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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-18
OFFICIAL LIST or MARINES.
Thirly-iw Of the 80 Are Believed 10 Have
Been lost

Wa~uinet"u. fcb L. The navy depart
mcnt This afternoon, gave out /; tinnI ana
complete list ~ The marines on board thc
Maine including the lost ANA survivors.
rs follows:
VIM, Anthony. private miniurcd All
llayan1: Scr4cants Mcchan ana Calvin.
friVatcs Lutz and Mckay. uuiniurcd
now at Key West. Corporal G. t. Thomr-
son ana PriVdtos Mcpcvill ana Gcrmond
slightly hurt but now at k"Y West.
fh" following are given as "h"icvcd to
be lost:
Private II. A. Van Horn Corporal los
Schocn. frivHt" John MrDcrmott. Pri-
Yates J. j. Jordan and John Bennett.
lHSt Sergeant Henry Wagner, Sergeant
J. r. Brown, PriVatcs Henry r. Stock
Edward Il. Suman, a. V. Warren. VIM
MctunncSS, Jrnn Coffee. Frank Kelly
u. Lemi"tt Z. A. I4osko A. c. Wills.
+. +. kcan, j. Monah'u Jos. Strongman,
r. Il. Timpany, NJ j. Downing. c. f..
Johnson. Y. II. Bottling, James II. Rob
erts, Paul LOTUS, +. J. Newman George
RrosnHn Corporals J, r. Burns ana A.
- Richter Drummer J. IL. Dicrking
Fifcr G. II. Newton
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SPAIN'S ONLY COURSE
Most Positively DiscIaims Ref|ec-
tons in De Lome's Letter.
Probably Assisted TO Make This Announce
mcnt by Havana Disaster.

Washington Feb, I7.-Span has oil
cially disclauncd. in positive manner.
the reflections contained in the bc
Lone letter, and. as officially announ
ccd Ivy the state department. today.
the incident is satisfactorily closed
Tho statement given out is as follows:
The following is an abstract of Il not,
sent. last evening. 10y the Spanish GOV
! crnment TO Minister Woodlord at Mad
/ rid
The Spanish government. ON lrarnin@
of the incident in which Minister Iru-
ruy De LONE was concerned, and he
ing advised Of his objectionable com
muncatiun. with entire sincerity Ia
mcnts the incident which was the
cause Of the interview with tho min
lister
States that Minister De Lone had
presented his resignation and it had
I been accepted before the presentation
of the matter by Minister WoodforL
That the Spanish ministry. in accept
ING the resignation of a funCtio narY
whose services they have been utjliH-
Ing and Naluing up to that time, leaves
it perfectly well established that they
do not share and rather. on the con
trarN. dlSauthorz" the criticisms tend
ing tn offend or ccnsurc the chief uf a
friendly state. although such criticism
had been written within the field at
friendship. and had reached publicity
by artful and criminal means
That this meaning had taken shape
in a resolution by the council of min
listers before Gen. Woodfurd presented
the. matter. and at "A time " Hru the
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ACCIDENT IMPOSSIBLE.
Capt. Sigsbee too Strict Disciplinarian and
too Good an Officer.

Baltimore Md. Fob. 17-Licuteuan
Commander Edwin Gcer Of TIL" Mary.
land naval reserves. friend of Capt
SiSsbce, who spent several weeks cruis-
ing aboard the Maine last summer
ana was on the Warshjp III an official
capacity docs not believe the explosion
VAS the result OF accident. hut thinks
the disaster was caused by torped
or submarine mine.
IN speaking of Capt. SiEshee ana his
snip, Commander Gecr said.
capt. Sicshcc is one Of the Sterres,
disc!pl.nariaus IN the navy. but thee
IL not a better man III the service. ~
one more liked.
Ills officers and crew, 10 a man love
him almost as a father ana there was
no happier ship afioat than the Maine
7 am positive no boat could have
approached the warship without being
seen, as the lookout is kept all night
from all parts Of the ship
The crew sleep in the Supcrstructure
aud on the mess deck forward. while
the CAPTAIN ana officers occupy quar-
tiers art.
Il am quite sure only the forward
magazine exploded. as is indicated hy
the fact that many OF the crews who
slept forward We're Killed while TIE
officers aft escaped.
The crew of the hattlcship turn IN
every night at 40 and lights are out IT
~ o'clock. Even the officers who retire
after that hour have to go to bed in the
dark
The only lights left burning are
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EXPRESSIONS Of SYMPATHY
Received from Royalty and Distingus he'd Men
OF Europe.

