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discovered have bigger fortunes been
made or lost more quickly than in the
oil regions. Men have risen from beg.
gary to wealth III a single night and
fortunes have been lost with almost as
much ease. The number Of men who
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charged from Co. II, 9TH u. $. infantry, March is,
1881, at Jefferson Barracks, Mo-; entitled to pro.
erty; liberal reward for proof Of death. Addres.
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Building, Boston. Mass.
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LOST AND FOUND.

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SHOULD this meet the eye OF any of the rrla.
tivcs OF Catherine or Benjamin lIough. formerly
of Stockport, England MIR. FREDERICK
BEARD will ln pleased to see or hear from them.
Address British Steamship Energia, Market st..
wharf, New York.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24
Court Of Inquirey in Session at Ha-
yana Making Progress.
wRECKERS ARE AT WORK
Difficulties EneOunisfsd-0usntity Of
Clothing Recovered Missing Of
iicefs Not fOund.

Havana. Feb n.-The United States
court of inquiry into the ioss Of the
Maine met al 20 O'Clock this morning ana
examined Dr. Honerbergcr Paymaster
Ray and Chief Engineer Howell. Of the
blttleship. There was recess ordered
at noon and II lasted until i:9o p. m. Sew
cral witnesses whose names are not now
obtalnablc were examined during the aft
einoon.
Another visit was made 10 the wreck
by Captain Sampson. president Of the
court The captain says he has no idea OF
the length Of time the court viii remain
In session here. It all depends upon the
testimony. and new features requiring
further investigation may develop at any
time. Captain Sampson added that soon
er or later every survivor OF the Maine
viii be- examined by the court. which
seems TO imply that sessions for that
purpose VIII be held al Key West. Al
though this information is meager It is
absolutely all Captain Sampson will give
the press.
: correspondent Of the Associated
Press has seen him by appointment twice
daily. but there is a rigid rule to observe
silence until the facts In the case have de-
veloped through the testimony presented.
The Right Arm, Of the Merritt & Chap
men Derrick and wrecking Company Is
moored about 80 yards from the poop OF
the Maine.
\ strong wind made the harbor rough
today and added to the difficulties Of the
divers. as the electric lights are worked
from a battery on the lighthouse tender
Mangrove 2o yards distant.
Captain sigsbce is panied by comments
on his conduct while the Maine was afoat
made by some OF the papers here, but it
is pointed out that such papers are not
Of the better class
A large quantity OF clothing has been
taken from the wreck and after It has
been disinfected it will be given to the
The bodies OF the missing
officers, Lieutenant jenkins and Assist
ant Engineer Merritt have not been re- !
covered. The divers reached the formers |
room, but 1t was found that his body was 1
not there. Thus far the sharks have I
given no trouble, but the vultures have 4
left scarcely a bit behind but the skele- !
tons Of the three men who were entan-
sled in the debris near the surface OF the
water. The bodies were not noticed by
any one until the foul birds had completed
their CHASTITY work From the hand or
one, Chaplain Chadwick removed deeply
chased gold ring for the purpose of iden-
Chaplain Chadwick said the total num-
Der OF missing is s. or Sc, and five have
lied In the hospital.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24
Trouble With Old Spanish Party and
the Volunteers.
GOVERNMENT is DISTURBED
Sharp Debate 10 the ssaats Over cabaa
situatioa- Allen. Of Nebraska.
ia Eyidenee Again.

