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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05


was probable that the report OF the
court would be made and late last night
the following reply was received from
Key West: Have talked with the
president Of the court of inquiry and
agree with him that il is not yet pos
sible to fix date for the finding, as so
much depends upon the progress OF the
divers and wreckers and the results
they obtain. Every effort is being made
TO advance the inquiry. The court re-
turns TO Havana by the Mangrove this
evening. having about finished the in
vestigat!on at Key West. Sicard."
knoeks Out the Special Stories.
Admiral Sicards message Is regarded
onicially as disposing Of the reports that
the court has as yet obtained positive
or conclusive information bearing upon
the object OF their investigation. 1t is
taken TO mean that upon the testimony
or discoveries Of the divers will depend
the finding. the examination Of the Off
GERS and crew OF the ship having been
insufficient to enable the court to even
FORM an idea as TO what lines may be
opened UP from the Investigation Of the
wreck Itself. While the telegram was
naturally somewhat of n disappoint-
ment In leaving the termination Of the
Inquiry as much in doubt as ever, II was
welcomed as practically setting at rest
the reports as TO the results of the in.
vestigation up to date.
Matters Appeared To he Quiet.
1t was said at the navy department at
the close OF office hours yesterday that
no word had come from Key West or
Havana save the brief dispatches Of the
past two days relative to the disposi-
ton OF wounded and dead bodies. Mat
ters were very quiet at least externally
In the war department yesterday. There
was strong indisposition to discuss
the proposition to resume possession of
Dry Tortusas. but the officials did not
hesitate TO declare that only normal
movements were going on. So It was
unknown officially that the troops at
Salt Lake were being reviewed and 1t
was said that IL this were so Il could
be nothing more than the usual period.
icai inspections required by the regula-
tions. As for the reported orders TO in
spection officers at Bethlehem to be
ready for n quick start II was said that
Captain McNutt and Lieutenant Bennett
who have been on inspection duty for
several years past are not to be dis
furbed and have no orders such as are
reported from Bethlehem.
The Fort at Dry r0rtugas.
The fort at Dry Tortugas Is known as
Fort Jefferson. II is three-story brick
structure, with classmates. the walls
being four feet three inches thick. The
garrison quarters are located in these
classmates. the old plan being to place
the artillery in the upper stories and
the infantry below. The old defenses
consisted OF thirty-two and forty-two
pd0nder guns. and one or two PARROTS
OF 200 and 800 pounds. These four feet
three Inch walls and old style guns
would be OF little service in modern
warfare. and such as remain are proba-
bly, out Of practical service by the
quarantine uses 10 which Fort jefferson
has been put in recent years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05

Paris, March s-Col Pieqssr,.
disciplined FOR giving testimony fsv-
orahle TO Z,ls. fought . duel With
swords todsv with Col. Henrv. Who
Ia his testimony sgsinss Z,ls de
nounced Picqusrs as Q liar. Col
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05

wsshirgson. March Sit is IN
ders,ood the foreign relations com.
mitsss hss decided to pesss the con-
siderssiou % the Tlswaiiaa snnsSs-
uou treaty upon the senate soon
after the appropriation bills are out
Of the way,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05

chieaso. March s.-Luetgert has been
told the task selected for him during
his Imprisonment II is the intention
OF the Joliet penitentiary cficiais TO
manufacture sausage for use In the big
prison. and Luetsert viii be given
charge Of the work The information
piesses Luetgert.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05

Kosaigsburg. Prussia, March s.
A dispatch from Metst says four
Gshing vessels we're wrecked In Q
storm. Ten fishermen were drowned
and six others are missing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05

washington. March SIT was devel-
oped yesterday afternoon through tele-
graphic correspondence between Secre-
tary Long and Admiral Sicard that the
court OF inquiry is unable to fix even
an approximate date for the conclusion
OK res Investigation into the disaster to
the Maine. Sharing the general anx-
iety for some information on this point
Secretary Long yesterday, at the in
stance OF the cabinet. sent a telegram
to Admiral Sicard asking him when Il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05
Hssry wss wousdsd in the wrist sad
arm.


