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the prey of woyior and now the victim of the

the prey Of weyler and now the victim Of the
hypocrisy Of a Blanco.
But one Of the saddcst disappointmonts Of
my life is the knowledge that there are in the
United States persons who believe that our
just representations. asking only for the recog-
milton which we have the right to request. were
made for the purpose of involving tho United
States in a war with Spain because we
could not cope alone with the Spaniards. We
had fought the spaniards ton years. Now we
have been fighting them three years more, and
no honest man can doubt after what we have
done that we are resolved to die rather than
surrender. / have been thirteen years in the
saddle, and Spain has sent against me, across
the Atlantic. 100000 mon. I have needed no
holp to do that much. for with me were the
10000, Cubans who died in the last war. and
to-day the whole Cuban Army is ready to die
for the principle we maintain.
cit is q gross injustice. therefore. to charge us
with hypocrtical and dissembled intentions
when we ask tho great nation of Washington to
grant US the same rights they give to Spain. and
not to use against us and in favor of Spain their
navy and their police"
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MAINE BLOWN UP FROM OUTSIDE
Everything from Her Keel to tho Deck Force,
Up TO the water's Edge.

Everything from Her Keel to tho Deck Rorcsd
Up TO the water's Edge.
WASHINGTON. March GA gentleman in Ha-
vana who is thoroughly familiar with the oper-
ations followed in the investigation into
the Maine disaster has written to = promi-
nent public man in. Washington details
which show with absolute certainty that the
result of the investigation of tho divers
proves conclusively that the effect Of the
explosion was TO throw the port side of
the Maine upward with such terrific force
to tear the entire port side of tho ves-
sci and decks upward, and to throw the
great l0-inch guns twenty feet over to
starboard into the mud at the bottom of
the harbor. The yawning breach is opened up
ward and the decks are upheaved in such q
manner that It will not be possible to raise tho
wreck. SO absolutely Ii the vessel torn in
two. AL her plates. from the keel to tho
top decks have been forced up to tho waters
edge. II the magazine had blown up nothing
would have been left below her lower deck.
whereas everything has been blown up from her
keel to the deck. The shell room and powder
magazine arc intact. There is not ten feet
of good bottom left to raise. The boilers
did not blow up. She had no fire forward. This
evidence 10 80 absolutely positive that no doubts
may be felt that It will be authenticated by the
official report of the board.
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SURE IT WAS NO ACCIDENT.
City or WashinEton's Men who Saw the hat
tleahip Maine blown Up.


The Ward line steamship City of Washington,
which was anchored In the harbor Of Havana
on the night the American battleship Maine
was blown up arrived here yesterday from
Mexican and Cuban ports. Her commander
Capt Stevens. would not talk about the dis.
aster. but several Of her officers expressed
their sentiments with freedom and fervor.
All the officers believe that the Maine
was destroyed by an explosion from the
outside. The City Of Washington was lying
within 200 yards Of the battleship and three of
the liners officers were on the deck looking
toward the Maine and admiring her. Most OF
the officers have testified before the Court of
Inquiry at Havana and their testimony prac.
tically agrees One Of the officers said:
II was looking intently ut the Maine when
heard a rumble. as II from under the water.
Then saw tho forward part of the ship rise
out Of the water until forty feet Of her keel was
visible. 1t was IL something had pushed her
up from beneath. There was n second and q
deafening explosion. The whole vessel seemed
to collapse. Fire burst from the forward part
Of the wreck. There was shower of steel, ce.
ment, broken parts of shells. and portions of
pipe on the deck and against the sides of tho
City Of Washington. A big piece of cement
stove q hole in one of the lifeboats. 1t was a
miracle that no one was hurt. A section Of
three-inch pipe was forced through tho oil
ers' sleeping quarters and a missile shot
through the Captains window. The men
that We took from the water and from tho
Spanish warship Alfonso XII. damned tho
Spaniards heartily. declaring that the ship had
been blown NJ. The men who had been rescued
by the boats Of the Alfonso XII. would not
stay on the warship. Even the half dozen who
were badly wounded were fighting mad"
Second Officer Sullivan was seated on the for
ward skylight when he heard tho low rumble
and saw the forward part Of the Maine rise In
the air. Sullivan had charge of one OF the boats
that were lowered to rescue the men OF the bat
tleship. He took twelve men from the afterdeck
| Of the wreck. Every sailor thought that his ship
had been destroyed by an outside explosion. The
Spanish ships in the harbor did not half-mast
their fags until long after the English vessels
had lowered their ensigns. Some of tho sailors
declared that they would never enter the navy
again unless the United States avenged the
massacre Of their shiplnates.
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OFF TO BUY WARSHIPS.
Commander Brownson sails fer Europe as the
NaVy's Agent.

