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VOL. XXXI. NO. 13.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF INQUIRY RECEIVED;
MAINE DESTROYED BY EXTERNAL EXPLOSION
REPORT RECEIVER IN WASHIOT
Board's Findings Do Not Fix Blame for
Explosion, but Says It Was
Not an Accident,
Key West, Fla., March 22.—Lieutenant f
Commander Marix, judge advocate of the
United Slates naval court of inquiry into
the loss of the battleship Maine, left Key
West this afternoon on his way to Wash
ington by the city Os Key West, bound
for Miami. taking with him tho report of
the court on the disaster.
Commander Marix brought the report
ashore from the Nashville today and Rear I
.Admiral Slcard, with Commander Marix, i
epent several hours in its further revision. ,
Bcport Beaches "Washington.
Washington, March 24.—Tho report of tho .
naval board of inquiry Into the Maine dis- j
ester was received in Washington at 9:35 I
tonight. j
The four naval officers who have guard- |
cd It watch and watch since its departure j
from Key West were hustled at once into .
a carriage by an attache of the navy de- .
partment nnd driven to the Jib-bitt house. I
where they tried to catch a little much I
needed sleep and at the same time with- I
stand the crowd of newspaper mon who j
thronged tho lobby In hopes of some stray I
bit of information which had escaped the .
scrutiny of numerous correspondents aiong i
the route. I
The partv consisted of I,leutenant Com- |
mander Marts, Ll<
Lieutenant Carl Jungen, Passed Assistant ,
Engineer Bowers, A- T. Marix, n nephew .
of the Judge advocate, and Ship Carpenter j
> ... r; . ; ain cn I ■ l ' '
was an Immense crowd waiting at the de- I
pot When tho train pulled la. The naval ,
contingent was in the last sleeper on the i
train and deftly avoided tho crush of I
citizens by alighting at the upper end ol :
the platform and going out across the
tracks. All wore thoioughly tired.
Men Were Well Armed.
Tim party was met at the steps of the
car by Lieutenant Ward, of the navy de-
REPORT AND PRESIDENT’S- MESSAGE THEREON GOES TO CONGRESS TODAY
partment, who wan the sole representative I
of Secretary Long. Ho informed Corn- j
mander Alarlx that the secretary would I
not receive the report tonight, and gather- .
Ing the tired travelers under Id.-' protecting
wing, tn .de for the hack stand through the
rapidly thickening crowd, which balked of
its prey at th© gate, swarm, d out over j
the pavement to get a glimpse of the out- I
side of the much In ra id• <! r port, Lieu- |
tenant Hood, as tht most muscular num- !
her of the party, carried the bulky docu- I
ment in a white canvas bag slung under :
bln arm. That the v.hol ■ party carrying I
the report was armed was demonstrated
in a rati, r t ' atrical u y just .1 t ,".v •
were about to g. t into tile car.-ing.-. The i
crowd closed around tht party and jo - |
tied them con-idt rably. Some or. fan 1
against the end of the my.- t rion ; canv is
bag in which the r-pert was cone a led. |
Quit k a:> a Hash 1.!• ut■ nan: iloiifi'-- l.rad!
went back to ids hip and la. nt. nant ,;un- |
gen laid his hand on the butt of .1 revffi'.er ;
that was sticking from ids .ide pocket.
The movements were sufficient to prevent ;
f urther jostling.
CABINET HELD THREE SESSIONS. .
Inquired Closely Into the Report of the !
Maine Disaster.
By Jos: Ohl.
V.’a.shlngton, M irch 25.—(Special.)—The I
most eventful «<■.••:••!« 1 of a presidential I
< a.blnet that has been held In the white ■
house In several decades was that which |
bct.an this morning, continued -with a slight i
intermission until late in the afternoon. !
and was not concluded until late this even- j
Ing.
The official report of the Maine dlr aster ;
v ..a before the president and Ids adv.-ts. I
As became a document that. Is likely to
cut so great a figure In the history ol our
country, that document was considered
first In its general terms, and afterwards
carefully and completely in its every de
tail. There have been no official expres
sions as to what the report contains. Not
a word concerning It has been given out
from the white house or by the navy de
partment, nor will there be until It goes
to congress.
It is known, however, that there are no
surprises in the finding of the court.
The declaration of how the Maine came
to her end is couched in very much the
same terms as were used in The Consti
tution when the news of the disaster first
came.
There has not from the first been any
doubt in the minds of the officers of the
navy that the battleship was sunk as the
result of an explosion from the outside.
The testimony strongly indicates
that the explosive was a powerful sub
marine mine, the exact character of
which is not known.
