The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-01

VI NV ~ =
For some time prior to the visit OF the
Maine TO Havana har Dor onr consular rep
res entatives oil ted out the advantages to
flow from the visit of national ships to the
Cuban waters In accustorning the people to
IN. presence OF our flag as the m Dol Of
good will and OF our ships In tn, iulailmcnt
of the mission of protection to American
sntsrest'. even though no immediate need
there for IN ght exist.
ACCORDINGLY on the gath Of Jinla-y last.
after %confere nee with the Spanish minister
In which the renewal OF visit, Of our war
We ssels to Spanish wat'r was dis,uS,ed
and accepted. tbs penlnsular authorities
at drld and Havana were advised of the
purpose of this government to resume
friendly naval visits At Cuban ports and
that In that view the Maine would forth
With cal a. the port Of Havana.
SPAIN SHOWED APPRECIATION.
This announcement was received by the
spanish government with appreciation of
tue friendly character OF the visit of the
Maine and with notification If inteation to
return the courtesy by sending Spanish ships
TO the principal ports OF the Unlted States
Meanwhile the Maine entered the port
OF Havana on the 2 Ith day of January. her
arrival being marked with no special iaci-
dent besides ne exchange OF customary
saIutes and ccrc mOnial visits.
The line continued Ia the harbor of
havana during the three weeks following
her arrival No apprcciable excitement
SceIinS y, r.i say. opon .ne contrary. a
resumpti m of the long interrupted friendly
Intercourse. So uoticeabe was this immc-
diate effect OF her visit that the consul
general strongly urg d that the presence
of our ships In Cuban wa ers should be
Kept up by retain ng them at Hlvaua or
In the event of her recall. by sending there
Avessel to take her pla:e.
TINE rx,,
o'ioS or ihE ohif.
AT forty minutes past Q I'm the evening
on the 10Th of February the Maine was de-
stro'e ed by an explosion, by which the en-
tire forward part of the ship was utterly
wrecked. In this catastr ,phe two oo,cers
and go of her crew perlshed. thos, who
were not killed outright by her explosion
being penned between d.ck. nv the t.nn,a
sinrins af an" crowned oy ,diate
was r ndcred by the n%eighboringy ,sseIs an.
chored In the harbor. aid being especia,lv
given BY the boat, of the Sn,nIsh crri,.r
Alphonso XII and the Ward line ste amer
City OF Washington. whichlay not far dis
tan. The wounded were gene ousiv c,r.d
Tor by the authorities OF Havana. the hos
pitals being freely op.ned to them, while
the earliest recovered bodies Of the dead
were Inferred by he mupi:ipaIi,y in n pub.
lie cemetery in the city. The tribute, of
grief and sympathy were offered from ali
oflciai quarters Of the island.
mum ~u,o $780,.
49," AIN hELD ITSELF IN HECK.
THE appalling calamity fell pnon tha
people of our country with crushing force
and to- a brief time an int ,nse excitement
prevailed which 4, , rnns N',nsin.en.
and seli-contro led than ours. might have
snirIt howeysr onnu iese 'tneht rms
raImcr ,rocss, 80 sa'e way 10 tue
solve 10 invcstig,,e M t.n, u u re-
m,tcr',i 80 t.ne .asS u await the
as to the cause th. - !uusment
the f,cts w,rr,,,sa .'pons.oln,y anu II
.rhT. u,"".eu, u .en'euy que.
t,sc,s s.onr ~. m.ss.e'uy Recommended
onIv In IN. 49,. SAeeu,iVe' ior
,,iS.a et.pe's.onaSeiy asccr-
ture and measure Of It's fnil dutS IN the
FAIR INVESTIGA TION MADE.
.srhis moae =,
In n 1 c,o.s % pto.oeueu with
tionnl yrss,is ~, unn'y =. u,sas'cr TO ma
uar s.s,e'N VI ANY maratime state. A
LA opu.' . ! iniu.rv was at once organ
ra1; and nr,ctIc,I .xno Iunlneu ny
IN. o,erons IT, NNpe,'en.c W uiscntr .e
NV n stro go. 80 u,.u up,n .hen' Ala q
the cnnr, nro.es fo .AVL' anu u Vers'
inves,iy,, On w., ~ W "aAo d thorough
available me,n. co. 49,, slnp.oyihv every
act ermina,Ion ~ 'nipdiua' ana cx-
~ ~ AI-
with he W., a nsve oeeh con Iucicd
ana Will ;. pe'auph ana Judgment
source If i,fnr,n penu'n.y lursu q no
the fullest opportunity was ,I,oweS t NV
stimuli, aneous iryestlpat ON Inv The Snan
authorities 'p"A'n
pI.ACrn pv,,o,r
"r'oHE 'oN'hEsS
the finding OF the curt of inquiry was
re ached after tw N.Y. three DAYS of contin-
uous LABOR. on the 2lst of March instant.
and nav ng been approved on the 22d by
the commander-in chief of the United
States naval force on the North Atlantic
station, was transmitted to the executive.
HIS herewith llii before Congress to. day.
ana herewith the volumirous ties .imony
taken before the court.
HOW THE MAINE WAS DESTROYED.
Its purport is In brief as TO lows; when
the Maine arrived at Havana she was con-
ductei by the regular government pilot to
buoy No T. 10 which she was moored in