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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-20
CUBANST0CO-OPERATR'
|Well Pleased with the Action O,
Congress.
THE JUNTA ISSUES A STATEMENT.

ryotice to Spain tn Evacuate the Island
4 Of Cubsns-If Force Is Necessary There
Will BE Complete Co-Operation by the
Cuban Government and Its Army-wilI
BE Able TO Maintain Independence.
New York. April 2O.-The following
ktatement on the Cuban resolutions
*was given out at the Cuban junta:
THE resolutions as they stand are
'tantamount to the recognition OF the
|Cuban republic. The declaration is
THAT the people of Cuba are free and
while the Cuban people
acknowledge allegiance only to the
Republic OF Cuba, which they have es.
|tabished and maintained by force OF
|arms. The only object OF the Insured.
|tion was the independence OF the Gu
bans. This is provided for by the res.
buttons The Cubans asked that be-
fore Intervention there be recognition
|of independence. This is also provided
Nor by the resolution.
Merits Deepest Gratitude.
Their desire to run their own gov
|ernment free from coercion is provided
flor by the fourth paragraph of the res
olution. Under these circumstances the
demand made by the United States that
Spain at once evacuate the island, and
1.-The threat that in the event of her re-
|fusal the land and naval forces Of the
limited States will be used to compel
Evacuation, certainly merits the deep
est gratitude on the part of the Cuhans
Should force be necessary on The part
OF the United States there will be the
most complete cooperation by the Gu
ban government and its army Coast
|pilots and practiced guides will be
placed at the service of the United
States. and in every practical way will
the Cubans aid in expelling the COM
mon enemy.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-20
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The Portland daily press., 1898-03-29

rated by other witnesses while the assis'
tant engineer OF works, states that after
explosions made during the execution
OF works in harbor he has always found
dead fish.
"The divers were unable to examine
the bottom of the Maine which was
buried in the mud, but careful exami-
nation of the sides of the vessel, the rents
and breaks in which all point outward,
shows without a doubt that the explo.
sion was from the inside.
"a minute examination of the bottom
of the harbor around the vessel shows
absolutely no sign of the action of a tor
pedo and the judge advocate of the COM
mission can find no precedent for the
explosion of the storage magazine of .
vessel by torpedo.
1.-THE report makes clear that owing
to the special nature of the proceedings
for the extra territory of the Maine, the
committee has been prevented from
making such an examination of the side
of The vessel as would determine even
the hypothesis of the internal origin of
the accident. This Is to be attributed
to the regrettable refusal to permit The
necessary cooperation OF the Spanish
commission. both with the commander
and crew of the Maine and the different
American officers commissioned to in
vestigate the cause of the accident and
later on with those employed in salvage
work
The report finishes by stating that
an examination of the inside and outside
of the Maine as soon as such examination
may be possible, and also OF the bottom
OF where the vessel rests will prove that,
supposing the remains of the wreck are
not totally or partially altered In the
process ol extraction, tho explosion was
undoubtedly due to some internal cause. "
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-29
SPAIN'S REPORT.
Conclusions Directly Opposite 1hos.
Reached By American Commission.


Washington, March 2S.- A full sy-
Dopsis of the report of the Spanish naval
commission which investigated the de-
struction of the battleship Maine is here
given by the Associated Press. 1t is
taken from a copy of the original report
which is now on it's way from Havana,
the synopsis being cabed in the mean
time and today placed in the hands of
this government. The conclusions reach
ed are directly opposite to those in the
report of the court of inquiry submitted
to Congress today. Z he synopsis is rs
follows:
The report contains declarations made
by ocular witnesses and experts. From
these statements it CLEARLY deduces and
proves the absence of all those attendant
circumstances which are invariably pres
ent on the occasion of the explosion of
a torpedo.
''The evidence of witnesses compare
lively close to the Maine at the moment
is to the effect that only one explosion
occurred; that no column of water was
thrown in the air; that no shock to the
nearest vessels was felt, nor on land
was any vibration noticed and that no
dead fish were found.
1.-THE evidence of the senior pilot OF
the har bord states that there Is abundance
of fish in the harbor and this is corTobo.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-29
THREATENED
PRESIDENTS
OF INACTION.

