The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-02
BLAME NOT SETTLED
Belief That a Floating Mine
Did the Work.
HANGING AT COLFAX
John Leonard, Jacob Malquist's
Murderer, Pays the Death
Penalty.
Ohio River Still on the Rise-Loss will
Reach Mil. on-Comet Coming To-
ward the Earth at the Rate of
one Million Miles Day.


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| W ASAINGION. March z .--rne buarC
| of inquiry into the loss of the Maine
finds that the explosion which destroy.
ed the battle-ship came from the out
side, and does not fix the responsible.
ity for the disaster. 1t does not ex-
press an opinion as to the character OF
the explosion, but the testimony goes
to show that it was powerful sub.
marine mine, the exact character of
which is not determined by the testi-
mony, though the belief was expressed
that it was hat is known as floating
plosions the board finds, the first from
the outside and that this set off one of
the smaller magazines.
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WASHINGTON, March 25.-The re.
port of the Maine Court Iof JURY il
now in the hands of President McKin-
ley. The formal transmissio. of this
mOmentOus document was accomplish
ed at 9 40 this morning. 1t was de.
livered by Lieutenant Mark, judge
advocate of the court of inquiry, to
Secretary Long, and by the latter
taken to the White House and handed
to the pre.iGent. The arrival of the
report hardly created a ripple of ex-
citement at the White House, except
among the newspaper corresp. ndehts
gathered there. AssistanG Secretary
Day had called about o'clock, but as
the president was at breakfast he re
tired, and returned at 10. Secretary
Alger also came about half an hour
later, and was flowed by the post
master general and Secretary Bliss.
The other mem bers of the cabinet did
not arrive until about the usual hour
of meeting, II o'clock.
Secretary Long remained with the
president continuously up to the time
of Assem- bling the cabinet. Callers at
the v hite House were told that the
president was engaged and could not
be seen. Long returned to the navy
at about P. M, and at a
quarter past !, the cabinet took re-
cess till 3 O'Clock. In answer to in
quiries, it was stated that after the re-
port had been carefuitN read over in
the presenee Of ali the members OF he 4
cabinet. gene. al discussion followed
of its principal features.
Mark was called in to explain some
not fully covered by the re-
port. Further than this, no state.
ment would be made or iutimatiOn
gwen by any c,bir ent officer as To the
of the report until it was
TO congress on MONDAY.
Interest bordering on con"er was
among officials of the navy
over the movements of the
the Canary islands to ortO Rico. he
HuUilla is one of the most formidable I
its kind afloat, aud the sending Of it to
the West Indies at this time is regard
ed as an indication that Spain's en-
deavor is to be prepared for any
in or near Cuba.
Naval experts are of the opinion
that it will take the hotilla about ten
days to make the journey, but ii is ex-
ceedingly likely that it will actually
require severa! days longer The
liability of the boats to accident Is
great. particularly if they should en-
counter rough weather. Then, too, it
they should be accompanied by col
liers. the speed of the fleet would be
reduced to that of the coalboats