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PAGES l TO 6 VOL. 1JV. NO. 90. PRICE TWO CENTS. UNWELCOME DEVELOPMENT j OF THE MAINE AFFAIR Complications May Arise Between Hie United States and the State of Florida. REGARDING THE PROPOSED ENFORCEMENT Of QiMIl LRWS Would Cause Serious Interruption to the Free Movement of Uncle Sam's Ships and Delay Prosecution of the Work of Wreckers on the Maine Hull?Will Not f Tolerate the Inteference. Washington, D. C, March 5, 1SDS. There Is premise of a new and un? welcome development of the Maine affair that in the end may lead up to an issue between the Government of the United States and the State of Florida, if the officials of the State en? dorse the stand taken by the local offi? cials at Key West. The latter have notified Admiral Sicard that on the 1st of next month they propose to enforce tile State quarantine law against all craft arriving fr.om Cuba, as a meas? ure of prevention against the introduc? tion, of yellow fever. The notice indi? cates that the law will be applied to the naval vessels, and- in view of the serious Interruptions euch interfer? ence with the free movements of his j^hips would cause, Admiral Sicard has reported the facts to the Navy De? partment and awaits instructions. The department ofliclals cannot tolerate with equanimity tlie stoppage of such craft as the Mangrove and the Fern, on their errands of mercy, nor delays that may result in the prosecution of the, work of the wreckers engaged on the Maine's hull and In the work of the court of Inquiry. The President himself probably will communicate with the Governor of Florida with a view to securing an obatement of Che laws so far as it Is proposed to apply it to naval vessels, this being the speediest manner of dealing with the case, although It may be slated that the Xati'onal Government never has recognized the right of any local au? thority to stop its vessels in case their movement were deemed necessary. The warships have voluntarily sub? mitted to quarantine When returning from any port suspected of Infection, lull, thto, it is asserted, to .be merely a concession and not the recognition of any lawful right of the part of the State authorities. In view o-f the fact that, the ofliccrs on our warships, with the aid of capable surgeons on each ship, make it their pride to keep their craft in flu- most healthful condition, naval ofllcers feel that they may be safely left, to run I heir ships bet weep Havana and Key West without restric? tion. As an evidence of the care ex? ercised :;o avoid carrying contagion the officials point to the fact that without suggestion from any of the health authorities of Florida, Admiral Stoard caused tlio wounded survivors of t'he Maine disaster to bo detained for several days at Tortugas before allow? ing Hier? to go to Key West. IVll.l. It;: FAULT OF QOVEItX91 ENT. in llvciii ot ? Confiictf s<? Snj K Neeren li?ry .11 milieu*, of tha Florida Itonrtl <>i Ilenllli, Jacksonville, Fla., March 6.?Secre? tary (Matthews, of the State Board of Health, says that If any conflict shall arise between Florida and the Federal authorities over the enforcement of quarantine on 'April 1st, it will be due to tne Federal authorities and not to those of this State. The Florida Stale law provides for the enforcement of quarantine on May 1st. but as a matter of exigency, the State Hoard ot Health Is empowered to pass rules th.it shall have the force of statute laws. At the last nveetlng, which was held in Janu? ary, upon the advice of Secretary of the Treasury Gage, acting upon the sug? gestion of Surseon-General Wyman, the State Board of Health passed the April 1st rule, and has since instructed its agents at various Florida ports to en? force It. Surgeon-General Wynian made . the suggestion under the opinion that I danger from infection by yellow fever i should be guarded against earlier this year than laat. The Governor of Flor? ida has no jurisdiction over the State Board of Health further than to call it together. This may be done if the cir? cumstances warrant and will probably be dort? if the President so requests, for this State and its o?iclals luve always displayed a liberal acquiscencc in Fed? eral requests, especially in a matter