by govel nment officials or parties CON
nected with them. The apparent absence
of wise motive for such action does not
seem to weigh much here, as it is thought
generally that the Cubans, whose cause
would be served by the explosion, could
not have put the mine there. Yet the re-
port of the board of inquiry disproves the
statements that the Names anchorage
| was shifted after sne arrived and that the
! Spanish cruiser was moved away from the
Maine just before the explosion.
| II war is to come it would not be sur
prising If it should begin by the middle
Of April. Our government will probably
be fairly we'll prepared by that time. 1t
hardly seems at present that we would be
likely to send troops to Cuba just as the
sickly season is coming on, And the
chances are that the contest would be a
naval one. 1t is one Of the anomalous
features of the situation that the starva.
tion of the reconcentrados has been the
principal argument of Proctor, Thurston
and others in the Senate for intervention,
and that the war which their speeches
threaten to make inevitable, will
probably be the death knell of those re-
concentrates. The unostentatious but
effective charity of the American people
was helping the starving. The speeches
of Thurston and Proctor help along the
war feeling, promote the personal popu
larity of the speakers, but give stone
instead of bread to the hungry.
There are signs that this anomalous
situation is being appreciated, and that
there will be disinclination Oh the part
of Congress to make the Maine incident
subordinate to the general situation, I'M
less the feature of that situation is to be
our insistance that the Spaniards must
ceass war and leave Cuba. This means |
that the starving musJ perish, although |
in future the island may be more happy. |
1t Is certain that Congress. as it feels to,
day, is against any half way measures. |
This radical sentiment may cool, how.
ever in a few days
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-29
IN CONGRESS
POLICY
NO FURTHER DELAY.
A Rebellion Organizing Against More
Temporizing.

| Washington, March 2S.-After the
adjournment of the House today there
was considerable discussion over pro-
posed consolidation in the House of those
who. favor some form of immediate action
| on the Cuban issue. There was a strong
feeling shown over the avoidance in the
Presidents message of any outline of a
definite administration policy and de-
cided Opposition apparent not to await
any further delay nor resort to tenn
porizing measures. The project to fur
nish nd libitum relief supplies to the
Cuban non. .comb batants is meeting with
opposition to which members on both
sides of the House have given voice in
private discussion on the ground first,
that Spain alone is responsible for the
conditions on the island, and second the
extending of such large and probably
continued aid abroad is unjust to the
people of this country. The steps taken
today on this line were of an informal
nature. Representative Hull of Iowa,
chairman of the House committee on
military affairs, isa3leading the movement
for prompt action.
PRESIDENT MUST BE DEE'INITE.--
Washington, March 2s. "A number of
Senators and Representatives of both par
ties conferred with the President at the
White House tonight. 1t is said that the
opinion expressed by most Of those who
talked with Mr.. Mckinley was that
Congress was inclined to object to further
delay in settlement Of the Spanish sit
uation and that unless the next message
was more definite, the radical members
could not be held in check. At the meet
ing Of the Senate committee on foreign |
relations on Wednesday. Senator Frye
will move that the committee remain in
continuous session until the questions |
relating to the Maine, Cuba and Spain |
are settled. Mr.. Foraker will Introduce
tomorrow resolution recognizing the
independence of Cuba.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-29

Washington, March 2S.-The immense
mass of testimony taken by the Maine
court of inquiry was sent to the Senate
today and with the President S message
and the findings of the court referred to
the committee on foreign relations. The
testimony was taken on eighteen different
days, the fourteenth day, however, being
devoted to viewing the wreck. Every
witness who was known to have any in
formation that could throw light upon
the great disaster was called TO give his
testimony. The story of the destruction
of the vessel is told not graphically but
in manner that gives all the obtainabie
facts. No technical detail is omitted.
Every movement and incident connected
with the Maine from the time she left
Key West until the last diver examined
the wreck slowly sinking in the mud of
Havana harbor is given. 1t is story in
tensely interesting to tho American pub
lie. Those who read it can have little
doubt as to whether there was an internal
OF external explosion. Perhaps the most
significant testimony is that showing the
bottom plates on the port side of the i'll
fated Maine were bent inward and up
ward, a result that hardly could have fol-
lowed anything save an explosion from
the outside.
mass of testimony is submitted show
ing the care exercized ON board the ship
by Captain Sigsbee and his officers and
the apparent impossibllity of the accident
occurring from any internal cause. such
as the heating of the bunkers spontano
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-29
REBELLION
AGAINST
BY NO MEANS CALMER.
Presidents Message Has Angered Mem
bers of Congress. At
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.]

