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PLANS FOR DEFENSE OF SEAPORTS.
DEFENSE OF
PORTS ON
THIS COAST
All the Naval Vessels of
the Station to Be Kept
on Duty.
Cruiser, Baltimore and Gunboat
Bennington Will Remain in
Hawaiian Waters to Pro
tect the Islands.
INTETW YORK. Feb. 27.— A Washing- |
tun special to the Herald says: Fear
iug in the event of hostilities that an
armored cruiser might be sent to the
Pacific Ocean to attack the Pacific
pojrta of the United States the Navy
Department proposes to keep on that
poast the force of naval vessels now i
stationed there. It is recognized by i
the department officials that the \
t-trength of the North Atlantic squad- I
ro-ri would he greatly increased by at- ;
taching the battleship Oregon to Rear :
Admiral Sieard's command, but they '■
appreciate the danger of leaving the '
Pacific Coast without a vessel of this |
class, just a? they appreciated the im- :
portancL- of defending the ports of the '
Atlantic coast by vessels of the moni- j
tor type. There are now stationed on
the Pacific Coast the Oregon, coast de- j
fense vessets Monterey and Monad- j
nock and the traJning ship Adams. |
The Oregon, which is at Puget Sound,
will be ordered to leave that port and
proceed to San Francisco harbor, and
her place in northern waters will
be probably taken by the Monterey.
The department recently directed
that the Monadnock be laid in reserve,
but these orders have not been carried
out. and she will probably be sent to
San Diego. Besides these ships the
department has at Honolulu thecruis
er Baltimore and gunboat Benning
ton. No orders have been issued for
the return of these vessels, and in view
of the well known aspirations of the
administration to bring those islands
within American jurisdiction, it is ap
preciated that Spain would probably
attempt to do as much damage as pos
sible to Honolulu. The department
plans contemplate, therefore, the re
tention of these two ships in Hawaiian
w.:tTF. The cruiser Alert and gun
boat Marietta are in Nicaraguan and
Guatemalan waters, respectively.
These ships will in case of trouble be
ordered to proceed to San Francisco
and to hold themselves there ready
active service. The department does I
nut anticipate that Spain will send a I
peel to the Pacific Coast in case of j
war. but there is some expectation
that a detached armored cruiser will
be ordered around to the Pacific to
make a demonstration there with a
view to compelling the United States
to strengthen the naval force there.
There is reason to believe, however,
that the department hopes to check
mate any such plan by a little diver
sion of its own.
One or" the objects of the department
to .•securing sufficient men to place the j
cruisers Columbia and Minneapolis in
commission is to attach them to Rear- j
A'lmiral Sicard's command at Key j
West: With these vessels in southern
waters it will be an easy matter to
have them joined by the cruisers New
»ork and Brooklyn and to send them
to Spanish waters in order to make a
demonstration upon one of the ports j
of Spain, probably Cadiz. The depart
ment does not anticipate, of course,
that this flying squadron would be able
to take Cadiz or any other fortified
town, but it is appreciated by naval
tacticians that Spain of necessity will
have to keep a force at home to pro
tect her own ports. She will also be
compelled to re-enforce her Cuban
squadron. The result will be that she
will in all probability find it desirable
to divide her forces, which will give
this Government greater advantage
over the Spanish forces than is now evi
dent.
The authorities say that the Colum
bia. Minnesota, Brooklyn and New
York will be the ideal ships to form a
flying squadron. The Columbia and
Minneapolis have a bunker capacity of
1670 tons of coal each, the Brooklyn 1750
and the New York 1290. Their steaming
radius is sufficiently large to enable
them to carry out the programme con
templated by the department, and so
far as obtaining coal on the other side
is concerned the authorities point out
that although coal was a contraband
of war during the rebellion a ship of
the Union had no difficulty in getting
from English merchants all it wanted.
NO trouble is anticipated in the event
; of war in the future in case an Amer
ican man-of-war should run out of coal
on a European station.
The monitor Puritan, which as stated
in the Herald this morning, will be re
tained near Hampton Roads to defend
Baltimore, Washington, Norfolk and
Richmond, will have her repairs com
pleted the first of next week. She now
has a part of her crew, and Lieuten
ant-Commander J. M. Hawley is pre
paring a detail of men who will be as
signed to fill vacancies now existing on
board ship. As to showing plans of
the department with respect to the pro
tection of the Atlantic coast this ex
tract taken from the report of the
Bunce board which met last fall is of
especial interest at this time:
•'On the Atlantic coast the positions
mpst likely to be sought by an enemy
are Massachusetts Bay, Long Island
Sound, New York and Chesapeake bays.
