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CLEw TO THE rREACHERY.

A dispatch to The New York Herald
from Havana says:
The officers of the Maine fail ut
terly to account for this disaster on
the theory of any internal explosion,
but they also agree that no torpedo
could have caused the damage that
this explosion wrought. Then, too,
the finding OF large diamond-shaped
piece Of cement which went so high in
the air as to crash clean through the
deck Of the City of Washington in its
descent adds another puzzling feature
to the case. An internal explosion
would not have hurled il so high in
the air.
1.-The captain choked down his emo.
ton when asked him Of the disaster.
"'There is very little that can tell
you, he replied Il was in the cabin
at the time. had just finished let
ter to my family when that enormous
crash came. The ship inclined heavi-
ly TO port and l knew in an instant
what it all mcant-that il meant that
my ship had blown up.
All the cabin lights were put out
and AS l CROPPED my way out of the
apartment / met my orderly running
toward me. Reaching the deck, gave
orders to post sentries to keep silence
and to food the magazines. The mag
azines were already flooding them
selves. l saw then that the disaster
was complete; in fact, l noticed few
OF our men struggling in the water.
Only three boats were left of the
number we carried. These, the gig
barge and second whale boat we're low
cred as quickly as we could get them
in the water. There was hg hole
knocked into the side of the barge and
it is a wonder that it did not sink with
the few who had climbed into it.
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The London Graphic declares that
tie sale of 90 Goa has increased in the
British Isles enormously in the last
five years. and thinks it may possibly
supplant tea. Tea certainly has a
high value as a stimulant when some
strenuous immediate task must be
done. Lord wolseley recommends it
for soldiers on the march, and noun.
n-climbers claim that it is their
mainstay; but, oil: the same, pro.
tracted use Of it plays the mischief
with the digestion of most persons and
is highly injurious to the nerves Of
many. Cocoa is sustaining and diges-
title, and has no Objectionable effects.
It would be q public boom if some
houses on favorite bicycle routes would
act up something akin to the old.
fashioned chocolate. houses; for the
autumn is bringing out the fact that
bicycle-riders have too often drunk Of
contaminated wells and arc paying the
penalty in typhoid. Cocoa, having
been boiled, would not contain deadly
/. microbes.
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InyestlgatIon Ordered.
THE SAILORS SPEAK OUT.
They Declare Blowing Up or the Maine
Was the Work OF spaniards.


A special from Key West says that
the steamship Olivette arrived there
Wednesday night with large number
OF the wounded and many other sur
vivors OF the Maine disaster. The
officers were, as a rule, reticent and
followed in line with their chief, Cap
tain Sigsbee, in saying that the cause
of the explosion could only be ascer-
tanned by divers, but many OF the
sailors were outspoken in their declar-
alton Of belief that the explosion was
a deep laid plot OF the Spaniards.
They are greatly incensed against
the Havana people, who have shown
them small courtesy, who looked upon
their presence as national affront,
and who have published anonymous
circulars captioned 'Down with Amer
cans" They believe that the author
of such expressed and cowardly hatred
would not stop at an act OF such ter
rife vengeance as the blowing up OF
the Maine.
These sailors, acquainted with the
drills, discipline and ensemble OF q
man -of-war, pooh-hooh the idea OF an
internal explosion as the last thing to
he thought Of.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press has been assured, in reliable
quarters, that Captain Sigsbee, is nm
der the impression that the warship
was blown up by q floating torpedo,
and that he has communicated his inn
nressions to WASHINGTON.
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MORE TROUBLE Is EXPECTED.

