Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-03-19
QUESTION OF INDEMNITY
THERE MAY BE ARBITRATORS.
The Forecast of Events According to
one of the Washington COrre-
spOndentS-DiversA Are Said to BE
of the Opinion That the Maine
Was Destroyed by a Torpedo.

They are prepared to act. They have can
vassed the course Of events, so far as they
can forcsee them, and have formulated
IL policy to meet the emergency. Along its
lines the administration expects to move
unless it is swept off its feet by wave
of popular dissatisfaction.
The Globes special correspondent is
able to present the forecast OF events as
viewed by the president and his cabinet
1t can be outlined thus
Fmst--The board Of inquiry will report
this week that the explosion Was eXter-
nal
Second d-The president will immediate
". through Minister Woodford, demand
from Spain an indemnification OF Slo,0Oo,-
600
Three-Spain is expected to reply ex-
pressing her willingness to pay If she is
responsible, but maintaing that her own
investigation shows that the explosion
was internal and purely accidental. She
will therefore suggest reference to an
inte,na tional board Of arbitration.
Fourth-In such an event the admins
tration would be disposed to comply with
the suggestion, unless there is an e'neute
in Havana or an irresistible demand for
war sweeps through congress.
Fifth-If congress acquiesces iii the sug
cestion the attempt will be made to ad-
ourn the body and leave the whole mat
ter in the presidents hands.
Sixth--It is expected that large ma
iority of congressman will claim that such
i matter Of honor can not be arbltrated.
1t is further expected that the leaders
of both houses, including Senator Davis
OF Minnesota, will favor arbitration.
The Rrazilinns Are Ours.
Washington March l5.-The reported
sale to the United States Of the Brazilian
cruisers Amazonas and Admiral Abrena Ii
now receiving their finishing touches III
English shipyards, has been confirmed.
It is said. furthermore, that SPAN can
not purchase ships either from Chill OF
the Argentine republic.
To Hoist the Flag.
Washington. March l5--Orders have
been sent to Commodore Howell. com
manding the European station, to send
force Of men from the San francisco. t.
take possession of and hoist the United
States flag on the Amazonas, the Brazil
ian ship that is ready to go into commits
sion at Newcastle. This will prevent any
difficulty in case hostilities should break
out, as the ship would be under our flag
but lying in friendly harbor.
Significant Questions.
London. March l5.-In the house O
commons the parliamentary secretaf.
for the foreign office, Mr.. Culzon, reply
inc to Michael Davitt. who asked the gov
! eminent whether Great Britain had OF
fered to lend warships to the United
States and any European power. sad tn
government had not made such an offer
I IN answer to series Of questions Whlci
Dayitt put. with the view of elicltln!
whether there were any negotiations to
an alliance between Great Britain and tn
United States, or whether Great Britain
had offered to mediate in the Cuban cr1
sis. Mr.. Curzon said these questions wer
Of such nature it was inexpedient to re
ply to them.
FitzhuGh Lee. Jr.
Tampa. Fla. March l5.-Fitzhueh Lei
.Jr. son of Consul General Lee, has arrive
here on the steamer Olivette from ha
yana. Although reticent about Stain
ANYTHING of an official nature he made tn
following statement:
II have been in Havana but 10 day
having gone there to visit my father 0
nv winter vacation. While there asce
tanned a number of facts concerning tn
present strained situation between span
and the United States and | am OF I'll
oninion that war between the two coui
tries is imminent, notwithstanding TT
, fact that diplomacy will be taxed to i
furtherest limit to prevent it. The Man
disaster and the attitude of congress u
on the beIigerency will be the chief l
sues. The court of inquiry's report nj
not been made public, but it is poss1b
:, known to the authorities at Washlngto
An Open Secret.
Cincinnati, March IA special to u
, Commercial Tribune from Portsmout
Va. says:
The tug Right Arm having been relle
ed at the scene of the Maine wreck by Il
tue I. j. Merritt, left Havana last Mond;
y, and has reached Norfolk. Captain Jot
Maeee, who is in command. would II
sneak of what his divers had seen Al
the conclusion he had reached from t
:, reports. The crew were more commui
cativc and every man said 1t was
s open secret among all the divers and OF
GERS at Havana that the big magaziil
= were intact and the Maine had been {
:, stroyed by a torpedo.
Mediation in Cuba.
lf London. March l5-The Daily Ney
n commenting on its Washington corr
"a pondent's report that President Mex
levs intimate friends believe him in
vor of waving all questions OF indemni
providing Spain will accept Americ
q friendly mediation in Cuba. says:
ie ''Such resolution would be the b
Of for all parties If Spain is not able
m manage her own colonies. they must
pe anaged for her. That and no straini
n of the Monroe doctrine is the source
Y. American feeling against Spain.
"Thcre will be no disgrace or discre
in accepting the friendly mediation o
power with no ambitions or designs OF
e. own to crafty. The present position
& sort of stalemate. If Mr. Mckinley
Id find a way out Of the embrogllo ne
of earn the gratitude of United Sta'
H. Spain. Cuba and mankind
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