The positions strategically Important
for naval defense and which should be
strongly held are the harbors and
their approaches, which are at Port
land, Me., and Provincetown, Mass.,
the eastern entrance to Long Island
Sound, and Sandy Hook at the en
trance to New York Bay, and Cape
Henry Channel at the entrance to
Chesapeake Bay. The entrance to
Delaware Bay and to Port Royal
Sound, S. C, should also be secure
from occupancy. On the Gulf coast
an attack will be through Florida or
Yucatan channels, and the natural de
fense will be on a line from Tortugasto
Key West. On the Pacific Coast the
positions of greatest importance are
Puget Sound, San Francisco Bay, and
contingent on its projected improve
ments, San Pedro Bay. The conditions
at the entrance of the Columbia River
are similar to those at Delaware Bay
as respects its naval importance. Ow
ing to the great distances from this
coast to ports of any sea power except
those of Great Britain to the north
ward, an attack will be an attempt at
seizure of one of these ports. To meet
the enemy in these positions and hold
the lines of defense will be a most im-'
portant work of the navy."
As the Herald showed this morn
ing, the only harbors for which a naval
defense has not yet been provided are
those on the Maine, Massachusetts and
Connecticut coasts. The Terror will ar
rive at the entrance to New York Bay
by Tuesday, and will be held there for
FORWARD DECK OF THE BATTLE-SHIP MAINE AS IT WAS AND AS IT IS.
the defense of New York; the Puritafc
will be held at the entrance to Dela
ware Bay; the Amphitrite at the en
trance to Port Royal Sound; and the
squadron at Key West and Dry Tor
tugas.
The turret armor for the battle-ships
Kearsarge and Kentucky will be fin
ished next month. The armor is divid
ed into two groups. The first group
will be accepted or rejected on the
showing to be made by a plate taper
iqg from seventeen to fifteen inches in
thickness, which will be shipped in a
few days to the Indian Head proving
grounds for a test. The plate will be
fired at with twelve-inch guns. Imme
diately after the launching of the two
battle-ships next month the work of
putting on their armor will com
mence. It is expected that they will be
completed and in commission in about
a year. '
PROOF OF TREACHERY
IS ACCUMULATING
Continued from First Page.
war and if we have to fight this
matter out I wibh it might begin
soon. This protracted uncertainty
and suspense is unhealthy alike to
soldiers and* civilians. We are
growing tired of it. Do I think we
could whip you ? Well, like the
naval court gentlemen, I pre
fer not to discuss that question,
but in any case there would be
some good blood shed on both
sides, but then this eternal con
troversy would at last be ended."
The city of Havana remains
quiet — quieter than usual — abnor
mally quiet for carnival time. I
have been offered no affront and
have heard no harsh words spoken
to the many Americans who now
throng the Hotel Inglaterra, nor
have I been reliably informed of
any such incident. That thefe is
a disposition in the very lowes t
quarters to sneer at the fate of our
lost ship is undeniably true. One
of the small catch-penny attrac
tions of continuous performance
has put forward a cheap so-called
dramatization of the Maine disas
ter, but it is rather silly than offen
sive.
Havana people, especially their
women, remain home nights more
than they used to. Band nights
on the prado are now suggestive
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1598..
of the former glory of those fa
mous Sunday and Thursday even
ing functions only because they are
so different. Central Park about
Isabella statue was deserted last
Thursday night. There were at
least a score of seats available for
every auditor. Two years ago,
even when Gomez was at the very
gates of Havana, there were seen
here on these nights eager pleas
ure-seeking throngs almost block
ing traffic half-way across the
prado. There were laughter, mer
riment, flirtation and smiles.
"Where are all the people gone?"
I said to a Spanish officer as 1
glanced at the long array of empty
chairs and noted that the most pop
ular cafes on the prado were
almost equally deserted. My Span
ish acquaintance lighted a cigarette
and answered : "Alas, to theii
graves many of them."
AN OUTSIDE EXPLOSION
CAUSED THE DISASTER.
