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The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-02-26
SPAN|ARDS ARE DENOUNCED
SENATOR MASON DEMANDS AN I'M.
MEDIATE INVESTIGATION.
A SENSATIONAL DEBATE ENSUES.
Much Warm Talk INDUCED In-Republl-
cans Reply to Their Colleague
From Illinois.

A Washington special says: In the
senate Friday Mr.. Mason offered a
resolution for an investigation of the
Maine disaster providing for private
committee to make an investigation.
Mr.. Hale asked that the matter be not
pushed.
Mr.. Mason, in reply, said that it
was evident that facts 10 regard to
Cuba were being concealed from the
people Of the country and from con-
gress.
Mr.. Mason said that the policy Of
the government was delay, and moth
ing was stopping the murder of people
in Cuba.
The DeLome letter had not stopped
the murders. The Maine disaster had
not stopped them. 1t was time for the
senate to act. Mr.. Mason said he did
not want the facts regarding the Maine
locked up in the executive depart
ments.
Mr.. Mason said we had waited while
the diplomats have deceived us. They
had sat at our table and misrepresent-
ed the situation. Mr.. Mason said that
while the diplomats delayed $50 of
our brave seamen were lying in the
harbor at Havana.
Mr.. Mason said the American peo-
pie were tired of investigating behind
closed doors, that with $50 seamen ly-
ing at the bottom of Havana harbor
the people of the United States want.
ed to know whether she was blown up
by her enemies or from spontaneous
combustion. Mr.. Mason said that il
it was found that the disaster was the
result of an accident the people would
be better satisfied il committee OF
congress should find it SO and no harm
would be done.
Mr.. Mason, referring to the DeLome
letter, said he thought every one would
commend the president for the manner
in which he handled O matter which
was in part so personal to himself.
Mr.. Mason said that those who are no
anxious to 60 slow in the matter of the
matter of the Maine were defenders Of
DsLome and had praised his wise
craftsmanship.
Mr.. Mason said the president said
in his message that one reason why he
had hesitated to interfere was because
of the promise of autonomy, and yet,
at the same time the Spaniards were
denouncing the government. Mr.. Ma
son said there should be American
divers for the Maine SO that the truth
could be told. He would not act upon
an investigation committee, he said,
because he would not sit at a table
with Spaniard unless he had sti-
letto in his pocket
This caused litter in the senate.
Senator Wolcott created nsation
in replying to Mr.. Mason. Mr.. VOL
colt said the senator from Illinois had
said the people were losing confidence
in one Of the great departments Of
the government, statement that
could not go unchallenged. Mr.. Ma
son sought to interrupt Mr.. Wolcott,
but the latter peremptorily declined
to be interrupted and insisted that the
words be read.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-02-26
Itasrophe Occurred Without Warning and While
Most of the Ships Men Were Sleeping
|R $50 Of THE CREW ARE KILLED Or BADLY WOUNDED
% Boats and Havana Firemen Go to the Rescue and Give
All Assistance POssible--The Catastrophe Creates
Great Excitement Throughout the Country.

