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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-28
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La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02
The MAINE BOARD Of INQUIRY.

explosion. The forward part was COM
pletely demolished.
Upon the evidence of concurrent ex-
ternai cause. the finding Of the court
Is as follows:
At frame II the outer shell Of the
ship. from a point eleven and one-haif
feet from the middle line OF the ship.
and six feet above the keel when In
Its normal position. had been forced
up no as to be now about four feet
above the surface Of the water: thire-
fore. about tthirfy-four feet above
where IT would be had 1t sunk unin-
jured. rFiil
The outside bottom plating IL bent In
to reversed "" shape. the nfter
wing OF which. about fifteen feet brond
md thiriy-two feet In length from
frame IL to frame %, is doubled back
upon itself against the continuation OF
the same plating extending forward.
Al frame Is the vertical keel IL brok-
en- In two and keel bent into m angle
similar 70 the angle formed for the
outside plates. This break Is about
six feet below the surface OF the water
nnd about thirty feet above Its normal
position. -
In the opinion OF the court this effect
could have been produced only by the
explosion of n mine situated under the
I bottom OF the ship. nj about frame 1S
and somewhat, on the port side 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
on the part OF any OF the officers or
members OF her crew.
That the ship was destroyed by the
explosion of n submarine mine. which
caused the partial explosion OF two or
more OF her forward magazines; md,
That no evidence has been ob.ainn bic
fixing the responsibility for the dcstruc.
tion OF the Maine. upon any person or
persons. ts
l have directed that the finding OF
the court OF inquiry and the views Of
this government thereon be- communi-
Gated to the government OF her majes.
ty. the queen. and do not permit my.
self TO doubt thar the sense OF Justice
OF the Spanish nation will dicinie q
course Of action suggested ny honor
and the friendly relations Of the two
| governments.
| II is the duty Of the executive to ad-
wise Congress Of the result, and In the
meantime deliberate consideration is
! invoked. WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
| Executive Mansion. March g. 1Ss,S.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02
THE SPANISH ELECTIONS.

saGasta Gets Big Majority In the cortea.
Madrid. March 27.-The elections for
the popular branch of the Cortes have
passed of, on the whole, quietly. The
indications are that the government Of
Senor Sagasta will have an enormous
majority. estimated at 300 of the 432
seats in the Cortes.
The elections In the capital were
without especial incident. The elected
deputies include five Liberals. one In
dependent and two Conservatives.
Despite great precautions at Bilboa
there was much disorder. A body OF
n hundred miners tried 10 commit acts
of violence. 1t Is runiOred that u So
ciallst has beaien u Conservative can
didate there All the other provinces
are reported calm.
Havana, March 27.-The election Of
deputies to the Cortes has been In prog
reas to-day. The Ortien Publl.o
Guards. armed with rifles. have stood
ready to prevent any disorders, and the
polling. up to the time OF this dispatch
was filed lbefore noon) was peaceful.
The city generally Is quiet. Last night
the thclters were full and to-day the
churches are thronged.
1t IL too soon to give the result Of the
elections. but claims are made that
the government ticket. including twen-
ty Autonomists and ten Conservatives.
has been elected. The vote in the city
has been very light.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02

