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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-03-13

A. F. MANHART. O. l. STOCKS
MANHART s. STOCKS
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Does all kinds Of first class and latest
improved Dentistry.
Crown and Bridge Work a speciality.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05

what he knew about the explosion,
said:
''Sir, I was blowed up; I was saved
and I'm here" That was all he could
swear to.
One important fact has been learned,
however. 1t is this, although the men,
bers Of the court have their individual
theories they are by no means prepared
as body to render decisive vote.
The officer already quoted said: "If
the court has yet heard any testimony
which would enable it to decide intelli-
gently that the Maine was blown up
from external causes, I am the most
mistaken man in the world. Before the
may secure such evidence and possibly
find the blowing up was Intentional.
"It will learn from the divers the con-
dition of the ship after the explosion,
as it has already learned from the sur
vivors most of the details of the ships
condition before the explosion. With
these bases thoroughly established the
court will hear more expert testimony
and then reach a verdict"
This statement can be taken as more
worthy of reliance than that of Maine
officer who said the other day he be-
lieved the court was bound on evidence
already heard to find the cause Of the
explosion external. It's conservatism
is also at variance with the opinions of
many other naval officers here and
practically those of the younger set
and directly contrary to the belief of
most Of the Maine survivors that their
ship was Intentionally blown up.
Before sailing tonight Capt. Sampson
had long consultation with Admiral
Sicard.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05

They are useful cruisers, copies of the
Baraosa, of the Brazilian navy, and
their strong point Is their great radius
of action, 5000 miles, which would en-
able them to cross the Atlantic and
re-cross without renewing their coal
supply.
The two ships building for Brazil IN
France, which are also reported to be
about to pass into Spanish possession,
are presumed to be the Deadoro and
the Floriana, which are building at
La Sienne, Toulon. These are small
but powerful little battleships. Their
tonnage is only 1852, but they carry
four ten-inch rifles in turrets, In addi-
tion to two siX-inch and four All
inch guns, and a good secondary
battery. Their coal endurance how
ever, is small, and their forte would
seem to be coast defense operations,
or cruising near base of supplies.
spain's New Ships.
The London reports also caused COM
ments at the state department. In
some quarters the feeling was express
ed that, pending finding of court
of inquiry on a case having the inter-
national phases of the Maine eXplo-
sion, the obligations of neutrality were
as strongly imposed on Great Britain
and Brazil as in time of war;
Precedents apply only to a condition
of war, and not to conditions which
may eventually lead to war. In the
Geneva award, however, unfriendly
acts by Great Britain prior to the
breaking out Of the rebellion, constitut-
ed part of the case on which heavy
damages were awarded against her.
But, as a general rule, foreign govern
ments are free to sell war ships either
directly or through their citizens up to
the actual date of hostilities.
Matters were very quiet, at least ex-
ternally, at the department today.
There was a strong indisposition to
discuss the proposition to resume evo-
lutions off Dry Tortugas, but the Of
ficials did not hesitate to declare that
only normal movements were going on.
So, too, it was unknown officially that
the troops at Salt Lake were being
reviewed, and it was said that, if this
were so, it could be nothing more than
the usual periodical inspection required
by the regulations.
AS for the reported orders to inspec-
tion officers at Bethlehem to be ready
for quick start, 1T was said that Capt.
McNutt and Lieut.. Bennett, who have
been on inspection duty several years
past, are not to be disturbed, and have
had no orders such as are reported
from Bethlehem
The Mangrove sailed at 8:25 o. m.,
with all the officers of the court and
the stenographer, Mr.. Bissel She will
touch at the Tortugas with mail for the
fleet.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
MARTIN CASE CLOSED.
All of the Evidence in, and the
Final Arguments VIII Begin
When Court Meets Today.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, March 4-The
commonwealth closed its case at 8
o'clock this afternoon, after hearing a.
few witnesses in rebuttal on unimpor-
tant points, for most of the testimony
it hoped to thus get before the jury
against Sheriff Martin and his deputies
was ruled out by the court
The defense submitted number Of
points for the consideration of the
court, urging that the sheriff had only
been doing his duty, and stating that
there had been no evidence submitted
to warrant a finding that the defend
ants were an unlawful assemblage
The further point was made that it
appeared from the evidence, substan-
TALLY without dispute, that prisoners
were lawfully aiding the sheriff, as
posse, duly appointed, at the time Mike
Ceslake was killed, and that their pur-
pose was to disperse an unlawful as
semblage, of which the deceased was
one; that there was no conspiracy
among them to do an unlawful act or
to do a lawful act in an unlawful way.
Therefore, the act of one cannot be
imputed to the others. Each one is
to be held accountable only for what he
himself did. The evidence failing to
identify the person who shot Mike Ces-
lake, there can be no conviction under
the law.
Judge Woodward took the points un-
der consideration, and will pass upon
them later. Arguments will begin to-
morrow
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
GROVER GIVES WARNING
THE SOUND MONEY MEN SHOULD NOT
STAND BY IN IDLENESS
Letter From Once President CIeve-
land Read at Gathering of
Pennsylvania Democrats - The
keystone State to- BE Contested
at the Coming Fall Election.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March A.
Representatives of the state organiza-
tions Of the Jeffersonian or gold Demo
cratic party met here today, and re-
solved to put in the field a ticket of
their own for state officers from the
governorship down and for members
of congress in every district.
A letter from ex-President Cleveland
was read, in which he says:
II hope most sincerely that there may
be sound money movement in Pennsyl-
vania that will be strong and useful 1
cannot account for the arrogant confidence
of the free silver forces except upon the
theory that they are led to believe that
there is very little aggressive effort to be
made by their opponents 1t is not a
strange thing that the apparent apathy in
many of our sound money states should
give plausibility to such a belief. If any
one believing with us supposes that free
silver can be prevented from controlling
the two houses of the next congress with
the quicker he abandons that idea the more
useful he will be as a sound money man.
II am so earnest in my desire to see
our country blessed with safe money and
a suitable financial system that l am Of
the opinion we ought to give patriotic and
consistent support to any plan which in
sures this result and which has the ele-
ment that promises its successful advocacy
-"Grover Cleveland
An executive committee of fifteen
was appointed to carry out the pur-
poses of the meeting.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
SPAIN FEARS FAMINE.
More Worried Over Affairs at Home
Than at the Prospect of
n War.

