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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-21
THE CHAPLAIN OF THE MAINE.
Devotion of Father Chadwick tn the
Victims of the Disaster.

New York Feb. Z.-The utter disre-
gard of self and devotion TO his dead
comrades shown by Chaplain John z.
Chadwick. of the Maine. has astonished
no one who knew him I'm this city. and
has also won unstiuted praise from every
one in Havana.
Since the frightful catastrophe IN hap
lain Of the Inflated battleship has not
known what rest Is All day he has been
at the scene of the wreck assisting in the
work of identifying the unfortunate vic
tins of the explosion. He makes minute
examinations of the bodies as they are
recovered, and carefully notes the slight
est marks that may lead to their identif-
cation. This work he has been engaged
in from sunrise to sunset since Wednes-
day. His nights are spent in the hospital.
where he is interchangeable in his efforts
10 comfort and minister TO the wants Of
the wounded.
John p Chadwick was born in this city
thirty-four years ago. He was educated
at a parochial school. went through Man
haitian College. He left Manhattan Col
lege. and after term in st. JoSeph's
Seminary, of Troy. in December 1887, was
ordained to the priesthood and assigned
to duty at St Stephens Church. where
he remained seven years. He was APP
pointed a chaplain of the United States
Navy In March. 1895. and was detailed on
the Maine in October of the same year
Chaplain Chadwick was the third Catho-
lie chaplain appointed in the Navy. While
at st. Stephens he endeared himself TO
all. and at his departure there was uni
versal regret. Father Chadwick is one of
two sons of a widowed mother, to whom
he is most devoted. He has sister. a
nun. Sister Geraldine, in Peterborough
Hospital. Canada. His brother is engaged
in business in this city. John Il. Child
wick, his father. was builder. He died
just as Father Chadwick received his
commission as chaplain. His father serv-
ed with distinction in both the Army and
Navy during the civil war. and enjoyed
the respect and goodwill of everyone who
knew him.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-21

Great Britain and France may be al
most as near a state Of war as this coun-
try is. The Sultan of Soloto in West
Africa. has his territory within the
sphere of British influence, and under
British protection. The French forces
have established themselves within his
boundaries. and he has ordered them To
Vacate. 1t is reported that. if they fail to
do So the English native troops in the
Lagos country, of whom there are five
or six thousand, will proceed to remove
the French by force if necessary. All
European authorities seem to agree that
such a collision would lead to general
hostiiities between the two nations. The
people of France are radically ignorant
of the real war power of their country.
Any movement on the part of Great
Britain which they might construe as a
national affront, would drive them into
paroxysms of madness. Ii is impossible
TO believe that the government could hold
them in check for an hour, and the broad
chances are that the vaingloriousness
OF the military element would cause the
army to insist upon war. II does not ap-
pear from the French press that the ac-
tual danger of the situation is at all APP
preciated in Paris. For several years
England has been making concession af-
ter concession to the aggressive colonial
policy of France, and has surrendered
imperial interests and prestige in Tunis,
Madagascar and Siam. The French jour-
nalists therefore. are inclined to believe
that there is no longer any fight in per
iidious Albion" and are bumptious ac-
cordingly But il has dawned upon the
have to be done very soon to stop the
tide which has been running against the
empire from all sides, since the cowardly
surrender TO the Continent in the Cretan
and Greek affairs. All English newspa-
pers OF influence declare that France
must stop short and get out of the lower
Niger country, or hostilities will become
inevitable. Even the financial and COM
mercial opinion Of the United Kingdom
has come to view the situation as one
where 1t is a question Of fight or rapid
dissolution of the great structure which
British arms, colonization and trade
have built up all around the world. Prob
ably. IL Queen Victoria must have war
with anyone, France would be the easiest
mark. 1t is not likely that her grandson,
Wilhelm Of Germany, would seriously OBJ
ject to see the resources of France Grip
pied by war with his maternal ances-
tor.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-21
MONDAY. FEBRUARY p. 1895.
Notes of the Day .

