Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
Naval Officers Adhere to the theory that it was Due to Spanish
 Treaclery.
A Rigid Investigation Will be Held by the Naval Authorities---Senat0r Mason Makes a Red Hot
 Speech in inc
 Senate.
Congress Makes Appropriation for Raising the Sunken
 War Ship.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
 WASHINGTON Feb. lS.-While the
 situation over the Siaine disaster is
 still considered quite serious here,
 it is thought that it will be day
 or two before it will be known what
 the government will do. In the
 meantime active preparations are
 being made for any emergency.
 NEW YORK, Eco. lS- Special. l-
 The Herald ;hls morning publishes
 a statement of surviving sailors, who
 say that just before the explosion,
 in looking over the Maine's bow,
 q black object was seen moving
 toward the vessel. As they were on ' tio look out for some act of treach- ery, suspicious of those seeing it
 were aroused, and they started 10 communicate the fact to the dock officer, when the explosion imme- diately V occurred.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. lS.- Special. The President this morning issued a statement that information possess ed by the government leads to the
 belief that he Maiue explosion was due to an accident, but a rigid investigation will be immediately made. It has been decided to send another man of war to Havana at once, and il will probably be the Montgomery.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.- Special. r. All Havana correspondents of New York papers continue 10 maintain that the explosion of the Maine was caused by foul play ! majority of of naval officers maintain that it could not have resulted from an accident.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. lS.-ISpecial. Senator Mason, of Illinois, in the Senate, today, offered a substitute for Aliens investigation resolution in regard to the Maine disaster. Senator Mason's resolution provided for a prompt investigation of the matter by a joint committee of Congress. Senator Hale made an important statement to the effect | that only this morning be had talked | with Secretary Long, who informed l him that the department would take prompt action in regard to investi- gating the affair Hale then asked Senator Mason to withdraw his reso- lution for a few days. Mason got hot when he took the floor, and he pitched into Spain and Spaniards generally in a lively fashion, saying that he would not set at table with a Spaniard unless he had on an iron clad srmor and a stiletto, as he regarded all Spaniards as common scoundrels.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. lS.-[ Special The navy department received a long dispatch from Captain Sigsbee this morning giving particulars of the burial of the Maine's dead which took place with great ceremony this morning. Captain Sigsbee says that government divers will be- put to work tomorrow to make a thorough investigation of the wrecked hull of the vessel when the cause can be fully determined.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.- Special houses, this morning unani mously passed resolution authoriz- ing an expenditure of S200,OOO to employ a wrecking company to raise the wrecked battle ship Maine and to provide for the burial of ell victims of the explosion.
 WAsHINGToN, Feb. 1S.- Special The president today nominated Russell H. Chandler. of Arizona, to be postmaster at Yuma.
 NEw YORK, Feb. lS.-tSpecial Fl The death of Miss Frances E Will ard occurred last night. It was fol lowed this morning by expresssons of the most profound regret from temperance societies from all over thls country and England.
 SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Feb. 17.-Gov. Tanner today called upon the legis- Iature to authorize bim to tender to the Presidt mt the moral and 6nan- cial support of the state of Illinois to punish any attempt at hostile invasion of our country. At the of the reading of his message there was a burst of ap- plause from both sides.
 FRANKFORT, Feb. IA resolution was offered in the legislature today and set for consideration tomorrow. instrueting the Senators and Repre- sentatives in Congress to do all in their power to secure the indepen- dence of Cuba. The resolution de- nounces the treachery of Spain and the failure of autonomy, and all other efforts of the United States government to secure peace.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The navy department received dispatch this morning from Admiral Siccard in command of the North Atlantic Squadron, giving particulars of the court of inquiry to investigate the Maine disaster. It is as follows: Captain Sampson, president of the court; Captain Chadwick, Lieuten- ant Commander Schroeder and