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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-18
THE CENSURES DlSOWNEO
THE STATEMENTS OF DeLOAIE
ARE DISAUTHORIZED.
SINCERITY OF SPAIN INSISTED UPON
Its Conduct as to Autonomy Since the Writing
of the De LONE Letter is Cited..The
ArtfuI kbstactirg of the
Letter Condemned.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Spain has Off
cially disclaimed in positive manner
the reflections contained i'll the De LONE
letter, and as officially announced by
the State Department to-day the incident
is satisfactorily closed. The statement
given out is as follows:
February II, 1898.
The following is an abstract of a
note sent last evening by the Spanish
government to Minister WOOdfOrd at
Madrid:
The Spanish government on learning
of the incident in which Minister Dupuy
De LONE was concerned, and being adj
vised of his Objectionable communication,
with entire sincerity laments the Incl
dent which was the cause of the inter-
view with the Minister. 1t states that
Minister De LONE had presented his
resignation and it had been accepted
before the presentation of the matter by
Minister WOOdford; that the Spanish
Minister, i'll accepting the resignation
of a functionary whose services they
have been utilizing and valuing up to
that time, leaves it perfectly well es-
tabLshed that they do not share or rath-
=
criticisms tending to offend or censure
the chief of Il friendly State, although
such criticisms have been written with
in the field Of friendship, and had reach.
cd publicity by artful and criminal
| means; that this meaning had taken
shape in Il resolution by the council of
| Minister before General WOOdford pre-
sented the matter, at a time when the
| Spanish government had only vague
| telegraphic reports concerning the senti-
mCnts alluded to; that the Spanish nu-
ton, with equal and greater reason, af
| firms it's view and decision after reading
the words contained in the letter reflect
| ing upon the President of the United
States.
AS to the paragraph concerning the
desirabflity of negotiations of CONNER
cial relations, if even for effect, and
Importance of using a representative for
the purpose stated in SenOr Dupuy DE
LOme's letter, the government expresses
concern that in the light of its conduct
long after the writing of the letter, and
| III view of the unanswerablc testimony
of simultaneous and subsequent facts,
any doubt should exist that the Spanish
government has given proof of its real
desire and of its innermOst convictions
with respect to the new commercial sys-
TEN, and the projected treaty of com
merce; that the Spanish government
does not now consider it necessary to lay
stress upon or to demonstrate anew the
| truth and sincerity of its purpose ana
| the unstained good faith of it's Intentions;
that publicly and solemnly the govern
ment of Spain contracted before the
mother country and its colonies the re-
| sponsibility for the political and tariff
changes which it has 1naugurated in
both Antilles, the natural ends of which
i'll domestic and international spheres,
it pursHes with firmness, which will ever
| inspire its conduct"
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HEIR PRESENCE OF MIND
Avcrted Terrible Disaster-Fires Rag
ing in the Mountains.

Lcnoir, y. c., Feb. 17.-(Special)-
During the hardest windstorm yesterday
afternoon, ever known to our citizens,
the roof of the kitchen to Hon Edmund
Jones residence caught on fire. There
was no one ut home except Miss Sadie
Jones and the cook Miss Sadie's pres
ence of mind is the talk of the town.
She Immediately telcphoned to Central
and 2j0 persons with the fire outfit were
on the way in It few minutes. Miss
Sadie after telephoning went to the
bed and took the bed clothes. and wet
them in a tub Of water, and Mr.. Clinton
Nhitted who arrived about that time.
climbed to the roof, and with the wet
clothes suhdued the fire before the en-
gine arrived. 1t was a narrow escape.
Fires have been raging in the noun
tains for two days. and the wind yes
terday and last night brought the fire
within two miles of town. Much dam
age to fences and timber is the result,
and it may be houses have been burned.
One man about Patterson lost his barn.
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A SURVIVORS, ACCOUNT.
Lieutenant Blandin who was or Board
Tells in Vivid Language of the Mo-
ment of Horror.