LONDON, March 5.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says: In
contrast with the clamor in America
there is almost absolute calm here, and
that, too, even on the bourses, where
the falls are due to foreign selling
The general opinion is that the United
States dare not make the Maine sus-
picion, which is unsupported by evi-
dence and is rejected by European
opinion, the preteXt for war.
The distress in various parts of the
country occupies the public mind far
more than American relations Not
withstanding the reduction in the grain
duty, famine threatens. The social
lists are utilizing the dearth, under
guise of electioneering, as a means of
fomenting popular agitation, and it
would only require some overt act Of
injustice on the part of America to
divert public sentiment.
The government has consulted the
chambers of commerce throughout the
country respecting the proposed COM
mercial treaty with the United States.
The Bilbao chamber replies that con-
sidering the present condition Of mer-
camille relations it can see no necessity
for treaty. If the negotiations, how
ever, are successful, it is of the opin-
ion that two treaties will be requisite;
one between America and the PENN
sula and another between America and
the Antilles.
Commenting on the rumors Of Presi-
dent McKinley's project to purchase
Cuba, Ell Nacional in an article under
the caption ''The Best Solution of the
Cuban Problem exclaimed: "Win no
body preach and proclaim the annex
alton of Cuba to the United States by
agreement with Spain, on condition
that the United States redeem US from
the debt, favor us during a certain
period by tariff concessions and guar
antee, under a powerful authority and
a respected flag, the lives and property
of Spaniards resident in Cuba
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
REBATE SYSTEM
Adopted by the Western Roads to
Meet the Canadian
Pacffic

