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Are Smarting Over the
Delay in Punishing the
"Spanish Outrage."
RESULT OF INVESTIGATION
Vast Mass of Steel and Iron
Heaped on Deck of Maine.
opinion of Officers anil Others ns
to tlio Cnuso oftlio Accldciit--Tlie
Investigation Will n0 Made liv Ex
perienced Divers -- Dangers of
Working About n Sunken Vessel.
Newspapers Attempt to Itnjr Up the
I)lvcrs--Cnptuiu Slgsbce Denies All
Kcportcil Interviews.
Jacksonville, Fla.( Feb. 20. A special
to the Times-Union and Citizen from
Key West, Fla., Bays:
Sailors of the battleship Elaine, suf
fering from wounds In the Key "West
hospital, are smarting over the delay
of the government In punishing what
they term a "Spanish outrage."
In their minds there Is no doubt as
to the cause of the explosion and they
explain the delay in taking summary
action by faying that the president .'s
morally certain that there was no accl
cldent and, wishing to deceive the
Spaniards with a feeling of security, is
using the short time to make the nec
essary preparations for enforcing his
ultimatum.
If no action is taken, they say, not
n mau among them will again pace the
deck of an American man-of-war; but
If business Is meant It would take a
strong force to keep them from hurry
ing to the front, wounded though they
aj-e, to take a hand in what they look
upon as a personal vengeance.
"We were warned not to go to Hav
ana," one said today, "being told that
dnnger awaited us there. When wo
got there wo were ngaln told, and It
was current rumor that the harbor bot
tom was honeycombed with mines. Wo
llrst chose our anchorage nnd rested
there for several hours, but the harbor
master compelled us to weigh and pro
ceed to a spot marked by a buoy.
"The explosion Itself Is the best evi
dence that it was a mine or torpedo.
There were two sharp and distinct re
ports. The llrst was like a peal of
thunder close at hand a sound ns of
ripping parchment, a quick report fol
lowed by a tremendous and awful roar,
nnd then darkness and chaos, made
more horrible by the screams of dying
men, the llerce shouts of those lighting
for egress, nnd the liinatv of those who
were hemmed In to die by Are or by
drowning. The Spanish warship was
lying clusu at hand, and Moro castle
was not a pistol shot away. Both have
searchlights, but none was turned
upon us to help the work of reseue, and
because of the darkne.ss many brave
men who could have been rescued went
down to Davy Jones."
THE OOUUT OF INQUIRY.
Key West, Flu., Feb. 20. The llght
r"nse tender Mangrove left for Ha
' o'clock this afternoon. She
'The members of the court of In
iu, Mo the Maine disaster, Lieuten
ant Commander Adolph Maiix, execu
tive ofllcer of the receiving ship Ver
mont, Judge advocate; Captain William
T. Sampson, commanding the battle
ship Iowa, president; Captain F. 13.
Chadwlck and Lieutenant Commander
XV. P. Potter, of the New York, and
Lieutenant Commander Schroeder, of
tho Massachusetts. The Mangrove will
stop at the Tortugas to take on board
Captain Henry C. Taylor, of the Indi
ana. She carries also air pumps, elec
tric lamps for the divers, and other
dlv.ng apparatus
Washington, Feb. 20. The naval
court of Inquiry appointed to investi
gate the Maine disaster will begin its
work at Havana tomorrow. This news
came to the navy department this
morning from Admiral SIcard at Key
West. He slrnply telegraphed as fol
lows: "The court of inquiry sail for Havana
20th by lighthouse steamer Mangrove.
Marix arrived today."
This prompt action is undoubtedly
duo to the express direction from Sec
retary Long sent yesterdav to have
th'o investigation begun at the earliest
possible moment. The telegram was
duted yesterday so the board should
have arrived there before nightfall and
be ready to besln its work tomorrow
morning. By an error incident to the
haste with which tho orders were got
ten out, the first accounts placid Lieu
tenant Commander 3eaton Schroeder
on tho board ns the third member
wl-'lle as a matter of fact Lieutenant
iCommanicr Potter, tho executive olll-
ANGRY
ccr of the flagship New York, holds
that place. Tho board undoubtedly
would have started previously but for
the necessity of awaiting the arrival
ut Key West from Washington of Lieu
tenant Commander Marlx, a naval olll
cer well skilled In tho Intricacies of
marino law, who is to be judzo ndvo
calo of the court.
Captain Slgsbeo was heard from Into
last night but the telegram was not
delivered at the navy department tin
til this morning. His message goes to
confirm the press reports of the events
of yesterday In Havana harbor so far
as they relate to tha exploration of the
wreck. It read as follows:
Havana, Feb. ID, 1S0S.
