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ESTABLISHED .TONE 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNING , 3EAROII 4 , 1808 TWELVE PAGES. COPY FIVE CENTS.
LONG MILS A FAKE
Eecreta y of Navy Hits Yellow Journals a
Body Blowi
PROMPTLY DENIES A SENSATIONAL STORY
No Report Tet Received on the Maine
Disaster.
INQUIRY BOARD HAS MADE NO RETURNS
Public Has All the Information Thus Far
Obtained.
DEPARTMENT 13 HOLDING NOTHING BACK
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WASHINGTON , March 3. Secretary Long
today authorized an absolute and positive
denial of a rrport ahscrtlng that a partial
or preliminary report had been received by
the government from the Maine Inquiry
* board declaring that the loss of the Maine
" was duo to an external explosion. He said
* had been received
that no report of any kind
ceived , but that the public had till the In
formation that was received.
Secretary Long said nt the close ot h'a daj
nt the Navy department that no word hat
ibcen received from the court of Intiulry am
no order had been or would be given as ti
the movement of the court fror. Key West
0.1 the court was fully authorized to shape it :
own movements. The original orders to thi
court were Issued by Admlnl Slcard , a ;
i commander ot the * licet to which the Malm
to f " belonged , and It ho the technical status o
an admiral's court , reporting directly to him
both as to Its movements and us to Its Una
report as to the caiifio ot the disaster. Tin
understanding hero is that the court ha
not concluded Its work , but will return t
Havana to take the testimony which ha
.been . delayed Tiy the dllllcultles In the vva ;
of the divers That Admiral Slcard oxpcctoi
this move back to Havana was shown b
n dispatch from him a few days ago sug
gcstlng that airangements bo made for
vessel to take the court back. As the light
house tender Mangrove had been doing th !
Hervlco the Treasury department was nskc
Uo assign the Mangrove for return to He-
West , and this was done. With this doni
It Js said nt the Navy department that th
court will proceed without consulting off ]
euro here.
RELIEF SUPPLIES.
Arrangements are blng madu for the trl
of the cruiser Montgomery and the guuboa
Nashville to Cuban ports with relief suj
piles.
The Navy department was advised tha
the Mallory line steamer leaving New Yor
next Saturday would carry free of charg
seventy-five tons of supplies to bo trans
ferred to the Montgomery and Nashville a
Key West. The Mallory steamer Is cxpccto
to tike about four days In the run down th
coast , so that the transfer to the war fihlt
and their start tu Cuba cannot bo made be
tore next Thursday. The two war ships woi
poorly adapted for carrying supplies , bavin
scant quarters for their own supplies (
* cordage , provisions , canvas and ship
equipment. Jt Is only because they can mail
the run In daylight that any attempt
made to carry the scveiity-flvo tons of su ]
piles. These will -be stored on the spar dccl
and with good weather and daylight the ru
'Will ' not subject them to any damage. Tl
relief measures are proving unexpected !
successful , the supplies running Into tl
carloads and hundreds of tons.
The State department hao had notice froi
the Cuban relief committee at Now Yor
1 that there were shipped o.i March 1 froi
" 71 N ° w Yorl < to Santiago 100,000 pounds of r (
llcf supplies ; on the 2d to Havana 7f > ,0 (
pounds ; today to Matanzas 100,000 pouni
1 nnd to Sagua La Grande 100,000 pounds. 1
these shipments are 500,000 grains of qulnlt
consigned to each ot the posts cxccj
Havana.
MANY DONATIONS.
Chairman Barton of the Central Cuban n
llcf committee has advised the State depar
mcnt that donations are coming forward I
great abundance , not only in money , In
moro particularly In the form ot provlsloi
from all directions. "Tho Oregon commltti
provides ten carloads and pobslbly twcnt
and Omaha , Minneapolis nnd other wcatci
communities are offering shipments by tl
carload. Wo hid today on the pier of tl
Manson line nearly 100,000 tons ready fi
their steamer sailing Saturday , which th (
had kindly offered to take to Matanzas ar
Sagua. "
The relief fund under Mrs. Long's manag
mcnt today reached a total of $3,113. Tl
only telegram telatlng to the Malno dlsast
that came to the Navy * department durli
the day was the following from Command
Korsytho at Key Wcut : "Bache arrive
Brought 0110 body unidentified and Pa
Loftus , private marine ; Jeremiah Shea , co
passer ; John Hcffner , ordinary sea ma
Thomas J. Waters , ordinary tcama
wounded , from Tortugau The wounded w
bo tent to the army hospital , The funer
ot the body has started for the cemetery. "
During the course of the day similar 1
qulrles to that made by the Japanese leg
tlon as to the number of Its subjects a boa
the Malno came to the Navy departme
from the German and Swedish locutions ai
it Is tald others will follow. Nearly eve
nationality was represented In the Malm
crow.
a rLKKTvoiuuis : m
Threaten H > ' | > rl al In COM * of DCNIM-
Oil 1'lllllllllllll-N.
MADRID , March 3. The public Is mu
exercised o\er the report of the pro. ence
a squadron of United States war ships
Hong Kong , as It Is presumed the \easi
intend to threaten Manila , the capital of t
Philippine Islands , In tbo evuit of war L
twceii the United States and Spain.
