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PART X.
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 2. 1898.
VOL. VIII.
NUMBER 18.
WORK NEARLY DONE
Caurt of Inquiry. Finishes
Taking Testimony.
WILL LEAVE HAVANA TONIGHT
The Inve.tlc.tlon to be Completed I
Scion Wblch Will be Held at
Key We.t.
The battleship Maine court of in
qairy has practically completed its
investigation as to the caaee of the
explosion, having completed its in
quiry at Havana. . The court will
now return to Key West to examine
a few civilian witnesses, whose tes
timony can be of little . importance,
and to draft a report for submission
to the navy department.
No bint aa to the cause of the
Maine disaster has yet reached the
departmental Washington. Corre
spondents of New York newspapers,
however, continue to assert that the
result of the divers' examination
proves beyond the qaestion of a
.doubt that the Maine was wrecked
by a torpedo submarine mine..
Havana, Feb. 25. The United States
lighthouse tender Mangrove is still here,
and the naval court of inquiry continues
its usual session today. Its members
hope to get away to Key West late this
evening. It is probable the testimony of
civilian witnesses will not add to tbe
. courts' knowledge of tbe circumstances
attending tbe explosion.
, The wounded are reported as doing
well today. . .
Tbe wrecking tug Eight Arm is en
gaged in removing such parts of tbe
wreck as it is possible to handle in ad
vance of the arrival of strong tugs and
derrick? from the north. It is believed
the divers from the fleet and the Bight
Arm will remain at work when the Man
grove leaves. The Fern will be tbe only
United States vessel in -the harbor af
ter the Mangrove goes.
Bxploslon Came From Beneath.
New York, Feb. 25. A special to the
Herald says :
There is no longer any reason to doubt
that the explosion which wrecked the
Maine came from underneath the vessel,
and that ber magazines had nothing to
do with the initial explosion and played
a much smaller part in the great disas
ter than was at first supposed.
The evidence that has served to con
vince tbe board was obtained by Ensign'
Powellson, an officer attached to the
Fern. Mr. Powellson was formerly in
tbe construction corps, and took a two
year course in tbe Glasgow school of na
val architecture. He is therefore a com
petent witness.
What be discovered was that the for
ward part of the keel of tbe Maine, with'
.its ribs and plates, was stove upward so
far that part of the shattered double
bottom show out of the water and in
places sections of the green-painted
outer hull are visible. Corroborative of
tbe evidence given by Powellson and of
equal significance and importance is tbe
result of the close examination made by
the divers. . What they found indicates
that the explosion came from a point
beneath the boat.
Wants an Assay Office.
Washington, Feb. 26. A memorial
sent by the' committee apointed at a
mass meeting of the citizens of Juneau,
Alaska, to Chairman Stone of the bouje
committee on coinage, weights and mea
surements advocating the establishment
of a United States assay office at Juneau
instead of Seattle or Portland has
reached here,
It makes important statements about
the Alaskan situation, saying amohg
other things:
"A conservative estimate of tbe an
nual bullion outputof Juneau, from its
quartz mines alone, is about 13,000,000,
"produced from approximately 650
stamps. Within twelve months the
number ot stamps in operation on land
tributary to Juneau will exceed .' 1100,
and the annual bullion production ex
ceed $5,000,600 J
Night of Horror. ,
Nsw York, Feb. 25. Passengers on
tbe steamship Concho that bas just ar
rived from Havana, say that the night
of the disaster was botrifying from tbe
evidence that the wreckage bore of the
power of tbe explosion and the carnage
wrought. Buzzards hung about the
wreck, the Spanish' officers making no
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effort to drive them away, though their
presence was sickeningly offensive.
Spaniards who rowed about in boats
did not conceal their satisfaction at tbe
American warship's fate, and sometimes,
were seen shaking their fists at tbe flag
that hung at half-mast above The bulk.
FAST ON A ROCK.
Alaska Steamer Pafcshau Cornell to brief
In the Entrance of Kanalmo Haroor.
Another vessel of the Alaska fleet,
this time one sailing from Vancou
ver, has come to grief. The steamer
Pakshan, the heaviest laden vessel
that ever left VancouyeT for Skag
uay, is fast on a beaconed rock at
the entrance to Nanaimo harbor -and
within 500 yards of the custom
house, according to a dispatch to
the Seattle Times.
