The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-03-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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The court OF inquiry into the Maine
disaster arrived at Key West Fla. on
the 97th from Havana and will exam
Inc the survivors of the catastrope
there and then probably return 10 Ta-
vana
THERE was nothing of Importance
on the 2sth cfncerning the Maine ex-
plosion- The court of inquiry com
menced giving a hearing TO the survi-
vors Of the wreck at Key West. Fla,
and il viii probably be some weeks
before report will be made
SECRETARY JoSe. of the navy depart
ment. on the ist expressed his personal
opinion that any official participation
by the Spanish government in the
blowing up Of the Maine was now
practically eliminated from the situa-
tion. In case. later on, the explosion
was shown to be due TO some fanatic.
spain's responsibility would still be
open.
SECRETARY LosG has ordered Assist
ant Secretary Roosevelt to have pre-
pared q seminary Of all the accidents
which have occurred in the history OF
our navy.
A LEAGUE of Maine avengers has
been formed in Lincoln. Neb.. COM
Of the rebellion.
'-0S the day that the white squadron
opens fire on Havana Maxine Gomez
will begin an attack on land. He will
keep on fighting until Havana sur
renders IL nothing is left of IL but
heap OF ruins" These words were
said in Tanpa, Fla. by Emilio Nunez,
who commanded the filibustering ex-
pedition which was landed in Cuba
IRON the steamer Dauntless
THE court of inquiry into the wreck
of the battleship Maine finished its In
vestigasion at Key West, Fla. on the
I'd.
An Associated press dispatch on the
cd said that naval officers as Havana
and Key West, Fla, inclined to the
opinion that the court of inquiry
would find that the disaster to the
Maine was caused by the explosion of
floating submarine mine under the
port side of the vessel, forward
PRESIDENT DIAz, of Mexico. may be
called upon to settle the Cuban ques-
tion. A memorandum proposing arbi-
tration with the chief executive of
Mexico as arbitrator, a Washington
dispatch said. has been laid before
President Mckinley. Ii contemplates
a united request from the American
/, nations to Spain to submit the ques-
tion of Cuba's future to Diaz
| MRS wISsLow, who will christen
the battlcship Kearsage, to be launched
at Newport News. Va, March "a, has
refused to use water in the ceremony.
MINISTER WooDFoRD has warned the
state department at Washington to
watch the future movements of Span
ish warships. 1t was stated that Spain,
urged on by the party in power at
Madrid, was preparing To begin hostil-
tiles against the United States with
out waiting for a formal declaration of
war.
SPAIN may have to reckon with Japan
as well as with the United States in
the event the responsibility for the
Maine explosion is laid at the door of
the dons. The navy department has
ascertained that upon the Maine were
several Japanese subjects, employed as
cooks or other servants. and these were
lost The fact of their death has been
given to the japanese government
TuE Cuban insurgents continue to
burn cane fields and destroy planta-
tions wherever the owners fail to pay
taxes 10 President Masco's govern
ment riiey loot the cattle from un-
fuegos and other cities.