The Imparclal la an article headed "
Manila to New York , " quoted an unnaw
high personage who ecouts the Idea of
imminent rupture and saja : "The piescn
of the war chips at Huig Kong Is only Was
in&ton's policy with the \Iew of content !
the Jlngoee. " The high personage Is cald
have added ; "Hut America has not BO 111,1
war ehlpi as to warrant such bold actlc
If the Yankees go to the Philippines , t
Epaiilardd will go to New York. "
The Qlobo remarks : "Tho government
live to the critical situation and Is alien
preparing ( or the worat. but It k too <
plomatlc to dliclcae the procedure by uhl
it U Pftptrlag t fcmtrgcDck . " lu c <
elusion , the Qlobo says. "Fortunately , the
tranquil preparations of the govcrnmentaare
the best ataurance that It wilt be ready when
the occasion requires It , Tbo public , seeing
the coolness of Scnor Fngasta , should com
prehend that ho means acM and not words.
However limited the public's confidence In
the premier they , like ourtclves , ha\e con
fidence that better days will dawn promptly. "
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Tlit-lr Opinion * .
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BRUSSELS , March 3. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) I obtained
today the following opinions from Belgium * ! )
leadltig authorities on the subject of ( tie
European attitude In case of war between
the United States and Spain :
M. Graux , the minister of flnancof the
last Belgian cabinet and a leading Belgian
authority en International law nnd foreign
politics , cays : "I prefer to withhold suy
definite opinion on European Intervention ,
This question I consider chiefly affects the
colonizing powers who would only bo tilled }
to Interfere should the It own material Inter
ests bo threatened. "
On the other hand , General Brlalmrut , i :
military authority of Belgium , taken a gravel
view of a possible declaration of war ot
Spain by the states. He said : "The pro
tcctlonlst policy wtilch enables America * <
ait out the foreign manufacturer ha !
llenatcd the commercial sympathies o :
iurope. Not only would war with Spain 01
ic question of Cuba bo a violation of he
> wn constitution , but huch action would pro
'oke ' strong opposltlcn on the part of tin
European powers. If no active intervcntloi
nsuod It would be from fear of other com
illcatlons , the motive which leotrlcted tin
rca of the Schleswlg-Holstcln quarrel o
8GG nut Sialn has her traditional alllc
n I'urope , nolably Great Britain , and a con
let single-handed wltfi Spain might cer
alnly provoke other complications , the cni
f which It Is dlnicult to foresee. "
Count Goblet d'Alvlella , one of the father
Holglmn liberalism and a writer of Euro
> can reputation , cays : "Prom my own poln
f vlowr I don't think any European powc
ivould think It worth powder and shot t
ntencnc , but there Is one possible cxcop
Icn , ami that Is Germany. Those who bcs
now the German emperor never can tel
rom ore day to another what he will dc
tils Is the only chance I see of other power
icing drawn 'nto the quarrel. "
M. do Kaveceau , the Belgian mlntatcr c
orclgn affairs , says : "The question of th
el'itlors between the United States au
Spain Is ono of special Interest Just now t
ill the powers , but you must underaton
hat Ilelglum la strictly a neutral countrj
The fact of my holding olllco precludes in
rom giving any opinion as to the upshc
if a quarrel , should such ensue. "
STOUM ivriiuu : ITS IHYUIIV wonn
'iinlilc to I'ropecil Mlth Worli Hurl ;
In thi > lint.
HAVANA , March 3. The operations of th
divers this morning were Interrupted by
heavy thwiderstorm.
Senator Proctor may leave Havana o
Saturday for home , though the time of hi
ilertuio | Is not decided. Ho mav rpmul
: icro until Wednesday , and In that case wl !
probably take a trip Into the province c
: 'lnar del Ulo , with Superintendent Elwe
of the lied Cross society unless the storm
weather changes the program.
The United States HEhthoufo tender Mar
grove anj the naval court of Inquiry Int
ho loss ot the battleship Maine arc cxpectr
hero today.
The wreckers later began w orklng with ar
parent vigor. The Merrltt was anchored o
the starboard sldo aft of the Maine with
big barge opposite on the port side. Th
night Arm was directly astern ot the wrecl
The Spanlbh divers did not go down durln
the early part of the day , although the ston
had passed away by 10 a , m. Ono body WB
recovered today. It was that of a white ma
about 30 } cars of age. It was not Identlflei
The correspondent of La Discussion t
Malanzas says : "Senator Parker ( posslbl
Senator Proctor or Colonel Parker , his trai
ollng companion ) gave a check for $1,500 I
the fund for the relief of the sufferers (
Matanzas nnd Its vicinity. "
The steamer Seguranca , which has Just a :
rived here , brought additional supplies , cor
signed to Consul General Leo from New Yor
for relief of the destitute.
General Parrado lias assured the colonc
of the \oluntccr battalions that the goverr
ment had no Intention ot disarming then
A report to the effect that It was Intendc
to disarm them caused considerable cxclti
rnent among the latter and disturbances wei
appichendcd.
CVMS 'run SIMMAHIIS TO
Manifesto Clrciilntoil OH tinStriT
of City of Mexico.
CITY OF MEXICO , Match 3. The late
llcm of detail In the Arrayo murder cai
appeal Is the application of ths Villa Vlcan
attorneys for commutation of dcatti srnten
fora twcnty-enr Imprisonment. This seen
to Indicate very little confidence , ho far i
tills prisoner Is concerned. In the appeal f
a now trial , an twenty yeara Is the maxlmu
term of Imprisonment In Mexico and Is en
'imposed In lieu ot capital punishment.
Arrangements have been concluded betwci
the government and Sir Wetman Pearson , i
English contractor , whereby the latter leas
the railway acroM the Isthmus of Tehuoi
tepee for ninety } ears.
A communication signed "A Spsnlaid" h
been profusely distributed In the strecto he
and an the portlcon ot the house * and cafi
It refers to the Imminence of war bstwc
Spain and ttie United States and [ a n patrlol
rail on Spaniards to come to the rescue
their country , which , as the manifesto stati
has be n nctitonly pioclalmed bythe nu
powerful nation. The manifesto states th
It Is for the Spaniards to prove their patrlc
lam and self-racrlflce. The manifesto co
tains no Insults to Americans.