The news of the Pakahan'e rniE
bap was brought to .Vancouver by
tbe steamer Chieftain, which plies '
between that port and Nanaimo,
whose captain went to the rescue of
the Pakshan and with three other
tugs tried for two hours to pull her
off, but the tide fell so rapidly that
. it was no use, so the Chieftain pro- '
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on tbe rock, which is three hundred
feet long, and resting on it amidship,
and being so near land there was no
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it would be a miracle if she was not
riddled with holes when the tide fell
a few feet more. Agenxs of the
steamer atVsncooversay they know
nothing of tbe accident at present.
A later dispatch from Vancouver
states that tbe Pakshan was floated
at high tide, and that she was
' thought to be not seriously injured.
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YVashington, Feb. 28. Bromwell of
Ohio introduced a resolution in the
bouse today appropriating 80,000,000
tor tbe purchase of war vessels whenever
in the judgment of the secretary of the
navy it shall become expedient for tbe
best interests of the country to take such
aacourse. , '
- . Cash In Tour Checks.
'Allcountv warrants registered prior
to Nov. 22, 1893, will be. paid at my
office. Interest ceases after' Feb. 16th,
1898. C. L. Phillips,
" " Countv Treasurer.
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BILL MUST BE PAID
If Proved the Maine Disaster
was not an Accident.
SPANISH GOVERNMENT'S LIABILITY
Secretary Sherman Outlines tbe Policy
of the Administration American
. Burial f.ir the Victim.
Washington, Feb.26. SecretarySher
man spent some time at the capitol to
day. He talked freely with the senators
concerting the situation at Havana, in
view of the Maine disaster. He told
them that no important news, addition
al to the information previously received
had reached the state department in the
past few days, but stated that the situa
tion was being considered with a view
to having a policy developed, in case tbe
naval court, now making an inquiry into
tbe disaster, should find that it was rot
tbe result of an accident. To this, he
added the statement that he thought an
indemnity would certainly be demanded,
and if so, a good round sum would be
asked for. The secretary did not think
tbe Spanish authorities were aware of
the intention of anyone who may have
caused the explosion, but he advances
the opinion that whether they were or
not, tbe Spanish government would be
liable for indemnity if it was shown that
any Spaniard had caused it. .'
A member of the cabinet, in speak1 ng
today of the attitude of the president
on the question of the war with Spain,
said : -
"President McKinley is giving
thoughtful and earnest consideration to
every phase of tbe Cuban situation as it
appears, but be will not be jlngoed into
a war or act in anticipation of events
which may never occur. He fully real
izes what war means, and will not go to
the last direful extremity-without the
approval of bis conscience -and a firm
conviction that such a course would be
right in the sight of God and man. ' But
whenever the honor and integrity of the
nation or its people become involvedithe
president may be depended upon to do
his whole duty, and to do it prompt-
iy." .
Expert Alger's Views.
When the attention of Philip Alger,
expert of the bureau of ordnance, was
called to Senor du Bosc's statement, he
said:
"Tbe statement is important as rep
resenting the position taken by Spanish
officials, who have absolute knowledge
of whether or not Havana Harbor was
mined. It-is, of course, improbable that
such mines existed, since it is not cus
tomary to plant torpedos in harbors at
all, and especially not in harbors con
stantly occupied by friendly vessels.
Should it be possible to prove Senor du
Bosc's statement to be true, the whole
theory of the Maine's destruction by a
torpedo will become intenable, in my
opinion. But tne only proper course
now to be pursued is to await patiently
the report of the board of investigation
and to accept its findings as conclusive.
When the first news of the catastrophe
arrived, it was important to allay all ex
citement by pointing out the fact that
the possibilities were in favor of an acci
dent. Nothing that has yet been known
tends to a modification of this view. It
is still vastly more probable that the
cause whs an internal one than that it
was an external one. It seems, how
ever, to be tbe present feeling that the
accident theory casts a reflection upon
the navy, and also that its acceptance
would be hurtful to tbe navy's interests.
Tbe contrary ssema to me to be trne.
The wit of man bas not yet devised an
instrument of destruction which .acci
dent may not turn against a friend with
an effect equal to that which it was in
tended to produce upon an enemy. Ac
cidents will sometimes happen, and it is
self-evident that the force of explosives
carried by any warship will always be
sufficient to destroy her if accidentally
set on fire. , -
"If it was an accident, its cause may
be ascertained and a repetition guarded
against. If the modern battleship can
be as easily destroyed by an enemy as
tbe advocates of the torpedo theory be
lieve, then perhaps it might be claimed,
with some show of . reason, that such
ships should no longer be built. Bat to
condemn battleships because an accident
may destroy one of . them would be to
act without reason.
, Thurston Opposed.
