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Is A Peculiar Case

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Day
25
Month
March
Year
1898
Copyright
Public Domain
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Key West, Fia.. March 22.- The United States court of inquiry into the loss of the battleship Maine has at last . finished its labonous work of Investig-ating the disaster and has suhmitted its report to Admiral Sicard. He has pointed out some alterations which he considered necessary and the report will probably be taken to 'Washington at once by Lieutenant Cummander Marix, judge advocate of the court. It is possible, however, that its arrival in Washington may be delayed several days longer,. as Admiral Sicard said: "I could scarcely say that the report will leave at once. The c-ourt has praetically finished its work, but some details may engage its attention long enough to keep the report here several days. I trust, however, that the navy department will have the document in a very short time." The decisión reached by the court is still a matter of surmise. Perhaps some significar.ee may be attached and conclusions drawn from a remark made by Admiral Sicard, when said to a correspondent: aiystery Still Unsolved. "The case of the Maine is most peculiar, perhaps the most peculiar which has ever occurred in the history of the world." From the general tone of his remarks it might be inferred that the court's findings do not cïennitely solve the mystery of the explosión. This is further borne out by the admiral's statement that even after the report had been sent to Washington the department may require further investigation. It is certain In any case, whether the report leaves noiv or later in the week, that the court will remain in existence at the cali of Admiral Sicard, the convening and reviewing authority. All rumors as to the report being already on its way to Washington were set at rest when Judge Advocate Marix walked into the hotel and asked for Admiral Sicard. Behind Lieutenant Commander Marix was an armed orderly with a large dispatch bag slung across his shoulder. and in that bag was the report of the Maine court of inquiry. In the little writing room of the hotel Lieutenant Marix personally delivered the report to Admiral Sicard. Commander West. of Admiral Sicard's staff, then joined Lieutenant Commander Marix and the trio walked upstairs to the admiral's rooms. For two hours they were closeted together, going over voluminous papers. Feeling of Belief. Liu tenant Commander Marix personally took the papers on board the Xashville, which lies close off shcre. If the report can be flnally prepared to the admiral's1 satisfacticn there is little doubt that it will be taken on the afternoon boat to Miami. The feeling here, after it beeame known that the report had been turned over to the admiral. was one of relief. Xaval officers and others discussed the possibilities of the court's finding until a late hour. The general impression continúes to prevail that the court had found that the Maine was intentionally blown up, but no reasons were addueed for this elución. The United States battleships Texas and Massachusetta passed here at 5 o'clock in the afternoon on their way to Hampton Roads. The United States battleship Indiana has arrived here from the Tortugas islands, and ís anchored beside the battleship Iowa and the cruiser New York, six miles from shore. Congress to Get Keport JIonday. Washington. March 22.- At the eabinet meeting the president informed his advisers that he had decided not to submit his Cuban and Maine messages to congress before next Monday. The president decided that, as the report of the board of inquiry of the Maine disaster will probably not be here before a day or' two it is advisable that he should have an opportunity to digest the verdict before acting. He said further that either the house or the senate, or both. will adjourn from Thursday until Monday in order that there may be a good excuse for the delay.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News