The statements made by the survivors
of the .Maine that there were two cxplo-
In the event of war, as a result of the present critical situation between Spain and the United States,and with so many political complications for
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! sions are borne out by tho testimony sub- 1
I
niitted with official report.
The first of these was from the out- j
side and that set off one of the small j
magazines.
It will be seen that there 1s tho absence |
of the sensational disclosure that some
thought might come. This means that th" ■
programme which the president and his |
! advisers has arranged v.iil )<• c.Tried I
| out. The report will go to congress Mon- j
j day. Just what sort of a communication |
I will accompany the copy s<-nt to the S;.an- i
| i: h government is not given tn the public, i
• but tin. indications uro that there wiii !«•
I no formal demand for reparation or In
| domnlty, in fact, no demand at all.
I The Maine report will not, there-
I fore, hamper tho administration in
I carrying into effect whatever plan it .
i may have for the settlement of the i
I Cuban question.
I Tilts is expected to develop ear?.- Te xt I
[ week. Unless the president changes ‘es I
i mind very radically ho will do nothin# at ’
| first except recommend government ;> I i
; to the dt'-titnb' in Cuba. Ai s.srint F' ,
j rei.iry Day is authority for the ntatcimn'. j
| that any suppl s which the govf?r:’. s n( ’.it .
:m -y end will go in the Fern or In m. r- ;
| ch.mt v and that Spain can raise no
■ o :tion to the method of t ram portation. ,
I This declaration is made to meat the ol>- i
Ij< ction . igg< - i by the Spa ti: h govern-
I r; - -if *>•-. ti’io president cont cm- •
I plated sending lhe rviiul’ suppd in the j
I battleship -Montgomery.
There ate many people in Washing- ;
| ton who believe that this feeding the ;
| hungry will of itself bring war.
They base this belief on tile suggestion '
made by the Spanish diploma's th: Spain ,
would resent direct aid from this govern- i
nient. but it is not by any means certain i
that she will make good her threats on inis ’
score. To do this would put her In an un
envlal le position before the world and the
men who shape her policy ought to be
wise enough to see it.
The diflieuity in carrying out this pro
gramme lies in congress.
It is by no means certain that con
gress will submit to a bread and meat
policy.
Th" present Intention Is to provide for
th l, c,propria : ion of a sum not definitely
del. rmlm d, but probably a. quarter or a.
half million dollar on some one of the
a;.propria' on bills now pending !wf • con
gr-.-s. There lire very few mon in < -r
branch "!:o would object to th< goverit
■ ten d to the needy in Ci
but t ■ • ' ■ ~■■■• ' ■ 1 1 < ‘ct to
1 such a slop unless there is assurance that
i It will ! ■■ follow- 1 up immediately by som
I thing more r idical.
i I have talked today with a number
' of the most conservative men in both
branches c-f congress, republicans as
I well as democrats, and there is no
I doubt that congress expects nothing
i short of a recognition of the Cuban
: republic and such intervention on our
: part as will drive the Spaniards from
' the island.
i The president Is being told this rvc-ty day.
I How far he will let this Information affect
I his acts it 1s impossible now to r.a.y. Th!.t
i sentiment may precipitate action on his
I part, but as It stands there has boon im
j determination of pol!”.v b-yond feeding and
■ relieving tho needs of Weylar’S victims In
Cui a.
I While the cabinet nu 'ting has been the
I
NAVAL MILITIA IS CALLED OUT
BY AN ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT.
Boston, March 21.—A dl.pnl-'h to The ’feral.l from Washington says:
‘Tor the first time the naval militia Is called into service and the governors of
jr *.n h’t : "t‘s and N- w York arc requested to direct their naval militia to as
sume charge of the monitors assigned yesterday for the protection of the harbors
of Boston nud N"W York, in conjunction with the land fc rtitications.
“Tho ord ■ r ; j S' nt to Gov.rnor Wolcott, of ilawachusetts, and Governor
Black, of N< w York, for transmission to tho commanding officers of tho state
navalmilltlas, inform Hem that they will be directed to assume charge of the
two monitors assigned to tach of those states, to assist in the second Uno of de-
“Tli.c Boston men will be sent on board when tho monitors Catskill and Lehigh
arrive, and New Yorkers may proceed to Philadelphia and take their two ships
ar< un'd. A naval oilier will be In command of oa.-h monitor and under him will
be naval militia officers and sufficient seaman from each organization to give the
snips their complement.'--. I
“Instructions have been sent to western organizations to hold the.tolves In
readin gs for tram mor tat lon to the east, where they will be sent aboard auxiliaries,
and with what regular sailors can he. procured are to comprise the craws. Illinois
and Ohio have large, well drilled mill tla. organizations and these will bo first
drawn on."
