THE FRONTIER. rUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY RY THE FRONTIER PRINTING COMPANY. O'NEILL, - - NEBRASKA. NEBRASKA. Macabces have organized a lodge at Dunbar. Four weddings occurred at Utica in ■one day last week. The store of Peterson Bros., Au rora, was broken Into by burglars and About *100 worth of poods taken. While chopping wood at bis home south of Humboldt Thomas Kinter was struck in the left eye by a flying chip, which put the eye out. Petitions have been circulated at Wayr,^ for the privilege of voting $6,000 bonds to build an electric light plant, to be run in connection with the city water works. J. I). McKelvey of Geneva, for years superintendent of ' the industrial school at that town, has engaged In business in Tecumseh and will move has family to that place. The ten mile foot race between R. ,li. Hamon of Whitman and William Ryan of Iowa was run In the opera house at Hyannls. Hamon won by two daps, with ease, while Ryan was very er by trade, died In terrible agony. For several days he had been drinking bay rum and lemon essence and finally got. bold of some alcohol. He drank that and went to bed and soon after jump ed out and said he had lost his mind and wanted some one to help find it He was gotten to bed again, hut soon after expired. In the county clerk's office of Otoe county erere filed articles of lncor* jwratlon for the Morton Brothers Printing company with a capital stock of S25.000 to conduct a printing office end publish a daily or weekly paper or both, at Nebraska City. The incor porators are J. Sterling Morton. Carl Joy. Paul, and Mark Morton, M. E. and N. A. Duff, J. J. Hochsteller, H. N. Shewell. David Brown and Donald Maccaulg. The case of the state against Fred Mecklinberg. which has been on trial at Hartington, was concluded last week and the county Judge discharged ♦he defendant. Soi > time ago, J. X. He Iff had tbs defendant arrested, charged with the burning of twenty tons of hay. 'About twenty-five wit nesses were examined and a great deal of Interest centered in the trial, as the parties are both prominent per aons and old neighbors. A disgraceful incident took place during the progress of religious serv ices at Waterbary, Dixon county. Borne one Ignited a bunch of fire crackers and threw it into tho church. The explosions and scent of powder spread temporary 'consternation and made the congregation think the devil had begun open hostilities and a bom bardment in earnest. Immediately a reward of $25 was made up and offer ed for the capture of the guilty one. The record in the county clerk’s of fice discloses the following mortgage Indebtedness of Richardson county for the month of January: Twenty-sis farm mortgages have been filed, ag gregating $31,861.11, and during the eanie length of time twenty-three flurm mortgages have been released, aggregating $30,525.60. Seven town Mortgages, amounting to $2,933 39, hate been filed and ten town mort gages, amounting to $4,315 have been released. Sixty chattel mortgages have been filed, amounting to $40, 060.33, and forty-three’ released, •mounting to $16,826.64 PREPARING FOR WAR SPAIN GETTING ITS NAVY INTO FIGHTING TRIM. TIh* Torpedo Flotilla to Sail at An Early 1)»J—Only Ono (.’miner Now on the Way to Havana—Of hern Undergoing Hepalm* and Conniderahle Time Vet deeded to Fit Them Out. Getting Ready for Work. MADRID, Feb. 28—(New York World Cablegram)—The rqport that a Spanish squadron had sailed for the United States has only its foundation in thpse facts: Spain is hurridly getting its navy into fighting trim, and a torpedo flo- j tilla will set sail for Havana this I week. I learn, officially from the i Spanish navy department that no squadron has sailed from Spain with in the last few days. The only cruis er now on its way to Havana is the J Almirante Oquendo a sister ship of the Vizcaya. A flotilla composed of three torpedo destroyers, three tor pedo bouts and the steamship City of Cadiz, under command of Captain Villamil, will leave Cadiz for Havana this week, as has been cabled already. The Spanish vessels which could fol low immediately are the cruisers In fanta Maria Theresa, Alfmso XIII, three more torpedo des royers and three torpedo boats. All ’tile other warships, including the battleships Pelayo and Emporandor Carlos V, and the armored cruiser Cristobal Colon, are undergoing repairs. It will take some time yet to complete the repairs, fit them out and mount their guns, but they are being actively pre pared for service. Sagasta says with reference to the rumor that Prince Bismarck has sug gested arbitration by the powers to settle the matters in dispute between Spain and the United States and Cuba: "Only those who did net know or esteem Spain could entertain 'he idea that nny Spanish government would permit overtures implying an invasion of Spanish rights and for eign interference in purely Spanish affairs. We would not accent arbitra tion, nor would anybody dare make such a proposition.” General Weyler arrived at Barce lona yesterday and left immediately for his country estate in tho moun tains. He expects to return to Bar celona on Tuesday and reach Madrid on Wednesday. ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON. MADRID, heb. 28.—The Cardinal Archbishop of ValMdollod has pub lished a pastortal letter blaming Amer ica for the prolongation of the Cuban war. His eminence says: “The hypo critical friendship of the United States fosters tho rebellion and wastes Spain's resources in order the better to attack It when weakened.” Ho ex horts “all true Spaniards to unite in defending the rights and honor of the nation.” The letter has caused wide spread comment. Tho Correspondenola Militar, organ of the. army, says: “The prevailing im pression Is that war between Spain and the United States will break out in April.” A former cnptalr general of Cuba, presumably Mortlnez Campos. Inter viewed by a representative of Cor respondenela Militar, is reported to have said: “I never entertained a doubt that If the rebellion were not suppressed befor 1898 war would be an accomplished fact. Presumably my propheev will he fulfilled. I have the consolation of having done all in my power to avert U. and therefore I do not regret the blame which has been heaped upon me. All that is now possible is that we should all unite to meet the danger threatening the country.” Senior Polon v Bernabe, the new Spanish minister to the United States, has started for Gibralter en route to New York. He Is fully empowered to continue the reciprocity treaty nego tiations. The government Is anxious to secure a firm basis for commer cial and political relations with the United States before May, In case the pacification of Cuba should not have made progress before the rainy season commences. It is an open secret that both the home and foreign depart ments consider the preservation of friendly relations with the United States as no less Important In the pacification of Cuba than the military operations, and the unofficial efforts to induce the Insurgents to agree to autonomy. Hartley Hnndaiuen Not I.lible. OMAHA, Feb. 28.—The jury In the case against the bondsmen of ev-State Treasurer Bartley to recover thQ half million dollar shortags that existed In the treasury when he left It a year ago returned a verdict In favor of the defending bondsmen. Judge Powell immediately discharged the twelve men from further duty In the esse and took occasion to thank them on behalf of the county and state for their services. A Town Scorched. hKN\ EU, Colo., Feb. 28.—A special to the Rocky Mountain News from Cortez, Colo., says the entire business portion of that town was destroyed yesterday by a fire which originated in Blackmore’s hotel. The loss can not be estimated at thl3 time, brt it Is thought the lots on the bu’Ul ngs will be in the neighborhood of 820.000, and the damage to stock will exceed that amount. Propped Dead While Spooking. CHICAGO. 111., Feb. 28.—Charles A. Thieman, grand president of lha Ar bciter Stotzung Verln (Workingmen’s Mutual Aid society) dropped dead on the platform of the lodge hall yester day. He had just finished the work of installing officers. More than 309 persons were in the room. Thieman advanced to the front of the platform In concluding his address and as the last words were pronounced he pitched forard dead. Several women fainted and a panic was narrowlv averted. MATTERS ARE QUIET. No liinnuul Activity Reported In Naval Circle*. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28—Secretary Long has decided to abandon his pro posed absence from the' navy depart ment and continue at his duties. As to the outlook he said he thought things were looking much better. He said the public ourrht not to be under and misapprehension with regard to naval movements; that so far they had mostly been the ordinary dispositions which are made from time to time; for instance, the e-hipping of guns to New York is to supply the Chicago, and other vessels which are under recon struction there and they would go in any event. The gun factory at Wash ington is where they are made and they are sent to various points as the occasion requires So, too, the call for more men, he said, is simpiv the re vival of the recommendation in his annual report. This statement by the secretary evi dently was made to allay the impres sion caused by the reports of heavy shipments of guns from the Washing ton navy yard and other war-liko measures. The movements of some of the war ships, such as the Detroit and Marblehead toward Kev West, had al ready been shown to have been in ac cordance with orders not only made, but published in the newspapers as well before the Maine disaster, so that the secretary's explanation on this point Is only confirmatory of the state ments of the subordinate officials of the navy department. The telegraph brought news of the arrival at Key West of the two vessels named, the DetroitcomingfromMobile, where it was sent to participate in the Mardi Gras festivities, and the Marble head from New Orleans, where it went for a similar