New York, February 9.-The Maine In
cident Is quite cast into the background
by the intelligence from Havana concern
Ing the attitude Of the radical autonom-
lists. headed by Gown. Glberg and Amb-
lard. says the Madrid correspondent Of the
World. The majority Of the Spanish poll
ticians. generals and newspapers are an
noyed and alarmed. They argue that =
political committee Is thus created out
side the insular government and despite
It's resistance with a view to virtually con-
trolling the elections and conducting ne
gotiatIons with the insurgents and the
Cuban refugees abroad. The impression
Is that the concessions to the extreme
autonomlsts will lead TO make them mas
ters OF the situation as the moderates
like Galvez and Montero viii be in their
hands or will have 10 resign the moment
II becomes known that the Madrid gov
erhHsht VIII anoW Iree hand 10 Gown.
and Amblard as long as they can hope to
secure the prompt submission OF a ma
iority Of the rebels, in order TO avert for
eign interferenee and the prolongation OF
a struggle disastrous 10 Spanish finances.
People here apprehend that Marshal Blan-
co may have trouble to keep the old Span
ish party and the volunteers quiet II the
colonial cabinet is reconstructed with rad
ical autonomists who are certain. It Is
believed, to drift into some direct UNDER
standing with the rebel chiefs and the
fugitives in order to secure paeldcatloa
before the first of May.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24
RIGHT ARM AT WORK.

Washington, Feb. g-secretary Long
this afternoon received the following tele-
gram from Admiral Sicard:
key West Feb. 9S.-Long. secretary
of the navy: The Right Arm arrived at
Havana this morning Captain Mayer
seems to be an experienced man. who will
be able to give good advice, Captain
Sampson wires me the condition of the
wreck is such as to require the most pow
erful appliances the government can Sc
cure. The court recommends contract
with the best equipped wrecking company
to remove the material and lift the ship
without delay. The forward half is COM
pletely destroyed; the after half is APP
parently intact, except In minor matters"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24
THE GAIN IN DISCIPLINE,

Princeton, n, j., Feb, 2S-Captain AL
fred Mahan, L. S. N, was the principal
speaker at the Washlngton's birthday
banquet of the New Jersey Society of the
Cincinnati last night. Captain Mahan
said.
1--WE should be very cautious in forming
hasty conclusions in reference to such
things as the Maine disaster. There is one
actual good to the nation from the Maine
disaster, which has been lttle dwelt
upon, refer to the discipline in the
ship, after the accident occurred. The
conduct of the captain and officers at
that juncture showed the American peo-
pile the character of the discipline which
prevails In all the ships of the American
navy and count this distinct gain"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24
GOVERNMENT DISPATCHES.

New York. Feb. "a Tribune dispatch
from Havana says:
The outlook in Cuba does not grow more
promising. The exact statement Is that
the government officials were never SO
much disturbed as today This is partly
due to the information from Madrid ana
Washington. News from those places
which is permitted 20 reach the public
is so meagre that better judgment can
be formed in the United States than here
as to whether their fears are exaggerated.
The statement that divers have pene-
trated the forward part OF the Maine ana
found nothing in the magazines there to
Indicate an explosion seems to be verified.
Attention is also given to testimony re-
garding vibration under water before the
Maine went to pieces. Evidence ss TO
this fact is emphatic. How far It justines
the belief that the explosion came fIom
underneath the ship. experts may be left
to determine
The point has not yet been reached
where q definite opinion can be formed
regarding submarine mines. Outside in
formation has been brought forward re-
garding the construction of such a sys-
tenn. but it has not been sifted The rep
of foreign nations are fol-
lowing the naval Investigation as well as
other phases of the situation closely ana
are understood to be making daily re-
ports to their governments. Spanish off,
cials were surprised at the firmness with
which the Washington administration de-
cliucd to admit them to share in the
tfnn
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24
Absolute Necessity for Completing all
Coast Defenses at Once.
PASSAGE OF ARTILLERY BILL
kill Change Affairs at Sandy NOOK -NsS
Regiments Nssdst-Gnns Beiaq
NOuatsd at San Diego.