of extraordinary exigency. MAS NOT HB.VR'D FROM THE PRESIDENT. I Jacksonville. Fla.. March 5.?Gover j nor Bloxhani, who was isecn at St. Aug I ustlno to-night, said (hat he had hoard I nothing from President McKinley or j other W-ashlngton officials relative to abrogating restrictions of State quar? antine law, which goes into effect April 1st, so far as it applies to naval vessels. He said that should he receive t^uch a request he would at once confer with j the State health authorities. He de j clined to anticipate what action would ' bo taken, but there Is no possibility of ! conflict between the United States and i Florida officials. THE COURT OF INQUIRY Arrive in Havana And at Once Got Down To Business. ENSIGN PDWELLSON FIRST WITNESS 51 si i lies concerning the Worn o! r?iv Or??dipt. SnuipMOii HolllKCN to I>i? VIllKC tlio > a! me dl' till) 1 <? s I i m o n v ? Had no iiicn ilotT Long tUa Court Will ISo In Session. Havana, March 5, IS9S. The Mangrave, wttlh Ifhe United States ?naval court of Inquiry on hoard, ar? rived hwc before noon, and atvnce held a session; Ensign Powellson was ex? amined concerning the work of the di? vers, over which he has supervision, and his examination was continued a'P:>er the recess. Oatptaln Sampson, the president of the count, said he was sorry, but it was Im? possible tn tell the correspondent any part cif Ki-e testimony or the conclu? sion reached. Further the captain said ho had no Idea 'bow long the court would remain her:-, adding that no or? ders iiad been recclvul for the court to go 'to Washington at the close of i:s sessions here. The court of Inquiry at the afternoon session continued the examination of Knsign Powellson, at the conclusion of which <in adjournment wa? taken. TH-REE'MORE BODIKS RECOVERED Three bodies were recovered to-day from 'the wreck of the Maine. One of ithern was IdeivtHled as th.nt of Robert "White, a -mess attendant, and another, supposed tk> >\to tbait of an oiler, as the clothing (was (saturated with oil. The Almlrantc Oquondo and .the Viz ca.ya, slstor ships, are 'moored a few 'hundred yards from each other, and present a. fine appearance Senator Proctor visHieti the hospitals to-day a.nd' tills evening he will take a boat Do Sagna de I,a Grande, returning toy rail to lake the next (Wednesday) atoaoner for Jiome? N 0WSPA<P?E3l COlfcRESPOX DENTS A lt RESTED. Honore T.,aino, the correspond on t of 71 New York paper and an alleged French subject, has been arrested and Impris? oned in Cabanas fortress. A Cuban newspaper man named Pardo was taken Into custody at the same time. Lalne was formerly Imprisoned upon a charge of active complicity with the In? surgents. It Is said that he will bo released and sent north on the next available steamer. I,vit7,hugh Lrte, .Jr., son of the Consul General, was among the passengers w'ho arrived here to-day on board the Olivette. The smoke stacks of the Maine have been, removed. The divers hope to re? cover some more bodies to-day. The great Iron railroad bridge near Ilolguln, known as the Pahdq bridge, has been partially destroyed by the In? surgents, who used two dynamite bom bs. The Spanish divers wore down for several hours to-day. They make daily reports to Captain Peral, of the Span? ish court of inquiry. _ The coast survey steamer Bache ar rived this arternnon. She will take to Key West the bodies of those recovered from the wreck. The boat on which Senator Proctor had planned to go to Sagua la Grande this evening did not leave, but Mr. Proctor, accompanied by Miss Dar ton. John K. Bhvcll and Dr. Kgan, will go to Sagua early to-morrow by train. /The executive committee of the au? tonomist party will publish a mani? festo in El Pals and the Dlario de.La Marina to-morrow, setting forth the intentions of the party in relation to the coming elections. M'COY WIIAi FIGHT ANYONE. St. t/OUls, Mo., March 5.?Kid McCoy, who return-Al from Hot Springs, Ark., in-day, said In an Iretervlow: "I have $5,000 up which says I ?fand ready itb> meet any man In the world. ' Thivo men, ?have aceepitod my doll? .M?her, Choynskl and Kuhlin. "1 have ?eli fit to --select rtuhlln as th--flrs.it man, and my brother will meet Hilly Madden at Cincinnati on next Wednesday, March 0>th. and then and there