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THE TIMES, .ASHINGTOy.t'WEDNESPAY, FEBRUARY 23, I8U3.
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H il CLAUSE INSERTED
Indisputable Evidence of the
President's Real Opinion.
ACCIDENT THEORY GIVEN UP
A "War CJauwe l'laeod In the Con
tract for the liaising of .Ihu Maine
The Administration Will Try
tTelay Open Hostilities for n
PCjJV Wc2l".
In Tthe contract made .yesterday be
tween jthe Government and the two
-wrecking companies which have under
takenlKb raise the Maine there was in
serted by the Administration, a "war
clause."
Despite the constant assertions of the
- Administration that the" Maine disaster
was ah accident; despite the reiterated
statements by Judge Day, Secretary Long
and others that any and all steps taken
by the Government in the matter would
be maoe public, together with all news
received from Havana, it was learned last
night ibeyond doubt that in the event of
a war the contract .made becomes void,
the American Government being released
from any and all monetary or other ob
ligations in the matter.
The financial part of the contract was
made public by Secretary Long jesterday
afternoon, but the Government took
great pains to conceal the fact that there
was a war clause "in the specifications;
for it was realized that the admission of
this fact would be in direct conflict
-with all of the almost positive state
ments,"made by the ofllcials of the State.
"War and Navy Departments to the effect
that the accident theory was the only
one acceptable under the circumstances.
The wrecking companies objected to the
war clause, and it is now known that this
was the point over which the Government
and the companies wrangled. Were the
wrecking companies to go to Havana and
fail to. carry out the terms of the con
tract because of a declaration of war, and
its consequences, on the part of this Gov
ernment, the Government would be lia
ble for tha full amount stipulated in the
contract, because the wrecking parties
could not help nor avert the war. This
is the c-pinlon of one of the most emi
nent jurists in the .District.
As it -was a large contract, the compa
nies consented finally to the terras, in
the hope that their work could be ac
complished before war could be brought
about.- They had, It was pointed out, ev
erything to gain and but little to lose
by taking the risk, and it was tacitly
agreed that should war prevent the work
Congress would be semi-oflicially request
ed to reimburse them for any preliminary
expenses, incurred in the frustrated at
tempt at the carrying out of the terms
of the contract.
It wa; pointed out to them that the
policy 'Of the Administration is to hold
war in check until every American in Ha
vana shall have had an opportunity to
return to this country. Then, too, the
work of the court of inquiry, their report,
and the official red-tape to be used in de
laying action upon it, together with prep
arations for war were all referred to as
being good opportunities for delaying hos
tilities for at least several weeks.
This one thing proves, more than any
thing olso yet made public, that the Ad
ministration has given up the "accident"
theoryin regard to the wreck of the
Maine, and that the President believes
thai war is certain.
ENKCUT1YE SESSION.
The Senate Secretly Considers the
i. Situation In Cuba.
For the first time since the outbreak of
hostilities in Cuba between the Spanish
government and the Insurgents the situa
tion was the bUbjecl of discussion in
executive session. A few days ago Mr.
Koop, a well known citizen of Boston,
who has been on the island making in
vestments, reached "Washington direct
from Cuba. He had several conferences
with Senators, and among them had a
long talk with Senator Morgan. So im
pressed was Mr. Morgan with what the
gentleman had to say that he had his
statement taken down in shorthand. ?nd
that statement -was submitted to the Sen
ate in secret session yesterday.
Mr. Koop shows conclusively that the
three things which the President based
his recent plea for delay in his message
have failed that autonomy Is a failure,
that the zone of cultivation is not what
the Spaniards have represented it to be,
and that the reconcentrados are not fed,
but are starved as badly as under the
rule of, Weyler.. Mr. Koop says that at
no place is the soil permitted to be culti
vated beyond a distance of 500 yards from
the military lines, and that the non
combatants are being starved because
they cannot go into the country and se
cure food. He says there is plenty of
Tood, that sweet potatoes are growing in
. DANGER SODA.
SeriouK Results Sometimes Follow
Its. Exeessivo Use.
Common soda is all right in its place
and indispensable in the kitchen and for
cooking and washing purposes, but it was
never intended for a medicine, and peo
ple who use it as such will some day re
gret it.
We refer to the common use of soda to
relieve heartburn or sour stomach, a
habit which thousands of people practice
ulmosf aally, and one which is fraught
with danger; moreover, the soda only
gives temporary relief and in the end the
fctomach trouble gets worse and worse.
The soda acts as a mecanical irritant to
the walls of the stomach and bowels and
cases are on record where it accumulated
in the intestines, causing death by in
flammation or peritonitis.
Dr. Barlandson recommends as the
safept and surest cure for sour stomach
(acid dyspepsia) an excellent preparation
jold by drnggjsls under the name of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. These tablets
are large 20-graln lozenges, very pleas
ant to" taste and contain the natural
acids, peptones and digestive elements
essential to good digestion, and when
taken -after mrals they digest the food
perfectly and promptly before It has time
to ferment, sour and poison the blood
and "nervous system.
Dr. "Wucrth states that ho invariably
uses Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in all
cases of stomach derangements and finds
them ascertain cure not only for sour
stomach, but by promptly digesting the
food they create a healthy appetite, In
creasejflesh and. strengthen the action of
the heart and Uver. They are not a
cathartic, but intended only for stomach
diseases and -weakness and will be found
reliable In any stomach trouble except
canccrt of the stomach. All druggists
eell Btuart Dyspepsia Tablets at 50 cts.
per package.
