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TAKE A RIGHT VIEW
England Begins to Understand This
Country's ' Position.
ADMIT THAT WAR IS NOT BEING SOUGHT
Conceda that Hnnunity is the Moving
Influence.
NEIGHBORLY SYM7ATHY SHOWS ITSELF
Commend tha Resoluteness of America
When Aroused.
THINK SPAIN IS BIU D TO LOSE CUBA
1'rcNN Sny the Mnrtrlcl ov-
crniiiiit Cnnnol Stoii the liixur-
rrcllon and Hint
tlon In Inrvltnlile
( CpyrlKh ( , 1H8 , > y the Affoclntcd
LONDON , March 12. A diplomat , who
probably Is the recipient of more confidence *
than any man In London , has expressed hlm-
eclf a follows on the Cuban question :
"If America had designed with a set pur
pose the events of the last week It could not
by any possibility have developed anything
ff which In Its Impressive dignity would have
had such an effect upon Europa as the way
In which the executive , congress and the
people have met the crisis and risen to the
respon'Ibllltlcs Involved In dealing with the
Cuban question. "
Siich Is undoubtedly the general feeling.
Everyone hire now recognizes that the
United States do not desire war , but Is ac
tuated by humanitarian sentiments , and will
not shrink from war It It Is necessary to
right the wrongs of Cuba nnd exact satisfac
tion from Spain.
In the course of a long art'clo the Speaker
expresses the opinion that the $50,000,000 ap
propriation for the national defense really
makes for peace , "although there Is always
danger , Incident to the possession of war1
material , that the country , assisted by the
now school , of which Captain .Malian Is the
prophet , may be tempted to use the weapons
just bought. "
The Speaker adds : "In the face of a po > -
slblo deficit , a bank crisis and the suspen
sion of the revival of Industry , the United
'States ' has deliberately shown the world
that It will not be trifled with. The Spanlsfi
patriots would do well to heed the warning.
If they try to retain Cuba by force , their
failure Is certain , and they will hardly less
certainly bring down thn fabric of the gov
ernment In Spain. "
On the other hand the Spectator , although
contending that preparation Is generally the
surest way of avoiding war , thinks that the
proposition docs not hold gooJ In the case of
the United States , and says : "The circum
stances steadily tending toward Intervention
In Cuba will not be altered by any amount
of preparation , .because Spain cannot end
the rebellion and will "not grant Independence
and thus comply with the American de
mands. "
WILL RESORT TO WAR.
Therefore the Spectator Is of the opinion
"that the Americans will finally and re
luctantly conclude that Spain must ceage to
iclgn In Cuba and will take naval and mili
tary action ere long. "
Tbo Spectator concludes : "Quoting Kip
ling , 'The Americans are Irresolute and full
of doubts up to the point when they wake
the drumming guns that have no doubts. '
After that there Is no more Irresolution till
the last shot Is fired. "
The newspapers hero generally regard
favorably the Madrid Naclonal's proposition
that the United States annex Cuba and as
sume Its debt. They think It cheaper to buy
than to acquire by war , but they all rccog-
nlzo the Improbability of the Spanish govern
ment daring to consent.
The feeling In the money market Is that
If war Is inevitable much gold will prabably
go to Now York and money , therefore , will
become dearer. The markets are uneaay at
the danger that a large amount of gold maybe
bo withdrawn from the Bank of England ,
whose reserve Is already low.
In the meantime Madrid Is deluged with
consational journalism. Canard Is piled on
cinnnl to be denied In the next edition and
eventually abandoned In favor of fresh ex
citement. The jingo tirades of the Imparcial
and papem of Its class are keeping the
nation amused and distracting attention from
the approaching elections at which the gov
ernment anticipated tlui liberals will capture
SO per cent of the seats.
A good Himplo of the literature with which
the Spaniards are regaled appears In the
Carllst organ , the Correo. It 'H In the shape
of a letter written to Don 'Carlos ' from a co-
respondent In New York and says :
"W are In the crater of a volcano. It
seem ? as though not only the Maine but the
\
whole union fleet .has been blown up. Frag
ments of shtpa are falling like fiery rain
upon this city. Nlnety-tilno per cent of the
pcoplo blame the Spaniards for the catas
trophe.
"Tho fact Is the feeling prevailing among
these hawkers Is one of terror. For a couple 1
of yous they have believed that the Cuban
|
question was all thorns for Spain and all
roses for themselves. Now , finding them-
eelvtv suddenly chastised , words fall to de
scribe their fear and amazement.
"If wo now had at the head of our govern
ment a nun of worth ho would be master of
thu situation and show to the world these
people In the ridiculous light they deserve. .
Wo few Spaniards who , for our sins , find '
ourselves In this hell , recognize that It ;
Spain gave a quick , energetic blow , they
would not resist and would quickly cry for
mercy , for a prolonged war to this country
would prove a terrible foe. Men of money
abound , but they have no spirit and no self-
sacrifice. If wo quickly landed a few aharp
blows the demoralization would be InaUn-
tancous and they would surrender with dls-
cretlop.
"What a pllye are letting slip this poe-
llblllty , the only opportunity Providence
will give ui of gaining at one stroke rc-
pe < ct , credit , glory and money. "
RECEIVES TUB CARLISTS.