Only most experienced wrecking divers
can do ulTccMvo work on tho Maine. In
tho upper works I can use service divers.
Did some wotk today, but with little suc
cess. Will do better tomorrow. Parts or
tho Maine, especially tho superstructure
nnd connections, aru one confused mass
of metal.
Another brief telegram from Captain
Slgsbeo read:
Havana, Feb. IS, isas.
Bache.
Which means that the coast survey
steamer has arrived at Havana, bring
ing on board all of the diving appar
atus sent from the squadron.
AS TO DIVERS.
The statement relative to experi
enced divers Is explained at the navy
department as no reflection upon the
men now engaged In the work, they
being enlisted men belonging to tho
navy. It Is the practice on board of
men-of-war to assign a few men, al
ways volunteers on nccount of the haz
ardous nature of the work, to duty as
divers, In connection with their regular
work. The scope of their work is the
exploration of the ship's bottom gen
erally, the disentanglement of cables
from the propeller shafts, and some
times the search for a lost torpedo
or anchor. Such work rarely carries
them deeper than twenty-five feet into
the water, and It Is said that for oper
ations In deeper water, such as would
bo Involved In examination of tho
Mnlne's bottom, their training has not
lilted them. They are also lacking In
that kind of skill necessary to enable
a diver to grope his way safely through
the irregular parts of a mighty ship
like the Maine, torn nnd dismembered
as she Is, and this work Is highly dan
gerous. Creeping through narrow iron
bound passages and groping for tho
doors of tho numerous water-tight
bulkheads which divide the hull into
many compartments, on slimy floors
nnd in perfect darkness, requires tho
highest expert skill and that is why
Captain Slgsbce, with only his Hallor
divers at command, had not been able
to do much so fur towards unraveling
tho mystery of the Mnlno's untimely
end.
It Is to meet Just this emergency that
the navy department Is making every
effort to hasten the beginning of the
work of recovery of goods and perhaps
the raising of the hull by professionals.
To that end Captain Lemly, the Judge
advocate general of the department,
was at work today in his oiflee with
representatives of wrecking companies
trying to draw up contracts for tho
Immediate prosecution of the work. He
has been nt the ttrok now two days and
It'ha-s not been easy to dispose of. This
Is owing to an apparent disposition on
the part of at least one of the concerns
to drive a hard bargain, leaving the
department in the dark as to the
amount of money to be paid for their
services. But It Is believed that the
obstacles have now been surmounted
and that the contracts can bo signed
tomorrow. It is the purpose of Cap
tain Lemly to hurry this work and to
that end he Is arranging' to have two
of the companies combine their forces.
They will bo paid on the scale of days'
work with a provision for a bonus If
they succeed in raising tho vessel, thus
Insuring the recovery of as much of the
valuabe equipment as Is possible,
should it not be practicable to float
the Maine ngaln. Great difficulty Is
expected In recovering the big ten-Inch
turret guns, each worth forty thou
sand dollars, owing not only to their
own weight, fifty tons apiece, without
carriages, but to tho enormous turrets
enclosing them with one hundred tons
of steel. It is doubtful if tho tops of
tnese turrets can be removed as was
first suposed by cutting off the bulk
heads that fix them to tho sides, as
these large bolts are probably counter
sunk and the heads below the surfuco
of the metal, while the confined space
with ten turrets would make it very
dllllcult to operate there on tho Inside
ends under water. It Is hoped that It
may be feasible to raise the turrets
entire If lifting apparatus of sulHclent
power can bo applied.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF TUB WRECK.
Tho newspaper reproductions of phot
ographs taken of the wreck were stud
led with much interest by the naval
nlllcers here today. Great surprise was
expressed at tho extent of the wreck
nnd the vast mass of steel and iron
heaped In the forward part of tho ship
was a particular object of attention.
The experts who had first ventured tho
theory of a bursting boiler as the cause
of the destruction claim to find strong
reinforcement In the pictures for that
belief. The great mass of metal ap
pears to be thrown up over the boiler
space and not over the forward maga
zine, while the forcing npart of the
forward body of tho hull, they say,
might have been accomplished by tho
enormous expansive power of the high
pressure steam carried in these boilers
with their shells more than an inch
thick. As to what caused a boiler to
explode; whether a disguised bomb in
the coal, low water or faulty construc
tion, they do not now undertake to
saw
Secretnry Lonir ald this nftnrnnnn
after looking over his telegraphic and
mall correspondence, that It contained
nothing of Importance beyond the dis
patches above trlven.
