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The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15
CUBA LiBRE.

Comes a cry from the Cuban water,
From the warm. dusk Antilles,
From the lost Atlanta's daughter,
Drowned in blood as drowned in seas
Comes a cry of purpled anguish.
See her strugglesi Hear her cricsi
Shall she 1.-Two. or snail she lnnguishf
Shall she sink, or shall she risof
6he shall rise by all that's holyi
She shall live, and she shall last,
hiso rs we, when crushed and iowly
From the biackpess of the past.
Bid her strikel Lo, 1t Is written
Blood for blood and life for lifei
Bid her smite as she is srnitten.
Stars and stripes were born OF strife.
Once we flashed our lights of freedom,
Lights that dazzled her dark eyes
TIL she could but yearning heed them,
Roach her hands and try to rise
Then they stabbed her, checked her, drown
ed her,
TUT we scarce could hear note.
All, these rustling chains that bound herl
Oh. these robbers Mt her throat
And the kind that forged these fettersY
Ask avo hundred years for news
Stake and thnmbscrew for their bettersi
lnquisition Banished Jewsl
Chains of slavery What reminder
OF one red man in that landY
Why, these very chains that bound her
Bound Columbus, foot and handi
She shall rise as rose Columbus
From his chains, from shame and wrong,
Rise as morning, matchleSs. wondrous,
Rise as some rich morning song.
Rise ringing song and story.
Nalor, love personifiod.
Stars and stripes espouso her glory,
Love and liberty allied,
Joaquin Miller in Milwaukee Sentinel
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15
SHORT NEWS STORIES.
Mary Endicott-chameeriai American
Little Willie Mason Tell 1t on
Secretary Long Now

According 20 ndvices received from
London, all England is talking about
the possibility of an Anglo American
alliance, and everybody thinks he knows
why Joe Chamberlain made his speech
for the alliance of Britain and the Omit.
ed States, says New York correspond.
emit No peer of the first magnitude, no
great party no mighty financial interest,
constituted the power behind the throne
which resulted in speech which has
been freighted with moro political i'm.
port than anything spoken for years,
woman, according to the wise ones,
is tho power that has stirred the secre.
tary of state for the colonies to come
out so broadly. 1t is little Boston girl
daughter of n long line of Puritan de
scent, who has succeeded in upheavinq
all the powers of Europe-Mary Endi
colt that was. Mrs. Joseph Chamber
lain that is.
She is tho most talked about woman
in England today She has already
come OIL first best in a social fight with
the Prince of Wales and his set Now
she is in line to turn the same winning
trick against the combined hands OF
Spain, Russia, Franco and Germany.
Boston is leading London by the nose.
And why not, they say. Is not his
charming American wife the only per.
son in the world who could make Joe
Chamberlain give up wearing his fa-
nous monocleg
Mary Endicott, the American girl
first showed her firmness and independ
ence by snubbing Lady Brooke, the pro
tege of the Prince of Wales And now
the war with Spaini Once more the
blood of her father tingled i'll the veins
of Mary Endicott. Power after power
formally declared its strict neutrality,
only to do everything at its command
covortly, of course, in oflicialdom, but
openly us far as the masses went-to aid
Spain. Only England was left. The
snobs there We're for Spain, but the
great mass of sober, sensible Britishers
knew which side WIS right and which
was wrong
And now-Mary Endicott's change
Her husband would do what she want
ed, and so Chamberlain spoke
This is the pretty story of Yankee
girls influence that London is talking
about.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15
Made Sure of 1t.

Some time ago was at a small vii
lage in Somersetshire fitting upa steam
dairy.
AS is well known, water is most
essential thing in dairy. So, being
unable to obtain a sufficient supply from
well already sunk, it was suggested
to open disused well near end try tbs
water there.
Instructions were given to the men to
be careful on opening the we'll, as it
might be unsafe to descend on account
of foul air.
They were told to light a candle and
let it down. and if it continued to burn
they would thon know that there was
no danger in descending
On the following day, on asking if it
was safe to go down, one of the men
replied: Yes, that's safe enough.
took the candle down with me- and it
burnt beautifully. London Globe.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15
A WAR SONG.