post $5.000 in cash to flghx bim. The fight with Ruhllri will ilakc place from six. to twelve W-dekfl from the time i?f signing articles, and before the 'clubs offering the best purse for frt. "While my brother is at Cincinnati he will be ready to also make matches i with Mali'f and Choynski." id ft mm point WAR DEPARTMENT 10 RESUME CONTROL In Which Event Murine lIOHpUiil 01 flelnls win ilATO to FltOnc Anoin or ?Imirnnlliio Station-It Will Ho Given up With tJrcat Iteliictmico by the <tuiii'anti:i? OIHcl'ifn. Wellington, March 5, 1S0S. The proposed transfer of Dry Tortu? gas, which is now regarded as the most important qimrantln'3 Motion off our Southern coast, to tt<he War Department would necessitate itlie immediate selec? tion of another location for a station off the coast of Florida. The quanan'.tinc season against ports infected with yc-1 low fever and other infectious diseases begins April 1st. so 'that if the "War Dc iP-aiv.mien't dfcoidea |to resume -control over Dry Tortugas and Fort JeffCTSon which is locate-d there, no time will l>e K>St by .the Marine- Hospital officials in fiMlng out another citation. Already some correspondence has been had with orlioials of the service on the Florida coast and several of the Florida Keys have been 'sugges'.-cd as suitable places to which Bho sta'llt.Mi might ibe transfer? red. Among lUirem arc Fleming Key, which Surgeon Murray at one Lime considered superior to Dry Tortugas as a location for a quarantine station. Mul? let Key, wh- re the State of Florida now maintains a Station, and Bahla Honda, which is cast of Key West. Owing tx> the admlnrble local ion of Dry Tortugas, which is directly In track of all vessels lxmnd to 'the United States from the West Indies, the nwMi coast t?f South America and Central Anurleu, and the perfact char? acter of the quarantine staitlon. it will .bp given up with great regret by the Marine HbspfetOl service, iC the War Department insists upon taking posses? sio?. The annual reports show that In 1S95, fifty-one vessels were d.islnfeclted ait the BtoHton, and In 1806 slxl-y-one ves? sels. The figures for test year, when ?the number was much greater, arc not yet available. Yellow fever tpaitleirts are ttfjlt 'treated at TortuRas rftaLion, but nst-llird Key, six miles away. The same advantages claimed for Dry Tortugas as a point for quarantine sta? tion are claimed for it as a strategic point for a base for i fleet operating against Cuba. It was used during the civil war as a base of operation.1* against the Confederate States. A leport nude by Surgeon Murray two years ago con? tains some valuable Information re? garding the location, the harbor and the condition of old Fort Jefferson. The group of keys, or islets, of which Gor? don Key, upon which the station Is lo? cated, is the center cover of an area Of eleven square miles. Gordon Key con? sists of ten acres. On It are the old fort, Tort?g?? harbor light having a range of thirteen miles and the quarantine station. The anchorage to the north? west of Gordon Key h is an usii.ble area of one by one and a halt miles, with from seven to eleven fit thorns of water and excellent holding ground. Into this anchorage are three channels, and Sur? geon Murray Bays that with a little care any vessel in the wo:Id now built or to bo constructed can go -without a pilot. Surgeon Murray's report would seem to indicate that the fort is In a bad state of repair.' The channel Into the inner harbor goes entirely around the norlheort, oast sand south sides of the fort and Is narrow and tortuous, in places it Is less than 300 fed wide. The depth is four fathoms by selection* but thetc Is a fifteen foot "bead" hear the north entrance, which is a menace to all vessels of that draft. The short turns of the channel give trouble in handling vessels more than Uf>0 feet In length, and it is scarcely possible to move a 300 foot vessel without touching somewhere. The coal shed ait the wharf only has a capacity of ir>0 tons. The source of water is from rain only, but Is abundant, if properly conserved, the rainfall being aboul thirty Inches. It Is retained In seven cisterns. m it mi m 11 n Statement of an Englishman Who Sold Them to.the Spanish Officials, GOULD POSITIVELY lilff-1 SMALLEST PARTICLE The One Thai Caused the Wreck of the Maine, lie Claims, Was Designated as "No. 2" ami Was Constructed of 500 Hundred Pptinds of Gun Cotton?Plans of the Infernal Machine Ehibited in London?Is Witling to Testify ?Thoroughly Posted on Matters plcc trictl and Sub-marine. 