The secretary referred with satis
faction to the dispatch stating that
tho court of Inquiry would assemble at
Havana tomorrow. Tho plan had been
for tho court to meet first nt Key
West, and, aftor doing suoh work as
possible there, to proceed to Havana.
Hut Mr. Long thought it was desirable
to have the court proceed at once to
Havana, where tho Inquiry could be
gin on the actual scene of disaster, and
wliero personal Inspection would nld
In an intelligent Judgment. On this
account tho secretary sent orders yes
terday for the court to proceed direct
to Havana and tho response of Ad
miral SIcard is In accordance with
these orders.
THE SOBRAL AFFAIR,'
When Mr. Long's attention was
called to tho report that he had tak
en official cognizance of Captain So
bral's criticism of tho American navy,
the secretary said that ho had called
the subject to tho attention of the state
department, with a view to having an
inquiry made by that branch. The
particular expression to which the sec
retary had directed the attention of
the state department was the follow
ing, attributed to Captain Sobral:
"It was the result of an explosion In
side of the ship, which took place In
one of tha forward magazines. The
fact of the matter is that tho dlsclo
llno nnd tho watch' observed on the
ship were very lax. This, as one Eng
lish newspaper the other day declared,
Is the case on American warships gen
erally. This sort of thing has occurred
on previous occasions on American war
vessels."
The secretary said, he had not called
attention .to those 'other features of
Captain Sobral's alleged Interview in
which' ho refers to the possibilities of
war and to the Information he had
gained while naval attache of the Span
ish legation. As a whole Mr. Long
did not treat the Sobral matter ns
profoundly serious.
Assistant Secretnry Day received no
dispatches from Havana during the
early part of the day. He would not
discuss the So'bral matter. It Is under
stood, however, that .the stat" depart
ment does not attach deep significance
to the reported remarks of Sobral, ow
ing to his minor position. At the same
time it Is felt that he should not be
making such remarks as nr3 attributed
to him. As Secretary Lon has called
official attention to thorn, tho depart
ment would doubtless .Like steps to
learn whether the interview was accu
rate, by making a request on the Span
ish legation. It can be stated positive
ly, however, that reports that the slate
department made sunli a request of the
Spanish legation yesterday are incor
rect, Nothing has been done thus far
and an unexpected development of to
day so changes the aspect of the So
brnl case that the state deonitmunt
may not feel that it Is necessary 4o
proceed further.
This development was that Captain
Sobral's services as naval attache nt
Washington were officially terminated
by Spain about four weeks ago. It
came from Senor uu Bosu, charge d'af
faires of the Spanish legation, which
when his attention was called to tho
Sobral case, gave to tho Associated
Press the following authorized stato
''As regards this reported Interview
I know nothing about it beyond what
I have seen in tho newspapers. I should
imagine Mr. So'bral was far to prudent
to say anything caueulated to offend
brothers in arms. At the same time
I should state that on the 21th of Jan
uary last Captain Sobral ceased to bo
a member of this legation, according to
royal decree, which gazetted as his
successor Lieutenant Ramon Carraza y
Reguera."
ONLY A CITIZEN.
Owing to tho royal decree relieving
Captain Sobral, It Is .said he at present
occupies tho position merely of a pri
vate citizen. He Is in New York, meet
ing his old naval friends on tho Vls
caya, but his official status as Spain's
naval attache to the legation Is said
to havo terlnated when the decree was
gazetted last month. It Is a usual
formality to notify the department of
such a change, but owing to tho excit
ing events of recent days this notifica
tion of the Spanish decree was not
conveyed to the authorities here at the
time it occurred, although the fact
has now been made known, with tho
Information that Captain Sobral's ser
vices with the legation ended Jan. Hi
last.
Mr. du Bosc received no advices of
Importance from Havana today. Ho
expressed entire satisfaction with the
plans by which the divers were oper
ating nnd said there was no justifica
tion for talking about friction. Per
fect harmony existed, he said, and
on both sides, so far as he could see.
there was every disposition to give
the amplest facilities for Investiga
tion. Mr. du Bosc feels that the as
sembling of the court of inquiry nt
Havana tomorrow Is quite desirable,
owing to the rapid rate at which tho
hull of the Maine Ib sinking in tho soft
bottom oC the harbor.
WHY A SHIP WAS SENT TO CUBA.
Fnct Is No Longer Conccnled That It
Wnsto Protect American Interests.
Washington, Feb. 20. There is no
longer any concealment on the part of
the administration as to the reason
which induced It to decide that naval
vessels should go to Havana and other
Cuban ports. While no admissions are
made that the "friendly visit" idea is
no longer to be considered as tho rea
son that the Maine was sent to Ha
vana, the announcement that another
warship would proceed there aa soon
as tho excitement over last Tuesday's
terrible affulr had subsided shows that
the protection of American interests
and not mere etiquette has actuated
the administration. Captain SIgsboe's
precautious In keeping ammunition
ready for service in the rllles of the
secondary battery are evidence that he
did nut regard his mission as one of
loving brotherhood.
