The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-29

| Tho facts contained in til" report have
hnn cablcd TO Madrid u ~ llli btlore
tff. Spanish government ~ NIli>itf
W0odford. No demand viii bc mftac
upon Spain but the laying Of the lacts
| before the Spanish government viii nc
equivalent to calling upon SPAN 81 an
exclamation and such action - nc may
| deem proper. 1t i the purpose Of the
| House leaders 10 refer the report ana
message to the Committee Oh Foreign
AfairS without debate and 10 this pul-
| na-e il i believed the Democrats ~ thC
| Uulsc have acquiesced. re>ervtng the
| right 10 demand action : Il report frt;I
| HE committee is too long delayed.
Much will then depend upon Spain'>
response. but there are those ci1>c T.
| the President who believe that from the
time the report is sent TO Congress It
viii drop out as Il factor i'll the SliG;s-
ton. The second part Of the Presidents
program reaches tire Maine question and
involves intervention on hulnan!t3fian
grounds within a week or ten days af.fr
the report If the board goes to Con
gre.s. 1t will he intervention to reeve
The starvation in Cuba and upon Saain's
| acsIuicsccncc in or objection to this act
will depend peace or war. \ prominent
member Of the House said to-day that
in his opinion the next two weeks would
determine which it would be.
Such information us exists here leads
| those close to the President - believe
tina the Spanish government wall = 20
any length it dares to prcsery" peace.
The Queen Regent is especially anxious
to prevent war and it IS believed the
ministry VIII 90 just rs far IS II can
without ieopaIdizing its own existence
and the survival of the present SpanIsl
dynasty.
With the report in Washington to
night. it will lac laid before the Cabinet
ut the regular meeting at IL o'clock to-
| morrow. and ut that time the President
and his advisers will begin the grave
work Of weighing the conclusions reached
| and determining the action that is to be
| taken. Ihe formal plan of its trans
| mission to Congress neN Monday IS al
ready arranged. but with the report
| and evidence before them. the Prcsl-
lent and his advisers for the first time
will he in Il position to outline the char-
acter of the message which is to ac-
| ompan the submission Of the r"port 10
Congress, and to arrange DEFINITE plans
of detailed procedure. which as vet has
| not been worked out.
The Navy Department was advised Of
| the sailing Of the monitor Terror from
| New York for Key West: the arrival Of
the Texas at Hampton Roads. the Monl-
tors Puritan at Newport News and
Nonadnock and Monterey at San Fran
cisco. The battlcShip Texas came up
from Key West. making an exceptional
quick run for Il vessel Of her class.
The Spanish authorities here have
! been informed that some time ago cap
tain Sigshee asked permission to use
dynamite in the destruction of the
wreck of the Maine.
This was refused by Captain General
Blanco. for the reason, it is officially
explainel. that as there are evil dis
n,rsed persons who insist that the Maine
was blown MP from external causes.
the Spanish authorities do not want the
wreck destroyed. as it affords all the
evidence obtainable as to the actual
cause Of the disaster.
REPORT GUARDED BY PISTOLS.
Washington. ID. c., March 24.-lhc
report of the Naval Board OF Inquiry III
to the Maine disaster was received III
Washington at $50 Tonight. Inc 1oui
Naval officers who have guarded it since
its departure from Key West were nus
tied at once into Il calriagc by an at
/ Idtitc III lIlt -NtN tii't - =
en- to the Ebbitt House. The party con
sisted of Lieutenant Commander Mark
Lieutenant John Hood. Lieutenant Cal.
.~Eungcn. Passed Assistant Engineer Bow,
crS, \. II. Mark. q nephew of the Judge
Advocate and Ships Carpenter Helms
of the Names Inflated crew. There Wa
an immense crowd awaiting at the dc
pot when the train pulled i'll. The Nay
al contingent avoided the crush of citl
zcns by alighting 1T the upper end of tht
platform and going out across The tracks
The party WAS met by Iicutcnal
Ward. Of the Navy Department. Wh'
was the sole representative of Secretary
Long. He Informed Commander Mari,
that the Secretary would not receive tin
report tonight.
Lieutenant Hood carried the bulk,
document in Il white canvas bag stun:
under his arm. 1t must have weighc,
10 or 20 pounds. without its carryin:
case. That the whole party carrying th4
report was armed was demonstrated in
rather theatrical way just rs they were
about to get into the carriage. Some
one ran against the end of the mystic
rious canvas bag in which the rcpor
was concealed. Quick as a flash Lieu
tcnant Hoods hand Went bach to hi
hip and Lieutenant JuEgen laid his han'
on the butt of q revolver that was stick
ing from his side pocket. The move
ments were sufficient to prevent furthc
jo>tlinc..
> The report. in due process of law. mus
first be delivered to the Secretary of tn.
Navy and this according to MI prccc
dents will hc at the Navy Department
1t Will then be submitted to preSidcn
Mckinley upon whose decision its futur
m;grations will depend.
: MUST NOT BLOW Up MAINE.
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