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VOL. IV.
IIILLSHORO, OUE(JON, THURSDAY, FEUKUAUY 24, 1898.
NO. 49.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
BRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
Comprehensive Ilevlew of the Import
ant Happenings of the Cur
t rent Week.
Tho Bethlehem Company's steel
mill, giving employment to 1,000
hands, has resumed work, after an idle
ness of 80111U months.
Tlie Carpenter Htcol Company, ol
Reading, Pit., is working a double turn
on orders from the navy department for
steel projectiles.
VV J. Scanlun, the once famous
Irinli actor, died of parcsiB in a New
York insane any I u in, whore he had
been confined for five yours.
Owing to the demand for the Klon
dike trade, Northwest ship builders re
port an minimal uotivity in their line,
many of them refusing further con
tractu. Luther C. Billings, (my diroctor in
tho United States navy, linn been found
guilty of falsehood and scandalous con
duct by a court muitiul at Washington,
and sentenced to dismissal from the
service.
The Great Commonwealth Envelop
ment and Mining Company ban applied
to tho Dominion parliament for a rail
road charter from Edmonton to the
AhiNka line by way of Pence, Laird and
Pelly rivers.
The hoard of directors of tho Eastern
Oregon & Washington Firemen's Ahso
elation have met in Walla Walla and
selected Ln Grande, as tho place for
holding the next annual mooting And
tournament of the associations, June 14,
IS and 10.
Western road a have assumed the ag
gressive in the war with the Canadian
Pucilic road. They havo thrown that
road out of the Western immigration
clearinghouse. Tin) effect of this no
lion will bo that tho Canadian Pacitlo
will bo shut oat from participation in
immigrant travel arriving at Now York
or Boston.
A sweeping reduction of over 18,000,
000 from the amount carried by the
current law is made in tho sundry
civil aimronriation bill, reported to
tho houso Tuesday, the aggregate ap
proprintlon carried being $44,740,8113,
The total is 118,234,541 less than the
regular ami supplemental official esti
mates rondo for the fiscal year 1899,
and 18,8(11,880 loss than the appropria
tions umde for tho ourront fiscal year,
A Port Townsend, Wash., dispatch
. guvs: Asa consequence of the nnhv
vorahle criticism that has followed the
sinking of the stoumur Clara Nevada
and the trouble that attended the do
parturo of the North Paoilic for the
north, currying goldseekors, Colonel
Htiestis, collector of oustoms, Iiiib de
termined to compel vessels bound for
Alaska to enrrv only the number of
passengers allowed by the federal per
in it.
The new wharf at Tampico, eon
structod by the Central railroad, undor
govornmcnt supervision, was totally
destroyed by flro Sunday. Alio cause
of tho Are is unknown. Tho construe
tion of the wharf was commenoed
July, 1892, and it was to bo one of the
finest on the Spanish-American const,
Its length was 2,576 feet, and all
burned. The custom-house undor con
struction and nearly completed, was
damaged to the extent of about f 800,
000. The total loss on wharf, custom
house and merchandise is nourly $2,
000,000; fullly insured,
The Booretary of the interior has dis
missed the appeal of the state of Ore
gon from the decision of the land office
holding for cancellation the indemnity
school selection of lands in The Dalles
land district of Oregon.
Authentic reports have" ranched
Shanghai of recent date from all sec
tions of the Chinese empire, indicating
that riot and attack upon foreigners is
the order of the day. Tho attacks
Been) to be those of isolated ruffians
rather than a ooncortod action ontho
part of the populace.
Another rioh Strike is reported as
having been made in the Blue Jay
mine, on Yorrison gulch, a tributary
of Coffee creek, Trinity county, Cali
fornia, by the Graves brothers. The
new pockot is said to be worth 00,000.
It will be rememberod that a $40,000
strike by the Graves brothers caused a
rush to Coffee oreek last summer. !,
The senate committee on education
and labor has deoided by a unanimous
vote to report favorably the bill pre
pared, by the trainmen of the country,
and recently introduced in the senate
by Kyle, providing for the arbitration
v of railroad strikes by a bourd of arbi
. tration to be chosen by the strikers and
the interstate commerce committee.
