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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 2-1 , 1898 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FHrE CENTS.
LEE'S ' AT HIS POST
American Consul at Havana Has Not Run
Away.
HE HARBORS NO THOUGHT OF DESERTING
Divora Continno Their Labors in tbo
Tangled Wreck ,
V/ORK / EXTREMELY SLOW AND DANGEROUS
Terrible Strain Beginning to Tell on
Captain Sigsbje ,
HMDS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SLEEP WELL
( FrlpiulM Try to < lvt III * Ml ml OIT of
tuc 'IVrrllilc IH itMlir I'ITMOIIII !
a UfluUlH Of .ICIlUlllH _
Found.
( Or/pyrlK'it , 1 S , by I'rcM I'ubll'hlngCompany )
1 HAVANA , Feb. 23. ( Now York WorlJ C.i-
bleginm Special Telegram. ) Thole Is nu
truth In tliu story that Consul General Leo
will return to Washington. Ho ba l.uj no
thought of leaving Havana.
The things that come un from the wreck
ot the Malno and the places they come
from arc telling .ho Ulo. The American
naval court of Inquiry is very active. Pies
Itout ] Sampson was .ilmrd the wrecking tug
vtiy early tills morning , directing preKira- |
tloiiH for energetic work on ( ho forward tur
let. Tl.ot , probably , will be sought for first
It will toll a. good do.il. especially If Its
top Is Htlll on. Itns directly over the
big powder room , with tie ! electric light
machinery and the hvJraulle pumps be
tween. No moro loaded or empty po.vdcr
wore brought up today. I uii In-
there nro plenty of loalcl oaej btlll
jttwn forward , Lle'itonant ' Commander
vYalnwrlght , who Is In direct chnrgo o' ex
ploration , U Indefatigable. The divers Lave
becii Investigating today Into the e.uise nf
the explosion , exploring the foi.vard part of
the hull and getting Into the ward room
utter.
A delicate question will be : What Is In
the Interior and what Is on the exterior ?
Thus fat' the Spanish authorities have only
granted permission to examine the Interior.
No Spanish diver has gone below in the
wreck yet. The ( liters' work necessarily Ii
oxtiemely slow and dangerous , too , owing
to the upheaval of the forward part of the
ship. The big cranes arc expected to get
the largo obstructions out of the way
quickly.
The board of Investigation Is preparing
the big wrecking tug , "Right Arm , " BO
that Captain ( Magce can proceed to lift portions
tions of the wreck. The tug has the biggest
hoisting cable alloat and the largest en
gines ever built at 1'rovldence , H. I. It
has also tlx pumps ? each with Its own boiler
and each having thirty-Inch suction. H
could pump out a vessel the size of the
Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII In seven hours.
Its captain Is proud of his boat and ap-
paiontly is a very capable man. The men
nt the crow are very willing on this occa-
blon. This tug's cranes arc of ilftecn toiiD1
capacity , but they can rali'o the twcnty-llvo
ton guns by means of a mabslvo anchor
chain.
The strain Is tolling upon Captain Slga-
lec. Ho cannot sleep well. Friends arc
trying to get his mind off the disaster.
Two more bodies vvcio found today.
Neither was identified. The bodies of
Jenkins and Merrltt have not been found
yot. Much wreckage must bo got out first.
Jonkliih' stateroom was entered and some
personal effcctn were taken out. His body
Is thought to bo In the junior olllcers' mess
loom , where the hero probably "met the
water , " as Lieutenant Holinan says , while
blindly going toward his station forward.
IIo was n noble fellow , and as the Maine's
intelligence olllccr , had got Havana's bear
ings down very lino.
Almost all tto bodies which have been Been
In the forward part of the wreck have arms
tipstretchcd and extended fingers. In the
exact position of reaching for the handles
to Jump out of the hammocks when sud
denly awakened by the first shock , and l -
nlg then caught. Admiral Manterola , in com
mand of the Spanish naval forces In Cuban
waters , called today on the olllccrs of the
Pern. SYLVESTER SCOVEL.
YOIJMJ ( U'KlunilS l.Tllli J'l.OT.
Opinion Held Ity tinny AincriuaiiN In
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HAVANA ( via Key West , IFIa. ) , Feb. 23
The situation , which may bo changed at any
moment by fresh discoveries , may bo summed
up , when this dispatch Is sent this after
noon , substantially as follows :
The divers having discovered cases of
brown hexagonal powder for the 10-Inch
guns uncxploded , and believing also that
othrra unoxplodcd will bo found In the 10-
Inch magazine on the btarboaid sldo for
ward , the conviction grows that thin maga-
/Ino did not blow up. If this bu EO , the
further conviction Is forced that the ex
plosion which wrecked the ( Maine came from
iho ouuido on the port ibow.
Thi ) highest American otllclals here arc
confident thut General Illanco and the other
lilgh Spanish olllclals had no knowledge , di
rect or Indited , of the conception or o\o-
ouUon of a plot to Wow up the Maine , If
such a plot existed , but they believe the
junior Spanish olllm * were at the bottom of
the disaster , It there were < iny outside
agency. It Is pointed out that It would not
( ba Impossible to plant a mine of wet and
dry guncotton near where a fore'lgn war ves
sel was directed to anchor , such a mine com
municating with an electric battery on shore.
