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The Spanish government la iIoIiib nil
within Its power to miKiitetit tho
fitroiiRth of hor navy, nnd with that owl
In view, ordcrn have liccn given to jiuhIi
forwnrd tho thrcu now iirtnurcd emi
tters, tho Cnrdlnni Clnncros, Prlnccsa
do Austurlas nntl Catalunu, vlilch this
country Is building, nml which nro de
scribed In tho followliiK articles, Ink on
from that excellent weekly nnval Il
lustrated paper, Kl Mundo Naval, writ
ten hy Lieutenant of tho Navy Mario
Rublo Muncz:
"Tho navy Is anxiously awaiting tho
linppy completion of the three armored
eminent which nro being built In tho
arsenals of Fcrrol, Carraca and Carta
gena. The general description Riven
In brief In u previous number, when
wo described to our readers the cruis
ers Infanta Maria Teresa, Vlzcaya and
Oqucndo, nro repeated In reference to
their filHtcr ships In all that relates to
tho generic type; but there wHl be a
largo number of new lutiill:t which
augment their lighting value In tho
Cardinal Clsncros, I'rlnceaa do Astur
Ian and Catnlunu.
Armmnrnt tn tin ll.Mvlrr.
"Apart from tho sninll variations of
external uppcarance, the differences to
which wo allude are for the main part
Introduced In tho armament of the new
cruisers, which la to bo heavier and at
the same time moro complete.
"Tho characteristics of these cruisers
are tho followlnR: Length, 10U metres;
brondth; 18m. 8cm.; draught, fitn. Gem.;
displacement, 7,000 tons; engines, 15,
000 hnrso power, and speed 120 knots.
Armor: licit, 31cm.; deck, firm.; gun po
sition, 27em and conning tower, 31cm.
Armament: llnntorln system, IMcin., 2;
Ucm. quick firing, 10; small ealfbro,
20; torpedo tubes, 8.
"If our renders will take tho pains
ta compare theso ofllclal llgures with
those of tho Infanta Maria Teresa, Vlz
eaya and Oqucndo they will And In the
newly built cruisers an Increase of
1,200 horso powor in the cnglnea.whlch
cimm " ' iifiiwortiitB cni r.
MAINU HOARD
of course will glvo a large increase of
speed. In addition to this there Is the
liner model which will add still fur
ther Bpced. Tho armored belt which de
fends tho vital parts of the Cardinal
Clfliioroa Ib larger and tho quality of
tho plates has Improved, and wo main
tain hopes that tho sister ship In Hit
bao will have, oven stronger resistive
power. Tho defensive powor of the
whole has also Increased not a little,
for they have tho exccptlonol advan
tage of tho Installation of a battery of
14cm. quick firing guns.
I'ompnri'tl with Our SJilp.
"It seems, In our opinion, well to
form comparative data with other na
vies as tho best moons of appreciating
tho rolatlvo value of tho national forces
and with that object in view we present
to our readers for reference and anal
ogy tho throo most powerful armored
cruisers Hying tho United States Hag,
which servo to-day as the sword of Da
mocles to our Spanish pessimists.
"Tho four fundamental properties of
this class of ship, power defensive and
offonslvo speed nnd radius of action,
can bo easily appreciated by tho data
which follows:
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"Direct deduction from the preceding
figures enables us without any strain
ing of our conscience to call our threo
national cruisers suporlorcs in nbsolu
to ovor tholr foreign antagonists, but,
nevertheless, tho eloquenco of thoso
llgures should bo sufficient to Inspire in
tho pe83lml3ts and Incredulous the ne
cessary peaco of mind, to closo tho
mouths of thoso who are constantly
stating that tho Spanish forces ara do
fcctlvo and thoao who so freely crltl
clso the naval profession tu our coun
try. "Recent experiences of such Import
ance as that of tho battlo of tho Ynlu,
In tho Chlno-Japancso war, have dem
onstrated the supremacy of quick fir
ing ordnance, nnd the former custom
of trusting to guns of imnipneo cali
bre has gone out of date, whllo to-day
the, great aim of constrirtors ie mid
dle alzed guiio well protected. With
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Armored Cruisers of ;i S53
to the Yizenyii.
thnt Idea In mind the new rrulsera
have been oqulpptfd, for the rapid tiring
guns arc perfectly protected by urmor,
and with npcelnl provision for a separ
ate supply of shell.
