The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-28
Has Left Havana For Key West on the
Mangrove.
Dispatches at the Navy Depart
meut Not Considered Of Enough
Importance to be Sent to the
Secretary-He Had No More In
formation as to the Cause of
the Disaster Than Immediately
After It Occurred.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-Ihe usual
Sunday quiet was not broken to-day py
any important developments in connec-
ton with the Maine disaster captain
Crowinshield, Chief of the Navigation
Bureau came to his office in the Navy
Department TO open the department.
mail and a few unimportant telegranls-
A dispatch from Havana confirmed the
press reports that the court OF inquiry
left there on the MangroVe for Key
West. The State Department received
nothing from Consul-General Lee our
ing the day and the only dispatches OF
consequence reaching that department
We're from Minister Rockhill at Athens
briefly stating that an attempt had
been made on the life of King George,
but without serious results. FIVE
shots were fired by the would-be as
sassins, none of them taking effect.
Up to 6 o'clock the dispatches of the
Navy Department were taken TO the
officers Of the department and were not
regarded as a sufficient consequence 10
send to the Secretary.
Mr.. Long said the Court of inquiry
would now proceed with its work at
Key West, examining the witnesses
there, in accordance with its original
plans. No definite information has
been received as 10 how much time
would be taken with the inquiry there,
or what the next step would be. MI.
Long stated that the department was
to-day in possession of no more lnfor-
nation on the cause of the disaster
than il was Immediately after the oc-
currence and that no evidence had
been received up to the present time
showing that the disaster was caused
by design During the Afternoon the
Secretary received a call from Assist
ant Secretary Roosevelt, who assured
him that an examination of the map
said to show mines in Havana harbor
disclosed that no such mines were on
the map.
Senior Duboise the Spanish Charge
dAhaires to-day received cablegrsrl
from the Minister of State saying that
the new Minister to the United states
Senior Polo Y Bernabe, will start to-
morrow from Gibraltar. This will
bring him to Washington in about ten
days. AT Gibraltar he will take one OF
the German lines of trans Atlantic
steamers touching at that point. The
credentials of the new Minister viii be
presented soon after his arrival and il
is expected his first attention will be
given 10 the commercial treaty be-
tween the United States and Spain
with particular reference TO Cuba His
services as Chief of the Commercial
Bureau of the Foreign Office, has given
him charge of the details leading uI
to the negotiation of this treaty and
he will come sharing the earnest desire
of the Sagasta administration to put
through this matter with the least de-
lay possible. Minister Woodford has
been carrying on the negotiations with
the authorities at Madrid and they are
we'll along toward completion.
Beyond the foregoing dispatch Du-
bosie received no news to-day from
Havana or Madrid. He expressed sat
isfaction at the more conservative tons
of the public sentiment within the last
few days
Press reports from Madrid stated that
the authorities We're jubilant over the
receipt of important favorable informa-
ton from Havana Mr.. DubOise could
shed no light on the nature OF this in
formation. In other quarters. how
ever. the impression prevailed that this
information could not refer to tbs
Maine inquiry but concerned the gen.
eral conduct Of the insurrection IN
Cuba. There have been strong indica-
lions of late that the autonomist Cab
met. under the leadership of Gown
who is the recognized force Of that
body. would endeavor to make terms
with the separatist wing and in turn
secure the cooperation Of the insur-
gents in movement to conclude the
war. How far this is possible, is not
now known. although it has been ex-
pected that Gown would succeed in ef-
fecting a reconciliation. There has
been reason for this belief within tbs
last few days. owing to the fierce at
lacks made on GOWN by some'of the
irreconcilable elements.
He repealed these and repudiated ar
alleged letter in which he was reported
10 have attacked Premier Sagasta.