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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-22
MORE DIVERS FOR THE MAINE.
Navy Department. Takes Action 10
Facilitate the Work

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2l.-Capt Sigs-
bee. n Havana is making the most siren
nous Efforts 10 hasten the recovery OF the
bodies. probably n hundred in number.
Stli! Imprisoned ia the wreck Of the Maine.
II was knowledge II the captains de
size that probably led Consul General Lee
20 inform tho navy department OF the need
of more divers. THIS had the desired ef-
feet. Tor the navy department took action
70 send more help. Admiral SicaTd tele-
grnphed from Key West this afternoon
that he had sent Ave divers TO Capt. Slgs-
bee, and asked II that number was =ufii-
cient The acting chief OF the navigation
bureau. Capt. DiCkins at once took the
sensible course q directing thu admiral
90 pat himself I'm communication with
Capt. Sigsbee. and learn his needs al first
hand
The business u the navy department Il
getting hack 20 lis norma. condition. as
IS evidenced by the fact that an order has
been issued 20 discontinue the special tel--
ph service which vas established with
Key West and hereafter he once at that
place viii close az 10 o'clock at night as
formerly.
Commander Forsyth. the commandment
az KY West. has also asked permission
OF ihe department. 20 stop his daily bulle-
Gins ana this has been granted. with an
urde rstaudlng that he viii report any
deaths that may occur among the suffer
OPS iu the hospital there Today ne re-
ported that they were All getting along
stt-ftr.
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Press, begun again, after a silence OF
twelve years. The noises ere attributed
by biologists 10 disturbances In the
earth's crust. but their exact nature is
enough OF a mystery 10 Justify the Use
OF mat word in our title. OF the noises
the Scientific American speaks az follows:
For twenty years. UP TO l12a. the VIII
layers of the town Of East Haddam
heard these noises almost continuously.
The Rev Mr.. Hosmer, in a letter written
August Is. 1l2S. says, In speaking Of the
phenomenon Whether il be tire or air
distressed in the subterranean caverns Of
the earth cannot be known: for there IS
no eruption. mo- explosion perceptible but
by sounds and ire mors which are some
times very fearful and dreadful | have
myself heard eight or ten sounds success
svely, and initiating small arms, in the
space OF five minutes. ] have, I suppose.
heard several hundred OF them within
twenty years; some more. some less terri
bic. Sometimes We have heard them al
most every day. and great numbers Of
them within the space OF a year. often
times / have observed them coming down
from the north. initiating slow thunder,
until the sound came near or right under.
and then there seemed 10 be a breaking
like the noise OF a cannon shot or severe
that is In them.
The center from which the noises pro-
coed seems 70 he Mount Tom situated at
the junction OF Noodus and Salmon rlv-
ers. The severest shocks have been felt
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ONLY A SHORT STAY IN NEW Y~RK.
The Spanish Cruiser VIII Leave I'm a
Day or Two for Havana.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-The social
courtesies which the government intended
10 extend TO the officers OF the Nizcaya
have been abandoned on account OF the
Maine catastrophe
NEW YORK, Feb 2l.--Capt Eulate and
four OF his officers were brought to the
city today from the Nizcaya by Lieut.
Daughtery. L. 8. ". on the government
tug NaFkota- On arriving at the Spanish
consulate. Capt Euate was received by
Consul General B2ldasaDo. Several promi-
neuc Spanish residents Of this city were
introduced TO Capt. Euhate. and after a
brief reception the captain. the consul
general and their attendants crossed over
the Brooklyn bridge TO the navy yard. A
large crowd was outside the Spa nlsh con-
sulate. but there was no demonstration
Al the navy yard Capt. Eulate paid his
respects 70 Admiral Bunce, the command
ant. and VAS received with the usual hon
ofs. The ceremonies were brief. and the
Spanish party soon returned 10 the con-
sulate.
Capt. Eulate also visited Governors Isl
and and paid HE respects to Gen. Mer-
ritz. |. s. 4. ard afterward the party
drove to the city hail, whore a call was
made upon Mayor Van Wyek
During the reception at the navy yard
Capt. Eulate expressed to Admiral Bunce
his deep sympathy with the navy and
iFppIt u the Hittd states over the loss
Of the Maine and the brave men who went
down with her.
While Capt. Eulate was making these
visits The VIzeaya was lying at her anchor
a p Careful arrangements 10 protect her
from Intrusion prevailed. Lieut. Dough-
eriy was in command OF the boats that pa
irolled the waters In the vicinity OF the
Spaniard and no person was allowed 10
board her. This careful patrol will con-
unue until orders come from Washington
for ii 70 be withdrawn. The captain OF the
Fizc3ya has already expressed the belief
that such guard IS not needed. as he ls
In friendly port and believes that he can
with his own sailors properly protect his
own vessel. 1t was explained to him that
the guard had been ordered as a matter
or precaution by the navy department at
Washington. and would not be Withdrawn
until ordered from there 10 that effect
Tomorrow the Nizcaya viii observe
Washington's birthday, The ship viii be
dressed and the national salute of twenty
one guns Will be fred at sunrise
MADRID, Feb. 2l.-The Nizcaya will
leave New York for Havana tomorrow or
Wednesday.
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DEEP-LA|D DESIGN IN
LOSS OF MAINE.
Continued From Page. I.

