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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-04-22
G. ANGLE. Editor and Proprietor
The Latest War News.
WEDNESDAY, 3 p. NJ

WEDNESDAY, P. NJ.
Spanish Minister Polo received copy
ultimatum at IL 30 a. m. today, which
with Cuban resolution was signed by
President Mckinley before Polo asked
for passport, which was handed to him
at 3 80 D. M. Ultimatum said to give
Spain until Saturday to reply. Text
OF ultimatum will be given out to-
night.
THURSDAY, 9 80 p. M.
The Spanish Government this morn
ing received ultimatum OF the Amerl-
can Government and Immediately
sent Minister WOodiOrd his passport,
before he had opportunity to deliver
the ultimatum sent him by President
Mckinley. Mr.. Woodford left Madrid
this morning.
THURSDAY, 3 p. NJ.
WAR HAS BEGUN! The North
Atlantic Squadron sailed for Key
West, to begin the immediate blockade
of Havana harbor.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-05-23

La muerte no es oosa que asusta los
descendientes del Gid de Pelayo; la muer.
te gioriosa que conquista en- eI campo de
batalIa donde SO defend la honra nacional;
la que en- vez de llevar la toga negra con que
suele rsvestirla la sombrfa imagination de los
poetas, &parece nuestros ojos cnbierta con
un velo enrojecido y llevando en- su cabeza
una corona de espinas entrelazada con hoias
de precioso laurel, como sfmbolo del
saeFifeio el triunfo.
Recordemos los versos del poeta:
<Nunca esclavo pudo ser
pueblo que sabe morir.>
Hay derrotas que SON grandes trlnnfos,
asf COMO hay triunfoe que son grandes de-
rrotas.
ri triunfo que Sc conquista psleando
contra el "fuerte, es un triunfo glor1oso.
La victoria que alcanzamos sobre el de-
bill, una victoria vergonzoss.
Enfrentarse al leon poderoso = COM
batirle, es real;zar una azsIla;
Disparar contra ell cordero lnofenslvo Y
darle muerte, es demostrar una l6gica 7
triste superioridad.
La Histosia, que depura los hechos en-
ell crisol de la crftica imparoial, contiene
grandes, preciosas ensenanzas. Ella tlene
tambi6n sus hierros enrojecdes para marcar
la frente de los reprobos. Es la tunica de
Neeo que abrasa las naciones crimin&les
ambiciosas a trav6s de los siglos.
El siglo de las luces, han dado los escri'
torres modernos en- lamar a este siglo diez
nueve que agoniza; pudi6ndose entender
por luces, no solo las de la inteligencia, 81
que tambi6n las que surgeon del disparar de
los canones del rudo chocar de los sables
y las lanzas.
Tales son las refexiones que sugieren
mi mente los acontecimientos de ettos dfas.
Despu6s del bombardeo.
GUn.LERMo ATILES GARCIA
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I'm Viaje por Ia |s!a.
Sr. D. Ramiro Ruiz Bravo.

