<P> Frederic Remington, an artist hired by Hearst to provide illustrations to accompany a series of articles on the Cuban Revolution, soon became bored with seemingly peaceful Cuba and wired Hearst in January 1897: </P> <P> "Everything is quiet . There is no trouble . There will be no war . I wish to return ." To which Hearst's alleged reply was: "Please remain . You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war ." </P> <P> In the days following the sinking of the USS Maine, Hearst ran a story with the heading "The War Ship Maine was Split in Two by an Enemy's Secret Infernal Machine". The story told how the Spanish had planted a torpedo beneath the USS Maine and detonated it from shore . Hearst soon followed this article with one containing diagrams and blueprints of the secret torpedoes used by Spain . Captain Sigsbee of the USS Maine put in a telegram to the Secretary of the Navy that judgment and opinion should be suspended until further report . At the Court of Naval Inquiry, Sigsbee maintained a mine was responsible for sinking his ship . The Court found the same, but was unable to find evidence to attribute the sinking to "any person or persons ." </P> <P> Many stories like the one published by Hearst were printed across the country blaming the Spanish military for the destruction of the USS Maine . These stories struck a chord with the American people stirring public opinion up into a divided frenzy, with a large group of Americans wanting to attack and another wanting to wait for confirmation . The Americans that wanted to attack wanted to remove Spain from power in many of their colonies close to the U.S. Those easily persuaded by the Yellow Journalism eventually prevailed, and American troops were sent to Cuba . </P>

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