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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
SCENE OF 0ES0LATl0N
In the Track Of the Flood on the ONO
Riyer-Hundreds Homeless.

CINCINNATI o.. March E.-All over
the Ohio Valley the sun has shone TO-DAY
and the weather tonight Is mild. AS ial
as terror and loss OF life and property i
concerned that IS all over in the interior
and tributaries Of the Ohio. But the wan
and desolation in the track Of the storn
are sadly manifest. The greatest damage
10 homes seems 10 have been at Dayton
and GAINESVILLE In these two cities nun
dreds of families have been driven from
their homes and are made dependent upon
public charity. which has been bounte-
ously bestowed. The Ohio river IS ris-
ing At all points from Parkersburg t.
Cairo.
The railroad situation IS improved. Mer-
chants are moving goods fro" cellars
PITTSBURG. PA. March 2j.-The hoof
condit ons on the Baltimore and Ohio and
is branches were verv much imp owe
this ev-nirg. Trains are runrirg rs US a
via Wheeling. and but for the hig1 water
In the Muskingum river would con;inu
TO Columbus.
PARKERSBURG. W. VA. March %
This city presents a scene D ISOLATION
caused by the flood. The river Is II
rising. al hough very slowly. About go
families haYe been forced 10 move on
Of their houses. People are moving out
Of secord story windows in the liver
end Of the city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
FIGHTING IN CUBA.
span;ards Playing Havoc with insur-
pcntS According 10 Their story.


HAVANA. March 25.-This being the
fete Of the Amnunciaiion. there vas hrIe
doing in private or official business hero.
The Spauish divers have not heen down
Z, the wreck OF the Maine since last sun
dav. bdt the American divers have sc'
un two six-lnch guns.
Owing 10 the holiday. relief trains for
interior points will not leave until TO-
morrow. The daily distribution OF relief
al the central station on Estrella street
is moving with admirable precision.
II is reported that the Spanish troops
recently killed Major Rafael Castillo,
lately appointed an ade-de-camp OF Cen
eral Gomez. II IS also alleged that the
lnsurgent general. Nodorese. has been
shot near Alpuisor, this Province.
General Veias,o. according to Spanish
reports. has burned an insurgent camp
az La Leither. province Pinar del Rio.
has surprised four other insurgents
camps. killing sixty-one insurgents and
has captured thirty others. among whom
were two insurgent officers. The general
is also said to have captured an !nsurgcnt
camp at Ojo de Aqua. and TO have killed
fifteen insurgents there.
General Bernal another Spanish report
says. while operating in the district Of
Manzalo province Of Santiago de Cuba.
had destroyed a number OF insurgent
camps prefectures. plantations and farms.
killing ten insurgents and capturing twen-
ty-two OF the enemy
Col. Escario. 1t IS reported from Spanish
headquarters. has also surprised several
insurgent camps and has destroyed "a
number Of insurgent prefectures and
many plantations.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
IT WILL BE GEN. BOILING.
He VIII Succeed Judge Waddll on
the Committee.

When Judge Waddill goes on the bench
OF the United States District Court. no
will resign mis- position as a member OF
the State Republican Executive commit-
tee.
lie has served in this position for more
than a dozen years. The committee for
several years consisted OF General Ma
hone. Judge Waddil and Genera! stith
Boiling. Later on. Colonel William Lamb
was on the committee In place Of Cen
eral Boiling.
The members at present are Judge
Waddill. Col. James ID. Brady. Mr.. Park
Agnew, Col George f. Bowden and Col
s. Brown Allen.
II is pretty well understood that Gen.
stith Boiling will be chosen TO succeed
Judge Waddill on the committee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
TAMMANY AT WORK.
The Promised Indictments Against
Reformers are Returned.