and TO overhaul the ammunition Fort
Hancock at Sandy Point Is also stu in the
hands OF the army engineers and ordnance
bureau The engineers are cons,ructing
the esnplaeemsnts for the guns and mortars
yet 70 come, and when they complete the
work the ordnance bureau Will have TO set
the guns and carriages and tect them be-
fore the fort can be regularly transferred
10 Gen. Merrftt's command This work VII
not De finished until Late In the spring. and
The quarters for the artillery Will not be
finished under the present programme IN
III October Not tai then viii Fort Han
cock be an official reality Two days ago
the expert artilierist stationed at Govern
or's island. the man recognized by army
men as the most Skillfal artilleryman in
the country. returned from . tour of in
spection OF the fortiicauoas from Boston
TO Charleston.
The last place he visited was Fort Cas-
well near Cape Hatteras. on his way back
10 Governors island he stopped AT Wash
ington and conferred with Secretary Of
War Alger. At Fort Caswen he found
three high csliber guns In splendid shape,
which he did not know had been set up.
He visited the Boston forts, the tortifica-
tons az Dutch and CillistAnds, al the
trance to Long Island sound, those al
For; Schuyler and Wiilets Point Forts
Hamilton. Wadsworih and Hancock and
Siocum, the fortlfications on Delaware
bay and at other places down the coast
MADRID. Feb. 21.-The government had
received no Information tending to con-
firm the dispatch from New York 10 the
impartial with reference 10 alleged extern
siye military preparations Ia the United
States. Admiral Bermeto. minister OF ma
rine. visited United States Minister Wood
ford this evening. in order ID com m'inicate.
II is supposed. dispatches with reference TO
me Maine
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NORTHWEST FIXTURE co,-where,

NORTHWEST FIXTURE CO.-Where9
iels First avenue What 10 they dor
They Lght tho world How with tie
best lncandescent gas lamp the market az
fcrda. Sold outright. Extra nantes.
Sold Ia any quantity from one 10 1000
Send ia y0Jr mali order. Speaking u
Aghting ~ handle dyuames. both direct
cc Euacted and ys.t driver motors for
power fan motors We are building A
combined motor and dynamo for opera ing
phyneGrapas. which we viii tpe pleased 20
show you.
We Manufacture search lights and TO
cu@.nR aTc lamps tnat are marvelx ~ ac-
cHacy III their feel AMI ad1u 9menf
Speaking e uautel tiles and CRATES We
are me representatives. 81 tho Leo T.
Peterson cOGIuGny. 4nante4 manufacture
ers the An9s rtcsn EBeangstle TIhnz COM
PAM tuo Peerless Manufacturing Com
psny. manufacturer ~ CRATES and
irons spark guards etc. Jonn A. i.oeset-
sue sons Com pauy wlrss amd a bies EAay
Electric Manufacturing Com ny. dyua~
fnos and motors American Tubing Weu-
snr Company flexible sss tubing GexiJls
Speeding taslaa. etc; Patrick & Carter
tEsu&@UE. annUgcta Tors pt.as burglar
alarms ard aa1Ue supDilas. 1atferes etc:
Ergaut Electric Company and IL T.
Faisfe on escketR ~ cbes and DoFceia n
cuto4ts the Chicago Fuse Wire Company,
en- -rsea Why shoud ~ not HTht your
Write "a f2r any fhlng you may require.
We can al yggr order.
A l. KAssOS. Munger.
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SPANISH FLAGS TORN Up
~ orb inumen Resent Their BEING
displayed on the Factory

