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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1898)
N u'l I A j " ;v.t ' THE DAILY ASTOFIAN tl tha felfgcst inJ best paper on the Columbia River THE ASTOPIAN has the largest circulation of anv tier on the Columbia River KULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT. VOL XliVIII. ANTOKIA, OKKliON. Till KSDAY MOKNISH, FKIiKL'AItY 2), 181J8. NO. 4; wun r j in I i i w-ttmimtmx , 1 -ri--wt --:.jv.., We Wniil lite if Ike House Ivn hn are mining Hill ule. Closing out entirely the I:. R. Ilawcs stock at a ....SACRIPICB.... In order lii mnkr iihiih fur AUI NTH r oll - qiili-k Ul Oil Hint "HiiM'rlir" Mluvi-4 Hllil hftllgra A in way over Hip oil) route To Klondike Tlil muti li'DiU )oii via tun store in Astoria, Sknway and Dyvn... Wlirri' Hit hip r - m t In (nriiUli yon with even tiling in llit way of hii nnllit tlian will prided )uii from piM, nil I yii in Prospecting for Gold mi' I hI Urn (111111' Hint lumrlali ill Inner in n ii fur n long linn'. Our tvi-M. picks, IiuVkU, ki.IiI hii, 0'kliiu iilrliil, tiinl provisions uf Nil kimla, In tort M roiill'li lo hardware ill ll Jim nl a iraamiaMi i n i Foard & Stokes Co. ASTORIA, OregOIl. Diaries and Calendars For 1898... GRIFFIN W. F. SCHEIBE, A IhII Dm at Plrw. TbMC. ComnirtUI Ml. J. M. THE SISTERS OF THE Convent of the ...Holy Names ASTORIA, OREGON. IIAVKUI'KNKDTIIKIK UIAHHIN( AM) )AY WIIOOL For raUM, etc.. Mldran th. SuparlorvM KECEIVKD IN TUB PRIUAKY. OHAUMAR and: acadkmio OH A OKA a a Mams, Bacon cuifi n BRAND Th. Beat, Abolutly Pur. Rjr. For Sl. ait Tli. Occident Hotel Bar, Th. Office Saloon, And all th. iMdlaf bara In Aitorla, San H'raiiclsco am' Portland ATTENTION"5 ood iiii Ilia way rmiii I he ,.u.l. Eclipse Hardware CompanyibTESSt. f ... ... .. ,.r ,rT IV is : '" uml ('talking iiiltflt (or AU-ku we ia n u Stokes Bros. Skafway anJ Dyf a. Alaska. Blank Books and Office Supplies & REED Manufacturer Daal.r In a FINE CIGARS! INSTRU MENTAL MUSIC. PAINTING AND VOICK Ct'LTUKS FORM A SPECIAL DEPARTMENT Kopp's "Best A DELICIOUS DRINK.... AND ABSOLUELY PURE The North IVillo ltrrwery, of wLiob Mr.Jubu Kopp it proprii'tor, tuiikoa Iwei tor Jomc'io tnJ rixirt trmle. Dottlml Iwr for family imp, or keg brer lupplied t any time, ilelivpry in Hit) t'ity (ree. NORTH PACIFIC BREWERY UNION MEAT COMPANY and AM. KIM'S IIKCANNKD MKATS (liiimiuti'Pil Tlio lliwl r .MurkM Strictly Pure Lard Cor, Fourth mil GHsan Streets I'ortlnnil, Orcijon. "Keystone Monogram" Whiskey SHERWOOD SHERWOOD PACinO COABT AQENTi, STEAM IN BOILERS Maine Wreck Not Due to Boilers Exploding. PARTLY CONFIRMED "Forward Half Completely Destroyed," Variously Interpreted by Of ficials. CONSERVATISM EXERCISED forwirl Migulnt May Still te lotact - Captain Simpson Tearful of 111 JuJgeJ Attempts to Account for Destruction of Maine. nvr rrxirli nf inli-rtu wi illi livi r lirr lllilrur. Cvitv pfi"Cu ll'Mi i liikrn WanliliiKliin. Krli 3 -Tin- rrlnl of tlf null In Wa.lilimlnii (mid Ky Weal till fl rii'Niti, l.rliiKlnK mvituI irlle i ll r fnun nnvul "ftlcrr lutily attaohiil to tin M.iliu'. rail'l A v- nf trllrni" lit 1" rim ovrr thi ilrrtnniit ami r (UI . for III. To rt' all xTH i'f runiiim u In (liv mill. nl uf llirar l-ll. r. rry ! nl alili-h nimir. In hIhi f.m hi. I any xiiiiul InmU. Thr only fi'ulurn mi far n rmilil Im illntiivrr.il nf rl linMiriiinrv na throwing any Utiht on lh i-humj of I ho rtiii.on, ronlalnrd In J lie lilti-m a lht lulimint that Ihr two aflor bolhr In tin- aflrr txill.T npncr uml nil of lln rlKl( NilliT. of the JJ'ilne w ro uinlrr alruin ut tha tlm of hr riplnalon. Thu fiirt hud a nrvntlvv vnhir for It dl'"!i-o at unr of thr tlmiry thai a lollrr ex iluloi hud -uuh1 thr wrrik. Krl ull any (hut ly no pou'lhlllty rould ) ufliT ImlliTa" i xploiilon hnv. wrn'krd tha forrpurl of the Maine und li-fl llu oiIkt mrt titiharmrd. M