Tbe United States battleship Maine
shown up at $40 o'clock Tuesday
nj in Havana harbor and totally
stoyed.
A, vet the cause Of the explosion is
apparent.
According to a report to the navy
Usrtment by Captain Sigsbee those
lawn to be saved are: Officers, "a,
injured; crew, 10 wounded, now on
,rd Ward line steamer, in city hos
nj and hotel, SO, so far as known.
others went down on board or near
Maine. Total lost or missing, 253.
The explosion occurred under the
Ens quarters, we'll forward. The
ksa lies with her bows wholly sub
[reed and only part of her stern
lowing.
1.-THE explosion, which shook the city
bm one end to another, created the
{ldsst excitement. All the electric
kbts we're put out by the shock. Fire
gines rushed madly from one direc-
bn to another, and no one knew for
Irtain from which direction the ex-
osion came.
Some Of the crew who were able to
ppOrt themselves by swimming were
we'd by the boats.
The disaster is remarkable in that
kly two officers lost their lives and
csc we're of junior grades. They
ere Lieutenant Fred w. Jenkins and
sistant Engineer Darwin r. Mer.
Scene at Moment Of Explosion.
The surviving crew and officers of
9 Maine state that the explosion
ised the ship out of the water and
en- she went partly to pieces.
All but the surgeon were in the
Erdroom at the moment of the explo-
pn. Then came the stupendous
ock, All the officers below rushed
deck but could get no further for
hrd than the middle supefstructurc
deck. Only a very pitiable few of
e $50 jackies ever got from below.
be water rushed over them and many
ERE stunned and drowned, but not
angled.
The officers ON deck narrowly es-
ped. In the junior officers mess all
ID to Chamber out through water and
feckage waist deep. One ladder
pm the after torpedo compartment
s iammed with men struggling up
} life. All agree that a double ex-
osion occurred from natural result
an underwater explosion of the
agazines.
Brass pipe, angle iron, etc., fell in n
lower on the decks of the City Of
asaington, 300 yards away. Out of
% dense smoke came anguished cries
! help. simultaneously with the
s'atiOn of falling fragments, search
Elts were thrown on the wreck
pa Its load of agony. Spanish boats
ON the shore joined those of the
aslington alongside at once, bnt the
fsular ferryboats, passing soon after
Fssesiplosion, did not stop to offer
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-02-26
BIG FOREST FIRES

Doing Untold Damage to Property In
North Carolina.
A special from Raleigh, N. c., says:
Forest fires have done immense damage
to pine timber all the way from Rock
ingham to Sanford, distance of
eighty miles. Entire forests are swept
away and o number of farm buildings.
Men on horseback gave warning
and no doubt saved many lives. The
wind blew q gale for twelve hours.
The greatest destruction was along the
line OF the Seaboard Air Line. It's
crossties were on fire at many places
and q section house was burned at
Hamlet. 1t is estimated that the tim.
Der loss Is at least 100000,
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-02-26
THE SAILORS SPEAK OUT.
They Declare Blowing Up of the Maine
Was the Work of Spaniards.

They Declare Blowing Up Of the Maine
Was the Work Of Spaniards.
A special from Key West says that
the steamship Olivette arrived there
Wednesday night with large number
of the wounded and many other sur.
vivors of the Maine disaster. The
officers were, as rule, reticent and
followed in line with their chief, Cap
tain Sigsbee, in saying that the cause
of the explosion could only be ascer-
tanned by divers, but many OF the
sailors were outspoken in their declar-
alton of belief that the explosion was
q deep laid plot of the Spaniards.
They are greatly incensed against
the Havana people, who have shown
them small courtesy, who looked upon
their presence as q national afiront'
aud who have published anonymous
circulars captioned "Down with Amer
cans" They believe that the author
of such expressed and cowardly hatred
would not stop at On act OF such ter.
rife vengeance as the blowing up OF
the Maine. =,
These sailors, acquainted with the
drills, discipline and ensemble OF
man-of.war, pooh-hooh the idea OF an
internal explosion as the last thing to
be thought of. -,
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press has been assured, in reliable
quarters, that Captain Sigsbee, is un-
der the impression that the ,warship
was blown up by q floating torpedo
and that he has communicated his I'M
pressions to Washington.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-02-26
MISS FRANCES WILLARD DEAD.
President OF the w. @. T. U. Passes Away
Suddenly In New York.

