Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-25


ihu emens of the preparations to NEST
.he other alternative
lle President said to several of his
saeieats today, i'm discussing THE STUD
s!rtl, That he would do everything con-
SiStent with the honor and tiE.gnity Of
me country to avert war AND he still
believed war could be averted. He also
sahd THAT he believed rn1sa government
OF Spain was as anxious for peace a.,
rs we were. but at the same thine he
lid Not hesitate to admit the gravity OF
,'he situation. The President frankly
Nt'k1lao Wiedged THAT die believes that
The report of the board of inquiry will
end that the Maine w7as blown up from
the outside. His program has been def
sInltely decided upon. 1t its his purpose
to treat the blowing up of THE ,Maln&-
| as am incident. THE report of the board
WIFI be sent to Congress ON Monday
with a very brief message. relating
| ,ile events heading UP TO that point and
Informing Congress that the facts con-
! tanned i'm The report 'helve been cEnbled to
| Madrid to be laid before the Spanish
( government by Minister Wnodford. No
| demar!d wild be made upon Spain, bu-
| the laying Of the facts before THE Span
! i,:,h government will be equiv aleIpt to
calling upon Spain for, am explanation
and such action as she may deem pro-
| per 1t Us the purpose of the House
tscaderse.to rsfer che report -artd message
to the cs1mmattee on foreign affairs.
WNlIOul UeDate, aIlA TO 'tullS purpose ~
is believed the Democrats of THE House
have acquiessced. reservlng the right
to demand action it a report from the
committee lis 100 long deIaYed.
Much viii then depend upon Sl,ain 8
response. but there are those close to
the President Who believe that from
the time the report lis Sent to Congress
II wtGl drop oqlt as q factor i'm the sitiia-
ton. The second part of the Press-
dents program reaches the Maine ques-
u!an and iTvolvels intervention on hu-
nlunGit ar,an' grounds Within R week or
ts-n days after the report of the board
goes To Congress. 1t will be interven-
Non TO relieve the starvation in Clrba
and upon SPANS acquescenee an or
Objection 10 the act will depend peace
or war. "A prominent member OIL the
House said today that i'm his opinion
The. next two weeks would determine
Which it world be. Such Information
as EXISTS here leads Those close ITO uhe
President 10 believe that the Spanlssh
government Will go TO amy length III
,,are.S 10 preserve peace. Itle Queen
Regent is especially anxious no prevent
wssr, and it is believed the MINISTRY
viii. go Just as far as 1T can wItdlou,
ieppardizing tits own eS!st ense ana tne
survival of the present Spanish dSuh'S-
with tire report iar Washington TO-
night il will be laid before the cabi-
met at the regular meeting ait III O'Clock
tomorrow, and at that time the Presl-
dent and his advisers Will begin the
grave work OF weighing the conclusions
reached and determining the action that
is to be taken.
The formal plan Of its TRANSMISSION to
Congress next Monday IS already ar
ranged. but with the report ana eVl,
denSe before them, the President emo
his advisers for the first time Will De
in a position to outline the character
Of the message which is to accompany
the submission of the report TO Con-
gross and to arrange definite plan OF
detailed procedure, which as yet has not
been worked out.
Tire navy depa rtrnent was advised to-
day of the sailing OF the monMSr Ier-
rcr from New York for Key West; the
arrival Of the Texas at Hampton Roads,
of the monitor Puritan at NeWpoM
News. and the Monadnock and Monte
rev at San Francisco. The hattleship
Texas came up from Key West. max
ing an exceptionally quick run for a
vessel of her class.
The Spanish authorities here nave
been infcu med that some time ago Cap
tain Sigsb=e asked permission to use
dynamite in the destruction Of thu
wreck Of the Maine.
This was refused by Captain General
Blanco, for the reason, 1T IS officially
explained that as there are evil dis
nos d persons who insist that THE Maine
was blown up from external causes, the
Spa ish authorities Obj not want the
wreck destroyed. as it affords all the
ey:ds,nce ohtainabre as 20 the actual
cause of the disaster.