II is as well for the American people
90 face the fact at the beginning of the
week, that before its end the country may
be engaged in war. Such an outcome OF
the terrible calamity in Havana harbor Is
TO he deplored. but il would be a far bet
ter Thing than the dishonorable conces-
sions and submissions TO affronts and
outrage which have marked the course OF
our Government for the past two years.
II shall come we may rest assured That
81 will only happen as a consequence of
such an outburst Of national indignation
as she Administration dare not oppose:
unless. Of course. actual hostilities should
be begun by Spain. an event quite within
the bounds Of probability. The POSSIBLE
itv should not he ignored that the Span
iards. conscious that expert investigation
into the causes of the Maine explosion,
would expose the troachery Of their gov
eminent. and thereby not only bring war,
but their eternal disgrace among civil
lied nations. might consider ii wiser to
take the initiative and 80 at least con-
ceal the most awful international crime
Of she century. On the other hand, the
Spanish authorities in cuba may be Will
ing to trust to the dark and muddy water
Of Havana bay to conceal the truth IN
thar case they would naturally allow the
examination TO proceed. and thus gain
little more time in which to prosecute
their naval preparations. The latest eN-
pressions Of some naval officers. Admiral
Bullce. for example, are calculated TO
create an impression that the wreck Of
the Maine viii have TO be raised in or
der to ascertain whether she was blown
M from within or without. Cnquestiona-
lily this is the view which the London and
Wall Street members Of our Supreme
Council OF State would like TO take; but
il is not one which is likely to appeal 10
the common sense Of the American pub
lie. A we understand the situation. fl is
not necessary to feel all the way along
the keel Of the Inflated battleship TO dis
cover the requisite evidence. If the mag
azines OF the Maine are found TO be in
tact. as is the present belief. then that
fact would be conclusive that a suhma-
rine mine produced the calamity. Evil
dence Of such a character can be sought
with certainty Of success, in spite Of the
recognized difficulty of inspection by d.
Vers as far as concerns the exterior Of
the hull; and the condition OF the maya
zines will be all the navy, Congress or
the country need to know or consider in
reaching a final conclusion. and acting
upon it.
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AN OFFICER'S OPINION.
He Says No One of His Fellows
Douhts the Cause.