NEW YORK, March 25.-Nine former
Republican Omice-hOlders OF Brooklyn
were indicted to-day. Many Of Them have
been leaders n their par y for years and
some OF them have tetn knoWn as reform
es they have been held in gh es,ccn.
socially and politically One rs q poil, G
commissioner of New York CITY.
The indictments concern on'ials IN ihF
dcpartmen Of city works. ! n teslim"lN
adduced goes TO show thai there were
indiv dual raids upon The ely tunds J.
which each seCurcd all he could Ihest
are he men under irdic,meni: ~
William A. pm ps. a X p . Ilan ~.
lice Commissioner Of Now tork lhuicleo
on charge of receiving 81 l.o@ cn con
tract; hailed in 81 coo -.... ,,.s.,..
Theo6 ore n. WI. firm r City Works
Commissioner Of rOok Nn. lhuI' t'u lNl''-
lv with commissioner Phillips a. q chatee
OF receiving - .co On CONTRACT au
y ted TO Sj.ooO bail ... ).,.,
rissiorer Of City Works thite ndiri -
ments. one charging him WI conhN lr,,. ir.
la the auditing OF lleral rs on CO"
tracts: admitted to Sl0Oo bail.
Oscar knapp. former Water IniNcNor
fhrcc indictments. charging SlhlllN a.,
IN the audi ing OF illfEai bl'S Snoss
tho cifv of Rrnoklyn. bail nNed az So hS
rredSr ok NJ Ire Inspector o. 'hc q O.
Ciy Wo,k Department three lndic m It
acrusif z him - ruci Ing laluti,hl D"'s'
bail fNcd AT $1,000 ,., Ill. l., "a
A. l. Jansen former bond clcrk ~ IN
conntroiIe,'s orice. charged Wi u tskin
a fce OF $50 for an of cial acl I'r W ,lC!
there was no fee: admitted 70 Aooo hal
William Ieavcran. Alderman. charge
with consniiacy O pass roso utlcn
the former roard Of Aldermen ior "h'o'
he received liribe. r-,s... ~
Joseph Ecknart, former Prcsiaent oi
ne grooklvn Common Counc inclci
an q charae Of conspiracy Joirtiy WI u
Au',,iisrn II cor former Sure~intcnee-t
~ sewers indicted On charge o. a.
ccpiine p Zee for an official act Tor wh'c'
ihnre was no Zee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
THE DECISION.
\ Day Full of History Making Events.
Report Considered by Cabinet.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-The Cour
OF Inquiry appointed 10 investigate tn
cause OF the Maine disaster. has repor
ed that the loss of the battleship was d.
10 an outside explosion.
The State Department, by direction
the President, has cabled United State
Minister Woodford al Madrid, 10 notify
he Spanish government OF this conclU-
sion.
lAe President and his advisors held two
extended sessions to-day-one at 1873
o'clock. and another at 3:l5-at which the
.enort was considered in detail.
Members OF the Cabinet stated after the
meeting that the discussion was OF grave
na.a,.er ana ma. neser since the
vrecklng Of the Maine had the situa-
ion seemed so critlcal
The Spanish government fas cabled
officially to Washington that the Span
sh naval commission holds the disaster
o the Maine 20 be Of internal origin.
WILL NOT TURN BACK
The cove. nment OF Spain. X can be
stated positively, IS not disposed 10 turn
back the torpedo lo,illa now proceeding
rom the Canaries, and would be d.sln-
cined TO consider a suggestion from this
government tending TO interfere with the
disposal by Spain of her own naval
forces.
War preparation on an unprecedented
scale is b,ing hurried 10 comp Ion BY
the War and Navy Departments and
the country practically is on war foot
ing.
The foregoing gives the record Of one
OF the most eventful days the national
Capital has seen since the close of the
cisil war.
1t was a day Of profoundly important
action OF the deepest anxiety. coupled
With naval and military activity. one step
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
THEFLYING SQUADRON.
The Five Vessels Choscn-To Augment
the NGrh Atlantic Squadron.

WASHINGTON. March 25.-The orders
issued by the Navy De"artmel. durin /;
the cay covered every branch of naval
armament The Flying squadron" was
definitely osia lshed. with Commodore
w. S. schley in command. He will hcist
his commodore's fag on the hIsship
BROOKLYN next Monday.
The squadron is TO consist OF exactly
five ships. Those of the squadron will b !.
the crack armored cruiser Broollyn h D.
lattleshiDs Massachusetts, AMI Texas
and the cruisers Columbia and Minneapo-
lis.
other ships which are now or here
after at Hampton Roads will not be OF
the flying squad on. but will Tel ng TO the
North Atlantic S.ation under Captain
Sampson.
The flying squadron is 20 be a small
compact fleet Of the best ships I'm the
navy for quick service at any point alolg
the Atlantic.
AT the same time, the North Atlantic
Station under Captain Sampson is to b
further au~mente1. The CT User cir-
cinnati which left port Antonio three
DAYS ago under sealed or iers IS TO repor
al Key West ard become a part OF Cap.
tain Sampson fleet.
The gunboat Nilmington. also en- route
from port Antonio. will likewise report
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26

