The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-11
THESCARE CONTINUES
NEW INFORMATION FORTHE
PRESIDENT.
Believed To Have Received Report Of the
Work of the Board OF inquiry sent by
special Messenger Makes ria.n That
Thee Has Been roui Play.

special Messenger Makes ria.n That
Thee Has Been roui Play.
CHICAGO. March 0.-Thc correspond.
cnt Of tho Chicago Chronicle tolc.
%graphcd the following from Washing
ton last night:
THE feeling tonight in the inner
circles of the administration is that
the country is on the verge of war.
liostilitics may begin next week or
they may be postponed as late as the
middle OF April, ba. an outbreak can
not long postponed.
There is good authority FOR tho
statement that Congress will declare
war against Spain soon after the re.
port OF the board OF inquiry into the
Maine disaster has been made public.
President Mckinley has had in his
possession since last night IL tran
script of The evidence taken up to last
Friday before the board of inquiry,
which is seeking to discover the cause
of the disaster to the battleship Maine
IN Havana harbor.
THAT testimony IL of the most
startling character. John W. Uu!2c,
who was stcnographer to the board of
inquiry, reached here last night from
Key West and proceeded ut once to
the White House, where he submitted
u transcript Of the evidence TO the
President.
This cvidcnc, shows that the
Nainc was not only blown up by de-
ign, but that her destruction was the
result of "A carefully laid conspiracy,
IN which Il number Of Spanish gucril-
as and volunteers and at least one
Spanish officer was implicated.
When the full report of tho board of
inquiry is made public, it will disclose
facts which sill shock the civilized
world. The evidence now in posses
sion of President Mckinley has caused
policy. IL is now his belief that the
final report of the board will be Of
such a character as to compel this
government to declare and maintain n
war OF aggression against Spain. lie
considers that he has done all Tat
could be expected Of him to prevent
war. Now he can see before him no
other honorable course to be taken
except that which leads to war. lie
vii! not hesitate to take it, his friends
say. no matter where it may lead.
Congress is doing everything il its
power to put the administration upon
"A war footing.
THE bill offered by Representative
Cannon, appropriating $50, O0u, OOO for
the national defense, was the outcome
OF n conference held ut the White
house yesterday morning, ut which
the President, Secretary Long, Mr..
Cannon, Mr.. Dinglcy, Secretary AL.
ger, Senator Allison and Senator Hale
were present The President cx.
planned the situation ut length, and ii
was agreed by all present that an i'm
mense appropriation was needed to
prepare the country for var
Some of the conferces were in favor
of making the appropriation 500, 0Oo,-
900, but it was finally decided that
half OF hat would be sufficient n,
present. This bill will be pushed
through both Houses with all posi-
bic speed, and n considerable portion
of the money viii! be devoted to the
purchase of warships and ammuni-
ton"
Two representatives OF Wall street
were among the early callers Mt tho
White house this morning. The first
to arrive was John j. McCook, and he
was closely followed by senator
Hanna. MIR. McCook is the attorney
for Spanish bondholdcrs' syndicate.
The two men were closctcd with Pres
ident Mckinley twenty minutes,
Nothing is known as To tho nature OF
their visit, but IL is believed that they
tried to persuade him against taking
any steps to-day in the direction o.
wn,. with Snnin