THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.JUNE in , 1S71. OMAHA , MONDAY MOKNING-, FEBRUARY 21 , 1858.) SINGLE COL'V JF1VJ0 CENTS.

DIVERS ARE AT WORK

Devote TLoir Attention to Taking Out

Bodies of the Dead.

MANY UNFORTUNATES ARE IN THE WRECK

Ono More is Recovered , bnt it Oanuot Eo

Identified ,

VALUABLE SHIP'S PROPERTY BROUGHT UP

Captain Sigsbeo Una His Watch and XOJB

Restored ,

SEAMEN SHOW GREAT HEROISM

heir Oun SufTcrliiKM ( o S > m-

imtlilrc-

ivIth Tlielr Coiiiiiniitilu-rOtvr the I.OHH ot-

HlN Ship.-

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HAVANA , Feb. 20. ( Now YorU "World Ca-

blegiam-

Special Telegram. ) The dlvcismade only three descents today at thewreck of the taitlc&hlp Main" . CaptainSlgHbco's state clscumcnts were rescuedfrom a private drawer In Ills cabin. Thekeys to the magazines vvcro found Justabove the hook over the head ot the cap ¬

tain's bed their usual place having beenput there at 8 o'clock last Tuesday evening-

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navul code book was found unJamaged._ . mv'iRcd In messages between Consul

Y" * fTo3 and the Navy department andin S., inhering the instructions which It Is

said are coming on the Kprn. Oiptaln Slgs-

beo's-

'wntch , which has been twicebefore , vv s also brought up. It was hi aprivate drawer with the state papers.

Only one body was recovered today. It-

was- not the body ot cither LieutenantJenkins or Ensign Mcrritt. About 100 of theJIalno'a heroes aru yet in the wreck. Cap-

tain¬

Slgsbee is acting under the orders otSecretary of the Navy Long The captainwants to save the foodies before proceedingwith the Investigation Into the cause ofthe disaster , but ho docs not know wthat-

tlio secretary's dcslro Is in that respect.Another air pump has been scut fcr.

Captain C-lgsbeo visited the eight maimedbailers In San Ambrosia hospital. Theyvveie glad. They had asked after him (layby day , while ho wcs being questioned fromWashington and hero In regard to theMaine's awful tnd T'no men weio all d--lighted to see their commander. All aiodoing well , except Kochlcr and Holtzcr. Thelatter , as noble as ever man was. Is burned ,

bruised , fracturr-d and Internally Injured , butlild brain Is perfectly clear. Ho lias been inawful pain and what think you ho saidwhen sec-ting his captain ?

"Can't shako hands with you , captain , "lie exclaimed , "but I am sorry you have lostyour ship and your comrades. "

This man was dying , mind you. CaptainBlgsbco waa touched deeply. On partingHoltzcr said :

"Come again , captain ; I wish you betterluck next time. "

This man was not a servant nor a pet.-

Ho.

was just n plain Maine sailor and wassuffering. Ho thinks he will recover , butho is literally burned , smashed and torn.

Captain Slgsbco keeps recurring to thesemen's talks. It was woiidrously patheticI felt my eyes fill and was not ashamed ot-

it. . The men had no complaint to make.They highly praise Sister Wilberforce , butthey should bo moved to Buencs Ay res-

.SYLVCSTCIl.

SCOVnL.

SDTIKIOATION un vcnns hl'AIV-

lAdialiilKtrndon'N Attllinlr on ininI-iuilloii

-of MM I nc Wreck.-

Copjrlcht.

( , 1 1S , li > I rc s Publishing Compinj. )

MADRID , Fcb. 20. ( Now York World Ca-

blegram¬

Special Telegram ) The MadllJgovernment has been notified officially thatthe American government Intends to makeIts own examination of the wrecked battle-

ship¬

in Havana harbor and make It whollyIndependent of any o'fier examination ThisInformation comes through the regular diplo-matic

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channel , being contained In the ad-

vices¬

ot the Spanish charge d'affaires ntWashington , Senor du Hose , to the foreignoillco hero. But It la alro announced In thoseiidvlc.cs tbat tbo United States governmentwill v.alvo tor cmo the principle of extra-territoriality

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aa applied to war vessels Inorder that tbo Spanish divers and olllclalsmay examine the wreck at tbo same time-.It

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Is understood fiere that American diversmo expected to react ) Havana early this week.

The Spanish admiral commanding at Ha-

vana¬

cables that the Spanish Inquiry Intothe cause of the disaster would have beenfinished before this had he not been watt-Ing

-to learn the results ot tlio exploration

of the wreck which ho icports Is to liemade simultaneously by American and Span-sh

-) divers and for the American consulKCiiernl's permission to Captain SlKSbce' andthe other ofllccra of the Matno to testifybcforo the Spanish court of Inquiry.

ARTHUR P. HOUOilTON.-

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ino r I CM n CoiiKiilM lit Culm Art * Said ( oHiDltHiidKtlril ,

HAVANA , Fob , 20. Porno frlcllon , it Isreported , has occurred between Consul Gen

ral Leo and the otber United Slates tensuls In the Island over tha distribution offunds and supplies sent from the UnitedStates for the reronccntrados. The com-

plaint-

la made tint though food and moneyiiavo been coming for teveral weeks noth-ing

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lias been dlatilbuted outside Havanaprovince.

Consul Baiker ot Snguu La Grande <inlConsul Ilryco of Matanzas , who came here-to learn the particularsot tlio Maine ex-

plosion.¬

. left , it Is salil , without calling onthe consul genet al. The reason given was< hat they bad not been , traoated fairly bythe consul general. Koch expected aid forlilu district from the Amcilcan supplies , butictelved none. The statement U made thatIt Is their Intention to appeal directly tothe Anu'rloin State department , and thatfood bo conblgncd to them Instead of tothe Havana ccmmlate. Tha Incident hascaused some comment umcnig American !here , who regret It.

Consul Ilryco says ho Is lck at the flghtiforced on him during the last two years ,

HU baa reported the facts of the cas-j tuWashington and hellovea his district -n-titled to share Immediate'lu the aid of-

fered¬

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Consul Darker cays that a few ngo-

ho found a msu dead ot vaut In tlio market-place of Sagua La Grande , The ministertook up a collection , appealing to allclasses , but EO great Is the general lirpof-rrlshment

-tl.at It yielded only J2M.

Both consuls say this distress must growdally and that death -will Keep pace with Itunless relief la afforded.

