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THE LONDON PRESS.
British Editors Think There Was
Treachery Somewhere

LONDON. Feb. 1.-THE headlines of all
London newspapers last evening limited that
the disaster ut Havana pointed to tTeaeh-
cry, either Cuban or Spanish, and the
papers alluded to the excitement and re.
sentiment at the Names dispatch to
Havana. The newspapers also published
long descriptions of the Maine with the
names of her officers They described
Captain Sigsbee as an eminentN officer and
published accounts of his career.
The Globe said last evening: TT is i'm
possible to refrain from the suspicion that
the explosion may have been caused by
foul means Although anchored. the Maine
would have had steam up i'm one of her
boilers for the dynamos and auxiliary ma
chinery. If an internal machine had been
hidden in the coal and thrown into the
furnaces. obviously there would have been
an explosion of the boiler and as q result
of magazine. That this terrible event
should have occurred in the harbor of
Havana renders a solution of the mystery
Of international Importance" Continuing
the Globe says. THE last serious disaster
of this nature occurring in peace time was
in 1881. when II. NJ. S. Petrol blew up in
the Straits Of Magellan The verdict of the
court was that it was caused by the forma-
ton of coal gas, another suggestion being
that substance called Xerotine. siccative
slowed in the paintroom was responsible
Upon this occasion there We're two distinct
explosions, and 143 out OF the crew of $50
persisted. In the following year an eXplo-
sion on board II. NJ. s. Triumph killed
three men. In this case the disaster was
Traced 10 the use of the Xerotine sicca-
tive"
The St. James Gazette of last evening
leans 10 the superstition that the disaster
wrought by an explosion in the maya
kline, which is beneath the forecastle and
as far as possible from the engine fires"
adding. 1t remains. however. 70 be
planned how magazine. carefully guarded.
could be fired bearing on this II must
be borne i'm mind that the discipline on
American war ships is usually, TO English
IDEAS rather lax. Another possibility is
that the disaster was produced by the ex-
plosion of a submarine mine or torpedo,
caused accidentally or otherwise. This
suggests the thought that the outrage was
perpetrated by a Spanish constructor or
Cuban insurgents conspirat tors against the
United States.
The Daily News this morning says: 1.-THE
disaster reaches the very extreEdtA of hor-
ror. The public feeling OF the world.
shocked By this dire calamity. will DO well
70 initiate the restraint inpo.sed on that of
the United States BY both the Washington
government and the captain on the Inflated
ship For suspicious Of foul play there
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Brief Sketches of Lieutenant jenkins
and Assistant Engineer Merritt

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE two officers
unaccounted for and who it is feared are
dead are Lieutenant Ounior grade) +. w.
Jenkins and Assistant Engineer Darwin L.
Merritt. Mr. Jenkins was born in Allegheny
City, June 26, 1860, ana was appointed naval
cadet Sept. Is. 1882 by Representative
Thomas NJ Bayne. of the Twenty third
congressional district. After a short cruise
on the Atlanta he was graduated in June.
1883, after which he served successfully on
the Galcna, Kearsarge and Swatara lie
was next attached to the coast survey and
served with it until February. 1890 when he
was again ordered to sea on the gunboat
Bennington. From June, 1898, to September.
1885, he was on ordnance duty ut the naval
proving grounds Indian Head, Maryland,
and in September, 1898, he was ordered 10
the battle ship Maine, and has since been
attached to that vessel with the exception
of q short interval in the spring of 1927 lie
reached his present grade of junior leutei-
ant in January 1897. He had many friends
in this city and was regarded as q most
capable and efficient officer.
Assistant Engineer Merritt was born ut
Red Oak, Montgomery county, Iowa, April
H. 1872. He was appointed TO the Naval
Academy Sept. 10, 1891, graduated at the
head of his class four years later He went
to sea on the Amphitrte and was subsc-
quentiy transferred to the Indiana. receiv
q short service at the New York navy yard
he was ordered to the battle ship Maine.
Sept. ], 1897, and has since been attached
to that ill-fated vessel Although his naval
service has been short it is said at the de-
partment to have been extremely creditable.
