Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
will be based on the claim that fire
preceded the explosion.

will be based on the claim that a fire
preceded the explosion.
WASHINGTON, Feb 26.-In view of
the widely published report that the
harbor of Havana contains n system of
submarine mines, n statement around
which has conferred the chief public
interest in connection with the disas-
ter To the battle ship Maine, Senior Du
Bose, Spanish charge d'affairs at
Washington, Friday night made to
reporter the following statement,
which, coming from such authority,
may be considered an official denial:
Il wish to state on my own official
knowledge that no mine exists inside
or outside of Havana harbor; nor is
there any submarine defense of any
kind. The report is SO absolutely false
and ridiculous that it could only have
originated in the minds of those per-
sons anxious to incite the evil passions
of both nations for their own miserable
ends l consider the very suggestion
of such a thing an insult to Spain"
The friends of the victims of the
Maine disaster have discovered that
they can not have their bodies brought
to this country in cases where they
have already been inferred. This is
due to the fact that the Spanish laws
forbid the exhumation of corpses until
the expiration of the period OF five
years after burial
The prohibition had its origin in the
fear of infection from contagious dis
eases. Some applications have al
ready been made to have bodies
| brought to the United States by pri-
vate individuals and they have en-
countered this obstacle.
Whether an effort will be made to
have it removed is not yet apparent.
HAVANA. Feb. 26.-Thc wreck of the
| Maine is slowly but surely sinking into
the mud. Before the hull could be
raised it would be necessary to remove
the guns and deck debris For lack of
proper appliances practically nothing
| in this line has been accomplished.
| Aside from the officers and cabin eff
fects the salvage thus far has been
pitifully small. The cloudy wealth
err and rain made the work of
the divers unsatisfactory Friday
and very little was done. 1t is
said that hole has been made
by the divers in one of the forward
matches, and il is hoped that n number
| of bodies will be recovered. The court
| of inquiry sat longer than usual Fri
day, the six divers being examined
more in detail than heretofore. The
time of the departure of the Mangrove
] with the court for Key West has not
| Ia 4
Friday that il was doubtful whether
his vessel would sail Saturday; that
all depended ON the developments of
the testimony.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 2G.-In spite of
the stories that come from unofficial
sources in Havana as to sensational
developments in connection with the
work of the divers in the Names
hull, the administration remains firm
in its statement that there is no
credible evidence one way or the
other as to the cause of the dis
aster and holds to it's purpose to await
the conclusion of the investigation
now making by the court of inquiry.
This position was emphasized at Fri
days cabinet meeting. People who
looked for some startling announce
ment were disappointed, as the MEM
bers without reservation frankly
admitted that the subject of the
loss of the Maine had been dis
cussed, but said the government had
received no information from Havana
since Thursday, and had no intention
of changing its policy until there was
something of substance to warrant it.
The Spanish legation was equally in
the dark as to any of the discoveries
reported from sources that are not
cited, as was shown by the message
from Capt. Gen. Blanco.
| HAVANA, Feb. 26.-The United States
light house tender Mangrove is still
here and the naval court of inquiry
continued its usual sessions Friday.
Its members hoped tolget away to Key
West late Friday evening or early Sat
urday morning, But they are not sure
which it will be- II is probable that
the testimony of the civilian witnesses
did not add to The courts knowledge of