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Complaint _
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We Writing Letters 17ng 3.1.3
Explosion— Oceur- 1’65.
'bHOGK WAS TEE.
I After First Detonation He Realized '2'1-
I‘His Ship \Vas Gone-"Ordered High 121x.
plosives to Be Flooded and Boats Low-
cred-«Perfect Discipline Maintained.
beHavana, Feb. 21.—Captain C. D. 8133-
of the battleship Maine. in an .n-
tefview, described the explosion in de—
tail. He said:
“On the night of the explosion I had
Inot retired. I was writing letters. 1
I find it impossible to describe the sound
or shock, but the impression remains of
something awe-inspiring. terrifying.
There is nothing in the former experi—
ence of anyone on board by which to
measure the explosion.
“After the first great shock—I can-
not myself recall how many sharper de-
tonations I heard, not more than two
or thr ee—I knew my ship was gone. In
such a stiucture as the Maine‘ the ef-
fects of such an explosion are not for a
moment in doubt.
“I made my way through the long
passage in the dark, groping from side
to side, to the hatchway and thence to
the poop, being among the earliest to
reach that spot. So soon as I recog-
nized the officers I ordered the high ex—
plosives to be flooded, and then I di—
rected that the available boats be low-
ered to rescue the wounded or drown-
mg.
' “Discipline, in a perfect measure, pre-
vailed. There was no more confusion
than a call to general quarters would
produce, if as much.
“I 50011 saw, by the light of the
flames, that all my officers and crew
left alive, and on board, surrounded
me. I cannot form any idea of the
time, but it seemed five minutes, from
the time I reached the poop, until I
reach having been saved. It must have
been three-quarters of an hour or more,
however, from the amount of work
done.
“I remember the officers and men
worked together lowering the beats and
that the gig took some time to lower.
I did not notice the rain of debris de-
' scribed by Lieutenant Blandin and
others who were on deck at the time of
the first explosion. But I did observe
the explosion of the fixed ammunition
and I wonder more were not hurt there-
by.
“\Vithout going beyond the limits of
what was proper in the harbor of a
friendly power, I always maintain pre-
cautions against attack and the quar-
ter watch was ordered to have ammu—
nition for the smaller guns ready to
hand, so that in the improbable event
of an attack on the ship it would have
been found ready. It was this ammu-
nition which exploded as the heat
reached it.” .
Captain Sigsbee and all the Ameri-
can oflicers here are very anxious for
news from the United States as to pub-
lic opinion. The captainhas done all
he can to calm the excitement in the
United States and to induce the public
to wait for the result of the official in—
vestigation before formingra judgment
as to the cause of the explosion.
It is commonly commented here that
no dead fish were found in the harbor
after the disaster, and this fact is
looked upon as showing that the explo-
sion occurred on board the "Maine and
not outside, ‘as in the latter case many
fish would have been killed by the con-
cussion.
A. careful search will be made for the
Maine’s log book, which will be of great
importance to the Court of Inquiry,
which begins its investigations to- day.
It is yet too soon to form any opinion
as to what the divers will be able to re—.
cover from the wreck.
The wreck is the central figure of an
otherwise bright picture, and it is sad
as it is terrible. The huge mass of flame
charred debris forward looks as if it
had been thrown up from a subterra-
' nean storehouse of fused cement, steel,
wood and iron. Further aft, one mili-
tary mast protrudes at a slight angle
from the perpendicular, while the poop,
on which gathered the band, offers a
resting place f0 rthe Workmen or divers.
Of the predominant white which
marks our war vessels, not a vestige re-
mains. In its place is the blackness of
desolating death.
It is known that Lieutenant Jenkins,
who is among the missing, was alive
after the explosion. A colored atten-
dant, now at Key_West, met Jenkins
running forward. He evidently thought,
in the amazed confusion, that the
Maine had been fired on, and he was
rushing to the forecastle, where was lo-
cated the six-inch gun, of which he was
in charge.‘
WHAT CAUSED THE EXPLOSION 2'
Rumors Floating About Havana as to the
Origin of the Disaster.