To arms! To armsl the eagle screams
The bugle sounds the call.
The roar of battles on the breoza.
Our gallant navy plows the soas.
Wore ready. one and ALI
A Spartan spirit fills the land
And mounts upon the gale.
Our flying squadrons furious ride
Upon the ocean. deep and wide,
Surcharged with iron hail
The stars and stripes our orifnmb,
The Maine our battlocry,
Well swift avenge our shipmates' death,
Spain exee1situ at every breath
And fight her till we diel
Well arbitrute with cannon balls,
Teach rapi1Io to refrain,
O'erturn by force of arms tho wrong,
In God our trust, in Justice strong,
Till liberty obtain
We'll double shot each believing gun
And tinge the oceans rcd,
Rain down upon SPANS vaunted fleet
An avalanche of iron sleet
And pave their decks with dead.
As bravely speed our gallant tars
Across the raging sea,
We'll charge upon the Spanish main,
Annihilate the hordes OF Spain
And set poor Cuba freci
David James Evans
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15

A gang of thieves organized to prey
upon thieves has been discovered in
Paris. Their plan was to watch for
shoplifters in the department stores like
the Louvre and the Bon Marche, to fol-
low them home. and then enter under
pretense of being police inspectors to
search the apartments for stolen goods,
which they carried off. with no fear Of
complaint being made.
Within the last 90 years the popula.
ton of Belgium has doubled itself, ris,
ing from 5000, 900 to 5000, 900 But
the records of the larger cities make a
still more interesting showing ANT.
werp in century has risen from 90, 900
to 257, 900, an increase of 1888 per cent ;
Liege has advanced from 46, 900 to 100, :
600; Ghent from 30, 900 to l55. 900, and
Brussels from &c, 600 to 1877, 600
AT one time it was on Ash Wednes-
day the custom to appoint an official of
the English palace to crow the hours OF
the day, like a cock, as reminder of
the denial of St Peter The practice ex-
cited the furious indignation of George
IL. His courtiers had to explain that the
royal Grower was not making fun of
him The cock Grower was salaried
officer at the English court as late as
1923.
The grand canyon of the Yellowstone
river, with its magnificent and gorgeous
coloring, is only from 1000 to 1900
feet deep The gland canyon of the
Arkansas river, i'll Colorado, is 1000
feet deep aud very narrow, but neither
compares in size or grandeur with the
grand canyon of Arizona, which is about
200 miles long, upward of 1000 feet
deep. and at some points, from rim to
riIb. measures 10 to IL miles III breadth.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15
THE BEST OLD GUN IN TOWN

never thought I'd need her,
That gun o mine, ag'in;
N'er ever have ter take her
Frum the rack she's rustin in,
But times Is changed, an. Johnny,
You nights wen han her down.
Thar's still some hghtin in hnr,
The best ole gun in town.
They heard her at Manassas.
She ripped away like fun.
An made come lively music.
tell You, at Bull Run,
An er'whars she helt her own,
Till peace come long ter drown
That overpow erin voice o. her'n,
The best ole gun in town.
I'm sorry that she's needed
l lowed the wars wuz done,
An that I'd never have ter fill
More graves with that ole gum.
But times is changed, an, Johnny,
You nights we'll han her down.
Once more they II hear the music
o. the best ole gun in town.
IF. L. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15
Little Willie Mason.

Senator William e. Mason always
has been a joker, says the Chicago Jour
nal Even when n schoolboy lie never
let chance pass without having his
fun at tho expense of some one else.
When he was public school pupil
the boys knew as much about crib
hing" as they do now. and it was moth
ing new for them to conceal needed in.
formation on their cuffs or inside then
watches.
One day when Willie Mason was talk.
ing an examination the keen eyed teach
er observed him taking out his watch
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15

