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employment OF such means alone He
said he was certain that while Weyier
was a willing instrument. he was in fact
only an instrument in the hands of high.
er power-a power that had deliberately
determined upon plan of starvation and
determination. The frightful and inhu-
man scheme had originated in the brain
of Canovas. the all-powerful prime min
lister of Spain who preceded Sagasta-
THAT plan Of Recommendation and star
walton and death" declared Mr. Money,
was deliberately planned, with the def
mite and distinct purpose in view OF de-
stroying a population that Spain can not
control-a people in whose breasts the de-
sire for liberty is as strongly instilled
as ii was in the breasts OF our forefath-
ers"
After discussing the situation in Cuba
among the reconcentrados as he found it,
Mr.. Money declared that much time had
been wasted in efforts 70 bring about
peace on the island through autonomy
and through diplomatic agencies.
Such negotiations are not. perhaps, i'm
beetle said he, but their inutility ought
TO suggest itself 10 the commonest
mind.
He declared that independence and in
dependence alone would satisfy the Gu
bans, as long as the yellow flag of Spain
salutes ;he sky over the afflicted island. ."
Mr. Money believed the Cubans would
die TO man rather than accept anything
tess than independence.
Mr.. Money said there was but one rem
edy. and that such action by the United
States as would bring the war in Cuba
to an end. He thought We should make
decisive demands upon Spain for the ces-
& n iy,T rrYl =
responsible to history for our action now.
II such action should bring war. let war
come, ANY sort OF war is better" said
he, than a rotting peace" In the pres
ent condition Of this country a tempest is
needed to clear the atmosphere. and he
was firm in the belief that an honorable
war with Spain would be from many
points of view q desirable contamination
of our present difficulty.
Mr.. Money referred briefly to the mes
sage of the president and to the Maine
disaster. and then declared that il was not
becoming in congress to await the slow
process OF diplomacy. He had confidence
in the American congress. He did not
desire to offer Fictitious opposition to the
administratio policy. but for one he
would not abdicate his right for himself
and those whom ne represented.
This government" said he, will do
nothing to tarnish the brilliant lustre OF
its past. While we do not and shall not
ask for the approval Of other nations, we
will always command their respect II
any power. great or small, should inter
fere with us we should still stand I'M
daunted. 1 despair Of peaceful negotia-
tons and now have a contempt for
them
Mr.. Mason ul..) gave notice that he
would tomorrow briefly address the SEN
ate upon the presidents message
When the announcement OF Representa-
tive Simpkin's death was received from
the house. Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) presented
the usual resolutions, which were adopt
ed.
On Mr.. Hoar's motion, the senate then,
at 1:55 p. m, adjourned
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tnoored in from five and one-haf 10 SIX
Fathoms of water
The state of discipline on board and
The condition of her magazines. boilers
roal bunkers and storage compartments
are passed in review, with the CONCLUSION
that excellent order prevailed and that
no indication of any cause for an inter
nal explosion existed in any quarter.
Ats o'clock in the evening of February
Is everything had been reported secure
and all was quiet.
At forty minutes past o'clock the YES
eel was suddenly destroyed.
There were two distinct explosions,
with a brief interval between them. The
first lifted the forward part of the ship
very perceptibly, the second, which was
more prolonged, is attributed by the court
10 the partial explosion Of two or more OF
the forward magazines.
The evidence of the divers establishes
the fact that the after part of the ship
was practically intact and sank in that
rendition a very few minutes after the
explosion The forward part was com
pletely demolished.
Upon the evidence of concurrent exter-
nal cause the finding of the court is as
follows:
At frame II, the outer she'll Of the ship,
from a point eleven and one-haf feet
from the middle line of the ship and six
feet above the keel, when in its normal
position. had been forced up so as 10 be
now about four feet above the surface
of the water, therefore, about thirty-four
feet above where it would be had the ship
sunk uninjured
The outside bottom plating is bent into
r. reversed V shape. The after-wing of
about fifteen feet broad and thirty-two
feet in length (from frame II to frame 20
IS doubled back upon itself against the
continuation of the same plating extend
Ing forward.
At frame Is the vertical keel is broken
in two and the keel bent into an angle
similar 10 the angle formed for outside
plates. This break is about six feet be-
low the surface Of the water and about
thirty feet above its normal position. In
the opinion Of the court this effect could
have been produced only by the explosion
Of a mine situated under the bottom of
the ship at about frame IS and somewhat
on port side of the ship.
The conclusions of the court are:
That the loss Of the Maine was not in
any respect due to fault or negligence on
the part of any Of the officers or mem
bers of her crew.
That the ship was destroyed by the ex-
plosion of a submarine mine, which caus-
ed the partial explosion of two or more
of her forward magazines; and that no
evidence has been obtainable fixing the |
responsibility for the destruction Of the |
Maine upon any person or persons.
I have directed that the finding Of the |
court Of inquiry and the views of this |
government thereon be communicated to |
the government Of her majesty the queen |
and l do not permit myself to doubt that |
the sense of justice of the Spanish nation |
will dictate a course of action suggested |
by honor and the friendly relations of the |
two governments.
It was the duty OF the executive to adj |
wise the congress of the result, and in |
the meantime deliberate consideration Is |
invoked.
CSigned) WILLIAM MKINLEH.
Executive Mansion, March o. 1898.
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FINDINGS OF THE COURT
Condition of the Wreck and Rea-
sons For the Verdict TherupOn.

