The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-03-19
QUESTION OF INDEMNITY.
THERE MAY BE ARBIrRAToRs.
The Forecast os Eveaas Aeeoraing 90
Oae OF the WashiBgten Core.
spsndsnts-DiyeFs Are said to Ne
Of the 0piniOa That the Maine
Was Destroyed by n Torpedo.

81. Paul, March l5.-The Globes Wash.
ingtOn special says.
The president and cabinet know, un.
officially, the result Of the Maine inquiry.
They are prepared 10 act. They have can
vassAd the course Of events, 70 far a. they
can fsFesee them. and have formulated
policy TO meet the emergency. Along its
lines the administration expects 10 move
unless It 10 swept off its feet BY q wave
OF popular dissatisfaction.
The Globes special correspondent Is
able TO present the forecast Of events as
viewed by the president and his cabinet.
II can be outlined thus:
First-1he board Of inquiry will report
this week that the explosion was eKter-
nal.
SecOnd-The president will immediate.
ly, through Minister WoodIord, derna nd
from Spain an naturalization Of $4,000.
coo
ThToe-spain Is expected 10 reply ex-
pressing her willingness 10 pay il she IL
responsible. but niaintaing that her own
investigation shows that the explosion
Was internal and purely accidental She
will therefore suggest reference to an
iniernn tional board Of arbitration.
fonrth-ln such an event the admins,
trsIIOn would he disposed 10 comply with
the suggestion, unless there is an emealie
in Havana OF an irresistible demand for
war sweeps through congress
Fitth-lf congress aeqniesces in the sug
eestlon, the attempt will BE- made TO ad
ionrn the body and leave the whole mat
ter In the presidents hands
kiKih-lt is expectnd that a large ma.
iuriiy Of congressman will claim that such
q matter Of honor can not b. arbitEatsd
II Is further expected that the leaders
OF both houses, including Senator Davis
VI Minnesota. will favor arbitrAtion
The nrastItass Are oar~.
Washington. March i5.-The reported
sale Ia the United States Of the Brazilian
cruisers AmAnonas and Admiral AbFcnAiI
now rcsri,ing their finishing touches in
English shipyATds. has bern confirmed
II l. said. furthermore, that Spain ran
not purchase ships either from Chilli or
the Argentine republic
To Hotst the Flaa.
Washington. Marrh l5.--Ordrrs have
bc~n sent Ia Commodore Howell, com.
handing the European station, TO send
force 81 men from the San Fnncisco, 10
take possession al and hoist the United
States Gag on tho AmaHonas. the Brazil.
ian ship that is ready 10 go into commits
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difficulty in ca.e hostilities should brrak
out. ss the ship would be under our Gag
but lying in friendly harbor.
Significant QasatIsna.
London, March i5.--ln tho house 81
commons the parliamentary secretary
Tot the foreign Office. Mr.. Curgon, reply.
ing 10 Michael DaViit. who asked the gov.
eminent whether Great Britain had Of.
Tered Ia lend warShip. TO the United
States and any EuroPOan power, said the
government had not made such an offer.
In answer To a series Of questions which
Davitt put, with the view oi eliciting
whether thesr were any negotiations for
United States. OF whether Great Britain
had offered 20 mediate Ia the Cuban cri.
sis. Mr.. CnrEon said the-e questions were
Of such a nature IL was ineXpedient 10 70
ply TO them.
FIsshuRA Lee, Jr.
Tampa. Fla, March ls.--FitEhugh Ice.
Ir., son of Consul General Lee, has arrived
here on the steamer olivette from Ha.
Vana. Although rrticrnt about stating
anything Of an official nature he made the
following statement:
Il have been in Havana but 10 DAYS.
having gone there 10 visit my father on
my winter vacation. While there aScrr.
tanned a number Of facts concerning the
present stNined situation between Spain
and the United States and l am OF the
opinion that war between the two coun-
tries Il imminent, notwithstanding the
fact that diplomacy will he taxed 10 its
furhercst limit 90 prevent il. The Maine
disaster and the attitude Of congress up.
on the bclligcrency will be the chief is.
sucA The court Of inquiry's report has
not been made public. bu, Il is possibly
known TO the authorities at Washington.
An Opea secret.
Cincinnati. March IA special 10 the
Commercial. Tribune from Portsmouth
| Va, says;
The tug Right Arm having been rcliev.
cd at the scene Of the Maine wreck by the
tug |. ]. Merritt, left Havana last Monday
and has reached Norfolk. Captain John
Magec, who il In command, would not
speak of what HE divers had seen and
the conclusion he had reached from the
reports The crew were more communi
Cative and every man said Il was an
open secret among all the divers and Off
GERS at Havana that the big magazine.
were intact and the Maine had been de
stroycd by a torpedo.
! Mediation In Caba.
London. Marrh l5--The Daily News
commenting on its Washington CORES
pOndcnt's report that President Mckiu
leys intimate friends believe him in IA
vor Of waving all questions Of indemnity
providing Spain will accept America
friendly mediation In Cuba, says.
"Sueh a resolution would be the bcsi
for all parties. II Spain Is not able e
manage her own colonies, they must h
managed for her. That and no straininI
Of the Monroe doctrine IL the source O
American feeling against Spain.
"Therc viii be no disgrace or discredi
In accepting the friendly mediation Of
power with no ambitions or designs Of Il
own 10 crafty. The present position is
sort Of stalcmate. II Mr.. Mckinley cal
nnd a way out Of the embrOglio he vii