THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , MARCH 2G , 1898-TWELVE PAGES. FIVE CENTS.
S11LL WIDE APART
United States and Spain Unsuccessful in
Getting Together ,
WOODFORD AND GULION IN CONFERENCE
They Talk Over Questions Eclating to th <
Maine and Cuba.
PART WITHOUT REACHING AN AGREEMEN1
' Laid Befori
E Bpaniah Commission's Riport
v Queou Regenti
ACCIDENT ASSIGNED AS THI CAU3I
t 3IOH onKi-r to nimmlclioil fron
f lint ana to WiiHliliiKtoii nllli
Coiiy of Itfiiort Miiilrlil
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F MADRID. March 23. ( Ne\/ York Worl
I Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Mlnisto
| Woodford ct \ o'clock this afternoon calle
\ upon Minister of Foreign Affairs Gullor
the two remaining some tlmo together , bn
neither the gen-sral nor the Spanish Stat
department would consent to furnish dat
upon their communications.
Minister Woodford remained two houi
with the minister of foreign affairs , can
fully exposing the whole American case I
rejalion to the Maine question and otht
aspects of the Cuban question with a vie
to explaining the presidential motives f (
adopting a couiso most compatible with tr
Interests of the United States and parlli
immtary usages In the United States. I hav
tonight the authority of the Spanlah mini :
tcrlal prcflff , cs | ; clally ni Correo , for statin
that during the above conference It seen
tail both sides maintained their rcspoctli
line of argument , based on their comml
slon'a report and their own vlcwa In regai
to other Cuban questions , and scparati
with eo little being altered In es-scntl
points that HI Correo adds that the Into
national problem continues In the san
shaky situation as before. Kl Correo ai
Correspondent deprecate very warmly tl
presidential Idea of bending precipitate
and prematurely data which may not co
tribute to maintain cordial relations.
List night the government receUed fi
details of the report of the Spanish coi
m'sslon on the Malno catistrophe. It
positively stated to bo accidental. Admlr
Bcrmjo communicated the report to t
queen and Sagasta at the palace. The quci
kept Sagitta to lunch , after which she tel
phoned the ministers of foreign affairs ai
of the colonies , who Joined proaiptly In
long conference with the regent. The thr
ministers then went to the foreign oIl ( <
where It was finally decided to telcgra ;
Marshal Blanco to send n copy of the r
port of the Spanish commission Immci
ately to Washington by an olficer. T
bearer of the report will reach Washlngt
Wednesday , Spain thus wishing to glvo fre
proof of Its conciliatory attitude. All t
papero tonight speak In a manner whl
shows they are aware the government kno
officially of the Intentions of the Amcrlc
government.
WRECK TO BD UNTOUCIinD.
, Durlng the da } there has been much at
niatlon In ofllclal and political circles. S
Kasta In the council presided over by t
queen at the palace , exposed all the dcta
of the situation and ( informed the regent tl :
the government had Instructed Marsl
Blanco to refuse a fresh petition made
the American naval authcvlttcs nt this til
for the removing of the wreck of t
Makio with the use of explosives and whl
A Spain Intendo shall remain untouched un
the whole affair la settled , with a view
roach such a Bettliment. The minister
state , In a note to the American govei
mcnt , moots the Idea of not communtcatl
the reports of both commissions to the i
epectlvo parliaments until the two cabin. .
have received the text of the reports a
are able to examine the conflicting concl
elons and dlscu > < s means of arriving at a fi
Islactory agreement to avert all conllct. T
tone of convcrsattens In military circles a
articles In the press show that politicly
are unanimous lei their sense of the grav
of the situation and their resolution to bn
the government because It ha.j adopted
lost a firm , though conciliatory attitude.
Nothing Is known here In diplomatic
official circles of the alleged understand ]
between England and Franco to offer mod
tlon. Public oplnlcn Is now Irreprefsl
pushing the go\ eminent to put Its foot dote
to declare It cannot go further In the p ;
of concessions to avert a further strain
relations with the United States. Last nl ]
and today the tone of the pres.3 of ev <
hade la very trlk'ni ' ; . People among
political and governing classes are t"
more plain spoken In the expression of
opinion that the critical moment has
rived , though all persist In America bear
( ho responsibility for a crisis and Its fut
qucnt events. The conduct of America :
the Indt 'putablo fact , Iti their oplnlcn , t
the American president , the government i
their agents In Cuba , have taken advant :
of every Incident and circumstance or \
text to gradually play Into the hands
the senate and congress Jingoes with a v !
to find plausible grounds to attempt
oblige Spain to accept American Interv
tlon In some ehape In the settlement of
Cuban question
CONFIDK IN THK GOVERNMENT.
iEl Correo. Correspondencla and Glc
ministerial organs , advise the nation to h
confidence In Us present rulers as quite eq
to the task of facing the dlfllculltcs of
eltuatlon. The same papers state that mi
< bera of the cablnc.t show extreme rese
without concealing their anxiety and i
pleasure at the Intelligence from Wash !
ton and Havana. El Liberal sa > s prudei
moderation and a desire for peace h
limits and that It Is now reached on Ing
. the conduct of America In forcing a con :
j.
