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SPANISH
FOR
Fleet Organized at Cadiz
Will Soon Sail for
the Gulf.
MYSTERY OF THE MAINE
Court of Inquiry Unable to
Form an Opinion.
Tho Rvidonco or Dlvors Will Proba
bly Ho followed by Rjpert Theore
tical Testimony--Work of the
Divers at Hnvittin--No Bodies Itr
covorcd Ycslcrdny--Spnninrds Aro
Gratified by Iho Discipline of the
Vlscuyn--Hurrlcnuo Svvcops tho
Pott ol llntubono.
London, March 4. A letter just iV
celved here from Madrid says it Is defi
nitely reported there that a fresh Span
ish squadron, destined for Cuba, is be
ing organized at Cadiz. It consists of
four Ironclads, the Carlos V, Pclavo,
Alfonso XIII and another, several gun
boats and a trans-Atlantic steamer.
Active work is also proceeding upon
the torpedo boat destroyers Prospeilna,
Audalre and Asoda and upon tho tor
pedo boats Ilabana, Retamosa and
Barcelo, w hlch form the second torpedo
boat flotilla which Spain, is sending to
Cuba.
Two cruisers, which the Armstrongs
have been building for Brazil, are said
to have been purchased by Spain. They
aro the Ammazanius and a sister ship,
unnamed, of 4,000 tons each, 23 knots
and 10 guns.
Spain Is also negotiating for and will
prtlfv y secure two cruisers of a simi
lar
which have been building In
Franct Air Brazil. I
The Ammazanius Is ready for launch
ing and her sister ship will soon be
ready.
The Spanish government is also en
deavoring to secuie guns and large sup
plies of ammunition In England and on
the continent for Immediate use.
Key West, ria., March 4. After two
postponements of Its departure the
coutt of Inquiry left for Havana this
evening on the lighthouse tender Man
grove. It is believed by the bet In
formed hero that tho court will com
plete Its labors In the Cuban capitol
within ten days.
Only three of the six days the court
was here were devoted to the woik of
Investigation. The inactivity of yes
terday and today Is still unexplained,
except by a seml-olllcial statement that
Rear Admiral Sicard was awaiting In
structions fiom Washington.
The sessions, it is generally under
stood, developed no evidence by which
the court could definitely determine the
cause of the explosion.
A naval officer in close touch with the
members of the court said to this cor
respondent: "With one exception the
witnesses who testified hete weie Maine
survivors. Tho evidence though in
most cases taking longer to tell, can
be summed up in the words of an en
listed man, who, when Judge Advo
cate Mailx asked him what he knew
about the explosion, teplled 'Sir, I was
blowed up. I was saved and I'm hero.'
That was art he could swear to."
One important fact has been learned
however. It Is this, although the mem
bers of the court may have their In
dividual theories, they are by no means
prepared as a body to tender a decis
ive verdict. The officer already quoted
said: "If the court has vet heaid any
testimony which would enable it to
decide intelligently that the Mlalne was
blown ud from external causes, I am
the most mistaken man In the world.
Before tho coming Havana sessions are
over it may secuie such evidence and
possibly find the blowing up was In
tentional. It will learn from the divers
the actual condition of the ship after
the explosion and It has already learn
ed from the survivors most of the de
tailti of the ship's condition before the
explosion. With' tjtese bases thorough
ly established the court will hear more
expert theoretical testimony and then
reach a verdict."
This statement can be taken ns more
worthy of reliance than that of the
Maine olllcer who said tho other day he
believed the court was bound on evi
dence already heard to find the cause
of the explosion external. Its conser
vatism Is also at variance with the
opinions of many other naval officers
here, especially thoss of tho younger
set, and directly contrary to the belief
of most of tho Maine survlvots that
their ship was Intentionally blown up.
Before sailing tonight Captain Samp
son had u long consultation with Ad
miral Mlcard.
STILL IN THE DARK.
Tho Court of Inquiry Cnn nt Present
tSlvo No Definite Information.
Washington, March 4. It was de
veloped this afternoon through tele
graphic correspondence between Secre
SQUADRON
CUBAN SEA
tary Long and Admiral Sicard that
the court of inquiry is unable to tlx
even an approximate date for the con
clusion of its Investigation Into the
disaster of tho Maine. Sharing the
general anxiety for some Information
on this point Secretary Long today at
the Instance of the cabinet sent a tele
gram to Admiral Sicard asking him
when It was expected that the report
of the court would be made, and late
tonight tho following reply was re
ceived: Key West, March 4.
