Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-24

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which EIay Suggest spanish RESPONSE
bility viii he Tolerated by spain
Cuban Recognition Close-A synopsis in
Washington.
KEY WEST, Fla, March 23.-The
United States court Of inquiry into the
loss of the battleship Maine has at last
finished its laborious work of investi-
cation of the disaster and has sub.
mitted its report to Rear Admira
Sicard. The decision reached by the
court is still a matter of surmise.
Perhaps some significance may be
attached and conclusions drawn from
a remark uade by Adm Sicard last
Eight. when he said toa correspondent:
"The case of the Maine is most pecu-
liar, perhaps the most peculiar which
has ever occurred in the history OF the
world" From the general tone of his
remarks it might lie inferred that the
court findings do not definitely solve
the mystery of the explosion. This is
further borne out by the admiraPS
statement that even after the repoSS
had been sent to Washington the de-
partment may require further inyesti-
CATION Lieutenant Commander Marix
left Key West this afternoon on his
way to Washington, taking with hlT
the report of the court on the disaster
| NEW YORK. March 20 The Wash ing.
ton correspondent of the New York
| Herald says
White the Maine disaster l. iuseparubly
| H. I'd with the general Cuban question. | was
! as .reu by a member Of the c1ninr; that the
preside mt would deal with the former dlplu-
| mulcally before making representations TO
| Spain concerning the Independence Of Cuba.
| The blowing up of the Maine is TO he used Is
| an additional and final argument %, To hy
| speedy end >horld he brought to the war in
! Cuba. President Mckinley Is anticipating a
! decision which will show the main cause
| of the disaster to have been due To I'm out
| side explosion and that the court will be
unable 10 show what person or pr, ions
! committed the crime. \ cabinet htmOer
| told me that while the president was pre-
| pairing 10 make diplomatic representations
| to spain on an indemnity basis Ie was not uu.
| mindf of the possibilities II a finding by
| court which waud make war unavoidable. and
| that the eXtruc rdnary military and naval pr
| purutiOns W. sc consequently begun. TniS
| positively direct connection Of Spanish officials
VITA the Ma ne disaster would prevent the
! president frnIn carrying out r. determination
| to deal with the Maine cataSt 'ophe in strictly
| lcsal and diplomatic way. II NAV be further
| stated that TIE president hops an expects
| that this mat or can be adjusted automatically
lam informed that 1t is now IN, purpose OF
| the president to make congress jointly response.
! Die for amy action in dealing with he general
81. TI.s
ewes that the independence Of Cuba IS writtec
IN the book OF fate He further believes that the
| BLOWN M af the Maine malieS it imperative up
on this country to do SON thing at the EARL IT
| date possible to end the war In Cuba bar he is
not couvinc d uS to the best means Of doing
his without bringing on war Instead Of iSSu-
ing proclamation recognizing the indapend-
eHcc Of Cuba rs 1t has been frequently assert a
he would. President NJ Kiney is now Of the
opinion that congress should take the intia-
tive 1t is for that reason that the adminiStra-
ton has changed its programme in favor NJ IN
early adjournment l am now assured that
the president wants congress To stay here I'm.
Ill the Cuban question i In fair way to set
ticmenL
There Is no further doubt that tn" holding ci
the Spanish torpedo fptllla at tn" Cauarig-
and the withdrawal OF the battle .hipN from tn
vi'inity Of Cuba was the result Of an agree
governments The fact that Rear Admiral 81
card has with him at Kew West formidable
squadron Is due to the desire Of the nuihO"i. !
ties to have strong feet there when the re.
port Of the court Of inquiry is read and the re.
suit Of the policy to b uaugurated by the |
president has made iit i apparent II has
been determined by IN officials to continue |
the sharp watch which hu, bc"u kept on the
Spanish torpedo boat ttntila md should they |
MT la ia ipp Ia nm 20 "a 4 o..
Oruu, protest to Spain looking toward orders |
for their immediate return TO the CunarieS |
II Spain should refuse TO comply with these |
representations the plan prepared by the OFF, |
cialS cOutcmDlnteS not only the formation OF a /
FIXING squadron but the dispatch Of cruisers to
in rrccpt the torpedo hotilla and destroy it.
senator Chandler Iives ILL., OpiniOn.
WASHINGTON, March 20. 49, Senator |
Chandler was in conference with sew
eral of the cabinet officers to-day and |
after leaving them, expressed the opin-
that the report of the naval board of
inquiry. would not be received until |
next week He thought it would come !
on Monday or Tuesday and was quite
confident that the president would ,
send it tn congress aS soon as received
if of nature to permit it to be done.
Said the senator:
II is barely possible that the character Of the
document may be such aS 70 render II ineXpe-
dent to give II out until congress can b. made
aware gradually Of Its contents. II. for in
stance it indicates beyond doubt the culpa-
bility Of the SpaniardS. in connection with
the Maine disaster. It would not he wise to
place congress in immediate possession Of the
facts officially for fear that war would be de-
clared inSlantunsously and without due regard
10 all the conditions
lie asserted his conviction that the
navy department and the president
were as yet ignorant of the contents
OF the boards findings.
Mammoth Wooden Mills Barn.
TROY, n. y. March 15.-The Victor
mills OF ConneS a fen.sinrr ntrnnlnr. !