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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-16

A VERY attractive line Of Diamond
Brooches and Earrings at McNAMEE'S
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
 THE" DAMAGE AT MARE ISLAND Work in the Navy-Yard Is Once More Well
 Under Way. The Full Force Of Men Will Be on Hand To- Day.
Monadnock to Blow Up. the Amy Wreck Before Preparing for More
 Serious. Work.
Special Dispatch to The Call

VALLEJO, April 1.-Boards are still going around among the navy-yard I buildings Investigating, estimating and deyising means to: repair such damage as most flinders the work. of the yard: To- morrow the full force. of men will be at work again, so the delay. for them will amount to but little over a day.
 Yesterday morning there was no one at work. Yesterday afternoon 500 men were. put on.. This morning 1200 went lover, and tomorrow the full 17e0 will be at it again in. two shifts as before. The damage to the buildings will be. repaired as rapidly as. the men can be rushed. Already plans: for a new chinl- ney for the construction and repair. de- partments are well under way. and the cracked one will be .braced so work will not have to await the new one. New ends will be put in the two storehouSeS, and the. foundation and machine shop and the other damaged buildings will be braced with steel girderS. New saw mill machinery has been ordered and it will be placed in one of the new steel skeleton buildings to await the build- ing of a similar structure on the old sawmill site. This will take but a short time ..
 Estimates of the damage are. still climbing, and there are more people. who say nearly all of the buildings will have to be replaced. When they. were built labor and material were much dearer than now, and so it will not take nearly what they cost te replace them.
 The board on the hospital has not yet reported, but there is not much chance that the building will escape condem- nation. A new hospital will cost fully $15O, ,000. On the officers quarters $5O,-' 900 more will have to be. spent, for there are twelve badly damaged build
 ings. The. saWmill and the chimney will cost at least. $100, 1000. more, and this is. not half the; repairs needed.
 The Monadnock will not come to the yard for few days yet A set of mines has been sent to her and with them she will blow up the wreck of the Amy before she prepares. for more. serious war:
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IT REMAINS AT HAMPTON ROADS Flying Squadron Not to Be Sent Out for
 the Present. It's Movement South Would
 Be Regarded as an. Act Of War.
The Administration Apparently Does Not Want to Offend; Spain
 at This Time.
Special Dispatch to. The Call.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The flying squadron is to remain in Hampton Roads for the present at. least. This announcement was made late this aft ernoon by Secretary Long and set at rest the reports which had been cur rent throughout the day that a move ment of the squadron was imminent. The Secretary said the department be- lieved that the present rendezvous of the squadron was the most available one from which the ships under Com modore Schley could operate in carry ing out the protection of the. North At lantic seaboard. He added that no or ders had been issued to. Commodore Schley and that none were in immedi- ate contemplation
 In the various phases of the situa- tion to-day, the flying squadron stoood out prominently, both as a center of public interest, in connection with rumored orders for it's sailing from the Roads, and as a matter of considera- tion by the department: It is said on reliable authority that the department discussed the question of ordering the ships to sea, presumably, though not officially so stated; in connection with the approach of the. Spanish torpedo flotilla.
 It has been an. open secret for some days that the naval authorities have re- garded the approach of the Spanish f1otilla with apprehension, and their feelings in this regard were strong enough to call the matter to the atten- tion of the authorities. After consider ing the matter, however, it was de- cided that no orders would be issued looking to movement of the squadron. While the decision is understood to have been based primarily upon the fact that it would be unwise to re- move the ships from their present valu- able strategic position, yet it is be- lieved that diplomatic considerations also had some weight. ..'
 It was pointed out that the sending of the squadron in the direction of the West Indies, even though it's mission were not to intercept the flotilla, would be regarded as a hostile act not war ranted by the present condition of af- fairs. It is also understood that it was deemed wise not to permit any move ment of the flying squadron whatever just at present. as public interest is so largely centered upon 1t that such a movement would be liable to miScon- struction and might give rise to. ru- mors that would tend only to aggravate the situation. The flying squadron will be completed tomorrow with the ar rival of the Minneapolis at Hampton Roads, and then the swiftest group of warships ever gathered in one com munity will be assembled under Com modore Schley'S flag
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
SPAIN HOPES TO
 GET AID IN EUROPE.
Tries to Make Capital Out of the
 Approaching Alliance of Eng ~ land and This Country.