CIIII.I HAS MV H MIIPS TO SKI ,
OfllrlnlN of tlint Country Si-ofT
Sorlx ( In Circulation.
NEW YOHK , Mirch 3. The report th
Spain Is ncgot'titlng ' to buy from Chill thr
war ships now In course of construction
England U characterized as absurd by t
government officials here , sajs the Vi
papilao correspondent of the Herald. Th
laugh at the atory and declare that t
Chilian government has never receive * ! cv
the moat remote hint from Spain as to t
purchase ot war ships. It Is further stat
that Chill has no Intention of parting wl
any \esscl of Its na\y. Chill has only f
ihlpj In Europe , the armored cruiser O'HI
gin ? , which Is nearly finished and la c
pected here In April , and the school st
Gmcral Iuguedona ! , which will bo finish
about the end of tbo. year. The Chill
transport Augamos left for England sevel
daya ago with officers ntl crew for t
BOUTELLE AND LONG CONFER
Secretary Talks Over Matters Pertaining to
the Navy's ' Needs
NEEDS OF NAVAL SERVICE MADE KNOWN
Iliircnu Chief * Culled In to Commit
Mltli Sooretary mill Clinlriiiau
of llunne .Nmnl CKIII-
WASHINGTON , Matxli 2. Secretary Lone
spent a goc < l part of the morning In close
communication with Chairman Doutctle ot
the house naval committee. He denied him-
eelf to all other callers and from tlmo to
time sent for the \adous bureau chiefs ot
the department , a pretty dear Indication that
Mr. Houtelle was being supplied such Information
mation as the department could furnish as to
the Immediate nccdj of the na\al service.
Up to noon no word had come to the de
partment from the court of Inquiry nt Key
West. It Is said ( Cat the court Is under no
obligation to Inform the department as to
when It has concluded this branch of the In
quiry , nor Is It neceMary to seek permission
from the detriment to return to Havana ,
'ho ' orders under which the court Is operat-
ng carry sufficient authority for change ot
iase at any moment , though the department
may be Informed as a matter of courtesy. 11
10 p'ogrwrg of ( ho Inqulty at Havana de-
ends upon the work ot tne wreckers , as
cc7na to be ( tie case , for nothing of substan-
al Importance can bo achieved until the
eavy debris Is removed from the wreck ,
onaldcrablo delay must Inevitably occur. To
ow the large derricks from Iloatou and New
fork to Havana U ne\er a speedy and sol-
om a wfo undertaking. As a matter ol
act the derrick Chief Is now otormbounJ
ust Inside of the Chesapeake bay , when It
.as . fully expected that by this time It would
o far below Hattcras. This makes It 1m-
robable that the derrick can reach Hauina
iarbor and get' at work much before tin
middle of nc\t week. As for the depirtun
f ttie big derrick , which Is required to rals <
ho turrets , the time has not yet been sol
Ithough the department has tnqukcd ot thi
ontractors on that point.
ino.it substantial evidence of nympathj
'or the survivors of the Maine nnd the faml
Ics of the victims came to hand at the Navj
department today In the shape of n cheel
or | 500 from President Dele of Hawaii. Thi
noney was turned Into ttio Maine relief fund
NO HURRY ADOUT NEW SHIPS.
It Is denied at the Navy department thai
any request has been made upcn the Newpori
S'cws Ship Uulldlng company to hasten tin
aunch to the battleships Kearcarge and Ken
.ucky , set for the 24th of this month. Al
hat the department has dene In the matte
la to authorize a delay of ten das In thi
execution of the contract for dredging thi
Norfolk navy > ard , in order that the ecu
ractor might employ his plant to clear twa ;
ho'ill that IIM accumplatcd In front o
he launching wajs upcn which the two bl ;
battleships now lie. The contractor will gc
at this work March 11 , and must finish by th
24th. It Is eald at the department that m
useful purpcse would be served by haatonilni
the launching of the battleships , as a larg
part of the work of fitting out a ship Is mor
speedily performed while It Is on the way
than when It la afloat. Theec two battle
ships , the largest ever built for the Unlte <
States navy , are to be completed and turtle
o\er to the government within ten months I
finished under the terms of the ccntracl
They are now unler construction by th
Newport Nowa Ship Building company , an <
are to bo launched on the 21th Ifist. On th
first of February , the monthly statement Is
suei by the Bureau of Construction showe
them to bo 35 per cent finished.
Ttio company , a prominent naval office
said today , would ha\e to work hard tu
disregard the eight-hour day rule In orde
to complete them In contract time.
The coal mining companies throughout th
country , especially those near the seaboard
havn been prompt In their offers to the Nav
department to furra'sh ' coal In the event o
trouble with Spain , and the department ha
taken steps to ascertain the probable suppl
and Its location , etc. , available in the cas
of emergency demand. This branch of th
na\al supply comes under the Bureau c
Equipment , and aside from the steps abov
lotcd , the officials will not admit that any
thing unusual has been dene. Captain IIrail
ford , the chief of the bureau , did say , however
over , today , that no extraordinary contract
for coal had been entered Into as a resul
of the excitement o\er the Maine dlsaste
nor any greater amount purchased than wn
usual for the navy on a peace footing.
JAPANESE ON THE MAINE.