Havana, Feb. 20, via Key West, Fla.,
Feb. 21.—The blowing up of the Maine
may have been accidental and it may
not have been. Since the night of the
calamity a great many suspicious facts
have been discovered. Three days be-
fore a boat containing three Spanish
sailors was seen rowing from the Ma-
china in the direction of the Maine. A
Spanish sentinel of the Machina. chal-
lenged them. They stopped, come to the
shore, and, after being detained for
about an hour, Were released, as they
were said to have givé‘n a satisfactory
explanation of their suspicious action.
A boat with two persons on board
which was going-from Havana to Re-
gia on crosing the bay found itself in-
tercepted by awire which seemed to
come from the dry dock in the direction
of the Maine. The men in the boat had
to lower it to be able to pass. These
men, whose names are kept secret for
thepresent, intend to present them-
selves and report the facts to the com-
mission which is expected here to in-
vestigate the Maine disaster.
A Spanish woman, recently arrived
from Spain, on hearing of the report of
the disaster, said to a. number of per-
sons whom she supposed were all Span-
iards: “So the Maine has been blown
up. No wonder I was told yesterday
not to go near the wharf, as the ship
was going. to he blovvn up.”
Another suspicious incident is that a
few seconds after the accident had oc-
curred several Spaniards from a the;
tent part of the city all said.
“That is,
left, the last man it was possible to '
the .Maine, which has been blown up!"
,Santos Guzman, who is the represen—
tative of the Spanish Constitutional
Union,_ was at his house in the Ccrro
entertaining some friends, As soon as
he' heard the explosion he said:_ _“I
guess that is a. boat that has been
blown up. in the bay.’_’ On board the
CitY of Washington large pieces of ce—
ment off the bottom of the Maine fell in
great quantities. The question is asked:
“If the explosion took place from with-
in, how is it the cement was hurled
from the bottom up?” .
The press ever since the disaster are
publishing long articles to prove it was
an accident, and are repeating them
with the same insistence which they
were doing a. few weeks ago when the
Maine arrived, and they pretended that
the peaceful relations of the two coun-
tries were then better than ever.
One thing is certain; in the Spanish
mind the incident of the Maine has
produced a. most discrediting effect as
to the carelessness of the American of-
ficers and navy. The Spaniards say
now:
when, due to the carelessness of their
Own officers, their ship is blown up be-
fore the very eyes of their enemies,
whom they pretended to impress by
the looks of their ships? Never has
such a thing happened to the Spanish
navy.” Everything points to the con-
clusion that the explosion came from
the outside and not from the inside. The
appearance of the wreck points to that
fact. Havana harbor is filled with mines,
some of them of very large size. It may
have been one of these which did the
work. That the accident was not due
to causes inside the vessel is said to be
the conviction of all the Maine’s of-
ficers, although they are very reticent
as to what they say. All one is able to
get from them when questioning them
as to the cause of the explosion is: “I
do not know.”
The disaster was the cause of great-
rejoicing among the Spanish, and many
bottles of champagne were opened in
Havana to celebrate the killing of the
Americans. General Lee has received
visits of condolence from the American
colony and the Cubans, including many
hundred women.
TO DEMAND‘ RETRACTION.
Administration Annoyed at Senor Sobral’s
Alleged Slur Regarding Our Navy.
Washington, Feb. 21. —The Navy De-
partment has determined to call upon
the State Department to demand a re—
traction from Naval Attache Sobral of
the Spanish Legation, who is quoted as
saying that the accident to the Maine
was due to the lax discipline and watch
that is charactetristic of all American
ships.
While the department is not positive
that the Spanish attache was coriectly
quoted, it feels that at any rate the.
matter should be, followed up and a.
satisfactory reply given by Senor So-
bral. The department officials are unit-
ed in declaring that the discipline on
all the ships of our navy is as perfect
as it can be, and they are particularly
zealous now in resenting any insinua-
tions to the contrary. The alleged slur
of the Spanish naval attache, therefore,
will not be permited to go unnoticed.
