TWP" ' Tffr &BhhH3Si fKrtliititi 1 10 1 19, IStnmbm p. fvP PAGES TWO CENTS. SCRANTON. PA., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2 1, 1898. TWO CENTS. BELIEF I FODL PLAY GAINS Evidence Is Accumulating That the Maine Was Sent to Her Doom by the Design of the Spanish Subordinate Officials. COURT OF INQUIRY IN SESSION Passes a Busy Day Examining Important Witnesses, but None of Its Work Is Made Public. THE BOILER EXPLOSION 'y Two of the Maine's Boilers Were in Use at l Time of the Blow-Up and These Were Lo cated in the Ship's Rear. THE VIZCAYA PROLONGS Preparations for War Continue The Senate Lets Slip the Rein to Its Eloquence and Senator Allen Is Roundly Rebuked by Sena tor Morgan None of the Divers Talks for Publication. via Key West, Fla.. Feb. 23. Ion, which may bo changed at any moment by fresh discoveries, may be summed up, when this dispatch Is sent this afternoon, sukstantlally as follows: The divers having discovered cases of brown h'exagonate powder for the 10-Inch guns unexploded, and be lieving also that others unexploded will bo found In the 10-inch magazine on the starboard side forward, the conviction grows that this magazine did not blow up. If this lie so, and many have In sisted from the first that It Is, the fur ther conviction Is forced that the explo sion which -wrecked the Maine camo from the outside on the port bow. As jnevlously wired, the main portion of the wreck, as seen from above and no ted from below, was blown to star 1)oard. The highest American olllcials here are confident that General Blanco and the other high Spanish olllcials had no knowledge, direct or Indirect, of the conception or excutlon of a plot to blow up the Maine, If such a plot exist ed, but they believe the junior Span ish officers, who from the nature of things are more conversant with mod rn explosives than their elders and superiors, were at the bottom of the disaster. If there were anv outside agency. It Is pointed out that It would not be Impossible to plant a mine of wet and dry gun cotton near where a foreign war vessel was directed to an chor; such a mine communicating with an electrio battery on the shore. It is regarded as an Interesting point that the Maine, for the first time dur ing her stay In the harbor, lay at the particular spot where she was at the time of the catastrophe, and It Is said, though not officially verified, that tho Maine was the first foreign war ves sel moored to this particular buoy flnce the troubles In Cuba grew acute. All stories as to lax discipline on the Maine are without a. shadow of truth. On tho contrary, Captain SIgsbce was complained of by some for the rigidity of his rules and the strictness with which he enforced them. Moreover, NEW THEORY ABANDONED the ITS UNWELCOME VISIT the Maine has been in commission for years, and never had a serious acci dent until anchored In this quiet har bor. In reply to a question put by th coi respondent to a high American of ficial as to what the outcome would be If it were proved that the disaster was due to an outside agency, the official In question said: Sir, the American people could not be restialned. I moan wur. Still, I doubt whether It would bo necessary to lire a shot. Admiral Slcard could anchor tho Iowa, tho Indiana, tho Massachusetts and tho New York out hlrte Il.ivbna harbor to prevent tho lnsuess of the food supplies without w hlch the city could not exist n fort night. Cuba is a waste of ashes and desolation. Even tho hotels and cales here In Havana llvu fiom hand to mouth, on supplies brought from tne United States. If Admiral Slcard demanded tho surrender of Havana, giving twenty four hours for tho removal of tho wo men and children, surrender would follow. The forts aro old structures and coulu bo demolished by a six pounder. Such new guns as have been mounted aro short of ammunition und have never been tried. If General Blunco should decllno to surrender, tho Spanish merchants here, who rep resent SO uer cent, of tho property and pay 75 per cent, of the taxes of the Island, would compel him to accede to Admiral SIcard's terms. As for the olunteerH, tho men are for tho most part the employes of these merchants and tho volunteers' officers nro largely their sons or their Junior partners. It Is well to look these things In tho face. At tho same time it Is well for tho Americans to restrain