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THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE. PA. 1 HURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1898,
CONGRESS 70 ACT.
Will Assume a Vigosous Atti-
tude Toward Spain,
THE PRESIDENT IS WAITING
For a Reply to His Demands on
Spain's Government,
WARFARE IN CUBA MUST CEASE.
Unless It Does the President WII Lay
the Whole Matter Before Congres
and Be Guided by Its Instractions,
The Government Secures a Torpedo
Boat Bullt For the German Govern=-
ment and a Number of Yachts ana
Tugs Which Will Be Transformed
Into Marine Fighters—Admiral Si.
card Retired, and Captaln Sampson
in Command of the
West
Succeeds Him
Fleet at Commodore
Koy
Schley Commands the Fiving Squads
ron at Hampton Roads—The Report
of the Court of Ingulry Into the Dis |
nster to the Battleship Maine, In the
Harbor of Havana, and the
dent's Message to Congress on the
subject.
I'rosi- |
the forward magazines of the Maine,
4. The evidence” bearing upon this, be
ing principally obtained from divers,
did not enable the court to form a def-
inite conclusion as to the condition of
the wreck, although it was establighed
that the after part of the ship was
practically intact and sank in that
conditfon a very few minutes after the
destruction of the forward part,
The following facts in regard to the
forward part of the ship are, however,
established by the testimony.
That of the port side
protective deck which extends
about 30 to about frame
and over to port
m about frame
hil art
starbo ding
of the
of the
from
wan
Thi
30 to
and
the
retrud
portion
fram: il
blown un aft,
deck fr
frame 41 was wn
ard, f
t middle sup
il on top of the after part
opinion of the court,
explosion of two
up
in the
partial
nquiry
| Marix, jude:
by Rear Adn
The fire alarms in the
in working order,
been a case of
Tuty
bunkers
and there had never
ombustion
were
spontaneous «
of coal on board the Maine
The two after bollers of the ship were
in ure at the time of the disaster. but
for auxiliary purposes only, with a
comparatively low pressure of steam
and being tended by a reliable wateh
These bollers could not have caused
the explosion of the ship. The four
forward bollers have since been found
by the divers and are In a fair con-
dition.
On the night of the destruction of
the Maine everything had been re-
ported secure for the night at § p. m.
by reliable persons, through the proper
authorities, to the commanding of-
ficer. At the time the Maine was de.
ptroyed the ship was quiet, and there-
fore least liable to accident caused by
movements from those on board.
2. The destruction of the Maine oc-
enrred at 2:40 p. m, on the 16th day of
February, 1898, In the harbor of Ha.
vana, Cuba, she being at the time
moored to the same buoy to which she
had been taken upon her arrival,
There were two explogions of a dig.
tinctly different character, with a very
ghort but distinct Interval between
them, and the forward part of the
ship was lifted to a marked degree at
the time of the first explosion,
The first explosion was more In the
nature of a report, lke that of a gun,
while the second explosion was more
open, prolonged, and of mromer’ vole
ume. This second explosion ws In
the opinion of the court, caused by the
partial explosion of two or more of
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
Thinks Spain's Sense of Justice WII
Action,
March 28.--The
Dictate a Course of
it i
rth At
to the
Yas itted
transn
executive It Is herewith laid
congress, together with the voluminous |
testimony taken before the court
“1 have directed that the finding of
the court of inquiry and the views of
this government thereon be communi.
cated to the government of her ma-
jesty, the queen regent, and I 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 will be the duty of the executive
to advise congress of the result and In
the meantime deliberate consideration
I» Invoked.”
CONGRESSMEN IMPATIENT,
They Will Demand Speedy Action of
the Administration,
Washington, March 30. Congress and
the cabinet divided attention yesterday
in the Bpanish situation. In congress
the feeling which began to take form
after the president's conservative and
pacific message on the Maine report
was submitted on Monday found ex.
pression yesteray In resolutions propos.
ing a declaration of war, recognition of
the Independence of Cuba, armed inter.
vention and other decisive and warlike
steps against Spain, )
Within five mingles after the senate
convened Mr. Allen, of Nebraska, intro.
duced a resolution recogniring the ine
dependence of the Cuban republic. This
was followed by a resolution from Mr,
Rawlings, of Utah, declaring ar
against the kingdom of Spain. Mr. For.
asker, of Ohio, then Introduced a resolu.
ticn declaring for such intervention in
{ has
| this
before |
the Cuban war as would bring chout
the Independence of the Cubans, Fol
lowing this came a resolution by Mr.
