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Billed-reel. llenwm ' cell .‘ helm eezmt surname. -‘ « r- OU read this advertisement. If it had been . yours and others had read it, how much got“ it might have done. Send in your adv ‘ and}? ye will do the rest. Rates on application. . FINNY CHEATURESJT: .~ 'T‘""" inguln Capitalists 11m Up All A...- l-I-l‘ in the Great I also: All the fish caught in the G 383'. '2' skin And sold throughout the Uni .ed hates 1r elsewhere are to be handled by an English syndicate. This syndicate, which has a capital )f $5,000,000, has secured control of .he businessof the twenty corporations 1nd firms doing business on Lakes Winnipeg, Superior,‘ Michigan, Huron, 'Jrie and Ontario and the hundreds of :maller bodies of water in the v.e:t 1nd Northwest. :- Negotiations leading up to the pres— 2nt combination were begun, over a rear ago and a secret meeting of all :he leading men interested washeld ‘11 Chicago last summer. The main )asis of the agreement which has re- lulted in the present combination was hell reached, and practically all of .he important-details of the big affair lave been arranged since. The combination will distribute 1bout 150,000,000 pounds of fislrannu- Ally at the outset. but it claims that his quantity will be greatly increased , 1fter the concern has systematized its ausiness. The London company will control all ; mentions of the concern. but head— luarters will necessarily be establish- ed in the United States. Cold storage plants will be estab- ished in New York, Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland, Sandusky, Toledo, Detroit, lhicago, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, I11- iianapolis, Pittsburg, St. Paul, Min- neapolis, Duluth, Kansas City, St. rlouis and Denver. In addition there will be the necessary freezing plants it all stations on the Great Lakes .Jor'dering on the United States, as well as on Lake Winnipeg, Canada. By controlling the output and pre— venting waste the combination claims It can sell fish in a larger territory chan they are sold 110w and can sell them cheaper than anybody else.— Chicago Times-Herald. MR. EIe Loves the Everyday Tunes with \Vhich Everybody is Familiar. President William McKinley loves nusic. His life has been a busy and serious one, not given to accomplish- nents in music or art, save the art of political success. Yet nothing de— lights him more in the hours of recrea— :ion than sweet, simple music. At aburch services his baritone voice is leard in the congregational singing of the old familiar hymns. He is a Methodist, and knows from boyhood :he simple melodies with which Meth- 1dists worship. Like other mortal M’KINLEY’S FAVORITE SONG. ‘ . men the ruler of this nation has his favorite hymns, songs and “tunes.” I‘o President McKinley the sweetest lacred song is the hymn-that begins: “There is a wideness in God’s mercy. Like the wideness of the sea.” Of the operas, he loves best “The Bohemian Girl,” and the number that lp-peals most to his fancy is “The Heart Bowed Down.” Ndr does the President despise the modern songs of ight opera and the vaudevilles. During the campaign at Canton the roung ladies of the city delighted to :pend quiet, homelike evenings at the McKinley house. There was always 1 delightful season of song and jollity after the arduous tasks of the day, and the candidate for the Presidency was pleased with the up-to-date musi- 3&1 entertainment furnished by his guests. I His greatest delight was “Louisiana Lou," as sung for him by Miss Kate Huntington. Each time this fair and vivacious singer visited the McKinley zottage the most talked—of-man Among millions asked her to sing that aseudounegro melody, which she did .n inimitable style.—-Leslie’s Weekly. LIVING ANIMALS FOR JEWELRY. New Fashion in Paris Uses Live Tortoises for Ornament. The new “living jewelry” is all the rage in Paris. In a show window of 1 prominent jeweler on the Rue Roy— tle there are a. number of tiny living tortoises imbedded in jewels and :rawling about on plush cushions. The tortoises are from one-third to one half of an inch long.without the head. Their shells are covered with an ornament of filigree gold in which Is set a number of precious stones. The little animals are in no way in- eommoded by their ornaments. To. ;he shell is attached a tiny gold chain :hal: can be pinned on the corsage by 1 safety pin. When not exhibited on their plush Jack-ground in the shop windows the animals are allowed to crawl around in a little doll garden in the stage, which is planted with real shrubs and nas a rustic bridge and gravel walks. ~C'nicago Times-Herald. \ Modifying the Story. “Just at that moment,” said the ‘lleurful liar, “we saw a snake as big lround as a stovepipe.” ' 3e calcful,” said the man who be- ieves in sticking to facts. “Cautious, now,” cautioned the man who had spent some years in the study of everything in that line; “you know I am an authority on the snakes in this country.” "01’ course, of course,” returned the ' cheerful liar, cheerfully, “but you’re not posted as to stovepipes. .Some of these little gas stoves have mighty small ones.”