New York, Feb 23.-The World says:
Major-General Merritt In command OF
the eastern department Of the United
States army, will start on a tour Of In
spectlon Of the fortlncatlons before the
end Of the week. II was his original in
tention to leave Governors island today
for New Orleans. but at midnight II was
generally understood tina, he would not
be able 10 start for a day or two.
This sudden move on the part OF Cen
eral Merritt following 50 closely upon the
recent order Of General Miles relative 10
the absolute necessity Of completing the
new works Of defense at the fortlfcations
throughout the country has created quite
a sensation in army circles. ostensibly
he is simply going on his annual tour OF
inspection. but at the island, Fort Wads-
worth and Fort Hamilton. It is under
stood that his mission Is Of FAR greater
Importance than the regulation visit to
the stations under his command. 1t is
believed that the work on the new ord
nance OF the southern fortlacations has
not been going on with sufficient rapidity
to satisfy either General Miles or General
Merritt.
Another development which has a d.
rect bearing on General Merritts depar-
ture Is the artillery bill. which yesterday
passed the senate This bill provides for
the maintaining OF two more artillery
regiments. 1t is the intention OF General
Merritt TO have one OF these quartered
at Sandy Hook The other will in all
probability. be distributed among the va
rious posts along the Atlantic coast.
When General Miles sent word to Cen
eral Merritt relative to the necessity OF
getting all available ordnance ready for
immediate use. he specially referred to
the work under way at Fort Hamilton
and wadsworth. The. posts are Of the
greatest importance and practically con-
troll the channel and the lower bay.
1t is General Merritt's intention TO visit
New Orleans and inspect Fort Philip ana
Fort Jackson. The other forts that Gen.
eral Merritt will visit are at Mobile,
Charleston. Galveston, Savannah, Pensa.
cola and Key West.
Said an officer at Governors island last
night:
THE passage OF the artillery bill will
change the entire state OF affairs at Sandy
Hook. Just now the only thing we can
use men for down there is to keep the
sand from clogging the machinery OF the
guns. With the new regiments. however,
all will be as it should be- Just now we
have far too many officers for our men,
but under the new appointments this will
also be remedied."
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24
THE TERROR IS READY.

Norfolk. Va. Feb. aS.-The repairs on
the monitor Terror are completed and ii
Is understood she will sail for New York
today. Repairs on the torpedo boats
Foote and Winsolw also are practically
completed and they are ready to leave
the dry dock. The Puritan will hardly
be ready to leave the yard under 10 days
The number OF men at the yard will
probably be doubled by March I.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24
ELDER AT PORT TOWNSEND.

Port Townsend, Feb, 25.-The steamer
George W. Elder, from Alaska points,
which put into this port last night with
three blades gone from her propeller, pro-
ceeded to Port Hadlock early this after
noon where she will lgo on the beach and
make necessary repairs. This will oc-
cupy about two days The Elder will
then proceed to Portland.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24
CoLrMRIA CnNnoLES.

Colon, Columbia Feb lS.--rhe govern
ment has sent TO the commander of the
United States gunboat Newport an official
message OF coincidence upon the loss OF
the Maine. which he acknowledged.
Flags on the ships, the various consul
ates and elsewhere were at half-mast
vpStar,lau
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24
REPAIRING 3Arr.- 7sII IS.

Vallejo, Cal, Feb 8,-rhere are now
at the Mare Island yard the Charleston,
Yorktown, Philadelphia, Pensacola, Hart
ford and Adams. A number of mechanics
who were at Port orchard have returned
and will go to work Monday and assist
in rushing to completion repairs to the
various ships at the yard
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24
AMMrNITIoN FoR TRooPs.

Cincinnati, Feb. 2S-There has been
much activity at Port Thomas, in Ken
tucky, for some days While all the
troops were under special discipline with
extra drilling. Colonel Cochran, command
ant. and other officers refused to be in
terviewed. Today the troops were sup
piled with $50 rounds each,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24
WILL NOT SELL CUBA.

New York, Feb GA dispatch TO the
Herald from Madrid says:
As the question of the purchase of Cuba
is again being pushed in Washington it
may be of interest to state on the highest
authority that Spain will never no matter
what government is in power, consider
any such suggestion or any compromise
in Cuba beyond the broad measure OF
autonomy drafted by the liberal govern
ment.
This is an .rrevocable decision.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24
MOUNTING GUNS.

