Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 20, Number 51, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 2 March 1898 — Page 6

IS OFFICIALLY DENIED. Spanish Charge Says Havana Harbor Has No Submarine Defenses. “ tended to Incite Evil Passions of Both Nations— Viscnyn OH for Havana. Washington, Feb. 26.—1n view of the (Widely published report that the harbor of Havana contains a system of submarine mines, a statement around which has centered the chief public interest in connection with the to the battle ship Maine, Senor Du Bose, Spanish charge d’affaires at Washington, Friday night made the following statement which, coming from such authority, may be considered as an official denial: “I wish <o state on my own official knowledge that no mine exists Inside or outside of Havana harbor, nor Is there any submarine defense of any kind. The report Is

THE WRECK OF THE MAINE—FROM A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN THE MORNING AFTER THE EXPLOSION, The mala deck between the forward and after aafsilnei L blown upward and to the starboard. The I forward smokestack Is thrown back and to the starboard. The whole wreck has a list to port. n\ The, main deck |nst above the forward macanlne Is little wrecked. An explosion of the ntapaalne wonld have torn It to atoms. Men who were within a few yards of the forward mayanlne survived. Had that .|ffpV- i . magaslne blown up no trace of them wonld ever have been found. o J * c ~|TT***Y It Is claimed that the picture Indicates that the Maine was destroyed by a submarine mine. \J /B I \ After awning Is In view i ship’s rail Is six feet under water; snperstrnstnra twisted and thrown nftf I forward superstructure thrown too feet from the ship forward | smokestack lying down. ml , ~1 -

bo absolutely false and ridiculous that It could only have originated In the minds of those persons anxious to Incite the evil passions of both nations for their own miserable ends. I consider the very suggestion of aueh a thing =an Insult to Spain.” The Viicaya Satis. New York, Feb. 26.—The Spanish cruiser Vizcaya, after spending a week in this port on a friendly visit to the .United States, got up anchor at 1:40 o’clock Friday afternoon and started to sea. Her destination is Havana. There were no ceremonies ojj incidents of any kind connected with tfae vessel’s departure. The naval tug Nina and the police boat Patrol accompanied the ship as far as Fort Wadsworth, when they saluted and went übout. The loud and deep steam whistle of the Vizcaya gave them three long blasts—the marine farewell. Forts Tompkins and Wadsworth soon were left ustern, and when the ship entered the tortuous main chnnnel—at times at full speed, then at half speed, again stopping—Pilot Lbckman took fio chance. He keenly felt ids responsibility. When the vessel left her anchorage, her flags were at half mast for the Maine and a guard of the marine infantry were drawn up in double files'aft. They vveroln full service uniform. ** Once well outside the Hook, more than a marine league from the shore, the flags were hoisted home- BaC the Sard stood steady. Officers in uniform paced the deck. The iWrrck Sinking. 'Havana, reb. 26.—The wreck of the Maine is slowly but surely sinking into, the mud. before the hull could be raised would be necessary to move, the guns and deck debris. For lack of proper appliances practically nothing in this line has been accomplished. Late Friday the paymaster's safe, with $22,500 and his papers, was taken from the wreck. , Administration’* I’ollcy Unchanged. Washington, Feb. 20. —In spite of the stories that come from unofficial sources in Itavanu as to sensational developments in connection with the work of the divers in the Maine’s hull, the administration remains firm in its statement that there is no credible evidence one way or the other as to the cause of the disaster, and holds to its purpose to await the conclusions of the investigation now making bj? the court of inquiry.

Colored Burglar Lynched. Mayfield, K,v.. Feb. 24. A inob of about 300 or 400 eiti/.ens of Mayfield anij Graves county gathered from different points in the outskirts of the city and dragged Iliehard Allen (colored) out of the jail and carried him to the courthouse yard And swung him to a tree. Allen was arrested several days ago for burglary, and it was for this crime that he was strung up. Uurned to Leave France. London, Feb. 26. —The Paris correspondent of the Times says: ..Certain correspondents of foreign newspapers have been, warned that it is advisable feir them to leave France. / \Va George Sands' Friend. ' Lome, Feb. 26.—Dr 1 , l’agello.the friend of the celebrated French novelist, George Sands (Mine. Aurore Dudevant), died Friday at Bolluno, art the age of 92. prospect for flood Harvest. London, Feb. 26. —The Calcutta correspondent of the Tidies says lh(re is every prospect of one of 1 lie best liartests ever gathered in India. —— Passed Away. Montreal. Can.. Feb. 26.—Lady Abbott, widow of Sir John C. Abbott, live years ago premier of Canada, died suddenly Friday.