! Paterson, y. j.. Feb. 21.-Much light is
thrown on the destruction of the battle
ship Maine in a letter received yesterday
by George /. Catlin. of this city. from
his cousin. Lieutenant Albertus w Cat
lin. one of the survivors of the disaster.
The writer was graduated from Annap-
oils In 1855, and after serving on the
Charleston and the Texas. went into SER
vice on the Maine as first lieutenant of
the marine corps six months ago. His
letter. while strictly observing the secre-
cy imposed upon all the survivors. leaves
little doubt as to ,his conviction that the
big battleship was blown up by the Span
iards. Extracts of the letter are:
Key West, Feb. II. 1895.
George l.. Catlin, Paterson, y. J.
My Dear George: The papers have. of
course. told you more of the terrible cat
astrophe to our dear old ship and gallant
crew than any description of mine can.
II had just gone to my stateroom with
the intention to answer your last letter.
| had taken off my coat and had lighted
one of the products of this country (Cu-
ba), and as | was looking leisurely for
the pen l heard an explosion that only
perceptibly shook the ship. | rushed out
in my shirt sleeves to see what was the
rife one that destroyed our ship and hurl-
ed to eternity 90 many of our brave sail
ors. / was near Captain Sigsbee and
heard the sentry, one of my men. tell
him. Il have TO inform you, sir, that the
ship has been blown up. and is sinking.
THE ship had begun to go down by the
bow and we expected momentarily to see
her pitch and go under the waves. Had
she done this there is little possibility
that anyone would have escaped for the
suction of the ship would certainly have
drawn most of the boats down and there
would not have been any hope for the
poor swimmer.
Notwithstanding this danger. which
was greater than the chance that the
ship would blow up, though | do not see
1t referred TO when the terrors of that
awful scene are described. yet. notwith-
standing all this, the men did not forsake
single comrade while they had any
chance of saving or finding him. The
discipline was remarkable.
Next day | was ordered with my COM
panions to Key West. Our poor comrade.
Merritt, who was killed, was at Annapo>
lis when l played half-back on the col
lege team. We shall miss him very much
'Of course, we all have our opinion re-
gardng the cause of the accident but
you will not expect me to express my
opinion now; you are familiar with our
orders and need no explanation.
"A. w. .CATLIN."
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crops out very prominently in he editor
ial and correspondence columns Of mos:
American. papers not 'ccn;ro.,cd by the
pro-Spanish influence. We do not alto
gether agree with IL. That Mr.. Mckinley
has been without any affirmative policy
i'm line with the interests or demands of
the country is true enough: but il is
equally plain that he has had "A clearly.
defined one of opportunism, in the Oh
rection of saving the Spanish-Cuban
bondholders and the Anglo American
Sugar Trust from loss or damage in con-
sequence of the war I'm Cuba. That has
been convincingiy apparent for long
time. and its manifestations mp TO the
time Of the Maine horror have been daily
discussed in Tn Times. That IL has been
abandoned, even I'm the presen e OF war
crisis. need not be thought. Its methods
only may have undergone chaEge. Sug-
gestions of this are seen I'm an active re-
Nivsl OF the Cuban purchase, talk in Adj
ministratior organs. The object. as we
suspect is to prepare the country for
settlement Of the Spanish war, If IL should
come, by our acquisition of Cuba, upon
taking up the bonds held by the ,loths-
childs. Hirsch. Bleichroder and their
American alliances. guaranteeing the
damages done 10 the Anglo-American
sugar interests of the island. and thus
providing a means for carrying out the
gigantic bond deal which has been at the
bottom OF our course toward Cuba from
the start We are satisfied that all hope
for the success of that plan. and the
further enrichment of tie people inter-
csted in ii 10 the extent of one or two
hundred million dollars, is at an end. If
we fight Spain at all. the American peo-
pie will insist upon fight TO finish and
would never allow themselves to be bun
coed in the way the bond ccnspirators
have schemed. Mr.. Mckinley. personally.
ought TO. and no doubt does. know this.
lie is old enough To remembe' and to have
participated in a great American war.
He is aware Of the temper and deadly de-
termination Of his countrymen when once
fully aroused and I'm battle array Men
like }. j. Morgan may not be so fully
convinced On the subject but there is a
latent patriotism which. once transposed
into action. would sweep Wall street infiu-
ence and dictatlon out of the way like a
feather.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-21

According 10 an reports. Speaker Reed
is in great apprehension that his grip
upon the House is liable to be wrenched
loose at any moment The Administra-
ton hopes through pressure upon indi-
vidual Republicans. to avert any break i'm
the lines until after the report of the
naval board at Havana shall have been
received. That delay gained. there is
always hope that something else may
turn up to prevent the popular branch OF
our National Legislature from reassert-
ing its independence and rcsuming fits
functions. 1t is certain that members
are being driven TO the verge of distrac-
ton by flood of letters and kilograms
from constituents I'm an parts Of the coun-
try. demanding some immediate action,
and expressing the most dire rage at the
past course of the Republican party with
regard TO Cuba. We think ourselves that
it would be the part of wisdom to refrain
for a few days from passing bellieeren-
cy resolution. or one recognizing the in
dependence of the Cuban republic. Such
action would inevitably lead TO the in
Capt. Sigsbee and all our consuls. wound
ed men and other citizens in the island.
But while this extreme course is not ad-
visabie for the brief moment. there is
no conceivable reason why the suppress
ed Republicans of the House should not
demonstrate TO their constituents that
they are~no longer the submissive crea-
lures Of an autocrat. Let them take up
some minor issue connected with the
situation and show their ability 10 do the
will OF the people when the time comes.
If they do not desire TO make the fight on
an international question. they might in
aueurate a revolution against the tyr
amy Of Thomas y. Reed. in compelling
them to sit under temporary rules. and
Of regular rules, which should deprive
him OF dictatorial and irresponsible con-
troll over House legislation. On the
present basis. the great danger is that
there may not be any Republican rep
resentation worth speaking about in the
next Congress. That would be some
thing which We do not care to see for
reasons TOO obvious TO require discussion.
4 healthy minority opposition will be
good for the party OF the people. 1t al
ways is. Ii keeps the majority from
running away and breaking its neck. as
the present one is doing.
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and not the spirit Of the note was dwell
upon. So determined was the effort that
in Rio JaneirO the Spanish Minister, IL is
said. secured the cooperation of the Eng
Tsh and French Ministers in an endeavOr
to secure the sending of a formal protest
to this country against such an utter
ance
There have been OutcrOppings Of this
anti-AmeTiean sentiment recently which
have not ped the observation OF dip
lomats who are interested in these mat
tiers. For instance. it is recalled that the
unfriendliness of Argentina was very
strongly evident as long ago as the Pan
American conference, when the declare
tiOns of her delegates called forth re-
buke at one of the sessions.
1T may be stated, also. that when Co
lombia and Ecuador had a disagreement
over their boundary they chose the Queen
of Spain as their arbitrator. and when
Chile and Argentina settled their last dis
pute the arbitrator was again the Qu5en
of Spain. In fact. it is said. the faces of
the South Americans have been turned
toward Spain instead of toward The
United States .. -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-21
THEY WILL HELP SPAIN.
Many South American Republics AR.
rayed Agninst Is