Washington; Feb. 26. During the
greater part of the senate's session to
day, the right of Henry W. Corbett to a
seat from the stale of Oregon was under
discussion. Thurston, in . an extended
speech, opposed the admission of Cor
bet, while Foraker, Kyle and Mantle
supported Corbett's claim. The vote on
the case it has'been agreed, will be taken
on nxt Monday at 3 o'clock in the af
ternoon. The pension calendar was cleared by
the passage of several private pension
bills. A few bills of general character
were also passed. . -
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teachers' institute was in Bession here
today. Although only one day was
given to tbe institoe. every moment of
time was improved to the1 utmost, and
an unusually large number of prominent
educators from various parts ot the
state were present. Tonight President
Hawley of Willamette university lec
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from Madrid says :
Admiral Terrv, secretary and chief-f-
staffof tbe minister of piarine, sa'vs :
"The harbor of Havana contained no
submarine mine in the vicinitv of tbe
place where the battleship Maine and the
Spanish cruiBer Alfonse XIII were an
chored. "
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' Bakeb City, Or., Feb. 26 Officer
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William S Johnson, alias "Omaha
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manslaughter. -
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CLUM WAS NOT VALID
Vote on the Question Stoo d
Fifty to Nineteen.
THE .MATTER -HAS BEEN SETTLED
The Senate Has so Decided In the Case
ot Hon. Henry W. Corbett
of Oregon.
Washington, Feb. 28. A vote on '
seating Corbett as senator from Ore
gon was taken on tbe amendment
declaring him entitled to a seat. It
was defeated by a vote of fifty to
nineteen.
Washington, Feb. 28. In the senate
today consideration of of the Corbett
case was resumed.
Bacon of Georgia addressed the senate
in opposition to Corbett's claim. He
felt that it was extremely nntortunate
that in this cu-je the senate was not con
trolled by partisan motives, because he
thought it ought to be understood by
legislatures that they must perform
their duties or the onus of their failure
should fall upon their states. . '
Burrows of Michigan followed with an
extended and elaborate argument in op
position to tbe seating of Corbett. He
mained that the governor of the state
has no authority to fill an original va
cancy. The House.
Washington, Feb. 28. The sundry
civil appropriation bill, consideration of
which was resumed in the house today,
displaced regular District, of Columbia
day, which by consent was postponed un
til next Monday. Before the bouse went
into tbe committee of the whole, Bull of
Iowa,. Republican, chairman of tbe mili
tary affairs committee, asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of a reso
lution providing tor an investigation by
a joint committee of tbe house and sen
ate of expenditures for river and harbor
work at Savannah, Jan. 1, 1892.
Cox of Tennessee, Democrat, called
attention to the fact that the Bubject was
being investigated by a court-martial
now sitting in the case of Captain Car
ter.' Until the court-martial returned
its findings, be saw no necessity for a
congressional investigation. He there
fore objected, and the resolution was re
ferred to the committee on military af
fairs. The sundry civil appropriation bill,
after a protracted debate as to railroad
influence in the last 'notional election,
was completed in committee of tbe
whole, and on Cannon's motion reported
to the house.
No Decision Reached.
Key West, Feb. 28. The United
States court of inquiry into the Ioes cf
the battleship Maine in the harbor of
Havana, February 15, began its session
here today. Officers and civillians here
who believe the reports " from Havana
saying that the court had already de
cided that the loss of the Maine was the
result of -treachery, have apparently
changed their mind, for today tbf ques
tion is "What has tbe court found?"
while yesterday one heard all around
"When will war be declared?" Brought
face to face with the court the'men re
alized for tbe first time how unlikely il
will be for tbe court to allow any inkling
of their decision to be known out of due
season.
Tbe unusual bustle prevailed this little
town from the early mornlng'hours.-The
torpedo-boat Cushing went over to the
New York and brought ashore Captains
Sampson and Chadwick, and Lieuten
ant-Commander Porter. , Lieutenant-
Commander Merix, judge-advocate, who
ia staying on the island with Cammand-
ant Forsy thc, was already at the Fed
eral building, directing the preparations
of tbe United States district court for
tbe session of the court of inquiry.
A small crowd gathered outside eager
ly watching for certain persons. The
men saved from the ill fated vessel were
up early and waiting at their temporary
home at the armory barracks. It was
not known whether any of them would
be called, but all preparations, were
made so that the court should not be de
layed in its work.
. The court opened shortly after 10 :00.
Lieutenant Bladen was the first witness,
Testimony will be taken according to its
relative importance and not according
rank of witness.
Orders were' issued today at the army
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204 Second Game 232
200 Third Game 207
192 Fourtu Game :226
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