Sr. IL. RamlrO RuIz Bravo.
Iii querido amigo: Aprovecho gustoso
la salda de este correo para contestar 4 la
tuya, dAndote conocer las ciudades pue.
bios mss PARTICIPATES de esta isla, pero te
advierto que en- ]ugar de mandsrte una. lsta
aparte, he procurado inouirlos en- la misma
carta, as1 no te sera tan pesada Ia lectura
y 20 me ahorrar6 un trabajo fmprobo al
guna tinta.
Al Arccibo estas playas, hermoso yer.
gel dc Am@rica me encantaron lag Veyus por
sus subizas y dojo0as, pareci6ndome muy
-1ibonjto, conooiendo en- los primeros dias a
la joven Carolina, muchaoha muv barbiana
y simpatoa que me presentd Peizuelos tn
gran amigo hoy residente en- <>u,a Juu1,
Carolina las primeras impresiones me
rogo que le contara un cuento, como STEM
pre- fu1 muy galante con las j6venes, no me
hlce de rogar, quedando muy Qztebru<zillus
de Ia cabeza despu&s de hora media de
lata. Me obeequi6 con un Dorado = riquf.
simo Patjzlas que le habfa regalado 50 ami
ga Juau~ D;oz, joven encantadora muy
guapa, seguu me dijo, pues no tuve OCCASION
de verla por haberse marchado s YER ell
Hdto gr0nde que ha comprado el sefior Pom
cs, padre de la joven hembra, muy decente,
muy Cdtoj10 y natural de Pa1o 4S6co.
Pocos dias despu6s nos reunimos en-
CASA uo u uaAlCa y Iuo ensenarOn VarlaB pre-
c1osldades que conservan; entire elias mere
cen menci6n unos artfstioos Juncos reniti-
dos por IN primo que estudia para teniente
en- 1TujiW0 alto; una hermosfsima C5ezru que
de buena CANA me la hubera Comerio, le
hab1a regalado San Ge1mUu, pues G1uy-
anna mucho Jua1eit0.
Por la noche me hiceron una taza de
Lo1@0, pues no me encontraba en- Iguus
R1ends q causa de unos Mu,<mub0s que
habfa comido con arroz con Cangrejos.
Me acost6 en- una Helneacu0 con un TO.
ro@aI muy -Pieoaos = me dorm1, recordando
los patrlos Lares que Coanao mucho, sin
embargo, a la Manat5 Sc me pegaron las dos
sabanas, me encontraba mejor.
Me preeentaron Isabella, joven muY
linda que ha llegado estos dias al pueblo,
como viven A3juntos, son amigas, 10 que
no deja de slegrarme, pues me atrae Zuqui'
Ito per Ia muoha gracia y Salinas que t,ene
pareci@ndose s les angeles de Murillo.
Salimos dc paseo al 1Arwoyo nos en-
contramos con las Aurios, tres nlhas muy
LG@as, vestiditas con falditas de San A1asco,
que v;ven en- un Rinc6n, que es nuy bonto
por las muehas flores los Naraviitos que
allf hay.
Nos ofrecieron un riqu1simo plato lie
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Cuestiones graves
que deben resoIveFse pr0nt0

