The Portland daily press., 1898-03-05

less satisfactory than docking, but still
valuable of having the Sh1pSs divers
clean the bottoms will lie resorted In case
of need. At present it is not thought
that the necessities of the case req ulre
the divers to go to work. In case paclnc
conditions continue for another month
or six weeks, the department hopes to
have the New York navy YARD docK
ready for use. In that case the ships
could be docked one at time.
THE POWERS OF THE BOARD.
Washington, March Admiral Sicard' s
precept converting the court VI !nqut.y
now Investigating the disaster to the
battleship Maine has been received by the
navy department and was made pubic
today.
IL is important mainly in showing the
exact scope of the inquiry and the extent
to which the report will go. Aside from
the usual orders directing the court to re-
mort both findings of fact and its opinions
on these findings, Admiral Sicard Directs
the court to record any information as to
the person OF persons not connected WIN
the navy of the United States who are IN
It's opinion responsible in part or wholly
directly or indirectly for the explosion
and loss of the Maine, with the names
and degrees of responsibility in each case.
THE orders are dated at Key West Febu-
rary 10. 1898, and are directed to Captain
Sampson, president of the court
GRAVES IN HAVANA DECORATED.
Havana. March AT Colon cemetery
this afternoon the graves OF lol men VINO
nerished in the Maine were decorated
with two large floral wreaths and cross
In the presence of score or more OF
Americans, including Consul General
Lee. Capt. Sigsbee and Chaplain Child
wick. Chaplain Chadwick offered prayer
and Mr.. George G. Magee OF Chicago
made brief remarks.
part of a body was recovered from I'M
der the smokestack of the Maine today.
The other portion is already buried.
body has been found in the pantry. but
is not vet extricated. From the clothing
worn it is thought the body is that OF
the pantry boy.
The Spanish divers were down this af-
ternoon for some time.
THE NEWPORT AT COLON.
Colon. March 4.-The United States
ounboat Newport, with the Nicaragua
canal commission on board, arrived here
today. She will remain until the latter
part of next week.
NUNEZ VERY PRONOUNCED.
Philadelphia, March 4.-Emilio Nunez,
the promoter of Cuban filibustoring ex-
peditions, who has just returned to his
home here from his recent trip to Cuba
on tbs flibustering steamer Dauntless,
was today shown the Washington despatch
which saidR that Senior Du Bose, the
SPANISH charge d'af7airs had informed the
State Department that the Dauntless ex.
petition was not successful and had failed
to effect landing. Mr.. Nunez remarked
that it was Just as we'll that the Spanish
cbntlId hnUa that nInjnn o.
garding the expedition. He said: My
last expedition put into Cuba 100000 bull
let's locked at the end of zoo, 900 Mauser
cartridges and everyone OF these bullets
is now being used to let daylight in the
Spaniards who think as Senior Du Bose
thinks. If Senior Du Bose knows as much
about recent expedition as the Spanish
authorities in Havana know about the
destruction Of the Maine, and if Senior
Du Bose says that the expedition was
failure, as the Havana authorities say the
Maine blew up ON her own account, then
Senior Du Bose is of the same stripe as the
authorities in Havana-he is liar"
Mr.. Nunez expressed this opinion that
the battleship Maine was destroyed "by
Spanish officials, with their knowledge
and by their hands"
MURAT ALSTEAD ON SITUATION.
Ithaca. N. Y, March 4-Mr. Murat
Halstead lectured in the course of the
Cornell University this evening on the
Standardization crisis in Cuba. de
expressed confidence in the administra-
ton and said since the tragic mystery OF
the Maine had made tho matter criti-
cally serious Mr.. Mckinley was pursuing
a policy on lines parallel to that CT Lin
coin before the firing on Sumpter. 1t was
the policy of patience. Under Lincoln
it saved the country. Under Mckinley
it would keep the peace or the nation
would be as one man for war.
The President had placed the marks of
his condemnation on the belligerency re-
solution, bit never had said that he
would not recognize the independence
of Cuba, and he had stated that there
must be an end of the war He had wait
ed for Blanco's experiment. Spain would
have to confront our policy of beace.
| Spain would have to make war to save
| the dynasty and the honor of her arms.
| She could be beaten by us with military
self respect and that might seem the
simple thing to do. We must prepare
for war; arm the coast and use the navy
| for aggression and when the war was on
make an end of it by commanding the
sea around Cuba and cutting OH the
supplies of the Spanish army. Then we
| should protect Cuba and accept her as
a territory until Americanized. She
would add more to our riches than Cali
fornia had done. Autonomy was impos-
sible under Spanish rule. Spanish arms
and acts had alike failed in Cuba and
she would come to us by the attraction
of gravitation.
SPAIN ORGANIZING A FLEET.
London, March "A letter received
here from Madrid says it is definitly re-
ported there that a Spanish squadron
destined for Cuba is being organized al
| - ctc Of fo1rr lodi hf
Carlos v, Pelayo, Alfonso XIII. and an
other, several gunboats and trans
Atlantic steamer. Active work is also
proceeding upon the torpedo boat de
stroyer Prosperina, Audaz and Osada
and upon the torpedo boats Habana
Retamoso and Barcelona. which form the
second torpedo boat flotilla which SPAR
is sending to Cuba.
FIRE IN KEENE.