The mystery of the Identity of "the
Spanish looking man" who was with
Lieutenant Alexander Sharp, Jr., of
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt's office,
when he called on the New York police
authorities to secure protection for the
VIzcaya, was cleared up today by Lieu
tenant Sharp.
His companion was Lieutenant John
F. Parker of the navy, superintendent
of New York harbor. Lieutenant Par
ker's wife Is the slBter of Mrs. Benja
min Harrison, and while General Har
rison was president Lieutenant Parker
was his naval aide.
Captnln Slgsbce today sent two tele
grams to tho navy department on tho
tubjoct of Interviews with him. The
first merely said: "I have consistently
refrained from exptesslng any opinion
on the Maine disaster."
Later In tho day he wired: "No news
paper divers havo beon used on wreck
of the Maine. One man engaged by
me was subsequently bought up by a
newspaper. I declined his services.
Subsequently on his being uncondi
tionally released, I might have used
him In charge of an officer In recov
ering bodies, but decided not to do so.
Any Interviews with me, If printed, aro
untrue.'"
COMMANDER HARNETT'S THEORY.
He Expresses Emphatic Opinions ni
to the .Maine Disaster.
Havana, Feb. 20. Lieutenant Com
mnnder Barnett, of the survey boat
Bache, said to a correspondent of the
Associated Press today:
"You want tho facts, I can tell you
there are ninety-five chances out of a
hundred that the investigation will
show that tho forward magazine of the
Maine did not blow up on first, if it ex
ploded nt all, and that It was not the
cause of the consequences that fol
lowed. The condition of the wreck
when first studied and a later careful
scrutiny makes this an almost absolute
certainty."
Chaplain Chadwlck, of the Maine, has
recovered considerable sums of money
with letters nnd other personal prop
erty from the bodies taken from tho
wreck. In ono case the Initials can bo
seen on tho coat lining and may servo
to Identify the body of the wearer, but
the hnrbor water Is so filthy that the
marks are nearly Illegible. Chaplain
Chadwlck Is one of the hardest worked
officers and upon him devolved some of
the most repulsive duties of the situ
ation. It Is apparent that efficient work is
not possible with the divers and ap
paratus at hand nnd the nrrivnl of ex
pert from tho United States Is anx
iously awaited. Father Power, of tho
Jesuits, arrived yesterday from Tampa
and Immediately visited the Maine's
wounded In the hospital.
Some friction, it is reported, has oc
curred between Consul General Lee and
the other United States consults In the
Island over the distribution of food and
supplies sent from tho United States
for the reconcenttndos. The complaint
Is made that though food and money
havo been coming for several weeks,
iiothlng has been distributed outside
Havana province. Consul Gnrver, of
Sngua la Grande, and Consul Rice, of
Motanza3, who came here to learn the
partlculrs of tho Maine explosion, left.
It Is said, without calling on the con
sul general. The reason given was
that they felt they had not been treat
ed fairly by tho consul general. Each
expected aid for his district from the
American supplies, but received none.
This statement Is made that it is their
Intention to appeal directly to the
American state department and to ask
that food be consigned to them Instead
of to tho Havana consulate.
The incident has caused some com
ment among Americans here who re
gret It. Consul Brlce says he Is sick
at the sight forced on h'lm during the
hist two vears.
He has reported the facts of the
case to Washington and believes his
district entitled to share Immediately
In the aid offered. Consul Barker says
that u, few days ago he found a man
lU-ad of want in the market ulaco of
Sa.iua la Grande. The minister took
up a collection appealing to all classes,
but so great is tho general Impoverish
ment that It yielded only $2.f.O. Both
consuls say this distress must grow
dally and that death will keen pace
with It unless relief is afforded.
Consul General Lee when those mat
ters wore brought to his attention re
plied that there was not the slightest
Intention to neglect the reconcentrados
In the eastern provinces, but he point
ed out that Havana being the largest
city, was consequently mure In need
or succor. J asserted that he had
written the consul.- that everything
possible would be done for sufferers In
their localities as soon as some supplies
at? available, but the relief thus far
1 has teen nowhere near commensurate
with tho necessity. He has deputed
much in the work of distribution to
Miss Clara Barton, vho has the con
fidence of all parties and who is almost
constantly at work in conjunction with
the special agent of the consul general.