San Diego, Feb. 23.-The third l0-inch
rifle for the Ballast point fortihcations
has arrived and will soon be mounted.
A large portion OF the members Of bat
terry d, Third artillery, are now at work
preparing to mount the guns,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24

FEELING OF SPANISH SOLDIERS.
New York. Feb. o.. Engineer Albert
IJoldsworth and Assistant Engineer La
drow OF the British ship Olivedene, which
has Just arrived from Havana, say that
on the night Of the explosion they. with
some others, were ashore, They were
sitting at the end Of rier at the south
end of the harbor and ABOUT half mile
from the American warship Next the
pier was a ferry slip and the course OF
the fcrryboat from the city lay past the
Maine, When the explosion occurred a
lot of Spanish soldiers and sailors in
restaurant at the head Of the pier cleared
out and ran as II FOR their lives. There
was no immediate blaze from the ex-
ploslon, but there were smoke and sparks.
Two or three minutes passed before the
flames could be seen, While they stooo
watching some breathless Spanlards hur-
ried down the pier bearing fragments OF
the Maine's payrolls, They said they had
picked them up on hill back in the
country from where the Maine lay, The
Spaulards wanted TO know what the writ
ing In English meant and the engineers
after looking at the papers told them
through one of their oarty who spoke
Spanish, The Spaniards fairly danced in
glce at the fate of the Maine, the engin-
GERS said, eXclalming;
"Ah, Amerloanos. AmerCanos they
bring dynamite here to blow up the Span
iards, and they get Il themselves"
When the ferry came 1t was found that
she had passed the Maine just before the
explosion and Spanish army officer
aboard demanded that the captain of the
ferryboat should head about and so to
the rescue. The ferry captains hatred
of Americans was so great that he re-
fused The Spanish officer was so In
censed that there came near being a
fight,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24
Positions Of One Hundred Bodies on
the Naine's Berth Deck.
sPANIARDS DANCED WITH JOY
'Ah Amereinos. Bring Dynamite Mere TO
Bios up Spanilrds ani Get II
Thsmssltts.'

Now York February 2.-A Herald dis
patch from Havana ays:
The further the Inquiry into the causes
that led 10 the Maine disaster proceeds.
N" more remote appear the chances that
any evidence viii be discovered 20 show
that tho disaster was due to an accident.
Those divers who penetrated into the for
ward part of the wreck found that the
whole forward end or the ship from a
piout Just nbaft the forward turret had
been twisted u or o degrees 10 star.
board. That part Of the vessel was a
wilderness ~ debris aud curied ana
twisted plates. The sharp Jagged edges
~ some of the plates added danger to the
difficulties 0f the divers IN one instance
they almost cut through a rubber tube
which supplied diver with air. one i'm
portaut discovery made was the position
of the bodies found IN the wreck. ioo Of
which were floating about IN the torn
compartments.
A full score Of these were examined by
my informant All of these bodies were
In hammocks and all had the arms curved
upward They looked as II the men had
been startled by some sudden shock OF
danger and were In the act Of reaching up
FOR their hammock hooks to swing them
selves on deck when death came.
This seems 10 confirm all that has al.
ready been said about there having been
two eNplosions-thc nrst startling the men
into the act OF rising from their ham
mocks. the other dsahlnE out the Hfe
Rcforc the explosion the io-inch maga-
zinc was located on the starbonrd side
forward and beneath the forward turret
what Is lcf, Of the magazine seems to
have been driven toward the port bow in
a diagonal and upward direction.
The e-inch magazine which had its To-
cation In the port side forward was
hurled in a direction directly opposite TO
that Of the iO-inch magazine. one OF the
copper cylindrical tanks Of the G-inch
was found by the divers In the
wreck OF that structure. II contained no
powder charge.
The theory OF the two explosions is
borne out by the testimony Of Senior An
tonic Cabalero, tobacco dealer OF Ha-
yana. scnor Cabalero was crossing the
bay In ferry boat at the time OF the
explosion He was familiar with the
Maine, had paid several visits TO the
raft and was pointing out to'a group OF
friends on the ferry boat her pecullari-
les There came Just at that instant. he
'ays. a duh report from the forward part
II the ship, the upheaval OF geyser OF |
water about the boat. followed almost in !
family by terrific roar and a binding |
lash OF light, He is positive about the
irst explosion and says It was noticed by
lis companions.
This statement OF his came to the cars
4 one OF the court OF inquiry and last
light an officer was sent to Senior Cabal-
TO TO ask him II he would appear as a
Witness before the court. He announced
lis willingness.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24
CONSERVATISM EXERCISED
Forward Magazine May Still be Intact
Captain Sampson Fearful OF III
ju5ged Attempts 10 Account
for Destruction Of Maine.
"HAyANA. Feb. % All news-
paper reports Of interviews With
divers are untrue. Every pfecau.
ton IL taken