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CREW OF THE MAINE.
Complete List Of the Men and Their
Place of Birth.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Tse Navy De-
this afternoon compiled and gave
out a full list of the men on the Maine with
place of birth for the purpose of local identi-
ncation. 1t is as follows:
Adams, John T., Maryland
Aiken, James p. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Allen. James w, Portsmouth. Va,
Anderson, John, Liverpool, England.
Anderson. Oskar, Sweden.
Anderson Halvor A.. Christiana, Norway.
Anderson, Charles. Norfolk, Va.
Anderson. Gustav A., Sweden.
Anderson, john Norway.
Anderson, Axel Copenhagen, Denmark.
Andrews Frank. Chemung, n. y
Anfndsen. Abraham, Norway.
Auchenbach. Harry, Sheridan. Pa.
Awo, Firsanion, Japan
Barry, Lewis L.. Halifax, y. $.
Barry, John p. Kerry, Ireland.
Baum. Henry s.. Cincinnati O.
Becker. Jacob, Hesse, Germany.
Bell John r.. Alexandra 4
Bergman Charles, Westervick, Sweden.
Blomberg, Fred. Chicago, I'LL
Boomer John H., Portland, Me.
Bookbnder John, Brooklyn n. I.
Boil Fritz, Brandeburg, Germany.
Bowie, Daniel j. w, Philadelphia, Pa
Bonner, Leon Malta.
Brinkman Heinrich, Gutenberg.
Brofeidt. Arthur. Finland.
Burns, Adclph c.. Baltimore, Md
Bullock. Charles H., Pine Bnsh, n. Y.
Burns, Edward. Boston, Mass.
Burkhardt. Robert, Germany.
Butler. Frederick f.. Harrison. y. J,
Cahill Francis D.. Salem. Mass
Game. Thomas. Portsmouth, Va.
Cameron, Walter. Providence r.. /.
Carr Herbert n, Philadelphia. Pa
Caulfield. VIM. r. D., MaIAeillies, France.
Chingi, Suke, Japan.
ChriStianstsn, Carl A. Bergen norway.
Christiansen. Karl. Sweden.
Clark. Thi3rnas. Cleveland, y.
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THE INJURED SAILORS.
TWeBty-Nine of the Wounded in San
AmbrOsiO Hospital, Havana.


NEW YORK, Feb. ia special cable TO
the Evening World from Havana says: Il
have just seen twenty-nine sailors of the
Maine silently enduring torture caused by
powder-skinned faces and bodies, broken
bones and mangled flesh. They are being
we'll cared for in the military hospital at
San Ambrosio The less severely injured
men are yet on the steamer City of Wash
ington The severely wounded men will
have the best of attention also from the
men and women of the American colony.
All the injured men show great grit. You
cannot hear whimper from one of the
twenty-nine swathed forms in San AM
brosio Hospital, nor from those anywhere
else.
THE heavy rainfall which Immediately
followed last nights horrors still continues
in a dreary, dismal drizzle Out in the bay
lies the wreck of the once proud Maine.
Her steel upper deck forward has been
completely lifted and turned over on her
starboard side. None of the big guns in
the tTrets is visible. The Maine is slightly
listed to port, and all forward of the mas
sive cranes for unloading ships boats has
completely disappeared. The big tunnels lie
fiat upon the twisted and gnarled iron
braces and pieces of steel deck. From the
tunnels aft the ship seems to be intact.
She has settled until the water has COW
cred the top Of her superstructure and the
stern searchlight and the rapid-fire gun
look over the water just below them.
Most, if not all, the bodies will be recov-
cred. Two bodies were recovered this fore
noon. The authorities say they are those
of Lieutenant Jenkins and Assistant Engi-
neer Merritt. A viglant lookout is being
kept for bodies. Out of fifty-nine injured not
over four are likely to die. All but five
officers will go to-day to Key West. All
the slightly wounded and all the able
bodied men will go also, with the excep-
ton of . few who will be kept here to
identify bodies when they are secured by
the divers. The officers remaining will stop
at the Hotel Inglaterra.
