Show spaniard laras destroy maine blaine wreck washington may 3 the state do da has learned through its secret agents that the wreck of the battleship maine lying in the havana harbor has baa been destroyed by the spanish authorities it to is su supposed p posed by the officials of the administration that this action on the part of the spanish authorities lias has been taken to prevent the raising of the wreck after the capture of havana A cabinet member is authority for the following statement wo we shall hall make a part of our first business after taking possession of havana to find out oui who were the perpetrators of that crime of the night of february 18 15 if we find that they have escaped from the stand island and have gone gona back to spain we will follow them there and wo we will tell spain that the war shall not stop until they are delivered up to us for punishment 11 |