I chief event today, the news of the move
ment of the Spanish torpedo flotilla has
I been the chief topic of discussion. There is
, a wide diversity of views as to how that
i act will affect the situation.
Some people go so far as to hold it
| the plain duty of the president to send
; our new flying squadron against the
I flotilla and prevent these dangerous
i vessels ever reaching Porto Bico.
There was a rumor abroad this morning
that the war advi.ory board of the navy,
of which Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Is
chairman, had de< ided to recommend such
action to the president. Th re was no such
action, but the rumor served to greatly
excite a large number of people. The fact
about the delay of the flotilla, at the Ca
| nar es is that in the representations ma<le
; by this government there was nothing more
than the merest hint of a desire that the
I flotilla should be kept there. There was no
i mand and so there is no p bility of
' this transfer of a portion of her flee- 1. a; ■
I regarded here as an act of war on the part. |
! of Spain.
TELLS WHAT HE WILL HO.
Frer.ideiit Outlines His Action on Re- |
port of Board.
| Washington. March 2T ITc. ident McKin- j
; ley talked fr«.-< ly with hl- i-.m d ;
! visitors today both ;n teg.tr-I to the higher ,
i plans for the tetme and h's appr-.- .it’-ei •
j of frhe situation wit i rob iem?e to Cuba. His ;
programme as 'aus outlined :s as follow.-;
T ) r nd ibis r purt of tin- A* line court
of inquiry to congress on Monday with
out r ce.mmendat'.on and without ex
plan.-i• ion on ills part further than to
say that he has a, Int• d Spain w.h
tlie finda-.-r of the court; • < follow t'.c.s
Tuesday or Wednesday with a ni'-s-ei'-o
j de.!]ng" with th'* '.•ouiLtion of tho non-
I eoml-atan: s ill Cuba ami asking for an |
I j• > ro;H-. , I ion of for vm-ir
.: ■■. relief: to p’ ■ : ■■■ ' his < ondi-
. tion to Spain; ask tliat emmtry ro make
I pro-. .. .on for the care of liar own 1.--i:>-
i Jess p: ople, ami to com-- to ser.i ■ t< .-ms
j with the-Cubans which will be si':. : ----
. tory to them, and to put an end to the
I war. Tii'.s failin-, to f- rcibly intervene 1
' on humanitarian grom.di.
> The president indicated to his call- j
ers an abiding- faith that peace still j
m-' T be preserved and ? determirmtiov ■
i on his part to accomplish that end if |
i it may be done with honor to our court- >
! try and without disregarding the de- >
i rnands of humanity.
Spain Will Not Object.
The president bcliove.s S;i dn w : ii Inter- .
1 pose no o-bstaeli-s to our sendmg : ir to I
■ her Indigent people, and lie will ask ecu- I
• gross to act promptly, th i' th-- aid to be |
given may not arrive too late to relieve, the ’
pr, Ing necessities.
This done. Hie president is hopeful (hat |
congre 11 rema ;. ■; ■« ide ' >‘ exec 1<- !
five br.ineh of tile gov.-rnm-n’. cmiimus |
it- efforts to secure a pe.uaful s-lth-ment ■
of the difficulty. II- thinks it not too late ;
I to do this, aad ho madi th. assertion today .
I that Spam was willing to tm ■ t tho I'n.ted ;
| States half way in adjusting tlio i iitatigle- I
I mont without eoming to Mows. He r‘ t' : red !
i only < usually to tile sailing of Spain's tor- I
| pi do fieet, leaving the imuro: . ion on tho f
I minds of Ills w.-.lors that .v con'ider.-d i
i teat so far ;u this m .it t-r Sp.iin . j-trng I
i within t'a- bounds !m- nwti ;:ght:. md 1
I that no jii-a mi ai.i m: can y.-t be mad.- by ;
| tins country in n card tu tats <.w • . ,
WILL SI’AIN'S THREAT GO? I
1 Sagdsta Cannot Hold His Eositioi: a'..d ;
Escape War.
By Jos: Ohl.
1 Washington, .Mamli 2ii. (Sp' . i’.. 1 While
{ today lias berm devoid o! 1 ’iait" dev .mi
tm.mts, there his been no ilic'.-aii i.i tlio ,
ex .u-inont over tho t-spanish ' tuition, but j
rather tin Increase ba-.. d upon the const int
ly growing condition tiiat war is inevlt- ;
I
Even those who are most optimistic i
have been brought to the conclusion -
[ that the chances for a peaceful settle- i
' ment of the present difficulties are so ■
I slim as to he almost none at nil.