Consul General Leo , when thcso matterswere brought to his attention , replied tb.Uthere WAS not the (lightest intention toneglect tbo recoiicentrndoa In the patternprovinces , but he pointed out that Havana ,

being the largest city , consequently hasinoro In need of succor. He said ho bidwritten the consuls that every thing possiblewas being done , but tbe relief thus far hasnot ben commensurate with the demand ,

Hu lias deputed most of the work to Mlai-H&rton , who has the confidence of all par-tics und who Is almost conitantly at worklu conjunction with the special agent of-

bo( consul general-

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ItrcelM'H Her New Jlluliter ,

MADRID , r b. 20 Today the qUeen ii-

t aenvc fjir wcli 8V UeB *_toSenpr Polo

y Dernabc , the new minister to the UnitedStates. Tomorrow she will receive UnitedStates Minister Woodford , who will presentPresident McKlnlcy's dispatch of thanks forthe expression of sympathy wltb the UnllidStates In the misfortune tbat befell tboMaine.-

DOUIITS

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TiiTi [ACCIDUNT THIJOUY-

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llnrncK nf thf linehe-MitkrM lniiliiitl| << SlnUMiii'iilK.

HAVANA , Fcb. 20. Lieutenant Com-

mander

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llarnctt ot the survey boat Hachosaid to a correspondent of the AssociatedPress today :

"You want the facts ? I can tell you thereare ninety-five chances out of 100 that theInvestigation will show that the forwardmagazine of the Malno dld not blow up first ,

if it exploded at all , and that It was not thecause of the terrific consequences that fol-

lowed.

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. The condition of the wreck whenfirst studied and a careful scrutiny madeth'n an almost absolute certainty. "

Chaplain Chadwlck of the Malno has re-

covered¬

considerable sums of money withletters and other personal property from thebodies taken from the wreck. In ono casethe Initials can bo seen on the coat liningand may servo to Identify the body of thewearer , but the harbor water Is so filthy thatthe marks are nearly Illegible. ChaplainChadwlck Is ono of the hardest worked oni-

cors-

pud upon him devolved some of themost repulsive duties of the sltuallon-

It Is apparent that efficient work Is notpossible with the divers and apparatus athand and the arrival of experts from theUnited States Is anxiously awaited.

Father Povvrs of the Jesuits arrived yes-

terday¬

from Tampa and Immediately visitedthe Maine's wounded In the hospital ,

lA dispatch has been received from HearAdmiral Slcard that the Mangrove has leftKey West for Havana with a court of In-

quiry¬

and additional divers and apparatus.-It

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Is expected hero tomorrow. NeitherSpanish nor Cuban divers will bo em-ploy

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cd.Today divers recovered the cipher code-

book , the log of the Malno and many ofi-lclal

-and private paper ? ,

IIIMU uociir.i-'oii'i'i : is IN ..TAIL.-

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hi I'amil < ( he Strci-tN , fJUIiiir Ventlit Tliolr UlNtl| ( iiNiirr.

PARIS , Tcb. 20. T o thousand peoplea sombled this afternoon In front of theSaint Pelagic prison , well known as a prisonfor offending journalists , to greet Henri-Uochofortc , editor ot the Intransigeante , onentering to servo a sentence ot five days'Imprisonment for libeling Joseph ''Helnach ,

conservative deputy for the district of Dlgnoand editor of the Iicpublln.ua Francalsc , by-

charging him with Intending to prove theln"ocenco of Alfred Dreyfus by the use of-

foged documents.-At

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flrst there were no signs of force topreserve order , but as the crowd Increaseda co-pany of Republican guards , headed by-buglnis and dnimmcTs , a detachment of po-

lice¬

and two squadrons of cuirassiers , vvciedrawn up on each side of the square Infront of Iho prison The tioops were re-

ceived¬

with "Vive 1' armeol"-It was 1 o'clock bofcro M Hochcforto ar-

rived.¬

. The crowd flocked around his car-ilage

-shouting "Vivo Ilocheforte ! " aad-

"Vive la Commune1" the police being pow-

erless¬

to rcBtralu them. Itocheforte alighted ,

waving his handkerchief , and escorted by tl.o-pcopli walked to the prison gates. Aboutfifty of his friends. Including Ernest Roche ,

ono of the deputies tor Paris , the eJItcc of-

La Jour , and the assistant editors of theIntcanblgeunte , accompanied him Inside thebuilding amid cheers from the populace.The waidcrs , with the governor of the prisonat their side , were on hand and respectfullyreceived tbo prisoner.

The crowd was dispersed slng'cig andshouting "Vive Rccheforte ! " and "Vivo liCommune ! " and completely blocking trafficon the Rue Monge So fur , ttiough , whitethere was much excitement , tbo crowd waagood humored ,

Suddenly a new gathering of 3,000 , headedby M. Mlllcvoyo , Thlebaud and Regis ,

marched toward trjo Pantl'eon yelling , "Downwith Zola1" and "Death to the Jews ! " Thepolice formed across the road and stoppedtbo progress of the demonstritl a.s.-

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. Thlebaud and Regis began harang-uing

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the crowd from eomo steps , despite theefforts of the pollre to d'sloJgo' them Theyadvised the crowd to dl'perso In orderlyfashion , but to keep on shouting loyal criesand rcsorvo I's strength for another occa-sion

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AI. Thlebaud eulogized AI. RocUcfurto-cs the man who will "toll the knell of theJews "

Finally the mob dispersed amid shouts of-

"Consploz Zola , " and similar cries.-AIM.

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. Allllovoyo and Thtobaud went to thepolice otatlon to demand the liberation of tx

dozen people , Including the editor of PetitePurlsslcne , arrested In the course of thedemonstration.

7.01 , V TUIAI. IS V1HTUAIT.Y KYIIKn-

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Sentiment Too S roiiK o Admitof nil Ae | llltnl.

PARIS , Fcb. 20. The trial of AI. KralleZola and the publisher ot the Auroro Is re-garded

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as practically ended and M. Zola'sconviction Is looked upcn as a foregone con ¬

clusion. Public feeling against the- Jews Is-

so overwhelming that any other result Is al-

most¬

Impossible.-CONDON

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, Fob. 21. The Dally TelegraphTUbl'shes this morning an alleged explana-tion

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of tbe Droyfus mystery.According lo thla explanation a secret

compact between Russia fiid Germany existedbefore the Franco-Russian alliance was ar-ranged.

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. Under Its terms Ruscla undertookto supply Germany wllh all the Informationobtainable by specification. ! and other Infor-mation

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regarding military affairs lei Frcuce ,

Germriuy supplying Russia with Informationconcerning another power , presumablyAustraHungary.-

Dreyfus.

trailed on this Impact Whetherthe bordereau was written by him or not Itwas merely the ostensible basis of the In-

dlctirent-

agatist! him The real secret docu.mont referred to a compact , tbo revelationot wblch would bavo imperiled tbo Russianalliance.

The eamo motives of secrecy. ays theDally Telegraph's' Informrnt , will compel theill Ifor out governments to deny the truth otthis explanation , which la cieverthelosi cor-rect.

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cnow'niMt TIIH immsii.-

Tito

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UxiiiMlltloiiH tAn AdtniioliiK To-nnril

-Solcoto , In Went . frlen.-

AKASSA.