Secretary of tho Navy: Hove tnlkcd
with tho nrcslilent of the court of In
quiry and nerpe with him that It Is not
yet possible to fix o date for tho finding,
us so much depends upon tho progress of
the divers and wreckers and tno tesults
they obtain, lively effort Is being made
to advance the Inquiry. Tho court leturns
to Havana by the Mangrove this evening,
having finished tho examination at Key
West. Sicard.
Admlrnl Sicaid's' message Is re
garded officially as disposing of tho
repoita that tho court has as vet ob
tained positive or conclusive informa
tion bearing upon the object of their
investigation. It is taken to mean that
upon the testimony or discoveries of
the divers will depend the finding, the
examination of tho ofllcers and crew
of the ship having been insufficient to
enable the court to even form an idea
as to what lines may be opened up
fiom tho investigation of tho wreck
itself.
r While the tclegtam was naturally
somewnat of a disappointment In
leaving the termination of the Inquiry
ns much In doubt ns ever, it was wel
comed as practically setting at rest
tho reports as to tho results of the
investigation up to date. It is stated
that the board In all ptobablllty will
not return to Key West, the depart
ment having intimated that it was
its desire that the examination of tho
ofileers and men should be concluded
at this sitting as they are needed for
reassignment to ships.
THE OLYMPIA TO .RETURN.
It is probable that the Olympla, (lag
ship of the Asiatic squadron, and Peer
less Queen, of the cruisers, will come
homo to San Francisco. The naviga
tion btfreau has this movement under
consideration and In view of the fact
that the ship has been three years
away from a navy yard, engaged In
hard cruising service, even If there
were no other reason. It Is probable
that the order will be given. The
Olympla Is a protected cruiser of ex
traordinary speed and endurance with
a batteiy stiong enough to overpower
almost eveiythlng shoit of a battle
ship and speed enough to run away
from that or anything else she does
not care to tight.
The torpedo boat Wlnslow at Norfolk
has completed her repairs and will join
tho flotilla at Key West as soon as the
gale on the coast blows Itself out and
mal es the run down sea.
Naval olllcials ate deeply Interested
In the reports of the nui chase of war
ship? by Spain and make the teports of
these transactions thu text for com
plaints of the inability of our navy de
partment to do likewise. However as
the leport from Londcn todnv of the
purchase of the Amazonas by Spain It
Is said ut the depattment tint this
vessel sailed tor Brazil several months
ago and has Leon delivered to the Bra
zilian governmnnt. Her sister ship Is
near completion In the Armstrong
yards. They are useful cruisers, copies
of the Barossa, now of the Brazilian
navy, and their strong point is their
gieat radius of action 3.000 miles
which would enable them to cross the
Atlantic nnd re-cross without renew ing
their conl supply. The other two ships
building for Brazil in France which arc
also leported to be alout to pass into
Spinlsh possession are piesumeel to be
the Deadoro and tho Florion.t, which
are building at La Selnne, Toulon.
These aie small but powerful little bat
tleships. Their tonnage is only 3.1C2
but they carry four ten-inch lilies in
tunets in addition to two fix-inch and
four 1.7-lnch guns and a good tecondaiy
battery. Their coal endurance, how
ever, is small and their forte would
seem to lie coast defense operations or
cruising near a base of supplies.
The London reports also caused com
ment at the state depattment. In some
quarters the feeling was expressed that
pending the finding of a couit of in
quiry on a case having tho interna
tional phases of the Maine explosion
the Obligations Of IleUtmlltv wnra nu
strongly imposed on Oretit Biltaln and
war.ii as in time of war The preced
ents aPDiy OlllV tO a condition nf wn-
and not to conditions which may even-
unny lead to wur. In the Geneva
award, hcwevei, unfriendly acts bv
Oieat Britain nrlor to tho Ihmii,,.. ,,
of the rebellion instituted part of the
case on which heavy damages- were
awarded airalnst her. But n n n-on.
eral rule foreign governments aie free
eo sea waismps either directly or
through their citizens up to the ac
tual date of hostilities.
Matters were very quiet, at least ex
ternally in the war department today.
There was a strong indisposition to
discuss the proposition to resume pos
session of Diy Tortugas, but tho olll
cials did not hesitate to declare that
only normal movements worn p-niur- r.
- ...v u".t3 I'M.
It was alo unknown oillclally that the
troops at bait Lake aie being reviewed,
and It was said that if this w,v Ur.
It could be nothing more than the usual
peiiouie-ai inspections required by the
regulations. As for tho reported oidera
to Inspection officers ut Bethlehem to
be ready for a quick start It was said
that Captain MeNutt and Lieutenant
Denet, who have been on Inspection
duty for several years past are not
to be disturbed and hove no ordeis
such as have been lepoited from Beth
lehem. CABINET MEETING.
