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SUNDAY. MARCH G. 1898.
FOUND MING.

Considering the opportunity ii had Of
making a good record tha Genera AS
sembly, which expired by Limitation
during the past week, was by no means
satisfactory. With an overwhelming
Democratic majority, elected on a plat
form declaring for a revision Of r;ho
constitution 40 INC State 50 as
NO provide ways ana means by
which the expenses of lhr OLA
Dominion might be brought INTO
proximity with Its receipts. uhe Virgin
NJ Legislators have frTttercL AWAY tn
thine discussing the anti-firtatIon bin,
the ~advisability of uax.ng bachelors
and other MEASURES THAT would SCARCELY
be Tolerated III u country debating So
ciety. The proposition to improve She
roads pf the State n to reduce ex-
penses were given perfuncpory cunsit!-
GRAFTON, but Sc far as the practical re-
suits are concerned They might as well
have been left alone. In the closing
days Of tn: session the Governor was
alFhl"rNZed to appoint 4. commission l,n
r~ur@nchneTt and when that one .x-
pres by lirnitaltiun the Legislature viii
no doubt give him authority to apr.o.nr
another.
Since there has been no lack either .,
opportunity or power On the part Of the
Democrats in the General Assembly to
enact Legislation that would have SUI
feed to correct the present unbusiness-
nike policy of the State government. il
naturally follows THAT there is either
an capacity on .th-. part of ~individual
members Of the law-making body of
Virginia or else am MIingn,ss to
Hop off expenses thsu; will touch The
pockets of Office holders. such beanG
tine case, the only On which the
necessary changes can be secured viii
be ITO have a constitutional convention.
The Legislature has been weighed in
THE balance and found wDnuing."
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into an angle similar to the angle formed by the outside bottom plating This break is now about six feet below the surface of the water and about 30 feet above its normal position In the epiniC-l of the court this effect could have been produced only by the explo- sion of mine situated under the bot tom of the ship at about frame IS, and somewhat 10 the port side of the ship.
 6. The court finds that the loss of the Maine, on occasion named, was not i'll any respect due to fault or negligence on part of any officers or members of the crew of said vessel
 2. In the opinion of the court the Maine was destroyd by explosion of sub marine mine, which caused the partial explosion of two or more of her for ward magazines.
 s. The court has been unable to ob- tain evidence fixing the responsibility for the destruction of the Maine upon any person or persons.
 The report was signed by the board of the court of inquiry, which was com posed of Captain W. T. Sampson, presi- dent; Lieutenant A. Mark. judge ad- vooate: Captain Chadwick and Lieuten- ant Potter and approved by Rear Admi- ral Sicard, commander-in-chief of the North Atlantic squadron.
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the angle formed for outside plates This break is about six feet below the surface of the water and about 30 feet above it's normal position. In the opin- ion of the court this effect could have been produced only by the explosion of mine situated under the bottom of the ship at about frame IS and somewhat on the port side of the ship.
 The conclusions of the court are:
 That the loss of the Maine was not in any respect due to fault or negligence on part Of any officers or members of her crew. That the ship was destroyed by an explosion of a submarine mine, which caused the partial explosion of two or more of her forward magazines; and that no evidence has been o5tainable fix ing responsibility for the destruction of the Maine upon any person or persons.
 1 have directed that the finding Of the court of inquiry and the views of this government thereon be communicated to the government of her majesty, the queen, and I do not permit myself to doubt that the sense of justice of the Spanish nation will dictate the course of action suggested by honor and the friendly relations of the two govern ments. Itwas the duty of the executive to advise congress of the result, and in the meantime deliberate on the consid- eration that is to be invoked.
 WILLIAM MCKINNEY.
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Finding of the Court In the Investiga.
 tion of the Wreck.