* upon Spain. In w < ilch the nation will da
tiuty. Spaniards recoil from no sacrifice
the defense of their rights against fore
interference. El Imparclal has an omlr
article warning the government against
effect that the aspirations of Cuba n-l
have In domestic politics In Spain , \\1
popular feeling runs high , and this stati
affairs might be taken advantage of by
Carllsts and republicans If the cabinet i
not follow a line of harmony , duty , he
and convenience. All other papers fa'
suit In elating that the chief offense U gl
by the petition to remove the wreck of
Maine. Dispatches from the Spanish ml :
ter at Washington announce that the pr
findings and consular reports of Cuba to
congress next week and will propose to send
relief to the dlstresseJ Cubans by war vessels
under the superintendence of consuls , which
the Spaniards resent bitterly.
The prcoccupatldn caused by the HlspanO'
American crisis has cast In the background
the electoral agitation , which Is hardly
visible except In a few provinces. The dls.
trlbutlon of seats Is not likely to be modified
at the last moment except In Cuba and Porti
Rico , where room Is made for a few Spanlst
politicians' The forecast wire ! Monday holdi
good except that socialist candidates an
now sure to be defeated , though they advo.
cated remedial legislation for the worklnf
classes , obligatory military service and fall
taxation. I have carefully Investigated at >
cannot find a single party or solitary candl
date advocating the sacrifice of Spanlal
rights In Cuba. All rival In patriotic as
suranccs and are determined to defend na
tlonal Interests and rights In the colonies.
ARTHUR E. HOUG'HTON.
scm.nv scvr 10 "HAMPTOX HOADS
I'lnccil In Comniiiiiil of the l'l > lni
Sqiinilron.
WASHINGTON , March 25 Commodor
Wltifield Scott Schlcy , at present connectc
with the lighthouse board , has been orderc
to command the flying squadron at Hampto
Rcadn , with the Brooklyn as his flagship.
Commodore Schley received the news o
his assignment at the Ilghthous2 boarJ , wher
ho was engaged In clcslng some of the worl
of the bureau. He expects that It will be ,
day or two before he finishes his work her
and takes command of the squadron. Ill
command at present comprises three vessels
the Brooklyn , Columbia and Minneapolis , al
ocean ere } hounds , but In a short tlmo hi
squadron probably will be swelled to abou
a dozen ships , '
Commodore Schlcy has a fine record fo
discretion , good Judgment and fighting qual
Itles. He was In command of the Daltlmor
during the Chilian trouble , which threat
cued to end In war , and had a peaceful tei
mlnatlon , which. It Is believed , was du
largely to his tact and discretion.
The three vessels at present under hi
command are all swift cruisers , and amen
the others which probably will be added t
his command , are the St. Paul and St. Loul
of the American line , which were built f.
that they could be turned Into efficient flgh
Ini machines nt a few days' notice. Thcs
vessels have not been Impressed as yet , bi
arrangements have been perfected betwce
the government and President Grlscom , s
that no delay will result as soon as the dec
slou Is reached that the outlook Justified tl
lanio expenditure of money necessary f <
their transfer to the Nivy department. 0(1 (
cers have been provisionally picked out '
command these ships. Commander W. I
Emory and Commander Wlllard H. Ilrowi
son. at present in Europe on a special ml
slon for the Government , being the office :
whom it is thought will be assigned to tl
St. Paul and St. Louis.
OommoJore Schley visited the Navy d
partmcnt before noon and after a talk wl
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt , sold he wou
a
assume command of the flying squadr <
Monday.
Commodore Schley's orders In terms , mal
him commander of a distinct squadron , ;
that the shirs at Hampton Roads will 1
entirely apart from the North Atlantic squa
ron. of which Captain Sampson Is In cot
. mand. This Is an unusual expedient , as tl
North Atlantic vessels have been intact her
totoro.
is ( > m > imi > TO HAVAX
It Will lie rinooil nt tinD
CoiiMiil ( Join-nil ! . < ( .
KEY WEST , March 25. The most sign !
cant development that followed the announc
mcnt of the report of the court of inquiry ,
development known to but few , was the su
den sailing of the lighthouse tender Ma
gvove for Havana. The Mangrove was lyl
tl quietly at the dock when orde
came about 5 o'clock this afternoon 1
It to proceed with all haste to Havana , ate
to take en board all the American oftlcli
In that city with the exception of CODE
11 General Lee.
Rear Admiral Slcard said : "The court
Inquiry brought In findings according
what Its members believed. Nothing coi
have biade them do otherwise. If they h
teen able to fix the respcoslblllty , I f <
sure they would not haVe shirked this dutj
The attention , of Rear Admiral Slcard vv
drawn to the fact that Spain had official
denied that Havana harbor was mined. ]
' °
replied :
1(1 ( "If Havana harbor were mine I should c <
is talnly have mined It. The water there
especially suitable to such a method of d
tense. Spaln'n denial had nothing to do wl
U the court of Inquiry. I should not believe
statement that Havana harbor was t
mined. The court has not jet been d
solved. It is barely possible that more we
may be icqulred of It , but this Is not prol
bio.
"The court of Inquiry Is composed
splendid men. I am greatly Battened w !
Its work. I hardly suppcse much excltemi
will be caused by the announcement of t
vcrdlcU as I am under the Impression tl
99 per cent of our own people were alrea
convinced that the -Maine was blown up i
tcrnally and I scarcely think their Idi
would have changed , even If the court li
reported otherwise. "
When the possibility of arbitration a
the ensuing entanglement were suggested
him , Rear Admiral Slcard said : "The Ma
case Is nothing lu comparison with the A
bama claims. Then wo were opposed b )
powcrlul commercial rival , but now we i
ot dealing with Spain. "
itKLinr SHOULD conn riimi si > . \
Co n 111 Care for TlirnmcltrH If Allow
to Ill-turn to the PlrliU.