, Niger Coast Protcclorale , WestAfrica , Feb. 20. Intelligence has arrivedhero tlmt two French expeditions are ad-

vancing¬

toward SoKoto , capital of tbo ml-tanatu

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of Sokoto , on the Sokoto river , In theextreme north of tbo Haussau states , andthat rlx French officers , with a fcrco of 200men , have arrived at Argungu and Tagga.

The former town Is an Important placeon the Sokoto river , about half way fromtbo sultan's capital and the River Niger andwithin tbo British sphere. The sultan of-

okoto? has commanded tbe French force tohalt about forty miles from the capital. TheRoyal Niger company's rcpresonlatlvo , Dep-

uty¬

Agent William Wallace , Is holding thecompany'b force , with ammunition andstores , In readiness and Is awaiting Instruc-tions

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to assist tbo iultan of Sokoto and tosecure French evacuation of British terri ¬

tory.

I'ori Knt re NOT * it Cnrillnnl ,

PnKIN , Feb. 20. Pere Pavre , at the beadof the Roman Catholic missions ot Chinaand a resident hero of more than thirty-

years'-

standing , was consecrated cardinalwith great ceremony. The Chlneee declarethis was owing to direct representationmade by tbo emperor to tbe Vatican-

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IloIiU .Memorial Service * .

nURLI.V , Fcb. 20.tmbas ador Wblteand the American colony were present to-

day-

at a requiem mats for the souls of tbemen of tbu Maine. A discourse W B de-livered

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by n y. Dr. PicSlti .

VIZCAYA COMES INTO PORT

Spanish War Ship is at Anchor in the Bay

Fully Guarded.

FIRES THE CUSTOMARY NAVAL SALUTE

It * KnnlKti nt Half Must InHonor of the Men " Lout

Their uti thelltilne.

NEW YOniC , Feb. SO. The SpanishcruLrcr Vbcaya , In command ot CaptainEulate , came through The Narrows this aft-

ernoon¬

and anchored off Tompklnsvlllc , S. I. ,

where It Is coiely! guarded by navy yard tugsand police patro boats. The VIzcaja hasbeen Ijlag outside of the bar since Fridaynight and was unable to come la to the harborowing to the dense fog and rainstorm whichhave prevailed for forty-eight bouia.

The Spanish cruiser has been expected toarrive here slnco last Monday and the un-

fortunate¬

catastrophe bv which BO manyAmerlccns lost their lived In Havana onFebruary 15 aroused more than usual In-

terest¬

In the arrival of the visitors. Thefeeling which prevails among a great manypeople In this vicinity that the Americanbattleship was dcstrojcd deliberately by co-

Imles-

of the tutted Statcn proinptcd thenaval authorities to guard against any possi-ble

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harm being done to the Spaniardat the hands of fanatics.

Rear Admiral Dunce , commandant of theNow York navy jarda , received orders fromWashington , last week to establish a carefulauJ well appointed patrol to guard againstany such emergency. The commandant Im-

mediately¬

put himself In communication withChief of Police McCullagh and LieutenantJohn A. Dougherty of tlio havy , to takecharge of the protective patrol. Chief Mc-

Cullagh-

responjcd Immediately and InformedHear Admiral Huico that he had InstructedCaptain Smith of the harbor police to holdhlu self In readlnees and supply the dc&lrednumber of patrolmen to assist In guardingthe vessel.

The oavj jard tugboals Nina aad Narkota-la chart-e of Captains Bell and Ccntaln , re-

epectlvclj-

, were retained at the call of Lieu-tenant

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DoughertyGUARD IS IN THREE WATCHES.

Lieutenant Neville of the Marino corpsreceived instructions to take command o-fthirtyeight men , ono llret bergcunt , threesergeants , three corporals and thlrty-onoprivate marines , who wore to relieve eachother In their watches (jlirlng the entirestay of the Spanish cruiser.- .

By special permission a representative of-

Iho Associated Press was permitted to go-on board the tug Nina , on which Lieuten-ant

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Dougherty had established his head ¬

quarters. His boat , the Narkota , was readyto go down the harbor and meet the Vlz-

caja-

the moment It was sighted , but It wanot until 2 o'clock this afternoon that theweather conditions permitted the guards toproceed down the bay. About that hourwoid was received at the navy > ard thatthe Spaniard wae , on Its way over the barand the mailnca wore Immediately ordoied-on board the Nina. Lieutenant AaronWard , representing lleai admiral Dunce ,

lost no time In boarding the commandant'ssteam barge Undine and the three -vesselsleft Iho navy jard at 2.50 o'clock.

There was a naaty northeast wind blowingat the time , which was accompanied by acontinuous downpour of rain and a lightfog. The tug Nina led the way and as Itrounded the battery a large crowdhad assembled In the vicinity ofpier A , where the lltllo vesselwas to take the harbor police aboard. Tworoundsmen and eight patrolmen were putaboard the tug and once more It turned Itsnose In the direction of Staten Island-

.Juat.

then , through the .thick fog , couldbo heard the booming of cannon , which wasthe salute given by the VIzcaja as | t camethrough The Nat rows. This salute was an-swered

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from the guns at Castle William ,on Governor's Island.-

As.

the Nina ncared the Staten Island shorethe Span'eh cruiser loomed up out of themist and Lieutenant Neville ordered themarines to stand at attention and salute thevisitor , which passed on Its starboard. Thepolice ofllccrs on board also stood at atten-tion

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and the salute was answered by theofflcors and men who were grouped on theVIrcaya's deck. The Spaniard was still un-der

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way at the time , with Pilot Glllcspie onthe bridge.-

At.

3 35 o'clock the big vessel reached Itsanchorage. As soon as It anchored severalboats In the vicinity made toward It , but.they were quickly warned oft by the navil-

cssels aad backed away to a reapectaolodistance.

The Undine , with Lleutenmt Ward aboard ,then made Its way alongside nod that olflccr-drested In full uniform , ascended the gang-way

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, which was lowered on tuo port Side.-As

.soon aa ho reached the deck ho was

greeted by the Spanish commander to whomho tendered , In the mame ol Rear AdmiralBunco , the courteslas of the port , which Isthe usual formality whenever a foreign warvessel arrives In American waters.

