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THE COiRT AT KEY WEST.
Testimony of Survivor. at That Point
to he Taken.

KEY WEST. Fla. February 2S.-The
United Ststes court of inquiry into the loss
or the battle ship Maine in the harbor of
Havana On February - began it's sessions
here this morning. The young officers and
civilians who yesterday talked lightly of
war are hushsd into silence. in a keen pa
triotic interest in the investigation of the
cause of the Maine
Those officers and civilians here who be-
lieved tiI- reports from Havana saying
that the court had already decided that
the loss of the Maine was due to treachery
have apparently changed their minds. for
today the universal query is. What has
the court found Out 2" while yesterday one
heard all around. When will war be de-
claredy.s .
Brought face TO face with the court, men
realize FOR The first time how unlikely it
Will BIZ fer the court TO allow any inklng
of its conclusions 10 be known out of due
season.
An unusual hustle pervaded this little
town from early morning hours.
The torpedo boat Gushing went over to
the New York and brought to shore Cap
tains Sampson and Chadwick and Lieuten-
ANT Commander Porter.
Court Begins Early.
Lieutenant Commander Marix, the judge
advocate. who is staying on the island with
Commandment Forsythe was already at the
federal building directing the preparation
OF the United States district court for the
sessions of the court Of inquiry. small
crowd gathered outside eagerly watching
for developments.
Long before the officers were ready to go
to the court room the enlisted men saved
from the Inflated vessel were up and wait
ing at their temporary home in the army
barracks.
1t was not known whether any OF them
would be called. but all preparations were
made so that the court should not be de-
layed in its work.
The court opened shortly after 10 O clock
Lieut. Bldndin was the first witness called
Testimony will be taken according to its
relative Importance and not according to
the rank Of the witness.
All the Mainc's dead that remain I'M
buried will be laid to rest in Key West
Orders to this effect were received from
the Navy De apartment yesterday. and the
coast survey boat Bache will bring here
any bodies found. Fifty collins have been
ordered from Key West undertakers.
The Navy Departments order is said to
have been issued under the pressure of
public sentiment against burying the re-
mains OF the sailors on Spanish soil.
Admiral Sicdrd and his staff have charge
OF the funeral arrangements.
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% family =. teaS4 20: winter wheat ratsns - q
akSo. spring d.. 81. 2oaSs. 30: spring wheat
straight Soa$S - receipts. n o6i barrels. exp.rts
nom ," Whes, strong spo, month and 3ar.s
IW>aio'2: April, loit asked; May l0Ds-s tts,A.
steamer No. red. y6asso.s rec~Ipts - iss Lush
els: exports. $o.o 600 bushels; stock asa sss sash
eie. sahs 6iooo bushels southern wheat nv sam
pie. osaloih; do: On garde. gIsioi. torn a,iI-
spoil month and March. s3&ssss~: April sss.nss;
steamer mixed. SSaSSL receipts isI i6s ,,p.hrls:
exports se2 $50 bushels: stock Isl .oi2 b~shsi.:
ssies so,NH o"sheie southern white aud yellow
corn SsaeS4t. Oats stesdy-<o white u,est.
c ,s,., H'sss .. No rcd MIXED d.. sa.s2
stock. sSt.6.s bushels. RYE csxy No y ns. m,
$500: No. western. se>sss, receipts. q
Hey steady choice timothy. sie soasls Grain
,regn's arm. but Inactive steam TO Liverpool PEI
brShei SID. April: Cork for orders per ausrt,r
ss;Sa; Marss; s'+,,d; April sugar strong
sia22: DO, imitation. lsais: DO iadie rs: rod
, s isaft; store packed: foai. Egg. quiet
fresh ~ Cheese steady fancy New Scrt large
ssnlo do. medium. loaioA; do. small. io,. aio,.
Irtture 81 Is per basket. WHISKY. 81 ssssi q Per
gallon for finished goods In loads; 81 1sasl ~
per gallon for Jobbing lots.
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Attitude of the Naval Committee OF
the House.

