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IL ZOLA IS SEITEIGED
Imprisonment for Denouncing a
Gross Public Outrage.
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ZOffi'S FALL, ARMY'S REVENGE
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Pnris-rls in a Delirium of Excite
ment Tho Frenzied Crowd
Piedges the .Submission oX France
to a New Despotism Purisinin
Ser.vilu Homage.
, (Special Cable Copyilghled.)
Paris. Feb. 23. It is inadequate to de
scribe this distracted country by saying
? that France. is no longer a republic. It
is better and truer to say that France has
! jiever "been republican. No man dares
cry "Viva l'Republique" in the Mrects of
' ParisHonight.
Zola hafi been condemned ami th; army
is .avenged, cries the press and public
3 h"Kve just come from tlie Grand Boule
vard. There each battalion of ca"alry
received from the frenzied crowd an ova-
J tion such as the savior of a nation hi
bometimes received from a grateful peo-
"ple. The officers and even tlie troopers
themselves acknowledged the homage
-with their hands at salute, as if they re
ceived merely their due. Nobody in the
frantic throng had the slightest notion
that-uhey were pledging the submission
of "France to a new despotism.
Zola. has been sentenced to a year hi
prison ion-denouncing a gross public vu-;rago-,upon
justice, and Paris Is gay and
iighthearted over the belief thnt at las".
sheha's rid herself of the lmtcil incubus,
which for weeks and months lias tram
meled,trade and -pleasure, and tomorrow
- France will be astonished to lind that It
is still" there heavier thaii ever.
Thedast day of the trial saw the culmi
nation of" the excitement and passion of
"the fourteen days already passed. Tlie
..audience threw ltsif from one spasm of
emotion into another until at the end,
'after 'expending its last strength in a dc-lirium-bf
excitement over the sentence, it
went away exhausted.
M. Zola Is still at his residence. He Is
entitled to his liberty until the expiration
of the period in which he can lode an
appeal.
. The trial ended -this afternoon in the
Jury finding the defendant guilty.
tf. Perronux, manager of the" Aurore,
w-ho was jointly tried with M. Zola, was
also found gtillty. both without extenu-
'atlng circumstances. The court sentenced :
"M. ola twelve months' imprisonment
and to pay a fine of 8,000 francs. M. Per
ronux was sentenced to four month' im
virisonineiu and S.000 francs fine,
M Clemenceau, counsel for M. Per
reaux. manager of the Aurore,- made a
short statement to the jury and read an
article which he wrote at the time that
Dreyfus was condemned, in which he de
manded that Dreyfus should be condemn
ed to death.
This article was republished in the In
translgeant on Monday. He pointed out
to the jury that it was childish to abuse
and accuse him now of Inconsistency. It
was then not known, nor was it suspect
ed that Dreyfus had been illegally con
victed by secret ei idence. M. Cleincueeau
reviewed the testimony which confirmed
his conviction that Dreyfus had been ille
gally condemned, and protested against
the lilea that this constituted an Insult to
the army.
The only person who had Insiilfe.1 the
army, lie declared, was Esterha.y, and it
was high time to distinguish bafveea u.c
cry of "Vive rArmee" and that of "Vive
Esterhazy."
M. Labor! continued hie plea, taking up
the secret paper which Gens. Pelllus and
BolsdelTre declared furnished conclusive
proof that Dreyfus was guilty.
Consul for the defense lirst ridiculed
and then denounced the idea that the
honor of a French officer could be de
stroyed by a visiting card and an anony
mous note. He then proceeded to dis
cuss, the handwriting of the bordereau,
pointing out that only three of the live
experts who lestitied at the Dreyfus trial
had pronounced it the work of Dreyfus.
It was apparent that It was impos'sible
to convict Dreyfus upon this evidence
alone, and the secret piece was Intro
duced. There was no doubt on this point,
M. Labori said, for there was the direct
evidence or Mil. Salle and Demangc.
while Gen. Mercier. who was responsible
for the illegality had refused to deny It.
The French government ever since had
had this infamous thing, which was a
lopronoh in itself, in its possession, and
when the ministers declared in the Cham
ber of Deputies that Dreyfus had been
legally condemned they had lied.
Great uproar interrupted the speaker
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at this point 'and it was some moments
before order was' restored.
M. Iibori. then. In words ofpathetic
elooui'iice. dscrllMl the nlleht of the
prisoner on the lie Du Diable, finally'
reading the last two letters from Drey
fus to his wife, again protesting his in
nocence, and in pitiful language invok
ing Justice to come to his aid.
"Zola's letter was a cry for justice and
truth. It has rallied .all save some dis
turbers aro'und what France counts the
greatest and purest. Do not be alarmed
or allow yourselves to be intimidated.