Lieutenant Blandin who was or Board
Tells in Vivid Language of the Mo-
ment of Horror.
Key West, Fla, Feb. 17.-Leutenant
John J. Bandin, of Baltimore, one of
the Names survivors, who is ut the
Key West Hotel, gave the correspOn-
dent of the Associated Press this even
ing a succinct account of the disaster,
saving not until now has he been able
TO recolect the sequence Of events in the
awful ten minutes following the expl0-
sion tuesday evening. Lieutenant
RIandin was ON the Trenton at the time
of the terrible disaster off Samoa i'll
March 1889, when American and Ger
man vessels lost pa men all told
Lieutenant Blandin says:
Il was ON watch, and when the men
had BEEN piped below, l looked down
the main matches and over the side of
tbc ship. Everything was absolutely
normal. walked aft to the quarter
mock behind the rear turret as is allow
ed after eight O'Clock in the evening
and sat down on the port side, where
remained for u few minutes. Then for
como reason | cannot explain to myself
now. | moved to the starboard side and
eo+ down there. | was feeling bit
glum and i'll fact was SO qulet that Lieu
tenant J. Hood came up and asked
laughingly if l was asleep. / said No,
| am on Watcn.
"Scarcely had | spoken when there
game u dull, sullen roar. Would to God
that | could blot out the sound and
Tho scenes that followed. Then came
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zing the ship recommended by the Sec
retary of the Navy.
a parliamentary complication has
arisen in connection with the question
of including provision for dry docks
III the Naval appropriation which keep
such provisions out of the bill in the
House. Two rulings of presiding officers
In Committee of the hole during the
consideration of Naval Appropriation
whole dry dock scheme, it is estimated,
bills are against the incorporation OF
appropriations for dry docks. The
would cost in the neighbOrhOod of So
100000.
1t is probable that the families of the
victims of the Maine disaster will be
cared for by the government as were tn
survivors of those who were lost in the
Samoan hurricane several years ago
when fifty-faur American officers and
sailors were lost from the Nipsic, Van
dalia and Trenton, which were wrecked
on that occasion. Representative Nc
Cullan. of New York, introduced joint
resolution arprOpriating S15O,OOO for the
purpose in the House to-day.
The resolution is as FLOWS:
"Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives, that the Secretary
of the Navy be, and he is hereby, direc-
ted to pay out of any money in the
Treasury, not otherwise provided Il sum
equal to twelve months pay to the legal
heirs or representatives of each of the
officers and crew of the United States
Fattleship Maine who perished in the
DISASTER in Havana, February Is, 1898,
and the sum of $150,000 or so much
thereof as may be necessary is apprOpria-
ted to carry out the provisions of this
act"
A special act of similar tenor was
passed for the relief of the victims of
the Samoan disaster. 1t is not custO-
mary to grant pensions to the widows or
orphans of slders sailors who die in
time of peace but Congress in view of
the extraordinary circumstances undOubt-
edly will be quick to grant the relief
proposed by Mr.. Mcclellan.
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CONGosTO,s DIsCoURTESY.
His Angry and Indiscreet Words Seem
ed to Have Been Pregnant With
Prophecy.


Prophecy.
New York. Feb. 1.-THE Evening
World to-day contains a copyrighted en-
blegram from Havana signed by Sylves-
ter Scovel, which repeats graphically the
story of the blowing up Of the battle
ship and says:
The correspondents of the Madrid
press have sent home fOreboding mes
sages and on the civil side of the palace
mere are grave apprehensions and scant
courtesy. When l asked Secretary Con
gosto to aid me in talking to Gen.
Solano over securing the re-opening of
the cable for the messages of the
Names officers, he coldly said it was
none of his business, tht General Solano
was in sole charge, Fortunately that
gentleman was courteous and the mes
sages went In view of this present
attitude | shall now quote what Secreta-
Continued on Second Page)
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CONSUL TO SIERRA LEONE.
John II. Williams. of North Carolina
Nominated Yesterday.

Washington, Feb. 17-T'hc President
to-day sent to the Senate the nomina-
tions of john r. Williams, of North
Carolina, to be Consul at Sierra Leone,
Africa.
TO he assistant Surgeons Marine Hos
pital Servicc-J. II. Anderson, Virginia;
l.. l.. Lumsden, Virginia.
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AN INCENDIARY CIRCULAR.