ENSIGN AT HALF MAST.Lieutenant Ward remained on board about

a quarter ot in hour ami as ho descendedthe gangway on his return to the Undlno theloyal Spa&'ah ciialgn was jiut at half mast.This was the first sign that the spectatorsafloat and ashore were given that the visit-ing

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craft waa nvvaro of the disaster In Hav-ana

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harbor. Captain Eulato ordered the flagat half mast as a token of regret for the lossof the American sailors.-

Meuiwlillo.

iho marines who were to 'ako-up the (list watch were taken frow theNina to the Narkotu , as were the police androundcmcn.-

A.

rowboat containing three men , two ofwhom were rowing and the third sitting Inthe stern , came out from Tompklnsvlllpandheaded directly for the Vlzcaya. The NinaIntercepted the little craft and In Jespocao-to Inquiries , the man In tbo etcrn said hohad a telegram for the commander of thecruiser. When this Information wan trans-ferred

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to Captain Eulato , the latter told themto let tbo boat come alongside and also ealil-ho would ECO any newspaper reporter ! ) whowished to coino aboard.-

As.

soon as this was made known to thepress boats , which were hovering around ,

halt a hundred newspaper men accepted theInvitation and In less than ten mlnutes-vvcro all abcard plying questions to the com-mander

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and olllccrs of tbo cruiser. Whiteall this was taking place the cro.vds on-ehoru became larger and the keenest In-teicst

-was taken In every movement of the

different vesselsLieutenant Dougherty will remain In the

vicinity ot the cruiser while It remains inport and -will direct every detail regardingthe protective watch. From 4 o'clock t.'iloafternoon until midnight tonight the Nkiaand Narkota will patrol the waters In theneighborhood of the big vessel. They willbo relieved at midnight by the tugs Dan-iel

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S. Lament and Scout , In command ofCaptains Thorn-is A. Keyos and T P. Coffey.Those boats are provided by the nupervlsor-ot the port. They will teko on tbo policeand marine guards and remain on watchuntil 8 a. in. tomorrow. At tlmt hour fourpolice launches , manned by police anJ ma-

rines¬

, will go en duty and stand by until4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon , when thenaval tugs will take up the aamo positionswhich they assumed this afternoon. Thesefro the plans BO far arranged by Lieuten-ant

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Dougherty and ttiey are not likely to-

bo changed.All tlio vessels mentioned will remain oft

TompHusvtllo until the Vlzcaya leaves Itsncborago and points out to tea. In case

the crulier tomes through the upper bayand anchors In the North river the pzlrol-boati and tugs will accompany It end tbcsame arrangements will maintain.-

ACCDPT.

NO INVITATIONS.-

In.

the Interflow Captain Eulate eald thatwhile Ills ehlp wta In this port hU ofllccra

accept no Invitations ot .uy kind. vTbg

Spnr.lsh ship had come hero tin a visit ofcourtesy and when the dreadful accident tothe Maine was learned the ensign was putnt 1mlf-irast and there -woald remain untilthe sTilp took Its dcrnrturr .

Ho HKcncd his visit to that of one inti-mate

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friend to another when disaster hadovertaken Iho latter , the same Oelleacy dic-

tated¬

what to do. to mourn with iho friendend avoid all festivity. No Invitations of a-

social character would be accepted this bo-

wlshe.1 to have understood.Referring to the catastrophe -that had

overtaken tha Maine , he declared that hoand his offlctTa were greatly (shocked andthat the sympathy of all was with thefamilies who had lost those near and dear.-He

.said ho had duly sent a telegram to tlio-

Becrctcry of the navy , expressing his senti-ments

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and thoseof the officers.First Lieutenant Count VUlar Del Fuentes

gave a graphic accoutit of thetrip from Its ilrst anchorage Inside o ( SandyHook. At 11 o'clock today the anchors wereImuloJ In. It was very fogRy when theship got under way , so foggy that theyhad Incessant difficulty In finding1 the buojs.They came up by "way of the main channel ,

lounllng the Spit. The heavy draft ot theVlzciya , the toK and the tortuous chanuel-mada matters Interesting.

Captain Eulate , when asked how long theship would remain In port , said that be ha.l-

no orders from his government but ho evi-

dently¬

expects to bo here for some tim-

e.iovv

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cimi'Mvrui.Y s.ovnnIi-

nlicN of ilio HiMitillfiil nt-

CVilnr ItiuiltlH.-CUDAR

.RAPIDS , la. , Tc-b. 20 ( Special

Telegram ) The worst rnaw of the winterhao prevailed here since 1 o'clock Saturdaymorning , snow having fallen almost con-

tinuously¬

since that time , There la noweighteen Inches on the ground and It Is stillcoming down , with prospect ? of continuingall night. All trains arc running late and a-

'blockade' Is feared-.MILWAUKEE

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, Feb. 20 The blizzardwhich started In yesterday morning fcml ofwhich Milwaukee Is the center still con ¬

tinues. y-two Inches ci snow Is re-

ported¬

by the weather bureau to have fallenIn this city. The storm is confined to theeastern part of the elate.

Tonight street railway traffic Is becom-ing

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congested again , as the wind lisa In-

creased¬

In velocity and blows the snow backon the tracks about as fast as It is beingcleared off. The company does not pretendto Keep suburban lines open and not a wheeloutside the city limits has moved slnco yes-lerday

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atlernoon. The temperature hasfallen about twenty degrees tonight. Snowto the depth of seven feet Is piled up allalong the different lines ot street railwayand It will bo many days before it can bocarted away.

Railway trains on all roads entering Mil-

waulcco-

are all the way from two to fifteenhours laic. The passenger train on IhoChicago &. Norlhv.cstern railroad from GreenBay , duo at 7 15 p. m. last night , becamestalled In a huge snowdrift about threemllca from th's' city and did not reach thedepot until 11 o'clock this morning.

All the boats plying between here andacross the lake and northern and southernpoints are accounted for. The steamerIowa of the Goodrich line , running betweenMilwaukee and Annapce. and ivhlch waa duehero last night , drifted acuss the lake andtook shelter on the cast shire. The steamerWisconsin , Captain McCambrldgo , arrivedfiom Grand Haven tonlghf. The captainreports a very stiff gale blowing and thesnow Is so blinding that It Is Impossible toFCC more than a foot ahpi1. The steamerWisconsin , on entering tl-p river today ,bumped into a dredge of the'Hathaway com-pany

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, sinking It. The" steamer was not In-

jured¬

and the dieilgo will be raised as soonas the storm abates.

OSHKOSH , Wls , Feb.20. . The -worststorm In fifteen years Is still raging. Trainsare six to eight hours late. Street carservice Is badly crippled.-

MANITOWOC.

, Wls. . Feb. 20. The sever-est

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storm ot the year his been laglns sinceyesterday and still continues. Only onetrain has arrived since yesterday after-neon-

.MARINETTE..

. Wls , Feb. 20. Nothing Insbeen heard from the twelve fishermen whoBt-irttd from Green Island for this city Sat-uiday.

-. The storm has continued so severe

that no one hua ventured i the Ice todayFriends of the missing fishermen believethat they must have found shelter In someoj the fish chanties on the bay.

