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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA THURSDAY MORNINGS , 3IABCII 17 , 1898-TWELVE PAGES SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
TWO REPORTS CLASH
American and Spanish Boards of Inquiry
Do Not Agree ,
SPAIN KNOWS IT AND IS OK DEFENSIVE
Holding Back to Ceo What Mr. McEinloy
Will Do ,
TO BI GUIDED THEN BY PUBLIC SENTIMENT
Ceballos Incident to Be Considered by
Cabinet.
SCME TALK OF EUROPEAN INTERVENTION
Rumor thnt France , Germany and
Auatrln.May , Send Wnr Shim * to
Cuba to Stave Oft u. Gen-
ernl Mlxup >
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( Copyright , 1S38. by Prwn Y"uliHilnic ! Campnny. )
MADRID , Spain. March 16. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) It
leaks out , notwithstanding that great reserve
Is atlll maintained In official quarters , that
the government knows now that the Spanish
and the American commissions Inquiring
Into the cause of the blowing up of the
Maine do not agree In the conclusions drawn
from their respective Investigations , bait that
their reports clash. The Spanish commission
la firm In the opinion that the catastrophe
was the result of an accidental explosion In-
sldo the Maine. On the other hand , the
American court of Inquiry , It Is said , exon
erates the officer * of the Maine from any
blame , attributing the disaster to some un
known exterior cause. It seems that the re
suit of both official Inquiries were to bo
known and examined by the two govern
ments today.
The Spanish government expected cable
dispatches from the admiral at Havana with
the final report of the Spanish commission
before the meeting of the extraordinary
council of ministers , which was summoned
for 5 p. m. , but nothing will be knawn
probably , concerning the future Intentions
of the Spanish Cabinet until President Me-
Klnlcy duly Intimates the course he pro
pones to adopt. It Is evident that the Span
ish government Is determined to stand on
the defensive , while resolutely keeping In
touch with public eentlment in regard to
the upholding of Spanish Interests and
rights In the West Indies.
CASE OP CEBALLOS.
The council was also to examine into tb <
case of Scnor Ceballos , whoso conduct wll
bo overlooked If ho acted In his prlvati
capacity , as ho seemed to Indicate when hi
cabled forty-eight hours ago to the marqul :
of Comlllas , president of the Spanish Trans
ntlantlc line , an account of a conversation
with President McKlnley. which Comllla
Immediately conveyed to Premier Sagasta
But If Scnor Ccballcs as-sumed to act In an
official capacity , Premier Ragasta says : "I"
what passed In the supposed Interview o
President McKlnley with Scnor Ceballos ti
ecuro peace In Cuba were In accordanci
with the telegram to the presa we wouli
reject It. "
The ministerial paper , El Correo , tola )
declares that Scnor Ceballos had an Inter
view with President McKlnley before th
new Spanish minister , Polo y Bornabe , pre
sentcd his credentials , and adds that Scno
Coballos called on the president by Invlta
tlon and not spontaneously. El Correo als
authoritatively denies that Ceballos pro
posed the withdrawal of the Spanish troop
from Cuba and the Idea of maintaining ;
purely nominal Spanish sovereignty.
La Correspondence , alluding to the sam
topic , says : "On authorized Information w
can roundly contradict the alleged propcsa
of Oballos. Nobody made propositions un
favorable to Spain , and even If they wer
made they woujd never be accepted by thos
who officially represent our country. "
EiURiOPB.VN INTERVENTION.
The press tonight ohocs the rumor o
the contemplated sending of French , Ger
man and Austrian war vessels to Cuba am
the Phllllplncs , and broadly hints that th
European powers would not remain Indlffer
eel to complications In the Cuban question
chlclly because of the fact that they nilgh
lead Indirectly to a general conflagration
La Correspondence also publishes a tele
gram from 'Berlin , as follow * : "Though tu
North German Gazette attempts to contra
diet my telegram relating to the words o
the emperor about Cuba , I Insist upon th
truth of my Information , and dlploroatl
circles In Berlin and Madrid are perfoitlj
av > are of the accuracy of the newa. "
At a meeting of the new conscrvatlv
party laat night Its chief-elect , Scnor Sllvela
said : "Wo have solemnly promised to re
epect lo > illy whatever parliament ma
sanction In regard to the now colonial re
glme , and consider this a sacred natlona
compromise. The great ruling party canno
cat otherwlie , even If the compromise 1
jiot In harmony with their convictions. Whe
the Cortes assembles we will bo bound I
demand a strict account of the treasures o
our honor , blood and finance , fixing the Urn
its of determining the finality these sac
rlflccj must liavo , and fixing with a clea
conscience their object and significance. "
ARTHUR E. HOUQHTON.
flPAIX XOTES TUB IMIEI'ABATIOXS
Droiia n Hint to Sln Ilriiartment o
HIP Mutter.