The honor of the army is not involved
They tell you of dangers near. Do not
believe in these dangers. These brave
officers, who have made a mistake, will
yet tight w'th the highest courage, and
lead us to victory. Do not strike Fmllc
'Zola. Gentlemen, you know well that ho
stands for the honor of France. It is by
the heart, by moral energy, that great
battles are won, and I also cry Vive
l'armee when 1 ask you to acquit Zola.
I cry at the same time. I.ong live the
republic, "Irting Ilvo the right,' X.ong
live eternal justice and truth.' "
It h.-is been insisted by the army chiefs
that it was Impossible that anybody but
an artillery onlcer could be. tlie author
of the bordereau, because no others could
possibly know of the new gun known aa
No. 320 mentioned, but M. 1-ibOri aston
ished the court by producing In his argu
ment a pamphlet published In 1SS9 de
scribing the gun.
The advocate j;eneral protested that the
gun was unlaiown previous to February.
1891, but IL Iniborl, amid the cries of the
audience, insisted that it was. After a
brief but eloquent peroration, M. Laborl
finished his address at 4:40 p. m. and the
court took a reccs.
There was at the close, despite the elo
quence of AIM. Laborl and Clemenceau,
no real doubt In anyone's mind what the
verdict would be. The absence of the
jury was made as short as decency would
allow. There was no discussion In the
jury room. The courtroom was in a tu
mult during the entire half-hour the jury
was out. suid was silent only long enough
to hear the reply of the foreman to the
courts questions. Then the crowd re
sumed thetr-hldeous uproar.
M. Zola, who heard the judgment with
out emotion, turned uion his revllcm, ex
claiming hi a loud voice. "These are can
iiibHls! The tentonco was pronounced without
a word of comment by the president of
the court.
Zola's counsel immediately filed notice
of appwl upon the many Acepflon tak
en during the trial. The appeal court
will not act on the case until after the
elections, which take place on May S. VN
is of the , greatest sigiiincuncc, beeHU
the cabinet will In the imiiniline be re
organized, and the members of purlln
ment. many of whom arc in sj mpathy
with Zoln'n position, will then gain sulh
clent independence to ote according to
their cdnvlctions.
Furthermore, there is no doubt In the
minds of sound lawyers that some of
Zola's exceptions are well grounded, so
that if Uio appeal court is free to act
without political pressure It will bo bound
to set aside the verdict. The chances of
Zola spending a year In prison ar there
fore most problematical.
There was no disturbance in Paris to
night. Tomorrow's debate in the cham
ber of deputies wIH no doubt be mem
orable. London, -Feb. 25. The Dallv News' well
informed and long-experienced Paris cor
respondent writes:
"Today's scene does not end the Drey
fus caj-e. which is only beginning. 1
venture to prophesy, knowing, as I do. the
French nation. Its generosity when sober
and its mobility, that In a few mouths
there will bo a violent reaction. 3 have
just left Zola's house. lie takes
a complacent view of the case, the
more since his wife has made up
her mind to ahow herself strong. He
feels calm, as if in port after a storm.
Ho will not appeal nor go before the
court of cassation.
Referring" to the severity of the sen
tence, the correspondent says that the
trial being emphatically political, the first
offender's act did not apply, but the judge
might well have given M. Zola six or
eight months, since M. Porreaux, who by
the French law is the principal culprit,
only got four months. The sentence
slightly shocked Zola's enemies, while
his friends received it with a feeling of
horror.
David Christie Murray, the novelist,
who has been acting as special corre
spondent Tor. the Daily News on certain
aspects of the trial, describes the current
feeling as one of Intense relief. Every
body, he says, feels that a great danger
has been avoided. Nobpdy seems to care
greatly whether justice has been done or
not.
Brussels, Feb. 25. The Soir makes a
spread on a story that Germany possesses
ten bordereaux in the same handwriting
as tho one on which Dreyfus was con
demned, and that the government Is
seeking means to publish a document re
reveallng their real authorship without
compromising its relations with France.
The paper adds that the truth of tho
Dreyfus affair Is known in every em
bassy In F-urope. The individual desig
nated by the mysterious letter "D"' is
well known to have been In communica
tion with Russian and German agents
for years. France also employed him as
a spy.
CHINKS 15 LOAN
GUARANTEED.
The Details' Will He Made
Pnhlic
.Next Month.
"London, Feb. 23. Tho precise details of
the Chinese loan are still withheld, and It
Is not expected that they will he made
public bsfore the middle of March. Mean
while doubts as to the main ficts arc no
longer entertained. There is much annoy
ance In British banking circles because of
the premature dlvulgence of the arrange
ment It is stated in Berlin that English
financiers will lake up ilO.tWO.OOO of the
loan, and that Germans will take up the
remaining 0.000,000. The issue price, it
is alleged, will be SO.