NOW YORK , March 25 Horatio
Rubens , consul of the Cuban Junta , says
10. regard to the sending of supplies-to Cu
10.ve
ve "The sending of relief supplies to Cuba
lal not so much Intervention as It Is asslsta
ho to the Spanish government. It enables Sp
to spend for munitions of war to fight
vu Cubans , and possibly the United Stal
Is- the rconey which humanity dictates she
IsK
K- po to the amelioration of the condition
Ke
: e , the reconccntradoes.
vote "That these unfortunates should rece
to relict Is beyond question. Such Is the earn
let desire of every man with a spark
Its humanity , but the cnly true remedy Is ,
In Senator Proctor says , to allow them to
gn back to the fields. Kvcn In the pres
us drsolatel condition of Cuba the tnsurge
ho live 01 the country , and so could the rcc
; ht centrados. That would also relieve Sp
cf the obligation to feed them , you D
o ! say , but the present Kind of asslitance m
he ! be c-cc'.lsucd indefinitely , or to Song as Sp
> es ko'.ds the rccaaccatraJoi , Spain dots
tor because It knows the reconcentrados
aw Cubans cad that their return to the coun
t
en v.ojld cU the Cuban soldiers. So long
ao v.c feed the rcconcentndoj they will be t
. .aas cue * ! by i-paln. We inuit feed them
: ! - fpali v 1 tt-rve them , or eie we ID
THEIR SLUMBERS DISTURBED
Maine's Erive Boys Arc Not Allowed to
Best in Peace.
THEIR BODIES DEFILE HOLY GROUND
Havana I'rlenti Murmur Ilrcnunc the
Uood. tilnlinp I'crmlttvil the Iii-
tcrmeut to Occur In Colon
Cemetery.
1'ress I'ubllshlns Company. )
( Coryrlsht. W8 , by
HAVANA , March 25 ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Inter
ment of the Malno victims In the Catholic
cemetery at Colon In ground consecrated by
the bishop has stirred up severe criticism
from a largo number of priests opposing
the proceedings. A majority of the diocesan
cesan fathers and members of religious or-
dcra In Cuba are Spaniards of the most ex
alted type. Their appointments v ere se
cured through political favor under the
Spanish regime and at the same time many
receive direct salaries from the state. Cu
ban Independence or the succoess of au
tonomy would greatly weaken thi > lr Influ
ence In political matters. In the first case
It Is probable all would lose their parishes
and Cubans bo appointed. It Is natural that
any ono fathering the success of those plans
must meet their combined animosity. So It
Is that Americana have few bitterer ene
mies than the church In Cuba.
The Interment of the Maine's dead In con
secrated soil was a complete surpr'so ' to
those men. The ceremonies occurred such
a short tlmo after the disaster that none
had tlmo to formulate a protest , but now
agitation has commenced by the jounger
fathers to effect removal. The great point
raised Is whether the cemetery has beer
profaned or not. It Is customary In Latin
countries , where the Catholic church co
operates with the state , to enclose extra
cemeteries on the outskirts of the consecrated
crated ground to bury Protestants , Asiatics
and excommunicated persons. According tc
ecclesiastical law a consecrated cemetery be
comes profincd by the Interment within II
of any person dying without receiving the
communion or rites of the church. The
profanation Increases when the person belongs
longs to any other faith. The sacred canons
also command exclusion from burial of chll
dren dying before baptism , suicides , thieve ;
dying whllo committing robbery , usurer !
and many others. In czse they are unknow
Ingly burled In sracred ground the profana.
tlon does not follow , but the priest author
\7\ns \ \ the act becomes excommunicated. Whet
the cemetery becomes profaned through tin
Intel ment of an obno\lous person churcl
law does not permit further burial until thi
ground Is reconsecrated.
DEFILES THE GROUND.
Once defiled , the priests hero claim tha
the cemetery at Colon Is not a fit place fo :
further Interment of faithful Catholics am
another cemetery should be established. 0
course there Is hardly any doubt they wouli
proceed with the customary measures fo
reoonsecratlon of the ground If the clvl
laws did not Interfere. The local health lawi
inako the exhumation of a cadaver difficult
so they will have to await the expiration o
the tlmo set by law. According to the roya
order Issued March 31 , 1890 , the cemeter ;
can bo preserved from further profanatloi
till that time by simply building a fence o
wall around the objectionable grave to th
same height as the external wall surround
Ing the cemetery. By a method of comparl
son taUen from the ecclesiastical statistic
of the United States , they show that one
fourth of the population only profess Cath
ollclsm. while the others belong to othe
creeds or have been excommunicated by tha
church. Applying the same comparison t
the crew of the Maine , they deduce that mor
than half the crew also professed slmlla
falt-s and therefore Interment In consecrated
crated ground woe a great ecclesiastics
crime.
The fact that over one-half the crew wcr
really Roman Catholics , and Chaplain Chad
wick was of that faith , has no Influence wit
them In the matter. There are many wh
go so far as to doubt Chaplain Chadwlck1
Catholicism , thinking It was only a ruse t
secure quick burial of the dead. The goo
old Bishop Semtander of Havana Is also sc
verely criticised by subalterns for the pai
he took In the funeral and consenting to th
burial of Infldal hosts In the ground. Thes
attacl-s have not been made openly by th
younger priests , as they fear tbelr superior'
vengeance , articles evidently wrltte
by Bomo ecclesiastical authority al
tacking the bishop and the whole prcceedln
have recently appeared In El Correo , the red
hot Wejlcr orcan of Havana.
