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true cause of the explosion sail the ad-
misal. THE water id the bay of liavana
is unusually dark. | don't thlak ctrer
could see very far under water certainly
he could not see well enough t. be able
to tell what caused the explosion.
Electric lights might be used, hut |
don't think they will furnish sufficient
light TO enable the diver to see so well as
he should see in order to ascertain me
cause
ADMIRAL Bunce said that it woul DC
Necessary to suspend judgment and to Wait
until the report of the court of inquiry
is completed Until such time. the n,i:riral
said, nobody can tell how the Maine WAS
blown up.
Other officers called attention to The fact
that divers alone could not tell how the
Maine was lost They said that the divers
who were accustomed to worHing around
wrecked steamships had no experience in
looking into wrecked warships, and espeoi-
ally warships OF modern class.
1t was said that it might be necessary
for some OF the members of the court of
inquiry to make the descent and to see
for themselves Nearly all the naval Of
fiGers who attended the torpedo school at
Newport learned diving.
1t was pointed out that an ordinary ex
pnrienced diver would not be able to tes
tify with any degree of accuracy as 10 ihe
immediate cause of the explosion.
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wsSt. q il expected. IL - expected that
tke Nashville probably Will be tho vessel
selected, as the Montgomery Is Just re-
turning from a cruise In the West indies:
Including two Cuban ports and has nan
hard service besides In patrol duty.
The state department. In view 81 the
published dental BY Captain Sobral or the
authenticity Of the interviews accredited
to him in the newspapers, aud the further
fact that he had previously Terminated his
official connection wit the Spanish legation
here. has decided 10 ignore the matter.
What threatened to be another interna-
tional Incident growing out Of certain al
legged uttcrsnces BY Lieutenant Commander
Sobral has bccn dismissed stimnariIy as
shown by the following statement given
out at the department of state
"The department of state learns from tue
Spanish charge d'afaires that Lieutenant
Sobrai, to whom unfavorable utterances re-
speeding the discipline OF the United states
navy had been recently attributed IN
newspaper interview was relieved OF his
functions as naval attache to Lieutenant
Commander Don Ramon Carran2n
Riguera, having been appointed on the gath
Of January last in that capacity"
b Secretary Long today denied absolutely
4 report that he had advised certain Phila-
.ielphans not TO send further relief sup
plies to Cuba, adding that on the contrary
he wished they would send all the supplies
they could AFFORD to send.
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SPANISH INaunny.
MIL he Conducted simultaneously
with the American Inquiry.

Mill he Conducted simultaneously
with the American Inquiry.
New York. February u "A dispatch to
the World from Havana says.
The Madrid government has been noti-
He'd officially that tho American govern
ment Intends TO make It's own examination
of the wrecked battleship Maine In HAY
ana harbor, and make IL wholly indie
pendently of any other examination.
This Information COMES through the reg
ular diplomatic channel, being contained In
Tho adsiees of tho Spanish charge dat
fares at Washington, Senior DuBosc, 10 The
foreign office here, hut Il Ia also announced
in those advices that tho United States
government will valve for once the prln-
cipie OF extra territorial rights as applied
10 warships In order that Spanish diyers
ana officials may examine the wreck at
the same time,
The Spanish admiral commanding at Ilny.
ana cables that the Ssanish Inquiry Into
the cause Of The disaster would have been
finished before this had he not been wait.
ing TO learn the results OF the exploration
OF the wreck--which he reports is to be
made simultaneously by American and
Spanish divors--and FOR the other ofarars
OF the Maine 10 testify before the Spanish
court OF inquiry, Tho Impartial dwells
upon the Importance OF the bending iuyrs-
tigsttions. noting that II the catastrophe IA
proved not to have been accidental tho
United States probably will claim inaern-
nifty for the loss OF the vessel while n IL
Is shown that the disaster was an accident
grave responsibility Will fall upon the
Names commander and his officers.
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DAYS DEVELOPMENTS,
PEOPLE LOOKING FOR ANYTHING
STARTLING DISAPPOINTED.
kobral Has Keen l.onnced--sissbee
Has obvious Reasons for
Ra.hing the work