It is credibly stated that the security
for the new loan will be the ciisiom? du
ties, so far as they arc not pledged
already and the llkin, or inland customs.
Navies oti "Friendly" 3IIssIous.
Sluiigliai, Ktb. 23. It is retorted tli.it the
teels ot the Hrhifrli fleet ,nre dlspei-siiiK to
assume their uual peaceful duties, and tlial tiic
RusMan ficel is leaving Tort Arthur. The situ
ation is more tranquil.
Major Handy V. Successor Sails.
New York, JM). 23. Thomas V. Critllor, Third
Assistant Secretary of State, pecul commis
sioner to the Pjri Kxnositioii, sailed today
on the American Liner New YVirk. Xicut. Haker
accompanied him. Mr. Cridlcr said his mission
to Taris was to complete the woik of the late
Major Handy in planning for the exhibit.
r.tietcrt Kvolvcs a New Enterprise.
Chicago, lVb. 3. AJolph I Luetpeit lias
evolved a new plan by which to procure money
to defray tlie eipense? of Liking his case to
the Supreme Court, lie will sell pictures of
himilf. Upon each photograph Luelgert will
write his name.
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The Senate Votes Down Mr. Al
len's Cuban Proposition.
AN INOPPORTUNE TIME TO ACT
Many of the Momljcrtf Think Thnt
an Adoption of Any MeUisorciicy
Pleasure Now Would Be Construed
by Spain as a DTohtlle Muvu The
Tote Is 51 to 5.
Tho Cuban, and incidentally the Span
ish situation, was again the subject of
debate yesterday In the Senate.
Tills discussion was precipitated by Sen
ator Allen's action in forcing his
amendment that "a stale of public war
exists between the government of Spain
and the government proclaimed and for
some time maintained by force of arms
by the people of Cuba, and that the
United States of America shall maintain
a strict neutrality between the contend
ing powers, according to each alt the
rights of belligerents in the ports and
territory of the United States."
This amendment had been referred to
tho Senate Committee on Foreign Re
lations, and In their report they recom
mended that It be laid upon the table.
This recommendation wn3 made, as stat
ed, by the report of the committee, so
that no action of the Senate might be
construed by the House as an Interference
jvlth their perfect freedom and indepen
dence In their deliberation of the mat
ter. Tho action was taken In view of the
fact that the House has before It tlie
exact wording of this amendment in the
form of a resolution passed by the Sen
ate on May 20 last.
It was claimed by tho Senate Commit
tee that this resolution was still before
the House, although It- was In the hands
of a committee, and that to put thl?
amendment on to the consular and diplo
matic appropriation bill would b-j lor lng
the House to consider a measure that
"was already before It In another form,
and which it has not fceen fit to consider.
This debate brought out the 'fact that
the Senate, while feeling slromjly the ne
cessity of doing something for the Cu
ban patriots, realizes that the slightest
misstep on its part is likely to be takon
advantage of by Spain. Although some
what kept In the background, there
seemed to be a prevailing unanimity of
opinion that the investigation that Is
now going on In the harbor of Havana
should first be concluded, and the facts
laid before the world, and then almost
any kind of Cuban legislation would re
ceive the hearty support ofthat body.
Sviintor Morgan declared that if this
amendment should become a law It would
mean nothing more nor less than a dec
laration of war by the United States
against Spain, and would be accepted
by that nation as such.
There are a few friends of Cuba in the
Senate, however, who cannot vote against
any measure that Is proposed for the
patriots' relief, no matter how impolitic
it may seem. This was illustrated by
the vote to table the resolution, which
vote resulted in SI yeas and f nays.
Those voting against tabling it were
Senators Allen, Cannon, Heltfeld, Mason,
and Teller.
As soon as Mr. Allen offered the amend
ment Mr. Hale said he should raise the
point of order that It was new legisla
tion, but said he would allow Mr. Alien
time to say all he wished on the subject
before Invoking the decision of tho chair.
Mr. Allen said: "The resolution that
passed tills body on May 20.1S97, Is now re
ported back unfavorably as an amend
ment to this appropriation bill. The re
port is rather a peculiar one. Jt Is the
admission, or rather the statement that
the committee will not act because they
have no power to do so. Now, Mr. Presi
dent, this report is a most remarkable
document, it is remarkable for what it
says and for what it does not say. It
admits that the conditions In Cuba are
growing worse. That people are being
concentrated there by tlie hundreds and
thousands, and are dying by the tens of
thousands. It admits that these condi
tions have been intensified anJ have
grown Avorse since May last, and yet it
recommends that this amendment be
laid on the table.
"The House of Representatives is not
very apt to be coerced . unless It so de
sires. Every time we place an amend
ment upon an appropriation or any other
kind of a bill that has been voted on
and objected to by the House of Repre
sentatives we are subject to the shxrge
of attempting to coerce the House, if wo
do so in this instance.