DAYTON. O. Feb sl-(ir@at lndigna-
tson Was ssown toward the Sp9n.&rds t9-
csy. The National Cash Register Com
rfnE - holding a convention 81 agents
o. ~ sE over the orl8. ard among ether
countries Spain = represented. II honor
- thg various nations. the d.Eersns fsxs
We're s. sTssyed s. ths iactory Dissection
VAS made - re Spanish aaS ~ the
y orkwen art Twelve spanish fags tts-
paved socut The works we're pulled down
aud torn i-to shCe1s President John II
Fsttrrsec g thc company. or3e-e1 twer-
-v-feer spanish Gags Tut Up 70 raDi--e
the oues tovu down. Ts.s MADE To- 10
W. .rre1 arEry. and lrauh.e i f.area.
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DIPLOMATS Are Heticent.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2l.-Inquiry at the
leading foreign embassies and legations to-
day fails 10 confirm the rumors that MEM
bers OF the diplomatic corps have reached
the conclusion that a crisis in Spanish at
fairs is near at hand. and that several
foreign representatives notified their gov
ernments that war IS inevitable.
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Wilie-say pa didn'; you ten me the
other day II was wrong 70 strike ono
smaller than YOURSELF
Pa-Yes. While. that's what | said
Wiuio-Weu. ] wish you'd write ny
teacher a note 70 that effect. / dent think
she knows about Il.
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MILITIA Getting Ready.

READING, Pa. Feb. 2l.-Capt. Samuel
Willis. OF the Reading artillery. says that
their quartermaster mas received orders
to secure the name and residence OF every
enlisted man and verify the same, so that
in case they are needed the members VIII
be ready TO rendezvous al any place with
in twenty-four hours.
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Sagusta Declares Ii an AeciGe nj.

MADRID, Feb. H.-Senor SagaSta, the
premier. says the reports OF divers, which
have been since confirmed, prove that the
disaster 10 the Maine was the result OF
an accident
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Howard 1ouId offers HIS boat.

NEW YORK. Feb 2.-Howard Gould.
owner of the $509000 pleasure yacht
Niagara, which has just been launched at
Wilmington, Del, says that, II necessary,
he would gladly turn it over to the gov
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nomn ExpLoDFs At I, BALL
+ No >~rioas damage Done, Bc,oad
Frightening These Present

HAVANA Feh 1-There e no truth
tae r-forr thAt an explosion mas
s--ar-e5 az the wreck Of the Matns. as
m Ehr r1Ke tetn Inferred ~ rsrex.
p aieh reached ky West CT Monday
Al-e9t midnight last nlght wnn~ = mas
s=sTa1e her wss il progress a. the Irlfoa
;naaser \ NoDh was exp Dsfes N the $50
cf@ rcar DESTROYING wlntaU hsl-a~ and
.ae ~osf ara waBEssFs several .eo..cL Aas
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A connecticut Mystery.

TIE mysterious suhtsrranesu roisas fha.
have made the village % Mooa8s Com
famous since the tg-ne % the first white
nsitlsrs. have Il Is stated by tha Daily
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expulsion caused great confusion and
many rnaseusraders abandoned the thea
ter
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Arlington dock. II can say that I am
most favorably impressed with Seattle"
said Mr.. ageman last night .'Unaues-
uonabiy this Is the most important ship
ping point on the North Pacific coast a
fact that led 10 the establishment Of our
main offices IN tbs city. IL Is my belief
that this Alaska travel Is not a temporary
matter, but is OF a permanent character. -
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George Tourney. secretary e The Ger
man Savings and Loan Society. * san
Francisco is ia Seattle on business. Mr..
Tourney Is ore = the purchasers " the
Front street cab!e road lis firm is heav-
Nv interested in Seattle. aud Nj Tour
rev himself - firm believer In the
futu-e greatness ~ this o.ty. lie IS a
guest a. the Builder
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-09
Porto Rico as a Possession.

