Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1898 — Page 2

SPAIN A SUSPECT

'Proof of Foul Treachery io Havana Harbor. IMIERWM Verdict of Court of Inquiry Says the Fact Is Clear. REPORT SENT TO CONGRESS. Whole Matter Is Referred io Committee on Foreign Relations. ♦ ;A MESSAGE FROM M’KINLEY. Reviews the Maine Affair, but Makes No Recommendations.

Tend let of the Naval Court Shows that tke Uni tcil States Battleship Was Beat to the Bottom of Havana Harbor by the Kx plosion of a MineBoard Docs Not Definitely Fix Responsibility, bnt Suggests It—President McKinley Reviews the History of the Maine from the Time She W r as Bent to Havana—Report as Sent to Congress.

.Washington correspondence: At noon Monday the findings o£ the 11a,▼*1 board of inquiry ns to the cause of the explosions that wrecked the Maine were sent to Congress by President McKinley. In anticipation of the report being presented, the largest crowd which Has attended a session of Congress in years was at the capitol. Not one-tenth of the people who stormed the doors were nble to gain admission. The membars of ;the House awaited the report with the name feverish anxiety manifested by the public, and there was scarcely a vacant •oat on the floor. The verdict of the court and the message from the White House accompanying is brief. The report as a whole is a formal, dispassionate recital of facts, and ftears the stamp of that strict officialism which marks naval" procedure. An abstract of the eight parts of the report is here given: 1. At the time of the explosion the battleship Maine was lying in the and oue-half to six fathoms of water. 2. The discipline was excellent. ! Everything was stowed according to orders, including ammunition, guns, and stores. The temperature •f the magazines nt 8 p. m. was normal, except in the after 10-inch magazine, and that did not explode. 3. The explosion occurred at 9:40 •’clock in the evening of Feb. 15. There were two explosions, with a very short interval between them. The ship lifted on the first explosion. 4. The court can form no definite •pinion of the condition of the wreck Irom the divers’ evidence. 5. There are technical details of wreckage, from which the court deduces that a mine was exploded t uuder the ship on the port side. 6. The explosion was due to no lault of those on board. 7. In the opinion of the court the explosion of the mine caused the explosion of two magazines. 8. The court is unable to find evit donee to fix the responsibility. The report is unanimous and is signed *l>y all the members of the court. It does not refer to the existence or nonexistence of the mine in the harbor of Havana, except in the specific finding that a mine was exploded under the ship and the opinion

LOADING PROJECTILES.

tlia* the exytyston of the two magazines vii caused by tho explosion of u mine. This explains the remarkable dostruction wrought. The explosion is thus shown to Hare continued tlio force of n mine with«nt anil two magazines within. The two Explosions which the court finds to have .Ovvcanrod, with ii very short interval between them, is an additional detail allowing that two forces operated in causing the destruction. The feature of the report of deepest interest to the navy is lhe complete exoneration of Captain Kigsbee and all on board, contained in the second tind!ug. wetting forth the perfect order and discipline prevailing on the ship, nml more (fixedly stated in the sixth finding, which declares the disaster to be due to no fuult «f those on bourd. While the evidence upon wliioii thv 'court of inquiry based its findings was not '•rat to Congress along with the report, jc Member of the Foreign Relations Cornunsttee who snw this evideucb, says tlint lit presents strong proof of Spain’s responsibility for the explosion. There is not ‘eelj evidence of a submarine mine, but