BANQUETED BY WOODFORD. Dinner Given In Madrid In Honor of New Spanish Minister. Madrid, Feb. 25. The United States minister, Mr. Woodford, gave a banquet Thursday in honor of the new Spanish minister at washing too, avuv. . y Bernabe. The guests included the Austrian, Russian, French, German, Italian, Turkish, Dutch and British ministers and the duke of Veragua, the lineal descendant of Columbus, who was the guest of the United States at the time of tke Chicago fair, the premier, Senor Sagasta, two members of the cabinet and the staff of the United States legation. Much political importance was attached here to the incident and the banquet, “coupled with the peaceful utterances of President McKinley,” according to a semi-official report, has been “optimistically utilized by the ministerial press.” But the Imparcial takes the Spanish government to task for its “apathy, contrasted with the patriotic feeling of

the country,” and warns the nation against the “hypocritical Yankee policy which really aims at the independence of Cuba." / The Falx frankly declares that Cuban independence is imminent. Negro Postmaster Murdered. Washington, Feb. 24. —The postmaster general has offered a reward of S3OO for the arrest and conviction of the persons who burned the post office at Lake City, S. C., on Monday night and a reward of SSOO for the arrest and conviction of the persons who murdered the postmaster at the same time. Gen. Gary Ims issued an prder to discontinue the office at Lake City from this time. At one o’clock Tuesday morning Postmaster Baker, a negro, and his family were burned out of their home, the postmaster and a babe in arms killed, his wife and three daughters shot and maimed for life. Baker was appointed postmaster three months ago. Oppose Sale of Cuba. London, Feb. 25.—The Madrid correspondent of the Standard says: Spanish statesmen of every shade of opinion

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arc simply amazed and indignant at the idea that Spain would ever consent to sell Cuba. The suggestion would expose the monarchy to an irresistible movement of popular feeling, shared by the army and navy. From a financier’s viewpoint it is equally impossible, because the price suggested would not half cover the Cuban debt, which is almost entirely held by Spaniards. Judge Elliott Anthony Dead. Chicago, Feb. 25.—Ex-Judge Elliott Anthony died at his home, 225 Hamilton street, Evanston, at. one o'clock p. in. Thursday, Mr. Anthony was known as one of the founders of the republican party in Illinois, as lie was also of the Chicago public library and the Chicago law institute. He had been a resident of this city 45 years. I’romoted. New York,, Feb, 25. —Francis M. Hun.ce, commandant of the navy yard bore, has received from Washington his commission as rear admiral. His official rank tip to Thursday was that of commodore. Illg Storm In Canada. 0 , Moivtn’al, Can.,-Feb. 23. Railway traffic is demoralized tyy a big snowstorm which has been raging almost without cessation now for three days. -*•••• To Rev-ive Grade. Washington,’' Feb, 23. —Gen. Henderson, of lowa, has introduced a bill to revive the grade of lieutenant general of the army. . Eleven Drowned. London, Feb. 24.—Two government cutters have been capsized in n gale off Wells, Norfolk, jlrawning H persons. ‘ -

DEFENSES OF NEW YORK. Preemptions Taken to Make Them Practically Invulnerable. New York, Feb. 26. —The Brooklyn Eagle says: “At Wlllets Point precaution Is being taken,Ab make the Ea,st river entrance ta New Tone invulnerable. A so-callea skirmish line of torpedoes Is projected from the Wlllets Point shore across the channel to Fort Schuyler. The torpedoes will be anchored so dose together that It may. be made Impossible for a hostile vessel to, cross the line without being blown up. The torpedoes will be connected with electric wires, and to make doubly sure that their plans cannot be frustrated the engineers have arranged to have batteries located at each end of the line, eo that In case an apparatus was used by the enemy to sever the connecting wires and break the circuit the torpedoes still could be exploded from either end of the lino. The channel Is already protected from the Wlllets Point shore to the center of the ohannel by two groupg'pf submarine mines. Each group of the mines consists of 22 torpedoes, 44 together, containing 120 pounds of giant powder. At Fort Schuyler, directly opposite Wlllets Point, considerable engineering work has been done. A torpedo magazine and experimenting gallery was recently