"I want to make it clear to the coun
try that Congress does not intend to .do
anything. I have not congratulated my
self at any time during the discussion of
this most Important question that tho
Congress of the United States could be
induced or cajoled, or coaxed, or kicked
even into a dignified attitude or position
on this subject."
Mr. Gray: "The Senator says nc does
not intend by forcing this amendment to
attempt anything Tike coercion of the
House. I would like to ask that Inas
much as x precisely similarly worded res
olution passed this body last May, and
which Is before the House now. what ob
ject does the Senator have in placing
this on the general appropriation bill if
It Is not to put some pressure on the
House that does not now exist?"
Mr. Allen: "Perhaps the Senator from
Delaware can enlighten us. 'Every t'me
the Senate passes a bill and the House
fails to concur In it and places an amend
ment on it and returns it to us with that
amendment, there Is just as much coer
cion in the transaction as in this propo'd
amendment. "We are simply trying to
find some excuse under which we can
run and escape our responsibility. "What
Is there In this measure that savors in the
slightest degree of coercion? Is it not an
Insult to the House td say lljatltliey may
be ccerccd?" t) JiV
Mr. Gray: "Is not this "precise 'measure
which you propose here asan amendment
today before the House now for jts ac
tion?" '- ,
Mr. Allen: "Yes, in a fictitious sense."
Mr. Gray: "Cannot the House pass It if
it chooses." - - r
Mr. AJlen: "Not unless It"'cliopses!"
(Continued on .sixtlupj
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REJECTS
THE MONTGOMERY AT TAMPA.
She Loaves- Immediately for Key
West, Thence to Havana.
Tampa, Fla Feb. 22. The U. S. S.
Montgomery, Commander Converse, ar
rived here at 9, o'clock this Tnorning, and
Capt. Crownjnshielrt, chief of the
Bureau of Navigation, who was on board,
left at once for "Washington.. Shortly after
Commander Converse' notified the de
partment of the arrival of the vessel. Ho
received orders to coal1 up? at once and
leave as soon as possible for Key "West,
and then to proceed; 'to Havana unless
otherwise ordered upon. arriving at Key
A Vest. '
' The officers said that tho vessel left
Key "West three weeks, ago for Matan
zas, Cuba. Capt. Crownlnshleld was on
board, and the object of the cruise was
to asccrtaiiutho mostavnllable point for
a coaling station from Matanzas.,
They then proceeded to Santiago, leav
ing there the night, of the disaster of the
Maine, but heard? nothing of It until they
arrived at San Domingo lust Friday,
when the Unite! States consul Informed
Commander Converse that tho Maine
had been blown up In Havana harbor.
None of the officers was disposed to
believe the reporf, and they knew noth
ing of the particular until they arrived
here today.
The Montgomerj' will leave for Key
"West at o o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
in entering the bay of a small port on
the coast of Haytl she ran aground on
a sand bar, but was gotten off without
sustaining any damage.
SILVER DEMOCRATS WIN.
The Goehol Election Force Hill De
clared a Party Measure.
Frankfort, Ky., Feh.23. The most heat
ed fight of the-present session of, the leg
islature occurred today over the efforts
of an extreme faction of the silver Dem
ocrats to hold a caucus to commit the
Democrats of the house on the Goebel
election force bill providing for a State
election commission of three members, to
be elected by the legislature, who will ap
point suhoidinate county boards, who in
turn, will select the election officers.
Twenty-six of seventy-Jive Democrats of
the house held a meeting and passed
resolutions that they .would not be bound
by the caucus since the bill had passed
the souate. unless'au arbitration commis
sion was appointed to cure the bill of Its
partisan defects. "
Representative Petty, of Grant county,
was appointed a committee to present
the resolutions to Jhc house caucus
which met at 3 o'clock. After continu
ous session, lasting until after C o'clock,
the house caucus passed resolution by
a vote of "A to 11 indorsing the measure
and declaring that all "good" Democrats
should support it.
At a joint caucus tonight C5 of 1U Dem
ocrats declared tho hill si party measure.
Friends of the measure declare the bill
will pass the house tomorrow. The op
position stoutly lnslt that they will de
feat it.
U -
1ND1GNA1
INTENSE
TON FELT.
The Mob's Horrible. Crime Meets
"Universal Condemnation.
Columbia, S. C, Fb. 23. As" soon as
he read the story' of the murder of Post
master Baker and hls'chlld at Lake City
Governor Ellerbc offered a reward of $500
for the conviction ot one or more of the
mob.
"Every member of tlie mob should be
hung," was the comment heard on all
sides. There is intense indignation.
