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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-17
CAPT. PHILLIPS VIEWS.
Commando of the Texas Does Not
Believe Explosion Theory.


A dispatch frcm Galveston, Tex, says:
Officers of the battleshiD Texas and the
cruiser Nashville were shocked at the news
from Havana. Captain Phillips said: II
cannot see how an explosion en- board the
Maine would be possible. Neither can 1
imagine the possibility that torpedo was
exploded under the Maine. 1t is unreason-
able that any enc would have done such a
thing and thereby incur the enmity of the
whole world"
This afternoon Captain Phillips tele-
graphed to the Navy Department that he
still had on board the Texas twenty-six
apprentices, whom he brought from New
York for the Maine. but who had not been
transferred to that ship. His object in Civ
ing this information was that the parents
of the young men may be relieved of any
anxiety they may feel by reason of their
supposirg that their sons were on board
the Inflated Maine. Their names are as
follows: Richard Andrews. Charles l..
Bridges, Michael j. Branghal, Frank s.
Blakeley, John Donovan, John DeLong,
Edward A. Fisher, Michael j. Flaherty,
Edward W. Furey William j. Glass. Thos.
G. Glazier, William III. Holmes, A. q. john
son, Patrick ]. Kenny, Michael III. Kevans,
Joseph Bonds Mulch. Raymond Russell,
William NJ. Sandman, Peter Schuester. Will
liam ]. Weber, George II. Wheeler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-17
Stronger
Than Beef
Johann H0H's
Malt
Extract
For Sale by All
Druggists and Grocers.

following resolution. which was una1i-
mously adopted:
Resolved. That the House of Represea-
tatives has learned with profound sorrow
of the great calamity which has caused
tn destruction of the United States battle
ship Maine and the appalling less of mere
than 30 lives and the wounding OF many
others OF the gallant defenders OF our flag
and that the House expresses its sympathy
for the injured and its sincere cordole nces
with the families of those who have lost
their lives In the service of the nation"
Before the question was put. MIR. Bailey
asked Mr.. Boutelle If his committee was In
possession OF any information which threw
any light upon the cause of the accident
Il regret TO say that we have no infor-
nation" replied Mr.. Boutelle ''upon which
a conclusion could he based. My own i'm
preston, which may not he OF value In
that il was an accid sntal occurrence"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-17
REJECT ACCIDENT THEORY.
Cubnns Believe a Plot I'm which
Spanish Officials Were Implicated.



DIR. Joaquin ID. Castillo. Cuban subdele-
gate. who was formerly n surgeon in the
United States navy. speaking of. the dis
aster to the United States ship Maine.
said to me yesterday:
This is such a serious affair il IS hard
for me to believe it was not accidental yet
i am forced TO suspect treachery. On
eading the early reports of this sad event
1 as inclined to think the explosion was
not the outcome of plot on the part of
the Spaniards to destroy the American
nan-of-war but rather the result of spon-
taneous combustion of gun cotton on board
the Maine. As more detailed accounts Of
the occurrence become known. however.
the opinion which had formed at the first
moment was altered. 1 begin to suspect
that there was some foul play"
suspects Spanish Officials.
Horatio s. Rubens. counsel for the Cuban
jun:a, expressed himself freely. He said:
Il do not believe the blowing up of the
Maine was accident. 1 am of the opin-
| ion that the explosion was the result of
outside work. and 1 am led to this con-
clusion from the conservative character
of Captain Sigsbee's telegram.
IF Captain Sigsbee believed that the ex-
pic sion accidental he would say so,
instead of wiring to send no war ship and
asking the American people TO reserve de-
cis.on.
1t would be a comparatively easy matter
for one or two men to place a torpedo
where il would dc such effective work.
The Spaniards will try to throw the blame
on the Cubans and say they did il for the
purpose of creating sympathy for them
selves.
Taking into consideration the feeling Of
the Spaniards against the officers and crew
of the Maine, it is not improbable that one
of them would do this act. Ii is only a
few days ago that the men of the war ship
wee inSulted while attending bull fight.
But no enc man or number of citizens
could get enough explosives 10 do this act
without the knowledge and help of Spanish
officials.
Il do hope that divers will be able 10
tell whether the explosion was from out
side or inside the vessel
Remembers the Nirginius.
Benjamin ]. Guerra, treasurer of the
Cuban junta. said:
was the deliberate work of some rabid
Sps niard. While the Spanish government
n ay not be directly concerned I'm the plot L
think the investigation of the affair will
show that some anti-American officials are
at the bottom of the scheme 10 destroy
the American battle ship.
Il remember during the ten years war in
CHA the case of the Virginius. When
the surrender of the vessel was ordered
TO the American government DIR. GaIlardo,
rabid Spaniard professor in the Ha-
Vana University, made an attempt TO blow
up the vessel before IL was delivered 10
the American war ship that was sent 10
bring her to the United States.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-17

