OFFICIAL REPOMOH IKE HE
OUTSIDE EXPLOSION.
Sliciplint en Board th Ship Wat Ixctllant
and tht Ttmperatnrt of tht Mata
lint Normal.
The report of the officer appointed
to Investigate the Maine, disaster wm
made public last Monday. The Amert
ran people now have positive evidence
that the ship wot blown up by an out
side explosion. Hundreds of loyal
American soldier were hurled to death
and a proud cruiser sent to the bottom
by an act of treachery. A tremendous
crowd was present In the halls of con
gress Inst Monday as the report, of
which the following Is a snyopsls was
presented. The report Is made up of
eight parts as follows:
Flint The court finds that at the
time of the explosion the battleship
Maine was lying in Ave and one-half
to six fathom of water.
Second The discipline aboard the
ship was excellent; everything stowed
according to orders ammunition,
guns, stores, etc. The temperature of
the magazines at 8 p. m. was normal,
except In the after ten-Inch magazine,
and that did not explode.
Third The explosion occurred at !:40
o'clock on the evening of February 15.
There were two explosions, with a very
short Interval between them; the ship
lifted on the first explosion.
Fourth The court can form no
definite opinion of the condition of the
wreck from the divers' evidence.
Filth Tcchnlcnl details of wreckage
from which court deduces that a mine
was exploded under the ship on the
port side.
Sixth The explosion was due to no
fault of those on board.
Seventh Opinion of the court stating
that the explosion of the mine caused
the explosion of two magazines.
Kighth The court declares that It
cannot find evidence to fix responsi
bility. The report Is unanimous and Is signed
by all the members of the court. It
does not refer to the existence or non-r
existence of mines In the hnrbor of
Havana except In the specific finding
that a mine was exploded under thu
ship, and the opinion that the ex
plosion of the two magazines was
caused by thojcxploslnn of a mine.
The discipline the court specifies with
extreme minuteness, the least detail ot
the satisfactory condition of every
thing on board being given. The nor
mal temperature of the large forward
magazines at 8 o'clock only an hour
and forty minutes before the explosion;
disposes of the question of accidental
combustion within these magazines.
While the court holds that these maga
zines did not explode from Internal
causes, they nevertheless are of the
opinion that the explosion of the mine
under the port side of the ship caused
the explosion of the two magazines.
This will explain the remarkable de
struction wrought, the explosion thus
being shown to have combined the
force of a mine without and two mag
azines within. The two explosions
which the court finds to have occurred,
with a very short interval between
them, is an additional detail showing
that two forces operated in causing the
destruction.
The finding that the ship lifted on the
explosion indicates an external source,
and one of tremendous flower to be
able to lift a battleship of thousands of
tons.
The feature of the report of deepest
Interest to the navy Is the complete ex
oneration of Cnpt. Slgsbee and all on
board, contained In the second finding,
setting forth the perfect order and dis
cipline prevailing on the ship, and
more directly stated In the sixth find
ing, which declares the disaster to be
due to no fault of those on board.
The Inability of the court to find
evidence to fix responsibility, as stated
In the eighth part, makes the report so
guarded in expression of blame that
neither Spain nor the Spanish are men
tinned throughout.
The Spanish government has cabled
officially to Washington that the Span
ish naval commission holds the dlsas4
ter to the Maine to be of Internal
origin.
The orders issued by the navy de
partment last week covered every
branch of naval armament. The "flying
squadron" was definitely established,
with Commodore W. 8. Schley In com
mand. He has hoisted his commodore's
flag on the flagship Brooklyn. The
squadron is to consist of exactly five
ships, no more and no less, despite con
jecture as to possible ships that might
be added. Those of the squadron will
be the crack armored cruiser Brooklyn,
the battleships Massachusetts and
Texas, and the cruisers Columbia and
Minneapolis. Other ships which are
now or hereafter at Hampton roads
will not be of the flying squadron, but
will belong to the North Atlantic sta
tion under Capt. Sampson. The flying
squadron is to be a small, compact fleet
of the best ships in the navy, for quick
service at any point along the Atlantis.
Serious attention is being given by
the navy department otiiclals to the
question of the acqulhition of a suitable
location lor a coaling station some
where in the West Indies. Steps have
been taken already to establish such a
station at the Dry Tortugas, but this.