washington, February 21.--Todays de-
velopments in the Maine disaster were OF
a negative character greatly to the disap-
pointnent OF considerable number OF per-
sons who were looking for some startling
discovery by diver working In the sunken
hull
The state department, after learning That
lieutenant Commander Sobral was no
longer recognized as an attache OF the
Spanish legation, decided to ignore inc IN
teryfew attributed TO him, which 1t Was
at first disposed to resent. 1t is now learned
that Secretary Long late Saturday evening
called upon Acting Secretary Day OF the
state department and laid before MIN news
pager clippings containing the reporteu ~
teryiew Acting Secretary Day agreed Win
Secretary Long that there was warrant loi
looking into the matter ana caiieu tile az
tention of the Spanish charge 10 the pup
locations. The charge, however. promptly
declared that the naval officer WAS no
longer an attache of the legation, ms sue
cessor having already been appointed ana
gazetted December "a last. He further eH-
plains that ii was owing entirely 10 TIE
more important and pressing matters ol
business before ii that the legation hau
overlooked the seudtng OF the proper notl
fication of the change to the state depart
,hcre nrs fren,Ient DELAYS in the receipt OF
snch ,nforro.1tion as changes among at
tachas ~ the Stale department.
JSn, verv ohvious reasons CAPTAIN Siesbee
a. Havana ia maxine The most strenuous
afforts ~ h.sten the recnvery of the bodies
orchsb,v neariv n hundred in number. still
in,nrIsoned Il, tho wreck Of the Maine. Ii
was a knowledge of the captains desire
Intff,i tho state denortnent of the need OF
,nnra 1iTors This had fhe desired effect
fo,' tbn 49, denartnent TON; action to
,r,,a ,a,,,.a ,,s,,,
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QUESTION or RESPONSIBILITY.
Even III III YVES an Act of Treuchery
SDnin NnN- UinnInrs. IL

EVEN IL u MHS an Act OF IrcuCIery
Spain Way Dixnyosv IT.
Chicago. February 2l,-1.he question of
responsibility which might attach 10 the
government of Spain in case the Maine
explosion was due to mine in the har-
Dor of Havana and was the work of a
fanatic or an accident has become sub
ject OF discussion among lawyers. Inter
national law is a matter largely of prece-
dent and mine explosion in fortified
harbor in time of peace has no precedent
All unite in saying that II such an event
was by design 1t would be cause for war.
NO less an authority that Robert r. Lin
coin, secretary OF war under Presidents
Garfield and Arthur and former minister
TO England, Is positive that in case OF ac-
cident or If the mine was exploded by a
spanish fanatic Spain would not be bur
dened with any legal responsibility.
Mr.. Lincoln said. In neither case would
the slightest liability attach to Spain. AS
Stunning mine exploSad by fanatic or by
accident, that would be the end of the af
fair Giving international law the widest
latitude and stretching preeedents TO their
lima there would be no liability against
the government of Spain. 1t is an Gle
mentaiy principle of International law
tnat a government is In no way respnnsl-
Die for the acts of private citizens. II n
were not so complications would be arts.
ing continually which would keep nations
IN turmoil and arbitrating continually.
1T Is another primary principle that no
nation is responsible for accidents. AS to
the right OF nation TO fortify its harbors
as II sees fit there can not be the slightest
doubt This right is a conceded one and
IS exercised by all nations. Whenever n
vessel therefore, enters the haibor OF a
foreign over 1t is with notice of such de-
lenses and with an assumption or I'M.
chances they Involve. II would not do To
say that one nation is bound to give the
snip OF another notice OF whore and how
its hafbor mines are arranged as Inc "a
sun OF such rule would be obvious. in
entering the harbor of Havana The Maine
ga SO with full knowledge that 1t was !,
fortified harbor and took all the chances
OK accident or accidents which might be
sponsible." ~
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+ STARTLING. III TRUE.
semi -Officinity Reported Tint the
Forward Magazine Ia Intnct.

sent -OHicintiy Reported Tint the
Forward Magazine II Intact.
New York. February 21.A dispatch to
the Herald from KEY West says; 1t is
learned from what may be considered
semi official source that divers sent down
on behalf Of The United States to examine
the wreck OF the battieBhip Maine have
made preliminary report OF the result Of
their work.
incredible as II may seem. II is said
that after partial examination OF the
magazines of the Maine, the divers report
that the one in which the explosion ~
supposed 10 have occurred liz intact.
According 10 the correspondents In
rormant, the contents of this magazine
are unharmed Therefore, II this report
be- true, an entirely different aspect Is
given 10 the terrific explosion which
brought death and destruction to the
Maine.
This report reaching Key West, II Is
said, caused the members Of tho court of
inquiry to decide 10 proceed to Havana
stead OF organizing the court here Al any
rate. the light house tender Mangrovo,
with the court of inquiry aboard. lett FOR
Havana yesterday afternoon Upon arrival
In Havana the court will make ~ personal
examination OF the wreck and VIII then
take testimony regarding the loss OF the
vessel When the Mangrove sailed 1t had
not been decided where the board would
convene, but Admiral Sicard told your cor
respondent that 1t would probably meet
either on board the Mangrove or tho Fern.
the supply shin OF the North Atlantic leet.
which Is now in Havana. The admiral
added that the court would. in all prob
ability, hold another session in Key West
before liz tinal conclusions are reached.
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survivors Doinp wen.