A dispatch has been received from
Read Admiral SIcard saying that the
lighthouse tender Mangrove has left
Key West for Havana with the court
of Inquiry and additional divers and
apparatus. Sre Is expc 'lore to
morrow.
Neither Spanish nor Ci.'mn divers
will be employed. Today divers recov
ered the cipher code bock, tho log of
the Maine and many official and prlvato
papers.
The wounded are doing well. Prob
ably four or more will be .taken to
Key We3t tomorrow by the Bache.
GOMEZ LEADING HIS
MEN TOWARD HAVANA
Spnuish Throw Out a Living Troclia
to Prevent tho Iiisiigeiits' Western
Ailvmicp.
Havana, Cuba, via Key West. Fla.,
Feb. 20. Because of the Maine dis
aster, which has so exclusively occu
pied public attention during tho last
few clays, no thought has been given
to the rebels, but reports Just received
from the Held show that their move
ments must be taken Into account In
studying the solution of this prolonged
war.
General Gomez Is coming west. For
months ho has lain Inactive In the
mountains. I know of little now that
can stop a western invasion by General
Gomez. His forces havo now reached
Placetas, near Santa Clara, and, led by
his own staff officers, have fought two
engagements since Saturday.
Of these, the first was fought east
of Placetas on Sunday afternoon, and
tho second west of Placetas on Tues
day. In neither battle did the Spanish
succeed In cheeking tho rebels' ad
vance. The Spanish are now throwing
reinforcements Into Matnnzas province
and will form a living trocha.
Repairing the Monitor'.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 20. Workmen at tho
Notrolk navy yard huvo been engaged nil
day on the repairs to tho monitors Terror
and Puritan. A druft of men for tho lat
ter vessol arrived this morning. Ono of
their number died enrouto. Naval offi
cers will not dlsouss rumois of ttoublo.
Zolu Trial Practically Ended.
Paris, Feb. 20,-Tho trial of M. Emllo
Zola and the publisher of tho Aurore Is
regarded as practically ended; nnd M,
Zola's conviction Is looked upon us a
foregone conclusion. Public feeling
against tho Jews Is so overwhelming that
any other result U almost Impossible.
TUB MOBS FOLLOW
R0CHEF0RT TO JAIL
Two Thousand Assemble at Saint
Pelagic Prison.
TRAFFIC BLOCKED ON RUB M0N0C
A .Hob Headed by MM. Mllleroye,
Tlilobnnd and Regis March Toward
the Pantheon, Yelling "Down with
Zoln," nnd Dontli to the Jows."
Novcrni Arrests Made.
Paris, Fob. 20. Two thousand people
assembled this afternoon In front of
the Saint Pelagic prison, well known as
a prison for) offending journalists, to
greet Henri Rochefort, editor of the
Intrnnsigeant, on entering to serve a
sentence of five days' imprisonment
for libelling Joseph Relnach', conserva
tive deputy for tho district of Dlgne
nnd editor of tho Republlque Frnncalse,
by charging him with Intending to
prove the innocence of Alfred Dreyfus
by the use of forged documents.
At first there were no signs of force
to preserve order, but ns tho crowd
increased a company of Republican
guards , headed by buglers and drum
mers, a detachment of police and two
squadrons of Cuirassiers were drawn
up on each tide the square In front of
the prison. The troops were received
with' cries of "Vive l'Armee."
It was 4 o'clock before M. Rochefort
arrived. The crowd flocked around his
carriage shouting "Vive Rochefort,"
and "Viva la Communel," tho police
being powerless to restrain them. M.
Rochefort alighted, waving his hand
kerchief nnd escorted 'by the people,
walked to tho prison gates. About fif
ty of his friends. Including Ernest
Roche, one of the deputies for Paris,
the editor of Jour, and the assistant
editors of the Intranslgeant accompan
ied him lnsido the building among con
tinuous cheers from the nonulace.
The warders, with the governor of the
prison at their side, wer? waiting, cap
In hand, and respectfully received the
prisoner.
A NEW GATHERING.
The crowd meanwhile dispersed, sing
ing the Cnrmagnole and shouting
"Vive Rochefort" and "Vive la Com
mune," nnd completely blocking traf
fic on the Rue Monge. So far, though
there was much excitement, the crowd
was good humored. Suddenly a new
gathering of 3,000, headed by Mm. MU
levoyc, Thlebaud and Regis, marched
toward tho Pantheon, yelling "Down
with Zola," and "Death to the Jews."
The police formed across the road and
(.topped the progress of the demonstra
tions. MM. Thlebaud and Mlllevoye
began haranguing the crowd from some
steps, despite the efforts of the police
to dislodge them. They advised tho
crowd to disperse in orderly fashion,
but to keep on shouting loynl cries
and to reserve its strength for anoth
er occasion, M. Thlebaud eulogized M.