Bsflisgton. Iowa. March s.
Lieut.. Frank Kslkls. U. s. A., com.
nssdsst st the Iowa Wesleyan uni.
vsrsisy at NJ Pleasant, attempted to
board . train here this morning. He
missed his footing and Vas cut COM
plesely In tvo as the waist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05
LOOKING FOR A SOFT SPOT.

Indication That Spain Wants to Take an
Easy Tumble About Cuba.
Madrid, March Accommodating on the
rumors Of President McKinley's project
to purchase Cuba, FL Nacional, in an ar
ticle under the caption THE Best Solu-
tion Of the Cuban Problem" exclaims:
"Will nobody preach and proclaim the
annexation of Cuba to the United States
by agreement with Spain, On condition
that the United States redeem US from
the insular debt, favorirg US during a
certainperiod by tariff concession and
guarantee, under q powerful authority
and respected flag. the lives and prop
erty Of Spaniards resident of Cuba Be-
hold solution Of the problem which
would win popular sympathy. procuring
the best termination OF any foreseen or
present heart-burnings of the nation"
Ell Nacional argues that American
Intervention already exists in the succor
American warships have conveyed to
the pacificos, formerly Spain's enemies" !"
1t says: America will continue to fos-
tor the rebellion; and If Spain does not
find means TO suppress the insurrection
tAsN foNhhS VI tlc
States will soon become armed inter-
vention, in which event il will be worth
while to mediate as to the best means
to protect the lives and property Of resi-
dents in Cuba who are loyal to Spain.
Radical autonomy or independence
will menace Spain, sacrifice the lives
and property of loyal Cubans and i'm
pose on the peninsula a debt amounting
probably to :. 600. .0OO. 900 pesetas To obviate
such a burden and to procure for loyal
Cubans a solid guarantee for their lives
and property should be Spain's first
care-before everything. even a sover-
eighty, whose vagueness is rather fan
tastic. Either independence or radical
autonomy will produce anarchy in the
colony and lead to the determination Of
everything Spanish and the ruination
of the Spanish exchequer."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05

London. March s-A dispatch TO The
Daily Man from Hong Kong says the
rebel chiefN there have received a let.
ter from Manila soliciting their support
for another rebellion against spenish
rule.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05

Be sure you are right, then 20
shssd. Be sure you get hoods ssr.
sspsrills. sed not some ciesp and
worthless substitute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05
GEN. RosECRASs Is DYING.
Physicians. However. ssy ne Has . right
ting Chance for Iifc.

Los Angeles. Cal. March s.-GeneraI
William siarke Rosecrans Is at the
point % death a; his ranch n few miles
from this city. Bishop Montgomery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05
I was saved and I'm here That was
all he could swear to-"

I was saved and I'm here That was
all he could swear to-
One important fact has been learned.
however. 1t is this: although the mem.
bess Of the court may have their in
SiyidVi theories they are BY no means
pfepafed as body to render . decisive
verdict. The officer already quoted
said: If the court has yet heard any
testimony which would enable II to de-
eide intelligently that the Maine was
blown up from external causes am the
most mistaken man in the world. Be.
fore the coming Havana sessions are
over ii may secure such evidence, and
possibly find the blowing up was inten-
uonal. 1t will learn from the divers
the actual condition Of the ship after
the explosion. as it has already learned
from the survivors most of the details
Of the ships condition before the ex-
p,osion. With those bases thoroughly
established the court will hear more ex-
pert theoretical testimony and then
reach q verdict"
This statement can be taken as more
worthy of reliance than that of the
Maine officer who said the other day he
believed the court was bound on evil
dence already heard to find the cause
of the explosion external. Its conser-
vatism is also at variance with the
opinion OF many other naval officers
here. especially those of the younger
set and directly contrary to the belief
of most Of the Maine survivors that
their ship was Intentionally blown up
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05

estimated that during the present
century no less than so. 900, 900 Of civi.
lized men have perished In war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05
HsssI rSrs n . Nine.