Secretary Long, in published inter-
views, has given the strongest possible
commendation of the conduct of Com-
mander Sigsbee and the other officers
and crew of the Maine.
satisfied with their behavior, both pre—
vious and since the disaster to the
Maine. Assistant Secretary Day will
shortly call Senor Du Bosc’s attention
to the interview credited to Senor So-
bral and ask whether or not it is au-
thentic. Mr. Day-will intimate that
the Administration is in no mood to
stand any adverse criticism of our navy
at this time, particularly from an of-
ficial Spanish source. It is thought
that the naval attache will deny the in-
terview and disclaim having expresSed
such sentiments. In this case the in-
cident will go no further.
Sobral is Out of the Legation.
Washington, Feb. 21.—An unexpected
development yesterday so changes the
aspect of the Sobral case that the State
Department may not feel that it is
necessary to proceed further. Senor
Du Bose, Charge d’Affaires of the
Spanish Legation, made the following
statement:
“On the 24th of January last Captain
Sobral ceased to be a member of this
legation, according to a royal decree
which gazetted as his successor Lieu-
tenant Ramon Carraza y Reguera.” '
No Spanish Divers to Be Used.
Havana, Feb. 21.—Neither Spanish
nor Cuban divers will be employed on
the wreck of the Maine. .Yesterday the
divers employed by Captain Sigsbee re-
covered the cipher code book, the log
book of the Maine and many other of-
ficial and private papers.
Lieutenant—Commander Barnett, of
the survey boat Bache, said to a cor-
respondent of the Associated PreSs:
“You want the facts. I can tell you
there are ninety-five chances out of a
hundred that the investigation will
show that the forward magazine of the
Maine did not blow up first, if it ex-
ploded at all, and that it was not the
cause of the terrible consequences that
followed. The condition of the wreck
when first studied and a. later careful
scrutiny make this an almost absolute
certainty.”
Why a Warship Was Sent. to Cuba.
Washington, Feb. 21.—There
longer any concealment on the part of
the Administration as to the reason
vessels should go to Havana and other
which induced it to decide that n’aval
Cuban ports. While no admissions are
made that the “friendly visit” idea is
no longer to be considered as the rea-
son that the Maine was sent to Ha-
vana, the announcement that another
warship would proceed there as soon as
the excitement over last Tuesday’s ter-
Irible affair had subsided shows that the
protection of American‘interests and
not mere etiquette has actuated the
Administration. Captain Sigsbee's pre-
cautions in keeping ammunition ready
for service in the rifles of the secondary
battery are evidence that he did not
regard his mission as one of loving
brotherhood.
$1,000,000 for Paris Fair.
Washington, Feb. 21.—Representative
Hitt, of Illinois, has introduced a joint
resolution appropriating one million
dollars for'the'representation of the
United States at the, Paris Exposition
in 1900. It requests Governors of States
and Territories to invite the citizens to
assist. Nine commissioners are to be
appointed.
“What kind of a navy is that,‘
He is entirely '
is no
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noicuaasncv REFORM.
Disposition or. the Present Congress to
' Dodge. the Issue. , .
Washington, Feb. 21. —If the anxiety
of Congress to settle the financial un—
certainty of the Country is to be gauged
by its action of the last week, the new '
election must be held before anything
definite can be accomplished. ‘ It is true
that a sub-committee has been ap-
pointed to prepare a measure of our-
rency reform. This step really means
nothing, so currency reformers declare.
because it is certain that no measure
satisfactory to the people in every part
of the 'country can be prepared that
will exceed in merit that coming from
the Indianapolis Monetary Commission.
However, earnestly a few of the mem-
bers may be in favor of. reform, it can—
not be denied that the general feeling
in Congress is one 01' timidity and
against taking up the subject seriously.
