The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-04-01
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WASHINGTON, March 25. - The court
OF inquiry appointed TO Investigate the
Maine disaster hf 9 reported tnat the loss I
the bait eship was due TO an outside txpics
sion The state department, by direction
of the president, bas called Min's,er
Woodford, at Madrid, 10 notify the Spanish
governmentot the copeldslon. These re.
suits. brief, stated. are that the loss Of ihe
Maine was due TO an explosion from the
outside. the court hein9 unable 10 fix the
responsibility for the o oa}ion.
The court does not expr.ss au opinion
as to the character of the explosion. but
the testimony goes to show that it was a
powerful submarine mine the exact char
acter OF which was not determined, though
the belief was expressed tnat 1t was
floating submarine mine
There were two explosions, the court
finds. The frs. was from the outside. and
that set Of one Of the smaller magazines.
The spanish yer,ion
MADRID. March. 25 The report Of the
Spanish board of inquirs into the loss of
the Maine, says emphatlcally that the ex-
plosion wss of internal orI1ionai, but that
it is scientifically aud practically demon
strated that the explosion was iu.eraal.
The United States minister General
Woodford. had long Conference this eve
ing with the minister for foreign affairs,
/ senor Colon Ats5ln rriisence Is Oh
served as to what transpired
Nine Rsbber. A esied
| NEW YORK. March IS Nine former
republican nfiice holders BrooEIyn were
indie ell todsv Man, of 'l.esn have been
ieade,s In their party for ~ ssd some
Of them have teen know g rrformers
! They have been he d in q h ~ IN soci
| slly and politically On. :. .s.lice com
missioner Of NeW lotk & ia. indic;-
ment concerns officials IL. department
/ II city works
Brutal Nh der
| SEATTLE. aisrrh, % nsiy ri a
( somsn .ho had syid, u.1'dsrsd
] as found in loag1nZ eay A
hansmer rs ioand IN h. "a sss' q <hlch
the woman had been bcas.u rsaih. She
/ vas :. bout IS years old Late Il night the
/ murdered woman wss identified as Ars.
Margaret 0Rourke. Her torn1er home
E-s IN M,lw3ukse, She n'- this city
! bout March 10
In eTaad~is fastssy
Ia GRASDE Or, March. z5.-The Sc
fEEAluN OF u S1fG bsT
bern made and lbs sake. have been ses foI
b. on the norsh 50 Of { v Is!amson farm.
Mere wasiike
WASuiGroN. Aafch. Is - The ias. da,
before the A-rivas Of he repoTt Of ib'
-IAine cours II IEquiry was one of the un-
examples activity in ali Official quarters
Advtces came earsv that the Spanish tor
fs-1o siosiIsA had sziles frou the C2nErIe
for Z, no Rico. End from this moment th.
tno>t energs-tic wAriiks measures foslo.ec
one another in constant sunoeskion Tn.
movement of this feet wall b. EAtcheC
with the keenest in'ervss. a. It was ielt Il
Involve serious possibilitie- which nnighI
compel the United S.ai1s government IL
pro,e>t zgzias the movement a. a hos.ils
csaacter.
Az Insltss sasrm
| LoSDoS, March 2S-Suow and slrel
are failing IOfxy IN tztious parts Of ,hs
United kiuyd n'. while heavy gAles ar.
sweeping the az and cAusing veSeell
TO Geek shelter At Birmingham a fac
tory wall ~as b osn doan, killing four
persons.
AasIhcr uarser
RoSkRURG. Or March ga report
com=. ods. from 6ardiuer Of . cutting
atfra- at thai psac~ SATURDAY last A
man named And-rson struck o Slogren,
4 miu hand. ~tth an AK. s-geFsng hi.
windpIp~. and probably fatally wound
iug htu. Aud. ron - said 10 have b=en
arrested. he s'il he o.ough, here
Devastating F;sea.
ZkxE.xuLE, kArch "a 4-FIfteeu
b ndrei tami les are homeless. is lives
have been lost and cezrly 81 .Ooo 600 " rtn
4 property have he@n destroyed b. tbs
acod. MS James Brennan zna child and
loh~ Leach xsrr drywRrsi hy toe oTersnru.
log OF skiEs. Mrs. Nancy CharSh xs,
drowneSi IN hea bome. aud TEN IoGes fell
from a bridge and vas 3rcanta III
property loss ire udes two Mnskinguu
riy-r bridges, three Licking river brIdges
aud 70 smaller ccuasy bridges.
Mig Price Ter tas,Ie
ASHLAND. March. ga drove ot la
fat beef cattle, boani for Portland. ar
r1yed here today for shipment They are
IRON kismash ccusty. snd we're sod BY
w Suith. OF klamsth Fail, to tue Unios
Meat Company al the epSFsea price a. y.
! cents nFNs De GArtsA kt over
pounds each 10 weigh snd arr 40 unu saaI.
ly fine lot.
Ansthes Foolish W smaa
J cxsoxyIILE MarNh 2s. Miss Min.
nie ColIet,e. es,dIns with d sl.ts- Mrs.
John Ihurndike. at S:er ing. vas faiai,
burned yesterday marala@ >ne was us.
ing clAl oil 10 start q aF "a the kitehes
stove, ~hea an exp.osiov s.earred. he
cio' hins caught 6Te aSd .s completed,
burned Of her bo1y
ohts Ftesd
| CINCINNATI. March. .3.-Ihe Ohio
river ia swollen by pecullsr nj reuiarks
be fiooi- peculiar "a that. Fh'i- the stags
OF wa.er 3 phenominal from heeling Il
Carlo. no tributary on the es NIX of The
yer makes the siighics' coptr, button tc
the fresbet Adde4 IT. an nnus ualis higt
stage of water at Pitt-burg there have
been trcshets and foods Throughout Ohio
aud Indiana, the torrents are curing into
the Ohio from the north
Pecuiisr AeeiaeHt
/ lAcksoSyIILE, Or. March. 2S.-A pc
culiar and serious accident happened hera
esierday atternuon SeYearai men were
sitting and standing in front 1T the Ban
qnet saloon. when the proprietor. G +
Neuber, IN passing K X knssi who was
| leaning hack in chair. tipped him for
fun. kabli had penknife open in bis
hand. and as he threw out his hand 10 save