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CAPTAIN SIGSBEE'S- STORY. 'His Detailed Testimony Before the Board Regarding the Disaster. WASHINGTON, March ; 80. Captain Slgsbee, In testifying before the court of Inquiry, said that he assumed command of the Maine April 10, 1S97, and that his ship anchored in the harbor of Havana the last time January 2i 189S. The au thorities at Havana knew of the Maine's coming, Consul-General Lee having In formed the authorities according to offi cial custom. After he took on an official pilot, sent by the captain of the port of Havana, the ship was berthed' in the man-of-war anchorage, off the Machlna, or the Shears, and according to his understand ing, It waa one of the regular buoys of the place. .He then stated that he had been In Havana in 1872, and again in 1S98. He could not state whether the Maine was placed in the usual berth for men-of-war, but said that he had heard remarks Blnce the explosion, using Captains Ste vens, temporarily In command of the Ward Line steamer City of Washington, as authority for the statement, that he had never known, in all his experience, which covered visits to Havana for five or six years, a man-of-war to be anchored at that buoy, that he had rarely known merchant vessels to be anchored there, and that it waa the least used buoy in the harbor. . , '; The Maine's Surroundings. ' Tn dpr.rihlnfl thfl Rnrrnnnrilnirn when first moored to the buoy, Captain Slgsbee stated that the Spanish man-of-war Al fonso XIII was anchored In the position now occupied by the Fern, about 250 yards to the northward and westward from the Maine. The German ship Giie senau was anchored! at the berth now oc cupied by the Spanish man-of-war Le Caspo, which is about 400 yards due north from the Maine. He then located the German man-of-war Charlote, which came into the harbor a day or two later, which was anchored to the southward of . the (Maine's berth about 400 or 500 yards. In describing the surroundings at the time of the explosion. Captain Slgsbee stated Ithat the night was calm and still. , The Alfonso XIII was at the same berth. The small . Spanish dispatch boat, Le Caspo, had come out the day before and taken the berth occupied by the German man-of-war, the Grlesenau, which had left. The steamer City of Washington was anchored about 200 yards to ihe south and east of the Maine's stern, slightly on the port quarter. , i ' The Cool Was Safe. The Maine coaled at Key West, taking nn nK,,t 1m t-l l i i.wiD, liiw utting reguiariy Inspected, and taken from the government rr-L. i i . wa.1 pim. .Luis uuui wa piucea generally .in the forward bunkers. No report was received from the chief engineer that any coal had been too long In the bunkers, ana tnat tne nre alarms In the bunkers , were sensitive. . i , The regulations regarding imflammables and paints on board, Captain Slgsbee testified, were strictly carried out in re gard to storage, and that waste also was subject to the same careful disposition. xao innammaoies were stored in chests according to the regulations, and inflam mables in excess of chest capacity, were allowed to be kept in the bathroom of the admiral's cabin. Regarding the electrio plant of the Maine, Captain Slgsbee stated that there was no serious grounding, nor sudden flaring up of the lights before the explo sion, but a sudden and total eclipse. As for regulations affecting the taking of the temperature of the magazines, etc.. Captain Slgsbee stated there were no spe cial regulations other than the usual regu lations required by the department. He examined the temperature himself, and conversed with the ordnance officer as to the various temperatures, and the con tents of the magazines and, according to the opinion of this officer, as well as Slgs bee, the temperatures were never at the danger point. . , ( . "I do not think there was any laxity in this direction," said the captain, replying to a question of Judge-Advocate Marlx. He had no recollection of any work go ing on In the magazine or shell rooms be fore the explosion. The keys were called for in the usual way on the day in ques tion, ' and were properly returned. Relations With Spanish Authorities. Speaking generally of the relations with the Spanish authorities, Captain Slgsbee stated that with the officials they were outwardly cordial. The members of the autonomistic council of the government, however, seem to have brought to the at tention of the navy department the fact that he did not visit them, and that fact brought embarrassment to the govern ment at Washington. He took the ground to the. department that It was unknown etiquette to call on the civil members of the colonial government other than the governors. Without waiting for such an