AssAntunt engineer ID. H. Merritt.
the coxun. had a word to say in his favor
and, practically by return mail, Anderson 5
naval prison term was not only REMIT ed
but he was restored to duty. I had all
could do to prevent the poor fellow from
blowing In two or three months of his ac-
cumulated pay in buying me curios of the
Hawaiian Islands.
Another Of the Dead.
Peter Roos, the sailmaker's mate. who
Is listed as among the Names dead was a
shipmate of mine on another vessel He
was thoroughly Americanized Swede,
and he had been in the navy for many
years. Many a sailor man who died at sea
had Old Canvas Pete ss we called him,
sew him up In his hammock ready for his
trip to Davy Jones'. This sort of gruesome
work never bothered him a little bit
Don't 1t sort O. make you creepy?' the
young fellows aboard used TO ask him.
THE sailmaker would look at them with
hig-eyed surprise.
.'Ay not gat creepy, no., he would re-
Ply. Hay is better or referring to the
dead man. What better way for sailor to
go than in hammock hay Ia used to? Ay
tank Ay fale all right In may hammock
when may time comes
But the poor old char. has been denied.
1t seems. hammock funeral over the side
with a shot fastened to his legs. He was
about as cheerful man as ever saw In
the outfit. He was q very fine zither play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-17
AMONG THE DEAD
Some of the Brave Men Who Went
Down at Havana.
An EX-SHIPMATE TELLS OF THEM
Two Examples of the Crew of the
Maine.
Y GU NC A Me RIG A n S

Il find the names of more than a dozen
of my old shipmates In the mournful list
Of the Names dead,'' said Washington
man who was formerly a chief petty officer
In the navy to a Star reporter this morn
ing. They were all fine, rugged, loyal fell
lows, too; not sneak nor a small man in
the lot. I remember Axel c. Anderson, a
Danish seaman, particularly well because
when we were shipmates I did a bit of
writing for him that helped, perhaps. to
extricate him from bad job Of trouble
that he found himself in owing to his i'm
proper gauging of the strength and effec-
tiveness of the sort of liquor that is dished
out to sai,ormen in towns contiguous to
navy yards. Anderson was as perfect a
picture of the Viking. as we conceive the
sea rover of the dim ages to have been, as
ever saw. He was compact Dane, OF
huge strength. with yellow hair and beard
and blue eyes. who had been to sea since
his early boyhood. His muscular develop
Elent was so great that he could snap a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-17
appI. Exports Fifty Years Ago.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel. February s. 1913.
The London Sun says: 1.-The arrival of
apples from the United States of America
are beyond precedent in extent and the
quality Is remarkably iiae. In several in
stances vessels arrived from New York
have brought as many as ! 900 packages of
this fruit Of the excellent description
known as the American Newtown pippin"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-17
VISIT OF THE VIZCAYA.
Some Apprehension of Possible Mis-
hap to Her.

According to published reports OF Spain's
purposes. a Spanish man-of-war may lie
expected at the entrance 10 the harbor Of
New York on any day. Her visit, II Is said,
Is to be a friendly return for the call of the
Maine at Havana.
The question has been suggested whether
1t would be expedient to permit this Veg
sci to proceed up to New York She might
do some damage, or an accident might
happen to her, for il is not TO be doubt 4
there would be adventurous spirits quite
ready to return the compliment. III the
vessel should appear II may be thoIght
best to warn her or as her presence 10
likely to lead to fresh complications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-17

Havana harbor. and that Immediately be-
fore that Minister de LONE. whose activity
In circumventing filibustering expeditions
has been so great. should have placed him
self in a position requiring his instant re
tirement from the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-17
ACTION BY THE HOUSE.