Would Be Suitor-Good morning,
Miss Brown Quite an opportune meet
ing indeed. l have been waiting for q
chance to ask when it would be agree
able for me to call on You.
Miss Brown-Oh, you are at liberty
to make your own selection.
Would Be Suitor-Thanks By the
way, see that you have been getting o
new horse and carriage.
Miss Brownies. Come around soon
and pail take great pleasure in driving
you out. Richmond Dispatch
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15

every minute or two, The pcdagogue
grew suspicious. Finally he strobe
slowly down the aisle and stopped in
front of Willios desk.
LET me see your watch" he com
manded
"All right, sir" was the meek reply
The teacher opened the front lid Hc
looked somewhat sheepish when he read
this single word, Fooled -
But he was shrewd man. He was
not to be thrown off the scent so easily
He opened the back lid. Then he was
satisfied. There he read:
FOOLED again.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15
Treason.

whats the matter, old man? You
seem detected.
81 am. l did terrible thing this
morning"
~ hope you didn't lose any money
on wheat?"
'No, but l forgot one of my clerks
when the directory canvasser was here,
and so that'll cut down the estimate of
our population. don't know how l
shall ever be able to look my fellow citi-
zens in the face again. Chicago News
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15
He Knew They would he.

They had eloped and returned for tho
parental blessing
Father, the beautiful young wom-
an said, eve are sorry for what we
have done. Will YOU
"Then, the stern old man interrupts
ed, why don't you go to tho lawyer
around the corner? I'm no divorce
court. "-Chicago News
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15

Teacher examining Juvenile class in
geography)-What can you tell us about
the Arctic ocean?
Little Henry-Nawthin. This amt
nc lecture platform. York World.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15
Brittle.

Kitty-Mother has flowers in tho
back yard and won't let us play hall
there.
Visitor-What, is she afraid that you
will mash them?
Kitty-No. She's afraid We'll crack
them. They are China asters. Prince
ton Tiger
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15
Espertness Needed.

Robert am trying to learn to ride
my wheel without touching the handle
bars.
Richard-Any particular reason?
Robert-Very particular. You see,
if, when | was riding along footpad
should suddenly confront me and order
me to hold up my hands, couldn't do
it without falling off.-Boston Tran
script
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15
Notes In the Park.

I'm mind reader That man over
on that bench is in love with that girl
sitting beside him. "
''How do you know?'
He has his arm around her waist. "
Chicago Record.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15

Waggles-The various prisons are
likely to bankrupt the country.
Jaggles-How's that?
Waggles-Why, see they feed the
prisoners on bread and water. New
York journal.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-09-15

The Father-That young man who
used to call on you and stay so late is
in the navy now, understand?
The Daughter-Yes papa, and think
of it, His boat has been disabled. Tho
last time saw him he was being lowed
in. ~
well, don't let me see him around
here all hours Of the night, or you will
see him being toed out. II" - Yonkers
Statesman. ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-17
PLOT OF THE sPANIARDs.
So Say the Surviving Sailors of the
Maine.

Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. ia special
to the Times from Key West. Fla,
says:
The steamship Olivette arrived here
tonight with a large number of the
wounded and many of the 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
ascertained by divers, but many of the
sailors were outspoken in their declara-
ton of the belief that the explosion was
a deep laid plot of the Spaniards.
They are greatly ircensed against the
Havana people. who have shown them
small courtesy. and who look upon
their presence rs a national anfront. and
who have published anonymous circu-
lars. captioned Down with the Ameri-
cans" They believe that the authors
of such expressed cOwardly hatred
would hesitate at no terrible vengeance
such as the blowing up of the Maine.
These sailors, acquainted with the
drills, discipline and ensemble OF a
nlan-of-war. pooh-pooh the idea of an
internal explosion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-17
PURsER DENsoN's STORY.
The Explosion Split the Big Ship In
Two, He Says.

