The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
in UGLY MOOD
CONGREssMEN THREATEN TO RE-
VOLT AGAINST M'kINLEY.s PLAN.
Testimony Taken by the Maine Court
of Inquiry Has Aroused Bitter
Feeling Against Spaniards.
RELIEF PLAN NOW OPPOSED
AND THE PRESIDENT CRITICISED
FOR HIS PACIFIC POLICY.
He Is stiH Said to Have Faith in. Re-
storing Peace in Cuba by Ne
gOtiatiOns with Sagasta.
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WAR SENTIMENT GROWING
AND THREATENING TO ENGULE ALL
WHO FAVOR PEACE.
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Reply from Spain Saying She Will
Not Oppose succor TO Cnbans-
Special Cabinet Meeting.
He Is still Said to Have Faith in Re-
storing Peace i'm Cuba by Ne
gOtiatiOns with Sagasta.
WAR SENTIMENT GROWING
AND THREATENING TO ENGULE ALI.
WHO FAVOR PEACE.
Reply from Spain saying She Will
Not Oppose Succor TO Cnbans-
Special Cabinet Meeting.


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The report of the Maine conrt OF
inquiry was transmitted to Con-
gress by President Mckinley. Ac-
cOmpanytng 1T was u brief mes
sage reviewing events preceding
the destruction of the battle ship,
giving an epitOne of the courts
finding, stating that Spain had
been notified OF the result Of the
inquiry, and informing the Iegis-
IatOrs that they would be advised
of further developments. The
courts report is i'm line with the
synopsis presented i'm yesterdays
Journal. In the Senate the mes
sage and report were rOmptiv
referred to the committee on for
eign relations, and, i'm the HOuse,
the message was sent to the COM
mittee ON foreign affairs. There
was no debate in either body. The
galleries were crowded and there
was much excitement among the
visitors.
The testimony taken by the
Maine court OF inquiry. amounting
to about 100000 words, was SUBJ
mitted to the Senate. Ut makes
clear that every precputiOn DOssf-
BILE was sakeR by the officers of
the ship, and that no. outsider was
afforded oppoEtnnafa Il e 2 ralaE :l.' e E -
PI0sfses aboard or fampeF with
the machinery or magazines. The
testimony is also convincing that
there was outside explosion
which set of several of the maga-
zines and added to the havoc. The
first explosion bent inward heavy
armOr plates, and raised the bow
of the ship far above where 1T
would have been had the expiO-
sion been internal. The most i'm
pOrtant evidence was that of
Captain Sigsbee and the divers. 1t
was reported by several Havana
correspondents that the position
of the Maine In the harbOr was
changed the night before the ex-
pIOsion. The testimony shows the
report to have been untrue.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage
has again denied the rumOr that
he contemplated resigning. He
says the Cabinet is perfectly har-
mOnious.
Commander Horace Elmer has
been detached from the Cramps
ship yards and placed in charge of
''the mosquito fleet" This feet
will be composed of many small
craft armed with ''sttngers" i'm the
form of guns. Naval militia will
man the boats, and they will he
used principally for defense of
seacOast cities. The Key West
feet has been strengthened by the
arrival of three more war ships.
Work is being pushed at the
Brooklyn navy yard ON the re-
centIy-purchased yachts and tugs.
They have been given new names
by Secretary Long. Commodore
SchIey is now in command of the
"fying squadron
special meeting of the Cab
met was held, and new phases of
the Cuban question discussed. A
cablegram was received from Min
lister WoodfOrd Mt Madrid, stating
that Spain would have no Objec-
tiOn to the United States relieving
the distressed recommendation An
other cabIeGram conveyed the
finding of the Spanish court of in
quiry into the Maine disaster. AS
stated several days ago, 1T asserts
that the explosion had an internal
origin. The President informed
his Cabinet that he was deter
mined to avert war if possible.
1t is reported Mt Washington
that McKinIey's policy is not rad
ical enough to please many Com
gressmen, and that they may re-
volt against his proposition to
succOr Cubans with public funds.
The testimony taken by the Maine
court of inquiry was 80 much
stronger in support of the exter-
naI-explosion theory than the
synopsis of the report indicated
that legislators who were i'm favor
of n peaceful solution of the Cuban
question yesterday morning were
talking the other way mt night
fall.