WASHINGTON , March 16 , The wa
preparations being made by the Unite
Etatts. the assembling of ships t Ke
West , the purchase of cruisers abroad an
the emergency measures In the War an
Navy departments have come to the officla
attention uf the Spanish government an
the views of the Spanish cabinet Iheren
nave been communicate. ) to the State do
pirtment here. This has not taken the fern
of a protest , however , as It does not appea
that the Spanish government claims or atscrt
the right to question such Internal measure
s the United States might adopt , eve
though they be of a character to Indlcat
preparations for war. It U rather by wa
of representations conveyed In a frlcndl
spirit and without threats as to the serlou
Influences which these preparations will hav
in encouraging the Cuban Insurgent at th
moment when the autonomy plan la to hav
Its crucial test through the Cuban election
nd In this way defeat the pUna Seno
Sagasta Is attempting to carry out. U I
pointed out that the presence of a large Her
of United States war ship * at Key Wea
can not be regarded as a trleudl
measure , as the sending o.f a chl
IWM oBclallr represented to be when th
Mala * went to Haven * and th VUcaya r *
lij JB\BC
ic presence ot this extensive fleet near
uba , together with tbe war measures taken
y the United States , re regarded by Spain
seriously prejudicial to the policy ot
utonomy which Spain and the United States
are alike approved and an Indirect en *
ouragement to the Insurgents In defeating
lie deslrs of both governments for the
uccess ot that policy. '
Finally , and In the same spirit of friendly
cprcaetitatlca , Spain has pointed out that a
.or by the United States agaltut Spain
nder such circumstances would be unjustl-
able before the world and a crime against
tumanlty and civilization. The represeota-
Ions contained no reference whatever to
Lo Maine disaster or to redress or Indemnity
herefor.
The published ceml-offlclal statement ot
ho Spanish cabinet's view as to the re
sponsibility of the United S tat en In the
Cuban situation has created a profound Im
pression , Officials decline to discuss It pub-
lily , but there Is a general belief among
hem that the publication marks the be
ginning ot a new chapter In 'the ' troubled
relations between the United States and
Spain. The statement la believed to be the
flrst step toward forming public opinion In
Europe In anticipation ot a failure on the
mrt of theSpanish officials to make a suc-
: cfs of the autonomous program which it
lad outlined and that an attempt Is to be
made to place the responsibility upon the
United States for any failure that may fol-
ow. This movement Is regarded as adding
much to the gravity of the present situa
tion. That the administration will be In
fluenced by the suggestion that the pres
ence of the fleet ot the North Atlantic
squadron at Key West Is a disturbing factor
.s . not believed for a moment. Visible evi
dence of that determination was the cease-
leu activity of the naval officials as well
as the steady prosecution of tbo plans of
the War department today.
Although the secretary of * ho navy Is
still pursuing with vigor his quest for suit
able war ships that may bo purchased In
Europe , besides these already secured at
the Armstrong works , no further acqulsl-
tlona have been made. At the Navy depart
ment a high official said : "There does not
eeem to bo any ships on the market. That
Is not exactly the Idea meant to be con
veyed. There arc a large number of ships
In the market and many ot these have been
offered to the department , but unfortunately
the vessels are unsuitable in general char
acter for naval purposes or else art ? so far
from completion as to tic undesirable
purchases. Perhaps better success may
attend the department'n effort now that
Captain Browneon has arrived In Europe.
XAVAL COirilT ACK IX KKY WEST.
In Known of the Proftrnm for
theFuture. .
KEY WEST , Fla. , March 16. The United
States lighthouse tender Mangrove arrived
hero this morning from Havana , having on
board the members of the United States court
of Inquiry appointed to Inquire Into tbe loss
of the battleship Maine.
Captain Sampson was taken on board the
Iowa and Captain Chadwlck and Lieutenant
Commanders Potter and Marlx went on board
the Now York. Nothing definite Is known
regarding the program of the members of
the court. Lieutenant Commander Marlx
came ashore later and had a consultation
with Rear Admiral Slcard.
Judge Advocate Marlx and Captain Samp
son lunched together on the Iowa. They did
not return to land. No session of tha court
was held on shore , -but It Is understood a
consultation took place among the officers
ot the court and l ( Is understood Real Ad
mlral Stcard's wishes were communicated to
those who had not talked with the fleet
commander personally. Among the naval
officers and others It le generally believed
that the court ot Inquiry has come to the
definite conclusion that the explosion was
external and that the court Is only busied
over minor technical details.
Amid cheers from their fellow survivors
and friends the following officers of the
Maine left tonight on the Plant line steamer
Olivette , via Tampa , for the destinations In-
dlcato after their respective names : Lieu
tenant Hol.T.ati , New York ; Lieutenant John
T. Blandln , Baltimore ; First Lieutenant of
Marines Albert W. Catlln , Newburgh ; Lieu
tenant George Blow , Chicago ; Cadet Wash
ington , Goldsboro , N. C. ; Cadet Crensbaw ,
Greenville , Ala. , and .Boatswain Larklca ,
Philadelphia. All expressed , the keenest
pleasure at starting for their homes after
the terrible experience of tbe explosion and
tbe wearisome delay that has followed U.
With the exception ot Lieutenant of Ma
rines Catlln they are ordered to their homes
to await orders. Lieutenant Catlln Is to re
port by telegraph to Washington.
WILL DISMA.VU AN IMIDMMTY.
Outline of AdmlnUtrntlon' Policy la
the Cnbnn Mutter.
CLEVELAND , March 16. Frank H. Mor
ris , fourth auditor of the treasury , and a
personal friend of President McKlnley , who
Is at present In Cleveland , speaking ot the
Cuban question , said : "There will be no
war. I find that the reports have be-cn
grossly exaggerated all over the country.
"The war preparations are just what tbe
country needed and has ncded for twenty
years. Many1 of our ports have been almost
entirely defenseless , but this Is being re-ne-
< dlcd In a rapid manner now. In a short
time we will bo comfortably fortified against
any Invasion from a foreign country.