Jt Is regarded OB an Interesting point , that
the Maine , for the llrst time during Its stay
ill the harbor , lay at the particular spot
'where It was at the time of the catastrophe ,
and It Is snld , though not olllclally verified ,
that the Maine was the first foreign war ves
sel moored to'this particular buoy ulnco the
trouble became acute.
All storks of lax discipline co the Maine
nro without a shade of tiuth. On the other
hum ! Captain Slgabeo wait complained of by
tome MI account of the rigidity of hid rulew
tud the strictness with which he enforced
them. Moreover , the Mulno has been In
commission for > ears and never had a serious
accident uatll anchored In this quiet
"Jiarbor. '
1 In reply to a question put by this corre
spondent to a high American official as to
what tbo outcome would bo It It were proveJ
that the dlnanter were duo to an outside
agency , the official In question said :
"Sir , the American people vould r.ot be
\ jncu.ii war. Htlll. I doubt
( hot. Admiral Slrard could inchor the
Iowa , the Indiana , the Massachusetts and
tbo New York outside Havana harbor to
prevent the Ingress of the toad supplies ,
without which the city could not cxl t a
fortnight. Cuba Is a vvasto ot fishes and
desolation. Even the hotels end cafes licro
In Havana live from hand to mouth on
supplies brought from the United 5ti'ci.
"If Admiral Slcard demanded the sur
render of Havana , giving twenty-four hours
for the removal of the women and children ,
surrender would follow. The forts arc old
structures and could be demolished with a
elx-poumler. Such new guns as have been
mot.nted arc short ot ammunition and have
never been tried. If General Illanco should
decline to surrender , the Spanish merchants
hero , who represent SO per cent of the prop
erty and pay 75 per cent of the taxes o'
the bland , would compel him to accede to
Admiral SIcard's terms. As to the volun-
teerq. the men arc for the molt part the
employes of these merchants and the volun
teer ulllcers are largely their sons or their
junior partners.
"H Iswell to look these- things In the
face. At the same time It Is well for the
Americans to restrain themselves until
there Is some proof of an outside agency of
explosion. We can afford to wait n little
longer , seeing that we have waited so long.
Wo could not wait after It had once been
proven that iho Maine disaster was the re
sult of a dastard plot. Spanish ofllccrs from
the old country hold to the unaccountable be
lief that their arms would overcome us In a
few weeks , but the Cuban merchants have
no such delusion and they would control
the situation , llcnce , I believe that no shot
from u big American gun will bo neces
sary. " i
These sentiments fairly represent those of
the best Informed Americans here. One
thing seems certain , If the Maine was
blown up .by an outside agency , the agent
was a mine and not a torpedo , as no tor
pedo known could have produced such tre
mendous icsults. '
A ii , siiiivivoits TO in : IVAMI.MI : > .
Court of Inquiry \VIII lieIn ScNxIo
Seoni \\VeUi. .
HAVANA , Fob. 23. The court of lnqulr >
mot at 10 o'clock and examined Dr. Honor-
berger , Pajmaster Uay and Chief engineer
Howell of the battleship. There was a re-
coos ordered at noon and It lasted until 1.30
p. m. Sevciul witnesses , whoso names are
not now obtainable , were examined during
the afternoon. Another visit was made to
the wreck by Captain Sampson , president of
the court.
The captain sa\s he has no Idea of the
length of time the court will remain In ses
slon bore. H all depends on the testlmonj
and new fcatuies requiring further Investi
gation may develop at any time. Oiptnlt
Sampzoii added that socnnr or later even
survivor of the Maine will bo examined bj
the court , which seems to Imply thit ses
sion i for that purpose will be held at Key
West.
The tug Right Arm of the Merrill-Chap
man Derrick and Wrecking company Is
moored about 200 yards from the poop of
the Maine. The wrecking tug looks power
ful enough to move a mountain , yet It Is re
ported that It Is not supplied , owing to Its
hurried departure for this port , with all ap
paratus It needs for the work. Captain
Mngec of the HIght Arm has reported to Cap
tain Slgsbeo as ordered by the Navy depart
ment and will act under Captain Sigbee's
orders , which arc not formulated , or at least
not made known.
A strong wind made the harbor rough to
day and added to the dlfllcultlos of the divers ,
as the electric lights nro worked from a bat
tery on beard the Mangrove , 200 yaids dis
tant.
Captain Slgsbee Is pained by the comments
on his actions while the Malno was afloat
made by the papers here , but It Is pointed
out that the papers are not of the better
class. The captain has been so courteous
and Is evidently so popular with all that It
Is surprising that any of the papers of Ha
vana should attempt to do him Injustice.
A largo quantity of clothing has been taken
fiom the wreck and after It has been dis
infected It will be given to the rcconcen-
tiados.
The bodies of the missing ofllcers , Lleutcn-
atid Jenkins and Assistant engineer Merrltt
have not been recovered. The divers reached
the former's room , but his body was not
thero.
Thus far the sharks have given no trouble ,
but the vultuics have loft scarcely anything
but the skeletons of three men who were
entangled In debris very near the surface
of the water. The bodies were not noticed
by any ono until the foul birds had com
pleted their ghastly work. From the hand
of ono Chaplain Chadwlck removed a deeply
chabed gold ling for purposes of Identifica
tion.
Early this afternoon Chaplain Chadwlck
received a communication from Mrs. J. P.
Kean of G01 Illuo U'land avenue. Chicago ,
asking news of Edward Kcan , her son. It
Gccms certain that ho Is among the victims.