n. h Intm at n nhown In the dl put I'll ri'o'lvisl ahorlly Iwforc 1 o'chx k from Ailmlrul HU'nrd leWInu thr rrcoin mrllilntlona of Cnpluln Hiinipnli, of tl ninrl of Imiulry, na to the ruWnR of ilio arevk. Thr vlrw of thr rrnvnl oltlor u tlmt Cnpuln Hunipaon and hl annoclutra wit slvlnit thl advice, not na tho court, lint il oftli rr In a ponltlon to apeak i to thr ll mrlhiHla to Ih ailopt.d for wrrt klnii the Mulne. Varloua Intrrpretn tlona were put on the cxpreaalon "forwaro hulf completely detroyed." Thl. wn rv linrdrd h the p.Ttlul conflrmatlon of th theory thut thi forward mimuilne had cxplodeil, na thnt I one of the moat lm lortiint Hirllona of the forward hulf ot the ahlp. At the aume time It wua held hy aome of the nnviil authorltlr. thnt the drat ruction of the forward half of the hlp did nut nrcraaarlly meun that the for wnnl miiRiialne h.id exploded na this mluht allll he Intuct. thoiiKh Prt of the Kenernl wrecke. In Iho ubaenco of an explicit Hliilement na to tho forward nmn nilnc, there wna n dlnpoHltlon not to ac cept tiny Implied atittcmcnt na to Its de- alrncllon. Tho clniiae of the contract Itemltva tho nmounla to ho pnld for each hrniich ot the wrecklnit work, via.: WreckliiK ttiK I'nderwrlter. 1.".0 per day. WreckliiK aleiinier Jonca, ISW. I.lKhter Heymour, 5. nerrlck (.'hlef, T5. llni'lio I.nnu Star, M, WrofkltiR tun HlKht Arm, VM'. WreckmnMter, $15. AVrcckera, $1.50 each. IMvera, 1 10 each. Kvldeiitly tho prcaldent of the court ot Impilry In fearful of the effect upon tho public of the 111-JudKcd attempt to nc connt for the doHlructlon of the Maine, for thla iiftornoon ho telegraphed Secro tary Lour, tlouhtleaa havlnsr In mind cor laln publlcatlona of thla morning", na follows: "Havana, l'ch. 23. -All newspaper re port of IntervlcwM with divers are un true. Kvery precnutlon In taken." Thla brief alntement dlaponea of U tho alh'natlona that have been made, pro anil con na to tho blowing up of tho forward miiKnatnca. Oltlcera hero nro allll thinking of Clip tain Hlgahco's rcnuest of yesterday to ha fnrnlahed with pinna of Iho Maine's sec tion throiiRh tho mnRaxInes and coal bunker pockets. The request, besides, niny show thnt Captain BlRsboo Is not yet sntlafled as to the cause of tho ex plosion, notwithstanding th expressions attributed to him by unauthorized persona. i j rositions of One Hundred Mod in on the Miiinc'i lie rt h Deck. M'ANIAKDSDANCKD Willi JOY ih. Jmtfiiaai.s. linn'1 IHodmlic Here niua ap SunuiN ami l.rl it Tlicitli.'' N- Votk K. l.ruury V..-K Herald dl- l.ai. h from ILiviim. aava: The further tlu- In.iulry Int., the , a.... a that I -! to the Maine llnaalrr i.rixenla. the more ri inote appear the ( h.ifir. a th it any el..in.. will Irf- illacoveriil t show thai the illnuati-r wna due to an ao ldcnt. Tlior illvi-ra w ho x-ni irHlcl Into the for- ward part of the a reek found that th" a hoi., foraard end uf the uhlp from a plotit Jut ul.aft the foraard turret hal l-. n talme.l J or S' d itr...-,, t mr. Uiard. Thnt part of the vi. was a Wlldrrilraa f il.htt, ,ur..,j "TTTTIl tltr. plalea. The ahurp J.lKKe.l ,mIk.h f Ultir of the pl.ilm iiil.l, , iluiiKt-r to the lltfli nlllia of the illvera. In oik- Inatanre Ho y nlmi.M ut thrmiirh a ruldx-r tutie ahli h auppliil n Olver alih nlr. line lm- irlant illnr.ivi-ry made was the noaltlon f the IhmIIi-h f.. und In the are. k, l i of ihlih Were llo:.tlli at'ollt trtrn ompartmeiita. A full arorr of thete wire examined hy my Informant. All of them- twxllca were In h.ilniiKH k und all had thr arma runeo; upward. They looknl aa If the men had e. n atunlr.1 by w.ine ainl li 'i ahoek of laiiKi r and were In the net of r .u IiIiik up for their hammiM k hooka to awing them i. lvea on itn-k when il.ath came. Thla w in to confirm alt that has al ready be.-n m.1,1 mIhiui there having tH.