MADRID, April 1.-The Imparcial says the Government has received ex- cellent impressions on the favorable attitude of European Continental pow CTS, whose friendly dispositions toward Spain have been strengthened by the fact that the United States and Eng land have. lately been drawn closer by their common interests in China. It asserts that the French and Russian Governments have asked Spain to state clearly the maximum of concessions she can make to Cuba and the United States, with a view of enabling those powers to exercise pressure at Wash ington in favor of the preservation of peace and the Spanish rule in Cuba
 Fl Liberal says that Spain must trust solely to her own energies. I under stand this paper re-echoes the impress sion that is dominant in diplomatic circles and among many Spanish statesmen On the other hand the Ministers and their supporters seem still to entertain some hope that President Mckinley may hesitate and again at tempt to stem the war currents pre- vailing in his Parliament and country now that the Spanish reply leaves no doubt that the Queen and her Ministers will not surrender Cuba without a struggle, however costly and unequal 1t may prove to be.
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paddle boat by that name, built inScot4 land for blockade running in lS62, after ward captured. and now owned in Mo- bile, but she is not likely to be the Yes- Sel purchased. ::
 The Mayflower, owned in the Goelet estate, was built by J. & G. Thompson. ;Clydebank, Scotland, in 1897, at a cost of $500, 900. She is 275 feet on the water line, 37 feet 6 inches beam and draws + feet inches. Her tWQ:engineS develop 4650 horsepower and she made sixteen and three quarter knots at her trials With coal capacity of 530 tons the yacht can steam 2000 knots at full speed and $500 knots under a twelve-knot gait The vessel has the highest classi- ficatiOn in Lloyd's and is suited in every respect for torpedo gunboat, and her armament, it is stated, will consist of one five-inch rapid-firing gun forward, one five-inch aft, twelve six pounders and two torpedo tubes. The price paid is about $450000, and she will be ready for service in one month. She is receiving a belt of two-inch steel ar mor in wake of her machinery.
 The Amy, owned by Frederic Gala tin, New York, is 155 feet 6 inches on the water line, tWenty-four feet beam, and draws only g feet inches. She has. triple expansion engines and maxi mum speed of fifteen knots.
 The Alicia was built by Harland & Hollingsworth, Wilmington, and owned by H. M Flaeler, New York. She is 160 feet by 24 feeteon the water line, and has a draught of 9 feet inches. Her engines are identical with the Amy and the highest speed claimed is fifteen knots. s...;
 The Columbia, owned by. J. H. Ladew, New York, was built at Cramps, and measures 1S0 feet by 23 feet on the wa ter line. The draught is 10 feet inch es and her. triple-eXpansion four-cyl-s finder engines develop 1900 horsepower and gave a speed of eighteen knots an hour on the acceptance trial over course at sea of eighty miles.
 Negotiations are progressing for ob- taining other yachts, most prominent of which is the Niagara, twin-screw, launched last month and owned by Howard Gould. She has a bunker ca: paeity of 450 tons and is intended to. make fifteen knots. Under present con" ditions the Niagara could be. completed in less than two months. Other notable yachts are the Eleanor, which was in this bay less than two years ago; the Valiant, Nahma, May, Josephine, Cor sair Ata1anta, Varuna, & Sovereign, Nahmouna and Nourmahal. All of these are of over 800 tons register; and among smaller yachts are such as the Helve- tia, said to have a speed of eighteen knots, the Satanella and a host of other very desirable boats because of: their light draught.
 The board has also acquired four tugs: the P. H. White, Storm King, Hercules and Taurus Negotiations are also progressing toward obtaining sev- en other tugs, of which the following data may be of interest:
 TUGS FOR THE AUXILIARY NAVY. .:+
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
GRABBING THE RICH
 GILSONITE CLAIMS.