Ilctlrr TIiiiii Old Typr.
"These points will mark the suprem
acy of tho Cardinal Clsncros, Prlnccsa
do Asturlus utid Catulunu over the In
fanta Maria Theresa type. The rapid
evolution which has taken place In na
val construction of modern times, a-o
In a short tlmo tho most admired and
renowned ships; the sphere of action
of the critic expands and extends log
ically under such clreumstunrerf, and
daring are tho arguments of those who
seek to show that clllclcncy Is want
Injr." HERO OF MAINE DISASTER.
Hravo "1)111" Anthony, marine order
ly of tho lll-futcd battleship Maine, has
a record to be proud of. Amidst tho
shrieks of wounded sailors and tho rush
of Hames, with tho great steel ship
BcttlliiR to its gravo and the dead lying
thick upon Its shuttered decks, brave
Anthony made his report to Captain
SlRsbce.
That report tho essence of cournfio
and discipline-should live in Ameri
can history.
"Sir," said the gallant orderly, stand
ing nt salute. "I have to Inform you
that the ship has been blown up and Is
sinking."
I Jill' Anthony has carried a rllle in
Uncle Sam's service since ho was 17
years old. Ills father was a boss
truckman In Now York In the old days
when Fifty-ninth street wns out In tho
suburbs, and "Hill" was born within
a stone's throw of the battery. Ho was
a natural born soldier, six feet two
Inches tall, broad-shouldered, narrow
hipped, slondcr-llmbcd, and stout
hearted. The family moved to New Jersey just
about the tlmo "Hill" completed a rath-
cwpwrc or Tier ww.
ion
COMMaNCk ,..HPf U4RltorTHB
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OF INQUIRY.
or turbulencarcerln the public schools
and one morning ho vanished. "HIU"
had enlisted. That happened twenty-
eight years ago, and from that moment
Anthony has never ceased to wear tho
uniform.
Ills first nctlvo sorvlco carried him
to the Carollnas, where tho Km Klux
were busily engaged In their deviltries.
There he laid tho foundation for his
soldierly reputation. His commanding
olllcor In those early days was Major
Steward, long since retired, but still
living.
Years later a young man drifted into
tho marine corps as a volunteer, a
slender, soft-handed fellow, who was
tho butt of tho company until "11111"
Anthony, the pride of the barracks,
called a halt. Tho recruit piovcd to
bo tho wayward son of Anthony's old
major, and tho big marine watched
over him like a father.
Anthony saw fourteen years of sol
dler'ng, most of It en the v.citorn plalno
before ho throw lu his fortunes with
tho marines. Ho was nlways a marked
man In tho service, conspicuous for his
magnificent physique, his cool courage,
and perfect discipline.
As a non-commlssloncd officer ho
filled every position known to the mil
itary code, and tilled them well. There
was Just ono blemish In bravo "HIU'j"
character a blemish which many be
Hove nlone kept him out of n commis
sion. "Hill" would drink, not often to
A W.iMn v
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE WRECKED BATTLESHIP
1'UOTOGRAl'IL
esccM, but Invariably ju-t nt tho wrong
time, when his commanding officers
favorite though ho was could not
vlnl at the offense.
HIa last army service was at Wert
I'olnt, where he figured to the admira
tion of cadets and everybody else as
drum nrjor. "Dill's" splendid flguro
r.nd profound knowledge of soldiery
won him this appointment.
Ten years ago ho left tho array and
enlisted ns a marine. It was tho old
story over again rnpld advancements,
followed by the Inevitable setbacks, all
duo to unwlso conviviality. Not that
"HIU" over transgressed while on duty
for a firmer disciplinarian never
wore a marine uniform. Over nt tho
Hrooklyn navy yard Anthony Is well
known and well liked. Ho was sta
tioned there for two years, nnd during
tho greater part of that tlmo sorved
us clerk In tho recruiting office.