——Chicago Post No Chainsjor Her: ' “I asked her‘to wear léve’s letters ’or me. ” "What did she say?” “She said she couldn’t think of it :hat everything was chainless nowaa lays.”e~Detrolt Free'Press. ,- ‘ ' .1 ' ' . n .1 ., ' 0213'- ’protested to thepNavy Department at [official participation by the Spanish .Thurs-ton'said that the trip was under- rnever fixed a date for Spain to carry. ‘not. have named. a. date just arter‘ the " m 5 ”IflLTHEhyhnrNdeAznffg Airplanes INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE _—————- l - - ' Captain'Sigsbec Declares That. Any 111- Vestigation as to Whether the 'Harho: ‘Vas hIined IVonld Be Discourteous tea Spain—No such Inquiry Being lVIade. Havana, March 2.——One' diver who has been at work on the wreck of the Maine says that the Board of Inquiry has indisputable evidence that the bat- tleship was blown up by an explosion from the inside. This diver says that the plates are all blown outward. He says that portions of the Maine’s bot- tom were found handreds of yards from the wreck. ' The rumors that American divers were being sent down with the object of finding out whether the harbor is mined or not are 'au‘thoritatively de— nied. Captain Sigsbee says it is no; body’s business e‘xcept Spain‘s whether Havana harbor is mined or not. — To prosecute such an investigation would be discourteous to Spain. . Captain Sigsbee has had many dis- putes with the wreckers on the Right Arm. Their apparatus is entirely in- adequate, he says. The Maine has sunk twenty-one inches in the mud since she I first went down. Captain Sigsbee has Washington against the tardiness of the wreckers. . Bishop Santander, of Havana, an- nounces that he will erect, at his own expense, a marble wall around the graves of the Maine’s victims. The Board of Inquiry is expected to finish its work in about ten days, but its decision will not be given out for publication at ‘Washington until about April 15. The Inquiry at Key \Vest. Key Vv'est, March 2.—The second day’s session of the Court of Inquiry is over, and nothing new is known re- garding the fate of the Maine, at all events, outside the members of the court. ' Some who confidently declared a week ago that the court had already found the vessel was intentionally blown up have modified this convic- tion, and, for the most part, admit that reports must be based largely 011 spec- ulation. Even naval officers are ap- parently as much in the dark as the civilians as to what the court’s opinion is at the present moment. Excellent progress has been made in the exam- inations, and the court. will probably finish its work here to—day, when its members will be taken back to Havana. on the. Mangrove. ' The court examined four engineer of- ficers yesterday. Passed Assistant E11- gineer Morris, Assistant Engineer Bow— ers, Cadets (Engineer Division) Wash- ington and Crenshaw and ten enlisted men. Judge Advocate Marix said: “We have done good work and are clearing up here in great shape.” Following the custom at the previous sessions of the court all the witnesses were sworn not to reveal any part of the proceedingsgof the court. It is the general opinion here that the verdict will be that the maine was blown up by treachery. All officers who are not connected with the affair directly and will talk have that opin- ion. The slowness of the coult seems to stlengthen this View. SPAIN NOT RESPONSIBLE. Long Says Spanish Government Had Nothing to Do With the Disaster. Washington, March 2.