Don Jane , the son of Don Carlo , will re
ceive the Carllst deputies a : Cannes , where
ho Is staying , and ho declares he will then
proceed to Spain , declaring himself the pre
tender. If this Is true thu news U very Im
portant , but the Spanish government pro-
fcee to have no fear of a Carlltt outbreak.
The Iron trtda haa been considerably
tlrretl by an article In tlio Stalls pointing *
out ttut the cxporU and whole consumption ' '
of Iron have exceeded the whole output cl
tl > United Kingdom by nearly 000,000 tons
Aar
an'l ' predicting a pig Iron famine before the
end of the year. The Siatls concludes :
"There Is quite a largo probability that
wo may have to fall back upon America
at no distant future to make good our de
ficient supply on America , once our larg
est buyer of both pig and finished mate
rials. "
During the course of the debate on the
naval estimate ! ) in the Houte of Commons
William Allan , liberal member for Gates-
head and proprietor of the Scottish engine
works , a builder of marine engines , made
a bitter attack upon the new water tube
boiler In use In the British navy. He called
attention to the breakdown of the first-class
cruiser Powerful , which , he asserted , had
not traveled to China ee fast as many sail
ships.
Continuing , Mr. Allan accused ' .he admir
alty of rapidly ruining the navy , adding that
it did not dare to ruin the ships at full
speed , and he Invited the first lord of the
admiralty , George J. Gcschen , to send the
first-class cruiser Terrible , when commts-
s ! ned , across the AMantlc at full speed In
01 . .er to test the Belleville boilers.
Mr. Gcschen said It was a simple Impos
sibility to return to cyllndcrlc bollero , as It
would bo to return to muzzle-loaders. The
wa.cr tube boilers , he further eald , had been
adopted by Russia , France , Germany and
Austria ; In short , ho added , all naval au-
thorltle& endorse them.
WOHK OF TIII3 IIO'AIIU ' OF IMIUIHY.
I'roKrcHH or Exnniliiittlnii of the
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HAVANA , March 12. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Amcrl-
cun naval court of Inquiry did little work
this afternoon. It probably Is awaiting fur
ther reports from Ensign Powelton as to
tlio exact position of the Maine's tell-tale
ram. All the ) Suiter part of thd day O'.aen'o
air bubbles were rising. Captain Chadwlck
and Lieutenant Commander Potter were on
the great barge for an hour early this morn-
Ing. Immediately after their arrival diving
began In the peculiar locality described In
my dispatch , of yesterday. The members of
the court watched the operations with great
Interest. They listened attentively to As
sociated Press Correspondent Johnston's ex
plicit account of what the head of the Span
ish court. Captain Peral , had told him as
to the discoveries of the Spanish divers , the
great difficulty of working In the deep mud
and why the Maine's magazines blew up and
destroyed It.
Captain Sampson Is looking better. Grave
members of the court of Inquiry laughed
heartily today. The lines which have deep
ened In their faces within the last two weeks
broadened Into wrinkles of jollity over tic !
report In a New York newspaper that Lieu
tenant Commander " Potter Is under the
thumb ot Captain Chadwlck , his superior
officer , when on board the war ship New
York and the Junior In rank will be In
fluenced unduly. The sensational report
seems to have no foundation whatever. The
risibilities of the board were provoked again
"oy a report In the same newspaper that some
of the Maine's guns probably had been so
badly damaged by the explosion as to require
to be annealed or practically recast. The
guns In question never were cast : they were
built up from a center tube by shrunken
rings of steel.
The cruiser Montgomery's discipline Is ex
quisite. No one ta allowed on board except
representatives of the American press and
Spanish officers on visits of courtesy. Cap
tain Converse has fulfilled punctiliously all
the requirements of etiquette , even calling
upon the autonomist cabinet , which returned
the calls Immediately. The harbor Is gay
with brightly cleaned war ships. The Eng
lish gunboat Cordelia Is expected dally.
Miss Barton's hospital for children Is a
pronounced success , of course , and the gen
eral condition of the Island Is somewhat
ameliorated , but four times the present out
flow of American charity could be well and
humanely expended. The "bishop " of Havana
Is much pleased with the charity work.
SYLVESTER SCOVEL.
DISPOSES OK THE WL\VK THKOUY.
Cuiitiilii 1'c-rnl'M AfKiinirnt Uimet by
SfloiiHIlo KitftM.
HAVANA ( v.'a Key West , Fla. ) , Mirch 12.
It Is Impossible to send direct from Ha
vana anything1 In refutation of Captain
Peral's statement of yesterday regarding the
views of the- Spanish court of Inquiry on the
Maine disaster. However , an American offi
cer , who Is an expert , says In effect , and his
words arc worthy of all weight , as ho knows
absolutely of what he Is talking :
I nm a graduate of the torpedo school
nnd have studied UIP effects of torpe < loet *
nml mlnea from observation and experi
ments.
A tonpedo exploded nt u depthl of six feet
would throw a column of water 100 feet Into
the air : nt twelve feet , ten feet In the .ilr ,
and at thirty fe-et deep would bar liy n\\r \
a. small wave. A detonator of gtincotton
In the open ulr makes n mark of Its own In
ptore , or blows stone < to fragments. In the
water a torpedo Itself would not be felt nt
any great distance. It requires the resist-
nnco of a solid/ / body and would be dissipated
In water or mud. Tttrf dlfposea of the
wave theory nnd the affecting- the shore
or boats In the harbor.
