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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
BUSINESS IN HAVANA.

The Maine Court of Inquiry Will Return
to Cuba.
Washington, March AT the close
of Office hours telegram came to the
navy department from Admiral Sicard
at Key West, in the following terms:
"Key West, March 2.-To the Secre-
tary of the Navy, Washington: Court
of inquiry will commence session at
Key West today. They must resume
session at Havana to receive reports
from divers, after further work on the
wreck. SICARD."
The important feature of this is the
declaration that the court will return to
Havana. 1t sets at rest the rumors
that have been current for days past,
that the court was not to return to
Havana, for the reason that it had dis
covered the cause of the sinking of the
Maine, which was not an accident, and
that they had consequently no further
business in Havana. One important
deduction to be drawn from the message
was that the report of the court of in
quiry can scarcely be expected for sew
eral weeks to come.
The court will be occupied at Key
West for several days at least in taking
the testimony of the survivors there.
Then, upon the return to Havana, it is
expected that good deal of time must
elapse before the divers can get through
the mud which now encompasses the
lower part of the wreck of the Maine,
and examine the bottom. After this is
done, the court must deliberate in order
to secure an agreement upon their find
ings. The prevalent belief at the navy
department is that up to this moment
the court has not undertaken to COM
pare notes and endeavor to reach such
an agreement.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
GOMEZ WOULD COOPERATE.
Bonn bardment of Havana Would Be tn,
Signal for a Land Attack Also.

Bombardment of Havana Would Be the
Signal for a Land Attack Also.
New York, March 3.-"On the day
the white squadron opens fire on Ha-
vana, Maxine Gomez will begin an at
tack by land. He will keep on fight
ing until Havana surrenders or nothing
is left but heap of ruins" These
words were used in Tampa, Fla, to a
correspondent of New York paper by
Emilio Nunez, of New York, who COM
manded the filibustering expedition
which has been landed in Cuba from
the steamer Dauntless. Captain
Dynamite Jack" O'Rr1en has returned
to Tampa with Colonel Nunez. They
left for New York last night.
81 am just back from Cuba" Col
onel Nunez said. "Cuba, which is now
almost free. Our steamer carried two
allotments of arms and ammunition.
We made one landing on Oriente,
where we left large quantity of rifles
and dynamite for Garcia's command
Then we put about and steamed along
the enti1e length of the Cuban coast to
Pinar del Rio province, where we
placed the remainder of our cargo in
the hands of General Dlaz, who COM
mands our forces in that part of the
island. Trouble with Spaniards? OF
course; but Spaniards are not clever
enough to stop an expedition if they
tried, and it never seemed to me that
they tried very hard.
"Garcia is now besieging Bayamo.
General Pando, with 25, 900 men, is
trying to force his way up the Cauto
river to dislodge him. In the open
Gomez is slowly but surely working
toward the capital, burning plantations
as he goes. AS Blanco recalls his
troops to protect Havana, Gomez
draws nearer from the east and Rodri-
guez and Diaz from the west. They all
expect that the United States will de-
clare war. The moment that happens
they will mass their forces and cooper
ate with the United States fleet.
"At Key West 1 had a long talk
with DIR. Guiteras, who is the surgeon
attending the wounded sailors of the
Maine. He told me that one poor fell
low asked him the meaning of the
Spanish words 'Mata To- The doctor
told him that 1t meant Kill him. The
sailor shuddered. Il jumped overheard
when the explosion took place. he
said, and swan to fishing-boat. A
man in it knocked me off with an oar
and said 'mata To- That shows you
the way Spaniards love Americans.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
"A CLASH MAY FOLLOW,
Infiammatory Circulars Being Scattered
Broadcast.