II seems that the Columbia and the Min
neapolis must wait for their complement
OF men to go into commission. A deal OF
mystery surrounds the question. When
asked yesterday about the letter from the
Secretary Of the Navy asking for author
ity u enlist fifteen hundred men to man
the Columbia and Minnea polls and make
up tbs complement of other vessels Mr.
BouJeile. chairman of the House naval
cornIitlet. showed gres irritation. and in
dicated opposition to the application Of the
Secretary.
Later IL was said that an understandin,
had been reached between the Secretary
and Mr.. BoutelIe and Senator Hale, chair
man Of the Senate committee, that joint
resolution providing for the enlistments
should be put through both houses this
week Since then the situation has
changed. and II is determined that the de-
partment shall wait until the naval bill is
reached in the regular order before the men
shall be provided for these vessels.
The members of the committee are very
secretIve and insinuate that there is a
serious disagreement somewhere. 1t il SAID
en- committee authority that the naval bill
Il to be held back until the report of the
Sampson board Of inquiry has been re-
ceiyed. and that IL then II appears that wal
Is inevitable provisions will he made In the
bin for ell the men wanted, and for the
iurtncr Strengthening OF the naval estab'
lishment. but'th otning will be done un
I'll then.
The significant statement Is made that
the letter asking for the authority to ell.
Est men .or the Columbia and Minneapolis
was signed by Mr.. Roosevelt acting secre-
tary. and that Mr.. Long agrees that the
need for immediate action may not be as
A.. great to require the passage of a reso-
q. luton in advance Of action on the naval
appropriation bill. 1t Is not said that Sec
rotary Long disapproved of the request for
more men. but that he has yielded to the
- opinion that haste IL not necessary, and
that Mr.. Roosevelt does not approve OF the
delay. A member Of one Of the naval COM
mittees II Congress said today that there
Was hot time n the Navy Department on
account OF this
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GRowL FROM Ell coRREo.
Carlist Organ At Madrid Abuses
American Sailors.


LONDON, February 2S-The Carlist or
gan, Ell Correo Of Madrid. in its issue of
February y, Just received here By mail.
says: There IL no doubt whatever that
the loss of the Maine was due to lack Of
discipline" and elites the case of a United
States cruiser which was lately at Venice,
describing her crew a. being rather .pi-
rates than sailors Of a civilized nation
Continuing. Ell Correo says: ''Drunkards
insubordinate thieves and fighters, the sail
ors OF the United States never ses foot
ashore without creating riots Nightly ssv-
erai OF them slept in Jail. or were taken on
was forced to formally complain 10 the
commander and request him not 10 allow
DIS men to land, a. otherwise they could
not be ans~erable for the consequences.
HAD these oh1cials belonged t. the
Christina regime the United States would
have replied by demanding an indemnity,
OF an apology, or both, with the certainty
of obtaining It. But, the protest not being
Spanish, no attention was paid to it. the
cruiser leaving Italy. This naval convict
snip. which IL never free from the fumes
OF alcohol. must be . twin sister Of the
Maine. 1t Is 4 marvellous thing, In such
haSds, that one OF their ships does not
blow up daily"
The impartial Of February Is temperate
iy approves the growing sentiment that
concession has reached its limits" and ex-
presses the belief that 1.-The best forces in
Spain are convinced that the time has ar
rived to firmly. though with moderation
end calmness, assert the honor OF the IA
Ell Liberal of the same day warns the
people against those who are seeking to
misinterpret every act and word Of the
United States" and criticises the efforts
OF the Carlists to block autonomy" which,
1t adds, the liberals are loyalty trying to
put into effect in Cuba
Ei Liberal concludes: Let Spaniards re-
member that Cuba is the key TO our posi-
uon. IL within q brief space Of time we
succeed in pacifying the island. the dan
ger or external war will forthwith disap-
pear, and. though We do not for a moment
Believe II Will, should war break out Cuba
Will be the only battlefield"
Ina Globo comments upon the friendly
and even cordial relations between the two
cabinets" and gathers from the recent
speech OF President Mckinley at Philadel-
phia that the chances all favor peace. 1t
biames the fierce jingoism of certain Span
lsh papers for provoking similar bellicose
utterances in the United States. and adds:
wv hen Spanish papers constantly inform
the United States that war Is !mmin mt
the latter cannot do otherwise than pre-
pare for hosti!itieS."
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Surprise Party by Black Cat Club

