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Valuation. lurch Ila—The president
. flat the following message to
”the Congress of the United States:
fit some time prior to the visit of the
w to Havana harbor our consular
Maldives pointed out the advanv
(fixes to flow from the visit of national
thins to the Cuban waters, in accus-
turning the people to the presence of out
has as the symbol of good will and of
our ships in the fulfillment of the min.
slot: of protection to American inter-
ests. even thoush no immediate need
therefor might exist.
, Accordingly on the filth of January
last. after conference with the Spanish
minister in which the renewal of visits
of our war vessels to Spanish waters
was discussed and accepted. the penin-
sular authorities at Madrid and Hava-
na were advised of the purpose of this
government to resume friendly naval
v visits at Cuban ports and that in that
_. view the Elaine would forthwith call
at the port of Havana. This announc-
tnent was received by the Spanish gov-
ernment with appreciation of the friend-
ly character of the visit of the Heine
and with notification of intention to re-
turn the courtesy by sending Spanish
ships to the principal ports of the Unit-
ed states. Meanwhile the Maine enter-
ed the port of Havana on the 25th of
January, her arrival being marked with
no especial incident besides the ex-
change of customary salutes and core-
monial visits.
The Maine continued in the harbor of
Havana during the three weeks follow—
lnlt her arrival. No appreciable excite.
ment attended her stay. (in the con—
trary. a feeling of relief and conlidonoe
followed the resumption of the long in-
terrupted friendly intercoumo. So no-
ticeahle was‘ this immediate effect of
her visit that the consul general strong-
ly urged that the presence of our ships
in Cuban waters should he kept up by
retaining the Maine at Havana or in
the event of her rccnlt by sending an-
other vessel there to take her plum.
'l'hs Fatal Explosion.
Al 40 minutcs past 0. in the evening
of the 15th of February. the Maine» was
destroyed by an explosion, by which the
entire forward part of the ship was ut-
terly wrecked. in this catastrophe 2
ofllcera and 2“ of her crew perished,
those who were not killed outright by
her explosion being penned between
decks by the tangle of wreckage and
drowned by 'the immediate sinking of
the hull. l'mmpt s istonce was ren-
dered by the nelflli i3? east-ls aft-
chored in the harbor. old a cape.
clally given by the boats of the Spanish
cruiser Alfonso Xi! and the Ward line
steamer City of Washington. which lay
not for distant. fl'lte wounded Were
memly cared for by the authorities
of Havana. the hospitals being freely
opened to them, while the earliest re-
covered bodies of the dead were interred
try the municipality in a public ceme—
for! in the citru. 1'rihutes of grief and
turnip-thy were offered from all officgl
quarters of the island.
:‘i‘hs appalling cslsmlty fell upon the
of our country with crushing
force. and for a brief time an intense
“ailment prevailed. which in a cum.
fnnnityless lust and self controlled than
ours might have led to hasty acts of
blind resentment. This splm. however.
shall nave say to the calmer pummel
«Aria-on and to the result» to investi-
safe the facts and await material prmif
before forming a Judgment as to the
cause. the responsibility and the facts
warranted the remedy due. This room
mnlymmnmeuded itself from the
tiniest to the executive. for only in the
wt o! a dispaasionateiy ascertained
certainty could it determine the nature
, m tiles-urn of its full duty in the mat-
ter. The um: procedure was followed,
as in all cases of casualty or disaster
to national vessels of any maritime
state. A naval court of inquiry was at
once ornnlned. common! of otheerswell
by rank and practical expert.
sure to tit-chum the onmius duty ita-
posed upon them.
A ”I‘m Who.
Aided by a sirens force of wrecker:
Isl divers the court proceeded to matte
a thorough lamination on the mm
W every available means for
the impartial and exact determinfltitm
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minim in’frorn‘ live" and one?“ “Fat-Mfume“. were'ali sieved“
half to six fathom of water.
The state 01 discipline on board and
the mnditlon of her magazine. boilerl.
coal bunkers and storage compartments
are passed in review. with the conclu.
slou that excellent order prevailed and
that no indication of any cause for an
internal expioslon'rxlsted in any quar-
ter.
At I o'clock in the evening of Feb. ll
everything had been reported secure.
and all was quiet.
At 44) minutes past 9 o‘clock the vessel
was suddenly'destroyed.
There were two distinct explosions.
with a brief interval between them.
