The Somerset Herald
; J WARD 8CULL. BMltor and Proprietor.
WEDNESDAY-
..Mn-hS0, ltff,
It is more than probable that the
lie publics ns of (Somerset county will
be given aa opportunity to vote for or
against the "Old Man" at the coming
primary election.
President McKinley is the hard
est worked person in the country, and
he la doing his duty like the man that
he is. Strength to his body and stead
iness to his nerve 1
The President has planted a sapling
in the White House grounds, thus
re-establishing the custom instituted
many years ago and regularly observed
until Orover Cleveland hit it with a
sandbag.
With the prospect of a foreign war
gold is flowing into the country at the
rate of a million a day. The alleged
cowardliness of gold was a fiction, like
the theory that the gold standard kept
down the price of wheat.
THKO'y Republican primaries held
in the State last week were those of
Lawrence county, Saturday, at which,
as usual, Senator Quay walked off with
the oyster, leaving a large-sized shell
for the Wanauiaker combine crowd.
The Senate passed the Maine Re'.ief
bill as the Fifty Million Dollar Defense
bill was passed without any debate.
There are some measures which de
mand acts and not words and it is a
relief to find that, with all its verbose
tuns upin its head, Congress can be
patriotically eo.ua! to such emergencies
by a vigorous silence.
If war does come it is to be hoped
that the United States will wipe Spain
off the map. As Senator Thurston
truly said, pain is responsible for
more butcheries than any other nation
that ever existed. And he might have
added that as a nation she is more
blood-thirsty than all of the other na
tions rolled into one.
Louisiana's constitutional conven
tion is having great trouble with the
suffrage question. The convention dors
not want to treat negroes and whites
alike, and in trying to disfranchise
nearly all the former without knock
ing out any of the latter, it is encount
ering some difficulties. The fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments to the fed
eral constitution are something of a
barrier in the way of this scheme, md
the Mississippi and South Carolina
plans of evading the national charter
are opposed by Louisiana's promintnt
papers.
Every few days some paper in Ger
many denies the report that Williatn
II. said he would help Spain in a w;
between that country and the United
State. The decials are superfluous.
Nobody ever believed that report Ger
many has no reason to love Spain or
hte the United States. In fact, Ger
many has a better reason to be friendly
to this country than to bpain. lbal
Caroline Island affair a few years ago
brought Germany nearer to a conflict
with Spain than it ever was with the
United States. Germany has enough
troubles in Europe and Asia to keep
ber out of Quixotic demonstrations on
this side of the Atlantic. Every other
important European iower is similarly
tied up around home. !-.pain will nav
no ally in a war with this country.
Secretary Gage says the financial
resounds of the government are equal
to any drain which a war could bring.
Tula is the judgment of au able and
conservative mau who is in a position
t know what be is talking about The
g vemmeut could undoubtedly get,
ri ht here at home, all the money it
would need to carry on the war. The
caoital of the outside world, too, would
be at our command. Of course she
would not depend on loans for all the
extra expenditures of war. Increased
taxation would be resorted to at the
outlet, though not to any thing like the
extent during the war of sece-sion.
This war would be short, and expendi
tures would be made on the gold basis.
Consequently the cost of war would be
far lighter at this time than it was a
third of a century ago.
Will Mr. Wanamaker be an inde
pjndent candidate for Governor? The
Herald believes that he will lw, and
Chat it was with this object in view that
be announced himself as a candidate.
His letter accepting the call of the
Burse meeting, which he called for
the purpose of having it call him,
plainly states that he proposes to con
tinue the fight all summer, with part
of the winter thrown in. Why this
statement if he proposed to abide by
the decision of the S'ate convention,
which will be over before the summer
ommences? In this same letter he
a!so practically adajits defeat before
the convention, and for his discern
mant in this instance he is entitled to
some credit, for be certainly has not
the shadow of a chance of getting
within gunshot of a nomination at the
bands of the State convention.
The conduct of President McKinley,
and the course pursued by him in deal
ing with all the serious problems that
have arisen between this country, Spain
and Cuba, have won for him not only
the commendation, but the sincere ad
miration of the whole American peo
ple. Legislatures of many states have
uuited in resolutions giviug expression
to the strongest patriotic sentiments,
and at the same time assuring the Pres
ident of the cordial and hearty support
not only of themselves, but of the states
they represent Business organizations
in the great cities of the country have
taken similar action, showing that the
policy ft the administration baa the
endorsement of the men ho have large
interests in the prosperity of the coun
try's trade. The pulpit from one end
of the land to the other has spoken in
no uncertain voice, and the country has
yet to bear a single reputable protest
against the wise course of the President
In a very lengthy editorial, taken
largely from a Philadelphia daily, but
for which no credit is given, "General"
Koontz, in the last issue of his "fake"
organ avails the Herald and accuses
it of falsifying when it predicted that
the Wanamaker crew would bolt the
State convention and that Mr. Wana
maker would be an independent can
didate for governor. . No one knows
better than the valiant "General" that
the program mapped out before the
Bourse meeting convened provided for
aii independent ticket this fall, but for
the present, he being a candidate for
the legislature, (nit) it suits his pur
jjose best to try to "fake" the readers of
hi. "fake" organ with the story that an
independent ticket is not thought of.