The following sailors are in San AM
brosio. All but three will live; one man
could not give his name
Dan Cronin, New York.
VIM. McGinnis, Boston.
John Soffey, Boston.
A. Hallen, Brooklyn.
James Roll, New York
Francisco CahilI Massachusetts.
Joe Koena, Boston.
Fred Gerne, New Brunswick, n. j.
. Chas. A. Smith.
jeremiah Shea.
Alfred Herns, Norway.
j. II. Bloomer, Portland
ALI Johnson. Sweden.
Edward Mattson, Sweden.
George Fox, Grand Rapids, Mich
b. r. Wilbur.
A. Ericsson. Sweden.
John f. White Brooklyn.
John Hebron, Brooklyn.
Fred c.. Holzer, New York.
William Matteson, Bay City Mich.
H. Judson, St. Louis.
w. Allen, Brooklyn
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Effect on London stock Market.

NEW YORK, Feb 16.-Evening Posts
London financial cablegram: The stock mar
kets here were dull to-day. Americans were
fiat on the disaster to the battle ship Maine.
The disposition here is to regard the matter
as a lamen1able accident, but it is feared
the United States may think otherwise.
Anyhow it is recognized that the disaster
may show temporarily as a fresh incentive
to the lingo party and for this reason the
market after small rally closed at the
worst. The incident has revealed one fact,
at least namely, that the bull account here
is much larger than had been supposed.
Amsterdam has joined in selling At the
same time there also has been buying of a
distinctly good kind.
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LATEST AT WASHINGTON.
Adyices Received Last Night and
Early This Morning.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17-Dispatches re-
ceived here up to z o'clock this morning
do not clear away the mystery surrounding
the blowing up of the battle ship Maine in
Havana harbor. When Captain Sigsbee was
interviewed last night at Havana he said:
Il cannot determine the cause, but compe-
tent investigators will decide whether the
explosion was produced from an interior or
exterior cause I cannot say anything until
after such an investigation has been made.
/, will not and cannot conscientiously an
ficipate the decision nor do I wish to make
any unjust estimate of the reason for the
disaster
1t was stated yesterday that the Maine
carried a crew of over 500 men. That was
a mistake. 1t is said her complement was
s54, and that out of this number only 96
were saved. Late last night Consul General
Lee cabled from Havana that the dead win
reach 26o. His dispatch, which adj
dressed to the State Department. reads:
ment ard municipal authorities, consuls of
foreign nations. organized bodies of all sorts
and citizens generally Flags at half-mast
on governor generals palace, on shipping
in harbor and in city. Business suspended
and theaters closed.
1.-THE dead number about $50. Officers
quarters being in rear and seamens for
ward. where explosion took place, accounts
for greater proportional loss of sailors.
Funeral tomorrow al 3 p m. officers Mer-
rift ard Jenkins still missing.
Suppose you ask that naval court of in-
ouiry be hela to ascertain cause of explo-
sion. Hope our people win repress excite
ment and calmly await decision"
The following dispatch was received from
Captain sigsbee at Havana, addressed to
Secretary Long: "All men whose names
have not been sent as saved probably are
lost. Have given up Jenkins aud Merritt
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ss lost. Bodies are sim floating ashore.

as lost. Bodies are still floating ashore. !
keep nine officers. one private ana Gunners
Mate Bullock here with me.
4 dispatch from Captain Philip. Of the
Texas, now at Galveston. states that the
drafts Of twenty-one apprentices. which
they carried from New york for the Maine.
are still on board the Texas
Very little other news was received that
would throw light on the. situation at Ha-
vana, but nearly hundred private teIe-
grams came from friends and families Of
the officers and crew late last night, beg
ging for specific news of the loved ones
and relatives who were with the fatal ship
Replies were made to such inquiries as
could be answered 1t was hoped by the
department that a list of the injured among
the survivors could be secured promptly,
but though a request of this was
capled 10 Havana at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. no response was
received. The State Department was
on the alert for news both from Havana
ana from Minister woodford at Madrid, but
beyond the message from General Lee, ex-
pressing the hope that public excitement
in the United States would be repressed and
detailing additional courtesies at the hands
of the spaniards in Havana, nothing was
received.
