The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-25
MAINE REPORT READY
NOT TO BE MADE PUBLIC
BEFORE MONDAY.
From IN Sicard's Remarks It IL
Judged the Report IL In~deiini,e-Tbe
Secretary of the Navy said to Have Bcen
Photographed the Particulars.

Photographed the Particulars.
WAsuISGroS, March o3.-The cab
nets session to-day was even shorter
than usual. All the members arrived
promptly at II o'clock. but before
noon the secretaries of State and Of
the Navy had left for their respective
departments and other members fol-
lowed soon after. The statement was
again made by several members that
I was not expected that the Maine re-
port would reach here before some
time next Thursday and that in nll
probability the President would re-
quirc until Monday at least to give
II proper consideration. 1t there foro
nay be expected that on Monday, or
tuesday ut the latest, tho report,
which is said to be very voluminous,
will be transmitted to Congress, to.
gether with a message from the Prcsi.
dent indicating that its substance
had been communicated to the Span
i>h government through Minister
Woodford ut Madrid, and, further,
that he had indicated that this gov
N' "'uhu SSBtSb % plolbpb ANl'D
to the findings of the court. This
viii be substantially the course pur-
sued in case the report shows hat the
disaster carnc from outside causes
While no ono having Knowledge of
the matter is willing to speak for tho
President, it is believed the question
of arbitration in connection with the
disaster to the Maine Is no longer I'm.
der consideration. rh, reccn: speech
OF Senator Proctor seems to have
cleared the minds OF tho members of
the administration as to the real con-
ditions In Cuba. and IL is now believed
that tho disaster to the Maine will be
treated only rs On incident to the
main question. 1t 10 asserted that the
two are SO intimately connected
that one necessarily involves the
other, and it is believed to DO the
presidents purpose TO bring about, in
whate vcr action he nay now take, a
settlement of the whole Cuban ques.
ton. Whether this involves 4 war
with Spain, It Is believed rests entirely
with Spain herself. Persons closely
associated with the administration
believe Spain will ultimately DO SOM.
PEELED to settle the Cuban problem
herself and to the entire satisfaction
Of this government, or take the con.
sequences OF Intervention
KEY WEST, Fla, March 23.-The
United States court o: inquiry into
the loss of the battlcship Maine has at
last finished it's laborious work OF in
vcstigation OF the disaster aud has
submitted its report to Rear Admiral
S!card. He has pointed out some ~
t~erations which he considers ncccs-
sary, and tho report will be probably
taken to Washington to-day by Eicu.
tenant Commander Mark. judge ad.
vocatc Of the court 1t is possible.
however, hat its arriva! in Washing
ton may be delayed scvcra! days
longer, rs Admiral Siclrd said last
night: II could scarcely say chat the
report will leave tomorrow Ins
court has practically finished its work,
but soma details may engage it's At
!. ~tention long enough to keep the re
: port h,rc several days. | trust, now
: ever, that the Navy department will
= have the documents in a very short
time"
The dc cision reached by the court Il
still n matter of surmiSe. Perhaps
some significance may DO attachel
and conclusions drawn from q rcmarl
: made by Admiral Sicard last night
! when he said to n correspondent
''Ihc ease of the Maine is peculiar
perhaps the most peculiar which ha
. ever occurred in the history OF tn
world"
: From the general tonc Of his &c
marks 1t might be inferred that tn
court findings do lot definitely so!v,
!, the mystery Of the explosion. This !
. further borne out by tho admiral
statement that even after the repor
shall have been sent to Washington
. the department may require furthe
!. Investigation.
II is certain in any case that th'
court will remain in existence nc TIL
- call of Admiral sicard, the co%nvcnip
and reviewing authority.
CHICAGO, March. GA dispatch
y the Chicago Tribune from Washtngto
says:
Late last evening Secretary Lon
n admitted that n tclegraphic summar
n of tho report of the court of inqu!r
had been received, and he also admit
e. ted thai Admiral Sicard had receive
'e the report and would forward it t
d Washington without delay. With tn
o' Geographic summary received rs
- basis, tho state department Ina
nj already proceeded to notify Minis,e
er Woodford officially of the characte
RS of the report, and he in turn has prol
~ ably communicated the news to tn
Spanish government, with an intim'
tion thai it must be prepared TO FRI
i'd sent Il satisfactory reply within a &c
days.
n, An Auditor Sc, 900 short.
:" BURLINGTON, Iowa. March ID. Jon
Us S. Fear, city auditor, has disappeared