Well, let us see. The Press, the Phila
delphia organ of the Wanamaker-cora-bine
organization ought to be pretty
good authority on question of this
kind. The Press of March isth says :
"It is quite true that if the Harris
burg convention should select a nom
inee for Governor who U entirely satis
factory to the busineso men's interests
Mr. Wanamaker would also be satis
fied. But should the contrary lie the
case, and should the convention refuse
to recognize the claims of legally and
properly elected anti-Quav delegates,
we are convinced that Mr. Wanamaker
would not feel himself bound to abide
by results attained by high-handed and
unscrupulous methods. It will be
found, on careful perusal, that his
speech does not Indicate that he would
Umelv or willingly submit to such tac
tics, "if the circumstances justify it,
Mr. Wanamaker may be an independ
ent candidate for Governor before the
people."
The same paper, In its Issue of March
19th says editorially : (The italics are
ours.)
"On such an issue pledged to the re
demption of the State from this mis
rule, Mr. Wanamaker will command a
great following and will organize and
vitalize a sentiment which the Repub
lican organization car not safely disre
gard. He may or may not carry the
Convention. He has entered upon the
fig ftt with little erpfHntion of actually
winning the nomination."
"It has been assumed in some quar
ters that Mr. Wanamaker's speech at
Lancaster is to be interpreted as signi
fying that he will not under any cir
cumstances be an independent candi
date. The object he aims
at is so distinctly avowed that no man
can mistake it It Is a Republican
nomination which shall be responsive
to just Republican sentiment If such
a nomination shall be made the con
test we take it will end at the Con
vention. If not, no man can yet tell
what will follow. The situation may
then be beyond the control of any in
dividual. Whether Mr. Wanamaker
shall be an independent candidate de
pends, we may safely conclude, upon
others quite as much as on himself.
There is one sure way to prevent it and
that is to make a nomination which
will remove any grounds for it"
In view of the above, together with
Mr. Wanamaker's letter, and the pas
political record of the owner of the
"fake" organ, he being the chairman
o." Mr. Wanamaker's campaign com
mittee, wasn't and isn't the Herald
justified in stating that Mr. Wanama
ker, if he fails of a nomination or of
dictating a nomination at the bands of
the State Convention, will be an inde
pendent candidate? And when the
"fake" organ charges the Herald
with falsifying for so stating, is it not
guilty of the basest and most contempt
ible form of falsehood? Was it not
and is it not not now trying to "fake"
its readers in an attempt to make them
believe that its owner is a sincere Re
publican, for the purpose of securing
for him at the hands of the B. 'publican
voters of the county a nomination for
member of assembly; and is he not
preparing to repeat what be did In 18&J
and again in 18!0 assist in electing a
Democratic Governor if the Republi
can State Convention refuses to be die
tated to by Mr. Wanamaker and men
of like kidney? The Republican voters
of the county are, we take it, In no
humor to be "faked" again this spring
by either the "General" or his "fake"
organ, and we suggest to both that
they throw off the mask and let the
fight be fair and in the open.
Political Xotsa.
An exchange wants the people to be
honest It says whatever else you do.
never deceive the candidate who waits
upon you and solicits your vote at the
priinai y election. If you do not mean to
support him tell him so gently but firm
ly. He may not like it at the moment
but the time will come when he will
thank you for your frankness.
Before you take very much stock in the
candidate who is parading the State ad
vertising that be is in the "ring" break
ing business, you want to be sure that he
himself is not at the head of a more dis
reputable machine than the one he is try
iig to break. Everett Republican.
The friends of Senator Quay won ev
erything in sight at the Lawrence county
Henublioau primaries Saturday. The
Quay delegates to the State Convention
were elected by majorities ranging from
l.)0 to 1.500, John R. Patterson and
William Nixson, both staunch support
ers of Senator Quay, were nominated for
Assembly by majorities of from 1200 to
l.m United States Senator Quay was
announced as a candidate for United
States Senator and received at least four-
fifths of all the votes cast
.
The Republicans of Crawford and Erie
counties will bold tbeir primaries Sat
urday. In both counties there will be a
contest for delegates to the State Conven
tion, and the friends of Senator Quay are
confidently claiming that they will wiu
in both. In Crawford county A. A. Pot
ter will probably be named for State Sen
ator to succeed W. II. Andrews.
Chairman Elkin Contradict! Waaamaker.
Chairman Elkin was asked regarding
the outlook for Republican success this
year and expressed the opinion that all
the Republicans woold get together and
have in the end a harmonious campaign.
There will be 3U2 delegates in the State
convention, and of this number about
205 have been elected.
The convention will be held June 2J
and the State Committee will meet the
day before to make up the roll of dele
gates. Mr. Klkin was asked regarding the
statement of John Wanamaker that he
would refuse to support him in the event
of his nomination. He said: "The regu
lar organization will support the nomi
nee of the convention, no matter who he
it. It is the duty of delegates to make
the nominations. It then becomes the
duty of the regular organization of
the party ia the State to see that the
ticket thus nominated shall be elected."