Commander Rrownson sails for Europe ~ the
NaVy's Agent.
Commander w. II. Brownson of the United
States Navy. who was ordered to go abroad to
SEQ about buying warships now under construc-
tion and nearly completed a. European yards.
sailed yesterday for Southampton on the Amer
lean line steamship st. Paul. He was ac-
companiod by Charles H. Cramp. tho Phil
adolphia shipbuilder. and one Of his
ablest assistants, George O. Thayer. Com
mander Brownson is a native New Yorker.
At the beginning Of the civil war he was act
ing midshipman at the Naval Academy. He
WAS as polite and almost as reticent az q diplo-
mat to the reporters who talked with him Just
before the st. Paul sailed. He said he could not
tell what he would do until ho had talked
with Lieut.. Colwell, the naval attache to
our Embassy In London. Ho said that
the Secretary of tho Navy had empowered
him to place options on such vessels as were
deemed serviceable for the Government in case
OF necessity. He would act under cable orders
from Washington, and really could not say eX-
other side which will be within six days. He
thought that his mission would be completed
within six weeks and maybe In a month.
Mr.. Cramp would not say much about his con.
nection with the Commanders voyage, but ho
intimated that he was taking the place OF u
Government expert In naval construction.
Mr. Cramp knows a good ship when he sees her.
After leaving the Commander he will travel in
Europe, and probably will go to Japan.
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1924 800, 900 IN THE TREASURY.
Secretary Gage Says STB. 900. 900 Can u
spared for war Purposes.


spared for war Purposes.
WASHINGTON. March 9.-Tho Treasury is in
good condition to meet the $50. 900, 600 appro-
priation for national defence. and 1t would be
possible to pay out $25, 900 900 in addition with.
out seriously affecting the available cash bal.
ance. Tho gold reserve is larger than at any
time since 1890. now reaching nearly $169, ,00O.-
600, which is 500 .o00. 900 more than il deemed
necessary TO the good financial condition OF tho
Treasury. Secretary Gage estimates that $75.-
900. 900 can be spared from the Treasury to meet
appropriations by Congress. and that not until
that amount Is exhausted will special provision
need to be made to provide money for war OK
penses. Secretary Gage and Treasurer Roberts
believe that the gold reserve Is In no immediate
danger OF being depleted, and as long as present t
conditions continue yellow coin In the Treasury
will steadily grow. Tho available cash balance
In the Treasury to-day. including tho gold re-.
serve. WAS 1924. .64l .837.23.
The sun., 1898-03-10
CUBAN MAPS DIsTRIBUTED.
Omcsrs At Fsrt LOgan Receive Then-A TrAiI
Ia Carry the Troops

DENVER, Col. March 9.-The Rio Grande Rail.
road Company has been ordered to hold train
In readiness for the transportation OF the troops
at Fort Logan. and to-day tents and other
camping supplies were issued. New Cuban
maps have been received at army headquarters
and have been distributed among the Officers
Preparations are such that within six hours
after orders are issued the soldiers, 800 In mum.
her with all their equipments. would be on the
train ready TO move. Men and officers are
anxious for active service.
The sun., 1898-03-10
RSGLAND'S ATTITUDE.
Tho Chrenicie says British sympathy Will Ne
OVorwheiminEIy with us-
Special Gable DesDatch to The Sun.

Special Gable DesDatch TO The Sun.
LONDON, March l0-The Chronicle says edito.
rally this morning: "F- dent McKinley's ao-
tion through oil the recent difficult phases Of the
dispute with Spain has been q model OF states
manship, he ling instantly and firmly whom
such action wGs necessary. while avoiding scru-
pulousy an attitude of provocation or word
of offence. We wish we could say as much for
the conduct OF our own foreign Affairs during
the past year"
Discussing the probability of the people of
Great Britain soon having to show whether
their sympathies are with tho United States
or Spain, the Chronicle expresses the conviction
tnat British sympathy will be overwhelmingly
with the United States. whose entire purity Of
motive in reference to Cuba cannot be aues-
toned, and whose right TO interfere IL bettor
than that put forward as justification in two
out OF three wars in history.
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SPAIN TBINKs WE ARE IN EARNEsE:
The Opinion Il That We VIII Assume AZ AEs
Gressiss Attitude.
Special Gable Despatch to TuE SUI.