order, Captain Slgsbee made a visit after wards, and, as he states, was pleasantly received and' his visit promptly returned by certain members of the council. A party of ladles and gentlemen called, and the president of the council made a speech which Captain Slgsbee could not under stand, but which was interpreted to him, to which he replied. ; "My reply," said Captain Slgsbee, "was afterwards printed In at least two papers in Havana, but the terms made me "favor autonomist government in the island. I am Informed that the autonomistlc gov ernment in Havana is unpopular among a large class of Spanish and Cuban resi dents. I have no means of knowing whether my apparent interference in the political concerns of the island had any relation to the destruction of the Maine." ICxhiliitlon of ' AnimnsitT.1 wnen asKea wnemer mere was any demonstration of animosity by people afloat, Captain Slgsbee said there - was never on shore, as he was informed, but tnere was anoat. ue reiatea mat on tne first Sunday after the Maine's arrival the ferry-boat, crowded densely with people, civil and military, "returning from a bull fight at Hegla, passed the Maine, and about 40 people on board indulged In yell ing, whistling and derisive .calls. "Every Precaution Taken. During the stay in Havana, Captain Slgsbee took more than ordinary precau tions for the protection of the Maine by placing sentries on the forecastle and poop, quarter line and single decks, on the bridge and the poop. A corporal of the guard was especially instructed to look out for the port gang way, and the offlcer-of the deck and quar termaster were especially Instructed to look out lor the starboard gangway, a quarter-watch was kept on deck all night, sentries' cartridge boxes filled, their arms kept loaded, a number of rounds of rapid fire ammunition kept In the pilot-room and in the spare captain's pantry, and under the aft superstructure were kept additional supplies of shells, close at hand for the second battery; steam was kept up in two boilers instead of one, and positive instructions were given to watch carefully all the hydraulic gear and report defin itely. . .. He said he had given orders to the master-at-arms to keep a careful eye on everybody that came on board, and to carefully observe any packages that might be held, on the supposition that dynamite or other high explosives might be employed, and afterwards to inspect the routes these people had taken, and not to lose sight of the order. He states that very few people visited the ship, Lieutenant-Commander Wainwright be ing rather severe on visitors. k Spanish Officers on Board. There were only two or three of the Spanish military officers came on board, but, according to the captain, they were constrained, and not desirous of accepting much courtesy. The visit was during the absence of the captain. He said he made every effort to have Spanish officers to yislt the ship to show his good-will, . ' Description of the Explosion. He then went Into a description of the explosion when he felt the crash. He characterized it as a bursting, rending and crashing sound or roar of immense volume, largely metallic in its character. It was succeeded by a metallic sound, probably 'of falling debris, a trembling and lurching motion of the vessel, then an impression of subsidence, attended by an eclipse of, electric lights and Intense darkness within his cabin. He thought Immediately that the Maine had blown up and she was sinking. He hurried to the starboard cabin, but changed his course to the passage leading to the super structure. He detailed the manner of meeting Private Anthony, which is much the same as has been published. Lieutenant - Commander Wainwright was on deck when Captain Slgsbee emerged from the passageway, and turn ing to the orderly he asked for time, which was given as 9:40 P. M. Sentries were ordered placed! about the ship, and the forward magazine flooded. He called for perfect silence. The surviving officers were about him at the time on the poop. He was informed that both forward and aft magazines were under water. Then oame faint cries and white floating bodies in the water. Boats were at once ordered lowered, but only two were available, the gig and Vhaleboat. They were lowered and manned by officers and men, and by' the captain's directions they left the ship and helped to save the wounded Jointly' with other boats, that had arrived on the: scene. .. ... ; Fire amidships by this time was burn ing fiercely, and the spare ammunition in the pilot-house was exploding. At this time Lieutenant-Commander Wainwright said he thought the 10-inch magazine for ward had been thrown up Into the burn ing mass, and might explode any time. Everybody was then directed to get into