2 rlnes will go on duty and stand by until 4 oclock tomorrow afternoon, when the naval tugs will take up the same positions which they assumed this afternoon. These are the plans so far arranged by Lieut. Dougherty and they are not likely to be changed. All the vessels mentioned will remain off Tompkinsville until the Vizca ya leaves her anchorage and points out to sea. In case the cruiser comes through the upper bay and anchors in the North river the patrol boats and tugs will accom pany her and the same arrangements will obtain. Upon receipt of a telegram stating that the Vizcaya had anchored off Tompklns villo, Senor 1 ton Manuel de Suarez, sec retarj' of the consul-general of Spain in this city, accompanied by a representative of the Associated Press, proceeded to the warshlp on the tug Lohman, to deliver mail and telegrams to tbe officers. The Vtscaya was guarded by the navy tugs Nina and Narkota, and the police boat Patrol. Tbe three were slowly circling around the big .cruiser, anil tho Lohman was warned off. After a lengthy expla nation, she was given permission to pro coed. An officer ami guard of four marines received the secretary of the consulate, and a card to Capt. Eulate led to an in vitation to proceed to his quarters, aft on the main deck. There a very friendly reception awaited Senor Don Manuel de Suarez and the reporter. ln an interview with the Associated Press representative, Capt. Eulate said that wdille his ship was in port his officers would accept no Invitations of any kind. The Spanish warship had ooine here em a visit of courtesy ami friendship, ami when the dreadful accident to the Maine was learned the flags were put at half-mast, and there they would remain until the ship took her departure. He likened his visit to that of one intimate friend to another when disaster had overtaken the latter. The same delicacy dictated what to do— to mourn with the friend and to avoid all festivity. No Invitations of a social char acter would be aceptcd. This he wished to have understood. Referring to tin- catastrophe, he de clared that he and his officers were great ly shocked, and that tbe sympathy of all was with tbe bereaved families. First Lieut, dc Fuentes gave a graphic account of the Vlzcaya's trip from Her llrst anchorage, inside of Sandy Hook, to that off Tompklnsvllle. At U oclock to day the anchors were hauled In. It was very foggy when tbe ship got under way. so foggy that they had incessant difficulty In finding the buoys. The heavy draft of the Vizcaya. the fog and the tortuous chan nel made matters interesting. Capt. Eulate, when aske d how long the ship would remain In port, said he had no orSers from his government, but be evi dently expects to lie here for some time. He was eloquent in his praise of his ship during the- hurricane met between the Ber mudas and Cape Hatteras. She rode the heavy se as without an effort, and although Jhe storm lasted thirty-four hours no ac cident of any kind occurred. The Vizcaya has a full crew of engineers, marines and torpedo corps, and carries ten torpedoes, marine artillerymen, quarter masters and other officers and a diver, a total complement of 492. IN THE HOSPITALS Most of the Wounded Are Progressing Favorably JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. Feb. 20.—A spe cial to tbe Times-Union ami Citlaen from Key West says: The following are the Wounded In the marine hospital here: G. J. Dressier of New York city, fractured jaw. knee cap, wound In breast. George Fox, Grand Rapids, Mich.,,("ol on head, right arm burned, foot and hand injured. Robert Huichins (colored), New York, arms anel face badly burned. Frank G. Thompson, Austin. 111., dislo cated ankle, arm cut. Carl Cnrlstenson, Sweden, right arm and leg bruised and burned, arms and bead bruised and badly shaken up. Wm. H. Thompson. New York city, back hurt und both hands burned. George Worth. Brooklyn, bruised on leg and neck. Patrick Foley. Mount Vernon. Ky.. cut on nose, eyes and mouth. He is the most seriously injured and is in great pain. Martin Larson. Philadelphia, was in the hospital when the explosion took place. He has had continued fever, but Is now convalescing. The marine hospital men ore the mopt seriously hurt but none are In danger of dying. They are cheerful and keeping In good spirits. Many of the wounded at the I'nlted States navy barracks hospital could not be seen, but the commanding officer staled that none were dangerously hurt. Among those seen were Wm. McNalr of Pittsburg, w ho Is slightly injured. Geo. David, Island Malt, slightly injured In the back and hip. Louis Mormermen, Newtonville, Mas-., uninjured; M. Lanahan. Louisville, Ky., uninjured: Thomas Melville, Brooklyn, uninjured. He was on watch on the quar ter deck and was