completed. It Is considered the strongest magazine on any United Staters fortification.'’ Mission Work. Cleveland, Q. r Feb. 26. The sessions of the Student Volunteer convention Friday were crowded full of interest, and many different phased of mission work were considered. During the forenoon a number of eloquent speakers told of the need of money in the accomplishment of mission work, and in the afternoon the education, medical and evangelistic branches of missionary effort were touched upon in a score of eloquent addresses. All the meetings were largely attended, the halls and churches being in nearly every case too small to accommodate those who desired to hear the addresses. The convention is proving a great success in every respect. Gold Imports. New York, Feb. 26. The Evening Post’s London correspondent cables as follows: There is a strong demand for "goltffor New York here and in Paris. More than £ 100,000 has been bought al-

ready for shipment. Barring adverse political conditions, it is believed here that the fall in New York exchange and the demand for gold will be quite temporary, but of course it is recognized that any outbreak of war would probably mean a heavy drain of gold to New York. Presbyterians Celebrate. Trenton, N. J., Feb. 25.—The two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Westminster confession of faith was celebrated by the presbytery of New Brunswick in the First Presbyterian church, of this city, Thursday. Addresses were made by Rev. Dr. Patten, president of Princeton university, and others. Crnlaer Minneapolis Floated. Philadelphia, Feb. 25. —The United States cruiser Minneapolis was successfully floated out of the dry dock at the League Island navy yard at high tide Thursday afternoon., The floating of the cruiser >was witnessed by nearly 1,000 people. Fire In Dnlnth. Duluth. Minn., Feb. 23.—The Chamber of Commerce building, one of the principal business blocks in the city, was partially destroyed by fh* Tuesday night. The damage is estimated at $50,000 and it win l>e somewhere near as much on the contents. Tobacco Plant Burned. Louisville, I\y„ Feb. 26.—The mam-' motfi plant of the. Louisville branch of the American Tobaeeo company, at Twenty-fourth and Main streets* was destroyed by Are Friday, entailing a loss of over $350,000, fully covered by insurance.

JURY FINDS HIM GUILTY. Zola Gets Extreme Penalty for His Llbeless Words. Paris, Feb. 24.—There was increased excitement in the precincts of the Palace of Justice, where MM. Zola and r- hserr. sp- slno*. y ruary 7, charged by the government in substance with making libelous comment upon the conduct of the Esterhazy court-martiaL The jury found Zola guilty as charged in all the counts of the indictment and declared there were no extenuating circumstances. M. Zola, on hearing the verdict, cried: “They are cannibals.” M. Zola’s sentence of one year imprisonment and a fine of 3,000 francs is the maximum punishment. Frantic bravos greeted the announcement of M. Zola’s sentence, and a scene of intense excitement followed. M. Laborie, M. Perreux and some of the others present embraced M. Zola. M. Perreux, the manager of the Aurore, in which paper M- Zola pub-