Special Gable DtlpaIch 20 InE hUa.
MADRID March 9.-The effect OF the unanim'
ity of the American Congress in voting 30 large
a sum as $50, 900. 900 for use in national de-
fence confirms belief here that 1t is another stop
toward war, and tho opinion is widespread that
the United States Government intends to a..
sumo an aggressive attitude
Tho heavy armament for the cruiser Em'
perador Carlos V. is completed. Tho vessel ID
destined for Cuba.
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Afternoon "a. hour train TO Chicago. via New York
Central l. AXE Shore route. Leaves New York p. NJ.
every day. arrives Chicago ?. n, next day. Most
luz furious train In the world,-RdS
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Fhs Great Consideration IN Railway Travel
Is fully met in the New PennsylvLnia Limited,
which combines all the comfortA and 0niSnoss OF
= homo. hotel and ap ofhos. Leaves new York
daily for the West.-Adv.
The sun., 1898-03-10

There IA 6oIhiaE MSPS ADDettHin6
and delightful for . winters breakfast than DesstS~s
IRrm Sausage. beware tmitAtionl-AaN
The sun., 1898-03-10

I.ssIIs,s weekly. JaaEs. And the War scaroi
See these snterprisinT publications this week
-Adp.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-07
Prominent Business Men.

Eugene D. Giberson of Cleveland,
O., a young man who arrived here re-
Gently, is now at work getting to-
gether pictures of the prominent busi-
ness men of the city. These will be
nicely framed and matted and an in
dex will be arranged for convenience.
On the front page of the collection
will be pictures of the Executive and
Government buildings as we'll as pho
tographs of King lKalakaua and Pre-
sident Dole The Photographic work
will be done by Frank Davey. The
collection promises to be a very fine
thing.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-07
CYCLOMERE TUESDAY.
The .Jones-Terrill Match-Other
Good Events.

Jones and TerriIl will have their
match race at CycIomere tomorrow. 1t
Will be best two in three two-thirds of
a mile. Bifmartin will be in the mile
professional and Manoa may be able to
start Following is the card:
Event First heat, match race, two
thirds mile.
Event 2-First heat, mile handicap
amateur.
Event Second heat, mile handicap
amateur.
Event Second heat, match race
Event 5-one mile handicap profess
sionaI.
Event 6-Final heat, mile handicap
amateur.
Event Final heat, match race.
Event 8-Mile open, boys.
Event Exhibition, one-tlird ISL
and prof, Geo. Martin, paced by Terrill
and Whitman.
Event 1O-Exhibition, one-third mile
Island amateur, A. Giles.
Handicapped w. E. Wall has an
nounced these penalties for the mark
events.
Mile handicap amateur. Entries for
first heat: H. A. Giles, scratch A
Giles, 20 yards; G. c. Eakin, 80 yards
J. Gilman and ]. Cowes, 80 yards; r
N. Halstead, so yards; ]. S. Ellis, TOO
! yards.
Entries for second heat: F. B. Da.
mon, scratch; T. V. King and w. H
Cornwell, 20 yards; H. Ludloff, A
yards; T. Treadway, 30 yards; F. vii
liams, 20 yards; H. Patric, 100 yards
Mile handicap, professional: Bill
martin, scratch; Geo. Martin, 80 yards
D. E. Whitman, 30 yards; D. G. Syl
vester and Sam Johnson, 20 yards
Nigel Jackson 40 yards.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-07
Beach Lots at Auction.

Eleven leasehold lots on Waikiki
beach are advertised for sale on Mon
day, March 7th, at Jas. F. Morgan's
salesrooms, unless otherwise disposed
of at private sale. This offers a splen-
did opportunity to secure fine sum-
mer residence at Waikiki, for % years
at nominal figure. Water will be laid
on and a fine macadamized road runs
through the tract. For further particu-
lars and map of the land, see adver.
tisement in this paper, or call on w. r
Castle or Jas. F. Morgan.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-07
From North BOrneO.