Aa to the hole In the Maine , the expert t
'n question makes the most Important ntate-
ment that the Maine drew twcr.ty-elght or
thirty feet of water at the time of the ex
plosion nnd had about ten feet of water be
low Us bottom to the surface of the harbor
raud. On the port side , where the Uulted
States divers are now at work ther.e Is at
present forty-eight feet of water. May not
this be the hclo which Captain Peral sajn
could not bo found ? If It la , the hole waa
more than seventy feet deep when the ex-
plcslon took place and haa greatly filled with
mud etace.
As to the foiling of dead fish , the United
States court of Inquiry has i t seen a ( solitary
fish since work began la the wieck. The
bodies recovered from the Maine have not
been touched by fishes. Some of the fisher-
men In Havana testified that there were no
fish Inside of the harbor , the waters beltv ;
too foul fee them. Sometimes they como part ,
way in during the day , but all go out at
Qlght.
Further , as to the alleged dlsjoverlea of
Spanish divers reported to Captain Ptral I ,
five American divers have been worklrs on
the port side of the wreck an average of
seven hours per day each for nearly three
coweekii. . In a apace of fifty feet long anft
twdity feet wide. The Spanish divers have
never been Inside the wreck at all , neither
have they ever been on the port aide , do-
voting the ehcvt hours which they have epent
under the water to the starboard side for-
ward aril ouUlde the hull.
Recently , to their own r.irprUc , they
I brought up two cans of ammunition far the
nix-Inch BUUS not exploded. They dropped
them back when the light of the surface
,
shoned they were unexploded and what their
nature wa.\
Further , the Spanish divers often go down
| ( Cont'nucd on Fifth I'ase. )
THINKS WAR IS SURE
German Press Expects a Fight Between
Spain and th ? United States.
BELIEVES THIS COUNTRY WANTS CONFLICT
Doubts the Sincerity of Our Efforts to
Preserve tha Peace.
'
SPANISH AGENT VISITS THE NAVY YARDS
Negotiates for Graft to Bo Used for
Privateering Purposes.
'LACES LARGE G'JN ORDERS WITH KHUPP
ArtJin do to Convince the
Kuroiieim CnhliiftM thnt Sjinlii In
n Victim of AKKFI
In Thin CrUln.
( Copyright , 1S9S , by the Associated rrefs. )
BERLIN. March 12. The Gcrmau press
Ills week has given utterance to ( be unant-
mous conviction that war between the United
States and Spain Is probable , although It Is
lelleved here that the latter country will do
overythlng possible to avoid It.
In diplomatic circles It la raid that Spain ,
during the last week , sent a clfcular note
o the cabinets of Europe to the effect that
ho Spanish government hopes the rebellion
n Cuba would to completely suppressed by
\prll 1 , adding that If foreign Influences had
tot stimulated Uie Insurgents and supported
hem with arms , men , money nnd acnmunl-
Ion , there would at the present moment be
no Insurgents left.
So tar as the correspondent has been
able to ascertain the document h ie not
elicited any replies.
The opinion that the United States Is not
lonestly attempting to preserve peace and
keep the war party io control , is widely
llsscmlnatlng In Germany , and finds ready
credence , not only In the newspapers , but
In official and diplomats circles. One newspaper -
paper Interviewed tuo United States amfl
t > ass > ador , Andrew D. White , and printed his
opinion that the majority of Americans are
anxious to maintain peace. But the news
paper added that Mr. White's opinion was
r.ot supported by facts , nnd saying that the
vote of congress was unanimously rcganloJ.
oe n clear Indication that war is coming , and
that the Americans want It.
Several papers predict that hi the event
of hostilities Spain will disappear from the
map after a fierce "war of piracy , ' * both
countries being not signatories of tbo antl-
prlvatcer convention of Paris.
U Is well known. In diplomatic circles that
Scnor Sandoval , the Spanish military agent
In Germany , "Austria and Scandinavia , who
returned to Berlin on Wednesday evcn'ag '
from a trip on which he made three condi
tional'purchases of coastlns steamers at
Fleumo and two at Pola , with other Spanish
representatives , has been purchasing outright
or conditionally munitions and vessels for
use against American trade.
GIVES ORDERS FOR GUNS.
Senor Sandoval , In addition to the pur
chases referred to , which are intended for
the privateer service , has placed large or
ders with the Krupp Gun company during
the last six weeks and has also appointed a
nub-agciU at Trieste , to see what ho can
pick up.
The Spanish agent Is now at Hamburger
or Stettin negotiating for several cannon and
torpedo boats built partly for China and
partly on speculation by the Vulcan yards.
He Intends to visit the Schlchau yards and
the jards at Etblng for the same purpose.
During the course of an Interview on
Thursday , Colonel Relnlin do Scquera , the
Spanish military attache here , said he was
confident the "misunderstanding" would dis
appear , adding :
"It might , however , be well for Americana
to know that Spain Is not defenseless and
that It will cost much blood and more money
to conquer or defeat us. So soon as war Is
declared a large and well equipped fleet of
privateers will begin hostilities against the
American navigation. Ninety-eight good
steamers He In the harbora In Barcelona and
Valencia , ready to sail 'and do execution ,
and we have friends , powerful ones , who
will assist us , If not with men , with money ,
but I , In common with the Spanish govern
ment , trust peace will be preserved. "
The decennial of William I was generally
commemorated In Berlin on WednesJay. The
national monument was innumerably
wreathed , many women and children de
positing floral offerings. The room In which
the emperor died and the door leading to It
:
were draped In mourning and the Imperial
mauseolum at Charlottenhurg was decorated -
ated with wreaths , one of which was tent
by the officers of the United States embassy ,
Emperor William visited the raauseoluin on ,
Wednesday and prayed.