SALT LAKE. April IA special to the Tribune from Fort Duchesne, Utah, says: Yesterday morning the post was crowded with men anxious to know if the Uncom- pahgre reservation would be thrown open. When the truth of the situation began to dawn upon the crowd there was a rush to hitch up teams and in a short time they were on the road, hoping to gain possession of the few acres of good agri- cultural land along Green River and the gold and copper bonanzas along the west ern edge of the reservations
 No precautions had been taken to cir cumvent "sooners." Neither the Indians nor the post commander had been ap- prised that the opening would occur. To- day the cat was let out of the bag. While every one was indulging in talk that the time for opening would be extended six months the. moneyed interest was at work Briefly stated the play was to gain possession of the gilsonite veins which seems to have resulted that the St. Louis corporation practically controls the whole available gilsonite product of America. They worked through the. men,
 mostly citizens of Vernal, who took claims in good faith over ten years ago. It is claimed by the best legal talent. that these claims now hold good under the general mining. law.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02

bone came out of the sores on my thighs, and physicians said the bone was diseased and thought surgical operation would be necessary. I was then perfect wreck and suffered un- told misery. I did not have any appe- tite and my sleep was much disturbed. I was unable to walk and was growing worse all the time. I finally discon- tinued the medicine that had been pre- scribed for me, and began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. In a short time my appetite returned. and the sores began to heal My limbs gradually re- stunned their natural condition, and I was able to throw away my crutches In six months from the time I began to take Hoods Sarsaparilla I was
 Able to Go About as Usual.
 My cure has proved tc be permanent, and I am now feeling better than I ever felt before and weigh 1S0 pounds It is only few years since I was cripple. I have had very little sick ness since taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. I gladly recommend this medicine to any one afflicted as I was.''
 URBAN HAMMOND.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
RUMoRs THAT. POPE
 LEO WOULD MEDIATE

WASHINGTON, April Hate this afternoon Madrid bulletin was re- ceived. stating that the Pope was. seek ing to exercise pacific influences, by in ducing both Spain: and the insurgents to accept an armistice in Cuba. If this be true. the Pope has not given any instructions or information along this line to Monsigner Martinellt, the Papal delegate at Washington. The latter has taken no step toward mediation. It. has been reported that one of the archbishops of the Catholic church, in the course of an informal conference with high officials here, suggested the mediation of the Pope. This, however, was unofficial, and no authorized prop osttion of any character has come from Rome: Furthermore. there is. little reason to believe the administration would receive with favor any prope- sit4on of this character from a foreign source. ....
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
PLENTY OF SHIPS. FOR
 AUXILIARY CRUISERS,
But the United States Appears to Be Behind Spain in Torpedo-Boats
 and Destroyers.

The auxiliary cruiser board of naval officers is having difficult task in making a judicious selection from the hundreds of steam yachts and tugs of- fered to the Government. The fleet of yachts on the Atlantic: seaboard num- bers many. steamers unsurpassed for speed and size: some of them are larger than our heaviest gunboats and quite as speedy, and quite a number of me- dfum-sized yachts are credited with a pace almost equal to that of sea- going torpedo boats.
 The lack of torpedo boat destroyers of twenty-eight to thirty knots speed is a serious want in the navy, inasmuch as Spain has six of these formidable crafts and eleven first-class torpedo boats, with speeds ranging from twentyfour to twenty-eight knots, and four with speeds of over twenty up to twenty two knots Against this fleet of twen- ty-one torpedo vessels our navy can
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02