Suaueniy In New York.
Miss Frances E. Willard, president
Ct the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, died shortly after midnight
Friday nigh. at the Hotel Empire in
New York city.
Miss Willard has been i'll for about
three weeks with profound anemia,
which was the direct cause OF her
death
Frances Elizabeth Willard was born
in Churchville, N. Y, September 20,
1889. She was graduated OF North.
western Female college, Evanston,
ILL.,, in 1859, became professor of nat.
ural science there in 1862 and was
principal Of Genessee Wesleyan semi
nary in 1866-67. The following two
years she spent in foreign travel, CIV
ing part of the time to study in Paris
and contributing to periodicals. In
lS7l-74 she was professor OF esthetics
in Northwestern university and dean
of the women's college, where she de-
veloped her system Of self-government,
which had been adopted by other ed
ucators.
Miss Willard left her profession in
1874 to identify herself with the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union,
serving as corresponding secretary Of
the national organization until 1879,
and since that date as president. As
secretary she organized the home pro-
lection movement and sent an appeal
from nearly 200, 900 persons to the
Legislature of Illinois asking for the
temperance ballot for women. At
the death of her brother, Oliver A.
Willard, she succeeded him as editor
of The Chicago Evening Post.
In 1886 she accepted the leadership
OF the White Cross movement in her
own unions which had been establish
ed through her influence in twelve
states for the protection of women.
In 1888 she was made president Of
the American branch Of the Interna-
tional Council OF Women and of the
Worlds Christian Temperance Union,
she had founded five years before,
and she was repeatedly reelected.
Besides many pamphlets and contri-
buttons to magazines and the press,
Miss Willard has published several
volumes relating to temperance and
other reforms.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-02-26
SECRETARY LONG CENSURED.
Much Resentment Felt Toward Him BE-
cause of His Attitude.

Much Resentment Felt Toward Him De-
cause of His Attitude.
A Washington special says: Resent
ment is now felt toward Secretary
Long that he should, without substan-
tial proof, insist upon giving out the
theory that the disaster to the Maine
was the result OF an accident.
In the whole course Of reasoning
the assumption is that the Maine was
blown up by q torpedo. Congress.
men, naval officers and other men in
the government do not hesitate to eI-
press this belief, while the admins
tration, for fear Of offending the Span
ish, persists in giving out the contrary
theory.
The administration asks for q sus-
pension Of judgement, while the Sec
rotary OF the navy forestalls that sus-
pension by posting his opinion.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-02-26
HARBOR FULL OF TORPEDOEs.

Significant Letter Written by q Gunner
On the Maine.
A special TO the Detroit News from
Bay City, Mich, states that letter
was received in that city Thursday
from Elmer Meilstrup, gunner on
board the battleship Maine, dated
February IL, in which Meilsrup
wrote that he would not be surprised
if they should be blown up any day,
that the ship was surrounded with
torpedoes and could not leave the har.
Dor without consent and direction OF
the Spanish authorities.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-02-26
ADDRESS FROM SILVER LEADERS.

.n.., tn Voters OF tho Country TOT
Unity Of Action.
A Washington special says; Inc
addresses on behalf Of the democra.c'
uorulist and silver republican parties
which are the result Of the conferences
which have been in progress among
,ho leaders Of these parties at the capt.
toll we're issued Tuesday. ,,r. y,
They seek to unite the members n,oet;oO Os
u VIZ The financial issue as the question
~ PARAMOUNT importance, ana are
s ssparate appeals to. each OF the parties
Sc p"onsolidats for this purpose.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-02-26
SIGSBEE WAS WARNED.

Mrs. sIgsbee Has an Anonymous Letter
which Creates Great Excitement.
A Washington special says: Mrs.
Sigsbee has given out a circular sent
to her by Captain Sigsbee over two
weeks ago on which was written the
words:
"Look ont for your ship. We will
blow your whole rotten navy to pieces
il you send it here"
Then follows a vast amount Of abuse
against the yankees. Mrs. Sigsbee
says she cannot give out the contents
of the letter in which this circular was
enclosed, but she has felt vague
fears ever since Captain Sigsbes sent
il to her.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-02-26
TO DISMANTLE MAINE.

The Merritt wrecking Company Secures
Contract for the Work.
The Merritt Wrecking company has
been directed to send vessels to Hs-
yaua for the purpose OF performing the
preliminary work OF saving property
pertaining to the Maine.
Several telegams were received by
Secretary Long from other wrecking
companies desiring to contract for
raising the sunken battleship, 1t IS
believed generally by the naval off,
GERS in Washington that the PROPOSE
tion 10 raise the Maine is quite feast.
HE. unless the damage to her hull
,hall prove to be very extensive.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-02-26
ILLINOIS STANDS READY.
Governor Sends Message to Legislature
which Was Applauded.