The military vctcran.1 held a memor'al l ( i
celebration at the Emperor William Me
morial church , which was attended by tht-
emperor and 120 general officers. Tiierr- were
110 flags around the altar. Pastor Kochlcr
delivered the funeral oration and most of
the German princes and rulers sen * , wreaths
both to the monument and to tlu grave. A
bouquet of violets was also placed In the
corner window of the palace on Unter den
Linden , where William I appeared dally at
nuon.
DECLINES OFFICIAL POSITION.
Tin fact that Count Herbert Bismarck
anl his wife were the guests of Emperor
William on Saturday hap led to rumors of
his return to public life , probably as am
bassador to St. Petersburg. The correspond
ent Is assured , however , that while his ma ]
eety offered Count Herbert a position "In
conformity with his station and ambition , "
the ount declined , saying he did not desire
to hold office In Germany while his father
was alive , to which the emperor pleasantly
replied that he could "appreciate the sentl-
rai.ni" and the matter waa dropped.
The rahilstcr of the Interior IMS prohibited ,
public demonstrations March 18 the
on , an
niversary of the r-volntlon of Bostine , In 'm
cluding the demcvnstratinn which were pro-
jeoted at the graves of the. victims lu the
cemetery at FrleJrlchhahn. All demonstra
tions will be forcibly suppressed and off ud-
ers will be arrested. IAn I
I
An architect named Kllngrr Sir Hcnke , a
contractor , and two builders , Maxmlllan and ,
a brother of Munich , have been-sentenced to [
three years' Imprltonmcnt for negligent j I
work , by which a building collapsed and a I
number of people were killed. |
The lati'ft developments chow that It lo
now uncertain whether the nival b.ll wtil !
piss the Reichstag In Phapc which wt'l sat tA
isfy the government. Tha Jufllculty lies In
tbo tact that tbu centrists Insist upcu lu-
corporal Ing In it a provlijon.to the effect
that ! < i case a new tax Is ncdctnry to carry
out the scheme It will ill be leried upon the
wealthier portion of 'the . population. The
govemment U unwilling Jto bind Itrclf to
such a bargain , as It might cost many votes
at the coming election.
The protests of the United [ states embassy
against the unfair cnfoWemc.nl of the Uundes-
rath decree against American fruit has re
sulted In special Instruction * being Usued
Ettc
tc the customs officers , so that no further
complaints are arriving.
The Darmstadt Technlial High school has
decreed , the exclusion
of foreign-born stu
dents.
United States Consul Pltcalrn of Hamburg
Is the butt of. the German press because of
his refusal to sign , bllle of lading and other
documents needed for the departure of the
Hamburg-American line steamers on Sun
days on the ground of his religious scruples.
The Hamburg-American officials and the
newspapers allege It Is due to disinclination
for work.
THAT A XCJ 1,0- > I Ii U I CAN AI
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LONDON , March 12. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The nuggcs-
tlon of an Anglo-American alliance , though
received ' sympathetically by the British pub
lic. Is regarded by practical pofltlclens cf
all parties as merely the pious aspiration of
Englishmen to ebcrlsh a dream In some re
mote , undefined contingency of common
danger. The two great English speaking
notions may stand side by side In beating
a foreigner , but when this Idea Is sought to
bo oquared with the fact of the actual situa
tion at the moment it falls at the test. Foi
two days I have been discussing the possi
bility of such an alliance "with all manner
of politicians In the House of Commons.
Their Invariable petition was : "Oh ! but the
Monroe doctrine precludes the United State *
J
from forming an effective alliance. It can
only como at some supreme crisis In the
fate of either England or the United States.
Mr. Duneombe's antazlng prposal that Hit
British fleet tfiould be placed at the dls.
pcsal of the United States Is treated as a
laughable ' example of Ingenious fatuity. The
cry here Just now \n \ that' the British fleet
J
In Inadequate for the task it may soon havi
to face in the defense oft the Brltlch em
pire , so it Is : no wonder that Arthur lUlfour
octit his private secretary Jo Duneombe , Im
ploring dim not to ask the question , which ,
j
if ' put , would Inevitably excite tdo mirth of
the House of Cctnmons. BalPour is very
anxious to obviate such .a manifestation ,
which might bo misunderstood , although not
J
In any way Intended as a slight upon Amor-
lea , and might evoke the resentment of tile
United Statcfl , afforded by the rccolute re
fusal , of prominent politicians to discuss the
alliance Idea for publication. They do not
regard It as practical , but don't want to
dampen the sentiment from which Is springs
Tlio Irish members are openly Incredulous
of tl.e possibility of any genuine rapproche
ment between Great Britain and the United
States. Atr. Davltt ha. ? put down for Mon
day a question to the ministers avowedly
designed to elicit replies , showing that the
reports of Queen VIc"tora'3.mmored { . media
tlon and Sir Julian Pauncefote's reported In
terview on the same subj6ct with President
McKlnley are baseless. Davltt's view was
expressed ( with charactctlatle force and can
dor to several English- members In my pres
ence In the lobby last evening :
"You Imagine , " he said , "that the United
States can bo dragged at your tall Into your
complications with hussla , France and Ger
many , forgetting that ( the United States has
Interests In the far east , simply commercial
and that the other P9wers will take goot
care that due regard , Is ehown the United
States' commercial Intercuts so as to give
her no cause for siding with you. "
What may be callocan official attitude on
this subject Is Illustrated by Sir James Fer
guson , under secretary of state for foreign
affairs In the last unionist government , who
asked Mr. Curzon whether any communlca
tlons had passed between the Washington
and London government relative to Cuba
I questioned Sir James Ferguson last evenIng
'
Ing whether his ques'tlon was to bo Inter
preted as being favorable or otherwise to
friendly action by the British government
In support of the United States. Ho re
piled : /
"I asked my questlohtto procure Informa
tion , as the reported action of the Brltlsl
government constituted a matter of the
gravest International Importance , the answer
to which , In the negative , rendered further
proceedings co my part unnecessary undc ;
those circumstances , 'i do not care to ex
press an optalon on ihe definability or other
wise of our Intervention.