Chaplain Chadwlck says that the total
number of mlst'lng Is elghty-flvo or eighty-
six , and five have died In the hospital. Of
the missing many doubtless wcro blown to
aton's , no portions of their bodies being re
coverable , and there Is much doubt that any
considerable number of thcso whoso remains
are now being removed will bo Identified.
Vl/OAYA I.V XO IllJHHV TO M2AVI3.
Coiiiiiiiiiulcr UIIH .Not Yet Ili-ci-lvcil
hiilllnur Orders
NEW YOnK , Feb. 23. Sensational reports
that the VUcaya officers had ordered that
coal bo taken an board In haste and that
men Imvo been kept at work day and night
In this service were authoritatively denied
today. On the contrary no moro dispatch
has been used In coaling than Is usual and
no efforts will bo made to complete the
loading of the 900 tons required by the
cruiser before tomorrow. It was learned at
the Spanish consulate that Captain Eulatc
had received no sailing orders up to 2 p. m.
today. Ho was ordered before leaving Las
Palmaa to spend one week In American
waters before railing for Havana and up to
this time has received no Instructions con-
Dieting with this order.
There was an accldo.it un the VUcaya
jestcrday. Four men were working on the
alt smokestack when a plank Dipped from
a chain supporting It , Two of the men fell
on an iron grating at the foot of the stack
and weru picked up In a semi-unconscious
condition , The surgeon reported that It was
feared both were Injured Internally , but
Ui.U no bones wore broken. Two ot 4be men
caved themselves by clinging to chains on
thu stack , i
Illtr ( iiliik to I'rnlri't Sun
SAN DIBGO , C..I , Fob 23 , The ion-TncG
rifles'for tbo Ilallatt point fortlflcatloDS have
arrived and will soon be mounted , A large
portion of the members of battery D. , Third
artillery , are now at the -works preparing
to mount the g'ini and get the battery into
working condition t the earliest possible
OFFICERS ARE HEARD FROM
Attaches of the Malno Write Letters to
Washington.
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CONTENTS ARE NOT GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC
Mncli Intercut I * Shown lit Cnptnlit
itltllltlNOIl'H llNlllcIl | ( iltlllK Slll-
KCNtlonn Altoiit ItnUlilK tlio
I llnllli-xlilp.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. The arrival of a
mall from Key West this afternoon , hrlnp-
Ing some private letters from naval olllccrs
lately attached to the Maine , caused a wave
of excitement to run over the departments.
The only no'vs so far discovered ot real Im
portance as throwing any light on the cause
of the explosion , contained In the letters ,
was the statement that the two after boilers
were all ot the eight boilers of the Maine
that wore under steam at the time of the
explosion. This disposes of the Idea that
an exploded boiler had caused the wreck.
The experts say that by no * possibility could
the after boilers exploding have wrecked the
forward part of the Maine and left the after
part almost unharmed.
Much Interest was shown In a dispatch
from Admiral Slcurd giving the recommen
dations of Captain Sampson of the court of
Inquliy as to the raising of the wreck. The
view of naval olllccrs was that Captain
SampJMi and his associates were giving this
advice , not as a court , but as olllccm In a
position to speak as to the best methods
to bo adopted for raising the Maine. Various
Interpretations were put on the expression
"forward half completely destroyed. " This
was regarded as n partial confirmation of
the theory tl'at the forward magazine bad
cxploJed , as tint Is one of the most Im
portant portions of the forward half of the
rhlp. At the same time It was held by some
naval authorities that the destruction of the
forward half ot the ship did not necebsnrlly
mean that the forward magazine bad ex
ploded , as this might bo still Intact , al
though a part of the general wreckage. In
the absence of an explicit ( statement as to
the forward magazine tbcro was a disposi
tion not to accept any Implied statement as
to Its destruction.
WILL EXPEDITE THE WORK.
Captain Sampson's recommendation that a
contract bo mido with the best equipped
wrecking company to remove the material
and lift the ship without delay was In ac
cord with action already taken In the con
tract with two largo wrecking companies , by
which their combined facilities are at the
command of the government. The contract
contains a clause binding the vvlockers to
use their utmost efforts to expedite the work ,
so the department feels that everything Ins
been done to carry out the vlows expressed
by Captain Sampson. A clause of the con
tract Itemizes ? the amount to bo paid for each
branch of the work : Wrecking tug Under
writer , $150 per day ; wrecking steamer Jones ,
$200 ; lighter Seymour , $75 ; derrick Chief ,
$75 ; barge Lone Star , $50 ; wrecking tug
Right Arm , $200 ; wrcckmastcr , ? 15 ; wreck
ers , $4.50 each ; divers , $30 each.
Evidently the president of the court of
Inquiry Is fearful of the effect upon the
public of Ill-judged attempts to account for
the destruction of the Maine , for this after
noon ho telegraphed Secretary Long , doubt
less having In mind certain publications of
this morning :
HAVANA , Feb. 23. Any reported Inter
views with divers untrue. Every precau
tion has been taken. Ofllcer always pres
ent.
ent.Tho
The odlccrs hero arc still thinking of Cap
tain SIgsbco's request of yesterday to bo fiir-
ciished with the plans of the Maine's section
through the magazines and coal bunker
pockets. The reference to the latter Is par
ticularly Interesting , and leads to a desire
to bo Informed on the exact quantity and
quality of the coal supply at the time of the
explosion. It Is said that these pocket
bunkers are rarely emptied , being designed
as much for protection against gunshots as
for capacity to hold ccal. Ono expert fald
ltat these bunkers In his own experience
have mot been emptied In months. All ot
this has to do with the spontaneous combus
tion theory , as the bunkers abut on the
magazines , and might have set off oven the
fate brown paper If the latter were exposed
to a degree of heat above COO degrees for
some time.