tion of the Wreck.
 Washington, March go. The follow ing is the full text of the report of tho court of inquiry.
 United States ship Iowa, first rate. Key West, Fla, Monday, March 2l, 1898: After full and mature consid- eration of all the testimony before it, the court finds as follows:
 l. That the United States battleship Maine arrived in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, on the twenty-ffth day of Janu- ary, 1898, and was taken to buoy No 4, in from five and one-half to six fathoms of water, by the regular government pilot The United States consul general at Havana had notified the authorities at that place the previous evening, of the intended arrival of the Maine
 ?. State of discipline on board the Maine was excellent; and all orders and regulations in regard to care and safety of the ship were strictly carried out. All ammunition was slowed away in ac- eorlance with instructions, and proper care was taken whenever ammunition was handled. Nothing was slowed in any one of the magazines and shell rooms which was not permitted to be slowed there Magazines and shell rooms were always locked after having been opened; and after destruction of the Maine the keys were found in their proper place in the captains cabin, ev- erything having been reported secure that evening at SD. m. The temperature of magazines and shell rooms were taken daily and reported Only the magazine, which had an undue amount of heat, was the aft 10-inch magazine, and that did not explode at the time the Maine was destroyed. The torpedo war heads were all slowed in tho after part
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THE MAINE.

minutes after the destruction of the far ward part. The following facts in re- gard to the forward part of the ship are, however, established by the testimony. A portion of the port side of the pro tective deck, which extends from about frame 30 to about frame Al, was blown up aft and over to port. The main deck from about frame 30 to about frame Il was blown up aft and slightly over to starboard, folding the forward part of the middle superstructure over and the top of the after part This was, in the opinion of the court, caused by the par tial explosion of two or more of the for ward magazines of the Maine
 At frame IF, the outer shell of the ship, from point 1116 feet from the middle line of the ship, and 6 feet above the keel, when in it's normal position, has been forced up so as to be now about four feet above the surfaceof the water; therefore, about 34 feet above where it would be had the ship sunk uninjured. The outside plating is bent into re. versed "V'' shape, after wing of which is about b feet broad and 32 feet in length, (from frame IT to frame 25) is doubled back upon itself against tbe con- tinuation of the same plating extending forward
 ,. At frame la the vertical keel is broken in two and the flat keel bent
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when the speaker toucned upon the battle of Gettysburg he entirely
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Of the ship under the ward room ana neither caused nor participated i'll the destruction of the Maine. Dry gun cot ton primers and detonaters were slowed i'll the cabin aft and remote from the scene of the explosion Waste was care fully looked after on board the Maine to obviate danger. Special orders in re- gard to this had been given by the con- manding officer. Varnishes, dryers, all cohol and other combustibles of this na- ture were slowed on or above the main deck and could not have had anything to do with the destruction of the Maine. The medical stores were slowed aft un- der the ward room and remote from the scene of the explosion. No dangerous stores of any kind were slowed away in any of the other store rooms. The coal bunkers were inspected. Of those bunk CTS adjoining the forward magazines and shell rooms four were empty, name ly: B 8, B 1, B 5, B 6.
 "A 15" had been in use that day, and "A 16'' was full of New River coal. This coal had been carefully in- spected before receiving it on board. The bunker in which it was slowed was accessible on three sides at all times, and the fourth side at this time, on account of bunkers B and B being empty. This bunker, "A l6," had been inspected that day by the engineer officer on duty.
 Fire alarm in bunkers were in work ing order, and there had never been a case of spontaneous combustion of coal on board the Maine. The two after boilers of the ship were in use at the time of the disaster. but for auxiliary purposes only with comparatively low pressure of steam, and being tended by a reliable watch