only bring up eight torpedo boats com com plefed up. to. date, which are credited with speeds ranging from twenty to twenty eight and six-tenths knots, It should be borne in mind that the ac- : credited speed of torpedo boats is that developed on their official trials in an hours spin over a measured course, and that the actual working gait must necessarily fall considerably short or the exhibition trial, but allowing re- duction of 25 per cent, 1t will be ob- served that the Spanish boats have the advantage both in number and speed. :, :; When it comes to actual sea speed the average yacht will have less of a percentage to be deducted from Its trial speeds, and it's performance at sea is likely to be equal to that of the torpedo boat, and in the appended Ist of seventy nine steam yachts the board cannot fail to choose some very desira- ble vessels, suitable for conversion to torpedo boats, or to act as dispatch boats, for which latter service they are eminently suited.
 STEAM YACHTS FOR NAVAL PURPOSES.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
THE CAMPAIGN WILL NOT BE ON
 THE DEFENSIVE
If War Is Declared the Navy Will " Have It's Work Cut Out From
 the Start.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
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LET THE WAR COME.

< NEW YORK, April 1.-The < Herald will print the following < editorial tomorrow:
 :: "The Washington news means < that peace has been torn from <. her last embrace and that Spain x admits no alternative but war. < Well, war be it then. It is no X longer time for debate, but for X action. It is war for which x Spain is to blame.
 * There has been. no time when * Spain, by looking the truth in x the face and taking advice as to < Cuban rule, could not have made this war impossible. She has < been headstrong, even as Pha- < roah, and would not let the peo- pie go. It must not be a mercen- x ary war. The sword must not be drawn in the interests of syndi- < cates, banking houses and hold x CTS of Spanish or Cuban. bonds. There can be no peace without < the independence of Cuba. We < have exhausted diplomacy. in the x hope of peace, and we now -ac- < cept the arbftrament of war; * Spain devolves upon us. this
 < duty The coup might 'Iavc x passed away could conimonsanse and reason have been heard: It x might even pass now, were. head x strong, belligerent Spain to x hearken to the voice of wisdom. * She prefers war. War be it x then. < We draw stainless sword. Unstained it will return to it's x scabbard.' The President will < not fail Behind the President are our lives, our fortunes and x our sacred honor" =:
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02

The Edgar F. Luckenbach is probably one. of the fastest tugs. on the Atlantic coast. She is good for a steady run of twelve knots which, as a matter of fact, is better than the average steam yacht. Tugs of this description would be pe- .culiarly well adapted for the service be- tween Cuba and Key. West. :. The run to Havana is only eighty miles, and the most noted filibusters. such as the Dauntless, Laurada and others, are only tugs of moderate size and speed. Yet they have frequently succeeded in get ting away from the Cincinnati and Ral-
 eigh of 3300 tons and official speed fig. ures of nineteen knots. :. :.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
THE DEAD OF THE MAINE TO
 BE AVENGED
Congress Does Not Look Upon < "Tbut- as q Matter of Minor
 Importance.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
 Fine Spring Days

Remind us of the necessity of taking a good Spring Medicine. The best time to begin. taking Hoods Sarsa- parilla is when Spring begins. Then it will do us the most good, on the principle that "a; stitch in time saves nine:"
 The title which Hoods. sarsaparilla :. has won of Americas Greatest Medicine is merited by its mar vicious cures of scrofula. Real cures of this disease are rare and accidental with other medicines, but are heard of daily among those who are. taking Hoods sarsapar- fila. Our files are filled with letters similar to the following.
 The greater includes the less, and if you suffer from scrofula or any other blood disease, in taking Hoods Sarsaparilla you have the right medicine to effect cure.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
Admiral Walker Returns.

TAMPA, Fla, April 1.-Rear-Admiral J. G. Walker, retired, a member of the Nicaraguan Canal Commission, has aE- rived at Port Tampa on the United States gunboat Newport. direct from Greytown, Nicaragua. He left the port on March 26 and was in the dark so far as rumors were concerned. He had nothing to say regarding the work of the Commission
 He left for Washington, while the New port, under command of Lieutenant Com mander Tilley, will remain waiting fur ther orders from the Navy Department.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02

The yachts with star against their names have been built in Scotland; all the others are of American build. The length is that over all and the tonnage is the registered gross tonnage.
 Latest advices state that the board has selected at least five yachts. name ly, Mayf1ower, Amy; Alicia, Columbia and Heroine. No data are at hand to identify the last named. There is a
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
Chinese Fight Germans.