The proper course to pursue would be t
have our government Insist on the dlslr
tcrment PS soon as possible and bury ou
heroes beneath the soil of their own natlv
land , where their bones will rest In peac
In some spot where their brothers and fam
lies can pay them the respect due them.
GEORGE DRONSON REA.
SHOULD STOP Tim I'l.OTIM , '
Oflli-erit Kiivor the- tine at d
trciittr Mcllslircx.
d
lo KEY WEST , March 25. It was not.unt
today that the news of the departure of tt
te
t _ Spanish torpedo flotilla from the Canar
Islands became known among the navi
, officers here. H created Intense feeling , es
c
peclally among the officers of the torpeO
boats which are In this harbor. Ono of tt
\ . met * , prominent of these officers cald toda ;
"If the United States allows the Spanls
boats to get to Porto Rico It will be the bli
gcst mistake ever made. They are a greati
menace to the safety of our licet than It a
the rest of the Spanish navy was brought '
these waters. At Porto Rico they will I
, nearer Key West than Cuba. Only tv
torpedo boats' In our navy would have ar
chance of getting away from the. Spanli
tcrpedo boat destroyers. The Iowa , Ne
York and Indiana , lying out there six mlli
of off the land , wojld practically be at tl
mercy of say a dozen Spanish torpedo boa
which could run o\cr from Porto Rico In
lc
ehcrt time should war bo declared. We ha'
8t
of no protected harbors here and we have not
is single torepdo dcstrojer , and unless a fie
iso powerful enough 10 Do proof agilnst the
nt torpedo boats Is quickly concentrated
ts these viiters or unleia the Spanlah flotll
n- Is warned to keep further away I shou
nIn Judge that It would bo better to take cvei
Iny United States ship us far away as pcealb
Bt from this mcraclng force which Spain I
la tends to concentratp within such a co
li unlent distance as Porto Itlco. i
re "It Is all very well to talk of peace at
ry to uy that there U no probability of wa
as but at the earns time , whllo Internatlon
asd ! relations are drained , displays of for
cr should bo met with alacrity , and , at a to
it pedo expert , I miut cay that K every h
these waters It would bo none ti o formidable
a display when the strength of. the Spanish
flotilla Is considered. " 4
DYXAMITU MUST WOT BE DSEO.
Illnnco niul Secrptnrr Long
thnt 1'oliit.
( Cop > right , ISO' , by JYcvi l'ubllfliln Company. )
HAVANA , March 25 ( ijcw ! York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Dynamite
cannot -o used In the work of removing the
debris of the Maine , no matter how Impor
tant tt may Ic In lifting from the pile of
twisted Junk the body of some poor sailor
who wen' down In defense of the flag that
now floats at half mast over tt. No explosion
can take place on the wreck. U Is the order
of the captain general , who must be obeyed ,
concurred In by Secretary Long of the
United States.
Tor weeks divers who have been at work
on the wreck have urged Captain Slgsbee to
allow ifew dynamite cartridges. One ex
plosion , they said , properly placed , would
save da > a of work as It Is at present con
ducted. Hut Captain Slgsbeo said no. There
was sonic kind of a regulation In Havana
harbor against the use of dynamite. Ho did
not wish to do anything that could possibly
offend the Spanish authorities. Last Satur
day the work was concentrated on raising
the big gun on the forward deck. Three or
four tons of steel plate from the turret are
lied In a shapeless mass over the gun.
Jlvcrs shook their heads and said the gun
lould never be removed unless dvnamlto
oosencd the pile of debris ,
Captain Slirsbco wrote a "polite note to
Captain General Dlanco requesting permls-
lon to use small charges of dynamite for
'cmovlnz ' the debris above the water line.
lo explained that It was not the Intention
n any way to disturb the wreck as It lay on
ho bottom deep In Havana mud , but to dee
o merely to facilitate the work that the
Ivors could return north lu a few weeks.
The note was taken to the palace by General
ee.
Tuesday the reply came. Tt was written
n remarkably good English. It Is whispered
bout the palace that the note was written
y Dr. Congosto. "The captain general must
'eiimo ' the request , " said the note. "Spain
as not yet concluded her Investigations.
Until she hns done so the wreck of the
Maine must remain In exactly Its prcecnt
: ondltlon. "
As soon as he received the note Captain
Slgsbee Immediately cabled thp > entire corre-
pondence to Washington. Secretary Long's
cply was received last nlgbU It said that
ho Spanish position was the correct one and
that dynamite must not ba used. As a re-
ult no one has the faintest Idea when the
dlvlnz work will bo completed. Divers or
.ho tugs Merrltt and Chief are talking todaj
about spcndlns the summei In Havana har
bor. It certainly looks as though that would
be the case.
The body of poor Lieutenant Jenkins wat
dragged out of the torpedo compartment bj
Diver Hlckman. The discovery of the bodj
n the torpedo room Is a surprise to most o
the officers of the Maine who are at Havana
V.'hen last seen soon after ; ho exploslot
Jenkins said that he Intended returning t <
his cabin to get sonic- valuables that hi
wanted to carry away with him. It has al
wajs been supposed that he' was drownec
there or In the ward room Into which thi
cabin opened. Dut the position of the bed ;
shows that Jenkins made his way througl
the ward room Into tbo torpedo compartmen
on his way to the hatchway , when he vva :
overcome by the current that poured In fron
the forward part of the ship.