Breslau, Prussia, March Sire
started in the Saturn q Soznowyocs
niss today. Twenty dead are 90 far
recovered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05

Ar,eld's Brono Celery cures head.
eshee; 10. IS and - esats. Rsiss'
dsSg ssesa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05
ANOTHER ARRIVES
The Second Spanish Cruiser
Reaches havana Amid
Rejoieings.
uscLs sAx BIDS On wAlsHrPs.

psss % nsavs a-.sav tsrsssssa oss-
sss essesssy. RES sAs csssssv Hss
n.ssss Hvs vssis ssa y Nsssssssns
soc Assssee-asisse assssss % cy.
e'sss- nsee',ssssas Ssvs ss sns Assss-
neon.
Hsvsns. March s-Ths Spanish
cruiser. AlmirAnte oquendo. arrived
this morning from Spain and received
o hearty welcome from the military
and civic authorities The decks
we're crowded with sightsesrs. rock.
cts we're sent up and dsgs we're die
played from the vessels In port and
on the pu bile buildings
spssn's rusehass % sAsvs.
London. March 5.-Fufther In
quiries confirm the report cabled
yesterday of the sale Of two cruisers
the Armstrong; have been building
for Brazil to Spain. Inquiries fur.
ther show that representative Of
Chilli has been negosiatisg with q
representative Of Spain for the sale
Of the splendid wsrship. O'Hieeins.
and IL is believed the deal is prac.
ticslly completed. The ships Spain
has secured in France are two heav-
NY armored coast defense vessels or
dered BY Brazil for service on the
river Platte.
WIN Ray . rsw. rs~
Wsshiugton. March 5-A hie b
official admits that the government
is negotissing for the purchase Of
wsrships now under construction
abroad.
rAs spssss pes, issrssssss.
Madrid. March 5-Ths spanish
floating debt vas increased over
thirteen million pesetss during Feb
rusry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05
DOES NOT YET KNOW.
Maine Board Of Inquiry Has Not
Made Up Its Mind as to the
Horrors Cause.
STATE OF THE WRECK Is A SECRET

which Il Locked Up In the Waters and
Mod sf Havana Harbor-Admiral sicartl
Csabls to n. Even IN Approximate
Date for the Boards Report-whols Let
OF Fakes ksocked Out By This Little
TeSegraa-Return to Havana
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-05

Madrid. March 5-Ths spanish
floating debt vas increased over
thirteen million pesetss during Feb
rusry.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-19