The first lifted the (onward part of the
ship very perceptibiy. The second.
which was more open. prolonged and of
greater volume. is attributed by the
court to partial explosion of two or
more of the forward mugastnm.
The evidence of the divers establishes
that the after part of the ship was prsc-
tit-ally intact and sank in that condi-
tion a very few minutes after the ex-
plosion. The forward part was com-
pletely demolished. ‘
findings flan-marina.
Upon the evidence of a concurrent ex-
ternal cause the finding of the court is
as follows:
At frame 17 the outer shell of tht ship.
from a point nil. feet from tit ‘middie
line of the chip and 6 tect a ‘ 'e the
keel when in its normal post vii. has
been forced up so as tn be no» :y about
four feet above the surface of lb?) water,
therefor!- about :lt feet above when: it
would be had the ship sunk uninjured.
The outside bottom plating is bent in-
to a reversed V shape, the offer will;
of which. about 15 feet broad and 32 feet
in length ifrntne if to frame 25). in dou-
bled back upon itself against the con-
tinuatiun of tho same plating extending
forward.
At frame lit the vertical heel is bruitm
in two and the flat heel bent into an
angle similar. to the aorta formed by
the outside bottom plates. This break
is now about six feet below the surface
of the water and about till feet above its
normal position. -
in the opinion of the court this effect
could have been produced only by the
explosion of a mine situated under the
imtttm of the ship at about frame In
and somewhat on the shore little of the
ship.
Crew Xe! to Blame.
The cont'lbsitms of the cum! are:
That the loss of the hintin- was not
in any reupect due to fault or negli—
gent-t» on the part of any of the ofllcors
or memiwrs of the crew:
That the ship was destroyed by the
explosion of a submarine. mtno. which
carried the partinl cxplosfnn of (Wu nf
More of her forward magazines, not!
That no evidence has been obtainable
lining the restmnslhillty for the cle-
struoiioo of the Maine upon any person
or [wt-suns.
l have directed that the finding of the
court of inquiry and the views of this
government then-on be communicated
In the governmcni of lit-r majesty the
queen regent. and i do not permit my-
self to doubt, that the sense of justice
of the lipanifm nation will dictate s
«mm- of action suucstcd try honor and
the friendly relations of the two sov-
ornmentfi.
it will he the duty of the executive to
advise the congress of the result. and
in flat- meantime deliberate considera-
tion is invoked.
WILLIAM M’KIRLBY.
'l'hs [faults "alloys.
The following is the full text of the
report of the mom of inquiry:
U. ii. 8. lows, First Rate.
Key West. Monday. March 2i, til”.
After full and mature consideration
of all the testimony before it the court
finds as follows:
First-1m“ the United Stains battle.
ship Maine arrived in the hnrimr of its.
vnna. Who. on the 15th day of January.
ills, and was fatten to litmy No, tip
from iii to I {albums of water. by the
regular sovernmt pilot.
The l'ttitsd Mates consul setter-l at
liavsns had notified the nuttmrities at
that place the Wious evening of the
intended arrival of the Maine.
tiet'ontl.~'f‘he note of illseipil on
board the lathe its: excellent. It all
orders and mutations in resort) to the
care of misty of the ship were strictly
M! .
a ammunition was starred in mm-
once with prescribed instructions. and
mum ours was fatten Whenever ammo;
nition was handled.
i'fothins was _mat in any of the
map-sis" or sunbeam which was not
permitted to be Med there.
The team and MW were
stir-ts hushed after having Mn opened.
and after the Winn of the tub»
the keys were found in their W
place in the captain's eaten. everythian
Mm been report“ more that even.
‘
in the alter part of the ship under the
wardroom and neither caused nor par:
ticipated in the destruction of the
Maine.
The dry sun cotton primers and de-
tonators vfire stowed in the cabin off
and remote from the scene of the explo-
sion. Waste was carefully looked «(for
on the Maine to obviate danger. Special
order! in refilrd to this had been given
by the commanding officer.
Varnishes. (triers. alcohol and other
combustibles of this nature were stowed
on or above the main deck and could
not have had any-thins it! do with the
destruction of the Maine.
The medical stores were stoned all
under the wordroom and remote. from
the scene of the explosion.
N7 dangerous stores of any kind were
stowed below in any of the other store-
rooms.
The coal huntierswerc inspected daily.