1
Washington, March 2s.-It cannot b
said that the message of the Presiden1
had a calming effect on Congress today
| 5hrewd and experienced observers, mer
not predisposed to war, and men wht
| wish for peace, after considering the
temper of Congress, came to the conclu
sion that war was well nigh inevitable.
The House, which has hitherto stood
Loyalty by the administration was ina
very impatient mood at the conclusion OF
the reading of the message.
The members quite generally without
distinctions of party did not like the
Presidents policy of treating the Maine
affair as an incident, and there were
gress would not stand by the administra-
tion unless its next step should be a
plump notice that the Spaniards must
quit in Cuba. The wisest heads in the
House quite generally considered the
Presidents message judioious and
proper one, but even they were forced to
admit that his next step must be some
thing more than a proposition to send
money to Cuba if public expectations
were to be satisfied. The Congress
seemed today strongly in favor of armed
intervention. OF course this sentiment
may calm down. Tomorrow will bs de-
voted under special order adopted some
time ago, to bills on the private calendar,
most of them for the payment Of bills
contracted by the last war, but OH We'd
nesday, there may be chance for the
more belligerent members of the House
to take action, especially if tho President
sends in message that day.
The report of the board of inquiry
leaves the very general belief that the
Spaniards blew up the Maine. They think
that the mine must have been put there
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-29

| Navy Departments with the Spanish
situation as the common purpose of al
the varying aspects of official action.
Seldom has day teen replete with 81
many diverse phases of single subject
And yet throughout this activity the pre-
vailing tone as showed from administers
ton sources has been more in the line o1
peace than it has been for some days
This WAS the impression conveyed by
Cabinet officers after the Cabinet session.
The same sentiment characterized the
di plomatic conferences at the State De-
partment. But in Congress, which af-
forded the greatest field for anri-Spanish
and war-like expressions, strain OF dis
content and uneasiness prevailed after
the Presidents message and the Maine
report were submitted and especially on
the House side
The Presidents s message submitting the
Maine report and accompanying evidence
was the main event of the day Those
who had anticipated that the message
would contribute to the aggressive spirit
were disappointed. 1t contained no sur
prises. In the House the message and re-
port were referred to the committee on
foreign affairs and the Spanish debate
was for the time being diverted In the
Senate there was a similar reference to
the committee on foreign relations and
Mr.. Money of Mississippi delivered brief
and energetic speech picturing the woes
OF Cuba. With the report was submitted
the voluminous evidence taken at Havana
and Key West before the court of inquiry
Examined In detail this evidence proved
to be much more interesting in recital
than the cold and dispassionate review
submitted by the court
The special Cabinet session was held to
go over the Preeident's g message and par
ticularly y toa consider the latest develop
ments in the negotiations now proceeding
with Spain. These had assumed IL wide
field, embracing not only the Maine ques
tion, but also the entire Cuban problem.
Tha answer of Spain was in hand to the
firm note sent through Minister Woodford
last week stating that the condition Of
Cuban affairs had become SO 1ntolerable
that the United States could not much
longer remain inactive toward it. The
general tone of the Spanish answer i'm
pressed the President and Cabinet officers
most favoraDly, go much 50 that after the
meeting it was stated by members that
the outlook was far more assuring and
that Spain had shown sue a conciliatory
tone that it was believed she would make
Continued on Second Pager y
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-29
The Question of Foreign Interven-
ton Seriously Considered.
Spain Would WELCOME This Way of Set
thing All Her Troubles and Has Been
Urging 1t Upon the Courts Of Europe
Members of the Cabinet Consider the
Outlook Peaceabfe :and Say War is Em-
probable But Not Imp0ssibl.