thrown eight feet in the air and forty feet from the ship into the water. He swam back to the Maine and climbed aboard again. He then saved thc llves of men floating in the water. Edward McKay of Boston, Is uninjured. He was on duty on the poop deck, only heard tho explosion and was thrown from port to starboard side and saved his rifle and ammunition. M. Mehan, injured. K. Kushlda, Japan, uninjured. F. Awo. Japan, slight scar on head and hands. Westmore Harris, Charles City, Va., un injured. Peter Larsen, New York, uninjured. A. Wllley, Keyport, New York, unin jured. John Turpln, Long Branch, uninjured. D. J. Topfln, New York city, uninjured. Harry McCann. Brooklyn, has a strained back. He was thrown overboard by the 1 shock from the quarter deck and immedi ately swam back to the ship and attempted to get the whaleboat with tbe help of Mel ville, a comrade. Many of the me nof the quarter deck who had lost their presence of mind were thrown overboard by McCann and Melville, who afterwards succeeded in manning Ihe whaleboat, which sunk from the suction of the ship going down. They were then rescued by the gig and were af terwards complimented by the navigator and officers ft r bravery. Martin Riordan, a well known diver of Key West, .who served on the Maine, was saved. He has been recalled to Havana by Consul General Leo and (.'apt. Sigsbee to complete the Investigation and dive under the ship to ascertain the true cause of the disaster. M. Maiville, Brooklyn, Injured. Oscar Anderson, Sweden, slightly cut. The remainder of the men at the bar racks and at the hospital could not be seen nor their condition ascertained, The hairbreadth escapes told of by the survivors are almost miracles. Men who wera between decks fought for their lives like demons to reach the deck. The wound ed who could not get out met their deaths bravely. As the water rushed Into the ship the cries of the wounded men could be heard calling for aid. In a tew minutes their doom w as' st ait d. No searchlight was thrown on the ter rible scene. It Is not known why, but a gentleman in the city who was at Havana ut tbe time says tha: lilt f it minutes after the explosion he was looking toward the wreck und wailing I'or a searchlight t.> be thrown on tbe ship, bot nonej&ppeari I and the work of rescuing had to be done In the dark. SIGSBEE'S SILENCE Lets Newspaper Men Form Their Own Opinions WASHINGTON. Feb. M.-Capt. Sigsbee today sent two telegrams to the navy de partment on the subject of the Interviews with him. The llrit merely said: "I have consistently refrained from expressing any Opinion on the .Maine disaster." Later in the day he wired: "No newspa per divers have been used on the wreck of the Maine. One man engaged by me was subsequently bought up by a newspaper, declined bis services. Subsequently, on his being unconditionally released. I might have used him in charge of an officer in recovering bodies, but decided not to do so. Any interviews with me, If printed, are un true. The navy department received tonight tnc following telegram from Capt. Sigsbee: "Following is the condition of our wounded in Havana hospitals: Apprentice lioebler, slight Improvement, condition still very grave: Holzer, same; Allen, slight improvement, condition grave: Heffron, Shea, Mattison, favorable; Loftus. conva lescent; Cahlll, grave; Mack, Waters and Weber, favorable." The report on the same subject from Capt. Forsyth at Key West says: "Maine survivors are in good condition this mortt ing: surgeon reports wounded doing well." The following telegram was received by- Secretary Long from New York: "When I arrived ut New York I heard of the Maine disaster. We feel very deep sorrow nnd send our condolences for the dead and their families. (Signed) EULATE, "Captain Spanish Cruiser Vizcaya." AFFAIRS AT HAVANA Wreck Speculations—Suffering of the Reconcentradoes Havana. Feb, £o.—Lieutenant Com mander Harnett of the survey boat Bnche. ■aid to a correspondent ot the Associated Press today: "You want the facts. I can tell you theie are ninety-five chances out of a hundred that tho Investigation will show that the forward magazine of the -Maine did not blow up first, if it exploded at all, and that it was not the cause of the terrific consequences that followed. The condition of the wreck when first studied and a later careful scrutiny make this an almost absolute certainty," Chaplain Chadwlck has received consid erable sums of money.with letters and oth er personal property, from the bodies tak en from the wreck, ln one case the initials can be seen on the coat lining and may serve to identify the body of the wearer, but the harbor water is so filthy that the marks are nearly Illegible. It is apparent that efficient work Is not possible with the divers