The State department hoij asccrta'ncd , a
the Instance of the Japanese legation , tha
the following Japanese were on board th
Ma'no ' at the time of the disaster- I. Sugusk
I. Shot ! . A. SuolnJ , 0. Moye , U. Kllagata , T
Nagamlno and K. Sakatl. There was a die
poi-'ltlon In eome quarters to attach consk
crable significance to th's ' statement , but t
far as could be learned from olllclal source
the Information was given at the requeat <
the Japanese legation for the purpose (
allowing the legation to notify the frlcnii
atiil relatives. Soon after the disaster th
Na > y department sent the Japanese legatlo
an unofficial list ot the Japcuese on boat
the Maine at the tlmo of the dlsaeter. Tli
peculiar character of Japanese names couse
same confusion In Identification , particular !
as to the two who were saved. There are
number of Japanese In the American nav
serving ns ste.\arda , etc. They go from shl
to ship and their relatUes frequently lot
track of them. It was stated at the leg :
tlon that the purpose of the Inquiry wet ) I
establish just who were on board the Mali
and to distinguish between tbo lost an
Ra\ed.
In other quarters the question was ralst
as to the right of Japan to participate !
any Indemnity which might bo claimed
the disaster proved to bo of external origl
Officials differed In their view of this ,
was clali.icd by eome that the wearing of tl
United States uniform took away from tl
Japanese subject his attributes as a cltlzi
of Japan. Moreover , It was pointed out tl
loss occurred while these men were In tl
service ot the United States. On the otli
hand , It was contended that Japan alwa ;
jealously guarded Its citizens abroad ai
that In this Instance It might occupy tl
same ground as the United States In seeklt
such redress as would be appropriate to tl
case as finally established. In this conne
tlon It was recalled that Japan's relations
the Philippines was somewhat analogous
our relations to Cuba. While these lines
comment were set on foot by the Inqulrl
of the legation to the State department , bo
gave assurances tbat at the present time tl
Inquiry related only to Identification.
SPANISH REPRESENTATIVE CALLS.
Tli * State department received caJl todj
from Senor du Dose , the Spanish charge ,
this tcltig diplomatic day. It is understood ,
however , to have had no relation to the
Maine Inquiry , which up to thtf present tlmo
has not become a subject of diplomatic ex
change , further than In the presentation ot
condolences , the facilitation ot the T\ork of
sahago , and Mr. du nose's statement that
no mines exist In Havana. Information has
been received bringing the record of the
alleged filibuster Dauntless up to date and
It is understood the minister today presented
a complete memorandum on that subject
with a view to having that vessel appre
hended. While the Information Is asserted
to establish the alleged revolutionary char
acter of the Dauntless' trips It declares It
was not successful and submitted evidence
to the State department to show that the
expedition proper failed to effect a landing ,
but that General Agrnmonte , a Cuban leader ,
got ashore In a small boat and Is now wan
dering In the Interior without having made
a juncture with the Insurgents.
DOI.NCS IX THU .NAVAL hU
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PHILADELPHIA , ( March 3. Lieutenant
William A. Gill , U. S. N. , In charge of the
Hydrographic office the past two years , re
ceived orders from the Navy department to
day to report for uctlvc duty on the monitor
Mlautonomah , March 10. The Mlantonomah
! ! In course of hurried preparation for sea
servlco and Is expected to join the Amphl-
trlte , Monadnock , Terror nnd others of Its
class at that time. Lieutenant GUI was to
have reportexl on the battleship Maine be
fore the day of Its sailing from Key West
to Hiuana hnr'bor ' to relieve Lleu'cnant
Hlandln , who was officer of the watch on
the night of the disaster. Two officers ol
the big monitor , the chief engineer and his
nsdUtant , arrived today and were formally
reel\cd by the commandant. These arc
chief engineer W. M. Parkp , who has lately
been Inspector of the Columbian Iron works
at Baltimore , and Past Assistant Engineer
Matthews , late of the Brooklyn navy yard ,
After submitting their orders to Captain
Casey , they made an examination of the
Mlantonomah. Both arc well pleased vvltl :
her condition.
Three drafts of seamen were received ill
the navy yard today aggregating thirty men
Nine of these come fi'om ' theHlrooklyn navj
yard and were assigned to sen ice on the
Columbia. Twelve from Boston and nine
rom Norfolk were quartered IT.s Klcli *
inond to a\ > alt er\lco on thd Mlantonomaii
The commanding officers fbr the -cruiser !
'olumbla ' and Minneapolis have not yet beoi
announced , but It Is said unofficially at tht
navy yard that Captain Sands , formerly o
the Columbia , will bo In command of tin
Minneapolis , and Captain J , J. Rccd of Moun
Holly , N. J. , now on the reserve llbt wll
mvo charge of the Columbia.
The announcement from "Washington tha
Captain Mortimer Johneon has been asolgnci
to the Mlantonomah as commanding olllcc
was received with much t-i\or on bouid tha
\cs&cl. The choice Is-a popular , one amoni
the men who will make up the crew.
The work of scraping tha cruiser Colum
bla will bo started tomorrow. An examina
tlon of the bottom wns made today and I
was found' that in borne parts where th
paint hud been rubbed oKl It was allghtl ;
lusted. The two big turrets of the LMIan
tonomah were turned today for the firs
time in a year and worked satisfactorily
The deck o ! the Katahdln , within the stec
ca&lui ; , is now being caulked. Its machln
cry la reported to be In llrst class condition
MttHUITT UUTUUAS 'JO XU\V YOIIK
Kouiul Affairs ill tin- Various I OHH li
( looil Condition.