third section. respecting all civil onhces
under the government. There the case
rested until the session Of 1896. when
Senator Hill, of New York. introduced
a bill removing the disabilities OF all
ex-~confederates in respect to military
service as well as the civil Offices.
This measure easily scored the re-
quIred t~wo-thirds vote in both houses
it became a law two years 6 last
March. 1t turns out that this was a
most satisfactory way of ~disposing OF
the remnants OF the civil war. On the
basis of that action. II has been possible
to enlist in the service OF the nation
soldiers whom the people really want to
have in the field. General Wheeler and
General Fitzhugh Lee are among those
whose help the federal government de-
sires md, under the law of two years
ago, is able to command. 1t was per-
fectly well known by the American peo-
ple that the removal OF these disabili-
ties was the right thing to do; the event
is proving that. as well, 1t was the wise
thing to do.
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From a sketch by John Clark Ridpath.
In December of 1909, when William
Ewart Gladstone was born, the paint
was still fresh on the only steamboat
In the world. Thus far and no farther
had proceeded the evolution of human
passage by waterways and rivers. The
methods of preserving life and the
means OF destroying 1t were scarcely
improved or modified since the middle
ages. In January of that year Sir
John Moore, at Coruna, won his fatal
victory over the French with fintlock
muskets. All the arts of modern life
were still in the r~udimentary stages.
In Great Britain 1t cost II pence to
send a letter 300 miles. and in the Unit
ed States IL cents for the same service.
There was not an iron barred tramway
on the face of the globe. Men hoped to
fly through the air. but had no ex-
pectation of being propelled by steam.
In that year, after his sixty-sixth as
cension, died Francois Blanchard. first
a%eronaut to cross the English channel.
In the farm sheds of the world there
was perhaps not a single pillow with
iron or steel moldboard. The harvest
hands in the wheatfelds OF all coun-
tries from Poland to the Alleghanies
cut their grain with sickles. The most
rapid transit on the earth or sea was
the sailing vessel, and that might be
surpassed in speed by a C horses.
Mans knowledge of nature was only
r~udimentary. Uranus was then the
outside member Of the ola system.
The first four asteroids had been dis
covered In the ten preceding years. Sir
Humphrey Davy was just recovering
from the v fever with which he
was Frustrated on his discovery of So
dunn and potassium. The greatest tel
escope Of the world was the 20 foot re-
Hector of the elder H~erschel. Young
Fraunhofer, in the Institute of Munich,
was experimenting with his lenses and
prisms, trying to analyze the solar
spectrum.
The social and domestic life of man.
kind was equally far away. In Great
Britain the system of servitude was
still protected. Only a year before the
slave trade in the United States had
been openly practiced by the merchants
of Boston under the constitution. In
the home life of England the right of
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-19
Both Right and Wise.
~HE hearty vote recently given to
Senator Stewards bill removing

hearty vote recently given to
Senator Stewards bill removing
the political and military dis
abilities Of citizens who were on the
confederate side. during the civil war,
il another proof OF the welcome fact
that this nation is one and indivisible.
The Stewart resolution was, in fact.
hardly required. since congress had al
ready acted. still. the renewed express
sion of fraternity does no harm.
This matter Of disability run back to
the time when the constitution of the
United States received its Fourteenth
amendment. The third section of that
amendment disqualified for any mill
tary or civil Office under the govern
ment all persons who. having previous
ly held Office and taken oath TO support
the constitution. had participated in
the rebellion. The amendment provid-
ed, however, that this disability might
be removed by a t~wo-thirds vote of
both houses OF congress.
Under this proviso. thousands of men
who had participated with the confed-
crates were restored to their full politi-
cal rights. At length. a general Law was
passed making the Fourteenth amend
ment imperative. as provided in its
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-19
TWELVE PAGES.
THURSDAY. MAY -. 1898.


URING these days OF watching
1A) and waiting, h principal bust
ness OF the agencies that gather
the news is to make the closest guess
they can at the whereabouts of the
fleets that are in West India waters,
and let II go at that. One bit Of well
come news is that the Oregon. after a
thirteen-thousand mile run from San
Francisco, is safe. That splendid bat
tleship's present address is withheld
from publication. but assurances are
given that she is beyond the risk of
attack, single-handed. by the Spanish
feet. Whichever feet the Oregon Joins
will get a splendid addition to its
strength. We are still left to live along
In the hope that Admiral Cervera VIII
not be able to elude our fleets either by
retreat along the route he came or by
a dash northward toward our Atlantic
coast. Relative to Manila, the Charles
ton is at sea with supplies for Dewey.
The First Montana regiment does not
yet know the exact date of its departure
for the Pacific coast.
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Note and Comment.