The State iays editorially:
"And this in South. Carolina. This in
a State and a neighborhood where people
read and vote and sit on juries, where
Christianity is professed; where the
church and the schoolhouse send out
their teachings; and the supremacy of
the law and the enforcement of justice
are the conditions of the social. Great
God! Could Apaclnj' savages be more
cruel, more ruthless; more bis t fill of
blood than these civilized white men of
Williamsburg county.?'
The bodies of. Baker and the infant,
charred and blackened, were taken to
their former home in Florence today.
The story of Mrs. Baker confirms the
first reports. She was awakened by the
flames and when her husband ran out
he was shot dead. The same bullet that
pierced her child's brain broke her arm,
another shot in the leg brought her to
the ground. The boy Is the most seri
ously wounded, having a bullet in the
abdomen, besides a broken arm.
QUARREL'S. FATAL ENDING.
The Tragedy the Result of Marital
Jnfelielty.
Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 23. Dr. J. II.
Hartsell and W. IC. Elliott -ended a
quarrel of long standing today by shoot
ing each other dead. 'The trouble began
last April over Improper advances alleg
ed to have been made by Elliott to Hart
sell's wife. Mrs. Harttell worried so over
the affair that she' killed herself shortly
after.
Hartsell came to Little Rock today to
avenge her death. He went to Elliott's
place of "business aud fired two shots,
either of which would have proved fatal.
The' men then clinched and in the strug
gle which ensued Elliott threw Hartsell
to the ground and turned his own pistol
against him and sent a bullet through
his head.
MRS. W. C. WHITNEY "WORSK.
Alarming; Evidences of Paralysis
From Concussion of the Spine.
Aiken, S. C, Feb.. 23. At 10 o'clock
tonfght the condition of Mrs. TV. C.
"Whitney was very fserlous, the evidenc
es of paralysis from concussion of the
spine being greater.
Dr. Lana "will reach Aiken tomorrow
morning and hold A. consultation with
Drs. McGahan, Bull and Mott, who
have already arrived.
Up to this morning" the conditions
were considered favorable, but the doc
tors became alarmed by the persist
ence of the paralysis of arms and limbs.
Candidate, for Governor.
Lexington, Ky., Pel. 23. lajor.P. P. Johnston,
president of the National Trotting Association
and chairman of the Democratic State com
mittee, announced tonight that he has not
withdrawn horn the race for governor of Ken
tucky, and intimates tliat he will be the Demo
cratic nominee if Senator William Gocbcl's
force bill docs net Income a law.
-domination, of a Consul.
The following nomination was r sent to the
Senate jesterday: J. P. lfpfthegof foiuieeticut,
to be consul of the UnitedStales at Sonneberg,
Germany. .1 J
Ascots.TPuTfw, Tecjfcs, 4-in-Hnnds.
New 50c'Xeckweark'",Auer)3fleli's, C23 P.i. avc.
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Threatening weather in c-ily morning; wanner.
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THETEBRQR HEADY FOB SEA
The Formidable Fighting 31a
cline Awaiting Orders.
UNSURPASSED AS DEFENDERS
Monitors Splendidly Effective In
Still Water Naval Officers nava
Great Faith in Their Fighting
Qualities The Wins-low and the
Foote Nearly Heady.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 23. At noon today
Secretary Long was notified that the
Terror was ready for sea. The vessel lay
at the dock all 'the afternoon under
steam waiting orders, which were mo
mentarily expected. Capt. Ludlow, her
commander, was found upon the quarter
dock supervising the tests that were be
ing made of the ammunition hoist.
"I would like very much to know my
self," wa3 his response, when asked when
tlie Terror would leave.
"The vessel Is ready to move at a min
ute's notice, and now you know as much
ibout it as I do."
Commodore Farquahar, commandant of
the yard, was Interviewed.
"Yes, I have reported the Terror ready
for sea," said he, "and she Is now await
ing orders. Her orders to leave the yard
will, of course, come through me, though
any sealed orders might be sent direct
to her commander. At this time, no one
here knows what the orders will be, or
where the vessel will be sent.
"She may leave today or she may leave
next week."
Referring to the lighting qualities of
monitors, Commodore Farquahur said:
"I have tho highest confidence In Utefcr
ability as defenders. In stlH water hi
are splendidly effective. The Puritan. I
consider, is under favorable comJltJM
the finest fighting ship In the navy. W
shall have the torpedo boat Wlnhv
ready by Monday, and the Foote wilt be
out of dry dock in a week. We ai In
need of men, especially ship fitters and
Iron-workers. We are going to have plen
ty of work."
Speaking of tho resolution of Senator
Morgan, suggesting the building of a bat
tleship to be named the George Wash
ington, the work to be done in a year,
Commodore Farquahar said the work
could not be done In that time, even at
the best equipped yard in the Union.
"MAY GOD nELP SPAIN."