-n wo rxploalmia the tlrt alnrtllng the men Into the net of rlalnit from their hnm- miK ka. the other UIti nut the life. Hi fore the rxploai,,n the p-ln h maKa- alne waa lomted on the atarlxiard aide foraard and beneath the forward turret. What la left of thi' muRailnc seems to h.ie been driven townrd the port lxw In a ill.iK'.iiul and upward direction. The C-lneh miiBailne whh h hud Its Uv ni'.u in uie pori auto lorwnril. waa hurleil In a direction dln-itly opiviaite to that of the la-Inch mac iiliie. One of the ppcr ryllndrlciil tanka of the C-ltuh mauaalne waa found by the divers In the wreck of that structure. It contained no powder charier. inc tneory or the two explosions Is borne out by the testimony of Senor An tonio Cubalero. a tobacco dealer of Ha. ana. Senor ( abalrro win crossing the buy In a ferry boat nt the time of the xplonlon. He was familiar with the Maine, had paid several visits to the rnft, and was pointing out to-u group ot friends on the ferry bout her peculiari ties. There came Just at that Instant, he says, a dull report from the forward part of the ship, the upheaval of a geyser of water about the boat, followed almost In- stnntly by a terrific roar and a blinding flush of light. He Is positive about the first cxplonlon and suya It waa noticed by his companions. This statement of his came to the ears of one of the court of Inquiry and Inst night an officer was snt to Senor Cabal- ro to nsk him If he would apar as a Itness before the court. He announced his willingness. KKKI.INO SrAXISH S01.D1KK3. New York. Feb. SL.-Kiiglnoer Albert Holdsworth and Assistant Knglneer I.n- Irow of the Hrltlsh ship Ollvodene, which has Just arrived from Vluv.nu, say thai n the iiIkIiI of tho explosion they, with ome others, were ashire. They were sitting at the end of n cler at the south ml of the harbor mi l nooMt n half mile from the American v.trHiip. Next the ler was n" ferry slip and the course ot the ferryboat from the city lay past the Maine. When the ixpbilm occurred a lot of Spanish soldiers and sailors In a restaurant at tho head of the pier cleared out and ran ns If for their lives. There was no Immediate blind from the ex plosion, but thero wore smoke and sparks. Two or three minutes passed before the flames could bo scon. Whlln they stoon wutehlnjj some breathless Spaniards hur ried down the pier bearing fragments ot the Maine's payrolls. They said they had picked them up on a hill back In the country from where, the Maine lay. Tho Spaniards wanted to know what the writ ing In Kngllsh meant and tho engineers after looking nt the papers told them through one of their inrty who spoko Spanish. The Spaniards fairly danced In glee nt tho fale of the Maine, tho engin eers said, exclaiming: "All, Americanos, Amer ennos; they bring dynamite hero to blow up tho Span lards, and they get It tlieniiielccs," When tho ferry came It was found that she had passed the Malno Just beforo tho explosion and u Spanish army officer aboard demnnded thnt the captain of tho ferryboat should head about and go to the rescue. Tho ferry captain's hntrea of Americans was so great that he re fused. The Spanish officer was fo In censed that thero enmo near bolng a fight. ARE j Court of Inquire) in Session at Ha j ana .Makinij 1'rojtos. iUK,(;K,KS AkK AT WORK I Ditlitaltio r.ac.iaaiertd-Ouiaiitv Clotbinq Kcmtcitd .Hitiaij 01 fiitM Not round. j Havana. K. li. n.-TI I'tiltH Btatea ,uri or imjuiry into the l-.aa of the M ,ln" J "''" " thla morning und examined Dr. Honerh-rgi r. Paymaster Itay uml Chief Engineer Howell, of the h.ittli sl.lp. There waa n nceaa ordered j n of ,h fk- ,l WM h, orlelnal In at noon and It lasted until p. m. g.-v- tcntlon to leave O.vernor'a Island today i nil wltn'-sM-i whow nam. a are not now r"r Vew Ortmnt. but at midnight it waa blulfiiiblc were examined during the aft- I tfnmr underatood that he would not tnMin. Ie able to start for a day or two. Another visit waa made to the wre k Thl audden ntnw on th part of fn by i".iitiiln Sampson. prel.l.