the officers of tie Maine found pieces of a cable and tlfo shore connections. This agrees with tlie yeport that Lieutenant Jenkins made such discoveries the day before the Maine was blown up, and with the statements which have becn frequently published. Message by McKinley. In sending the verdict of the naval court to Congress President McKinley accompanied it with a brief message. He reviewed the history of the Maine from the time she was sent to Havana, but made no recommendations to the assembled lawmakers. ’in his message the-President said: “For some time prior to the visit of the Maine to Havana harbor, our consular representatives pointed out the advantages to flow from tlie visit of national ships to the Cuban waters in accustoming the people to the presence of our flag as the symbol of good wifi, and of our ships in the fulfillment of the 'mission of protection to American interests, even though no immediate need therefor might exist. “Accordingly, on the 24th of January last, after conference with the Spanish minister, in which tlie renewal of visits of our- war vessels to Spanish waters was discussed and accepted, the peninsular authorities at Madrid and Havana were advised of the purpose of this Government to resume friendly naval visits at Cuban ports, and that In that view the Maine would forthwith call at the port of Havana. “This announcement was received by the Spanish Government with appreciation of the friendly character of the visit of the Maine and with notification of intention to return the courtesy by sending Spanish ships to the principal ports of the United States. “The Maine continued In the harbor of Havana during the three weeks following her arrival. No appreciable excitement attended her stay; on the'contrary, a feeling of relief and confidence followed the resumption of tlie long-interrupted friendly intercourse. So noticeable was this Immediate effect of her visit that the consul * general strongly urged that the presence of our siiips in Cuban waters should be kept tip by retaining the Maine at Havana, or. In tlie event of her recall, by sending another vessel there to take her place.” The President referred to the disaster on the night of Feb. 15, the rescue of the survivors and care of the wounded. Then he proceed Ml: “The appalling calamity fell upon the people of our country with crushing force and for a brief time an intense excitement prevailed, which in a community less just and

GEN. LEE, WIFE AND DAUGHTER. (From a late photograph.)

self-controlled than ouAs might have led to heavy acts of blind resentment. “This spirit, however, soon gave way to the calmer processes of reason, anil to resolve to investigate tlie facts and await material proof before forming a judgment as to the cause, tlie responsibility, anil. If the facts warranted, the remedy due. This course necessarily recommended itself from the outset to tlie Executive, for only In the light of a dispassionately ascertained certainty could it determine the nature and measure of its full duty In the matter.” The President referred to the appointment of tlie board of inquiry, gave a synopsis of the board's report, and concluded ills message as follows: * “I have directed that the finding of the court of Inquiry and the views of this Government thereon be communicated to the Government of her Majesty, the Queen Regent, and I do not permit myself to doubt that the sense of justice of tlie Spanish nation will dictate a course of action suggested by honor and the friendly relations of the two governments. “It will be the duty of the Executive to advise the Congress of the result and in the meantime Minslderatlon is invoked. “The finding of the board Is, In substance, ns follows: “(1) That the United States battleship Maine arrived in the harbor of Havana, Cuba. Jan. 25, 1898, and was taken to buoy No. 4, in from five and one-half to six fathoms of water, by the regular government pilot. “(2) The state of discipline on board tlie Maine was excellent; and all orders and regulations in regard to the care and safety of tile ship were strictly carried out. Tlie magazine* anil shell rooms were always locked after having been opened. Everything was reported secure on the evening of tlie disaster at Bp. m. The only magazine which had an undue amount of heat was the aft ton-inch magazine and that did not explode at the time the Maine was destroyed. The torpedo warheads were all stowed in the after-part of the ship under the -warjrootn and neither caused nor participated in tlie destruction of the Maine. “The dry gun cotton primers and detonators were stored in tlie cabin aft. and remote from tlie scene of the explosion. The coal bunkers were Inspected daily. The tiro alarms In the coal hunkers were in working order, and there lind never been a ease of spontaneous combustion of coal on board the Maine. On tlie night, of tlie destruction of the Maine everything hail been reported secure for the night nt 8 p. in. by reliable persons, through the proper authorities, to the commanding officer. At tlie time tlie Maine was destroyed the ship was quiet, and, therefore, least liable to accident, caused by movements from those on board. ‘‘The destruction of tlie Maine occurred nt 9:40 p. in. Feb. 15, she being nt the time moored to tlie same buoy to. which she had been taken upon her arrival. There were two explosions of a distinctly different character, with a very short hut distlrvt interval between them, and tlie forward part of tlie ship was lifted to a marked degree at tlie time of tlie first explosion. The first explosion was more ill tlie nature of a report, like that of a gun, while tlie Heeond explosion was more open, prolonged and of greater volume. This second explosion was, in the opinion of tlie court, caused by tlie partial explosion of two or more of the forward magazines of the Matin'. ••The evidence hearing upon this, being principally obtained from divers, did not enable the court to form a definite conclusion as to tlie condition of tlie wreck, although it was established that the after part of tlie ship was partially Intact, and sank in that condition in a very few minutes after the dost met lon of the forward part. When tin' rending of tlie document was completed the Senate agreed to the printing of tlie message, report and testimony and tlie referenec of tlie documents to tlie Committee on Foreign Affairs. Both houses then adjourned.