%
sons For the Verdict TherupOn.
Washington, March 2S.-The following is
the full text Of the report of the court of
inquiry:
United States ship Iowa, first rate.
Key West, Fla. March l, 1898
After full and mature consideration Of
I'll the testimony before it, the court
finds as follows:
THAT the United States battleship
Maine arrived in the harbor of Havana,
Cuba, on the 25th day of January, 1898
and was taken TO buoy No. 4. in from five
and a half to six fathoms of water, by a
regular government pilot. The United
States consul general at Havana had noti-
fed the authorities at that place the prev
ious evening of the intended arrival of the
Maine
The state of discipline on board the
Maine was excellent and all orders and
regulations in regard TO the care and
safety of the ship were strictly carried
out. All ammunition was slowed away in
accordance with instructions and proper
care was taken whenever ammunition
was handled. Nothing was lowed in any
one Of the magazines or shell rooms
which was not permitted to be slowed
there The magazine and shell rooms
were always looked after having been
opened and after the destruction Of the
Maine the keys were found in their proper
places in the captains cabin, everything
having been reported secure that evening
At S D. m.
The temperatures Of the magazines and
shell rooms were taken daily and re-
ported. The only magazine which had an
undue amount of heat was the after ten
inch magazine. and that did not explode
NJ the time the Maine was destroyed. The
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Innocent Children sacrifieeh

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Naval Reserves 10 Man ronItor..

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three DAYS. The ninety-hve men have al
ready been selected from the battalion
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the part of any of the officers or crew of
said vessel.
Tn the opinion of the court, the Maine
was destroyed by the explosion of q SUBJ
marine mine. which caused a partial ex-
plosion of two or more of her forward
magazines.
The court has been unable TO obtain
evidence fixing the responsibility for the
destruction of the Maine upon any person
or persons.
Signed: W. T. SAMPSON,
Captain Z. S. N, President.
MARK,
Lieutenant Commander L. S. N, Judge
Advocate.
The court, having finished the inquiry,
It was ordered to make an adjournment
to II a. m to await the action of the con-
vening authority.
W. T SAMPSON,
Captain U. S. N, President.
MARK,
Lieutenant Commander, L. S. N. Judge
Advocate.
United States Flagship New York,
March %, 1898, off Key West, Fla.
Proceedings and findings Of Court of In
quiry in the above case are approved.
NJ. SICARD,
Rear Admiral, Commander-in-Chief of the
United States Naval Force on North At
Iantic Station.
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chusetts, being 2L5 knots. The four best
boats IN the Spanish fleet average but
$50 knots. Commodore Schley said this
morning 10 the Associated Press repre-
sentative: Il have no orders 10 move nor
do l know when they viii come. We are
ready 70 move at the shortest kind OF
notice upon the completion of the fleet"
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NAVAL COMANDER-IN-CHlEF

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Dancing
Announcements

Dancing AoaS4ocsassoss tss pr
vAfs parties 9-s srnau ErSs toar
page zae-ts. DE.ntss 81 snxraFsd
O. ETSt - g.
The herald., 1898-05-14

sensations. II was released and sent to
Havana with federal escort. under a
pledge to land "only passengers" 1t does
not appear that q rigid inspection Of the
people landed was undertaken by the
authorities al Key West. Care only was
taken that the Lafayette should not con-
vey contraband goods to the Cuban cap
ital. The evidence that the passengers
were European gunners is only circum-
stantial, but 1t seems to have been SUM-
cient to warrant the strong suspicion en-
tertained by British naval authorities,
who freely discuss the incident at the
United Service club, and who do not
hesitate to criticise the government for
being found mapping at so critical mo-
ment. They point significantly to the
fact that the protest against the capture
and detention Of the vessel was not made
by the French government at all, but
only by a French company, which had
for some time previous been Boosting of
the ability of its craft to run the Havana
blockade. 1T was" declared a British
naval officer, "a lamentable lack of fore
sight" And so, in view of the circum-
stances, it is likely to seem to all thought
full people.
The herald., 1898-05-14
The Kew to the Situation