It Is said, Is the only deep water harbor
available for big war vessels between
Hampton roads and the Kio Grande.
Besides, It Is practically unprotected at
IJioneiii, unu ueei wuuiu imve uj ug
' stationed there to protect the coal
stored, which Is unsatisfactory. There
are a number of fine harbors among the
West Indies, said a naval oltlcer and
In one of these we ought to have a
coaling station. The importance ot se
curing one, the officials point out, is
very great, as In the event of hostilities
our '-hips might be put to very great
Inconvenience and delay In filling their
bunkers when their presence might b)
needed to protect critical points. v
While no one having a knowledge of
the mutter Is willing to speak for the
.irimtH.iM, It la lialiuv V. ., t V.
tlon of arbitration in connection with
t ha t t i at a. n IhA T u i , a n . . InnoA
under consideration. The recent speech
of Senator Proctor seems to have
cleared the minds of the members oft
the administration as to the real con
dition In Cuba' and it la now believed
that the disaster of the Maine will be
treated only as an incident to tbe main
.lULJtlon. It Is assorted that the two
re so intimately connected that one
necessarily Involves the other and H Is
believed to be the president" purpose
to bring abouu in whatever action lie
may n-.w take, a settlement of the
whole Cuban q lestlon. Whether this
'nvnlvei a war with Spain, It la be-,
hi veil, rest entirely with Spain her
self. Persons clot ry associated with
tbe administration believe that Spain
will ultimately be compelled to solve
tbe Cuban problem herself and to the
entire satisfaction o this g veromeBt,
nr tale the consequence of interven
tion. f e naturalists are at the optrOon
tv toe whale was once a land animal,
d tbat it waa forced to take to water
4.J a mean a ot pretention.
tELBOBA-S TBB8ELT TOLD.
Mis Tl-rton ha left Cuba, but will
shortly t turn.
China has decided to agree to Rus
sia's demands.
$145,800 baa been subscribed for a new
observatory at Allegheny, Pa.
Out of a party of 80 Spanish guerrllas,
40 were slain by Cuban Insurgents.
English ship owner are having "war
clauses" Inserted in their charter.
A railway will be built from Mexico
City to Manxanlllo on the Pacific coast.
An appropriation of $250,000 to feed
starving Cubans will 1 Ikely pass the
senate.
It has bpen officially declared that
(treat Britain haa no design on
Hawaii.
Fourteen house were destroyed dur
ing a storm a few days ago at Ulue
Mills, Mo.
John Cox Is under arrest at Texar
kana. Ark., for burning his wife and
baby to death.
Ex-prcsldcnt Cleveland says that the
government at Washington Is pursuing
the proper course.
fleneral Gomes of the Cuban In
surgents Is willing to pay Spain $200,
000.000 for the Island.
Thus far the denths In Cuba result
ing from starvation and cruelty amount
to nearly 450,000 victims.
Many of the Southern republics will
recognlzo the Independence of Cuba
simultaneously with the United States.
In Dallas county, Alabama, Sam
Fills, a negro, confessed to attempting
to assassinate H, A, Hardy and was
lynched.
Five lives were lost and a million
dollars worth of property was destroyed
by the flood at Zanesvllle, U last
Week.
The remains of I.leut. Jenkins of the
Maine have been recovered. The
body will be removed to Allegheny,
Pa.
The British cruiser Cordelia, is at St.
Augustine, Flo., presumably to look af
ter British Interests In case ot hostili
ties with Spain.
Heavy rain have done havoc In
many of the western states. The Ohio
and Mississippi rivers are rising, caus
ing much anxiety.
A receiver has been appointed for the
American Developing and Mining
Company, of Butte, Mont. Liabilities
are placed at $270,000.
The Michigan legislature assembled
the other day in answer to the call of
Gov. Pingree, who want the taxes on
corporations Increased.
Because his property ha been dnm
aged by the recent flood, John Der
ringer of Zanesvllle, O., committed
suicide a few days ago.
Rev. Orson D. Taylor haa been sen
tenced to Michigan state prison for six
years for selling stock In an Investment
company which did not exist.
The two great battleships, the Kear
sarge and the Kentucky, were launch
ed at the Newport News, Va., ship
yards last Thursday.