WON'T PAY INDEMNITY.

Spa in Will Refuse to Consider n Cluim for DumuKes, A Madrid cablegram asserts that Spain bus decided she will not accept a cash consideration to relinquish lier claims on Pnba, nor will she permit the President of the United States to carry out his plan of so-called friendly intervention. This decision has been communicated to the representative of the United States. Minister Woodford was also informed that Spain would not consider any claim for indemnity for the destruction of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor. Any demand for damages would be regarded as derogatory to Spanish honor nud dignity. Spain is snid to have bought from Italy the armored cruiser Varese.

REPORT ON THE MAINE AS PRESENTED TO CONGRESS.

Finding of Court of Inquiry Shows Conclusively That the Warship Was Destroyed by the Explosion of a Mine.

MAINE BOARD OF INQUIRY.

COLLOWING is the full text of the report of the court of inquiry delegated to 1 ascertain the causes of the Maine explosion: “United States Steamship lowa, First Rate, Key West, Fla:, Monday, March 21, 1898.—After full aud mature consideration of all the testimony before it, the court finds as follows: “1. That the United States battleship Mnine arived in the harbor of Havana. Cuba, on the 25th day of January, 1898, and was taken tp buoy No. 4, in from fiye aud one-half to six fathoms of water, by the regular Government pilot. “The United States consul general at Havana had notified the authorities at that place the previous evening of the intended arrival of the Maine. “The state of discipline on board the Maine was excellent, and all orders and regulations in regard to the care and safety of the ship were strictly carried out. All ammunition was stowed away in accordance .with instructions, and proper care was taken whenever amunition was handled. Nothing was stowed away in ithy one of the magazines or shellrooms which was not permitted to be stowed there. The magazines ahd shell-rooms were always locked after haying been opened, and after the destruction of the Maine the keys were found in their proper place in the Captain’s cabin, everything having been reported secure that evening at 8 o’clock. Usual Precautions Taken. “Tlie temperature of the magazines and shell-rooms was'taken daily and reported. The only magazine which had an undue amount of heat was the after 10inch magazine, and that did not explode at the time the Maine was destroyed. “The torpedo war heads were all stowed in the after part of the ship under the ward-room, and neither caused nor participated in the destruction of the Maine. “The dry gun cotton primers and detonators were stowed in the cabin aft and remote from the scene of the explosion. “The waste was carefully looked after on board the Maine tb obviate danger. Special orders in regard to this had been given by the commanding officer. “Varnishers, dryers, alcohol and other combustibles of this nature were stowed on or above the-main deck, and could not have had anything to do with the destruction of the Maine. “The medical stores were stowed aft under the wardroom and remote from the scene of the explosion. No dangerous stores of any kind were stowed below in any of the other storerooms. “The coal bunkers were inspected. Of these bunkers adjoining the forward magazines and shell-rooms, four were empty, namely, B 3, B 4, B 5 and B 6. A 15 had been in use that day, and AlO was full of New River coal. This coal had been earefujiy inspected before Receiving it on board. The bunker in which it was stowed was accessible on three sides at all times, and the fourth side at this time, oh account of bunkers B 4 and B G being empty. This bunker, A 16, had been inspected, that day by the .engineer officer on duty. “The fire alarms in the bunkers were in working order, and there bad never been a case of spontaneous combustion of coal on board the Maine. “The two after boilers of the ship were in use at the time of the disaster, but for auxiliary purposes only, with a comparatively low pressure of steam, and being tended by a reliable watch. These boilers could not have caused the explosion of the ship. The four forward boilers have since been found by the divers, and are in a fair condition. “On the night of the destruction of the Maine., everything had been reported secure for the night at 8 o’clock by reliable persons, through the proper