Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-15
COURTS WORK DONE
Report on Maine May Be Made in
Few Days,
DIVERS VERIFYING some DETAILS
Pope Leo Uses His Influence to
Preserve Peace.
WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES

NEW YORK, March 1J.-The World's s
correspondent at Havana telegraphs today
that the report of the naval board of in
quiry will be ready to forward to Washing
ton in two or three days at the outside. A
few little details of expert testimony are
icing carefully collected to wind up things,
and the drawings and plans based on the
divers Investigations are nearly finished.
The divers are Only descending now to
verify the points already suggested by pre-
vious discoveries and to take accurate
measurements CT certain important plates
Of the wrecked cruiser and the twisted
ram. which the correspondent asserts lies
in such position as to prove that an out
side force destroyed the battle ship.
Pope Leo Strives for Peace.
LONDON, March 15-The Pail Mall Ga
zette this afternoon publishes dispatch
from Rome which says there has been a
recent exchange of communication be-
tween the Vatican and Spain In regard to
Cuba and the relations with the United
States. The pope. it is added, is ready to
do everything in his power to prevent hos
tilities. which might be fatal to the Span
ish dynasty
Continuing the dispatch says:
"The Vatican has specially exerted infiI-
cnce at Washington, and has tried directly
and indirectly to dissuade the United States
from plunging into war with Spain. Ac-
cording to information here, IL the offices of
the pontiff are accepted. he will propose
that Cuba remain under the dominion of
Spain, but that it be ruled on the lines of
an English colony
Germany's Advice Unnsked.
BERLIN, March 15.-The North German
Gazette this afternoon denies that Germany
has. received any inquiry from the United
States in regard to her attitude in the
event of war.
O'HiSgins Purchase Rensserted.
LONDON, March 15.-It Is reasserted
here today that the Spanish government
has secured the Chilean battle ship O'Hig
gins, which has been built by the Arm
strongs for Chile.
War Material for Spain.
BIRMINGHAM, England, March 15-The
kynochs Company has already dispatched
part of a large Spanish order for special
projectiles, standing four and one-half feet
high, the largest ever made by the Ky
nochs.
The War in the Philippines.
MADRID, March 15.-According to an Of
fetal dispatch received here from Manila,
capital of the Philippine Islands, today, five
hundred insurgents were killed during the
siege of Balnao. The dispatch adds that
the insurgent forces have not offered any
resistance to the Spanish troops sent to
the relief of the garrison.
San Francisco Leaves Lisbon.
LISBON, March 15.-The United States
cruiser San Francisco sailed from here
today, going In a southwesterly irection.
The war departnent has decided to COM
plete the defense3 of the port of Lisbon as
speedily as possible.
1t is stated at the Navy Department that
the San Francisco is not going to take a
coul Sc, but has been ordered
to Great Britain, where she will make up
a for the AmaZonas. the Brazilian
cruiser purchased by the United States. 1t
is the present intention to have the San
Francisco convoy the AmaZonas across the
Atlantic, but this purpose is not fixed
one yet.