Washington, March 2S.-Today has been
one of action in every branch of official
life; action in the White House where the
President and his Cabinet advisers as
sembled in special cabinet session at 10. 80
action in both houses of Congress, where
the message of the President on the
Maine disaster and the report and testi-
mony of the court of inquiry were re-
ceived; action in the secret conferences Of
state officials and diplomats concerning
the latest phases of Spanish American
negotiations and action in the War and
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-29
No Room for Doubt That Explo-
sion Was External.
Portions of Bottom Plates Found Above
the Declx-A Clerk at the Consulate Tes-
titles to Receiving Sensational Let
ter-Hem. Lee Had Been Asked to Pre-
vent Visit of Maine But Order Came
Too Late.

GUS combustion, or from other causes up.
on which so many theories were based.
The testimony Of Captain Sigsbee is of
the greatest importance. and is perhaps Of
more general interest than that of any
other man called before the board. With
great care and minuteness he gives an &C.
count of the management Of the ship,
how she was handled, what was done
from day to day ON board, how she sailed
into Havana, her anchorage and what he
knew about it, and in fact every point
upon which the government and the
country desires to be informed. Nothing
in Captain Sigsbee's testimony shows
that the anchorage was changed or that
it was considered dangerous by any one.
Second in Importance to the testimony
of Captain Sigsbee is that Of Ensign
Powelson, who had charge OF the divers
and knew from day to day what these
divers found. This officer was infinitely
informed as to the construction of the
Maine and everything about her. His
testimony was to a certain extent tech
nical, bearing upon the construction of
the ship,lher plates. ETC., but it was from
these plates and this technical knowledge
that he was able to declare that the ex-
plosion took place from the outside.
The divers, Morgan, Olsen and Smith
all contributed important evidence. They
testified that the plates were bent inward
on the bottom port side and outward on
the starboard side.
The story of the explosion Is told by
different witnesses and adds little to
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-29
Local Weather ReporL.

Portland, Me-. March 2S.-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are as follows.
s a. M. Barometer 30 547: Thermom-
eter 39. Dew Point "a; Humidity 50;
Wind NE; Velocity 4 weather, p.cloudy
Sp. m. Barometer 30.454 Thermom-
eter 80; Dew Point 81; Humidity a.
Wind S. Velocity 8; weather. cloudy.
Mean daily thermometer 3S; ma yimum
thermometer 43, minimum til jrmonl-
eter 80; maximum velocity wind IL, Sc;
total precipitation O.
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-29
THE WEATHER..

Washington, March 2s.-Forecast for
Tuesday for New England. fair, followed
by showers Tuesday afternoon or night,
colder Tuesday night, southeasterly
shifting to northeasterly winds.
Boston, March 2S.-Local forecast for
Tuesday, threatening and showers, fol-
lowed by fair, colder during evening
and night; southwest to west winds.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-06
Cloak ODening,

Mr.. Z. b. Kplfe will give one of his
popular CLOAK openings at Ordway's,
nj xt Wednesday, Oct. l2'h, day and
evening.
rawbridge & Clothier's entire stock
of cloaks, suits, silk waists and silk
skirts will be represented.
An opportunity to select garment
from one of the largest lines shown in
this country. All invited to attend.
This will be the only opening Mr.. Rolte
will 1--WE in Skowhegan, this season.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-06

New eiderdown dressing sacques at
Stewards.
Miss Clara j. Williams returned home
from Boston, Tuesday night.
Detective Odlin of Lewiston is in
town, today, witness in the Freeman
case.
Several thousand small salmon have
been received by George K. Washburne
the past week, from the hatchery at
Monmouth, and were emptied into Lake
George.
The Skowhegan high school foot ball
team will play team from North Vas
salborO, Saturday, at FairvieW Park.
An exceedingly interesting game is an
ticipated.
Rev. and Mrs Geo. +. Leighton left,
Tuesday afternoon, for Orono, where
they will attend the convention of the
Maine Y. p. c. u. Mr.. Leighton will
delivered an address on "Our Opportuni
ties and How to Use Them" Wednesday
evening.
Sidney J. Wilson, who with his two
brothers have been in the klondike
country for many years, is home on
visit to his father, in Scion, and is III
town for few days, the guest of his
cousin, Fred wilson. He will return in
the spring.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-06
FACTS ABOUT HEALTH