Todav's cabinet inor.H.n- iwnnni.i
about three lioura and at Its conclusion
u wan announced mat nothing of an
Imnntpnt until. Vm.i .v..ma -kt..
information of any character, It was
Htuted, had been received either from
Uenerul Leo or tho court of Inquiry.
The only wprd received at the state
department from General Lee read as
follows:
"Havana, March 3. Have established
asylum for destitute small orphans, re
gatdless of nationality, Tho money
sent by you will be applied to the
purchase of food for said orphans.
Lee."
Tho wnr department, It Is under
stood, will endeavor to Induce the
treasury officials to return the Tor
tugas Islands to Its jurisdiction, but
at the treasury department It is said
that no request has yet been made to
the secretary of the tieastiry for the
re-transfer.
The request, If made, will be com
plied with at once.
Representative Hull, of the house
committee on military aunlrs, expects
tho Hawley bill for the Increase of tho
nitillcry forces to bo bi ought up In the
house either tomorrow or next week.
The Democratic opposition to tho
measure, which at one time promised
to reach foimldable proportions, Is
lapldly disappearing.
Tho house committee on naval af
fairs agreed today on the Boutelle bill
for the relief of the victims and sur
vives of the Maine disaster and au
thorized the chaltman to report It to
the house with a locommendatlon for
its passage.
WORK AT TIIH WRECK.
Divoro Scrum! .No " lies Yesterday-Hurricane
nt Until liouo.
Havana, Match 4. The American dlv
eis having examined moie or less thor
oughly the ward room of the Maine
and the senior and Junior officers' mess
looms, aie today tiylng to effect an
enhance into the petty officers' com
partment, In the hope of finding some
bodies there. However, each day the
belief giows stronger that few, if any
more, bodies will be tecovered. Not
one body was recovered today.
Captain Shaip, who Is In chat go of
the Meiiltt . Chapman Wiecklng out
fit, nppieclates the difficulties of the
situation better than otheis Ho will
not specify any time when the big guns
will be released. It Is necessary to first
remove the tops of the tunets. These
are held In place by steel bolts, which
must be tut loose. The best effected
people here think a month will elapse
before the tuirets are opened.
In tho meantime work on the minor
details of the wieck will pioceed with
all possible speed.
The correspondent has been oillclally
informed that the United States light
house tender Mangiove, with the naval
board of Inquiry on board, will return
hete tomorrow.
The discipline on board the Spanish
cruiser Viscaja is very high, which
natuially gratifies the Spanlurds.
Senator Proctor, Geneial Fltzhugh
Lee, Captain Sigsbee, and many other
prominent Amu leans nttended the
ceremony of decorating the graves of
the Maine's dead today.
A hurricane which has swept over
the port of Batabano, on the south
coast of Cuba, opposite Havana, has
done great damage. It destroyed a hut
In which were quartered a number of
soldiers belonging to the Castllian bat
talion, killing two of the men and
wounding twenty-five others. Thou
sands of trees weie swept away and
the ships In the harbor were obliged to
put hurriedly to sta In older to avoid
being wrecked.
A Colon cemetery this afternoon tho
giaves of one hundred and sixty-one
who perished in tho Maine were dec
orated with two large floral wreaths
and a cross In the presence of a peoie
or more of Americans, Including Con
sul General Leo, Captain Sigsbee and
Chaplain Chldwlck.
Neither Consul General Lee nor Cap
tain Sigsbee spoke. The American flag
w?s spiead for a time over the grave,
but eventually removed and In its place
was laid a red, white and blue ribbon,
with the tallowing stamped In gold
letteis: "In -Uemoiy of Our Dead
American Heroes American Citizens
Mourn Their Bovs."
OUR SHIPS MED DOCKING.
Ill Case ot Hut They Mould II o
Handicapped Considerably.
Washington, Mai eh 41 he navy de
partment feci? that it would be most
desirable to dock "-ome of tho war
ships now at and near Key West, and If
it were rot for th nresent condition
of trails that course would be ndopt
ed speedily. The icgulatlons provide
for docking every six months, in or
der to keep the big ships free from
marine growth. That peilod of time
has been exceeded in the case of sev
eral of tho ships of Admiral Sicaid's
squadron. The battleship Iowa Is tho
worst off. It will be n year next month
since she was docked. The battleship
Massachusetts comes next, and it will
bo a year In May since she was docked
Even In Northern waters that length of
time without docking would leave the
bottoms of the ships badlv fouled, but
It Is considerably worse in tioplcal wnt
ers, particular those about Florida,
where the marine growth is very lux
uriant. The navy olllcials say the condition la
not so serious In injutlng the hulls of
the shirs as In crippling their move
ments. It makes them slow to tespond
In action, and piactically pi events lap
id manoeuvres.
