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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-17
DEPARTMENT RED TAPE.
General Sleepiness and Lack of Dis
patch Shown at Washington.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Facts were
few but theories plentiful at the navy
department today so far as the Maine
disaster was concerned.
Outside of the action indicated bv Ad
miral Sicard in the appointment of the
court of inquiry and the adoption of
further measures for the disposition of
the wounded and dead the department
officials felt that there was little to do
at this moment, and that it remained
for the investigation to be completed
before further action could be taken
Admiral Sicard's board has ample au-
thority to make the most searching in
vestigation into the causes of the disas-
ter
The Fern and the Mangrove reported
arrival at Havana last evening They
are provided with diving apparatus and
as every warship's company includes at
least several expert divers, there will
be no lack of men to make the necessa-
~ search.
These men can be depended upon to
report the exact fact. They are familiar
with the bottom of warships of the type
of the Maine, and they are not likely
to be led into the mistake that the out
let hole or pipe from the interior is a
torpedo hole.
It is said that under the most favora-
bic circumstances this investigation
cannot be made for several days. Ar
rangements must be made for the
proper working of the diving outfits
and the board of inquiry must deter
mine upon a line OF dctiOn. Besides,
Lieutenant Commander Mark, who will
be a member of the court of inquiry. has
just been released from duty with the
Billings court-martial in this city. He
left Washington at II o'clock today by
train for Key West and he is supposed
to be assigned to duty as judge advo-
cate of the court.
Probably the board will be conveyed
from Havana to Key West by the Oil
vette or one of the light house tenders,
as 1t is again stated today that the navy
department has no intention of sending
another man-of-war toward Havana
Immediately.
General fear is expressed by the old
officers at the navy department that
the destruction has been so complete at
least in the forward portion of the ship
where the explosion is believed to have
occurred, that it would be perhaps i'm
possible to find sufficient evidence in
the wreck of the huh to be able to de-
clare with certainty the cause of the
disaster The reports coming from Ha-
vana and printed this morning descrip-
tive of the occurrence of the wreck
strengthen these doubts. The fall of the
smokestack, the disappearance of the
big turret guns, the overturning Of the
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deck forward, all seem to indicate that
an enormous destruction has occurred
below.
It may be said, however, that nothing
has yet developed in the news from Ha-
vana as to the appearance of the wreck
or in the conflicting stories of the sur
vivors to change the opinion of the ma
jority of the officers stationed in the ma
Wy department that the Maine sunk as
the result of an internal explosion
AS to the origin of this explosion
there is still a wide difference of Opin-
ion, but the coal bunker theory today
finds very many more strong support
ers than any other theory.
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CAN'T GET NEWS.
Wires to the South are Interrupted
and No Dispatches Come.

