Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-03-22
MAINE COMMISSION
Spain Will Refuse to Accept Any
Report Which Suggests Span
ish Responsibility.
REPORT OF COURT COMPLETE
Lieutenant Commander Mark Left Key
West This Afternoon for Washington
and Should Reach That City
on Thursday.

New York, March Ell am in
position to inform you that the SPANS
government will refuse to accept an
finding of the Maine commission whic
may suggest Spanish responsibility,
says the Madrid correspondent Of tn
Herald. IF the report throws th
blame upon Spain which would carr
with 1t a call for an Indemnity, the pen
insular government will forthwith ap
peal to the combined European powers
on plea of equity and common fair
ness to intervene in favor of Spair
against what every Spaniard would es-
TEEN most m0nstrOus and iniquitOus
finding. 1t is hoped that under such
circumstances, the United States will
agree to the appointment of neutral
court of naval constructors"
Report Signed by Admiral sicard.
The Mail and Express prints special
from Key West, saying: Admiral Sicard
signed the Maine report today. 1t will
start for Washington at O'Clock this
afternoon in charge of Judge Advocate
Mark. He should reach Washington
Thursday sight. President Mckinley
has already been informed by cipher
cable of the findings of the court.
Report Of Court Completed
Key West, March 22.-The United
States court of inquiry into the loss OF
the Maine has finished the laborious
work of the investigation and submit
ted its report to Rear Admiral Sicard.
He pointed out some alterations which
he considered necessary and the report
will probably be taken to Washington
today by Lieutenant Commander Mark
Judge advocate of the court. 1t Is pos
sible, however, that its arrival in Wash
ington may be delayed several days
longer. The decision of the court is
still matter of surmise. Admiral
Sicard said to the correspondent: ''The
case of the Maine disaster is perhaps
the most peculiar which ever occurred
in the history of the world"
From the general tone OF his remarks
it might be inferred that the court find
ings do not definitely solve the mystery
of the explosion. The court will re-
main in existence subject to the call of
Admiral Sicard. The general impress
sion continues to prevail that the court
found that the Maine was Intentionally
blown up.
Lieutenant Commander Mark left Key
West this afternoon for Washington
with the report.
Maine Officers Ordered Home.
1t is reported that the officers of the
Maine, now in Havana, have been Or
dered home.
Spanish Warship sailcd.
Madrid. March 22.-It is reported that
the Spanish warship selected to convey
the torpedo feet to Cuba has sailed from
for the Canary islands. 1t
appears the delay was due to the fact
that the Arcte, one of the Spanish tor
pedo boats, sustained slight damage on
way from Cadiz to the Canaries. The
advocate the further
Of the naval squadron in
Cuban waters.
Explosion Of External Origin.
The Spanish government has re-
ceived dispatch from the Spanish
at Washington, saying that the
report of the United States naval court,
appointed to inquire into the loss of the
battleship Maine, holds that the explo-
sion was Of an external origin.