Spain has reported to this government
that its court OF inquiry finds the Maine
was blown up by an internal explosion.
The Mangrove has been sent to Ha-
vana. it is said in Washington, after the
Names officers.
Spain is actively engaged in fortlfying
Porto Rico.
The movement Of the Spanish torpedo
aotilla from the Canary Islands to Porto
Rico is the chief topic among Navy Dc
oartment officials. Correspondence with
Spain is likely to follow.
Commodore ". S. schley was ordered
to command the flying squadron In
Hampton Roads. with the cruiser Brook
yn for flagship. lie Will take command
Monday.
Admiral slcard was detached from COM
mand Of the North Atlantic squadron and
given six months leave. Captain Samp-
son was ordered to succeed him.
The Navy Department has taken steps
% utilize the naval militia Of New Eng
land and New York in manning the old
monitors Of the civil war.
Representative Wheeler introduced a
bill authorizing in general terms the
President to prepare TO defend the coun-
Try during the recess Of Congress If Spain
or any country commits an act OF war.
Orders were ISSUED to hurry up work
on the Albany. one Of the cruisers re-
Gently bought in England from Brazil
orders have been sent to the Norfolk
ward to prepare revenue cutters Tor SER
vice as soon as possible after their ar
rival
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26

Myers companies. OF st. Louis. the prln-
opal n aDuiac.ureIs OF plug tobacco, I'D
medlately Tetor ed by placing clare tss
on the market al prices bflo" inVse
quoted. The trust replied by selling plug
tobacco below the cost of p oduc. on,
During the war which followed. AZ
cos. estimated by some jObbers 10 nave
run into The millions, numerous over
lures were made TO the 81. LOUIS peopie'
bat hey rejected all proposals.
within the last few mon hs both MI
Ligeeit. OF The Liege a Myers COM
pany, and J. D. Drummond, or the Drum
mond Company, have died, The toi I'd J
carried his opposition 10 the iTust MO
his viii. which forbade the safe OF MS
stock IN tho company 10 The trust unless
the hei of three-quarteTs OF II consented
Tho s,l tne on Which the trust Is said
10 be working involves The sale of ma
ioriiy or The LigGett g. Myers stock to tfe
prunmoDd Conn any and ar eiWard ths
purchase Of the latter. The pTestn ne q
Of The prummoTd Company. II IS said
will become yice-pfesidCnt.
The apount involved in the deal IS
stated 10 b. upwards Of SO Ooh Oln. The
trust has y surplus OF nearly 81 opNhl
l,arl Of which will be used. The rest WI
he easily raised. Jobl ers said to-day that
lig men IN The trade IN this city alone
would subscribe 500 0O0."
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
SENT AFTER OUR PEOPLE.
The Mangrove TO Brig Back All En-
cept General Lee.

KEY WEST. FLA, March 20.-The As
sociated Press bulletin that the Court OF
INQUIRY had found the Maine was blown
up by submarine mine. created intense
excitement here.
The most significant development that
followed the announcement OF the courts
report-a development known 10 but few
was the sudden sailing Of the Lighthouse
Tender Mangrove for Havana. The Man
grove was lying quietly at the dock load
ing buoys when orders came about ;
o'clock this evening for her to proceed
with ali haste TO Havana and 10 take on
hoard all the American officials In that
CITY with the exception Of Consul-Generai
Lee.
IL Is feared hero that the announcement
of the courts report has excited the peo-
ple at Havana and brought the anti
American feeling TO a crisis.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
TEXAS SUDDEN ORDERS.
Didn't Take Time To Receive Coal Or
dered-Other ships Anchors Up.