surprise party was given by the Black
Cat Club at the residence os DIR. Charles
R. Luce. on Capitol Hill. last Saturday
evening III honor of Mr.. Albert Potter of
New York and Mr.. Cyrus T. Bright, the
vice president Of the club. Dancing was
among the many amusen ents participated
In. after which refreshments were served.
Among those present were Misses Barker.
Burch, Dalton. Fuller. Kip. McClain. Pun
phry. Rock. TOlson and Wilson, Messrs,
Bright, Bride. Hutchinson, Howard, e.
Lundy. d. Lundy. Pitts. Potter and Rock.
Sunday afternoon the members of the
cub assembled at the residence of the pres.
ident. Mr. W. Don Lundy to bid farewell
to MI Bright. the vice President, who has
Since left for North. Carolina.
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ish troops would suffer even more than
soldiers OF the states because they have not
the sanitary and hysienic safeguards
which are thrown around the regular troops
OF armies. The fevers OF Cuba have
already carried them of by tens of thou
sands. OF the recruits now coming ouf
from the peninsula. not one in three VIII
see Spain again. But Spain holds the lives
Of her soldiers cheapiy. The United States
cannot afford to show the same fndfner-
ere-. CHAs NJ PEPPER.
Work of Rescue Goes On.
Ry Associated Press.
HAVANA February 2S.-The day prom
ises well for tine divers who are At work
securing bodies from the wreck of the bat
tie ship Maine and making salvage there.
Including the Spanish divers. there are
probably eight men below the water stimuli
taneously. Great preparations are on foot
among tn" Spaniar1s here to give hearty
welcome TO the cruiser Vizcaya. which is
expected to arrive at this port today. Gen.
weyler's street Is arched with bunting.
and Inc casino Is gay with color.
II Is believed that the election of the
autOnOmist delegates. set for March 20.
will ne posi- poned until April q. to corre-
sspOnd with the election for deputies to the
cortes iu Spain The postponement.. how
Another tug belonging to the Merritt &
Chapman Wrecking Company, with power
.ful apparatus. is expected from the north
at any time.
gram for today. He will probably make
some visits and do some sightseeing. which
he seems TO enjoy greatly.
There were showers of rain later in the
day. and cloudy weather interfered some
what with the diving. The weather. how
ever. promises 10 clear and hopes are en-
tertained that the bodies of quite num-
Der of the dead will be recovered. Chap
hahn Chadwick hopes to recognize many of
the bodies when he receives descriptions
taken from the enlistment papers, which
are on lille at Washington.
The coast survey steamer Bache. Lieu
tenant Barnett commanding, returned to
TortuSas this morning after taking on
board four of the Names wounded. 1t is
considered probable that the Bache will
also iakc TO Tortugas the five wounded men
of the battle ship who are still at this port
as soon as il is safe to move them.
Paris Echo Hopes for Peace.
PARIS. February 2s.-The Echo De Paris
today expresses the hope that European
sis.eman will he found to intervene, with
the view of the maintenance of peace be-
tween the United States and Spain" Con-
tinuing. the paper says it regards the dis
solution of the Spanish cortes as an en-
eoufaging symptom.
Not Asking War Risks.
LONDON. February 2S-There is no
truth in the report circulated in the United
States that Lloyd's underwriters are ask
ling slight war risks upon Spanish steamers
bound fer the Island of Cuba
Spanish Bonds Weaker.
LONDON. February 2s.-The Pail Mall
Gaze1-e, in its financial article today, says:
The demand for gold for tine United
states had i hardening influence on the
none market. and the uncertainty in re-
gard 10 the Maine is frightening away the
support of American stock. But opinion,
d whole Is adverse to any real danger of
war The weakness of Spanish As had a
bad influence
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Warrington stock Exchange.