Mr. Gage has been, and still is. a
tower of strength on the side of cur-
rency reform and hardly, a day passes
without some evidence of his sincere
desire to convert any one who may
have a doubtful opinion. While his
speeches appeal more immediately to
the banking and business interests, his
conversation is directed toward indi-
viduals in Congress. It has been well
said that so long as Mr. Gage remains
at the head of the Treasury the ques—
tion of currency reform will be push ed
in every legitimate way.
’ Against this earnestness of the Ad'-
ministration stands the
and almost studied opposition of Con—
gress. It is almost certain that no
measure of currency reform could pass
both houses of Congress. But it is quite
as certain that the taking of a definitc
position, backed up, as it would be, by
a. strong vote, would be decidedlly ben-
eficial and would stimulate the weak.—
kneed into giving their support when.
the proper time came for the passing
of such a measure. There seems to be.
something in the political atmosphere
of Congress to encourage temporizing
and delay, for it is difficult now to en—
counter that positiveness of opinion
which was so evident just after the
election of ’96. The present session is
not to be long drawn out, and in the
coming session, the short one, no meas—
ure of importance can be taken up.
Therefore, it is confidently asserted
that a. new House must be chosen be-
fore action can be looked for.
The Bureau of Statistics of the
Treasury Department has the past
week issued a very suggestive chart or
diagram, giving the history of the
greenback, or the United States note,
since the resumption of specie pay-
ment. It is intended to show the effect
of the rigidity of the system for issu-
ing and managing this form of curren-
cy. The quantity does not vary with
the demands of trade, but stands at a
fixed amount, $346,681,000. It can only
show variations in and out of the
Treasury, and it was not until the
heavy redemption of gold in 1894 and
1895 that the notes remained in the
Treasury to any large- amount. In
strong contrast to this rigidity stands
the national bank circulation, which
fluctuates in amount according to the
demands of trade. When there is no
profit in circulation, the banks call in
their notes and this profit is governed
by the activity of business. So that
while the issue of the United States
notes has been fixed since 1879 the Cil-
culation of the banks has fluctuated
from $360,000,0m in 1882 to $167,000,000 in
1891. Since that year it, has risen to
about $230,000,000.
The chart also shows the number of
standard silver dollars in the Treasury,
the net gold in the Treasury and the
amount of silver certificates outstand—
ing. This colored chart. which bears
striking testimony to the ability and
originality of the bureau, thus embod-
ies the financial experience of the coun-
try since resumption. Elaborate tables
are published with it, giving the move;
ment of each kind of currency from
month to month and as a \\ a1 nm0 the
depreciation of the gieenback «before
resumption, is recalled and pictured.
LATTIMER PROSECUTION CLOSES.
The Testimony Against Sheriff Martin and
Deputies Practically Ended.
Wilkesbarre, Pa.. Feb. 21.—After con-
suming nienteen days in presenting ev-
idence in the trial of Sheriff Martin and
his deputies for the Latimer shooting,
the Commonwealth on Saturday vir-
tually closed its case. The case u ould
have been entirely closed but f01 the
non— appearance of two witnesses. At-
tachments were issued for them. and
they will be produced in court to—day.
W'hen their testimony has been heard
the case for the Commonwealth will be
completed, except for some testimony
to be offered in rebuttal.
George S. Ferris will open for the (le—
fense. The defense has subpoenaed
about 200 witnesses, and it is expected
that fully two weeks will be taken up
in hearing their testimony. The end of
'the trial is quite three weeks away,
and possibly four, for after the de-
fense is through the prosecution will
introduce some forty witnesscs'in re-
buttal.
Only two 3\ 1tnesses \\ ere heaid Sat-
uiday, and of these 1115. Mary Galla-
gher, of Harleigh, testified to what she
saw of the condition of wounded men
at Lattimer after the shooting.