and apparatus at hand and the arrival of the experts from the United States is anxiously awaited. Father Power of the Jesuits arrived yes terday from Tampa end Immediately visit ed the Maine's wounded In the hospital. Some friction, it is reported, has oc curred between Consul General Lee and the other United States consuls in the isl and over the distribution of funds and sup plies sent from the United States for the reconcentrados. The complaint Is made that though food and money have been coming for several weeks, nothing has been distributed outside of Havana prov ince. Consul Barker of Sagua la Grande and Consul Bryce of Matanzas, who came here to lenrn the- particulars of the Maine explosion, left, It is said, without calling on the consul general. The reason given was that they felt they bad not been treat eel fairly by tbe consul general. Each expected aid for his district from the American supplies, but received none. The statement is made that it is their intention to appeal directly to the American state department and to ask that food be con signed to them Instead of the Havana consulate. The incident has caused some comment among Americans here, who regret it. Consul Bryce says he Is sick at the sights forced on him during the last two years. He has reported the facts of the case to Washington and believes his district en titled to a share Immediately in the aid offered. Both consuls say this distress must grow daily and that ileath will keep pace with it unless relief is afforded. Consul General Lee. when these matters were brought to his attention, replied that there was rot the slightest intention to neglect the reconcentrados in the eastern provinces. He has deputed much of the wo-k of distribution to Miss Clara Barton, who has the confidence of all parties and who is almost constantly at work in con junction with the special agent of the con sul general. Totlay divers recovered the cipher book, the log book of the Maine and many offic ial and private papers. Neither Spanish nor Cuban divers will be employed. Senor Jose CongOStO, the secretary gen eral, is said to have asserted in a private Interview that the government expected to be able to "buy up several members of the New York junta." It is generally believed, however, that the statement was made to quiet discontent here, arising from the mil itary failures of Gen. Blanco and Gen. PandO in the east. Senora Isabella, Rubia, owner of many tobacco estates in the eastern part of the state, and an active Insurgent, has been captured by the Spanish in the province of Plnar del Rio, and is now in the hospital. At the time of the Maceo incursion she in duced half the province to join the insur gent cause-. She accompanied one of the original Maceo expeditions to Cuba, then left the Island and after a time returned with an expedition from Key West. Rumors have reached here of the land ing of an important expedition near the river Mariano, this province, but as yet the name of the vessel and that of the lead er of the parly are undisclosed. SICK SAILORS Think the Government Is Very Slow to Act JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 20.—A spec ial to the Times Union and Citizen from Key West says: Sailors of the battleship Maine, suffering from wounds In the Key West hospital, are smarting over the delay of tbe government in punishing what they term a Spanish outrage. lv their minds there is no doubt as to tbe cause of the explosion and they explain the delay in taking summary action by saying that the president is morally certain that thero was no accident and. wishing to de ceive the Spaniards with a feeling of secur ity, Is using the short time to make the ecessary preparations to enforce his ulti- matum. If no action Is taken, they say, not a man among Hu m will again pace tlie deck of an American man-of-war; but if business Is meant, it would take a strong force to keep them from hurrying to the front, wounded though they are, to take a hand in what they look upon as a per sonal vengeance. "We wi re warned not tn no to Havana." ono said today, "being told that danger awaited ns there. When we got there we were again told, and it was current rumor that the harbor bottom was honeycombed With mines. We tirst chose our anchorage und rested there for several hour", but the harbormaster compelled us to weigh and proceed to a spol marked by a buoy. We were reviled on the streets of Havana, sni ered at until our blood boiled, und found out for our own safety that It was neces sary to make our visits to the city In force. No man dared to go alone. There was no knowing wdiat would happen to him. • The explosion Itself is the best evidence that It was a mine torpedo. There were two sharp and distinct reports. The llrst