rayed Against Us.
Washington special to the New York
Herald says:
"Latin-American diplomats in Washing
ton have heard something about the re-
port cabled from London this morning
to the effect that Spain is endeavoring to
ally the countries of South and Central
America against the United States.
"One. of them told me today that he
had known for some time that Spain had
put forth efforts in this direction. and
expressed surprise that the fact had not
become public before.
1T is stated that Spain has agents in all
the capitals of the South American re-
publics solely for the purpose of melting
unfriendly sentiments toward this coun-
try. 1t is further stated that they have
so far succeeded in their efforts that in
case of war with Spain. Brazil, Mexico
and Venezuela are the only countries
which could be depended upon TO give
their moral and practical support to the
United States.
1T is also said that the note of Score
tary- Olney on the Venezuelan question
was used as a great lever by Spain in
South America to stimulate this unfriend-
ly feeling. In that note Mr.. Olney used
an expression that indicated the United
States would assume prOtectorate over
the entire Western hemisphere. When
this note became public. this particular
phrase, 1t Is said. was emphasized in all
the South American capitals by the Span
ish Ministers as showing the intention of
this country to regard the Southern RE
publics as anything but Independent ma
tons, and that we We're, in fact. contem-
plating an actual protectorate, which
would deprive those countries of their in
dividual standing before the world.
There was, of course, no intention of
conveying such meaning, but the letter
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-21
TRIBUTES TO MISS WILLARD.
DR.. CuyIer and Mrs. Emma +. Pet
tengin Deliver EuIogies.

