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Show THE BEE. 4 cites some of these fads and the results of th explosion: At forty minutes past 9, in the evening of th loth of February, the Maine was destroyed In an explosion, by which the entire forward part of the ship was utterly wrecked. In this cata-troph- e two officers and 2(H) of her crew perisln those who were uot killed outright by her exp! Sion being penned between decks by the tangie of wreckageand drowned by the immediate km!;-in, g of the hull. The Bee has already explained to itt read ers Spain is responsible for the damage fro n al most auy point of view. Nations are respoi. Me for the acts of individuals except where culp.;, . . As negligence or provocation on the part of the injured party is shown. Andto the govern nn , enter its harb which permits a friendly ship is bound by an implied guaranty of safety and charged with the duty of protecting it against every possible injury. And there is no questi about the liability of Spain were the matter left to a court of arbitration she is responsible fur the crimes of her subjects as well as her soldiers against the property of this country in her own harbor she is guilty whether she ordered the assassination or simply permitted it. . . Such are the facts, and such is the law as laid dowm by eminent authorities on international questions. What is the president going to do about it? Is he going to treat the assassination of American sailors as a mere incident? Is he going to look upon the destruction of an American naval vessel as an unimportant matter? Is he going to treat the wilful destruction of four and a half millions of government property as a trifle? Is he going to ignore the loss of life, of property, of national honor, of principle involved ? He has already done so in his weak, whining message. He has yielded to the Hanna influence aud heeds nothing but Wall Street interests. cold-bloode- d His communication wras a grievous disappointment. We do not regard McKinley as a coward, but he is a mortgaged official, a man in bandage. A conservative policy was necessary in order to conduct the investigation fairly, and completely. But the the findings of the court do not jus tify the cringing, shirking attitude of the presi- dent. Senator Rawlins resolution has the right ring to it. . .SENATOR WHITES SUCCESS. EXATOR WHITE little or nothing by his visit to Zion and it is believed that the Senator went away wondering more than when he came. The Senator is a member of the naaccom-plishe- a In The Shadow THE PRESIDENTS HE of the Hermitage, They Pine. POLICY. COURT of inquiry has rendered its report. The following facts are submitted : First The Maine was f lying in five and fathoms of water at the time of the explosion., Second Every thing on board was ship shape and there was no negligence on the part of the crew. Third The temperature of the magazine was normal at 8 oclock p. m. . Fourth The explosions, occurred at 9:40p. m. There were two shocks, but the ship lifted on the first explosion. Fifth The present- actual condition of the wreck is difficult to determine. one-hal- ; , Sixth All the evidence obtainable shows that a mine was exploded under the ship on the port side. Seventh The explosion was not a result of any carelessness or error of those on board. Eighth The explosion of the mine on the outside caused only a partial explosion inside. Ninth The responsibility has not been definitely fixed. These findings were the result of an investigation ordered by this government. Other evidence was before the president as follows : The Maine was towed to the spot where it sank by a Spanish pilot boat under orders from the Spanish officer in command. Just before the explosion occurred a Spanish warship in the vicinity of the Maine raised anchor and moored away some distance. - In his message to congress the president re d tional Democratic organization which is known to favor a consolidation of the silver forces. He came for the purpose of feeling the local pulse and he found some of the leading Democratic politicians of the state, including Hon. John T. Caine and Judge 0. W. Powers, unalterably opposed to fusion. Senator McCune, Chairmah Sloan, Chairman Dunbar, Senators Chambers, Rideout Whittaker, Aqula Nebeker, and Messrs, Varian, Baskin, Harris, Lund, Boyle, Steven3, Choen, Ellis, Evans, Rood, Wilson, Shepard, Gash, Brigham, McDaniel, Johnson, Lee, Hall, Sanford, John T. Caine, Alfales Young, Henderson, of Ogden, Judge Henderson and Judge Hiles were all opposed to fusion. Those who favored it were A. J. Weber, C. A. Smithwaite, S. A. Kenner, T. D. Johnson and F. J. Keisel. Hon. Moses Thatcher believed in preserving lines but the co operation of the parties for silver. Senator Shurtliff was for co operation of the forces on the silver forces on the plan outlined by Senator White. And thus the matter rests, at least for the present. The state Democracy feels strong. . |