was like a peal of thunder close at hand— a sound as ~f ripping parchment, a quick report, followed by a tremendous and awful roar, and then darkness and chaos, made more horrible by the screams of dying men. tin tierce shouting of those fighting for egress, and the- moans of those who were h mmcd in to die by lire or by drowning. The Spanish warship was lying close at baud tind .Morro castle was not a pistol shot away. Both have search lights, but none was turned upon us to help the work Of rescue, and because of the darkness many brave men who could have been res cued went down lo Davy Jones." COAST DEFENSE Hr.s No Connection With the Maine Affair WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—Referring to General Miles' recent order to General Merritt, commanding the department of tbe east. to Immediately send men and offl eers to all coast defense points where mod ern guns are mounted, it was said at the war department today that while the order was issued ns reported, it was nothing more than following out the plan of the war department formulated several years ago When the present sy stem of coast de fense was Inaugurated. The order calls for at least twenty men and the necessary offleers to take charge of such coast de fense implacements as have been com pleted and turned over to the war depart ment. These defense points are planned and constructed by the engineer corps and the guns furnished by the ordnance de lta rtment. As soon as they are completed they are turned over to the war department and men are at onco detailed to care for the works and ordnance. It is said that a de LOS ANGELES HERALD: MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, IV* tall of twenty men, so far from being an ef fective lighting force, is barely sufficient to properly care for the property. There have been a number of these coast defense works oompleteel recently, but the order detailing men to cure fer them Is merely a routine matter. In addition to detailing the men. a special board is now in session in Washington preparing plana for perma nent quarters at the various new posts, anel work will be begun on these as soon as practicable, The men who arc stationed at these new points will be drilled in the use ot the puns and w ill form the nucleus of a perma nent heavy artillery force which will be augmented from time to time. TORN TO PIECES Bit! Enough Remains to Tell the Story NEW YOHK. Feb. 21.—A dispatch to tho Tribune from Havana says: The Maine Is actually in ribbons, but enough of the ves sel remains to make possible a determina tion whether tho explosion came from without or within. The officers of the Maine do not publicly discuss tbe theory of a submarine mine which may have been set off by explosion, but it evidently has weight with them. They are particularly anxious for points to be gathered from the examination of the plates of the hull. Their belief Is that these will have to establish whether the explosive force enme from without or not. The nature of tin nnnir.gc to the port, side has not been folic si •" ' but the weight of opinion seems to bo that the bole was made by nil external exp.o slon. Capt. sigsbee thinks that the Investiga tion to be made by him would be cotnpil : i in three days and the result laid before the court of inquiry. Special pains seem to be taken to gather facts which would help tn establish whether or not the de struction could have been caused by a sub marlne mine. The Spanish authorities have an ailvantage on this point, for they know whether the torpedo system in the harbo has actual existence and whether subma rine mines were laid.but 1: could not be ex pected that they would disclose tbe secrets LIEUTENANT COMMANDER RICHARD WAINWRIGHT Wainwright is one of the officers who escaped death when the explosion occur red on the warship Maine in Havana harbor. In his judgment the disaster was raused by the short circuiting of the dynamo, which allowed a spark to reach the powder in one of the magazines. of the Havana defenses to aid foreign In vestigation. Some persons believe that a plot was carried out by Weyler's partisans and that the secrets were disclosed to con spirators by the officials wdio were with Weyler and who, during his incumbency, through their official position, became pos sessed of the information. All this is pure speculation, without basis of fact. Its only significance is that the matter should be discussed at all. The Maine's officers, wdille not denying the possibility of an ac cident, continue to show that many theo ries on which statements of accidents are based are untenable. They do not share the Spanish admiral's offhand confidence that the explosions came from within. It is well for everybody to await the official