"Whatever the agency was , the officials
at Washington are positive that the Spanish
government had nothing at all to do with
the blowing up of the Maine. The president ,
wt'cn the time arrives , will demand an In-
demnlty and It will be paid. There will be
no war. "
Mr. Morris' department baa charge ot the
work of settling tbo claims ot the heirs of
tbe lost In the Maine disaster. "We have
found that out of 378 men who \\cre on
bsard sixty-three were foreignersad ! Mr.
Morris , "and had given , when they enl'sted ' ,
foreigner * as their neirvst of kin. Thirty-
nlr.o of those on the ship gave na next of
kin when they answered the questions put
10 them on enlistment. Of the 253 who
were killed wo have succeeded In getting
Into correspondence with 127 * claimants. It
will surprise you to know that less than
10 per rent of this number had families cle-
pcndlng on them , and many have no direct
heirs. The balance ot the number vto have .
not up to this time been able to hear from. "
Ilraill Arlunted liy Frli-mlnhlp.
LONDON , March 16. It U learned
.tat thebre bis been splrlltcd bid
ding between tbe United States and Spain
'or the Amazoias and Abrouall up to the
Ust , and the outcome wa * actually doubtful
until the contracts were signed. The action
of Brazil In thin matter Is saH to hare been
Influenced br a desire to rtpajr the good
; : : i-ea of tbe United States government dur-
-5 the Mcl'o revolution. Moreover , It U
Rraxll itroocly lympatbUei wltta tba
FIND MAINE'S TWISTED RAM
Spanish Divers Beach Same Result as
Americans.
REPORT THE FACT TO THEIR OFFICERS
InrmtlirntlanM AVhleh no to Shotr thnt
the Force Which Wrecked ( he
Muicnlflcent tlatttohlp
, \\'nm External.
( Copyright , 1S3S , by rrfi Publl'Mnp Company. )
HAVANA , March 16. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Spain's own
divers now confirm the report of the Maine's
twisted ram. They find the bow of the ship
pointing nearly cast , while the remainder ot
the wreck points almost south. They thought
they had discovered It the first time they
descended In the place where the divers
had been measuring and sounding , but when
they objected strongly to that report , know-
Ing full well that such Is absolute proof of
an exterior explosion , the divers again sought
the Maine's bow where It ought to be If the
ship Is unbroken end untwisted. They then
found the anchor and thought the bow was
.here. But when the Maine's plans , always
open to their Inspection , showed the anchor
: o bo sixty feet back of the bow and when
.hey found nothing but mud where this sixty
feet of bow and ram ought to be , then they
started round again to port. Yesterday aft
ernoon 'they told their officers that the
Maine was surely broken In two ; that they
were convinced they hod found the bow
whcro first they thought It was.
These men tell the truth to their superiors
and I will produce competent sworn testi
mony as to what their reports have actually
been. It will bc most Interesting to see how
near their men's truth the Spanish board
of Investigation will keep In their patriotic
efforts to show an Innocent cause for the
Maine horror In variance with every part
of the known facts In the case.
The American board left for Key West
yesterday too early to receive this last and
most corroborative Spanish testimony , but It
Is at their dlspoeltlcn. And now It seems
almost beyond peradventure ot a doubt but
that the capable , patriotic gentlemen of the
United State * board of Inquiry will give to
the president the International thing which
navy divers and Spanish divers find , the
thing which American naval experts declare
and the thing nulch the Maine above water
tells even tourist visitors , that our battle-
ship wcs blown up ; that very likely its reserve -
servo magazine's ton of powder aided , but
In itself could not so annihilate It either in
the direction nor extent or the damage ; In
short , that tbo Maine was hit by something
strong.
MINE OR TORPEDO.
The same question Is now , as for the last
thr o weeks , was It a mine or torpedo ?
The only vestige of mine proofs presented
eeem to bo heavy , secret specimens of dyna-
mlo ! and the reported finding of submarine
cables. So far the InvertlgatlOrT'shows that
explosive : ? sent , here were used openly anc
'the Insulated wires found have surely been
identified as having belonged to < the ship
The only conjecture seemingly In accord'
anco with all the observed phenomena of the
wreck and undisputed by any , assign a boiler
shell torpedo submerged and towed by row
ers.
ers.Sranteh
Sranteh officials and press continue assign'
Ing new and wonderful causes of Interloi
explosion , the lust being that the pay
mastci's stores exploded and set off the ad
JaCent six-Inch servi-o magazine. This
.