The Sturgeon Bay stage , which left heroyesterday for the east shore , , has not beenheaid from. It should have reached its>stlratlon last night. There were five pas-sengers

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and a Urlver.All trains today were six and seven hours

late and the finow Is drifted fifteen endtwenty feet high. It Is still snowing andblowing and on this account It Is impossibleto search for the missing psrsons-

.SIMJ

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KI.OIKS iron iiissviLrni ) ,

rum-nil SIT * IiM'N iif UIP Sliiiiilosl Clinr-c' ( M' Vrci llflrt lit Aon York.

NEW YORK , Fob. 20. The funeral serviceover the remains of Miss Frances Wlllard ,

president of the Women's Christian Temper-tnco

-unlca , took place In the Broadway

Tabernacle today. The service was held Inthis city by the official decree of the Women'sChristian Temperance union.-

On.

Thursday next a service will bo heldat Dvanstoa , 111. Beforeflnal intermenttakes place , however , the boily will Ho In-

state !n Wlllard hall at the AVomen'-BChrlstlcn Temperance unlcn temple atChicago probably a greater portion ofWednesday next , ami while en route to tliowestern metropol's' , will a'eo Ho In state fora short time In CburchUIle , N. Y. , Miss Wll-lard's

-birthplace.

The church was crowded , among the at-tendants

¬

being many women from neighbor-ing

¬

states , representingtho state unions. Agreat number of floral tributes had been re-

ceived¬

and these together with palms wereused as decorations In tbo church. Suchnames as thoEo of Helen Gould , Susen B-

..Anthony.

, Rev. Anna Shsvv nnd many of theWomen's Chrlstlto Tcmparanco unlon'aprominent world repicscntatlvce were writ-ten

¬

ca the cards attached to the floral glfta.-In

.purzuancc of a cablegram , sent by Lady

Henry Someiset to Mlas Katherlne L. Steven-son

¬

, the corrcsprodlng scuretaiy of the na-tional

¬

organization at Chicago , a bunch of-

whlto roses were placcA over the heart ofthe dead temperance reformer,

Mlas Wlllard's request that her funeralservice be simple was carried out. Porticosof the ccrlpturo which Miss Wlllard lovedmost vvcro read , her hymns weresung and Iho Methodist Episcopal funeralservice woo read. Her , K , B. Tipple , pastorof St. James Methodist Kpl copal church , wastlio principal officiating clergyman. He waa-

048'sted by Hlshcp John Newman and others.Presidents of state organizations , of which

Ml&j Wllllard was the national head , werethe honorary pall bearers. '

CHICAGO , (Feb. 20-HDy tbo terms of thewill of Miss Frances P. Wlllard her wtatowill pafs Into the temple fund , after the lifeinterests of her secretary , flUs Anna Gor-

don¬

, and ot her alster-lndaw , Mrs. Mary B-

.Willard.

, have expired.The property consistsof "Rest Cottage , " at Dvanston , valued at$16,000 , a small cottage In 1lio Adirondackand ? 3,000 In cash , which , was presented toMiss Wlllard on her fiftieth birthday ,

By the original will the estate was topass to the Woman's Christian Temperanceunion , but a codicil , dated after the 'Buffaloconvention diverts It to the temple fund.The temple trustees will probably -waivetheir rights and leave tlio estate entirely tothe direct beneficiaries.

Slim OVN nisrlil Yearn.WICHITA , Kun. , Feb. 20-Paddy Shea hag

been sentenced to servo eight years at hardlabor In the state penitentiary for shootingJoseph Davvfon with Intent to kill , In De-

cember.¬

. His attorneys -will apply to thesupreme court for a new trial. The crimeoccurred In a saloon belonging to Bhea ,

''while oil present iwere In an advanced stageof Intoxication. Uavvson was struck In theback by the bullet and -will be almost to-tally

¬

paralyzed for life,

> la > ciiivutM of Oueuii Vemti'lx , Fell.0At New York-Arrlwrt-Deutuchlund. from

Rotterdam , Balled. Me bile , for London-.At

.

Quocnftown Sailed. Uinbrlo , from Liv-erpool

¬

, for New York ,

ALLEN HAS AN AMENDMENT

It May Precipitate Cuban Debate in theSenate Again.

COMING WEEK FULL OF HOPE FOR JINGOES

Appropriation HUN In llolli llriiiiplicn-ot CntiKrrMn ( JHo tiVli1o l.nll-

Cuilv-

for IHxi'MMMlon by-Memlicrn. .

WASHINGTON , Fob. 20. The diplomaticanJ consular and the military academy ap-

propriation¬

bills will bo considered andpassed by the senate during the week. Therewill be more or less debate In executive ces-

sion¬

on the Hawaiian anncxatlcn treaty andspeeches will ho made on the claim of Mr-

Corbctt to a scat In the senate on the ap-

pointment¬

ot tbo governor of Oregon. TheCorbett matter will mot be pressed except tothe end of having the cpeechcs so far dln-

pcacd-

of as to make sure of getting a voteat the time flted , a week from tomorrow.

The expectation Is that the bill making ap-

.proprlatlcn.

for tbo consular and diplomaticnorvlco will bo made the basis for consider-able

¬

debate. It Is understood to be SenatorAllen's Intention lo make an effort to securethe Incorporallcn Ici the bill as an amend-ment

¬

of his prov'slon for the recognlllon ofCuban belligerency and If he should makethis effort , the result might be a general dis-cussion

¬

of the Cuban iiucotlon. While thisIs possible , It does not appear probable , fortbe senateIs not In a mood for the openingof this question pending the Maine Investiga-tion

¬

, so , If It Ebould be taken up this wcal ,

there would have to be quite a radical changeIn sentiment.-

Thcro.

are some senators , however , whoare desirous of having the subject debatedand they may force-the lame. As Mr. Allui'samendment was adversely reported from thecommittee on resolutions , Mr. Halo willraise a point of order against It. Thla thevice president will susta'ri and Mr. Allen willof ccAneo appeal. There will be stubbornopposition to such an amendment , If offered ,

and the central may be an animated ono If-

Mr. . Allen perslels In his purposeIndependently of the Cuban amendmeut

the diplomatic bill la likely to cause debateon other questions. It seldoms gets throughthe senate without being made the basis otmore or less general discussion of the coun-

try's¬

foreign policy.HAWAII WILL Bn PUSHED.