CHICAGO, March 4.-The Western
roads were in session today considering
the troubles with the Canadian Pacific
If further reductions are to be made by
the Canadian Pacific. and the Western
roads meet them as they say they will.
the passenger agents of the roads Of
the western Passenger association will
do nothing for a few weeks but hold
meetings for the purpose of considering
the rate situation.
The matter before the meeting today
was the manner of meeting the reduc-
ton Of $40 in the price Of tickets to the
Pacific coast, which it was reported the
Canadian Pacific will make in the near
future. If this reduction is made. the
plan of the Western roads of selling
tickets at fiat rates through the Mis-
souri, river gateways will have to be
abandoned, as the purchaser will be
able to buy through ticket at a re-
duced rate, use it to a point short Of
the destination of the ticket and still
be money in pocket over the amount Of
the local ticket. Moreover, he will be
able to sell the unused portion of the
ticket to brokers and thus seriously de-
moralize the local traffic of the roads.
The only way out of the difficulty
seems to be for the roads to sell tickets
on the rebate plan, or reduce their in
termediate rates, which they will do
only as last resort.
Inc i!ieeliHB toudy ldSteu Idr INTO tne
night but nothing tangible had been
done up to late hour.
1t was declared tonight to increase
from three to ten the number of per-
sons who must travel in one party via
the Missouri river gateways in order
to secure the benefits of the reduced
rates to the Pacific coast through a re-
bate at destinations. All tickets. ex-
cept those from st. Paul, direct to the
Pacific coast, will be sold at the reg
ular tariff rates, with a rebate equal
to the amount of the reductions made
to meet the lowest rates of the Cana
dian Pacific. 1t was concluded this
plan was preferable to making the
amount Of the rebate SO in all cases.
Under the plan adopted all tickets
via the Missouri river gateway viii be
sold at present prices and the amount
Of the rebate will be increased as much
as the present rates are reduced.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05

Memory of the Maine Victims Hon
ored at Havana.

Memory of the Maine Victims Hon
Ored at Havana.
HAVANA, March 4.-The American
divers, having examined more or less
thoroughly the ward room Of the
Maine and the senior and Junior Of
ficers' mess rooms, are today trying
to effect an entrance into the petty
officers compartments, in the hope Of
finding some bodies there. However,
each day the belief grows stronger
that few, if any more bodies. will be
recovered Not one body was recov-
cred today.
Capt Sharp, who Is in charge OF the
wrecking outfit, appreciates the diff
ficulties Of the situation better than
others. He will not specify any time
when the big guns will be released.
1t Is necessary to at first remove the
place by steel bolts which must be
cut loose. The best Informed people
here think a month will elapse before
the turrets are opened.
The correspondent has been officially
informed that the United States light
house tender Mangrove, with the naval
court of inquiry on board, will return
here tomorrow morning.
The Spanish divers have been down
but little to the wreck Of the Maine,
and any reports sent as coming from
them are likely to be incorrect.
A number of beautiful wreaths and
floral pieces were sent to the Colon
cemetery today by the Americans of
this city to decorate the graves Of the
victims of the Maine disaster. The
scheme will be continued, and the
flowers will be renewed when withered.
Senator Proctor, Gen. Lee, Capt. Sigs-
bee and many other prominent Amer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
WINE OUT OF THE JUG
ALLEGED SWINDLER AT FARGO TO
BE GIVEN FREEDOM
Case VIII Probably Be Dismissed
Today-CuriOus Complications
Over the Question of Identity
Have Made 1t a Notable One
Two Disagreements.

Special to The st. Paul Globe.
FARGO, N. D., March At is un-
derstood that the case Of the state VS..
Allen J. Wine, alias Joseph Miller, will
be dismissed in the district court to-
morrow on motion of States Attorney
Morrill,
The defendant had two trials, the
first resulting in conviction, but on ap-
peal a new trial was granted. In the
second trial the jury disagreed. Each
trial consumed many days, and in
many respects was one Of the most
Interesting in the history of the state.
Miller was arrested in st. Louis two
years ago on a charge of working
mine scheme which he represented as
being "a gold brick" A jury failed
to convict him at that place, and the
authorities here thought he might be
the same man who operated in this
city the year before under the name
of Joe Miller, and succeeded in swim
ding various people out Of sums ag-
gregating from 500 to $1,000. He al
ways had a mining scheme, and sold
stock. getting pile of money before
he left.
The main question on both sides was
the mans identity. People who saw
Miller on the streets of Fargo in 1895
and with whom he associated day after
day cannot positively identify the man.
There are about forty witnesses on
each side who testified as to the iden-
tity, the forty for the state clkiming
he was the Joe Miller, and the other
forty, just as reputable persons, for
the defense, testified he was not the
man. Miller, in all probability, will be
released tomorrow.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05