"It was patent , however , that he though
such Intervention would be fraught will
danger to Brlttih Interests elsewhere. I , in
fact , fear from high diplomatic authority
the statement that England's alleged action
at Washington was telegraphically denle
within a few hours -at the- request of tin
llrltlsh ambassadors at Paris , Berlin , Vienna
and St. Petersburg. Dplay ! n the cosnple
tion of the British naval building prosran
cauted strong representations to be mads
that the government , had but a few avail
able war ships bulldlrts In .English yavdo
The first lord of the-admlrnltyi tm.i made nc
reply to the suggestion , but It Is bellevei
la parliamentary circles that he is abou
adopting It , , _ *
"St. Patrick's day will be celebrated In
Lender by a great bajfqwt at the Hole
Cecil , presided over by Joiin Dillon , supporter
by J. Herrlngton , EJward/Hlake and numer
cus other members of Parliament. Upward
of 7CO tickets haveibcen eold , the lorgoi
number evev dlspoisd of for thU ar. ua
celebration. The Rjcat feature of the ban
quet will be a remarkable letter -from Mr
Gladstone , who has written Mr. Dillon a
follows :
"I ask to be permltteJ to send a fe\
woria of greeting on the occasion of the an
nual banquet of Irishmnin , London , Th
cause of Iceland Is In > our hand. ! . Witl
Ireland divided her causa , M hopelws , bu
r' .
with Ireland cne 'i : inlcd nd one In sptrl
her cause U Irrwlstlble. " '
Will Follow > ! nil nnrilon.
OWO3SO , Mich. , March 12. General J , B.
Gordon of Georgia , who ledujed bore last j
evening on "The List Da > of the Cor.- '
fedcracy , " has received a telegram .from hli
state saying : "One hundred and fifty thou
sand of your comrades stiad ready to follow
,
(
your lead In tie protection of our national !
hrnor. " Said the general : "I think I hear '
the rebel yells and Yankee hurrahs mingled ' '
cs our common country unites In protection ,
of our flag. " f
liiilliuiH lUiiito KnlUt.
SUPERIOR. Wls. , iJUVch 12. In the event
of war between the United States and Spain I
one of the regiment ? In the service of Uncle |
Sam may be composed of Chlppewa Indians ,
A canvass of the Chlppewti In the Lake
Superior region Is said ta "how that fully
1,000 , all yount own , ar radjr to enlUU I
WRECKED BY A HIE
Semi-Official Report on the Maine
Disaster.
TAFEMENT BY ARMY AND NAVY REGISTER
oveinment Submarine Mine Planted in
Havana Harbor.
ELIBERATfLY EXPLODED AT RIGHT TIME
loomed Battleship Purposely Moored in
Vicinity of Mine.
'RESIDENT HAS ALL THIS INFORMATION
UiiiiNiiiitActivity In Army nnd > 'ninl
ClrcIvH IIurliiR the I.iixtVek
Caiixfd liy Knowledge of
ThlN Ilt'uort.
NEW YOIIK , March 12. The Army sud
S'avy Hcgtstcr , In 1U Issue today , sajs :
The Register Is In possession of Informa-
lon , the correctness of which It has no
cason to question , that certain evidence
gathered by the court of Inquiry at Havana
as como In a semi-official form to the prcsl-
ccU from two prominent members of the
board. The Information has been In the
hands of the president since Sunday and has
erved for the occasion of unusual activity
during the present week.
The Information Is that the Maine was
lestrojed by a government submarine mine ,
planted In Havana harbor and deliberately
exploded. More than this , It appears the
Maine was purposely moored In the vicinity
of the mln ? , and that the explosion occurred
at the moment when the ship had been op
portunely carried by wind and tide directly
over the mine.
These facts have been hinted at and writ
ten about In dispatches frcui Havana , Mad-
> * H *
rid and Washington , and amcng the varied
statements made the actual conditions have
seen touched upon , but ncthlng authorita
tive lias been permitted to escape from the
court. That body Is understood to have
completed Its work , but nothing Is likely tie
io officially promulgated In regard to Its
findings for a week or more. There arc
obvious , reasons for such action , the objects *
of which cannot be defeated by Independent
newspaper statements.
There can be but one outcome of such a
report , and preparations for the Inevitable
result are being Induotrlously and ] n
dcfatlgably prosecuted. The week of tfie
week , related In detail elsewhere In thl :
Issue , shows that the government at Wash
Ington appreciates tbe situation , and .wll
be ready to meet what has now ceased to bo
a mure emergency.