The "Schlschau." a torpedo boat that
has been constructed for Germany In
London has been purchased by the
United States. Speed, 23 knots.
A ton of dynamite exploded near
Toungstown the other night, causing
people to believe It was an earthquake.
No Uvea were lost and it is believed
that lightning struck the magazine.
The house of F.dward Hansman burn
ed the other night at Kent, Minn., and
all the family perished In the flames,
Including Mr. Hnnsman, his wife and
five children. The family was suffo
cated. In the district of Walter S. Barker,
United States consul at Sagua la
Ornnde. Cuba, there are 80,000 people
who must soon die of starvation. Nine
ty per cent, of these are women and
children.
Sherwood C. Cunning, receiving teller
of the FlrRt National bank at Cincin
nati, who pleaded guilty to the embz
lement of $28,000 from the bank, was
the other day sentenced to five year
in the penitentiary, )
, Senor Marcos Garcia, Spanish auto
nomist governor of the province of
Santa Clara, has received an official
notification from the insurgent army
that he has been sentenced to death as
a traitor to his country.
Advices receivea irom fori au irinc?,
llalti, report a terrible financial condi
tion In V - Avlntins. there. The nretmiim
tn gold la 220 per cent. The greatest
misery and starvation prevail In the
Interior and flour costs $30 a barrel.
Alexander H. Revell, of Chicago, haa
offered, through the Industrial art de
partment of the Central art school, a
prize of $2,600 for a color sketch which
shall present the most practical sug
gestions for the decorating of a public
school room.
A terrific windstorm swept over the
country between South McAlester and
Lehigh and Colgate, I. T., the other
night. Four farm house were demol
ished, and the occupant ot three of
'hem are reported to have been killed.
Those reported killed are James Sea
foam, wife and three children.
Peacefully, without struggle or warn
ing, Adam Adamcek, 115 year old, died
at his home at Chicago, Tuesday. His
115th birthday waa celebrated Thurs
day with a great feast, and his daugh
ter Pauline, aged 92, thinks he over
exerted hlmsolf In entertaining hi
guests.
Reports to the war department show
that about 400 men up to this time have
been enlisted for the two artillery re
giments recently authorized by con
gress. About 1,600 men .In all are re
quired. Most of the new recruit are
sent to Join old established regiments,
and in many cases experienced men
from the latter are detailed for duty
at the sea coast fortifications.
At the banquet Of the London cham
ber of commerce recently Rt. Hon.
Chas. T. Ritchie, president of the board
of Trade, speaking of America as a
more formidable competitor in manu
facture than Germany, declared It
wa due to the energy displayed by
both masters and men In America, that
Great Britain would do well to Imitate.
Lord Strathcona echoed the sentiment.
Two thousand students of tbe Uni
versity of Michigan paraded the camp
us the other night, armed with pitch
forks, muskets, etc., in a Cuban demon
stration. Will Day, son ot Judge Day,
assistant secretary ot state, addressed
the students, and at the close of the
meeting telegrams approving the Unit
ed State policy were sent to Judge
Day, Secretary Alger and President
McKlnley. The boy also, amid great
enthusiasm, burned an effigy of Spain,
A Vatth Onriat Ooleae.
A dispatch from KenUaad, Ind., a&yi
Dr. Duwke.the noted Chicago faith cur.
1st, baa about completed negotiation!
for the purcti&ae of 15.0U0 surea of lane
m Newton county, when M la propuawi
to found a community which will be po
stulated exouaively by believers In tail,
healing, Dr. Dowle proposes to visit
Pittsburg, Cievoiomd and ether k-
Title tn the Interest of Ma colony. 1I
in locate a number of Industries
found churches and sqhooW and estab
lish Mecca for believer In t' f IU
of which he Is the actencw'adm
t pottle. The movement a atrracttna
national attention and fnttreet
H1 WORDS 1 IKIH.
SPANISH ABUSE.
threatening Attltadt of tht United Btata
Ltada to Patriotic Movement Through
tut Spaln-Baiiing Fnndt.
The latest intelligence from tht
United Btate has occasioned a great
patriotlo movement throughout Spain.