The advisability of amending the appro-priation

¬

bill -with an amendment for theannexation of Hawaii appears to have beenabandoned. Tbo treaty will have Inde-pendent

¬

action during the week , If notout. Chairman Davis of the com-

mltteo-

on foreign relations , 1m Ing chargeof the treaty , will 1 o absent during theflrst half of the ueek , but Senator Frye ,

who Is acting chairman , will move an ex-

ecutive¬

sefslon foi the consideration of thetreaty It there should be an opening

Thcro is a general impression thit IV1treaty will not be further debated at greatlength. There are teveral senitori vha ("osite to bo heard on It but none are llible-to mnko long speeches The Intention offriends of the treaty is to secure a t'stvote as aeon as this can bo1 donr > and forthis purpose Senator Bacon's amendmentpiovldliig for submltllmr the treatv to avote ot the people of Hawaii will be utili-

zed.¬

. If they find on this vote tint th'treaty cannot command the support of two-thirds of the collators , the number neces-sary to seiure Its rallllcatlon , they willmove to recommit It to the committee onforeign relations , and then take up SenatorMorgan's bill Tor annexation , which wasfavorably reported to the senate during theextra sshsion

This is the present plan but details may-

be changed. The friends of the treaty re-

gard¬

the Bacon amendment as entirely un-

friendly¬

and they would regard as antag-onistic

¬

to the treaty any senator who wouldcabt his oto tor It , hence they can use itfor a foil , and by its use secure the equiva-lent

¬

ot a vote on the treaty without Im-

periling¬

that document. If the vote on theamendment should show that the treaty com-mands

¬

the sixty votes , necessary to Its ratlfl-catlon

-It would then be pressed to a final

vote as speedily as possible.HOUSE FORHCAST.

WASHINGTON , Feb. 20. Unless theCuban or some phase of the Maine disastershould come before the house this week , thetime , with the exception of tomorrow ,

which under an arrangement made last weekwill be given up to the consideration ofprivate bills , will ''be devoted , nominally atleast , to the sundry civil appropriation bill.This bill will be reported to the liouso to-morrow.

¬

. It ii a very voluminous measure ,

containing all the olds and ends of appro-priations

¬

, as Its name Indicates , and Isusually productive of more piotracted con-

tests¬

than any of the other appropriationbills-

.It.

Is understood that the Information re-garding

¬

Iho fcltvatlcn on Cuba asked for lastweek has been prepared by the State de-

partment¬

and Is ready for transmittal. Someof the consular reports bearing on Iho Mlu-allen have been edllcd In some places , butIt is Eald the situation presented will callfor action , before the Infci-matlon goes tothe bouso this week , Inlovv.. of the condi-tion

¬

or public sentiment pending the resultof the special investigation Into the causeof tbo dlssstor to the Malcio it Is regardedthat the answer of the State department willbo withheld for several days.-

In.

the face of the catastrophe whlcti hasoccurred the members of the house , whohave usually pushed to tbo fore on Iho oc-

casion¬

of any sensational development citherIn foreign or domestic affairs , were omi-nously

¬

silent last week. The extreme gravityof the situation and the far-reaching ccc-

iscquencea-

of hasty or Ill-considered actiontended to dIrani ] them , but at any time duiIng tbo consideration ot the appropriationbill , wucco the wldcat latitude In debatesallowed , a stirring debate Involving the re-

cent¬

sensational events In connection withthe explosion ot the Matno , the recall of theSpanish minister , and the latest events InCuba mix bo precipitated. But thono In au-

thority¬

, by keeping the appropilatlon billIn Iho right of way , ran easily prevent actualaction by tbe house If they so desire , andthe prevailing opinion of the conservativeIcadera on both sides is that both action andagitation are out of place until all ( tie factsupon which a calm judgment can bo prcdo-cated

-are known.-

OX.VAICI

.

) AMI AN.M2VATION TIUJ.VTY-

of HIMSuirnr Companynil ixiiluiiiillon.

WASHINGTON , Feb. 20. Henry T. Ox-

nard-

, president of the Beet Sugar companyof Nebraska and California , Is considerablyworked up over the position assumed by theNebraska anncxatlonlsts In relation to theHawaiian treaty. Ho emphatically says thatthey are wrong when they assert that tboannexation of Hawaii would not affect thebeet sugar Interests of Nebraska. In proofot this ho has just received the prospectusof the Hutchison Sugar Plantation company ,

ono of the oldest and best managed com-

panies¬

on the Hawaiian Island , wblch Is vir-

tually¬

a sworn statement ot tbo agents inthis country for the purpoio of floating Itsbonds. The prospectus statcu that the cropfor 1898 , which Is absolutely assured , willamount to 10,000 tons of sugar ; tbat rawsugar Is at present selling at cents apound , which would bo J82.60 a ton , grots.-Tuo

.

company cays that being extremely con-

rervatlvo-

In making estimates , It la willingto fix tbe selling prlco netted to tbo com-pany

¬

at $70 per ton , Taking 10,000 tons asthe output , uiero would bo a net earning tothe company ot 1700000. Deducting fromthis amount tbo annual expenses of thecompany Bay $260,000 It would leave a netprofit to be divided among tbe stockholderof 460000. Take tbe net profits of 450.000divided between f 0,000 shares It would showa result of earnings of 49 a share. Mr. Ox-card eayi tbat It 1 utterly.UnpoMlble (fr

: AT OMMI.V.

the present to produce lWMSar in thefitato ot Nebraska for lewSJ T1M6 cents ,

whereas by tbo showIngHj-MK HutchisonSugar 1'lantatlon companxplHliblp to pro-duce

¬

raw sugar at 1 % cenisr"and that In-

cluding¬

the cost of transportation from SanFrancisco to Omnha. The contract Is sostartling to Mr. Oxnard that he cannot un-derstand

¬

why any one In the state of Ne-braska

¬

, looking at It from n purely localstandpoint , can afford to champion the causeof annexation.-

i

.

> AV < ; iri'iu.s OK THU iuvoiimov.S-

oolot.v

.

. llolilx lA n mi Ml MrctliiK ThinAVffk InViiMliliiutnti. .

WASHINGTON , fob 20. (Special. ) Thisweek will faring to Washington more dis-tinguished

¬

women than have been seen Inthis city for some time , their presence beingduo to the annual meeting of the loelely of-

the Daughters of the Revolution , and thenext president general of this society maybo Mrs. Daniel Manning of Albany , N V. , a-

dcEcenlunt of the Schuylcrs and the Liv-ingstons

¬

and a woman of national notability.The membeis of the national council InWashington are likely to endorse 'Mrs Man-nltiK

-almost unanimously. iMrs Algor , Mrs I

John W. Tostcr , the wife of Field ,

AIM. Trve Mrs Fairbanks , LMrs Mitchell andMra. Thurston , wives of the senators , areamong the Washington daughters who nroIdentifying themselves with the rampalgn-of Mrs. Manning. Mrs Manning , should shebo ohosen as president general. Is a typleal-gentlewonnn gracious but conservative Inher tas'es ; a leader of pleisant cntcrtalnlnga-In Albanv social circles , but little of n clubwoman In an old Knickerbocker town , vvlilch-Is not much given to women's clubs , activeIn church work and her clmrllles Her din-ners

¬

are maslerpleces of the dinner-givingart and she has the Jlno faculty of the Idealhostess for drawing about her tiblo thechoice spirits In tlio Intellectual llfo of theoltv the brilliant women , the distinguishedmen.-

VSKS

.