It is Easy to Keep We'll If W. KncV
How Some Of the Condltoos kea1.-
sary to Perfect Health.
The importance Of nai@.ain;ns GOOD
health i, easily understood, NA1 j. i5
really simple mater Il " ta1e CO..
rect view OF the condition, required.
In perfect health TIE stomach promptly
digests food. The blood is employed to
carry nourishment to tn organs, nerves,
muscles and tissues which need it.
The first great essential for good health,
therefore, is pure, rich blood. No medi-
cine has such a record of cures as Hood S
Sarsaparila and it is because it is the one
true blood purifier Hundreds of people
are alive and well today who would have
been in their graves had they not taken
Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t is depended upon
as family medicine by thousands.
LI, DILL are the only pills TO take
hAVOa . iAio with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

For sale--J. Burnor
sfoyes-Chas. A. Ross.
To Let--Mrs. c. w. Tayler.
tor sale--Geo. j. Judkins.
wall tloods-D. +. Juukins.
ayercoat sale Ira A. Norton.
Underwear Sale--W. p. 0rdway.
change OF Rooms--Mrs. Sallie till.
ShauKe of Time Maine Central K. K.
Shange of Time-Somerset Traction Co.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-06
Job Printing.

the Job Printing Establishment connected
18th the SOMERSET RERoarER is prepared to
w all classes of work, the richest as well as the
sost common Jobs. Competent and expert
.%nced workmen are employed and q large
.,ock of paper, envelopes advertising, we'd
Amy and business cards in great variety.
orders OF dances, bills of fare, programs etc,
s,c printed in great variety OF styles on short
aotice. Commercial printing specially.
nnrders by mail will receive careful attention
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-06

good flannelette wrapper for Use at
Stewards.
Buy the Elite storm proof shoes at G..
Ii. Gardeners.
Steward Bros. have all kinds of stove
wood at lowest market prices.
G. f. Dennis wants to sell his farm,
which is one of the best in Madison. 3w
/ 100 ladies trimmed hats of all kinds to
select from at very low prices at A. w.
Bourgeois, So Water street.
Winchester rifles, shotguns and am
muniton at Blunt's. He has the largest
stock aud his prices are the lowest.
Just back from New York and Boston
with the largest and incest and most
fashionable stock of fall and winter mil
linery | have ever carried. Sure to
please you. SUSIE PRIEST.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-16
Late Court News.

In the equity suit of Paakaula
and wife against Eli j Crawford
and the Hawaiian Government,
defendant Crawford by his attor-
neys, humphreys q Gear, files a
demurrer on seven stated grounds.
j. Alfred Magoon, guardian of
Kalua Kapukini, spendthrift,
makes answer 10 the wards bill
of complaint. He denies neglect
of her interests and injustice al
legged, and AYERS that she is not
any more competent to manage
her estate than when put under
guardianship. Judge Perry heard
the case this morning, Humphreys
d Gear representing the petitioner.
Judge Perry has signed a de
cree on the petition of Maria S.
Davis, sister and next friend of
John X. Sumner, whom she prays
to have put under guardian ship.
He fiudsSumue to be non compos
meutis and W II appoint a suitable
guardian for him, after argument
as to the person to be chosen if
necessary. Kinney & Ballou and
j. A. Magoon for petition; w. r.
Castle and p. l.. Weaver for res
poudent.
Judge Stanley is now hearing
Kaulukou Va. VIM. Kappa ct al,
action to quiet title. Kinney &
Bailou for plaintiff; s. X. Kane
for defendants.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-16
The Old Commercial.

This well-kuown place has been
placed under the management of
p. f. Ryan than whom no one is
better known as a dispenser of
liquid refreshment. The Com
mercial is the oldest drinking
place in the city. 1t has been en-
,irely renovated and is the coolest
and most comfortable saloon in
town. The celebrated John VIE
land beer on drsught as we'll as
all brands of the best wines and
liquors. Corner of Beretania and
Nuuanu streets. Telephone 1923. y