authorities, to the commanding officer. At the time the Maine was destroyed the ship was quiet, and therefore least liable to accident caused by movements from those on board. “3. The destruction of the Maine occurred at 9:40 p. m. on the 15t.h day of February, 1898, in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, being at the time moored in the same buoy to which she had been taken upon her arrival. “There were two explosions qf n distinctly different character, with a very short but distinct interval between them, and the forward part of the ship was lifted to a marked degree at the time of the first explosion. “The-tirst explosion was more in the nature of a report like that of a gun; while the second explosion was more open, prolonged and of greater volume. This second explosion was, in tlie opinion of the court, caused by the partial explosion of two or more, of the forward magazines of the Maine. Condition of the Wreck. “4. The evidence bearing on this, being principally obtained from divers, did not enable the court to form a definite conclusion as to the condition of the wreck, although it was established that the after part of the ship was practically Intact, and sank in that condition a very few minutes after the destruction of the forward part. "The following fuels in regard to the forward part of the ship, are, however, established by tlie testimony: “That portion of the port side of the protective deck, which extends from about frame 30 to aliout frame 41 was blown up aft and over to port. The main deck, from about frame 30 to about frame 41 was blown up aft and slightly over to starboard, folding the forward part of the middle superstructure over aud on top of the after part. “This was, in the opinion of the court, caused by the partial explosion of two or more of tlie forward magazines of the Maine. “5. At frame 17. the outer shell of the ship, from a point eleven and one-half feet from the middle line of the ship, and six from the middle line of the ship, and six feet above tlie keel, when ill its normal position, lias been forced up so ns to he now about four feet above the surface of the water; therefore, about thirty-four feet above whore It would lie had 4ho ship sunk uninjured. The outside bottom plating Is bent into a reversed V shape, the after wing of which, about fifteen feet broad and thirty-two feet in length (from frame 17 to frame 25), is doubled back upon itself against the continuation of the same plating extending forward. “At frame 18 the vertical keel is broken in two. and the flat keel bent into an angle similar to the angle formed by the outside bottom plating. This break is now about six feet below the surface of'the water, and about thirty feet above its normal position.” Caused by Submarine Mine. “In the opinion of the court, .this effect could have been produced only by the explosion of a mine situated under the bottom of the ship at about frame 18, and somewhat ou the port side of tlie ship. "ti. The court finds that the loss of the Maine, on the occasion named, was not In any respect due to fault or negligence ou the part of any of the officers or members of the grew of said vessel. “7. in the opinion of the court the Maine was destroyed by the explosion of a submarine mine, which caused the partial explosion of two or more of her forward magazines. “8. The court lias inn'll unable to obtain evidence fixing the responsibility for the destruction of tlie Maine upon any person or persons. “IV. T. SAMPSON, “A. MARIX,. Captain U. S. X., President. “UlentQnnnt Commander U. S. N., Judge Advocate. “M. SIC Alt I', “Rear-Admiral, Commander-In-Chief of the United States Naval Force on the North Atlantic Station.”

SAGASTA RETAINS HIS POWER.

Liberal* Win in Spanish Parliament* nry Election*. The Spanish parliamentary elections that were held Sunday went by n large majority in favor of the Liberals, the party now in power. Very little' interest was manifested in Madrid and the polling booths were almost deserted. Most nil (lie eandidates elected there are Liberals. Blots are reported from many places, troubles being fomented by the socialists. This was especially the ease in tlie provinces of Biscay, Navarre., Catalonia and Valencia. At Durango, in the province of Biscay, one man was killed. It is estimated that tlie Government won 300 of the 432 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.