—Following, the Cabinet meeting yesterday a. report was circulated to the effect that Secre- tary Long had stated that the element of Spanish responsibility had been eliminated from the incident of the dis- aster to the Maine. When Secretary Long returned‘to the Navy Department a. representative of the Associated Press asked if the report were true. He said his expression had been of the mot casual character, based entirely upon his personal judgment, and did nbt spring from any evidence or infor- mation in hih possession. He further said that there was a material abate- ment of the excitement over the sub- ject of the Maine. The Secretary add- ed that his reference to Spain’ .3 respon- sibility was that the quest-ion of anyl Government in the destruction of the Maine was practically eliminated, in his judgment. He desired to have it made clear that that was his personal view on the subject. SENATORS GO TO CUBA. A Party of Congressmen to Idaho 3 Personal Investigation. Washington, March 2.—A party of Senators and members of the House left Washington at 4 o’clock yesterday for a trip to Cuba. They went by train to Fortress Monroe, and from there took a private yacht for Havana. The party consisted of Senators Gallinger, Thurston and Money, and Representa- tives Amos- J. Cummings and ’William Alden Smith and their wives. Senator taken for the purpose of making a per- sonal investigation into affairs in Cuba. “It is not,” he said, “in any sense an official tour, but it will naturally give us a better opportunity for investiga- tion than we can possibly have from this distance.” He said the party would be absent about ten days. Senator Gallinger said that he had not exchanged a word with the Presi- dent about the trip, and that it was purely -a private undertaking. NO ULTIMATUMv TO SPAIN. March 1 Never Fixed as the Date for Autonomy to Be a Success. about a crisis until the Maine matter , posed commercial arrangements. These hegotiations were carried well .centrated at Hong Kong, with a view ' Washington, March 2.—The story that the administlation . ad set" March 1 as the date for Spain to prove her policy of autonomy in Cuba a success and had given an ulti- matum to- the Madrid Government to this effect is characterized here as on a par- with the "war dispatches" of the last ten days. 'The administration has out'her‘autonomy scheme and, as a plominent Senator Said, it it had de- cided upon a. time, it certainly would -,and the . 1 spring elections in Spain coming on. N 0 one can tell what the result of these elections will be. The President has no desire to bring is settled and no ultimatum as to au- tonomy has been or will be sent. The Commercial Negotiation. Washington, March 2.-—-Recent nego- tiations between the United States and Spain have been confined to the pro— along by Minister Woodford and Senor Polo y Bernabe, the new Minister of Spain. The latter sailed from Gibraltar Mon- ' day, and it is understood that he has with him the draft of the new arrange- ment. There will be two distinct con- ventions—one between the United States and Spain concerning commer— cial exchanges, and the other relating exclusively to the trade between Cuba and the United States. The latter will be under the reciprocity clause of the Dingley act, which permits a. 20 per cent. reduction of duty in exchange for concessions to the United States. The reductions affecting Cuba would be mainly those on raw sugar, while the equivalent reductions for the United States would be mainly on flour, bread- stuffs, manufactured goods and ma- chinery. _'_ To. Honor the Elaine’s Heroes. Washington, March 2.—Ih the Sen- ate yesterday Mr. Perkins (Cal), of the Commitee on Naval Affairs, presented a. favorable report on Mr. Bacon’s res- olution providing for the erection in Statuary Hall, - of the Capitol, of a bronze memorial tablet commemorative of the officers and sailors who lost their lives in the Maine disaster. In the course of his report, Mr. Per- kins said: VEvery man who stood beneath the flag of the battleship Maine had, by his very presence on its deck, signified his Willingness to die for the defense of the nation, and the maintenance of the national honor. He was ever ready to go where duty called him, whether to brave tempestuous seas or return shot for shot with his country’s ene- mies. When death came in the awful shape it took in the harbor of Havana, the dead are no leSS heroes than if they had fallen before hostile guns.” Decision of Naval Committee. Washington, March 2.-—The Naval Committee of the House yesterday de— cided not to report a separate bill to increase the naval force by 1,500 men. as desired by the Navy Department, but to incorporate the authority in the regular appropriaion bill. The con- ference on the fortification appropria- tio'n bill'agreed to the Senate amend— ment to appropriate $943,000 for ammu- nition. This amount is three times the usual appropriation. \Varships Gather Handy to IIanila. London, March 2.