The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-27
REPORT TO WOODFORD
THE FINDING WAS SENT TO
SPAIN THURSDAY NIGHT.
AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE AWAITED
President Mckinley Had a Comparatively Quiet
Day. No Special Cabinet Meets Occurred
and Cabinet officers Went About
Their Departmental Business.

Washington. ID. c., March 26.-The
dy's intense anxiety which mrked yes
terday's developments i'll the Spanish
situation was noticeably relieved to-day,
as the worst, for the present at least,
had become known in the publication of
the material points of the. Court of In
quiry's report and little remained but to
await calmly the submission of the full
report and the Presidents message to
Congress early next week. Such cable
communications as may have passed be-
tween Washington and Madrid in regard
to the report were closely guarded by
officials. 1t was known, however. that
Minister WOOdf0rd had been cabled TO
notify the Spanish government as to re-
suits found by the American court, par
ticlIlarly that the explosion was EXTERNAL
and that the responsibility for the exter-
nal explosion had not been definitely
fixed. This cablegram. ii can now be
stated. was sent from Washington Thurs
day night. The fact that it was dis
patched before the arrival of Comman-
der Mark bearing the full text of the
report and the evidence appears on it's
face to involve contradiction. IT can he
stated only that the cablegram was sent
to Minister WOodford directing him TO
give this notification to the Spanish GOV
ernnIent on Thursday night. Tt is be-
Heyed that this dispatch went no fur
fhcr than directing the results to be
made known to the Spanish government.
with Il view of leaving the responsible
tF with Spain of making such response
81 seems appropriate on such an occasion.
Up to tonight no action on the part
Of the Spanish government had been
oitIciaEly communicated to Washing
ton. 1t Is not doubted that the Spanish
Ministry and Minister WOodforl had
conferred on the subject, but that any
formal or final course of action had
Deen determined upon is not proba ble
reside the Maine event. the Spanish
Cabinet is today ON the eve of a fierce
political cOnfiiet. which TERMINATES to-
morrow in elections for the Cortes. so
that TINS may cause some slight delay.
President Mckinley had Il compara-
lively quiet day after the excitement of
yesterday. There were rumors of sDc-
clal Cabinet meetings, but these did not
occur. 'Tlhes Cabinet officers devoted
their attention solely to departmental
affairs. Secretary Long left his office
at $3.50 O'clock p M. remarking that he
had not seen the President in twenty
four hours, and that his entire day had
been given to detail. AS he left the de-
pdrtment. however, he went to the
White House and joined the President.
Judge Day likewise started about the
same time for the White House. 1t
was stated that the conferences did not
relate to the Maine disaster so far as
Secretary Long was concerned. as he
carried number of Naval reOuisitiOns
from the fifty millions defense fund to
receive the signature of the President
no expenditure from this extraordinary
appropriation being made until the Presi-
dent considers the item and gives his
written authority for it. Before going
to the White House Judge Day had n
long conference with Assistant Secretary
of State Adee. whose particular forte is
the framing of State Department papers
to meet diplomatic requirements.
Whether it related to the Spanish mat.
ter could not be learned, for on this
Judge Day and all others in the State
department maintained complete sill
ence. Judge Day declined to saw
Madrid, or come from there concerning
the Maine report or the Cuban question.
The Spanish Minister did not call at
the State Department during the day,
nor has he been there Within the last
two dys. Sir Julian Paunceforte, the
British Ambassador, spent some time
with Judge Day during the afternoon.
but it is understood to have had no rela-
tion with the Cuban question 1t is un-
doubtedly true, however, that the Brit
ish Ambassador has learned officially
the essential conclusion reached by the
American Court of Inquiry, and that
the British government is apprised OF
the facts. An official in high standing.
referring to Sir Julian's call, stated that
the Maine report was one more factor
toward inducing European governments.
Great Britain. to take cog !
nizance of the dreadful condition of af-
fairs prevailing in Cuba and to look at j,
least with sympathy, it not with more
means, to an Intervention which |
would put an end TO such suffering.