Anthony was detailed to tho Hrook
lyn on Its crulso In tho China seas. Up
on his return he was sent to tho Maine,
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DIVKR ON TH13 WRECKED MAINE,
where his soldierly merit won him the
post of marine orderly.
Wrrrk of I lift Ailmrlnt.
Lieutenant Frank S. Hotchkin, of
Chicago, who served olRhteen years In
the United Stales navy, and then ro
tired Into commercial life, says that It
tho Maine had not been a warship tho
disaster might have been much worse
than It was. The lieutenant was an
olllcor on hoard tho tho fated Ashuclot
when that warship was wrecked In tho
China sea. Eight men were lost three
Chinese who wero looting tho officers'
quarters, and live "middles" who
Jumped overboard, crazed by fear. Tho
Ashuelot was built for service on tho
Mississippi during the war, nnd fifteen
years nRo, Fob. 23, was In Chinese wat
ers. She was walled In by a heavy fog
when at I o'clock In the morning Lieu
tenant Hotchkin went to relieve tho
watch. Ilo had scarcely put foot on
deck when tho lookout cried: "Land on
the starboard beam!" Tho next min
ute the ship struck, and had It not
been for tho dlsclpllno the whole out
lit would hnvo gone to tho bottom.
Tho loss of the ship caused nn Inquiry
nnd a court-martial, and tho captain
and the navigator wore disciplined.
"If ever I am In a marine disaster
again," quoth the lieutenant, "I desire
that It shall bo ou a man-of-war."
Wlirplmrn III Train I lie.
An experienced trainer asked to con
denso tho best information he could
glvo a new racing man, answered as
follows: "Eat almost everything ex
cept 'green stuff,' potatoes and turnips.
Make beef, dry toast and weak tea tlio
prlnclplo aitlclcs of food. Do not bo
afraid of lco cream and rlpo fruit ut
your meals. Ho lu bed at 9 o'clock each
night nnd up at C In tho morning. Take
a cool spray bath on rising. Do not
uso tobacco or drink any kind of li
quor. For rubbing mixtures so dear to
all racing men use witch hazel mixed
with a very llttlo pepperment oil. Mix
In the proportion of ono pint of witch
hazel to five cents' worth of oil. Do
not depend so much ou the mixture ob
on tho rubbing. Have the body well
rubbed over. Knead every muscle.
End by briskly rubbing In order to
brtns blood to the surface nicely. Ex
change. An ArtUU' Mtnlrl'4 I'util.
Even artists' models nowadays use
the latest form of advertisement. One
lady In Hails leaves the following visit
ing card nt tho houso of certain famous
painters: "X , model. Fine and
spiritual llguie. Civil ns well us mili
tary uniforms of all epochs worn with
tho same style of excellence" Das
Fremdenblatt, Vienna.
Man's "science" may bo qulto Irre
concilable with man's "theology," but
Ood's "Word" nnd Ood's "work" cau
never contradict each other.
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MAINE. FROM A
COXGIlKSSIOXAljCirAT
WEEK'S DOINGS OF NATION
AL LAWMAKERS.
A (Irucnil IttMimic of llic Mnl Import
mil l.uliiirM of tin' limine unit Miintc
Mvcciilhc unit Dcpiirlinciit.il AcMiiiih
Noli'il ltrli-ll.,
I'epivst'iitiilivc Sutherland lets Intro
duced bills to eonvot the military iv
I'lird iif .lohn Mliiohnn and for the re
lief of .loscphu.s Merrill.
An unknown ut I'lvseott. Arl... at
tempted to tisns4luiile Lleuti'iiim!
Conller of the Cuban army, who is
raisin: funds In Arizona.
Nebraska patents: Charles ('. Allen.
Lincoln, valve for pnouniutii! tires:
Stephen E. Anker. Ilushvllle. jftito: ('.
C. Denny. Tekiiinan, wiiteriiiR- trough;
IS. A. Kurr. L. Koenl and L. , Woods.
