The record-union., 1898-03-12

But No Open Demonstrations Occurred
Whsa Sautes Were Fired.
The Investigation of the Naval
Court About Comp1eted-Late
Evidence Said to Strengthen the
Belief That the Maine Was
Blown Up From an External
Explosion-The Lee Incident.

Blown Up From an External
Explosion-The Lee Incident.
NEW YORK, March IA dispatch
TO the Tribune" from Havana SAYS:
Many soldiers were among the people
on the water front who watched the
Montgomery entering the harbor. The
feeling was rather sullen and an occa-
slonal utterance was heard against the
Americans. This was especially the
ease when the salutes were fired. How
ever. there We're no open demonstra-
tons.
The officials have complied with an
of Captain Sigsbee's requests regardina.
the anchorage. He stated vigorously.
nut cautiously. that the place origin
ally selected was not satisfactory. The
Montsomery is now anchored within a
lew hundred feet of the wreck of the
Maine.
The Naval Board has substantiallv
completed its investigation. Every
thlng now is in the nature of cumula-
tive testimony, strengthening the evil
uence that the Maine was blown up by
an external explosion. The divers this
week have been able to add little to
what they previously learned In ct
rect, the proof from the condition of
the huh and the keel, as we'll as the
magazines, makes what might be called
complete case of structural evidence.
OF an external cause. How far the
board can determine the agency of the
explosion is very uncertain Many ac-
counts OF conspiracies are sifted by ii
without result. y digest and ANALYSIS
OF the testimony has been made. 1t
IS understood that this is on it's way to
Washington.
The Spanish divers are continuIry
their work internationally, and in a per
1unctory manner. The superstrucrure
OF WreckaSe is now fairly we'll cleared
away Nothing definite can be learned
regarding the Spanish Admiralty
boards intention to close it's investi-
cation. The Spanish authorities will do
nothing until the American inquiry is
closed.
Little publicity has been permitted
OF either the Lee episode or the talk of
Warshlps az a means of bringing pro-
Visions General BlancO had no part
IN the movement against the Consul
General, but other officials of Spain
dld, as well as members of the autono-
mist Cabinet. General Lee was not in
formed of what had taken place until
the incident was closed.
The commercial classes. who are vet
hope@al of peaceful intervention or me-
dlation by the United States. are
pleased to have General Lee remain.
Iney assure him that no outbreak
against Americans will occur.
me authorities apparently think a.
crisis in the relations with the United
states is close, but do not believe the
time is quite ripe enough for them to
meet it. They are receiving Informal
ton q the coming of American war
vessels, and are pushing their own pre-
paratons for the defense of Havana
narbor. This is in the face of semi-of-
fetal statements from the Captain-Gen.
erals confidential advisers that the Dip
lomats will settle the questions grow
ing out of the Maine disaster and all
other matters of dispute which may
arise between the two Governments.
Nevertheless, every suggestion of in
tervention by the United States to end
the present conditions in Cuba is re-
sented with bitterness The Army Ca
zette0 publishes a map of the coast,
and points out where SPANS navy will
strike effectively when war beginss.
The action of Congress in voting S50..-
100000 credit is published without
comment. Neither the officials nor
army officers seem to understand its
meaning.
Coiacident with this action. Hayaria-
commercial houses have news Of ftlrit
Their weakening credit to the effect thac
the Spa nish bank in Madrid is refusinA
Government bills of exchange FROM
Cuba
The autonomist or colonial Gover1e
ment is III d state of collapse Tim
claim that the Cubans who have bore
arrested on charges of conspiracy lots
implicated in dynamite or similar itical
is false. They are held on pollthar
charges No assurance can be lladbrta-
they viii have a trial before depoan-
ton. This is an illustration OF the au-
icky feeling of the authorities. The tho
economist Cabinet is made TO bear eds
odiuln of these arrests. Nobody held
Madrid's proposals for modifying ar
broadening autonomy. or pays any al
tention to the long manifestos issue
by the autonomist factions in Cuba
The sole topic now is the relations with
the United States. The authorities cite
the quiet prevailing this week during
the exciting reports, but this is not con-
elusive. The Havana apuiation has
been engaged in admiring the Spanish
warships. and has known little OF what
was going on elsewhere.