htIth-OiDti +hhNhSi'
NEWPORT NEWS. VA, March %
The battieship 1eXas, which arrived here
th.s morning from Old Point 10 take on
q bunker OF coal, was ordered this aIt~r-
noon 10 proceed al once 10 the brooklyn
navy yard. SO important were The orders
that tney were sent out 10 the ship by =
tugboat.
ine commander Of the Texas had or
dered $50 tons OF coal. and wnen tn
mineral was sent out TO he sh . on
barge the commander refused to receive
g., saying he would explain by letter
later.
UNDER FULL STEAM.
There was great activity aboard get
ting ready to sal. and late this eyning
the man of war passed oul under iuIl
head Of steam.
Considerable significance IS attached to
the orders and It IS believed that they
are OF great Importance,
The Texas, II will be remembered, was
attached to the flying squadron recently
ordered 10 be stationed In Hamp on
Roads. The ship is In excellent coadi-
tion. having been overhauled at the
Brooklyn yard not long since
A dispatch received from O.d Point 10
night stated that an incoming waishio
was sending up rockets and seemed TO b.
under full steam making for Fort Mon
roe The vessel is the school snip Vicks-
burg, from ST. Thom.s. whicn came here
10 coal.
ANCHORS UP.
Men on the monitor Puritan. which
came in Wednesday morning. we're e.
pairing the ship to sal to-day. l. IS un-
derstood that the COMMANDER received
orders 10 proceed at once TO Key Wes-.
The ships anchors have been pull up
and she Is expected TO steam out at any
moment.
Six carloads of mortars and 4 large
quantity OF ammunition arrived at Fort
Monroe to-nish. The m1rtar5 are the
largest ever sent TO this fort.
The cruiser Brooklyn. which IS also
lying here has raised her anchors AMI
she may sail before morning. Nene OF tn
seamen can be- found ashore.
READY FOR SHORT NOTICE.
WASHINGTON. March 2.-Tae Tex'
L. bound for the Brooklyn navy yard,
where some improvement will tic mad
In the facilities foi loa1.rg 'hs guns on
the ship. The rscessary plant for this
purpose Is not available az Norfolk.
II Is the desire of ~" 6eua-trenf to
put the Texas In the highest sta'e 0s
efficiency. saJd on ohiclGi o( rhs NAVY
Department to-night. 50 as Ic Lave her
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
BLACKBURN OUT OF DANGER.
The Ihdisposition Not Paralysis But
tho Rocurrcncc of an OH NaIady.

WASHINGTON. March e5.-Consider-
,ble alarm was created to-day among the
friends of ex-senator J. S Blackburn, Of
Kentucky. by the report that n had sur
fered stroke Of paralysis. while return.
nc from the launching OF the two new
6attleships at Newport News.
Senator Blackburn was overcome while
passing from the boat 10 his carriage
and was taken TO his hotel IN a semi
conscious STATE. Ia'er I'm the day he re-
covered sufficiently 10 talk and to-nigh
Il was s. ed that he was out Of danger
and would probably be about in fey
laws. The indlsposiilon was the recur-
renee OF an old malady from which ne
has suffered before
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
A BIG CONSOLIDATION.
The American Tobacco Co. VIII Prob
ably Absorb Its Largest Rival.

CHICAGO. March 2j.--The Tribune to-
morrow Will say:
III present neRO' 'iaiions should succeed
the cigarette trust will absorb It's big
rivals In the tobacco business wi n n the
next few weeks. According 10 Informal
ton received by insiders to-day. /, IS
almost conceded that he big 81 Louis
concerns which have resisted al efforts
AT purchase Will capitulate and become
pari OF the trust. The present cfoii at
purchase by lts rivals was begun three
months ago. IN 1875, when the trust sud
DENY began the maruiacfurc OF plug to-
bacco, the Drummond and the Lggctt &
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
COL. WlCKHAM MAY RUN.
His Friends in the Fourth District ayo
Talking OF Him for Congress.

II Is understood that Col W. F. Wick
ham may be a candidate for the Repub-
iican nomination for Congress In the
Fourth district next fall
lie has since his marriage been res
ldent OF Powhatan county. The Colonel
Is the chairman OF the Republican state
Commlttee--that Is. the Lamb wing Of Il.
He has been asked 20 become a candidate
and Il said, has The matter under consid-
Grafton.
His friends say he will be induced to
run.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
" GATHER FORE Asst.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. March 25.--Fore-
600 for "a urGay:
Virsinia-Ta easterly, shifting to
~ .fsry Winds.
s-.~', Gao ~0ina--Generally fair: warmer
In the interior: eas'er'v wi"ds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
raNCEOF THERMOMETER.

The following shows the ran"e Of the
Thermometer IN Richmond vest rdav: .
A. NJ. a.: y NJ. 81: 3 p. NJ. 81; 6 p NJ.
40. . p. NJ, a; IL NJ. 4. Average. AZ l6.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
RUSSIA'S POLICY CHANGED7

Japan Said to Have Requested tho
Evacuation OF Port Arthur.
YOKOHOMA. March 2.--A report thoe
Japan has requested Russia 10 eyacaato
Port Arthur nnds credence In the yapor
aese press. which regards the recall e
NJ. Alcxleff. the Russian customs agent
Al Seoul. as a sign that Russia ~
changed her policy in regard 10 coroA
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
ADMIRAL SICAR0'S VIEWS.
He Talks on the Verdict OF the Court.
Doesr,t Cxnect HaSfy Action.