Berlin Feb. E.-Immcdiately after the
news of The disaster to the Maine was
communicated to Emperor William he
cahIed direct to President Mckinley. px-
pressing his most heartfelt sympathy at
the loss Of the Maine and her brave Off
GERS and men. The German ambassador
at Washington was also instructed to
convey to President Mckinley His Ma
cStv'S sincere confidence,
At the subscription ball last evening
F,mperor William expressed his sympathy
to the United States ambassador Andrew
ID. White.
Admiral kuorr the Communicated chief
of the German navy. call"u on the United
States embassy and expressed he Ger
man naVy's sympathy. Admiral Won Tir-
pitX, the secretary OF the navy, sent dn
officer on tn" same GRAND
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Foretold the Disaster.

New York, Feb. IA Spanish resi-
dent of this city, man of responsible
position, received. a few DAYS ago. :;
letter from lieutenant in the Spanish
army at Cuba. This letter was written
in Havana, is dated Jan. IS. 1898, and
on" section of it reads as follows:
The visit of the battleship Maiut
has created very bad feeling amona
us; it tastes like burned horn in tbf
mouths Of the people
Though they conceal their ange,.
the storm is near the surface.
1T is certain that before long some
thing will happen that win astnnish tn,
" hole world
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From the Duke Of Connaught.

London. Feb H. Tho United States en-
baSay has received the following tclc-
fram from ?agshot:
TO the United States Ambassador:
Pray accept my most sincere sympathy
for the terrible accident which has hap
pcicd to the Maine. deeply dcplorc the
loss which has occurred To- your navy anI
country The Duke If conuaught"
Mr. Henry White, secretary Of the
United States embassy. replied as fol
lows this morning
II beg to express I" your Royal High
nusS most cordial thanks for Tho tclr-
gram oI sympathy Of your ROYAL High
ness with my country IN IN" loss Of the
Maine undor such appalling circum-
stances. ! at oucr cahlrd your message
to my government The ambassador is
in Egypl tS4nrdj HENRY WHITE"
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NEW SPANISH MINIS FER.
Ssnor Polo dc Bernabe Is to Represent Spain
at Washington.

Washington Feb. l1--rhc following
dispatches announcing the appointing of
y MINISTER from Spain were received at
me state depart mcnt today:
H'"'i' ftn' H. secretary Sherman
Have just received an official comm,Ini-
cation from the Spanish minister of for
clgh affairs that the Queen Regent has
today. signed decree appointing Scnnr
POLO De Rernabc, minister from Spain To
me nlted states. WOODFORD
Madrid, Feb. 11-Sccretary Sherman
lie is son of Admiral Polo formerly
minister; is chief of the commerci;I
bureau IN the Spanish state departments
Speak"S English and is familiar with
commercial affairs: was secretary of To-
CATION At Washington when his father
was MINISTER. WOODEORD
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THREE MAINE MEN DEAD.
Talbot and Lowell Of Bath. and Nero OF Au-
gusta Lose Lives.

Washington, -. G., Feb. l7.-Secre-
tary Longs list of seamcn ON board
the Maine shows five men who were
born in the Pine Tree State.
The names are; John II. Bloomer of
Portland: Martin V. Weber of Bar
Harbor; Frank c. Talbot and Clarence
f. Lowell of Bath and Eden II. Nero
of Augusta
Lowell. Nero and Talbot We're killed.
cant Si.sbcc reports the others saved.
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Butcher Weyier's Opinion.

barcelona. Feb l7.-Licut. Gen. Wylcr,
who arrived here. tolay. expressed the
opinion. in tn" course Of an interview
that the disaster to Tn" Maine in Havana
harhor. WAS Que to the Incidence OF her
crew.
lie announces his int"n4ion To ask the
government : permission to go to Havana
ana stand as ii candidate for the Cham
hcr of deputies for the Havana district.
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Numerous Visitors on Maine, tuesday.