There will be a fight over the admis—
sibility of the testimony of 150 wit-
nesses by whom Mr. Lenahan promises
to show there was rioting in Luzerne
County for two weeks before the kill-
ing at Lattimer. This rioting was ad-
mittedly not done by the Harwood men,
the men who were shot down on Sep-
tember 10. Should Judge Woodward ad-
mit this line of evidence the lawyers
will spend two weeks examining and
cross- examining them.
The result of the trial is much in
doubt, of course, but while counsel for
the defense proclaim loudly their cer—
tainty of securing an acquittal, the long
record of evidence shoWs without con.
tradiction the strikers were unarmed
and that many of .them were killed
while fleeing for their lives. The un—
biased opinion is that some of the dep-
uties will be convicted of manslaugh-
ter—the deputies who followed and
fired upon fugitives.
[.uetg'ert Sentenced to Life Imprisonment.
Chicago; Feb. 21. ——Adolph L. Luet—
gmt s motion for a. new trial was over-
lllIEd Saturday and he was sentenced
by Judge Gary to life imprisonment.
4n application to the Supreme Court
Ior a supersedeas and a. new trial will
be made at once.
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KNEW HIM ’B‘v‘coto’s OF HIS EYES.-
The Young Elan‘Proved That Steel Gray
Ones Could beltelied Upon.
Coiorfel Ford generally judged of a
man’s militarisr qualities by his eye. A
young man who had graduated from
Oberlin College, actuated by a: spirit
of adventure, drifted to, Brownsville
and found himself stranded. In the
latter condition he walked to Colonel
Ford’s camp, about six miles south oi
the city, and, addressing himself to
the commander, said: . '
“Colonel, I have nothing to do, and
want to join the Rangers.”
“I like the color of your eyes, and
will give you an opportunity tie distin-
gush yourself,” the colonel replied, aft:
er gazng carefully into the eyes of the
young man, which were steel gray.
The next day the young ranger was
sent to Brownsville with dispatches.
Returning the captured a noted Mexi-
can desperado, Who had slaiu”several
Americans and for a long time had
eluded the Rangers. rl‘he Oberlin boy
brought the desperado to the Colonel,
who said: Q
“I don’t care to see him. ”
“Come along,” said the ranger, ad-
dressing his prisoner, whom he forced
to go in front of him until they enter-
ed a small patch of chapparral‘in which
they disappeared. A moment later a
shot was heard. It was the death
knell of the Mexican criminal. The
classical young ranger returned to the
Colonel’s camp and reported:
“Escaped.” . ,
‘f’Tis well,” was the Colonel’s re-
ply.
In those days, when the road to civ—
ilization had to be blazed with the six-
shooter or carved with the sword, the
trial of desperados was deemed imprac-
ticable, unwise and without good re-
sults. ——Dallas News. .
MAID OF HONOR’S DUTY.
Who Attend the Czarina Must be
Able to Sew and Cook.
Those. who think that the life of a
ady about a courtis necessarily that
If a butterfly, may be surprised to
learn that cleverness with the needle
‘8 an adjunct demanded of the maids
if 'honor at the court of Russia, to be
if use in cases of. emergency when in
Lttendance on the czarina. That they
have also to read well aloud and to
Itand for any length of time goes with-
aut saying, but it would hardly be oe-
Iieved that in order to pass into the
mperial presence Russian maids of
ionor have to obtain a diploma for
:ooking! Such is, however, the case.
In some imperial menages, too, the
maid of honor has to compose the ev«
tryday dinner menu. And in all this
I‘hoso
:raining there underlies the teaching .
that an empress or grand duchess of
Russia is a. personage of divine voca-
don. Having passed through all this
)rdeal, the would-be maid of honor, at
he age of 16 or 17, is presented to
the empress, and if finding favor in
the imperial eyes, is appointed a de-
noiselle d’honneur passingsubsequent-
y through the various grades men-v
ioned. From this body of maidens,
00, the various grandduchesses, with
he czariua’s approval, also make their
elections—Chicago Times-Herald.