purpose. The Detroit is going up to the naval station to take on coal, and both vessels will remain attached to the North Atlantic squad ron. It is again stated at the navy de partment that the Montgomery, which has been ordered to drop down to Key West from Tampa, where it landed Captain Crowninshield, has not as yet received any orders to proceed to Ha vana, and it is not decided yet when the orders will issue, if at all. The 'attention of naval officers has been strongly attracted to the state ment made by representatives of the Spanish government to the effect that there were no mines or torpedoes of any kind in Havana harbor. It can be said that this statement exactly agrees with the inquiries that have been un der way for many months by agents of our government, for so far, it is said, they have been unable to find the eviueuce oi me existence or any plan of defense In the harbor by means of mines or torpedoes, much less to locate them, as has been re ported in some quarters. Of course the effect of this statement, if it is to he accented as conclusive on that point, is almost certain to negative the supposition that the disaster resulted from other than accidental causes, as the almost unanimous testimony of experts here, based on the historv of ■torpedo work, is to the effect that no single torpedo of any known type could have caused the terrific wreck of the Maine. In the pursuit of details some of the ordance officers, noting upon the theorv that the large ten-inch maga zine forward was not exploded, have been looking Into the contents of the smaller and adjoining six-inch maga zines. They find that allowing for the nmount of powder that was probably consumed in practice drills l>v the Maine before it arrived in Havana harbor there was certainly no less than 8.000 pounds of powder in this magazine, an amount sufficient to have caused enormous destruction had it been exploded at one time. Colonel Heywood, commandant of the marines, acting under orders from the navy department, is prenaring to send all the marines at Key West, sur vivors of the Maine, who are able to travel to New York, where thev will be nlaced on the receiving ship Ver mont, there to be held for further as signment. They will go bv steamer to New York. The sailors at Key West will be disposed of In similar fashion. The government authorities were Placed in possession of the Informa tion reaching Senor du Bose, charge d’affaires of the Spanish legation, that no mines exist inside or outside of Havana harbor. This information reached Senor du Bose and was com municated to the Associated Press in a brief and explicit statement. It can he stated that this statement was made, not as a matter of opinion or personal conviction on the nart of Penor du Bose, but as a conclusion of fact, ascertained from those whose of ficial position make them familiar with every circumstance connected with Havana harbor. Until this in formation was in the possession of the charge d’affaires he had no personal knowledge of the farts. Work In the Senate. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—Beyond doubt the Corbett case will be decided today and after its decision the bill relating to the right of way of rail roads in Alaska will probably be taken up. Beyond this the program in the senate for this week is qule indpiinit.e. The Alaska bill is of much wider scope than its title indicates and it will not be passed without considerable j discussion. Some senators are of the j opinion that it should be amended in I several particulars, and they will seek to secure these changes before the vote is taken. It is believed the bill will pass after a day or two of ta'k on it. All Quiet. WASHINGTON Feb. 28.—The usual Sunday quiet was not broken by any new developments in connection with the Maine disaster. Captain Crowin sliield of the naval bureau came to his ofllce in the Navy department to open the department mail and a few unimportant telegrams. A dispatch from Havana confirmed the press re ports that the court of inquiry left there on the Mangrove for Key West. The State department received noth ing from Consul General Lee during the day. WORK IS WELL ALONG CONGRESS HAS DONE REMARK ABLY WELL. Tin* ProBfi!* SrHftlon So Far Break* Previ ous Record*—Appropriation Bills are Being Crowded Along — Indications Now Point to an Early Adjournment With Hawaii Left Suspended. Work in Congress. WASHINGTON. Feb. 28—The house leaders have been straining all their energies to expedite the appropriation bills, with a view to an early adjourn ment, and they are succeeding beyond their most sanguine expectations. Not in a quarter of a century have the ap propriation bills been so far advanced ii the long session as they are at this time. Only three of the regular bills remain in committee. The others have gone through one or two stages and one, the military academy bill, is in the hands of the president. The other nine are as follows: The pen sion bill has passed both houses and the differences have been agreed on in