A large number of persons have an
nounced their Intention to give up a
day' pay for service in order to raise
a fund to purchase a warship. A com
mittee, over which the bishop of
Madrid will preside, ha been organ
ized to receive subscription. Special
theatrical performances are announc
ed, the receipt of which are to be de
voted to thl purpose.
The Duke of Veragua, who know
President McKlnley personally. Is CP
ported as saying: "President McKlnley
doe not Inspire me with conlldence.
He think himself the first statesman
In the world. He Is proud and vain,
and his great vanity make him believe
himself a Napoleon, when In reality he
I an Ignorant sutler."
It Is reported that the Conservative
Intend to propose that the troops in the
interior ot Cuba should withdraw to
the coast until the Autonomist and
Separatists arrive at an agreement, but
It is not expected that the cortea will
entertain such a proposal.
As a result of the elections In Spain
for the populnr branch of the cortes
Senor Sagnsta and the Liberal party
will remain In power. It Is estimated
that he will control 300 of the 432 seats.
There was unbounded enthusiasm
throughout the country. The elections
In the capital were without especial In
cident. The elected deputies Include
five Liberals, ono Independent and two
Conservative.
FEELING IN SPAIN
At Oltantd From the Colntnne of Htr Htwt
paper.
A general In the Spanish army said
recently that It wag Incredltlble that the
report of the American court of Inquiry
Into the Maine disaster should attri
bute the dlstruction of the vessel to a
submarine malne.
"Not even among savages," he as
serted, "would such mine be placed In
their port. Moreover, our own hlps
would have Incurred equal peril had
the mines been placed In Havana har
bor. Mine are laid only In time of
war, and then only friendly nation are
notified."
"La Correspondencla de Espanaf
ay It understands that the govern
ment la occupied with certain new fac
tor In the situation, which It believe
may give a more favorable turn to
events.
"El Correo" ay the government I
calm In the consciousness of having
done Its duty, and is satisfied. The for
eign press ha recognized this, and also
the firmness with which Spain Is re
solved to defend her national right and
honor. It adds:
' "God know If matter are becoming
worse, which I possible, the provoca
tion Is notorious and scandalous, and
If onerous resolution are proposed to
us the country, en masse, faithful to
Its traditions, will repel them."
The "Epocl" say that Spain I trying
to prevent war considering It a calam
ity and haa freely made Important con
cessions, such a autonomy. In order to
avert It. Spain, the paper continue,
has not lost for a single moment her
calm consideration, but Bhe cannot
consent to the perpetual Intervention
of American and the American Gov
ernment. "El Heraldo" declares that without
the intervention of the United State
the Cuban insurrection would have
been reduced to mere brigandage. "If
the revolt continues," it says, "It Is be
cause the rebels see in America the
hope of an Ill-starred morrow of Spain,
and while this hope exists the Insur
rection will maintain sufficient strength
slowly to consume our blood and money.
War with the United States represent
to them the solution of the problem
which we mut examine with mind."
largt Mortgage Flltd.
A large mortgage ha been filed by
the Detroit. TnloHn nnA Mll,uai,la
Railway Company In favor of the Cen-
new iiubi company, oi XNew 1 orK, on
all It lands, buildings, personal pro
nertv. etc.. IwIvmh TV,ioH o ,i a i i
gan, Mich. It waa given to secure the
lu.na a SIIAfWn ... . 1. - .
nauJ UL il,IW,VW WU m Ul Q JJf CCni
first mortgage bonds.
FBEPAlaTIOM FOB WAB.
Few Americana are now to be found
In Havana.
Spain I working hard upon her
Cuban fort.
"Intervention I Impossible," say th
official at Vienna.
The double-turreted monitors, Purl
tan and Terror, have been sent to Key
West.
Representative of the United States
are searching France for more war
ihlp. Last Monday the Bhlps of the navy
were ordered painted a dull lead, In
stead of black.
Captain General Blanco and admiral
Monterola have sent conditional resig
nation to Spain.
The National Tube work, of Mc
Keesport, Pa., has been given a con
tract tor 90,000 shell.
An order for 1,800 cast Iron projec
tiles was given to two Virginia com
panies a few day ago.
Nine hundred men and nineteen ves
sel ot the revenue cutter service are
ready for Immediate action.
The old monitor of the civil war will
be ready for service In a few days.
They will act aa a coast defence.
