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Show MAINE TO BE RAISED. Dead to be Recovered and Cause of Disaster Ascertained. Washington. Tho hulk of the ill-fated ill-fated battleship Maine, sunk In tho harbor of Havana, will be raised, so that tho remains of tho sailor dead within tho wreck may bo recovered, and so an examination may bo made to determine tho manner In which tho vessel was destroyed, tf tho senate approves a bill passed by tho houso Wednesday. Tho remains of sailors recovered will bo Interred In Arlington cemetery. Tho mast of tho Malno Is to bo erected near the graves of tho Maine dead. For two hours Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday spoke in favor of removing tho wreck from Havana harbor. As passed by the houso, the bill was changed In Its general terms to authorize tho work under the direction of tho engineer corps of tho army, with the consent of tho republic of Cuba. |