But Before Forming an Opinion the
President Wants to Secure All
the Facts.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.— The Herald's
Washington correspondent telegraphs:
There will be at least another week of
uncertainty of the cause of the Maine
disaster. All the information the au
thorities have concerning the Court of
Inquiry is that contained in a dispatch
from Admiral Sicard received by the
Secretary of the Navy this morning,
announcing the arrival of the Man
grove, with the Court of Inquiry on
board, at Key West. I was told by one
of the officials who saw the dispatch
that it contained no reference as to the
progress of the work yesterday, or any
intimation as to when the court would
be likely to conclude its labors. I was
Reproduced from the New York Herald.
further informed that the court was re
quested by the department to come
back to Key West at this time in order
that the survivors at that place might
at once be examined, so that they could i
be assigned to other vessels, where they
are needed.
It is declared by the department offi
cials that it is not known whether it
will be necessary for the court to re
turn to Havana, In any event its re
port is not expected in Washington be
fore the latter part of the week and it
may be delayed still longer. If the court
does not return to Havana it may be
accepted as a foregone conclusion that
the members of the court are already
convinced that the Maine was blown up
by an explosion from the outside. Their
return on the other hand would indi
cate they have not yet reached a final
conclusion and wish to avail thmeselves
of further evidence from divers and
wreckers. The impression among naval
authorities with whom I talked is that
the court^^ill return to Havana in
order that^*^ery scrap of evidence may
be obtained before they finally put their
conclusions to the Navy Department.
While as anxious as anybody to have
the facts at hand at the earliest pos
sible moment, the President on account
of the gravity of the question wants
the investigation made Just as thor
ough as the circumstances will allow.
All of the officials insist that up to this
time they do not know what the final
conclusion of the board will be. It is
true that they have had the opinion
officially expressed by Consul-General
Lee that everything pointed to an out
side explosion.
The Herald's dispatches and private
letters from officers who were on board
the vessel at the time of the disaster all
indicate that the vessel was blown up
by some exterior agency. The Presi
dent has declared, however, to even his
most intimate friends that he would re
serve his Judgment as to what actually
caused the disaster until he had the
official facts to go upon. Secretary
Long insists that no dispatches from
either Captain Sigsbee or the Court of
Inquiry, which have related in any way
to the cause of the disaster, have been
concealed from the public. But not
withstanding the absence of official in
formation on the subject it may be
stated that none of the authorities an
ticipate the report showing that the
fundamental cause of the catastrophe
was accidental.
The Herald's Key West dispatch pub
lished this morning showing that the
armor belt was blown inward: that six
inch powder cases were crushed longi
tudinally, and adducing the additional
evidences that the keel was forced in
ward, ha^s tended to greatly strengthen
the conviction in official circles that the
explosion came from outside of the ves
sel. Every step taken in the direction
of emergency preparations and in con
sideration of precedents for formulat
ing a demand upon Spain indicates that
Spain is to be held responsible for the
blowing up of the vessel.
Monitor Terror at New York.
NEW YORK. Feb. 28.— The monitor
, Terror passed in at quarantine at 12:50
'■ this morning and anchored off Tomp
, JsJnaviUe at 1:06
MADRID MUST
MAKE AMENDS
Ex-Senator Edmunds on
the Position of
Spain.
Will Have to Punish the Men
Who Wrecked the
Maine.
Theory of Government Connivance
Declared Too Horrible to Be
Entertained.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.— A Philadel
phia special to the Herald says: The
status of the Maine disaster as effected
by international law was interestingly
discussed by United States Senator
George F. Edmunds at his home this
afternoon with a Herald man.
"While I have not been called upon
to study this instance with minute
care," Mr. Edmunds said, "there have
been cases which were similar, in their
effects at least, and to which my legis
lative duties required me to give care
ful attention. Above all. it seems to
me that American chivalry demands
that we exercise our finest and nicest
sense of honor and dignity, and impute
nothing evil to the Government of
Spain unless most incontrovertible
facts demonstrate such a necessity.
"Our own Government is now with
out precedent of her own making in
the matter. At the time of the Mafia
riots in the State of Louisiana some
years ago, you will remember, the then
Secretary of State, James G. Blame,
contended, and I think rightly, that the
death of a number of Italian subjects
was brought about by circumstances
so extraordinary that the Government
could not be expected to have foreseen
their danger, and, therefore, could not
have prevented it.