the boats over the stern, which was dtone, the captain getting into the gig, and then proceeding to the City of Washington, where he found the wounded in the dining saloon being carefully attended by jthe officers and crew of the vessel. He then went on deck and observed the wreck for a few minutes, and' gave directions, to have a muster taken on board the City of Washington and other vessels, and eat down in the captain' b cabin and dictated a telegram to the navy department. Spaniards Express Sympathy. Various Spanish officials came on board' and expressed sympathy and sorrow for the accident. , The representatives of General Blanco and of the admiral of the station were among the Spanish officials who tendered their sympathies. About four or five men were found that night who survived. By the time Captain Slgs bee reached the quarterdeck it was his Impression that an overwhelming explo sion had occurred. When he came from the cabin he was practically blinded for a few seconds. His only thought was for the vessel, and he took no note of the phenomena of the explosion. In reply to the question of whether any of the mag azines or shellrooms were blown up, tho captain said it was extremely difficult to come to any conclusion. The center of the explosion was beneath and a little forward of the conning tower on the port side. In the region of the center or axis of the explosion was the six-inch reserve magazine, which contained very little powder, about 800 pounds. The 10-inch magazine was in the same general re gion, but on the starboard side. Over the 10-inch magazine in the loading room of the turret, and in the adjoining pas sage, a number of 10-inch shells were per manently located. According to Captain Slgsbee It would be difficult to conceive the explosion involved the 10-inch maga zine, because of the location of the ex plosion, and hone of the reports show that any 10-inch shells were hurled Into the air because- of the explosion. ;. Details of the Second Explosion. The captain went into details as to the location of the small explosion. He said that he did1 not believe that the forward or 10-lnch magazine blew up. The loca tion of the gun cotton wa3 aft, under the cabin. He stated that he had examined the wreck himself, conversed with other officers and men, but, as the Spanish authorities were very much adverse to an investigation, except officially, on the grounds, as stated by the Spanish admir alty, that the honor of Spain was in volved, he forebore to examine the sub marine portion of the wreck for the cause of the explosion until the day the court convened. He said the discipline of the ship was excellent. The marine guard was in ex cellent condition. The report of the medi cal department shows thaw about one man and a quarter per day were on the sick list during the past year. In the engineers' department the vessel was al ways ready and always responsive. He paid a tribute to the crew, and said that a quieter, better-natured lot of men he had never known on board of any ves sel in which he had served. . He had no fault to find with the behavior of any man at the time of the disaster, and considered their conduot admirable. On his examination by the court, Captain Slgsbee said that the highest temperature he could discover was 112, but that was In the after magazine, the temperature in the forward magazines being considerably lower. There was no loose powder kept in the magazines. All the coal bunkers were ventilated through air tubes, exam ined1 weekly by the chief engineer, and were connected electrically to the annun ciator near his cabin door. The forward coal bunkers on the port side were full. The forward coal bunkers on the star boat side was half full, and it was being used at the time of the explosion. , Coal Bunkers Not Hot. Captain Slgsbee, , being recalled, stated that he had detailed Lieutenant-Commander Wainwright, Lieutenant Holman and Chief Engineer Holman, all of the Maine, to' obtain information In regard to any outsiders who might have seen the explosion. Captain Slgsbee also gave as his opinion that if coal bunkers A16 had been so hot as to be dangerous to the 6 lnch reserve magazine, that this condition would have . been shown on three sides where the bunker was exposed, and that men constantly passing to and fro by it would have necessarily noticed any un due heat. Captain Slgsbee was recalled and examined as to the ammunition on board the Maine. Ho stated that there were no high explosives, guncotton, deto nators or other material in magazines or shell rooms which the regulations prohib ited. He testified' that no warheads had been placed on torpedoes since he had had command of the ship., '.'..