Spaniards, fearing the wreck of the
Maine will be blown up by dynamite,
are keeping a strict watch In Havana
harbor.
A contract of $500,000 ha been
awarded to an Alllanoe, O., firm to
build gun carriages tor the govern
ment. A contract Involving $300,000 Kir .dis
appearing gun carriage haa been
warded to the Walker Cornpaoy Of
Cleveland.
John PhtHp Sousn, the bandmaster,
aid that In case of war he and his
entire band would volunteer. Sotaaa la
of Spanish birth.
Veteran on both side of the laU
war are making preparations to raiaa
the uargest volunteer army whioo ever
assembled under one flat.
"Rlciottl Garibaldi" of Italy, sort
that If the United State will defray
their expense ha will engage to sund
40,000 Garlbaldiana to Cuba,'
In England It I thought the Japan
rill seize th Phllllpplne Island ta
loon aa war between the United States
and Spain ha been declared.
A torpedo flotilla, capable of ftorna
terrible - destruction, and which hat
filled the naval authorities wt
ar.xity is now on ft way to Forte
Rloo,
CABLK IPABH.
The Prince of Wale I learning to
tide a bicycle.
The Spanish minister of war ha ob
tained a loan ot $1,300,000.
The Kaiser say the Maine wa blown
up by Internal explosions. ,
Spain 1 not succeeding In suppres
ling the rebels on the Philippine la
lands. Of 100 Russian official arrested fot
bribery and corruption five committed
ulrlde.
Mr. Gladstone I dying of a cancer
ou growth Involving the bono tissue!
of the nasal passages.
London bankers are making a strenu
ous effort to avert war between Spalr
and the United States.
The agreement by which China lease
Port Arthur and Ta Lien Wan to Rus
lla wa signed a few day ago.
The Paris Matin say the court ni
April will quash the conviction of M
Emlle Zola and order a new trial.
Twenty miners were killed by the ac
cidental firing of a dynamite torpedc
In a coal mine near Liege, Belgium.
A telegram for Tromsoe report thai
IS fishermen have been drowned oft thl
north coast of Norway in Uae storm.
In the French chamber of deputies II
wa decided by Vote that all should bi
done to avert a war between the Unit
td States and Spain.
Six persona were drowned by the cap
llsing of a boat In Dutch harbor, Alas
ka, March . Father Alonzo, of St
Louis, Mo., wa one.
French passenger steamers are now
experimenting with carrier plglons. Ir
case of accident In mid-ocean the
sould be used In establishing communi
cation with shore.
The Berlin "Boursen Courier" pub.
Ilshe a dispatch from Vienna saylnf
that, according to Information from tht
best source, European mediation bet
ween Spain and America 1 being un
dertaken. Ensign Chandler, of the crulner Snt
Francisco was shadowed by detective
while In England, who believed hire
to be a forger. Not until he wa seel
to board the cruiser were the defective)
convinced of their error.
Prince Bismarck Is highly amused a!
the almost dally cable messages he re
ceive from America, mostly with pre
payment for an answer, requesting hit
views of the loss of the Maine or on thi
Cuban question. He say he pays nt
heed to these requests.
The total pack of salmon In Britlst
Columbia for the past senson Is 1,015,47:
cases, compared with 001,570 the previ
ous season. Shipments made during tht
season were as follows: By sea to Eng
land, 733,704 coses; overland, 43,321
cases; to Eastern Canada, 130,816 cases,
to Australia, 28.579 cases; to other des
((nations, 226 cases.
The Polltlsche Correspondent ot
Vienna gives what purports to be tht
Information Russia has received r
Cording Japan's naval activity, put
ting In concrete form what Is alreadj
partly known, namely, that 47 war
(hips are being built to Japan's ordet
In Great Britain, Germany, France nn
the United States, at a cost ot 193,000,
000 yen.
Mrs. Parnell, mother of Charles Stew,
art Parnell, met with an accident law
week at Avondale, County Wlcklow
Ireland, which may cost her life. Shi
waa nodding In an arm chair before t
Are when her clothe Ignited. Befort
the flames could be extinguished sht
was badly burned.