-nt of the erul Merrill, following so closely upon the oiirt. The laplaln says he has no Idea ot j ret-ent order of Oneral Miles relative to the length of time the court will remain In session here. It ull depends upon the testimony, and new features requiting further Investigation may develop at any time. Captain Sampson added that soon. r or later every survivor of the Maine Inspection, but ut the Island, Kort Wuds wlll Is- examined by the court, which ( worth and Kort Hamilton. It is under s. ema to Imply that sessions for that j stood that his mission la ot far greater purpose will be held ut Key Weat. At- j importance than the regulation visit to though thla Information is meager. It Is j ,he ,ttin uder his command. It Is absolutely ull Captain Sampson will give i believed that the work on the new ord the press. J niince of the ,lUtriern fortifications has A rorresiiondrnt of the Associated ' v...- ....i.. :,, .,,,.io. ,.r.i.iitv i r. sj. n.is s.-. n mm i.y appfilntment twice dally, hut there Is a rigid rule to observe silence until the facts In the cane have de veloped through the testimony presented. The night Arm, of the Merritt & Chnp- men Iv rrl. k and Wrecking Company Is moored ulout ?! yards from the poop nt I he Maine. A strong wind made the harbor rough today and added to the difllcultles of the illvers. ns the electric lights are worked fp'm a battery on the lighthouse tender Mangrove ) yards distant. Captain Slgslse is pained by comments on his conduct while the Maine was afloat made by some of the paper here, but It i pointer, out tnat sum papers are not nf the better class. A large quantity of clothing has been taken from the wreck and after It has leen disinfected It will be given to the concent rados. The bodies of the missing officers. Lieutenant Jenkins and Assist ant Knglneer Merrill, have not been re covered. The divers reached the former's room, but It was found that his body was not there. Thus far the sharks have given no trouble, but the vultures have left scarcely a bit behind but the skele tons of the three men who were entan gled In the debris near the surface of the water. The bodies were not noticed by any one until Ihe foul birds hud completed their ghastly work. From the hand ot one, Chaplain Chldwlck removed a deeply chased gold ring for the purpose of Iden tification. Chaplain Chldwlck said the total num ber of missing Is S3 or S, and five have died In the hospital. RIGHT ARM AT WORK. Washington, Feb. B Secretary Long this afternoon received the following tele- grum from Admiral Sicard: Key West, Feb. 3. Long, secretary of the navy: The Right Arm arrived at Havana this morning. Captain Mnger seems to be an experienced man, who will bo able to give good advice. Captain Sampson wires me the condition of the wreck Is such ns to require the most pow erful nppllnnccs the government can se cure. The court recommends a contract with tho best equipped wrecking company to remove the material and lift the ship without delay. Tho forward half Is com pletely destroyed; the after half Is ap parently Intact, except In minor mutters." COI.VMH1A COXDOI.KS. Colon, Columbia, 1'cti. J. The govern ment has sent to the commander of the I'nlted States gunboat Newport an official message of condolence upon tho loss ot the Maine, which he acknowledged. Kings on the ships, the various consul ates and elsewhere wore at half-mast yesterday. THK GAIN" IN ll.i !'i:. Princeton, N. J.. Feb. 23. -Captain Al fred Malum, 1". S. N., was the principal speaker at tho Washington's birthday banquet of tho New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati last night. CapUiln Mahan said: "We should be very cautious in fotmlng hasty