Captain Sigsbee has cabled to Wash
ington that it would be advisable to
send no more warships to Havana, but
to send relief boats.
Admirable Manterola has summoned
Captain Sigsbee to appear before Mil
itary Judge Peral and the Marquis En-
senada, and has notified him also that
joint committees OF American and
Spanish naval officers will be appoint
ell to investigate the cause of the ex-
plosion.
List OF Survivors.
A later cable dispatch from Havana
says: Out Of twenty-six officers and
800 sailors on the Maine, twenty-four
officers and seventy.two sailors were
saved. This makes the list of dead
and injured 224.
Dead Bodies Washed Ashore,
The mutilated bodies of eighteen
men were washed ashore at Regla and
Casa Blanca, opposite Havana.
Burial of the Dead.
All the bodies OF the dead so far
removed were buried at Havana at 8
o'clock Thursday afternoon. The
Marquis de Esteban, mayor of Havana,
headed the ceremony. The burial cx-
penses will be paid by the munich
pality. General Solana also assisted
at the funeral, representing Captain
General Blsnco. The bodies were ex-
posed in the city hall during the day.
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'BATTLESHIP MAINE BLOWN TO PIECES.
Catastrophe Occurred without Warning and While
Most of the Ships Men Were sleeping.
OVER ESQ OF THE CREW ARE KILLED OR BADLY WOUNDED
Spanish Boats Havana Fremen Go TO the Rescue aud tive
All Assistance POssible--The Catastrophe Creates
Great Excitement Throughout the Country

The United States battleship Maine
was blown up at $40 o'clock Tuesday
night in Havana harbor and totally
destroyed.
AS yet the cause OF the explosion is
not apparent.
according to a report to the navy
department by Captain Sigsbee those
known TO be saved are: Officers, 81,
uniniured; crew, Is wounded, now on
board Ward line steamer, in city hos
pital and hotel, SO, 80 far as known.
All others went down on board or near
the Maine. Total lost or missing, 2j3.
The explosion occurred under the
mems quarters, we'll forward. The
vessel lies with her bows wholly sub.
merged and only part Of her stern
showing.
The explosion, which shook the city
from one end to another, created the
widest excitement. All the electric
lights were put out by the shock. Fire
engines rushed madly from one direc-
ton to another, and no one knew for
certain from which direction the ex-
plosion came.
Some of the crew who were able TO
support themselves by swimming were
saved by the boats.
The disaster is remarkable in that
only two officers lost their lives and
these were of junior grades. They
were Lieutenant Fred w. jenkins and
Assistant Engineer Darwin X. Mer-
rift.
Scene at Moment of Explosion.
The surviving crew aud officers of
the Maine state that the explosion
raised the ship out of the water and
then she went partly to pieces.
All but the surgeon were in the
wardroom at the moment Of the explo-
sion. Then came the stupendous
shock. All the officers below rushed
on deck but could get no further for
ward than the middle superstructure
on deck. Only very pitiable few of
the $50 jackies ever got from below.
he water TuSueu over tutul anu Lihil y
were stunned and drowned, but not
mangled.
The officers on deck narrowly es-
capped. IL the Junior officers mess all
had to Chamber out through water aud
wreckage waist deep, One ladder
from the after torpedo compartment
was jammed with men struggling up
for life. All agree that double ex-
plosion occurred from natural result
OF an underwater explosion OF the
magazines.
Brass pipe, angle iron, ETC., fell in a
shower on the decks of the City of
Washington, 800 yards away. Out OF
the dense smoke came anguished cries
for help. simultaneously with the
cessation OF falling fragments, search
lights were thrown on the wreck
and its load OF agony. Spanish boats
from the shore joined those Of the
Washington alongside at once, but the
regular ferryboats, passing soon after
the explosion, did not stop to offer
aid"
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ADDRESS FROM SILVER LEADERS.

Appeal To Voters OF tho country ror
Unity OF Action.
A Washington special says: The
addresses on behalf of the democratic,
populist and silver republican parties,
which are the result of the conferences
which have been in progress among
the leaders Of these parties at the capt.
tol were issued Tuesday.
They seek to unite the members OF
the three parties in future elections
upon the financial issue as the question
of paramount Importance, and are
separate appeals to each of the parties
20 consolidate for this purpose.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-02-25
COAL POOL UNDER WAY.
Mine. In Illinois Preparing For a Big
Combine,

A meeting at which representatives
Of nearly 1875 local companies hand
ling coal in st. Louis from the mines
of southern, central and eastern Hi
nois, we're present, was held III that
city Tuesday for the purpose OF form
ing a pool. These companies which
control all the mines in the districts
named, are considering an agreement
20 organize in East st. Louis, under
Illinois laws, the Standard Coal COM
pany. which will take the entire out
put Of the mines.
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THE HOUSE WAS QUIET.