Omaha, railway signal: A. T. .Sullivan,
.Malcolm, unlinal trap: II. .1. Winter
'ytb. air scale.
A lunjr and somewhat i'oltlii de
bate over the cite.stlo of river and
harbor nppropriiitlons was iireeipl
luted In the bouse Friday last durlnir
the consideration of the .sundry civil
appropriation bill. It was practically
agreed by all those who participate!
Hint there would be no river ami har
bor bill at this .session of congress.
lohn Illttle lias been appointed post
master at, l'einbrook. Keya I'lihii coun
ty, vice A. Hruee, resigned, ami Hew
L. Wlp;(,'lns lias been nppoliitod a store
keeper ut the Omaha custom house at
S'.HM per annum. Robert Major. (!eo.
Kell, tind William ). Morse have been
appointed laborers In the Omaha pub
lic building' at S.MO per summit cadi.
The executive council of the Ameri
can federation of labor, which has
been lu session at Washing-ton consid
ered a number of rotine matters and
discussed pending' legislation nll'eet-lug-
laboring Interests. It was resolved
to give Hie New England striki r.s all
possible aid. President Coinpers war.
instructed to undertake an organized
trip through the west, and Vice Presi
dent O'Connell will go on the same
mi.sioii through the south.
All the government departments were
closed February .'.'. except the niivy
department. where n few of theolllciuis
assembled to close (he coiitr.ict with
the wruckcr for the recovery of the
efl'ccNof the Maine and the vessel her
t,e If. if Hint he possible. The signing
if the wrecking contract was the most
important event of the day. and this
concluded the olllcials went home to
enjoy n respite from the rush of the
past week.
The supreme court has denied the
petition for a writ of certiora in the
case of .lobn E. lluekstatV anil .lobu E.
I'tt vs Ifussell Co.. coming over from
the courts of Nebraska. The petition
for a writ was submitted lv .lodge A.
S. Tibbetts of Lincoln ou tile l'.ilh nit.
The ease has been pending in the Ne
braska courts for .some time and is
fiiinilar to the bar of the state. Hrielly
told, it involves money claimed to be
due to Messrs. liuckst'nu' and I'tt from
Russell A: Co.. growing out of the sale
to the latter by the former of a paper
mill, which was brought in by the
trust and then closed. Huckstu'lV and
I'tt claim that they have not received
all that was due them and have .since
been trying, though ineffectually, to
recover by the aid of the courts.
At the close of odlcc hours Monday
last a telegram came to the navy de
partment from Admiral Sieanl at Key
West in the following terms: Court
of iii(t!iry will commence .session at
Key Wi'st today. They must resume
session at Havana to obtain evidence
of divers after further work upon the
Maine." The important feature of
this communication is the declaration
that the court will return to Havana
It sets at rest rmiors thnt have been
current for some day.s past that the
court was not to return to Havana for
the reason that it had discovered the
cause of tin- sinking of the Maine,
which was not un accident, and that
I hey had consequently no further busi
ness in Havana.
Representative l.romwcll (rep.. O.l
has introduced the following resolu
tion: That the secretary of the navy
lie. ami is hereby autliorled. when
ever in his judgment It shall become
expedient for the lx'st interests of the
country to do so, secure options upon
and consummate the purchase of such
battleships, cruisers, rums, torpedo
boats or other form of naval vessels as
are of the modern type and ready with
the necessary armament and equipment
for the same, as. in his judgment, tin1
necessary to pi y.- the naval strength
of the country upon a proper footing
for immediate hostilities with any
foreign power, with which the same
may be threatened; and that for the
purpose of consummating such pur
chase, there is hereby appropriated
the sumoi'S'.'D.OOO.OOO, to be immediate
ly available.