Was Picked Up on Streets of Havana
Lieutenant Jurgen, it Seems, Feared
Trouble.
New York, Feb. 1I.-Medical Director
Wood, Of the Naval Hospital, Brooklyn,
il in possession of the copy of a circular,
incendiary and outrageous. which was
passed about the streets. ON railway calls
and other places in Havana. y transla-
tion of this circular was sent to Medi-
cal Director Wood by an officer of the
Maine, who picked it up while on u
train returning from bull fight
The circular is as follows:
SPANIARDS.
Issgfg Live Spain and Honor.
sWhat are We doing, that We allow
yourselves to be insulted in this way
Do you not sec what they have done to
us in Withdrawing our brave and be-
loved Weylcr. who at this very time
would have finished with this unworthy
rebellious rabble. who are tramping on
our flag and our honor? Autonomy Is
imposed on us to set to one side. and to
give posss of honor and authority to
those who initiated this rebellion, these
i'll born autonomists. ungrateful sons OF
our beloved country. And, finally these
yankee hogs who NEEDLE in our affairs
humiliating Us to the last degree. and
for still great taunt order to us one
Of the ships Of war of their rotten
squadron after insulting us in THEN
newspapers and driving us from our
homes. SBaniard,s, the moment Of ac-
tOn has arrived. Sleep not. Let Us
show these vile traitors that we have
not yet lost shame, and that we know
how to protect with energy betting a
nation worthy and strong as our Spain
is, and always will b..
Death to Americans, death to au-
tonomy.
Long live Spain. Long live Weyler.
Mrs. Jungen. wife of Lieutenant Carl
W. Jungan. watch officer of the Maine
!, 1T the home of her uncle, Medical
Director Wood. In answer to questions
as to whether any of her husbands let
tcrs indicated a feeling existing in Ha-
vana against the American officers, she
said:
"Oh. In all the letters from my huS-
band he has spoken of the bitter feeling
against the Americans, which was
everywhere apparent. This was among
the lower class Of Spanish. ! under
Stand-Weylcr's followers In IL letter
dated as late as February 10th, he used
tie significant EXPRESSION, If we don't
get away from here soon there will be
trOuhle "
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-18
MRS. WILLARD DEAD

New York, Feb. 17.-Frances t. VIII
lard died at midnight at the Imperial
Hotel.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-09
LIVE STOCK.
Register once,

WHEELING, March s.
The Lenten season has lessened the de-
mand for cattle and hogs, and offset the
increases which have been made in prices
on account of weak supply.
Cattle-Extra. 1000 to 12o0. "a 60a4 Is;
good 900 to LOCO, 81 1904 so; good, 500 to 900
mon, 500 to 500 50 250s IS; bulls, 81 50ds S;
Hogs-Extra, 81 1904 IS good, 81 GOAT 10;
common, 50 50d4 co.
sheep-Extra, "a 0oa4 50; good, So 5oa4 90;
common. So 0Ga3 so lambs 81 506I5 So
Fresh Cows-At SIS 00a40 90.
CHICAGO, March S-Trade in cattle
was of the usual Tuesday character
prices ruling steady for the general run
scarce and strong, with quick sales The
greater part of the beef steers sold at
81 35Q5 Is, few going below 81 10 or above
S %. Stockers and feeders went largely
at 81 coat SO, Fat cows and hcifers sold
well and bulls were steady. Calves, best
grade, S. 15G6 80.
start and the weakness increased as the
day advanced, prices ruling from &c to
10c lower. Sales We're largely at s. S0Q
y gO with a few early sales of prime
heavy at 81 02lad4 05. and the conmonest
lots fetching SO 10 late in the day Most
of the days business was at Il decline of
close at o. The best light weights
brought SO IS and common light and in
ferior heavy sold for So 10
There was fairly ACTIVE trade in sheep
fiocks q sheep sold as 81 25a4 %; Year
ling sheep sold at 81 50I15 20 and lambs
were III demand at 81 25n5 50 for inferior
to prime, sales being chiefly above s. co.
Receipts-Cattle. 5000 head; hogs, a 900
head sheep, Is, 900 head.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa; March sCat-
tie. steady; prime. y eon3 10: common
50 6oa4 10; bush, stays and cows, 81 Goa
4 TO-
weights, 81 l5q4 70; best Workers, 100 e e
al 05: pigs, as to quality 50 s0d3 90: heavy
hogs, 81 l044 j.; good roughs, 81 seas %;
Sheep. steady and unchanged. choice
lambs, S. 75n5 SIS: common to good. 81 $50
) 20. .-
EAST BUFFALO. n. y, March s.
Cattle. dun and weak.
Hogs. Workers. good 70 choice, s. ~
1 30: roughs common TO choice. s. 60lp
3 Is: pigs. common TO choice. So 9oa4 co.
Lambs. choice to extra. s. 60a5 70; culls
To common. 81 S5d5 p: lambs. choice to
selected wethers, 81 60a4 q; culls to com
mon 50 15ft3 so.
CINCINNATI, O.. March s.-Hogs, dull
al 50 ;bd4 %.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-09
GROCERIES,.
Register ONCE,

