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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-04-01
REPORT IS PUBLIC
Findings of the Maine Board Of
Inquiry Finally Submit
/, ted to Congress.
Conclusion Reached That the
Vessel Was Wrecked bya
Submarine Mine.
MESSAGE ACCOMPANIES 1T
Formal Statement From the
President, but No Rec
concentrations.
Spain ls Notified, and ls Re-
lied Upon to Do the
Proper Thing.
MESSAGE ACCOMPANIES IT

WASHINGTON. March 29.-The presi.
dent has sent to congress the report of
the Maine board Of inquiry into the loss
Of that battleship. Accompanying the
report was the following message to
congress:
To the Congress Of the United States:
For some time prior to the visit Of
the Maine to Havana harbor our con.
sular reports pointed out the advan.
tages to follow from the visit OF no.
tionsl ships to the Cuban waters in ao'
customing the people to our flag as the
symbol Of good win and Of our ships In
the fulhllment Of the mission of pro-
lection to American interests, even
though no immediate need therefor
might exist.
Accordingly. ON the oath Of January
Last. after conference with the Spanish
minister in which the renewal Of visits
Of our war vessels to Spanish waters
was discussed and accepted, the penin.
sular authorities at Madrid and Havana
were advised Of the purpose Of this gov.
ernment to resume friendly naval Wis.
its at Cuban ports, and that in that
view the Maine would forthwith call
ct the port Of Havana. This announce.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-04-01
BIG MASS OF TESTIMONY.
Court Occupied Eighteen Days In Hear.
Ing Evidence.

Court Occupied Eighteen Days In Hear'
ing Evidence.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The i'm.
mense mass Of testimony taken by the
Maine court Of inquiry was sent to the
senate, and with the presidents mes.
sage and findings Of the court was re.
ferred to the committee on foreign
relations. The testimony was taken
on l8 different days, the l4th day, how.
ever, being devoted to viewing the
wreck. Every witness who was known
to have any information that could
throw light upon tho great disaster was
called to give his testimony. The story
Of tho destruction OF the vessel is told
not graphically but in . manner which
gives all the obtainable facts. No tech.
nical detail is omitted. Every move
ment and incident connected with the
Maine from the time she loft Key West
until the
Last Diver Exsmined the Wreck,
slowly sinking in the mud Of Havana
harbor il given. It story intensely
interesting to the people. Those who
read it could have little doubt as to
whether there was an internal explo-
sion. Perhaps the most significant
testimony is that showing the bottom
plates on the port side OF the ill.fated
Maine to be bsnt inward and upward,
. result that hardly could have fol.
lowed anything save an explosion from
the outside. A mass Of testimony is
submitted showing the care exercised
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-04-01
slesBEE ON THE STAND.
Com nauder OF the Maine Tells What HI
knoNa Of the Diaaatef.

Commander Of the Maine Tells What He
Knows OF the disaster.
Captain Sigsbec, in testifying before the
court Of inquiry which convened in the
hnrbor Of Havana, Monday, Feb. 81, said
that he assumed command Of the Maine
on April 10, 1897, and that his ship arrived
In the hnrbor OF Havana the last time
Jan. 25, 1895. The authorities at Havana
knew Of the Maine's coming, Consul Gen
eral Lee having informed the authorities,
according to official custom. He took In
the pilot sent bv the captain Of the port OF
Havana and the ship was berthed In the
man.ofwar anchorage of the Machina,
or the Shears, and according to his under.
standing, was one Of the regular buoys
OF the place. He then stated that he had
been in Havana in 1872 aud again in 1885,
He could not state whether the Maine
was placed In the usual berth for men-of-
war, but said that he had heard remarks
since the explosion using Captain Stcv-
ems, temporarily in charge Of the Ward
liner City Of Washington, authority for
the statement that he had never known in
oil his experience, which covers visits tD
Havana for five or six years, q vessel Of
war to be anchored at that buoy; that he
had rarely known merchant vessels 70 be
anchored there, and that it WAS the least
used buoy in the hurbor. In describing
the surroundings when first moored
to this buoy, Captain Sigsbee
stated that the Spanish man
Of-war AlfOnso XIII was moored
In position now occupied by the Fern
about 25 yards to the northward Of the
wrc:kage Of the Maine. The German
ship Griescnau was anchored at the berth
now occupied by the Spanish man-of-war
Lcgaspc, which Is about 400 yards about
due north from the Maine. He then To-
Gated the German man-of-war Charlotte,
which came into the harbor q day or two
later, which was anchored to the south
ward Of the Mainc's berth about 400 OF
800 yards. In describing the surroundings
1T the time OF the explosion, Captain Sigs-
bee stated that the night was calm and
STILL The Alphonse XIII. was At the
same berth. The small Spanish dispatch
boat Legnspe had moved the day befores and
taken the berth occupied by the German
man.of-war Griesenau, which had left.
Tho City Of Washington was anchored
about 200 yards east Of the Maine's stern,
slightly on the port quarter.
Coil Had Isssn Inspected.
The Maine cosled at Key West, taking
on about $50 tons, the coal being regularly
inspected and taken from the government
coal pile. This coal was placed generally
In the forward bunkers. No report was
received from the chief engineer that any
coal had bcen too long In the bunksfD,
and the fire alarms In the bunkefs wsfo
sansitiva
Continued on Fourth Page.j
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-04-01
ment wa. reoeived by tho Spanish gov

