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a~scertained by divers, but many OF the
sailors were outspoken in their declara-
ton of belief that the explosion was a
deep-laid plot of the Spaniards. They
are greatly incensed against the Ha-
vana people, who have shown them
small courtesy. who looked upon their
presence as a national affront and who
have published anonymous circulars
captIoned "Down with Americans"
New York, Feb. ia dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says: The Off
GERS of the Maine fail utterly to account
for the disaster on the theory of any
internal explosion; but they also agree
that no torpedo could have caused the
damage that this explosion wrought,
Then, too, the finding of a large dia-
mond-shaped piece of cement which
went so high in air as to crash clear
through the deck of the City of Wash
ington in its descent adds another puz-
cling feature to the case. An internal
explosion would not have hurled it SO
high in air.
Washington, Feb. 17.-After a day
of intense excitement at the navy de
partment and elsewhere growing out Of
the destruction of the battle ship Maine
in Havana harbor Tuesday night, The
situation after the exchange OF a mum
Der OF cablegrams between Washing
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L,e,tcr,. Criu on Wheat.

Chicago, Feb. l7.-Muy wheat on
Wednesday commanded the highest
price paid for that option on the local
exchange since 1851. Col. Joseph Letter
has securely cornered the May wheat
market, plays fast and loose with the
fears of u tremendous short interest,
and is showing himself to be by oil odds
the most remarkable factor ever en-
countered in the local market. The
price for May wheat was u up to
$1.o3% Wednesday, but fell back one
eight and closed at s1.o3A. Philip d
Armour, speaking of Wednesdays ad
vance in wheat, said: Letter can put
May wheat up to $3.50 if he wants to
He has only to keep still and do moth
ing; the shorts will do the rest"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26
o UP THE GAP.
Men Wanted for the Navy to Take the
Place of Those Sacrificed at Havana.

Place of Those Sacrificed at Havana.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.--Steps have
been taken by the navy department
to fill the vacancies in the en-
listed branch of the navy caused by
the loss of most of the crew of the
Maine. The legal quota is now about
800 short and arrangements have been
made for the immediate enlistment OF
about that number of men. Tele-
graphic orders have been sent to the re-
cruting officers in charge OF the receiv-
ing ships at New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk, authorizing them to make
the following enlistments:
Receiving ship Vermont, at New
York-Forty apprentices, 20 landsmen,
5 shipwrights, 8 machinists, second
class, and 20 coal passers.
Receiving ship Franklin, at Norfolk
Ten landsmen, 2 shipwrights, 4 ma
| chinists. second class, and 10 coal pass
ers.
Receiving ship Richmond, at League
| Island. Pa.-Ten landsmen. 3 ship
wrights. 4 machinists, second-ciass, ano
10 coal passers.
These enlistments are in addition t.
those previously authorized to com
plete the crews of the monitors Puri
tan and Terror and the dispatch boa
Dolphin. In each case 1t was specified
Ethat the recruits should be citizens o
the United States.
There will be no difficulty whateve
in securing these men, inasmuch a
there are applications on file far in es
cess of the requirements of the nav
for some time to come unless congress
shall Immediately comply with the re-
concentrations of the department fc
an increase of 1000 men in the enliste
strength of the navy.
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SPAIN APOLOGIES.
Dos Net Share I'm De Lome's a
lions on the P~resident.

Dos Net share I'm De Lome's Rehec-
tions on the President.
Washington, Feb. 1s.-Spain has'oth-
cially disclaimed in positive manner
the reflections contained in the De
LONE letter, and as officially announced
by the state department Thursday the
incident Is satisfactorily closed. The
statement given ont 10 as follows:
The following is an abstract OF a note
sent Wednesday evening by the Spanish
government to Minister Woodford at
Madrid: 'The Spanish government, on
learning Of the incident In which Minister
Dupuy de LONE was concerned and ne
ing advised of his Objectionable commu i-
cation, with entire sincerity laments the
Incident which was the cause of the inter-
view with the minister. states. that Min
lister De LONE had presented his resigna-
ton and II had beer accepted before tie
presentation Of the matter by minister
Woodford. That the Spanish ministry. In
accepting the resignation of a functionary
whose services they have been utilizing
| and valuing up to that time, leaves II per
| fectly well established that they dos11
| share and. rather. Oh the contrary, az
| authorize the criticisms tending to onenc
or censure the chief of a friendly nation
| although such criticisms had been writ
ten within the field Of friendship. and hat
reached publicity BY artful and crimina
That this meaning had taken shap'
in a resolution by the council of min
listers before Gen. Woodford presented tn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26
THE INQUIRY BEGUN.
Capt. Sigsbee Heard The Board to Make a
Personal Examination of the Wreck.