A soeoial from Washington says: A
cablegram received by the secretary of
' state from Minister Woodford, at Mad
rid, announces that the government of
Spain has disavowed the letter of De
Lome to ,Senor Canalejas. This dis
claimer, as the administration officials
are pleased to call it, is regarded as
Batisfaotory, and the president has au
thorized the announcement that the
Inoident is closed. . '
Lord William Neville, fourth son of
the Marquis of Abergavenny, who was
placed on trial in London, charged
with fraud in connection with the suit
of "Sam" Leads, the money-lender,
against Spenoer Clay, pleaded guilty of
. fraud, but claimed he was not guilty
of forgery. He was sentenced, to five
years' penal servitude.
The stockholders in the Pacific Rail
way Company must pay the creditors
and bondholders of the corporation the
mount of the inflation of the stock.
RECOVERING THE DEAD.
Special Telegraphic Service lla Keen
Discontinued.
Washington, Fob. 23. Today'B de
velopments in tho Maine disaster were
of a negative character, greatly to the
disappointment of a considerable num
ber of persons, who wore looking for
Borne startling discovery by the divers
working in the sunken hull.
What threatened to be another inter
national incident growing out of certain
alleged utterances by Lieutenant-Com-mandei
Holiral has been dismissed sum
marily aa shown by the following state
ment given out at the department of
state:
Tho department of Btnte loams from
the Spanish charge d'affaires that Lieu
tenant Commander Sohral, to whom
unfavorable utterances respecting the
discipline of tho United rjtates navy
had been attributed in a newspaper in
terview, was relieved of his functions
as naval attache to the Spanish legation
in the United States some tune ago, his
successor, Lieutenant-Commander Don
Hamon Curranza y Reguera having been
appointed on the 24th of January last
in hia capacity."
For very oluvous reasons, Captain
Sigsbee at Havana is making the most
strenuous efforts to hasten the recovery
of the bodies, probably 100 in number,
still imprisoned in the wreck of the
Maine. It was a knowledgeot the cap
tain's desire that probably led Consul-
General Loe to inform the navy depart
ment of the need of more divors. This
had the desired effect, for the navy de
partment took action to send more help.
Admiral Sicard telegraphed from Key
West this afternoon that he had sent
five divers to Captain Sigsbeo nnd aBked
if that was sufficient.
Tho acting chief of the navigation
bureau, Captain Dickens, at once took
tho sensible oourso of directing the
admiral to put himself in communica
tion with Captain nigsbee and learn his
needs at first hand. The business of
the navy department is getting back to
its normal condition, as ta evidenced by
tho fact that an order has been issued
to discontinue the special telegraphic
sorvipe which was established with Key
West, and horeafter the office at that
pluce will close at 10 o'clock at night,
as formerly.
Commander Forsythe, the command
ant at Key West, has also asked permis
sion of the department to stop his daily
bulletins, nnd this has been granted,
with an understanding that he will re
port any deaths that may occur among
the sufferers in the hospital there. To
day he reported that they wore all get
ting along nicely.
The exchange of official condolences
still continues. Today, Seorotary Long
sent a telegram us follows to Captain
Eulate! .......
"Commanding Officer of the Spanish
Cruiser Vizcaya, Tompkinsville, N. Y.
I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your telegram of condolence
for the loss of the Maine and to thank
you for the oxression of sympathy."
A similar response was made to a
cablegram from Vioe-Aduiiral Spann,
at Vienna, expressive of sympathy for
the terrible disaster to the Maine.
The social courtesies which the gov
ernment intonded to extend to the offi
cers of the Vizcaya have been aban
doned on account of tho Maine catas
trophe. As a result the stay of the Vizcaya at
New York probably will be materially
shortened, and she is likely to sail
within the next three days.
Tho ship will probably proceed direct
to Havana, not stopping at Charleston
or other ports, as had been suggested
during the earlier preparations. The
Vizcaya will not coal at New York, ac
cording to the understanding here, nor
will it be necessary for her to take ooal
before reaching Havana. This deter
mination gives relief to the authorities,
as the taking of coal in time of publio
excitement is attended with more or
less risk, the coal affording an opportu
nity to extremists for the secretion of
explosives, despite tho utmost precau
tion that mny be taken.
Numerous letters and telegrams have
been received at the department from
individuals desiring to join, the navy,
asking to be enlisted immediately. A
telegram was rcooived this morning
from an organization in Dotroit, offer
ing the immdiate services of 10,000
citizens of that city in case of war.