themselves until there Is somo proof of an out side agency of explosion. Wo can af ford to wait u little longer, seeing that we have waited so long. Wo could not wait after It had onco been proved that the Maine dlMister wbb tho result of n dastardly plot. Span ish officers from tho old country hold to tho unaccountable belief thut their arms would overcome us In a few wetkH, but tho Cuban merchants havo no such delusion, and they would ro:i- STRENGTH trol tho situation. Hence, I bcllovo that no shot from a big American gun will bo necessary. These sentiments fairly represent those of tho best Informed Americans here. Any moment, however, may chronicle discoveries of the wreck that would change nil this. A member of tho court of inquiry who conversed with the correspondent today, strongly deprecated any premature expression or evidence of resentment on the part of tho people of the United States until It was proved that the disaster resulted from some other cause than accident, carelessness or the visitation of Provi dence. Certainly the members of the court of Inquiry, cool, experienced and Judicial, will not lobe their heads. One thing seems certain, if the Maine was blown up by an outside agency, the agent was a mine and not a torpedo, as no torpedo known could have pro duced such tremendous results. Consul General Lee, who has re ceived a number of dispatches today inquiring as to the accuracy of the re port that he is arranging to go to Key West on the torpedo boat dishing to meet Senator Proctor, says ho has no present intention of doing so. COURT OF INQUIRY ACTIVE. Is Buoy Examining Witnesses, but Makes No Testimony Public. Havana, Feb. 23. The United States court of Inquiry Into the loss of the Maine met this morning at 10 o'clock, and examined Dr. Honebcrger, Pay master Hay and Chief Engineer How ell, of the battleship. Several wit nesses, whose names are not now ob tainable, wero examined during the afternoon. Another visit was made to the wreck, by Captain Sampson, president of the court. The captain says he has no Idea of the length of time the court will remain In session here. It all de pends upon the testimony and new features requiring Investigation may develop at any time. Captain Samp son ndded, that sooner or later, every survivor of the Maine will be examined by the court, which seems to Imply that sessions for that purpose will be held at KeyWest. Although this Information Is meagre, It Is absolutely all Captain Sampson will give to the press. The correspond ent of the Associated Press sees him by appointment twice dally, but there is a rigid rule to observe silence un til the facts In the case have developed through the testimony presented. The night Arm, of tho Merrlt and Chapman Derrick and Wrecking com pany, is moored about 200 yards from the poop of the Maine. The wrecking tug looks powerful enough to move a mountain, yet It Is reported that she Is not supplied, owing to her hurried departure for this port, with all the apparatus she needs for the work which Is before her. Captain McGee, the commander of the Right Arm, has reported to Captain Slgsbee, as ordered by the navy department, and will net under Captain Slgsbce's orders, which are not yet formulated, or at least are not mado known. A strong wind today made the har bor rough and added to the difficulties of the divers as tho electric lights aro worked fiom a battery on board the lighthouse tender Mangrove, 200 yards distant. Captain Slgsbee Is pained liy the comments on his conduot while the Maine was afloat, made by some of the papers here, but It Is pointed out such papers are not of the better class. The captain has been so universally cour toous and Is apparently so popular with all th'at It Is surprising that any of tho papers of Havana should seek to do him Injustice. A large quantity of clothing has been taken from the wreck, and after It has been disinfected it will be given to the reconcentradoa. The bodies of the missing officers, Lieutenant Jenkins and AsMstant Engineer Merritt, have not been recovered. The divers reach ed the former's room, but his body was not there. Thus far the sharks have given no trouble, but the vultures havo left scarcely anything but the skeletons of three men who wero entangled In de bris very near the surface of the water. The bodies were not noticed by any one until