The effort of the government officers to
remain calm in the face of the shocking
disaster and its attending mystery was ap-
parent all last night, and a number Of naval
officers volunteered theories in support of
the accident hypothesis, all of which, in the
absence of any facts upon which to base a
reasonable opinion, were decidedly unsatis-
flying.
At the White House the President spent
last evening till, midnight in his office. There
was no official conference on the disaster,
however. and but one caller, Senator Fair
banks, of Indiana, who merely discussed
the Maine catastrophe incidentally with the
other business Which brought him to the
White House. The President displayed the
keenest interest in the appalling story. and
the deepest sympathy for the sufferers, and
it was at his suggestion that the order half
masting all government flags was issued.
He was kept informed of the course of
events by private dispatches and those of
the press. which were sent to him from time
to time through the evening.
The President has ordered that to-day
and until further notice the flag at all
navy yards and on naval vessels, at posts,
army headquarters and on all public build
ings shall be half-masted.
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seem to be absolutely no warrant though
naturally they haunt the minds Of many
Americans They should be entertained on
~ on absolute compuIsion. A spark of mis-
directed national feeling might cause terri
bic mischief The attitude Of Spain at this
agonizing moment will either efface the
memory OF the De LONE incident forever,
or revive it with added circumstances of
bitterness and evaporation that cannot be
contemplated without shudder. The ca
iamity sends pang TO every British
The Morning Post. in an editorial of pro-
found sympathy. expresses the hoe that
certain American Senators who al
lowed themselves to talk rather W W
VIII suspend Judgment. The pager DC -
tie disaster the result of an accidells. RAT
i fears the real cause viii ne ~ be
The Daily Chronicle says: Births. sor-
row and sympathy are littlc5tSss vivid than
IL the causalty had happened to one of our
own ships III thinks the theory that the
boilers burst absurd: and, after expressing
the opinion that there is mo apparent just
ihcation of foul play" it suggests that
some new and dangerous explosive which
was on board with a view of experiment
should an occasion arise, exploded spon
taneously after suffering the process of
chemical decomposition, and so fired the
magazine. The theory that the officers
were oyerhauling the torpedOes at that
time of night. the Daily Chronicle dismisses
The Daily Mail says editorially: 1.-THE
suspicion OF Spanish treachery exhibited by
a section of American opinion looks i'll be-
SIDES the accounts of the splendid gallant
~ Of the suspects in saving drowning
Americans: and it indicates an ugly tenn
per toward Spain"
The Times editorially expresses profound
sympathy with the United States. With
reference to Certain ominous opinions
heard in America" 1t says: Fortunately
fcr America and for the world the United
states is not governed by persons of this
type. So far, not onlv the governments,
Dut the people of America and Spain have
acted with good sense, good feeling and
dignity. 1t is fervently to be hoped the
investigation will prove the cause of the
disaster an accident. although the condi-
tons which can have led up to such an
accident in such circumstances are rather
obscure"
the Standard and Daily Telegraph contain
similar editorials. The Standard believes
the casualty to have been purely accidental;
but It suggests that it may be even feast
bic to attribute such an outrage to Cuban
insurgents, desiring by means however I'M
scrupulous, to involve Spain in a foreign
war"
The morning papers all publish columns
of kilograms, opinions, theories and the like.
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THE DISASTER AT APIA.