A Resolution of Sorrow Unanimously
Adopted.
Just before the adjournment of the House
yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Boutelle. chair
man OF the naval con- mittee. offered the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30

whirlng. grinding motion This morning
small boat with three men in II came drifting
by out In the middle of the river. The boat
tightly frozen in an icefoe Of considerable
size, and the men were working with all their
might to make a landing. They were too far
out TO get any assistance from shore, although
several men followed along on the side Ice ready
to do anything within their power mile be-
been piled up several feet high. and the danger
Of boat and men being drawn under the block
drifted into the great tumble OF ice Part OF the
time the boat was hidden from sight. and then
again end was hoisted into the air IL must
have been only by great exertOn that they kept
it from filling and sinking When they became
wedged into the jam one man sprung on TO the
ice; then the others followed. The boat was
soon frozen soldy in place. and the three men
ended their trip down the Yukon by packing
their goods across "a quarter Of mile OF very
rough ice to solid shore
Although not many deaths by drowning have
been reported. II is hardly possible that they
have not occurred. Occasionally Il smashed or
wrecked hull is seen drifting past town. The
accidents and deaths plentiful enough. and
scarcely any gets through safely who cannot
tell story OF narrow escape. Two boatloads
OF newcomers succeeded in making landing
at the upper end Of town o-day. They had had
a hard time Of il for tho last four days. and
az much dead alive when they reached
their destination. Their goods were frozen in
mass in the boats-which is several degrees
better than losing them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
WHY THE HOECAKE Is GOING.

From The Richmond Dispatch.
Most niddle-aSed persons remember well whch
cOrnbread was served upon nearly all tables III
the South and West at les ST twice a day. Some
times il appeared in the form or hoecahe VI
"batter bread" and again in "pones." 1t was
par excellence the bread Of the negro. and every
nan who served in the Confederate Army was
also full graduate in the use OF It, NOW the
darkies eschew il where wheat bread Is 10 De
Obtained and upon the tables OF thousanoS OF
Southern and Western whites II never appears
at all while others continue 10 use IL only TOT
dinner.
ever was Those who sincerely. but probably
mistakenly believe that water ground" meal
is better than the product Of mills turned by
steam can always find supply OF that IN most
cities and II Is common enough In the country
There is no trouble about the meal; but we
doubt whether the art Of cooking 1t has been
preserved. The high-tO coored damsels VINO
are turned out by our public schools are not the
adopts that our old Aunt Dinahs and Aunt
Peggys were. No sef-respecting pan or dough
would be conjured into shape by such unskilled
hands And then we may seriously doubt
whether cornbread can be cooked in a stove as
well as in an open fireplace.
The Indians laid their dOughcakes between
LAYERS OF forest leaves or upon the hard ground
and cooked them in the hot ashes Hence ash
cake" very luscious product indeed. when
one has whetted his appetite for 1t by long
days hunting.
The hoecake was so called because 1t was orig
inallv baked upon a hoe-that ever-ready and
useful instrument Of agriculture which Is to be
found upon every plantation. But later on cook
ing utensile were manufactured which TOOK the
place Of the humble hoe. SO. too. shingles were
used whereupOn TO place the dough while it went
through the process Of becoming a well-done
aShcake
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
A NAN MAY TAKE MANY WIVES.