Of those bunkers adjacent to the for-
ward magazines and shellrmma four
were empty—namely. fill, Bi. BS. its.
All; had been in use that day. and
MO was full of New river coal. This
coal had been carefully inspected be-
ft re receivina’ it on board. The bunker
in which it was stowed was accossible
on three sides at all times. and the
fourth side at this time on account of
bunkers m and 86 being empty. This ,
bunker. A16. had been inspected that‘
day by the engineer fifl'lf't'l’ on duty.
The fire alarms in the bunitorn were
in tvoritins order. and there had never
been a case of upontfincoua combustion
of mat on board of the Maine.
The two after boilers of the ship were
in use at the time of the disaster. but
for auxiliary purposes only. with a,
comparatively low pressure of strain”
and beine tended by a reliable watch.
These boilers world not have caused‘the
explosion of the ship. The four for-
ward boilers have since been found by
the dtvcrs and are in a fair mndition.
0n the night of the destruction of tho ‘
Blaine everything had been rcpfit‘ll'fl se-
cure for the night at it p. m. by rolinblc ‘
persons tin-tutth L‘e proper {lulhilfl‘lf‘fi‘
to the commanding ”nicer, At the time .
the Maine was dcstmyr-d the ship was
attic! and therefore trust liable to acci-
dent caused by movvmenta from those
on lmnrti.
Third.~~'l’hc destruction of the Maine
occurred at 9:“) p. m. on the tfith day
of February. Witt, in the harbor of lla-
mm. film Twins: at the tum» mtmrwi in
the some buoy to which she had been
taken own her arrival.
Then» were tum expllmions of a dis—
tinctly different f'hitrm-tor. with :1 very
abort but dietin-R interval lwlwc-vn
thtm. find the forward port of the ship
was "{(i‘f' in ft marked tiegrcc at the
time of the first explosion. The first
explosion mm more in the insult!" of a
report like that of n tltlfl. will!" the sec.
and explosion was worn ope-n. prolong.
mi and of greater volume. This set-void
explosion use. in the opinion of the
rmurt, mused by the partial explosion:
of fwu or more of the forward mustn-
sines of the Maine. '
Condition of the “inch.
The evidence bearing upon this. being
principally obtained from divers, did
not etuiblo the court to form a definite
conclusion its to the condition of the;
wreck, although it was established that f
the after part of the ship was pram.
catty intact and sank in that t-nndittnn‘
a very few minutes after the «lt~strut:-'
tton of the forward port.
The following facts in record to fhe’
forward part of the ship are. howewr.
established by the testimony.
'l’hst portion of the port side of the
protective tleclt which extends {taint
about frame 39 to aimt frame ll was
blotrn up at! nod over to tmrt. The’
main deck from about from so to alum! é
frame Ill was blown up aft and slightly
over to starboard. foirllas the forward,
port of the middle superstructure over.
and on top of the offer part.
This was. in the opinion of the court,
caused by the partial expulsion of twin
or more of the forward magazines of
the Ilaine. ,
fifth-fit frame if the outer shell of
the ship from a point 1159 feet from the:
i
i
l
middle tins of the ship and six feet
starve the tree! when in its normal po-
sition has been {creed up so as to he
soar about four feet above the surface
of the water. therefore shout zit feet
above where it would be had the ship
sunk uninjured.
Theoutside bottom plating is bent into
a reversed \i’ nape. the after sting of
which. shoot in feet broad and ill feet
is lensth atom frame it to from» 23)
is muted Itself um itself against the
«unantici- of tits same platins turd
tending unused.
Atmistbsrerticsthulismen
in mi and no list no bent into“.
angle similar to the souls formed by
the outside lament plating. This limb
is notr slant s fart m the surface
of tits water and about D feet above its
sorta-i nation.
A files first: canted It.
"It!
“i
, case in the latter, whrre Secretary Lona
of the Maine’olfihe'odcfiion‘namTeil was
not in any respect due to fault or ncz~
limes on the part 0! any of the omccni
or members of the crew of said vessel.
Seventh—via the opinion of the court,
the Maine was destroyed by the cspto.
stun of a submarine mine. which caused
the partial explosion of twu or more of
her forward magazines.
Eighth.~—The court has been unable
to obtain evidence firim: the responsi-
bility for the destruction of the Maine
upon any permit or persons.
W. 1. SAMPSOX. Captain t}. 8. ii,
President.