1 Lfondon, March ?, 1R9S. According to the statement of a man whose card a describe him as being an electrical engineer, 'whose name cannot be disclosed, but it 'has been forward? ed 'to Washington; ho sold to Spanish officers in London, several years ogj a large number of mines, eight or ten of which v/er ? placed in Havana harbor. He says 'they were made in a special way -and had a specially and peculiarly constructed cable which he contends he can positively identify 4< the smallest piece is produced, Sume of the mines, ithe man continues, were fixed bd they could be find from a fort, and two of them had bulbs, arranged that they would explode up?n a vessel coming in contact with it hem. 'Hut the alleged electrical engineer adds chat ho does net believe the bulbs would be used in water os shallow as that of Havana harbor. He exhibited 'the plans of one of those mines, .which, he pointed out, v-as the most likely to produce the ef? fect described as causing the wreck of the Maine. lit woo numb red "2" and was eonstruclfd >to contain f>00 pounds of gun cotton. This Is the s;ory told by the man, who gives one the Impression that he has been sergant o.f engineers, or has held some similar position. He was apparently thoroughly posted upon electrical mailers and submarine mines. The man who made'the foregoing statement is an Englishman, and says he is willing to go .to the United Stat s as a witness. SPANISH DELIGHTED Over Tiie Arrival of Another Cruiser in Havana Harbor. DOCKS CROWDED WITH SIGHT-SEERS Itecrtvoil it Hearty Welcome from ilio Ferryboat* un<l ih;h on Wliirlt Wore Civil mill Military Authori? ties and III ire rent Koeltics?lte? inroad ineNninia from tu? Fort. Havana, March 5, 1S0S. The Spanish first-class cruiser Al rnlrante Oquendo arrived in Havana harbor this morning from Spain. S?he received a hearty welcome from the ferry boats ami tugs, i>n board of which were the civil and military authorities and different societies, which had been waiting for the warship's, arrival. The docks wi re crowded with silght-seers, rockets were sent up nhd flags and other decornt! ns were displayed from the vessels in port, the public buildings and the palaces. The Almlrantc Oquendo made a line appearance as she returned the salute from Fort Cabanas ami then saluted the fort und Admiral. Admiral Joaqutn Uisaga is in com? mand of the Almlrante Oquendo. TERRIBLE DESTITUTION No Change Made In Plans of Sending Re? lief Vessels to Cuba, MONTGOMERY AND NASHVILLE TO GO Ollicrrw <>r Ilm Montgomery Snw for 'I'lK-IIINC'l vos Iii? ! xlciil of (llfl lies million -< orroNpondentN Itcittm l'ciinilcs?. Having Ut vcu all 'I heir itcady < "sh i<> lim Mn(Torem? Washington, March "., IS9S. It is asserted positively at the State Department ihait th re has been m> change in the plans i.r the sending of the Montgomery and the Nashville to ICastern Cuba po'.'te with relief supplies for the reconccntradcis. It hail been Biig g stcd that the offer of a merchant steamer from New York ito tak*- s >me i r ih se goods ?t? Cuba would relieve ;he naval vessels from the performance of ithis ?onerous task, but the de? claration from thwStoitp Department en sures the execution of the original pro :,'i\unm and the ships named will sail for Ma'.anzas and Sagua La Grande as KD'.n as the goods arrive at Key West from Xew York. Repbttts that have come 'txj <ilic State Department from THE SALE OF SHIPS TO ' SPAIN IS CONFIRMED Chlliai! Government Succeeds in Selling.the Battleship O'iliggins to the Spaniards. II OFFERS Of IPS SUBMITTED 10 HEUT L There Have Been no Negotiations or Options for Vessels by This Government?Navy Department Keepi.ig Inform? ed as to the Opportunities of Purchasing Should Necessity for More Ships Arise. Washington, D. a. March 5, isos. Tlie continued reports that Spain Is buying new ships led to counter re? ports that the naval uulhoriti?s here were considering similar purchases, in no otllcial (liiarter at the Navy