the foul birds had completed their ghastly work. From the hand of one Chaplain Ch'adwlck removed u deeply chabtd geld rlnf for purposes of Identification. Chaplain Chadwlck says that the to. tal number of missing Is 85 or S6, and five have died In tho hospital. Of tho missing, many doubtlebs wero blown to atoms, no portions of their bodies be ing recoverable, and there Is much doubt that any considerable number nt those remains which are now be ing removed will be Identified. NEWS AT NAVV DEPARTMENT. Reassuring Inloriiiation Given to tho Public nt Headquarter. Washington, Feb. 23. The arrival of a mall In Washington from Key West this afternoon bringing several pri vate letters from naval officers lately attached to the Maine caused a wave of excitement to run over the depart ments and the capltol, for there was all sorts of rumors as to the contents of these letters, very few of which rumors In point of fact had any sound basis. The only feature so far os could be discovered of real Importance ns throwing any light on the cause of the explosion contained In tho letters was the statement that tho two after boll- era In the after boiler space were all oi mo eignr. Doners or. ino Ainine mm were under steam at the time of the explosion. This fact had a negative value for It disposed at onco of the theory that the exploded boiler had caused the wreck. The experts all say that by no possibility could the after boilers' explosion have wrecked tho fore part of the Mnlne and left tho after part nlmost unharmed. Much Interest was) shown In a de spatch received shortly before 3 o'clock from Almlral Slcard giving tho recom mendations of Captain Sampson, of the court of Inquiry, ns to the raising of the wreck. The view of naval officers was that Captain Sampson and his associates wore giving this advice not ns a court but as officers In a position to speak as to the best methods to be adopted for wrecking the Maine. Var ious interpretations were put on the expression "forward half completely destroyed." This was regarded as a partial confirmation of the theory that the forward magazine had exploded as that Is one of the most Important por tions of the forward half of the ship. At the same time It was held by some of the naval authorities that tho de struction of tho fotward half of tho ship did not necessarily mean that tho forward magazine had exploded as this might be still Intact although a part of tho general wreckage. In the ab sence of an explicit statement as to the forward magazine there was dis position not to accept Implied state ments as to Its destruction. Captain Sampson's recommendation that a contract be made with the best equipped wrecking company to remove material and lift the ship without de lay was In line with tho action al ready taken In closing a contract w'th the two largest wrecking concerns In the country by which their combined facilities will be at tho service of the government. The contract contains a clause binding the wreckers to use their utmost efforts to expediate the work so that the department feels that .c verythlng has been done to carry out the views expressed by Captain Samp son. A clause of tho contract Itemizes the amounts to be paid for each branch of wrecking work, viz.: Wrecking tug Underwriter, $1W) per day; wrecking steamer Jones, $200: lighter Seymour, !75: derrick chief. $7G; barge Lone Star, $50: wrecking tug Right Arm, $200: wreck mnster. $15; wreckers, $4.50 each; divers, $30 each. DIVERS ARE MUM. Evidently the president oC the court 'if Inquiry Is fearful of the effect on the public of Ill-judged attempts to account for the destruction of the Maine, for this afternoon he tele graphed .Secretary Long, doubtless having In mind certain publications of this morning, as follows: Havana. Feb. 23. Any leported In terview with divers untrue. Every precaution has been taken. Officer always present. This brief statement disposes of all the allegations that have been made pro and con as to the blowing up of tho forward magazines. The ofltcers here are still thinking of Captain Slgsbee's request of yesterday to lfe furnished with the plans of the Maine's section through the magazines and coal bunker pockets. The refer ence to the latter is particularly Inter esting and leads to a desire to be In formed on the exact quantity and qual ity of the coal supply at