He said that be had never made such a
remark.
Suicide aai Bask Crash.
The suicide of John 8. Hopkins cashier
of the Peoples bank, of Philadelphia, on
Friday, and the assignmeut made by the
Uuarantora Finance Company, of that
city, were followed by disclosures which
showed that Hopkins had loaned f600,
00 of the hank's securities to the general
manager of the Guarantors Company,
and as a result the bank closed its doors.
The Peoples bank was a State depository
and nearly $'00,000 of State funds were on
deposit The State Treasurer and the
President of the bank, James McManes,
decare that the State is well secured and
will not lose a cent
Bebnked by tas Dead.
Retsoldsville. Fa.. March 24 Last
Friday Mrs. Elizabeth Xorton. apod 65.
died at the residence of William Barker,
in this place. She had requested that her
remains be taken to Mt Carniel, Pa, and
buried by the side of her husband. Con
trary to her request her relatives arrang
ed to bury her in the Reynoldsville cem
etery. Two members of the family went
into the room where the corpse lay short
Twfore the funeral was to take place,
ami. according to their statement, tha
dead woman raised and said : "l knew
you wouldn't bury me by my husband."
The funeral was tKwttoneL and fe&rinir
that tbe dead woman's spirit would come
bact II she is buried here, the relatives
made arrangements to take the bodv
to Mt Car met
PRESIDEXTS 3IESSAGE
Eii Commeeu ea ths Kains SitatUr
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TEE IVIDESCE WAS SUBMITTO TO
SPillf.
WasiUN'iTox, Mar.-h 2HL The Presi
dent to-day sent the following message
to Congress :
To the Congress of the United Slates:
For some time prior to the visit of the
Maine to Havana harbor our consular
representatives pointed out tbe advanta
ges to Mow from the visit of national ships
to the Cuban waters, in accustoming the
people to the presence of our flag as the
symbol of g-tod will and of our ships in
the fulfillment of the mission of protec
tion to American interests, even though
no immediate need therefor night ex
ist -
Accordingly on the 24th of January
last after oonferen-ie with tbe Spanish
Minister, in which the renewal of visits
of our war vessels to Spanish waters was
discussed and accepted, tbe peninsular
authorities at Madrid and Havana were
advised of the purpose of this govern
ment to resume friendly naval visits at
Cuban porta and that in that view the
Maine would forthwith call at the port of
Havana. This announcement was re
ceived by the Spanish Government with
appreciation of the friendly character of
tbe visit of the Maine and with notifica
tion of intention to return the courtesy
by sending Spanish ships to the princi
pal porta of the United States. Mean
while the Maine entered tbe port of Ha
vana on the 20th of January, her arrival
being marked with no special incident
besides the exchange of customary salutes
and ceremonial visits.
The Maine continued in the harbor of
Havana during tbe three weeks follow
ing her arrival. No appreciable excite
ment attended her stay; on the contrary,
a feeling of relief and confidence followed
the resumption of the long interrupted
friendly Intercourse. So noticeable was
this immediate effect of her visit that the
Consul General strongly urged that the
presence of our 6hips in Cuban waters
should be kept up by retaining tbe Maine
at Havana, or, in the event of her recall,
by sending another vessel there to take
her place.
At forty minutes past 9 in the evening
of the 15th of February the Maine was
destroyed by an explosion, by which the
entire forward part of the ship was ut
terly wrecked. In this catastrophe two
officers and 204 of her crew perished.
those who were not killed outright by
ber explosion being penned between
decks by the tangle of wreckage and
drowned by the immediate sinking of
the hull. Prompt assistance was render
ed by tbe neighboring vessels anchored
in tbe harbor, aid being especially given
by the boats of the Spanish cruiser Al
phonso XII. and the Ward Line steamer
City of Washington, which lay not far
distant The wounded were generously
cared for by the authorities of Havana,
the hospitals being freely opened to them,
while the earliest recovered bodies of the
dead were interred by the municipality
in a public cemetery in the city. Tributes
of grief and sympathy were offered from
all official quarters of the island.
The appalling calamity fell upon the
people of our country with crushing force,
and for a brief time an intense excitement
prevailed, which in a community less
just and self-controlled than ours might
have led to hasty acts of blind resentment
This spirit however, soon gave way to
the calmer processes of reason and to the
resolve to investigate the facts and await
material proof before forming a judgment
as to the cause, the responsibility, and if
the facts warranted, the remedy due.
This course necessarily recommended
itself from the outset to the executive, for
only in the light of a dispassionately as
certained certainty oould it determine
the nature and measure of its full duty
in the matter.