It. MAlilx. Lieutenant Commander
I'. 8. 31.. Judge Advocate.
The court. having finished til" inquiry
it was ordered to matte. adjourned at it
a. m. to await the action of the conven-
lns authority.
W. 'l'. SAMPSON. Captain U. B. N..
Pmldf-nt.
A. unmx. Lieutenant Commander
U. B. N.. Judge Advocate,
fl. S. Flagship New York, March 1:,
it». (if! Key West.
The proceedings and findings of the
court of inquiry in the above case are
approved.
M. Sit‘ARI’). Rear Admiral. Command.
er in Phief of the l'niicvl States Naval
Forci- on the, .‘iorth .ttmmc Station.
The Report I- fullness.
Washington. March 25 «in the house
and the senate the president’s message
and the findings of the Maine court of
inquiry were rend and :it once referred
to the fonlgn relations committees.
WAR PREPARATIONS.
Departments at “‘aahlngion Are l'srtis»
alarly Active,
Washington. March. haw-The custom-
ary activity which hm prevailed in all
branches t" l or war nnd navy llf'fl."~
meals for the st nuath was apparent
again imliiy. Particularly was this the
and Assistant flect‘elnry Rlfilflevf'" were
on hftnti early. hriidimr conferences with
bun-nu chiefs pull it number of Vllifnr.‘
who bad business of importance. Among
the public on it who saw . :retary boat:
was Sunntor Frye of Maine.
There-wan no additional information lit
the department recording the imntlon
of the Spanish torp-"u hoot ilutiiizt 'l““‘
on its any to Poona ill. 0 from the Pa-
naries, excepting that 'Jt u as mivanclhn
steadily. 'i‘ht- night-st naval authorities-
mniinuo in say that this movement in
the most formidable menace to tho ships
of our nnvy that host yet occurred.
it who disclosed fur the first time by
ono of the nayal orders issued today
that the department had dott-rminml
upon the formation ..( an atidltionnlnmv
fleet to b» ltnmvn as the "mosmlitll
fleet.” to be Cilmpnsml of lull. steam
yachts and other small vessels which
may he obtainable not! which are to he
used as n sort of mobile (loft-filo of lea-
mast cities. it was further devlvloppd in
this comm-um that the naval militia of
he several states lit to called upon to
ran this auxiliary net-t. The fact that
Admiral \l'niltcr cabled from Nicaragua
Is the mate department announcinl his
departure for home revives the specula-
tion as to the likrlihwi of one of the
highs-ft officers of the navy. active or
retired. being placed in choru- of the
entire naval operations. including the
tlcet under (‘aptaln Rampant. (’ommov
dot-e sl'hhfll flying squadron and any
auxiflary lincs of defense that may be
established.
wanna "nuts Corning.
it was stated. homver. at the as?!
department that Admiral Walker's
home coming is immut- of the mocha
aloft of the work of the Nicaragua canal
commission. of which he is president.
and that it was not hastened because of
the present naval activity. Moreover.
the name of Atlmlral fiance. who is still
on the active list. is the most frequent.
ly mentioned among the highest naval
oiflcers as the one than likely to be
chosen for this supreme command if it
shtmld be determined upon.
secretary lions has written a letter
thanking the Harlan & Hoilinnworth
cmnpany of Wilmington. Deh. for its
"manifestation of patriotism” in hill-
ryins serif on the torpedo boat limos—
ham and declining any extra amount
fimn the sovernnwut for work necessi»
tatetl by the rush orders. The coin-
psay’s helium was made linear: to the
secretary in the folimring letter from
11. fl. Horse. the t:
"in connection with Mr telesrua re»
sardins the min on the urination), f
ties to advise you that In one was
the construct!” of thehult by working
until to event It Insist is our machine
shop and in our drafting room. have
tattoo on about it “atrium men for
day froth and have slum “pt-tin.
,. I..- n. . - .. w '
who remain absent from fear of pii‘f't~
ishmcnt. in cases where the records of
the men were sued previous to their de.
sertion they will in all probability. upon
surrendering themselves at a receiving
ship. be officially forgiven.
The most significant of the naval or-
am issued by thc'navy department to.
day was the detachment of Commander
Horace Elmer from Cramps’ shipyard
and ordering him to duty "in re the
mosquito fleet." This auxiliary organ-
ization of the navy to be called into ac.
tive service in time of war is to be com-
weed of small craft of all kinds that
may be obtainable by the department
upon which a fruit may be mounted and
other defensive devices placed.
