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Show ENGINEERS ARE DOUBTFUL. Nevertheless an Attempt Will Be Made to Raise the" Maine. "' Washington. The Btate department has begun negotiations with the government gov-ernment of Cuba to obtain permission for raising the wreck of the battleship Maine. In recognizing the public sentiment which demanded that the Malno bo raised, the engineers are extreine'y 'doubtful of their ability to do any-'thing any-'thing of the kind, many of them bo-lievlng bo-lievlng that the hulk has gono to pieces and that the most that can bo done will be to recover tho bones of some of the victims of the explosion that lie in Havana harbor. "It Is quite certain tat tho appropriation appro-priation of $100,000 niado by congross for the purpose of raising tho ship will not be sufficient, but tho army engineers will at least make a beginning. |