OFFICERS' PRELIMINARY ORDER.
Thane ut llctlileliem Receive Notice
to lie Ready lor Service.
Bethlehem, Pa March 4, Tho army
and navy officers now representing tho
United States government at tho Beth
lehem lion company's ordnance works
here, have received orders from head
quartets to bo ready on twelve) hours'
liotlee, for service.
Woik on the government contracts at
the works Is being pushed ns rapidly
us possible.
Concert for .11 ill no Widow.
New York, March 4 A concert for tho
widows and orphan of tho men Killed-ln
tho Maine disaster was hold In the ball
room ot tho Waldorf-Astoiiu tonight.
One of tho guests was Marquis Tiexelr, a
nephew of Dorn 1'cdio, late emperor of
Brazil, who gave a check for 1100. The ro
celpts amounted to about ti.W). Tho fea
ture of the evening was an eloquent
speech by Chaunccy M. Depew.
Two Vnst"il Schooner Ashore.
Lowes, Del., March 4.-Asateaguo life
saving station report rn i-t '. . -masted
schooner auhoro Inside tho fishing
point. Tho llfu Having trov, imn gwi- ,j
her assistance.
SPENT TOO AUICII ON ELECTION.
A Mayor Iteinovcd from OIllco by nn
Ohio onrl.
Springfield, O., Match 4. The circuit
couit this afternoon handed down a
judgment to oust Mayor John M. Good,
Democrat, for violation of tho Garfield
law governing corrupt election prac
tices. This Is the first time In thi
United States that any mayor has been
ousted from olllce for spending too
much money at election. Judge Adams,
of 5anesvlllt repoited the finding.
The evidence proved that J. S. Elliott,
a member of the board ot oubllc af
fairs, gave Captain Rudd, of tho Bush
nell Guards (colored) $25; that ex
Mayor Burnett spent $25 for drinks at
Oiler's saloon and $43 at a Red Cross
dance for dtlnks, and that beer was
bought at various other places. The
total of $2S3 wus expended. The office
was declared vacant, to take effect In
five days. Tho Garfield law was re
cently declared constitutional by the
supreme court, and limits the expenses
of money by a candidate to $100 to
eich live thousand voters. City coun
cil will appoint a mayor to servo until
tho spring election.
FLOWERS FOR AN ASSASSIN.
Womuii Dock to tho Cull of Presi
dent ISonln's .I'lirdnrnr.
New Yorl:, March 4. Granville Stu
ait, former United States minister to
Utuguay and Paraguay, who was with
the president of Uruguay, Juan Borda,
when the latter was assassinated, ar
rived today fiom Colon.
"Anandondo, the young man who
shot Boida, Is still in jail," said Mr.
Stuart. "The people twin to be large
ly In his favor. The women fill his cell
with flowers and give him soup and
dtllcacies."
BUSINESS MOVING ON.
Itecl.les9 Hni Mories Do Not Ser
iously Aflect Trade Interests and
Industries -- Greatest Production
in Pis lion.
New Yoik, March 4. R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly icvlew of trade will say
In Its issue tomorrow:
Stories of the most reckless sort, dls
pioved promptly, nnd many of them
befoie they are told, affected specula
tion in stocks much last week, and at
times this week, but they have not dis
turbed the Industries and the trade of
the country at all. Theie Is confidence
that the authorities are doing what is
proper to provide for public defence,
and business is moving on with the as
surance that It will not be ssrlously
dlstuibod
In grain, cotton, meal products and
petroleum, markets have been strong
with gradual increase in tho demand
for manufactured pioducts.
Failures In Febiuary have been
"mallei than In anj i-eher month, ex
cept thiee of the previous ill months,
with lem.irkable decrease In the fail
uie for $li'0,OOC and over, though In
number and amount the smaller fail
uies show less change than might have
been expected, indicating that In good
times or bad, a large proportion Is due
to causes apatt from the general con
dltirn of business. The ratio of de
faulted liabilities to payments through
dealing house Is but 1.71 per $1,000, a
lower rate than has appeared In the
hrst quartets of any jear, except 1SS0
and 1881, of the past 23 years.
The best evidence of general im
provements thiough clearing housea
for the past week have been 2S.0 per
cent, lai gor than in 1S!2, and outside
New Yoik, with its speculative Inter
ests, 17 C per rent. Compared with last
jear the gain has been EG 2 per cent,
for the week and 49.8 per cent for
Febtuaiy.