SIGSI1EE NOT SATISFIED.
The request shows that Captain Slgsbeo Is
not satisfied as to the cause of the explosion ,
notwithstanding the expressions attributed
to him by unauthorized persons.
One of the private letters received today
says 11 ivas all over In flvo minutes. The
writer was ashore and heard the nolso , Ho
1 nstlly took a boat and started for the
Malno , arriving In atout twonty-flvo minutes.
All was quiet and smooth , and In fact , as ho
said , In flvo minutes after the explosion the
Malno was In Its present condition.
Some solicitude was expressed at the de
partment over the report of Admiral Slcard's
health. It was said that there was no occa
sion for relieving him now , that thp New-
York Is not to leave Key West , and even If
It should Captain Sampson or Captain Taylor
con assume charge ct the squadron while
the admiral takes the two weeks' leave to
recuperate from his malarial fever , which
ho was about to enjoy when ho voluntarily
returned to his place ,
A formal order was made out this after
noon for Lieutenant Commander Wain-
vvrlght to take charge of the station at
Havana and look after the government's
Interests while the work of wrecking the
Malno progresses. It has been arranged that
ho shall bo subbtstcd on board one of the
wrecking steamers.
The big double-turrcted monitor Terror
remains under orders to stay In Hampton
Roads until further notice. It la likely It
will bo sent to take the place of tbo Malno
In the North Atlantic squadron , If not
needed elsowhero. The department Is loath
to encumber tbo speedier ships with the
Terror , as It might retard the execution of
maneuvers.
I.VDIC VTIOVS OF TWO K\1 > I.SH9. .
Tlicory .Siinlnlnril ! > > Direct i\Iilt'nce
mid Condition ofVrtcU ,
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. A dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says : The further tbo
Inquiry Into the causes that led to the
Malno dlraatcr proceeds the moro remote
appear the chances that any evidence will
bo discovered to show that the disaster was
duo to accident. The divers who penetrated
Into tbo forward part of the wreck found
thai the whole forward end of the ship
from ft point Jutt abaft of the forward
turret had been twisted fifteen on twenty
degrees to starboard , That part of the ves
sel was a wilderness of debris and curled
and twitted plates. Tbo sharp , jagged edge *
ot omo of the plates added danger to the
t tbo dlY ri , getting life
Into a tangle , and fraying the cords. In ono
Instance they almost cut through a rubber
tuba which supplied a divert with air. Be
fore the explosion the ( en-Inch magazine
was located on the starboard sldo forward
and beneath the forward turret. What Is
left ot the magazine seems to have been
driven toward the port bow In a diagonal
and upward dltectlon. The six-Inch maga-
rlnp , which hod Its location In the port fide
of the ship forward , was hurled In a direc
tion directly opposite to that ot the ten-Inch
magazine. One ot the copper cylindrical
tanks for the six-Inch magazine was found
by the divers In the wreck of that structure.
It contained no powder charge. The ton-
Inch magazine has not been closely examined
at this writing , but such Inspection of It as
vva ? made leads to tbo belief that a big pile
of twisted wreckage that lies about the top
of U Is composed of unexploded ten-Inch
charges.
The theory of the two explosions Is borne
out by the tcstlmouy ot Senor Antonio
Cabalero , a tobacco dealer of Havana , Senor
Cabalcro was crossing the bay In a ferry
boat at the time ot the disaster. He was
familiar with the Maine , having paid several
visits to that craft , and was pointing out
to a group of friends on the ferry boat Its
peculiarities. There came Just at that In
stant , lie fays , a dull report from the for
ward part of the thlp , the upheaval of a
geyser of water about the boat , followed al
most Instantly by a tcrrlllc roar and a blindIng -
Ing flash of light. Ho Is positive about the
first explosion , and sajs It was noticed by
his companions. This statement of his came
to the cars of one of the court of Inquiry
and last night en olllccr was sent to Senor
Cabalero to ask him If he | would appear as
a witness before the court. ; He announced
his willingness to do so.
Many strange talcs of the disaster are
brought out as the days wear en. Ono of
these waa made known yesterday when the
captain of an English bark anchored In the
hai'bor nearly a mile distant from the Maine
told how a bowhlskererd Jaw had fallen on
the deck of his vessel. The captain has
been asked to appear as a witness before
the court of Inquiry.
&PVI.V is dimyriNO nowx A JUT.
( luct'ii Iti-Kciit HccrlvoM MlnlMrr
\Voodloril ivldi Corilinllt ) .
( CVipxrlBlit , 1 < 93 , by 1'rest I'libllblilni ? Compi" > )
MADRID , Feb. 23 ( Now , York World Ca
blegram Spec'al Telegram. ) In court circles
here It is stated that the queen icgont
treated General Woodford , the United Statca
minister , very kindly at an audience last
evening. I hrar that President McKlnley's re
ply to the telegram ot condolence ot the
queen regent expressed much regard by the
president touching the Interest shown by her
In the victims of the Malno disaster and their
families and stating that ho hoped this sad
event would draw closer relations between
the two nations.