ment was recsivsd By tho Spanish gov.
ernment with appreciation Of the
friendly character Of the visit Of the
Maine and with notification Of the In.
tention to return the courtesy BY send.
ing Spanish ships to the principal ports
of the United States. Meanwhile the
Maine entered the port OF Havana on
the 95th of January, her arrival being
marked with no special incident and
besides the exchange Of customary cal.
utes and ceremonial visits.
Remained In Havana Three Weeks.
/ The Maine continued In the harbor
Of Havana during tho three weeks fol.
lowing her arrival. No appreciabls
excitement attended her stay, ON the
contrary q feeling Of relief and conf.
dence followed the resumption Of tho
long interrupted friendly Intercourse.
So noticeable was this immediate effect
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-04-01

on board tho ship by Captain siasbss
and his ofdt err and the apparent I'm.
possibility OF lie accident occurring BY
any internal cause.
sigsbes's Story the Most lmpertant.
The testimony of Captain Sigsbee 10
Of the greatest importance and perhaps
is Of more general interest than that Of
any other man called before tho board.
With great care and minutenes she gives
an account of tho management Of the
ship. how she was handled. what was
done from day to day on board. how
she sailed into Havana. her anchorage
and what he knew about it and in fact
every point upon which the govern.
ment and the country desires to be In.
formed. Nothing in Captain Sigsbee's
testimony shows that the anchorage
was changed or that it was considered
dangerous by any ono. ...
Second to the importance Of the tes.
timony of Captain Sigsbee Is that Of
Ensign Powelson who had charge Of
the divers and knew from day to day
What the Divers Found.
This officer was infinitely informed as
to the construction OF the Maine and
everything about her. His testimony
was to certain extent q technical
bearing upon tho construction OF the
ship. her plates. etc, but it was from
these plates and this technical knowl.
edge that he was able to declare that
the explosion took place from the out.
side.
Tho divers, Morgan, Olsen and
Smith, all contributed important evi.
dence. They testified that the plates
were bent inward on the bottom port
side aud outward OH tho starboard side.
Nothing i'll the testimony fixes re.
sponsibility. No conspiracy is ap.
parent and no knowledge OF the plant.
ing Of mine is shown.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-04-01
-plosion. The forward part was com.
pletely demolished.

plosion. The forward part was com.
pletely demolished.
Oatsr she'll Foresd Inward,
Upon the evidence Of concurrent ex.
ternal cause the finding Of the court il
- follows:
cat frame ~ the outer shell Of the
ship from q point 1lk feet from the
middle line Of the ship and 9 feet above
the keel whom in its normal position.
has been forced up SO as to be now
about 4 feet above the surface Of the
water; therefore about 81 feet above
where it should be had the ship sunk
uninjured.
The outside bottom plating 10 bent
into reversed w" shape. the after
wing Of which. about 10 feet broad and
81 feet in length (from frame II to
frame 26) 10 doubled back upon itself
against the continuation Of the same
plating extending forward. At frame
l8 the vertical keel 10 broken in two
and keel bent into an angle similar to
the angle formed for the outside plates.
This break 10 about Q foet below the
surface Of the water and about 10 feat
above ito normal position. In the opin.
ion of the court, this effect could have
besn produced only by the explosion Of
. mine situated under the bottom Of
the ship at about frame IL and some.
what on the port side Of the ship.
Conolusions Of the Court.
The conclusions Of the court are:
That the loss of the Maine was not
in any respect due to fault or negli.
gence on the part Of any officers or
members of her crew.
That the ship was destroyed by the
explosion Of q submarine mine which
caused the partial explosion Of two or
more Of her forward magazines; aud,
that no evidence has been obtainable
fixing the responsibility for the de.
struction Of the Maine upon any per.
son or persons.
I have directed that the finding Of
the court Of inquiry and the views Of
this government thereon be commun.
icated to the government Of her maj.
esty, the queen, and I do not permit
myself to doubt that the sense Of jus.
tice Of the Spanish nation will dictate
course of action suggested by honor
and the friendly relations Of the two
governments.
1t was tho duty of the exc cutive to
advise the congress OF the result, and
in the meantime deliberate considera.
tion is invoked.
[signedl WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Executive Mansion, March ~, 1893
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-04-01
Condit,ou OF tho Wreck,

