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Newspaper
Eldora Enterprise
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1898
Page
14
The Court of Inquiry finds clear fault in Havana Harbor incident and sends the report to Congress. The matter is referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations for further action and review by lawmakers.
President McKinley releases the naval board of inquiry findings on the Maine explosion with no definite blame. The report, sent to Congress, summarizes eight key points including water depth, magazine conditions, timing, wreckage details, and lack of proof of responsibility. It notes two explosions under Havana Harbor and exonerates Captain Sigsbee and the board.
President McKinley transmitted the naval court verdict to Congress and reviewed Maine’s Havana voyage. He noted consular push for regular U S ship visits to Cuban waters to reassure residents and foster goodwill, and that Spain welcomed the visit with plans to reciprocate with Spanish ships to U S ports. The Maine remained in Havana harbor for three weeks, easing tensions and encouraging continued presence.
The President spoke about the Web disaster on the night of Web 15, praising orderly public sentiment and urging investigation before judgment. He outlined the board of Inquiry findings and said the report would be shared with the Queen Regent’s government, seeking a just course honoring friendly relations. The Senate and House agreed to print the message, report, and testimony and refer the documents to the Foreign Affairs Committee.
The room fills with voices from many representatives urging action in Cuba. Warner and Jett press for decisive measures while others seek armed intervention or act on warnings to Spain. Several congressmen criticize the administration’s clarity, calling for stronger policy or immediate steps toward independence for Cuba.
The court concludes the Maine was destroyed by a submarine mine under the bow area near frame 18. It finds no fault by officers or crew and notes two distinct explosions, with the first more gunlike and the second larger, indicating a partial magazine explosion. The wreck shows extensive forward damage while the after portion remained mostly intact. The report names no individual responsible.
Sunday elections produced a large Liberal majority with little Madrid interest as riots flared in Biscay Navarre Catalonia and Valencia. One man killed at Duringo Biscay. Government likely won about 300 of 432 seats amid calls for arbitration and protests over Cuban policy and sovereignty in the West Indies.
Madrid dispatch reports Spain’s firm reply to American notes on sending a relief warship. Spain says it cannot accept conclusions drawn from Cuba’s military progress and the new colonial institutions, warning that a US intervention would be intolerable.
Dispatches from European capitals show attention on America's war prep with most believing imminent. Some sympathy for Spain, but no aid, not even Austria. A Vienna correspondent says Austria may urge Spain to accept 700,000,000 franc indemnity plus reimbursement of war costs and declare Cuba independent.
A terse note declares reply as an insult and accuses Dons of provoking. It hints at a bold insolent proposition to settle the Maine affair, signaling rising tensions and a possible gambit to force a resolution.
Washington reports indicate McKinley pressed for Cuban independence as the only acceptable outcome. Sagasta replies with defiance and offers arbitration on the Maine question, signaling readiness for war. Congress will assume control of next steps as Spain’s actions are labeled treacherous.
Span iards in Mexico have contributed more than 800 000 during four days to a patriotic fund supporting Spain. The drive mobilizes expatriates and local supporters, aiming to sustain relief and aid efforts amid ongoing hardship.
The House spent Saturday and Thursday on naval appropriation bills and Cuban question debates. A push to raise naval reserves funding failed. a proposal to cut timber dry docks from four to three was defeated. Debates covered war preparations, militia funding, and unsettled pension and stores claims. In the Senate a Maine inquiry report was read. leaders defended free Cuba while avoiding war if possible.
A scatter of brief items reports Orin Brereton dying in a mine shaft at Cripple Creek Colorado, Trudge Campbell denying a cat status as property, Deputy Busey killing a resisting gunman, Capt. Sobral joining the admiralty staff, and a Hempstead widow choosing cremation. It also notes Yukon gold output at nine million dollars, M G Stone planning a Klondike expedition, and a Houston stock venture to open a bucco market amid heavy Texas crops and Ha Hana acreage plans.
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