Rochefort as "tho man who will toll
the knell of die Jews."
Finally tho mob dispersed amid
shouts of "Conspuez Zola" and sim
ilar cries. MM. Mlllevoye and Thle
baud went to tho police station to de
mand the liberation of a dozen people
including the editor of Petit Parlslen
arrested in the course of tho demon
stration. SUPERIOR COURT DECISIONS.
Opinions Filed ol Interest to Citizens
of Lick ii vvnnnn.
Wllllamsport, Pa., Feb. 20. The fol
lowing Superior court decisions were
filed yesterday:
llognrt vs. ( tattei son; Worthlngtnn's
appeal, Luzerne; affirmed.
Rape vs. city of Scrnnton, Griffin vs.
Dories. Blxlcr, vs. Lush Lackawanni;
affirmed.
Junes vs. Cleveland, Luzorno; Judgment
reversed and new venire awarded.
Wllkes-Barro Record vs. county of Lu
zerne. Luzerne, affirmed.
Gllmoro nnd Duffy vs. Dunlcavy, Lack
awanuu; appeal dismissed.
O'Donnell vs. Brock, Barnes vs. ISoiitu
Plato Glass company, Lackawanna; at
flrmed. Rlttenbcndor vs. BIcseeker, et nl.; Koch
v. Blesecker, ct ul., Lackawanna, af
firmed. McNulty vs. Prudential Insuranco com
pany, school district. Warrior Run, ap
peal, Luzerne; affirmed.
RESULT OF AN ORQIE.
Moldrlch I In Custody for Killing
,ii Alcorn.
Chest" Feb. 20. George Mold-
rich 1 ' ' of the police charged
with ' -. John Alcorn. The two
men. in company with others, were
having a drunken orgie in a house on
Second street, near Pennell, last night
and early this morning a fight ensued.
Alcorn was knocked down and in a
few minutes was dead. Moldrlch is
accused of striking the fatal Mow and
is held to await tho action of the cor
oner's Jury which will probably hold
the Inquest tonight. The dead man
and the prisoner were friends.
NAT GOODWIN MARRIED.
He Weds Miss Mnxino Elliot, Ills
Lending Lady.
Cleveland, O., Feb. 20. Nat C. Good
win, the actor, and Miss Maxlno El
liott, the leading lady of tho company,
were married In this city this after
neon. Three weeks ago Goodwin re
ceived official notice that his former
wife had secured a divorce from him
in New York.
By the decree he was prohibited from
marrying during the life of his di
vorced wife. This prohibition, while
legally operative In New York, has
no effect in this state.
The Hern'd'H Weather Forecast.
New York, Feb. 21. In the mtrtdlo states
nnd Now England, today, partly cloudy
to clearing colder weather will prevail,
preceded by snow or rain with high varl
uble winds blowing with groat force otf
the coast, becoming wostoily nnd north
westerly and followed by a cold wave
ncrnr tho lakes, On Tuesday, In both of
these sections, fair, colder weather w"l
prevail with northwesterly and northerly
winds.
Sleninrr Destroyed uv 1'irr.
Camden. N. J., Feb. 20. Tho steamer
Appledore, owned by Peter Hngnu, wan
destroyed by llro today, while tied to her
wharf at Cramer Hill. . ... ,,
THK NEWS THIS MOllN'INU.
Weather Indication! Today)
Pair; Colder! Northwesterly Wind.
1 General Naval Court of Inquiry Into
tho Mnlno Disaster Begins Today.
Spanish Cruiser Vlscaya in New York
Hnrbor.
French Mobs Follow Rochefort to Jail,
Jail.
2 General Horrors of Spanish Cruelty in
Cuba.
3 Local Rev. F. U. Gift's Sermon on
Washington.
Unlversallsts In Session.
4 Editorial.
War Strength of tho United Btates.
5 Locnl Eighteenth. Wnrd Election
Board Censured. '
Many Collieries Shut Down.
B Local West Sldo and Suburban.
7 Lackawanna County News.
8 The Coming Week In Congress.
Tho Markets.
BIG BLIZZARDS
SWEEP THE WEST
Railroad Trains from Two to Fifteen
Hours Lnto--Temperature Fnlls
SO Dcgrces--Chlctigo nnd North
vvostorn Rnlhvny Train Stalled.
Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 20. Tho bliz
zard which started In yesterday morn
ing and of which Milwaukee Is the
center, still continues. Twenty-two In
ches of snow is reported by the weath
er bureau to have fallen in this city.