A little book describing all forms of
stomach weakness and their cure mailed
free by. addressing the Stuart Co. of
Marshall, Miclu
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abundance, and the people could feed
themselves At -they were" -permitted to go
about, but this they were denied from
doing. . .
Mr. ICoop-has ofeeh through all the pro
vinces of the island, and he says that in
the thirty-four provinces outside of Ha
vana there is not a vestige of the reforms
that were promised by the Spanish gov
ernment. Chi the contrary, he says the
rule under .-Blanco is as severe as it
-was uriaer Weyler, and that all sorts of
cruelties are practiced. Mr. Koop re
lates instances that he saw personally
of boys of tender years being shof for
going beyond tthe. military lines, and in
one instance, where a bit of a lad was
halted and did not stop. Before he had
gone a dozen steps farther. Mr. Koop
said, he saw him shot down in cold blood.
Instances were numerous of women and
children being beaten, and kicked to
death, and one case he told of was that
of three children., who were kicked from
a railway train and killed, being left
by the roadside like to many dead cat
tle. Rapine nad plunder went hand in
hand through, the island Mr.' Koop said,
and he declared that the conditions were
as bad as they have ever been on the isl
and. The statement of this gentlemen made
many pages of type written copy, and
was ordered to be tiled with the execu
tive documents of the Senate. The read
ing made a profound impression upon the
Senate. Mr. Galllnger said that it only
convinced him' the more that this
Government should have interfered a
year ago to .stop the war.
Mr. Allen will today introduce a reso
lution providing for the appointment of
a select committee to go to Cuba to in
vestigate the general situation, and make
an immediate report to Congress.
STREET'S DEEP INTEREST
Developments Bearing ou Cnban
Situation Eagerly Awaited.
The Cable Advice lienor t London
Market Strong hi mi Departments
Including American Stuck.
New Yoilc, Feb. 22. "Wall street is so in
terested in all developments bearing upon
the Cuban situation that many Wall
street men visited the financial district
today, although it was a holiday, to get
the cable stock market quotations from
London, and any news of a definite sort
that might come from Washington or
Havana.
The downtown ofilces of several firms
were kept open, and the cable was util
ized in the early morning to do a small
amount of business on the London stock
exchange. The cabled advices reported
the London market strong in all its de
partments. Including American stocks, in
dicating that stock operators abroad weic
not disposed to look upon the Cuban sit
uation with the same amount of uneasi
ness that has been displayed lately by
local operator.
Private dispatches said the icassuring
African news had been an Important cle
ment in making the market strong, but
that the volume of business had been
very limited.
SPAIN'S SECRET NEGOTIATIONS.
She Fiends for Several of Italy's
Rest Ships.
New York, Feb. 22. A well-informed
Naval authority stated today that Spain
was secretly megolialing for several of
Italy's best ships. The Italian govern
ment, though pressed for money, hesi
tates to close the deal, because she fears
to offend the United States.
Italy is rated as the fourth naval power
in the world, and has many fine vesels.
Ships from her fleet would strengthen
any naval power.
Spain, for a bankrupt nation, is spend
ing lots of money these days. Her new
naval work, together with her purchases
of ships from Brazil and from English
yards, has cost her millions, but she
shows no disposition to stop, as her re
ported negotiations with Italy show.
The Rothschilds have advanced Spain
$400,000,000 in the past, which Is still owed
them. They may have secretly renewed
their loans, which some time ago they
openly refused to continue.
TRAMPLED IX THE DUST.
Indignant Citizen Show Their
Hatred for Spanish Methods.
Ybor City, Fla.. Feb. 22. A crowd of
cigarmakers and others dragged the red
and yellow flag of Spain in the dust last
night and ended by tearing it into pieces.
All kinds of threats were made in case
the Government failed to take prompt
steps in the Maine affair.
The war spirit is growing.
EXPECTED ADVANCE IX WHEAT.
The Letter Contingent Manipulating
Prices to Suit Itself.
Chicago, Feb. 22. Wheal is slated for
another adance, and the upturn will" be
a repetition of what has been seen for
the past ten days.
George French, Leiter's lieutenant, ad
mits that the wires- are laid for another
boost. Most of the clique wheat is to
be moved as soon as possible. Leiter's
May line is larger than it was a week
or ten days ago, and the trades that have
been made in the pit were generally the
settling of "one short" to another.
Traders are expecting Lelter to manipu
late July.
HER REMAINS LIE IN STATE.
Rrief Services nt the Tiler of tlie
Great Temperance Apostle.
Churchville, N. X., Feb. 22. The remains
of Miss Frances E. Willard arrived here
at 9:13 this morning. The body lay in
state in the Congregational Church from
10:50 until 2 p. m.
A brief service was conducted by Rev.
J. Henderson, nd the funeral party then
proceeded to Chicago.
In this same church, a few weeks ago,
Miss Willard, in a short speech, said:
"When the Lord is through with my
services on earth He will let me know. I
am not worrying About the future of this
great work 1 am engaged In. 1 hope,
however, that I shall die in the harness."
PRINCETON'S COMMEMORATION.
The Exercise Were Both of n Liter
ary uud Athletic Character.
Princeton, N. J., Feb. 22. Washington's
birthday was commemorated at Princeton
by exercises of both a literary and ath
letic character. This morning the class
of 1S7C, prize debate, was held in Alexan
der Hall, and was won by D. E. Altland.
9S, Pennsylvania.