Patriotic offers also have been received
trom othor places.
Owing to the delicate situation, the
board of inquiry, which is now in ses
sion, has decided to make nothing
whatever publio. It is not known
what the testimony may develop or
when, and it is only fair to the Span
ish government not to tell the public
the testimony until all has been re
ceived and the findings have been con
sidered. Untimely Indignation.
Dayton, O., Feb. 23. Grent indig
nation was shown toward the Spaniards
today. The National Cash Register
Company is holding a convention of
agents from all over the world, and
among other countries Spain ig repre
sented. In honor of the various na
tions, the different flags were displayed
at the faotory. Objection was made to
the Spanish flag by the workmen and
13 Spanish flugs displayed about the
works were pulled down and torn into
shreds, President John H. Patterson,
of the ooinpany, ordered 24 Spanish
flags put up to replace the ones torn
down. This made the 2,000 workmen
angry, and trouble is feared.
New York, Feb. 28. A dispatoh to
the World , from Havana says: The
divers have made only three descents
to the wreck of the battle-ship Maine.
Captain Sigsbee's state documents
were rescued from a private drawer in
his cabin. The keys to the magazines
were found just above the hook over
the head of the captain's bed, the usual
place. They had been floated upward
by the rising of the mattress. About
100 of the Maine's heroes are yet in the
wreck.
COAST IS PROTECTED
Vessels of the Navy Within
Easy Reach.
WHAT SPAIN MIGHT EXPECT
In Caa of llosMlitie Twenty Warships
Could Re llnl on the FaclHo
Count In a Month.
Portland, Or., Feb. 22. The possi
bility of a war with Spain in the near
future, hnfl, of course, aroused an im
mense interest in the fighting strength
of the United States navy, and especi
ally in this part of the country, what
manner of a defense could be made
should an enemy send a hostile fleet to
the Pacific coast. To a great extent,
tho immunity of this coast from in
vasion would depend upon the strength
of tho navy which Uncle Sam could
muster, at short notice. At the present
time the Pacific coast squadron, under
tho command of Rear-Admiral J. N.
Miller, consists of nine warships in ac
tive commission. " The flagship of the
squadron is the armored cruiser Balti
more, 10 gum, Captain N. M. Dyer
commanding. She is now at Honolulu.
Probably the most effective ship in
time of war is the battle-ship Oregon,
16 guns, under the command of Cap
tain A. II. McCormick. She is now
in the drydock at Bremerton, Wash.,
getting bilge keels put on, but, in case
of necessity, she could bo put in shape
on short notice. Next to the Oregon
is the double-tnrreted monitor Mon
terey, four guns, Captain C. E. Clark
commanding.
Tiie monitor Monadnock, six guns,
under the command of Captain W. H.
Whiting, sailed ' for Magdalena bay
from San FranciBCO, January 29. On
her return she will be held at Mare
Island in reserve. The Alert, a cruiser
of four guns, under Commander E. H.
C. Leutz, is at San Juan del Sur, Nica
ragua. Commander Leutz February 8
landed a force to protect American in
terests during the revolution. Threap
gunboats, of six guns each, are scat
tered along the const. The Benning
ton, Commander H. E. Nichols, is at
Honolulu. The Marietta, Commander
8. M. Symonds, is at Libertad, and the
Wheeling, Commander U. Sebree, is
cruising in Alaska. The Adams, a
training ship of six guns, under the
oomromand of W. C. Gibson, is at
Mare Island, Cal. To this formidable
list must be added the ships at the
Mare Island nnvy-yard, which could
nil be put in commission inside of two
or three months af the most.
The protected curisers Philadelphia
and Charleston, of 10 guns each, are
the moat formidable of these. The
gunboat Ranger is also undergoing
slight repairs, and the wooden frigates
Pensaoola and Hartford are being re
fitted. This makes a total of 14 war
ships, which could be available almost
immediately in case of war.
Besides these, the Asiatio squadron
could make the run home in a short
time in case of urgent neoessity. . The
Asiatio squadron, under the command
of Commodore George Dewey, oomprises
six warships. The armored cruiser
Olympia, 14 guns, Captain Charles V.:
Gridley, commanding, stands at the
head of the vessels of this squadron.