The usual procedure was followed, as in
all cases of casualty or disaster to nation
al vessels of a maritime state. A naval
court of inquiry was at once organized.
composed of officers well qualified by
rank and practical experience to dis
charge the onerous duty imposed upon
them. Aided by a strong force of wreck
ers and divers, the court proceeded to
make a thorough investigation on the
siKt employing every available means
for the impartial and exact determina
tion of the causes of the explosion. Its
operations have been conducted with the
utmost deliberation and judgment aud
while independently pursued no source
of information was neglected, and the
fullest opportunity was allowed for a si
multaneous investigation by the Spanish
authorities.
The finding of the court of inquiry was
reached after 23 .lays of continuous labor,
on tbe 21st of March iust, and having
been approi-ed on the 22d by the commander-in-chief
of the United States na
val force on tbe North Atlantic station,
was transmitted to the executive.
It is herewith laid before tbe Congress,
together with the voluminous testimony
taken before the court
Its purport is in brief as follows:
When the Maine arrived at Havana she
was conducted by the regular govern
ment pilot to buoy Jfo. 4, to which she
was moored in from five and a half to
six fathoms of water.
Tbe state of discipline on board and the
condition of her magazines, boilers, coal
bunkers and steerage compartments are
passed in review, with the conclusion
that excellent order prevailed and that no
indication of any cause for an internal
explosion existed in any quarter.
At 8 o'clock in the evening of that day
everything had been reported secure and
all was quiet "
At ftlO tbe vessel was suddenly de
stroyed.
There were two distinct explosions with
a brief interval between them. The first
lifted the forward part of tbe ship very
preceptibly the second, w hich wasopen,
prolonged and of greater volume, is at
tributed by the court to the partial ex
plosion of two or more of the forward
magazines.
The evidorwe o' the divers establishes
that the after part of the ship was prac
tically intact and sank in that condition
a very few minutes after the explosion.
The forward part was completely demol
ished. .
Upon the evidence of a concurrent ex
ternal cause the finding of the court is
as follows :
At frame 17 tbe outer shell of tbe ship.
from a point eleven and one-half feet
from the middle line of tbe ship and
six feet above the keel, when in its nor
mal position, has been forced up so as to
be now about four feet above the surface
of the water: therefore about thirty-four
feet above where It would be bad the ship
sunk uninjured.
The outside bottom plating is bent into
reversed V-ehape, the alter wing of
which, about fifteen feet broad and thir
ty-two feet in length (from frame 17 to
frame 2M. is doubled back upon itself
against tbe continuation of the same plat
ing extending forward.
At frame 18 tbe vertical keel is broken
in two and the flat keel bent into an angle
similar to tb angle formed by the out
side bottom plates. This break is now
about six feet below tbe surface of the
water and about thirty feet above its
normal position.
In the opinion of the court this effect
oould have been produced only by the ex
pIcion of a mine situated under the bot
toca of the ship, at about frame 18 and
somewhat on the port side of the ship."
The conclusions of the court are:
"That the loss of the Maine was not in
any respect due to fault or negligence on
tbe part of any of the olficerB or members
of her crew.
That the ship was destroyed by tbe
explosion of a submarine mine, which
caused the partial explosion of two or
mc re of her forward magazines ; and
"That no evidence has been obtainable
fixing the responsibility for the destruc
tion of the Mains upon any person or
person."
I have directed that the finding of the
court of inquiry aud the views of this
government thereon be communicated to
the government of Her Majas-.y, the
Queen, and I do not permit myself to
doubt that tbe sense of Justice- of the
Span&h nation will dictate a course of
action suggested by honor and the friend
ly relations of the two governments. It
will be the duty cf the executive toad
vise the Congress of the result and in
the meantime deliberate consideration is
invoked.
William McKinley.
Executive Mansion, March 23, 1SK.
There was an outburst of applause in
the galleries and on the floor when the
reading of the message was concluded.
The me- sage was referred without de
bate to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
under the rales.
Pauls la Havana.
The latest advices from Havana are
to the effect that a great panic has been
caused among the Spanish families who
anticipate that the port may be attacked,
and many are leaving tbe island in haste.
The Americans also are panic-stricken,
and there is not sufficient' room in the
steamers bound for the United States for
ail the persons who are clamoring for
tickets.
Evideaes That Was PreienUd.
Washisotox, March 28. The immense
maas of testimony taken by the Maine
court of inquiry was sent to tbe Senate
today, and, with tbe President's message
and findings of the court, referred to the
Committee on Foreign relations. The tes
timony was taken on eighteen different
days, the fourteenth day, however, being
devoted to viewiug the wreck. Every
witness who was known to have any in
formation that oould throw light upon the
great disaster was called to give his testi
mony. The story of the destruction of
the vessel is told, not graphically, but in
a manner wbich'givea all the obtainable
facts. No technical detail is omitted.
Every moment and incident connected
with the Maine, from the time she left
Key West until the last diver examined
the wreck, slowly sinkiug in the mud of
Havana harbor is given. It is a story in
tensely interesting to the American peo
ple. Those who read it could have little
doubt as to whether there was an internal
or external explosion. Perhaps the most
significant testimony is that showing the
bottom plates on tbe port side of the ill-
fated Maine to be beut inward and up
ward, a result tbat hardly could have fol
lowed anything save an explosion from
the outside. A mass of testimony is sub
mitted showing the care exercised on
board the ship by Captain Sigsbee and
his officers, and the apparent impossibili
ty of the accident occurring by any inter
nal cause, such as the heating of the
bunkers, spontaneous combustion, or
from other causes upon which so many
theories were based.