Production of pig Iron Is the greatest
ever known, some furnaces having
staited in the past month, but Bes
semer billets nie so scarce at Chicago
that some works are embarrassed, and
heavy put chases at Pittsburg, Includ
ing one of 25,000 tons, have stiffened
tho price so that Bessemer pig and
local coke at Chicago are stronger than
since November 1, with Grey Forge
unchanged at Pittsburg. Foundiy at
tho easit Is slightly lower, basic pig hav
ing been offered In a shaip competition
at about $10, though southern makers
In Alabama and Tennessee, excepting
two, have agreed upon a plan of sales
through a commission. The demand
for finished products covers work far
ahead In plates.structural forms.sheets,
in pine since the ndvance In oil, and
in rails, with a Chicago sale for a Can
ada road to Alaska, but bar Is weak
with incerasing use of steel, and tin
plates aie quoted at $2.85 against $4 for
the same quality of foreign. Tin Is
stronger at $14,2 and lake copper at
11.S7 cents.
The stilko in cotton mills does not
spiead, but helps to a slightly better
demand for some goods, while In wool
ens the business Is slow in sonie of tho
finer qualities, which have been much
advanced In pi ice, nnd in these nnd
other grades as well cancellations have
often exceeded re-orders, indicating
less dlstllbution than was expected at
the advanced pi lees. Wool has yielded
a little, the average of 100 quotations
by Coates Bros, for domestic being
20 23 cents against 20.83 cents February
1, nnd while yielding is thus far main
ly In lnfeilor qualities stocks at least
thiee years old are pressed for sale.
Wheat has grown stronger, expoits
(Antlnulng at a rate whlcu threatens
exhaustion of supply, If trade lepoits
of farmers' stocks uro collect. From
Atlantic porta 2,420,240 bushels went
out, Hour Included, against 1.3S6.41? last
year, and from Pacific ports 801,993,
atalnst 179,059 bushels last year. The
pi Ice has risen one cent, but it Is pos
sible that the estimates of last veai's
stocks, though fifty million bushels In
excess of the government estimates,
may prove too email. Corn has de
clined only one-quarter of a cent, with
exports of 4,718,843 bushels ugnlnst 5,
221,785 last year. Falluies for tho week
hnvo been 251 in the United States
against 246 last year, and 32 in Canada
against 59 last year.
Scovi I I'll iid Not Guilty.
Cnmdon, N. J. Miticli 4 Lawyer Harry
S. Seovel, vho wus counsel for Ell Bh.iw,
tho alleged murderer of his inothei and
grandmother, today pleaded not guilty to
tho charge of embracery. Chief of Po
lieu Samuel M. Joohnson, of Stockton, ex
JuBtlco of tho Peace George W. Miles und
John Median were uluo niruigued ut tho
sumo time und entered like pleas Tho
four men uro ullesed to have tampered
with tho Jury which was selected to try
Shaw.
HOMESTEAD LAW
TO BE EXTENDED
Bill Oranllng Privileges (or Right -of
Way for Railroads.
THE MEASURE PASSES THE SENATE
Appropriation Bills Sent to tho Prcs-ldont--Actlon
Taken on It tils Re
sulting trom Wnr Claims An
Agreement to Pay lor Cotton
Seized During tho lit hellion.
Washington, March 4. After a de
bnto lasting several days the senate
late this afternoon passed tho bill ex
tending the homestead laws and priv
ileges for right of way for railroads In
the district of AlaeKa. Comparatively
little discussion of general Internet was
created by the bill, Section 13 provid
ing for certain bonding concessions to
Canada in lieu of privileges to bo ex
tended by the dominion government to
this country, however, Induced a pietty
lively debate as It brought Into the
controversy the old fisheries question
on tho New England coaat, which has
been pending between the United
States and Great Brltuln for a bundled
yeais. The statement was made on
the floor of the senate that there was
every leason to bellevn ihat by the
passage of the bill tho fisheilos ques
tion could bo settled without great
effort, as ussurancea to that effect had
been reached fiom a large and Influ
ential element In Canada.
Two more appropriation bills wore
sent to the president todayj the pen
sion bill and the consular and diplo
matic, both of which went through
their flnnl stage In the house today.
This was private bill day. Tho most
Important action taken was acquiesc
ence In an ngieement to make the bill
appropriating about $1,200,000 for war
claims nppioved Uy tho court of
claims under the provisions of the
Bowman act a special ouler for n'Jct
Friday. The claims carried by the olll,
7J0 In number, aie for stores nnd sup
plies seized (luting the war In tho
southern states.
Only two bills were passed today,
one to pay the heiis of Sterling T.
Austin about $09,000 for cotton seized
during the war, arid the other to pay
an aggregate of $3,300 In email claims
growing out of back pay, etc., earned
during the war.
The house adjourned over until Mon
day. The senate today confirmed the nom
ination of B. B. Blown to be collector
of customs at Hrle. Pa,
THE CONDITION OF CUBA.