She is the flagship, and is now at
Yokohama, Japan.. The cruiser Bos
ton, eight guns, under the command
of Captain Frank Wildes, is probably
the second in fighting strength. She
is now at Chemulpo, Corea. The
Monocaoy, six guns, under- the' oom
mand of Captain O. W. Farneholt, is
an old gunboat, and will probably.be.
sold as soon as possible. She is at
Woo Sung, China, aiid ' her place will
be taken by the Helena, formerly of
the European station, and under the
command of W. T. Swinburne. At
Canton ia the gunboat Petrel, four
guns, under the command of .Cora-'
mander E. P. Wood. The cruiser
Raleigh, 11 guns, under Captain B.
Cogian, sailed on February 10 from
Singapore to Hong Kong, and will re
main at the latter plaoe for quite a
while. , .
, The gunboat Concord, six guns, Com
mander A. Walker, completes the list
of the Asiatic squadron.' These. Ships
are all available for use on the Pacific
coast and should such .heroic measure
become necessary at a month's notice,!
30 wnrehips could get together for de
fensive purposes. This is a fleet whioh
Spain could not match without; con-,
cent rating her strength on 'this coast,:
which she is very unlikely to dou ,
Thus it cap be seen that on this side
of the United States there is no spe
cial cause for fear if wai shou lxl. break
out. There is not the least danger of
a hostile warship ever getting near
enough inland to do any harm.1; It
would be an act of suicide for a h,oati)o
vessel to enter the Columbia river.;- un?
less her nation had control of the Pa
cific ooean. Otherwise, she would be
caught like a rat in a trap, and blown
to pieces at ease. ....
Woman' Life Crushed Out.
New York, Feb.' 22. MrS.' Arthur
Levy, wife of a member of the whole
sale clothing firm of Hays, Goldberg
& Co., was instantly killed tonight, in
an elevator at the Holland house,.
The accident was due to the careless
ness of the elvator boy.
Secret Minion of a Spanish Officer. 1
El Paso, Tex., Feb. 22. Much ex
citement was oaused here today by the
presenoe of an officer of the Spanish
army. It is said he is on his way to
the City of Mexico on a secret mission,
which is supposed to be to enlist the
services of the Mexican government, in
the event of trouble between the
United States and Spain.
The largest printing office in the
world is in Wahingotn, D. C; it is for
printing government documents.
NEWS FROM SKAGWAY.
Miner and Packer Resist Troop
Several Shooting; Affair.
Victoria, Feb. 23. Three steamers,
the Danube, the Thistle and the Tees,
returned today' from Skagway, each
with a few Dawsonites on board. There
was very little gold on board and no
late newt. Passengers from Skagway
bring news yf a blockade of the Dyea
trail by miners and packers, who re
sisted .the dtmand of a detachment of
United States troops to go over the
trail before them. It was feared at
Dyea that trouble would arise over the
affair.
Another shootingtiffair occurred at
Skagway in front of a saloon. Tom
Ryan shot and wounded a newcomer,
whose name was not given. Ryan was
promptly arrested and taken to Sitka
London, Feb. 23. Great activity is
manifested at the colonial office in the
(West African department, and among
nign m unary omoers wno are going
out to Lagos Hinterland. The latter
are inclined to discredit the news
which reached the Akassa Niger coast
protectorate yesterday to the effect that
two French expeditions are advancing
towards Sokoto, the capital of the sul
tanate of that name, which is within
tiie British sphere of influence, but add
that if the news should be confirmed
it must be followed by a declaration of
war.' - P -
London, Feb. 23. The St. James's
Gazette, commenting on the West Af
riean crisis, says:
"If the invasion of Sokoto is directed
from Paris,, it admits of but one in
terpretation. It would appear that the
French cabinet, foreseeing revolutions
which would be catfsed by the trial
of Zola, had determined to bring affairs
in Africa to a crisis to secure a renewal
of its popularity.''
ON AMERICAN SOIL.
Another Wonderful Strike Made In the
Yukon District Below Dawson.
San Franoisco, Feb. 23. News has
reached here from Dawson City of a
rich strike on American oreek, 180 miles
down the Yukon river. ' The dispatoh
adds that '75 neri 'eft Dawson for the
new1 diggings, which are on American
sou, 25 miles- across the boundary
line.