WHEELING, March s.
Quotations generally show no change
from prices quoted last week. CranDef-
Other quotations are unchanged.
Syrup-Silver Drip Syrups. lSc; Fancy
Drips, Csc &c addition IN half barrels);
New Orleans Moasses- Fancy new crop.
S5c: choice. 32c: prime, soc; mixed goods.
New Orleans 25c; bakers goods, &c :,
hams. Sac 2o-lb average $4G H,i s. G.
6Ac: city sides, ea4c; ham beey. lie.
tomatoes stpe new. 81 o.: Hartford Co. stand
ard corn. 75c: 2-ib Honey Drop corn, 8 o5;
California Lemon Cling Peaches, 81 %;
gellow free s. So ZIP s s 1b 1aoe
Sea full standard cove oysters, soc: l-lb
light weight cove oysters. SOC: Acorn
Standard string beans. Coo: 2-lb can corn.
beef, 81 10; lib can Clipped beef " 90; LIP
can lunch tongue So co.
Oil-Lard, extra western, strained. 60c'
carbon oil, 40, l14c carbon. $50, Sc water
white SAC; Lewis, miners winter white
oil, soc; summer white, 2Sc:
Lard-Schenk $ pure kettle, tierces, 6isc;
Armours, pure. tierces, csc. The advance
lows: Fancy tubs 14c: 50-lb tins, Ac; 20-lb
tins. 12c; 10-lb tins, &c; BIB tins, 1c 3-lb
su SUE loaf. soc: cubes, 5ssc;
powdered 5.6Sc; granulated standard,
5.49c: graduated. fine. sac; Columbia
A. 5,12c: Ridgewood A, Size: American a.
p.l-c, WHITE tAtId y, hat, -, fo-C, NlolcC
fruit sugar. 4.24c.
Rice-Fancy Pearl, &C: choice Pearl, SIC;
choice domestic, &c; prime domestic, Size
fair domestic. Size; fancy head. &c;
Cofee-Green coffee, fancy golden Rio,
16c; fancy green. 15c; choice green, lire;
roasting grades, 10lsc: Java, &c. Roast
ed in packages, Arrow. 9.29c: Pan Handle.
9.29c; Arbuckle & Co.'S roasted. $3.50:
Lion, acc; bulk roasted 9lac: Old Gov
ernmnte Java roasted .27c; Mocha and
Java, 27c: A grade Rio. BIC.
Teas-Young Hyson, per lb. S0G55c: gun
powder 300S0c: imperial, 40d55c; Japan.
2Sd 75c; Oolong 27@S0c: Souchang, 27@7Oc.
Candles-Star, fun weight. &c; para
fine. per ID. s12c; Electric Light, per u, Sc.
Vinegar-Choice cider. 12a1 per gallon:
standard city. brands, .1oallc per gallon;
country, 13a15c per gallon. as TO quality.
F'ish-No mackerel, 100 lbs, s11 90: No.
2 extra mackeerel; 12-bbls; new, 100 lbs,
IS 90 for 100 lbs: No. large, 100 lbs, $40 90.
Salt-No. l, per bbls. soc; extra. per Dbl.
81 90; dairy fine, five bushel sacks zoe
per sack.
Wooden Ware-No. / tubs, S. 90: No. 2.
81 %: No. 8, S. so; 2-hoop pals, 81 Is: g.
hoop, 81 3d. single washboards. 81 50; dou-
BILE do, 81 so: fine crimped double do. 81 rs:
single do, 81 %.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-09

considerable bad news. but This does
not necessarily mean that there will
not be any more unfayorahle inf1uence
thereof. However. if all interests were
- Iolio" the advice of conservative
Tope,aeors there would hardly be any
iauihg. AT first they advised the ex-
elcise or discrimination in placing
eraaes, then they said all deals except
ING the purchases of dividend paying
STOCKS TO hold would result in losses.
ana to-day they advised traders to let
the general market, but to buy one or
TWO stocks merely because Russell
sage and George Gould bought a few
shares of those issues near the close
last night. Conservatism is a good
practice, but too much of it is as bad
as not enough. The London market
ICr American securities was much i'm
proved, but irregularity and nervous
ness was still manifest and there was
hothlng in quotations to forecast the
sharp advances experienced at the
opening here. Most of the markets
abroad were unsettled, however, owing
10 queen Victorias indisposition to
take her continental trip. The rate
war continues as serious as at any
recent time. The Grand Trunk has
new cut rates from New York west in
connection with Lehigh Valley against
the Canadian Pacific, and this may
lead to war of rates between the
trunk lines. There is a difference of
opinion in Northern Pacific circles as
TO the ACCESSIBILITY of compromising
the difficulties existing between that
road and the Canadian Pacific. North
ern Pacific earnings gross estimate for
the fourth week of February, increase
S163,755 or 81 per cent For the month
of February they increased $469967 or
As per cent. From July 1st 1897, to
February 2Sth, 1898, an increase of 3d.
365, 335 or &c per cent is shown. Oma-
has 1897 report showed that Az per
cent was earned on the stock, but ! "
per cent of it was diverted for equip
ments. and Missouri Pacific for the
year of 1897 showed gross earnings of
$24, S05,451, an increase of $2,793, 400.
Corrected daily by f. B. Mabbitt & Co.,
brokers, Exchange Bank Building
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-09