conclusions In reference to such things ns tho Maine disaster. There Is one nctnal good to the nation from the Maine disaster, which has been I'ttle dwelt upon. I refer to the discipline In the ship, after the accident occurred. The conduct of the captain and jftlceis at thnt Juncture Bhowed the American peo ple the character of the discipline which prevails In all the ships of the American navy and I count this a distinct gain." GENERAL MEHRITT- jTHE AUTONOMISTS WILL INSPECTi STIR UP CUBA Abilute Xttoslty for Completing all Coast Defenses at Onee. ; I'ASHAE 01' AK I ILLKK V HILL 0f ; Will Ckiaa)ie Affair at )' Hook Htw i j regintata ctiet Oaat Deiaq Moaaled at Sia Dicijo. I New York, Ki ll. !.- The World a-ys: MaJ'r-J'n-ral Mrritt In command of 1 '"l""m-nt or the LnltM """' army, win st.irt on a tour of In- Pctlon of the fortlfb utlona before the the absolute necessity of completing the new works of defense at the fortifications throughout the country has created quite a sensation In army circles. Ostensibly he Is simply going on his annual tour ot to aatlafy either Generul Miles or General Merritt. Another development which has a dl net bearing on (Seneral MTrltt's depar- j ture , the artillery bill, whl-.li yesterday lmniv the senate. This Lill provides for the maintaining of two more artillery regiments. It Is the Intention of General Merritt to have one of these quartered at Sandy. Hook. The other will In all probability. b distributed among the va rious posts nlong the Atlantic coast. When General MUcs sent word to Gen eral Merritt relative to the necessity ot j K,.ung n available ordnance ready for immcllate use. he specially referred to tne work under wdy at Kort Hamilton ,. WniUworth The. nosta are of the j greatest Importance and practically con- trol the channel and the lower bay. It Is General Merrill's Intention to visit New Orleans und Inspect Fort 1'hlllp and Fort Jackson. The other forts that Gen eral Merritt will visit are at Mobile, Charleston. Galveston. Savannah, Pensa cola and Key West. Said an officer at Governor's Island last night: Th passage of the artillery bill will change the entire state of affairs at Sandy Hook. Just now the only thing we can use men for down there Is to keep the sand from clogging the machinery of the guns. With the new regiments, however, all will be as It should be. Just now we have far too many officers lor our men, but under the new appointments this will also be remedied." MOUNTING GI NS. San Diego. Feb. a. The third lD-lnch rltlle for the Ballast point fortifications has arrived and will soon be mounted. A large portion of the members of bat tery D, Third artillery, are now nt work preparing to mount the guns. AMMUNITION FOR TROOPS. Cincinnati, Feb. 23. There has been much activity at Port Thomas, In Ken tucky, for some days. While all the troops were under special discipline with extra drilling. Colonel Cochran, command ant, and other officers refused to be In terviewed. Today the troops were sup plied with l.'o rounds each. THK TERROR IS READY. Norfolk, Va.. Feb. 23. The repairs on the monitor Terror are completed and It Is understood she will sail for New York today. Repairs on the torpedo boats Foote and Wlnsolw also are practically completed and they are ready to leave the dry dock. The Purlt tn will hardly be ready to leave the yard under 10 days. The number of men at the yard will probably be doubled by t:irch 1. REPAIRING "l I ' ' 'i 'S. Vallejo, Oil., Feb. 23. There are now at the Mare Island v.ird tho Charleston, Yorktown. Phlladelpnla, Pensacola, Hart ford and Adnms. A number of mechanics who were at Port Orchard have returned nnd will go to work Monday and assist In rushing to completion repairs to the various ships nt the yard. ELDER AT PORT TOWNSEND. Port Townsend. Feb. 23. The steamer George W. Elder, from Alaska points, which