INK pTluClp0AIy OUS0AuoU AEOm uAVeEOs
did not enable the court to form def.
nate conclusion as to the condition Of
the wreck, although 1t was established
that tho after part Of the ship was prac.
tically intact, aud sank in that oondi.
ton very lew minutes after the de.
struction Of the forward part.
The following facts in regard to the
forward part Of the ship IRE. however.
established by the testimony:
That portion of tho port side of the
protective deck, which extends from
about frame 10 to about frame Al, was
blown up aft and over to port. The
main deck from about frame 80 to
about frame Al was blown up aft aud
slightly over to starboal J, folding the
forward part Of the middle superstruo.
ture over and on top of tho after part.
This was, in the opinion of the court.
caused by the partial explosion Of two
or more of tho forward magazines Of
the Maine.
Thirty.four Feet Out Of Plase.
s. At frame ~, the outer shell of the
ship, from o point IN feet from the
middle line Of the ship aud feet above
the keel when in its normal position,
has been forced up so as to la now
alb 1t feet above the surface Of the
water; therefore, about "a feet above
where it would be had the ship sunk
uninjured. The outside bottom plating
is bent into q reversed Nv" shape, the
after wing Of which is about 10 feet
broad and ~ feet in length (from frame
IL to frame 25), Is doubled back upon
itself against the continuation Of the
Same plating extending forward.
At frame lS the vertical keel IL brok.
en- in two and the fat keel bent into an
angle similar to the angle formed by
the outside bottom plating. This break
10 now about six feet below the surface
Of the water, about 80 feet above its
normal position. In the opinion Of the
court this effect could have been pro.
duccd only by the explosion of mine
situated under the bottom Of the ship
ut about frame l8 and somewhat on
the port side of the ship.
4. The court finds that the loss Of
the Maine OH the occasion named was
not in any respect due to fault of neg.
liRence on the part Of any Of the of.
f1cers or members'of the crew Of said
vessel.
Mine Was the Cause.
Z. In the opinion of the court the
Maine was destroyed Dy the explosion
Of q submarine mine, which caused the
partial explosion OF two or more Of her
forward magazines.
&. The court has been unable to OBJ
tain evidence fixing the responsibility
for the destruction of the Maine upon
any person or persons.
w. 4. SAMPSON, Captain U. S. n,
President.
A. MARK. Lieutenant Commander
U. s. NJ, Judge Advocate:
The court having finished the in.
quiry it was ordered to make. nd.
journed at Ii q. m., to await the action
Of the convoning authority.
w. I. SAMPSON, Captain U. s. N.
President.
A. MARK, Lieutenant Commander, u.
8. N. Judge Advocate.
U. s. flagship New York, March 20,
1898. of Key West. Fla.
The proceedings and findings Of the
court Of inquiry In the above case are
approved.
N. e. SIcARD, Rear Admiral, Com.
mander.in Chief of the U. 8. naval
force on the North Atlantic station.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-04-01

ONE RN1JOY0
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and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cnres habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SO
cent bottles by all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro.
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA E10 syrup co!
aAK FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. ~. xEw YoRk nv
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-04-01

plosion the ship. The four forward
boilers have since been found BY the
divers and are i'll :air c. ndition.
On the night OF the destruction OF
the Maine everything had been report.
ed secure for the night vt = p. in., by
reliable persons, through the proper
authorities, to the commanding officer.
At. the time the Msine was destroyed
the ship was quiet aud therefore least
liable to accident caused by movements
from those OH boa,d
Two Distinot EaplosionA
=. Tho destruction Of tho Maine oc.
CURED at 9:40 p. ~, on the 18th day Of
February. 1903, in the harbor of Ha.
vana, Cuba, being ut the time moored
to the same buoy to which she had
been taken upon her arrival.
There were two explosions OF dis.
tinctly different character, with o very
short but distinct interval between
them, and the forward part Of tho ship
was lifted to q marked degree at tho
time Of the first explosion.
The frst explosion was more in the
nature Of q report. liko that OF gun;
while, the second explosion was more
open. prolonged. and Of greater volume.
The second explosion was, In the
opinion of the court, caused by the par.
tial explosion Of two or more Of the
forward magazines OF the Maine.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-21
MElODRAMA TONIGHT.
Jacob Lifts '.shaft No. g" Will he the
Bill on Wednesday.