OF trade as shorts came into the mar
ket to protect themselves. Predlctiohs
OF a cold wave to follow rain was
ignored early, but drought in some
outside buying orders late in the ses-
sion July advanced to 9l1s@ ~ anu
left Off at Gle. May closed at Sl.o474c'
and September at S01ac.
Trade in corn was unlmporlan.,,
The feeling was quite STEADY aii
through the session, the revival IN the
shipping demand being the principal
factor. Gable acceptances were liberal
clearances being put at 669,00O push-
els. Business was monopolzed by
professionals. May ranged from 5oAo
to soc, and closed 80 nc hlgher d.
301sc. Oats were slow, within a very
narrow range. Trading was almost
altogether of a scalping order. ne
feeling was firm, principally through
sympathy with corn. May rahseu
from &c to 26A@7sc, and closed ~
higher at 267s@27c.
Provisions were weak most OF tne
time. There was considerable nqui-
dation through commission houses eal :
ly in the day, and this, with the de-
cline III prices DIT lHo s"iuS'
general recessions, the weakness pc
ing marked in pork A little buying
near the close caused better feeEng'
the market in general way Closing
steady. May pork closed TIC lower at
$1017A; May lard unchanged al
S5121a; May ribs unchanged at $o.lo.
Estimated receipts Wednesday;
Wheat, 10 cars; corn, 800 cars; oats
205 cars; hogs, 81, 900 head.
ASSOCIATED Press Quotations)
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-09

but trading became very quiet after
the buying furry had subsidized and
prices eased off, after which fiuctua-
tons were very narrow with scarce
~ any movement in May. The report
from the Pacific coast that wheat was
being bought there for Minneapolis,
the liberal arrivals of late from In
diana, Michigan and Ohio showing
that much wheat still remains in the
country and the activity with when
the mixing houses are turning out
contract wheat was among the bear
factors considered in the pit. This dld
not discourage longs nor did 1t pro-
mote liquidation. but in the last hour
near the close the top prices Tor jury
We're recorded. Corn and oats were
quiet and steady. Provisions were
easy under commission house selling.
Corrected daily by #. b. Mabbitt 4 70,
brokers' Exchange Bank BUILDING.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-09
FINANCE and TRADE.

New York, March S.-Evening Post
London financial cablegram:
The market opened steady on the
dosing Of the Consul General Lee in
oident, but soon gave way under fur
tber heavy forced liquidations prior
10 the settlement, and the news of the
Oueen's slight indisposition. There
was a general recovery at the close, led
by Americans on a support from New
York,
New York, March S.--Money on call
firm at 2@3 per cent; last loan at 3
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 4@41a per
cent.
Sterling exchange weak with actual
business in bankers bills at $2.S4 for
demand and at s4.S1A for 60 days.
Posted rates S4.S21a@f.S3 and
S4S512.
Commercial bills s4.So1a@4S1.
Silver certificates 54@55c.
Bar silver 541sc.
Mexican dollars 4434c.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-09

81 20: in paper. 81 50 per barrel; Mime s ne
haha in u cotton sacks or wood y, 4! Y ~
in sacks. 81 co: Famous in wood. 81 So
spring wheat flour in jute sacks. lao lbs;
$ g per barrel. Pillsbury's best III Wooa
and cotton. s. rs: Pillsburys N paper
Loyal. 81 10 in Il paper. .-,oo.
Wheat-Per bushel. soc: corn, .'onSoci
oats. western. 3Sm40c: home, 3943ec-
Feed-Middlings per ton, sly W, prah
per ton. ST 90.
Hay-No. j baled hay, 50 ooa1o 90; loose,
hay, 81 00MS 90.
SfraW-S1 90
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-09
METAL.

NEW YORK. March S.-The general
out important change to-day. At the
close the Metal Exchange reported pig
iron warrants unchanged with 50 20 pio
and s6 IS asked
and $12 90 asked
Tin. unchanged with s14 % bid and s14 %
asked
spelter, unchanged with 81 . bid and
81 30 asked
Lead unchanged with SO so bid and
IS S71a asked.
The firm fixing the settling price for
miners and smelters quotes lead at IS 90.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-09

BUY your round corner. ivory finish. die
cut cards, for business and nice social at
fairs at the Office Of the WEST VIR-
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