New York, Feb l7.-Thc Evening World
has received from Sylvester Scovil. its
correspondent At ilavaut, tn" following
reply t" an inquiry as 10 whether stram-
gers were allowed on the Maine. the day
of the disaster:
Eyes. visitors were ON the Maine an the
afternoon of tn" day Of the explosion
Tn" bomb might have been deposited
n"ar the magazine. Have already cablcd.
Gables are much delayed here"
This dispatch bears dat" of today
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Spain 10 inquire Into the Disaster

Madrid. Feb. l1-Orders have also haor
ISSUED to captain Peral to open an in
curry into the cause of the disaster to the
Maine "
ne government has received a cable
message from the Washington govern
ment thanking Spain for the assistance
rendered by the Spanish authorities ~
Havana after the disaster
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Length OF Visit Uncertain.

has cahlcd instructions 10 the com
mander Of the warship Vizcaya, leav-
ing it t. his discretion when to qul
New York.
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Vcstigate the explosion. The Plant
Line steamer OliVette did not leave
Havana until . o'clock, yesterday af-
tclnoon. and did not reach here until
shortly afr 10.
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kry West. Feb. 1.-The correspond
emit et The Associated Press says he
has been assured in a reliable quartz:
that Capt. Sigsbee is under the impress
Slcn that the Warship Maine was blown
up ny n floating torpedo. and that he
mas communicated his impressions to
washington asking at the same time
mat the navy department should send
naval rnGinc' - ana mechanics to in
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Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Key West
bulletin regarding the finding of Il
hole in the bottom of q plate of tho
Maine, and referring to the work Of Il
torpedo, was Sent to the White IotlS"
by Tho Associated Press and was
shown to President Mckinley. His on
~ comment was that it was the first he
had heard of it.
The President does not want to mas,
amy statement concerning the reports
that come regarding the disaster. bu;
he permitted the fact to be known thai
the administration had no adviccs
tending to confirm the Key West re-
port
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New York. Feb 1.-THE bulletin
from Key West. indicating that cNi-
dcncc of the use Of II torpedo had been
discovered in the case of the hattleShip
Maine was written and sent by MI.
Wcathcrrord. the regular Associated
Press correspondent at Key West. who
went to Havana. recently, and who left
the latter city. yesterday. at O'Clock
L, NJ. on the steamer oIivrtte.
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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-04-30

Missouri PacIHc-LexIngton Rr.

Nos. 1913 and l94 has elegant uHS OU"CH00'
Sedalia to st. Joseph. ,, @,
Nos 8 and has elegant day coacnes' oI'
Louis to Kansas City - $1,000 Aa,.
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Number IA
MAY ANNEX HAWAII.
Strong Efforts VIII he Made in Congress to
Effect This Result-Japan Does
Not Object.