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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04
ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Fargo Mercantile company has
decided to close out at cost or less
about S20,OO0.Co worth of their tremen-
dous stock of general merchandise.
MIR. Fargo says this may not be consid-
cred as any evidence of quitting the
m rcantile business, but this has been
deemed best by vote of the directors
of the company. This great sale will
not be confined simply to the dry
goods, shoes, clothing and crockery,
but will affect very largely the price Of
groceries and hardware. This will be
the greatest cash sale ever inaugurated
in the Black Hills. Something on the
order of the great department stores
in the large cities. 1t will practically
end the area of the high prices in Hot
Springs. All our customers are re-
quested to bring in all their premium
tickets and get their premiums as no
more premium tickets will he given
out. This is strictly cash sale and
no other terms will be considered.
Our whole store is a bargain counter.
This slaughter of prices commences
Saturday, Feb. 9Th.
Yours for business,
FARGO MERCANTILE Co. 1.
See printed posters.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04
HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH FRIDAY, FEBRUARY A. 1885,
Some New improvements.

Q. l.. Jensen, president of the Peo-
pies Telephone company has just re-
turned from CHICAGO with new 100
drop metallic circuit switchboard. fin
ished in mahogany manufactured by
the Western Telephone Construction
company. The people of Hot Springs
are to be congratulated upon the ac-
QUESTION of this magnificent appara-
tus, as it will not only greatly improve
the service of the system, but it will be
undoubtedly matter to afford the
citizens great deal of pride when it is
considered that but one other board.
finished throughout in mahogony, has
been furnished by the Western Tele-
phone Construction company and that
board is now installed in the Astoria
hotel in New York, which is considered
by all the finest hotel in the world.
While in Chicago Mr. Jensen had u
pleasant time visiting friends and rela-
tives. He stopped at Sioux City while
enroute home and says that Mr.. Bu-
chanan. general passenger agent of the
Elkhorn, was there to consult with
Messrs. Swan, Dildine and Manley re-
garding matters of great import ,nce
to this city and Cascade. Things arc
looking all right, Chris says.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04
HOT SPRINGS WEATHER
Observer Burns Makes i, Summary of the
Daily Reports During the Year
1897 Which is Interesting.

Following is a summary of the
weather record of Hot Springs, South
Dakota, for the year 1897, as reported
to the United States weather bureau.
The record is complete with the eXcep-
tion of the last two days of December
On these days no precipitation oc-
Cured. The observations were made
with the United States weather bu-
reau maximum and minimum ther-
mometels and standard rain guage.
The mean maximum is found by divid-
ing the sum of the maximum daily tenn
peratures by the number of days. The
mean minimum is found in similar
manner. The mean temperature is
one-half the sum of the mean maxi
mum and the mean minimum, the COM
putation is carried to the nearest tenth
of degree only. The number of days
on which precipitation occurred does
not include those days on which the
precipitation amounted to only trace
or a quantity SO small that it could not
be measured. The number of such
days, however, was small.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-04
improvements ut Cascade.

Our Cascade correspondent this week
furnishes some interesting news re-
garding improvements that are under
way at that place. 1t is now settled
fact that the big bath house, hotel and
most of the property over there has
passed into the hands of some Catholic
organization-which is understood to
have the financial backing of the
Drexels, or rather one of the young
ladies of the household who has mill
ions at her disposal and who has be-
come devoted to the work that the
sisters of the Catholic hospitals have
been doing. It is understood that the
sanitarium will be opened there in u
short time. Our Cascade correspond
ent gives interesting particulars else
where in this issue.