Show lnocuiN hrntrr The Main Cnnrt of lniilry trill mI NothlonrTill Tlonob WithExasninatia Washington Feb 22The most poInt po-Int sign that the Hiit and exciting stage of the Maine disaster has been passed was the fact that not a single tublegrnin was received over night or this morning 01 Ihs nay department relating In any manner to that event Il rl the only cablegram lechM lace yesterday voon Clio that came fact in Admiral Blcard at Hey West asking whether certain pieces of metal Intended to effect repairs of the torpedo tor-pedo boat Porter had been filliped Am this wo a legal holiday Cw people were ot the state or navy de I partmentH 1 Acting Secretary Day spent some time In its office but he had little ncus to communicate le hall re elved only one dispatch from Gen Lee The department has heard nothing noth-ing of the leported levlval of Ihe tel ler edict prohlblllng the exportation or tobacco from Cuba Secretary Long himself pent an hour I In his Often In tint afternoon hooking liver lili private mall lie Held he had had nothing from Havana not did not expect anything The naval regu 10110 under hlch tile court of In ult wa proceeding 01 Illyaoo ob rolutely precluded th conveyance by any member of the court or tile court o 0 body 10 uny person even the secretary of the navy of any facts developed during the progress of the Inquiry unless tlii action nf the department de-partment I was nceor upon some lie velopment to fuithtr Investigation For this teason the nceretarj docs not expect to learn anything olllclnllv or unofficially for several days from any of the members of the court and us Cot Sampson the president of tint body has given notice at Havana that I the proceeding would be kept secret there the uncials hoi o Mo not me how any one tan sea what the court Is I doing The following telegram was received bv the navy department this afternoon rom Cap blgnbec Send to Torsi th for Slgsbee transverse oectloml I draw I Ing of 11mine through tenInch inugn Line and eheHroom shun Ing pocket coal bunkers This riquest wan Immediately Im-mediately complied with It la I sup posed that Capt Hlgsbee wants those drawing to assist 111 the work of wrecking the ship as they would bent rent aidto the diver They will be useful nisei an the basis for the test many now being taken hy the court ot Inquiry at Havana The fact that I la I deemed essential Hint the drawings shall show the pocket coal bunkers which abut on thil magazine H I evidence 1 evi-dence that Capt Mirwhco linn In mind the 01onlonooll combustion theory though I does not follow by any means that he Is committed to II Homo o the emplojcs of tho navy department have been making call male8 oC the matter of money that will Ihe required to meet tile of the joint resolution which I Mr lioutelle rioposeb to Introduce In the House al lowing I year sen pay to the families of tile dod Pal to rs and money for lost clothing and efrectm not In exceed 0 year a pay 10 tile survivors The reo lullun fixes the sum at not 10 exceed 110000 The Mn officers masert Ihot the n8r report 1 the effect that tho movements move-ments of the South Atlantic squadron now under way are with a view to Ihe early assembling of tho vesteli nar laona Is without to an d often This movement they say la I In direct di-rect accord wills the plan outil ned 10 December last by Cnpl Chester of the Cincinnati III command of the squad ron and approved by the department raA explanation nf the order given esterday to the Norfolk navy yard ygerdaytiffe have the Terror In ton dfon > for service SecretArY Long said this order had been Ivcn 10 rloe the 1010 It 11 dm oil rlAca able that the armoled fleet should not fall below 0 certain lIumb Thire van 1ery 11110 worl 10 h lone 011 the Tlar I Ind torlIoht hours oIull urce 10 Unlh I The Terror Is I our ost powerful doubleturreted inonl tor ond although not an effective n a to boat nit a battleship 1 In 1 the rmoolh waters of Ihe harbor she would irob ohly he able to hold her own against most any craft |