Show REMOVE WRECK OF MAINE sunken battleship a serious menace to shipping of havana harbor Washing tori governor magoon ol 01 the provisional government ot cuba in his annual report to the secretary of war made public sunday brings to his attention the wreck ot the united states battleship mane in havana harbor and recommends that the gov eminent take immediate steps to ac com its removal without gurthet delay lie says the wreck of the alaine continue to lie iri the mud and waters of ha vana harbor the sunken battle ehl Is a serious menace to the shipping ol 01 the harbor as it occupies a por ion 0 the best anchorage the obstruction has increased annually during the past ten years by causing a shoal the moderate tides prevailing in the hai bor are hardly sufficient to prevent gradual filling up and this shoal se piously interferes with the action of the tides and therefore the entire harbor is rapidly filling it will be necessary in a short time to begir dredging in order to provide propel anchorage for the large amount 0 shipping now entering the harbor un less the wreck Is removed the an Is also restricted by the and the shoal for ships are obliged tc anchor at sufficient distance to pre vent grounding in case they strain on their cables |