BROADCAST.
New York, March 2.-The World
prints the following circular, which it
says is being distributed on the streets
of Havana:
"Spaniards Without Conditions -
Long live Spain with honor It is
time we leave at one side lying decep-
tions and puerile fears. It is neces-
sary, even if we all succumb in the
fight, not to stand the impositions of
that proud and ambitious nation
which at every moment, taking advan-
tage of the weakness of the liberal gov
ernment, menaces us and throws down
the gauntlet Providence is taking our
part, and if not, see what has hap
pened to that vessel to which they con-
fided all their power.
cit is necessary to 60 to the ballot
box to offer all obstacles to autono-
mists. because with them and their
coming into power things have occur
red that never happened when we (con-
servatives) were in power.
"Under the new colonial system has
occurred the accident to the Maine.
They have allowed the dead of hos
tile nation to be placed in the palace
and thousand other things to bring
us conflicts. So we repeat the phrases
of the orator Romero Rubio, We will
go anywhere except to autonomy; and
let us also take note that the valiant
General Weyler, whom we ought to
elect deputy for Havana, second US.
We have on our side the army, the
volunteers, the navy and the people.
''What do you do, that you allow
yourselves to be insulted in this man
ner? Do you not see what they have
done to US by removing our brave and
beloved Weyler? At this hour he
would have made an end of this vile
insurgent rabble that tramps on our
flag and on our honor. They force au-
tonomy on US to cast US aside and give
the positions Of honor and command to
these i'll born autonomists, migrate sons
of our beloved land. And last, these
dirty Yankees, who meddle in our
affairs, humiliating US to the last de-
gree, as further taunt send US one of
the war vessels of their rotten navy,
after insulting us in their newspapers
in our own house.
"Spaniards, the time of action has
arrived. Slumber not. Let us show
those vile traitors that we have not yet
lost honor, and that we know how to
protect it with energy of worthy and
strong nation.
death to the Americansl Death to
autonomy!! Long live Spainl Long
live Weylerl'
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
To Kill King George.

Athens, March 2.-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 minor
employe in the mayors Office here.
Two friends of Karditza have also been
arrested on suspicion of being accom-
plices. Karditza, when closely pressed,
confessed to being one of the kings as
sailants. He does not express any re-
gret, and declared that if the gun had
not trembled in the hands of his ac-
complice the king would have been
killed. Karditza refused to furnish
any further information.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

Washington, March 2.-The presi-
dent today sent to the senate full rec
ord of the proceedings between the
United States and Great Britain in the
arbitration relating to the compensa-
tion for the seizure of British ships in
Behring sea under the treaty of 1892.
The collection of documents includes
the correspondence and notes of dip
lomatic character bearing on the SUBJ
ject. but most of these bear date prior
to the making of the award. A state
ment of the government counsel, Don
M. Dickinson, Robert Lansing and
Charles B. Warren, is appended, in
which they say:
eff there are serious questions as to
the validity Of the award in the light
of precedent and authority, in view of
the history of the controversy, and in
the exitsing conditions, as we'll as be-
cause of the comparatively small
amount of the aggregate awarded, We
venture to express the hope that the re-
suit will be accepted by our govern
r,ant -
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
SEVENTEEN ARE DEAD.
An Epidemic Sweeping Over the CITY
of Skagway.

An Epidemic Sweeping Over the City
of Skagway.
Nanaimo, B. c., March 2.-The
steamer Oregon arrived here this after
noon from Skagway and Dyea. She
had number of passengers who are re-
turning home disgusted with Alaska.
Before the Oregon left Skagway, II
deaths from cerebro spinal meningitis
were reported IN "a hours.
Among the dead, the only names as
certained were B. Austrander, of Port
land, Or; -. Montello, of Des Moines,
Ia; Jones Haw bacher, of Astoria, Or. !;
George Baker, of Everett, WASH; a
child named Atkins, of Albany, and a
boy named Anderson.
DR.. o. B. Estes, of Astoria, who was
passenger on the Oregon, predicts
that the number of deaths will soon
run into the hundreds.
The steamer Mamie reports that a
steamship caught on fire in Semour
narrows. Her name was not obtaina-
BILE, but it is thought that she was
from Vancouver, B. G. The fire was
extinguished and the steamer proceeded
north.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Will Not Sell Cuba.

London, Feb. 2S.-The Standard 3
Madrid correspondent says that he has
found by an exhaustive canvass that all
parties are amazed and indignant at
the suggestion that Spain should sell
Cuba, saying that it meant that the
monarchy would be menaced by an ir-
resistable popular movement supported
by the army and navy. The financiers
make the practical objection that, as
the Cuban debt is almost entirely held
by Spaniards, the price suggested
would not satisfy half the compensa-
tion required. None of the ministers
would entertain the suggestion.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
THEY GIVE 1T UP.
Government Relief Expedition to Starv-
ing Yukoners Abandoned.