The fact that the organisation is to
be composed exclusively of small craft
of all description» that may be available
gives tho cause for its designation as
”the mosquito fleet,"
WAS HAVAUA WABBBD‘LH
Said to "on “can Notified From Hadrld
to Prepare for War.
Havana. via Koy West. March 28.—-it
is persistently stated here, that the pat-
ace officials have received a oiplwr ("5‘
patch from Madrid which in effect unid.
”Prepare for war!" it is not likely that
anything so alarming or peremptory
was received. but it is pretty certain
that an intimation was given that the
time for evasion or delay on the part of
8min was drawing to) it close.
There can be no attention that the pol-
icy of the United States in multins the
destruction of the Maine merely a side
issue and sulmrtiinato to the smwr
question of the continuance of inhu.
manity and property «instruction on the
island is a disagreeable surprise to
nuns: high in office in Cuba. They had
concluded that the dispute as in tin.-
oriitlrt of the explosion would ho indef-
initely prolonged and finally open the
way for s new investigation. in which
Germany. ltaly or some other European
power would mitt- part. Many of the
best informed Spaniards are free to any
that American interference on humanb
lotion grounds would be bound to carry
with it the positive if not active sym-
pathy of all outlined notions, rinco lin-
fm‘ts :is to local t'a’mditlons are on ion-
nr-r in doubt in any cabin?! in vim”.
lendnm.
than upon the heels of o tiiopzitc-lt tn
0"onstil General Loo from Washington
ttrltim: data as in the numiior anal in".
nlitlnn of tho rvwmtwntrmine ittlll tilzm
the infirm] of time necessary to (not!
them more» the ofllrini nonouncmnwnt
of tho issuance of on order to oil the
olealdes. the civil governors and tho
Fulton roilof committee not to give the
informalltm asked by the ventral com-
mittee, but to refer all queries to fluv-
ernor General illnneo, who approves the
order. it seems to have been decided
upon alter knowledge of the grounds
adopted by the l'nltcd fltaies as the
basis for intervention. if in also assert—
mi that such otterios arc to ho answered
by saying that tho (‘ubtm government
is carihfr for its mvn pom. but this is
not yet verified. and. in face of the
facts. seems absurd.
when the Mangrove arrived the chief
custom house officer at the port of Ha-
vana sent on board a uniformed in.
specinr. According to the mangrove of.
floors. the inspector was particularly
th'lmls in his examination of the V'liv
set, opening even the food lockers and
acting as if he suspected the Houston»
of being'a filibuster. Consul lleneral
Lee was tommunloated with. and the
inspector was removed in a hurry in re~
spouse to I‘lenernl Lee's earnest and
even indignant romonsfrance.
The government's explanation on;
that all resents not mon—of-tvar must be
boarded by ciisloms officers. The Man.
move, the explanation t‘tinflnnod, is
not it man-of-wur, but a lighthouse
tender.
'0’!“ BXOKAIOBD.
lipst- leptles [sown-merino"
Winnie-s.
Washington. lurch Maths trotted
iltates government has presented.
through moist" Wllodfofd at ltadrid.
a carefully prepared note dealing with
the artful condition of affairs in Cults
and motion it clear that this govern»
ment cannot much km withhold such
definite lotion as will bring the preset“
strands and thelsufferins it is ms»
sunning to a close. The note was sub.
mitted to the fill-filth government the
latter part of last week. ,
The lipaatsh surmount has made its
reply to the sole of the United miss
The United States clearly indicated
that the situation in t‘ubn could not
much longer be tolerated and in detail
recited the distressed conditionu prov
vailins and the apparent inability of the
pres-int Spanish policy in l‘ulla to bring
those conditions to a close. The Span-
ish answer is reassuring ontl furnishes a
basis for lively hope that oil differences
may be adjusted on a basis vizilsiaclury
to this government.
(innhoat Princeton'h'early Ready.
Philadelphia. March 23.~—lt was am
honored today that the I'ltilr‘tl Stalt’li
minimal Princeton. which is bn‘ng built
at Camden. is rapidly nearing compie.
tion and that 5hr “ill Mm: in almxt :t
wet-it for imanuc‘ island tituv yard to
receive her fittings prepaml: to her
final trial trip.