detonated the others and the Maine pul
verized Itself. Molas-jes and tomatoes fcr
mentod and did great damage. This theory
Is j based on the finding of battered tin cant
In the wreck. All day , when the Spanish
divers thought they had found the Maine's
bow In proper1 position , I attempted ! to cabli
the fact. It was certainly not dctrlmcnta
to ' Spain was rather the other way but the
cense : ) red-penciled It. Why did he do It
I showed Slgsbeo the dispatch quoting th
London * Dally Mall , which said Slgsbec 1
the prototype of Captain Dlgshee of th
Terrapin In Miss KeAtaly's novel , "Molly
and Her Man-of-War. " That mock encountc :
between Molly arrl the Terrapin's com
mandcr was a fanciful version of the rea
occurrence. SIgsbee , much recovered In
health , laughed heartily and said : "Well ,
can't talk about the Maine , but this I wll
tell you. I bavo never seen IMIsa Kentaly'
book , but I did first come to know of he
In a manner that might be construed as an
encounter. The old Kearsarge , which
commanded , lay in the outer harbor of Leg
horn in October , 1880. Distinguished peopl
were aboard and the officers and myself en
tertalncd them. I bad just accompanied
them ashore when I received a note from
Mlsa Kentaly , whom I had not bad the
pleasure ot meeting. The little documen
was severe , stating that some writers hai
been aboard and hadn't been treated wltl
the courtesy due their station , and bad only
been allowed to walk about the ship ,
answered Immediately , regretting the occur
rence , and eaU If .they had only made them
selves kcown , as had those I was then en
tertalnlng , they would have been received
with all the courtesies I had to offer. Th
result was pleasant and a rapidly growing
acquaintance with her , but I did not know
they had put the Incident In a book , and
heard nothing more of them since until
saw the clipping. "
STICKS TO HIS SHIP.
Converse of the Montgomery refusrs t
.
leave his ship except on duty. He does no
wish to open himself to the absolutely false
but biting attacks of the local press upon
Slgsbee , which alleged that he , with thi
Maine's officers , were all ashore tbo nigh
of the explosion. The Spaniards are ready
.
to believe this. U Is eatlly understood
therefore , how the populace honestly be
.
lleves the ship blew Itself up and to regard
any other claim as a vile Insinuation or ,
|
Indeed , an opm attack upon Spain. Th
following words were actually spoken by
Spanish naval officers and I give them fo
what they are worth.
Ono on S3 occurred on March 12 , a day o
.
two after the Montgomery steamsd In. A
naval officer seated at a table , conversing
with three men In plain clothes , said : "Well
I would rather have seen the white fellow
blown up when It came In , but a day or tw.
more wcn't make any difference. " Another
icon was overheard making a simitar ob
serration the next day In another place-
These are only words , but the speakers are
being searched for.
Since the grand ball and festivities In
honor ot the Spanish war ships the publt
Is less excited , but Havana Is ( till boiling
Prominent members of the board ot Inquiry
said significant thing * yeiterday upon tbel
departure. When asked why the Iowa bad
act come down for them , s reported ,
know of no reason for not sending It bu
COURT XOT TO ftBTffUt' ' TO 1I.VVAXA.
Verdict Dae at -pJMliLrtment la
About Tea JD'y .
Copyright , IMS. by Press Pubkublnir Company. )
HAVANA , Cuba , Vttch. 4c { New York
Vorld Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
general Impression hero U that the naval
ourt of Inquiry will .not . return to Havana
unless the divers nu&e sorao great , unex-
ccted discovery. Natal officers generally
hlnk the court's verdict should reach the
Navy department Inside of ten days , as the
points which will be Included In It were
horoughly discussed as they came up and
hero should bo no necessity for a prolonged
deliberating after the evidence Is In. > \
eadlng member ot the court said to me
ust before leaving In answer to my question
f he and his colleagues expected to return :
'We hope not. " Another member Intimated
ather than said , that after a week of taking
additional testimony and reviewing that al-
cady In hand , the court might have to re-
urn to Havana to hear the testimony of the
divers In regard to their last gleanings.
Captain Sampson expects to hold court
upon ] the battleship lona. As the ship Is
six | miles off shore the court's doing will
be ( easily kept secret , and nothing at all will
bj learned of Its deliberations or Intentions.
Drawings of the results ot the divers' In-
. . cnttgatlons will be sent to the court at Key
West within two or three daya. They are
practically completed , but Ensign Powetaon
vlshes to get more conclusive measurements.
Until he has them he will not be satisfied
with his work , which has been arduous and
creditable both to the. . construction depart
ment , In which be flrat worked , and to the
Ine he took up afterwards. He prefe'ra sea
service to the constructor's draughting board.
So well equipped and well balanced an of
ficer would handle a torpedo boat splendidly
n case of need.
In addition to the portion of a body found
jy the Montgomery's men , another was
wrought up yesterday. Both were unrecog
nizable. A third has bean located below the
surface of the water.
Commander Converse has not left his ship
yet , except for ceremonial visits. The court
of Inquiry has no piece of submarine cable
with conductors. I am-able to state thkj
authoritatively. The articles the tug Mer-
rltt'ii dredging eachor btought up were prin
cipally rigging and ropes. The bit ot cable
found : ' was Identified Immediately as belong
ing to the ship's equipment. The Maine had
regular ' submarine cables en board for use
In ! ' counter-mining. No 'mistake about this
Is possible. The court 1s satisfied that noth
ing ' of the kind to Indicate ) a mine has been
found. The finding ot pieces of cable was
reported . cevcral days ago. The piece menr
. tloned probably was a short , heavily Insu
lated electric wire runnfcg to the masthead
atU used to light the signal lights.
SYLVESTER SCOVEL.
UIIGCS ! A3IEUIOA.JATEUVEXTIO.V. .
Sidney Low , EnirlUb Pre Corrc-
Hpoiuloiit , on the Situation
( Copyright , 1898. by Press I'ublln.ilnR Company. ]
LONDON , March 16. ( Nw York World
Cablegram Special T legram ) Great prom
inence is given ln-itbe English prcsa to re
ports of pro-British derropstratlons In New
York places of amusement. These accounts
undoubtedly have stirred public feeling here
strongly , but a representative tory news
paper , the Globe , sneers thus : "Of course
the trouble with Spain , which hail a navy
has nothing tb do with the audden love
for England. " As the s-oggcstlon for a
rapprochement first , came from this side
that comment Is gratuitous.
