TO .1111 THE MAINE
Will Endeavor to Deliver Her at
Brooklyn Navy Yard.
"NAVY DEPARTMENT YIELDS
New' York Company Realized That It
Controlled the Situation and Forced
Secretary Long to Accept Its Terms---
Big Row liver the Contract.
Washington. Feb. 23.—There was a
big row on yesterday between the rep-
resentatives of the Merritt-Chapman
Wrecking Company, of New York and I
the Judge Advocate-General of the
Navy,~ over the contract to clear away
the wreck of the Maine and get what
is left of the vessel out of Havana
Bay, and as a result the whole matter,
was held up and there were prospects
of further delay in clearing away the
myste1y surrounding the terrible dis-
aster of last week.
The Judge Advocate General felt that
the wrecking company was trying to
,take advantage of the situation and
the necessities of the department and-
get possession of the whole appropria—
tion of $200, 000 just made by Congress,
and force the Secretary to accept their
terms, no matter how exorbitant they
may be.
In the office of the Judge Advocate-
General there was a lengthy conference
between Lemley and the representa-
tives of the wrecking company, and
when it was over the reporter was in-
formed that nothing definite had been
agreed upon between the department
and the company; that the department
felt obliged to'make some sort of 3. def-
inite contract with the company that
would hold water at .the Treasury De-
partment, and that, this the company
.refused to agree to.
The fact that the Merritt-Chapman
people was the only concern in the
country that is the owner of a derrick
large enough to lift the Maine, served
to complicate matters.
At noon, however, Secretary Long
hurried into the Navy Department and
sent for the chiefs of the bureaus or
ordnance and of construction, and
held a. brief conference with them.
At the close of the talk he said
to the reporter that he had de-
cided to agree to the demands of the
Merritt-Chapman Wrecking Company
and the Boston Towboat Company, and
would enter a contract with them to
lift the Maine. ‘
“I know,” he said, “that they are
making large demands upon us, but I
feel that by accepting their terms we
are doing the best we can under the 3 , . .
The chiefs of the bu- g mg on the subject he saId:
circumstances.
reaus of construction‘ and of ordnance
agree with me that under the circum-
stances we can do no better than to
accept their terms. The companies
wlil receive about $1,400 a. day for their
work on the MainefwhiCh will include
the use when necessary of the big
derrick Monarch. They will also be
given a bonus of $100,000 if they can
successfully take the Maine into the
Brooklyn Navy Yard.
'~ “Of course they will not receive a.
cent of bonus unless they can turn the
ship over to this Government at this
station. We calculate it will take them
thirty or forty days to do the work,
and if they can give us the Maine after
all this will not be such a large sum
to pay.”
The Monarch will proceed to Havana
at once 111th an equipment of 100 men.
MOB MURDERS A POSTMASTER.
Also Kills 11 Baby and Wounds Wife. and
Daughters.
Lake .City, S. 0., Feb. 23.—About 1
o’clock yesterday morning Postmas-
ter Baker, colored, and his child were
shot to death and their bodies cre-
mated. It is said that a. mob, num-
bering several hundred, surrounded
Baker’s house, where the postoflice is
kept, set fire to the building and open-
ed fire with guns upon it.
Baker was killed and hs wife, his
two daughters and one son were seri-
ously wounded. The woman had a
baby in her. arms, and she says that
the ball that went through here passed ‘
through the baby, killing it.
The bodies of Baker and the child
were found in the ruins of the build—
ing. All the wounded are maimed for
life. The two girls may lose their
arms.
All of the mail matter was totally
destroyed. There is no clue to the com-
position of the mob.
A large petition was recently got up ;
in Lake City asking the Postoffice De- "
remove Baker. They
incivility and
partment to
charged incompetency,
abusese generally, and earnestly
begged for his removal. The grossest
neglect was charged, and it was said
that the people were sending their mail
overland to Scienton, three miles dis-
tant, rather tl.: {I trust it to Bake1.
Nothing is known here as yet as to
what action the-Governor will take in
the matter. '
British Ship Wrecked.
Boston, Feb. 23. ——'I‘here is scarcely a.
doubt that the British ship Asia, com-
' manded by Captain G. N. Dakin, bound
from Manila for this port, .was’wreck-
ed somewhere in the vicinity of Nan-
tucket in the gales of the last few days
and that her entire crew of twenty
men have perished. This conclusion is
not only borne out by wreckage con—
sisting of the stern of a boat with
“Asia” painted on it, yards and other
materials which were cast ashore by
the sea‘at Monomy, but Captain Hale,
of this city, telephones from Wood’s
'SENATOR FORAKER’S STATEMENT.
Hell last evening that while the tu'g- .
boat E. V. McCaulley- was steaming
out to the barge Excelsior, which lies
sunk on Handkerchief Shoal, he saw
positive evidence of the wreck of a.
large square—rigged vessel, and recov- .
cred two bodies from a part of a dis-
mantled hull.