La question palpitante en- toda Ia isla, es
la dc las subsistencias, agravada hoy mas
que nunca, con motive de las circunstancias
e1cepclonales porque atraviesa el pals, por ell
desbarsJuste monetario en- que vlvlmos y por
Ia cruel sequfa que ha azotado Ia is)a en- les
ultlmos meses. Es indudable que ell hambre
amenaza los habitantes de nuestros campos
que, de segulr las cosas como van, pronto
lnvadlra tsmbieD los grandes centres de po.
bsac1on. 81 Is guerra Sc pro!onga; 81 ell
b.oqueo el tipo de los csmbios sobre el ex.
terror (que es otro bloqueo de peores condi.
ciones), imposiblitan 6 difcultan mucho Ia
importacion de where's :cuA serA antes de
dos meses Ia situscion de Puerto Rico?
LIS question es muy ardua bien merece
que en- ells fje preferentemente gu atenci6n
el Eobierno, por razones que por sab;das Sc
catian que no tenemos necesidad de repetir.
Va hemos dicho sntes de ahora, que el ham.
ore ha producdo siempre en- ,odos los paises
del mundo los mas graves conhictos sociales
que nos recUerda Ia historic.
Nosotros creemos que precise todo
trance que nuestras autoridades pienaen Sc.
r1amente en- la manera de faoilitar Is intro.
duecion do where's del exterior en- la isla s
cualquier costa y no importa cuaes sean los
eacrlh CLOS que sea necesarjo hacer con carAc.
ter de puramente transitorios; creemos que
debe velar porque bai 10 ning,ln concepto sc
parallcen las obras pdblicas de todo g6nero,
& fin de que no falte trabajo las personas
que hbran su subsistencia con eu labor coti
diana, que las haciendas Go cafe GAIA no
deben paiallzar sus trabaj Jos. Las economics
que pUdleran alcanzar los hacendados sus.
pendlendolos, no comper sarfan, sin duda,
los per]ulclos que sufrirfan, 81 una situacion
peor cue la actual legase- por fata de tra-
baIO-A entrCnjyarsa en- o] rafs
For otra parte, los yuntamientos,
ejemp'o dc los do esta Capital Mayagiiez,
deben penssr formalmente en- estsblecer co.
olnas economicas y sun en- fomentar socieda.
des cooperatlvas para impecir el encareoi
m1ento de los artfculos Dc primera necesidad
que consume la gente pobre, a fin de que los
rendlm1entos de sus jornalea, aloancen den.
tro dc 10 possible, dada el alza do los CAM
Dlos soore el exterior, para que puedan Gu
brlr sus mas apremiantes necesidades. Deben
ocuparse tamblen, sin p91dida de tempo, de
repartlr semillas de frutos memories entire los
campeelnos pobros, para que, aprovechando
Ia OCCASION de las lluvias iniciadae va Guilt.
ven los campos y pidan la madre TERRA Ell
pan que necesltaran mailana para alimentar.
&c y para alimentar 4 sus hijos.
Repstimos que el asunto es grave, gra-
v1slmo y de los que no pueden dejarse sobre
el tspete para estudiarlo luego. Los 60
blernos previsores, debeD buscar con tempo
los medios de evitar los grandes confictos
sociales.
III asunto de que nos ocupamos vene
meTeciendo sacramento la atenci6n de toda
Ia prensa de Ia CoIonia.
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Fujurdos que me gustaron mucho, Y una
44gua0a que trajo Mortcoo. el esolsvo de
unas Baaran4uitas en- IT,. botljo de- B1rce'
1o,aeto para obsequiarme.
Por las tardes Z5o-boJ@- bamos paseo
al Rio gronde donde sc pasea IN joven mon-
tado en- un caballo Bayomad'o, muy bien vesti'
do y hecho un dandy, tanto es asf que los
amigos le llaman ell aoeu Utetado.
AL Domingo sigaiente con motive de
ser Santa isabel Sc hfcieron grandes feste-
Jos estuyimos de bale toda la noche, en-
tonces 40 present6 OCCASION de declararle mi
passion & Isabella aunque es muy blanquita
al fin 81 Cubo rojo Sc puso De vergiisnza,
al Or mis- palabras amorosas.
Como es natural, al enterarse de mls
amores con la Guru6euse, hubo miradas ma
liciosas frases picantes para la nina, y
me han dicho las comadres que no 10 tome
muy fuerte no sea otrs vfctima de la Cesb0,
como Ell otro novio que tuvo que murlo de
un veneno.
Por los peri6dicos sahras que ell dia -
nos hicieron una vista los yankees SUI
frieron una derrota de la forma mas horrible
que puedes nnaginarte.
En- este momento sc ha reclbldo un te'
legrama de Vie Qgl que se ha presentado
s la vista del Puerto Ell c6lebre vapor de las
tres ohimeneas, que nos esta dando una
lata fenornenal con sus apariciones, de modo
que voy hacer pnnto p~ra arrojar la plu.
ma empuilar 81 fasil.
Siempre tus 6rdenes tn amigo,
Joaquin Ct1steU6 Ortiz (Quinito).
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: NOTICE. I AS