As conditions stand tonight, peace |
Continued on Second Rage.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1898.
MinßF THE
fly V S KGU s Vi iUL
!» hh jfG 1 ft i:' I '
U U t 'J *4 5 V ti a~ i i SU 8 ,
Spain Is Not Meolioned in lhe
Enlire Oocural,
prpnpT k vrnv nii i ht pthtu ■
11 l i bh i I‘3 J LII i IU uu h!’. b .uililt. iJ |
I
i Paper Satisfies All Who Have Bend
| It That Sigsbee ana LT.is Men
"Were in I;o Wn; Wliittever
Derelict in Their At
tention to Their
Duty.
i
v.’asbi.:--:o::. Marell 'The A-->t .1 i
Press Abstra--t of .he Court < f Inmiiry He- I
port. Copyi -..t, 1 . \ P- tho Ass >ciat d ■
I- . i ■ i" i
herewith a r-r.il-l- 1 ■'•l - " f |
I ' ' ' ' ' '\ '
j the rep.rt it.--. '. -ees: which -..a <>i>- ;
I t.-in. tod.-.y. '■ -..’.U- b e -aj .ir.-r.-ey tin- I
j !>.-:ral’. -1" lin the ...null of ofli. :I p a.-:-.
| Th< . ■ " : ’ Lkht parts,
j follows:
i j. Tv" court find. I-. at the time of the i
1 ' r.v : ■ :*t(- was lying ia j
I live and one-half to six f.-.ti">m «’ wat< r. |
I 2. Tho ,11. -ipiii-.e ill)- I-.’ the ■ V. ex- :
I collent; everyL-iing Mcwc-d 1 '.ng to or. I
! <b-r.-> :-i-.".u>m: ■i- i. .runs, . ‘ ires. etc. The
| temp, l ature of the m.tc.izlm .. Sp. ni. ;
was norm;'.!, i .w- pi i.i th after ten-im-h (
I The e.- le on oee.irrr-d T '.-."I o"< lock i
’ on the evearng of B -hru ‘'y I'th. Ter !
1 were two exp'.osioas ith a very short in
l terval l.clween them. Th, ship lil'rcd on
| the first cvpl.i.-'on.
- ■!. 'The court can form no <1 finite opln'on
of the eond:! 1 in of ilie wn. k fr m the d■ v
|er evid -
5. Technical details of wreckage
' from which the court deduces •hat a
i mine vzas exploded under tho ship on
; the port side. 1
■ r Th. *. .•.n'o.'-lon wts dll'* to no fiult.
; t!hVf on I
• 7. ( ) . ;om of t’. «• nr* t t it!..- 1 it ’h • ;
» •
. ... tv. iv.-.sa ...
I S. Tlie court di.’.T-'-s !’ ;t It .."-not fl's: '
Signed by AH.
The report Is unsnimoiis and Is signed i
by all tho members of th. court. !’ .b . >
| not. ri-r.T to the existence or non ' xistenco ■
| of the mines in the harbor of Havana ex- I
! cept to the specific, finding that a min© !
j was exploded under trie ship and the opin- '
’ lon that Hie explosion of tho two maga- j
I zines wns caused by the explosion of a !
! mine.
1 Tho report as a v hole is a formal, dlspas- !
I s-'lon.'i to recital of facts .and bears the stamp j
of that strict dfl’i-ialitmi which marks
naval procedure. It is brief, not exceeding
1,800 words, end am.me the eight parts
go. s to th© greatest len.tth under tho sec
ond lu ailing which d* al.; with the discipline
and order of the elup. Tills the court speci
fic:-; with extreme minuteness, the least de
tail of the satisfactory condition of every
thing on board being given.
The normal temperature of the
large forward magazines at 8 o’clock
—only an hour and forty minutes be
fore the explosion —disposes of the
question of accidental combustion
within the magazines.
While tho court holds that these maga
zines did not explode from Internal call, os,
tluy nevertheless are of the opinion that
the explosion of the mine under tho port
side of tho ship causf d the explosion of
the two magazines. This will explain tho
remarkable destruction wrought, tho ex
plosion thus being shown to have combined
tho force of a mine without and two maga
zines within. The two explosions which the
court finds to have occurred, with a very
short Interval between them, is an addi
tional dotntl showing that two forces op
erated In causing the destruction.