NEW YORK. March 3. General Wesle
Merrltt returned today from his tour o
Inspection of southern fortifications In th
Department of the East. Probably within
week ho will start for Key West. Genera
Merrltt was especially Interested In the war :
now going on In the New York arsenal. Dur
Ing the i/iU few elays hundreds of elghl
ten , twelve and thlrteen-Inch projectile
have been shipped from the aiaenal at Kor
Prcble , Maine. Speaking of his tour , General
oral Morrltt said : "I am pleased to say tha
I find the troops In excellent condition. Th
men wcro all the picture of health and tb
regulations wcro working perfectly. I firs
went to Fort iMcI'hersoa at Atlanta , Gu
Then we went down to Fort Barrancas an
Pensacola. From there we journeyed to Ne\ \
Orleans , where I stopped over two days t
Inspect Jackson barmcks. I did not go t
Fort St. Phillips , for tbo reason that non
of my troops are garrisoned there. I ma
have a few suggestion's for the Improvcmen
ot some ot the posts I vlsltM , but I do no
care to discuss that now , I have nothing t
eay on the subject of the Maine dl&jstei
moro than that It was lamentably deplora
bio In the extreme. "
When asked as to whether It was the Ir
tentlon of the Waii department to make At
lanta the scat of opemtlons In case of ho :
tllltlcs being declared , General Merrltt sal
ho preferred to remain silent for the pres
cnt. Under no circumstances , bo explalno-
would ho go Into 'tho details of hit' propose
visit to Key West , nor would he dlacuss tli
significance of the fleet there at this partlcu
lar time. Lieutenant Strother will accon
pany General 'Merrltt. on hip trip south.
Jnpnii May HimHomi'tliliii ; to .Say.
CHICAGO , March 3 A special to the Dall
News from Washington saya : Spain will hate \
to reckcn with Japan as well as with tli
United States In the event the responrtlblllt
for the Maine explosion 10 laid at the door i
the don. The Navy department has ascei
tatned that en the Mala were sever :
Japanese subjects employed as cooks or othe
Korvan's and these were lest. The fact <
their death has been communicated to tb
Japanese goveminent through the State di
partment.
\PIV Arm * for Xnvnl Mllltln.
SPRINGFIELD. 111. . March 3. Adjutat
General Reece today received from Mai
Island navy yard 000 new Lee rifles of twer
ty-slx caliber. Thcso rifles arc furnished t
the United States government In exchanf
for a similar number ot obsolete flfty-callbi
Springfield rifles. Tbe new'gttns will bo dl
trlbuted among the various divisions of tt
Illinois naval mllltla , it being the Intcntlc
to arm all troops with these late pallet
arms.
AVork Orilerril Ilnihril.
PORTSMOUTH , N. H. , March 3. Orde
have been received at the navy yard to ma !
the outfit of the United States ship Lai
caster with the quickest possible dIs-pate
U Is expected that tbo Machlae and Ess <
will bo made ready for service at the Port
mouth yard at once.
Illtr < iuon far Mobile.
CINCINNATI , 'March . Too southei
railway lines having headquarters hero t
day received Inquiries from Wauhlngti
for rates for the transportation of nine 8-Im
guns to Fort Morgan , near Mobile. Ti
weight of < he gun * WM given at 16,0' '
poundi
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TEMPORARILY INSANE THROUGH SICKNESS
Former Ht-nprpJI Audit mill I.oonl
of the \VnbiiHli nt Coun
cil IllutT * null Oiiinliii
Slioiitn
CHICAGO. March 3. Thomas B. Gnult. at
one > tlmo general agent of the Wnbash sys
tem , with headquarters at Omaha , tiul broih ref
of John C. Gault. the railway magnate , com
mitted suicide today by shooting himself.
The deed Is attributed to temporary In
sanity , resulting from long continued Illness.
The report that V. M. G-uilt hud committed
suicides created a great deal ot sympathetic
Interest lu local railway circles which was
ecinowhat relieved when It was ascertained
that the unfortunate man was Thon-as II.
Gault , hta cout'ln , who was also quite well
known here.
Thomas B. Gault was gcticrnl agent of
the old Wabash road at Council Bluffs after
Its completion and consolidation with the
Wabash system. Ho came to Council Bluffs
In 1879 , and held his position wfillo his
brother , J. C. Gault , was gicieral manager
of the road. When ho resigned his plice
was filled by P. M. Guilt , who remained
with the road until ho became its general
nnnagcr. But little Is known here now of
Mr , Gault and bin family , but there ore a
number of the old rnlircail men who re
member him , and speak In the highest terms
of hla character and ability aa a railroad
man. His hcino was In St. Loulo , and he
was only here a. short time. He was born
ctul spent hla early life near Concord , N. II.
lI'l'TinS .NOT OltDKIini ) TO IMIU : .
Thonc Pitt on tinStniiil Dt'iiy Dolnn
\iiv Sluiotliiur.
WILKESBAUUE , Pa. , March 3. The trial
of Sheriff Martin and his deputies at Lattl
mer , Pa. , progressed slowly today. Deputy
Hess was called and his cross-examination
continued. Ho said he VVCB sure he did not
fire a shot ; had heard no command given to
fire. Although the life of the sheriff was In
great peril , the witness asserted he did not
order hla company to fire on the strikers , as
ho was afraid that the sheriff might possibly
be shot Instead , as ho was In the midst ot
Lhe bunch of strikers.
John A. Salmon of Harrlsburg testified to
hetng for four days a deputy sheriff. Salmon
warm that he was overcome
said the day was so
come by the heat and was leaning ngalrat
the fence back ot the deputies , when the
shooting occurred.