.irvricn KOII mi.0111:11 it vet' .

II. T. Wnslilimtoii rlU'H to UuI.onls -Illllll CoilMIIlU toilltl ClIIIMMllloil.

NOW ORLEANS , Fcb 20. Booker T.Washington , prominent colored leader andeducator of TusKogee , Ala. , in an open let-

ter-

to the constitutional convention now Insession in this city. In which , after explain-ing

¬

the motives which prompt him to ad-dress

¬

the convention , among other thingssays :

Since the -war no stile hns ha 1 such anopportunity to selllp the lace, question , sofar as it concern po'lllcs , ns lb now givenLouisiana.

The negro agrees .vltli you that It Is neces-sary

¬

to Hie silvntlou of the '-outli th it ie-Etrictlon

-be put upon tholnlht I know tintyou have ti.vo porloiH problcm-i bolero you ;

ignoi.int nml couupt government on theone hand nml on the other 11 w.iy to ic-Mrlct

-the ballot ho tint control will be In

the hands ot the Intelligent without icganl-to race.

With the s'ncercst' sympithv with you Inyour efforts to Ilnd a way out of the dim-cully

-, I want to suggest that no state In

the south can make it- law that will pro-lde

-an opportunity or temptation for an-

Isnorant whlto man toe 'e and withholdthe simo opportunity from an ignoruitcolored man wl'bout injuilncr both menAny Iiw- controlling the ba'lot tlmt Is netabsolutely just an I fair to both i.iecs ,vlllwork more permanent Injury to the ivbilesthan to the blacks.-

I.

bog of y on fin ther that in tbo degree llial-ou> clo o tbo ballot boairnlnst the Ignorant

that you open ''tho schoolhousi * . (More thinone-half of the people of your state irt-negroes.

>

. No state CMH long mospcr when.1 laigo percentage of Its citizenship l inIgnorance and poverty and has no InterestIn government.

Lot the very best educational opportuni-ties

¬

bo provided for both races ; and. addedlo this , the enactment of an election lawthat lnll be. Inn uibla of unjust discrim-ination

¬

; nt the simo time provlolng that Ii )

propoitlon as Hie Ignorant secun educitlon ,

property and character they will bo givenall the rights of rltlrcnslilp. Any otlurcourse will take from one lialC of your cltl-ypns

-Interest In the state and hope and am-

bition¬

to become Inlelllg&nt producers andtnxpiytru to become iibeful and % lituous-citizens. .

V ltSSUNOI3HS DUbUUT-

.Aluslui

.

liotiml SU'iuiHT IN Coiixlilrruil-I IIH ' ! I * Ort II J .

I'OUT TOWNSEND. Wash. , Feb. 20. Thesteamer North Paclfle , from Seattle enroute to Alaska Is still here and Is likelylo remain for gomo lime , Half way acrosstbo straits of Fuea the steumer was forcedto put back on account of the heavy seas ,

which caused the sttamer to ship largequantities of water. Then all but three of-

tbo fateamcr'B crow deserted It , and also thepasjengers , who numbered 120. They de-

clined¬

to proceed further on the steamer ,

us they are convinced that it is not. (sea-

worthy¬

,

The managers telegraphed to Seattle fora new crow and unless pi evented by the ati-

Ihorllles-

they say they will slart north assoon as the new crow arrives and , theweather moderates' and that the passengerswho do not want to go pan stay behind ,

but no money will beicfundcd. .

When asked by patsengers to prevent thesteamer from continuing Its northward voy-

age-

, Collector of Customs Huestls said thatas It had been regularly licensed by theofficial Inspector of boilers anJ cairlcd dulylicensed ofllcCTS bo would not Interfere.

COMI.NOVUUIC M.iV IIItl.NG A CIIISI.S-

.Uolicrt

.

I' . I'ortt-p UlN < 'iiNnrn tlie SKiiu-llon

-In Culm

PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 20. The Inquirerwill tomorrow print under Washington datea lengthy dlspateh from Uobcrt P. Prrter ,

cx-supcrlnlendcnt of census , giving what Fie

believed to bo the policy ot tbo admlnlstia-tlon

-regarding Cuba.-

Mr..

. Porter thinks that Sraln will bo askedto allow the Cubans to purchase their llbeity-by thp Issuance of Cuban bonds , this govern-ment

¬

lo aesumo tbo responsibility of collect-Ing

-the customs duties and thus sco that the

revenues of the goveutmint; are applied tothe payment of Interest on the bends.

Concerning the Maine disaster Mr Portercays tbcro Is llttlo doubt tlmt It was blownup from vvltbout , but it will bo dllllciilt to-

lasten guilt on the Spanish authorities. Heconcludes that the sttuatldn Is critical , andthat the coming week may bring about acrisis-

.UM'OSITIC.t

.

TOUHISTS I.V OAIUO-

.MoiulicrM

.

of tin * DflcKiitlon A tilmlChurch .Scrlc'CH-

CAIHO , 111. , Fob. 20 ( Special Telegram. )

The exposition tourists reached Cairo earlythis morning. It being Sunday no publicreception was attempted , although MayorThlill"wond and a largo number of renro-spntatlve

-"business men called upon tbo dele-

gation¬

at the Hulllday house. The excel-lent

¬

work txjlng done by the Department ofPublicity and Promotion was evidenced atthis point. The merchants of Cairo havealready posted much literature forwarded bythe department and are taking great InterestIn the success of the exposition , Tbo partyattended cburcb this morning, The partyleaves for Jackson , Tcnn , , this afternoon.-

M

.

A < ' ( | iiltfil of Jlnrili-r ,KANSAS CITY , Feb. 20.Arthur and

Harry Wright , brothers , vvcro today acquit-ted

¬

of the murder at Lees Summit last fallof John Hena , It took the jury all night tofind o verdict. The trial was scnmulonal.Tile Wrights , who were neighboring farm ¬

ers', called Hess from his home , brought on-a quarrel and Arthur shot htm. Hurry wanlicld UB an accessory A grudge bad ta-inted

¬

between the families , but It wan al-leged

¬

tbat a rivalry between Arthur Wrightand HUB for the Imna of a pretty girla factor iu Jjc?

NAVAL BOARD READY

Arrives in Havana Tcdiy to Bccin T *

Investigation.

ABANDONS A CONFEKENCE AT KEY WEST

Secretary Long Sends Wcrd that Frcmpft

Action is Nccossnrji

ONLY EXPERIENCED DIVERS WILL BE USED

Exploring n Sunken Vctsol is Said to E-

Dangerous. .

IGNORE CAPTAIN S03RAL'3 UTTERANCES

lie IN An l.nuneimi AUuelie of tli-

Nli l.cK'iiMou nuil UN-

orilN MUMn Olllelul-

Ititlinrtiiiioo. .