The finding- that the ship lifted cn
j the first explosion indicates an cx
i ternal source, and one of tremendous
power to be able to lixt a battleship of
thousands of tons.
Tlie character of the. wreckage, toclinw 1-
ly described In the fifth part of the report.
I from which tho court deduc- s that a mine
! was exploded under flic ship on tlie port
I Fide, sus.ains the view taken by some ' x-
I ports shortly after the disaster tha*. iho
force of the exjilos'on wa.s ex-rted from
i part to starboard.
The feature of the report of deepest in-
I f. rest to tho navy is the complete ex >m r
-1 atiiai of Captain Sigsbee and a 1 on b<-rsr.i
| contained in tile second finding, setting
' forth the perfect order and discipline pre-
I vailing on the ship, and moi'- dir.-etly
| ■ -a.’ed in tlie sixth finding, which d'-- I.T
i the dis:- 'ter to bo duo to no fault ol" those
| on 1-- .-rd.
Th.- Inal,of the court to find evl-'i-m-c
I to tlx rcsponsimiitv. stated in th 1 eighth
: p irt. m !ke lhe re: ort so guard. 1 in .x
--: pi': ion of blame ti:.:t neith'-r Spain nor
I Hi Sp.,n!:ii mcntloni d thron.-diou: .
i .
; REPLY iS SENT BACF Q’ESKLY
I New York. M ir. J 27. Adi a‘.'i to Th"
t W-.ri I from tins mormng <:• y.; Tr .
• i-H ti’ ?.!■ ■l\ i;ilf ;/ ba.’ cabled two n.oL’--"- Io
(Lis v. ? t :!irou.;:b ? lini.: Wood
ford. One : with the ■■’rii-oicr: of the
: I'-'
■ ! -i. of buniaiiitarian iii: rvoitlon by th*
• I’*. ’ 1 f* at. < In ('u.cm war. Both
: notes are px r »r«. n d In string, firm ’.a-
gtii'go, without sir/'F.-' »n N-ri-it. Th f ‘V
! yorh ip.-- na riy -liniiri tv.
I I-'- "- t’ o <h' ir: .-I mu <<' t 'i- ?.i 1: •
; nr" ,: H nt <; ie übi -no iu-h ina. D■no r ■-
I ’.y .'bip'-hi.- A" ?‘l..dr;J ;.:o ,■< rn ' wii i
• thn i.-- • tin* n.iv; 1 . ourt of Hy
•iti'l : i. ’h- v . I !<‘W'i no it i lay in »
I harbe. ■ ■ - - . It not h-
i ing bi t . min or torr.e<M the lar?r.'
: slz • . •• ’d b:i\ wr.mg ■: .-u • i ib struckory
J Spaii’.-h y• ■ t':ni j an d waits r ’ y.
' Mr. Woodford d.M u-t .-ven d'*m ir.d an
I oarT.v r .'pon.-o As to tho wnr in Cubi.
I
■ : i-.len t Me Ivin ley ad vised tho Sp n :
I go'-ernmevt v.i the politest terms that t ie
i -‘m.- fi. drawing m-ir when th-- Unia-l
; I t.-;••'< would In- i-o.n;ii-lied to act noon ti l -
| w irmngs . o ip pivi-i to Spain since tie*
i : "' f -jMe in Cuba began
: The pre-i.lent clearly Indi, '-‘-d that th"
war in Cuba mm-: ceN-e. bin he fixed no
.date. The not< thus make- the qt tion
!of Cuban interven ion pu.imo'mt to ti
i Maine catastrophe, wiiieii the pr--sidc'it's
: munmrandum refers tn as mm-ely a 1--
i r. im-i.i.-nr. T'"> : ssii. s . ; 1 p.o!i-
■ kins of the Cui,'an w..r, tin- Bnli. I Si.i.es
go’.ernm nt. now iirpes on the a.ti ntion of
; S; a:n, <i-elariug that the conditions now
■ prevailing in ('ub.i, so rear tin.- shores o"
t e United Stat . have ling 1..- n Intolern-
:Id ? to t li" A hii. ii,.i a pei?p:e.
! .'lain was l'"i. imi d by .‘1 uister Wood
: fori! licit tin? i.i'ii in of tli., I’residmit w : ;
, and has I. mi ~im"d at the pri : i'r. ? lion o:’
i i -i, " .n-.i th" promotion of cordial re'a
l.m'S ii .1.) Sy.du. Spain has had 111-
win. st . ope in choosing her own nietlmd.-
I of r- storing peace in her own c >loni on
1 ■ has fa lied.
