The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-23
SENDS FOR DRAWINGS.
Captain Sigsbee Wants to see How the
Maine Was Constructed.

I Maine Was Constructed.
Washington, Feb. 22.-The state de-
| partment has heard nothing of the
reported revival of the Weyler edict
| prohibiting the expectation of tobacco
/ from Cuba. On the contrary, General
Lees reports show that the movements
are in regular progress or at least had
not been checked up to the 10Th instant.
He telegraphed as follows:
Havana, Feb. 21.-Filler tobacco
Feb. 10, to New York, SOB bales, 46 bar
rels: 10Th, to Tampa. So bales; to Key
West, $50 bales: 1921 bales to New
York; Il to Philadelphia; 18th, 231
bales to Tampa, rs 10 New York, IS to
Baltimore, and 4S to Chicago
Judge Day had received no news of
the rumored capture of the Dauntless
IN every department to-day few Off
cials came down to look over the mails
and open any kilograms that might
have been received.
Secretary Long himself spent an hour
in his office in the forenoon looking over
his private mail He said he had had
nothing from Havana, and did not ex-
pect anything. The naval regulations
under which the court of inquiry was
proceeding al Havana absolutely pre-
cluded the conveyance by any member
of the court or the court as body to
any person, even the secretary of the
navy. of any facts developed during
the progress of the inquiry unless the
action OF the department was necessary
upon some development to further in
yestigation. For this reason the secre-
tary does not expect to learn anything
officially or unofficially for several days
from any of the members of the court,
and as Captain Sampson, the president
of that body has given notice at Hav-
ana that the proceedings would be kept
secret there. the officials here do not see
how anyone can see what the court is
doing.
The following telegram was received
by the navy department this afternoon
from Captain Sigsbee:
Send to Forsyth for Sigsbee a trans
verse sectional drawing of the Maine
through forward 10-inch magazine and
shell room, showing pocket coal bunk
ers.f
This request was Immediately COM
piled with. IL is supposed that Captain
sigsbee wants those drawing 10 assist
IN the work of Wrecking the Ship as
they would be of great aid TO the two
diVers. They will be useful also as the
basis for the testimony now being taken
by the court of inquiry at Havana The
fact that it is deemed essential that the
craving shall show the pocket coal
bunkers which abut on the magazine, is
evidence that Captain Sigsbee has in
mind the spontaneous combustion the
cry. though il does not follow by any
means that he is committed to IT,
Some of the employees of the navy de-
partment nave been making estimates
or tle matter of money that will be re-
quired 10 meet the demands of the Joint
resolution which Mr. Boutelle proposes
10 introduce in the house. allowing a
years ray TO the families OF the dead
sailors and money for lost clothing and
effects not 10 exceed a ysars pay TO the
survivors. The resolution fixes the sum
at not 10 exceed Sl05. 900.
The naval officers assert the report to
tEe effect that the movements of the
soush Atlantic squadron now under
#ay are with a View TO the early as
semhiing of the vessels near Havana i
without foundation This movement.
they say = fiji direct accord with tae
pan outlined Ha December last bg Can
tain Chester II the Cincinnati. in COM
mand pf the squadron and approved by
the department. This plan was about
a. follows. After ta4 smaller vessels j