Government Relief Expedition to Starv-
ing Yukoners Abandoned.
Washington, March 3.-The war de-
partment has decided to abandon the
expedition for the relief of the miners
in the Klondike country, because the
conclusion has been reached that no
necessity exists for it.
Secretary Alger has written letter
to Senator Hawley, chairman of the
senate committee on military affairs,
the departments position,
and asking congress to take action au-
thorizing the department to dispose of
the supplies purchased for the expedi-
ton, including the reindeer from Nor
way and to abandon the project en-
tirely.
In his letter Alger says conditions on
the Yukon have changed so as to rem
der the expedition unnecessary, and
that Generals Miles and Merriam both
agree with him. He is also advised to
this effect by the Canadian minister of
the interior. The military committee
met today but did not act upon the re-
quest.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Fatal Explosion at a Fire.

Kalamazoo, Mich, March 1.-Fire
broke out in the Hall chemical works
at 10 O'Clock tonight, and after burning
half an hour, two terrific explosions
blew the whole top of the building off,
burying fremen and spectators beneath
the falling walls and debris. Six men
have been taken out dead, and 10 in
jured. The first explosion was fol-
lowed by two others. Firemen on lad
ders were blown in every direction by
the conclusion. The crowd was dazed
by the explosion. Horses were thrown
down and windows In the vicinity were
threatened. The work of rescue began
at once, and the building was left to
its doom. Intese excitement pre-
voilad
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

Washington, March 2.-Representa-
tive Bromwell (Rep. o. today intro
duced in the house the following reso-
luton:
''That the secretary of the navy be
and is hereby authorized, whenever in
his judgment it shall become expedi-
ent for the best interests of the coun-
try to do SO, to secure options upon and
consummate the purchase Of such bat
tle-ships, cruisers, rams, torpedo-boats
or other form of naval vessels as are of
the most modern type, and ready for
immediate use, together with the nee
essary armament and equipment for
the same, as in his judgment are nec-
essary to place the naval strength of
the country upon a proper footing for
Immediate hostilities with any foreign
power with which the same may be
threatened, and for the purpose of con-
summating such purchases there is
hereby appropriated the sum of $780,
000,0 to be Immediately available"
The resolution was referred to the
naval committee.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
LITTLE WORK DONE,
Divers Experience Great Difficulty in
Recovering Bodies.

Divers Experience Great Diff Guilty in
Recovering Bodies.
Havana, March 2.-Little work was
done today by the divers from the tug
Right Arm. Captain Magee, who is in
charge, seemed to lack authority from
the wrecking people or others, and is
indisposed to work ON his own judg-
ment, except in smaller details.
Captain Sigsbee was on board the
lighthouse tender Fern until O'Clock
this afternoon. He waited for the
Spanish divers but they did not appear.
Captain Sigsbee thinks Spain has a
moral and international right to make
an independent examination, and he
will give the Spanish divers such facil-
tiles as are possible. Captain Sigsbee
hopes the survey steamer Bache will re-
turn to the Tortugas tomorrow or the
next day with all the Names wounded
left here, and he also hopes to send on
the Bache hereafter the remains of the
dead recovered in condition making
it possible to place them in cofins.
The difficulty experienced in recovering
the bodies is not understood by any but
the divers. The latter yesterday worked
for three hours trying to bring out one
body intact, and one of the divers had
a bad fall, and several got their air
tubes tangled.
Even then they could not extricate
the remains. The principal efforts of
the divers are now directed toward
clearing the upper wreokage, smoke
stacks, decks, guns, matches, bridges,
cranes and gratings. Then, if at all,
all the dead can be removed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
LOUD POSTAL BILL.
Much Opposition Removed by the Lat
est Amendment.