The testimony of CapUin Sigsbee is of
the greatest importance, and, perhaps,
of more eeneral interest than that of
any other man called before the board.
With great care and minuteness ho gives
an account of the management of the
ship, how she was handled, what was
done from day to day on board, how she
fcniltwl inti Havana, her anchorage, and
what he knew about it and, in fact.
every point upon which the government
and country desires to be informed,
Nothing in CapUin Sigsbee's testimony
shows that the anchorage was changed,
or that it was considered dangerous by
any one.
Second to the importance of the test!
mony of Captain Sigsbee is that of En
sign Powelson, who had charge of the
divers, and knew, from day to day, what
the divers found. This officer was
minutely informed as to the construction
of the Maine, aud everything about ber.
His testimony was, to a certain extent.
technical, bearing upon the construction
of the shin, her idttes. etc. but it was
from these plates and this technical
knowledge that he was able to declare
that the explosion took place from tbe
outside.
The divers Morgan, Olseu and Smith-
all contributed important evidence. They
testified that the plates were bent inward
on the bottom port side, and outward on
the starboard side.
The story of the explosion is told by
different witnesses, and adds little to
what Captain Sigsbee and Commander
Wainwright related.
Nothing in the testimony fixes respon
sibility. no conspiracy is apparent no
knowledge of the planting of a mine is
shown. Captain Sigsbee states that
somewhat bitter feeling existed against
the American ship and Americans gener
ally, and a witness, whose name is nip
pressed, tells of overhearing a conver
sation among Spanish officers and a citi
zen, indicating a foreknowledge of the
destruction of the Maine by intention
to blow her np. An official of the Amer
ican consulate tells of information re
ceived anonymously, tending to show
that a conspiracy existed. Rut nothing
is definitely stated which fixes any re
sponsibility upon Spain or her subjects.
Hotter of Cuba' i Dead.
Washixqtox, D. C, March 20. Fig
ures taken from the reports of United
States Consuls and from Spanish official
statements show the following deaths
from starvation in Cuba :
Havana Province, 135,000
Santa Clara Province, 110,000.
Pinar del Rio Province, K,000.
Matanzas Province, 50,0i0.
Puerto Principe and Santiago Prov
inces (controlled by insurgents,) 50,000.
Total, 4.(0,000.
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f'.ty an I iu.lirate a remedy.
Srhixti the season when the bl.wil i j
laust impure as a reuit of tiie vrin
fr's closer confinement, Inciter llv
iu;r, slower action of the kidney
an.l iiver; when humors of al! kinds,
boils, pimples and .eruptions me
uust liable to apis-ar; when the
wfiik, lan-piid condition of the whole
bo lily structure demands and wcl-
couicsht-lp..
JIki)!cisk that to which the millions
t Jin at this season Hood's Sarsapa
ril'.a. The oriijUal and only pivji
aiition especially adapted to the
prtent needs of the human family;
that which makes the blood pure and
clean, as ghown by its thousands of
wouderful cores of dreadful blood
diseases; creates an appetite and
cures dyspepsia, as shown by its
" magic touch " in all stomach trou
bles; steadies ami strengthens the
nerves, as proved by ieopIc for
merly nervoup, now calm and sclf
poiscssed, thanks to
ill
ood 3
America's Greatest Medicine, because it cures when all others
A GRAVE CRISIS
IS XOW AT IIAXD.
Oar
Government Ess Gives
Spain.
Bo tics to
Washisoton, March 24 The Court of
Inquiry appointed to investigate the causo
of the Maine disaster has reported that
the loss of the battleship was due to an
outside explosion.
The State Department, by direction of
the President, has cabled United States
Minister Woodford, at Madrid to notify
the Spanish government of this conclu
sion. The President and bis Cabinet advisers
held two extended sessions today one at
10:30 a. m. ami another at 3:30 p. m. at
which the report was considered in detail.
Members of the Cabinet slated after the
meeting that the discussion was of grave
character, and that never since the wreck
ing of the Maine has tbe situation seemed
so critical. -
The Spanish government has cabled offi
cially to Washington that the Spanish
naval commission holds the disaster to
tbe Maine to be of internal origin. The
government of Spain, it ran be stated
positively, is not disposed to turn back
the tcrpedo flotilla now proceeding from
the Canaries, and would be disinclined to
consider a suggestion from this govern
ment tending to interfere with tbe dis
position by Spain of her own naval
forces.
War preparation on an unprecedented
scale is being hurried to completion by
the War and navy departments, and
the country practically is on a war foot
ing. The foregoing gives the record of ono
of the most eventful days the National
Capiul has seen since the clone of the civ
il war. It was a day of profoundly im
portant action, of the deepest anxiety,
coupled with naval and military activity,
one stop following another in rapid suc
cession. Representative men of tbe ad
ministration, public. men in all branches
of official and congressional life, no less
than tbe public in general, shared in the
tension to which the situation h is been
wrought. There was no effort among the
highest officials, nor, indeed, was it pos
sible for what was clearly apparent in the
developments of the day, to mimiiuize
the situation.