-, ,. ITEMS' OF INTEREST. It is stated that sharks have now pen etrated into the Mediterranean through the Suez canal from the Bed sea. ' In France there have been found only two criminals whose measurement by the Bertillon system coincided. The Adams homestead . at Quincy, Miss., has been restored under the di rection of the Quincy Historical Society. ' The largest room in the world under one roof and unbroken by pillars is at St. Petersburg. . It is 620 feet long by 120 in breadth. . J .. Ginger is a tropical production oi Mexico, where it grows wild. ' It has been cultivatded from an early period to tropical Asia. , ; ' . ., ' ' ' The oldest city in the world is Nip pur, the "Older Bel" of Babylon; the foundations were laid 7,000 years B. O. and the ruins have lately been un earthed. ' I POLITICAL PARTIES COMBINE. Populists, Silver Republicans and Dem - orats of Oregon Join Issues. Three state conventions met in Port land last week, the Populist, silver Kepublican and Democratic. A union of forces or fusion is the result. All parties united on the platform adopted by the Populists at Friday's session, and agreed to a division ' of the offices by a conference committee. The plat form as adopted reads; United in a common cause for th sacred purpose of preserving the principles of gov ernment by the whole people, In laot as well : ae in nemo, restoring and malnte'nlng equality,' under that government ot all classes, we. the people's democratic ana stiver-republican parties ot the stat of O er gon, waiving all minor points ot dlfterence, and uniting for the purpose of carrying out the great underlying principles upon which we are all agreed, do make end present to the people of this state the following dec laration of principles, and to the carrying out of which we solemnly pledge each and very candidate upon our united ticket : FlrBt We demand the free and unrestrict ed coinage of silver and gold at the pres. ,' ent legal ratto of 16 to 1, without waiting for the consent of foreign nations! and we are unalterably opposed to the policy of the '. present republican administration In de manding the retirement ot greenbacks, and the turning over of the money-making pow ,, er of the government to the national banks, es presented by the hill drawn by the repub lican secretary or the treasury, and indorsed y President McKlnley; and w especially denounoe the avowed attempt by said bill to ' fasten the country irrevocably and forever to the single gold standard. W demand a national money, safe and V sound, issued by the general government only, without the intervention of banks of ' , issue, to be a full legal tender for all debts, public and private; also a Just, equitable and efficient means of distribution direct to the people through the lawful disbursements of the government. .- , We demand that the volume ot circulating medium be speedily Increased to an amount -sufficient to meet the demands of the buai- , ness and population of this country, and to restore the just level of prices of labor and .' production. . , We favor such legislation as will prevent . tor the future the demonetization of any ' t kind of legal-tender money by private con tract. ,. , - ' We demand that the government. In pay- : ment of Its obligations, shall use Its optloa as to the kind of lawful money in which they are to be paid, and we denounce the , ' present and preceding administrations for surrendering this option to the holders of government obligations. We demand that there shall be no further : tomie of United States interest bearing . bonds. ' .We demand that postal savings banks he established by the government for the safe . deposit of the savings of the people and to . facilitate exchange. . ' We demand the election of United States senators by direct vote of the peoplo. ' : We demand the Initiative and referendum system of law-making In its optional form, .. i local, state and national, and the submls- , , slon by congress of all Important national questions for an advisory vote of the yeo ' pie, until such time As the national oonstW -: ' tutlon shall have been amended so ae to provide for direct legislation. We condemn as dangerous and unjust the ' surrender, in all departments of the govern ment, to the Influence of trusts, corporations and aggregations of wealth generally; and the packing of the highest courts of the land with corporation lawyers, too ready to do the will ot their late employers, and to set aside valid and wholesome laws passed by the legislative departments of the states and government, upon flimsy pretexts, at the be hests of such Institutions. We are opposed to government by Injunc tion, .-!'