D. L. Chambers, of Washington. D. C..
won the annual oratorical contest, the
subject being "Modern Irreverence, its
Danger to Our National Life."
In the afternoon the annual joint indoo'r
meet of the track athletic association was
held.
Senator White Not a Candidate.
Los Angeles. Cal., Feb. 22. Senator White an
nounces that he will not be a cardidatc for re
election. . v fe. &
DEEMED AN IMPOSSIBILITY
(Continued from First Tage.)
will be that the Maine was blown' up from
external cav.Fcs,and -that alkofrlier mag
azines are intact." "
CONCERN FOR HIS SAFETY.
Gen.
Lee's Family and Friends are
Uneasy About Iltui.
"" Richmond. Va.. Feb. 22. There is mucht
concern here," as- well 'as? $11, over the
State, for the safety of Gen,:- Fitzhugh
Lcc. That Americans in Havana are in
great peril everyone admits.
Gen. Lee's safety was a matter of con
cern when the riots in Havqna were in
progress, but it is admitted that he Is In
greater danger now. His friends fear
that the Spanish volcano will hurst forth
at any time, and they say thai one of
the first objects of the Spaniards wratli
will be the American consul general,
There is no doubt that General "Lee has
regarded the situation as perilous for
some time. It is probable that he has
long been expecting such an acute situa
tion as now prevails, though he never
dreamed that to bring it about it should
be necessary for such an appalling disas
ter as that in which the Maine went to
the bottom of Havana harbor, carrying
with her so many American seamen iii the
flower of their manhood.
General Lee has written a few private
letters but they were Intended to make
his family and friends feel easier.
The fact that Gen. Lee did not take
his family to Cuba with him this winter
as he did last is an indication that he
feared that a condition would arise in
which they -would not be safe in Havana.
Gen. Lee is known to be a great home
loving man, and he would have his family
with him the year round were the cli
matic conditions at all propitious and Ihe
chances were remote for hostilities be
tween the two countries.
The belief prevails hero that Gen. Lee
will stick to his post until called away
by ills Government. It is doubtful if lie
will go then until he is sure that every
American is safe on a vessel. Gen. Lee
is not a man who will run from danger.
WORK HUSHED ON HOLIDAY.
Lnrj
e Force Prepares the Terror
for Active Sea Duty.
Norfolk. Va., Feb. 22. Being a legal
holiday, the navy yard was closed today
to the public and press, but a force of
imn was at work on the Inside all day and
late tonight. A force of about seventy
five men was at work on the monitor
Tenor all day. Her orders .are to sail
to New York immediately. The last of
her stores were put aboard today under
the personal supervision of her command
er. Capt. Dunn, who has been aboard
since early this morning. It Is authorita
tively stated that the Government has in
creased the appropriation of the construc
tion and repair department from $10,009
to $"..000 for March. This makes an ag
gregate of $300,000 to be spent here dur
ing that month.
The gunboat Machias, now on her way
from Europe, will be sent here for exten
sive repairs, and other vessels arc ex
pected. The working force is expected
to be doubled by March 1.
If the needed number of men cannot be
obtained here they will be secured from
other yards.
Some 300 men have enlisted on the Ter
ror and Puritan in the past three days.
THE CINCINNATI UNDER WAY.
The Cruiser Ordered to Proceed to
Rarbudoeti.
The cruiser-Glncinnati, of the South At
lantic squadron, that has been stationed
at Rio and at Para, Brazil. ' has been
ordered to proceed in the direction of
Havana. The orders given her were not
announced as is the usual custom in the
Navy Department, but there is no ques
tion whatever about them. The direc
tions sent her were to steam for Barba
does, which is half way between Para
and Havana. Her orders were sent last
Friday, the day :.fter the suppressed
message from Capt. Sigsbce was receiv
ed. They included In the message to pro
ceed at full speed.
It cannot be learned at the Navy De
partment if the Cincinnati's orders have
been supplemented with the directions
since that time to continue the trip to
Havana or not. Her being ordered north
at this time is most significant, not only
because she Is proceeding toward Ha
vana, but because her leaving the station
of the South Atlantic squadron leaves
that station with only one vessel, a con
dition of things that has not been al
lowed to exist for many years.
MAKING RAPID HEADWAY.
Government Orders Work on Guns
for Battleships Rushed:
Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 22. Work on the
big Government contract is now under
rapid headway at the Otis steel works.
Five enormous gun carriages are being
constructed there. They are for thlrtcen
incli guns to bo used on United States
battleships. A similar carriage was com
pleted some time ago and shipped East,
where it met with the approval of the
Navy Department.
General Manager Bartol said today that
orders had now been received to com
plete five more carriages.
A dlspatchfrom Washington stales that
the work is to be rushed and the de
livery of the carriages hastened.
TIIE VIZCAYA 'S MATCH.
The Monitor Terror Ik Sent to New
York.
New York, . Feb. 22. The sudden dis
patching of the monitor Terror to New
York means that the Spanish cruiser
Vizcaya is no longer to ride at her an
chorage here with an overshow of
strength and ill-concealed frowning.
Whatever the next few days may bring
forth, the Government will have a mighty
representative, either to bow the Spaniard
from the "harbor, or, should it become
necessary, to see that she loses no time
in passing the three-mile limit or the na
tion's endurance.