IIATTEHIES WILL. C.Oi TO THE COAST
Artillery nt Fort Hlley l/iiilfr OrderN
to Move Xext Wi'diicHdny.
JUNCTION CITY , Kan. , March 12. Orders
received at Port Ulley , near here , this after
noon , directed the sending of three batteries
of artillery to the south. The orders are
such that It will compel the movement ol
these batteries to their new station not later
than Wednesday next. Battery D of the
Fourth artillery , Captain Anderson com
mandlng , will go to Fort Monroe ; Va. ; bal
tery F , also of the Fourth , Captain Taylor ,
goes to Savannah , Ga. , and battery F of the
Fifth , Captain Illley , to New Orleans. Major
.
Randolph , In command of the artillery pos 1
at Fort Rlley , has not been ordered else
.
where. The receipt of the order has caused
great excitement in this city. Reports tha
the troops are already enroute to the south
are erroneous.
CHICAGO , March 12. Quartermaster den
eral Leo of the Department of the Lakes 1
making arrangements to transport batteries
of artillery now at forts In the west to th 16
Atlantic seaboard and Quit of Mexico.
Today the western railroads having head 1-
quarters In Chicago and St. Louis and othe : r
western cities were Invited to telegraph b ;
nccn of March 15 proposals for tran3portlni
a battery of artillery from Fort Rlley , Kan ,
to Fort Monroe , Va. ; another from For
Rlley to New Orlcatsn , La. ; and a third frcn
Fort Rlley to Savanneb , Ga. Each batter ;
conslsto of five officers , sixty-five men , fifty
seven horses , four guns with caissons , bat
tery forges and camp equipage , and wll
require cne Pullman car , two tourists slcej
cro , threa palace stock cars , ICiree flat car
and nix freight ears. Each battery Is to
lun through , men. horecfl , guns and prop
ecty , together In one train of one or mor
bcctlons. The equipment must go throug
from the Initial point without change an
will be ready to leave Fort Rlley by nee
cf March 16.
NEW YORK. March 12. Fort Hancoc !
and Sandy Hook presented a warlike ap
pearance today. Ttio two batteries o
seventy-five men each from Fort Slocuni
Davis Island , and two battalions frctn For
Wadswocth arrived there today. With th
300 men who arrived today there are no\
more men at the fort than at any time sine
tfie civil war.
LEAVENWORTH , Kan. , Mirh 12. Up t
this tlmo no orders have been received a
Fort Leavcnworth for the moving of troops
However the Sixth cavalry Is dally ex
peeling orders to etart for the Florida coan
Colonel Hawkins received a telegram fret
the War department asking how long
would take to move the Twentieth Infantry
end hla reply was "Four days. "
PORTSMOUTH , N. H. , March 12. Order
have been received at the Portsmouth nav
yarJ from Washington to ascertain ho
many war tdlpa could bo coaled here , an
the qulkci > t possible tlmo which would b
required to supply a vowel. The Washing
ton authorltlco have been Informed that fou
bittlorhlps and seven cruisers could be
coa ! d at the navy yard here at one time
and that 20,000 tons could be supplied a
tnee. The Navy department was also In
fnncd that In all nineteen war ships coul
be handled here In c&ae of an eicergenc
The work of equipping the fortifications
proceeding steadily.
NEW YORK , March 12. The enlisting of
ckllled mechanics , machinists , neanien and
iron workers was c nttaucd today at the
! Brooklyn navy jard , but all applications
from apprentices , landsmen and coal passerb
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Wfnthfr Forccnit for
Fnlr ; Vnrlnlilc WlmK
I'agf.
1 , llrlght View of tlir Culinn Nltiinllitn.
( Irruinn 1'rrnn Ixiok * fur \Viir.
Cuimlilrrutilo Wnr Tiilk nt Wellington.
Miilno Wrrrkrd l > y ( lovrriitiu'iit Mine ,
2. l.iilr.t News of the
! > . Nolirnnkit Nmr .
llolromh Uii.ipmln |
4. I.i t Week In Onmh
C ( ! < > \rriitiii > nt Kiiint |
MrKlnU-y KrrrUm
0. Co mi oil lllutTn "i'
lotrit l.cglnlutlvu I'
7 , Miinncrr for < ' " 'i'laHSjpl Team
IniltrmrmviiH at iBpiKStriet Depot.
8. I.nui ; mill Short 'jO'il'4"r' ' ' < Again.
McL-tlng of Ni'li
It , Coinmrrrlat nnd
IS. Killtorlnl anil Co
13. Knirraiigpmciit of Army Departments
City Work HlmlcTpil by Kcomtmy.
Vim ValkriihiirK t'le ilt Oullty ,
I'l'liiu1 * of tlin Auto Itooiu ,
14. In the World of AmiiM-iiK'titii ,
MtKlfal ItcvliMV of Ilio Week.
10Tim Itlmi of 1'fgBJ' . "
17. Letter by "Uurp. "
IH-tU. In tlio Domain of Woman ,
MO. Caitimim and Carlooiilntii.
Ititrrnatloual C'npy right.
1. Nt. I'ntrlfk'M Day In Omaha.
S. Sportlti ) ; Uevlftv of tinWrck ,
811. Among the Whirring Wheel * .
4. School of I'orcMr.v In Nrrdrd ,
( IcorRo FranrU Train ! , < : rim lloxlii ) ; .