RESENT RELIEF PLANS

Spaniards Will Interpret Their Execution ns Intervention. The Madrid Impnreial says tlint if the proposition Attributed to the United States to send a warship with relief for the reoonoontrado* next week proves true, Spain will interpret the act as one of intervention which would he intolerable. The Madrid correspondent of the London Standard says that the following is the substance of Spain's reply to the uote presented by Minister Woodford: "The Spanish reply, which Is couched in firm language, stated that tlx? Government cannot agree to the conclusions the American Government lias drawn from inaccurate information that doer not tally with the recent activity and progress of military operations in Cuba, and the visible popularity and progress of the new colonial institutions, which have been loy-

ally n<'cop*,«d and supported, by even old :ui versa r it** of homo rule. Spain cannot, naturally, fVlmit the interference which is foreshadowed in the American note, and deprecates ftio sending of oftlcial relief and war veivisdst to Cuba ns being the very elements that have retarded the progress of the Spanish '•ale in the island. “Spain remits the United States of all the eoncessionf f-hc has made to preserve cordial relation* <*nd conciliate America, the last proof beibg her willingness to submit the contlictinA' commission reports to arbitration. In conclusion, the Spanish reply shows that the Government believes that it has reached fie extreme limit of concessions compatible rith the honor and dignity of Spain, and •All not,admit encroachments on her rigklN of sovereignty in the West Indies."

NONE WILL ASSIST HER.

Spain Must Stand or Knit on Her Own Merits. Dispatches from all the hVVopean capitals show that attention is Centered on America's preparation for t ;ir, which most people believe to be iuuuU*>nt. Some express sympathy for Spain, but none offers to help her, not even Austria, which has been the forcing ground of bro-Span-ish Intervention. She is now displaying n milder mood. A Vienna correspondent deelnres that Austria will probalv - ' recommend Spain to accept the offered Solemnity of 700,000,(XK) francs, with rilmhurseineiit for her war expenses, aivl declare Cuba independent. Then the United States would be obliged to agree to concessions regarding the Maine. Whisky la always a fool; so Is love.

LOSS IN THE MILLIONS

ENORMOUS DAMAGE DONE BY RAGING FLOODS. Indiana and Ohio the Chief Sufferers by Inundations Which in Some Sections Have Beached an Unprecedented Height—Traffic Suspended. People Driven from Home. Flood damage reaching into the millions of doHars is reported throughout Indiana and Ohio. Thousands of families are homeless and many of them are dependent upon charity. Many cities report that the water is at the highest stage ever known. Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania and West Virginia also report rivers turned into raging torrents, but in those States the damage thus far done is comparatively insignificant. ' ' Two railroad wrecks have resulted from washouts. One was in Ohio, where a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train went through a bridge near Frazeysburg. The other and the more serious one was near Columbus, Ind., where a wrecking train met disaster. Property loss in Indiana will exceed $1,000,000. AH the streams are overflowing their banks, houses and railroad tracks have been washed away, and growing crops have been seriously damaged. Near Greensburg, the loss of two lives is reported. Franklin has 200 homeless families to care for, while Shelbyville has 300 and Kushville 150. These are simply sample figures from entire hoosierdom. Throughout central and southern Ohio all the railroads are either crippled or totally disabled. The damage in the State may amount to $1,500,000. Dayton reports the conditions worse than at any period since 1860, when the central part of that populous city was inundated. Delaware has four business blocks under water and a much wider territory threatened. Canal Dover is cut off from the outside world, and unless the waters soon subside many lives will be placed in jeopardy. The list of homeless In Zanesville foots up to 4,000. In Columbus 2,000 persons are imprisoned in the upper stories of dwellings ill the western part of the city. An Idea, of the flood conditions in various sections can be gleaned from condensed press dispatches given below: Indiana. The White river is still rising. The Richmond electric light plant is drowned out. The canal north of Warsaw overflowed, flooding the entire vicinity.' Between 100 and 150 Kushville families have been driven from their homes. At St. Paul, the Bickhart flour mills have been washed out and destroyed. The property loss in Decatur County is about SIOO,OOO, and two lives have been lost in the flood. . Several bridges on the Big Four and Cambridge railroads are out, as well as ten miles of roadbed. The loss to the farming community around Shelbyville is estimated at from SIOO,OOO to $200,000. Many important towns are temporarily cut off and trains have been entirely abandoned on some roads. The northeastern section of Indianapolis is submerged, and many people have been driven from their homes or forced to the second stories. Between thirty and forty miles of (track of the Louisville division of the PanHandle are washed away between Louisville and Indianapolis. Ohio. Hundreds are homeless at Newark. At Cincinnati the Ohio will probably reach fifty-five feet. Floods have caused a shutdown of nearly every factory in Hamilton. H. C. Ross was killed as a bridge collapsed in Muskingum County. Four thousand Zanesville people have been driven from their homes, and few of them saved any household effects. Four squares of Delaware business houses are under water, and scores of wagon and foot bridges have been carried away. Nearly all railroads in central and southern Ohio are either crippled or totally disabled because of washouts or destroyed bridges. The Tuscarawas river has broken loose in one of the biggest floods ever known, and Canal Dover is entirely cut off from the outside world. A bridge over the Wukatomika creek at Frazeysburg gave way while a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train was crossing, and the whole train was submerged. Passengers crawled to the tops of the cars and were soon taken away by farmers in skiffs. No one was seriously injured.