With the arrival of the Terror in New-
York harbor the Vizcaya will be con
fronted by a war engine such as her ofll
cers have never seen before. Instead of
a cruiser or battleship, with towering
freeboard, bulging sponsons and hlgh
borno turrets, she will have at her el
bow a steel raft, with sides rising only
three or Tour feet from the water. This
raft will be clear fore and aft. save for
two squat turrets and a low, lean su
perstructure. In eyellke pairs, four rifles will stare
from under the steel brow3 of the turrets
and the decks about them will be busy
with blue-clad men.
The secondary battery of the Vizcaya
comprises twenty-six pieces, while that of
the Terror is made up of only eight. But
in defensive qualities the Terror-outclasses
the Spaniard. In the first place, she
may be submerged to her deck line by
fllling taks constructed for that purpose.
This, at a range of four or five miles,
transforms the monitor to little more
than two turrets floating at the ends of a
low deck structure.
The deck structure may be shot away
entirely. If markmanshlp is accurate
enough, and the mushroom turrets will
still hail out their roaring ruin. '
For the Terror's guns the Vizcaya
.would be a fair, high mark, a great wall
of steel for the gunner's eye, while the
Vizcaya's butteries could onlyjbe trained
upon "ypeek-jllkje turrets, with Jbne chance
in A hundreQ of striking them. ' m
As the Terror is a harbor defense,- steel
clad, her steaming radius and speed are
less than those of the Vizcaya. She is
not expected to-move far, f ronj, ljer" base
of supplles,"whlle the "Vizcaya lg a trav
eler up and dqwn .tbefjworld. -. s
Naval authorities are confident that the
Terror would be more than a match for
tho Vizcaya, for many reasons, not the
least of them being her conformation and.
constructlon'.l'.added.jqiHhe pow.bt her'
guns.
D1VEHS TO BEGIN TODAY.
The Contract With thu'Wrecl-injj
Gompntiles Signed. '
The contract- with the wrecking com
panies that are to rqhe the Maine was
signed by the Government and the com
panies yesterday. ThJTMerritt and Chap
man Wrecking Company and the Boston
Tow Boat Company ajje, the concerns Uiat
will attempt the work 'hey are to re
ceive JS60 a day unjU-tjhe contract Is
completed, and a lump,, sum of ?100,000
when they have transported 'the wrecked
ship to New York.
Two expert divers that were agreed on
in the contract were sent to Havana
yesterday, and reached therc some time
last; night. Their work1 will begin today.
The wrecking barges will arrive at 'Ha
vana some time today jpcobably.
The following messagcTwas received
yesterday by Secretary Long from Capt.
SIgsbee: r "'
"Send Forsythe for'SigsDec transverse
sectional drawing of Maine, through for
ward 10-inch magazines( shell room and
coal pockets." .
(Signed) "SIGSBEE."
It is the general r opinion that
Capt. "" Sigsbce Is undoubtedly sure
now that the Maine was not
blown up by accident, and that
ho wishes the drawings to corroborate
the evidence found by the divers. Then,
the drawings wquld be of great assist
ance to the divers in exploring the ship.
AWAITING THE VERDICT.
The nouso Ready to Aet If It Wus
Spanish Treachery.
There was war In the atmosphere of tho
House and the Capitol yesterday, and an
impression prevailed that by the close
of the week the members and the people
would be put In possession of informa
tion as to the attitude of the Admlnistra-
tion relative to Spain
It was said by a Republican that there
is reason for believing that by Saturday
"a message relating to the Maine catastro
phe may be sent to Congress by the Pres
ident. This the gentleman thought would
certainly bd the case If the board of in
quiry at Havana reported that the disas
ter to the Maine was not due to an acci
dent. Should the report of this boa'rd be i Maine to Puget sound, having careful re
in effect that accident did caiiBe the ex- gard for the relative positions to be de-
plosion, It was said that some member,
probably Mr. Hiti, chairman of the Com
mittee on Foreigri Affairs, would, In a
speech, make known tlie attitude ot the
President.
It is considered as certain that if the
disaster to the Maine Is found to have
been caused by a submarine mine having
been exploded beneath her, that the Pres
ident will lay the facts before Congress,
and that steps will be taken In the proper
diplomatic way to demand an Indemnity,
which, If not Immediately granted, will
result in a declaration of war against
Spain by the American Congress.
Sill. McKINLEY RETURNS.
He Leaver Philadelphia Immediately
After th(sllJiiiverity Exercises.
President McIClnley returned to the
city yesterday afternoon at C.30 o'clock.
Ha left Philndchmia. almost Immediate- I
n. nf..r iho r.nif.inKir.n nf tim Pvi.rViTsp !
, ,, , ti . T, . . , -.u 1
of the University of Pennsylvania. The!
President was in cotou.'unTcat!oli with
Washington all day yesicrday. One tele-
gram was sent him by Judge Day, and
had there been anything new In ' the
situation there were arrangements lor
direct communications by long distance
telephone.
The report that the Dauntless had been
captured by Spaniards reached the Navy
Department yesterday .morning, and it Is
believed by many of the ofllcials. because t
she has not been heard from for nearly
a week. Lieut. Whittlesey, however, can
not believe there is any truth in the re
port. He says: ,
"There is no boat In the, Spanish navy
fast enough to catth the Dauntless. She
is somewhere down about the Florida
coast, or in the neighborhood of Havana.
To tell the truth, we Vlon't know where
she is. Since the Maine disaster the peo
ple around this office h'ae been too busy
to think about the Dauntless. That she
is safe, though, I have no doubt.
THEY SING "AMERICA."