Viewed in detail, the findings of the
court of inquiry was tbe most vital feat
ure. Commander Marix, judge advocate
of the court of inquiry, delivered the re
port to Secretary Long early this morn
ing, and shortly after it was carried to the
White House, and placed in the bauds of
the President. At 10 30 the Cabinet as
sembled, half an hour earlier than usual,
and began the consideration of the mo
mentous document. Kven the rigid rules
of 6exrei'y which prevailed at Cabinet
m eetings were made doubly strict in this
caio, ittid n intimations of the results
reached by the court were known until
two o'clock, when an Associated Press
bulletin gave tbe information to the coun
try, a well as the eagorly waiting officials
throughout Washington.
These result, briefly slated, are that
the Iocs of the Maine was due to an ex
plosion from the outside, the court being
unable to fix the responsibility tor the
explosion. The court does not express
an opinion as to the character of the ex
plosion, but the testimony goes to show
that it was a powerful submarine mine,
the exact character of which is not deter
mined by tbe testimony, though the be
lief was expressed that it was a floating
submarine mine. There were two ex
plosioris ihe court finds; the first was
from the outside, and tbat set off one of
the smaller magazines.
It was this result expressed in detail
and with the precision of a court deeply
conscious of its responsibility, together
with tbe evidence on which it was based,
that occupied the attention of tbe Cabinet
througlioiit its extended sessions of the
mornirg and afternoon. All other and
lesser subjocta gave way to this foremost
question. There was no change in the
plan o:' making the report public, and
transmitting it to Congress early next
week, accompanied by a brief message
from tt e President.
While interest was thus centered at the
White House, the Navy aud War Depart
ments were hurrying forward their woik
of preparations. Tbe advance of the Span
ish torpedo flotilla continued to reive
the cloeest attention of naval oiiicials, and
while, so far as could be ascertained, no
definite line of action was determined
upon, tiie need of intercepting this fleet
was urfred by tbe highest naval authori
ties, rrotn the standpoint of the Spanish
government, this movement was not a
menace, having been decided upon many
weeks tgo. On the contrary, the Spanish
government holds that the extensive ar
mament of the Dry Tortugas is a more
direct hostile act against Spain than any
movement of the flotilla. Instead of
shopping the flotilla, the present attitude
of Spain lends toward reinforcing it with
other Sjmnisb vessels, not as a menace.
but from what the Spauisb government
feels is it requirement called for by the
existing condition cf affairs.
Bo Htcetslty ef Baiag Blind or Saaf.
Modern science restores the ear to
healthftilnesa in hundreds of cases which
in the pist have been considered incura
ble. Puttl&g off the necessary treatment
causes tenons damage in hundreds f
cases which might be wholly rextored.
In 177 Miss Annie Rolfe, 2T7 Forty-
fifth St.. Pittsburgh, came under the
treatment of Dr. Sadler, 01 Penn Ave,
far a polypus and discharge from the ear.
The condition was perfectly cured, and
in 1807, she expressed, unsolicited, her
great satisfaction for the perfect cure that
had lasted so many years, and will be
glad to answer auy who may desire to
communicate with her. From the first of
trie year, ur. sadier aas associated with j
mm an eminent i-.unpean pnyaiuian, lr.
&. oigmann, or lue university ot Vienna,
Austria, who has had an extensive expe
rience in all the very latest knowledge
relating to medicine, and all who consult
Drs. Sadler A Sigmann will get the bene
fit of tbeir combined sUU aud experi
ence, the bast ka i.ro ti this a of prog
ress. Fvery family should have its household
medicine cbet, and the lir-t bottle in it
should be Dr. Wood's Norway Tine
Syrup, nature's remedy li ricufcbtan
Oulv t'mM! w!io l ;vc leeii reFevcl
of jrvmt M'fferiiiir c hi faUy npprcc-Ve
the irntittnii wi?h w'.iidi the te-:i-moni.-il
ovcrfiow vri;t'ii in favor of
Hold's jiiip:tri:ia. .Tu-t read this:
C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. :
" Gentlemen : 44 My first experience
with Hood's Sarsaparllla was when I used
it as a tonic and spring medicine. It d:d
me so much good my faith in its merits
AH ULTIXATTK TO 8PAIK.
President McKinley' Program it to Ask
for aa Armistice and Negotiations
for Independence.
Washixotox, March 27. While Pres
ident McKinley will send the report of
theMaiuo court of iuquiry to Congress
to-morrow, accompanied by a brief mes-
sage, tbe present crisis will not be sharp
ly accentuated until Tuesday or Wednes
day, when he will send in another mes
sage dealing with the condition of the
non-combatants in Cuba aud asking for
an appropriation of $j00,0U0 for their im
mediate relief.