MANY ARE KILLED. Train Plunges Through a Washed-Out Trestle in Indiana. Shortly before G o’clock Wednesday evening a work train loaded with officials and workmen plunged through a trestle one mile south of Columbus, Ind., on the Louisville division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Several were killed. The men had been at work repairing the track, which had been washed out in many places by the high waters, and were on their way to the southern part of the road; The work train had passed over the railroad bridge just south of Columbus and the engineer opened the throttle. lie thought the danger was past. Following the engine was a combination coach, with seats in each end, the middle for baggage. Behind this was a caboose. The men were all in the coach. Just a mile from the railroad bridge was a frame trestle, which had been weakened by the high water. Upon this structure the train plunged, and almost instantly disappeared Then begun a struggle for life. The window panes were broken and the men escaped with broken limbs anil bruised bodies. The engineer crawled to the®top of his boiler and lay there until rescued, with both legs broken. The fireman caught in a tree iu the river. The accident was witnessed by n throng of sightseers. The work of rescue was conducted under the greatest difficulty. Just a few minutes before the wreck occurred a train load of Madison teachers on their way to the Southern Teachers’ Association at Terre Haute passed along. The North German Garotte has published an official denial of the story that Emperor William, at a private dinner party last week, declared that so long as he is the German emperor “the United States shall not possess themselves of Cuba.” Prince Bismarck is a helpless cripple, and his only diversion is beiug wheeled around his garden in an invalid’s chair.

WOMEN AND THE WHEEL.

From the Gazette . Delaware, Ohio. The healthfulness of bicycle riding for women is a disputed question. l|sed in moderation it surely creates for women a means of outdoor exercise, the benefit of which all physicians concede. Used to excess, like any other pastime, its effect is likely to be dangerous. The experience of Miss Bertha Reed, the seventeen-year-old daughter of Mr. J. It. Jieed, 335 Lake street, Delaware, Ohio, may point a moral for parents „ who, like Mr. and Mrs. Reed, have experienced some concern for their daughters who are fond of wheeling. In the fall of ’96 Miss Bertha, who had ridden a great deal, began to fail in an alarming manner. Rest and quiet did

It&j7 when he examined her, he Vjl watched her closely, but her V' pulse continued at that rate for

two weeks. lie was satisfied then, from her high pulse and steadily wasting condition that she was suffering from anaepiia or a bloodless condition of the body. She became extremely weak, and could rot stand the least noise or excitement. In this condition of affairs they were recommended by an old friend to get some of that famous blood medicine, Dr. WiUiams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. They did so, and almost from the first dose Bertha began to improve. She continued to take the pills and was by their means made entirely well, and more grateful people than her parents cannot be found. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills have proved a boon to womankind. Acting directly on the blood and nerves, they restore the requisite vitality to all parts of the body; creating functional regularity and perfect harmony throughout the nervous system. The pallor of the cheeks is changed to the blush of health; the eyes brighten; the muscles grow elastic, ambition is created and good health returns.

A Timily Rescue.

“I saved my sister from marrying that silly young Hopkins.” “How so?” “She accepted him by letter, and I forgot to mail it.”

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