Attorney George A. Coxo of Philadelphia ,
representing the Austrian government , made
since the trial com
hla nrst _ appearance
menced. Mr. Coxo stated to the reporter for
the Associated Press that his visit "was
purely an unolnclal one , as he has had a
representative here all the time and was
kept well Informed on the case.
the witnesses have been
As foon as all
heard the defense , so Attorney tenahau saya ,
will ask Judge Woodward to ghe binding
Instructions to the jury to bring In a verdict
of not guilty for all the defendants.
" Charles J. Haena
"I fired one shot , said
of the dep-
thU afternoon. He was the first
shot. Ho told
titles to admit that he had
how ho had seen at West Hazlcton Deputy
at a striker who was
Plait level his gun
picking up a stone. He also rode In. the car
with Thomas Hall and did not hear him
make any threats against the strikers. He
told the slory of Ihe shooting at Lattlmer ,
On cross-examination ho said ho did not fire
at any point of the men's bodlts.
Thomas Hall , who organized the posse foi
Sheriff Martin , said he heard two shots be
fore the volley. The cross-examlnallon was
nothing new.
lengthy , but brought out
Sheriff .Martin . was recalled at this point
and asked If he observed any weapons amonjj
the strikers at West Hazclton. iHe answered
with re\olvcri > In
three men
that he saw
On cross-examination he
their hip pockets.
of there
eald ho did not converse with any
or arrest them. Aaked If any of the incr
at Lattlmer had not been sworn In as depu
ties he said : "Well , there were not many
" could not tell
He
who had been sworn In.
how many.
said that on the
L. M. Conlffe , a tipstaff ,
Sheriff Martin
night of the shooting ho met
' . Tbe
about 8 o'clock.
tin In the court house
his cheek and t
sheriff had a bruise on
scratch on his neck. Thl'l was the' ' last wit
ness and when he left the slaud AUorney
Lenahan announced the closing. Mr. Mar
tin announced that ho had/ / six : or eight witnesses -
nesses In rebuttal whom he would have It
then ad
court In the morning. Court
journed.
IVJl ! > CTIOX SUIT IS IISMIS > > ii : >
llullillnur of th < - 1'i.rt \rtliur
( "iiiuil Will MmI'loi'ciMl. .
K \NSAS CITY , March 3 Robert Glllham
general manager of the Kansas City , Pitts
bi'r ? & Gulf railway , received word fron
Galveston , Tex. , today that the federal cour
In that city had dlsml.t-ed the Injunctloi
proceedings brought to prevent the bulldlni
of the Port Arthur ship car.al. Ever slnci
this enterprise was started the work ha
been obstructed by Injunction suits Instl
gated by Kounte Brothers , the New Yorl
bankers , owners of Sablno City. Mr , GUI
ham sav.i that the work of 'building th
canal will now proceed without Interruptloi
until It Is finished. The proposed canal wll
run from Port Arthur to IHablne City , a dis
lance of eight miles , and is designed for th
use rf the Plttsburg & . Gulf's line of oceai
steamers.
( MI Ut V MA.N UOIIIIini I.V OlIICAUd
I ) . K. Morniiu l.oxi'x IIU Watch am
Tv rnty Dollar * .
CHICAGO , March 3. ( Special Telcgram.- )
D. H. Morgan ot Omaha struck a hlghway-
man's hand as the trigger of a revolver wa
pulled and the bullet Intended for his heai
went abavo Its mark , 'Morgan ' was qulckl
overpowered , despite bis resistance , an
robbed of his gold watch and $20. The at
tack was made In front ot the home ot Mor
Kan's brother-hi-law- Green street , aoutl
of Sixty-third. Morgan Is western frelgh
agent of the Nickel Plato road In Omaha.
. \ iliiiuiIn Wire Xnll .
MILWAUKEE. WIs. . March 3.-The Sen
tlnol tomorrow will say ; A malerlal ad
vance In the price of wire nrUH goes Int
effect tills month as the result of the re
cent consolidation of the wire nail Intcrcsti
The ndvanca announced lu S cents per keen
on 20-penny to 00-penny nails. The prlc
of these nails per keg has hitherto bee
$1.65. There will bo nn advance of 7 cent
per keg on common 3-penny shingle nail
sold hitherto at JilO per keif. The Break *
advance will bo upon S-penny , smooth llnU
nails , the price of which ialll bo ralsi
( torn J2.60 to $2.W j > cr teg. ,
THE BEE BULL1
Weather Foreentt for Nel > rasV/ / ,
Fair :
Page.
1. Secretary I.OIIR NnllN n
Iloiitrllu nnd I.otif ; l
I'riiii'lnent Itiillrontlcr (
Another Theory of MnlJ
2. Home Kill * thu Imill
3. NMir ki NIMVH. _
Another Victory for CublTr/Trnis.
4. Kiltlorlnl mill Coitimont.
C , Moro Oiimtm Depot Kmnor .
Kootpiuls Still IMy Thi'lr Vocation.
U. routu-ll llliifTn I.ocnl .Matters.
Io u I.PKlnlntlvn rrncecillng * .
7. ( Icm-rul Noun of the Tiirthcr Wi' t.
H. riiiliclllihiiicnt of r.xpoiltlon ( Iroumts.
Letter from u Miitno btirthor.
U. peciiliitliinn on tlici Wiir Outloolc.
lYilrrul Court I'roei'fdliiBt.
Another I'omciitlon lu Sight.
11. C'ommcreliil uinl riimmhtl Ne ,
12. AVIcnl Seenc nt it Iturliit.
btorlcs of Stiitcly Suitor * ,
IMI : > YMI > IIAVAVI nisi * viom > .
AincHoniiNViiut the \a\nl Hoard to
Malti * llnstr.