De? partment could this be confirmed, as sieps of this character necessarily would be guarded with the greatest secrecy. Tiiere Is little doubt, how? ever, that the department is Informing itself fully ns to the opportunities for purchases should' the necessity for more ships arise. Tims far there have been no negotiations for ships and no options asked on particular ships. Quite a number of offers of ships ha"ve been submitted to Secretary iJong by ship-buMdihg concerns In this country and abroad. These have been docketed and lilt d. "out beyond an acknowledge? ment of the offers no steps toward pur1 clmse have been taken. Under ordinary circumstances the N'avy Department would require au? thority from Congress to purchase war? ships. There Is no law which permits a larger exercise of authority in times of emergency than at other limes, it is understood, however, that the naval authorities feel that such emergency measures ns might be required would have the subsequent approval of Con? gress. A precedent Is cited as to the purchase of a naval Vessel In a time of emergency without the assent of Con? gress. While Secretary Chitnt'ler 'was at the head or ,the Navy Department Information reached here that the Oreely Arctic expedition was In a perilous condition and that relief wits imperative wll'hotit a day's delay, and It is now a matter of history that. If the relief party had been twenty-four hours later in reaching (ireely and his men the loiter would have succumbed from starvation. None of the naval ships at the time were available. The Bear wa? offered, for sale, however, an<l Secretary Chandler closed the con trnct for Its purchase, slating at the I line that if Congress toiled to ratify the purchase ami make the appropria? tion necessary for the purchase price ho would hold himself personally re? sponsible lo the contractors. Th.; Hear was successful In Us relief mission and Congress promptly ratified Mr. Chand? ler's course by appropriating for the ship. It Is saiil that the some course of procedure would be followed In case of emergency at the present time. I'llC Nlllps Which Spain Seen red 111 I i am e Are Two Heavy (.'onNt !??? looNti VOMKelx. London, March 5.?Further Inquiries made on the subject confirm the re? port cabled yesterday of the sale of the two cruisers which the Armstrongs have been building for Brazil to Spain. The Inquiries further show that a rep? resentative of the Chilian flovernment has been negotiating with a represen? tative of the SVpanlsh (Jovernment for the sale of the battleship O'Hlgglns, built by the Armstrongs for Cfilli, and II Is believed that the deal is practi? cally completed whereby this splendid warship passes Into Spain's possession. H Is known that the Chilian repre? sentative made a definite offer lo Spain recently; but the price was considered) too hlfih and Spain mode it counter offer. Jl is now understood that they have come to terms. The ships which Spain secured in Franco are two heavily armored 'coast defense vessels which Brazil ordered, and which have been building at the La Seyne works at Havre. The statement made In Washington that the Amazonas, one of the ves? sels Spain has purchased from Brazil has already left this country for Brasil, Is Incorrect. She Is still at the Arm? strong works. IIKPOUT CON I I KM i:i>. those place* show terrible destitution ?xi-;s, probably nowhere exceeded on the Island, and the officers of Ith ? Mont? gomery saw Por uheuisclves on their re <?. nt trip nit Matair/.as the extent of the misery, it is said by some of the cor? respond nits of >t.h v. ? officers lhat they all returned penniless from their Cu? ban cruise, bavins been so moved by wha thy saw Ihail they gave away all of their r> ady cash. It was decided t'hls aft- Timon to aban? don th - projected order no the flagship Olympia t> return to San Francisco from [long Kong. Without 'this line ship the Asiatic squadron would be made up of giinhOatts and unprotected cruisers, without any great degree of defensive and no offensive force against armored ships. Th ? cruiser Unltimore, now n.t Honolulu, has been selected 'to take the powder, to 'be brought to that posit by tlic Mohican, further along to Hong Kong for'the vessels of'the Asia? tic squadron. Whether or rotft the ship will b * nittached to the squadron per? manently has not yell been determined. The torpedo hboit Winslow, which has been under repair ait the Norfolk navy yard, sailed to-day for Key West to Join the flotilla. 