Washington, Feb. flowing to the
unfavorable weather conditions the
wires in the south are said to be in
trouble. which the naval officers think
is the reason for delay in receiving fur
ther advices, though the probable ex-
haustion of Capt. Sigsbee and his Off
GERS after yesterdays work, may also
offer some explanation.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE first dis
patch received from Key West since 2
a. m. this morning reached the navy
follows:
Key West-The draft that was sent
from the New York on the fifth went
to the Detroit for the squadron. The
only man sent to the Maine lately was
John Hamilton, carpenters mate.
(SignedO FORSYTH
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Key West. Fla, Feb. 1.-THE cores
pondent here of the Associated Press
has just returned to this place on board
the Olivette from the scene of the wreck
of the United States battleship, Maine,
in Havana harbor.
The divers. who have been working
about her bottom, have discovered an s.
inch percussion hole in a plate
Admiral Manterola has summoned
Capt. sigsbee to appear before Military
Judge Peralto. and make the necessary
dispositions. All proofs of the torpedo
work will be removed.
Another man-ofwar is expected here
tonight.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE bulletin from
Key West indicating that evidence of
the use of a torpedo had been discover
ed in the case of the man-of-war Maine,
was written and sent by Mr. Weather
ford, the regular Associated Press cor
respondent at Key West. who went to
Havana recently and who left the latter
city yesterday wednesday, at o'clock
p. m on the steamer OIivette.
(Signed) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
New York, Feb IA dispatch to the
Journal from Washington, dated 1880
a. m, says:
Captain Sigsbee has telegraphed the
naval department. using the English
cipher. that, in his opinion, the destruc-
ton of the Maine was the act of an en-
emy.
This dispatch has been suppressed by
the department, but it is known to have
been received.
He requested an immediate investiga-
tion and intimated that the reason he
sent all the survivors to Key West was
that he feared more trouble.
The Washington correspondent of the
Herald says he stood on the bridge OF
the Maine with Capt. sigsbee a week
ago yesterday and the captain said to
him:
It don't want to be obliged to take
any coal aboard from Havana. It would
be a risky expedient. Not that I sus-
pect anyone In authority, but there is
such an irresponsible rabbIe here in Ha-
Vana. and 1T would be an easy matter
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and officers and placed on seats for
conveyance to the marine hospital The
brave fellows bore their sufferings ad-
mirably and some limped through the
lane of eager faces with their arms in
sings, heads bound and bIoOdstained
bandages on legs or trunks.
The crowd had been yelling as only
excited Cubans and negroes can yell,
but a great hush had fallen upon the
assemblage as the head of the process
sion filed from the deck house at the
sight of the actually wounded. Excited
women grew hystericaI and many a
Latin prayer was heard from lips that
had been shouting a moment before.
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FLAGS AT HALF MAST.
President Issues an Order Covering
AL Federal Buildings.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE president has
ordered that until further notice the flags
at all naval yards and on naval vessels
at posts, army headquarters, and on all
Late last night the following dispatch
from Captain Sigsbee, at Havana, ad-
dressed to Secretary Long, was received: :
.sAT men whose names have not been
sent as saved probably are lost. Bodies
are still floating ashore keep nine Of
ficers, one private and Gunner'S Mate
Bullock here with me-
A dispatch from Captain Philips of the
Texas now at Galveston, states that the
drafts of q apprentices which they carried
from New York for the Maine, still
on hoard the Texas.
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FLAG AT HALF MAST.
Judge Guthrie Says It Will Go Up
When Spain is Thrashed.

The flag on the federal building in
Topeka is at half mast today. 1t was
placed there at IL o'clock this morning
in response to the order of President
Mckinley. Up to that time the flag
had not been raised on account of the
high wind but when Postmaster Guth-
rie was informed of the order of the
president he ordered the flag brought
out at once and he superintended the
raising himself.
Why don't you have it put to the top
of the staff?'' asked a bystander.
I'VE will put it up there after Spain
has been roundly thrashed,' responded
Judge Guthrie.
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sPAIN's ADVANTAGE.
She Now Has Seven Ironclads of the
First Glass to Our Six.

Washington. Feb. 1z.-Both Secretary
Long and Assistant Secretary Roose-
welt have called a consultation of
all of the chiefs of the navy department
and several of the officers of high rank
not directly attached
when it was shown that the loss of this
fine battIeship, had done a good deal to
between the navies of Spain and the
United States, the American navy being
reduced to six serviceable irOnclads, as
against seven in the Spanish feet.
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EXPECTED 10 BE BLOWN UP.
The Maine Was Surrounded by g
Gordon of Torpedoes.

Deroit. Mich, Feb. IA special to
the News from Bay City, Mich, says:
A letter was received today from Elmer
Merlstrup, gunner on the Maine, dated
February IL in which Mr. Merlstrup
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 harbor without
consent and direction of the Spanish
authorities
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BETTER NOT.
Spanish officers Deny Plotting an
Anti-American Demonstration.

Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE North German
Gazette this afternoon says that it is
authorized to state that the recent re-
port emanating from Madrid that
number of high Spanish officers propose
to leave their cards at the German en-
bassy, with the view of thus setting on
foot demonstration against the Unit
ed States, is utterly devoid of founda-
ton.
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LONG MAKES DENIAL.
Declares That Captain Sigsbee Has
Been NOncOmmital

Washington, Feb. 17.-Secretary Long
positively denies that Captain Sigsbee has
in any suppressed telegram expressed the
opinion that a torpedo caused the disas-
ter or that it came from an external
cause The captain said. on the contrary
that he could not venture TO express an
ntlirainn-
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Key West Fla, Feb. 1.-THE Asso-
ciated press correspondent here has had
an opportunity to question a number of
the officers and men who were aboard
the warship Maine at the time of the
explosion and it is the universal opin-
ion of all them that the explosion was
result of the explosion of a torpedo on
the outside
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Weather Tndications.