The President's program contemplates
that this condition of aflairs shall again
be presented to Spain ; that that country
shall be asked to make provisions for the
care of her ovrn helpless people and
come to some tonus with the Cubans
which will be satisfactory to them and
put an end to tbe war.
If this representation fails to secure its
object the President will forcibly inter
vene in Cubs on humanitarian grounds.
But it is said to-night thU tha djvelop
ments of the day indicate steady prog
ress in the negotiations betweeu the gov
eminent of this country and that o:
Spain looking to the maintenance of peac
for the present at least. There is no good
authority for saying that Spain's present
wish is to secure a cessation uf hostilities
in Cuba rather than to engage in a wai
with the United Suites, and that it is more
than probable that the negotiations be
tween the government of the United
States and the Sagasta ministry will take
that turn in the immediate future. The
present Spanish ministry has professed a
pacific disposition from the beginning,
and the indications are strong now that
it will avail itself of tho good offices of
the Veiled States to the fullest extent
that public opinion will allow in bring
ing to an end the hostilities in Cuba.
To what extent the United Slates may
go in assisting Spain in her present de
sign of securing an armistice is not yet
determined, but the conservative element
In the administration consider the mani
festation of tbisdesireon the part of Spain
for even a temporary peace a direct result
of President McKinley's diplomacy, and
they are disposed to contend tbat tbe
President should be left free for tbe pres
ent at least to pursue a policy which
promise much in tbe way of preventing
war between this country and Spain, and
also of bringing to a close tbe hostilities
In Cuta, On the part of the administra
tion it is stated that the developments of
the situation will not require a great
length of time, and hence there will be
no extended delay.
A policy has been fully determined
upon by the President. It is to bring tbe
Cuban war to a close. This will be ac
complished by pointed intervention.
necessary, but it is considered far prefer
able tbat Ibe end should cotne as the re
sult of peaceful negotiations than that it
should be actumplished by hostile demon
slrations on the part of the U idled Sta'es.
Hence the disposition of the President is
to give Spain a fair oppoilunity to secure
an armistice with the Cubans and to allow
her a reasonable time iu which to come to
an understanding with the hostiles.
It can be staled upon high authority
that there has been no abatement of the
President's intention to see that tbe war
is terminated upon terms that will reudi r
the Cubans practically a free people. It
is not believed that they would accept
anything less, nor that Americans would
oe satished if we should encourage a set
tlement that would not be acceptable to
the Cutians. If there should now be an
armistice it would be with the concession
made by Spaiu at the instance of this
country that negotiations should be open
ed immediately with the insurgents look
ii'g to the establishment of a permanent
peace upon these terms. It has been long
the hope of the administration to bring
Spain to the point of making propositions
of Ibis character as tbe basis of a settle
ment most satisfactory to all parties, ai d
it is hoped from Spain's attitude that this
time has arrived.
Sigsbee's Sad Farewell.
Havana, Mrch iWL Noono privileged
to 1 preseut will ever forg.jt the scene in
the cabin of the Olivetti just before that
boat sailed for Key West to diy with tha
Maine's oluca.'s. On tue centre table
stood a large ft ral piece intended to rep
resent a ship.
Near the 11 iwers stood C-insul Goneral
Lee. At his left was CapUin Sigsbee,
while grouped around were all the naval
officers of the Maine and the Fern, to
gether with the newspaper men.
There was sadnesa in all the faces, for
the time had come to say good by to Cap
tain Sigsbee and bis oflicera. In a voice
trembling with emotion General Lee, in
behalf of the newspaper men, p rose n ted
the flowers to tho captain saying :
"They are given as a token of high re
gard and deep love; regard for your sup
erb qualities as an oill-er and a seaman,
love for the inagiiitiuieiit attributes of
heart and hand which have made yon
pre-eminent among your fellows."
With wet eyes and those who looked
on felt the moisture, too General Lee
bade Captain Sigsbee aud his companions
adieu, wishing them "good fortune now
and always," to which there was a deep
chorus cf assents as Captain Sigsbee
stepped forward into the circle. For a
moment be could not speak, but be re
covered his voice, and then expressed
his thanks in the simple, manly manner
so characteristic of him. He said tbat as
to the Maine he must be silent, and the
langnage of tlo'vers was silent.
Then, turning to General Lee, Captain
Sigsbee paid him a high tribute, lie
said: "We all love him (cries of "Bight,
Captain, we do"), as being bravery, geni
ality and good judgment personitied."
The Captain also said :
'The United States has no better repre
sentative abroad than gallant Fitzbuzh
it Consul
General at Havana."
jTu J applause.)