Key West, Fla, February 81. sur
Yiyors Of the battleshlp Maine who are at
me barracks and marine hospital are doin.
nicely today.
INC torpedo boat Ericsson sailed this
morning for Tortugas with mail for war
ships there, Admiral sieard is negotiating
waih the Merritt Wrecking company for
me services OF the tug Right Arm, which
vessel north. 's
3. me Maize court Of Inquiry will probably
be at Havana one week.
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SPANISH FLAGS TORN Up.
Two Dozen Were Ordered I'm for the
Dozen Torn Down

Dayton, Ohio, February 21.---Great indig-
nation was shown toward the spaniards
here today. The National Cash Register
company is holding a convention of agents
from all over the world and among other
countries Spain is represented. In hoaor
or the various nations the different flHss
were displayed at the factory Objection
was made to the Spanish flag by the
workmen and twelve Spanish flags dis-
played about the works We're pulled down
ana torn into shreds. President John II.
Patterson OF the company ordered twenty
four Spanish flags put UP to replace The
ones torn down This made the 2O0O work
mon angry and trouble Is feared.
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MANY srANiAnDs REJOICE.
Tonsts Drunk That others Mny Fol
low the Maine.

Tonsts Drunk That others siny Fol-
low the Maine.
New York, February 2i,--The Havana
correspondent of the Tribune says
Notwithstanding the instructions from
abroad. a painful impression IL caused IN
cuba by tho knowledge that considerable
element among the Spanish classes reIoices
with little SECRECY over The Maine disaster.
Spanish army officers have drunk 10 toasis
that other Vessels of tho American navy
may follow the Maine In Matansas tho
lntlansigente newspaper In Region, pub
fishes an article saying. in substance, that
tho calamity to the Maine was a judgment
on tho United States for sending Il ship to
Havana as an atfectionate sign OF sympathy
toward tho suffering and heroic Spanish
nation. In freuuented Havana restaurant
last night. on the bill of fare. was chicken
a la Maine While aware OF these mani
festations Captain sigsbee and Consul Con
ern Lee concur in advice against sending
further war vessels to Havana at present.
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THE VISIT or THE Nh
Her Commander Shown Ia Nv
sizes Of the United Stsf.S'l
HER STAY WILL PROBABLY m 4
The Washington Governs - =,
Some Fanatic VIII ID No.. i
the Spanish Battle.hi., +

New York. February 2l.--cart...
late and four OF his officers wers ..S|
to the. city today from the vizcaya ~ y
tenant j. A. Daugherty, unite4 h
navy, on the government tur xs.sJ
On arrival at the Spanish consnl.. I. J
tain Eulate was received by Conan, MA
Baldensano. They crossed over ~ ~
lyn bridge to the navy yards \ n
crowd was beside the Spanish IN,
but there was no deinonstration. "a
navy yard Captain Eulate paid Ma ,.s|
TO Admiral Bunce, the command n h
was received with the usual hcno;s
ceremonies were brief, and the
party soon returned to the consut.tss
Captain Eulate also visited g.:
Island and paid his respects Is ~
Merritt. United States army, and r.
wards the party drove to the an \
where a call was made upon Mays,S
Wyck. M
During the reception at the INV,
Captain E,ilate expressed to NH
Bunce his deep sympathy with AZ \
and the people. OF the United STAT p
the loss of the Maine and the bfa,s \
who went down with her. M
Captain Eulate spoke at some Is,sik
Spanish, addressing himself 10 the rsssaI
The consul general of Spain transI,srs|
follows
Captain Eulate said that he bas sn.,|
expression from Tie government n ~
ins,ructing him to return the visit rads
the Maine and other ships to The hi,
if Cuba.
Tile admiral can fancy his gufnsI
and great sorrow on reaching AntfI,
waters to learn that the Maine NJ
mere The captain begs to exprte
keen sorrow for the appalling m!siotts|
that has overtaken the Maine, and III n
sympathy is with those who lest rejakt|
and dear ones in sympathy for which
has placed his flag at half mast aud n
keep il there until his departure, an
Washington birthday. Captain Eah|
considering himself and his Officers IL =
ing in mourning.
Many invitations have been e1isaii|
to him he says, aud his officers, q 4
tertainments having been arranged IN
eially for their pleasure by the SpaSI
colony in New York.
But none win be accepted, as 50 su4G|
an occasion does not admit Of any faal||
ties
Admiral Bunce will visit the VixcsR
II o'clock tomorrow. Major. General Nd|
rift and the Spanish consul generals
also make visit.
Captain Eulate said that during n
vizcayas stay in this port her AS w,
be at half mast as token Of respect
the Names dead
Both on tho arrival and on the @pltI
urs of Captain Eulate a company 81 N
zines PRESENTED arms. From the 6pnl
consulate Captain Eulate returned y !
ship.
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NO CONFIRMATION
For the Dispntch Given 10 the I'm
parctnt Prem New. y.ris