Casualty List Was Small Compared
with the Havana Horror.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE only par
allel to the Maine horror in the history of
The United States navy was the great Sa-
moan disaster in March. 1889, when four
officers and forty-six men of the Pacific
coast squadron lost their lives in hurri-
cane which swept the harbor of Apia,
Samoa, and surrounding waters March is
and 10. When this hurricane started there
were in the harbor of Apia the following
war ships: The Trenton. Vandalia and Nip
sic, of the United States navy; the British
ship Calliope and the German vessels Adler,
Olga and Eber and a few merchant ships
and small craft. Admiral Kimberly. COM
manding the naval forces. made the depart
ment a long report, in which he showed that
notwithstanding the utmost efforts or the
officers and men and display of the most
expert seamanship, the Vandalia and Nipsic
were wrecked on a reef. The Nandalla lost
four officers and thirty-nine men; the Nipslc
seven men, and the Trenton one man, whose
head was smashed by an accident ABOARD
ship. The admfral's report showed that the
Adler had been thrown high up on reef
and was careened on her side; that the olga
had been beached in a good position. he
said the Eber was nowhere TO be seen ana
reported that the Calliope. having success
fully run out of the harbor during the pc
ginning of the storm, had returneu shoMins
signs of having experienced heaNE Wea I-i
In reporting on the disaster Admiral Kim
beriy said: E'During the entire time Captain
Farquhar showed great care and good Juug-
menf i'm handling the ship through this ter
rife gale and never left the bridge. He
was ably seconded by his executive and
ar re save the ship. In fact, 50 far as L
could observe, all the officers behaved ex-
tremely well under the trying circumstances
and performed their duties cheerfully, emec-
fivelV and as we'll as could be desired. rms
disaster | classify among the incidents and
accidents inseparable from the prosecution
Of d11tv. It's magnitude, however, gives 1t
y distinguishing feature. which, foEunately.
the service is rarely compelled to witness.
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MONTREAL Feb. ga discovery of
great Importance to Canadian history has
lust been made at Quebec among the old
manuscripts in the archives of the arch
diocese Vicar General Marois, while going
through these the other day, discovered a
document in three parts. written in 1872 by
Pere Francois de CrepicGl, a Jesuit mission
airy who spent part of his life among the
Indians Of the Saguenay region. Historians
have believed in the existence of this docu-
ment because of allusion TO and extracts
from it, but no trace of it could be found
until now. though il was frequently and dill
icently searched for. News of the discovery
was at once sent by Mgr. Marois TO the
Burrows Brothers Publishing Company,
now engaged in bringing out a translation
of the Relations des Jesuits.
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The New York at Key West.

KEY WEST. Fla, Feb. 16-The United
states cruiser New York, with Admiral
sicard on board, reached Sand Key, eight
miles out, this evening and anchored.
She was ordered here to supply the sur
vivors of the Maine with clothing and
necessaries.
The light tender Mangrove sailed for ia,
vana at 5 this morning, having on poaru
several doctors The steamer Fern mas also
sailed for Havana and the torpedo boat
Ericsson left at midnight with dispatches
for the fleet. The dynamite cruiser NeSuV-
ins left Jacksonville tonight Tor Key west
20 a1rnit further instructions.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 1e.-The following in
strrlctions have been cabled to Miss Clara
Barton. president of the American Red
Cross now at Havana; Save neither trou-
bic nor expense to render every possible as
sistance to our wounded sailors
Miss Barton and her corps of Red Cross
aids are available for immediate service in
behalf of those injured by the explosion on
the Maine Their organization and the Red
Cross temporary hospital will doubtless be
placed at the disposal of Captain Sigsbee
fo,. his xvnuOdpd crew.
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LONDON, Feb. 16.-At largely attended
meeting of the Irishmen i'm st. James Hall
this evening, convened to celebrate the
events of '9S, under the craftsmanship of
James O'Kelly it was unanimously voted
to send a dispatch of coincidence to the
American nation upon the loss of the Maine.
Messrs. Dillon, Davitt and O'Brien were
present The speeches were generally very
violent against Great Britain.
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Detroit Tribune
father was featuring his son on the evil
of staying out late at night and rising late
in the morning.
You viii never succeed" he said. unless
you mend your ways. Remember the early
bird catches the worm"
And what about the worm, father?n said
the young man sneeringly. Wasn't he
rather foolish in getting up so early?"
MY son." said the old man. that worm
hadn't been to bed at ALL he was only get
ting home.v
The Young man cOughed.