Senator Morgnu to .Unko Another Ite
il'iest tor I In 'orro"ipoiidenci'.
Washington, March 4. Senator Mor
gan said today that It was his purpose
to Introduce a resolution at an enrly
date making a second call on the pics
Ident for the consular correspondence
bearing upon the condition of affairs
In Cuba. "I think," he fiald, "that tho
senate and the country aie entitled to
know officially what the condition there
is and that the reports of the consuls
should not be withheld for rfn unusual
length of time. I do not, however,
wish to complicate this matter with
the Maine disaster, and shall not In
troduce the resolution while the court
of Inquiry Is sitting, unlea Its report
is unnecessarily delayed. I have fet
no time for the presentation of the
matter, but will be guided as to the
time by circumstances ns they arise."
He said In reply to a question that
the icsolutlon proposed by lilm would
bo couched In teims demanding the
submission of the correspondence.
ASIATIC FLEET'S SUPPLIES.
Tho .Mohican to Cairy Thirty Tons of
Ammunition to It.
Washington, March 4. The navy de
partment Is making preparations to
leplenlsh the supply of ammunition of
the United States warships on the At
lantic station. To this end ordein have
been sent to the training ship Mohican,
now at Maie Island, to cairy the am
munition. The ship was 'just about to
leave for a long cruise with the naval
apprentices, going as far as the Sa
moan Islands. Her first stop was to
be at Honolulu, and the department
has seized the opportunity to utilize
her as a powder ship without Inter
feilng with the itinerary already ar
ranged for her cruise. She will curry
thirty tons of ammunition for the fleet,
and will start almost Immediately.
It Is said at the department that this
Is only a part of the regular supply of
ammunition forwarded to the United
States naval stations abroad when op
portunity serves.
PERPETUAL A10TI0N MACHINE.
liie Idea, This Inventor Snys, Cnmc
to Him In n Dream.
Syracuse, N. Y March 4. S. S. Rog.
ers, of No. f!27 Bui net avenue, has
solved, so ho believe", tho problem of
peipetual motion. The Idea camo to
him In a dream.
His machine has two wheels which
run In opposite directions. In each of
theo wheds nre gtooves running In a
circle to the centre. Shot or mercury
Is placed In these, and when the wheels
start the mercury or shot, traveling
down In tl clicle, gives an Impulse
to the wheels. The anangement of the
grooves is such that in some manner
he has five paits of the mercury con
stantly tiavellng downward, while two
parts are moving upwaid.
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Slnel M ire. Combine.
New York, March 4. Tho plan for a
combination of the steel who lod an 1
nail manufacturers was practically con
summated at u meeting In this city toduy.
The combination will icpredcut about VJ).
000,000 In capital. Tho imniu sclietod for
the combination will bo tho American
Steel und Wlro company. Tho laigext st-el
wire and rod companies In tho country to
the number of 1. ,ecn will ba In the combi
nation. i Tho Ci'iriiiH Improving.
Berlin, March 4. It Is announced hero
that tho czarlru, who, It is mid, has been
suffering from a slight Inflammation or
the lungs, following un attack of measles,
is improving.
THE Mm THIS MOUN'INU
Weather Indications Today!
Talri Northwesterly Winds.
1 General Maino Inquiry Court Goes to
lluvnno.
Mcro Warships for Spain.
Scnuto Bxtends lloiueslcud Laws.
2 Stuto Grover Cleveland Advises
Sound Money Democrats to Pull
Themsolves Together.
3 Local Sattcrcl'o Follows Assailants to
1 his City.
At tho Play houses.
4 Bdltorial.
Comment of tho Press.
5 Local Social and Personal.
Religious News of tho Week.
C Local Y M. C. A. Secures Base Ball
Park for Field Sports.
Poor 'District Receives Stato Allow
ance. 7 Loral Confesed Gulltj Ten Minutes
Later Denied It.
Mr. Orlcr and tho Board of Health.
8 Local West Sido nnd Suburban.
9 Lackawoi na County News.
10 How Havana City Would Bo Captured
Should War Ensue.
New York Fashions.
11 Sunduj-Sehool Lesson for Tomorrow.
Prudent Caro of Children's Uvea.
12 Evidence Is All Heatd In tho Martin
Case.
Financial and Commercial.
EVANS BILL'S EFFECT.
Would ('really Reduce thu Number of
( liissilied I'tnplovc h.