investigation before accepting that con clusion. Capt. Gen. Blanco ami the palace officials I show every official courtesy. Their sin cerity is undoubted, so great is their anx iety. A special effort is being made to dis courage the talk of the explosion being otherwise than accidental. The newspa pers give prominence lo dispatches saying that it is recognized in the United States that the casualty was pure ly an accident. Prominence is also given the Madrid dis patches tpioting Sagasta and other Span ish statesmen to the effect that their sym pathy and sorrow has caused friendly feel ing between Spain and the United States. Notwithstanding these assurances front abroad, a painful impression is caused in Cuba by the knowledge that a considerable element among the Spanish classes re joices with little secrecy over the dlsasti \ If instances were Isolated It would not be Important. Unfortunately the verified cases are too many to support this charit able view. lii several places Spanish army Officials have aty will not be further debated at great length. There are several senators who desire to be heard upon It. hut none of these are likely to make long speeches. The presentation of the friends of the treaty Is to secure a test vote as soon as It can be conveniently done, anil for this pur pose Senator Bacon's amendment provid ing fer submitting the treaty to a vote of the people of Hawaii will be utilized. If they find upon this vote that the treaty cannot command the support of two-third? of the senators, the number necessary to secure its ratification, they will move to recommit to the committee on foreign re lations and then take up Senator Morgan's bill for annexation, which was favorably reported to the senate during the extra session. This Is the present plan, but de tails may, of course, be ohnnged. The friends of the treaty regard tin Bacon amendment as entirely unfriendly, and they would regard as antagonistic io the treaty any senator who would cast hit vote for It; hence they think they can use it as a foil and by its use secure the equiv alent of a vote on the treaty without im periling that document. If the vote on the amendment should show that the treaty commands the sixty votes necessary to Its ratification It would then be pressed to a tlna! vote as speedily as possible. IN THK HOUSE WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—Unless the Cuban question or some phase of the Maine disaster should come before the house this week the time, with the excep tion of tomorrow, which under an arrange ment made last week will be given up to the consideration of private bids, will be de voted, nominally at least, to tbe civil ap propriation bill. This bill will be reported to the house tomorrow. It la a very volum Inous measure, containing all the odds and ends of appropriations, as Its name indi cates, and Is usually productive of more protracted contests than any of the other appropriation bills. It Is understood that the information regarding the situation in Cuba, asked for Inst week by the house, has been prepared by the state dopartrm nt and Is ready for transmission. Some of the consular reports bearing upon the sit uation have been edited in some places, but It is said the situation as presented prob ably will call for some action before the information goefe to the house this week. An effort may be made to get It In tnls Planner. On account of public .sentiment pending the result of the Investigation into the cause of the disaster to the Maine it is considered probable that the answer of the state department will be withheld for several days. In the face of the catastro phe which has occurred members of tbe house who have usually pushed to the fore on the occasion of any sensational develop ments in foreign or domestic affairs were ominously silent last week. The extreme gravity of the situation anil the far reach ing consequences of hasty or ill-considered action tended to disarm them. At any time during the consideration of tlie appropria tion bill, where the widest latitude In de bate is allowed, a stirring debate involving the recent sensational events in connection with the explosion of the Maine and there call ot the Spanish minister and the latest dcv tlopments in Cuba may be precipitated. But those in authority, by keeping the ap propriation bill in the right of way, can easily prevent actual action by the house if they so desire, and the prevailing opinion of the conservative leaders on both sides is that both action and agitation are oul of place until all Ihe facts upon which a calm judgment can be predicated are known. ANTI-IRRIGATIONISTS Need All the Water in the Arkansas River WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 20.