Captain Sigsbee then thanked the don
ors, and they all left tbe Olivette as the
whistle blew, after giving a parting grip
of the hand to CapUin SlgsW Chief En-J
glneer Charles P. Howell, Paymaster j
Kay, Chaplain John P. Cmdwlek, Sur-ft-oon
L. C. Henobereor, Naval Cadet J. A.
Ilolden and Naval Cadet W. T. Cluv
erius. While the Olivette steamed out of the
harbor Captain Sigstee looked aadly oil
, tne (tanni wreckage ot wuat was ucce. a
little over a mouth airo, hU shin.
rsrn! veTy strong. About two years
' titer I bad a running sore on my foot. It
I developed Into erysipelas and atTccted the
entire limb. At that time 1 ws
Very Much Run Down,
t I hd been trcubkd with dyspepsia
Th? Crn'n on icy system was so never-and
my stomach s so w-ax I became a ready
victim of malaria. I feared I could nev-.r
regain my health. My stomach rebelled
at the simplest food, and the medicines
prescribed for me gave but little relief. I
ent for bottle of Hood's SarkapariiU,
and I had taken this medicine bot three
days when I began to improve. Continu
ing with it, I am now better aDd stronger
than I ever expected to be. It has purified
my blood and given good circulation. I
hare had no return of my old troubles
since." MRS. W. Kak, Media, Pa.
Hood's Sarsaparilla la
Tho Medicine For You
Because of what it has done for others ;
because you ought this spring to take
that which willdo you the most good.
3
Be sure to get Hood's.
fail.
Jos. Home & Co.
About Removing.
We expe to occupy oor new
store, rebuilt on the former one
destroyed by fire May 3, lr7, in
about four weeks. ,
Although our stock of Spring
goods that means Spring goods for
each of our sixty departmentsis
extraordinarily large, yet we shall
not carry a single article belonging
to any siugle department to the
new store.
Removal
Prices
Goods.
Mark All
To show you how prices range
we make quotations picked up at
random :
$1.25 Colored Silks,
Marked to 85c a yard.
95c Colored Silks,
Marked to 75c a yard.
$2.00 Black Silks,
Marked to $1.45 a yd.
85c Black Silks,
Marked to 65c a yard.
$1.50 Broadcloths,
. Mai ktd lo $125 a yd.
$1.25 Illumined Poplins,
" Marked to 75c a yard.
50c Suiting-3 several styles,
Marked to 35c a yard.
35c Coverts and Suitings,
Marked to 25c a yard.
The aliove are mere hints. The
same ratio of reduction prevails
throughout the entire house.
If you cannot visit us personally
let us have your business through
our Mail Order Department. We
can sell you your Spring outfit 25
per cent, less than you could possi
bly buy it Uast or West.
52S-527 Peon Ave,
PITTSBURG, PA.
Gils Imperial Plow,
Made at Canton, Ohio, tbe best plow
on earth, can now be seer at J. B.
Holderbau ill's Hardware Store.
Light to handle aud very durable.
SEE OUR.
Disc
Steel Rar Lever
Spike Tooth Ha rows
Steel Bar Lever
Spring Tooth Harrow With Wheels.
Old Style
Wood Frame Harrows,
plated front and under frame with wash
ers to protect bolt heads.
Steel Bar Lever
Corn and Garden Cultivators,
five, soven and nine shovels with Unl
ets and weeders.
T Bar Steel Pulverizer Land Roller.
Corn Planters,
fertilizing attachment.
with
Champion Hay Rakes.
Farmers' Favorite Grain Drill.
McCormick's Mowers and Binders, j
Engines, Saw Mills and
Threshers.
Justt Unloaded for Spring Trade,
Car Wire Nails.
" Barbed and Smooth Wire.
Imperial Plows.
" Harrows,
Kramer Wagons,
Spring Wagons',
Buggies and Carriages.
Call and examine my slocV. before you
buy '
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Where you secure help and protection hi all purc-ia.- m!t
Our stock is clean and complete thr. u'.ii.ut.
(Pure (brzigs, Ckcr.zzcals 'ir Telle: Av;.:
BENFOIiD'S FOR EXPECTORANT
The largest and best bottle of Cough Cure ever put on the mart:
23 cents. Kvery bottle guaranu-ol.
Benford's!
Testimonials Given on Application.
3ine CiQars of foreign Sf Dcmntic Tmi
Chewing Uuni and Lime Tablets. Fine Confections i.f eUusat p.
ity and variety.
: GEO. W. BENFORD, Mam
Public station for
the U. S. Rates moderate.
T
"A Thing- of Beauty."
Columbus Royal Flush,
PRICE $50.00.
Best Wheel on the flarket.
If yon want a high
I "COLUMBUS."
I Call and examine the SDecial features-
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Vakatb lUal Estate !
Unrinran enter granted to me by the Oe
pluiDs' Court of Kuim-nw-tcouutv. I will
eiixwe to public outcry on the preniuw. on
SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1893,
at I o'clock P. M..
the fiillnwln? dwcrlbwl real estat.- lat tho
Rttateof William Willis. Utc'd .
A certain tract or pW of land iltimtp In
I Vnn . nrtjotnfiiff l-unl of Wm. II Mili-r,
.'"J"11' Mili,r. Jh Miller nJ other., ron-
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tnrmm -rv.-u-. su.ry and a hal Intine
vfiu-rimnonK'K town.smu. Siirwr oonntv.
uwrtting iiouxv, lunk barn and o her buiid-
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