SYLVESTER SCOVEL.
WAIl I HCI'AIIATIO\S C1OI.NG O >
ActliHy IH It < M > orU > il from All I'tirt
of liltCoiiutrj. .
PITTSiDURG , Pa , ( March 2' . The Natlona
Tube Works Is actively engaged at Its ne >
Christy Park plant , near McKefsport , on a
order for 00,000 sheila and projectiles for th
United States government. The order wa
ono of the secret contracts given by th
government about two weeks ago. Grea
secrecy was maintained until the large quan
titles of shells being shipped east caused tall
The company officials are reticent and wll
not say whether the projectiles are to b
uacd for naval or military service. They ar
ior guns with bores from ono and a half t
six Inches , and are made of open heart
steel. The center of the bullet Is hollow t
allow of the Insertion of explosives.
BRTHLElHEiM , Pa. . March 25. Th
Bt'thlehcm Iron company today shipped t
the .Navy department at Washington tw
five-Inch gains and eight hoops for alx-lnc
guns.
DCIITLMN'O , Mo. , Murch 25. .Collectc
Deerlng received an order by telegraph froi
the secretary of the treasury today dlrectln
him to summon the revenue cutter Wooc
bury to Poitland at once. The cutter Is o
a cruise to the eastward , and dispatches
sent to Intercept the captain and order hi
return to this port.
The steel tug P. H. Wise , owned by th
Sloran Towing company , was purchased b
the { government today at a price said to I
under ? 50,000. It is ninety-eight feet loin
twenty-one feet beam , fifteen feet draugt :
and runs fourteen knots an hour. It wa
taken to tto navy yard , where It will be fltte
out.
JUMCINS * Ii'U.MZHAI , TO I1H 1 UIIM <
Vla > or of IMttHliurur niul
Hint' CliuiKc of VrriutKeiiirntN.
PITTSDURG , Pa . March"25. It ha * bet
deif.eiltcly decided that the funeral of Llci
tenant P. J. Jenkins next .Wednesday will 1
a public one. .
A conference- between T. C. Jenkins , c
uncle of the dead llcutcmnt , and Mayo
Ford of Pltteburg and G-eyer of Allogtuti
wo.s held this afternoon , when Mr. Jenkli
Informed these men that the .family had i
objections to a public funeral , and for tl
offlclaM to proceed with the' arrangement
Ano'.ticr meeting will be held tomorrow
complete the arreugemcnta.
The Fourteenth and Eighteenth regiment
battery II , the raval reservefjond Grand Am
of the Republic will partlcrpate In the over
with probably several patriotic societies.
On Its arrival here , the casket conUlnli
the remains will lie in state In Carcieg
Music hall , Allegheny , The catafalque vvi
be placed In the front of the tall , and fro
the way In which the exits are arrange
thousands can pass before the ca.sk et with
a short taic. ! From tbo utato In which tl
bdy was found It will be Impossible for t ]
public to view , the remains.
Order * fenCnhlcii ,
WASHINGTON , March 25 The large
order over placed for cables by the goveri
merit was given today to the Safety Cab
company of Now York , for undergrout
cables connecting ell the forta and Ulani
of New York li arbor , '
Ammunition Ilrnche * Snn OlrRO.
SAN DIEGO , Cal. . March 25. Forty thoi
sand pounds of ammunition for the big gui
to bo mounted at Uallaat Point l > a > arrlvi
here. Thli port wilt ion be In a poaltlc
SPOILING FOR A FIGHT
3ditor of a Havana Paper Looking fci
Trouble ,
LURID UTTERANCES OF A SPANISH SHEET
JuiirnnllNtlc Mliul Prccn Iticlf of
Lnrurc'AuKriKiitloii or lilciiN lit
Ulilch Inicctl\c U the
Copyright , ISOi , by Press PtililljhlnB Company. ;
HAVANA , March 25. ( New York Worlii
Jablegram Special Telegram. ) The follow-
ng editorial Is from yesterday's Correo
under the heading , "Bad Faith Exposed : "
"Tho coldest temperament must fill will
ndlgnatlon before this Infamous campalgr
carried on by a country said to be friendly
Jp to the present time It has only demon
stritcd by all means In Its power the proposl
Ion 1o create dlfilcultlca for Spain , In tin
stupid belief that In this manner It wouli
t > o easier to carry out Its Impossible schemi
of spoliation. By the explosion of the Malm
ate has placed within reason the excuse fo :
ho furtherance of Its nefarious plans. Tin
explosion was caused by the Imprudence o
the crew and aggravated by the Inconcclv
able circumstance of the vessel entering tin
tort under the guise of friendship with gun
ended and decks cleared for action , a
though ready to open fire Immediately.
"This attempt to create a tangle of false
leeds for the purpose of convincing the worli
of an action so monstrous has brought t
Ight the perfidy of the Yankees. They at
lempt to provo that this cruiser , -which wa
est through Imprudence ar.1 lack of fore
sight , was really blown up by the Spanish
Our people arc high spirited and noble an
Incapable of removing an enemy by sue !
treason. We have alwavs been and arc a
present capable of measuring our courag
on sq < i or on land with greatly superior ad
vcrsarles to save the honor of our nation an
our glorious flag. Since the day of th
catastrophe tbo Americans and their (111 (
buster allies have religiously propagated th
vllo s'ander that the explosion was Intcn
tlonal. It Is a significant fact that the da
after many of the American correspondent
embarked for Key West to cable their paper
the monstrous stories Invented during th
night , these absurd versions were cople
iby the entire press of the country and create
the Impression that the cruiser was the vie
tlm of an Infamous plot.