and sal Ss osssa
M : aos $ At 7os Me.ropoiitsn Rsil 70 3.
ST. Real Estate Tsie Is IS at ss % IS
Il sS iS It e a. Is
type, . at l5l.; C Id - at > 154. an'''n MONO
,o Dist, net Of Columbia Bonds2oyear fund 5s
fUnan slo fsna b Ss s0id ITO bid ss''
Misceiianeous Bonds.-Metropoitan Railroad Sc.
bid Rsroad se1d Of ,ndes
e e A. l2s bid; iso asked Metropolitan Rail
Railroad s. 50 bid 20 asked. EcPinston ' Railroad
g. 100 asked Columbia Railroad es, Ila bid
G.: Ga: series s SS
y s. Electric aas Light deesDtuTe imp 1os I'D
lOc asked: American security and Trust S. f.
and a. 100 ,S BID AmeyesI Security and Trust S.
lst q: ito bid: washington Market Company
imp. IS, 10 bts. W.shinston Market Company
i sos bid Washington Light Infantry 1st g. 90
National Bank Stocks.-Bank of Washington $50
bid Metropolitan. So7 bid. Central new stock,
tsS bid LOO asked Farmers and MECHANICS. lso
End. los bid, io7 asked. Traders s. bid. Lin
Safe Depcsit and Trust Companies National
Safe Deposit and Trust. 114z bid lle asked.
asked American security and Trust I4s lid. Low
Railroad stocks.-Capitsl Traction. GOV bid. 7oK
Is asked lexington, 3 bid. '"''' ~ 0'''
Gas and Electric Light Washington Gas
46 bid. 46 asked. Georgetown Gas. 20 bid q. s.
Electric Light. 99h bid. 995$ asked.
Insurance Stocks---Firemens. so bid. Franklin.
% bid. Metropolitan, 20 bid. Corcoran, 90 bid
Potomac. 90 BID: Arlington; l25 bid. German
American. 1856 bid. National Uuion, bid liis
asked. Columbia, 11h bid. l2H asked. RikTl
~ bid 8 asked. PeoRle's 8 bid. g asked. LIN
coin. bid. 10 asked. Commercial. So bid, ~
asked.
Title Insurance stocks-Real Estate Title. 90
bid, % asked. Colnmbls Title, ~ bid. 81 asked
Washington Title. 2 bid. District Title 5 bid
Telephone Stocks = fennsylvania. s. bid, -
asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 63k I'D 81
asked. American Graphophone, xf4 hid. liX
asked American GrapbophoDe, preferred IL bii
Misceilaneors Sfocks - Aereenfhsler Ianutype
l6 asked- Washington MARKET. 10 bid. Great
fals Ice. 100 hid Lincoln Hall. 20 asked.
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suit Filed for pivorcc.

In bill for divorce filed against John
Doyle this afternoon by Mary V. Doyle. the
latter accuses her husband OF brutal and
cruel treatment, and recites many in
stances OF such alleged conduct on his
part. On one occasion. she declares he
beat and struck her with an iron hammer
IN the head. causing such i'll effects that
it was found necessary to take her to
Providence Hospital for treatment, where
she remained nine days.
In addition to a divorce Mrs. Doyle asoe
alimony and the custody OF the infant
child of the couple. John j. Weed is the
attorney for the petitioner.
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ANOTHER RuMoR DENIED.
Western Union VIII Not Send Forty
Operators to Cuba.