conference: the legislative, execu tive and judicial, army, fortifications and the agricultural bills have passed both houses and the differences are being adjusted in conferences.The sen ate amendments to the consular and diplomatic bill have been agreed to by the house committee on foreign affairs ana only awaits confirmation of this action by the house before going to the president. The Indian bill passed the senate and the amendments placed there are being considered by the house committee. The District of Columbia bill, having passed the house, is still in the senate committee, and the sundry civil bill will probably pass the house tomorrow. Of the three bills still unreported to the house both the naval and the post office await contingent developments before they can be completed. The naval bill is practically complete save for the provisions for dry docks and new ships. O.n both these proposi tions the developments of the next few days are expected to control the ac tion of the committee. If the board of inquiry into the Maine disaster should render a finding which por tends strained relations with Spain the most liberal provisions will be made both for dry docks and ships. .If the disasater was not due to acci dental causes aboard ship it is almost certain that two new battleships will be provided for, one recommended by by the secretary of the navy anil one to replace the Maine, and that at least one new dry dock recommended will be provided for. If the Maine disaster is found to have been acei detal it is probable that no provision tor the new ships will be made. The completion of the postofflce bill depends on the action of the house on the Loud bill on second class mail matter, whiich is to be acted on this week. The general deficiency is always the last of the bills to be reported, as it always includes such deficiencies and other items as must be provided for at the close of every session. After this and the immigration bill are out of the way nothing remains to pro long the session of congress save the annexation of Hawaii or war. The leaders of both sides, looking ahead, eliminating both of these pro visions as possibilities, agree that the appropriation bills should be passed and congress ready to adjourn early in May. If such a contingency as war should arise it would bo necessary for congress to act both in the formal declaration of war and in furnishing ways and means for prosecution. With regard to Hawaiian annexa tion there is no doubt that if the pre sent treaty is abandoned in the sen ate no move for annexation by legis lative enactment will be provided by the house. Both opponents and those in favor of annexation believe that the senate should retain jurisdiction. The action by the senate on a resolu tion of annexation would therefore precede any action by the house and it is this which gives color,, to the im pression in the house that action in the senate can be delayed until both houses have completed their other work and then an effort will be made to adjourn and leave the question suspended. Speaker Reed makes no conceal ment of his personal opposition to annexation and prominent republi cans, like Cannon, Walker and John son, are also outspoken. Some of the others, like chairman Dingley, have made no public declarations on the subject, but are believed to be in sympathy with the opponents of an nexation. A large majority of the republi cans, however, are of course in favor of the administration’s policy, many of them enthusiastically so. Chair man Hitt of the foreign affairs com mittee is placed among the supporters of annexation, but it is probable that the real .brunt of the battle, if the contest is transferred to the house at this session, will be borne by Mr. Grosvenor, (rep., O.) and Mr. Hender son (rep., Ia.) both of whom are en thusiastic in its support. Advised to Leave Havana. TAMPA BAY HOTEL. Tampa. Fla., Feb. 28.—Mrs. Burner and five chil dren are here from Havana. She Is the wife of United States He lth Officer Bruner at Havana and rays Cansul General Lee advised her husband to send her away at once. A Chance for Pensioners. WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. 28—Un der a decision rendered by Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith under the Cleveland administration. May 27. 1893, in the case of Chariots T. Ben nett. Mr. Lochren. the commissioner of pensions, organized a board of re vision in the bureau of pensions, for the purpose of taking from the files which had been allowed under the act of June 27, 1890, for a re-examination. As a result of that re-examination, says Assistant Secretary Webster Davis, pensioners were reduced or dropped in at least 25,000 cases. LOOKS BAD FOR SPAIN WRFCKING OF THE MAINE PROBABLY INTENTIONAL. All tlip Evidence Polnln that Way, and the Naval Court of Inquiry Is Said to be Convinced—The Ship's llottom Plates Blown Cpwards—Forward Alugaxine is Intact. No Longer Any Doubt. HAVANA. Feb. 26.