caused by the partial explosion Of two
Of more Of the forward magazines OF
the Maine.
Fif,h-At frame l5, the outer shell OF
The ship. from . point eleven and one
half feet from the middle line OF the
ship and six feet above the keel when
in itS normal position, has been forced
up % as to be now about four feet
above the surface of the water. hereto
fore about thirty four feet above where
It would be had the ship sunk unin-
jured. The outside bottom plating II
bent into reversed V shape. the af-
ter wing Of which. about fifteen feet
broad and thirty-two feet In. length
from frame IL TO frame - Is doubled
back upon itself agains; the continua-
ton Of the same plating extending
forward.
At frnme So the vertical keel is
broken In two and the nat keel bent
into an angle similar to the angle
formed BY the outside bottom plating.
This break Is now about six feet below
the surface Of the water and about
thirty feet above It's norInn! position
In the opinion of the court this enect
could have been produced only by the
explosion Of mine situated under the
bottom OF the ship nj about frame Is
and somewhat ON The port side OF the
ship.
Sixth-The conrt finds that the loss
of the Maine. on the occasion named.
was not In any respect due to the fault
or negligence ON the part Of any OF the
officers or members OF the crew Of said
vessel.
Seventh-In the opinion Of the court
the Maine was destroyed by the explo-
sion OF a submarine mine. which
caused the partial explosion OF two or
more OF her forward magazines.
Eirhth-The court has been unable
TO obtain evidence fixing the responsi-
bility OF the destruction OF the Maine
upon any person or persons.
w. \. SAMPSON.
Captain L. $. n, President.
A. \. MARK.
lieutenant Commander u. $. n,
Judge Advocate.
4. s. Flagship New York, March -
1s9s. OF Key West. Florida.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02
BOARD OF IN0UIRY'S REPORT.
MAINE BLOWN UP BY AN EXTERNAL FORCE
nconestabe Evidence That the First Explosion Came From
Below the Ship-No Evidence Of Carelessnes the
Part Of the Manes oEeers-President Simply Reports
the Matter Congress

she was conducted by sie regulnr gov.
ernment pilot boat to buoy No. 4, q
which she was moored In from five
and one-half to six fathoms Of water
The state OF discipline on hoard and
the condition Of her magazines. boil.
ers, coal bunkers and storage compart.
ments are passed In review, with the
conclusion that excellent order pre-.
vailed and that no Indication OF any
cause for nm internal explosion existed
In amy quarter.
At g o'clock In the evening on Feb.
runry 18th. everything had been re-
ported secure and all was quiet.
At forty minutes past o'clock the
vessel was suddenly destroyed.
There were two distinct explosions
with a brief Interval between them.
The first lifted the forward part of
the ship very perceptibly. the second.
which WIS more prolonged. IL aftrib.
uted by the court to the partial ex.
pl0sion OF two or more Of the for
ward magazines.
The evidence Of the divers establish
es that the after part OF the ship wns
practically intact and sank in that con
dition n very few minutes after the
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02
REPORT OF r4s soAap.

Washington. March 2S.-The follow
Ing Is the full text OF the report Of the
court OF inquiry:
U. 8. 8. Iowa, Key West. Fla. Mon
day, March p. eS.-After . fnll aud
mature consideration OF all the tcsti-
mony before II. the. court Ansls - fol,
lows: - sSa
First-That the United States battis-
ship Maine arrived In the harhor a
Havana. Cuba. on the 21st day Of Ian
uary, 1893. and was taken to bnoy NJ.
4, IN from flve' and one-half 20 III
fathoms Of water. by the regular goy-
erument pilot. , s
The United States consul esnefHl d
Havana had notified the autheeities. Il
thst place the previous evening er ~
intended arrival Of the Maiti6.'is
Second The state Of diScipllne -
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02


hoard the Maine was excellent. ana Al
orders and regulations In regard 10 the
care apd safety OF the sup were st1'cs-
" carried cuf-
All Ammunition was stoweo a"sy "
accordance with INSTRUCTIONS hnu pIop
er care was taken whenever ainnun'
lion was hand'ed-
Nothins was stored III any one Vi ~,
magazines or shell rooms wnicn was
not permitted to be slowed mcre.
The magazines ana shell rooms were
dways locked after having been e1-
amined and opened: and after the de-
structlon Of the Maine the Keys were
found In their proper place IN the cap
tain's cabin. everything having been
reported secure that evening al y. m
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02
PROGRESS OF RELIEF WORK.
Destrlhution seems roo Enormoua for o
diaary Methods -Omciais Helping.