It Is not remarkable that popular oplnlo
should bo swayed by newspapers wlthou
conscience , but It Is difficult to conceive ho- -
a go > eminent should sustain a calumny t
save the responsibility cf those directly con
promised In the catastrophe. The cxamlnr
tlon of the Maine's hull by both the Spanls
and American commissions blots out th
most brief suspicion of an Intentional cj
plosion. On the contrary , the wreck demoi
strateo that the explosion was owing to In
prudence or lack of .vigilance or the aJ > sem
of necessary discipline on a vessel who ;
crew was composed of all nationalities , tt
majority of whom were Ignorant of the dutlt
belonging to the occupation. The report i
the Spanish commission establishes the ;
facta. That of the Americans , complete !
falsifying the truth , declares the accldei
was causeu by an outside cause without a
tempting to fix the responsibility. It can I
clearly seen that this was the Intcntlc
of the United , States to exact an Indemnll
from Spain for the loss of the Maine , n
caring to make the painful conffsslon tin
the loss was due to Us own folly.
"To think that Spain will surrender to th
last Insolent and unjustifiable action , to eve
look the state of opinion In our country ai
at the same time deny to our governme :
the dignity accredited to It before wo w !
acknowledge- right of a baseless err
such asvlll probably accompany the M
Klnley note to our government over tl
Maine , Spain to a man , animated with on
ono thought and without party distinction
111 appeal to war. The United States vv !
find that whllo there Is one arm left
Iberia capable of wielding a weapon or
weak bark In which to plow the waves v
will sell dearly the Integrity of our countr
reproducing In Its last years the epoch whli
so gloriously opened the nineteenth ccnturj
SYLVD3TER SCOVEL.
SlOAItl ) I 'HOU COMMAM
O flic I ill Orile-r I'roiiitilHrntril by tl
Nnty Department.
WASHINGTON , March 25. An order I
sued bv the Navy department today carrl
out the announcement of Secretary Long yc
tcrday that Captain Sampson would cor
mand the North Atlantic squadron. T !
order , as Issued , reads : "Commander-1
chief of the North Atlantic station. " A
though Key West advices state that the ba
tlesbli > Iowa probably will bo his flagshl
the order standing at the Navy departmc
is that the cruiser New York will contln
as flagship.
Admiral Slcard was detached from coi
mand of the North Atlantic squadron and i
lowed six months leave by orders Issued t
day. The order of tl'o elx months leave
practically to close Admiral SlcarJ's actl
service In the navy. He retires under tl
ago limit of 62 years on September SO ne1
which Is Just six months and six daja fro
the beclnnln : of his leave. This will gl
htm only six davs of active service when li
leave expires. This Is a source of the el
ccrest regret to Secretary Long and all nav
officials , who pay the highest tribute to t
devoted ecrvjco of .Admiral Slcard throug
out tbo recent critical period , and to his PE
scnal bravery In remaining at his post whl
his health was In a precarious condition.
CU.IIOirSVY ! ITVIlTl , IIU WA
> ! IiitirxtntiCoiiiineriM' Coinl
Nloiicr ThliiUN K Logical On Ironic.
CHICAGO , March 25 "It looks very mute
to mo Just now a If war between this coi :
try and Spain wag Inevitable , " said Intcrat :
Commissioner W. J. Calfioun today.
Mr. Calhoun went to Cuba as commlsA < oi
of the government and Investigated the com
tlon of the starving patriots on the Island.
"I have hoped until recently , " contlmn
"that the two countries would bo able to tl
some way of adjusting the pending troub
without recourse to arms , but It looks n
an If T.ar were bound to ccrne. Everjthl
seems to point In that direction. The air
full of tbo significance of preparation on b ;
sides , and public e ntlmcnt In this counl
has , I believe even among the more cons
vatlve people , como to regard war as t
only logical outcome of the present eltuatloi
IloMtoii Hurltor Sufi * ,
BOSTON , March 23 Within three da > s t
harbor of Floston will be perfectly rafe fri
the Invasion of vessels attached to any boat
fleet which may succeed In paislng the fi
mldable guns At Fort Warren sad Long lula
Head.
Colonel Woodruff , commandant at Pi
THE BEE BULLET.
Vtallicr Korccnft for Nebraska
Clouily ; No
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1 Wooilfiiril niul flullon
Mnlnc'H Demi Dclllr
IliiMinil KilltorViiiit to
Situation IN Very Crltlonl.
Z llonnc ( ictn Into a WrntiKlc.
! l Nrlirnnkn MMIN
1'rcnlilcnt Suhtirninti lit Omnlin.
. | llilllorlnl mill Continent.
5 lliminltiur HxiiONltlon. Coiiurc oi ( .
Citiiililliii ; Cum * * on 'Irlul.
U Council lUnTT * t.ocitl Mitttrm.
IIMMI l.cKlKlnflt v 1'rocccillimx.
7 ItiiHlnoNH lU-tlru of tlic Week.
SiiortliiK r.veiit * of the ln > .