NaDU. SISsDtt 1thTu ht w :" -
Personal Examination of the Wreck.
HAVANA, Feb. 2l.-The board of in
quiry into the Maine disaster met on
the lighthouse tender Mangrove at ten
o'clock this morning, with Captains
Sampson and Chadwick and Lieuten-
ant-Commanders Potter and Mark pres
ant. Capt. Sampson presided n
Observation-Disclosures Mark, acted as
recorder.
Capt. Sigsbee, the commander OF the
Maine, was the first witness called.
He was under examination until one
o'clock this afternoon. at which hour
an adjournment was taken. 1t is prob
able that no further witnesses will be
heard to-day. but the board will make
a careful personal examination OF the
| wreck.
Capt. Sigsbee. on board the Man
grove, told the correspondent that hi
-,rea quite plaased spith the examina
| ton, and that heuas able to answer
thesIueMions asked, norOnly astoh
own acts, krt as. to those of his subor
dinates on the Maine.
There wa no sign of disturbance
here to-day and c; r rival week is ap
parently closing in perfect quiet, Their
being much less excitement than usual
Gunner Charles Morgan, ofthe cruise
New York, arrived on the Mangrove
and is in immediate charge OF tn
divers. The latter have been at worl
all day, but up to the time of sendin,
this dispatch no discoveries of import
ance have been made. 1t is believes
that the salvage by the wrecking com
many will be considerable and valuable
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the Maine disaster from all available
official information up to the close O
the department Friday night;
Total officers and men on board Maine.
s55. total officers, 20; total men. SO; total
offlcers saved, "a; total men saved, IS; total
oficers lost, q; total men lost, 2i6; total Of
ficers injured, 0; total men injured. o.
Doubtful men, Z. The seven men appear
Ing as doubtful probably represent thai
number. or less, whose lives have been
sayed but who cannot be identified at
present on account Of errors In the trans
mission Of kilograms. The 81 appearing
as injured are included in the Is appear
Ing as saved. Two men reported as having
| died in hospital are included In the total
| Of FAC appearing above as having been sosS'
Recovered l35 Hodies.
Havana, Feb. 19.-Two more OF the
wounded sailors died Friday. Up to
THE hour at which this dispatch Is sent
1880 b. M, 1885 bodies have been recov'
ered, Each placed In = cofin and car
ried TO the Colon cemetery where Chap
llain Chadwick, Of the Maine, conducts
hi1Spo1s a6fvices.
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THE SPANISH CAPTAIN ASHORE.

