least more than he desired to be quoted as saying. and this appears to be so with all the wreckers who have been at work on the Maine." This reserve is probably due to the caution they have received from the Court of Enquiry and their employ ers of the wrecking company. ONE OF THE DIVERS TALKS. The diver who came here on the "Right Arm" is named "Dick", Bau mann. He brought with him one of the unexploded shells which he took from the "Maine" wreck and which he still has In his possession. He stat ed to The Morning Post's representa tive that the great weight of the wreck ed vessel has caused it to sink very deep into the mud; that owinff to that fact the alleged investigation which has been going on under the direction of a Spanish commission has not been able to secure any valuable information. through the evidence any of its divers has been able to obtain, their investi gations having been entirely conHned to work on the outside of the. hull; that the American divers working on the inside of the vessel have pursued their work under the most trying dif- fimitiA obstacles, etc. all of which will be obviously true to any thinking readers of this story. Therefore he thinks any report from th Snanish investigating com miinn tvHI ho utterlv worthless, as nniiAP tht rirnimstflnces they have not itv to secure any evl- dence worth the name. fteour IF EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN CONGRESS YESTERDAY. Return Postal Card Bill Passes the Senate 'Lighthouse Near Wilmington to be Es tablished Etc. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Washington, March 15. The Senate today passed several minor bills.among them one authorizing the construction and operation of a railroad bridge across the Alabama river, in Wilcox county, Ala. Another appropriates $70,000 for a light-house at the Pitch of the Cape Fear river, near Wilmington. N. C; and another extends the uses of the mail service, by means of patented re turn postal cards wlthv cbupons at tached. , The bill amending the quarantine act, making Federal laws supreme, and the accompanying report,' which argued against the Department of Health and lor. an enlarged Marine Hospital ser vice, provoked discussion. Mr. Vest (of Missouri) said there was danger, to commence with, in allowing cities the right to quarantine against other cities. The bill finally went over until to morrow. Washington, March 15. In the; House, because of the refusal of Mr. Loud, the chairman of the Committee on 'Post offices and Post Roads, to permit the bill for the relief of the survivors and victims of the "Maine" disaster to in Postoffice Appropriation bill, Mr. Bou terfere with th econsideration of the telle was unable to bring the former before the House today. All agreement was reached, however, to take it up immediately after the Postoffice bill has been disposed of. In the course of the debate on the PostOffiee bill, Tawney answered the recent anti-annexation speech of John son (of Indiana) and won from Mr. Dingley the enconium that his argu ment was unanswerable. The discussion will be continued to morrow. Mr. Griggs (of Georgia) delivered an hour's speech upon the industrial and economic conditions of the South, to which Mr. Walker (of Massachusetts) made a characteristic fifteen-minutes response. j NEGRO WITH WHITE WIFE Whom He Married In Ohio Ordered Out of West Virginia County. ) ) By Telegraph to The Morning Post. j Charleston, W. Va., March 15. A negro named Byron .Barrett recently came here from Ohio and rented a small farm seven miles west of this city. Soon after he was. joined by his vifeand. three children. It soon became noised about that the wife, was a white woman. She is J a native of . Ohio, where they were married, the marriage being legal in that State in the'absence of any law tp the contrary. j Last nighty he was visited by White Caps who Informed him that he must return to O community, tiio or 'elsewhere than this as miscegenation would not be allowed in this county. He ap plied to the Sheriff for protection. Three PlstW' Shots 3 Worthless Lives Ended By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Niagara Falls, N. Y., March 15 Al bert Lathwell shot his wife, his mis- I -tress and himself here this morning. All will die. Lathwell had been living with both i women on apparently peaceable terms, but they left him a short time ago, and on returning today a quarrel arose, Which Lathwell settled by freely using his revolver, with the result above stated. Awful Condition of the Reconcentrados. By Cable to The, Morning Post. Havana, via Key West, Fla., March 15. While the American government and people increase their efforts to re lieve the awful famine among the re concentrados, the Spanish government and people Increase their cruelty. According to the Weylerist news paper, The El Correo, the reconcen trados are t.he enemies of Spain who deserve their fate. . j El Correo says, "are loafers,, the women prostitutes, and the children worthy offsprings of such people." ! AH the unfortunates who now are dying in the streets of Havana and Spanish city and island. were country laborers and farmers. whose homes were