I'ko Million In Mine.
Taoonia, Feb. 23. Joseph Laduo,
recently from the northern gold fields,
.says:-"' .. . ,'
''Tho .North American Transporta
tion &.,Trading Company is the only
one now buying claims in the Klon
dike; I understand: that they are acting
as agents for the 'Rotlisohilds. I met
Mr., Cuftahv on. the train from Chi
cago to -San Franoisco, and he told
me-that they had jdst received $400,
000 'in .drafts ', which had been given in
payhient. for claims there. He said
the company was acting as agent in
i purchasing, and I learn that the Roths
childs .are preparing to spend $2,000,
000 for the purchase of mines. It looks
a dittre as though the great English
baijkqg' house would inake stupendous
effotjta 'to. control , most of the claims
on the Kloildike." 1
; Los . Angeles, Feb. 23. It is stated
ihat thej overprodup.tipn of oil in the
Ij'j&liBS'il'iii" tne present
jtljpe. is nearly 60Q: barrels a day.
; "Victoria, B. C, Feb. 23. Harold
Scott,i.a;young Englishman, who lives
on one of the ad jacent . islands, and
Frfid .Snied'ley wer drowned on Satur
day by .tjie c.apsizrng of their boat.
, Federal Court Keveraed.
''Washington, Feb. 23. In the case
of 'William G.Rioe and others, under
indictment in Texas for violating the
anti-trust law of that state, the United
States supreme, court today held that
the' federal circuit oourt had interfered
in granting a writ of habeas corpus
when no proper exigency arose for such
interference, and therefore reversed the
decision, remanding -the prisoners to
the custody of the state officials. The
court, did net enter upon the merits of
the anti-trust law. .
Albuquerque, N. M., Feb. 23.
Central and Southern New Mexico are
infested with oattle and Bheep thieves,
and trouble is anticipated on ranges
east and south of this city, for the
stockmen are organizing and intend
ing to rid themselves of these depreda
tors. .. M. T. Moriarity, a shepraiser
in the Chilili vicinity, where there are
over 200,000 sheep, says that the big
flocks are being greatly diminished and
that the officers appear powerless to
stop the lawlessness.
NONE LEFT TO TELL
Fifty Believed to Have Per
ished in Clara Nevada.
NEWS OF DISASTER CONFIRMED
Accident I Thought to Have lieen
Cauaed bjr an Explosion of
the Vernier Boiler.
Nanaimo, B. C, Feb. 21. A special
from Juneau, Alaska, under date of
February 12, confirms the news of the
loss of the Clara Nevada, and says:
The cause of the disaster was doubt
less the explosion of her boilers. Of 50
people on board none is believed to
have been saved. The wreck was dis
covered by Customs Inspector Mar
auam, of Juneau, who ordered the
Rustler to Lynn canal, where the burn
ing vessel had been seen. Wreckage
bearing the name of the ill-fated vessel
was found, but there was nothing ,to
show the identity of the passengers.
It is thought she carried about 20
passengers, of whom two or three were
women. Several were bound for Ju
neau and the balance for Seattle.
Frank Whitney, of Cripple Creek,
Colo., was known to he one of the un
fortunates. Al Noyes, of Juneau, is
jalso supposed to have been on the Ne
vada. This is all that is known of the
victims.
The first report of the loss of the
Clara Nevada was brought here on
Monday evening, by the crew of the
steamer Islander, and was to the effect
that on February 5 the inhabitants of
Seward City, a town 30 miles aouth of
Skagway, saw the steamer off shore,
ablaze from stem to stern, and that
while the witnesses to the awful sight
still watched the burning vessel a loud
report, as of an explosion of boilers,
tvaa heard, and that afterwards nothing
more was seen of the vessel or the luck-
ess persons on board of her, but that
he following day the beach in that
Vicinity was strewn with wreckage.
In the absence of details of the catas
trophe there is now no way of learning
the indentity of the passengers. The
crew, according to a dispatch from Se
attle, whence the steamer sailed on her
fatal voyage, was made up substantial
ly as follows:
Captain, C. H. Lewis, of Portland.
Pilot, Ed Kelly.
First officer, Smith.
Second offloer, Harry Bowen, of San
Francisco.