( Cow right , ! S9 < i , by Tress 1'ulilWilns t minn > )
HAVANA , March 2. 10 p. m. ( Via Key-
West. ) ( Now York World Cablegram Spe
cial Telegram ) The American colony hero
considers the failure of our government to
send another ship n sign that Washington Is
not leaning toward tfio accident theory. They
hope the naval boird will hurry up , as
American life and property are now I. )
greater danger than at any time due-Ing the
Cuban rcvolutlcci. The Insurgents are
greatly Interested In the nltuatlon. Gomez
asks for all the newspapers obtainable
Spain's local affairs are as dead as can be ,
nnd the "rebel mob" of the autonomlstlc
cabinet Is In control. The Insurgent attitude
Is the same as ever "Independence or tioth-
Itig. "
Now that It Is positively known that the
battleship Malno was blown up from the out
side , the crop of reported incriminating hap
penings and talk before the disaster li grow
ing fast. One very suspicious Idlng wns the
finding of a rope after the explosion that
entered the water at a gentle anglo toward
the bottom of the Maine , about 1,000 feet
from the wreck. It was very taut and se
curely fastened at both ends. Two well
known Amctleans and a Cuban raci Into II
while rowing between the wreck nnd the
floitltig dock. This rope appeared to stretch
toward Casa Blanco on the oppcslto tilde ol
the harbor. By daybreak next morning the
rope had disappeared.
A significant conversation Is reported as
having occurred on February 0 on Machine
wharf steps.The names of the people are
known , but It Is not advisable to publlsl ;
them today. They were a prominent mer
chant's wife and two young women who were
preparing to visit the Maine , when they
were met by two Spanish naval officers , whc
said to them : "You had better not ge
aboard ; you might be blown up. "
A Spanish diver went down Ihls mornlnc
and stayed below fifteen minutes and the
American crew don't think ho will go dowr
again. The trulh Is , they dumped him over
board llko a chunk of lead and his air hose
got tangled up somehow. Of course ho was
uninjured , but ho came up whiter than snow
Ono yankco submarine chap said : "It's bai
enough to have 'cm do It llrst off , let alom
bcelng the results. We ain't working wk
no dagoes. " And they won't ,
SYLVESTER SCOVEL.
Ki'itr AX u.Mni\Tii < 'iiii : VICTIM
Drought from Iliiiniin. to IlfMt in II li
( M > ii Country ,
KEY WEST , Fla. , March 3. An unldentl
fled body from the Maine wreck was brough
hero thlr < morning en board the coasl survc :
steamer Bache. Olio gun division from tin
United States cruiser Marblehcad under tin
command ot Leutenant Anderson rccclvci
the remains. Commander McCalla supcrln
tended all the arrangements. Only a sinal
number of people gathered at the dock. /
hearse was In waiting , but It proved to bi
too small for the coffin , which was the-i
taken to the city csmetery covered with tin
stars and stripes. In a plain wagon. Thi
body was burled In the cemetery with tin
ho nor B usually accorded a dead sailor. Thi
order of the procession was : The Marble
head gun. division , thirty sailors headed b ;
a drummer and a bugler ; Chapla'n Roxl
of Ihe United States crluser Now York in :
buggy ; the wagon containing the coffin
Hanked on cither sldo by four Bailers ; Com
inanler McCalla. Four wreaths were placei
on the flag which covered the cotlia. Th
crowd present 'ncrcsoed ' In number as th
procession passed and stood bareheaded. A
the cemetery the chaplain read a shorl serv
ice. Tbo survivors of the Maine wcro amen ,
these present at the Interment. There we
no demonstration.
Lupkln , Waters , Shea and Hoffron
woLiuled men of the Maine , were brough
hero from the Tortugan en board the Bach
today 2nd Wfre taken to the barracks. The
are all doing well. The five additional MU
vlvors who were lett at the Tortugim by th
Bacho are still making progress toward re
covery.
I'oxNlhlf Iili-lllltU'lltloli.
HAVA'NA ' , ( March 3. H Is bcllcvrd no' '
that the body recovered last Friday an
burled here was that of Quartcrmaslc
Robert Uurkhardt , a German. It was Idem
( led from a description by a pleto of clot
and a paper bearing his name. It Is pots
ble , but not certain , that another body burU
last week was that ot Charles A. ticott c
Orange , N. J. , carpenter's mate. It had Od
Fellows' links tattooed on the arm. Th
Spanish divers did not go down today , bv
the American divers got Home fixed am
munition out of the forward part of tli
wreck.
ilM of OciiniVRN < < | N , March ' .
At Queenstown Salled Itrltannlc , froi
Liverpool for New York.
At Palermo Arrived California , froi
New York via Marseilles * .
At Marsilles-Sulled-I\\trla ! , for Ne'
York.
At London Salleil MohavvU , for No1
York.
At N w York SalU-d-Frledrlch ile
Grouse , for Bremen. Arrived Havel , froi
Bremen ; II , H. Meier , from Bremen.
At Phlladelphla-Salled-Ni'derland , f :
Antwerp.
At Liverpool Arrived Majestic , from Nc-
York.
At Breme-n Arrived Munchen , from Nc
York ; Ixihn , from New York.
At I 'Khorn Arrived Vlctoi la , from Ne
York.
At Urovvhcad Pawed-Catnpanla , froi
New York ( or Liverpool.
DONE BY A TORPEDO
Latest Theory Concerning Causa of th
Mnino Wreck ,
DESTRUCTIVE MISSILE TOWED BY A ROPE
Ton of Saluting Powder Aids in tbo
Fcnrful Work ,
ROPE DISCOVERED ON NIGHT OF ACCIDENT
No Tracts Are Pound of it on tlio Following
Morning.
OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SUSPICIOUS
Info fin n tlon Conic * from a Illuh ' pci
Nh Natal Viithni-lty \\liosu
i Mutt-incuts Anllclle \ < -il
to litllrlliihlo. .
! , l > y 1'roM rublMiIng C-mpany )
HAVANA , March 3 Via Key West ( New-
York World Cablegram Special Telegram Y
A high Spanish naval authority thlnKs a
big torpedo , towed by n lope , destroyed tlie >
Maine , assisted by the ton of calutlni : powder
hi the re-serve magiulne.Thla statement ,
which Is conolioratcd by dlscovoiies aliwdy
cabled , conie's from the same source of Information
mation which supplied to the Navy depart
ment of the United States the o\act data of
the Spanish defenses now In the American
bureau of naval Intelligence.
I have known my Informant for three *
yenis. Ills statements always have ntovoil
absolutely correct. Hu declares that there *
was no mine In Havana batbor. lie cltc.i
the fact that the only known mine experi
ment was made by- General Weylcr , who put
some mines Into Choircra bay and then took
them out agjln on account of the danger
to Spanish coasting vessels Chorrcra Is per
haps the best landing point for an Invading
force In the Immediate vicinity of Havim.
It lu sheltered and there Is deep water clcso
to the shore. Those mines were not elec
trically connected , they were of the contact
pattern. Similar nnd mammoth contilvinccH
might easily have been dropped near a gov
ernment buoy such cs the Maine wah moored
to. Any dark night would luvo colored Iho
movements of a small party of engineer *
But Chorrera bay Is little used and the tnliieH
wcro i amoved. Havana haibor Is much used.
It is not likely that mines over were laid
there. The work could only luvo been done >
by the SpanUh government and no one hero
for an Instant Imagines that the government
did It.
NO MINH.
In view of the poor location for a mine , th
new facts given and today's credible tcport
of a high olllclal statement , the very strong
probability now seems to be that no mine ,
surely no government mine , blow up tha
Malno nnd martyred Its crew. The rope-
lowed torpedo statement of the same ofiltlal
IH wonderfully borne out by the detailed
description In a previous dispatch of Just the
proper kind of lore In Just the proper potl-
tlcm discovered the night of the horror. .It
disappeared the next morning. Neither the *
official quoted nor the Intcrmedlaiy knei. '
anything about the discovery of the ropo.
The latter was astonished when Informed of
It.
Towing torpedoes against ships Is an old
method ; ono which any three or four , or
possibly two , watermen could successfully
employ. The torpedo could bo made of an old
boiler flue or n cast Iron box , or an oil drum ,
with just enough of wooden platform beneath
It to float It a few feet belo-v the surface ,
avana hirbor was as placid as a mill pond
: hat awful night. The most crudely con
structed toipodo would have served. It1 ? con
tents might have been any high cxploslvn
which , under the historic lavness of Spanish
customs officials , might have born smug
gled , either by Cubans or by Spanish Irro-
concllables from the United States Into Ha
vana as easily ns tons of rebel munitions
have been already. Two of the numeroun
and tiny twelve-foot skiffs of the harbor /
could have been used with two , or even one ,
man In each ,
VKRY DAIIK NIGHT.
The night was very dark. Two boats to
gether could have approached fiom Itcgla
toward the port sldo ol' Itio Malno until
near the range of vision probably as close
as 300 yards. Stopping there and dropping
mi anchor or a weight to hold the torpedo ,
oiio boat could have stayed there while the
other toweJ Ihe uncoiling rope. It would
take 1,000 feet radius about the Maine's
stern. It was moored only at the bow and
a rope two atid a half Inclua In circumfer
ence could easily have been thus passed
undct the Maine's bottom. When finally
around It , ttic towing hklff could easily have
pulled for the floating dok and just whcro
the rope wan found. Thn tope would
straighten. When the man In the skiff at
the torpedo felt the strain strong he simply
would cut the torpedo anchor rope and row
to Ilegla for safety. Meanwhile the towIciR
skiff would approach Iho unguarded fishing
beats of Casa Blanta , and the ( submerged tor-
redo would 1)0 ) drawn slowly toward the
Maine's port eldc.
The- detonation could cither Ire effected
through the plunger In the torpedo If ( he
construction was skillful , or by a pull on a
small line upon the trigger If the contrivance
was simple. By the time the explosion came
the men in the towing skiff would bn safe at
CnHa Blnnca and tbo men In the other boat
would bo tafo ; in Itegla. But the rope would
probably bo cut and never found except by
dragging. However , the men In the towing
skiff might have been too much appalled by
tholr work to cut the rope , which was found
on the floating dock anchor chains , showing
just en the HUrfaco of the water. The rope
was found In exactly the proper position for
the desired effect I think It could have been
done by ordinary watermen and the whole
theory seems much the most common sense
explanation which has yet appeared.
Tiuni'Ti ; TO THI : DIAI > .
The first American tribute to the Maine's
dead has been arranged for tomorrow. Amer
ican | tourlstB will Initiate what should be
come a custom ameiiiK all visiting American *
by gojnK to the cemetery to honor the Amer
ican m'artym. S. Ostennan of New York.
George C. Magee of Chicago , A. J , Keoton of
Boston und Dr. H. Tombocken of Chicago
met yesterday to make arrangements. Th
meeting was small but patriotic. These vis
itors did what tbo American colony failed to
do. They wanted an American flag , but none
wag purchasable In Havana , so they bought
red , white and blue cloth , hired Cuban
women to sew , Dr. Tomb-cken cut out th
stars and a flag was ready.
Chaplain Cbadulik will conduct B ubort
sd tto bUboy of Havana will ra i