lished his charges against the conduct of the Esterhazy court-martial, was condemned to four months’ imprisonment and to pay 3,000 francs fine. , Von der Abe Out on Ball. Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 25. —The application of Chris Von der Ahe for release on a writ of habeas corpus was refused by Judge Buffington, of the United States circuit court, and bail was fixed at $4,000 on an appeal to the supreme court. Late in the afternoon Von der Ahe was released from jail, the Mercantile Trust company giving bond in $4,000. The National league authorized the bond, and will indemnify the trust company should the bail be forfeited. Von der Ahe left for St. Louis at 9:30 PSheriff Martin’s Trial. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Feb. 24. The trial of Sheriff Martin and his deputies was resumed Wednesday morning with Michael Brennan on the stand. He testified that he ran for the brush when some strikers tried to capture him. Two shots were fired at him. A number of witnesses were examined during the day, most of them testifying to belligerent acts on the part of the strikers. Many of them swore , they had been threatened and submitted to personal violence by the strikers. Ip the Sheriff’s Hands. Fremont, 0., Feb. 26.—The homestead of the late ex-President K. B. Hayes, known as Spiegel Grove, was levied upon by the county sheriff Friday to satisfy a judgment obtained in common pleas court for sfc,ooo damages awarded Mrs. Addie M. Smith, of this city. Mrs. Smith was given a judgment for injuries received in a runaway caused by a dog owned by the Hayes estate. The costs amount to $1,095. Warned by Gen. Lee. Havana, Feb. 23.—Americans in Havana have been quietly notified by Consul General Lee “that it might be well for them to send their families to a place of safety. These precautions were taken in view of the fact that theye is strong suspicion that the volunteers, anti-American and anti-autouomy, have been inspired to make trouble in case the Maine inquiry proves that the catastrophe was due to design. Daughters of the Revolution. Washington, Feb. 25. —The election of officers of the Daughters of the American Revolution assembled in congress here, was not finished Thursday night. The vice presidents-general and his-torian-general remain to be elected. Mrs. Daniel Manning was elected presi-dent-general, she receiving 396 votes. Killed Her Father. Nebraska City, Neb., Feb. 24.—Mary Kuwitzky, 17 years old, while heffather was asleep at aS* early hour Wednesday morning, blew his head off with a shotgun. The father had come home drunk the night before und chased the family out of the house with a butcher knife and threatened to kill them. Corean Prince Dead. Washington, Feb. 24. Wan Koon, father of the emperor of Corea,i died on February 22, according to advices received by the Corean legation. Kaon was king regent during the minority of the present emperor. The minister will go in mourning for the period of 30 days. Sinned by the President.^ Washington, Feb. 24.—The president has signed the resolution of congress Appropriating $200,000 for the work necessary for the recovery of the remains of the officers and property from the wreck of the Maine,

THE COURT OF INQUIRY. May Not Bo Able to Make Its Report for Several Weeks. Mast Hold More Sessions In Havana * Witness-Fleet of Wnr Ships Reported to Have Been Ordered to Caba. Washington, March L—At the dose f office hours a telegram came to the navy department from Admiral Sicard at Key West saying it would be necessary for the court of inquiry to resume session at Havana to obtain evidence of divers after further work upon the wreck. This communication sets at rest rumors that have been current for some days past that the court was not to return to Havana for the reason that it had discovered the cause of the sinking of the Maine, which was not an accident, and that they had consequently no further business in Havana. One important deduction to be drawn from the message was that the report of the court of inquiry can scarcely be expected for several weeks to come. The court will be occupied at Key West for some days at least in taking the testimony of the survivors there. Then upon the return to Havana it is expected that a good deal of time must elapse before the divers can get through the mud which now encompasses the lower part of the wreck of the Maine and examine the bottom. After this is done the court must deliberate in order to secure an agreement upon their findings. The prevalent belief at the navy

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ADOLPH MARIX, JUDGE ADVOCATE. department is that up to this moment the court has not once undertaken to compare notes and endeavor to reach such an agreement. Opinion prevails among members of edligress that the president and his advisers have positive information regarding the destruction of the Maine, but that facts are kept secret and the official inquiry is being delayed to give the administration needed time to prepare for threatened war. Fleet for Cuba. Key West, March 1, 3:30 a. m.—The fleet here, made up of the New York, lowa, Marblehead, Montgomery, Nashville, Cushing and Ericsson, as well as three battle ships, Indiana, Texas and Massachusetts, now at Dry Tortugas, at three o’clock yesterday afternoon received orders to bold themselves in readiness to start for Havana at the tap of the drum. The Detroit left here Monday for Dry Tortugas, where she will join the squadron. The orders came from Long in Washington to Admiral Sicard, and are said to be based on information wired from Havana by the captain of the Bache, United States coast survey boat, which left Key West for Havana Monday. The captain of the Bache told such a story of the heated state of Havana public und the probability of riot at aqy moment, and danger to Americans now in Havana to flow therefrom that Long at once made the order indicated. Asa result there is much hurrying to and fro, both in Key West and on board the fleet. Spain Interferes. Diario del Ejercito, the Spanish army gazette, received here from Havana, says that Spafifhas notified the United States that the Maine’s remains must not be removed, and that work must stop until the government receives the report of the United States court of inquiry. Still Hearing Evidence. Key West, Fla., March 1. —The United States court of inquiry into the loss of the battle ship Maine in the harbor of Havana on February 15 began its sessions here Monday morning. Those officers and civilians here who believed the reports from Havana saying that