Chicago, Feb. 17.-For Kansas: I'm
settled weather tonight and decidedly
colder; Friday fair, northerly winds. be-
coming variable.
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LEES MESSAGE.
Suggests Ordering a Naval Court OF
Inquiry.

washington, Feb 1.-THE following
cablegram was received by the state
department from Consul General Lee
last night:
Havana, Feb. 16.-Profound sorrow
expressed by government and munich
pal authorities, consuls of foreign ma
tions, organized bodies of all sorts and
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INVESTIGATION CALLED FOR
Senator Allen Offers a Resolution in
the Senate.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Senator Allen
introduced a resolution today instruct
ing the senate committee on naval af-
fairs to investigate the Maine explo-
sion.
The resolution went over under objec-
ton until tomorrow.
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&#A%##~~# %### @ss&% s.sx<ss

to get a couple sticks of dynamite in
the coal bunkers without knowing it,
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sanitary inspector of Havana, and the
correspondents of the American news
papers had already gathered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-17
This dispatch bears date of today.

New York, Feb. 17.-One of the regu-
lar staff correspondents of the Associ-
ated press at Key West cabIed from
there at 11:35 this morning that the re
port of the finding of the hole in the
hull of the Maine evidently caused by
a torpedo was sent from Havana just
before the Olivette sailed and from a
source regarded as reliable, but can
not be verified OWN to the strict
censorship at Havana.
The report is not verified by the Off
GERS of the Maine at Key West from
Havana
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Like All Spanish Warfare 1t
Was the COwardly StilettO
Plunged Into the Back
in the Darkness.
Captain Sigsbee Already Sum-
mOned to Make the NeceS-
sary Dispositions Before
a Magistrate.
Captain Sigsbee Wires Wash
ingtOn That the Explosion
Was No Accident-His
Dispatch is Sup
pressed.
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World has received from Sylvester SEQ
vel, its correspondent at Havana, the
following reply to an inquiry as to
whether strangers were allowed on the
Maine the day of the disaster:
Yes, visitors were on the Maine all
afternoon of the day of the explosion
The bomb might then have been depos-
tied near the magazine as 1 have al
here
This disna t.ch hears date of tndav
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Continued on Fifth Page.)
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New York, Feb 1.-THE Journal and
Advertiser quotes Assistant Secretary
of the Navy Roosevelt as saying: 4
am convinced that the destruction of
the Maine was not an accident"
New York, Feb. 1.-THE Evening
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25
MELBOURNE.
.sgigtcr Of The lTth,

.ssirtercs the lTsA,
A new boy arrived at VIM.
Sisk's last Thursday morn
ing, and Bill is now happy
as a boy with a corn stalk
fiddle.
Monday was Valentine
Day and several of the boys
received exact representa-
tions of themselves and their
occupation. Our typo re-
ceived a daisy one. 9
DR.. G. E. Benbrook, Of
Optinos, passed through
town Tuesday, enroute from
Hardy, where he was called
last week on account Of the
lines of his sister, Mrs.
Bette Cook. He reported
her better.
Hill Harris family went
to John Kinks Sunday, re.
turning in the evening, ac-
companled by "Grand-m ma"
Pickett, who will remain
here awhile, visiting relativ-
es and a'c q Il a Ii t a n C e S.
Grandma will soon be 50
years old and gets around
as lively as many young
people.
Some Of The brethren, and
Others, have wisely suggest
ed that a contribution be
raised with which to place
a nice monument over the
grave Of that beloved old fa-
ther in Israel, "Uncl,
Heury" Hays, at Philadel.
phia, The Register would
suggest that some one at
each NJ, e. Church and
community iu which Uncle
Heary" had presided in his
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25

Masters cause, be appointed
to receive contributions for
this christian work-to mark
the last resting place Of him
who, no doubt, done more
Jealous ministerial work. re-
ceived less pay and never
murmered, than any other
minister in North Arkansas.
No one, no, not one, ever
knew "Uncle Henry" but to
love him. IAN Israelite,
indeed, in whom there was
no guile
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25

Ca!dy's Cll
at a hOnA
n. Tonic [
|ge. Thgz
+ and theA
b prime 4
r paCksa I
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25

t.lN .nuN Nt. t..iD
urrr 5st.arl t.'s (. 5--
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25
WQrking-GIrPs Chance