The storm is confined to tho eastern
part of tho state. Tonight street rnll
way traffic is becoming congested
again as the wind has Increased In
velocity and blows the snow back onto
the tracks about as fast us it is cleared
off. Tho companies do not pretend to
keep suburban lines open, and not a
wheel outside the city limits has moved
since yesterday afternoon. The temp
erature has fallen about 20 degrees to
night. Snow to the depth of seven feet
Is piled up all along tho different lines
of street railway, and It will be many
days before it can bo carted away.
Railroad trains on all roads entering
Milwaukee are all the way from two
to fifteen hours late. The passenger
train on the Chicago and Northwestern,
railway from Green Bay, due at 7.15
last night, became stalled In a huge
snow drift about three miles from this
city, and did not reach the depot until
11 o'clock this morning.
All the boats plying across the lake
are accounted for. The steamer Iowa,
of the Goodrich line, running between
Milwaukee and Annapee, which was
due here last night, drifted across the
lake and took shelter on the east shore.
The steamer Wisconsin, Captain Mc
Cambrldge, arrived from Grand Haven
tonight. The captain reports a very
stiff gale blowing and the snow Is so
blinding that It Is impossible to see
more than a foot ahead.
FRANCIS WILLARD'S FUNERAL
Services Held in the llroadvvny
Tabernacle YestPrdny Afternoon.
New York, Feb. 20. The funeral ser
vice over tho remains of Miss Frances
K. Willard, president of tho World's
and National W. C. T. IT., took place
in tho Broadway tabernacle this after
noon. Tho -service was held In this
city by tho official decree of the Wo
men's Christian Temperance union.
On Thursday next a service will be
held at Kvanston, 111. Before final in
terment takes place, however, the body
will lie in state In Willard hall at the
XV. C. T. U. temple at Chicago, prob
ably the greater portion of Wednes
day next and while en route to the
western metropolis will also lie In state
for a short time In Churchvillc, N. Y
Mifd Wlllard's birthplace.
Tho church was crowded, among the
attendants being many women from
neighboring states, lepresentlng the
state unions.
A great number of floral tributes had
been received and they, together with
palms, were used as decorations In the
church. Such names as those of Helen
Gould, Susan B. Anthony. Rev. Anna
fchaw and manv of the W. C. T. U.'s
prominent world representatives, wero
written on the cards attached to the
fioral gifts. In pursuance of a cable
gram tent by Lady Henry Somerset,
Miss Catherine L. Stevenson, the cor
responding secretary of the national
organization at Chicago, a bundle of
white roses was placed over the heart
of the dead temperance reformer.
Miss Wlllard's request that her
funeral service be simple was carried
out. Portions of tho scripture which
Miss Wlllnrd loved most, wero read,
her favorite hymns were sung and the
Methodist Episcopal funeral service
was read. Rev. E. S. Tipple, pastor of
St. James' Methodist Episcopal church,
was the principal officiating clergyman.
He was assisted by Bishop John P.
Newman and others. Presidents of
state organizations of which Miss Wil
lard was the national head, were the
honorary pall-bearers.
FIRE AT DALLAS.
Tho Business Portion of tho Town
Threatened.
Wllkes-Barre, Feb. 20. At midnight
Saturday fire broke out In the business
portion of the town of Dallas, which at
one time threatened the destruction of
the place. The Wllkes-Barro lire de
partment was called upon for assist
ance nnd a special train carrying an
engine and hose cart vvas about to be
dispatched to the scene of tho con
llagratlon, when word was received
that the fire vvas under control.
The lire started In the hardware store
of Isaac Martin and spread rapidly to
the adjoining building, occupied by
Henry Hatfield as a grocery and dry
goods store. Both structures with all
their contents were destroyed. The
loss Is placed at $22,000.
Requiem nt Berlin.
Berlin, Feb. 20. United States Ambas
sador White and the American colony in
Beilln were present at tho American
church today at a requiem service for the
victims of tho Maine. A coniinemoratlvo
dNcnurfo was delivered by tho Rev. Mr.
Pickle.
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Suicide of n I'ollcn Commissioner.
Now York, Feb. 20. Tho body of former
Pollco Commissioner Lcomtrd Welles, of
Brooklyn, was found In tho woods near
Scotch Plains, N. J., today. The throat
was cut nnd It was evident Welles had
committed suicide.
VISCAYA IN
THE HARBOR
The Spanish Battleship
Steams Into New York
Harbor.
FORTY-EIGHT HOURS IN FOG
The Cruiser Is Now Anchored
Off Thompkinsville.