the time of the explosion. It is said that these pocket bunkers are rarely emptied, be ing designed as much for the protec tion of the ship against the gunshots as for capacity to hold coal. One ex pert said that these bunkers In his own experience had not been emptied In months. All of this has to do with the spontaneous combustion theory as the bunkers abut on the magazines and might have set off even the safe brown powder If the latter were exposed to a degree of heat above COO degrees for somo time. The request besides may show that Captain Slgsbee Is not yet satisfied as to the cause of the explo sion notwithstanding the expressions that have been attributed to h'lm by unauthorized persons. One of the private letters received here today In speaking of the disaster says it was all over In five minutes. The writer was ashore and heard tho noise. He hastily took a boat and started for the Maine arriving there In about twenty minutes. Then all was quiet and smooth, and In, as he said, five minutes after the blast the Maine was In about her present condition. Some solicitude was expressed at the navy department over the report of Admiral SIcard's health. It was said, however, that there was no occasion for relieving him now; that, the flag ship New York Is not to leave Key West and oven If she should, Captain Sampson or Captain Taylor can assume charge of tho squadron while the ad miral takes the two weeks leave to re cuperate from his malarial fever which ho was nbout to enjoy when ho volun tatily returned to his place. TERROR NOT MOVED. A foimal order was made out this afternoon for Lieutenant Commander Walnwilght to take station nt Havana and look after the government's Inter ests while the work of wrecking the Maine progresses. It has arranged that he tliall be subsisted on board one of tho wrecking steamers. The big double tunetted monitor Terror re mains under orders to stay In Hampton Roads until further notice. It Is likely that sho will bo sent to take the place of the Maine In the Noith Atlantio squadron, If not needed elsewhere Im mediately. The olllcials, however, aro loath to encumber tho battleships and speedier craft with the Terror as she Continued on Pago 2. EIGHTEEN LIVES LOST BY SHIPWRECK Terrible Pate of the Crew of tlie British Ship Asia. GROUND TO PIECES IN A QALE Three Men Only Live to Tell tho Tnlo--Tho Cnptnln'i Wile and Daughter Float Awny on Flanks and Cnnnot lie Found--l.'utllo Search Tor the Victims. Provlncetown, Mass., Feb. 23. Eigh teen lives were lost In the wreck of tho British ship Asia, which struck on Great Round shoal, off Nantucket, Monday, and went to pieces. Only three men were rescued. The Asia left Manilla on Sept. 6, 1897, for Boston with a cargo of hemp. Af ter sho struck she lloated again and was headed northeast by cast. The ship struck three times more, and at lact the crew wero unable to get her off In the fierce storm that prevailed. Tremendous seas swept over the ship, which began to leak nnd when, at 2 o'clock Monday morning, It became certain that she would soon go to pieces, an attempt was made to launch' the boats, but as fast as one was low ered It was smashed to pieces against the vessel until they were all destroyed. Captain Dakln then decided to con struct a raft, but beforo Ho could ac complish anything he was swept over 'board and drowned. First Mate Cook then ordered the crew to prepare to leave the vessel on any pieces of wreck age that they might bo able to lash together. AFLOAT ON RAFTS. Part of tho starboard planking of tho deck had been wrenched loose by a tremendous sea. This was torn off and It was found that It would lloat with several persons on It. Mrs. Dakln and her daughter. In charge of Mate Cook, James Murray, Michael Doyle, Charles Stone and Frank AVnlter, took places on It and were launched from the ship on a huge billow. William Smith, Jo sepli Steburg and James Paces, the men who reached Hyannls today, left the vessel soon after on a mass of wreck age which they hnd hastily lashed to gether with ropes', and at the same time the other men under direction of Second Mate Crosby, were prepared to commit themselves to the sea In a sim ilar manner. The raft liearlng the three sailors soon sighted the one on which were Mate Cook, Mrs. Dakln, her daughter and the others, and kept It In sight un til dark Monday night. At