The Maine Disaster Absorbed the Inter-
est Of Conc ressmen.
The debate on the bankruptcy bill
opened in the house Wednesday, but
attracted little attention, the interest
of the members being entirely alb
sorbed by the disaster to the Maine.
A resolution was unanimously passed
expressing regret of the explosion,
coincidence with the families of those
who lost their lives and sympathy with
the injured.
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THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON.
Oriciais OF the Navy Department rs-
cline to Discuss Catastrophe,

oIUtlAls VI INV N'h'F
cline to Discuss CstsstrcvSs,
Secretary OF the Navy Long received
Captain Sigsbee's dispatch but a few
minutes before the Associated Press
dispatches from Havana were handed
him.
He received the news with apparent
calm, and his first act was To comply
with Captain Sigsbee's request that
assistance be sent from Key West.
He Immediately wired Captain For
sythe, at Key West, TO proceed with
the naval tender Fern to Havana har-
Dor.
Secretary Long then sent for Cap.
tain Dickens, aud the two discussed
Captain Sigsbee's brief telegram.
The disaster is the greatest which
has befallen the American navy since
the disaster at Apia many years ago.
While neither the secretary nor Cap
tain Dickens are inclined TO discuss
the probable cause of the accident,
several suggestions were ventured
upon.
Later the secretary sent another tel
egram to Key West, directing that the
tender Mangrove also be sent to Ha-
yana.
Inyestl gation Ordered.
Secretary Long has taken imme-
diate steps to make an investigation.
Late Wednesday afternoon he tele-
graphed to Admiral Sicard at Key
West to appoint board Of naval Off
GERS to proceed at once TO Havana,
employ divers and generally make
such inquiry as the regulations of the
navy demand shall be made in the
case of the loss of ship.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-02-25


This year will have among its note-
worthy anniversaries the one. hundred
and fiticth anniversary of the death
of Isaac Watts. twill be chiefly as a
writer Of hymns that he will he hon
ored by affectionate remembrance. OF
his hymns, says the Youths Com
panion, the Christian world has chosen
q few as pre-eminent. II he had
written only the hymn beginning:
go, God, our help in ages past" his
name would have sure place in the
roll OF makera Of verse worthy and
destined to live. A great hymn levels
.denominational barriers. While men
are talking Of Christian unity, or
dreaming Of il. the hymn, in its sphere
of influence, il only for tho moment
when heard or sung, makes believers
one. He who has strengthened
and inspired generations, refreshing
tho saints and moving those who make
no pretensions to saintliness, may we'll
be remembered.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-02-25

The Washington Star remarks: No
portion OF the Western Hemisphere is
open to the despoiler as China is. ALI
portions are reasonably safe from such
assaults. There are rich countries in
Central and South America indif-
ferently officered at times, and which
in certain circumstances would be ex-
ceedingly tempting to the buccaneer-
ing spirit of Europe. They have their
rackets among themselves, and gov
eminent there might be moro secure
to tho local advantage. Frequent
shifts are made, and now this leader is
up and then that. But rapid and
violent as the changes may be,
no fine old land grabber with
q crown on his head ever reaches
his long arm from sososs the sea and
tries to profit by disseation. And
whyG The Monroe doctrihe forbids.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-02-25

The amount spent annually on the
roads of tho country equal three per
cent. on twenty-six million dollars.
Were twenty six millions actually in
vested in good roads, we would have
the finest highways in the world for
the same annual cost, and be making
money out OF them besides.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-02-25

Governor John r. Roberts, Of Wasa'
ington, in recent address in Tacoma,
summed up what he termed his faith
thus: Life is n struggle; q school; q
test Of fitness. No struggle, no school;
no school, no fitness; no fitness, no
future"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-02-25
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
Nearly Four Hundred Delegates Mt Annis-
ton, Ala. Meeting.