Key West, Feb. 1.-THE Associated
Press correspondent saw Purser Den
son of the Olivette, who gave the fol-
lowing brief account of the disaster:
The explosion is an absolutely mys-
terry to everyone. 1t occurred in the
forward magazine, which is just for
ward of amidships and below the water
line. The men went to their hammocks
in the forward part of the ship after 9
o'clock. The explosion occurred at $40,
and hence the awful and overwhelming
loss of life. No one can yet give
connected account. About ten men who
were in the forward part of the ship
were saved, and of these several had
their hammocks slung on the lower
deck. The explosion split the big ship
in two and threw these and one ma
rine who was sleeping on the super
structure 40 feet in the air and into the
water.
In the magazine were % tons of
coarse powder used for charging the
big guns, there being no dynamite de-
donation powder nor torpedo heads, ana
nothing in fact, that could be exploded
by conclusion. In the main magazine
aft the high explosives were stored, and
this magazine did not explode There
are no electric wires connecting with or
near the magazine. 1t is not believed
that the Maine was destroyed by
torpedo underneath. as. if this were the
case, the hold would have been torn
in the bottom and the ship would not
have been riyen to atoms as was the
case. The aft part of the ship sank in
three minutes. and the officers and sur
vivors of the crew escaped half
clothed -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-17
W. c. GALIGHER'S AFFLTCTION
Why the Physicians Think He Is
Hopelessly Insane.

Anaconda Standard: Drs. Freund,
Murray and Johnston made further
examination yesterday into the mental
condition of W. G. Gallagher. and came
to the conclusion that he was hopelessly
insane, this conclusion being based on
the fact, as developed by the evidence,
that his mental arrangement has been
growing on him for long time. Since
his removal from the hospital to the
county Jail he showed even more pro-
nounced insanity than before, and at
times was very violent. He was ques-
toned yesterday by the doctors in the
presence of Judge Lindsay. and was
asked, among other things, why he
wrote so much on the wall, and he re-
piled that he did it because they re-
fused to furnish him with paper. He
said he could not even get a match to
light a cigar with. He said some peo-
pie thought he was crazy but he hoped
he would not have to answer a lot of
crazy questions. One reason, he said,
why some people considered him crazy
was because he talked too much. but
he was a nervous person and had to
say something.
When the doctors tried to question
him about his family and other matters
he requested them not to ask him fool
ish questions. Gallagher was very rest
less while he was in court. When he
was taken back to Jail his dinner was
brought in to him and he threw the
dishes out of the window. smashing the
glass. He was taken 10 Warm Springs
on the o'clock train by Deputy Sheriff
Aware and accompanied by a nurse and
several friends of the demented man.
It is likely that a guardian viii immedi-
ately be appointed for him for the pur-
pose of carrying on his mining litiga-
ton and closing up his business affairG
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-17
SAD SCENE AT THE DOCK.
Arrival of the Wounded Sailors at
Key West.

Key West, Fla, Feb. 1.-THE steam
er OIivette, with 60 survivors Of the
Maine on board. arrived here at 1920
tonight. seven and half hours from
Havana. OF the number 20 are
wounded, ten seriously and one fatal
". The authentic figures as given or
the casualties are 1O4 saved and 2ol
dead.
1t was a sad scene at the dock to-
night as the wounded sailors were car
ried to the waiting ambulances by ar
tillerymen and off ;ers, tenderly placed
on seats for conveyance 10 the Marine
hospital The brave fellows bore their
sufferings admirably, and some limped
through the lane of eager faces with
their arms in sings. heads bound, and
blood-stained bandages on legs or
trunks. The crowd had been yelling
as only excited Cubans and negroes
can yell. but a great hush had fallen
upon the assamblage as the head of
the procession fled from the deck
house, at the sight of the actually
wounded headed the sound.
Excited women grew hysterical, and
many d Latin prayer was heard from
lips that had been shouting a moment
before.
Every possible arrangement for the
comfort of all who were embarked
had been made. and all who could talk
praised highly the kindness of the
Spanish officials, who opened their
hearts and wardrobes TO the survivors.
Boats from the Spanish cruiser AiIonso
XIII were among the first 10 reach the
Maine, and Captain General BlancO
placed all his resources at the disposal
of General Lee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-17