The Princess Louise of Saxe-Coburg-Qotha,
eldest daughter of King Leo.
pold of Belgium, wife of Prince Phllli
Of Saxe-Coburg-Ootha, ha commence?
an action for divorce. Prince Phllli
fought a duel on February IS, wltl
Lieutenant Mattachlch-Knglevltch, un
der stringent conditions, on account of
the princess' action In eloping with tht
lieutenant.
Bunnell Hot antotea by tat inoraattd war
Preparation!.
R. Q. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review ot
Trade report as follows: A waiting
state ot things always hinders business
to some extent. With more than $34,-
000.000 gold received or on Its way
since this movement began, with am
ple bank reserves and treasury re
serves, and a redemption of notes In all
ways nearly a third smuller than In
February to date, with no stringency in
the money market and sterling ex
change weak, with the volume of bust-
nes at clearing houses outside New
York larger than In 1S92 by 6.9 per cent
this month, and with failure nearly 80
per cent smaller thaji last year, and Bi
per cent smaller than in the same
month of 1892, there Is not much visible
ground for panic, even If earnest ef
forts should fall to keep peace with
honor. Warlike report come every day
and stock operator make the most ol
them, and yet the average of prices of
lallroad stocks I $53 08 against $53 2
two week ago to-day. Some decrea
In new engagement would be expected
with war apparntly near, but aa yet
scarcely any Indication of decrease for
that reason Is seen. It is difficult to
take dismal views when the nation ii
urpasslng all records In mnrketln
products. Atlantic exports of wheat foi
the week have been 2,100,82 bushels
against 1,272,288 bushels last year, and
In four weeks 9,302,514 bushels (flour In
cluded), against 6,103,427 bushels lal
year, with Paclflo exports 4,232,03
bushels, against 899,242 bushels last
year. The price haa declined 2 cenU
but the heavy shipments and contracti
for export are having a constant Inllu
nce. Domestic exports from New Tork In
two week have been $9,108,000 or 3".
per cent larger than last year, whtlf
Imports have been scarcely larger,
foreshadowing exports again exceeding
1100,000.000 for tho month, and $4,000,10
over imports. In such conditions nt
stringency In money Is needed to brim
money hither.
Sale of wool have been only 11.411,
(00 pounda in three weeks at the throe
chief market, against 48,605,3W last
year, and price are yielding, wltb
ale of old wool o to la below current
quotations for clothing, and no Indica
tion that manufacturer are nearlnt
the end of their stocks. Cancellation!
are numerous, but In proportion to or
dera, smaller than for five year past,
and find natural explanation In an ad
vance of price greater in some line
than distribution seems to warrant
Yet the mill are nearly all fall of
order for some month to come, and
rather colder weather appeared. Th
Iron and tteei Industry la more fully
employed than ever before In Ita his
tory, and although production of bea
temer pig 1 beyond all precedent, th
prise advance, and billet are still
bought In open market by some of th
larget producers. Other pig la teady
In price, and no decline appear In fin
ished product excepting steel platea at
th Kaat, but for these demand at CM
ago 1 enormoua, aa for car and agrt
cultural Implement materials, pendln
order for car covering 800 to $,!
each. The structural demand during
th Orat quarter wa 80 per cent target
than In the same quarter any prevtou
year, and It 1 said th demand for pip
Is swelled by pending contract lor 12$
mile.
Falhirea for the week bare been IS)
In the United State, against 291 la1
year, and II In Canada, Main B la
roar.
GRAND LIFE S101Y EBBING mi
GLADSTONE'S ILLNESS.
tht Grand Old Man Indnrlng Hit final
trial- Annoyed by Tot Much Spir
itual Adviea
Notwithstanding the threatening at
titude of the European Power against
Oreat Britain and the Interest shown
in the Impending conflict between th
United State and Spain, the English
people are most keenly Interested In th
condition of Mr. Gladstone, though It
Is not permitted to know how III he I
Perhaps It should be said that he I not
bo much III aa that hi powers are fall
Ing and that he Is apparently slnklnt
under the weight of years and vital ex
haustion. The bestlnformed people ad
mit that amendment of his ailment
Is Impossible, and that his physician
only hope to alleviate the pain he It
suffering. The "Lancet" says, on the
subject of the surglral advice called In:
"This can scarcely be Interpreted
otherwise than thRt there I scrloua
cause for the symptom from which he
has suffered for nine months. At hit
great age the gravity of any surgical
ailment is apparent, and the exhaust
Ion, In consequence, Is prolonged. The
severe neuralgia Is in Itself an unfavor
able feature. His vitality, however, Ii
wonderful, and his general health la
good." An examination of the patient
with the use of the Roentgen ray dis
closed Inflamed cartilage, but there waa
no sign of cancer.