Not Enough. ,
Kind Lady—“I am sure you would
learn to love my children.”
Nurse—“What wages do you pay ?”
Kind Lady—“Fourteen d Hats 3
month. ”
Nurse—“I am afraid, ma’ am, I could
’ only be affectionate with them at that
price.”—Puck.
He Would Try to Help Him.
“Look here,” said the ‘gentleman
whom Meandering Mike had approach-
ed in quest of alms; “can’t you find
work?”
“Mike paused, looked at him careful-
ly and. answered:
“Mebbe I kin, mister. Ef ye’ll gim-
me yer address an’ previous experience,
I'll do what I kin fur ye. "~Washing
ton Star.
SOME CURIOUS FAOTS. .
\lwut the Two Most Remarkable Rivers
in the World. »
From the beginning ,the Nile was an. '
axle-1211011211 river.- Its; sources were,
tgizlinoxvn. There were those who _
thought that the Nile flowed down
t‘rcm heaven; that it welled' up from".
atreams that disappeared under the;-
earth on another continent, or, at the
very least, that its springs were inac-
:essible to' man.
There was no such mystery about.
:he’ Euphrates. From {he remotest
times its sources seem to have been
known by hearsay, if not by observa-
tion, to the dwellers on the coast.
The Nile was benificent even in its
flocds. The people learned to let its
waters flow over‘ their lands at thd
time of inundation, and where they
raised dikes and sunk canals and ba-
sins it was to let in the water, not to
keep it out.
The Euphrates also had its floods,
but - these were destructive. ,They
scarred the soft earth with ravines
c1nd swept the fertile soil onward to
build new lands along the edge of the
Persian Gulf. The people anticipated
the overflow with dread, and their
most absorbing task was to restrain
the river within bounds. They be—
came more intimate with the earth
than their Egyptian contemporaries.
They learned how to mould the clay
and to make their houses and
the houses of their kings and
their gods out of the material
under their feet. The Egyptians learn-
ed something about brick manufacture,
but they had no need to depend whol-
ly upon that sort of building material.
It was easy for them to obtain stone,
is their huge piles attest.—Philadel-
phia Press.
WOMAN ' boss ON 'A RAILROAD.
the Company Has Never Found Cause to
Complain of Her Work. ‘
Mrs. Mary Shannon, a robust young
woman, is a section boss on the rail-
road at Hartford City, Ind.
About two years ago Mrs. Shannon
lived with her husband and two small
children at Montpelier, in Indiana.
Her husband, who held the position
she now holds, was killed in a railroad
accident. Left alone with two children
and a mortgage on her little home, she
was thrown upon her own resources.
Her father had also been a section
hand and her knowledge of this kind of
work now came in well. She applied
for the position left vacant by the
death of her husband and the recom-
mendations that accompanied the ap-
plication could not be denied, and she
secured the place.
She fitted herself out in a neat pair
of overalls, resembling bloomers,,.and
a broad brimmed hat. Since the first
day she took control of the section the
company has never had reason to com-
plain of her work—New York Journal.
Booth’s Desire Carried Out.
Once upon a. time a printer brought
to Booth for inspection the proof of a.
new poster, which, after the manner
of its kind, announced the actor as
“the eminent tragedian, Edwin Booth.”
Mr. Booth did not fully approve of it.
“I wish you’d leave out that emi-
nent tragedian’ business. I’d much
rather have it simple ‘Edwin Booth,’ ”'
he said. ' '
' “Very good, sir.”
The next week the actor saw the first
of his new bills in position. His re-
quest had been carrled out to the let-
ter. The poster announced the coming
engagement of “Simple Edwin Booth.”
-—Boston Budget.
Sale at Last. ' ‘ .
The up-to-date burglar smiled and
sighed a big sigh of relief.
“It was a close shave-”
He wiped his forehead wearily.
“—But at 1? st the reporters have
dropped the case and the police have
taken it up. Now I can rest easily."
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