KEY WEST. FLA. March 20 Rear
Admiral Sicard said: 1.-The Court OF IN
qulry brought in findings OF VIVA, ns
members believed. Nothing could have
made them otherwise. II thev had been
enabled TO nx the responsibility feel
sure they would not have shIrked this
duty"
The attention of the Rear Admiral was
drawn 10 the fact that Spain had Of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
Nor is an Opinion Expressed to the Mature Of Explosion
nlony Indicates Sub-Marne Mine Formation OF
Flying Squadron Spain's Report

ooo8o8o7ooo
Inquiry the loss of the Maine finds that the
poson which destroyed the Maine from the outside and
does the responsibility for the disaster does not
press an opinion The character of the explosive but the tes
monv ooes to that powerful submarine mine the
exact character which determined by the testimony though
belief expressed that was what known as floating sub
marine mine
There explosions, the Board finds the first was from
the outside that set off of the smaller magazines
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26
To BE FOUGHT
IN THE COURTS.
The Question of Who is
the Register.
ON TIE DEFENSIVE.
Col. Richardson viii Net Take the
Initial Step.
THE MATTER SOON TO BE DECIDED

when the Case Comes Up MeSsrs- POI
lard and sands VIII Represent the
Incumbent-The Decision May
Anect the Commissioner OF
Agriculture - Delegate
Winborne's Views.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-26

Continued on Sixth rase)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-10
THE NAVAL ELECTRICIAN.
What He Has to Do In Order to Enter
the Service.

DO you want to know how an elec.
trician gets on a man-of-war. and
what he does after he is there? To enter
the service as an electrician. the can
didate must first pass an examination
by the electrical boards of the naval
recruiting station. at which he makes
application. The examination aims 70
secure only those men who have a good
working knowledge Of the business. II
successful, the candidate goes to the
receiving-ship, takes his physical ex-
animation, and is Sworn in" Until
assigned to some vessel he is kept on
duty In the Navy Yard, in the dynamo
room or In the repair shops.
On most ships-of-war the electricians
stand their regular four-hour watches
in the dynamo-rooms. We do not. The
steam-en engineering department has
charge, and Ii is our care 10 look after
the circuits, the instruments. and make
such repairs as are necessary. A com
plete test of the whole plant must be
made each quarter" and we have iust
finished our first one. The current Ia
furnished by three thirty-two- -kilowatt
generators, direct connected" to Arm
strong compound generators. Their ca :
pacity Is 400 amperes each. When II is
considered that there are motor and
search-light circuits, and that the
whole system needs constant atten-
ton. II may be seen that much work
is necessary to keep the system IN
working order. The main battery.
consisting OF the guns, is provided with
electric firing devices and miniatu G
incandescent lamps for night sights.
This power Is furnished by batteries,
and. beyond testing twice each day,
they do not require much attention. A
correct and complete log must be kept
daily. This includes the reading each
hour, of the steam pressure. engine
speed, voltage and current on the gem
orators, with any remarks as TO the
general working OF the system during
each twenty hours. An materials
expended from the electrical store
room must be carefully accounted for.
When at sea I'm the enemy's country a
man must sleep on each fighting ton
for. possible operation OF the search
lights--of which we carry four our
work is. ,of course. harder some days
than others. Every one knows that
trouble never comes singly, and acct
dents on board ship. as elsewhere, ego
In streaks."
When general quarters" sound we
are transformed. General quarters"
is the signal TO "clear for action" Our
FIRST duty is TO place spare batteries on
all the guns, cut of all circuits not nec-
essary for the navigation OF the vessel.
and take down all fixtures and globes
liable to be injured by concussion from
the guns. When that is done we be-
come part OF the "bo's'ns' fire brigade.
and are stationed aft. where we may
see all the battle and possibly get our
heads knocked Oft by falling rigging or
an exploding shell. All men on the
spar deck are I'm like danger-but the
safest spot in time OF action Is where
you are. Altogether. an electricians
position Is far from being n snap.-From
~ letter in Leslies Weekly by Peter
Wintermuth. u. 8. ~. Electrical En-