A Patriotic Feature; at u Street
Meeting;. -
At the request of Rev. Thomas Duckett,
the Sparrow's Point evangelist, who was
conducting an open air religious service
at Seventh street and Pennsylvania ave
nue, yesterday afternoon,, the promiscu
ous crowd surrounding him lustily joined
in singing the patriotic hymn "America."
The evangelst declared that a man can
bo a patriot as well as a Christian. He
said that a Christian soldier has always
been proven to be the bravest of soldiers.
As an example of this he called attention
to "Stonewall"' Jackson, who never gave
battle before bending his knee in drayer.
"Today we are praising God and cele
brating Washington's birthday," he said,
"Next week we may be fighting the
fanatical Spaniards. Should such a con
tingency arise buckle on your armor un
der the red, white and blue, put your
trust in God and light as only Christian
soldiers can fight." "
These sentiments were applauded heart
ily. In the evening Mr. Duckett attended
the Central Union Mission services.
REQUIEMS FOR MAINE'S DEAD.
Interesting Service!-! at T'lireo New
York Catholic Churches.
New York, Feb. 22. A service for the
Maine -victims was held this morning In
the Holy Cross Church, on East Broad
way, Flatbush, which wits attended by
the widow and relatives of one of the men
who lost his life in tlie di.-after.
Tho front, pew was reserved for Mrs.
Horn, the widow of William J. Horn.
Horn was a fireman on the Maine. He
was married a few days before the bat
tleship left here for the South.,
Father "Wood delivered a touching ad
dress on tlie fate of the unfortunate men
on the Maine. Special prayers were of
fered for Uorn.
Special services in memory of the dead
Maine seamen were also held in the
Church of the Sacred Heart, Brooklyn.
The services were of a most unusual
character. They took the form of a mili
tary mass, something seldom seen In this
country. It is only celebrated on rare
and very Important occasions, and is ex
ceedingly Impressive in' all Its features.
The services were of a .Semi-official na
ture. The marines from' the navy yard
participated. ' '
The principal feature of 'the sen-ices
was the presence of a.' large catafalque
draped in black, which gave the celebra
tion tho appearance of a real funeral ser
vice. The catafalque lay. in the center
aisle near the sanctuary. Over it was
thrown the natlonnl 'flag, ntermlngled
with the Union Jack ol the hayY- On
top of the catafalque trereHwo crossed
cutlasses, with the cananOL-belt of the
bluejacket. The galleries or the church
were heavily draped inTnoiCfailngj
Father Nash said: "Ortlifs anniversa-
ry .day we have offered the divine sacri
fice for those brave iricn who only a few
short dnys ago died at their posts of du
ty, marjtyrs to -the cause of their country.
On this dayvon which we hqnorthe mem
ory of the father of his country, it seems
to mc"ai,most tfppropriato thing to honor
c,tho memory of those who gave up their
lives In the. svlge of that same coun
try. When the noble vessel which they
manned sailed Trom Hampton Roads nev
er did the brave" sailors think that their
eyes had rested for the last time on the
shores of their beloved country. Lying
at anchor in t,h,e waters of a friendly na
tion, they felt that all was secure. But
all tho uncertainties of life, in tlie twink
ling of an eya,rquicker than the lightning's-flash,
theawful moment came, and,
without an instant's warning, they were
hurled into eternity, without a moment
in which to speak a last farewell or to
call out, 'God.ihave mercy on my soul!
Peace to their ashes, no matter where
their bodies lie today. Their graves are
honorable, inasmuch as they died serving
their country's cause."
A requiem mass' was also celebrated in
St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, Front
and Gold (streets, Brooklyn, in memory
of the dead seamen.
TO MAN THE BIG GUNS.
The Spnate Adds Two More Artillery
ReKimenlK to the Army.
The readiness .with which the Scitatc
yesterday passed Gen. Hawlcy's bill pro
viding for the addition of two regiments
of artillery to the army indicates the ten
sion reached in that body and the ascend
ency 6f the war feeling. The bill was
passed after a very short discussion, and
by the overwhelmingly one-elded vote of
52 to 4. The only negative votes were
those of Senators Bate, Chilton, Clay and
Vest.
For the first time since the civil war the
standing army of the'Unlted States has
been increased, and in the face of argu
ments that have been advanced that an
increase of the army threatened the
liberties of the people, this bill was cp
acted into law, so far as the power of the
Senate is concerned, practically without
opposition. The bill was urged by Gen.
Miles' and the War Department and rec
ommended by the unanimous vote of the
committee- Had there been no threat of
war with Spain, the Increase would have
been necessary for tlie simple purpose of
taking care of the new defenses that have
been erected to protect the American sea
coast -cities, but it is doubtful If the pro
posed increase would have been sane-
! tloned had not the war scare pervaded
Congress and the entire country.