WAsmNGToN, April 2G.--Hawaiian
annexation, which would not be ac-
complished in time of peace, is more
thin probability now that war is on.
1t is learned that IA great effort is to be
made in the present week to procure
ratification of the treaty annex
ing the Hawaiian islands to the
United States. Secret sessions are to
begin this week for this purpose.
Senator Davis believes now that some
of the original opponents of the treaty
have been made to appreciate the
strategic value of the islands in view
of the pending war with Spain. There
is no longer any danger of objection
from Japan to the annexation propo-
sition, for it is said that there i al
ready tacit understanding between
the United States and Japan whereby
the latter country will eventually be
given control OF the Philippines in re.
turn for certain assistance during the
war, the character of which will soon
become apparent.
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NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Four persons were killed in a cyclone
near Atlanta, Tex.
Three miners lost their lives in fire
in the Londonderry mine on Ironclad
hill, Cripple Creek, Col, on the gath.
+. A. Sessions, until recently cashier
of the First national bank at Ionia,
Mich, is charged with shortage of
$4,000
A. w. Gifin has been removed as
postmaster of Lyons, Ok, because of q
shortage of $500 in the money order
department of his office.
The secretary of the navy will tenn
porarily appoint Capt. William I.
North Atlantic squadron, a rear ad-
miral.
The four-story building occupied by
the Great Western Printing company
at st. Louis was gutted by fire, the
loss amounting to 100000, with $40, 900
insurance.
A decree was gazetted by the Span
ish government on the cath announc-
ing the war with the United States and
main tanning the right of Spain to have
recourse to privateering if it should
see fit.
1t was reported by way of Kingston,
Jamaica, that the Spanish troops in
Cuba We're concentrating in the prin-
cipal seacoast cities, abandoning all
the interior towns and plantations and
in many eases burning them.
A Berlin dispatch stated that the
German press of every class was colt
demning the United States for the
course taken toward Spain and impu; :
ING selfish and base motives to Amerl-
cans.
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BISHOP BURKE'S VIEWS.
A Catholic PreIat- Declares That War Be-
tween the United States and Spain
Is Unnecessary.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, April &c. Bishop
Burke has created a mild sensation in
Catholic circles here by declaring war
between the United States and Spain
unnecessary and that it will be a
calamity to this government and for
ever blot on our national character.
The differences between the two gov
ernments could have been settled by
mediation" Bishop Burke said in u
sermon at the cathedral, land there
would have been no war if the pope
had been heard" The bishop paid
President Mckinley high tribute for
efforts to maintain peace and said the
United States senate went mad. He
said Catholics would shed blood in
this war as they had in all others. He
did not advise them to stay out of 1t,
but told them it was their duty to fight
for their country. Bishop Burke be-
lieves the war with Spain will lead to
international complications that may
involve the United States in war with
other nations. Many of the Catholics
are severely criticising the remarks of
the bishop. Many left the church dur
ing the sermon.
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it is intended to provision, equip and
clothe the insurgents and send them
against Havana without the co-opera-
tion of the American troops, but sup
ported by sea attack from the block
aiding squadron. If repulsed, it will
then probably be decided to transport
the American army to Cuba to CO.
operate with the forces under
Gomez and thus speedily bring
the war on the island to a close
which will enable the feet to give
its undivided attention to the naval
operations of the Spanish aeet. The
strategic boards of the army and navy
are being urged to supplement the pa
cifc blockade by the taking of one
port on the north coast of Cuba and
one on the south coast for the purpose
of establishing a juncture with Gen.
Gomez's insurgent troops at Santa
Spiritus and with Gen. Garcia's insur-
gent forces in Santiago de Cuba.
Arms for the Insurgents.
NEW YORK, April ga dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says:
Arrangements have been completed by
this government to supply the Cuban
insurgents with arms and ammunition.
The government is preparing now to
land In Cuba from $4,000 to 30, 900
stands of improved Springfield rifles,
a number of artillery batteries. rapid
fire Maxim guns and an abundance of
ammunition for the effective use of
them. 1t cannot now be said when
these munitions of war will be placed
in the hands of the insurgents, but
when the proper time arrives for the
s5. ZOO armed Cubans to cooperate with
the American forces they will be thor
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I0HN S. BLACKWELL & SON.

Attorneys-at-IaW. Win practice In all the
ourts OF the state. Prompt attention given 10
All business entrusted TO our care. once IN
Haerle building. rooms and II. 1anlOyI
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WASHINGTON, April 25.-The sutler
of our late war, whom every veteran
will remember, is thing of the past.
lie ended with the peace of Appomat-
tox. The commissary in the field will
keep all the articles that the ancient
sutler made 100 per cent. profit on.
and will sell them at cost and trans
portation expenses added.
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SEVEN WAR PRIZES.
United States Cruisers Capture Valuable
spanish ships-Ons Had Cargo
Valued at 100000.

KEY WEST, Fla, April 2G-Seven
Spanish prizes captured is the record
thus far. Three of these captures
were reported here Sunday and naval
officers expect that the list will be
swelled considerably soon. The most
valuable prize of the seven is the
SPANISH Steamship MIGUEL lover, which
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HIS LUCKY DAY.
On Which He Proposed and Got