daylight the next morning they had separated. The wreckage to which' the three men still clung drifted down towards the Hand kerchief lightship and at 10 o'clock In the forenoon they were -ecovered by the crew of the vessel. The men wero so far gono that they were unable to give either their names or that of their bhip. TO THE RESCUE. On board tho lightship prompt reme dies were applied and the men revived and wero soon able to tell enough to show through what terrible experienc es they had passed, word having reach ed Ilvannls of the wreck the United States steamer Azalea started tills morning to cruise along the sound among the wreckage of the Asia In search of possible survivors or to pick up tho bodies of the victims. She spoke the lightship and was told of men on board. Sho steamed down to ward the vessel, and the ship wrecked men wero transferred to the Azalea and conveyed to Hyannls.' GOLD SREKERS' SUPPLIES BURIED. An Avnlnncho Destroys 200 Tons of Goods for the Klondike. Taeoma, Wash., Feb. 23. Two weeks ago there was an avalanche at the south end of Lake Bennett. An Im mense mass of snow and Ice was de posited on the Klondike trail and 200 tons of supplies were burled many feet. Their owners had stacked them up to gether In what seemed to be a shel tered spot while they were whipsawlng lumber for boat building. So far as learned no one was Injured by the ava lanche. This news was brought down by John Ohlegschlager, of Puyallup, Washwlio has arrived here from Alaska. CUT RATE TO THE KLONDIKE. Officials of the .Northern nnd Great Northern Deny Responsibility. Portland, Ore.. Feb. 23. Officials of tho Northern and the Great Northern railroads express annoynnce at the statements telegraphed to the east from the northwest that their roads Inaugurated the cut rates for the pur pohe of obtaining the bulk of the Klon dike trade. The Canadian Pacific inaugurated the rate war and the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern officials say their roads were compelled to meet the rates of the Canadian Pacific In order to pro tect their business. AN AVALANCHE IN QUEBEC. Four Lives Are Lost nnd Two Homos Destroyed. Quebec; Feb. 23. Four lives were lost by an uvalunehe at South Quebec last night, and two houses were destroyed. The houpes were built directly under the cliff, opposite the Grand Trunk railway sheds. The disaster occurred suddenly and without a moment's warning. One house was crushed by tho weight of the (.now from nbove, while the upper stories of. tho. other wero destroyed. TORPEDO BOAT EQUIPMENTS. Providence, R. I., Feb, 23. The Herre shoff company has sent to Key West, under hurry orders, certain extra tlttlngtf tor tho torpedo boatH Dupont nnd Porter, Tho ubseneo of these parts Is causing both of those epifls to bo out of action. Help for Dostllulo Cubans. Washington, Feb. 23. Tho secretary ot state has received a check for a thousand dollars for the relief of the dcstlluto peo ple of Cuba from the permanent relict' as sociation of Philadelphia. throiiRh Mayor J Wurwlck, Its chairman. THE NEWS THIS MOHNlNti. Weather Indlcatlom Today) Fair; Warmer;! Southery Winds. 1 General Malno Court of Inquiry Hub a Busy Day. Ml Zola Sentenced for Libelling the Franch Army. British Ship Asia and Eighteen Lives Lost. 2 General Horrlblo Scenes of Destitu tion In Mntr.nras. Cuba. Deliberations of tho Stnto Pardon Board. 3 Local Bobhy Dobbs Knocks Out Pug. that Kane, Cases Listed for Next Common Pleas Term. Jurors for Common Pleas Court. 4 Editorial. New Bocks nnd Magazines. 5 Perils Which Brset Modern Warship"". Emperor of China Has Troubles of His Own. 6 Local Democrats Control tho School Board. Scranton Survivors of tho Maine. 7 Local Mothcds Proposed to Avert War with Sraln. Many Scranton Grocers Arrested. 8 Local West Side, South Side und Su burban. 