Existing contracts call for the emplace
ment, and mounting on "or before June 30
of 133 modern high-power steel guns,
ranging In caliber from S to 12 Inches;
12 of 5-inch caliber: 4 G-pounders, and 232
12-inch mortars, making a total of SS7
pieces of ordnance. 'These are to be scat
tered, according to the best judgment of
tho engineers and ordnance officers, from
trrirfl
Jended
Men fit to be trusted to operate
these great guns cannot be had at a mo
ment's notice, and this costly machinery
and ordnance might be ruined at the first
attempt to put them into service If in
trusted to unskilled hands. For the pur
pose of effective work and firing with pre
cision these guns require the highest class
of skilled hibor, anu it is really in the line
of economy for this Increase in the ar
tillery equipment of the army to be au
thorized. In discussing this matter with Sena
tor Hawley yesterday. Gen. Miles said, in
outlining the work accomplished up to
date by the fortifications board, that bat
teries had leen placed in position In new
fortifications at Portland Head, Me.:
Grover's Cliff, Boston harbor; Fort Han
cock, the approach to Philadelphia; the
approach to Washington, the coast of
North Carolina, Charleston harbor. Mo
bile, Ala.: Galveston. Tex.; Fort Baker,
Cal.: Fort Point. Cal., and Fort Stevens,
Ore. Gen. Miles also says that batteries
will be placed in a few months on new
fortllW,,om. n. ,, m.mnn.i ii,i
fortifications at Great Diamond Island,
i Portland, Me.; Fort Constitution, Ports-
-mouth, N. II.; Long Island Head. Bos-
uiuuw., ,. ii., rui.f 1S3.....V. i.vm.. uui,
ton harbor: Dutch Island, Narragansett
Bay, R. I.; eastern entrance to Long Isl
and Sound, N. Y.; Delaware City. Del.;
approaches to Baltimore, approaches to
Washington, approach to Savannah. Ga.;
New Orleans, La.: San Diego, Cal.; en
trance to Puget Sound, Wash., making in
all twenty-six new seacoast fortifications
for tlie .defense of the great cities of the
Atlantic, gulf and Pacific coasts, where
fortifications have been and are being
erected, and where artillery Is required to
protect and to man these batteries. Gen.
Miles added that his department was
sending detachments of men to keep
these fortifications In condition and pro
tect the ammunition, but these, he said,
were not sufficient to man the battery,
and for tnls reason the two additional
regiments of artillery were imperative
and should be authorized immediately.
It is believed that the House will coin
cide with the Senate and authorize the
outlay necessitated by this enlargement
of the armed forces. These two regi
ments will consist of 1.C10 men and the
necessary officers, and will make the to
tal regiments of artillery foot up to sev
en, although it would only increase the
number of officers of artillery by twenty
one. The total cost of the increase in the
roster of officers will be $67,SS0. The in
creased cost on account of the enlisted
men in pay. clothing, and rations will ag
gregate $462,171.0 a year.
PLENTY OF SHIPS AVAILABLE.
Sevcrnl Lines Have Materinl for
Conversion Into Crul.scrs.
New York, Feb. 22. Little difficulty will
be experienced by the United States In
securing a powerful auxiliary navy
should one become necessary. There are
at least fifty large steamships that could
be turned over to the Government on
short notice. Many of these, with few al
terations, could be made into serviceable
cruisers, while others could be fitted as
transports.
Among the steamship lines that have
vessels available for naval use are the
American, Ward, Clyde, Morgan, Old Do
minion, Cromwell, and Savannah.
It is said that the "Washington author
ities have already been In communication
with the steamship companies, but this
is denied at the offices.
THEIR MEMORY HONORED.
The Brave Victims' Devotion to Duty
"Eloquently Eulogized.
Cleveland, O., Feb. 22. By direction of
Bishop Horstmann, a solemn requiem
mass was celebrated today in St. John's
Cathedral, this city, in memory of the
dead sailors of the battleship Maine. The
interior of tfre great church was elabor
ately deeorated in morning, and the
catafalque was covered by the national
colors.
Rector Valiey delivered an eloquent and
patriotic address", telling of the devotion
to duty of the brave victims, and voicing
the nation's gratitude for their fidelity
unto death. He concluded by requesting
the congregation to unite with him in re
peatlngrthe prayers for the happy repose
of the souls of the dead sailors.
CRANKS DO NOT MAKE THEM.
Torpedoes and Mines are Too Costly
for Individual Manufacture.
An officer in the Ordnance Bureau said
yesterday:
''Torpedoes are costly articles and mines
are more so. They are not to be manu
factured by any crank that takes a fancy
to blow up a battleship. They, require the
work of experts and the expenditure of J
.... .. ii .Ivma fin iVnn 4liof 41,,, I
ZUOliey U1JU tune, jiuuiq liihii maw kiiv.j
may not be carried about like sacks of
flour throughfthe streets, or sunk in har
bors by unknown people when Vessels are
all about. The torpedo theory or tho
mine theory means that the Spanish gov-
SUFFERED
Faithful Dominick McGwyns Was
in Agony for a Year, But
MUNYON CURED HIM
And He Wants to Let the World
Know What Was Done for Him.
Mr. Dominick McGwyne, aq old and
faithful employe of the National Capital
Ic; Company, Klghth street wharf, south
west, Washington, d. C, says: "I suf
fered agony with sciatic and. muscular
rheumatism for the past year. In fact, I
was not able to work and was confined to
my bed for six weeks. AVhen able to
move at all, it was necessary to use a
eane. 1 could not raise my hands to my
head or even stoop to pick up my hat. I
tried almost every known .remedy for
this disease without benefit. Then I went
to Munyon. With the aid of Munyon'ri
Rheumatism Cure and Munyon's
wonderful electricity In two weeks 1 was
made well and able to return to my work.
1 have no pains or stiffness; and I want to
let the world know what Munyon did for
me."
This is what Munyon's remedies do:
Headache relieved in seven to ten min
utes. Colds checked in a few hours.
Coughs quickly relieved and cured.
Rheumatism relieved at once, and cured
In a few days. Sore throat cured In three
hours. Chills and fever broken at once.