n Desde esta mailaua clrcula por esta
capital un notici6n que no sabemos de DON
de parte. Todo ell mundo dice y reptile
que ell famoso vapor de las tres chimensas
ha eido apresado, 8 echado pique en- aguas
de Cabo-roj por 81 crucero ttCQnde de We
nadito." 1Qa6 de 1dnde parte Ia noticia?
Pues averfgielo usted. Lo que ST es cierto
es que el citado vapor de las tres chime
meas no se We por esta costa hace tres dfas.
~. His sido asesinado el pueblo de
Azlor (Z&ragoza) ell veoino del mlsmo An
dr6s Felipe Broto, por su conVeciuo Anlceto
Lizano Peralta.
~. I'm Alicante ocurri6 una ssngrients
collision en- la calIe de la Conception, dc la
que resultaron tres aer1dos. La ocaelono un
irdividuo que pidi6 fuego varios j6venes,
que go negarOn dArselo, por 10 que Les H.
crepo dc malos modos.
~. Continua et entusiasmo patri6tico
en- la isla en- organizar guerrrillas para re-
chazar cualquier invasion de los yankees.
Asf nos 10 dicen de diferentes pueblos.
~ La pazuela que sc estA constrnyen
do en- Mayagiiez, detras de la aduaua, es po'
eibe sea bautizada con el nombre de <Doce
Mayo, conmemorando dc ese modo el d1a
del bombardeo que sufrio esta capital.
~ En- Cherte (Valencia), al retirarae
90 casa un fabticante de sguardientes
apodado <Sainas>, sc le hizo un disparo de
armas dc fuego por la espada, y al caer al
suelo, ell mismo otro agresor, lie asesto
varias punaladas en- ell pecho.
~. Nos escriben de Mayagiiez: Gel
&yuntamiento de esta ciudad ha aco,dado
donar 500 pesos q Ia Junta Protectora de las
Siervas ae Maria, con objeto de que puedan
continuar obra, eea la casa que les ha
de eervir de vivienda, cuya construction Sc
encuentra Va bastante adelantsda. La ohra
es de piedra y ladrillo; sem6jaae s las GODS
trucciones del sig|o pasado, que parec1an
ser levantadas para que dnrasen ell tempo
de ocho 8 diez generaoiones. A pesar do la
solidez, grandes dimensiones y buen gusto
artfstico que revela Ell edifoio, resuIta eco
monica su construction, graoias la direc-
ci6n t6onica y material del sehor Comandan'
te M;litar don Julio Soto, quien mas de ser
un arquitecto, nos ha demcstrado ser tam
bi&n un buen economista. Su distinguida
esposa, dona Mercedes Segarra de Soto, es
la presidents de tan oaritativa congregation,
y tanto esta eefora como las que le han Sc
cundado en- la labor, deben estar satisfechas
del sgradecimiento del pueblo mayaguezsno.
Llevan practicadas las Slervas de Maria un
sinnumero de asistencias pobres rlcos,
y han sabido grangearse carinoso respeto,
oreciendo cada vez mas la lista de suscrlp-
tores.>
~. Ha sido electo presidente del comi.
t6 liberal autonomista de Mayaguez-dice
<La Bruja,-el doctor don Eugenio Bonilla
Cuevas, por renuncia que hiciera del cargo
ell doctor don Isaac Gonzalez Martinez.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-05-23
Despu6s de! bombarde0
REFLEXIONES

Once dfas han transcurrido despu6s del
bombsrdeo de esta Capital por Ia escuadra
nortesmericaua; once dfas de affection para
los deudos de los que cayeron vfctimas de
cia para los que desean ardiertemente la hora
del supreme combate, del cual habra de sa-
lir una vex mas inc6lume glorioso ell pa
bell6n rojo y gualda dc la naci6n eepanola!
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-05-23
Delegation general de Ia Cruz Roja
EN PUERTO RICO

Para contestar diversas preguntas he
chas por varias personas de la isla, references
& las inscripciones y tftulos de asooiados
varones de la Cruz Roja. Sc hace oonstar
que sera nulo y de ningEn valor todo tftulo
q. no baya sido expedido por la asamblea de
Madrid oque no. sea de Hos 4psopisienales
expedidos por ell presidente secretario de la
Comsi6n provincial con conccimiento del
Deegado que euscribe. Estos ultimos serAn
capjeados oportunamente por los que remita
Ia Asamblea Suprema de Madrid.
Puerto Rico 81 de Mayo de 1898. Ell
Delegado general, 81. FernGndez Juncos.
6-2
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-01
LEE PREPARES FOR RIOTS,
Plans to Care for American Citizens In
navana.

AAsus 10 Naro IOr american Citizens IN
Havana.
New York, March 2S.-A Key Yves,
correspondent of the New York Her
aid says: 1T is now said on
good authority that the Mangrove,
which sailed for Havana on Fri
day, went there ~ostensibly to bring
away material saved from the Maine,
but in reality to be On hand in Ease of
an outbreaks in Havana, so that Amer
leans coulI take refuge on the vessel
Americans arrived here on the Olivettc
from Havana Among these were
Captain Sigsbee aud other officers of
the Maine.
Consensus of opinion among all
the passcng ers was that a general ex-
odus from ii avana would shortly fol.
low, rs the result of the present ex.
element attending the present atti-
tudc OF the American government.
Unusually strict censorship has been
maintained over the cable.
Consul General Lee, believing that
n serious crisis in affairs is likely to
occur now at any moment, is to-day
preparing a revised list of all Ameri.
cans now in Havana, together with
their addresses, SO that in case of
emergency they may be communicated
with at short notice. There Is an
extra guard now around the American
consulate"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-01
NO ALLY ON EITHER SIDE
America Does Not Need Help and spain
Cannot Get It.