8 Ilie MocK. IXcliiuiKr lIcnrliiBT.
Iliiilu > c > ltr Arrcxtcil lit Oiniilin ,
AITulrH lit South Omnlin.
0 Iniiirov Inn the Couiitr ) HoitilH.
1 Coiiiiiterclnl mill Klnnnelnl > C\TK.
a "The Trnilcr'Hlfe. . "
Sulo of Oiniilin Market Stnllx.
onilllloit of the AVenther.
lour. Ueir. Hour. Ic r
n n. in : tci i it. nt ni
< t n. 111 an u p. in f > i
7 n. lit i ! I7 it 11. til 1
H n. in HI 4 11. lit ( II
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1 a. m r U 7 11. lit V
a m no M i > . m r <
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Var department at Washington to fluppl ;
lattery G , now occup > lng Long Island Head
vltti provisions for a period of ten da ) * , air
t the expiration of that time U IB cxpccte *
a regular commlfEary will be stationed a
ho new barracks.
This afternoon Captain Mitchell of Hatter
G arrived at Long Island Head and official !
assumed command or the company.
MMiilSO.ON CUII.VN QUESTION
I'ltliikn AVar JnttlllnhlP to Ulprli
WroiiKH In Ciihit.
KANSAS CITY , < Mo , March 25 ( Spccla
Telegram ) Ex-Senator Charles P. Slander
son of Nebraska and party nro at the Mid
land. Thev arrived from California , wheri
ho senator has been combining business wltl
pleasure for the last month , and spent tin
day viewing the city. In the party are Mrs
Mandcrson , Mrs. Garnett of Omaha , Mrs
ans of Philadelphia and Mr. and Mrs
William Wallace of Omaha.
General Manderson said to The Dee coir
spondent In regard to the Spanish crisis : "I
var should finally como between our countr ;
and Spain It will not bo over the Maine nf
fair but over the outrages against humanlt
and clvlllzitlon the Spaniards have heape
upon the Cubans. I sincerely truat war ma
not come , but the outrages against clvlllzn
tlon that have been practiced In Spain an
are being practiced today are a sulllclen
cause for Intervention , or for war. It the
do not cease at our suggestion. "
M.OYDS DUMAMHMJ A WAH IUSH
ConMiler the Sltiintloii nn ItchiK Mor
LONDON , March 25. Lloyds regard tl :
situation as being worse today and are asl
Ing 20 guineas per cent on war risks.
More IloillcM runnil.
HAVANA , March 2C. The six bodies four
today , with tha three others , Including th <
of Lieutenant Friend W. Jenkins , will pro !
ably bo sent north by the Ward line stcami
tomorrow. By that time Chaplain Chadwlc
expects to bo able to Identify ono as tl
iody of John H. Zlegler , mariner , of No
Drunswlck , N. J.
Purther Decline lit SiianlNli Seenrltlc
LONDON , March 25 Spanish fours on tr
S'ock exchange today opened weak at 175
lower , namely 51i , but they soon reacted
52V4- .
52V4PARIS
PARIS , March 25. On the bourse toda
Spanish fours were first quoted at G3'/t ,
decline of Ud from the closing price of yei
terday.
\eclilent to SIIIIIHI Ship.
WATBRFORD , March 25.-sTho Spinls
torpedo boat destroyer AuJaz has arrlvi
hero with her bows steve In and her stci
twisted completely around for about t <
feet from the stern.
oiiio itivnit is .vrii , HISIM
UmiKer IN I'liHxcil In theInterli
1'nrtN of the Countr ) .
CINCINNATI , March 25 All over t !
Ohio valley the sun has shone today and tl
sky tonight Is clear and the weather mil
As frc as terror acid less of life and proper
h concerned , that Is all over In the Inter !
or tributaries of the Ohio. Hut the want ai
desolation lu the track of the storm arc gad
manifest.
The greatest damageto homeu ex-ems
have been at Dayton and Zanesvllle.
these two placeo hundreds of families ha
been driven from ttielr homes and made il
pendent en public charity , which has be
bounteously bestowed. In Dayton one bull
Ing association has mortgages on 200 Inn
dated houses. Many of the occupants will Ic
their homco If ciot helped.
The Ohio river Id rising at all points frc
Parkersburg to Cairo. At Cincinnati at
o'clock tonight the atago was fltty-thceo n :
three-tenths feet , a rite of four-tenths of
foot In four hours , wfilch rate Is inaintalnc
The railroad situation Is Improved. A nta
of fiftyfivefeet will bo reached here.
PITTSBlftlG , Pa. . March 25. The flood co
dltlon on the Baltimore- & Ohio and !
blanches were very much Improved tl
evening. Trains are running as ucual v
Wheeling and but for the high water In t
Mutklngum river , would continue to Colui
bus. The Muflklngum hes not receded i tral
are being detoured without much loss
time. Tfio Little Kanawha Is receding nc
Parkersburg and St. Louis trains will i
be materially dclaved.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern 1
twecn Parkersburg and St. Louis has t <
washouts , but by dctourlng trains throu
service la being maintained , Tlicoo brea
will be repaired by Saturday noon.
PARKCRSBURG. W. Va. , March 25. Tl
city presents a scene of desolation this nice
Ing caused b ) the flood. The river Is still r
Ing elonly. Tbo stage at present Is forl
eaven feet two Inches. AbDUt 250 famll !
h-ive been farced to move out of their liouai
Several churches , the city hall and EOI
clubs have given places to the homeless T
destruction wtought here cannot be eetlmatt
but will be enormous.