9 Lackawanna County News. 10 Strong Evidence for tho Defence In tho Mnrtln Trial. The Mnrkets. NO WAR, SYS IIANNA. Mnlne Disaster nn Accident nnd No Provocation, Washington, Feb. 23. Sensational re ports having been circulated that Sen ator Hanna had expressed the belief that a conflict between the United Slates and Spain was Imminent, tho attention of the senator was called to them. Ha emphatically denied them, saying: "I do not belli-vo there Is anything In the Maine Incident or In our telu tions to Spain itgardlng Cuba that will lead to war. I am firmly of the opinion that the explosion of the Mnlne was due to an accident, nnd I think that the Naval Court of Inquiry will reach the same conclusion." "And congress will do nothing?" " hat Is there for congress to do. There is no information except a lot of sensational stories upon which to base all this talk of war. Even the Secretary of the Navy has no Infor mation, and as long as the president and the secretary of the navy and all the rest of the cabinet keep cool and quiet, there Is no need for the rest of us to get alarmed. No," bald Senator Hanna In conclusion, "I honestly nnd frankly do not see nny reason for the excitement that Is tielng created. There will be no war." NO ORDER TO STATE TROOPS. Mnjor-Gnn. Roc Snys the Stories to Th nt Effect Are I'nUo. Albany, Feb. 23. "I have not issued any orderB or directions to the organ izations of the State Guard In the di vision which I command," said Major General Roe today, referring to state ments that he had informed the adju tants of regiments, battalions and com panies to have their organizations In readiness for service If the occasion should require It. "Any statement to that effect Is false absolutely. I have not even thought of such a step. In the first place, there has been no occa sion for any orders; and In the second, they would not be Issued to the adju tants of organizations. Orders are Is sued always to tho commanding offi cers." DURQLARS USE DYNAMITE. Safe Blown Open nnd Explosion Mis taken for Earthquake. New Brunswick, N. J., Feb. 23. Bur glars during the early morning hours today blew open the safe In the New Brunswick Beef company's office In Paterson street. The explosion was so loud that residents In tho neighbor hood wero awakened by It, and many thought tho city had been visited by an eaithquake. The pollen found a stick of dynamite near the pufe. Noth ing had been stolen. CUT IN PRICE OF COAL. War Between Dealers nn Unmixed Blessing to Consumers. rialnfield, N. J., Feb. 23. The rate war which has been waged between rival coal dealers here became more bitter today, when another reduction In price was made. Several weeks ago the price was fixed at $5.50 a ton for ail grades of coal by all the losal deal ers. Then one cut tho price to $4.50. Today It was announced that coal would retail for $3.83 a ton. The whole town Is laying In coal. AT MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD. Mechanics Recalled to Huston He pnlrs to Warships. Vnlleja, Cal. Feb. 23. There are now at tho Mare Island navy yard the Charleston, Yorktown, Philadelphia, Pensacola, Hartford and AdaniH. A number of mechanics who have been at Fort Orchard have returned and will assist In rushing to the comple tion repairs to the various ships at tho yards. STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS. Now York, Feb. 23. Sailed: New Yoik, Southampton; Majestic, Liverpool; Ber lin, Antwerp. Southampton Arrived: Ht. Paul. Ntw York. Antwerp Sailed: Frlesland, New York. Genoa Arrived: Normannln, Now Yoik. Ilnllnsi Point I'orliflcntinus. San Diego. Cut., Feb. 23.-Tlie third 10 Inch rlllo of tho Ballast Point furtlfio.i tlons has arrived and soon will bo mount ed, A lurga portion of tho members of Battery D, Third artillery, nro now at tlio works preparing to mount tho guns und get tho buttery Into i working condition ut tho earliest possible moment. Mnrblclicnd Goes to Key West. New Orleans, La., Feb. 23. Tho United States crul"r Marblohcad welshed an chor nt 10.13 today, and sailed for Key West, whero sho will Join the North At lantic tqundron at Dry Tortugas. Tho Murblehfitd took aboard a f mall quantity of coal, Amateur Pigeon Shooting Clinmpinn. Now York, Feb. 23. Thomas D, Hoop or won tho amateur pigeon shooting championship of America for this jour nt tho Carteret Oun club's grounds near Garden City, L. I., today- ZOLA MUST GO TO JAIL Promptly Convicted and Given the Full Limit. ONE YEAR AND A BIG FINE Anti-Semitic Fury Leads to Violent Demonstrations. Eloquent Summing Up of tho Dofen dnnt's Counsel, HI. Lnborlo--"In This Man," Referring to Zoln,"Lle Franco's IIonor"--Tho iUunnger of the Pnpor Which Printed the Zoic Chnllcngo Also Cntchos a Snmplo of French Justlcc--IIow tho Popu lace Received tho News. rarls, Feb. 23. Emllc Zola, the emi nent novelist, was today convicted as charged In all the counts of