Sidney Low , one if England's ablest
Journalists and rcocntlf editor of the St
James Gazette , hut now on the staff o
the Standard , sends from the United State *
a powerful plea for American Intervention
Ho says : \
"What would England's action have been
If an Armenia were la the EnglUh chan
nel ? There Is only ono | answer. We shoulc
not have enduied It. The' Spaniard would
have been cleared out ! bag and baggage
from Cuba long ago , ivlth reluctance per
fectly genuine , with emphatic protestations
of disinterestedness wi ten we should havi
moint , though nobody would have believed
us. We should have 1 lockaded the Island
bombarded Havana , as. we did Alexandria
and occupied Cuba as are now occupying
Egypt , to the bubbllnf Indignation and re
aentment of foreign na Ens and the benefi
of the inhabitants. S < ao Lord Cromer o
Herbert Kritchner wo d have taught th
Islanders what law , ore r and honest finance
means and some tens thousands of mis-
erable paclflcos and w tchcd Spanish con
scilpts would not bavi died by starvation
butchery or disease. I1 would have been an
unprofitable , unwelcom t sk for us , but I
would have been und taken and accom
pllshcd If the shores f Great Britain In
stead of those ot the ilted States hedged
the blue waters of tlv Mexican gulf. "
O'UlKKllIM Xc Yet Sold.
( CopyrlRlit. ! ! , by J'lfs : Company.
NDWCASTLE-ON-TI E. March 16.
( New York World Cab : ; rara Special Tele
gram. ) I saw the i ptaln and severs
Chilian ofllcera in cha e of the first-class
cruiser O'Hlgglns , who emphatically denied
the statement that It .is been sold to th
United States , adding t sir belief that there
was no likelihood of deal. A full com
plemcnt of seamen are o the way.to . man tUi
O'Hlgglns , which IS du to be passed eve
by the builders Ap'rll 1 It has still steam
and gun trials to go rough , but work Is
belrvj pushed at a rate strongly euggestlni
some motive beyond th mere desire ot Chll
to obtain possession. bear It the Ualted
States commission can ntfuce Argentina t
relinquish the two en bought from
Italy , then Chili would : n to negotiate
tor the sale of the O' but Chill Is
not likely to sell It 'A ; entlna carries ou
the ( contemplated Incren * ln Its fleet.
I'nrehniie uf lira I tun CruUer * .
( Cop > right , 1SS3 , by press. Company.
LONDON , March 16. jtNcw York World
Cablegram. Special ; TeJer ra. ) The flna
arrangements for the yufchase of the two
Brazilian cruisers have been made here , the
contract of sale belag signed by the Brazilian
minister to England anil 'by Lieutenant Col
well , the naval attache to.tho United State
embassy In London. The cum agreed upon Is
said to be $3,000,000. $ Tbe Amazonas , now
lying In Gravesend , 'has been taken posses
slon of by Lieutenant Colwell. Ono hundred
and fifty American seamen are expected In
a few da > s to man It. The ordinary com
pleroent of the Amazonas would be 300 men
U U of 3,500 tons dltplacement , has a spec
of twenty-three knots and carries thirty
guns , exclusive of Its machine guns.
Sfew Dry Dock ' Stand * tke Tent.
NEW YORK. 'March 16. There was a tes
today of dry dock No. 4 at the navy yard
wblch Contractor Bowles eay was entire ) ;
satisfactory , assuring the availability of tb
dock within thirty days far tbe largest ves
sela of the United States navy. Should an
emergency arise that made such a meosur
necessary tbe cofferdam could be blown ou
with dynamite on a day's notice , leavln
the entrance of tte d ck fret lot ( toe po-
Crtit *
MANY DEATHS IN A FIRE.w
From Five to Fifteen Lives Lost in a
Chicago Catastrophe.
SCORE OF OTHERS ARE BADLY INJURED
PI nine * Siiretiit Itniildlr nnd Many
Jump from AVIndoiTw Severn ! Seen
In IlulldluK After Hue-ape
Wan Cut Off.
CHICAGO , 'March 16. U required Just
twenty minutes this afternoon for one ot the
most savage fires Chicago has seen slnco
the famous cold storage warehouse flre on
the World's fair grounds In 1803 , to take
anywhere ] from five to fifteen lives , malm
thirty people and reduce a six-story brick
building to a pllo of blazing timbers , redhot
bricks and twisted Iron.
The number of dead Is still In doubt , and
probably will not be definitely known until
the debris of the building Is sufficiently
cooled to admit of a search being made fof
he bodies of those who .are undoubtedly In
he ruins. This will be two days' hence at
east.
Three men are known to bo dead. They
are :
SAMUEIL A. OLA'RK ' , bookkeeper for the
Olmstead Scientific company.
MILES A. I3MITH , salesman for the Olm-
stead Scientific company.
'HOWARD ' 'BINZ ' , cashier for Sweet , Wal-
ach & Co.
Those reported missing , and who had not
eturned home or communicated with their
'rlends ' tonight , and whoso bodies arc befl
ieved td be In the ruins , are the following :
W. A. Olrastead , president of the W. A.
Olmstead Scientific company , rushed through
ho sixth floor notifying his employe * of
heir peril ; seen to go toward the rear of
ho building and was not seen to leave.