NO PROVISION IN THE LAW AGAINST UNITING
WITH SEVERAL SIMULTANEOUSLY.
From Law Notes
a correspondent has requested Law Notes to
advise him how many women n man may marry
at once without violating any law. This being
a mixed question Of law and love. and our
specially being law. we feel some hesitation IN
expressing our opinion. There seems to be no
reason why he may not marry as many as VIII
have him provided the ceremony be not per
formed lin a territory or other place over when
the United States has exclusive jurisdiction
The earliest statute the subject of polygainy
or bigamy q JAG L. G. I'D enacted that n any
person persons within England and wales
being married or who hereafter shall marry, 90
marry any person or persons the former nus,
band or wife being alive, each such offence shaii
be felony" The statutes - Geo III. c. 81. and
Geo. L. 9. J. have merely changed the PUNISH
rnent Il East f. c. i,iD The statutes of the
several States go further in terms. than TO
provide that NJ person who has former nus
band or wife living shall marry another IN
der these statutes it would seem that 1t Is not
unlawful for a single man To marry as many
single women simultaneously as can place theih-
selves within the reach Of his voice ana lhe
voice Of the preacher or officer VINO Is perform
ing the ceremony .,
II NAV be that a court to whom the question
were presented would. by some rernenleh's an, IN,
subtleties and by considering the intent OF the
LEGISLATURE" and constituting the statute ac-
cording to it's spirit etc. devise some means
lv which To interrupt the wild career OF con-
iueal felicity which our correspondent PROPOSES
and send him to jail. but Law Notes, con,
Strung the statutes as all penal statutes should
be construed strictly. sees no offence III lie
,r,rl,irario,,s marriage which he has in mind
We feel indisposed TO extend the language vi
the LEGISLATURE SO to make IT include cases
not embraced IN its terms. II IS not unreasohanie
~ presume that the LEGISLATURE intended mere
ly 10 protect innocent and unwary persons from
marrying others already married In ignorance
Of the previous marriage ana 10 prevent WIS VS.
and husbands from DESERVING their consorts tor
oilers We do not know that the LEGISLATURE
intended to prevent man from marrying nloi1
than ore woman simultaneously Wheh IL spu'u
so easily and in such few words. nave salu 50
This position finds strength in the iact tnat tne
Edrnunds ac, (act Cong. March - lsn['' DE-
clares expressly. in addition ID the uSu't. y,
,ieion that any man who hereafter smut
nrously or on the same day. marries more man
one woman In territory or other piaus Oyer
which tho United States has exclusive Jurladic-
W. ',,il,v If nolvgamy" thereby recoghH-
inr that the usual provision does not meet 'he
case in question
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
SHOW AT THE OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT.
Complete Change Of Programme.
NEW Girls. NEW SONGS. NEW GAGS.
To Be Concluded with the Farcical Comedy.
WHO HAS GRUB FOR TWO
ADMISSION REDUCED TO g.

At the last show before this Frank Slavin was
billed TO knock out in four rounds a PUGET Sound
champion. and the admission was - ="
Here is one Of the three church notices mat
regularly appear toward the end OF each <'eK
"Rev Dr. Young and DR.. Mccune Will hold
divine services at the new lodging house. south
end OF town. at II a m. and y. IN. sunday.
Every body invited.
There are many advertisements Of losses by
all manner Of means. Goods lost by cdpslzng
of boats are described and rewards ohered lor
their return one reals;
COSTA gold-nusget bracelet Twenty-Five
dollars reward will be PAID TOT us return "
NacdOnalds saloon.
one notice is a little too vague To attract
serious consideration these busy times IL asks
plaintively. r 3,
Who wants to finish cabin for the use of It
this winter? Inquire at tent on the beach at
Iousetown. Sign on the tent :.
All leases and rent contracts expire on or be,
fora Nav 1898 II is expected that by that
time there will be a great advance in real estate
values The trade in cabins and real estate
Is lust now rather dull, as so many people con-
tcmplate going out on the ice, but prices seem
high Little business property Is oNered lot
eoIc 4 lot 30 by 100 feet. with one-story
building that covers nearly half the ground. Is
offered at $4,000 Twenty-foot cabins near the
centre of town sell at 81 900 each.
There are several notices posted OF men or
parties who contemplate going to the coast on
Inc first ice Jimmy Jackson the half-breed
who has made several quick trips with mail IN
former years. advcrtises as follows.
"Oct 20 1S97-The well-known Indian boy
Jimmy Jackson will leave for the outside week
from to-day VIII make Juneau. Victoria and
Seattle VIII carry letters at - each, ana VIII
bring mail on his return TRIP al the SAM pricc.
A German or Scandinavian has plans for en-
eaglng in transportation business between
here and the mines. He has an inscription on
n wall:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
WITHOUT A NEWSPAPER.
QUEER ADVERTISING SIGNS IN THE
KLONDIKE METROPOLIS.
Dawson letter in The Chicago Record