Kidney and stomach trouble, insomnia,
nervous diseases, liver complaint, piles,
neuralgia, catarrh, bronchitis, throat
troubles,, all female complaints and dis
eases of "children relieved at once and
promptly cured. At all druggists, 2oc. a.
vial. Munyon's doctors at your service
free. Open all day and evenings. Sun
day. 2 to 5.
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CATARRH POSITIVELY CURED.
Tiial treatment free.
ernment is at the bottom of the disas
ter." OFFICERS MUST BE SILENT.
Order "Directing Them Not to Talk
About the Disaster.
Key West, Feb. 22. An order has been
Issued which will stop authoritative state
ments being made by officers of the navy.
It reads as follows:
"Circular letter No. 1S7. United States
Flagship New York, Key West, Fla.. Feb.
21, 1S53. By direction of the honorable
Secretary of the Navy all officers of the
navy arc directed not to hae interviews
with any person as to the recent loss of
the U. S. S. Maine, or connected there
with. Very respectfully,
"M. SICARD, Rear Admiral."
MOUNTING THE BIG GUNS.
Rnjjid Work on Government Forts
About CharlcMon.
Charleston, S. C, Feb. 22. Work on the
Government fortifications is being rapid
ly pushed. The big guns arc being
mounted for action. Ammunition is to
be shipped at once.
THEY RESIST THE TRCC-PS.
Mincri-, and l'lichern ttlnckude Dyeu
Trail.
Victoria, B. C, Feb. 22. Three
steamers, the Danube, the Thistle and
Tees, have returned from Skaguay,
each with a few Dawsonites on board.
There was a very little gold on board.
Passengers from Skaguay bring naws
of a blockade of the Dyea trail by
miners and packers, who resisted the
demand of a detachment of United
States troops to go over the trail be
fore them. Iu was feared at Dyea that
trouble would arise over the affair.
Another shooting affair occurred at
Skaguay in front of a saloon. "Tom"
Ryan shot and wounded a newcomer,
whose name was not given. Ryan was
promptly arrested and taken to Sitka
for trial.
"Mike" Quinlan, formerly of Minne
apolis, has been appointed marshal of
Skaguay. .
A jail is being provided. Two men,
whose names are not known, were de
tected robbing; a cache at Sheep Camp.
One of them turned and fired at his
pursuers, who returned the fire, and
one dropped to the ground.
SHE LEAD3 XLONDIKERS.
Mrs. Board Heads a Party of Jer
sey Men and Women.
New York, Feb. 22. A New Jersey
woman is the head of a Klondike expe
dition which left on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad today. She is a Black Hills
miner and her name is Mary W. Board.
The expedition is for tho Copper River,
where she expects to establish a colony
near Osca, a Russian settlement. Miss
Board will probably name her colony
"Jersey," as she was born in Hoboken
and has lived for many years at Mc
tuchen. Miss Board has been mining for about
ten years in the Black Hills, but stopped
operations last year on account of a
scarcity of funds. Her object in going
to Klondike is to obtain sufficient means
with which to carry on somewhat exten
sive operations in her Black Hills mines.
Miss J3oard ha3 outfitted her expedition
of men and women for ?!50 each. Her
contract includes food, clothing, and sim
ple mining machinery for a year. She is
an Intrepid woman about forty years old,
who long ago gained a reputation for
locating quartz and placer mines. Her
faitli centers In the Copper River, which,
she declares, is rich in gold.
There are several trained nurses in Mls
Board's expedition, and other woinen. all
of whom, she says, are quite as plucky
and determined as the men.
Miss Board has done the work of a
lawyer in this city and New Jersey, al
though when she applied for admission
to the bar she was refused. She has
never again asked for admission, but has
prepared many important cases which
have been heard in the courts. Her
first trip to the Black Hills was made in
the interest of a famous mining suit.
, She is the daughter oC the late John M.
Board, who refused the Whig nomination
for President in 1S.15. Mr. Board was an
intimate friend of Horace Greeley.
Fntrlotic Ohio Troops.
Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 22. Adjt. Gen. Ax
line said yesterday afternoon that 'ir war
were to be declared on Spain 10,000 Ohio
troops could be assembled in Cincinnati
in twenty-four hours. Forty-eight hours
later they would be in Miami. Fla.. and
another day could be landed at Matanzas,
Cuba.
The Affirmative Won.
"Resolved, That the United States
should adopt a more vigorous foreign pol
icy," was the subject of a debate before
the Northeast Literary society yesterday
afternoon. Tlie question was- decided in
the affirmative by a three-fourths vote
of those present.
TRY GRAIN-0! TRY GRAIN-0!
Ask your Grower to day to snow you apnek
age of GRAfN-O.the new food drink that
takes the place of coffee. The children may
drink It withoutlnjury as well as the adult.
AH who try it, like it. GRAIN-0 has that
rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but It is
made from pure grains, and the most deli
cate stomacfi receives -It without dIMrcss.
One-quarter the price of coffeclBo and 23c
per package. Sold by all grocers. ja27-tf
FINANCIAL.
CARSON A MACARTNEY,
Members of tha New York Stocfe Exchance,
141 5 F St., Glover Building.
Correspondent of Measrtf. Moore & Bchley,
i . No. 80, broadway.
.Bankers and Dealers fn Government Bonds.
Deposit. Exchange. Loans.
Railroad H cocks and Bonds and nlf
Kccuritle listed on the exchange of New
York, Philadelphia, Boston, ami Baltimore
bought and sold.
