Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-25
gr OFF A SMALL MAGAZINE
7...;,,,, Gee, to Show that Floating Sub
marine Mine Did 1t.
1so EXPLOSIONS, THE BOARD SAYS
.u, Placing the Report In the Hands
Of the Presideni-The interest,"
Is Intense.

r,,,,rston. March 25.-The report
4, no Maine court inquiry is now In
w.. bends of President Mckinley. The
,ao, transmission of this moment
ave document was accomplished at
a o.clock this morning. 1t was de-
- bv Lieutenant Commander
wo,,v fudge advocate Of the court OF
,annlrv TO Secretary Long. and by
NV latter taken to the White House
"a handed TO the President.
r,su,enant Commander Mark and
,'sn,srant Carl Jungon left the Eb-
IA, b,use where they had kept the
-, ,hrough the night. few min
,,., before o'clock They We're In
,yolap dress, and attracted little at
,,,,on along the street as they pro-
,5,d toward the navy department.
,.p,epant Jungon carried a large
,,rsss bag. or portfolio, enclosed by
,,.,rs containing the report. They
,r,y.d at the department at exactly
, o'clock. Secretary Long was al
,,,iv at his desk, in anticipation OF
,,.ir coming, The two officers pro-
coded to the office of Judge Advocate
General Captain Lemley. in accord
s,cs with the naval regulations re-
curing the transmission to be made
10 that ofice. Captain Lemley greet
Cd the officers, and together they went
direct TO the seeTetary's oiiice,a colored
messenger going ahead with the re-
mort They we're ushered into the
,asratarys Office, where the formal
dsilty was made by Lieutenant
Commander Mark. Captain Lemley
,hsn retired and for twenty minutes
Nssrs. Long and Mark were to-
rsAsr. The secretary did not, how
tYui. open the report.
Ass o'clock, Secretary Long came
irm bis office with Mr.. Mark and
pgssied to the White House. The
ni9a was still carried by the lieu
lslht commander, while Mr.. Lonb
IA! In his hand long sheet Of trans
fIsat paper, such as maps are made
"a. wound on u wooden roller. The
sIetarY also carried large black
hs Mr.. Long cordially greeted the
u0up VI newspaper correspondents,
shl remarked that he had not opened
Tie report and knew no more than
ihyy did Of Its contents. Then they
stepped into the navy department
tOugham and were driven around to
The main entrance of the White House.
i was g;Si as the secretary and Mr..
Marl entered the White House doors.
They did not go direct to the Presi-
t'lt's office but passed through to the
lnvate corridor on the first floor and
ihtfee to the blue room to await tho
President. He had been in his office
before their arrival. but at that mo-
nsnt was in the residence portion OF
HE house. Two minutes later the
secretary and Lieutenant Commander
Mark Joined the President In his
library. and the report of the Maine
|t9urt was formally delivered to the
.thet executive.
The arrival of the report hardly ere
49, "a lilINN VI a. ~
White House except among the news
laper correspondents gathered there
ASSISTANT Secretary Day had called
about . o'clock, but as the President
vas al breakfast he retired and re-
turned at 10. Secretary Alger also
zane about half an hour later and
vis followed by the postmaster-gen-
|t'al and Secretary Bliss. The other
ot tho al. ltl IA,
glul about the usual hour for meet
|he, Il o'clock.
secretary Long remained with the
President continuously up to the as
|smoling Of the cabinet.
Secretary Long and Commander
LINK II is understood, did not ex-
,.nge word regarding the contents
We report up to the time they met
PRESIDENT. After formally receiv-
lhe report the secretary Invited
kvlunahder Mark to await until he
H. gone through the important dis
,as ana reports arriving during the
H.; ana early morning. This done.
4 "o,i t'9ug asked Commander Mark to
H. ,ll3ry Nm TO the White House.
IN ~ report was formally delivered
b,s,'a PRESIDENT In the manner already
|,lsrsl were no callers at the White
H.. Nls morning. either from the
|ra,s House, and other visitors
knrsd w that the President was en-
fory Q could not he seen. Score
ft i IKE returned to his department
tabna. ,mck About LIS o'clock the
In sss ,ooE a recess until 3 o'clock.
that stNsr to Inquiries, II was stated
tsas nv. me report had been carefullv
inerbs,s IN the presence of ali rho
fus,lon o. the cabinet, a general dis
frres ,',ouowed of its principal fea-
falled Neut, Commander Narix was
rlalns5 ~, and IN answer to queries eys
b. the soihe matters not fully covered
statener. port Further than thls NO
5lvan H.. would he made or jntimotio,,
tonten,S any cabinet officers as Ia The
trsn,r,,,, q the report min 4, w
How congress next Monday.
me MAINE WAS DE
sTROYED.
,,s y, ;. me board of inquiry into the
H. oI The Maine finds that Tho avn ,,,'
G-on r ,, destroyed the Maine was
-,spo,sr outside and does not fix the
Dol sys" o'll'y for the disaster. 1t does
y, ,.,. sAp,ess an opinion as to the o noes
nom Ne explosive, but the test,-
,,fui . nv 10 show that 1t was A now
lew. w, submarine mine, the exact n pow
he ,s.,, winch is not determined h.,
sc testimony. though the l bsi,ss by by