The British steamship Amur, Mears
master, arrived in port early Saturday
morning, 20 days from Labuan, North
Borneo. She sailed from that port on
January 7th and is now on her way
to Victoria to take part in the work
of transportation of people and stores
to the Klondike. She put into this
port for coal and will sail as soon as
she can take on the requisite amount
The Amur has been engaged in the
India trade. This can be seen from
a glance at her as she now lies in the
stream near the lighthouse.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-07
Died at the Hospital.

James Campbell, aged As, died in
the hospital, Saturday morning and
was buried in the afternoon from the
hall of the Sons of st. George, of which
organization deceased was member.
The services of the Church Of England
were performed at the hall by the Rev
Alex. Macintosh and at the grave IN
Nuuanu cemetery, the Sons of St
George went through their service.
The pall-bearers were: Geo. Paris, H.
Platts, w. w. Wright, John Campbell
James Barry and Thomas Patton.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-07
The Wrong Man.

Last week a warrant was sent to Ka-
uai for the arrest of native. No de-
scription was given as it was thought
that there was only one man Of the
name and the alias under which he
went. However, matters turned out
rather peculiarly. The man, supposed
to have been the one wanted, was ar
rested and sent to Honolulu on the w
G. Hall Saturday. He proved to be the
wrong man and was released.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-07
Elizabeth DOirOn Dead.

Elizabeth K. Doiron, died at the
Queens hospital on Friday and the fun
eral took place on Saturday afternoon
from the Catholic Cathedral, the Rev.
Father Matthias officiating. Inter-
ment took place in the Catholic Gene
terry on King street. The funeral was
largely attended. The relatives of the
deceased wish to thank all the friends
for their very kind assistance. They
also wish to express their appreciation
of the kindly services rendered by the
nurses and physicians at the hospital.
Frank Sherwood was down town to-
day. the first time since he had his
tussle with cholera morbus. He says
he drove thirty miles after he was
taken. and never came so near dying
in his life. After this when he goes
out in the country he will take a bottle
of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy with him.-Missou-
ri Valley Qowa) Times. For sale by
all druggists and dealers. Benson
Smith & Co., Ltd, wholesale agents fol
Hawaiian Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-07

J. |. NAIERHOUSE,
Queen Street.
&AAA
Silesia, 10c. I'd.
Cambria Lining, sc. yd.
Birdseye Linen, 20 in. and % in, zoe
I'd.
Ladies' Colored Silk Hose, 75c. pair.
White Turkish Toweling. 20in., zoe.
I'd.
12-4 Colored Quilts, 81 each.
Turkish Bath Sheets, $3.50 each.
White Linen Batiste,-45in., So and Z
yds-$1.
Slate-C olored Linen Crumb Cloths, 81
to SIS
Nottingham Curtain Lace-14, IL, 20,
Gain, 10c. I'd.
Percales I-I.D,, 56in., IL yds. for 81.
Colored Shetland shawls. 75c. to s1.5C
each.
Wooden Muffers, 75c. each.
Artificial Flowers. from 1Oc. to 25c. q
spray.
Ostrich Feathers-An Colors-1Oc. to
Csc. each.
Silks in all Shades, from SOC. per I'd
up.
Red and Blue Damask, 50in., 75c. I'd
Colored Table Cloths, Sl.fo 70 Sz.o'
each.
Wooden Dress Goods, zoe. to 25c. I'd.
Brown Cotton, 36in. 15, 16, Is yds
$1.00.
Bedticking, S2in., Is, 10 and 8 yds
$1.00.
Table Damask, 35c. and 40c.
10000
J. I. WAREHOUSE
Queen Street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-16
THE PRESIDENT AND CUBA.