Mo\eineiiM of Occnii VekxrlN , Mur , 1 !
At Copenhagen Arrived Tilngvnlla , fro
New York. Sailed Island , for New York.
At Genoa-SnKd-Augusto Victoria , f
Naples , on a cruls ? .
At London Sailed Manitoba , for Nc
York.
At New York Arrived Germanic , fro
Liverpool.
At Liverpool Arrived Britannic , fro
New \orlf.
At Bremen Arrived Wllllehad , from BJ
tlmore.
At Urovvhrad PaHsed Htrurla , from Nc
OUTSIDE EXPLOSION
Jattleship Maine is Wrecked by an External
Force.
UCH IS THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
'resident and His Advisors Examin *
Maine Report ,
OND1TION IS REGARDED AS CRITICAL
'eared There Kay Bo Difficulty in Avoiding
Trouble.
WOODFORD IS CABLED ON THE SU3JICT
i'imrt AVI 11 lie TrntiMtiilUcil ( n Con-
KrcoH Knrl ) \ < % vl Wt-cU. with A
MOKNIIKI * from he
J'rcxliU'iit.
WASHINGTON , March 25. The court of
nqulry appointed to Investigate the cause of
he Maine disaster lias reported that the lo < tt
f the battleship was duo to an outsldo cx-
ilcslon.
The State department , by direction of tli
president , has cabled United Stitcs Consul
\Voodford nt Madrid to notify the Spanlah
oveminent of this conclusion.
The president and hla cabinet advisers held
two extended sessions tdday , one at 10'30
a. m. and another at 3:30 : p. m , at which
ho report was considered In detail.
( Menders of the cabinet stated after the
ncetlnr that the discussion was of a grave
character and that never since the wreck
c : t'-o Malno has the situation seemed so-
critical.
Spinlsh Government has cabled olfl-
tlally to Washington that the Spanish navat
commlsslcn 1'olda the clUaster to the Maine *
to n of Internal origin.
The government of Spain , It can bo stated
positively , Is not disposed to turn back the
torrcdo flotilla now proceeding from the
ianarlcs and would bo dlhlncllncd to consider
a suEMestion from this government tending1
to Interfere with the disposition of its own
navaJ forces.
War preparations on an unprecedented
scale nro being hurried to completion by the
War and Navy departments , and the country
practically Is on a war footing.
The foregoing elves the record of one of
tl'e most eventful days the national capital
has seta slnco the clcac of the chll war.
It was a day of profoundly Important action
of the deepest anxiety , coupled with naval
and military activity , ono step following nn-
other In rapid succession.
Representative men of the administrates ,
public men In nil branches of official anS
congressional life , no less than the public
In general , shared In the tension to which
the situation has been brought. There was
no effort among the highest officials , nor In
deed was H possible from what was clearly-
apparent In the developments of the day , t
minimize the situation.
Hs'TnRKST CENTERS IN REPORT.
Viewed In detail , the finding of the co-urt
of Inquiry was the most vltnl feature. Com
mander Marlx , Judge advocate of the court
of Inquiry , delivered the report to Secretary
Long early this morning , and shortly after It
was carried to the Whlto Houeo and placed
In the ( lands of the president.
At 10 30 the cabinet assembled , half on
hour earlier than usual , and began the ccn-
sldciatlon of the momentous document.
Even the rigid rules of secrecy which pre
vail at cabinet meetings were made doubly
strict In this caee , and no Intltratlon of the
results reached by the court were known
until 2 o'clock , when an Associated Press bul
letin gave the Information to the country , o
well a the eagerly Halting officials through
out Washington.
These results , briefly stated , are that the
less of the Malno waa duo to an explosion
from tbo outside , the court being unable to
fix the responsibility for the explosion.
The court does not express an opinion as
to the craraclcr of the explosion , but thu
testimony goes to show tlat It woo a pow
erful submarine mine , the exact character
of which U not determined by the testimony ,
though the belief waa cxprcojed that It was
a floating submarine mine.
There were two explowlons. The court
flnda the first was from the outside , and that
set off ono of the smaller magazines.
It was thcoo results , expressed In detail ,
and with the precision of n court deeply con
scious of Its rrsponslblllty , together with Ida
evidence en which It was biEed , that occupied
the attention of the cabinet throughout Its
extended fcealons of the morning and after
noon. All other and les&cr subjects gave way
to this foremost quctttlon.
PUHLIC GETS IT NEXT WEEK.
There was no change In the plan of making-
tlie report public and transmitting It to con
gress early next week , accompanied by a
brief mestage from the president.
Whllo Interest was thus centered at the
Whlto House , the iNavy and War depart
ments were hurrvlnc forward their work of
preparations.
The advance of the Spanish torpojo flotilla
continued to receive the closest attention of
naval officials , and while BO far as could bo
ascertained no doHnlle line of action waa de
termined upon , tbo need of Intercepting tlilt
fleet was urged by the highest naval au
(
thorities.
Trom the standpoint of the Spanish gov
ernment this move was not a menace , hav
ing been decided upon many weeks ago. Oo
the contrary , the Spanish government holda
that the extensive armament of the Dry
Tortugas Is a moro direct hostile act against
Spain than any movement of the flotilla.
Instead of stopping the flotilla the present ,
atltudu of Spain tenda toward reinforcing It
with o'lmr Sranlih wor vessels , not ai a.
tnyer *