Governor Sends Message to Legisiature
which Was Applauded.
Governor Tanner, of Illinois called
on the legislature Thursday to author.
ize him TO tender to the president OF
the United States the "moral and ma
terial support" Of Illinois, to "pre'
vent or punish any attempt at hostile
invasion of our country" This he
did in q message to the senate and
house. In the senate the message
came as q profound surprise. While II
was being read by the governors pr.
yata secretary, there was the deepest
silence in the senate, and at its conclu-
sion there was a burst OF app'aus"
from both sides.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-02-26
COAL POOL UNDER WAY.

Al illinois Preparing For q Big
Combine,
meeting at which representatives
nearly l25 local companies hand
'Oai In st. Louis from the mines
Ii, u'lefn, central and eastern Illi-
n, T sue present, was held in that
nj . tuesday for the purpose Of form.
|ses,, pool. These companies which
nnS vi the mines in the districts
J o,a.s are considering an agreement
hliD,S;.a SAME in East 81. Louis, under
NJ, ,lws' the Standard Coal COM
a ., INC, ,sa will take the entire out.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-02-26
BUTCHER WEYLER TALKS.
He Gives His Views In Regard to Maine
Disaster.

Lieutenant General Weyler, who
arrived at Barcelona, Spain, Thursday,
expressed the opinion in the course of
an interview that the disaster which
had befallen the United States war
ship Maine in Havana harbor was
"due to the Incidence Of her crew."
He announced his intention to ask
the governments permission to go to
Havana and stand as candidate for
the chamber of deputiesf for the Havana
district,
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1898-02-26
THE HOUSE WAS QUIET.

Tho Maine Disaster Absorbed the inter-
est Of Cone
The debate on the bankruptcy PHI
onened in the house Wednesday but
attracted little attention, the interest
of the members being entirely ao'
sorbed by the disaster to the Name;
A resolution was unanimously passed
expressing regret Of the expio,ion,
coincidence with the families OF 'nose
who lost their lives and sympathy with
the injured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-02
News OF the Railroads.

l ndera recent order of General super
inJrndent Durham OF the Plant system
ali the employees Of the system, mum
boring about 1000. will have to be vac
einated at once. The vaccination Will
cost them nothing.as they are all mem
beers Of the relief and hospital depart
ment of that system,
Twenty carloads Of SO pound sect
rails have arrived IN Lewiston for the
new trolley line between the Andres
coggin cities and Bath. The rails are SO
feet long. and are four and a half inch
IS high They are from the Carnegie
works and will he unioaded and dis
tri6uted along the route Of the road at
cnoe.
Fat men must he on their guard when
travelling on French railroads, a $40
pound citizen Of Lille who had bought
4 third class ticket, after failing To
wedge through the doors OF third
class and a second class carriag &c, en-
tered q hrst-class compartment and
rode To his place OF destination. The
railroad sued him for the difference in
the fare to which his defence was that
having sold the ticket. the company
Was bound to provide doors TO the
thirdclass carriages wide enough 10
admit him. The court. however, held
that he must have known his Own
..irth and the size of carriage doors,
and should have bought a ticket admit
ting him to a wide enough compart-
ment 1t refrained from making him
pay for excess weight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-02
Communication.

Editors kcnncbcc Journal:
Miss Faustna Butler. Il Maine women,
now residing in Boston. whose paintings
OF the Wiid-tloWtrS Of California fot
the Chicago Exposition attracted such
favorable attention and whose Studio in
Boston is filled with beautiful examples
of her skill, is DESTROYS Of painting al
The Niolets of North America for pnbl-
cation. but finds that the expense Of
doing 80 will he greater than the means
AT her command. She hopes therefore
that she may i" able to lind through
this medium among the lowers ~ ma
turC' : beauties. some persons possessed
of sufficient means and interest in such
work to aid her in carrying ont the plan,
If this article should attract the attention
of any persons who feel disposed 10 assist
her. Miss Batter would he happy to com
munieate fun details of her project II
would necessarily be a work "f several
syears duration. The work when com
pletgd viii he sold by subscription. ana
no one who has seen her PAINTINGS can
doubt her ability to produce Il s3tiSf"c-
tory result Miss Butler is an earnest
worker and it is to De hopcd that she
viii be encouraged 70 carry out her
beautiful scheme.
Her address is y Allston St, Boston.
Mass
KATE FCRBlSH.
january y u.s. Brunswick Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-02