Madrid, February 2l.--Thc government,
has received no information tending "a an,
hfm the dispatch from New York 10 the
impartial with reference to alleged extern.
s slye military preparations in the United
States.
ADMIRAL bermejado. the minister Of ma.
rine, visited United States Atiuis,ar w.
iotu THIS evening In order to communicar "a,
y + supposed, dispatches with referenra
TO the Maine. '''s'ehue
Inc Nixcaya viii leave New YORK a..
morrow or Wednesday, 'o-
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WAS MlseuOTED.
Says He Said Nothing Unkind o. ~
Officers Of the Maine

New York, February GA repieseas
tive of the Associated Press cansa
Lieutenant Commander L. G. sopra'' sp' /
ish naval attache to the legation y "
ington. now in this city, and duIns
interview asked if the reported ln'fl''
had been accurately stated. III
Lieutenant Commander Soprat ~ +
had been misunderstood, hence m ,sss
He said that the construction pls sr y
his remarks had led to an eTro1sv WI
duction; that he had not made an! = ~
or harsh remarks of the Officers
Maine ..,,S3
He regretted the whole clrca ,as
When asked if his official connecs!~ VI
the Spanish Legation had ceased y s., =,
had not; that he was. as iorI ges.
naval attache of the legation ~ -
ton. HI
Notwithstanding this statems 1as, u
call was regularly gazetted On wv
and he is not regarded by the iess-
as connected with it.
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look below that line''
DO you think that the cause Of lie
disaster viii be known as soon as the
examinatlong''
think u viii be necessary To ,a,se
tns Maine before we can asserlain tie
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Havana. February 2i--The divers today
continued the work Of trying to recover
me bodies OF victims Of the disaster to the
battleship Maine.
49, y no truth in the report that an
osner explosion has occurred al the wrscr
pi ihe Maine, as might have been inferred
on SATURDAY. eu IVY Mest
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spain's Torncln ne.trn. y.

tondon, February 81 Thomson Bros.
,a'o'm the Associated Press that Spain
naa arranged TO man the two remaining
son,s aestroyers Of the -four completed
some ume ago at the Clyde Hank va-sls
- eu1 nne YET delivered, presumably owing
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documents we're rescued from drawer In
his cabin. The keys to the magazine were
found Just above the hook overhead the
captains bed, their usual place. They had
been floated upward by the rising OF IN
mattress. About 100 OF the Names heroes
are yet In the wreck.
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CAPTAIN SAMPSON, CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE OK INOlJ,RY

the Maine was attached. studied the t,jc-
lures OF the wreck OF the Maine WITH In.
teNst
Can you tell from the pictures whether
mine or magazine expIustll ra,,ssd
the wrecky' was asked
NO." he replied. I'VE dom care 10
KNOW what thers y above the water line.
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NAVAL BOARD AT WORK.
Captain Sigsbee Testifies---NO Information Elk
Cept Routine Matters to Be Made Public.


IS
o he ne frs
The board will make careful personal examination of the wreck
$ anch
The OF the
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is
the
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authorized
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Afraid Of Fanatics.