Distribution Seems Too Enormous for Or
disary Mcthods-Omcisis Helping.
Havana. March 27.--Thc relief train
llas been heard from Mt various places
to-day by wire. All the reports show
satisfactory and systematic distribu-
ton. Tie train when heard from was
beyond Cardenas. Before morning it
will be well into the province Of San
tn Clara.
A diet kitchen and dispensary. where
1900 sick Will Ike cared for daily. was
formally opened to-day. The kitchen
was built by the central committee
and serves it's purpose excellently. The
sick and feeble will find the dIspensary
great source OF comfort and help
United States Consul General Barker
Of Sagne lie Grande, arrived here to-
night. He comes TO buy blankets for
some OF the most needy in his district.
He speaks well Of the relief work In
his district. which includes thirty
towns. He needs more supplies. find-
ing that the number of destitute Is
greater than was at first expected. The
central committee will send these at
once.
Consul Barker rays the civil govern
ment and the alcajdes Of Santa Clara
province have given him all the assist
nnce In their power and that this ap-
plies particularly to the civil governor
OF Sague lie Grande.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02
M'KINLEY'S PROGRAM.
TALKS raAnkLv Or HIS PLANS


washington. March N.-President
Mckinley talked freely with his con-
gressionnl visitors yesterday, both IN
regard TO his plans for the future ana
his appreciation of the situation WIN
reference to Cuba. His program, as
thus outlined. In as follows:
To send the report OF the Maine
court OF inquiry to Congress on Mon.
day. without recommendation ana
without explanation on his part. fur-
ther than to say that he has acquaint-
ed Spain with the finding Of the court.
To follow this. Tuesday or Wednes-
day. with a message dealing WIN tne
condition of the non-combatants In
Cuba, and asking for an appropriation
of $4,000 for their immediate relief.
To present anew this condition to
Spain, asking that country to make
provision for the care Of her own help
less people and to come to some terms
with the Cubans which will be salts
factory to them and put an end to the
war.
This failing. to forcibly Intervene on
humanitarian grounds.
The President indicated to his callers
an abiding faith that peace still may
be preserved, and a determination on
may be done with honor to our own
country and without disregarilng the
demands OF humanity. He frankly and
repeatedly avowcd to-day his desire to
prevent a conflict. while at the same
time Indicating firm purpose to Sc
cure relief for the starving reconccn-
tradoes.
Indeed. the latter purpose appeared
to be the topic uppermost In the Presi-
dents mind. He dwelt upon the
fact that the recognition Of belligerent
rights or of independence would not
he Of any material service to these un-
fortunates. He admitted that such ac-
tion might he of assistance to the men
at arms. the insurgent army, but they.
he said. have shown capacity to take
care Of themselves. and do not stand in
pressing need Of our kind offices.
This done. the President Is hopeful
that Congress will remain quiet while
the executive branch OF the govern
ment continues Its efforts to secure
peaceful settlement to the difficulty.
He thinks 1t not too late to do this. and
he made the assertion to-day that
Spain was willing to meet the United
States half way in adjusting the en-
tnnglement without coming to blows.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02

The experience OF the fifth century
is to repeated on more extehoeo
scale. The outer barbarians were rail-
ing upon the Chinese empire as tneS
did upon It's Roman predecessor. An
unwarlike civilization is succumbing to
assailants whom 1t despises. but whom
It cannot resist. And as at least iouf
Roman empires could be cut out oi
China. the collapse that we are VII.
Messing is one whose like the world
has never seen before.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02

Sir Robert Peel of England. who re-
fuses to fight an American who calif
him a liar and q swindler. because the
American Is not his equal socially. IL
not such a stickler for the proprieties
as he assumes to be. One surniises
that, anyhow, because he refuses TO
return borrowed money. steals pictures
that belong to the estate OF his prede-
cessors. and has written bad book
wherein he Ia chiefly successful In con-
Tossing himself scoundrel and ped
dler of other peoples condolences
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02

