Show REMOVE WRECK OF MAINE sunken battleship a serious menace to shipping of havana harbor washington governor magoon ol of the provisional government of cuba in his annual report to the secretary or of war made sunday brings to hla attention tho the wreck of the united states battleship malno in havana harbor and recommends that the gov ar ariment take immediate steps to te ac com its removal without further delay ile he says the wreck of the maine continues to llo lie in tho mud and waters of havana harbor the sunken battle battleship shir Is a serious menace to the shipping of 0 the harbor as it occupies a port portion ton ol of the best anchorage the obstruction has increased annually during the past ten years by causing a shoal th the moderate titles tides prevailing in the harbor are hardly sufficient to prevent a gr gradual filling up and this shoal se piously interferes with the action ol of the titles tides and therefore the entire harbor Is rapidly filling it will be necessary in a short time to begin dredging in order to provide proper anchorage for the largo large amount ol of shipping now entering the harbor unless tho the wreck Is removed the anchorage Is also restricted by the wreck and the shoal for ships are obliged tc anchor at sufficient distance to pre vent grounding in case they strain on their cables |