Waits to the Spanish Consulate and the
BROOKLYN Navy Yard Ofieial Courtesies
Fxchanged-Capt. Eu1ate Of the vizcaya
Expresses Feelings of Deep sympathy
Over the Maine Disaster. ~ffs4
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Capt. Eulate
and four of his officers were brought 70
this city from the Vizcaya by Lieut..
j. A. Dougherty, U. $. n, on the gov
eminent tug Narkeeta. On arrival at
the Spanish consulate Capt. Eulate
was received by Consul-General Baldar
sano. Several prominent Spanish resi-
dents of this city were introduced to
Capt. Eulate, and after a brief recep-
ton the captain, the consul-gcneral
and their attendants crossed over the
Brooklyn bridge to the navy yard.
A large crowd was outside the Span
ish consulate, but there was no demon
stration.
At the navy yard Capt. Eulate paid
his respects " Admiral Bunee, the
III s.sfasiriafft, ana was received with
the usual honors. h 9ceremonies were
brief and the Spanish party soon re-
turned to the consulate.
Capt. Eulate also visited Governort
Island and paid his respects to Cen
Merritt, Y. S. A., and afterward thu
party drove to the city hall, where g
call was made upon Mayor Van Wyck
During the reception at the navy
yard Capt. Eulate expressed to AID
miral Bunce his deep sympathy will
the navy and people of the United
States over the loss of the Maine ant
the brave men who went down will
her. Capt. Eulate said that he woult
like to attend the special requiem mas
to be celebrated fer the Maine's dea'
at st. Patrick's cathedral to-day. Al
miral Bunce appreciated the sentimen
expressed, but said that as it was a de
nominational religious ceremony hi
could not extend to Capt. Eulate an
official invitation.
Capt. Eulate said that during tn
Vizcaya's stay in this port her MAJ
would be at half-past as a token OF re
spect to the Names dead.
Both on the arrival and departure O
Capt. Eulate a company of marines pre-
scented arms.
From the Spanish consulate Capt
Eulate returned to his ship.
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the Navy Long issued a statement IN
which he positively asserted that no in
formation had been received Ey the gov
eminent that added anything to the
knowledge of the disaster of the Maine
beyond that contained in Capt. Sigs-
bees first dispatch. The secretary con-
tinued:
you may say absolutely that there has
been no secret cabinet meeting: that Moth
ing has taken place in cabinet that the
public have not been informed about; that
the whole policy OF this department has
been to give the public all the dispatches
that the department has no more knowl-
edge on the subject of the cause OF the dls-
aster or even OF the circumstances at
tending It than have the public, and that
the report which was to the effect that
Cant. Slgsbee had warned the department
| that the Maine was in danger from sub-
| marine mines or torpedoes is utterly with
| out foundation, no such report ever having
been received from him or anybody else.
Court of Inquiry Appointed.
The navy department received q dis
patch from Admiral Sicard, in com
mand of the North Atlantic squadron,
giving the details of the court ofinquiry
to investigate the Maine disaster as
follows:
Cant. Sampson, president of the court;
Cant. Chadwick. Lieut.. Commander
Schroeder, Lieut.. Commander Mark.
Both May Investigate.
While no decision has yet been
reached formally upon the application
of the Spanish government for author
ization to examine the wreck OF the
Maine to ascertain the cause OF the eX-
p%losion. the officials seem inclined to
regard her request as II that could
not properly be refused, and it is like
ly that each government will make al
investigation Of this character concur
rently.
The Wreck Inspected.
Cable advices from Sylvester ScoveI
at Havana state that Capt. Sigsbee has
inspected the wreck of the Maine. All
evidence seems to point to the fact that
the magazines of the big war ship are
still intact. 1t has been found that 1T
pun cotton is unexploded, as is also 1T
ten.inch ammunition. The explosion
ON the Maine evidently took part amid
ships on the port or left-hand sid
of the vessel.
Results of the Disaster.
Washington, Feb. 1o.-The navy de
partment has compiled the following
summary showing the total results o
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Will Await a Decision.

The board of trustees of the Indus
trial Institute and College held a two
davs' session at Columbus last week
and adjourned without electing a pres
ident for the institution. 1T seems that
they do not deem it worth while to elect
a uccessor to DR.. Frazer until the SUI
preme court has decided upon the legal
itv of Gov. McLaurin's veto of the
riders tackled on the appropriation bill
and to that end a committee of three,
consisting of Gov. McLaurin, Bishop
Galloway and State superintendent
Kincannon, was appointed to select a
president should the veto be sustained.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26

News reached Jackson last week that
seven white convicts escaped from the
Randolph farm, in Washington county.
The news came by telegram from Ser
reant Owen, in charge of the men. and
gives no particulars other than that the
escape was to due to carelessness of the
night guard, Bostwick. The notorious
Brooks Story, who was among the
prisoners on this farm, is thought to be
among the escaped. Several of the men,
It is known, were serving life sentences.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26

matter. and at a time when the Spanish
government had only vague telegraphic
reports concerning the sentiments alluded
to. That the Spanish nation. with equal
and greater reason, afIirms its views ard
decisions after reading the words con-
tanned In the letter rejecting upon the
president Of the United States.
"As to the paragraph concerning the de-
STABILITY of negotiations of commercial re-
lations, II even for effect, and Importance
of using a representative for the purpose
stated in Senior Dupuy de LONE $ Ictt'%,
the government expresses concern that In
the light of it's conduct, long after the
writing Of the letter. and in view OF the un-
ansYelable testimony OF simultaneous and
subsequent facts. any doubt should exist
| that the Spanish government has given
proof of its real desire and OF Its inner
| most convictions with respect to THE new
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26
Lee Factory for Ripley.

