The Proof Is Sure

Key West, Fia., March 13. - The court Of inquiry has evidence that there was not only one mine, but seven in the harbor of Havana. A snattered section of a Bubmarine cable, containing seven conductors, is in the possession of the court, delivered to it by one of the American divers, and it is the strongest proof yet offered that the Maine's destruction was eneompassed by an agency within the control of the Spanish authorlties in the city of Havana. The statement emanates from an authority so trustworthy that lts truthfulness cannot be questioned. Notwithstanding the alert and watchful eyes that are cpnstantly upon the divers who have been invest rating the condition íf The punken ship's huil on the port side, one of them sucessfully concealed One find that he made, and which he brought up to the float on which Captain Sampson stood at the time. It was not big enough to attraot part-ouar attention and its actual importance was not immediately realized. WHh a mass of olher stuff received from the wreek it was carried to the Mang'rove and placed in the cabin, where the court holds its sessions. When the time came for continuing the investlgatlon the bit of cable was examlned It was about fourteen inches long, seven-eighths of an inch in diameter and contained seven copper wires insulated with a gutta-percha covering, The outside was of lead, one thirty-second of an inch thick. Both ends were smaphed and jaggred and torn, as if out and then pounded. The discovery was made about thirty feet from the subniergrd bow and withIn the radius of fïfty feet in which the divers had been working. To those of the court familiar with electrical appliances the character of this section of lead-covered cable was at once apparent. It was such as would be used only in deep seas or for some work in shallow ' waters, where absolute protection against breakage or induction would fce assui-ed.