Minlstet Woodford has Issued Invitation ?
to a banquet in honor of the Spanish min
ister , Senor nornabe. The gupsts Include
the ministers of foreign fcttairsnnd of the
colonies and several forclgrraTnbabSador3'"a"tfcr
their wives. Senor ncrnabo will start for
America via England on Saturday next.
The oNcltccncnt hero over the Maine in
vestigation Is subsiding , and the people arc
becoming convinced that both governments
nt heart desire to do their best to avert a
conflict for the time being. El Imparcial , El
Hcraldo and the conservative papers nlono
keep up the campaign agitaat the United
States. They are endeavoring to show that
the president's American diplomacy is clmply
lulling Spain into a fal'-e- sense of necurlty
with the view of masking tCie real design. In
order to gain time to complete the warlike
preparations necessary for actisn by the end
of April , should the pacification of Cuba not
bo completed by that time.
Great progress , It Is said , is meanwhile
being made by General Ulanco , who Is said
to bo actively preparing to strlko a hard
blow at tbo insurgents In eastern Cuba in
March.
The minister of finance Is preparing an
Important war credit , and/will procure wajs
and means to meet It with a view to being
ready for any eventualities before the Cortes
atbcmbles at the end of April.
The queen today Invited to lunch with the
royal family Captain Vlllamll , commander
of the Spanish squadron about to start for
Cuba , who had called at the palace to take
his leave. After lunch the queen talked a
long tlmo with Vlllamll , j Inquiring Into all
the details of his coming cruise. Her ma
jesty gave Vlllamll two photographs , ono of
her daughter , Princess Esturlas Infanta
Maria ; ono of herself and the king , upon
which she had put In her own handwriting ,
"To Don Alfonso Vlllamll from Alfonso
Christina. ( May Gcd protect him In his
Journey. " Vlllamll afterward went to the
ministry of marine to take leave of the ad
miral , with whom ho had a long Interview ,
die then left for CaOU , where ho will bpeiid
three days to complete preparations for the
departure of the squadron , composed of three
torpedo destroyers , Pluton , Terror and Furor ,
and the torpedo vessels Rayo , Alcor and
Ozor. The squadron will bo accompanied by
the steamer City of Cadiz conveying coal
and provisions. The vessels will stop at the
Canary Isles , also at 'Puerto ' Rtcom , before
reaching Cuba. There Is 90 hurry for their
joining the cruisers Oqurndo and Vlzcaya nt
Havana. ARTHUR Ii. HOUdHTON.
TrnoiiH < ; < ( lluuily to llovf.
KANSAS CITY , Feb. 23. A dispatch to
the Journal from Leavouworth , Kan. , says a
state of tension exists at Fort Lcavenworth
tonight , causoJ by the receipt of telegraphic
orders to have the ontlru command In reodt-j I
ness to move at twenty hours' notice. Prep
arations have been completed for any emer
gency , ami It Is stated that the several or
ganizations of Infantry untl cavalry can bo
moved on fix hours' notice ,
Itll ) Dl'lllfN ( III IlltlTV I ' 1V.
WASHINGTON. Fob. 23.-Asblitant Sccre-
tary of State Day denied an In'-orvlntr at
tributed to him In which ho was reported to
have bald the Americans In Hivana were
In great danger and General Lee huj been
quite right if ho advised them to leave.
"I have had no intimation that Gencial
Leo had given such advice , " said Secretary
Day , "and I have uot dlscujsel tbo mutter
with any one. "
llciiilj' for
The report was current late last night
that the Department of the I'latte had re
ceived orders from Washington to at once
prepare tbo men under its charge for ac-
tlvo duty end that the troops at Fort Crook
were being gotten In readjncsi lor Imme
diate service. No communication could be
had with the headquarters or officers In
charge las * night to verify the report.
the Hi'JioIiitlou.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. The president
signed the resolution of congrois j-pioprlat-
lag 1200,000 neccBMry for the work of re
covery of the remains ot officers and .ma
1
and property from the Maluo. „ ,
JURY FINDS ZOLA GUILTY
Ho Eocoivcs a Sentence of Ono Tear's '
Imprisonment.
RESULT GIVES SATISFACTION TO THE MOB
Mont Scnwnllonnl Trlnt In Yonrn
Coin ON to nil Knil mid the Verdict
, IK About AVImt linn llccu ,
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PA1US , Feb. 23. The Zola trial Is orlod.
The Jury agreed dajs ahead on the verdict ,
and Its unrnlmlty was duo to threats. It
stajcd In the jury room but a few minutes ,
Mid the sentence la ono year for M. Zola ,
and four months for M. Pcrrcliix , the nom
inal director of theAurore. . The hour was
7 o'clock In the evening and the court was
lighted by electricity , which revealed the faeo
of every person.
A very strlk ng object , "Christ Crucified , "
hung high behind the bench. M. l.nborlc
said , "The name ot Pilate Is moat abhorred
In history. " The figure of Christ caught
Zola's c > e. After sentence had been passed ,
ho exclaimed , "Today , associated with
Christ , I , to , am a-\lctlm of mob violence ,
olficlal cowardice an ! n grand miscarriage of
justice. " Hut ho did not w'oce nor ll'nch.
IIo looked ns Indlfrffercnt as a mere spec
tator.
Mine. Zola's devoted heart at first seemed
broken , but when she felt that she must
brace herself up to rise to the height of
Zola's grand situation she became calm and
self possessed.