Although Inquiries for press para
graphs are kept from Mr. Gladstone, II
Is said he had bid farewell to several
old friends, and know that hi end la
approaching. Referring to his Illness,
Mr. Gladstone said to a friend: "A fin
al lesson a final trial." The old states
man has been sensibly happier al
Hawarden that at the Riviera or at
Bournemouth.
A painful Incident of Mr. Gladstone'!
Illness has been his bombardment by
uninvited spiritual advisers. Not a
mall reaches his residence without con
taining a shower of chapters of the Old
and New Testnments, extract from
the live of scriptural personages, ot
Isolated text, hymn, pnimi. eta.
CASHIER SUICIDES.
Ptoplt't Bank of Philadelphia Cloiei Iti
Doori-Private Loena.
The sudden death last week of John
S. Hopkins, cashier of the Peoples
bank, of Philadelphia, and the assign
ment made Thursday night by the
Guarantors Finance Company, were
followed by disclosures which showed
an Important connection between the
two events.
The coroner's Investigation developed
the fact, hitherto concealed by the
family, that Hopkins had committed
suicide by shooting himself, and an ex
amination of the affairs of the People
bank by Its officers resulted In tho
revelation that Hopkins had, during
the past two years, loaned the bank
fund In large amount to Richard T.
Loper, general manager of the Guaran
tor Finance Company.
These loans, which remain unpaid,
and aggregate, It la said, over $600,000,
were made wholly without the knowl
edge of the oftlcers and director of the
bank. The securities given by Loper
as collateral for the loans were found,
according to the statement of one of
the bank's officials, to have very little
value. In consequence of these rela
tions the bank closed Its doors.
The state Insurance commlrsloner on
Wednesday asked the court to appoint
a receiver for the Guarantors Finance
Company, which did an Insurance
business, and It is believed that Hop
kins, on learning that the company
could not make good Its indebtedness
to the bank, and knowing that expos
ure would follow on investigation of
the Guarantors' affairs, concluded to
end his trouble by taking his life.
There will be no receivership for the
People's bank, and depositors and cre
ditor will receive dollar for dollar.
Cashier Hopkins left a letter In which
he blames Loper, of the Guarantor
Company for his act.
BALLOONS IN WAR.
Distant Shipt Conld be Sighted and land
Movement! of Troopi Noted.
Secretary Alger had with htm In
conference for some time the other day
Gen. A. W. Greely, chief signal officer
of the army. Gen. Greely haa urged
upon the secretary tho importance of
an allotment of money for the purpose
of connecting the various parts of the
fortifications at port cities by means of
electrical communications and In res
ponse to his representations on this
subject work In that direction Is about
to begin In New York harbor.
Another matter which Gen. Greely
think of great Importance to the aimy
In rase ot hostilities Is the employment
of balloons for observation purposes.
He haa asked repeatedly for an appro
priation from congress for experiments
In this line, but thus far his efforts to
obtain money have been unsuccessful.
He hopes that some money may be
soon put at his command for experi
menting with balloons, aa he believes
they would be Invaluable for many
purposes In time of war. For Instance
he says while floating In the air off the
coast around any of the seaport cltle
they could observe the presence of
hip of the enemy' fleet at great dist
ance oft shore, and by means of the
cable attached to them and connecting
with telegraphic Instruments below
could disseminate Information of the
fact, while the ships were yet a great
distance off. Balloons, moreover, he
thinks, would be of great value to the
military branch of the service.
Should an army of occupation be sent
to Cuba the balloon would be of use, Ir,
I thought. In the observations of the
operat!na of the enemy'a army, the
country being quite thickly wooded so
that it would be Impossible sometimes
to ascertain the movement of the op
posing troops while on the ground.
Gen. Greely does not believe there la
much danger to be feared from the fire
of the enemy aa experience has shown
It to be a very difficult matter to gauge
properly the helghth to which the aer
onaut take hla balloon and guna of
peculiar pattern and manufacture are
almost a necessity for use against bal
loon a,
May Abaadoa tht Wreck.