11A W A11A SJ A M X EX A T Is S. Foreign Relations Committee iioiu n I.eiiXiSiy Session und lllsctiss tin .11 til i er. 'Washington, 15. C, March 6.?The S irata Oonim'-ttee on Foreign Relations held a 'two hours sitting ?lb-day in an effort to d''cide ujV/n what course to pursue with reference to the Hawaiian annexation treaty. When the Senate adjourned 'the iht'mbera refused to give out any Information it? the press, say? ing thait all present had pledged them? selves to absolute, seer. cy. It was learned tili rough ??her s ?ndii rs, new eyj r. 'than Ithe committee had under cc4tslder?Vtion the advisability of tak? ing up the t,iic?ticji of annexation In itvay of legislation raithcr than by th ? means of mltlflying the treaty and that khcy had decided not to abandon the, treaty at b ast Immed'ialely, but to press its consideration upon the Sen? ate at the first opportunity. The present hit'niton of tha commit? tee to bold rite realty in executive ses? sion Uirtil a test vote ran be secured, o.hd it- Is still understood that the fJn con am. ndmerut wlH be used for this pure.ose. if th- result of this vote Indi? cates thait a vote upon the treaty itself would result in its defeat, .the friends of an>h xatlon will then resort ttj the ox pedl ? i of a. joint resolutloh, and will ask the Senate to take lip the question in this shap ? In open session, with the view < securing the concurrence of the H ats . Si e differences of opinion devel? oped in 'the commltte* as to the wis? dom of resuming the executive sessions at all, but it was urged .that many of the Sen alters would not assent to the changed methods <>f proctodlng until there should he at least a best vot*- on the tr at; Itself and itihis vley la un dcrstood 'to ihave preva-lled. LONDON CABLE LETTER Public Sentiment Will Compel Recognition of Belligerent Right to Cubans FRIENDLY ATTITUDE OF GREAT BRITAIN i in' PrcNlilont'H Cnlihiioaa in ami 11?? K flu *VOXO<I UllPttlioil I'ralsiil I.Vh crywhere?The Pastoral Letter or Cardinal CnscnJnrcM Huh Added Another Danger to tho Idsl. (Copyright, by Associated Tress.) London, March 5, 1808. Now that time and opportunity for reflection have been allowed by a tem? porary cessation of the patriotic and bellicose statements which, since the wreck of the Maine, have beeni the chief feature of tho special cable dis? patches from the United States, Eng? lishmen are beginning ta realize the depth of the pro-Cuban feeling In the United States, with whioh the thought? ful element here cordially sympathize, although they still believe the Maine Inquiry will absolve Spain from com? plicity In the disaster. An impression, almost amounting to conviction, pre? vails that public opinion will compel the Government of the United Stales to acknowledge the Cubans as belliger? ents and tii Intervene between Spain and Cuba. The vary calmness and pa fler.ee of the people of the United States tends to confirm the convictions here that Americans have become aware that their Government Is prepar? ing to satisfy the country's aspirations when the auspicious moment arrives. Every one In this country acknowl? edges the dignity and self-possession with which the Cabinet of President McKinley have been handling this most difficult affair, and this atti? tude of the United States Government has a great effect in Influencing opin? ions on this side of the Atlantic. Americans express themselves at being much gmtllled at the friendly attitude which the British Govern? ment has evinced toward the United States. By the advice of the British Government ship-builders and dealers in munitions of war here Insist practi? cally upon cash payments In the case of all orders booked by Spain. It seems that the Spanish Embassy, when bargaining with the shlp-bulldlng and other firms, Indirectly suggested that Great Britain sympathized with Spain. This,-coming to the ears of the British Government, the latter lost no time in putting the firms which are In tho ' (Continued on Ninth Page.)