A stock company has been Organize
composed of the leading business m|
of Ripley, and will put in operation
ice factory, with a capacity of five To
per day. The company has a sani1
stock of 5000, with a paid-up stock
So. 900. Work on the plant viii CO.
mence at once, and will be complex
in time for the coming season.
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UNITED STATES CRUISER MAINE.

ton and Havana "a be summed up IN
the words of Secretary Long, who, when
asked as he was about to depart for
the day whether he had reason to sus-
pect that the disaster was the work OF
an enemy, replied:
II do not. In that I an Influenced by
the fact that Capt. Sigsbee has not yet
reported to the navy department on the
cause. He Is evidently waiting to write
a full report. So long as he does not ex.
press himself I certainly cannot. ! should
think from the indications, however, thai
there was an accident-that the magazine
exploded. How that came about do not
know. For the present at least no other
wa ship will be sent to Havana
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE following
cablegram was received at the state de.
partment from Consul-General Lee at
9:16 Wednesday night:
profound sorrow expressed by govern
ment and municipal authoIitles; co ns IN
| sorts and citizens generally. Flags al nan
| mast on governor-generaps palace. on snip
| ping In harbor and In the city: BUSINESS
Is Suspended, theaters closed; DEAD nun,
Der about ESQ. officers quarters being IN
rear and seamen's forward, where explo'
sion took place, accounts for greater Pre-.
p%ortlonai loss Of sailors. officers Merritt
and jenkins still missing. suppose. you ASK
that naval court Of iinaSlry 9 n net our " p 60.
pie will repress excitement and calmly
await decision"
The large majority Of naval officers
are inclined to the belief that the ex
~plosion resulted from spontaneous com
1--x
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G.rcia,s Camp Destroyed.

Havana, Feb. 16.-Spanish reports say
Gen. Mario, operating in the Contra
maestro district with 900 Spanish In
fantry, 1853 cavalrymen and two guns,
during the last five days, has destroyed
the camp Of the i%nsurgent general Cal
ixto Garcia. The insurgents are said to
have left Is men killed and to have re-
tired with additional loss. The Spanish
troops. it is added, had five men killed,
and five officers and A soldiers
wounded.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26

Numerous robberies have recently
been committed at Fulton, the county
site of Itawamba county. Anew nights
since the stores of p. Gates and Tom
Walton were entered and burglarized.
The safes were blown open and riied Of
all cash in them. The postoffice was
also robbed of all valuable papers, in
Guiding a number of registered letters.
Early in January the safe of the treas
urer of the county was blown open and
a. 200 taken therefrom. An effort was
made the same night to open the sher'
ifs safe, but resulted in failure.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26

burstinr from the battle ship. The
greatest excitement prevailed among
those on shore. The commander Of Il
Spanish ship Alfonso XII. Immediately
had boats lowered and sent to the as
~sistance Of the Maine. These boats
picked up several sailors OF the Name
who were swimming. They also res
cued several of the wounded.
Admiral Manterola and Gen. Solano
put of to the Maine soon after the ex-
plosion and offered their services TO
Capt. Sigsbee.
Cast FIX the Cause.
Havana, Feb. 17.--Capt. Sigsbee, In
terviewed by a correspondent with ref
erence to the cause Of the explosion
said:
II cannot determine the cause. but conn
petent investigators will decide wnetner
the explosion wal produced from an IN
terror or exterior cause: l cannot say any
thing until after such an Investigation has
been made, l will not and annot con-
scientiously anticipate the decision nor
do / wish to make any unjust estimate OF
the reason for the disaster"
Lieut.. Commander Wainwright be-
lieves the explosion was due to tht
short circuit dynamo.
The Maine and Her Commander.
The Maine Is q battle ship Of the sec
ond class and Is regarded as n OF tn
best ships In the new navy. She wal bull
at the Brooklyn navy yard and Is Ss Zee
long, rs feet broad, 21.6 mean draught AM
e,ss2 tons displacement. She carries foul
ten-inch and six six-inch br~eech-loaoint
guns In her main battery and seven SIX
FOUNDER and eight ons-pounder rapid-nr'
a and four GAtlings In her s~econdar'
battery, and four whitehead torpedoea.
The commander OF the Maine, CAP
0iRsbee. q 4 favortte In the navy depart
mont. For four years he vas che e -
h~ydrographic once, and py ms sn1ss
brought the oflce up TO = high q
He VA lucky "a get 20 important III
Win b VIII * xsSemaisndsr. Sus u.
mediateiy he }ustt1sd the departE1ent
shin 6trAiGht Into 4 dock n New 4or
! = NJ
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26
c,o., Of the stock breeders Meeting.