HI "King
Words of a Gallant
Old
Naval Fighter.
Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 23. "If the dis
aster to the Maine was caused by an ac
cident, well and good, but if it was an
act of treachery" and the Immediate cause
of the disaster was caused by a torpedo
or a mine, Gpd help Spain."
The above was n. statement made by
Admiral Bancroft Ghcrardl, retired, to a
reporter today.
"In the event of war being declared, is
our navy in such shape as to meet the
Spanish with any degree of confidence?"
was asked.
There was a defiant ring in the ad
miral's reply:
"We have the cleanest navy in the
world," he said, "not only the cleanest,
but we have the best fighting blood of
any navy in the world. The boys would
ask for only twenty-four hours with the
Spanish navy. I have the greatest re
spect In the world for the British navy,
and so have the rank and file of our
navy, but we are not afraid of them, and
certainly we can have considerable con
fidence in our ability to uphold the honor
of the country in a meeting with Spain's
navy."
ACTIVE WAR PREPARATIONS.
Heavy Gnu Practice Begins at
Fort Snmter and Fort Moultrie.
Charleston, S. C. Feb. 23". Capt. Hub
bell, who Is In command of the army
garrison on Sulllvan'.s Island, has re
ceived orders from "Washington to sta
tion troops at all the fortifications on
the island. Today the men were sent
to Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie and the
island forts, and they will begin to prac
tice with the heavy guns and learn how
to man them. Tlie work on the fortifi
cations Is being rushed with great speed,
gangs of men being kept at work day
and night.
A regiment of soldiers is to be sent here
for the island forts and a summer hotel
has been secured by the Government as
a barracks. TI19 troops will probably
arrive within the next few days.
Adjt. Gen. Watts is here inspecting the
naval reserves. He got orders yesterday
from the AVar Department concerning an
Inspection of the forts, but he will not say
anything about the nature. He will ex
amine the forts tomorrow.
READY FOR OFFICIAL TRIALS.
Builders Ordered to Rush Roth tho
Gwynn aud the Tnlnot.
Newport, R. L, Feb. 23. The torpedo
boat Gwynn, which was launched at
Bristol Saturday, came down the bay to
day and stopped at the torpedo station.
It Is thought that the HcrreshofTs had or
ders to rush both the Gwynn and Ta:bot.
a sister boat and it is now announced that
they are ready for their official trials.
The Gwynn has made her contract
speed of twenty knots. On the new
twenty-two knot boat the Herreshoffs are
working ten hours a day and expect to
complete her in two months.
THE TRUE AMERICAN SPIRIT.
Monument to Main o Heroes on Ruins
of Moro Custle.
Cincinnati, Feb. 23. Gov. Bushnell, who
came here to attend the meeting last
night of the Ohio Sons of the Revolution,
said today concerning the trouble with
Spain:
"There is a time when patience and for
bearance are no longer virtues. War
is awful, but insult is worse. Whatever
the board of inquiry in the Maine disas
ter shall discover should bo upheld by
the American people with a determination
that would not flinch at war. Should the
President call" for men, Ohio would send
C.S00 -jiaXlonal guardsmen equipped in
tw'entyfolir hours. There are probably
CodlOOO 'nien in the f fate who would, re
spond as volunteers. I am an American
enough to say this much:
"For , every American killed in the
Maine T would make ten dons cat "dirt;
JE"ftHnK fancy heodrf, dressed, 2
cents apiece. Pretty, blight and new.
for the Maine I would send ten Vlzcayas
to the bottom of the sea.
"The other day I consented to serve on
a national committee to erect a monu
ment to the Maine heroes, "Where would
I build the monument? On the ruins o
Moro Castle." -
ENLISTING INTO THE NAVY.
More Applicants for Duty Than tho
Service Needn.
New York, Feb. 23. The rush of ap
plicants who wish to enlist In the navy
continues. More than 500 men presented
themselves at the Brooklyn navy yard
this morning. The complement of 10,000
enlisted men, as permitted by law, Is
about full and most of the applicants
vCre turned away.
The men and boys who. have enlisted
the past few days all expressed a desire
to "get at the Spaniards" just as soon
as possible.
GENERAL LEE EXPECTED.
A Special Train Is Still Huin Held,
Presumably for Him.
New York, Feb. 23. Although the State
Department denied the rumor that Con
sul General Lee Is leaving Havana, eith
er to meet Senator Proctor, of Vermont,
at Jacksonville, or to mako a quick trip
to AVashington, a special from Jackson
ville to tho Press says that the report is
repeated tonight with such persistency as
to demand serious consideration. The
railroad officials admit that a special
train Is leing held ready to run Into Tam
pa. They believe the train is to bring
Gen. Lm from Tampa to Jacksonville,
train is to bring Gen. I-e from Tampa
to Jacksonville.