Left.
''I've quit her." said Gritty, as he
smoked a good night cigar with his
chum. Its all off. Henceforth it will
be like the memory of u dream; what
the novelists call a passing romance"
But | thought you were engaged?"
$50 we were. had seven warm en-
counters with the old gentleman before
1 gained his consent, She wears my
ring, and Pm paying for it on the in
stallment plan"
whats gone wrong, them
ITS her superstition. She's bright
and cultured, but she's the most super
stitious girl that ever came within my
experience. l wouldn't believe it, you
know. Couldn't at first. | proposed to
her on Friday. A fellow in love is
lucky TO know the year to say nothing
of the day of the week. Nothing must
do but we break Off SO as TO escape
the bad luck. We happened to make
this shift on the 18th, and I'll be blowed
if we didn't have to break off again
in order to kill down the hoodoo. Yes,
sir, engaged three times and never had
q quarrel. 1t breaks the record.
I'VE never started any place yet that
she didn't forget something. Do you
know that girl would always go to the
end of a block before she would turn
back? Did it every pop. All supersti-
tion. raked up my whole pile to take
her to the musical event of the season.
Passing into the theater she stubbed
her toe That settled it. She must
get right home to avoid catastrophe.
Had to hire n coupe and the driver car
ries my watch yet.
~ looked my record up and got word
TO her that was born on Friday, in
the dark of the moon. and with an un-
lucky star in the ascendant. She
promptly called the engagement off,
Free Press.
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PLANS NOW COMPLETE
Insurgents Will Attack Havana by
Land, Supported b y Squadron.
Uncle Sam Will Supply Cubans with Rifies.
Artillery, Maxim Guns and Ammu-
milton Com ~ unicatIon with
Gomez and Garcia.

WAsHINaToN, April 2G. Much anx-
iety is expressed here as to the plan
of campaign to be followed by Spain
in her prosecution of the war. The
predominant feeling here is that the
Spanish government regards Cuba as
already lost. Nothing but n successful
engagement with the American squad
ron could possibly intervene even to
her temporary advantage. Plans of
the war department are subject to sud
den changes, but from all indications
it is proposed to recruit the volunteer
army and rendezvous it at the
southern rallying points as fast as pos
sible. So far as the plans are known,
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was towed into Key West yesterday.
She was captured at midnight ten
miles off Havana by the gunboat
Helena. The Miguel Jover was
bound for Barcelona from New
Orleans, and was loaded with
1000 tons of cotton and wheat. $ he
is a steel screw steamship of :, 800 gross.
She is 375 feet long, IL feet = inches
beam, draws 20 feet inches, is regis
tered at Lloyd's and is lighted by cleo
tricity. As the Helena's crew is not
large, the share OF prize money for
each of her officers and crew is likely
to be considerable, the Miguel Jover
and her cargo being worth probably
$500, 900. Half the value of the prizes
goes to the government and the other
half to the officers and crew.
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Secretary John sherman Resigns.

WAsHINGToN, April 26.-AnOther res
ignation from the cabinet occurred yes
terday when the venerable secretary of
state, John Sherman. handed his res
ignatiOn to the president. The resig-
nation will take effect at an early
date, and with it Mr.. Sherman retires
from public life after a service of
over 40 years, embracing the house
of representatives, the United States
senate, secretary of the treasury
and secretary of state. The reason
for the resignation is the condition
of the secrctary's health. The vener-
able secretary is now within few
days of rs years of age Judge Will
liam r. Day will succeed Mr.. Sher-
man. The president will name John
Il. Moore, of New York, to be assist
ant secretary of state.
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misdemeanor the procuring of Illegal votes to
be cast at such election
Section 419S, same statutes, denOunceS as n
misdemeanOr any fraudulent return made b. i
any judge or clerk of such election.
Ii shall he the duty of the committeeman, in
their respective townships, TO see that the
above rules OF this committee. and the said
statute law of 1889 be strictly observed and
faithfully enofrced at said primary election.
and all Illegal voting and the procuring of
illegal votes to be cast at said election, If any,
shabby said committeeman, be reported To
lhla 4 mInIlIHla
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Prices of Food Go Up in Havana.

KEY WEST, Fla, April 2o.-The first
pinch of the blockade is felt in Ha-
vana. Prices of food have gone up so
per cent. above normal-2O per cent.
since the blockade was established.
Food is already so scarce that even at
these high prices it is almost unob-
tainable. The silent pressure of the
Gordon of American warships weighs
more and more heavily on the Span
iards. The fate of the recoucen-
trados now threatens them. Hunger
has already appeared among the poor
err classes. Havana was unprepared
for blockade.
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Gary Ont of the Cabinet.

WAsHISGToN, April 22.-The presi-
dent yesterday sent this nomination to
the senate: Charles Emory Smith, of
Pennsylvania to be postmaster general,
vice James A. Gary, resigned. 1t is
stated at the white house that Post
master General Gary's resignation had
absolutely nothing whatever to do
with our present foreign complica-
tions. II was owing entirely, it was
stated, to the condition of Mr.. Gary's
n aalfh