The Alabama good roads convention
was called to order at Annistion, Ala,
Wednesday, 10y DR.. T. w. Ayers,
editor Of The Admission Hot Blast.
Major I. +. Culver. state commissioner
of agriculture, was made temporary
chairman AID n committee On perma-
nent organization appointed.
The names of delegates We're enroll
ed, showing Fifty counties represented
and nearly four hundred delegates
present.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-02-25

II you have anything TO sell let the
public know II. This paper IL a good
Advertising medium.
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those channels. The negroes viii
yet realize their political strength
and WELD It to the discontinue Of
their white neighbors.
Politicians In the north seek to
make capital Of the negro question,
and well may they talk, far re-
moved from the difficulty, but it
has been observed that northern
men, emigrating to the south, soon
side IN with the whites of that sec
ton, and are quite a. vigorously
opposed to negro domination. II
shows that the race question is not
naturally political. Indeed, it is
far more serious than most politi-
clans think, and it will yet demand
statesmen to handle II. The
emancipation was but one step to-
ward its solution; the more serious
questions IN some of the states vet
remain unsolyed. The Provo En-
qEirer.
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CONFIDENCE RATES

VIA RIO CYANIDE WESTERN RAILWAY
For the annual Conference, Id s.,
and Woman's Conference l.. ID. S.,
at Salt Lake City, April 9th to 9th,
inclusive, the usual half rates and
arrangements have been put into
effect via the Rio Grande Western
Railway.
Tickets viii be sold on the fol-
lowing dates; From Ogden, Park
City, Bingham, SpringEilIe, Silver
City and intermediate points, from
April 9Th to 9th inclusive; tickets
limited TO April Is, 1898. From
all other points April 4th to Sth,
inclusive; tickets limited to April
Is, 1898, except Grand Junction,
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AFTER THE NEGROES.

THE negro populatica in the
south is increasing in some Sec
tions more rapidly than the whites.
This causes a clash between tile
two diseordant elements, and Just
now Louisiana is figuring on some
method Of amending its state con.
stitution to disfranchise most of Its
colored population. just how to
get at it, so not to violate the
Fifteenth amendment of the Con
stitution of the United States. is a
problem. The question of educa-
tional qualification is proposed, but
i is found that it viii disfranchise
some $4,000 whites while dis
Eranchising 1000 negroes. Now
4 property qualification Is, con.
sidered, and il is likely that viii
carry, for the negroes have but
email holdings.
The negro viii yet cone up to
aorely vex the south. II will only
be . matter Of time when the coll
ored population win become so
numerous and 80 aggressive that il
win De a hard matter 10 subdue
them By present methods There
win arise 50 many leaders OF intel
Iigent negroes that they cannot well
be killed of, and the conflicts
which nov are local win then be-
come general The AngIo-Saxons
VII not submit to the African
race railing them, and there Is no |
telling where the froable may end. |
The skirnish Is now along lcgisla-
i've lines. With q few lyrchings, |
Bat i cannot long Be confined IN
4
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HoN. A. w. McCUEE and fam
family returned the past week from
an extensive visit to England and
several other European countries.
The McCunes sill occupy the fam
Gus Gardo House just as soon as
it can be put in first class condi-
ton.
II you want to know how honest
Americans feel on this Cuban mat
ter read the March number of the
New Time. II is refreshing after
being compelled to read the hank
inspired editorials IN the gold bug
press % turn TO the pages Of the
New Tine. Forward rs a years
subscription for this splendid
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PROGRESS OF CoLoRED
WOMEN.
Mrs. Mary Church TerTeIPs RLO-
gEeat Plea before the Woman
c,,F,oo;sF No,..,f;o,

