El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-18
All Funeral Arrangements Were Attended to
by Spanish Officials.
VERY COURTEOUS
Forty Bodies Of the Brave Sailors Who Were the Maine
When the Explosion Occurred We're Washed Ashore To-
day-NO New Developments to the Cause of the Dis
aSter-N0teS 0f Interest From Different Places on the
Situation--Sen1tor Mason on the Cuban Question.

I ~ fashion and in the course of his
speech, declared empbatically that
h, American people wanted to know
1t once how the Maine was blown up,
| he also denounced the executive de-
partment for the concea!ing from cor ::
gress and the people the facts regard
| ing the situation in Cuba. There has
been . constant copcealment and peo-
pie OF the United States are heartily
tired of it.
Then Mr.. Hale Interrupted to plead
Ionce more for delay until the navy de-
sn investigation. Mason meanwhile
stood on. his feet aud declared he had
not finished his spesch. -aesumiog 2,
Mason passionately exclaimed the
Cuban sympathizers in congress have
implored both Presidents Cleveland
and Nc Kinley during the last three
years to take action IN rsgard to the
situation in the island Of Cuba. Macon
denied warmly that soy congressional
of the disaster would con-
fist with the navy department.
Z EesswaAtsd no secret tArs=eAa1hhee
business but an open, fair investiga7
tion of the destruction of the Maine.
He claimed that one report would nee.
esssrily uphold the other and The truth
of the matter could be sifted to the
bottom. The public demand to know
whether the Maine was blown up by
On enemy of this governments or
whether it wss accident caused by
Spontaneous eombusti n. Murder and
starvation are still going on in Cubs,
Mason shrieked, and then read cliE-
plug from several newspapers bearing
upon starvation in Cuba.
Mr.. Wolcott followed and scored
NJ ason for saying that the people of
the United States had lost confidence in
the executive Department.. Mason In
terruDted him and denied that he had
made any such statement; that he used
the words ''Eome of the departments"
Wolcott declined to yield, and excited
ly demanded that the off ,ial report be
read. This was done, and then VOL
colt in thunderous tones replied he did
not distrust the executive officere.
Such, . distrust had never existed.
Wolcott paid glowing tribute to our
naval officers, past ;and present, and
said that Mason's uttsrances were de-
graded insinuations against the naval
officers whom, Wolcott said, we're men
of i.onor, integrity and truth.
Msson said he did not expect to be
on the propo< <ed committee, but he SUP
posed that Hale would be chair-
man. Ana here Mason continued
shouting, he would not cit at . table
with Spaniard unless he had on an
iron clad armor and was stilIetto proof,
as he regarded all Spaniards as no
| better than common scoundrels. This
| fling caused q great shock to the older
aad more dienifed g. nat ors ard Great
/ ed something of q sensation in IL e
crowded galleries.
| WILL REMAIN INACTIVE.
| WASHINGTON, February 1S.-It ia
!; evident congress will not embarass the
administration in its efforts to solve
the Maine mystery. Until convincipg G
proof that the Maine was destroyed by
treachery, tho present couserva i've in
action of congress will not give place
to positive action. Senators and rep
ress natives are very anxious to lean I
the real facts, however.
WILL SEND ANOTHER MAN OF-wAR
WASHINGTON, February 18.-Presi
! dent Mckinley this morning issued I
: statement that Information now pos
sessed by the government leads to tb
belief the Maine explosion was due T.
, an accident. but rigid investigation
: will 'immediatey be made. He hs