The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-01

Doni Tnihk ~ Nh' 'u I'tp'p W ssset.
,,lu Exactly IIow--,SoiL oil the Wreck
!, lIs,ann Iinrbor--aoihlaga OF Import.
,us, Given ont by tile Unieihi. In
vs,nlns on Court OF inquiry WIN
rs,urn TO Havana TO Take Further
E,ldsnec OF Dlyr,.
KEY WEST, Fla, Feb. 2s,-Thc i,unl-
,el States court OF Inquiry into tie loss
q, the ba,,lesh,p Maine In the harbor Of
Havana on February 10, began .ts ses-
,;sns here this morning. Those officers
nud civilians here who believed the re-
ports tlom Havana saying that the
ssur. had already decided that the loss
o, the Maine was due to treaehery,
have apparently changed their minds,
t,r to-day the universal question Is.
"What has the court found out7" while
yesterday one heard oil around. when
will var be deelared?"
Brought face TO face with the court
men realize for the first time how un-
likely 1t will be for the court to allow
AM lnklIns OF It's conclusions to be
known ou. OF due season.
Aa unusual hustle pervaded this III
lie town from early morning hours.
The torpedo boat Cushing went over to
the New York and brought 10 shore
Captains Sampson and Chadwick and
Lieutenant Commander Porter. Lieu
tenant Commander Mark. the Judge
advocate, who is staying on the island
with Commandant Forsythe, was al
ready at the federal building directing
The preparation OF the United States
district court for the sessions of the
court Of inquiry A small crowd gath
cred outside eagerly watching for de-
velopments. (.
Long before the officers were ready. to
go 10 the court room the enlisted men
saved from the Inflated vessel were up
and waiting at their temporary home In
the army barracks.
Lieutenant Blandin was before the
rourt for about an hour. The naval Of
lcers sat in Judge Locke's private
, chambers. No marines were on guard,
but all the doors were closed
The officers OF the Maine founsed
around the big court room until sum
troDet to give testimony.
Those. who were called as witnesses
before the luncheon recess at l o'clock
were Licutenants Blandln, Hood, Jun
gsn and Blow, and Cadets Bronson and
Boyd. q.
No enlisted men were examined 4 at
The morning session. Lieutenant Com
raander Mark, who received the list OF
witnesses, said the inquiry was pro-
crossing well.
The court Of inquiry reconvened at 2
o'clock this afternoon. Lieutenant Hol-
man. who testified at Havana was
again called. Lieutenant OF Marines
Catl!n gave his evidence quickly and
was followed BY Boatswain Larkin,
gunner Hill and carpenter Holms. The
latter two were on shore at the time OF
the explosion and could tell little OF
value. AZ
At ten minutes past 3 the court ad-
!ourred until tomorrow morning at 10.
Judge Advocate Mark said:
The stenographers have all they can
uanscribe In record and there is no
Use In our working longer o.day."
IN reply to question as to what
would be Gone With witness when no
longer OF service to the court, he said
10 decision has been reached on that
point, but one would be shortly.
captain Sampson seemed satisfied
With the days work, but said nothing
could be given out.
After the court room was cleared for
The day, Captain Sampson held short
Interview with Rear Admiral Sicard,
aha then returned to the Iowa. Cap
tain Chadwick and Lieutenant Com
New York. T.sI5. NJ ~
Few know more than was known this
morning. An officer OF the Maine, how
e'e., WEo Ind been examined by the
tvuft curing the day talked at length
WIN the correspondent OF the AssocIa-
can't tell you," said he, what line
Vi Questioning was adopted, but the
court Will ind, I believe. that the Maine
was blown up by design. though I DONE
.aink It Will be able to ascertain exact
y how. The courts finding will be
evidence. - - - -, = = - :.
oy THIS mean that all the testi-
tony Neard so far has. bit by bit, upset
.ae uleoficS OF those who think the ex-
pVlloh was OF Internal origin. This neg
.aye evidence Is SO strong and 80 gen.
e'ai That see no possibility OF the
iatenal p'es'o' p'e's' :
u, me only alternative then left for
Iv SQUIRT IL to fall back on evidence
"HiIh points TO the internal blowing up
'he Maine. This. think, will be
,s. uVne unless the court formulates a
Sny Sso.osy OF Its own or declares that It
.SS .UsS hot know how the disaster occur-
Improbable" = - ~ : ~" 'iN
10 bearing on me value oi!thc opin-
~" u the officer In question f. must be
as DMne In mind that hc was before the
Sa,' ,Sa. ior about fifteen minutes Only,and
sSIr n' ne mas at all times expressed him
~, ~ a. as confident that the explosion was
80. cue 10 an accident. Fl 81 A
,,oran enpers OF the court when the sub
,S.tN %ee OF the interview was brought to
,s,n. Is attention, declined TO have. any
mI,TtSao MILE 70 say. All the high naval and
i.''a'y "i.I oific!als here. when asked cru
nnc. QUESTIONS, politely profess ignor-