Almost a Thro it.
j Them '!■■. I .ipprorn.m to a threat In FT?s
--' McKinley’ nv-moi'andrim, which is
I . aid to 1 c ..irmu-'ly arguid and couched
, in the imi 'l '! lgi■ 11,1 but iinnri-:lM '
| terms, is the stutern it t hat in s'-ridin; fresh
i cunt; .im'doiw for the relief of the imiT.'i'lng
I le in Cuba, the Aim ri< an people ex
P','l to see a pr.-etical term as. igned for
: tuple I e rest ration of pi or
! d r i:i 'at island. The Spanish reply is
. equally firm.
I Ji. . • ?r: the intention of Spain not to
i foil rite an Invasion of Spanish rights or
I !,n\ iiiti nqi'd to lead to the ovor-
j throw of the Spanish rule In Cu'mi. Spain
i deprecal'?: ending wholes ilc relief tn the
: manner suggi'aed 1.-y I’n .-idcnt Me.Kinlev,
' nu the gromal that It will ctwour'igi? tho
rebels (si parat Ists is the term employed),
; even if it does not lead to actual con'ltct
I tietween the ’Ut.horit.ics of tho Lnite.l
States and Spain.
GEN. GRAHAM IN SAVANNAH;
HE INSPECTS TYBEE GARRISON
Savannah. Ga., March 42. (Special.)—General Graham arrived In Savannah to
night from < 'ha:-lepton, accompanied by his aide.;, Licuten.ints Reber and Bir
ney. The. party Is stopping at the DeSoto, where Captain C. 11. Gil! tte, cmfinecr
officer l:i charge, called upmi them tonight and ten.lore 1 him the v. <• of the
government launch Angler for their trip to Tyhee tomorrow. General Gra
ham and his aides will go down to Tyhee in the morning and w 11 i-naml sev
eral hours there Inspecting the. two artillery batteries which are encamp d on the
poiernment reservation mar the new fortification. Tile tionps th ro are encamp
ed In tents, and aside from the .sandfly pests are very comfortable. They will nr.--
H C nt an excellent fiPPcar.aneo for lns;>ec Hon, the officers having look, d forward
for several days to Gcmr.il Graham's arrival. As .soon as bo finis. . s his duties
here he and his aides wl’l go to St. Augustine.
Charleston, S. <'.. March 21. (Special.) General Graham, Bnlted States army,
commander of department of the gulf, inspected Bort Sumter today and the forti
fications on Sullivan's island today. The works v.oro thoroughly examined. G.• i
eral Graham refused to discuss the fighting conditions of the new forts. He
left tonight for Savannah. Work on Cort Sumter be'.an today and a big force
will get Hie Id.ice rapidly in shape for heavy pirns.
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plosion Was Internal.
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Washington. Mar-: Y>. T'.m -o :rt of in- >
quiry inf I to ii:v< ■ the e.-imo of
■ ti e M .ine di -ti r i: .s r< . oit‘d that the i
j |- i.--s of ti:-- battleship w;o; cue io an out- j
Tlie state department, by direction i
! of the president, has c; bled TJii'n --.d i
States I'lir.iste;- Woodford at Madrid |
, to notify the Spanish govermnent of
- this condition.
I Tee w' : < it and his cabinet adtf.-.crs i
| ]•< id two .-xt-tided sessions to.is.v, one a.t i
: im.-i :. m. and another at 3.. J p. m., at j
■ whl "h ih« r •;» >”t w.is cor:-d<.b*r'•<! in I
I t.iil. Ahmbnrs of the cahlru t stated ter j
I tho me< :: - that . d .-cusfion was ol I
i .... . ..■■■■: ■ ■ xt^ never since the I
| The Snnnisb government has cabled j
olfl-jial y to v"aslnni,-ton that tho Span- I
ish naval '-'iinmission holds tlie disas- |
ter to the Maine to be of internal |
TI e ::overnm . r.t of Sj "in, It can be j
t < ,i. • ji ,s-Pv- v i ■ no. dl '. :o:'ed to turn !
uly. l . ..
i cl'n I O co; I :■ a sii ‘.t am from this I
I }■■■},•• :t; ir-n Ung to inti ’fete with tht 1
I :p.-. .-.on mo; 11.-: own naval j
I 1’..-ce.--. '
' SAGAFTA AI-Ft-OUS EOB TEACE. I
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I Queen B-'geut's P—micr S-es LittJs ■
Piorpect of Obtaining Peace.