 These boilers could not have caused the explosion of the ship. Four forward boilers have since been found by divers, and are in fair condition.
 On the night of the destruction of the Maine everything had been reported se- cure for the night at 8 D. m., by reliable persons, through the proper authorities to the commanding officer. At the time the Maine was destroyed the ship was quiet, and therefore, the least liable to accident caused by movements from those on board.
 8. The destruction of the Maine oe- cured at $40 p. m. on the fifteenth day of January, 1898, in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, being at that time moored to the same buoy to which she had been taken upon arrival There were two explosions Of distinctly different char acter, with 8 very short but distinct in- terval between them and the forward part of the ship was lifted to marked degree at the time of the explosion. The first explosion was more in the na- ture of report, like that of a gun, while the second explosion was more open, prolonged and of greater volume. This second explosion was, in the opin- ion of the court, caused by partial ex. plosion of two or more of the forward magazines of the Maine.
 4 Evidence bearing on this, being principally obtained from divers, did not enable the court to form any deffn- ite conclusion as to the condition of the wreck, although it established the after part of the ship was practically intact and sank in that condition a very few
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could 1t determine the nature and meas ure of it's full duty in the matter.
 The usual procedure was followed, as in all cases of casualty or disaster to national vessels of any maritime state. A naval court of inquiry was at once organized, composed of officers well qualified by rank and practical experi- ence to discharge the onerous duties inn posed upon them. Aided by strong force of wreckers and divers the court proceeded to make thorough investi- gation on the spot, employing every availanle means for an impartial and exact determination of the cause of the explosion. Its operations have been conducted with the utmost deliberation and judgment, and while independent- ly pursued, no source of information was neglected, and the fullest opportu- nity was allowed for a simultaneous in vestigation by the Spanish authorities
 The finding of the court of inquiry was reached, after 9 days of continu- ous labor, on the 21st of March, in- stant: and having been approved on the z2d by the commander-in-chief of the United States naval force on the North Atlantic station was transmitted to the executive It is herewith laid before congress today with the voluminous tes- timony taken before the court. Its pur- port, in brief, is as follows;
 When the Maine arrived at Havana she was conducted by the regular gov ernment pilot to buoy 10. 1, to which she was moored, ill from five and one- half to six fathoms of water; the state of discipline on board and the condition of her magazines, boilers, coal bunkers and storage compartments passed in re- view, with the conclusion that excellent order prevailed, and that no indication of any cause for internal explosion ex- isted in any quarter. At $ o'clock in the evening of Feb. 15, everything had been reported secure and all was quiet. At 40 minutes past 9 o'clock the vessel was suddenly destroyed There were two distinct explosions, with brief inter- val between them. The first lifted the forward part of the ship very percepti- ply, the second, which was more pro- longed, attributed by the court to the partial explosion of two or more of her forward magazines. The evidence of divers establish that the after part of the ship is practically intact and sank in that condition very few minutes af- ter the explosion The forward part was completely demolished.
 Upon the evidence of the concurrent external cause the finding of the court is as follows:
 At frame F, outer shell of the ship at a point l1& feet from the middle of the line of the ship and six feet above the keel when in its normal position, has been forced up so as to be now about four feet above the surface of the water; therefore, about B. feet above where it would be had the ship sunk uninjured Outside, the bottom plating is bent into reversed ''V'' shape, the after wing of which is about 15 feet broad and 32 feet in length (from frame r to frame 25)is doubled back upon itself against continuation of the same plat ing extending forward At frame IS the vertical keel is broken in two and the keel bent into an angle similar to
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THE BOARDS REPORT.