Whoever thinks art an easy mistress
let him study biography. One OF the
foremost OF American actors recently
told an audience OF young men that
for something like seven years no was
almost on the verge Of starvation.
Nixht after night. after the play he
would invest one Of his few pennies In
hot baked potatoes. put them In his
pockets, and after warming his hands
ON them would swallow them. Sargent
and l." said famous painter and
sculptor to an art student. - he cor
rectsd her drawing. spent some
months in Spain when we were young
rtists. We were very, very poor. Sar-
gent could talk better Spanish than l.
70 he went out and bought the beans.
aad I cooked them. Beans were all We
,,ad 10 eat" Yet Mansfield and Sar-
Keut and Duveneck. like Thousands OF
other brave and successful men. have
pers,sted against terrible odds. until
stccess was assured.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02

The opposition to the press brought
out by the press-gag bill at Albany Is
astonishing. But for the press very
few of these opponents OF legitimate
business would ever have been heard
of; and their impatience at the right
Of fair as well as unfair criticism shows
a weakness that belongs to few bodies
Of men Of that size. The influence OF
the press in politics is perhaps not an
great a. has been claimed; but there
ought to be some results from this In
Justice.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02

A young woman went into large
dry-goods store not long ago and began
openly to pocket articles from the
counter. On being arrested. she said
quietly that having no home but the
streets. she preferred to spend the
night In prison. The incident empha-
sizes President Eliot's recent caution
TO wouid-be philanthropists. Hospitals
and asylums and reformatories are but
necessary palliatives Of developed evil;
whereas churches. schools. museums.
gardens, gymnasia are instruments OF
moral construction. and to train q
child to avoid evil and pauperism is
better than to help the adult out OF
those conditions.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02
Yin.l D,.po.,.so. Of .h. n.,...

Havana. March 2a.-The United
States coast survey steamer Bache.
which left Key West Mt Z O'Clock last
evening. arrived at noon to-day. She
brought Captain Chadwick. who, with
Lieutenant Commander Cowies and
Lieutenant Commander wainwright.
now on the Fern, will act ms board
OF survey to determine the final dis
position Of the wreck Of the Maine, as
far as the United States IL concerned.
The board viii consider what Is hest
to he done toward raising the wreck II
II Is thought such thing II possible.
and also II raising the hull Ia not prac.
ticnble. what is the most feasible plan
OF saving certain valuable portions.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02

One duty OF ministers Is to say:
Come" Don't come" is the message
Of missionary at Dawson City. and II
IL given to warn away the multitude
dreaming that there is wealth for them
In the Yukon district. He Is thus
preaching physical salvation. for the
country is already overcrowded. ana
the supply OF labor is greater than the
demand" Do not forget those two
words, "Don't come!"
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02

the scene of the explosion.
No dangerous stores Of any kind were
slowed below In any Of ihe other store
rooms
The coal bunkers were inspected. or
those bunkers adjoining the forward
magazines and shell rooms. four were
empty. namely. B3. Bi. b. B6, and
Alb had been In use that day and A16
, was full OF New River coal. This coal
had been carefully inspected before
, receiving |: on aboard The bunker in
which 1t was slowed was accessible
on three sides MT all times. and the
fourth side at this time. on account Of
bunkers Bi and B6 being empty. This
bunker. A16. had been inspected tha,
day by The engineer officer on duty.
The fire alarms in the bunkers were
In working order. and there Ind never
been a case Of spontaneous combustion
Of coal ON board the Maine.
The two after boilers of the shin
were In use nj the time Of the disaster.
but for auxiliary purposes only. with Il
comparatively low pressure OF steam.
and being tended by n reliable watch.
I
These boilers could not have caused
the explosion OF the ship. The forward
boilers have since been found by the
divers ana ARE In fair condition.
on the night OF the destruction Of
the Maine all had been reported secure
Tor the night, at p. M, by reliable
persons, through the proper authori-
ueS' ~ Tue commanding omcer. Al the
'inne .ne Name was DESTROYED the snip
WIS qu'et' anu theretore tne ieast ha-
p'e 10 aecident caused oy movements
iroi' .nose on ooard.
IAP'os'ohs.
Fifth-Destruction OF the Maine oc-
CURED at s:iO p. M, ON the 18th day
Of February. 1898, In the hart,or Of
Havana. Cuba. being mt the time
moored In the same buoy to which she
had been taken upon her arrival.
There were two explosions Of dis
tinctly different character. very short.
but with distinct interval between
them. and the forward part Of the ship
was lifted to marked degree at the
time OF the first explosion.
The first explosion was more in the
nature Of report. like that Of a gun.
while the second explosion was more
open. prolonged and Of greater volume.
This second explosion was, In the
Il SsxpSvt
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02