A specialty made of Investment &ecuri
ties. District Bonus and alt local Rail
road, Gas, Insurance and Telephone Stock
dealt in.
American Eell Telephone Stock bought
and said. mal8-tf-crn -
Amorfcan Security and
Trust Go.
MONEY TO LOAN.
This com pan 7 has money toloaa
on listed collateral securities at
lowest rate of Interest.
C. J. BELL, JL'rcsuiont-
The National Safe Deposit
Savings and Trust
Company
of the District of Columbia.
COft. 1STH ST. AXD NEW YORK AVE
Chartered by Special Actot Congress Jan.
180Y, and Acts of Oct.. ISflO.
Feb.. 1892.
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W, B. HiBBS & GO,
BA NKEna and BHOKPIIS .
Members New YorkStjcL l'.change.
1427 F StreeL
Correspondents o
UDFA'BUIiG, THALJiANX & CO7,
Now Soil.
Washington
Loan & Trust Co.
OFFICE. COR- 9TR AND F STS.
PAID UP CAPITAL. ONE MILLION.
Loans hi any amount made on ap-
proven real estate or collateral, ac
reasonable rates.
Interest paid upon derxwltson dally
balances subject to cbecte.
Tms company acts "as executor, ad-
mlnistrator. trustee, agent, treasurer.
reKiatrar. and in all otfter fiduciary
capacities.
Boxes for rent In burglar and fire-
proot vaults fur safe deposit and.
storage of valuable packages.
JOHN JOY" EDSON President
JOHN A. SWOPS ice President;
ELLIS SPEAR ,.2d Vice President
JOHN It. CAUMOlli' Treasurer
ANDREW PARKER Secretary
JOHN L. VEAVER....ncaILstate Officer
Chlchflcr't Ku!l2i DLtmoiui BrmnO.
ENNYR0YAL PILLS
Original ud Only Genuine.
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NUPTIALS IN A CEMKTERY.
A Couple Mnrrhd at tlie Grave of
the Bride's Mother.
Blue Rapids. Kan.. Feb. 22. Alfred
Scammel and Mary Moulton were married
recently in Oak Hill Cemetery at the
foot of the grave of the bride's mother.
Miss Moulton lost her father when a
child. Sh- grew up to be more of a siater
to her mother than a child. AVhen she
became engaged to marry her mother
took the deepest interest in the wedding
preparations. "
The young people were -to have been'
married February 13, last yearj but the
mother fell sick and died on the day Vet
for the wedding. Her death almost killed
her child.
After tho burial Miss Moulton and her
lover went daily to her grave. There
they came to the agreement io wed at
the grave. The other day a few friends
gathered in the cemetery. The Rivera
joined hands standing at the foot of tho
grave. A minister stood at its head, and
pronounced them man and wife.
TO STAY ON FIFTH AVKXIJK.
3rr. Crokcr's Clnb Will Remain on,
the Swell Thoroughfare.
New York, Feb. 22. The Democratic
Club will not desert Fifth avenue. At the
fortnightly meeting of the board of gov
ernors last night a radical change in -he
plans of the club was made, and It was
decided to sell the New York AthletTb
Club house and site, which had been
bought for the club's new quarter?, and
remain in the club's present home.
The lavish plans by which the Demo
cratic Club is to have one of thejlncgt
houses in the city will not be abandoned.
The handsome outlay of cash set apart
to fit up the new club house, at Sixth
avenue and Fifty-fifth street, will be
spent in making the old headquarters on
Fifth avenue entirely splendid and up to
date.
Mr. Croker was not unfavorable to the
change in the plans, and said that he
was willing to abide by the decision of the
club. He thought the present bulltlin
mlght be , refit ted and refurnished in a
manner that would answer all the needs'
of the members. Mr. Freedman and Mr.,
Joseph Blumenthal expressed themselves
to the same purpose.
HATED YANKEE SAILORS.
A Member of Maine Crew TVrot of
the Feeling in Harmia.
Bangor, Me.. Feb. 22. William L.
Robinson, of Bangor, lias just received
a letter from his friend. C K. Lowell,
of Bucksport, who was one of the crew
cf the battleship Maine, and whose.',,
name has appeared in the list of the
dead. The letter is dated at Havana,
January 2, and -in it Lowell says,
among1 other things:
"They have been having riots here,
and ue were sent down to project
American citizens, and will probably
stay here three or four months, or un
til we are relieved.
"They are giving: no liberty on
board the Maine, since the people here
don't like Yankee sailors: besides we
are likely to have fighting any time.
The Spaniards say that they cap
tured a Cuban general today, but I
don't believe it. Say. they .could not
catch a cold, AVe have a lot of Span
ish visitors every day. Captain Gen
eral Blanco came on board today. The
Spanish think the Maine is quite a
powerful ship. I guess they would
think so If we got after them with
some of our nineteen-inch guns."
Mr. Ward L. Smith, of Fredcrickstown. 3
Mo., was troubled with chronic diarrhoea
for over thirty years, lie had become
fully satisfied that it was only a question
of a short time until he would have to
give up. He had been treated by some
of the best physicians In Europe and
America, but got no permanent relief.'
One day he picked up a newspaper and
chanced to tend an advertisement of
Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and DIar-
rhoea Remedy. He got a bottle ot it, tho
first dose helped him and its continued
use cured him. For sale by Henry Evans.
Wholesale and Retail Druggist: DCS -U
street and Connecticut avenue,, and- S
street northwest and H2S Maryland ave
nue northeast.
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