"The average home h olds
ont a far more comfortable
time, a more lesiurely life, a
healthier existence, and
better wages, than does the
Office, store or factory to an
intelligent girl or woman, -"
writes Edward W. Box of
'"lshe Working Girls Great
Chance" in the February
Ladies Home Journal.
1.-The same time devoted,
fo1 example, to the study OF
shorthand or typewrltlng; #
given to the study of nursing
or domestic service, would
mean twice the income to a
bright, steady girl. I'm
fortunately, girls will not see
this, and thousands Of them
who are today struggling
through an existence in the
outer world, could have far
more comfortable lives and
better wages iu excellent
homes. How the average
girl can deliberately shut
her eyes to the opportunity
which fairly glares upon her
tA a good maid, nurse, com
tnlon or domestic Of any
Sort, passes average Pcoin-
prehension, There has
never been a time when
mistresSes were reader OF
more willing to pay good
wages for good domestic
service--wages compared toI
which the pittance paid in
shops or factories sinks into
insigniicance, And, on the
other hand, the salaries OF
women in business, as recent
statistics plainly show, are
gradually on the decrease
because Of the willingness Of
hundreds OF girls to work
for mere pittance. Every
business house has today
waiting lists of scores Of
hundreds Of applicants, while
hundreds OF homes cry out
for intelligent domestic
service"
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25

r, Salt.RI
|ttenseitchiI
|lhesedisell
Lying CID
ntnent, h
fn permalI
Ply eRcihl
|ite renaiI
! hands, u
1nic sored
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25

upon,by them of strengthen
ing the bonds of society by
freeing it from the restraints
of unsatisfactory and IN
sufficient employment for
.tlrosa who labor. Arkansas
Gazatte.
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25
Cotton 9ailas AMOr EnM-
2pleyEMcMt.


8pleysMcRat.
An important consldera'
tion in connection with the
subject of cotton manufact-
ure for this state is the duty
Arkansas owes to itself of
building up industries that
will supply lucrative en-
ployment to the sons and
daughters of people who eat
bread in the sweat of their
ia ces.
This paper has already.
given space to the subj ect,
but only in an inferentlal
way. AS the state is now
conditioned in this respect
nothing could be unsatlsfac-
tory. And in consequence,
Notwithstanding a good
common school education, an
honest self respect and good
health as their equipment for
life there are but.two courses
open to the sons and daugI1t-.
ers Of working people, TO
leave the state or remain
and become dependents upon
the bounty oftheir friends or
their community.
This phase of the subject,
in connection with cotton
manufacture for this state,
of furnishing employment
for those who must else
wise leave the state or COM
munity, or become idlers
for whom they must provide,
was not it is true, a problem
with which other states had
to do when originally taking
up the industry.
The conditions OF popu-
lation did not require it in
the New England states
until the high tide of foreign
immigration had 'swept the
old order Of things out of
existence, In the case Of the
cotton manufacturing states
of the south it only became
necessary after the emanci'
patton Of the negro, And,
in fact, which act Of ernau-
cipation, no doubt would
have been a reactionary one,
up on the government and
the country, had not the
southerner, in contradiction
of the character given HIM
Oy MS enemies, StralHSu MS
knowledge Of political econ
omy to a point where The re-
,lations Of the classes djl rot
disturbe the comfort and
integrity Of capital or labor
white man or negro.
But il has become a Deces
sity with the others, as It.
must 'be henceforth with
this state, that nothing is
regarded by them as wAl
done in matters Of progress
aqd enlightenment unIes theI
principle is constantly acted
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25
MAMMOTH SPRING.

ycai.'F Of the lSta'
The editor vas at Hardy
Sunday, and found that town
getting along about the
same as of old.
John Sharp, a prominent
Jzard county farmer and
.ock raiser, shipped a car
load of hogs to Kansas City
this week,
C. e. Elmore will be a
candidate for county and
probate judge, and a little
later will announce. he
will run subject to the act
ion of the Democratic party.
Another accident occurred
at the cotton mill today.
Miss Bette Nelson was
cleaning of her speeded
while the machinery was
running, when her hand was
caught between the cogs
and one finger so badly
lacerated that it will proba-
bly, have to be amputated.
Mrs. T. A. Lamb, living
about three miles southeast
of town, happened to a SER
ious accident Tuesday. She
had been to town in a wagon
and on her return home one
of the wheels came OH and
she was pitched forward on
the ground and had both
arms broken by the fall and
sustained other slight in
.j"'''es',s-.
D. S, Helvern left Monday
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25
OFFICIAL.

