Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-02


Board: executive officer. Lieutenant
Lowe: navigator, Lieutenant Culver:
| Chief Engineer Beig and Ensignr cahnp'
bell.
The two vessels have crews respect
| sveiy NJ $50 and 80 men
IL was tnst learned at :he NAVY De-
Partment to-day why the Maine WAS
tea up TO buoy in Havana ha,bor
snStead OF ancho;'iug, a fact that has
been the base for some of the theories
as 10 me cause or the disaster 1t is
stated that mot only is a man of war
at a bouy In much better place, for
quick strvi'-, than when anch1rtIN hui.
It appears that If ship casts her
| Anchor in Havana ha,'bor os foul end
polluted with yellow fever and otht4.
disease germs in the mud that aa,heres
TO 1t when 1t is hoistevl that the ship
''RhSo go into quarantine upon her re-
turn to any Florida port.
an H'dlcatlon that the court of in
curry Is either far from having reach
eH amy conclusion or else is disposed
with a View to meeting future crts-
c1san. to collect all possible ev;,,enc,
whether 1t be deemed essential or not
rs the cav to therH ass Stance Of experts
1T has already been .ratter Of COM
ment tina. With all the ability com
prised m this court of inquiry lit has
one weak SPOT. .talnsly. the lack OF
ptactical experience of the coastruc-
ton or ship c's its members This is
f>''t "! tiie puAS pl Il line officer.
no remedy their shortcomings the
c"GN has ctll.1 upon the ,.spartm.ut
|" SEND I" their a ID a constructor and
| carpenter, ami I'm compliance with the
IsHuest S'.cr'aielrSr long has dlrtc:,,l
t\aFa. Constructor Hoover and Cnrnen
ter diam to .Nport to the court at KY
West. W. NY
1t is expected they VIII go to Havana
Wren the court returns there. and from
.iie'r Nanrlllarity with the structure of
nv =, t,.,t-t>
worked when She was building in ,h,.
New ANrk Navy Yard. they will be of
great assistance not Only in suggesting
easy nlsthcdS OF week for the dtvea 5
nut also in Identifying portions pf The
wreck The latter cons.ti Iteration is ,n.
or The greatest Importance in view Of
tN' statements that have come from
havana TO ihse effect that s. me Of the
sup = cotton phteS have been fcx,ntH
| IN Inc debris above water. 1T is said at
the Department that if this is true. the
lact VIII We OF ilnpnrtarE.e Hut 4 is
au-th It would not the necessarily CON
Gus We evidence as to the source of tn.
eNpiosion. for 1T is conceivable thar as
nv. deck was blown UP it might easily
nave pulled ND with it some off the
frames and bottom plu ting, which are
| rItSdly attacotj9 by riveis.
"dthHut doubt the two experts WEI
ne much better qualified than the hint.
! pieces of plate
NO TIME LIMIT.
| WASHINGTON. March 1-Concern
lnS the published reports that the limi-
| tatl"n of time suggested by the United
States to spain for the pacifica,ion of
| tuoa expired today March l. and thar
! the Spanish government was now
| earnestly negotiating at WASHINGTON
70 secure n two months extension Of
| the tune. an official whose position
makes him completely familiar with ali
such Negotiations, said:
| The report is absolutely false n
| every particular. No time limit AZ
| pires today or at any other specified
us'te' ,nnd for THAT reason there are NJ
! Aesotiations in progress or contem-
plated for "a two months extension or
| Tor any other extension. The report is
| an invention throughout"
Recent negotiations between the IN
| ted states and Spain have been con-
fined to the proposed commercial ar
| r&hgementS between this country and
spain. and also between this country
| and Cuba. These negotiations We're
carried We'll along by Minister Wood
| fore and Senor Policy Bernabe, the
new minister OF Spain. The latter
sailed >"am Gibraltar yestt rtltay and it
| IS understood that he has With him the
| draft of the neWaranSement with
| Spain. There will be two distinct con-
ventionS. one between the United
states and Spain, concerning their
| commercial exchanges and the other
| relating exclusively to the trade be
| tween Cuba and the United States
| Under the autonomous pkan granted to
| Cuba the Spanish government has
| given the Cubans the right to frame
| their own tariff arra ngements with ihe
| United States, subject to the approval
Of the imperial government Under
| Lhis authority the autonomous cabinet
has named a commission TO come to
| washington and conclude the agree
mcnt. He is expected about the time
| mat the new spanish minister arrives,
so that the negotiations OF both agree
| mentS viii proceed together. AS the
| United states cannot deal directly with
| Cuba OWING TO her colonia! status. the
! c"nmercEt! agreement n"'nsnat!S VII!
De ne'"seh lhe uhlleu S,ates aila
Nv tha C1Iban auionumists and their
| commissioner If viii be- under the
| rcc;proci,y clause OF thu, Dincley tariff
l,ct which narmits a twenty nrr cent