His friends , 'llruneau ' and Dcsmculln , were
more broken-hearted than she. They have
dally accompanied Zola , protecting him
from mob violence. > M. Laborlo was also
greatly upset. Zola's friends were delighte-d.
They declared that by the sentence ho was
redeemed from all past faults , that It set
him upon a radiant pedestal , pave him a
unique position and made him the repre
sentative man ot humanity. They greatly
feared a severe sentence. In this case he
would not liavo gone to prison.
HAIID FOR PJ3IUUBUX.
M. Clemencean pleaded for the humble
Perilous and tried to cheer him. He , poor
fellow , has no compensations , no woi Id-wide
advertisement for his works , no blaze ot
glory.
The troops wcro never employed to Itcep
order during the trial. The civic guaids and
constabulary only were called. There wcro
7,000 on duty today , ibut despite all pre
cautions to exclude the public 2,000 persons
got Into the hall. There were endless ofllcers
In uniform and civilian clothes , and the
joung ofllcer In the court and hall Joined
In the manifestations and waved their caps
when "vivo lo armce" was cried. The old
officers were content to laugh merely.
The jury slipped away , but some of the
Jurymen wore recognized in the hall and
borne In triumph through the seething
crowds-oir-yonng merr's-ohouldero. The din
was fearful , but it was a Joyous din. The
fact that Zola was meeting a severe sentence
softened angry passions.
The French , as victors , are Kindly. Defeit
sours and Infuriates them , preventing the
faction cry , "vivo 1' armeo. "
"Aro we entering , " moderate people ask ,
"an era of pronunelamceitoa ? "
ANTI-JEWISH COMMI1INE.
No. No French general ever aimed at
military dlctature. The first and second Na-
poleora wcro practically foreigners. Hut
there Is a strrugo combination of army ,
church and people , with ono objective , to put
down Israel In France. This ualon is leco
fortultuous than It looks. The Jew-s now
control all the sources of wealth. The
minds of the people have long been In re
volt in secret agaiast this power which ban
no physical force boli'nil it. What bab fer
mented In the brain la now going Into ac
tion.
tion.The
The church Is the ono great universal
organ to pit against the Jewish universal
alliance. The universe Is , therefore , politi
cally with 'Homo ' that It must keep the le-
publlc. 'Monarchy ' could only live by force
of the army and would mean war. Franco Is
not organized for war , but Prince Henry of
Orleans Is hoping for a military movement
against the republic , and to come to the
top. Ho < lally showed himself during the
trial In the hall of the court house , and one
day embraced Major TMerhazy , crying ,
"Vivo I1 armeo ! " Ho was surrounded and ,
salaamed to by his Orleanlst friends , but It j
did not do. IIo has no brilliant , captivating
qualities , but only an ambiguous , half girlish
figure , and talks through his nose languldlj.
M. Fauro only patronized General I'clllcux
and General do Colsdcffro as against M.
Zola. Ho llkej fine military company. Bols-
deffro is aristocratic and In favor at St.
Petersburg and the president Is sensible to
th's.
TREMENDOUS CHEERING.
The cheering wan tremendous all over
town , but there was little violence , though
the Jews wcro terrified. Some- Jews man
aged to bo near the law court , but escaped
with their lives. Fortunately three days of
carnival have used up the animal spirits of
the people. They were tired and wanted to
go to t/ed , The students , however , me much
excited.
At a late hour tonight I went to Zola's
house. AS I passed through the flower-
adorned vestibule I thought that a year's
imprisonment would bo a wholesome change
from this luxury. M. Zola's taste for lux
ury Is Italian and his homo Is furnished
much In the Italian manner , richly and
handsomely.
I found him moro nervous than on the
hearing of the verdict , but bearing up with
a etlff lip. IIo sa > a he Is sorry for Franco ,
but thinks It will right Itself.
The house was filled from the ground
floor to the garret with bouquets of flowers ,
that bad como from all parts. The tables
were littered deep with telegrams. Cno dis
patch of 3,000 vvordu came today from Odessa.
PATH OF GLOHY.
M. Zola will write another letter before
surrendering himself. Ho Is very tired. Ho
absolutely felt like a storm-tossed mariner.
Ho was going , be said , to ( be end of the
century In all-around now conditions The
friends aroiiid him envied him bin new de
parture in the path of glory. What an
honor It would bo to bo a martyr for truth
and justice. He had had all thut a pros
perous career could give , but the way of the
cross , philosophically understood , was DOW
open to him.
A friend expressed regret that tbcro Is so
much ibourgcoUe comfort at the St , Pelaglo
prison , ( M , Ilochefort has there his English
bed and bedding , and his servant and wife
go dally to prepare his Umcli. A cell would
bo preferable were llw'iuH for rheumatism ,
Zola's oldest friend pjiiurcs me that he will
not die In Jail , Ho wro brought up In hard
ship ; his father was an old military cam
paigner with Napoleon , end -was In tbo re-
treat from Iluasla , at Waterloo and other
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battles. A stuidy French peasant , M. Zola
was reared by peasantry to bo hardy and
enduring. His health Is not so good as a
uhllo ago , owing to his anti-fat diet , but
the prison is sure to strengthen htm , and
then there Is the stimulating moral force.
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PARIS. Feb. 23. At 7 p. m. today the
jury In the case of M. Zola returned a ver
dict finding the defendant guilty on all the
counts. M. Zola as sentenced lo o c year's
Imprisonment and to pay u fine of 3,000
francs.