The navy department haa arranged
for the practical withdrawal of ail Iti
naval officer- a- Havana, aud the
abandonment of the wreck ot It
Maine.
Secretory Long said thac the office
would probably be ordered bximt In
lay or two. It might be neceseary foi
Lieutenant Commander Wainwright
srho I In special charge of the wrecked
reasel, to remain there a short Mow
lunger, or at least until M is finally set
lied that th wreck cannot be raleetl
tn the event of the abandonment of tht
irreok it Is likely that the navy depart
tnent will arrange for H compute de
tntotlon bar tM' me of dynamite oi
(brpedoea.
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What Is probably the most venerable
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of Queen Hatsu, who reigned In the
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teething, Hoftens tho gums, reducing In
flnniiniitlon, allays pain, cures wind collo. Vic
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WILES OF THE GUIDgj
Somehow the Beat Fishing Oronade
A rf Always oa the Other Bide.
Being A scientific fluherman, be 1 an
oraclo on all matters pertaining to pis
catorial pastimes. He carries three)
tackle-boxes and every tray Is full, lis
has the finest rods, reels, flies, spoons,
trolley lines, and hooks. He Is prev
pared to take anything from muskel
lunge to minnows.
"Une thing I -want to tell you," he
told to the comparative novice: "At all
these Island lakes tbe Ashing Is oa the
other side. Stop off at any resort, hire
a guide, tell him you ant the best
there Is, aud It's 99 to X he'll pull for
the otoer shore, no matter bow many
miles have to be traversed. He trill
take you to tbe favorite haunts of tbe
gamy black baas. Incidentally be will
see that you get a few big fish weigh
ing from fifteen to twenty pounds each,
that you may take th-m borne and
astonish your friends.
"What you really get Is some pickerel
awl perch, possibly a couple of wall
eyed pike, a few rock bass, and some
sun fish. There is always an explana
tion for this vast discrepancy between
hope and realisation. They day Is too
bright; It's too windy; tbe lake's too
rough, or the appetite of the fish has
been taken In their desire to get further
up-stream. You have the same experi
ence every day, for these guides are
wiser than serpents and keep you In a
flutter of Joyful anticipation through
an entire season. Figure It up and
you'll And tbat most of your money Is
spent tn going to and fro from the other
aide of tbe lake.
"Lost season I dissected some bast)
that' I bought, found thai they were
feeding on crawfish, bunted out the
rock bottom In the lake, and took 15 of
the gamy beauties In one afternoon.
Tbe guides acted Just as though I bad
Jumped a gold claim of theirs, but I
kept quiet and caught bass while tbe
guides kept taking the other fellows
cross the lake In the morning and back
at night Just to make the whole thing
plain,' prospect till yoa find out where
the fish are and then go after them."
Detroit Fre Press.
MRS. PINKHAM'S ADVICE.
What Mrs. Ken Hurst has to Say ,
About It
Dear Mns. Pinkham: When I wrote
to you I had not been well for five year;
had doctored all the time but got no
better. 1 hod womb trouble very bad.
My womb pressed backward, causing
piles. I wus in such misery I could
scarcely walk across the floor. Men
struation was Irregular and too pro
fuse, waa also
troubled with
leucorrhoea. - I
had given up all
hopes of getting
well; everybody
thought I hod
consumption.
After taking
" five bottles of
LydlaE. Pink
ham's Vegeta
ble Compound,
I felt very much better
and was able to do nearly all my own
work. I continued the use of your medl
olne, and feel that I owe my recovery to
you. I cannot thank you enoughfor your
advice and your 'wonderful medicine.
Any one doubting my statement may
write to me and I will gladly answer
all Inquiries. Mrs. Nell IltJBOT, Deep
water, Mo,
Letters like the foregoing, con
stantly being received, contribute no
a little to the satisfaction felt by Mrs.
Plnkhata that her medicine arid-counsel
are assisting women to bear their heavy
burdens.
Mrs. Piukhaan'a address laXjmn, Masa
All wtferiog women are invited to
write to her for advice, whkh will b
given without eharge. It Is an ax
perlenced woman's advice to woman.
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