C. H. Arms , secretary- the W. A. Olm-
eteam Scientific company , was In the build-
ng when the Are started and has not been
seen since.
Mrs. W. B. 'Harris ' , widow , 42 years old ,
employed as bookkeeper for the W. A. Olm
stcad Scientific company , believed to have
been overcome by smoke and burned to
death ; was not seen by the other employes
as they rushed to safety. '
Unknown woman , seen at a window on the
sixth floor shortly after Miles Smith leaped
to hla death ; was not seen afterward ;
thought ! to have been burled In the ruins.
C. ( T. Anderson , employed by SVveet , Wai-
lach & Co. , not seen to leave the buildin
after ' the flre started , and Is thought to have
been suffocated.
JUMPED INTO THE RUINS.
Tony ( last name unknown ) , office
boy for Sweet , Wallach & Co. , Jumped from
the sixth floor In the rear and ! fell Into the
ruins , It U thought.
Fred Hamlll , vaudeville singer , employed
by the National Music company , not. seen
since the flre.
C. A. Price , cashier for W. A. Olmstead
Scientific company , thought to have suffo
cated.
Solomon Orcllman , Jr. , western agent for
with Sweet , Wallach & Co. , thought to be
overcome with smoke and burned to death.
Solomon Grollman , sr. , with Solomon
Grollman. Jr. , thought to have mcLhls son's
fate.
fate.Anna
Anna Quest , cashier of tbo National Mualc
company , thought to have been overcome by
smoke while trying to escape.
H. P. . Nelson , worked for W. A. Olm-
stead Scientific company , seen with Samuel
A. Clark , who was killed , and thought to
have been burned to death.
William Marwln , shipping clerk for Prea-
byterlan Board of Publication , not at home
and thought to have lest his life.
William Bora , errand boy for Presbyterian
Beard otPublication , thought to have per-
Ished.
W. J. Wllcox , partner of W. A. Olm
stcad , was in the building on the sixth floor
whenr the fire started , thought to have gone
down In the ruins.
Charles A. Price , cashier for Olmsteac
company.
W. R. Nelson , employed by Olmstead
company , reported missing by hla wife to
police tonight.
William A. Marvin , employed by the Pres
lyterlan Board of Publication , last seen
groping his way through smoke and flames
on tbe fifth floor. >
SCORE ARE INJURED.
The injured are :
'Paul ' C. Snyder , employed byi Sweet , Wai
lach & Co. , severely burned about head am
body , taken home. May die.
Em 11 Brecacirman , dropped from thin
floor to street ; hip broken and spine In
jured ; may die.
A. E. McCullough , salesman for Alfred
Peats , jumped from third floor ; right hip
and shoulder broken and Internal injuries
Taken to Pret'byterlan hospital ; may die.
.Mary A. Lo Apeare , burned about face and
body while climbing down flre escape from
Sweet , Wallach & Co.'s floor ; fell from second
end floor to ground ; sustained Internal In
Juries ; may die.
Hugh S. Elliott , manager Presbyterian
Board of Publication , hands and face
burned ; not serious.
Herman 'B. ' Overman , fell from fire es
cape ; badly bruised.
H. B. Cunningham , agent for 1be Northern -
ern Pacific Express company , head and body
burned.
W. S. Lemley , colored waiter at H. H.
Kohlsaat & Co.'s restaurant , 'became frightg
ened and Jumped from second floor of res-
taurant ; right leg broken.
Officer Joteph Rogers , overcome by smoke
while rescuing people from the burning
building.
Prof. Hans Lyon of the National Music
company , face and bands burned while
helping employes to reach flre escape.
E. A. Wise , legs and hands severely
burned.
Philip Farley , piano mover for Conover
Piano company , right leg broken In JumpIng -
Ing from second story window.
W. H. Murphy , engineer , burned about
face and shoulders.
Josle Baxa , right ankle broken In jumpIng -
Ing from second story window.
Annie Baxa , jumped with her sister from
second floor ; severely bruised.
David Scaefer , arm broken trying to
catch A. E. McCullocb , who jumped from
tbe third floor.
Andrew Nyetrom , employed by Olmctead
company , face and bands buiucd ,
A. J. Nystrom , face , hands and leg *
burned ,
Fred Smith , face and neck cut by falling
glas.1 and bead bruised by falling brick.
Jacob Kerchln , letter carrier , jumped from
eecond story , back injured and ankli
sprained.
John McDermott , employed by tb Ceo
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Poire.
1. Spain Wait * on United State * .
SpanUh Hirer * Find Maine' * Rum.
Many Lire * Lout In n C him go Flre.
Wholesale Haiti on Omaha Uamblen.
> . Montgomery to Leave Havana ,
HOURO Indulge * In War Talk.
3. Lincoln City Official * Inilleteil.
Nebratka Mold Crnio HUM Knur * .
SonntcirTliurstnn Duo In Omaha Sunday.
4 , Editorial and Comment.
5. IOWA Mnko * KtpotUlon Appropriation ,
Knto Wnr In Not Yet Settled.
Affair * at South Omnlm.
0. Council lltufTn Local Matter * .
Hank rtilluro at Bloux City ,
lomw I.CRlnlntlvo I'roceedluRg ,
7 , flcncrnl New * of the Further West.