M. Porreux , manager of the Aurore , In
which paper M. Zola published his charges
against the conduct of the Estcrhazy court-
murtlal , was condemned to four months Im
prisonment and to pay 3,000 fiancs line.
There was Increased excitement to
day In the precincts of the Palace
of Justice , where MM. Zola and Pclllcu\ have
been on trial since February 7 , charged by
the government , In substance- , with making
llbcloiiij comment upon the conduct of the
Ebtcrhazy court-martial.
01. I aborle , counsel for M. Zola , resumed
his argument for the defense.
Referring to the Bordcieau counsel main
tained that it was written by ' .Major Gster-
hazy , and said that the presentation of sev
eral secret documents at the court-martial
fully established this.
Recalling Premier Mcllno's refusal to dis
cuss the subject when 11. Jaurc , the so-
'clalfst-lcadcr.-lnterpolatcd < ho government
on the subject In the. Chamber of Deputies ,
M. Laborlo said It could be concluded there
from that the government bad something to
hldo. ( Uproar. )
Continuing , rM. Laborlo said : "General
Mercler ( minister of war at the time of the
Dreyfus court-martial ) wrung the sentence
out of the court-martial In dcliancu of all
law. I believe the country will soon realize
the gravity of the situation and will revolt
and protest In the name of eternal morality.
This Is what ii. Zola has done. "
Referring to the document which General
Pellleux unoxnectC'Jly produced In court ,
purporting to warn the minister of war not
to confess that ho ever had relations with
"that Jew , " counsel maintained that the
note In reality said : "With that Jewish
clique , " and asserted that the authorities
had not produced the alleged Incriminating
documents because "It would have resulted ,
not In war , but In ridicule. "
The speaker's touching references to the
unhapplnrss of the Dreyfus family , the cour
age and abnegation of Mine. Dreyfus and the
letter fiom Dreyfus In September , 1897 , pro
testing his Innocence moro energetically than
over , produced a profound sensation , many
of the people prchont In the court weeping.
The speaker , M. Laborle , justified Colonel
Plcquart's search of Major Esterhazy'B rooms
and pointed out that the latter had refused
to testify In court. Counsel further con
tended that General Gor.so's correspondence
showed thut Colonel PIcquart acted with the
concurrence of his chiefs and that the gen
eral would have stopped the colonel If posi
tive proof of the guilt of Dreyfus existed.
Continuing , counsel asserted' that the gov
ernment veered round against the Inquiry
when It feared it would cause trouble In the
country , and took up the attitude of wash
ing Its hands of the wbolo affair. Colonel
PIcquart then became embarrassed and was
shipped off to Tunltj. IIo would , according
to coun < xil , have been sent to the extreme
confines of Tripoli had not General L-wlIero
Interfered ,
There was a commotion In court when M.
Laborle , referring to Dreyfus , said his ap
pointment on the gcnccal staff was "badly
received by tbo Jewbaltcrs. " Counsel fur-
thei remarked. "Dreyfim ciuld not Ijavo di
vulged anything about the hydraulic brake
for the artillery , bCDau.su the contrivance nan
been known since 1SSO , "
Hero tlm advocate general protested agalnat
M. Mborlo going outside of tbo case , but
tbo latter Insisted , adding :
"Infantry ofllccfs , Including Major Ester-
hazy , could have been acquainted with this
contrivance. Yet , without proof , an Innovent
man was arrested , who , although a Jew ,
would bo the last man to betray socrcU , for
ho was only too dappy to servo Fiance au a
member of the general staff. "
M. Laborlo then reviewed the question of
the shady conduct and Indebtedness of Major
Eiterhazy , } ivho , ho talil , ull eminent men
bcllevo wrote the Bordereau. Comiecl then
asked who could bo '
Major KfrtcrlKuy's backers
and declared that the " "
ers "fairy tale" rep
resenting Emperor William of Germany as
corresponding with Dreyfus "was ulmply
laughable. "
"H was simply Impossible , " continued M.
Laborlc , "to obtain justice at the court-
martial which tried Major Estcrhazy , and
then a man arose , M. Zola , who needed every
ounce ot his courage to do this. ( Murmurs
In court. ) Ho stands buforo you , " added
M. Liborle. "M , Kola's stand wax made
against the mlnlnter for war who bad dared ,
though In good faith , to lake tbo responsi
bility of getting Dreyfus condemned. "
In hla peroration , M. Laborlo iiald : "Do
not allow yourselves to be deceived with the
Idea that the honor of the army Ii Involved
because some of Its me-mbcrs have Ignored
the law , Do not allow yourec'lves to bo
troubled or Intimidated by rumoru of war
Fear cioth'ng , for the mortl cn-rgy of the
countiy itlll lives.
"U Is with the hcarta of benefit men ( bat
{ Continued on Third
KILLS HER FATHER
Nebraska Oily Qirl Takes Rovonpo on
Her Parent.
BLOWS HIS HEAD OFF WITH A SHOTGUN
tlio Terrible Orimo Wbilo HeS ,
Parent Sleeps ,
M KUWITZKY SLAIN BY HIS CHILD
BJfUomo Trunk nntl Tlircatocs Fnmily
witb Butcher Knifo.