Lehigh Defeated Lafayette.
Bethlehem, Pa... Feb. 23.—In the com-
petitive indoor sports-betWeen Lehlgh
an' Lafayette yesterday afternoon, Le-
h.‘ ~ had little or no trouble in win-
:1 from her old rival, scat-1113.67
p: 1 to Lafayette 29.
- :ard Rosenfeld, who contracted to
tr. inert ' the Government supplies
‘-'::.f111 Dyes. to Dawson City, has been
arIeSLed at Portland. ~0re.
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Spain Responsible if :1. Mine Was Ex-
ploded, No Matter by Whom.
Washington, Feb. 23. ——In view of the
statement of ex— —Secretary of War Rob-
ert T. Lincoln, in 1egard to the respon-
sibility of Spain for the Maine explo-
sion, Senator Foraker, one of the lead—
ing members of the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee, yesterday gave his
opinion. Being a lawyer of much ex-
perience, especially in international
questions, his opinion will attract a
good deal of attention. Senator F013.-
ker said:
“No one here, so far as I am aware,
yet knows certainly what was the
cause of the disaster. The latest news
from Hav ana would seem to indicate,
howeveI, that the Maine was blown up
by a mine that was exploded under
1101‘.
“It has been shown that she was
anchored at the place assigned her by
the harbor master. When a warship
goes into a friendly harbor on a friend-
ly mission, she has a. right to assume
that she 11111 not be stationed in a place-
of danger without notice of the danger.
but if she is, and she is destroyed in
consequence, those who put her there
must answer for the consequences.
"It is like a man setting a. spring gun
01 a tray in his front yard and then
inviting his neighbors to vist with him
to stroll through his grounds. If he
does not warn them of the danger they
'a1e in, and they get injured or killed,
he is 1esponsible, both civilly in dam-
ages and criminally.
‘If the Spanish officials put our ship
01 e1 a torpedo mine and left her there
without notice, they must answer for
the consequences, no matter whether
the Government officials or malicious
pei sons exploded the mine.
“If,the1efore, it should be establish-
ed that the Maine was blown up,
Government could not maintain
honor and self-respect except by
manding immediate reparation for
ship, men and the national affront. If
Spain should refuse or hesitate, war
would have to follow. Anything less
would be pusillanimous.”
its
de-
TWO SPANISH TORPEDOES.
Brought to Havana on the Alphonso X11.
---\Villiam Ewing’s Peculiar Story.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 23. —-William E11-
ing, a. veteran of the war of the 1e—
bellion, later a first lieutenant in the
United States Army and claiming to be
at present a brigadier—general in the
Cuban army, is in Albany. He sailed
from Cuba on December 20 and has
returned to the States to recover his
health. He has in his possession facts I
which he says will be of great value
to the United States Government in de-
termining the cause of the blowing up
of the Maine in Havana Harbor. Speak-
“The'Government can make best use
of me by sending me direct to Havana
to assist in the naval inquiry into the
cause of this disaster. If I should go I
would have to be under the protection
of the United States Government, for
there are plenty of Spaniards in Cuba,
and especially in Havana, who would :
1ecognize me. I would serve the Unit-
ed States by identifying two torpedoes,
the only ones that could have blown
up the Maine, if it was blown up, and
I believe it was.
“Those torpedoes arrived in Havana
with the battle ship Alphonso XII while
I was in Cuba with General Garcia.
The dimensions and all particulars
concerning ' these torpedoes were
brought to us by one of our spies. He.
is a man on whom we can rely and I
can also produce him at the' Court of
Inquiry, providing the United States
will protect him. I can give the num-
bers of these torpedoes and other facts,
but it is not proper to do this at this
time. If these torpedoes are riot pro-
duced it is certain that the Maine was
blown up by‘ one of them.
“The Spaniards did not fortify Ha-
vana harbor for protection against the
Cubans. It was for protection against
foreigners and one of the latest results
of these fortifications is the destruction
of the Maine.
“I am certain that the inquiry will
bring out the fact that the disaster was
due to external and not internal .force.
“I have written to the Secretary of
W'ar in, relation to. this information
which I possess and am at his dispos-
al. He has not answered my letter
nor sent word of its being received.
Perhaps he looks on it as a letter 11 rit-
ten by a. crank or some unreliable per-
son. If he sends to Albany for me I
will go at once to Washington, lay the
facts in my possession before him, and
then, if needed, I will go to Havana.
At present I can do no more. If I 11 me
in health and had sufficient 1.1eans I
would not wait for the authorities at
Washington to act ”
Americans to Quit Havana.
Havana, Feb. 23.—Americans have
begun to leave for home. By advice of
General Lee many left Cuba yesterday
for Key West. All others will go with-
in a few days.
War is considered certain in the very
near future. The naval experls’ inqui-
ry into the explosion of the Maine leave
Saturday. General Lee will probably
go with them.