Much Opposition Removed by the Lat
est Amendment.
Washington, March 3.-The hose
today entered upon the consideration
of the Loud bill, relating to second
class mail matter. The bill is identi-
Cal with the bill passedsby the last con-
gress, but Loud, it's author, gave notice
of an amendment permitting the trans
mission, at pound rates, of sample
copies, up to 10 per cent of the bona
fide circulation of the newspaper or
periodicals. This amendment removes
much opposition to the bill. Three
speeches were delivered today. Loud
made an exhaustive speech in its
favor, claiming that the government
practically paid a subsidy of 100000
900 to the proprietors of publications,
which now get access to the mails at
pound rates, as the cost of transporting
mail, and it's handling averaged cents
per pound. Moon, of Tennessee, spoke
in opposition to the bill, and Perkins,
of Iowa, in favor of it.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
ORDERS TO THE FLEET.
Held in Readiness to Go to Havana on
Short Notice.

Chicago, March ga special to the
Chronicle from Key West says: The
warships Iowa, Marblehead, New York,
Montgomery, Nashville. Indiana, Tex
as and MASSACHUSETTS, as we'll as the
torpedo boats Gushing and Ericsson,
now at Dry Tortugas, have received Or
ders to hold themselves in readiness to
start for Havana at the tap of the
drum. The orders came from Secretary
Long at Washington to Admiral Sicard,
and are said to be based on information
wired from Havana by the captain OF
the Bache, the United States coast sur
vey boat which left Key West for Ha-
vana yesterday.
The captain of the Bache told such
q story of the heated state of the Ha-
vana public and the probability of riot
at any moment and danger to Ameri-
cans now there, that Secretary Long at
once made the order indicated.
A copy of Ell Diario Marina, received
from Havana, says that Spain has noti-
fed the United States that the Names
remains must not be removed, and that
the work must stop until the govern
ment receives the report of the United
States court of inquiry.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
NO FREE SPEECH NOR PRESS
Fate Of Newspapers and
Statesmen in France.
Army Officers Expelled, Lawyers Dis
barred and Correspondents Warned
What 1t Will Terminate in.


barred and Correspondents Warned
What 1t will Terminate in.
Paris, Feb. 28.-The new dictator.
ship has decided to suppress the free.
dom of speech and the freedom of the
press.
This decision was announced by
Meline in the chamber of deputies this
afternoon.
Four newspapers tonight were noti-
fed that unuless they cease discussing
the Dreyfus campaign tomorrow they
will be vigorously prosecuted.
A number of correspondents of for
eign newspapers were warned that un-
less they abandon their hostile dis
patches they will be expelled from
France.
1t is even asserted that Blowitz, the
correspondent of the London Tim es,
was also warned.
Because of his courageous action
as an officer in the war department
and in the Zola trial, Colonel Picquart,
by decree Issued tonight. was expelled
from the army and placed under three
years of police surveillance.
The lawyer who advised him has
been suspended from the bar.
Esterhazy has received official per-
mission to prosecute Matthew Dreyfus.
The announcement was made that
more rigorous measures of the same
high-handed policy will soon be prom
ulgated.
Concluding his official warn ing, Me-
line said:
II trust 1t will be understood that if
the agitation continues after yester-
days verdict we shall he in the pres
ence Of party issue. Enough evil has
already been done internally. The
life Of the nation has been checked.
A part of the foreign press denounces
us This must be stopped, in the in
terests of peace, Of the army, and Of
our foreign relations. The government
must deal with the wound it desires
to heal, and it will impose silence
upon everybody. 1t will take such dis
ciplinary measures as the circum-
stances demand. Nobody can continue
the agitation in good faith, and after
tomorrow the government will sup
press all attempts to continue it. The
government is applying the laws at its
disposal, and if the weapons are INSULT
cient, it will ask for more" (Great
tumult). 1.-THE vote of this house will
prove that when patriotism is involved,
there are no parties. Everybody ral-
lies under that flag
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

The senate passed the Bacon resolu-
tion for the erection, in some suitable
place in the capitol, of bronze men,
crial tablet commemorative of the
officers and sailors who lost their lives
in the Maine disaster. Before the
resolution passed, Perkins made an
eloquent speech in its support and in
eulogy OF the American navy.
Hoar endeavored to have a conference
committee appointed on the Bankruptcy
bill, but Stewart talked until 2 O'Clock,
when the Alaskan right of way and
homestead bill came up under the regu-
lar order. Rawlins resumed his
speech opposing the bill.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Work of the Diver.