M idrid. March 2'l. Hl I the organ ■
o' th" premier, Senor S .g.-iista, has pub- i
lisa- d a par tgra >h w ill i is attrat ting ;
mmh attention. It says;
"The ilarmist Impressions continued I'it" i
j yesterdav evening. ,i'.- : .ig <-■•-.-n oliiel.-d
I' * *
c»»i:• r.L Tho miHisiors s*!W noi’.lng - to rc-
I the ituation c things. Tlius ut B
!p- hi. v. 'K’n .» p< »v->n in iH ■ oi'”’ '•t'n , ‘r ot
• tho q:o < ii rvisiled S Sjir.r-'! i and
1 h.-td i 1 »r?r rvlc-w with him. gTeat im
| port ,n--e -, ?.s a;':u :.ed t':» i? ui."
I Sr nor Dupu De l une. ;ie former Sp a
I isli miais'er at Washington, has arriv' d at
Tho premier, S'-n.ir Sagasta, in an Inter
j view today deci.’ '. d the I'-ltii.ition was not
I i.■ i >:i it *■. i. lii all dI *i:
• Pt'ivale advices from the United
i States are contradictory, but my pcr
, sen ,I opinion, unofficially, is that
j means still exist for preventing' a rup
ture with the ' -
S. ;■,>r i' ■!'.ir, ‘V >: mr • :i: r >" I i?
I pul'li; :■ I ’.I r. I’d '..1- .>■' Tim Ciobe, sat 1:
Wbr Is Not Possible.
I ‘‘l do not believe v.“’.r i port :ib <y
, I cl(, not fee how a lemoc rit u: n
J like the United States can <!«t!;-“o v.mv
I against Spain. I do not believe the
ip< tiding (fleet : on will furnish auiii
! cient motive.”
H‘i do: i says fb.-rt the panic of th** f
. days Incro-’scs rrllmr then diminishes. It
’ adds, fortunately, the vcil'leal situ: Hon
i must not be lodged by the Steffi of tne
nien-j- market
111 I,!b< rat attributes th© fall in Sp.inl'h
! soourifMs to the “jingo t ill: of some of the
1 Sn,offish press. ’’ 1’ says t?- I sili'm e ha
I naw become a patriotic duty, adding:
“Let. Spain make every preparation
/ is linifliiwnl! /
j It may be declared )
Stiil very wc-'.k. ■ ■ ■ \
You cannot afford ?
f to miss one single P
p issue of y
( The Weekly \
/ Con.sl.itLilian. «
z ALL THE NEWS ?
) ALL THE WAR }
S AI L THE YEAR C
< ALL FOR SI.CO ?
PR ICE F” ’V El <-EX TS
I to defend herself, but let it be done
I qv.ick.iy and without ostentation.”
Americans Back Insurgents.
One .:-in asspned for lhe mysterious
i vi ■ lid to ! irjd by the Spanish a.m b is
i rador to Fran -e is il..- fo’lcwing:
I "! npjii-ur ” . vs r.l 1.-r..>:■ rcii'l. indepen-
I d.-n;, in - i-.clipplm c fug who r'-
; <■ 'v uri lwd in I' ;)-;.- hav ■ b-i-n nvlted
I ii,- V nt inc' ;-, .--:;d otner fri'-nds of the
I Yo-_- ii : ,Mistering Junta to conf-'-r-
- - fri , r
;11 Ilion in - . I:i ■ was di.s< : • 1 1
: , . he rich Arm riean
- tii-tans - - ■ ' ■ ' is the
| p on who, at ■ nd h nds, i. ofl ring to
tmd the funds r--luircd for the rising.
J-l< ■"i la- in i- C illo, the ?pani e.mb:.:'-
s-><ii r, oi ]< .r-hiig their miine-av.-i-s, had
nn in erii-w with the l-'ren -ii minister • !
st • ■ aml as a result it h.u; been decided in
1 ■ to ■ I. a ■ ' t t:,-i
on a; I ... f'hi'innlne ri tugees from
| that countr ."
Epain Can Find Allies.