The meeting of the Stock Breeders
Association closed at Aberdeen last
week. There was much business trans
acted, and many able papers read and
discussed, and the meeting was in every
way a success. The attendance was not
rs large as It should have been, but was
composed Of the best stock and poultry
r.isers OF the state.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 1s.--The supreme
court has handed down an opinion re-
versing the decision OF the trial court
in the case of ex-Auditor Eugene Moore,
and dismissed the a Moore was
convicted OF embezzlement and SEN
fenced to eight years in the peniten-
tiary, The supreme court declares the
status under which he was convicted
unconstitutional.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26
Want the Old Rate.

Complaint has been filed with Il
State railroad commission that Il
Kansas City, Memphis 4 Birmingha
railroad has raised the rate on fertili1e
from Aberdeen to Amory IS per car
a twenty-ton car. The commission
asked to restore the original rate.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26

The barn and stables of James Bing
ham, living in the north end of Thishd
mingo county, were consumed by fire
few nights ago. Several head OF horses
together with several hundred busheT
of corn. were destroyed. 1t is though
the stables were set on fire by som
parties who were enemies of MIR. BinA
ham. The fire was discovered in tim
to have saved the horses, but Mr.. BIND
ham would not leave his house for fed
of being shot from ambush.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26

New York, Feb. 17.-Senor De LONE
heard the news of the disaster to the
ssss,oi at the Hotel 81. Mare ruesdas
morning before sailing on the steam'
ship Britannia for Liverpool At first
De LONE refused to credit the news,
but when the truth dawned upon him
he said:
at is terrible. 1 pray God the news has
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26
RuMoRs uNcoNFIRMED.
Foreign Diplomats Are Not Giving Utter
ance to War Predictions.

Foreign Diplomats Arc MOI "iSiHB OtSoE-
ance to War Predictions.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Inquiry at
leading foreign embassys and legations
fails to confrm rumors that members of
diplomatic corps have reached the con-
~clusion that a crisis in Spanish affairs
is near at hand, and that several'of the
foreign representatives have notified
their governments that war is newt
able.
The rumors mentioned the French
and British embassies as having adj
| yised their governments to this effect
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26

commercial system and the projected
treaty of commerce..
THAT the Spanish government does not
now consider 1t necessary to lay stress upon
or to demonstrate anew the truth and SIN
certify Of Its purpose and the u~nstained
good faith of Its Intentions.
THAT publicly and solemnly the govern
ment Of Spain contracted before the
mother country and Its colonies a respoh-
sibility for the political and tariff changes
which It has inaugurated in both Antilles
the natural ends of which, in domestic and
international spheres. II pursues with hrm-
ness which will ever inspire Its conduct,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26
A sult for Damages.

Suit has been filed in the cird
court at Tupelo by Mrs. $. J.. Mari
Administrative of r. b. Martin, 70
cover of the Kansas City, Memphi
Birmingham Railroad Company
sum Of $50, 900 damages. K. b. Mar
deceased, was a tankman for the n
and on November . OF lass year, vi
riding in a cab on a freight engine
train ran into an open switch near \
bon Hill, Ala, and Martin and the|
rinecr we're killed. Plaintiff was
mother Of deceased, and sues In bel
Of herself and surviving brothers
sisters.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26

Madrid, Feb. 1I-Secretary Sherman
Have Just received official communication
from Spanish minister of foreign affairs
that the, queen regent has signed decree
appointing Senior Polo de Bernabe minister
from Spain to the United States.
"WOODFORD."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26

been exaggerated. You may be sure OF
one thing. however. no Spaniard did this.
Like myself, ali Spaniards CT Importance
entertain friendly feelings toward ms
country. There will be no war; there can
be no war between America and Spain.
This appalling disaster forces me to a
declaration that love America as l do
no other country than my own"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26
Steam Gin Burned.

The steam ginnery of r. W. BAIRD
Fort Loring, in Lefore county, y
burned a few days ago. One humid
tons of seed and ffty-tive bales Of 9
ton were destroyed. Total loss, ~
insurance. 81. 10O.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26

Member OF the Board Of Inquiry to In
vestigate Cause OF Maine nisaster.]
L.
wounded and many other survivors of
the Maine disaster. The officers were,
as a rule, reticent and followed in line
with their chief, Sigsbee, in saying that
the cause of the explosion could only be
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-26
rhsu Ne Quits.

pr;m-Mau Is born to rule the world,
Prone-But sometimes he gets marriec'--
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