America' * Auxiliary War Shlp .
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Hour. DewHour. . Di'K.
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11 n. ii : il 7 | i. m II !
ii ! m as
were refused , as there \n \ already a full com
plement of these classes.
Tlio torpedo boat Stiletto has been put In
dry dock.
The work of transporting ammunition from
the yard to the several forts was continued
today , and the tups Nina , Traffic and Nar-
kceta made numerous trips between tde
ordnance depot and the forts down the bay.
WASHINGTON , March 12. Theree la gcu
oral activity at the Washington navy yard ,
three shirts of men working twenty-four
hours dally. The completion of the big gunu
tfjcre Is being pushed ahead with all pos
slblo haste. The rush has led to a large
demand for machinists of all kinds , which
up to now has not been met.
An enlistment office for blue jackets waa
opened at the yards today. Thirty marine *
have been detailed from the yard to go with
the Columbia or the Minneapolis. They are
held In readiness to start at a moment's
notice.
Some of the four-Inch guns have been
completed this week , and were bfilpped to
Indian Head to be tested. Not a day passes
but what guns of como caliber are finished
and are taken down by the tug Triton to the
eproving grounds to be tested. Two or three
of the moneter 13-Inch guns , with the ex
ceptlon of a 'few ( Intoning touches to be
put on the breech mechanism , are ready to
be tested.
WATERTOWN , Mass. , March 12. Fifty
more mechanics will bo at work at the ar
eenal Monday , and night wcrk on the ma
cblnery will be begun.
IIIISV SCKXKS AT 91.11(13 ISLAND
Work of I'rpiiitrliiK Shlpn for Sen
lloliiK Hniildly Done
VALLEJO , Cal. , March 12. Everything Is
stir and bustle at the navyyard. , Hundreds
of workmen are being added to the -usua
force to rush the work of preparing the
Charleston , Philadelphia , Hartford , Pcnsa
cola and Adams for service. The Yorktown
Is waiting repairs , but no orders have beei
received from the Navy department regard
Ing the work to be done on It. The Charles
ton and Philadelphia have been ordered com
pleted at oaco and It is chiefly on their ac
count that so many extra employes have been
added to the payroll , though the other de
partments at the yard are also swelling the !
lists.
lists.On
On Thursday the construction departmcn
sent in requisitions for 150 extra men am
today asked for 200 more. The regular work
of the yard Is proceeding as usual , but nigh
a d day shifts will be employed on th
Charleston and Philadelphia. The yard If
amply prepared to turn out fast work , now
machinery having Just been put ! n aml mor
Is under course of construction , which when
completed will double the capacity of th
shop. A monster boring and turning mil
Is ncaring completion and a hydraulic rivet
hig machine will soon be lu operation. Th
only trouble Ikely to be experienced In cas
of emergency Is the securing of a sufllclen
force of workmen. The work original !
planned to be done on the Philadelphia woul
icqulro six months , but under the prcsen
urgent call only absolutely necessary wor
will bo performed and the vessel will b
ready for sea in about four weeks. Th
Charleston will be partially tested next week
" "
HAILS TO AWKKK 0.v"T"lIK llll Y DOCKS
\nval Committee I'I mix Uii < -\i > cl <
OliHliu-lfN In tlif Wiiy.
WASHINGTON. March 12. The naval
committee of ) the house did not reach any
conclusion today relative to the number and
location of the dry docks to bo authorized
In the naval appropriation bill , which Is the
main question left open. The general opin
ion In the committee sccina to favor three
or four new docks. The Bunco board recom.
mended new docks at Portsmouth , N. H , ,
Boston , Algiers , La , , and Mare Isleticl , and
an enlargement of the dock at League Island ,
so that It will accommodate the largest bat
tleships. The Pennsylvania delegatlm Is
straining every nerve to secure an entirely
now dock at League Island.
SoldliTM Klt ( < * il fur n
SAN FRANCISCO , March 12. Acting
under orders received from the War depart
ment at Washington , the commanding officer
at Fort Logan has distributed among the
various companies tents sufficient to provide
them shelter , should they be called to move.
The officers have alse > Usued to the soldiers
the regulation equipments they will need If
called upon to move. As the result of the
orders received from Washington , the men at
the fort am prepared to start at a moment's
notice and are prepared for any kind of
lervlce.
for TIIK * .
TAUNTON , Mces. , March 12. The Staples
Coal company of this city has received re
quests from the United States government
to name the selling price of the two large
and powerful steam tug.i owned by thii com.
piny. The government Is alsa endeavoring
to purchase eight coal barges belonging to
the company , which uro now being built at
Uatb , Me ,
WAR TALK GROWING
Warmest Day in Washington Since tha
Maine Disaster ,
IAJORITY THINK WArt IS PSOBABLE
i
Hump in Trices and Roclistrioting Army
Potent Onuses.
1'KINLEY ' MAY HAVE SU.1P.1ISI IN STORE
Jcsldents of the Oapittl AM Wondering-
What it Is.
PEACE PARTY IS IN THE MINORITY
! ' < MV Who llollrvo
Hint llnltiMl Slntfx Can ( Jet
Through \Vlllnml n Ill-unit
Spit I ii.