Washington, February 2i.-Ths ~
courtesies which the government inlssa9
to extend to the officers Of the Vlsall
have been abandoned on account q = =!
Maine disaster. AS a result the siay
the Vizcaya at New York will proDsnf }
materially shortened.
The vizcaya Will not coal at NeH ies
owing to the fear that some fanatic nlas,
take advantage of the circumstance
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Remember we have cured cAs9 n
and Chronic Diseases that Ian ~. ~ e.
cured at tho hands OF some y w 1ni.sfx a.
lists and physicians In tne CO. ~
procf of this statement az ~ S2f6k /
BLOOD AND SKIN pissass.s n r.
pies, Scrofula, Blood Ta'nis - ~ r. L.
arising from an impure STAT ~ W. x111
completely eradicatod from .s1 Il i
KIDNEY AND tsn.a
Weak lack. Pain In Side, IN n.r M. \ +
in Urine. Brickdust, or WIZ
urinat:ng. frequency OF: ~, Hsis
all diseases OF the BLADDER p 81 r.
PRIVATE Diseases, bioon ~
Varicocele, Tenderness, EMIT sl, m ~
OF Organs, and Piles. fstus 'n
without pain or detention L v ~ &
LNIIES, II you are suner.rs VT
messing ailment peculiar " & a. 4
should call ON DR.. Hathaway
ae XII persons who may BE- e, ssssI
consult us at once. AZ cvI ,rf
guarantee to every one eA'
'Fs sa,i Treatment given BY sender
tom blanks. /. ~. rouneI
akin die sases, No. for cAssss1 |.I'
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New York, February ala dispatch q
the World from Havana says thai Tho
divers have made only three visits ~ n
wreck OF the Maine, Captain Siesbse ~
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wApsHp MONTGOMERY PROBABLY ORDERED

h it d " al 70 o IN
o o.
ca ga a ne a
ST. aun rand two 1ph quick in Resides b has clever
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Aanatral huAcc Thtnkn nivcra win
" Unable - Learn Mach.
New York February sl.--The World
says;
Rser Admiral Francis NJ Bunce. COM
Inandsat ~ tho Brooklyn navy yarJ ana
9qilL lev months ago the comm ,nlor a.
s1les q ~ Atlantic squadron. to xhich
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I'm ELEVATOR TRUST.
Proposed Combination of Eastern and
Western Manufacturers.

CHICAGO, Oct 15.-Elevator manufacture
ing interests of the East and West will be
revolutionized in the course OF the next
month If negotiations for the formation Of
a big combine now apparently near a
successful conclusion, are carried through
by agents here with that end in view. w
B. Baldwin, og the Ohio Elevator Company.
of New York, who has been in Chicago for
some days attempting TO complete the plan.
left Chicago for the East to-day, and Il is
said carried with him an option on the plant
OF the Crane Elevator Company. that cor
poraticn, according to the rumors, having
The other Chicago companies concerned in
the deal are the Standard Elevator Com
pany and the Eaton & Prince Company. al
though definite action has not been taken
by either OF these establishments. For "a
year, II is said. the negotiations have been
in progress. but until this week difficult
ties were in the way which prevented the
execution Of the plan.
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CORY MURDER TRIAL.
Man Who Killed David HedricI< and
Tried to Bury Him.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind, Oct. 15.-Charged with
one of the most atrocious murders in this
part of the State, Ithamer Cory. of Madi-
son county, will go on trial here Monday
morning. Cory is accused of the brutal
murder of David Hedrick The victim was
a deaf mute. fifty-four years old. Cory, on
the 3Oth of April, induced Hedrick to go out
hunting with him and while in the woods
deliberately slew him. The body was found
with two bullet holes in the skull and mu-
tilated with a knife. The indictment
charges that Cory, after infiicting two fatal
shots in the brain, wantonly hacked the
dead body with a knife. Hedrick. being
deaf and dumb, could make no outcry and
was at the mercy of his slayer as helpless
as an infant. Cory, the accused, is twenty
five years old The states attorneys believe
the jury will pronounce the death penalty.
Prosecuting Attorneys Scanon and Harness
will be assisted by Blacklidge, Shirley &
Wolf, of this city. Cory will be defended
by the Anderson law firm of Kittinger,
Diven & Reardon. A special venre of forty
names have been selected from which to
get jury. The trial is here on change of
venue from Madison county. The crime was
committed in the southern part of that
county. Young Cory claimed he accidental
~ shot Hedrick when he caught dig
ging a grave for him, but it was soon dis
covered he had stabbed the man eleven
times and had robbed him.
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