Purser, George Forster Beck, of
Portland. . ..... ,;.;....
Freight clerk, George Rogers.
Chief Engineer, D. Reed, of San
Francisco.
First Assistant, Thomas AVilliams.
Seoond assistant, Moser, of Seattle.
Carpenter, W. A. Jacobs.
Assistant carpenter, L. Boyle.
Steward, O'Donnell.
Mess boy, Frank Bowen.
Two cabin boys, Perkins and Butler,
also known as Tascot.
There were also aboard, whose names
cannot be learned, four quartermasters,
two sailors, three firemen, three coal
passers, one nightwatchman, assistant
steward, four cabin boys, three cooks
(Chinese) and two helpers.
MISS WILLARD DEAD.
Founder of the W. C. T. V. Passed Away
in New York.
New York, Feb. 21. Miss Frances
E. Willard', president of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, died
shortly after midnight this (Friday)
morning, at the Hotel Empire, this
citv. At the bedside of Miss Willard
at the time of her death were her niece,
Mrs. W. W. Baldwin; Mrs. L. M.
Stevens, vice-president of the W. C. T.
U.i Miss Anna M. Gordon, Miss u
lard's secretary, and Dr. K. Hill.
Miss Willard had been ill for three
weeks. There will be funeral eervices
in New York city, and later in Evans
ton, 111., Miss Willard's home, where
the body will be taken.
(Miss Frances E. Willard, founder
and for four years president of the
World's Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, and president of the Na
tional Woman's Christian Temperance
Union 12 years, was born September
28, 1839, at Churchville, N. Y. She
was a graduate of the Northwestern
university, Chicago. She took the de
gree of A. M. from Syracuse university.
In 1862 she was professor of natural
science at the Northwestern female col
lege, Evanston, 111. In 1866-1867 she
was preoeptresa of the Genesee Wesley
an seminary, Lima, N. Y., and in 186S-
1870 she traveled abroad, studying
Frenoh, German, Italian and the his
tory of fine arts, visited nearly every
European capital, and went to Greece,
Egypt and Palestine. In 1871 she was
president of the woman's college of
Nothweatern univeraity, and professor
of aesthetios; she was elected corre
sponding secretary of the N. W. C. T.
U. in 1871, and in 1877 was associated
with D. L. Moody in revival work in
Boston. She beoame president of the
Illinois W. C. T. U. and editor of the
Chicago Daily Post in 1878, and in 1879
was chosen president of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
which position she has since held.
Miss Willard was an author of much
distinction, and wrote a number of
books. '
Flooda In l'alouse.
Palouse, Feb. 21. The Palouse river
was higher today than it has been for
years, and the lower part of the town
was flooded. The water reached the
floor of the bridge on Main street near
the depot and covered the street to a
depth of nearly three feet for several
blocks from the bridge. Houses and
barns on the flats were surrounded by
water, and one family living near the
.i i n i .A . . i. .
I uepot WHO lUTUtSU W UlUVtl UUb, MIC w ft"
.ter reaching almost to the windows of
' the house.
QUESTION OF IDEMNITY.
Frederick It. Condert Interviewed on
the. Maine Matter.
New York, Feb. 22. The Herald
tomorrow will say: Frederick R.
Coudert, formerly counsel for the
United States before the Behring sea
commission, and a well-known author
ity on international law, was inter
viewed regarding the matter of an in
demnity, if it oan be ohown that the
Spanish at Havana failed to take
proper precautions to insure the safety
of the Maine.
"Spain should pay indemnity for
the lose of the Maine," Mr. Coudert
said, "provided the accident is found
to be due to the negligence of Spanish
officials. The vessel went to Havana
on a friendly visit and was entitled to
full protection. It was proper that
extraordinary precautions should be
taken to insure her safety. It was well
known that there were individuals be
longing to the Spanish nation who had
ill feelings towards the Dnited States.