partment that the Dauntless expedi-
ton was not successful and had fall
ed to effect landing.
Mr.. Nunez shrugged his shoulders
and remarked that it is just as well
the Spanish authorities should have
that opinion, but, evidently becoming
more interested in the topic, he con-
tinued:
My last expedition put into Cuba
100000 cartridges, and every one of
these bullets is now being used to let
daylight into the Spaniards who think
as Senor du Bose thinks. If Senior du
Bose knows as much about my recent
expedition as the Spanish authorities
in Havana know about the destruction
of the Maine, and If Senior du Bose
says that the expedition was a fail
ure, as the Havana authorities say the
Maine blew up on her own account,
then Senor du Bose is Of the same
stripe as the authorities in Havana
he is ALTAR"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
EFFECT OF EVANS LAW.
More Than Half of the Classified
Civil Service Positions Will
He Wiued Ont

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The civil
service commission has prepared for
submission to congress some informa-
ton as to the effect of the enactment
into law of the Evans bill, now pending
in the house. This bill removes from
the operation of the law all positions
now in the classified service below the
5000 and above the 81, 500 grade. besides
limiting its application in other re-
spects.
According to the commission there
are now 6SS postoffices in the classified
service with $4,000 employees, CSC of
which, with $4,000 employees, would be
withdrawn, if the bill were passed.
The total number of employees now in
the classified service Is 1920, 54,345 of
which would be taken out by the oper-
alton of the Evans bill, and of those
remaining 5,S63 are in Washington, and
"a, 124 in other cities.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
GIVING UP THE TREATY.
expected That the Committee w;r
Today Decide to With.


oday Decide to With.
draw 1t.
Special to The St. Paul Globe
WASHINGTON, March 4-A+ :.
meeting of the committee on foreien
relations Of the senate tomorrow u
is said that it will be decided to with.
draw the Hawaiian treaty. from, evoo,,
tive consideration and put it before the
senate IN the shape of a bill that will
annex the islands as part of one Of
the Pacific coast states.
D. G. Hartley, Of Duluth, is here to
oohsult with Representative Norris, of
Minnesota, and jenkins, Of Wisconsin
with a view to securing legislation to
construct a new bridge across Ho-
wards pocket, between Duluth and
est superior, to connect at the latter
END with the new Duluth Superior
prloge. Hartley is also putting in a.
sooo WORD for the Morris bill for the
Indian reservation.
Nelther Senator Hansbrough nor
Chairman Pettigrew, Of the indian
a!idlrS committee, have any knowledge
OF the proposed visit here of a. delega-
tlon OF Indians from Fort Totten. N.
D., agency. A North Dakota dispatch
states that these Indians claim thew
nave been deprived of the best portion
OF their reservation without compen-
sation The interior department Off
Gals say no permission has yet been
granted them to come to Washington
senator Davis has introduced a bill TO
refer their claim to the court of claims
put Senator Pettigrew Is opposed to
this ACTION and favors the ratification
OF the original agreement made with
them by which they would receive ST.
900 for the land
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
ROMANCE ENDS IN HUDSON
Cupid Closes n Contract Between
Miss Mabel Ward and AdoIphus
w. Aufang.

