Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-02-16
GREAT EXCITEMENT
No Ships to Havana for the Present
--Guesses Of How 1t Happened
Blanco's Report and
Opinions.
Nothing Done in Senate and House -Idea'
of Senators and Representatives on
Maine Disaster.

Washington, Feb. l6.-The house TO-
day took up the bankruptcy bill. Gen
eral Henderson, Of Iowa. opened with a
long explanatory speech
Spain VIII Have to Explain Fully.
Washington, Feb. l6.-The Maine in
cident formed the principal topic of con-
versation by the senate committee on
foreign relations today. The opinion is
generally expressed by the members.
that the occurrence may result in grave
complications unless Spain 'can make it
very plain that no Spaniard was in any
way responsible for it. Senator Cullom
said: II can't see how the explosion
could have been the result of an acci-
dent"
The Senate Did Nothing.
Washington, Feb. l6.--The senate to-
day ignored the Maine disaster and con-
sidered resolution to prevent the con-
firmation of the Kansas Pacific railroad
agreement. Without action on the res0-
luton the senate went into executive
session.
Washington, Feb. l6.-Senatur Nor
rill occupied the attention of the senate
III GAtCublNt SCSslOi COuuf III
speech, taking positive grounds against
the annexation OF Hawaii.
Uniting Of silver Forces.
Washington, Feb. 16.--Addresscs on
behalf of the Democratic. Populist and
silver Republican parties, which are the
result of the conferences among the
leaders OF the. three parties during the
,,pf n1yc nd
They seek to unite the members of the
three parties in future elections, upon Il
financial issue, as the question of per-
manent Importance, and are separate
appeals to each of the parties to con-
soidate for this purpose The address
to Democrats is signed by Senator James
X. Jones, chairman Of the Democratic
National committee. and indorscd by
the Democratic congressional commit
tee. That of the Populists is signed by
Senator Marion Butler. chairman of the
Populist national committee and % other
POpulist members of the senate and
house. and that of the silver Republi-
cans is signed by Chairman Charles
Towne and all the silver Republicans in
the senate and house and also by en-
SenalOf DUBOIS.
Blanco's Report and Opinions.
Washington, Feb. ls.--News of the
Maine disaster was learned at the Span
lsh legation with horror and was the oc-
casion for many expressions of profound
regret and coincidence. Senor DuBose,
Spanish charge d'atfaires, received a
message from Captain-General Blanco
.o frxlln,yc. ..yVitb npnfnhpd carrot I
have to inform yom that tlie American
ship Maine, in this harbor blew up, un-
doubtedly through an accident, believed
to have resulted from the explosion OF the
boiler dynamo. Immediately following
the accident, all disposable elements of
the capital hastened to the spot to ex-
tend every aid possible These included
a force of the marine fire brigade and
all the generals of Havana, among them,
my chief of staff. There have been many
deaths and number wounded. | sent
my aid de camp to offer every assistance
to the North American consul that he
may wish. will forward further de-
tails as they become available.
Opinions of Congressman.
Chairman Hit of the foreign affairs
committee and Chairman Dingley Of
the ways and means committee and the
of the naval committee Of the
house. all said they preferred to await
further information before expressing All
opinion.
Ex-senator Butler, of South Carolina.
is of the opinion that some bold man
had gone aboard the Maine and placed
a grenade with slow match where it
would explode the magazine
Guessing How II Happened.
Washington, Feb. l6.-Naval officers
cannot agree upon any theory to ac-
count for the destruction of the Maine.
Perhaps majority are inclined to the
belief that the explosion was purely ac-
another considerable number
feel torpedo was exploded under the
vessel, and third theory is that some
machine was smuggled aboard