The Maine was destroyed by treach—
ery. While the news is‘not official, it
can be depended on. The naval ex-
perts hée all believe that a Spanish,
fanatic blew up the American war ves—
sel. These facts are known in ‘Wash-
ington.
When this news leaks out there is
likely to be trouble here. There may
be another riot This is the explana—
tion of General Lee’s advice to Amer-
ican families to go home while there: is
yet time.
Key West, Fla, Feb. 23.—There is
much anxiety and suppressed excite—
ment here. The Olivette sailed last
night for Havana to retuin to- day. She
will bxing back with her the families
of several United States 01115312115; and
American citizens. This is all indica—
; tion that those on the ground realize
’ the possibility of trouble arising sud-
‘ denly and their
inability to protect
' womenand children if an outbreak oc-
curs.
Ignatius Donnelly Weds Miss Hansen.
Minneapolis, Feb. 23. —Ignatius Don-
nelly, author of “The Great Crypto-
gram" and other works of national rep—
utation, was married at high noon yes
terday to Miss Marlon Olive Hansen
at the little Norwegian Methodist
Church in this city.
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FOR A NEW WARSHIP.
[‘0 Bo Called the George \Vashington'.--
Resolution in the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 23. ——The anniver—
sary of Washington’ 5 birthday was the
lubject of the Chaplain’ s prayera tthe
opening of the Senate yesterday. The
prayer was so striking that it 1eceived
the unusual honor of being ordeied to
De printed in the official record.
Washington’s farewell address was
read from the Vice-President’s desk by
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, and
Was listened to with reverent demean-
or by Senators and by'a large audience-
In the galleries.
The reading was in compliance 11ith
a. resolution agreed to last week on
motion of Senator Hoar, whooriginat—
ed the custom several years ago when
Senator Ingalls, of Kansas, was pre-
siding oificer. The first reading by
Mr. Ingalls has never since been
equaled for splendid elocution.
At the conclusion of the reading the
following resolution was offered by Mr.
Morgan, of Alabama, and was agreed
to:
“Resolved, That the Committee on
Naval Affairs is instructed to inquire
and rep01t whether a man-of— war,
equal at least to any warship in the
world, being named the George wash—
ington, can be built, armed and com-,
missioned within the period of twelve
months by the use of the facilities of
the shipyards, machine shops, mines
and forests of the United States wher-
ever the same are found.”
The bill to authorize two additional
regiments of artillery was then taken
up on motion of Mr. Hawley, of Con-
necticut, Chairman or the. Committee
-on Military Affairs. ‘
The bill was opposed by Mr. Bate,
of Tennessee, a. member of the Mili-
tary Committee, because it proposed
an' unnecesary' increase 'of the army.
There were now, he said, a dozen regi-
ments idle all over the country, and
he thought that they should be utilized
for manning the forts on the seacoast.
Mr. Hawley explained briefly why the
bill should be passed. The army, he
said, was steadily decreasing in pro-
portion to the population. Congress
had appropriated within the last doz—
en years $31, 000, 000 for coastwise de~
tenses.
Under existing l’egislaton 527 guns
would be put up, and within two years
there would be in position 159 guns
and 232 new rifle steel mortars. The
War Department estimated that the
1, 610 men provided for in the bill would
be suflicient for the present.
I Mr. Cockrell, of Missouri, a mem-
[ber. of the Military Committee, said
that while he had consistently and per-
sistently opposed any increase of the
infantry or cavalry arms of the service,
he had voted in committee for this bill
because he regarded it as a matter of
absolute necessity.
Mr. Sewell, of New Jersey, another
member of the Military Committee, ar—
gued in favor of the bill as a matter of
absolute necessity for the care of the
guns and fortifications.
Mr. Bate advocated'his plan of de-
tailing regiments that are now idle to
man the forts, and suggested that the
proper plan would be to have an inde—
pendent corps that would be known as
the seacoast defense corps.
Without any more discussion the bill
was passed. Yeas, 52; nays, 4 (Senators
Bate. Chilton, Clay and Vest).
The bill provides that the artillery
‘of the army shall consist of seven reg-
iments, and that the total number of
enlisted men shall be increased by 1,610
men—the increase to be exclusively for
the artillery.
'Animal 'i’ainter Dead.
Atlantic City, Feb. 23.—Newbold
Hough Trotter, of Media, Pa, an ani-
mal painter, died here yesterday, aged
seventy~one years. Among his chief
works are “After the Combat,” “Gris-
ly Bears,” “Wounded Buffaloes,” “The
Last Stand,” ”Irriian Encampment.”
Mr. Trotter’s most notable historic
paintings are his three pieces repre-
senting the pros-recs of travel in Penn-
sylvania. in ii ty years. 'Mr. Trotter
was a member of the Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Arts, the Philadelphia
Society of. Artists, the Art Club' of
Philadelphia and the vice-president of
the Artists’ Fund Society. He leaves
a widow and one son.
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