A little romance came to light yester-
day, involving a Hudson marriage
which took place Washington's Birth
day and united Miss Mabel Ward and
Mr.. Adolphus William Aufang The
young people have known each other
hardly a year, and only recently has
their acquaintance ripened into any
thing closer than mere friendship
Mr.. Aufang Is nineteen years of age
and has been the mailing clerk for L.
/. May until within the last week or
so. contemplated move to Chicago
severed his connection with the firm
and at the same time brought about
his sudden marriage
Miss Ward is but seventeen, bright
brunette, with skirts hardly touching
her shoe tops She is the daughter of
Mrs. Ward, whose husband, a railroad 4
man, was killed by the cars during
the G. A. r. encampment in st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Aufang are the
father and mother of the bridegroom.
Mr.. Aufang is connected with German
American bank. Mr.. and Mrs. Aufans
the younger were married ait Hudson,
Wis, Feb. o. by Court Commissioned
Jewell, taking the early morning train
to Hudson and returning to ST. Paul
at noon the same day. The bridegroom
had been member of ST. Vincent par
ish, but his bride being a Presbyterian
they decided on a non-sectarian wed
ding.
Mr. and Mrs. Aufang are wroth al
their son and his young bride, and the
short honeymoon has not been all SUM-
shine
Mrs. Aufang, the bride, was seen al
her home on Aurora avenue last even
ing by G b e reporter and blush
ingly confessed that she was the run
away bride. She said:
My mother thinks l have done right
But Mr.. and Mrs. Aufang are very
angry. for you see my husband was
a Catholic, and 1 am not; but he gave
up his church.
You ought to think a great deal OF
him for that"
"Well l do. We have only known
each other year, and we have not
gone together all of that time l sup
pose we were very foolish to take such
a step when we are so young. Marry
in haste and repent at leisure they
say, but I shall not repent. But we die
not think there would be so much
trouble about it.
I'VE took the o'clock train, and we
met every one we knew. We came
home at II o'clock.
why did we do it? Well, you see
he was going to Chicago, and he
thought 1 would forget him, and
was afraid he would forget me, so we
thought we would get married We
talked 1t over some time, and then de-
cided to go to Hudson. No. 1 was moi
a bit frightened"
Mrs. Aufang is very shy when ad.
dressed by her new name, and hest.
tates and bushes when speaking OF
her husband 1t is probable that they
will go to Pullman to live.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
COURT SAILS FOR CUBA
THE MAINE INQUIRY IS TO BE RE.
SUMED AT HAHANA
No Evidence Yet Heard Sufficient to
Establish the Fact That the Bat
tleshtp Was Destroyed by Any
External Cause "a Statement
Worthy OF Reliance.

KEY WEST, March 4.-After two
postponements Of it's departure, the
court Of inquiry left for Havana this
evening on the lighthouse tender Man
grove. 1t is believed by the best in
formed here that the court will COM
plete Its labors in the Cuban capital
within ten days.
Only three of the six days the court
was here were devoted to the work of
investigation. The inactivity Of yester-
day, and today is still unexplained, ex-
cept by semi-official statement that
Admiral Sicard was awaiting instruc-
tions from Washington.
The session, it is generally under
stood, developed no evidence by which
the court could definitely determine the
cause of the explosion.
A naval officer in close touch with
the members Of the court, said: with
one exception the witnesses who tes-
titled were Maine survivors, The evil
dences, though in most cases taking
longer to tell, can be summed up in
the words Of an enlisted man who,
when Judge Advocate Mark asked him
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05
DIVERS KNOW ABOUT 1T.
External Explosion Wrecked tn,
Maine, Say Havana Advices.

NEW YORK, March A dispatch
to the Tribune from Havana says: The
leading facts Of the Maine disaster are
all now in the possession of the naval
board. The divers have continued their
work during the absence Of the board
at Key West. They have discovered
nothing to change the evidences first
gathered, which showed apparently
that the explosion was external. Their
examination this week was extended
alongside the plates, and they have
penetrated forward we'll into the bow.
All they find is merely confirmatory
of what was previously discovered
Capt. Sampson and his associates were
especially anxious to await further
work by the divers, 20 determine
whether or not mistakes had been made
in any particular.
Nothing has been found to indicate
mistake. On the contrary, the more
thoroughly the hull is examined, the
more convincing appear the original
evidences of explosion from without.
How long the board will take to formu-
late it's conclusions on this point can
be better judged in Washington than
in Havana.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-05

the war broke out he was ordered home and
served under Farragut- AS early as 1861
he was promoted a lieutenant for personal
bravery. He ran the gauntlet of Vicksburg
and was conspicuous in the assault on Fort
Fisher. For four years the young sailor
never knew when the next moment TO
be his last.
After the war he served in many posts, to
which he was assigned by the department
and he proved himself quite as adept in
diplomacy as in the rough work of fighting
No man In the navy is more competent to
look after the interests Of the country than is
Commodore McNair, soon to be Rear Ad-
miral McNair