burned by he Span ish and whdm the Spaniards herded in the towns at be point of the bayonet. In a majority of. eases even American charity comes too late. The poor women and children! have been deprived of food for so long; that hey are In such a state of weakness they cannot digest the food. I Latest From Philippines. .i 1 By Cable to The Morning Post. j Hong Kohg, March 15. The latest advices from the Phillipplnes Islands are to the effect that General Monet the town of Bolianao, after has relieved five engagements with the rebels. The . n4AAa tn ' ttiA M. hJT . " neighboring villages had been previous or killed, and the garrison ly dispersed! at Bolianao were "taken by surprise. forty being massacred. Mr. T. C. Parker, manager of the Par ker Railway "News Company, was a Raleigh visitor yesterday. Senator PritchanTs Amend ment to Sundry Civil Bill. APPROPRIATES $100,11 THEREFOR North Caroflna Mews From Natlenal Capital ' Trying to Secure an Orator of National Reputation te Deliver the Meckleaburo Oration-Effort to Change Federal Court From Green&boro to Winston Light house for the Cape Fear Near Wilmington-LIfe-SavIng Station at Ocracoke President Invited to Attend h&rlotte Mecklenburg Declaration Celebration ' Exercises Progress of Ewart Judge- - ship Nomination Case, and Bob. 6ienns Good Word for the Judge. Special Despatch to The Morning Post. Washington. March 15. Senator Pritchard today succeeded In securing an amendment to the Sundry Civil Ap- propriation bill, now under consldera- . tion, providing for the establishment of a Federal prison at Asheville, N. C, and appiopriatlng J 100, 000 for the erec tion of the buildings, etc Washington, March 15. There were no witnesses ready today to appear be fore the sub-committee of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Ewart case, Mr. Garrett being absent. R, B. GlAnn, of -Winston, however, talked with Sena tor Spooner in Ewart's behalf. A further hearing In the case-will take place. , Washington, March 15. Senator Pritchard has extended, an invitation to the President to attend the celebra tion of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence at Charlotte, May 20th. The President said he would attend l( his duties permitted. 1 The Seaboard Air Line has been awarded the contract for transporting troopsffrom Fort Monroe to Fort Cas well, N. C, Fort Ingram; Ga., and Ty bee Island, Ala. . , Andrew Jackson, of Halifax county, N. C, has been promoted from a $900. to a $1,000 position in the Pension Office. .Miss Florence Pritchard has been ap pointed to a clerkship In the Collector's of Tntrnnl Tivrm Offlo nt Anhp. vllle. . ' Congressman Skinner Is preparing a blir to "establish -a Hfe-savlnrr nation at Ocracoke Inlet. He has consulted SupU Kimball, who endorses the proposition. and recognizes the need of It. The bill establishing a light house at the pitch of the Cape Fear river, carry-. Ing an approprlaitpn of $70,000, passed the Senate today. Representative LInney will Introduce a bIIT tomorrow to change the place of holding the Federal Court from Greens boro to Winston. Messrs. Buxton and Holton. of Winston,' are here urging the change. Senator Pritchard Is endeavoring to secure a speaker of national prominence to deliver the oration at the t Mecklen burg Centennial at Charlotte on May 20th. . Representative Stoked of Sduth Caro lina, today presented to the President the offer of Brigadier Gen. Stoppel bein, of the First Brigade. 8. C. Cav alry, to immediately put his command In the field for service In the Cuban war. The President expressed his satis faction at the tender. TO USE THE $50,000,000 National Defense Appropriation. War or no War The Army and Coast Defense Need It By Telegraph to The Morning Post, Washington, March 15. The War De paTtment is engaged In a generous rivalry with the Navy Department In its active preparations, for the national defense of competition will be deter mined largely, by the division of the $50,000,000 emergency appropriation. It has been agreed that no arbitrary division of available funds should be made, but that the expenditures should be made In such places and for such purposes as Immediate needs require. It Is probable that If the danger of war becomes less Imminent a large part of the emergency fund will be employed for Increasing the efficiency of the army and for constructing new military coast denfences. ! YES. WHY? B. Telegraph to The Morning Poet. New York. March 15. A Washington despatch to The Press says that the Spanish Minister called on Assistant Secretary Day today and asked him, "why the United States were buying warships." Mrs. Dreyfus Asks to Join Her Husband as Convict By Cable to The Morning Post. .. c Paris, March 15. Madame Dreyfus, wife of ex-Captain Dreyfus. ( who is serving a life sentence on the Isle du DIable off the coast of French Guiana for having betrayed secrets of the French defence to foreign Government, has petitioned M. Lebon. Minister of Colonies, for permission to share her husband's exile. She undertakes to sub mit to the same disciplinary regime. .1 ! Ji,5 J k t t v, ii ii. T ,
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