The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-16
LATEST ON Annexation / WAS VEYLER'S WORK
STARTLING STORY CONCERNING
THE MAINE.
Unconfirmed Report That He Plann-
ed the Disaster to Involve America
and Spain in War.

and Spain in War.
The san Francisco Examiner under
date of March Ord publishes the state
ment that the Board of Inquiry has
evidence before it that the Maine was
destroyed by a submarine mine plac-
ed under it the night before the eXplo-
sion. The plot, it is said, originated
with Weyler. The mine, with its rig
ging and wires, was obtained from the
Spanish transport La Gaspe. The Ha-
vana home of the plot was in a ship
chandlery store run by Garcia Trinon,
a colonel of volunteers, who sailed for
Spain three days after the explosion.
Employed by Trinon were three div
ers. two. brothers named Alvarez, and
Abella. One of the Alvarez brothers
has disappeared, supposed to be a
prisoner on the Spanish warship Al
fonso, because he talked too much.
The other two are two of the three
divers employed by the Spanish gov
ernment investigating the wreck.
The reason given why Weyler en-
gagged in this plot is his hatred of the
United States and of the Spanish Pre-
mier Sagasta, and his desire to involve
the two countries in war.
Other American papers of later
date, give no confirmation of this
story.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The dip
lomatic representatives, of Japan, Swe-
den and Germany have asked the Uni
ted States for the names of their re-
spective subjects who were among the
crew and killed on the Maine disaster.
1t is supposed that they intend to de-
mand indemnity, if it is shown that
Spain is liable for the disaster.
NEW YORK, March 3.-EXpectant
eyes were turned toward Havana to-
day. Last night the dispatches indi-
Gated that the Spanish volunteers,
that loyal auxiliary of General Weyler,
were ready to break from Blanco and
start little war of their own. The
excitement among the volunteers was
less marked today, but trouble is now
looked for at any time.
Great preparations are being made
to hold monster demonstration in
honor of the Spanish navy when the
Almirante Oquendo reaches Havana.
She left Cartagena, Spain, on Febru-
airy 1st, and is expected at any mo-
ment.
The court of inquiry into the loss
of the Maine is expected to return on
Friday. The divers were not able to
accomplish any work this morning,
owing to rain. At noon the storm
subsided, and the divers went to work
again. One body was recovered 1t is
feared that the work of recovering the
remaining bodies in the hull of the
Maine will have to be abandoned. The
divers, it is said, will now try to
bring up the heavy guns of the boat.
In Washington little serious atten-
ton is given to the widespread criti-
cism of Secretary Longs statement of
Tuesday to the effect that the question
of the Spanish governments partici-
patton in the explosion that wrecked
the Maine had been eliminated In
making the statement Secretary Long
did not intend to commit the Admin
istration in any way to the theory OF
the accident. He merely said that in
his personal opinion, speaking as a
private individual, the Spanish gov
ernment was innocent of crime.
As was to be expected after the vio-
lent fluctuations and unusually heavy
transactions that have taken place on
the Stock Exchange during the last
ten days, the stock market has become
comparatively dull. The dealings were
the smallest recorded in many weeks.
The logical inference from this cir
cumstance is that the most important
interests are out of the market and
small spectators are disinclned to
make new ventures until the so called
Cuban situation is more satisfactory
than at present. Local investors and
London appear to have bought all the
securities they wished to acquire.
HIGHEST POSSIBLE GRADE.
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