shaft No. 3" Jacob Lifts thrilling
melodramatic production, Will be seen
at the Margaret this evening. Ihe
play is one of the strongest melo-
dramas seen in recent years. The theme
is a most attractive one: the story con-
corning the life of a young electrical
engineer. whose struggles n vicissi-
tudes encountered in the everyday life
of the practical electrician are most
wildly portrayed by the dramatist.
BY new and ingenious electrical contri-
vances the audience sees a wonderful
reproduction of a storm, with all the
accompaniments of thunder. lightning
and rain. The play, il is said,
i'm situations of intense power which
hold the attention of the spectator
throughout by a succession of stirring
events and exciting incidents. The
story is a graphic picture of a phase of
American life that offers abundant ma
terial for the dramatist and, as treated
I'm Shaft No. 3" appeals forcibly with
its strong human interest to all lovers
of clean and wholesome American
drama, and consequently to the great
rank and file of th~eatergoers. As a
scenic production IL ranks among the
foremost attractions now before the
public. Elaborate and massive scenery
for every act is carried. besides a COM
plete electrical plant and much new and
ingenious machinery for the production
of the wonderful effects. The cast is
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-21

sees the houses OF Count DE Lesseps
md his son. costing 100000. which
could he reduplicated in this country
for $40. 600. These beautiful villas are
now crumbling away and the deso,aSe
appearance of the deserted habitations
only tends to accentuate the magnifi-
cent scene of desolation all along the
line. The climate has been aptly de-
scribed as one where life dies and
death lives" and the deadly miasma
and fevens rising from the freshly
turned earth in the first years OF the
work caused white and black men alike
tn die like flies I'm a trap. Death comes
quickly in the isthmus and young men
in the vigor OF life in he afternoon
have beer known to be taken III in
the evening. n die the following Joy.
Philadelphia Times.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-21
THE CANAL TO THE PACIFIC.

Revival of Interest l. shown In the
Project.
The revival Of public interest in the
unfinished Nicaragua canal scheme,
which is now being agitated as a re-
suit of the late war with Spain by va
rious military authorities to enable this
COUNTRY to mass its fighting force
quickly and rapidly, may recall to mind
another project Of the same sort which
in the early part of the present decade
shook France to its very center and
created as much of a scandal as the
late Dreyfus affair. viz: The Panama
Canal OF which De Lesseps
was the founder.
At the time De Lesseps with his
chimerlcal prospectus and impractical
operations succeeded in sinking $685.
900. 900 of French capitl in the Chagras
river and along the route of the pro-
posed Panama canal. IL was believed
when the bubble burst and the promo
ter collapsed that the huge engineer
ing operation had received its death
blow from which 1t would never recov-
er. II was the talk OF the world for
the customary 10 days. and then ev-
erybody. except the unfortunate los
ers. proceeded to forget all about IL.
Everybody but a few determined cap
~italists who had been drawn into the
enterprise with DE Lesseps' fairy tales
believed the project would be ADAM
doned. They believed they could COM
plete the work on the ruins OF the old
operations. and. forming a new COM
pany. set resolutely 10 their task, and
procured from the Columbian govern
ment a concession dating 10 years from
October. 1894. in which to complete the
work: compelled the dishonest pro-
| moters and contractors TO disgorge
about ST. 500. 600 OF their ill-gotten
wealth and old about 81. 10000 of new
stock, with which the present opera
lions have been conducted.
Now the great ditch that Is eventu-
ally to unite the two great oceans Is
about %one-third completed, although
some OF the French contractors assert
positively IL is nearly half finished.
The work Is so stupendous and in
wolves so many problems concerning
the landsiides at the CuleOra cut, n 81
gantic locks necessary under the new
plans and the solution of the problem
at the western end OF h n that
no one really knows when the task
will be completed. The great difficult
~ encountered Is at the western end,
where the immense influx OF mud al
most keeps pace with the steady and
persistent dredging. Possibly the great
Culebra cut is the greatest engineer
ing operation of the age. When COM
pleted IL means the cutting Of a cash
six miles long. from 100 TO 400 feet
deep and from coo to 200 feet wide.
This cut Is straight through the ecu.
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An Impression.

From the Washington Star.
THE farmer allus gifts the worst OF IL
when he goes TO New York city. re-
marked MIR. Corntossel
yes" answered his wife. with a sigh.
"They nut funny pictures OF him into
the papers an make him look ridicklous
at the theayters."
Tin afraid they do. what Of it,
'rOh. nothin' OF Il: that is. nothin' par
ticker. Only I can't help thinkin' that
when them New York city-ers reads the
lection returns they'll wake M TO the
fact that it's time they were THROWN a
few bouquets at us a~griculturists an jol-
lyin' us along"