If any danger was known to exist in
Havana harbor, it was to be expected
that Spain should inform the captain
of the Maine of the fact and use every
means to prevent any accident to the
vessel. If, on the other hand, a man
with a basket of dynamite should have
come aboard the Maine and blown up
the vessel, the fault plainly would
have been with the officers of the
vessel. It was their duty to keep the
strictest watch over everybody who
came on board. The destruction of the
Maine by accident or by the act of ir
responsible individuals would not justi
fy a declaration of war. Carnot, for
instance, was assassinated by an
Italian, yet France did not blame
Italy. Italian subjects were killed by
a mob several years ago at New Or
leans. Italy was justifyed in demand
ing an indemnity, which she received,
because the men when slain were in
charge of officers of the law, who
should have made eveTy effort to pre
vent their prisoners from being killed.
It did not result in war."
SAILORS WANT REVENGE.
No Doubt In Their Minds That Spain
Did It. ,
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 23. A spe
cial to the Citizen from Key West,
says: Sailors of the battleship Maine
aufferingfrom wounds, in the Key
West hospital, are smarting over the
delay of the government in punishing
what they term a Spanish outrage. In
their minds there is no doubt as to the
cause of the explosion, and they think
the delay in taking summary action by
the president saying he is morally cer
tain that there was an accident, is to
soothe Spaniards into a feeling of se.
curity to secure time for his ultimatnm.
If no action is taken, not a man among
them will again pace the deck of an
American man-of-war, but if business
is meant, it will take a strong force to
keept them from hurrying to the front
wounded though they are, to take a
hand in what they look upon as per
sonal vengeance.
"We were warned not to go to Ha
vana," one said today, "being told
that danger awaited us there. When
we cot there it was current rumor that
the harbor bottom was honeycombed
with mines. We first chose our an
choraae and rested there for several
hours, but the harbor master compel
led us to weigh and proceed to a Bpot
marked by a buoy. We were reviled
on the streets of Havana, sneered at
until our blood boiled, and found out
for our own safety that it was safer
for us to make our visits to the city in
force. No man dared to go alone
There was no knowing what would
happen to him. The explosion itself
is the best evidence that it was a mine
or torpedo. There were two sharp
and distinct reports. The first was
like a peal of thunder close at hand,
and then darkness and chaos, made
more horrible to the screams of dying
men, the fierce shouts of those flghing
for egress and the moans of those
hemmed in to die by fire or by drown
ing. COMMANDER BARNET'S VIEWS.
Investigation May Show
Intact.
tho Magazine
Havana, Feb. 23. Lieutenant-Commander
Barnet, of the coast Biirvey
boat Bache, said to a press correspond
ent today: ''
"Yon want the faots. I cannot tell
you. There are 95 chances out of 100
that the investigation will show that
the forward magazine of the Maine did
not blow up first, if it exploded at
all. and that it was not the cause of
the terrific consequenoes that followed,
The condition of the wreck when first
studied and a later careful scrutiny
make this an almost absolute cer
tainty."
Chaplain Chidwick has recovered
considerable aums of money with let
ters and other personal property from
the bodies taken from the wreck. In
the effects, the initials can be seen on
the coat lining and may serve to iden
tify the wearer, but the harbor water
is so filthy that the marks are nearly
all illegible. Chaplain Chidwick is
one of the hardest-working officers, and
upon him devolves some of the mo.t
revolving duties of the situation.
It is apparent that efficient work is
not possible with the divers and ap
paratus at hand and the arrival of
others is anxiously awaited.
Father Power, of the Jesuits, arrived
yesterday from Tampa, and immedi
ately visited the Maine's wounded in
the hospital.
The lighthouse tender Mangrove
with the oourt of inquiry and addition
al divers and apparatus, is expected
here tomorrow. Neither Spanish or
Cuban divers will be employed. To
day divers recovered the cipher book,
the lugbook of the Maine and many
offlioal and private papers.
Tobacco is said to have been first
brought into England from Virginia in
1583.
A COURT OF INQUIRY
nvestigation Into Cause
Maine Disaster Begun.
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MANY ABSURD RUMORS AFLOAT
Wreck frill Be Raised-Burial of the
Dead and Caring for the Woanded
Expressions of Sympathy.
Washington, Feb. 19. The govern
ment has settled back into a waiting
attitude in respect to the terrible Maine
disaster in Havana harbor. The great
shock caused by the news has given
way to a calmer and more judicial Btate
of mind, and, realizing from the events
of the day that the court of inquiry is
the sole dependence in the search for
the cause of the Maine's disaster, the
naval officers are now resigned to await
the results of that inquiry by a court
opened today by the navy department.