Should It be proved that the Maine
was destroyed by an outside explosion
with the knowledge of Spanish officers
President MeKin' ',v will demand an
indemnity of from sM.l.oDD.noO to SI.V
000.0U0." This statement was made
by an ofllcer of the navy department,
who is thoroughly conversant with the
present Spanish situation. "It was
decided at a conference of the presi
dent and several cabinet otllccrs," he
continued, "that the Spanish govern
ment was bound to protect the vessels
of a friendly nation in one of Its har
bors, and thai. If the Maine was de
stroyed by a submarine mine or tor
pedo. whether with the knowledge of
olllcials or not, thut government must
be responsible. Tho value of the ves
sel is estimated ut S.I.OUti.tmi), The rest
Is to be paid to relatives of olllcers and
men who lost theirllvjb by the destruc
tion of the vessel."
Secretary Rliss has affirmed the
land olllee'deeltdou In the case of Les
lie I). Richer against Thomas Ormsby,
from the Alliance. Neb., district. The
laud in controversy in awarded to
Rleker.
it seems possible that the bill which
passed tho senate to create two ail
ditlonui rcgl"unt of artillery will
iussthc1iniAf Ithout inuclioppoiltion
If the house continues in Its present
t Miiper. Tlio military a flairs com
mittee, not the appropriations com
mittee, has jurisdiction over this bill
and l halnuuu Hull is now uhscul at
bis home In Iowa. No opposition ii
Ilicely to be eneoi?nto"el from Um ap
propriation. i'i Vo't"t
Senator Thurston oppose, tho nil
inlrtdon of II. W. Corbett r.s semi '.or
from Oregon.
The senate committee on judiciary
has n mmeiided noii-coucurenee of
the house bankiuptey bill.
Secretary Alger has returned from
Fort res' Alonroe greatly impiovod In
health and called on the president at
the White Infuse.
Representative Stark has introduced
hii joint rc'i'ilution to itutliorie the
secretary of war to exchange a battery
and equipments with Ncbtuskn's gov
ernor. The president has .sent to the senate
a full record of the proceedings be
tween thel'iilted States and (Ireat Hrit
inn in the arbitration treaty relating to
the eouipt nsntion for the sel.ure of
llritisli ships in Hie Poring sea under
the treaty of February '.".i, ISHH.
lames V. .Ionics, n elork in the of
fice of the auditor for the postolliee
department, has been arrested by
oflleers of the secret service ou the
charge of forging United Statew money
order;;. It is charged that .tones
took money order blanks re
turned unused from a Michigan oflice
mid tilled them out. making them pay
able at the office in Washington, Del.
Consuls I'encrnl Frank K. Mason, at
Frankfurt, (ierinaiiy. has transmitted
to the state department a significant
publication from one of the largest
Herman papers warning the agrarians
against pressing their warfare upon
United States products, and pointing
out the . stimulation of the buet sugar
Industry lu the states as one of the
most dangerous results of that policy.
The olllcials of the war department
have completed all the preliminary ar
rangements for the immediate execu
tion of the bill which is expected to be
passed by congress within the next
few days providing for two additionai
regiments of artillery. There will be
no ditllc ulty whatever in .securing the
men as applications for enlistment
have been received far in excess of the
number required. l,il).
Assistant Secretary of War Melklc
John went to Fortress Monroe Sunday
with a view to securing u much needed
rest. He has been on duty at the war
department without interruption since
bis return from the inspection tour of
western posts, and has been acting sec
retary of war for the past ten weeks
during the continued illness of Secre
tary Alger. Mr. Mclklejohn will be
accompanied to Fortress Monroe by
Hon F. M. Wethcrnld of Nebraska,
v. bo has been bis guest in Washington
for the past three weeks.
The Loud bill will receive attention
in the bouse this week. A spirited
contest is anticipated but Mr. Loud
Jmd his friends are conlldcnt that it
will pass. The bill takes all com
pleted liook-s printed in serial form
out of the second class rati1 (one cent
per pound) nnd places them in the
regular book rate class which pays
eight cents per pound. It also pro
hibits the transmission' of sample,
copies at pound rates. If this bill
should pass and be executed according
to its spirit. Mr. Loud estimates that
the annual saving to the government
elVccted by it during the next four
years would aggregate St'.'.OOO.OUO.