"If, in view of these facts, the United
States sought out the real offenders and
brought them to the fullest Justice, he
further insisted that all had been done
that the Italian Government could
properly demand. The offenders were
found, and an attempt was made to
bring them to justice, but the condi
tions were such and public opinion was
so prejudiced that it even affected the
State's courts of Louisiana, and made
it impossible to bring them to jus
tice. Then ihe President was author
ized by Congress to indemnify the wid
ows and children of the Italians who
were killed.
"This case and that of the Maine
disaster are analogous in their effect.
A great wrong has been done this na
tion, and many families have been
sadly broken. The battle-ship was on
j a friendly visit to a friendly port, and
| all propriety demands that the fullest
! restitution shall be made. If some
wicked person or persons were instru
mental in bringing about an explosion
which cost so many lives, then the
Government of Spain must find them
and mete out to them the most severe
punishment which so cowardly a crime
demands. If she does this, 6he has done
her duty, in my opinion. If she fails
to do so, then our national dignity will
force us to compel something else.
"This, of course, is upon the assump
tion that Spain as a Government was
neither instrumental nor had ac
knowledge of the impending catas
trophe. Anything else is too horrible
to contemplate. The dignity and
chivalry of United States forbid deal
ing in suspicions. An efficient board
of inquiry is investigating the matter
in an orderly and commendable man
ner, and when it has announced its
findings we must accept it as truth."
Asked as to what would be the prob
able result if the report of the board
of inquiry should show that Spanish
Government officials were implicated in
a plot to destroy the Maine, Senator
Edmunds repeated that such an as
sumption was too horrible to think
about, unless it was finally shown to
be necessary.
"Spain could not afford to do any
such thing,' he said. "She would for
ever lose all honor among the nations
of the earth. The strained relations
j which have existed between the United
States' and Spain made it incumbent
upon Spain to, take the greatest pre
cautions against accident to our shipa
when they visited the port of Havana,
and it is only fair to assume that
Spain did her duty. Until more facts
| are obtainable from an unquestionable
source we must be content to hope for
the best."
A BRITISH STEAMER
ASHORE NEAR FLIMBY
The Bramble's Rudder and Propeller
Gone and She Is Apparently
Abandoned.
MAYPORT, England, Feb. 27.— The Brit
ish steamer Bramble, Captain Postle
walth, from Porman, February 16, tor this
port, 1b ashore near Flimby. Her rudder
and propeller are gone and she has ap
parently been abandoned. The high tides
have driven her higher on the beaoh.
CARIBBEAN SEA
BADLY NEEDED
Required by the United
States to Protect Her *
Interests.
Sobral Wrote Upon This Sub
ject and the Nicaragua
Canal.
From a Strategic Point of View the
Command of Southern Waters
Is Necessary.
\
Special Dispatch to The Call.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27.— A Washing
ton special to the Herald says: The
United States looks upon the Caribbean
Sea the same as England looks upon
the Mediterranean, and they go so far
as to state these two seas are similar
in their history and their future. El
Tiempo, a Spanish organ published in
Madrid, credits these words to Lieu
tenant-Commander Jose G. Sobral, the
Spanish officer who the Spanish lega
tion here declared has been relieved
from duty as its naval attache. El
Tiempo has published an article from
the peri of Sobral, which shows what
he has observed of American affairs. It
is also evident, according to officials of
the Navy Department, that he has
colored what he has learned. El
Tiempo says:
"That the Caribbean Sea is from a
strategical point of view of as much
importance to the United States and
other nations of the American conti
nent and even some of the European
nations as the Mediterranean is to
England is a fact so well known that
it is not necessary to dwell upon it.
Rome time ago we published under the
title, "The Key of Panama,' a work by
A. T. Mahan, a c?.ptain in the Ameri
can navy. On the same subject Jose G.
Sobral, naval lieutenant of the first
class and attache of the Spanish lega
tion at Washington, has published a
well-written article ki Hevista Gene/al
de Marina.
"In another article published by said
Sobral some time ago under the title
of 'The Nicaragua Canal' he called at
tention to the aspirations of the North
American Republic in regard to the
Caribbean Sea, not for strategical rea
sons only, but for its commercial ad
vantage and for her own safety and
defense, hence we have to add that
Lieutenant Commander Sobral's words
are worth being taken into considera
tion, especially under the present cir
cumstances. He says: "The United
States covet naval supremacy in the
Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico; in
the former to- obtain absolute control of
the future of the Nicaraguan canal; in
the latter in order to have a free road
from the mouth of the Mississippi to
the Atlantic."