Spurting llccord for a Hay.
8. Nclirinkii Lumbar UtMilor * Meet.
Dodjce. Street School for a City Jail.
Fight Over John Irwln'n Kutato.
O. Nprencl of the Sun Jose Sralo.
Doing * of the County Coiumlistoncra.
John Daly Arrives ut Omaha.
Kepuhllean Worker * Arc Awake.
11. Commercial and Financial Newt.
"Itohhy Mealiack * and the. Shamrock * . "
Fortifications ut New York.
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over Piano company , jumped from second
floor ' and dislocated left shoulder.
James W. Wallack , head and neck injured
> y bricks from wall.
Kate Carney , forewoman for the National
Music company , face anl head burned In
descending from tbo fourth floor ,
Edward D. Hill , employed by the Presby.
tcrian Publishing company.
FIRE SPREADS RAPIDLY.
The building was six stories high , had a
rontage of fifty-eight feet on Wabash avenue
and extended back ICO feet to an alley. It
was what Is known as Mill construction , had
two elevator shafts , ono In trout , one In the
rear . ' , and reaching from the third story to
the rout was a light shaft which gave the
flames . . every chance , and It was because of
this shaft that the fire spread with such
awful rapidity.
The bulkllng was occupied by a number of
concerns < , somci of them employing largo
numbers of people. U Is estimated that 400
people were at work In the building when
the flre was discovered.
The origin of the. ' fire Is In dispute. By
some It Is said to have been caused by an
explosion of collodion In the wall paper ware
rooms of Alfred Peats on the third floor aaiO
by others to hate been the result of an explosion -
plosion among some photographic chemicals
In thophotogruphlc _ supply house of Sweet ,
Wallach & Co. , on the sixth floor. Employes
of both , concerns deny that therewuo any
explosion In their vicinity.
The weight Of evidence seems to be , how
ever , that the explosion \VJS In the lower
part of the building , for the flames shot up
the light sha.'t at once. There was no eatIng -
Ing , ' down.
The sound of the explosion threw ( be Inmates -
mates of the building Into a panic , and on
several floom a wild stampede began for the
stairways and elevators.
To add to the panic the men In charge o
the : elevators ran their cars up to tbo top
of the building shouting "Fire" at every
floor. When they reached the top both clctl
vators took on a lead ot frightened women
and started for the bottom. Tbo front clc-
vator w a In charge of Harry Glcason , u
boy , and the rear one was handled by Wll
Ham St. John , a young man. Both of these ,
kept their heads , chowcd much coolne s am
bravery , and were Instrumental In caving
many lives.
The elevator la the front of the bulhTInt
was a deliberate affair , In good order , bu
not calculated to make much speed In ouch
an emergency as confronted It today. Gleawn
made- one trip to the seventh floor , carrlet
down a lead of women , and , although tb
smoke ROS rolling through the building In
dense clouds , he started up again. At th
fourth floor he stopped to take on a crowr
of girls from the rooms ot tbe Natlona
Music company , being asnUtcd la his wor
by Mlsa Katherlne Carney , the forewoman
A man attempted to force his way Into the
elevator , but Gleaaoa shoved him back Into
the hall that the women might have the
first chance. The man never came out , aad
with bravo Kathcrlne Carney , who fliowe
a braver and more ucselflsh spirit , probabl ,
met his death In the flames.
HEROIC WOMAN.
Miss Kate Carney , forewoman of the Na
tlonal Music company , on the fourth floor of
the Emerson building , escaped wit'
few Injuries after heroically help
Ing to save many lives ot her fellow em
ployca. When It was flrst learned the build
Ing was on fire the forty or more girls em
ployed by tbo National Music company
rushed to the elevator and stairways. Mis
Carney tried to stop the rush , but was un
able to cope with the panlcstrlcken girls '
and while some rushed down the stairway
a largo number beat at the elevator cag
and screamed for help. The elevator was
ascending and the conductor stopped at the
fourth floor. In an Instant It was filled with
the frightened girls. Miss Carney remained
on the floor to see that all the girls escape' '
and as the last ono entered tbo car Mis. .
J
Carney started to follow. There was sucl
a crowd In tbe elevator that Miss Carney
cculd not get In and the elevator descended
without her.
The float was so Intense and the smoke so l
thick that the elevator man feared to return
tif
for Mlsa Carney. Josle Baxa and Annie
Baxa , sinters , living at 5GS West Sixteen ! b
street , and employed by the National Musi
company , leaped from the second floor t
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the street. One bad her right ankle broke
and her sister was severely bruised.
Mlm Carney wan a true heroine. A !
though at the outset she bad opportunlt
to escape with the other women , sheseemc
to 'feel It her duty to stay and help th
escape of the glrto over whom she bad charge
Her voice could be heard abive the shriek
of the panic-stricken girls , advising them t
preserve order and reassuring idem agal
and again. She stood near the ptalrwa
and attempted to seize tbo foreman wome
OB they dashed down to tbo next floor , bu
she was thrown aside.