Washington, March 4. The civil ser
vice commission has prepared for sub
mission to corgi ess some lnfoimatlon
ns to the effect of th'e enactment Into
law of tho Evans bill now pending In
the house. This bill removes from tho
operation of tho law all positions now
in the classified service below the $900
.ind above tho $1,800 grade, besides
limiting its applhation lu other re
spects. According to the commission there
nit- jiuw uoo 'I'jsuoiiiees 111 mu ciassincu
'ervlce with 20,900 employer, CJG of
which, Alth' 13,000 employes, would be
withdrawn from It if the bill were
passed. The number of custom houses
Lin which the employes are classified
would be reduced fiom 101 to C, and
the employes of tho following named
buieaus of the executive depaitments
would bo withdiawn fiom the classi
fied serviee: The steamboat inspection
service, the marine hospital serv Ice, th'e
lighthouse establishment, the life-saving
cqrvice, all the assay offices, the
revenue cutter service, and In addi
tion several positions classified by
President Arthur when the present law
went into effect. Tho total number of
employes now In the classified seiviro
is S4.210, 51,253 of whom would bo tak
en out by the operation of tho F.vans
bill und of those remaining !i,b03 nie in
Washington and 24,121 in other cities.
ITALY'S JUDILEE.
riftloth Anniversary of tho Adoption
of the Conslilution Celehntteil.
Rome, March 4. The jubilee anni
versary of the Italian constitution was
celebrated today with general rejoic
ings. The city was filled with visitors,
who thronged the handsomely decoiat
ed fctreets At S o'clock In tho morn
ing the gieat bell at the capitol sig
nalled the opening of the fetes, and
an hour later King Humbett, on horse
back, accompanied by the Count of
Tin in, and tho foreign military at
taches and the minister of war, at
tended by a brilliant suite, rode to the
San Marco Esplanade, where he re
viewed the 8,000 ttoops of the garrison.
The queen viewed the match past of
the ttoops and their majesties mot
with an enthusiastic reception from tho
ciowds Dreocnt.
The eeiemony of laying the coiner
stone of tho monument to Chailes Al
bert, King of Sntdlnla, has been post
poned until tomorrow.
LOWER RATES FOR FLOUR.
NortliwpMcrn Railroad Announces n
fill for I'liroiisli I'reiirht.
Chicago, Match 4. Tho Northwestern
has announced a 21 cent thiough late
on flour fiom Minneapolis to New Yoik,
enectlve tomonow. Tho late Is made
with the concurrence of the Lake Shore
nnd tho Michigan Central lines. Tho
AVlsconsIn Cential nnd Erie lines will,
It Is undei stood, meet the rate of the
Vandeibllt lines. Other lines are ex
pected to follow suit.
The officials of the Northwestern and
its connections say they are simply
meeting the tariffs put in some days
ago by the Soo lines nnd the Duluth,
South Shoie and Atlantic fiom Minne
apolis, TWELVE CARGOES BURNED.
Loss ol Ameiicnn Cotton by I'lro in
.li-.pun I.issi'han Itepor'rd.
London, March 4. The cotton burned
In the conflagration of tho dock sheds
at Kobe, Japan, ycsteiday, as leported,
was from the cargoes of twelve vessels,
one of which was the Btitish steam
ship Braemar, from Tacoma, via Yoko
hama, Feb. 24.
The only American cotton in the lot
destroyed came from her cargo, In re
spect to which the loss amounts to
about 2,000.
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THREATENED SPAIN'S PREAHER.
Ac ltnlian Arrested in .Mudrid--lla
Is Thought to He Insane.
Madrid, March 4. Tho police hero
have ai rested an Italian who, a month
ngo, rushed up to the carriage of Senor
Fugaatu, the premier, and threatened
him with a stick. The mon vvas shad
ow el by the police and has been found
pruwllng aiound Sener Sagasta's house.
Inquliles aie being made to ascertuln
whether the Italian Is connected with
susie2ted prisons. He shows signs ot
insanity.
WilKcs-liiirro I'ntrloU.
Wllkos-Baire, March 21. At a meeting
of tho Democratic committee of the first
legislative dlstilct, 'vv'tkes-Uurio city,
held today, tho following men wcio eleet
id dotosutoB to the stato convention:
Peter Foive, John T Lenahan. M. F.
Whalen und W. R. Gibbons.
Meniiislilp Arrivals.
Now York, Mureh 4.-Airlved; Lucanla,
Livurpool. Cleared; Umbiia, Llvorpoolj
Rotterdam, Rotteidam: Saulo, Genoa,
Naples, etc. Llverpool-Arilvcd; Cam
pulgua, New Yoik,
SPAIN BUYS
WARSHIPS
Two of the Armstrong
Cruisers Purchased
from Brazil.
HAS MADE A RAISE OF CASH
Money Comes from Some Un
known Source.