Since the first indicnimn of possible
trouble ulth Spain Workmcn have been
engaged night and day on the Warship.
and as a result 5b" is now practically
ready for sea. The Priitt'ninn is not a
lame craft, but sin- is perfect in her up.
pointments and admirably adapted in
cruising in shallow waters. for which
she is Intended. She draws hut l2 feet
of water and is of Lotto trill“ displace-
ment. She is titled with SW! horsepow—
er engines and la upwind tn attain a
attired of '3 kfinls per hour,
The new (animal’s arnutmnnt will
consist of at: 4 inch fire trims. four 6
pounders, two i p-‘mnders, one ii inl'h
hroevhlomlina howitzer and (mo trotting
gun. lirr romplcmeni will be 16*) "in.
cm and men.
haysrs‘ A¢grooslvc Hens.
Wauhinztnn. March Lit—mi: ‘Drecientn-
tlve SEW-rs of Texas. minority leader
on the appropriations tvonftnitsee. said:
"i will not vote for an :inpruiirintion
tn flirnlah food for the stiff ‘lillz "ill-alli!
unless it lu- accompanied lug. nmwd in-
li‘fl't‘nllnn. (‘nndlfionl in r}: juig—
ment. are such that on em .h appropria-
tlons should bn mode by wnnrwa un-
less so accompanied as to put an end
to the strife. i'hlesfi thin tn- dune tho
practical P'nl'if of any c: i'lrlluillnn by
our umwrnm-vnt to feed Swim-Lil mil-
jects would in on much subatominl and
to the Spanish govwrnmem Spain would
Well afford for the i’nlloei States to sup-
port hf'f‘ aim-vine noncnmimtzmm uhlir-
her i‘inlfllt'hi are fighting lhuhi' rvrnlu»
tinnigm “hit are in urine against her
authority. This. in my npiilinn. in tin-
lrue atmnti‘n. fin-l the :uimlni-il-minn
should face it find deal with it accord-
ingly."
brooks-lens Powder From London.
Sew York. lion-h Zitw'l'iu‘ ilritieh
steamship Michigan. i‘opimn 'i'uhh.
from imndns Mart-h i5. which arrived
hero twisty. hon on boom a large con-
signment of smokeless powder for the
i'niled Siam! uovernnwnt.
After being ciczzrml by the hoslfh um.
tel ill qtmliilllli’ll‘ she went over to
(irnveaenii l-ny. uhore shc impart riis-
chanting that part of hi'l’ rut-3n into
lighters. it is very unusual for strum-
nhlps from l‘indilfl to bring ponder
here.
The Michigan has on board 200 cases
of smokeless powder construe-ti in the
navy f!et»lll’ltllo~flf. It will be taken to
thc navy yard and from there (lisirtb‘
tiled in tho different ship/a of the fleet
at Key West.
losers" for a ”sailor.
Trenton. March 28.— Adjutant General
litryltt-r received word from Assistant
iiecrctary of the Navy itmmevelt today
to hold 95 men of the New Jersey naval
reserve in readiness to taltc tho monitor
Montauh from League island navy yard
to Portland. Me. .fluvvrnnr 'i‘norhces
said tmloy timf the order from Wash-
tnntnn for the transmittins of the mon—
itor is expected within two or three
days. The ’6 men have already been to!»
looted from the battalion of the east.
mnnprislng Jersey titty and Newark.
They expressed their willingness to so
at a meeting held lost l’rlday night.
The members of the battalion are con-
sidered good sailor's.
........,..._.
Possibly distiller Cruises its! the.
liorlln. March :8.~l.ieutenant Corn—
fpsnder Nihlsch. the lfnltetl States na-
val attache. has returned here, from
Kl‘l. It in tll'itlil‘ltonfl he It” entitli—
tionslly purchased for the tinned Mates
government a msctal cruiser build.
his at the my. yards for a ibmth
American meat sad that he is
considering the purchase of a vessel
building at the Vols mm at llsmiiurl.
m flutters an m floats.
Washington. larch tit-«The four but
this submitted by "mister trauma.
Aisle! cable dispatch was received
Milli Itinlotar Woodlord last film. but
talcum solarium!
mmmLssitsassssm.
Minoan-stars. it «neonates
positively. however. that the spam.
memsnoitcamh
.WtfltflhhfisflflIdm
’flat mum m
1*“? .
revenue cutters is the mine are
hand do" the coast for Hampton
[toads The: W from Portland.