MAJOR RIVERA KILLED.
Pride of the .s'uwilsii Soldiers Falls
in Rattle.
IC&V4HM. Feb. 2X A hot engagement i.
jNet XTporttU to have taken place in Ro-
?, PlMar le" Itlo Province, between
lite cvmbtaeri Spanish forces of the bnt-
tftHetM of Otnarfa aud Cerona and th
Cnbftiu under Gen. Diaz. The result Is
only known through the Spanish official
report, which merely says that the Cu
bans "had losses."
The Spanish lot their favorite officer,
Major Rivera, another officer and several
soldiers. According to the official report,
after severe firing on both sides a terri
ble hand-to-hand fight took place with
machetes, bayonets and revolvers.
Rivera found himself surrounded by Cu
bans who sepnrated him from his forces
in a terrible charge. They intended to
make him prisoner, but he resisted until
the Ia-t, and was finally killed by two
revolver shots. Rivera was the idol of
the ultra Spanish element.
The Spaniards rallied, and a second des
perate fight took phice around Rivera's
body, the Spaniards intending to recover
It from the Cubans. The alliclal report
says that after a long struggle the body
was rescued.
The Spanish newspapers here praise the
heroism of Major Rivera and his men.
A sealed package was found alongside
the railway line from Havana to Pinar
del Rio. It contained a letter in which
the writer. Col. Nunez. 31 'argent
army, notified Capt. Gen. Blanco of the
summary execution of a Spanish officer
named Puerto Rico, who had approached
Nunez with proposals to accept autonomy
and surre'nder to the Spanish authorities.
CAPTAIN EULATE ENTERTAINS.
The On ration of Vlzcaya's Stay Is
Problematical.
Xew York, Feb. 23 Capt. Eulate was
at home today to newspaper men and
several visited the big Spanish cruiser.
When the captain and his guests were
seated about his table Midshipman
Sanchez Farragut was called upon to
interpret. In answer to the question
as to how long the VIzcaya would re
main here, Capt. Eulate said:
"Our stay is rather indefinite. I
think, however, we shall be here three
or four days longer. We shall finish
coaling by Thursday afternoon, if all
goes well. After that I shall leave only
when I am ordered to do so."
"When asked if he hesitated at all
about taking on American coal, the
captain took the question as a joke and
laughed heartily.
"We have had a most charming time
since we have been here. We have
been received with the greatest cordial
ity. That which has impressed me
most in your city is the great hurry
everybody seems to be In. It would be
strange, however, if I did not admire
everything American. My wife is an
American."'
NO NEWS "OF LA CHAMPAGNE.
Though Four Days Overdue, Her
Ajrents Express No Vuensiness.
New York, Feb. 2. The French liner
La Champagne, which sailed from Havre
twelve days ago and was due here on
Sunday night, had not been sighted up
to midnight.
It w.i said at the office of the com
pany today that part of her machinery
had probably broken or become derang
ed and that she had stopped to make re
pairs. She Killed Her Father.
Vem-snU Cily. Neb., Teh. SI. Mary KuwitzSy,
a girl of seventeen, shot Iter father drad to
day while lie v.3 asleep. Sin' H in jail. She
committed the deed to :avc her mother and
little ters from hein;? murdered ly her drunken
father.
He Denies That n Wrote It.
Ilax.ina. Kelt. 23. SVnor ftvin, Oulnin min
ister ot the interior, denies Hut he wrote the let
ter nuMi-hed in .MjdrM jCbtenlay, which led
some of the newspapers of that city to acvusc him
of being a tmilor to uti.
Hank Hohhery in Iowa.
Thor, Iowa, Fib. 23. Tlie Thnr-S'avJncs Hank,
was roblied lait night. The vault and site doors
were blown open, and the thieve undo away
with ovtr $J,."i00 in money.
Railroads Give Information.
Atlanta, Ga., l'eh. 23. All railroad? in the
Southeast have Riven estimates of the "number
of men and munitions of war tlier can move fv?
the GaxcrmiKiit in a xtetcd time.
' New Snrimx Styles Fancy Shirts.
Ii) Joseph Aucrbneh's wimkiw, C3 Pa. avc.
.Ralls; clear., dressed all around.
25 cents apiece. BrisUt and jtraigbr.
It- Continues Under Distressing
" Conditions.
FORWARD MAGAZINE INTACT
Ye.sterdny's DevelopmetitH Strength
en .the Theory That a Submarine
Mine Cnn.sed the Disaster. The
Cutter Hneho I'revented From
Sailing by Had Weather Amer
ican Families Are Hastily QaUtim;
the Island.