Many publishers and newspapers are
very hostile to the measure, but thus
far the opposition has not been so ac
tive as it was during the last congress.
Events seem hastening to a crisis in
tin' relations between the United
States and Spain. The closing days of
the week in Washington have been
filled with apprehension of impending
trouble. While the mouths of all olll
cials in the state, war and navy de
partments have been tightly closed,
while inquiries respecting the situa
tion at lluvaua have been met with re
plies that nothing can be predicted un
til the report of the board of olllcers
investigating Hie disaster is received,
there are strong reasons to believe the
administration is convinced that the
destruction of one of our finest inen-of-war
in the Cuban port was not nn ac
cident, and that the Spanish govern
ment will shortly be called upon to
make proper reparation and indemnity
for the loss of property and life in u
friendly harbor.
The program in the senate this
week Is quite indefinite. There is no
general disposition to defeat the Alas
ka bill, but some senators will .speak
to amend it before the. vote is taken.
It Is believed the bill will pass after a
day or two of talk upon It. It Is pos
sible that after the Alaskan bill is
disponed of some of the bills of less
general importance on the calendar
will be considered. It is also under
stood to be Senator Davis intention to
move again the consideration of the
lliiMuituii treaty if opportunity oilers,
but there is no 'disposition at 'present
to press the treaty unduly in auti;
onisui to other me isnivs. There nro
only live of the appropriation bills to
be considered by the senate, which is
a record far In advance of that usually
made at this date In longsesslons of
congress. Three of the bills which
are as vet unconsidered arc the Dis
trict of Colujuhlu. the naval and the
sundry appropriation bills. These uio
all Important measures and each is
liable to arouse debute, but senators
generally agree that unless there is
some other reason for postponing ad
journment it cmi he reached by May
or .lune, ''(v.iC' house leaders have been
straining all their energies to expedite
the appropriation bills with n view to
tin early final adjournment and they
are succeeding beyond their most
sanguine expectations. Not in a
quarter of a century have tho approp
riation bills been so far advanced in
the long sorbin as they are at this
time. Only three of the thirteen regu
lar bills remain in committee. The
other ten have gone through one or
more legislative ."tuges and one, the
military academy, is in tho hands of
the president awaiting his blgnature.
Mrs. Harriet Adams of Washington
tho dependent mother of .1, T. Adams,
a coal passer, who lost his life ou tho
.Maine, has tiled nn application for it
pension. This is the Hist pension claim
filed lu connection with the loss of life,
on the vessel.
A delegation of western sonutorsand
representatives called on President
McKlnley recently and extended a
formal invitation to attend tho trims
Mississippi congress, to bo held nt
Wichita, Kan,, next autumn. Tho
pn sldeut took the invitation under nil-
I .einent, and indicated that ho would
like to participate in the cerrmonics if
his duties v.ould penult.
MEAT INSPECTOR IS VOID.
An Important l'lilrnit I.i-.tr U Invalid
A Text C inn ' Orririril,
Kansas Citv, Mo., March L Tho
entire system of government Inspec
tion of moat, which has been estab
lished In tho packing houses of tho
United States, win declared to be un.
constitutional, ineffective and void In
an opinion handed down In tho Unltotl
States district court to-day by Judga
lohn P. Rogers, feder.il ju'dgont Fort
Smith, Ark,, who Is sitting for Judge
Philips An indictment against Hnrry
Hoycr, foreman of tho frodi ment de
partment of tho Jacob Dold Packing
company, charged with attempting to
hrlbu a government meat inspector,
was quashed on the ground that Con
gress had no power to create the ofllco
of meat Inspector, so that even If
Hoycr had attempted to brlbo an In
spector, as was charged In the indict
ment, ho did not commit mi ofTcnso
against tho government.
The effect" of the decision is to de
clare Invalid tho law by which people
who consume the products of Ameri
can packing houses nro protected
from impure or diseased meats. It is
probable that the decision will muk
necessary a complete reorganization
of tho bureau of animal industry of
tho Department of Agriculture.