Montgomery, once of the United States
navy, i commanding officer of con-
federate fleet during the civil war, and
the man who raised the frigate (after-
wards RAM Merrimac, was very en-
phatic today in declaring the sinking
of the battleship Maine in Havana har-
Dor to be the result of treachery and
an act without parallel in the worlds
history In his opinion, war must in
evitably follow
When the divers go down and ex
anime the hull of the vessel said
-ofrmalaer montgomery, 1t will be
found that stove-in by 4 torpedo ex-
ploded under the bow with diabolical
intent To be sure, an accident may
occur on shipboard-a magazine or
battery may explode-but consider all
the circumstances. and you will not en-
terrain the theory of an accident In
the history of our navy there never
has been such an accident Why should
the first one occur in so perfectly an
equipped vessel as the Maine, and IN
der so capable a commanding officer as
Sigsbee?"
Commander Montgomery is familiar
with Havana harbor. 1t would be COM
paratively easy, he says, with small
boats or otherwise to set a torpedo to
destroy the American vessel. This is
his theory of how the Maine was
wrecked.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-17
TWO SHIPS LIKE MAINE.
What Senator Morgan Thinks Is I'm
mediately Needed.

Washington. Feb. Ex-senator Nor
gan of Alabama. a member Of the COM
mittee on foreign affairs, said.
In the absence of definite informa-
ton as to the cause and results of the
Maine catastrophe, l would not venture
an opinion upon it. If it was an acct
dent. as the first dispatches seem to
indicate, it was most deplorable; if it
was due to treachery, as some are in
clined TO believe, it was most heinous,
and no penalty would be too severe
for those responsible for it. But
whether the calamity was due to acct
dent or treachery, 1 should like to see
introduced in conf res . joint resolu-
ton providing for the il mediate con-
struction of two ba.t. shipS Cd AL in
size and equipment to the Maire. and
costing not a dollar less than lie ILL
fated Maine cost. Action Of that kind
by us would indicate to the world that
whenever or wherever one of our ten
tacles was cut off, two at once would
grow in its place.
1T seems almost out of the question
that il was the result of an accident. 1t
is usual for a ship of the Names class
to carry her magazines in her bow,
where the explosion seems to have oc-
CURED. But l cannot say anything of
that now. l cannot guess and cannot
speculate. 1t is an awful calamity. Let
us await particulars"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-17

regulations Of the navy demand shall
be made in the case of loss of a ship.
1t is expected that this work Will take
some time, and while there are officers
who say in their opinion it will not be
possible, owing to the probable dis
rupted condition of the hull of the ship.
to make out the cause of the'explosion,
the opinion of the majority is that the
question will easily be settled by a sim
pie observation of the condition of the
ships hull plates in the neighborhood
of the hole which sank her, whether or
not they are bulged out, as would be
the case if the explosion came from the
inside, or whether they were driven in,
as would result from the attack of a
torpedo or the explosion of a mine be
meath the ship
The large majority of naval officers
are inclined to the belief that the eX-
plosion resulted from spontaneous COM
busiOn of a coal bunker. the overhead
ing Of the iron partitions between the
boilers and the magazine, or from the
explosion of a9boiler, though the last
Theory finds little support.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-17
SENATE FOREIGN COMMITTEE.
Spain Must Clear Up Mystery of Ex-
plosion, Says One.

Washington. Feb. 16.-The Maine Incl
dent formed the principal topic of con-
sideratiol by the senate committee on
foreign relations at its meeting today
The opinions generally expressed by
members of the committee in this in
formal conference were to the effect
that the occurrence may result in grave
complications unless Spain can make it
very plain that no Spaniard was in
any way responsible for it. A promi-
nent member Of the committee said. af-
ter the meeting. that Spain would be
expected TO make an explanation that
would entirely clear up the mystery.
and if she did not this country would
have a right to demand such explana-
ton. Most of the members of the
committee refused after the conference
to express any opinion concerning the
occurrence.
1T is too serious to talk about at
present" said Senator Lodge.
Senator Cullom said: I cannot see
how the explosion could have been the
result Of an accident, and 1 think that
time is rapidly approaching when this
country must do something"
Senator Clark would only say: TT is
singular that such accidents happen
at such inopportune times