Dawson letter in The Chicago Record.
No truer key to the life OF this unparalleled
mining camp can be found than the signs, ad-
Vertisements and notices that confront one on
every wall and every convenient blaZed tree.
The absence Of n newspaper makes the written
notice a necessity, especially II you have n
grievance. have anything to sell or want to buy.
have noticed one thing in connection with
the lack Of a newspaper-that there can hardly
be said to exist such thing rs public opinion
There rarely any public meetings, the pres
ence OF police and a form OF government has
dispensed with the necessity OF miners meet
ings. No special occasion has arisen to call for
oratOry OF leadership.
As almost everything goes by hearsay. some
of the widest and most unbelievable rumors
get afloat- There have been two wars disposed
OF within the last month. In that time We
that is. the United States-have licked Japan
and are fighting Spain. The fall OF the water
at Chkoot Pass. in which small number or
lives were probably lost. was magnifed greatly
1t was told that the Sheep Camp glacier had
slid all the way to Tau and killed hundreds
Of people.
So it has to pass that the only thing
can pin faith to- outside OF visible nuggets
is the public notice. There are hundreds OF
them, and they posted in every public place
from the hospital at the north end OF the city
to I.OusetOwn at the extreme south
One man has on his tent sign on sheet OF
paper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
I FOR SAIL-UIGH-PRICED PADLOCkS
AND POTATOES.

That is a catchy advertisement in Dawson and
doubtless brings the proprietor great deal OF
trade. but it is misleading. There was only one
paddock In the store and ] felt. as possible
buyer, after inspecting it, that IT was not u
paddock that one could trust in such uncertain
times as these in Dawson The potatoes were
there--real. genuine potatoes. sixteen pounds OF
them that were raised at Fort Selkirk-but they
had some kind of black rot that rendered them
undesirable even at the low price OF 81 a pound
The storekeeper showed me also door lock
which would have been bargain 1T ~ only
that there was no key for it, He said he had
missed selling it two or three times on that ac-
count.
This man-with the same penchant Tor ms
leading people-adyertises; Dog feed Tor sail
Another OF his signs reads Wanted. bacon,
-four and rice Cash or in trade
The opera house" Of the town Is used on
about five nights OF the week dance hall.
on Wednesday and Saturdays performance
is given Here is the text OF the doube-sheet
poster that Is done in lampblack:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
THE TEXAS GIRL.


From The Providence Journal
Chivalry used to be described as a sou,i' '',n
,.tr,,o ana though we do not wish 10 lnPiy
~, tho mon nf the North are u1chlvaliouS' IL
is quite possible that in the south Women a,I
Still regarded with a greater degree Oh i Tas
rovererce than elsewhere. native Oh .cNa'
,'or,hos ,,i,b enthusiasm the women or ms
safe and shows why they cannot fail to exclte
admiration. They are" he declares. swre',
nolite gracious and courageous they 90 nv
49, - s,,oor. they do not use slang ana dare
M, drunkares Most of them ride wei on hoiSc
hack and can use the siX-shooter put 90 no. ;.
CT, n more engaging picture be drawn THESE
lovely compounds of sweetness ana s''tn tit
know their power. but do not abuse l" ihey
NAV resent injury in the most enr,'Ne .d.n' 81,
hu, ,hey are not mean. They viii hesitate pr
fore shooting a man who has "A family depend
emf upon him They are no mere AniZohs' the
fact that they ID not curse ana swear S""M'
tbat they possess also the gentler domestic VIZ
tuos Those who are in search 81 me ldeal Siri
should purchase a ticket for Texas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
NO NEGATIVE VOTE.
From The washington Star.

From The Washington Star.
There Is certain Representative In the House
from q Western state whose secretary Is a
young woman. She Is pretty and she is as bright
as she Is good looking. being also the possessor
Of a pair OF beautiful brown eyes
The other day she called on Cabinet oficial
TO ask q favor for a constituent The grave and
dignihed head OF the department looked at her
and said:
my dear young woman, i am afraid cannot
do what you ask, although your big brown
eyes'--
Then the ayes have it." quick as a fash the
young woman said. And she got what she re-
aueSted