Executive Mansion, March 28, 1898
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COTTON WHRKETS.
LIVERPOOL.

Liverpool, March 29-Cotton- Quiet and steady, demand fair; spots 1-16 higher; middlirg, 3%&; sales, l0, 900; receipts. 8 900.
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NEW YORK.

New York, N. Y, March 29- Cotton-Steady; spots, steady and 1-16 higher; middling, 61s; sales, 620.
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NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, La, March D. Cotton-Steady; spots, steady anu 1-16 higher; middling, 5A; sales, 4 600.
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-25

Gov. EDWARD SCOFIELD, for the
second time head of the Republican
State ticket, scarcely needs an intro
duction to the voters of the Badger
State, of which he has been citizen
since 1867. He was born in Clearfield
county, Penn, in 1912. Shortly after
the war he took up his residence at
Oconto, where he married and still
lives. His political career began in
1887 when he was elected to the State
Senate. In '94 he became candidate
for Governor, but was defeated in one
of the greatest gubernatorial battles in
Wisconsin history, when Maj. VIM. H.
Upham won the nomination. In '96 he
was again a candidate, this time sue
cessful, and afterward elected by the
greatest majority on record in the
States annals.
After serving one term Mr.. ScOfeld
is again the nominee. This time he
stands before the people of Wisconsin
who so unanimously elected him two
years ago not only as the same able,
honest, business man and gentlemen
that he was then, but as one whose
ability has been augmented by expert
ence, an indispensable qualification to
the most successful administration.
Gov. Scaield's first effort was a good
one 1t is true that he made mistakes,
but who does not make mistakes
Where in the history of this State, or
any Othar State or nation can you find
the record Of an administrator who has
not occasionally erred. All do it. The
only difference between the others and
Gov. Scofeld is that the Governor has
been so necessarily and persistently
watched by a certain few who sought
to make political capital out of any
thing and everything which could by
any possibility be made to appear as
either an error Of judgment or integ-
rity. Considering that Mr.. Scofeld
and his record have undergone so min
ute and in some cases malicious an eX-
animation, the Governor is to be sin
cerely congratulated that his record
gives so little opportunity of censure.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-25
Grand Encampment. K. of P.

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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-25
First publication August 4.
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned, Peter Fisher and Elmer
Week, whose postoffice address is Ke-
nosha, Kenosha county, Wisconsin,
have been appointed receivers of the
Chas. 81. Sieg Manufacturing company,
located at KenOsha, Wisconsin, by the
Circuit Court of the County of Keno
sha, in the State of Wisconsin, by
order dated July 30th, A. D. 1898, and
every creditor of said Chas. FL. Sieg
Manufacturing company is required to
file within three (3) months from and
after the 10th day of August, A. D.
1898, with the said receivers or with
John B. Maloney, Esq, Clerk of the
Circuit Court for the County of Keno
sha, in the State of Wisconsin, whose
postofice address is KenOsha, Kenosha
county, Wisconsin, on pain of being
debarred a dividend, an affidavit set
ting forth his name, residence and
postoffice address, the nature, consid-
Grafton and amount of his debt claimed
by him over and above all offsets.
Dated this second day of August,
A. D. 1898. PETER FISHER,
ELMER Week,
Receivers of the Chas. FL. Sieg Manu-
featuring Company. wl5
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-25
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Ed knight is Seriously Injured by a
Collision

As a result of collision between a
buggy and a bicycle near O'Neirs Cor
ners Wednesday night a young man
named Edward Knight received some
very serious injuries. The young man
is employed on the Balm farm and he
was returning to this city about IL
o'clock Wednesday night. As fate
would have it we'll known young gen.
tleman of the city was driving along
the road at the same time in company
with a young lady and the two were so
interested in themselves that they
failed to see the approaching bicycle
rider. The young man turned over to
the right as far as possible, but the
parties in the buggy drove directly into
him and bad collision occurred. The
young man struck his head between
the sha aft and the wheel and was
thrown from his bicycle. AS soon as the
young man in the buggy gathered him
self together he found that Knight was
lying along the road in an unconscious
condition and the wheel which he was
riding had been entirely smashed by
the wheels of the buggy. When
Knight regained consciousness he was
brought at once to this city and taken
to DR.. Cheever'S Office, where his
wounds were dressed. He was very
badly injured, as a portion of the
wheel had cut an ugly cash over four
inches long on his head and reaching
to the skull. His left wrist was also
badly sprained. The young man in the
buggy admitted that he was entirely to
blame and insisted on paying all the
expenses of the accident. Of course he
was very sorry, but when young men
90 driving with their lady frien' they
should not forget to respect the right
of fellow users of the public roads.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-25

THE following is the state ticket as
nominated by the state convention in
session at Milwaukee Wednesday and
Thursday last. The ticket is one on
which the republican party can and
wiE unite. Fall in for Scofeld and his
mates on the ticket: Governor, Edward
Seofeld, OcontO; Lieutenant Governor,
Jesse Stone, Whitewater; Secretary of
State, William Fl. Froehlich, jackson;
State Treasurer, James O. Davidson,
Soldiers GROVE; Attorney General,
EHmet R. Hicks, Oshkosh; State Sup
arjatendent, L. D. Harvey, Milwaukee;
Railroad Commissioner, Graham l..
Rice, West Superior; Insurance Com
missioner, Emil Giljohann, Milwaukee;
Chairman State Central, Joseph B..
Treat. Monroe.