CHICAGO. February 2S.-Reports that
forty of the swiftest telegraph operators
In the employ Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company at Chicago were to start
for Florida within the coming week. prac-
tcally under government sealed orders.
and that thirtyfive men had already left
New York city for Jacksonville and Key
West, were denied today by VIM. J. Lloyd.
assistant superintendent of the Western
Union Company
This story is all nonsense" said Mr..
Lloyd Some of our eastern officials told
me incidentally yesterday that seven men
had recently been sent from New York city
to Key West on account of the heavy in
crease of business at that point resulting
from the destruction of the Maine. From
this the story probably originated. No
men have been sent from here and such
move is not contemplated. We couldn t
use that number of men there any way.
There are no wires for them to man.
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Pushing Pacific Coast Defenses.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, February D.
The work of fortifying the three conspicu-
Gus points contiguous to Port Townsend,
which has been going on in a desultory
fashion for some months. is now being
pushed forward under special orders from
Secretary Alger, and now the doubled forces
at work at points Marrowstone and Ad-
miralty are being worked night and day to
finish up, and already preparations are
being made for placing the heavy guns
which are due to arrive any day.
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War Spirit fn Arizona.

PHOENIX, ARK, February pa move
ment is under way for the formation I'm
Arizona of an independent cavalry reg
iment. composed of frontiersmen well
skilled in the management of horses and
arms and embracing a large number of
cowboys. Companies are being organised
at Prescott, Flagstaff, Phoenix. Globe, Solo
knoxville, Tombstone, Tucson and other
cities.
The intention is to be in no wise a part
Of the territorial militia. but an independ-
ent command ready to go TO the front at
once The enrolment is expected to reach
one Thousand.
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COMING THE SILVER.
Secretary Gage Replies 10 senate
Resolution.

Secretary Gag, in reply to a resolution
relative to the coinage of standard silver
dollars from bullion purchased under the
provisions of the act OF July Ia. 1891, today
sent To The Senate this statement: The
standard silver dollars OF silver bullion
p1rchas I'd under the act OF July IA. 1897 il
as follows:
Fire ounces purchased l6S674 .6s2.
Cost. sf55. 92i. oo2
Coming value, S21s 0S4 43s
From August Il. 1880. TO November 1.
1872. there We're coined from this bullion
"6oSa, 2s3 standard silver dollars, contain
ing Zi'oil,2o3 nne ounces. costing so. no.
lsu, giving a seigniorage OF S6.?11 OBS from
which there were paid for expenses Of dis
tributing silver dollars, sT,l75. and N22-
80 10 reimburse IN part the bullion fund
Tor silver sold in sweeps and wasted 10y
the operative officers of the respective
hints from August IL, 1880. to November
1. 1888, and the remaining s8.s.1,l32 was
raid INTO the treasury.
From November l, 1893 to February l.
1898 there were coined from this bullion
81. 1892 standard silver dollars contain
ing 291S6. l06 ounces of fine silver, costing
S25N2.9l6. giving seigniorage of Sill .Sl2 $50,
all of which has been deposited in the
tire asury of the United States.
The balance, cost and coming value in
standard silver dollars of silver bullion pur-
chased under the provisions of the act Of
July IA, 1884, on hand February I, 1885
Was
Fine ounces. Ill, 5l3,146.
Cost. sloc. $50 1858.
Coming value, sl4L119,3S9 which, when
coined into silver dollars. will give a seign-
iorage Of s43.2iI.025.
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BREEDER Gets seven Year..

PHILADELPHIA, February 28-Cyrus
e. BREEDER. former cashier of the First
National Bank Of Bethlehem. Pa, who
pleaded guilty on February p to the en-
bezzlement of over 900 from the bank.
was today sentenced to seven years in
prison by Judge Butler in the United States
district court. BREEDER was on the verge OF
collapsing when the Judge pronounced the
sentence and was led from the court room
weeping.
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FERRIS ASHES HELD FOR DEBT.

