Show maine was now new york march 14 the army and navy register says the register Is in possession of information the correctness of which it has no reason to question that certain evi evidence dence gathered by the court of inquiry at havana has come in a semi official form to the president from two prominent members of the board the information has been in the hands of the president since sunday and has served the occasion of unusual activity during the past week the information is that the maine was destroyed by a government submarine mine planted plan in havana harbor and deliberately exploded more than this it appears the maine was purposely moored in the vicinity of the mine and that the explosion occurred at tho the moment when the ship had bad been opportunely carried by the wind and tide directly over the mine these facts have been hinted at and written about in dispatches from havana madrid and washington and among the varied statements made the actual conditions have been touched upon but nothing authoritative has been permitted to escape from the court there can bo be but one outcome of such a report and preparations for the inevitable result are being industriously and indefatigably prosecuted the work of the tha week shows that the government at washington appreciates the situation and will be ready to meet what has now ceased to bo be ft a mere emergency |