They tell this anecdote on a gallant
Louisville man noted for his admiration of
the girls. His family were spending the
summer at a popular resort and he had
promised to join them there one Saturday
evening. When the time came for the bus
to go to the depot to bring the newcomers
to the hotel, the son of the gentleman in
question asked one of the men from the no
tel to meet his father in his place and come
along with him. But" said the man, "how
am to know your father, as have never
laid my eyes on him in my life?'
"Pshaw, you will have no trouble" said
he dutiful son; "pick out the prettiest wo-
man in the crowd, and the man you see sit
ting next to her in the bus when 1t starts Is
the old man.
The hotel guest acted on this advice and
it proved good, for the old gentleman was
discovered edging up to the side of heart
breaker and conducting an animated fir
tation with her as they rolled on to the
hotel.
The hopeful knew him.-Louisville Times.
The herald., 1898-05-14
AN OUTRAGE ON CUBA

Any proposition to make Cuba pay a
part of the Spanish public debt would
be un-Christian and barbarous. For
three centuries Spain has drawn heavily
upon Cuban resources. and more espe-
cially since the loss of her possessions
in the American continent. Her exac-
tions have increased as her possessions
in the western hemisphere have dimin-
ished. Cuba has been compelled to con-
tribute to the expenses Of Spain's wars
to hold her dependencies in subjugation.
Losses have not had the effect to render
the government Of Spain less profligate;
they have not been utilized as lessons
OF economy and moderation. If Ameri-
can holders of Spanish bonds are entitled
to consideration, the holders Of Cuban
bonds should not be disregarded. The
latter have been issued to advance the
cause of freedom; the former to perpetu-
ate oppression. If Cuba is to become in
dependent, let her enter upon her new ca
reer without being weighted with a load
Of debt contracted by her extortionate
oppressor.
The herald., 1898-05-14
THE LAFAYETTE BLUNDER

British naval experts (and their peers
are not in evidence) are quick to note
the phenomenal Improvement in Spanish
gunnery since the Matanzas affair, since
the Manila incident. They harbor no
doubt that the French steamer Lafay-
cite bore to Cuba a corps Of trained
European gunners, who have since been
placed in charge of Cuban coast defenses
They agree that the Cardenas guns were
manned by these imported artillerymen,
picked gunners from the Austrian and
German armies. The vessel conveying
these experienced marksmen, 1t will be
remembered. was captured in an attempt
to run the blockade and taken to Key
West. subsequently,. upon French repre-
The herald., 1898-05-14
UP AND DOING

The Silver Republicans Of Los Angeles
county have ever borne an enviable repu-
tation for enterprise and political activ.
ity, and they do not propose to let the
coming campaign prove an exception te
the rule. A provisional county centra
committee has been appointed by author.
ity of the state central committee, and
the preliminary work Of the campaign
will be placed in its hands.
The war horses Of the Silver Repub-
lican party in this county are included ir
the membership OF the committee, and 4
lively and aggressive campaign may bi
expected on their part. The party Is
heartily in favor of a union of all the
tree silver forces against the common
single gold standard enemy. The pro-
posed fusion in California has already
struck CONSERVATION to the hearts Of tbs
Republicans, and the friends of the plar
should lose no time in following up the
advantage thus gained.
1t is to be hoped the suggestion tc
hold the conventions of the three silver
parties not earlier than September Isl
and to have them meet on the same dats
and at the same place, will prevail
There is nothing to be gained by early
conventions, and there is much to be
gained by deferring them until the be-
ginning of September.
In the meantime The Herald congratu-
lates the Silver Republicans Of Los An
geles county upon their provisional COM
mittee. the members of which are sure
to pass examination" There will be nc
rejected recruits" from that committee.
The herald., 1898-05-14
The Clippings Bureau Will Help

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Herald:
I notice that number Of the papers are
suggesting that collection of reading
matter be sent to Dewey's fleet at Manila
by the California volunteers. 1 am glad
TO announce that Aliens Press Clipping
bureau is making arrangements to send
large number of newspapers with the sold
iers, but other contributions of magazines
books, ETC., will be welcome, and If for
warded to the head office, Aliens Press
Clipping bureau, $40 Montgomery street
San Francisco, they will be sent to Manila
at the earliest opportunity.
Mr.. Allen has kindly thrown his office
open to all volunteers, and II they will
call at the San Francisco headquarters
they will find a warm welcome and be able
to get the latest news from their homo
papers. r. GARNER CURRAN,
Local Manager.