—A special dispatch from Shanghai says: “The United States squadron is con— of active operations against Manila (Philippine Islands) in the event of an outbreak of war between the United States and Spain. “The squadron, which is powerful, in- cludes the Olympia, Boston, Raleigh, Concord and Petrel.” Spain Begins Her llIaine Inquiry. Havana, March 2.—The Spanish Nav- al Board of Inquiry appointed to inves- tigate the causes of the Maine disas- ter, in behalf of Spain, began yester- day its formal work. ' Under the direC~ tion of Judge Advocate Peral, a corps of divers was sent down to examine the wrecked hull of the battleship. The board is composed of Major Elias Ir- carte, of the Artillery; Major Montero Arnilley, of the Engineers, and Lieu~ tenant Francisco Benavento, of the Navy. It was appointed by the Gov— ernor-General of Cuba. The Vizcaya at Havana. Havana, March 2.—Th_e Spanish crui— ser Vizcaya arrived off Morro Castle at 6 o’clock last evening after a good voyage from New York. She was met by scores'of steam launches and gayly decorated yachts with bands, and as she steamed to'her moorings enthusi- astic welcomes were shouted from all the quayé, 'which were lined with thou- sands of people. The, streets and plazas were gay with bunting, rockets were discharged, and there was. con— tinuous cheering from all the boats. Reindeer Off for Klondike. New York, March 2.—On a spe- cial train that left over the Pennsylvania Railroad last night for the Klondike were the 537 reindeer which arrived here on the steamship Manitoba from Lapland. Accompany- ing the reindeer as caretakers were 113 Laplanders, Finns and Norwegians. Special arrangements for the t1anspor- tation of this large éonsignmcnt of‘» reindeer were made with ~the railroad by the Government. The route over which the, special'train will travel will be the Pennsylvania to Chicago, Chica— go, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad to St. Paul and the Great Northern to Se— - attle. From Seattle the reindeer will be shipped by steamer to Alaska. Now that the Government has aban— doned the idea of a relief expedition, it is more than likely that the oufit will be disposed, of at Seattle or some place in the Yukon country, where much bet- ter prices can' be obtained for the rein- deer than elsewhere. Baseball League in SPssion. ' St. Louis, March 2.—The National Baseball League met at the Southern Hotel yesterday morning at 10.30, six- teen members being present. Thc ses- sion was executive and held in the pri— . vate parlor of President Young. At .will require several days. 'to Cuba, knowingly, ,.Harper, of the Laflin Rand Company. noOn they adjourned, after listening to , the reports of the Several committees , on railways, rules, telegraph, press, &c., which were received and filed. ”The afternoon session was devoted to the discussion of the suppression of lowdy—_ ism. - ~ , Anglo-German Loan Signed. I Pekin, Mai ch 2.—-The An ._:lo- Gelman loan contlacts were signed yestelday. The interest was fixed at ’4 1—2 pel cent” redeemable in forty- -five years. The contract price is 83. The final Klan— Ghou‘ treaty is not yet signed. Ir McCoy Will right Choynski. ' I Hot Springs, A1‘k.,.'Mztrcl12.—-Kid Mc- Coy. has accepted Joe C' noynski’ 5 stands ing challenge \and has Wired him to; thaL effect, the meeting to take pla In Hot Springs, Ap .120. "‘7' ‘ -- .. They travel CAUSE Report on Maine is Ready. INVESTIGATION DIFFICULT Possible That the Origin of the Explosion May Never Be Known—Nothing Definite Received from Capt. Sigsbee—The Ex- citement Abating. __ . ..£ Washington, March Bean is expected that the greater part of this 11 eek will L be consumed by the Court of Inquiry in the taking of testimony at ’Key West, and meanwhlle the tug Under- writer and its derrick, now on the Way to Havana, will reach that port and. begin the work of removing the debris from the hull of the Maine. This ‘work The great mass of debris will have to be removed. from the top of the wreck before the work on the hull can begin. The find- ing of the exact condition of the plates will be a long and tedious task. It is said that the Maine is, already sunk fifteen feet in the mud, and it is sure to sink several feet deeper before the wrecking apparatus can be in opera- tion. A naval officer said this morn- mg: “With every foot of disappearance the chances for recovering the vessel are decreased, and it would not be sur- prising if, after all, the court will be compelled to admit that the origin of the affair is wrapped in mystery. It may be that this is the reason for the hopeful feeling advanced by; the ad- ministration, for it would accomplish two things: It would relieve the offi- cers of the Maine from any censure, and it would avoid the necessity of. holding Spain responsible.” There is one fact that is undoubtedly giving great satisfaction to the admin- istration. 