OFFICIAL.
FRESHMAN, First District-P. D. McCulloch
Ice Marianna, Lee County.
Tor, Second Dist-A' j witt Pocahontas
ge, 18th Judicial Dist--John Is. McCaleb,
De- Shade.
. Atty l6thl DIst-R, B. Maxey, Nam
Spring
kP CoUNTY-Representatlve--T. |, Herrn.
ye-W, G, Murphy.'
k-Jasper Justus,
if-J. T. wilkins Hardy.
|ssor-Thos II. McCaleb.
|surer-C. W. Shaver. %
|EXaminer-D d. Spurlock.
THE COURTS,
nit Court, N.'Dst-First Monday in Jan
hd July. In s. DIst-Second Monday in
try and August.
bty Court-lst Monday in January, April,
bal October.
uie Court, S Dist-2nh Monday'in March,
'See..4iA'.'ser and sDesembsr .ss-.su, -sssuaas.s
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g5' s
Is=... 1,s&.
NS' '.Aat.s-, a. .af4.t.. IS ls-s
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25
SOCIETIES..

EVENING SHADE LODGE No. l43, f. o
NJ. holds regular communications on
~ ssturdy before LIST sunday IN eaoii
renth, h. S, BACON, W. I'd
fetcalf, Sec'y.
EVENING SHADE CHATTER, No ~, "
n s.. meets at Masonic Hall lst IhurS
dsy ~ m each month, at O'Clock p; IN;
MRS, KATEHUDDLESTt N, W. NJ
WILLIE AULr, Sec'ty'
prpAL CHAPTER No. SO, r. A. NJ.
Ads regular convecations at Masonic
Eall p ia Evening Shade, the Sd Saturday
LIN each month. o.,p, II
4 Davidson, See.
Rppr,p LODGE, No. go, 7. 0. Q
r noIdg regular meetings every al
ES9 ternate Friday night:
"A ~ IT.. MEDLEY, N u,
b. Collins. sec'Y,
EANHlK2Zl/> EVENING SHADE LODGE
No 249O, X. of II
SIsesS Xxx meets first Tues
ksj&ANs {fSso-day nights n every
lFS2 VI month.
"a u 5s9SSS w. Carroll SHAVER, D
'W9NWN CD. Wilson r.
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25

D. S, Helvern left Monday
for Omaha, Nebraska, where
he goes as one of Arkansas
commissioners at the great
Omaha exposition.
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25
Directory.
RELIGIOUS.

0c at Methodist church first and third ,r
4inS az Zach month. Rey. W. ;, SOUTH
Sstor. or ' Everybody is invited to attend
h. at the Christian church Saturday
tns ~ tha "" second sunday in ca ch month";
% E MijhollandA Aof Batesvtlle'
4 school every Sunday morning ~
3UN tbe Methodist church, Everybody Is
" tne n''" G.. j. WILSON,
e CONE, CONF, secretary. superintendent
The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-30
HERO HAD HIS TROUBLES.
Him Think of Cuba with
Longing.

1War is pretty bad, of course remarked
blue-coated man with bandage under his
coat, ''but l declare, in some ways, women
are as bad as Spaniards-only they kill you
with kindness instead Of bullets. came
home from Santiago with this little wound
in my hip. and, really. can't tell you how
I've suffered since, from the women Of my
family. 1t is all right, of course; this world
would be den of wild beasts without the
love and sympathy of woman--but the dear
creatures especially those nearest to us
generally overdo it. They didn't believe my
message that / was only slightly wounded,
so on my arrival was mee by my wife, her
mother, two maiden aunts and girl cousin,
all rallied from the four quarters of Michi-
gan and adjoining states to nurse me.
don't need any nursing worth mentioning,
but, believe me, if I've drawn long breath
in two weeks without those five women
jumping up and rushing at me. will eat
my army blanket If wink my wife says:
What is it, dear?-if move one leg, my girl
cousin springs at me with another pillow
in her hand; during the night my two aunts
wake me up to see if want anything; and
my mother-in n-law-well. the dear soul hasn't
sat down or been to bed since / came--to my
knowledge. Ny wound is nearly healed, ard
that's blessing. for if don't get back to
Cuba pretty soon III he ruined man. /
can't stand such coddling-it will make =
bloated tyrant out of me, so it will. A man
needs war once in awhile to get him away
from woman-dear. loving woman-she
would make spineless infant out of him in
no time. Detroit Free Press.