-; . In state matters, we demanOt A simple and well-guarded registration . IB. ' -'J ' A more equitable mode, of appointing? Judges of election t Stringent laws to regulate the operation of fish tr&pa. fish wheels and all fishing gear fn the waters within the Jurisdiction of the . state. ' We denounce and condemn the corrupt and extravagant republican legislative asserry bites, and charge that the republican party, in its eagerness for the spoils of office, hog become divided into warring factions, so that it is Incapable of government as ex emplified by the condition existing In the of fice ot the state treasurer, there being at this time more than $600,000 therein wrung from the people by the process of taxation, while state warrants are stamped "Not paid for want of funds." . , We demand that all district and county o- r fleers be placed upon salaries commensurate with the duties to be performed by them. Inasmuch as railroad and other corporate . property Is not bearing Its proportion of taxation, we demand that such property shall bear its Just and equal share of the expenses of government. . ' ' ,' State Nominations. For governor W. E. King, populist, of Baler For congressman First district, R. M. Veatch, democrat, Linn ; Second district, C. M. Donald son, silver republican, of Baker. For secretary of state H. E. Kincaid, silvei republican, of Lane. For supreme judge W. A. Ramsay, democrat, of Yamhill. , , . ' '. For attorney-general J. L. Story, populist, oi Wasco. ' For state printer Charles A, Fitch, populist, ol Clackamas. .'.'. ... For superintendent of public instruction H. 8. Lyman, populist, o Clatsop. District Nominations. . First district Judge, E. C. Wade, silver re publican; prosecuting attorney, A. N. gloiss, populist; member of board of equalization, C. A. Worden, populist. , - . . Second district Judge, J. W. Hamilton, dem ocrat; prosecuting attorney, H. Denlinger, jr., populist. ,; ; , Third district Judges, E. P. Boise, populist and P. H. D'Arcy, democrat; prosecuting at torney, 8. L. Hayden, democrat; member oi board of equalization, John P. Robertson, populist. '' ' Fourth. district Judges, J y. Beach, demo, crat, department l;Them8 O'Day, democrat, department3; Dell Stuart, silver republican; prosecuting attorney, no nomination. . Fifth district Judge, W. D. Hare, populist; district attorney, no nomination. Sixtn district District attorney, J. T. Hinkle, populist. . '!. " ' ' Seventh district-Judgo, W. L. Bradford, dem ocrat; prosecuting attorney. A. Van Vactor, populist. " : . . ' -i ' ' ' ", ' . Eighth district No nominations. -: , Ninth district Judge, M. D. Cliflord, demo crat; district attorney, E. Hicks, democrat; member of board of equalization, J. E. Gregg, populist. " . . St. Paul Sank Wrecked; V St.' Paul, March 28. The Bank of Merriam Park, this city, failed to open today, . on acoount, of a time-check fraud. The bank's capital is $50,000, of which $30,000 is reported , to have been invested in Southall government time checks. , : : Kobbers Make a Rich Hani. - Traver,' Cal., .March 28. North bound passenger train No. , 18 was held up at Cross oreek bridge, four ; miles south of Traver last night, about 10:65, by two trainrobbers. The men boarded the train at. Goshen,' and soon , after pulling out climbed Into the engine and oompelled the fireman to oease fir ing. When the train reached Cross oreek the steam gave out and the train stopped. The express car was then blown up with dynamite. It was com pletely ; demolished. . These two words emphasize a necessity and indicate a remedy. SPRING the season when the blood is most impure as a result of the win ter's closer confinement, higher living, Blower aotion of the kidneys and liver; when humors of all kinds, boils, pim ples and eruptions are most liable to appear; when the weak, languid condi tion of the whole bodily structure de mands and welcomes help. ' J; MEDICINE that to which the mil lions turn at this season Hood's Sarsa parilla. 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In fact, many of them are not injurious at all, when ap plied in small quantities, while many vegetable oils are in a measure helpful to rubber. ? ;". - DON'T BB FOUNDERED.: We blanket a horse in the warmest weather after a hard drive if he is to stand in his stall."& Wa take violent exercise and do hard manual labor, and very many take no precaution against sudden cooling off. In case of the horse, tf he ohills, ha will be foundered. In casa of men and women who are forgetful of the consequenoes, they will sufier soreness and stiffness from head to foot. If we are thus forgetfuL we need not be so of the fact that St." Jacobs Oil.used in a case of the kind, is one of the best and surest cures. A good rubbing relaxes the stiffened muscles and puts the joints to work again in good order. 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