farmington's corporation meeting was
the first held in the State this year
Some Of our Bath Young ladies are
learning the mysteries Of snow shoeine
Monhe gan fishermen report Il heavy
loss III lobster traps during the recent
storms.
City Engineer Barbour Of Deerng has
completed several blue print maps Of the
Guy showing thc exact location az its III
MIGRANTS.
Eowdonham has had It's share Of
tramps the past week. One night q oc-
cupicd the lookup ana the next night
there were Is.
Smelt fishermen don't like heavy snow
fans as they cause the ice to settle so
that the water floods the floors Of tholr
camps. freezing and making q thick coat
ing of ice.
The Textile union Of Biddcford which
takes in all grades OF help in the cotton
mills and which was organized at the
first of the strike now has "A membership
of over 600.
y Bath barber has invented a game of
cards known as the Polo zane TWO
rows OF cards are used in playing the
game. each row representing one Of the
polo teams.
The Calais Daily News. after IN exist
enc" of about six weeks announced In
Friday issue that it could not afford 10
carry ON the business any longer At it's
own expense. Thus ends the second at
tempt To run daily paper in Calais.
Bangor is to have q modern family
hotel. or apartment house something az
SCI unknown in Maine although very
popular in large cities. Tn" hotel Is TO be
of brick and stone. Eve stories high
There will be numerous rooms arranged
singly and in suites, ana on the top or
lifth floor. viii he Il restaurant for The
use Of The occupants Of the hotel.
From how simple = patent man
sometimes makes loads Of money, The
writer was reminded OF this Thought
yesterday as he noticed workmen push
ing the biz doublC-handlcd snow shov-
els in front of the CITY building. The
is known as the Staples
shovel and is used particularly ny rail-
roads and other large corporations. 1t
Will annihiiate Il SNOW drift in about
the space of tim" 1t man occupies Ia
Sh"VelinS Off window sill. The man
who Invented thc shovel Is Proprietor
Henry Staples Of the Old Orchard iIouee
and summer hoaTdors are now said to be
only side issue u snow sh0tciH The
came about in It peculiar way
and. like many another labor saYiuR-dc- 1
vice. WAS born almost uucXpcC teddy. Afr /
Staples, Tor u number If winters has /
been in tho habit of cutting ice tand ".
use the expression here literally on Il 4
small pond nearby Tor his hotel pur- .
poses one day after a heavy snowstorr1 +
he noticed the men iaboriously tryiAS To-
clear the surface with the small ordinary
snow shovel and appar uilN making little !
progress. when all Of d sudden with one
leg III a dfif; and the index finger OF his (
left hand en- his brow. he struck Il pen 4
sivs attitude and evolved j now sch. nv ,
II" went back to thu hotel got ii big .
bread board from thc Kitchen planed off /
one edge, nailed couple Of broom nan
dies to the opposite side, and with this
.mproris,d device the snow disappeared 4
ron the UIlt If hX uuLrfs fr.r.7
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-02
NEW 20 WER PLANT
TO Be Erected Next Spring Tor Ligh. and
Heat Company.

Owing Ia the great increase OF business
of the kcnnchec Light ANA Heat co. in
the past four months a new power house
has become an absolute necessity. The
present plant is Inadequate to take care
of the comnanys rapidly growing busi-
ness.
The new power station Will be Il brick
building the plans Of which are being
drawn by Portland parties. 1t win have
all the modern machinery and he an up
to date plant in every respect. 1t is 10
be started the coming June on the lot just
this side of the present station. on the
east end of the dam. beyond the pulp mill.
1t will have capacity Of half as much
more than that Of the plant now used
having machinery to take care of 500
mcandescent and 80 are lights than ara
in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-02

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