Frye, of Maine, demanding that Cuban
be made free. The resolutions followed
one another so rapidly as to stun the
auditors, both senators and spectators
The galleries were in a commotion and
the people were prepared for anything.
This was the condition when Vie
President Hobart recognized Mr, Ma
son, of Hiinols, for his announced speech
on the president's message trapsmitting
the report of the Maine «
Mr. Mason read his
soript, but it
ourt of inquiry
spesch from manu
vas delivered with all the
vigor and fire of which he is
The inten of the feeling of
the galleries wa d bythe storm
of applause which was
declaration that he was for
the house
the Republ
capnb!
iy
evidencocs
elicited by
War
On
that
longoy
the
apparent
could be
no control
ker,
excitems
In
nt
ench
ening
Maine
of the
though
hag not yet taken
that the Span-
last proposition
the shape of a demand
ish government withdraw its troops
from the island that the Cubans
be given their Independence on & basis
of indemnity that would regarded
as just in amount by the United States
and other nations of the world and
fair to both contending parties,
The question of an armistice has not
been agreed to by either this country
or Bpain, though there is no doubt that
Spain suggested an armistice, What
terms of peace will be acceptable to
the president cannot be stated, but it is
asserted that no proposition will be
considered that does not involve the
practical, If not the actual independ-
ence of the Cubans. Under these cir.
cumstances members of the adminis.
tration think it only fair to the presi.
dent that the people should walt with
patience the result of the pending ne
gotiations, 4
There ie little doubt that the French
government is ready to tender its good
offices as mediator between the United
States and Spain, If any intimation is
conveyed Ly this country that such
offices would be acceptable.
At the close of the cabinet meeting
Secretary Alger gave out a statement
that all the members of the cabinet
were in thorough accord with President
McKinley, despite rumors to the con-
trary.
The army and navy departments
continue to show many evidences of
activity, but thers was not that ex.
treme energy of preparations apparent
last week, Captain Sigebee had pev-
eral talks with Becrstary Long during
the day, and at the close of office
and
be
|
those In |
hours the secretary accompanied Cape |
tain Bigsbee to the White House and
presented him to the president, Mr,
Long says that no determination has
been reached thus far as to
Blgebeas's next assignment, but
of the high officials of the navy
partment the commander of
wrecked battleship can have
anything he wants,
A significant conference
during the day between
tives of the war and navy departments
to determine whether New Orleans, Mo-
bile Tampa best adapied
base of operations, Hoth
the of w
regentative ‘ ‘ navy
the
about
held
representa
wan
or was
miiits
event
£ 1)
naval, in
Baker, naval
and for
chief of
the army
Auxiliary: Navy
York, March
n of
Examiners,
ard for
The
mers
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American li
Food Rots While Cubans Starve,
Key West, Fla. March 30. Provisions
for the Cubans which arrived here two
weeks ago still lle useless in the naval
station for want of authority to ship
them to Cuba. The authorities yes.
terday asked permission to use the sur-
vey boat Bache for this purpose, but
no answer has yet been received. The
provisions do not improve with the
delay, and according to reports the
Cubans continue to starve, The orig-
inal program was to send this ship-
ment by the Fern, but the arrange
ments were broken by the sudden call
of that vessel to Havana
The Naval Enlistments,
New York, March 30.-The activity
in the workshop and on the vessels in
the Brooklyn pavy yard has not
abated, and today the forges were in
full blast. Word was received at the
yard yesterday from Washington aug-
thorizing the enlistment of all desirable
men for one year unless the service
desires to discharge them before that
time. Those who are In most demand,
and very few have made application,
are machinists of the first class, cars
penters and able seamen.
Spaniards Held an American Sohponer
Kingston, Jamalea, March 30.-The
Amerionn schooner Hester, of Pensas
cola, Pia, leaded with lumber, arrived
here Monday evening, and her captain
reports that while on the voyage be
was boarded by a Spanish gunboat,
which towed the schooner into Casli-
dea and detained her there for three
days. The captain of the Hester has
reported the matter to the United
Btates consul here,
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