Ila; Mon. lien ”fort. and hairlinore
at the order of fireman lanes. with
the entire already at Intuit. they will
he titted up with stash sons and lets
the fleet on “as first. The: will he
employ. to as met and mm lasts.
1’»! limb): Flotilla. ‘ -
Madrid. March 28.-—'l'hc stateroom it ,
reiterated that Spain will consider it this
act of piracy if the l'nited States pre-
vent the Spanish torpedo flotilla; M ‘
at sea. from reaching Puerto Rico.
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Spain Entitled to Govern but lot i. ”-
tirpats the (labs-is.
London. March 28.——The Dally N“
in an editorial justifying the attitude of "
the l'nited States. says: ' »
"America has no spite against Spain -
to gratify and no selfish internal l9
serve. it is all very well to call Senator
Thurston a fanatic because he invokes”
the principles of the Christian religion. _
against the cruelties of a Chm» "
min-er. but he speaks of what he Ill,
and his testimony is not contradicted.
"Spain is entitled to govern the Ch
bans. but not to extirpotc them. A
weak despotism is the most cruel ms
eminent in the world. President '0-
Kinley's calm and sober language doll
honor to him as a Christian and It.
statesman. and Spain will commit I
grievous mistake If she interprets it al
a confession of weakness.
"Senor Sassata has a great opportu-
nity. to President McKinley he has a
high minded and generouu opponent,-
who will make things as easy for Spain
as he can. it is curious how mmPiBW-
ly. at this critical time. Mr. Sherman
has fallen into the background and lit.
McKinley come to the from."
The Vienna Iftlrl‘iéspolldoil of who
Times says: .
"it is now thought new that arbitra-
tion is quite out of titv (atrium. exam
upon the Maine mullet. termini, as
impossible with retort-me to the fat. of
Cuba. even if both countries consent“!
to arbitration. in the latter event the
tilfiit'ully would arise as to Whit «we
lions unuld be submitted. whether Cuba
should remain Spanish 1'“ be defiant!
independent or annexed to the Hit-IN
States.
"The problem would be almost be-
yond the competency of a third party to
solve. in tin f. tho whole idea is quite
in embryo."
European Papers Items“.
The torreapuntient proceed! to d!-
“with" the attitude of European pa-
: wry. aim-h haw solely admonished the
fruit“: smm mt though there were no
arungn up the fipanish side, ”if! M
(“who it violent article from the Bus-
eion Nuvnlll. which upbraids W.
lot it "barbarous attempt to ml) Olf-
bti" ontl asserts that "all the 3m
slates sympathize with Spain. m.
hno'ever. is dimmed to carry oil “it
strucuio- alone, as none of the powers
has any immediate interests in the fast-
fer."
The St. James Gazette. comm
this afternoon on the Maine report.
says:
"There can be no doubt fipain map
reparation in the American norm .
to say nothing of the most WV 1.
“worm and the most extreme «use "
nations for the feelings of the nation
which hail lost a line cruiser ”III II
treat-e in a presumably friendly but”.
The outlook M I! Ilfl'tllfllllll II it
could be. but spam is in the press. and
it is for iipain to walk partly."
The Westminster fissetle rem:
"The resources of diplomacy mutt not
yet he exhattsled. We fruit W
McKinley will maintain his am
iionable toning» and not allow M
to he 'iinstml' into war."
The ftlobe thinks the reports ”Wt
itpaln eruuml for maintaining that it
shims limit." adding: "Th! "W
that a mine calm-rt "I! “photon it
manner. tint-onvint-ins and not burnout
by provimts exportation: of the efforts
mused by mines exnimlins.“ ‘
t in conclusion the fiioiw says, Who
ever way we innit st the matter. If 3
hard to agree with the verdict of I“
mutt of inquiry." ’ g
Torso-est of the Parts Papers.
Parts. linwh mum fiasco. w
monitor today upon the Cuban m
lion. tit-VI:
"There is more rennin today
yesterday to sopmse that the
tum policy of the l‘niiet! states
étrsnsformerl into a ready. mm
cy. The mit- danser‘of war its.
new cones allowing themselves
‘drswn into replyins to the
mom addressed to itpsin."
} Liaisir says that "in ”up up
Wimmu- cahte dispstnm up “i
believe war is inevitable." ‘
“the Journal approves of I.
more adoption of neutrality.
,al standpoint of which perm
assist to unions the My)”,
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