qEeHt Plea before the WOBlGR
SafrGgisf COHreHfiOn.
On Friday night last a scene was
witnessed at the Columbia Thester,
the meeting place of the Woman's
Suffrage Convention, in this city,
that to a majority of the audience
composed as it was of the upper
crust of white society, was a reve-
lation. There were four addresses
by eminent women of different
nationalities, viz: SWede, Nor
Wegian, American white and
American negro. The latter, Mrs.
Mary Church Terrell, spoke on the
Progress of COlOred Women"
She spoke, as she always does,
without notes, and for half hour,
in one unbroken chain of elo-
quence, and with power and fasci-
nation of manner such as few
women possess, she held her vast
audience spell bound with amaze
ment, and the women suffragists on
the platform were so proud of
their new discovery that they fell
upon her neck upon the conclusion
of her great speech and kissed her.
She was almost covered with floral
offerings. Mrs. Terrell opened tie
eyes of her hearers, both white and
colored, to many facts of interest
ACQUIRING among our women
throughout the country, especially
in the south, showing the surpris-
ing progress made along all lines
since emancipation. She very
Pointedly answered a southern
white delegate who had spoken
earlier in the week, giving her to
understand that indiscriminate
mixing with the whites was no
more desired BY the colored than
by the whites; that what they
wanted was only an equal chance
in the race of life. Social ques-
tions would regulate themselves.
She made a most magnificent
and womanly appeal for the en-
cOuragement and assistance of the
white women of the country in the
work of breaking up some of
the obnoxious systems In the south
that tend to degrade colored women
the Jim crow" car, convict lease
system, and other unsayory institu-
tons cOrrupting to good morals.
The opportunity offered Mrs. Ter
rell by Miss Susan B. Anthony to
address the National Woman's
Right Association, composed OF the
most progressive and brainiest NO.
men of our country. was no small
compliment, viewed from whatever
standpoint. That Mrs. Terrell
came up to the full measure of her
opportunity, none who were pres
ent viii gainsay. She wen. beyoud
and over it. She covered almost
all the ground of our grievances
in the small space OF the half hour
allotted to her, aud to do this she
had 10 speak rapidly, but not a.
word or syllable was lost to her
hearers. Her appeal for the women
of her race was a soul-stirriDg
effort; and the long continued APP
pIause that followed at the close of
her remarks attested that she had
won her hearers to her.-7he
CoLOred Amer1can.
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HON. HAULEf y. JOHNSON.
Os Saturday, March s, we called
70 pay our respects 70 the above
named gentleman, and We found
Mr. johnson feeling quite vel and
active for . gentleman Of his age.
BE has almost entirely recovered
from his recent indisposition and
coztinues to take an active interest
IN al the affairs pertaining to the
progress Of onr country and the
DemScratie party.
We sincerely regret to announce
that Mr.. Johnson Is very appre-
hensiye IN regard to the final solu-
ton of the race problem in this
country, and he Is Of the opinion
that We are more than liable to
witness q serious conflict between
the white and the black races nm
less some plan can be devised
whereby the government can ac-
quire some four or Eve large states
and induce all the negroes to To-
cate in them and at the same time
70 exclude or prevent all Anglo
Saxons from entering or taking up
their residence within the said
states.
We endeavored to assure our
distinguished friend that in our
humble opinion the conflict which
appears to exist between the two
races at the present time will
gradually disappear, and as the
negro acquires intelligence he will
naturally adjust himself to the
new order of things, and as the
AngIo-Saxon progresses in civiIi=a-
ton he will become more inclined
70 accord to the negro the rights
which are guaranteed to him BY the
Constitution of the United States.
We intimated to Mr.. Johnson
that one of the greatest troubles
the negro has to contend with Is
that the American people have only
known the negro for two hundred
and fifty years as a slave. But
comparatively speaking they have
only been acquainted with him
s. a freeman for thirty years
and during that time the negro has
progressed so very rapidly that he
has surprised and startled all of his
most bitter enemies.
At eRe conclusion OF our rEmarks
upon that subject Mr.. Johnson ex-
pressed much pleasure in the hope
full view which we entertained of
the final solution of the race prob
lem. Prior to taking our depar-
ture Mr.. Johnson presented us with
an elegant bound book entitled
''The Hamilton Facsimiles of
Manuscripts of the Monroe Doc
trine, Its Origin and Intent" 1t
contains all of the original letters
which passed between President
James Monroe, Thomas jefferson,
James Madison, George Canning,
British secretary of State for
foreign affairs and Richard Rush,
United States minister to England.
We have quite a number Of ola
and very rare books but We value
none of them more highly than the
book which was presented to us by
H.. u.1lo-- n T0l-.