The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-26

partmcnt officials Friday Secretary of
the Navy Long issued Il statement in
which he positively asserted that no In
formation had been received by the gov
eminent that added anything to tho
knowledge of the disaster to the Maine
beyond that contained in Capt. Sigs-
bees first dispatch. The secretary con-
tinued:
"You may say absolutely Tint there has
been no secret cabinet meeting: that MOTH
ing has taken place IN cabinet that the
public have not been informed about: that
the whole policy Of this department has
been to give the public all the dispatches;
that tho department has no more knowl-
edge on the subject OF the cause of the dis
nster or even Of the circumstances at
tending 1t than have the public, and that
the report which was to the effect that
Capt Sgsbce had warned the department
that the Maine was in danger from sub
marine mines torpcuOcs is utterly With.
out foundation. no suci, report ever having
been received from him or anybody else"
The Wreck Inspected.
Cable ndvccs from Sylvester Scovcl
Mt Havana state that Capt. SigSbcc has
inspected the wreck of the Maine. An
evidence scems TO point to the fact that
the magazines of the big war ship are
still intact. 1t has been found that its
gun cotton is uncxplodc,l, as is also its
ten-inch ammunition. The explosion
OH the Maine evidently took place amid
the vessel.
Results of the DiS"stcr.
Washington, Feb. l9.-I'hc navy de-
purtmcnt has compiled II summary
showing the total results of the Maine
disaster, from all available oflicinl in
formation up to date, which shows that
246 men and two officers were lost, UD
to this time 1875 bodies have been recov-
cred.
Divers In the Wreck.
Havana, Feb. 2I.--Thc American
divers began work yesterday. EARLY in
the morning they descended into tho
Maine, but thcy were not able to make
tore than three trips. From the state
loom of Capt. Sgsbee they brought II
drawer which contained his official cor-
respondence, secret telcSraphic nntl let
ter code of the American navy. official
accounts and important documents.
To the great relief of the captain
they brought up the keys of all the pow
Der magazines which. as previously
cnbctl, the captain declared had been
duly delivered to him at eight o'clock
on the night of the explosion. two hours
before the catastrophe occurred Tho
fact is of very great Importance to SHOW
that there was no carclcssless OH the
part of captain and crew.
Unfricndly Feeling In Havana.
Havana. Feb. 2l.-I'he Buche, the
United States survey steamer, with n
plethora Of diving appliances and sub
marine electric lights, is here, and the
secret that is hidden under the bay will
soon be made clear.
While official Havana preserves its at
titude Of concern and sympathy and
the government is doing all it Gun to
discourage the idea that the explosion
was other than accidental, and tho
newspapers are explaining that tho
courtesy of Blanco and the expressions
of sympathy from Madrid have restored
the friendly feeling between Spain and
America, there exists n very large class
In Havana that believe the blowing up
Of the Maine was cute trick of their
government. This class almost openly
reioices ut the catastrophe.