WASHINGTON , Feb. 20 The naval cout-of Inquiry appointed to Investigate tlio Mnlmtdisaster will begin its work .it Havana to-

morrow.¬

. This news came to tlio Navy de-

partment¬

this morning from Aitmlra Slcnul-at Key West. Ho simply telegraphed "Tliocourt of liinulry Balls for Havana 20th bylighthouse steamer .Mangrove. Alnrlx nr-

riveO-

today. "This prompt action Is undoubtedly duo to-

tlio express direction from Secretary LOUR

sent yesterday to the Investlgallonibegun at tlio earliest possible moment. Tliotelegram was dated yesterday and salyl tlioboard would have ai rived bcforo nightfalland would bo ready to begin Its work to-

morrow¬

morning.-Ily

.

an error Incident to the haste withwhich the orders woio gotten out , the flrstaccounts placed Lieutenant Commander Sea-ton Schiocdcr o.i the boird as the thirdmember , while as a matter of fact Lieuten-ant

¬

Commander Totter , the executive oincen-of the flagship Now York , holds that place.The board undoubtedly would luuo stnrlcilpreviously but for tlio necessity ofthe ai rival at Key West from Washingtonof Lieutenant Commander Marlx , a navaloincer well skilled In the Intricacies ofmarine law , who la to ibo judge advocate atthe board.

Captain Slgsbeo was hoard from late lastnight , but the telegram was not deliveredat the Navj department until this moinlng.-Ilia

.message goes to confirm the press dts-

p itches of the events > csterday In Havanahaibor , so fai as they relate to the explora-tion

¬of the wreck , It reads as follows

HAVANA , Kcb ! . Only limit experi-enced

¬

vviecklnjj dlveic can do efleetlvo work :

on the Maine In Hie upper woiks I canuse service divers Did Bomu vvorlc today ,

but with little success Will do better to-motrow.

-. Parts of the Malta , especially the

supeistructure uiul connections , aio onoconfuted muss of metal.

Another btief telegram from Captain SlgB-

bec-

read :

HAVANA. Tel ) in. Hacho ( the coast sur-vey

¬

steamer ) has arilvcd at Havana , biliiK-Ing

-all the diving apparatuu bent from t..o-

bquailion. .

NEED EXPERIENCED DIVERS.The statement referring to experienced

dlvora lb explained at the Navy derailmentas no icflocllcci upon the men now engagedIn the work , they being enlisted men be-

longing¬

to the navy. It la the- practice onbeard men of war to Ubalgn a fun men , al-

w.xys-

volunteero on account of the haaidoinn-atuco of the work , to duly aa divers In con-

nection¬

with ICiclr regular work The tccpo-of llielr work is tlio cxploratlcu of the shipbo-Llom gencially , the dlsrntanglcment ofcables from the propeller bhafls , or searchfor a lost torpedo cv anchor. Such woilc-larcly carries them deeper than twcntyflvo-fpet Into the water , *iml It Is said foi opera-tions

¬

In deeper water , nucli an would boInvolved In examliatlon of the bottom , theyare not fitted They are lacking In that kindof skill to enable a diver to gtopc his wuysafely tliroiiffi the Internal r rts of amighty chip llko the Maine , torn and dh-membercd

-as It Is , ccid this work Is highly

dangerous.Creeping through narrow Iron-bDund pss-

eigcs-

and groping for the doan of tlio-rumcroim wateitight bulkheads which dl-

vldo-

the hull Into many compartments , on-Ellmy floorH and In perfect darkness , lu-qulrn

-) the hlghcat oxpoit skill and that la-

wtiy Capta'n' Slgsbeo , with only hln callerrtlver.s at command , had not been able to domuch so far toward unraveling the mysteryof the Mainc'n untimely end. It Is to meatlust this emergency that the Nnvy depart-ment

¬

Is making cveiy effort to hrmtcn thebeginning of the work of recovery o ! thegoods , and perhaps the lalslng of the hull ,by professionals.

DRAWING CONTRACTS.-To

.

that end Captain Lcmly , the Judgeadvocate general of the department , wanat work In his ofllco with leproHcntatlvcs-of the wrecking companies trying to drawup contracts for the Immediate pros rutlou-of tho-work. Ho has been at tl e task fortwo days and It has not boon easy to dlo-pcso

-of. This Is owing to an apparent dis-

position¬

on the part of one of the conccrim-to drlvn a hard bargain , leaving the dcpait-mcnt

-In the daik as to the amount ot

money to bo paid for Its services.Hut It Is believed the oDstaelca huvo now

been surmounted and that the con tractscan bo signed tomorrow. It U the purpuxo-of Captain Lemloy to hurry this work ami-to that end 'ho IB arranging to liavo twoof the comjianlcs combine their forces.They will 1)0) paid on the ucalo of day'swmk , with provision for a bonus If theyhuccced In raising the vessel , thus necmlngthe raising of ah much of the 'valnab'o'equipment an Is potslblp. should It not bopracticable to Moat the Mulno again

Great dlDlculty In exported In reeoverlnifthe big ton-Inch turret guns , each wmtli-J40.000 , owing not only to th Ir own weight.-Jlfty

.tons nplerp , without carriage but to-

thu cnormcus turrets enclosing them with100 tons of steel. It Is doubtful If the tnpa-of these turretn can bo icinovcd , as wasat first supposed , by cutting off the boltheads that fix thorn to the rides , as theeolargo bolts are probably countersunk andHie heads below the surface of the metal ,

wlillo the confined space within the turretswould make It dliltcult to operate tlierc onthe Inside ends under water. It Is hopedthat It may bo feasible to raise the turretsentire with the guns If lilting upparatus-ot sufficient power can b applied

STUDYING THU I'ICTUIinS.The newspaper reproductions of photo-

graphs¬

taken of the wreck vvcro studied wltltmuch Intercut by the naval officers herotoday , flieat surprise was expressed at theextent of the wreck , and the ast mass ofsteal and Iron heaped In the forward partof the ship was a particular object of at-

tention.¬

. The experts , who had first venturedthe theory of a bursting boiler OH the causa-of the destruction claim to find strong re-

inforcement¬

l the picture* for that belief.The great mass of metal appeal a to bothrown up over the boiler space and notover the forward inagailno , vtbllo the forcingapart of the forward body ot the bull , theysay , might have been accomplished by thnenormous expansive power of tlio high ,

preeiuro steam carried In them boll era withtheir shells more than an Inch thick. A-

te what caused a bailer to explode , whethera dlsguUed bomb In thu coal low water onfaulty conUruUlon , they do not now under-take

¬

to nay-.Secretary

.Long ald this afternoon , often

looking over bis telegraphic and mall cor-

respondence¬

, that It contained nothing oSj

Importance beyond the dispatches abova-given. . Tie secretary referred with satis-faction

¬

to the dlipatch stating that the courtof Inquiry would ammblg at Hav n* l ff