When the saw there WES no hope of stop
ping tbe panic she darted to the elevate
cage to calm the others. As tbe clcvato
mcended Miss Carney ordered the conducto
to stop. She then turned and helped he
frightened charges Into the cage. During al
the excitement she remained calm and Issue
orders as though directing the women c
( Continued oa Third Page. ) '
GRIEF TO GAMBLERS
ifly-Two Gay and Feitivo Sports Gathered
In by Dotcctirea ,
FARNAM SALOON RAIDEO
" ' s the Iffcrts of the Police *
Authorities ,
WELL K | | ; | GAMBLERS CAUGHT IN NET
Police feSi Filled with Poker Tables and
Eoulctto Wheels ,
CHIEF GALLAGHER AS SURPRISED AS ANY"
Men \Vli < > Coiiutril ConlliToiHly on 1'ro
tcctlon for Tlirlr Tlitcr Kind
that It line * \ot 1'rotcct ,
Worth , a Cent.
Consternation reigned In local gambling :
circles last night. The raid ot the Rambling
rooms In the second story of 141&
Farnam street , operated over and In con
nection with the saloon ot Lcntz & Wil
liams , hit tbo gamblers , who were caught
almost as bard as the explosion of the
Maluo did the crew of that Ill-fated ves
sel. The raid was made by Detective Cox.
assUled by six dctcctlvco and police ser
geants , a few minutes after 9 o'clock. The >
gambling rooms were crowded oven that
early In the evening , and as n result fifty-
two men were arrested and taken to < ho >
police station. Everyone in the rooms \\as
seized as an Inmate of a gambling report
and the tables and other devices In use con
fiscated B evidence against the gamblers.
This place was belnn operated as an' open
gambling establishment , with admission f ° r
all who cared to enter. The owners oro-
said to bo Cliff Cole and Rlley Goodwin ,
two men well known to the Omaha sportIng -
Ing fraternity , although It Is possible that
others arc Interested with them.
ENTRY PROM AN ALLEY.
The gambling room ha but one entrance ,
leading from the alley In the rear of the-
Lenta & Williams saloon , and that made-
It easy for the police to 'block ' all exits and.
no effort to cecnpo was made. The room
wao a long one , extending from the alley
to Farnnm street , and was thoroughfy
equipped * for all kinds of gambling business.
Everything was complete , from the small
boy rolling the marble on the wheel to th *
dealer of the faro bank , and the most
versatile gambler could find his favor4to
game. Eight heavy oak tables were dla
membered and the parts loaded Into the
patrol wagon. Three trips were necessary
to transport the tobies and four for the
men. The tables were built for the gamea
of faro , chuck-a-luck , stud poker , roulette-
and plain poker. The capital ot the place *
had cither been hustled out of eight or was
In ' rather an exhausted condition , for nil of
the dealers' drawers were empty. The only
money found was on the roulette wheel and
amounted to $20. The police took charge *
of this and also a gunny sack full of chips ,
*
red , whlte and blue. All of the gambling
furniture was stored above the Jailor's room
and formed a barricade around the captain's
office.
LINED UP AT THE STATION.
At the station forty-eight of the men were
charged with being Inmates of a gambling
house. They were shortly afterward re
leased on signed bonds of $100. The crowd
there presented a motley appearance , In
cluding , as it did , old-time gamblers Ilka
Jack Morrison. Cliff Cole , Rlley Goodwin
and others. In addition to a few traveling
men and visitors with sporting proclivities.
The four men.chnrged with being proprietors
of the place gave the names of George
Brown , R. Bell , P. S. Jones and Cliff Cole ,
tbo latter being the only ono not assumed
for ( the occasion. The charge lodged against
them ! Is that of setting up and operating
gambling devices. Their bonds -were fixed
at $500 , upon which they obtained their lib
erty.
erty.Chief
Chief ot Police Gallagher was an Inter
ested spectator at the police station and
gave It out that the raid was made by his
order , In response to complaints entered by
Farnam street merchants , objecting to tbo
proximity of the place to their business
houses. 'As a matter ot fact Chief Gallagher
was more surprised at the raid than the
gamblers themselves. The stroke of enter
prise which filled the jail with gucsta during
the crftly evening belonged entirely to tbo
detective force , who for once eccmcd to have
found something they were not expected I *
detect.
Firemen Mnke n Donntlnn.
BRIDGEPORT , Conn. , March 16. The
Firemen's Benevolent corporation , at a meet
ing : last night , unanimously voted to place
at the disposition of the Navy department ,
for any purpose that may seem appropriate ,
but preferably toward the purchase of an
other war vessel , the sum of $2,000.
No l'ne to Talk of .Sellinw Cuba.
MADRID , March 16. A eeinl-offlclal
agency today publishes the following an
nouncement : "It Is useless to talk of tbo
sale of Cuba , The business could not be
arranged except by Parliament iod It la
impossible that any Spanish chamber wouli
agrco to Mill the Island at any price. "
UorcmrntN nt Oi-enn V ! , Mar. in.
At New York-Sailed 8t. Louis , for flouth-
ampton ; Konnlneton , for Antwerp ; Brltan-
nlo , for Liverpool ; Scotia , tor Hamburg ; La
Normandle , for Hiivre ; Miiaslllla , for Mar-
sell'cs. Arrived Latin , from Bremen ; Ma
jestic , from I.lve-rpoolsNornmnnta. from Na
ples.
ples.At
At Liverpool Sailed Hylvanin , for Boston.
ArrlVid-Tcutcnlc. from New York.
At I'hlladclphU Arrived Switzerland ,
from Antwerp.
At Hotti-nlum Arrived Rotterdam , frontf
New York.
At Nop f s Arrlved-S.ule , from New Yorlc.
V * SouUiuir.plon-Sallcd Trave , for New ,
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