America Does Not Need Help and spain
Cannot Get It.
LONDON, March as.-The dispatch OF
the British fleet from Halifax to Ber-
muda, following the agitation for an
Anglo-American alliance, is consider.
ably commented upon by diplomats,
The authorities explain that it is
merely considered desirable that
British ships should be in the vicinity
OF Cuoa in order to safeguard British
commerce and British subjects in case
of war. The idea of Anglo-American
cooperation in Cuba is secuted. A
diplomat who is conversant with the
inside negotiations upon the Cuban
question said:
IF Spain and the United States go
to war they will fight without an ally
on each side. The United states does
not need an ally and Spain cannot
get an ally. The United States will,
however, have the sympathy of
Great Britain, and Spain will have the
sympathy of all the continental
powers, but their attitude may be de-
pended upon lot to exceed sympa'
.hies neutrality.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-01
SCHLEY TAKES
Cheers for the New Commodorc-Ready
to Move.

Cheers Tor the New ComWod0re-Ready
FoRr MONROE. Va. March co.-Morc
than usual enthusiasm was displayed
to-day by the officers and men OF that
portion of the American flying squad.
ron already assembled here when
Commodore W. ). Schlcy took com.
mand.
Commodore Schlcy stepped to tho
bridge OF the brooklyn and. showing
his commission as commander, took
possession. At the same instant his
flag was broken from the Brooklyn's
masthead and one of the big guns
belched forth a salute which was an
swered from the Massachusetts, lying
near.
Then enthusiasm broke loose and
there was a roar of applause from the
deck and yard to yard. Shortly after
the officers Of the battleship Massa.
chusctts came aboard and, together
with the officers of the brooklyn, paid
their respects.
Commodore Schley said: Il have
no orders to move, nor do l know
when they will come. We are ready
to move at the shortest kind Of notice
upon the completing of the fleet"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-01
SPANISH BOAT MISSING.
Tho Audax's sister ship Has Not Been
Heard from sInce the Storm.

The Audaz's sister ship Has Not Been
Heard From since the Storm.
New York, March ga dispatch
to the New York World from Water.
ford. Ireland, says:
The torpedo boat destroyer Audaz,
though crippled by a gale. is ordered
to Spain with all possible haste. She
put in here Friday with both bows
smashed in, her stern twisted several
feet out Of limo and other serious
damage, sustained while trying to
cross the bay Of Biscay on the way
from her builders al Clydesbank, Scot.
land. to Ferrol, Spain. Her collision
bulkhcad burst, but the second bulk.
head stopped the water. preventing
her from laundering.
THE captain said he was extremely
anxious concerning the fate Of the
Osado, n sister boat, which left tho
Clyde with the Audaz and encountered
the same violent storm. He hoped she
obtained shelter in some other port,
but there is no report yet OF her ar.
rival anywhere.
1.-The two new tcrpedo boat estroy.
ers parted company in q hurricane.
The captain Of the Audaz says he and
his crew had a frightful experience,
being battered about eighteen hours
In a terrific sea, in which the Audaz
was completely buried half the time.
The men OF tho crew have not been
permitted to come ashore here"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-01
A R~EASSURING MESSAGE
FROM SPAIN.
WOODFORDIs HEARD FROM
Tn" Strained Relations May Yet 10
Satisfactorily Relicved-It IL TN
derstoUd That spain Il willing
to Make Important Conoes-
slOns to the United states
On Conditions

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-Thc cabi.
not meeting which was called at 1880
o'clock to-day was largely devoted to
reading of the Presidents message
sent to Congress ut noon. Several
minor changes were made in the word
ing OF the message, and after it had
been dispatched to the capitol some
minutes were given to conside ration
OF some dispatches from Minister
Woodford, which it is believed were
r~eassuring in character and give the
belief that the strained relations may
yet be satisfactorily relieved.
Although r%eticcnt MS to the details,
n member of the cabinet said after the
meeting that the conditions were
much more hopeful than three days
ago. 1t is undoubtedly true that
Spain is willing to make important
concessions to the United States and is
willing to go ever SO far as to agree
to withdraw her troops from Cuba on
conditions which, il not satisfactory
to this government, are more liberal
and conciliatory than anything hith-
erto received, and clearly indicate a
purpose to avoid war even il to attain
that end she Is compelled to make
sacrifices never before considers ed.
Notwithstanding these hopeful signs.
the negotiations have not passed the
danger point. nor is it believed this
government will accept any compro-
m Sc that does not involve prompt ces-
sation of hostilities, even II the ques-
ton of future government Of Cuba be
left to future negotiations
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-01
NEGRO TROOPS FOR CUBA.
Ordered From Montana to Dry Tortura,
lis u Significant Move.