Rear Admiral Bunco Receives Orders
(rom Washington to Establish m
Careful l'ntrol to Guard Against
Any Harm That Might Bo Contem
plated by Fanatics Llontcnnut
Anron Wnrd, Representing Admiral
Bunco, Receives the Oilicers of tho
Viscnyn and Extends tho Usual
Courtesies.
New York, Feb. 20. The Spanish
cruiser Vlscaya, In command of Cap
tain Eulate, came through the Narrows
tills afternoon and anchored off Tomp
klnsvlllc, S. I., where she' Is closely
guarded by navy tugs and police patrol
boats.
The Vlscaya has been lying outsldo
of the bar since Friday night and was
unable to come Into tho harbor, owing
to the dense fog and rain storm which
have prevailed for over forty-eight
hours. The Spanish cruiser has been
expected to arrive here since last Mon
day and the unfortunaio catastrophe
by which so many American sailors
and marines lost their lives In Havana,
harbor last Tuesday night aroused
more than the ordinary Interest In tho
arrival of the visitor. Tho feeling
which prevails among a great many
people In this vicinity that tho Ameri
can battleship was destroyed deliber
ately by enemies of tho United Statea
prompted the naval authorities td
guard against any possible harm be
ing done to the visiting Spaniard at
the hands of fanatics.
Rear Admiral Bunce, commandant oC
the New York navy yard, received or
drs from Washington, last week to
establish a careful and well-appointed
patrol to guard against any such emer
gency. The commandant immediately
rut himself In communication with
Chief of Pollco McCullagh and appoint
ed Lieutenant John A. Dougherty, of
the navv, to take charge of the pro
tective patrol. Chief McCullagh re
sponded Immediately and informed
Rear Admiral Bunce that ho had In
structed Captain Smith, of the harbor
police, to hold himself In readiness anil
supply the desired number of patrol
men to assist In guarding the visiting
vessel. The navy yard tugboats Nina
and Nnrkeeta, In charge of Captains
Bell and C.mtaln, respectively, wero
placed at the disposal of Lieutenant
Dougherty. Lieutenant W. C. Neville,
of the marine corns, received Instruc
tions to take command of thirty-eight
men, one first sergeant, three sergeant;
three corporals nnd thirty-one private
marines, who will relieve each other In
tour hour watches during the entire
stay of the Spanish cruiser.
A representative of the Associated
Press was permitted to go aboard the
Nina, on which tug Lieutenant Dough
erty established his headquarters. This
boat, as well as the Nnrkeeta, was in
readiness to go down the bay nnd meet
the Vlscaya from the moment that tho
latter was sighted off the Jersey coast
last Friday, but It was not until 3
o'clock this .afternoon that the weather
conditions permitted the naval guards
to proceed clown the bay. About that
hour word was received at the navy
yard that the Spaniard was on her way
over the bar, and the marines were
Immediately ordered on board the Nina,
A DOWNPOUR OF RAIN.
Lieutenant Aaron Ward, represent
ing Admiral Bunce, lost no time In
boarding the commandant's steam,
barge Undine, and the throe vessels;
left the navy yard at ten minutes to
three o'clock. There vvas a nasty
northeast wind blowing at tho time,
which wns accompanied by a contin
uous downpour of rain nnd a light fog.
The tug Nina led tho way, and as she
rounded the battery a large crowd had
assembled in the vicinity of tier A,
where the little vessel was to take tho
harbor police aboard. As soon ns the
Nina got alongside tho pier. Captnln
Smith and Lieutenant Dougherty ex
changed greetings as well ns official
documents. Two roundsmen and eight
patrolmen were Immediately put
aboard, and the tug onca more turned
her nose In the direction of Staten
Island. Just then through the thick
fog could be heard the booming of can
non, which was the salute given by the
Vlscaya as she came through the Nar
iows. This salute was answered from
the guns at Castle William, on Gov
ernor's Island. As the Nina nenred the
Staten Island shore the Spanish cruis
er loomed up out of tho mist, and
Lieutenant Neville ordered the marines
to stand at attention and salute tha
visitor as the tug passed on her star
board side. Tho pollco officers on board
also stood nt attention and the salute
was answered by the officers and men
who were grouped on the VIscaya's
deck. Tho Spaniard was still under
way at tho time with Pilot Gillespie on
the bridge.
BOATS WARNED OFF.
At 3.30 o'clock tho big vessel reached
her anchorage ground nnd dropped her
mud hook. As soon ns she was an
chored several boats In the vicinity
made towtrJ, her but they wero quickly
warned off by tho navul vessels and
backed away to a respectable distance.
The Undine, with Lieutenant Ward
aboard, thtn made his way alongside;
and that officer, dressed In full uni
form, ascended tho gangway, which!
was lowered on the port side. As soon
as he reached the deck he was grcet-
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