The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-22

TBE SPANISH DECISION
II l. That the Maine Was De-
stroyed by Accident.
TIE BOARD GOES TO PIECES.
u Was Hard to Find such . yerdIet.
bus n Was Fsand-spaia Play.
Ing Tor Delay BY Means
Of Arbitration.

New York, March 81. a dispatch to
The Tribune from Havana says.
The Spanish inquiry into the Maine
disaster has gone 20 pieces In seeking %
establish the accident theory. This adj.
mission is privately made in govern.
ment circles The nature ~ the board :
report will not b. changed. The cxplo.
sion will b. charged % unknown causes.
but the Spanish finding will be with a
view OF making a case 20 be passed upon
by third party The work OF their
divers has not been thorough. yet ap.
parently they have found so little evi.
dence ON which theory OF internal ex.
plosion can BE- based that the Spanish
court is not willing 20 stand unequiyo-
cally on the theory Of accident, which it
set out 10 maintain. These facts have
been known for three or four DAYS
They may account for statements from
Madrid that the Mane incident will not
b. a cause Of war between the two coun-
tries, and also hints for arbitration.
This talk Is semioiiicial The Spanish
authorities realize the improlability oi
successfully controverting the case,
which viii be presented when the rc-
port OF Captain Sampson and his asso-
ciatos ON the American court Of inquiry
l. Published They have had an ink.
ling that the evidence ON which an II.
ternll explosion, due to foul play, viii
b. charged, Is meant 20 satisfy not sim.
ply the American people, but the judg.
mont of experts throughout the world.
How strongly this conclusion of the
American boari Is fortified viii soon be
known
The cue received from Madrid is 10
have counter case ready 20 that sus-
pension Of the worlds judgment until
diplomacy can arrange a satisfactory
settlement The evident hops OF Blan.
cos government is 20 keep the Maine
incident entirely distinct from other
Cuban questions. Notwithstanding IN,
lack of confidence In their own theory
Of accident, il cannot be learned that
the authorities ap doing anything 70
uncover the oonspimiors who were NJ.
sponsiblo for blowing up the Maine.
Mcagcr details have been published
here about SPANS desire to have the
squadron at Key West broken Up The
construction placed upon the incident
here j. that diplomatic representation
similar 20 The request Tor Lees r,call
was made At first the public was led
10 believe the squadron would actually
b. scattered and the departure of the
Montgomery from Havana was citcd "a
proof hat the American rAip. rre with.
drawing from Cuban waters. This mis-.
taken impression has since been cor.
rccted. The press censorship does no,
interfere with violent publications
warning the Spanish classes that the
large fices u American warships con.
contrated around the island Is the fore.
runner Of war Maps are published
showing the location OF the ships and
the Spaniaris ac exhortcd 10 prepars
for what Is coming. The tone OF the
press has grown more violent daily.
Newspapers representing the autonomist
g9y'Tumsnt an equally as bitter as the
Wcylerite and intrnsigcante organs.
Notwithstanding the conciliatogy atti.
tude ~ the authorities with reference
20 the Maine disaster, it Is the apparent
policy Of the government 20 encourage
this sentiment as foil TO possible recog.
milton ot the belligercncy or the indie
pond,n,c Of the insurgents by the Unit.
ed States. II Intervention were for the
purpose OF imposing autonomy ON the
insurgents this hostile sentiment would
quickly change. Its existence at present
cannot bo overlooked.
Americans recently arrived at Havana
complain OF the espionage ON their
movements and think they SEQ many
evidences of hostility.
senator Procior's speech gives great
oiTense to the officials.