Inventor of the Famous Wheel Died
Fenniless.
PITTSBURG, Pa. February 2S.-The re
mains of George W. G. Ferris, known
throughout the world for his daring in
vention and construction of the great Fer
ris wheel, at the Chicago worlds fair, are
still held at the crematory Of Undertaken
Samson, In this city. for the unpaid funeral
expenses contracted over a year ago.
Mr.. Ferris was practically penniless at
his death, but carried insurance to the
amount of s25,0O0. This. 1t is said was
more than eaten up by the numerous claims
left.
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Jumped i'm River With Her Babe.

BENTON HARBoR, Mich, February Is.
Mrs. George Davidson, aged twenty-eight
left her home at st. Joseph last midnight.
clad in a night dress, with her two-weeks-
old babe i'm her arms. The woman with the
child jumped into the river. The womans
body was recovered a daybreak. The body
of the babe was carried out into the lake.
Insanity caused the deed.
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Washiuuton state Militia.

TACOMA. Wash, February Ex-Governor
Rogers has ordered that the twelve COM
panies composing the National Guard OF
Washington shall be immediately recruited
to their full strength. Recruiting is being
carried on actively. Governor Rogers is
giving personal attention to the Tacoma
and Seattle companies. with the object OF
bringing the state militia up to the highest
point Of efficiency.
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The Lake Pavement.

The Commissioners have made no repor.
as yet on the bill providing that the Lake
Asphalt Pavement Company be allowed
the privilege of laying square with their
pavement In order TO prove its ability. The
Commissioners will give hearing on the
subject next Thursday. when Mr.. Lake will
Rave q chance to show the merits of his
pavement.
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WorLD-BE REGICIDE CAUGHT.
One of the Men Who Tried to Kill
King George.

King George.
ATHENS. February 2s.-One of the men
who attempted the life of the King of
Greece on Saturday has been arrested. His
name is Karditza, and he is a minor en-
ploye in the mayors Office here. He re-
fused to give the name of his accompiice
The municipal councils throughout the
country are addressing messages of SYM
pathy to the king, and thousands of con-
gratulatory kilograms are arriving at the
palace. The royal family are said to be
greatly touched at the expressions of 10y
atty.
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NOVEL PLEA FOR OFFICE.
MIR. Bradford Files X-Ray PhOtosraD
With His Application.

VIII HE ApDIfCnfiOn.
HAYWARDS. CAL, February 2S.-An
original manner of applying for an Office
was adopted by Alonzo Bradford of this
place. He was member of the ID Iowa
Infantry in the late war. He served through
tie rebellion. On February 13, 1862, he was
shot in the knee at the battle of Fort Don
aldson. and he has forwarded to Washing
ton with his petition to the postmaster here
an X-ray photograph showing the location
of the confederate bullet as evidence that
the wound was received while facing the
foe.
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Personal Mention.

Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn resumed
his duties at the War Department this
morning after trip to Fort Monroe for
rest and recreation.
Commander Charles NJ. Thomas of the
Naval Academy is i'm this city on leave OF
absence.
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PAcHECO SHOOTS HIMSELF.
Spanish Officer Who Tried to Call ON
Gen. WOOdford.

MADRID. February 2s.-The commissa-
riat officer, Pacheco, who recently called at
the residence OF General Stewart L. Wood
ford, the United States minister to Spain.
but was not received. and who was sent af-
terward to military asylum, the authori-
ties declaring that he was doubtless pa
trlotically mad committed suicide yester-
day by shooting himself with a revolver.
Much surprise is expressed at the fact that
Pacbeco was allowed to retain revolver
when he was presumed to be insane
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Death Of nm Old Billiard PLAYER

CHICAGO, February 2s-Frank J. Par
ker, the old-time billiard player and at
one time billiard champion of the United
States, died at his home here today OF
paralysis.