—An assembly of farme-rs und business men from several counties along the Arkansas river was held here te> discuss means whereby the Rockyford anel other irrigation companies in Colorado can be compelled to cease tak ing water from the Arkansas river for Ir rigation purposes. Several communications from places along the river from as far as Little Rock, Ark., were read. Committees were ap pointed to take different methods of ac tion under advisement and J. F. Houston was retained as legal counsel. Should the action be successful much hind in Colorado that has been cultivated umler Irrigation would be rendered utterly useless. It is believed there, is smtiil chance for success, but every stone will be turned to bring this about. Joe Geardlr.a. an Italian fruit dealer who is unable to speak English, was arrested yesterday afternoon by C. W. Fairbanks of the health office on a charge of selling frozen oranges contrary to the city ordi nance. He deposited a cash bond and was released. The ardent lover Is all at sea when ftls *"st girl throws him overboard.—Chicago News. All prices of wall paper greatly reduced. A. A. Eckstrom, 524 South Spring street Commencing Monday 21st ONE WEEK OF Genuine Bargains In the Largest Exclusive Men's Furnishing Goods House on the Coast. Just previous to the arrival of our large stock of spring goods we will have a complete cleaning up of stock At Big Reductions We handle no job lots or sec onds, therefore what we offer you is all fresh lines of Under wear ■* Hosiery Neckwearv* Negligee Shirts..* Fancy Shirts EtC. eu* |}i jt [agleson & Co. 112 So. Spring Street Opposite the Nadeau. OFF FOR ALASKA Staunch or Unseaworthy All the Steamers Are Crowded SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 20—The steamer North Paclllc. bound for Alaska, which was abandoned by a number of passengers at Por: Townsend on account of her al ii ged unseaworthiness, continued her voy age this morning, a new crew having been secured. The twenty-three passengers who refused to go to sea on the steamer have retvirned to this city. A member of the old crew gives as the reason for the crew's desertion the bad quality of the food fur nished and tiie crowded quarters. The largest party arriving here on their way to Alaska reached here today on the Northern Pacific in two special tourist cars. The party is from Lancaster and other Wisconsin towns and numbers fifty four. With the party were eighty-seven dogs which Idled a baggage car. The steamer Farrallon sailed tonight for Alaska with sixty passengers. The Oregon Railway and Navigation company's ship Victorian will be placed In the Alaskan trade. The Victorian Is one of the finest steamers in Pacific waters. FOREIGN FLASHES A dispatch rrom Helslngfors Fays Ihe 20» fishermen who were carried to sea lasl Wednesday on a tract of lee, have been saved. The Capetown correspondent of the Lon don Dally Mall says: Tho Transvaal gov ernment is mounting guns'at Johannes burg and conveying Maxims, shells, rifles and cartridges to that point In an offensive and ostentatious manner. The Swiss referendum has resulted ln popular approval of the proposed state pur chase of the railroads of Switzerland at a cost of about a billion francs (1200.000,000.) The government is projecting a loan for the purchase. Robert Welling! on-Ht a pleton-Cot ton, Viscount Combermore, 1? dead. He was born in IMS. He was third viscount and grandson of the celebrated Sir Stapleton- Cotton, who srrvetl with remarkable dis tinction ln the Peninsular war. Pere Favbr, the head of the Roman Catholic missions in China, and a resident at Pekin of thirty years' standing, was yesterday consecrated bishop in the cathe dral with great ceremony. The Chinese de clare that this was owing to direct repre sentations made by tho emperor to the Vatican. STATE NOTES The droves brothers, the Trinity-county miners, whose rich strike several months ago caused a rush to that part of the state, arrived ln San Francisco yesterday with sixty-two pounds of gold, valued at ?16,000. the product of a pocket recently found ia a lower lovel of the Blue Jay mine, the same property ln which their first phe nomenal linel was made. 11. Burnham, a pioneer, died yesterday at his home ln Oakland, aged 71. Ho came to California in 1853. He located in El Dorado county and made a fortune in toe mines. Thirty years ago he removed to Oakland, and after serving two years ln the Internal revenue service, established a planing mill. Undelivered Telegrams Thero are undelivered telegrams at the Western Union Telegraph office, comet 1 of First and Spring streets, for the following persons: L. M. Fletcher. Mr. J. Chandler Braman, C. Robb, Ducle Noonan, Richard Wall paper, uuv *..>".•», low prutes, ut A. A. Eckstrom's, 321 South Spring street. ■ I