At present the United States leads the
world in the consumption of powder.
Fighting Bob" Evans is In clover. He
has been given a chance to shoot at some
thing that flies the Spanish flag.
If this heavy American firing continues,
Blanco, like certain democratic Eastern
and Oregon politicians of the Hayes-Til-
den campaign, may have to buy more
mules"
Sagasta says that Spain, during the
past 25 years spent $3.50. 900, 900 for fortih-
cations. We are paving the way for Spain
to do the trick over again In the next %
years.
Rev. Lyman Abbott In the outlook pro-
nounces the present war a righteous one,
and his brother, Rev. Edward Abbott.
editor of the Literary World. pronounces
II an Ubiquitous one.
Protestant missions in China have
greatly prospered since the close OF the
Chino-Japan war. All restrictions against
foreign missions have been removed and
they can now acquire and hold property
in any part of the empire.
The Chicago Records Hong Kong CORE
spondent telegraphs that after the battle
of Manila, I'M Montejo sent an off,
Ger to Admiral Dewey with congratula-
tions for the good craftsmanship of the
American gunners. Dewey, fortunately,
could not return the compliment.
1t is noted that the Philippines were dis
covered in 1921. and formally annexed to
Spain in 1863, nearly $50 years ago. lr
those $50 years of Spanish rule. but II
miles of railway have been built In the
entire archipelago. That characteristic OF
Spain's way of ruling her provinces.
Our Indians are bent on improving theil
condition. In times gone by 10 d~issipateo
his money In horse racing. gambling
drinking and for bright colored blankets
The Indians on the Warm Springs reser
vation. in Eastern Oregon, expect this
year to make large profits from sales o.
horses. If they are successful hey vii
60 into the business Of cattle raising. I'M
advancement il the result of education
About 100 children attend the government
school at the agency. .
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raeli was ever fashionable in attire:
Gladstone had opinions and changed
them. Disraeli, some say. had no opin-
ions on political questions that any
body knew about. Disraeli changed
from extreme radical to tory: Glad
stone from sincere tory to sincere rad
zeal. Gladstone was a profound and
enthusiastic classical Scholar: Disraeli
could read neither Latin, Greek nor
French. Gladstone had a passion for
studying everything, and he could talk
about 1t; Disraeli's ambition was polit-
ical, and, though he wrote brilliant
novels. he was not in the highest sense
a literary man. Finally, be 1T said.
that in their long struggle not one
breath of scandal sullied the fame of
either man: neither in private nor
public life. When these two men first
Joined in their long duel it was on a
financial scheme brought I'm by Dis
raeli, n Disraeli and Lord Derby
went under. The new government was
a coalition. and Gladstone became
chancellor of the excheQuer. His first
budget speech put him at the head of
all %financiers of his day.
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Gladstone.

AID he been an American in pub
~ life, especially during the first
half Of his career. Gladstone
would have been deemed to be a cal
culating politician. so often and so
pronounced were the changes in his
views and in the policy he pursued.
An ultra conservative at first, he be-
came an advanced liberal. A confirmed
protectionist at the start. he budded
out, before he became famous, as a
radical free trader. He revised his
views on many questions touching
England'e foreign policy; he reversed
his notions about the United states:
ne was, during his lifetime. on both
sides of the Irish question. At one
time he thought TO take holy orders:
at another time he started seriously at
the study OF law. He gave up both,
dividing his time between literature
and statecraft.
BY birth and by education Gladstone
was equipped for lofty service in public
life. He attained 10 the full measure
Of craftsmanship: he was one of the
century's conspicuous premiers; when
there was need for It he displayed a
degree OF frmness and courage n
ability which lifted him distinctly
above the mere politicians level.
When Il was limited that he had shown
q v~scillating disposition. his admirers
. were always ready with the plea that.
whatever his position might be at a
given time on a given issue. ne believed
In II.
It was a remarkable career. 1t be-
gan with the parliament that met In
January, 1893. At the outset OF IL
Gladstone was a man OF twenty-five
years, OF splendid constitution, hand
some. with rare mental gifts which
had found recognition in university
circles, with ample fortune: with plen-
ty Of friends among the powerful. He
entered q parliament where he met th'
Duke Of wellington. Lord Lyndhurst
= Lord Brougham. Sir Robert Peel. Dan
lei o'Connell. Lord Derby, Macaulay
Bulwer and others.
The man who is acquainted with
Gladstone's careex has a good. running
knowledge OF English history for the
past sixty years-it is a career with
many Of the details Of which the large
public need not be familiar in order
TO have an intelligent opinion respect
ing Gladstone's place in modern his
tory. He zeaiously defended Peel dur
ing the memorably exciting times