The resolution adopted by the House on
Monday differs very materially from other
Cuban resolutions recently introduced Most
Of these have been clustering, dictatorial
and almost Threatening in tone, while this
one is respectful request for information
regarding the situation in Cuba and for
copies Of recent reports from United States
consular officers there, provided the Presi-
dent deems it not incompatible with the pub
lie interests to lay them before the House.
This is legitimate and common proceed
ing. while the other is of doubtful constitu-
tionality and still more doubtful propriety.
Congress has a perfect right to call the
President for information, but it has no
right to try to dictate his policy or force
his hand in any negotiation or policy per-
tanning to our foreign relations. The Consti-
tuition gives Congress the exclusive right to
declare war, but with this exception its
powers are purely legislative, and in the
enumeration of these powers there is moth
ing to indicate that the Constitution intended
that Congress might formulate or dictate
foreign policy for the executive.
There is reason to believe that the present
resolution has the approval OF the Presi-
deaf. 1t comes from the Republican side Of
the House committee or foreign affairs and
Is couched in language entirely respectful to
the President and conspicuously free from
dictation Coming at the time and in the
way it does it will afford the President an
opportunity to make a statement that will
be full of interest and information regarding
the course of events in Cuba during the last
few months and the present situation and
outlook. The statement will doubtless vim
dictate the wisdom of his policy thus far, and
may furnish grounds for the adoption of a
new line of action. 1t certainly looks as If
a crisis of some sort were fast approaching.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-16

A Madrid cablegram states on the author
ity of a Spanish newspaper that the last
two descendants of Christopher Columbus
are now occupants of poorhouse at Cadiz.
There seems to be sort of historic fitness
in the fact that the last descendants of the
discoverer of America should be closing
their lives in a poorhouse, while the feeble
survival of the once powerful Spanish en-
pire is fastening toward bankruptcy in a
vain effort to retain one small island out of
it's once vast possessions in the western
hemisphere. The parallel runs still closer,
for Cuba was almost the first land discov-
cred by Columbus, his son was its first
Spanish Governor, and his own remains,
after two or three removals, were finally
deposited in the cathedral at Havana. If
Spain should lose the island almost stimuli
taneously with the death of Columbus's
last descendant, the dramatic unities would
be completely preserved. 1t has been just
a hundred years since the remains of Co
lumbus were removed from San Domingo
to Havana, as if to establish for all time
the connection between his discoveries and
Spanish possessions in America AT that
time, although Spain had lost the Neither
lands and Portugal, she still retained con-
troll of more than half the western CONT
nent-far more than all other powers COM
bined. Almost from the time that the re-
mains of Columbus were conveyed with
great pomp to the cathedral of Havana
Spanish rule i'm America has declined. -Four
years after that event Spain was forced to
cede back to France the vast territory of
louisiana comprising more than a dozen
of the present States of the Union. A lit
tie, later the South American States began
to rebel and each in turn threw off the
Spanish yoke. In 1919 she relinquished all
claim to Florida, ceding it to the United
States. In 1910 Mexico, which had been
ruled by sixty-four Spanish viceroys since
1886. revoted and secured its independence
in 1921. Other States followed at intervals,
Bolivia, in 1924 being the last Her island
possessions have been reduced to two, Porto
Rico and Cuba, and from present indica-
lions she will not hold these long. History
scarcely affords a parallel to this steady,
continuous and rapid decadence of a great
power The descendants of Columbus now
in u poorhouse are in hard luck but they
may yet live to see Spain deprived Of the
last scrap of territory in the new world
which he discovered, and which she once so
/ largely owned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-16
THE Nj. e. LAYMEN,s MOVEMENT.

The Methodist laymen seem to be getting
in their work quite effectdally. The propoA
s:tion for equal representation which was
submitted to the Annual Conferences by the
General Conference received last year only
about three-sevenths the vote of the
preachers, whereas it required three-fourths
to make it effective. This brought the lay
men together in conventions. the first Of
which was held in Indianapolis. These
spoke in plain but respectful tones. One OF
the largest and most enthusiastic conyen-
tions was that of the Rock River Confer
cree, held at the time and place of the ses-
sion Of the Annual Conference. Its per-
sonnet carried great weight and its resolu-
tions were quite as emphatic as the Indi-
ana resolutions. An immediate result was
the starting of the same resolution, imma-
terially modified, on the rounds of the con-
ferences of 1898. 1t received as a send-off
almost the unanimous vote of that confer
ence. So far it has been presented to the
small Southern conferences only. composed
chiefly, and in some cases entirely, of col
ored people. Though there is some advance
on the vote of 1897, the majority is yet
against the proposition. The first large
conference to tackle It will be the Balti-
more. which meets in Washington City
March 60 Bishop Merrill presiding. Last
year it voted Sc for and Ill against. Its
vote this year is looked for with much in
terest. Local interest centers in the North
Indiana Conference, which meets in Hart
ford city March %. Bishop Fowler to pre-