WRECKING DERRICK CHIEF. (Now Being Towed to Havana.) W 1„ the court had already decided that the loss of the Maine was due to treachery have apparently changed their minds,” for Monday the universal question was: “What has the court found out?” while Sunday one heard all around: “When will war be declared?” Brought face to face with the court, men realize for the first time how unHkely tt wIH the court to allow any inkling of its conclusions to be known out of due season. < What aa Officer Aar*. Feta know more than was known Monday morning. An officer of the Maine, however, who had been examined by the court during the day talked •t length to a correspondent. He said: “I can’t tell yojjwhat line of questioning was adopted, but the court wilt find, I

believe, that the Maine was blown up by! design, though I don’t think it will be able to ascertain exactly how. The court’a finding will be baaed on negative rather than positive evidence. By this I mean that all of the testimony beard eo far baa, bit by bit, upset the theorise of those who think the explosion was of internal origin. This negative evidence la so strong and so general that I see no possibility of the court deciding that the explosion waa Intern** The only alternative then left for the court Is to fall back on evidence which points toj the intentional blowing up of tke Maine.

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THE MONARCH. (Most Powerful Floating Derrick—Now at New York.) This, X think, will be done, unless the court formulates a theory of its own or declares that It does not know how the disaster occurred, both of which conjectures I think Improbable.” As bearing on the value of the opinion of the officer in question, it must be borne in mind that he was before the court for about 15 minutes only and that he has at all times expressed himself as confident that the explosion was not due to an accident.* Members of the court, when the substance of the interview was brought to their attention, declined to have anything to say. All the high naval and military officials here when asked crucial questions politely profess ignorance. Divers Work Slowly. Havana, March 1. —Little work was done Monday by the divers from the tug Right Arm. Capt. McGee, who is in charge, seems to lack authority from the wrecking people or others, and is Indisposed to work on his own judgment, except in smaller details. Capt. Sigsbee was on board the United States lighthouse tender Fern until three o’clock p. m. He waited for the Spanish divers, but they did not appear. Capt. Sigsbee thinks Spain has a moral and international right to make an independent examination, and he will give the Spanish divers such facilities as are possible. Capt. Sigsbee hopes the survey steamer Bache will return ter the Tortugas to-day or to-morrow, with all the Maine’s wounded left here, and he also hopes to send on the Bache hereafter all the remains of the dead recovered in a condition making it possible to place them in coffins. The difficulty experienced in recovering the bodies is not understood by any but the divers. The latter Sunday worked for three hours trying to bring out one body intact, and one of the divers had

THE WRECKING TUG RIGHT ARM. (Now at Work in Havana Harbor.) a bad fall and several got their air tubeß tangled. Even then they could not extricate the remains. The principal efforts of the divers are now directed toward clearing the upper wreckage, smokestacks, decks, guns, hatches, bridge, cranes and gratings. Then, if not before, all the dead can be removed. England Won’t Support Spain. London, Mareh 1. —The Daily News, commenting editorially on the relationr between the United States and Spain, says: “Spain can expect no support, moral or otherwise, from England against the United States. She has ruined Cuba, as she has ruined or lost every other colony, by the grossest corruption, cruelty and maladministration, and she must be left to Bettle the account for it with those whom it may concern without any aid or sympathy on our part.”

DAUNTLESS RETURNS. Suspected Filibuster Tarns (Tp After Mysterious Absence. Jacksonville, Fla., March I.— The steamer Dauntless, which left Fernandina on Sunday night at 12 and is sapposed to have carried a large cargo of arms and ammunition to Cuba, arrived here early in the morning and is now tied, at one of the wharves. Commander Pillsbury, of the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius, having been informed by telephone from Fort George has been made in Irrigation work during the year. The case of most urgent need for future development In this line. It Is stated. Is that of the Pima and Papago Indians of Arizona, whose water supply for irrigating purposes was cut off seven years ago by the extension of the Florence canal. Th'fc' board recommends liberal provision for farmers and field matrons and for a supervisor of irrigation and superintendents of constructed ditches. Teak Polsou. St. Louis, March I.—A. C. Frost, a traveling salesman for the dry goods firm of Carson, Pirie, Scott A Cos., of Chicago, committed suicide here Mon> day night at the Barnum hotel by taking a dose of poison. . .