Ordered From Montana to Dry Tortura,
is % Significant Move.
WAsniSoroy. March 80 by dircc-
lion OF General Miles. commanding
the army, orders were issued to-day
Tor he transfer Of the Twenty. "A fth
regiment to the Dry Tortugas The
Tact that this regiment is made up OF
negro troops is regarded rs quite sig
nihcant In showing the purpose of tho
war department to concentrate negro
troops in the vicinity Of Cuba, mas
much as 1t is recognized that n negro
Is better able to withstand the Cuban
climate than the white man.
The Twenty-f1fth regiment is now
located at Forts Missoula. Assina-
boinc and Harris, Mont, where they
have beer for the last eighteen years
There are about 45O men in all, under
The command OF Colonel A. 8 Bird.
The movement will begin in about
two weeks.
There are two other negro regiments
in the army. Their aggregate negro
strength Is 2, 1888. The regiments arc
the Twenty-fourth infantry, all at
Fort Douglas. Utah, Colonel ], r.
Kent commanding, the Nineth cavalry
Fort Robinson, Neb, headquarters,
Colonel David Perry commanding; the
Tenth cavalry, headquarters at Fort
Assinaboin. Mont, Colondl Guy v.
Henry commanding. The only negro
officer outside of chaplain is First
Lieutenant Charles Young of the
Ninth cavalry, who is ut present on
duty at Wilberforce university. The
tour negro chaplains are attached TO
The negro regiments.
Ell RENO, OKLA. March 90. AT noon
Today troops from Fort Reno began
.oading at this point on the Chicago,
Island e Pacific tracks, taking
uatling and Hotchkiss guns and all
the available field pieces at tho fort.
1t is understood that they are to be-
to Eastern coast paints and that
they will go by Fort Worth. Texas.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-01

sition, has been for ed up so as to be no 8
about four feet above the surface OF the
water; therefore. about thirty four feet
| above where 1t would be had the ship sunk
uninjured.
'rhe outsid bottom plating Is bent into
n reversed " shape. the after wing of
which, about fifteen feet broad and thirty
W feet In length (from frame " to frame
2J), IL doubled back upon II, elf against the
continuation OF the same plating extending
forward.
frame IL the vertical keel Is broken
In two and keel bent into an angle similar
to the angle formed for the outside plates.
This break Is about six feet below the sur
face OF the water aud ayout thirty feet
above Its normal position
ONLY A MINE COULD HAVE DONE 1T.
in the opinion Of the court this effect
could have been produc ed only by the ex-
plosion of a mine situated und rahe bottom
of the ship at about frame ~ and some-
what on the port sil' of the ship
The conclusions of the court are:
That the loss of the Maine was not In
any respect due to fault or negligence upon
the part of NY Of the officers or members
Of her crew.
THAT the ship was destroyed by the ex.
plosion Of a submarine mine which caused
the partial explosion of two or more of her
forward magazines IS: and
That no evidence has been o~btainablc
fixing the responsibility for the destruction
OF the Maine upon any person or persons
SENT 10 SPANS QUEEN
II have directed that the finding of the
court of inquiry and the views of this gov
ernment thereon be communicated to the
government of her majesty, the queen, and
] do not permit myself to doubt that the
sen'c OF justice of the Spanish ma ion will
dictate a course of action suggested by
honor and the frlcn lily relations of the two
governments.
1t was the duty Of the executive to adj
wise the congress of tn. result. and In the
deliberate consideration 1, In
vokcd
"(Sicned) WILLIAM M'KJNLEY.
Executive Mansion. March rs 1893"
There was an outburst OF applause
in the galleries and upon the floor
when the message was concluded.
Immediately afterward the death OF
Representative Simpkins was an.
nounced.