El It. :-.Tdo regrets tlie iiolicv of tho pass
< ; . 1 i ated Spain and left
lo r without allies. It continues:
: “!-'o;-'unarely 1” r intei- sts uro now to
j a l.i-ge ■ .rot ident'eal with those of sev-
I t ral of the. Euro.man powers as well as
I with tho e of the Latin repub ies of South
I Ameiiea. Th? oci-np.i;ion of Cul?a by the
I of tlie Uni; ■■ State wo ild threaten
I the c ist ..f Mexico and the C< itral
\i: i i■■--.m reotd.li--. ?,I - it-eo? ir. as Sp. it
I wouid in. that case declare v.. r th'- Phi;ip-
i
I : -an attack. The orc-ip il :on of Manila,
b. ?n .m* a...-i --ht-iii c "ul I a mice
f.'iowse the alarm oi l-'r.iiiee, England. iiet
;e. ny .ril Japan. These p-iv .rs are, tie-: -
■ fm . iu.'.a.::.s to prevc-n; liostillties breaking
I out, and were they to hr- :ik out we should
i havi their moral support.
j “'.Ve, tie I" ’or-, think o-ir present gc-v-
I ernm. nt could find friends :n Europe bv
i-rmply looking for tb.-m with a little good
I wiH ;:ißi Judgment and w» are convinced
tL. t at the li’st s’guis of savYi friend.-’h!p
| h-'ing* found arrogance cf tho yankees
I would su’Ucieiiiiy abate.”
Woodford Te sts Popular Ecelir.g.
Hl Globo says lii .t ,t was no doubt with
i fli'? Intention of judging what the pop>i-
■ 1..r f; cling In M idrid that tho represen
tative of th< Rod Si itcs, General St« ’.v-
i art L. Woodford, a ! ted at Brasi uclos.’s
j sum : ii at tho San Isdro cemetery. It then
| says:
I “'Hie vast crov. ,bi following tho great
: bull lig'iier s coffin quickly i'.-eo niz"d tlio
i .'.ini'.’i an "fillister, w 1 > '"3s aceompanitd
b.' his family. On :ea<!;:ng the Toledo
ieh . ■ '.. ■ . pa
Icd from liis carriage ami gave som< alms
I to several begr.ar■ Bot b • • ho
I ■ 1.... presence e.... greeted With
I n i l Its of r . peel.’’
‘ “d'lieral Wood ''ord’s p:e« -n, c was much
; mm' nt. d >r on. He w:i d dial
I Si'll." IM : gilt lie tie le -'ll' •■:' nr
■ 'vo; it", it wa mi hi . return from tho
.■ ■ net . that lie .; ■ ■ billed alms to the
' 111 Heralfio remak'i:
i ' i’.- " presence in ihe cemetery of the
jit Im ter Os the Un! ed St itcs t hocked
, (e , ’.i"-ado) everyone. He w.missed the
! irial be iid< oi •of the eypre st: a. ar
ill-' I'.ictheim. Th,, author!ties had adopt-'d
i 'O' asurcs to pr< .m, my unph ~ mt ' in
l ' '!< nt Ing. As er th,, burial, on arriv-
Tol do bi . ie ■■. i w Iford
Ik 11 out ot ins carriage and dlstrlbut d
I i"i.:s io the ffi'or. Number.- of th ■ public
I erou-b d aroim-i H--, t idied Shite: in n ..ter.
, 1 rul V.’fit »< I lord’s «‘i ■• 'li cora-
Says There Arc No Mines.
A gen ual in the army who ; : .
permit tlio u * : hi• na >e, said today that
ft wis im Ted.; a hie tli.it the report of the
A me; i. ,in court of in i i.ry into the M.iino
i di:;::; ier should nttri-ute the destruction
I of tho ves <e! so a subm irin • mine.
i “Not cv< n p.mm g sa.v::gi he inserted,
. "would such mines be p! ■ d in their port ■.
| Moreover, our . n shins would cave !n-
r, ,1 equal peri! had tb? min" ; bu n
i !‘1 ■ "e-1 Is Havann harbor. M'ni nly
i I : ' in time of war. and then only friendly
j nations are notified.”
I Li. (.'orrcspondcnei.T de Espana says It un-
.: I pled
with eert.-rn now f ctors in the situ itlon,
v.li eli it b' deve.’ may give a moio favora
ble turn to co en's.
11l Correo says th government Is calm In
tho consciousne-.-s of having ..lone l:s duty,
and Is sati-dio-.i. The foreign Pl"'han
j r<’ce;,n:.'. .1 t:,:.-;. : nd al-'o the firmness with
j whii'h 1-pain I,; r.-.-oived to defend her na
ti-mal right, and honor.
Tii,. Ei,""a s . s that Spain 1s trying to
■ P r< v -nt .on i<h i: it a • lam ty, and h s
, . , in ortant coneei lot ' such as
union "my, in ordir to avert It. Spain, tho
i not lost for a ingle
i menu nt of In’’ calm moibT ' tlon. but she
I cannot eoi’sent to the i>o:'potu:il Intervent n;t
| cf Americans and the Am-'i i' an govo.n-
i I.a N.icional says it awaits calmly the
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