"It is difficult to close in a fleet in
the Caribbean Sea on account of its
many outlets, and it is this same diffi
culty which makes it easy of access.
Fortification on different islands bound
ing the Sea of the Antilles to the west
would protect the ports were they to
be erected, but not the channels sep
arating them. For their protection a
large number of cruisers and ships
would be required.
"The interests of England beyond the
Red S.ea have caused her to fortify the
whole road that takes her ships to
Bombay and Singapore and Hong
kong, with naval stations at Gibraltar
Malta, Cypress. Aden and Penang'
These same interests the American
people see for the future not only in the
Caribbean Sea, but in the Gulf of Mex
ico, and this leads them on the same
lines as their brethren in Europe.
"The chain of Antilles hampers them
because It is in the way of the course
of their ships to Central and South
America. Key West is not sufficient
even in connection with the Dry Tor
tugas to Insure the safety of the Flor
ida channel as long as Havana belongs
to Spain.
"The Yucatan channels belong to
Spain and Mexico, so that American
merchant ships with their cargoes
from Galveston, New Orleans. Pensa
cola and Mobile would be endangered
in time of war while passing through
these two channels, and her fleet
would be very apt not to be able to go
to the assistance of the cities named in
case they were threatened by foreign
ships.
"In order to go to the Caribbean Sea,
they have to pass between Cuba and
Hayti or between the latter and Porto
Rico and by St. Thomas, Martinique
and St. Lucia, all of which islands are
under European flags. With what
safety could their ships pass from the
Atlantic to the Pacific in the event of
the opening of the Nicaragua canal?
How cojild they maintain a fleet In the
waters of the Caribbean Sea without
owning an island which would serve
them as a base of operations?"
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WILL ATTEMPT
TO CALM THE
EXCITEMENT
Statement to Be Given Out
Soon by the Navy
Department.
In the Face of Evidence of
Treachery Officials Will Say
the Disaster Was Due to
an Accident.
Call Office, Riggs House,
Washington, Feb. 27.
It is pretty generally believed in
Washington to-night that the admin
istration is now firmly convinced that
the Maine's explosion was accidental,
and these are the reasons for this pre
sumption:
First— The assurance of the Spanish
Government that there were no torpe
does or mines in that part of, the har
bor, known as "Man-of-War anchor
age."
Second — The ordnance experts have
given their opinion that while a mine or
torpedo might tear holes in the vessel's
hull and sink her it could not have
wrought such fearful havoc in the up
per structure of the vessel.
A member of Congress said to The
Call correspondent to-night: "If you
want a scoop just say that a statement
will be given out by the Navy Depart
ment to-morrow or next day which will
assume that the explosion of the Maine
was accidental."
"But such a statement would hardly
be given out in adVancp of the report
of the naval court," suggested the cor
respondent.
"Yes, it will be put out as a 'feeler' "
said the Congressman, who assumed to
know what he was talking about.
"Whether the President and his ad
visers have received any further 'tips'
from Consul-General Lee, Senator
Proctor or members of the naval court
I don't know, but it is certain that they
are now convinced that there were no
torpedoes or mines where the Maine
was anchored. And that the character
of the wreck pointed to an internal ex
plosion."
"But why should the administration
want to make any statement in ad
vance o-f the report of the naval court?"
asked the correspondent.
"Merely to head off the jingoes in
Congress," said he. "The President and
his Cabinet have been anxious and ap
prehensive every day since the disas
ter for fear that the jingoes in Con
gress would break loose and pass a res
olution recognizing the belligerent
rights of the Cubans. Of course, as
everybody knows, the passage of such a
resolution would precipitate a crisis."
The Washington Post, which is gen
erally regarded as the mouthpiece of
the administration, as far as the Maine
affair is concerned, says: "The Presi
dent, it can be again stated, does not
expect war with Spain. He is of the
opinion that the present trouble can be
settled on a basis of diplomatic ne
gotiations if it should be decided that
the disaster to the Maine was not ac
cidental, a contingency which has not
yet arisen and may not arise. The
President expressed himself along these
lines to more than one of his callers
to-day. The belief in the existence of
sub-marine mines in Havana harbor
was unsettled by the positive statement
of Senor Dubosc, the Charge d'Affaires
of the Spanish legation, as well as by
the positive assertion of several naval
officers, who claim to have positive
knowledge. It is said as proving the
truth of Senor Dubosc's statement, that
submarine mines are never placed in
anchorage grounds because the con
necting cables would always be in dan
ger from dragging anchors. They are
submerged in channels whenever they
are considered necessary."