1y created by the investigation public feeling is abating. There is less talk of war, and the Senators and Repre- sentatives, while as firmly convinced that the honor of the country should be sustained if occasion arises, do not indulge in excited comment. It is confidently expected thatlong before the court can submit its conclusions the country will be entirely tranquil. By that time it is expected the public will be prepared to accept without protest the verdict of an accident, if such the verdict shall be. Yesterday being-Cabinet (lay, Secre- tary Long, as well as Secretary Sher- man, spent most of the morning at the White House. Secretary Long took with him some minor dispatches and letters relating to the Court of Inquiry, and the Cabinet meeting, which lasted over an hour, was devoted to discus- ing the details of the meetings of the court, the work on coast defenses, and the attitude of Congress in regard to increasing the naval force. The members of the Cabinet declared that nothing definite had been received from the court or Captain Sigsbee. The administration was still of opinion that the explosion was accidental, and un’~ til the court reported otherwise, that theory would be held. Several members of the Cabinet con- firmed the report that it might be sev- eral weeks before the Court of In— quiry’ 5 report would be leady for pub- lication. GREATER ANXIETY IN MADRID. \ u Spanish Jingo Papers Publishing IVar Dispatches from the United States. Madrid, March 2. ——There is greater anxiety here in regard to the verdict of the Maine Court of Inquiry than a week ago. The constant rumors of possible hostilities are harassing and weakening the. Government, and also trying the patience of the public. The “jingo papers” publish exhaustive dis- patches from New York and 'Washing- ton to the-effect that the relations be- tween the United States and Spain are hourly becoming more strained, and at- tributing to President McKinley a series of anti- Spanish declarations. . Admiral Bermejo, the Minister. Of Maine, is actively seeking the best means to procure additional warships. The Premier, S‘enor Sagasta, is quot— ed, in an interview, as saying that. he expects very satisfactory news from Cuba before April. He added: -“In View of the increase in the price of grain in Spain, the Government has de— cided to reduce the import dues.” A decree on this subject is momentarily expected. A meeting of the Cabinet has been arranged for to- day. It is believed the step was taken owing to the receipt of more reassuring news from the United States. Did Weyler Buy Dynamite? St. Louis, Mo., March 2.—It is said here tl-at six tons of dynamite were sent to Cuba for the use of Spaniards in mining Havana harbor. An agent of General Weyler is said to have land- ed in New York, in Noyember, 1896, to purchase dynamite, but owing to the vigilance of the Cuban Junta, he could not secure the explosive without it be- ing known. He therefore came to St. Louis, whe1e he purchased six tons ' which was shipped to Havana Novem- ber 23, on the steamship Ciudad Condal. The heads of the different St. Louis firms dealing in dynamite denied that they had shipped any of the explosive except Manager who would neither deny nor alfllm the story. ‘. Indians to Aid Cuba. Athens, Ga., March 2.—The Cubans are to have the aid'of Apache Indians in their war against Spain. _ Aband of the Indians thii ty- two stonng has passed through this place on their way to join an expedition They are mounted, in full 113.11 paint and under command of a chief. -They left the reservation four months ago. only by night to avoid Spanish agents. I For R'éclaimliig-Gas Walls.‘ ' ‘ Kokomo, Ind, March 2.—Supt. Coyle Inf the Indiana Natural gas and Oil Company, has made a discovery w 0; ti: many millions of dollars to the Indiana ' gas belt. It is a process for obtainins; gas from wells that have been (1101‘. me out by water.. Mr. Coyle 'is getting, . tr. g-gas out of all the abandoned 11 ell :. 1‘. .. 'ame as before the. collapse YET urn May Be Several'Weeks Before During the delay necessari-. Te
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