put Into this port last night with three blades gone from her propeller, pro ceeded to Port Hadlock early this after noon where she wil lgo on the beach ana make necessary repairs. This will oc cupy about two days. The Elder will then proceed to Portland. Trouble Kith Old Spanish Tarty and the Yoluiteers. GOVERNMENT IS DISTURBED Skarp Debate la Ike Seaate Over Catua aitajtina-Allca. of .ebraka. ia Cvideace Agaia, New York, February B. The Main. In cident is quite cast Into th. background by the intelligence from Havana concern ing the attitude of the radical autonom ists headed by Covin, Glberg and Amb lard, aays th. Madrid correspondent of th. World. Th. majority of the Spanish poli tician, generals and newspapers are an noyed and alarmed. They argue that a political committee Is thus created out side the Insular government and deaplt. Its resistance with a view to virtually con trolling the election, and conducting ne gotiations with the Insurgents and th. Cuban refugees abroad. The Impression Is that the concessions to the extreme autonomists will lead to make them mas ters of the situation aa the moderates) like Gnlve nnd Montero will be in their hand! or will have to resign the moment it becomes known that the Madrid gov ernment will allow a free hand to Covin, and Amblard as long aa they can hop. to) secure the prompt submission of a ma jority of the rebels. In order to avert for eign Interference and the prolongation ot a struggle disastrous to Spanish finances. People here apprehend that Marshal Blan co may have trouble to keep the old Span ish party and the volunteer, quiet If th. colonial cabinet Is reconstructed with rad ical autonomists who are certain. It is believed, to drift Into some direct under standing with the rebel chiefs and th. fugitives In order to secure paclficatlOB before the first of May. GOVERNMENT DISPATCHES. New Tork. Feb. 21-A Tribune dispatch from Havana says: The outlook in Cuba does not grow mora promising. The exact statement is that the government officials) were never sa much disturbed as today. This Is partlr due to the Information from Madrid ,in Washington. News from those places which Is permitted to reach the public is so meagre that better Judgment can be formed In the United States than her. as to whether their fears are exaggerated. The statement that livers have pene trated the forward part of th. Maine anil found nothing In the rrigaxines there to Indicate an explosion seems to be verified. Attention is also given to testimony i. gardlng vibration under water before th. Maine went to piece. Evidence is to this fact is emphatic. How far It Justifies the belk'f that the explosion came flora underneath the ship, exerts may be left to determine. The point has not yet been reachea where a definite opinion can be formed regarding submarine mines. Outside in formation has been brought forward re garding the construction of such a sys tem, but It has not been sifted. Th. rep resentatives of foreign nations are fol lowing the naval Investigation as well as other phases of the situation closely and are understood to be making daily re ports to their government. Spanish offi cials were surprised at the firmness with w hich the Washlnt n administration de clined to admit them to a share in the Investigation. WILL NOT SELL CU3A. New York. Feb. 23. A dispatch to the Herald from Madrid sayi: As the question of the purchase of Cuba Is again being pushed In Washington It may be of Interest to state on the highest authority that Spain will never, no matter what government la In power, consider uivy such suggestion or any compromise In Cuba beyond the broad measure ot autonomy drafted by the liberal govern ment. This is an Irrevocable decision. Royal Bakes the food pars, wholesome and dallcloua. FQYSZn Absolutely Pure ftOVAL sVUUM POWDM OO., NtW VOML