Havana, Feb. 22. Several more- casks r.r
powder for the slxteen-Inch svm vtero
brought up by the divers today, but ti-ftf
and the officers refused to tell how mw
wre recovered." Your correspodait
learns from a reliable source that tka
powder Is intact. There Is now llttlt rd
son to believe that the forward msgazh
exploded. The submarine mine theory te
strengthened hourly.
The part of the Maine where the explo
sion did greatest damage has been cleared
by the divers, only a few pieces of stel
remaining there.
First Engineer Howell gave hii evi
dence before the court of inquiry today.
He was questioned about the condition of
the coal and the boilers, and, It is swld
thm his answers with, reference to these
matters were satisfactory to the cotirtf
Late this afternoon the divers visited
the room of Assistant Engineer Morrltt.
They did not find his body, but they found
his pajamas, a clear proof that he hail
not gone to bed when the explosion took
place.
The divers report that In one of the
spaces where the tube throwing torpcttoas
Is kept they found the body of a man fti
a hammock.
All the furniture of the ship, such as
chairs and desks, is floating inside 'd
Impedes the divers In their efforts to re
cover the bodies. The divers say that the
bodies are now in such a condition that
they can hardly be taken to the sifrfhttj
Intact.
The divers today went to the bottom of
the bay and worked a good deal in ttte
mud. They say that tomorrow thoy will
make another effort to recover moce
bodies.
Yesterday and today a great part of
their time was spent in clearing the way
for their work.
Five bodies, maimed beyond identifica
tion, were found by the divers ou their
first trip.
On a second trip thej- discovered about
twenty bodies' Inside the-shirx-Thejj' de
scribe them as lying in their hammocks
apparently in the posllion they oaupttl
when the explosion occurred. The dtvars
describe the spectacle as horribloj al
say they have to exercise the greatest
control over their wills to continue th-:r
work.
The cutter Bache expected to sail thJa
evening for Dry Tortugas with dfe
patehes for Admiral Sicard and then
carry some of the wounded home. Oh ae
count of the rough weather the trip was
postponed until tomorrow. The medical
opinion is that it would endanger the ttves
of tha wounded to be pitched about on
a vesse" in bad weather.
The wrecking tug. Right Arm, whieh
arrived this morning and anchored near
the Maine, had to suspend work until to
morrow because of a strong northerly
wind which prevails over the hay.
The Spanish admiral. Manterola, visited
the Maine this morning. He went lares
to the Mangrove to call on the Araeriean
court of Inquiry.
The funeral of Gen. AUamira, Spanish
governor of the Fortress De Cabana, who
died yesterday, took place today. Them
was an imposing military display.
A large number of American families
have already departed and more will go
at the first opportunity. A general statu
of alarm prevails.
The Times has absolute informnthm.
that all Havana dispatches are subjected
to the most stringent censorship. News
must be read" more or less, between tHa
lines. Ed. of The Times.
DETROIT ORDERED TO KEY WEST.
The Torpedo Roats Dupont and
Porter Will Soon Follow.
Mobile, Feb. 23. The cruiser Detroit,
which has been here since February 11.
received orders today, coaled up and sail
ed for Key West.
The torpedo boats Dupont and Porter
will leave as soon as repairs can he com
pleted. All Anxious to Enlist.
New York, Feb. 23. There was no dimi
nution today In the rush of men ami bow
to the service. The recrvdtlng officers on
the Vermont were kept busy all day In
picking out the most eligible men. Only,
about a score more recruits are now
needed and these will doubtless be secur
ed tomorrow.'
Prominent Rerlln Hanker Pond.
Xew Yor Feb. 23. Julius Schwalath. kead
of the Berlin banking house of S. Blcisbroeder
and special partner in the firm of ' 'jdeHg.
Thalman & Co., died suddenly of apcriety tins '
morning in Perlin. Cable advices rectived here
stated that he liad received the fatal Mrf&
after returning from Iiis customary d.ily walS
lie wa sixty-nve ears of age, and aP his tart
ness life had been assjciatcd with th ina f
Bleiihrocdcr.
William K. Verbeke Dead.
Harri-Jjurr-. 'a., Feb. 23. William K. "
beke, city comptroller, died todsy. He wr fc ii
in this city in 1520, and had occupal tt-"
of common and select councilman, schi 1 tlircc''?''
and mayor of the city. He was elected ity eoni
trollcr many times and served contint lv jlnte
1SS3. During the war he equipped, his or 1
csperoc, several companies of soldiers.
Negro Commits Murder and Suicide.
Oakland, Cal., Feb. 23. Henry wfiijn,
negro, twenty-five years of age, shot and killed
iss Ethel Gray, white, shortly after nnMnigtit
at her home, and then killed himself. Tile
dead girl was twenty-two years of aje. Tl c
negro was a desperate character. He fs -wM w
have been inftuatedwith the" girl."
Pots, qnared for picket fence;
cither cedar or chestnut.
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