the Indict ment, nnd was sentenced to one year's Imprisonment and to pay a lino of three thousand francs the maximum penal ty. The Jury retirod at C.30 p. m. and deliberated a half hour. They declared there wero no extenuating circumstan ces. M. fola, on hearing the verdict, cried: "They are cannibals." Frantic bravos greeted the announcement of the sen tence, nnd Intense excitement followed. M. Laborle, M. Perreux and some others present embraced M. Zola. There was extreme tension, In court while the Jury was out, nnd the pub lic was on tender hooks until the vcr- . diet was rendered. Then the people burst out In tremendous applause. STREETS CLEARED. In the meanwhile all the approaches to the palace of justice had been cleared, the police commissary charged with tho safety ot M. Zola, having declared that he could not guar antee the latter's safety until tho streets wero In thorough control o the police. Exceptional measures were taken ns the public emerged from the Assizes court. Outside the building there was terrific cheering, especially upon tho appearance of the officers who have figured In the trial. They were al most carried In triumph as shouts of "Death to the Jews" resounded on all sides. A number of violent fights en sued, and a police secretary was slight ly Injured. The mob seemed to be de lirious, shrieking cheers for tho army and howling down the Jews with fierce ness. ZOLA PROTECTED. M. Zola emerged from the court at 7.30 p. m., and his appearance was the signal for tumultuous denunciations and Insults and shouts of "Down with Zola," "Death to Zola." The crowd made a mad rush after his carriage. but a strong bulwark of police Inter vened and saved h'lm from the fuiles of his denunciators. At the opening of today"s session M. Laborle, counsel for Zola, resumed his argument for the defense. He main tained that the bordereau was written by Major Esterhazy and, during the course of his address, declared: "I be lieve the country will soon realize the gravity of the situation and will re volt and protest In the name of eternal morality. This Is what M. Zola has done." His leferonco to tho unhappl ness of the Dreyfus family brought tears to many eyes. In his peroration M. Laborle said: "Don't allow yourselves to be deceived with the Idea that tho honor of tho army Is Involved because somo o'f Its members have ignored the law. Don't allow yourselves to be troubled or In timidated by rumors of war. Fear nothing for the moral energy of the country still lives. It Is with tho hearts of honest men that victorious battles are achieved. Give that ex ample of firmness, for you must feel that In this man lies France's honor." ANOTHER VICTIM, M. Perreux, tho manager of tho Au rore, In which paper M. Zola published his charges against the conduct of the Esterhazy court martial, was con demned to four months' Imprisonment and to pay 3,000 francs fine. Theio was a big demonstration out side tho court when the audience rushed out announcing the verdict. Tho crowds about the palace of justice waived their hats, cried "Bravo," and cheered for the at my. A big anti-Zola demonstration is expected to take place tonight In tho city. ANOLO-FRENCII COMPLICATIONS. Lord Salisbury on the West African Tnrilf Negotiations. London, Fob. 23. Tho Marquis of Salisbury, replying today to u deputa tion from, the chambeis of commerce regarding tht French customs tariffs in West Africa, assured tho deputation that the negotiations proceeding were of a perfectly friendly nature, adding that he did not see any reason why they should not be ended amicably. Maine Appropriation Signed, Washington, Feb. 23. Tho president to day signed tho resolution of congress up. propi luting $200.0'JO for tho work necessary tor the recovery of the remains ot tho r icers and men and property from lha wreck ot tho Maine. 0 ' To Join tlio .11 n in Fleet. Washington Feb 23. Tho Machlas has wiled from Fiinclinl Madeira, for Nor folk, returning from a long tour on tho Asiatic station. Tho lliirn'd'ft Weather Forecast. Now York, Feb, 21. In tho mlddlo state and New England, today, partly cloudy to cloudy weather will prevail, preceded, near tho coasts by fair, with fresh west erly to southerly winds and nearly sta tionary temperature, followed by snow; or ruin, generally light or moderate.
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