There was little news to aaa to tne sum
of information aa to the disaster re
ceived during the forenoon. No tele
grams came, and the only news gleaned
was a denial of aome absurd story or
other that had crept into piint or be
come current gossip. All the news of
the day came in the late afternoon in
the shape of Captain Sigsbee's report
of the authorization of the funoral of
hie dead sailors, and General Lee's
graphic Btory of the terrible struggle
for life in the dark hull of the Maine.
The officials at the navy department
devoted the day to the effort of correct
ing the list of living and dead, to an
swering frantic telegraphio appeals from
relatives of men on the battleship,
and last, but not least, in meeting
with unwavering courtesy and patience
the exacting demands upon their time
by the press reporters.
The disposition of the survivors, Cap
tain Dickens, acting chief of the navi
gation bureau, has arranged for as well
as could be done from this distance.
The wounded sailors in the Havana
hospitals, on the Spanish flagship and
elsewhere, when not in condition to be
brought back to Key West, will' be
carefully looked after by Miss Clara
Barton, who has been given carte
blanche to buy anything and everything
necessary, food and delicacies, and hire
nurses and physicians. The wounded
able to get across to Key West will be
taken care of iu the marine hospital
there. The Bound survivors will be
quartered in the army barracks there.
As for the Maine herself, notwith
standing discouraging reports 'from
Lieutenant Howe as to her condition,
the navy department will try to raise
her. They say they are bound to re
move the hull from the small harbor,
in any case, and it may be aa easy, or
easier, to raise her as it would be to
destroy the hull and machinery by the
use of divers and dynamite. It is be
lieved the work can be done by private
wrecking corporations, and negotia
tions are already afoot for placing the
contract, based on work by the-day, at
an estimated cost of $200,000.
At the navy department specific de
nial was given of the report emanating
from Madrid that a torpedo flotilla
was about to leave Key West for Cuba.
It was stated that only two torpedo
boats, the Cushing and Ericsson, are
at Key West, and these have hot' been
ordered, and will not be ordered, ac
cording to the present plans, to Cuba.
It was strongly asserted that no pres
ent purpose existed of sending another
warship there.
On the streets there was noticeably
' less excitement than yesterday, when
the people were loth to believe that
the loss of the Maine could be traced' to
other than Spanish sources.
All the flags throughout the city, in
cluding those on the capitol and the de
partment' buildings, are flying at half
mast, and among the others isf don
spicuouBly that of "Cuba libre,'? which
flies from the staff of the . Hotel
Raleigh, the headquarters of the Cuban
junta. '' "
Believe a Harvey Torpedo Did It.
Chicago, Feb. 19. Emil Gathman,
the inventor, believes the Maine was
destroyed by a Harvey torpedo.' He
is conversant with Havana, harbor, arid
from personal examination is familiar
with the equipment! of 1 the Maine.
Mr. Gathman server! two, yeais' as a
naval apprentice abbWl the training
ship Portsmouth when Captain Sigabee
was her commander. Three years ago
he was a member of the engineering
corps which conducted the second trial
trip of the Maine. . '.'! :) .o
The Insolence of Weyler. ' '
Baroelona, Feb. . 19. Lieutenant
General Weyler, who arrived here to
day, expressed the opinion, in the
course of an interview, that the dis
aster which had befallen the United
States warship in Havana was due "to
the insolence of her crew." He an
nounced his intention to ask the gov
ernment's permission to go to Havana
and stand as a candidate for the cham
ber of deputies for the Havana district.
Diver and Wrecking Gear. i.
Key West, Feb. 19. The coast sur
vey steamer A. D. Bache arrived this
afternoon from Dry Tortugas in oom
mand of Lieutenant Barnet. Early to
morrow morqing she will leave for Ha
vana, taking divers and suoh wreckage
gear as is obtainable.
Major Myrlck Not Surprised.
Savanah, Ga., Feb. 19. Major John
R. Myrick, of Fort Wadsworth, N. Y7,'
here attending the Carter oourt-inar-tial,
said today that he was hot . sur
prised at the explosion on the Maine, as
the Cincinnati enme near suffering a
similar fate in almost exactly the same
spot in 1895, her coal igniting from
spontaneous combustion and eating its
way almost to the compartment for
storing explosives. ; " . ,v
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