New York, Feb. IA service was held
last night in the Lafayette Avenue Pres
byterian Church. Brooklyn, in memory of
Miss Frances r. Willard, who. at the
time of her death. was president of the
Worlds WOman's Christian Temperance
Union. Addresses were made by the Rev
DIR. Theodore L. Cuyler and Mrs. Emma
F. Pettengill. president of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union in Kings
County. The Rev. DIR. David Gregg, pas
tor of the church, presided.
Mrs. Pettengill spoke not only in strong
~ eulogistic terms of the dead leader OF
her organization. but with evidence of
strong feeling. She declared Miss VIII
lard to have been the ablest leader among
women that this or any other country
has ever seen. Others like Clara Barton
or Jenny Lind had been as great or good.
but the president of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union was unique in
that she concentrated in her frail body
the powers of many women. She had
been brave and able TO lead, yet gentle
and Iovable. The world was better that
she had lived, said Mrs. Pettengill.
Dr. Cuylcr said that nothing could have
broughl him out in such a storm except
the desire 10 pay q tribute to the great
advocate Of temperance and social purity
He said that probably 10 woman had
been known so widely since Harriet
Beecher Stowe as Miss Willard. She had
come by her power and character leEiti-
mately, as her mother was a woman of
rare power and excellence of brain and
heart He described briefly Miss Will
ards career. her achieving eminence as a
leader her becoming dean Of the faculty
of a Western educational institution and
her dropping all this to enlist in a dis
tinctively temperance work.
Her wonderful power of brain an(
heart. her calm. sweet. logical. movin.
power of speech. made her the most eff
fective specimen we have had of the
woman orator" said DR.. Cuyler she
was the strongest representative of her
sex in all this continent. / know of no
woman who had so much of genius. Of
literary skill. and of that understandable
something we call personal magnetism.
She possessed personal magnetism in
remarkable degree. The engine was quite
too powerful for the hull that contained
ii. Before she reached threescore her
magnificent career has come TO an end.
The light of such q character as hers was
more than anything she ever said. She
had the power of a Christlike PERSONAL
ity."
DIR. Cuyler said he was overcome by a
feeling of sadness that he as one of the
few survivors of those who had fought
in years gone by in the cause of tenn
perance. Fifty-siX years ago he had made
his first public speech for temperance in
Glasgow. and time and again he had been
called upon TO pay public tribute 10
some leader of the cause who had gone.
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In the meantime ii is significant that
several diplomatists Of high rank arc
known to have expressed the opinion, on
Sunday. that war would come between
America and Spain within forty-eght
hours There is not a doubt that these
representatives have so advised their
spective governments. The probabilities
are that The proXimate cause for this
opinion in the corps diplomatiQue n
Washington, is the ultimatum sent 10
Spain relative to the question OF an In
dependent, as opposed 10 bi-natlonal OF
neutral. investigation into the accident
In view Of such critical situation. the
intention Of the President TO visit Phila-
delphia for the purpose of delivering a
prosperity" speech TO the faculty and
students OF the University of Pennsylva-
mia. has been severely criticised; not only
because such a thing is untimely, bu
because il appears callous and cold
hearted in a chief OF state to act IN the
way Indicated al a time of nationa.
mourning. The fact that Mr. Mckinley
did not order a national memorial service
for yesterday. TO be attended by himself
the Cabinet, Congress. and representa-
tives of the Army. Navy, the National
Guard and the people, has also been very
tnfavorably commented upon. That the
idea occurred to him and was abandoned
for reasons of policy, is generally be-
lieved Such gathering according &c
the friends OF Spain, would have been cal.
culated to touch of the Congressional
mine and deprive Speaker Reed of his
control over the House Republicans That
aspect OF the matter appears 20 have ha6
more weight with the Administration
than the certainty that failure to hold
such service for the dead Will create
surprise and unpleasant reflections among
the civilized nations of the world But
every other consideration must give way
before the desperate effort which our ma
tional authorities arc making to KEEP
down popular sentiment and indignation
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FIRE FIGHTERS HURT.
They Fall Through the Hatch of a
Bu rning Barge

Camden, n. j., Feb. 21.-In fighting an
incendiary fire on the river front yester-
day, Chief Click, of the Stockton Fire De-
partment, and Samuel Jacquillard, fire.
man, were injured, and the latter is like
ly to die.
Fire was first discovered on the tug
boat Appledoor, which was being trans
formed into a ferryboat at Peter Hagan's
shipyard. BY the time the Stockton Fire
Department reached the scene the boat
was a mass of flames.
Chief Click saw that there was no use
trying to save the Appledoor and direct
ed his men to devote their attention to
several barges lying alongside the burn
ing tug. The chief leaped on one of the
barges which had already caught fire and
Jacquillard followed.
Suddenly the wind shifted and a wave
of smoke and flame bore down on the
firemen. BlindedE by the smoke, they
tried to escape, and both fell down the
main hatch of the barge. Their COM
rades beat back the flames and got the
chief and Jacquillsrdio The latter was
taken home, unconscious. He is injured
internally Chief Gick was severely cut
Three barges were damaged. The loss
is about 5000. p
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Mr.. Ward l.. Smith. Of Frederickstown.

Mr.. Ward l.. Smith. Of Frederickstown.
Mo- was troubled with chronic diarrhOea
for over thirty years. He had become
fully satisfied that il was only a question
of a short time until he would have to
give Up. He had been treated by some
OF the best physicians IN Europe and
America but got no permanent relief
One day he picked up a newspaper and
CHANGED to read an advertisement of
ChamberIain's Collie Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. He got a bottle of IL. the
first dose helped him and its continued
use cured him. For sale by Henry Evans.
Wholesale and Retail Druggist 9SS F
street and Connecticut avenue and
street northwest and 142S Maryland ave-
nue. northeast.