The lingo" congressman. who try to
make the most OF every provocation to
war, remind one of the little girl who.
when lightning struck the house. and
partly destroyed 1t. ciapped her bands
and cried, do 1t again." But she
know no better.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02

A North Dakota evangelist says be
can sec the dove OF universal peace
lowering In the air. That settles It;
there will be no war.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02

II Spanish war should result no;
only in the freedom of Cuba. but In
the freedom OF the Philippines as well.
Uncle Sam could congratulate himself
on having done great stroke Of bust
ness.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02
TELLER ON FUSION.
He Wants . Union of silver Forces, nut
Will Not Combine with Regular Re
publicana


pubiicana
Denver. March 2S.-The Republican
publishes the following letter from
Senator Teller:
"The agreement to unite the silver
forces Of all parties was meant beyond
question to apply to all sections OF the
country. and certainly not less to Colo
RADIO than to any other state. Indeed,
II any exception is 10 be made In that
state. 1t should be In the direction OF
greater unity Of action there than else
where, for the reason that the people
there have given the silver question
more attention than have those of 9TH
er sections, and are, therefore, better
prepared to set an example to other
communities. III the silver people Of
Colorado cannot unite upon candidates
they cannot well expect others to do SO.
Especially nm opposed to any
union of forces on the part Of Silver
Republicans with the Mckinley Re
publicans. On this proposition I desire
to make my position SO plain that 1t
cannot be misunderstood. The Repub-
1icnn party Is the only political organ
ization that Is now opposing the free
coinage Of silver in the United States.
Hence II IL with this party that we
must contend in the future unless we
abandon our efforts to secure q proper
recognition of silver in our monetary
system. We will never secure any
financial relief through the agency OF
the Republican party, and every par
tlcle of support that we give to that
party locally or nationally strengthens
1t In its defense of the gold standard.
To talk further about International
bimetaIltsm under the present admins
trution IL absurd. and I observe that
the effort on the part of Republicans to
maintain the position that an interna-
tional agreement can be secured ha9
been much nbnted OF late. l think II
is becoming well known now that even
II European consent could be secured
to an international understanding the
leaders OF the Republican party would
not assent to II. Indeed, there II very
little pretext In any quarter that inter-
national blmetalllsm will be farther
pressed, and, this being true. the Re
publican party fully accepts the gold
standard. leaving no excuse for q sil-
yer man to stand with 1t under any cir
cumstanceS.
I'm view Of this and other facts nm
alliance with the Republicans II not to
be thought Of, and such an alliance. II
made. would end only In defeat and
disgrace. ! am opposed to such .
combination. and 1 will mot support q
ticket 30 made. X ,a
''I do not intend to try to dictate the
nominations Of the Silver Republicans,
but shall reserve my right to oppose
by my vote and influence any man
they may nominate who win afliliate
with the gold party, and II there II
any alliance or any union Of effort be-
tween those two parties will, to the
r~>..k< 81 urswx 81 A. 1T 4
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02

''I look out for my own intuition"
says a lady. "and then do exactly the
opposite." Which shows faith In the
system through constant insult Of the
author Of 1t.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02

skasuay IL said to be healthy place
provided one has no entangiementa
with the vigilance COMMITTEES.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-02

Promoter Cradle IL one OF those
hnanciers who make two dollars grow
where no dollar ever grew before.