The value of Porto Rico is greater than all the
cost, civilization is standard. What it
will develop its people that standard is another
question million inhabitants about 100000 negroes
I:oterly iiterate socalled white population
from being educated people except for small
per will be great requisiton The
side of the problem is the question of accmat
ization live there and retain mis-
vigor? writers hold the Affirmative. They it is
only question sanitation the the health
funess European soldiers Trinidad and the Barbados
Probably what English done East India
do in the West Indies and in Luzon.
Rico a rich land. The Porto Ricans buy
something like S16OOOOOO worth Of things manufactured
every year Thorough lack of commercial
prise part former years have sold them
part what they purchased. though
their neghbors. Now have everything in our
hands; but with all advantages settle
ensvey the people, else the English and Germans
viii get ahead they have previously The
of Cuba the great island of Luzon. the
Philippines The who associates with his
only by proxy viii uphill work competing those
who locate the premises.
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Federal Control of Ouarantines.

great work Of sanitary reform in Cuba, which
already well begun Santiago under General
direction the beginning of the end of yell
epdemcs originating the soil Of the Pearl of
This for satisfaction to the whole
country.
Pending accomplishment Of the great task, however
is high provide system of quarantine under
Of the general government that viii not be STAN
peded by any panic but viii employ uniform and
methods of protection against chance de-
veoprnent epidemic southern soil The scare in
certain sections SOUTH the over an
yellow which caused only ten deaths was
the much foolish action the part of
authorities, who oftener than
oggerheads the line of policy to be pursued
between them all caused great pecunary loss and
Widespread Decentralization throughout Dixie.
of why the costly experiences Of
be repeated. Yellow
coming and under the control of medical
skill is altogether likely be driven out Of
Spanish Cuba distant day, and if per-
chance should gain soil of the United
States summer through of careessnes it
dislodged progress the disease speedily
effectively checked congress its duty and enacs
legislation give control of guarantees to the
federal government
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Married But Not Mated.

The astonishing story from the Orient that Ii
Hung Chang venerable yeowtacketed sage Of China
actually welded the dowager empress, the
actual not the nominal Cahay. If the vet
Grams and chances likely to be rounded out
with pomp and glory-but it may not last much
longer.
Indeed. the enemies Of the grand old man, who IS
openly charged with having sold himself 10 Russia VIII De
apt alleged predicament however
orgeously il be disguised Dowager Empress of
China unpleasantly minded way with her
at times emperor testify. Ii Hung Chang
probably either lead subservent life as
henpecked husband to find out some morning after
tiff with imperial and imperous spouse that MS
arrangements have been dsagTeeaby surprised
through special table preparation expressly designed
bring long vicissudnous to an abrupt end
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-09
Not Paving SPANS Debts.

It is to understand why the holders Of Spanish
Of France should aid and abet the Spanish
peace their preposterous attempt induce
United the Cuban debt. They have
little chance indeed of recovering principal interest if this
thrown back upon SPAIN where
it belongs
Undoubtedly good deserving persons in Europe
have invested from time to time in Spanish bonds But
they chances, when they dabbed so-caed
curities" the United States while unapprecatve Of
feelings these unucy investors help them
OUT The which freed Cuba Uncle Sam a good
e stands ready his obligations,
firmly declines be held responsible construcvely
otherwise for the debts incurred Spanish msmaage
Cuba, even to please Rios
holders Of Spanish bonds.
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9a1lY Ea9le
VI. N. MURDOCH. Editor.
The Next Great War.

II England would keep her hold China she must make
Russia Brtains and that forthwith 10
postpone Siberian railway is finished
China notice Russian protector
ate Hung Chang agreed for which the queen
Dowager aiming impossible to believe that the
preparations England has already begun
brought by incident It is imposs
ole England would into de-
Etructive war on account Of piece sand the
Upper Nile England of japan. her nat
matter in which America very interested Charles
Deny late United States minister TO China, in writing Oh
this interest says that there Aert
can commerce east make the Pacific
more important Atlantic The west of our
country is still in its infancy but Of
China and the far east il grow healthy majority rap
idly San Francisco New York; Seattle
and Tacoma become great Boston and Baltimore and
spring up and become big and important to the
Pacific Mobile Philadelphia and New Orleans
to retain the Philippines
throw away the splendid opportunity influence
in the far east right to hold the
Philippines The their political occupancy
would give upon valuable trade de-
this right
But the interests of the United possibility
country taking hand in the eastern question: out
side of the Philippines England making all her
arations for any Egyptian inter
ts Her great bateshps being coaled and sent to
the Yellow Sea to settle the difference Fashoda the
Upper Nile In other words great of the world
will be between England their respective
interests and ambitions in the east may be
very near aand.
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At the Bottom of the Sea.