—(New York World Cablegram). The naval board of Inquiry Is completely satisfied now by the evidence of divers in regard to the origin of the explosion 'which de stroyed the Maine. The diyers went down into the wreck this morning again and got evidence to confirm the suspicions aroused by the findings of yesterday. The court may not leave for key West for a day or two as it has found many more witnesses to examine. Hitherto the navy divers have been at work for the purposes of investiga tion. From now on the wrecking steamer Right Arm will proceed vig orously with its task, its divers were busy today down forgard. It is ex pected that all the remaining bodies will be recovered within three days. Lieutenant Commander Wainright has charge of the work. Gunner Charles Morgan, the warrant officer of the cruiser Newark, probably will di rectly overlook the divers. Chief Gunner's Mate Olsen of the battleship Iowa is doing splendid work. The officers say that they have never seen a better diver than he. Poor Holzer was the man who, dy ing in horrible agony, said to Cap tain Sigsbee: “Captain. I am sorry I can’t shake hands with you.” His hands were swathed in bandages. “I am sorry you’ve lost your ship and your comrades.” He ought to have a monument. Yesterday’s disclosures of the div ers prove finally a full international fact, that the Maine was blown up February 15 by an outside explos'on, probably of a large torpedo. The board of investigation has ceased in vestigating the remains of the for ward magazine. The members are satisfied that it did not explode. From the first glance everything has point ed that way. It la known now that the divers found under the flooring of the big forward starboard maga zin twenty-five tons of powder intact, while tho sides '"•ere completely de stroyed. It is an, absolute impossi bility that a part of its 180 powder filled cylinders should not have ex ploded. And it is just as awfully true that no explosives aboard the 3h'p could, unaided, have so mangled and blown away and broken in two the battleship Maine. Something elese must have done it. Naval experts say a big torpedo placed under the port side of the bot tom just next to the reserve magazine would easily have caused the observed damage if it wet e assisted by the 2,000 pounds of the quick burning saluting powder known to have been in *the reserve magazine. It is not likely that mines exist inside the closed Havana harbor, nor likely that, if known to the government, a mine would be placed in the position most seldom occupied bv a ship anchored to the buoy as in the Maine's position. It is most likely that if such a mine had been built it would have been b„dly out of order, like most Spanish naval affairs, if. indeed, it had ever con tained explosives for whicn the Span ish government paid. As was cabled, one of the Maine’s bottom plates has been blown from left to right and upwards. Originally it was under water on the port side about opposite the forward turret. It pow protrudes four feet out of water, fifteen feet inside the proper lino of contour of the vessel, as is shown by the undamaged rear two thirds. The Maine's, bottom plates were painted, I am informed with Mc Guinnes’ green anii-fouling paint. This plate is thus painted on its port side On its other side it is plastered with the cement only used in the Maine on the inside of the bottom plates. The cement is gathered thick in the cor ners of the angle irons on the star board side of the plate. This would be sufficient proof even without the divers' magazine discov ery* or the ten-inch shells thrown to ward the starboard side; or the main deck being doubled back to starboard and part; or the living men who slept near the big magazine: or the dead bodies near it mangled; or the for ward funnel thrown to right and rear; or the cement hurled aboard the Wash ington; or any other of the many proofs already cabled. Anyone, was indicative; all together are stunningly convincing. Pnlillc Land Rereintn. WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.—Cornmls sioner Hermann of the general land office has sent to Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota, who is interested in the free homestead amendment to the In dian appropriation bill, a letter giving some statistics concerning the receipts from the sale of public lands during the ten years ended June 30 last. It shows that the cash sales of such lands for the period referred to amounted to S40.9S7.782. In addition to the above S3.4S8.745 was received in trust for the Indians from the sale of lands ceded by them. The receipts from fees and commissions paid on entries and fil ings and from fees for reduoring testi mony to writing -.-ere $10,123,538. The expense incidental to the disposal of public lands during the same period amounted to $6,910,130. The Cabinet Session, WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.—The first full meeting of the cabinet in some weeks was held yesterday, both Sec retaries Alger and Sherman, who have been sick, being present. 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