WASHINGTON , March 12. ( Special Tele-
; ram. ) From a conservative standpoint this
been 'the warmest day Washington haa
mil since 'the ' Maine explosion. The uu-
nounco.ncnt that stocks had gone off many
points gave a feverish tinge to war talk
icard on the streets and this slump In prices
coupled with a redlstrlptlng of the Infantry
inn of ( fie United States army e : everybody
o guessing us to what surprise Pre.sldctit Mc-
Klnlcy lisa In store for the pcoplu next
week. Could < ui honwt consensus of opin
ion bo taken of those who ro supposed to
know sunethltig of the dJlngii at the Wlillo
House at this time , It Is believed It would
jo along the lluo that war feeins probable.
Hut there arc Just a few people who bcllevo
hat i > eace can be maintained with honor
and thcau people occupy very close and very
confidential relations with Washington , as
they speak about us In foreign papers. Two
parties ate fighting for supremacy , war and
peace , but at this time , even In the midst ,
of prcparatlono which are undoubtedly going
on , there Is a. growing belief that a brush
with Spain will bo averted.
SIMMAItUS OX TIIH AV.VIOIIS .S11AT. .
vnrrtniK-v .SVi-n AIIIOIIK All
( "lllNHOM III Mllll rl < I.
, U08 , liy Prom I'ubllslitiiR ronipnny. ) ,
MADRID , March 12. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Toll-gram. ) All other
colonial and political questions are cast In
the background by the keen , anxious Inter
est of the Spaniards of all eludes take
In rumoiti floated by the Madrid press , It
teems , on high authority , concerning the ,
dispositions of the European powers sounded
icceutly about the Cuban question. Thcso
rumors originated In the visit of the Spanish
ambassador , Leon y Castillo. It Is Mated
that all the European powers are , In prin
ciple , favorable to the Idea of keeping up ,
Spanish rule In Culm and all adverse to
Cuban Independence , and even more so to
American annexation or protectorate. It iai
deemed equally contrary to European In
terests In the Weal Indies and to bo a men
ace for the future Punutna canal. Franco ,
and Russia are credited with the Intention
to I act In concert and disposed to go no further - ,
ther t than strong representations favorabl *
for I Spain. Germany anil Austria arc sup
posed I to be equally disposed to go furthers
and ' to bo able to Induce Italy to join In tha.
steps ( necessary to avert American Interfer
ence I In Cuba. Germany Is said to bcllevo ,
that collective pacific action of the Euro
pean powers Is quite sufficient to avert a.
conflict between the United States and Spain ,
and will even check the Intervention of'
America In Cuban affairs.
Thcso reports contributed to stop the panlci
In financial circles and on the whole tho.
press comments very hopefully on this now
aspect of the situation. Indeed , -their co
lonial difficulties In the West Indies and ,
Philippines have made moat Spaniards la
ment and condemn 'their ' foreign policy of-
the last twenty years , which kept them apart ,
from European alliances.
French Ambassador Patronotro today-
gives a banquet to Leon y CoDtlllo , having ;
Invited the ministers of foreign affalrw and
colonies and only a few other high Spanish
officials to meet him. The Spanish govern
ment has received no official confirmation at'
the alleged words of the emperor of Ger
many. There Is absolutely no truth In the ,
reports about the llrltlsh charge d'affaires ,
at Madrid having made any communication
to or received any from the Spanish gov
ernment about Cuba. The Drltlsh ambas
sador haa been away In London on sick
leave tlnce the middle of November. Diplo
matic circles are generally very sceptical
about all Spanish rumors or contemplated
action on the attitude of the powers and do.
not believe Spain Intends to dmw up a
memorandum on the Culun question , as all
European governments receive frequent re
ports from their consuls In Cuba , that even
recently ncnt several Interesting data on
the fetalo of the Island.
ARTHUR E. IIOUGHTON.
Sll ( | ( HIM 1'rUHIM'MM.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va. , March 12. Ac
cording to Captain Gronmycr of the etcam-
shlp Castillo , from New Orleans to Ham
burg , which Is now coaling hero , there Is a
nctwovk of mlnea In Havana harbor , Tlirco
years ago , he says , his vessel was about to
steam Into the harbor when he was sig
nalled Dot to enter. A pilot boarded the chip
and explained that eng'nccm were planting
mines and that It would be necessary for
him'to wait several hours before proceed
ing Into port. Captain Gronmyer waa then
waster of the steamer Albano. HD was at
one time In the German army.
MAHIC TWA IX IS OUT OP DKIIT.
Circut Iliiincirlxt NII > H llc'x ( ilnil It In.
All OV T.
( Copyrlfiht. 1KI8 , by I'mw J'ubllHMnK Company. )
VIENNA , March 12. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Mark Twain ,
was seen In Vienna today and asked whether
ho would say how ho felt ( be out of debt.
Ho replied gaily : "Oh ! you can tell them
I'm glad It's over. What u worry It's been. "
Then he opened a drawer nnd proudly took
out receipts copied by a typewriter just an ,
they had htcn sent him. "There were ninety-
six creditors and I would have paid them all In-
full at once and have done with It , but my
friends advised mo to pay In three Install
ments December 6. January 0 and Febru
ary C. What I hate as much as anything Is ,
the Idea of the public that I was unwise In
business. I consider the contrary waii proved
by the way I published General Grant's book
In 18b5 , which could not have l/ccn done by
a bad bualnt-FS man. However , one of my
greatest pleasures now la to bo able to look ,
forward to the day when I can return horn * ,
and live In the homo which I and my farallfr
bo dearly love. "