Tho government cannot appeal to
highor courts, but the Department of
Agriculture will bo Informed of the
decision of the court hero. What
course it mny tnko in regard to a
change in the system of packing houso
inspection remains to be seen.
Under the decision of Judge Roger . '
packers may disregard the meat in-' U
spectors without fear of successful
prosecution, because the law by which
tho Inspection was created has boeu
declared Invalid.
Assistant District Attorney Draff en
said:
"Although I did not have charge of
tho case. 1 am batlslied that the case
is at an end, so far as the government
is concerned. Neither hns Hoycr
offended any state law that J know of.
It seems to mo that if the inspection
of meats at packing houses is to bo
continued, slate laws creating such a
system must be passed."
BOAflD WILL NOT HURRY.
.VotfHInt;nillii;; l'cnpln'i Itnp'ttlmicc,
tlm Inquiry Will llu Vory Ilrllbnratc.
Havana. March l.Tho naval
board shifts its inquiry to Key West
temporarily. While it is holding ses
sions the.ro tho work of the divers wilt
go forward and something may bo
done toward rnlsing portions of tho
wreck of tho Maine. Members of tho
board discourage laying too much
stress on what the divers are doing or
drawing positive conclusions from
their labors. Nevertheless it is claimed
they have found tho forward maga
zine intact and have been bringing up
powder, which Is not likely to hnvo
remained powder if the explosion had
been nn Internal ono.
Captain Sampson and his nssoclntea
are aware of tho impatienco with
which tho result of the inquiry la
awaited In tho United States, but
their labors are too momentous in
consequence to be hurried.
Ki:y Wkht, Fla., 8 The Untied
Stntcs court of Inquiry into the loss ol
tho battlo ship Maine began its ses
sions here this morning.
Thoso officers and civilians here who
bcliovcd tho reports from Havana
saying that tho court had already de
cided thnt tho loss of the Mniuc was
duo to treachery have apnarontly
changed their minds, for to-day tho
universal question Is, "What has tlu
court found out'.'" whilo yesterday one
heard nil around, "When will war bo
declared?"
llrought face to face with tho court,
men realize for tho first tlmo how un
likely It will bu for tho court to allow
any Inkling of its conclusions to 1
kuown out of duo season.
HAS NOT SENT A FLEET.
A lorpoilu riotlllii Will I.c.irn Simla ITor
IIiiTitna Thl Wnnk.
MAimin, March l.Tho report that
Spanish squadron had sailed for tho
United States hns its only origin in
theso sacts: Spain is hurriedly get
ting her navy Into lighting condition,
and a torpedo flotilla wit' set sail for
Havana this week.
it is learned ollicially from tho
Spanish navy department that no
squadron had sailed from Spain with
in tho Inst few days. Tha only cruiser
now on thw way to Havana is tho
Almlrnnto O.-pjcudnb, a bUtor s.hlp of
the Viacayn.
"A flotilla composed of three tor
pedo destroyers, threo torpedo boats
and tho steamship City of Cndlz,
under command of Captain Vlllnmlll,
will leave Cadiz for Havana this week,
as has been cabled already.
Tho only Spanish vessels which
could follow immediately nro the
cruisers Infanta, Maria Theresa, Al
fonso XIII, threo mora torpedo do
troyers and threo torpedo boats.
"All tho other war ships, including
tho battlo ships l'elaeo and Empera
Jor Carlos V, and tho armored cruiser
Cristobal Colon, aro uodergolng re
pairs. It will take somo time to com
plete tho repairs, tit them out and
mount their guns, but thoy nro uolng
actively preparodfor sorvlee."
ARGENTINE FOR WAR.
Onion for AniM nml Men to Ilo Hoadj
for Chin.
Nkw Yonir, March 1. A dispatch to
tho Now York Herald from Haonos
Ayros, Argentine, says in vlow of tho
warlike preparations being inado by
Chill, the Argentine government has
decided to purehnso threo war Miipi
and arms for 150,00') mon.
Tho people of Argentlno nro on-tluisln-.tlc
over tho possibility for war.
Many public- oftloiuls havj offered to
jlvo purt of thslr salaries for buylns
ships:
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