Negotiations, I'robnhly Successfnl,
for I'wo Olhors Bul'iling In I'rnnco
lor I!rnzil--AII I'ast Warships of
Ten 'uus--i:Hbrts by Spnlu to Su
curo fSuns nnd Largo Suppllos of
Ammunition, lor Iminedlnto Uso
In 1'iiglnnd und on tho Continent.
French Financiers Relived to Ho
Supplying It--Crcdit of Loudon
1'lrms Refused.
London, March 4. Spain has pur
chased two ciulsers which the Aim
stiongs have been building for Brazil,
the Amazonius and a sister ship, un
named, of 1,000 tons each, twenty-threo
knots and ten guns. Spain is also nego
tiating for and will probably securo
two cruisers of a similar type, which
have been building in Fiance for Bra
zil. The Amazonius Is ready foe i
launching and her sister ship will be
ready soon.
The Spanish government is endeavor
ing also to secure guns and largo sup- JtZ
plles of ammunition In Kngland and on
the continent for Immediate use. -&Z
Tho government of Spain seems to '"
have funds, for It Is understood to he
paying a largo pait of the purchase
money in cash, giving good security for
the balance, these being the only termi
upon which tho Armstrongs would deal
with them.
Some weeks ngo Spain attempted to
purchase ships nnd supplies In Eng
land on credit of prominent firms hav
ing close relations with the govern
ment here, but, after Inquiries, tho
firm refused to give credit. Since then
Spain has raised funds fiom unknown;
i sources.
Diplomats In London express the be-
lief that French financiers nre helplnr
tho Spanish government. It Is known
that Spain Is trying to purchase three
other ships which are being built by
the Armstrongs, but she has not yet
succeeded In making a bargain, con
sequently there Is still time If tho
United States wishes to forestall her.
The United States could also fore
stall Spain In the purchase of other
ships building In lmgllah and conti
nental dockyards. While Chill denies
that any of the ships ordered for that
country aie for sale, It is believed by
naval constructois that Chill's best
cruiser, the O'lliggins, which Is just
finMied, could bo purchased.
THE WIFE OF A DAY.
Snd Liperionce ot a Pair and foolish
Maid.
Sistetsvllle, "W. Va., March 4. Seven
months ago Miss Inez Wyant, of this
city, while visiting relatives In Hunt
ington, "W. Va., met Martin Fralley, a
dashing young cattle dealer of Wayne
county. She supposed him single, and
It was a case of love at llrst sight.
Within fifteen minutes after they had
met Mr. Fralley had pioposed, been
accepted, piocured the license and wai
married.
Next morning Mlrs Wyant discovered
that she had married a man already
the husband of another woman. They
then sepaiatcd, and almost Immedi
ately she began to full In health. Last
night she died. Her final request wa-j
that she might be burled In Hunting
ton, wheie she llrst met her best be
loved, who proved false within a day.
Her lemalns were shipped theio th'
morning for lntennent.
BABOON ON AN 'L" ROAD.
Scare Among Passengers on n Brook
Ivn Tiniu.
New York, March 4, A baboon which
1 doing a nightly "tuin" in a Bicoklyu
Music hall, eseaped today fiom its
basket in tho smoker of an "L" train
In that citv. Occupants of tho car
fled, pursued by the baboon, who fol
lowed them into the car behind. Wo
men screamed and great excitement
prevailed generally. Tho baboon be
came frightened, nnd, dashing out of
the door, climbed to the roof of the
car. All efforts to catch him failed
and the tialn continued on its way.
Finally the baboon climbed down up
on tho tender and made Ita way Into
tho cab, to the consternation of the
engineer nnd fireman, and when the
train drew Into the Gutes avenuo sta
tion tho beast was captured.
RESTLESS CENTRAL AMERICA.
Tho .Situation Between Costn Itica
and Mcumcuit Improved.
Washington, Maieh 4 Senor Corea,
Chargo d'Aff aires of tho Ui eater Ro
publlj of Cential America, tegaids tho
situation betiveen Nicaragua und Cos
tn llltn us more sutlsfnct' it.
Ho bus leeelved a dispatch fiom Pies
ldent Sielaya, of Nicaragua, making In
quiries on sjveial subjects, but not 10
frtnlng to tho Oopta Rlcan tevolutlon,
from which it is InfjpeM that tho mat
ter Is In no way aeute.
Tho HoinldN outlier Forecast.
New York. Mai oh 6. In tha mladlo
stutos und Now I'nglaml, today, fair to
clour weather ond fiesh northerly to
northwesterly winds will prevail, pieced,
ed by ruin or snow ami northeusteily to
northerly tales In New I'uelaud wlih
nearly stationary followed lu this beetlon
by slightly lower temperature.
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