The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-27
SQlIlART or The DAY
Ussltsnest Slightly AIlsyed Since
tbe Report + Ia.
SPAN WAS OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED.
Isl Far She Has Given NJ lutimation
Of Her Intentions.
GENERAL AIR or MYSTERY.
|Prcsiirnt ana Cabinet Members Cow.
fer, bnt Their Conclusions Arc
Not Given 10 the Public.

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~ Washington. March c6.--The intense
nanxicty which marked yesterdays develop
n ments In the Spanish situation was no.
II ticeahly relieved today as the worst, for
" the present at least. had become known In
x the psbiication Of the material points Of
q the court OF inquiry report, and little
q remained but to await calmly the submits
n sion OF the full report ind the presidents
N mes axe to congress carly next week.
q Such cable Communications as may have
q PASSED between Washington and Madrid In
x regard to the report were closely guarded
II Minister Wexford had been cabled 70 no.
n tify tito Spanish government as 10 thu re
n suits found by the American court, par
4 ticrls.ly that The explosion was cxte. nal
Il ind thar the seaponsihility for the external
txniosion had not been definitely liked,
n This eablegrani, Il can now be stated, was
1 sent from Washington Thursday night. The
Y fact chat il WIS dispatched before the az
y rival 81 C0mnidailer Masix bearing the iull
3teAt5ot tao rlpor, aud tho evidence appears
on lis lace 10 involve contradiction. 1t
L can lie stated only that the cabicgraln was
sent 10 8nAIster wexford directing him to
\ gi,e this notification 10 the Spanish gov
e.nIaent On Thursday night. IL Is ballet ed
Il tnat ms dt5patch went 10 further tnaH d.
3 ItctIng the results 10 Uc Inaae Known 10
+ tbs spanish government Win u view OF
ylesyils the responsibility With Span OF
f5aaing auch response as seems appropriate
Clissiscn al occason. Up 10 tonight no ac-
ton On the Part OF the spanish ptellier has
y leen officially communicated. Ii u sad
That Minister Wo1diofd and the Spanish
K premier had conferred on the sabjgoG bat
D no course OF action had heen declaea upon.
4 Etsiues tic Maine event tho Spanish can-
\ nuI are diseu sing cuban ahaIs among
4 themselves without arriving at any salts
factory CONCLUSIONS,
4 Secretary Long left his office at $3.50 D.
M, teifurking that ne had not seen the
president in twenty -iotir hours ana mat his
entire day has been given TO detail. AS he
& left the department. however, he went TO
the White House and Joined the presidcnt.
u judge Lay likewise started about the same
4 time for the White House. IL was stated
i however, that The conferences did not re-
late TO the Maine disaster so tar us Secro.
4 tary Long was concerned. az he carried q
\ nulLhei OF naval requiaitsons from The $780,
\ uuU,G Geo defense fnnd TO receive the slgnn-
\ lure OF the president, no expenditure from
4 ms extraordinary appropriation being
nisda until tb9 president considers the item,
4 and gives his written authority for It.,
Before going to the White House Judge
4 Day had u lors conference. with Assistant
SECRETARY Of State A6se, whose particular
4 forte is tho framing Ut stats ,lerni tlunnt
4 papers 10 meet diplomatic requirements.
v aether IL related 10 the Spanish matter
Y could not be learned, fer on tnis 1nd2a Day
ard all others IN the state department
| maintained tho mos / complete silence.
Judge Day declined TO say whsher any
! dispatches had gone to Madrid OF come
!. from there concerning the Mains report
Z or the Cuban question.
! The Spanish minister did not call at the
\ State department during the day rnr has
I he been thera within the last two clagg.
Sir Julian Pnuncelote the zlri,lsh anu
bassador spent some time With Judge Day
during the afternoon, but 1t is understo ID
to have had no relation with the Cuban
question. 1t is Undoubtedly true, how
eysr, that tho British Ambassador hal
/ learned officially the essential conclusion
reached BY the American court of inquiry.
and that tho British government l. appriaed
Of the facts. An official IN high standing.
referring 10 Sir Julan's call. stated that
. the Maine report IVES one more factor TO-
ward inducing European favorahle consli-
Grafton OF the American side OF thc con
troyersy.
Late this afternoon Cap,ain nakrct and
Lieutenant Wrgner had Il conferences wifh
Secretary Roosevelt In the latter's pr vate
Office. preliminary nlans far the opera
tion OF the board were fixed, but no dcflnis,
tatcmcnt concerning the nature of the
boards work could be obtained from any
OF the parties. In case OF hostllties the
work OF the board viii be very important.