ippany remarks that is as impossi-
keep Spanish ship from the bottom Of the sea
as it is to keep coon away watermelon patch The
average regrets Infanta Maria Teresa
down the that Spain will secretly re-
joice proved favoring gale for Hspano The
prospect cruiser which built national
offering government and paid for by subscriptions
many patriotic Spaiards would become ship Of the
United States navy, sailing under her old re-
great victory off Santiago that the
Spanish people be expected contemplate with
pleasure Every Teresa in the move
ts Of American warships would opened old wounds
At the bottom Inflated ship will be neither
conspicuous Spanish misfortunes source of
qualification So the Of the hope
of viii be pleasant reading in Spain
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Ready to Fight Anyway.

Although nothing viii of the result Of the quarrel
Fahoda it is of interest to know that France has
Gently feet into northern and Mediter
divisions the first there six baeships four
cruisers torpedo gunboat and three torpedo boats Brit
class battleships all
superior those of France and four
cruisers actually station Mediterranean
squadron Of six bateshps six cruisers three tor
pedo gunboas torpedo Britain nine bat
teships cruisers gunboats desroyer and
large of torpedo These the vessels at
present duty mentioned and do not include
guard ships principally second class bateships
stationed in the various Kingdom and
flying squadron being placed in readiness. The
fleets are actually and ready for hostties
a moments notice
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John Bulls Naval Show.

Great Britain is evidently bent giving the world
Impressive object preparedness for war
point of view. She making warlke
demonstrations along the line observaton-at Esqu-
Pacific Halifax Atlantic and in the
Mediterranean.
While the Fashoda incident is regarded closed
immediate danger trouble with France passed the as
semblng of Russian feet Port Arthur and the reported
intention Of Russia the port Chwang
China, has caused excitement throughout England
1t sucently evident that British
the when bearing proposals for reduced
ornaments and is making the particular
benefit Of St Petersburg cabinet councils
these times Of ours are
prevent to precipitate it. But EngIands
situation just Africa, well Asia unques-
tonaby difficult No say what re issue may
forced her hour supplanters
power among the nations Most fortunately for America
entangling alliances drag her great war
European powers the Orient should such great
contest mark the closing years Of our century
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4 Dirty But Rich CITY.

IS really city with the chances that all
Ste wealth and values VIII fan into the Uncle
Sam later. II being and wealthy
oIal seaport excessively dirty reek
foulness Colonel Warng the who cleaned New
York satisfactorily clean for years
he could clean the Havana the tidy
It ought possible any
gent competent engineer DO the work for thar
Whatever the be however. the
Tie United suffered long enough the
OF hole southern shores Havana has
long breeding place yellow fever disease
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Foolish Spanish Officials.

The Spanish evacuation commissioners Havana
supplies and military despite
the Of the American representatives This may be
possible concilating peace
Paris but intelligent people
The Spanish general of Cuba and the Spanish
authorities viii need work long hard they
peace commissioners now
sitting Paris make their government pay
1t evident that the Spanish officials Havana
carrying things high hand, far-sghted The
get back everything during
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jumped West and thence to the main
land times Now is the time for the
United States to take and put stop to yellow
Havana matter what the cost that CITY shouo
be put in thoroughly sanitary condition and treaty obi
cations should be imposed upon government TO
maintain it In a condition Of cleanliness.
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will observe that when Dewey sank his Ships he
spent time plugging the holes he made. Dewey
who does nothing that is absolutely necessary
does anything unless he is absolutely
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Bryan says military lcckjaw. II the disease s.ty
in hard Bryan his pary's 1900 Bryan
can talk himself o success.
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hardest Job Porto Rico IS 70 in
make II effective.
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Kahnweiler the who invented the lite-preserver
has just died in New York. He has saved than
the man Who discovered appendicitis has lost.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-09

Justice is not blind in France The bandage slipped
down and every time the people yen She shoves poor Dreyfus
hac iail.