THIRSTS FOR GORE OF HIS LOVED ONES
.SotiMilccii-Vcnr-Olil Duunlitcr Shoots
Him UtMiil n ml ( InCoroner' *
, Jury Dxoiu-rnti'N tlic
I , Vouim : Woman.
'NEBRASKA ' C1TV Feb. 23
, ( Special Tele
gram. ) William Kuwitzky , a man about 13
years of age , omplojed as janitor nt the
county court house , was shot early this
morning by his daughter Mary , a girl ot 17.
iFrom the best Information obtainable It
seems that ho was addicted to drink ami
when Intoxicated abused his family , consist
ing of his wife and four children ranging In
ages from S to 20 jears. Ho went homo last
night in this condition , and armed with a
butcher knlfo drove the occupants from the
house , at the same time declailng his Inten
tion to kill his wife and commit suicide.
The older members of the family succeeded
In paclfjlng him and finally persuaded him
to go to bed. About 1 o'clock this morning
the girl Mary , apparently maddened by liU
attempts to kill her mother , solred n double-
barreled shotgun and blew his head olt vvhllo
ho waa asleep. She was imcncdlutely ar-
rsloil.
GIRL IS EXONERATED.
Tbo facts elicited nt the coroner's Inqueot
this nftcinoon upon the remains of William
Kuwitzky corroborated the account already
given. The jury , after listening to the tes
timony ot Mrs. Kuwitzky , her oldest daugh
ter , Mary , who did the shooting , and a 10-
year-old son , tendered the following ver
dict : |
"That the said .Mary Kuvvlt7ky committed
the act while laboring under emotional In
sanity caused through fear of repeated ,
threats made by the paid William Kuwitzky
against her mother's life and the lives ot
other members of the family. We , tbo Jury ,
would exonerate the said ilury Kuwitzky ,
she not being les-ponslblo for the act nt the
time It was committed. "
The girl was accordingly released from the
custody of the sheriff. She Is hundsomo and
Intelligent. She Is a member of the class
In the High school which will graduate this
year. Her Instructors apeak of her In the
highest terms.
William Kuwltyky , the dead min , was a
cigar maker by tiade. Ho has been n resi
dent of thlo city for many years.
I\-TIII : vsi'itiit ' KILLS
Crninl iHlimil Hun I'ulN n Ilnllct
'I'liroiiKh Ills llrnln.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Feb. 23. ( Special
Telegram. ) William C. Cornelius committed ,
sulcldo this evening , sending a ll-callbcr
bullet Into his brain. The revolver was pur
chased by him this nftcimoon , and he was
jet atlvo wheu found In en outhouse , whcro
ho committed the act. Neighbors who heard
the f > hot Immediately carried him Into hia
residence and summoned a physician. Llfo
was soon extinct , however. Cornelius was
county treasuicr from 1892 to 1894 , and dep
uty before that time. Ho has slnco been
cmgagcd In the Insurance bualnts.1. Ho lost
ono comptciy a few days ago , and , was raid
to be financially distressed , Two brothers ,
also residents of this elty , have also died
by their own hands. 0 cor go Cornelius hung
himself come flvo ycais ago , and Curia Cor
nelius shot himself about three years ago.
Deceased was a member of three lodges , In
which he carried $5,000 Insurance. Ho leaves
a widow and four children.
"i > ' MIIHXIC.Y ,
Murderer KHCJIIH-H from Jnll nuil Kill ) *
Kcrnr MI-II ,
LINCOLN , Feb. 23. A special from Alma ,
the county seat of Hurlan county , OUJH
Word has Just been iccclved from Mancot ,
th's county , that Thomas Ford , who lost
week cut the throat of hia brother-in-law ,
escaped from jail today and killed four men
before ho could bo overpowered. There I
Intense excitement hero and the sheriff but
left for Mascot. Alma Is not a night tele
graph olllco and further details can.ot bo
obtained ,
ins iui'ioviit'.s .SISTIIH ,
IIMMI ll > Kiiilx Illu Onn Ilf i l > yi
llmiKlniT.
REINIJECK , la. . Fob. 23. Crazed with
the desire for rcvengo becaueo of fancied
wrongs , Richard Claiii-di , 1.1 years of ago ,
this afternoon shot Mlnnlo Foght , a wittier oC
his employer and then put an end to his own
llfo by hanging. Miss Foght's chance of rot
cowry Is ellght.
mirroit.s HOUIv - rovsri.TATiov.
Mrx.V. . C.Vliltn - > 'N ComlKlon Iw
1'ronoiiiKTtl to llo ( rlllfiil ,
( AUKEN. S. 0. , Fob. 23. The condition of
Mrs. William 0. Whitney tonight Is nerlouB.
Evidence of parnljsla has set In. The best
medical attention to bo had Is present , Dr.
William T , Dull and Dr. Valentino Mott ot
.N'c-w York being In constant attendance.
Dr. Hull arrived on a special train from New
York at 7 o'clock this morning and an
nounced Mrs , Whltncy'B condition critical ,
A consultation will bo held tomorrow.
ItolilirrN Jllim Hunk buff. |
KANSAS CITY Fob , 23.-A spcolul to tha
fitjr from Webster City ayn ; Robbers !
Mow open the fafo of the Btatc Bavin * ; ' '
bank with dynamlt" lufcl night and securul
} . ; 7uo The nol < > of the explosion brought )
< i innil of prcplo to thu scene , but not ]
1.-Or ti-c robin r a hud escaped In a utoltuj
I'w.cy ' j