Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-10


make an examination Of the wreck Of
the Maine, especially US it was also
said that American naval officers
would give such divers all consistent
facilities and would throw no obsta-
cles in the way Of thorough sub
marine. inspection. That the permits
sion was not accorded until after the
court of inquiry had finished Its work
here and gone to Key West is regarded
as signi fcant. 1t opens a wide field
for speculation. Some assert that the
court now has no objection to Span.
ish inquiry for one of two reasons:
Either the court has sufficient evidence
already of accident or malice-evidence
that cannot be controverted by the
Spaniards-or, after a diligent search,
the mystery remains at deep as ever
and the court does not think the
Spanish will reach conclusion where
the Americans have failed. That any
important testimony before the court
has found it's way to the public is
very unlikely. Some of the witnesses
have told certain c3rrespC ndents of al
legged testimony, but in every case In
vestigation has showed their stories to
be wildly improbable and controyerted
by known facts or else absolutely ir-
relevant There are no signs OF DEM
onStration against Americans.
Washington, March 5. Secretary
Long said at the close Of his day at
the navy department that no word had
been received from the court Of in
quiry and that no orders had been, or
would be given as to the movements
of the court from Key West, as the
court was fully authorized to shape Its
own movements. The original orders
to the court were issued by Admiral
Sicard, as commander of the feet to
which the Maine belonged, and it has
the technical status OF an admirars
court, reporting directly to him, both
as to it's movements and as to its final
report on the cause of the disaster.
The understanding here is that the
court has not concluded it's work, but
will return to Havana to take testi-
mony which has been delayed by the
difficulties in the way of the divers.
That Admiral Sicard expects this
move back to Havana was shown by q
| dispatch from him q few days ago sug'
| costing that arrangements be made fol
Il vessel to take the court back. AS the
| lighthouse tender Mangrove had been
| doing the service the treasury depart
| ment was asked to assign the Man
grove for the return of the court to
Key West, and this was done. With
these arrangements concluded it is said
at the navy department that the court
will proceed without consulting OF
tcials here.
Their Mission of Charity.
Arrangements are being made fol-
| tine trip Of the cruiser Montgomery an6
gunboat Nashville to Cuban ports with
relief supplies. Chairman Barton, Of
the Central Cuban RELIEF committee
has advised the state department that
donations are coming forward il
great abundance, not only in money
but more particularly in the form OF
provisions, from all directions The
Maine relief fund, under MI. Longs
management, has reached 4 total OF
$3,113
The only telegram relating to thu
Maine disaster that came to the navy
department during the day was tho
following from Commander Forsyth Il
Key West: ''Bache arrived. Brough
one body unidentified, and Paul Lot
tus private marine; jeremiah Shea
coal passer; John Heffner ordinar,
seaman; Thomas j. Waters, ordinar!
seaman, wounded, from Tortugas
Tine wounded will be sent to the arm!
hospital The funeral of the body ha'
started for the cemetery
During the course of the day sinnila
inquiries to that made by the japanese
legation as to the number of her sub
jects aboard the Maine, came to tn
navy department from the German
and Swedish legations. and it is eX
Dected that others will follow. Nearl!
every nationality was represented II
the Names big crew.