Havana, March 3.-Divers on the
Right Arm got to work today in earnest.
Captain Everett was in charge, and,
the water being lower than usual, it
was seen that the steering hatch was
partly clear, though covered to some
extent by one of the smokestacks. The
diver succeeded in entering the after
torpedo compartment, where they
hoped to find the bodies of Lieutenants
jenkins and Merritt, as we'll as the re-
mains of several members of the crew.
The Spanish officers directing the
divers of the government of Spain
called on Captain Sigsbee today on
board the Fern, and were given all the
information they needed.
The steamer Bache has been ordered
to leave for Dry Tortugas with five
wounded men, all that are now left
here. and one body. Admiral Sicard
intends to hold naval funeral over the
bodies returned by the Bache, but may
postpone the ceremony until others
have been recovered, so that all may be
formally inferred at the same time.
1t is reported here that the court OF
inquiry will return to Havana tomor-
row, bat the report had not been con-
irmed when this dispatch was filed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

Washington, March 3.-The SUBJ
committee appointed by Chairman
Walker of the house banking and cur
rency COMMITTEE ta draft currency
reform measure for submission to the
Republican members of that commit
tee, have been at work for 10 days, and
have practically agreed upon the fun
damental principles to be embodied in
bill. and their labors will result in
reporting complete bill to their col
leagues, though they refuse to divulge
the points of their measure.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

Port Townsend, WASH, March a.
Work at the three most conspicuous
points of fortifcation on the Washing
ton coast which has been going on in a
desultory fashion for some months, is
now being pushed forward under spe-
cial orders from Secretary of War Al
ger, and the double forces at work at
Point Marrowstone and Admiralty head
are being worked night and day to fin
ish up the defenses at those places.
Already preparations are being made
for placing the heavy guns, which are
due to arrive any day, in position for
use in possible emergency.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

Lebanon, Mo-, March Yesterday
the boiler at Bunch's mill at Ryan, 25
miles southeast of here, blew out,
knocking Bunch 80 feet into the saw
pit. He crawled out of the sluice of
hot water, and walked quarter of
mile to his home with the flesh falling
from his body. After suffering inten-
seIy for 10 hours he died.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Shipments From Canadian Points

Ottawa, Feb. 28.-The Canadian
government has decided to permit Can
adian goods to be shipped from Van
couver and Victoria in American ves-
sells free of duty by St. Michaels to the
Yukon for the coming season. An orr
der to this effect has been sent to the
customs Office on the coast. The order
applies to the Yukon route by st. Mi
chaels, and does not include Skagway.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
CORBETT CASE ENDED,
The Senate Decides Against the Gov
ernor's Appointed.

Washington, March 2.-Former Vice.
the senate floor at the opening of the
session today. A bill extending the
time for the construction of bridge
across the Missouri at Yankton, S. D.,
was passed.
Hoar, chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee, moved the senate nonconcur in
the house amendments to the bank
ruptcy bill, and that a committee of
conference be appointed.
Stewart objected to the appointment
of committee on conference and the
matter went over until tomorrow.
Hon. H. w. Corbett was today de-
MED admission to the senate as a sena-
tor from Oregon on the appointment
by the governor, by the decisive vote
of so to 10. Speeches were made to-
day against the admission of Corbett
by Bacon (Ga.) and Burrows (Mich.)
and in favor of his admission by Nor
gan (Ala.). After disposing of the
Corbett case, the senate began the con-
sideration of the Alaska homestead and
railway right of way bill, and had not
concluded it when it adjourned.
The house passed the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill today after four days.
debate. The most important action to-
day was the elimination of an appro-
priation for representation at the Paris
exposition ON a point of order. The
sudden change of sentiment in the
house, which is often witnessed when
members 60 on record, was twice illus
trated today. On Friday last the house
in committee of the whole, where there
is no record of the vote, knocked out a
provision in the bill for an appropria-
tion to pay those who furnish the gov
ernment with information relative to
violaters of the internal revenue laws,
and today, in committee an extra
months pay was voted to the employees
of the house. Both of these PROPOSE
tions commanded very respectable
majority in the committee, but when
the members voted on roll calls in the
house, both of them were overwhelm-
ingly defeated.
Several minor bills were passed after
the sundry civil bill was passed.