LONDON, April 2.--There have been frequent conflicts between the Chinese and the Germans at Kiaochou, says a special dispatch from Shanghai The Chi nese attacked marine. The Germans defended him, and Tn the melee which ensued one German and one Chinese were
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02

The. estimated number of coal miners employed in the districts of Northum berland. Durham, South Wales and Scotland is ,250,0O0
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
ADVERTISEMENTS IS.

... Table Grove. nl., Feb. A. 1S9S.
 "C. l. Hood & CO, Lowell, Mass. :; "Gentlemen:-Se years ago I was taken with what doctors pro- nounced Rheumatism and scrofula. My
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-03
Petty ThIevIn8.

1t now develops that a great
deal of petty thieving is going on
in Ardmore, and a little at a time
comes to the surface. We learned
Yesterday evening that on last Sun
day morning entrance had been
gained into the house of Mr.. Ben
nett, who works at the steam laun'
dry, and the sum of $1S in cold
cash taken from his pockets. The
thief, in the exuberance of his good
luck, left heavy club in the house
which he doubtless carried to def
resistance.
On the same night a majority o
the rooms at the Cottage hOte
were ransacked and several arti
cles and some loose change takel
from the pockets Of those VIII
peacefully slumbered.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-03
Three Thousand Dollar Bond.


From E. L. Martin, who re-
turned this morning from Te-
cumseh, o. T., it was learned
that he and eighteen others
were held in bond of $4,000 each
charged with completely in the
burning of the two Seminole
Indians near Earlsboro last
winter. The crime for which
the Indians suffered was one of
the most cruel and revolving in
history, and its awful surround
ings are yet fresh on the minds
of our readers. A son of Mr..
Martins was also held in same
amount of bond, the other son
was acquitted. Mr.. Martin
says that a number Of those
against whom indictments
stand, never were in the Semi
mole country or its surrounding
points until summoned there t
attend this term of court. 4
great injustice he claims il
being done to many men.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-03
A PltrIoelc lettar /.

We publish below letter which
was written by one who fought for
four years in the Confederate army
with the gallant John II. Morgan.
He has seen the ups and downs of
life upon the tented battlefield, has
spent many dreary hours in the
solitude of the army prison, but is
still true American citizen.
DALLAS, Tex, April 80, '98,
Captain d. j. Kendall:
DEAR BROTHER-I see in the
newspapers that you are raising a
company for service in the war
with Spain. l hope you will be
successful and that you will main
tain the honor of our name, which
has never been tarnished by any
act unworthy Of a soldier, The
war is on and the time for cavil as
to the necessity for resort to arms
is passed. Americans have but
one duty to perform. and that is to
bring the war to a successful ter
mination aud administer to Spain
such a lesson as will teach her to
respect the rights of her subjects
however weak and defenseless. In
offering your services to the gov
ernment l hope you will do so un-
reservedly, and not negative youl
patriotism by asking exemption
from any rule which applies to the
army of which you are to become
a part. l hope the struggle viii
be a short one-but whether Ions
or short-that it will result in vic
tory for us, l have no sort o.
doubt.
shall watch your course will
ardent solicitude and pray for you
safe return.
May heavens blessing rest upOl
you and the cause in which yol
are entrusted, is the prayer OF you
affectionate brother,
w. A. KENDALL.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-03
Last Nights Hop.

A delightful hop was given
last night by the algonquin
club in their hail in honor of
Miss Hallle Patton, who in
tends shortly returning to her
home. The number present
was not great. but the relish
which pervaded all who were
there. was sufficient proof that
the affair was truly an enjoy
able one. .,-t 4tL -ttr 81