Show i. i I MAINE SUMMARY Telegraphic of the Report of th the Natal Board Received Washington March 23 Secretary Long admits that a summary o of the report of or the court of inquiry has ha been received With the telegraphic summary received as a basis the state department has bas already proceeded to notify Minister Woodford officially o othe of the character of the report and h he communicated the news vs to the Spanish government with an intimation that tha it must be prepared to present a 0 satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory reply within a few days The impression prevails that the re report report report port finds the explosion was caused by by- outside agencies but does not connect the Spanish government with th the affair Washington March 23 It It is a significant sig sig- fact that after the different conferences at the White House Rouse there ther was a demand upon the congressional library for all records bearing upon the action of congress in declaring war with Great Britain and Mexico which are the only precedents in th the history of the country Some of the very men who conferred with the president president pres- pres ident afterward looked at the declaration declaration declaration declara declara- tion of war with Great Britain and th the tho declaration by congress that war actually actually actually ac ac- ac- ac existed through the act o of Mexico The sentiment of those who were called upon by the president it has been learned was that it would be extremely extremely extremely ex ex- difficult to separate the catastrophe catastrophe catas catas- to the Maine from the genera general condition of the island and that whatever whatever whatever what what- ever might be the plans of the president president president dent in this regard congress and the people would almost certainly couple i ithe the two together It was also quite evident to those who called on McKinley McKinley Mc- Mc Kinley that he has reached a stage where he be is Ia willing to intervene to bring peace to the island Senators Allison and Gorman saw sa the president by appointment The president desired to consult them regarding regarding regarding re re- re- re garding the present Cuban situation as he has been consulting others Little Little Little Lit Lit- tle could be learned concerning the tho nature of the conference but it is known the president desires the views of leadin leading men of both parties at this thia time on the situation which is considered considered considered con con- very cri critical |