The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-27
Spain Was Informed of the Find
ing of the Court.
HAS NOT REPLIED YET
The Spanish Cabinet on the Eve OF a
Fierce Political Conflict in the Elec-
ton o. Members of the Cortes
Army and Navy Board.

| Hotlcedply felleNeu To-Day, as the worst,
for the present, at least. had become
known in the publication of the mate
| rial points of the court of inquiry's re-
port, and little remained but to avail,
calmly the submission of the full re-
port and the presidents message to con-
| gress early next week. Such cable
communications as may have passed
between Washington and Madrid i'm re-
gard to the report were closely guarded
by officials. but IL was known however,
that Minister Woodford had been ca
bled to notify the Spanish government
as to the results found by the American
court. particularly that the explosion
was external. and that the responsible
ity for the external explosion had not
been definitely fixed. This cablegram,
il can now be stated, was sent from
Washington Thursday night. IL is be-
lieved that the dispatch went no furth-
er than directing the results to be made
known To the Spanish government. with
view of leaving the responsibility with
Spain OF making such response as seems
appropriate on such an occasion. Up
10 tonight no action on the part of the
Spanish government had been officially
communicated to Washington. 1t Is not
doubted that the Spanish ministry and
subject, but that any formal or final
course of action had been determined
upon is not probable. Besides the Maine
event. the Spanish cabinet is today on
the eve of a fierce political conflict.
which terminates tomorrow in elections
for the cortes. so that this may cause
some slight delay.
President Mckinley had a compara-
lively quiet day after the excitement
of yesterday. There were rumors of
special cabinet meetings, but these did
not occur The cabinet officers devot-
ed their attention solely to depart
mental ahairs----------a.----.
Secretary Long left his Office at $3.50
p. m. remarking that he had not seen
the president i'm "a hours. and that his
entire day had been given to details
AS he left the department. however, he
went to the white house and Joined the
president. Judge Day likewise started
about the same time for the white
house. 1t was stated however. that the
conference did not relate to the Maine
disaster. so far as Secretary Long was
concerned. as he carried a number of
naval acquisitions from the $4,000, 900
defense fund to receive the signature
of the president, no expenditure from
this extraordinary appropriation being
made until the president considers the
item and gives his written authority
for IL.
Before going to the white house Judge
Day had a long conference with AS
sistant Secretary OF State Adoo. whose
particular forte is the framing of state
department papers to meet diplomatic
requirements. Whether IL related to the
Spanish matter could not be learned.
for on this Judge Day and all others
in the state department maintained the
nEt of oil md ma IA
clined to say whether any dispatches
had gone TO Madrid or come from there
concerning the Maine report or the Gu
ban question. The Spanish minister did
not call at the state department during
the day, nor has he been there within
the last two days.
Sir Julian Pauncefote. the British am
bassador. spent some time with Judge
Day during the afternoon, but II ls un-
derstood TO have no relation to the Gu
ban question. II is undoubtedly true.
however, that the British ambassador
had learned officially the essential con-
clusion reached by the American court
of inquiry. and that the British govern
ment Is appr.sed of the facts. An off,
cial i'm high standing. referring TO Sir
Julian's call. stated that the Maine re-
port was one more factor towards i'm
ducing European. governments. partic-
ularly Great Britain. TO take cognizance
of the dreadful condition OF affairs pre-
vail!ng In Cuba and to look at least
with sympathy upon practical means
OF intervention that would put an end
to such suffering.
Among Secretary Longs callers was
Mayor Quincy Of Boston. who discussed
the need of protecting the city by suit
able armament and first-class ships. as
well as the two single turreted old mon-
itors to be sent there. Mr.. Long fully
shares this sentiment of his fellow
townsman. but there Is little prospect
that the better class Of ships can be
used north of Hampton Roads In times
of emergency.
Commodore Schley came to bid good
by to Secretary Long before going to
Hampton Roads TO assume comman'i of
the flying squadron. He leaves here
tomorrow. His heart is in this partic-
ular assignment. and he expressed the
greatest satisfaction in starting for this
duty. Another shift was made In the
plans for painting the warships. and
Captain Crowninshield finally deter
mined that all the ships Of the navy
should be painted a dull lead color.
This was the color of all federal ships
during the civil war and Is said to be
the best fighting color"
The naval bureau OF ordnance Is pre-
pairing new mounts for a number OF
whitehead torpedos. In order to place
them in the revenue cutters. the newly
acquired yachts and tugs. The torpe-
do tubes were originally intended to go
below deck. but with the new crafts
tubes and mounts must be changed for
service on the upper decks. When this
work is done Captain O'Neil. head of
the bureau, expects 20 be able 10 equip
GO craft. II occasion demands. with tor
pedo tubes.
The contract for the big steel pier.
coal sheds and extensive coal appli-
ances for loading war vessels at the
Dry Tortugas and Key West were let
to-day. The Union Bridge company OF
New York win build the steel piers.
etc. both at Tortugas and Key West.
the contract price being $5s0.O00 The
tracks. cars. machinery. etc. viii be
furnished by the Brown Hosting COM
pany OF Cleveland. Ohio. for sl5l.0 o.
The contract calls for completing the