The Post also publishes the follow
ing to show that the explosion may
have been, and probably was, acci
dental:
"In volume X, Chambers Cyclopedia,
page 668, is an account of the terrific
explosion that took place on board the
ship ' European when lying in harbor
at Colon, Panama, on April 3, 1866. It
says: 'At 7 a. m.. on the 3d a most
tremendous explosion occurred in the
afterpart of the ship. It was described
as most rapid, without smoke, but with
a great flame, and the ship was im
mediately after seen to be on fire. The
whole of the deck and cabin aft were
carried away, and the side of the ship
was also much damaged, the plates
above the water-line being blown
away, and the parts below it being
much Injured. For fear of further ex
plosions the ship was towed Into the
bay, where she shortly sunk.' The
conclusion was irresistible that the ex
plosion was due to the nitro-plycerine.
Gun cotton has large explosive power
also. It has been known to explode
without apparent cause. Pending the
result of the official inquiry ■ into the
Maine explosion, it is worth while to
remember that similar explosions have
occurred as the result of accident."
NEBRASKA OFFERS AN
ARMY OF VOLUNTEERS.
Citizens From All Parts of the State
Are Deeply Imbued With
the War Spirit.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.— A Lincoln,
Neb., special to the Herald says: The
local force in the Governor's office Is
being snowed under by the showers of
letters from different points and so
many individuals in the State offering
their services as volunteers in case of
hostilities with Spain or other foreign
nations.
One letter received to-day is from a
leading Omaha newspaper man, John
A. Pierce, who declares that he Is
ready to go to Cuba and stay there
until the last vestige of Spanish bar
barism 1b swept from the American
continent. N. A. Crum of Crelghton
offers to raise a company, and J. M.
EiUngßWorth of Gothenburg does the
same. In the list of those writing to.
day C. C. Pulis of Kearney, a graduata
of the State University, who was rec
ommended as able to receive a com
mission in the regular army for his pro
ficiency in military Science and tactics,
is another. Dr. J. H. Downing of Waco
offers his services in any capacity,
while William Neve of Omaha proposes
to raise a regiment of Danish-born
American citizens, who-- will be all
trained soldiers from the State.
The Adjutant-General's office has re
ceived a joint letter from H. H. Rowker
and I. J. Oviatt, veterans of the War
of the Rebellion, who distinctly state
that they offer to enlist as privates,
and that their age, 54 and 56 years re
spectively, will not prevent them from
again serving their country.
Altogether offers to raise regiments
that will aggregate 20.000 men have
thus far been received by Governor
Holcomb. All are placed on file and
careful data sent to General Coppinger,
commanding the Department of the
Platte.
FESTIVE SABBATH AT
THE CUBAN CAP'TAL
Senator Proctor Attends a Bull Fight
and Makes a Speech Whicn
Is Applauded.
Copyrighted. IS9S, by James Gordon Bennett.
HAVANA, Feb. 27.— Suspension of
work on the Maine, a bull fight and tho
fag end of a carnival combined to give
Havana a somewhat gay Sunday.
Senator Proctor was among the Ameri
cans at the bull fight, the star matador
of which was Alazzantini. In a speech
addressed to Acting- Chief of Staff.
General Solano, the Senator said h<;
hoped for peace through means of the
army. A tremendous outburst of
cheering greeted the mention of th^
army. The audience was one-half offi
cers and soldiers.
Divers will resume the work of re-~
covering the Maine's dead to-morrow.J
and the big wrecking tug Jones is ex
pected then also.
Senator Proctor and Captain Sigs
bee dined with General Lee this even
ing. Mr. Proctor goes to the east of
the island in a few days, but will go
leisurely, not expecting the report of
the court of inquiry very soon.
To Convey the Wounded.
KEY WEST. Fla.. Feb. 27.— The sur
vey steamer Baehe sailed this after
noon for Havana to convey the re
mainder of the Maine's wounded to Dry
Tortugas. The four-masted srhooner
Isiah Hart has arrived with coal for
the warships.
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