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huuh, Jan. IA 6ispatoh to --re
-" 10y Mail from Ilcng Kong says IT IL
n p'rIeu there that England, Jal an.
r', "u russia Rave arrived at an SEC
49, 80 respecting Korea. The de,ails :, 1
asreemert are net known L. {. 4,
The o'T r,l,dent bet TIE Gi-ratch rays
- e nr'tlsh ilect is rstlla ne to Trsns
ne p ~. me Hong Kcrg corrosrcra.nt
me rlmes. Under cate &c Jar.
|pc y "A hish Russian ofciaI res lee,
|ma,,nior Oarton 20 discuss certain
|crdonas win tie viccroy. who has been
C@s'i'u 10 agree to his demands"
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Terriss, slarerInhir,..l

|conv, iuh' Jan. ll.-At the Old Bailey
Eurv tue records directed the grand
Gury TO return a true b II against rich
Prince. the super who as
bee "a Wiliisia Tersiss. the actor,
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SlVERT OLSON Funeral director ano
practical embalmer. Established in 1875 scott
street, Red Jacket Night Calls by telephone
or otherwise promptly attended to.
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81 roT-VT FERDINAND WALSH ESTERHAZY.
M a number of letters which the count
is alleged TO have admitted writing.
reacctng in strong terms on France
and the French army. was opened at
o'clock in the morning under the presi-
dency of General de LuXer.
Drcyrus Wife Present.
A,Among those present were Mime.
IOreyfus. wife Of Albert Dreyfus, former
captain Of the French artillery. now un-
dergoing Impeachment for life after
having been convicted of selling inn
portant French military plans to agents
of a foreign power, with which affair
EsterhaZy is said to have been con-
nected; the brother of Nine. Dreyfus.
Gnator Traireux, the former minister
Fof justice (who last week wrote let
ter asking for the postponement OF the
court-martial on the ground to try the
case in its present shape only means
asking the court to confirm the guilt
Of Dreyfus), and many officers and dep
uties.
Appeared I'm Uniform.
Count Esterhazy appeared in uniform
land escorted by republican guards. The
clerk of the court said the court-martial
was held in order to end the contradic-
tory rumors which had been spread by
the exciting public. Thereupon Maitre
Laborie, counsel for Nine. Dreyfus,
asked permission TO take part in the
arguments Counsel for Matthew Drey-
Us (brother of the prisoner OF DEVILS
|island) also asked permission to- appear
during the proceedings. The court re-
jected both applications and the taking
Of testimony commenced.
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Reform Long Demanded.


1t 10 a curious thing that the agitation
for this reform has been going on for ten
years and nothing has been accomplished
The house has twice passed bills looking
to correction of the evil, but they have not
become laws. The newspaper and maya
zine publishers of the country, almost
without exception. favor the reform. Most
Of the so called libraries are reprints OF
foreign books. Out Of 1850 volumes in
one "library" only rs were found by Mr..
Spofford Of the library Of congress to he
Of American origin. OF 600 In another
series only 20 were American. The claim
is made, therefore, that il the government
goes on carrying these publications at less
than cost, IL encourages foreign authors at
the expense of our home writer's.
Nearly all the books published for mail
ing ut this low rate Of postage are novels,
and many of them are of character not
calculated to improve the tastes Of their
readers. All the ''fashy" or erotic writers
of the old world have had their works re-
produced by the thousands of tons In
these cheap libraries" For these reasons
the postoffice committee Of the house
argues that u any discrimination Is to be
shown I'm the rates, IL should be against
such literature and in favor Of the legiti-
mate newspapers. magazines and periodi-
Gals Of the United States.
WALTER wKLLMAx.
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Wheat-Firmer; No. northern, we
No. spring, S7@ssc: May, voc. Corn
white. AG2lhc. Rye-Easy; No.
white. l7c.
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Rrfvhte Pension BiIiss
During the past week. since congress
reconvened. the Michigan men have In
PRODUCED thirty-flve private pension
bills, and they have been referred TO
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-04
BATTLESHIP MAINE.

writing a letter to his wife in his port
cabin when tho explosion occurred. All
the lights were instantly extinguiSbed,
Sgsbee. running out. bumped into a per-
fectiy disciplined marine Orderly, who.
amid shrieks. groans, flames and horror
and In the dark. saiuted and said;
""S.r. | have 20 inform you that the
ship has been blown up and Is sinking
The brave marine Is nam@d William
Anthony. lie said 10 me today when
spoke of II;
oh. that's nothing; any Yankee ma
Giue would DO that
This coolness WAS noticeable every
where among the men. ana when the
boats and their MANNED leads had left the
wreck for the hospital there was 10 lab
herring. no excitement The officers Who
hai something 20 DO did Il gut atly. Tho
others said nothing. All stood ms Samoa
81 FIRE as cool,y as others once gave three
cheers for the British waFsbip CslHope AZ
the Pacific Samoa ~ hurricane.
The correspondents % the Madrid press
hava sent home foreboding messages. and
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THE reports caTning from Havana and
printed this T1oTring. descriptive o. the
appearance % the wreck yesterday,
strengthen these doubts. The fall oE the
.Fnokesfack. the Disappearance OF the Dig
tgrres guns. the cvargurning Of tE3e deck
forward. al seem 10 indicate taa; eroE-
nous destruction had occurred below.
The Sew York Eyea.nz word OF Feb
raary l. contained a copyrighted cab.e-
gram from Havana which repeated graph
icaliy the story % the blowing Up Of the
battIeshp Maine. and said:
The quay an1 docks were damned with
spectators during the sad proceedings.
and ] am Informed that some iubilant say
ings we're heard among the crowd. and
that some OF the lower element retoicad
over the Yankee massacre as they
termed II. Personally 1 saw nothing bat
sympathy. IL was too colossal not 20
dwarf every International jealousy ard
apprehensite hate. Only IN the palace
did | see signs of content.
Capt. Sigsbee bears the calamity like
an American officer and gentleman. He
WAS not even oufwardiy ruffled by the
awful calamity. Re received the Spanish
chief OF police as calmly a. though his
quarterback was not a wreck and his men
mangied and drowned Apropos 81 this.
IL Is told OF Capt, Slgs1ee that he was
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BATTLESHIP MAINE BLOWN UP AT HAVANA.

the forward magazines were under water.
Then came faint cries and white Heat
ing bodies IN the watSr. Boats were al
once ordered lowered, but only TWO were
found available the gig and waaleooaE-
They were lowered and manned by 9TH
GERS and men, and by the captains direc-
lions they left the ship and helped 20 save
the wounded Jointly with other beats that
had arrived on the scene.
Fire anldships by this time was burn
ing ferce,y, and the spare ammunition N
the piiothouse was exploding. Al this time
Lieut. Commander Wainwright said he
thought the ten-ineh magazine forward
had been thrown up into the burning mass
and might explode in time.
Every body was then directed 70 get into
the boats over the stern, which was done,
the captain getting into the gig. and then
proceeding 10 the City OF Washington.
where he found the wounded in the dining
eaioon being carefully attended by the
officers and crew OF the vessel. He then
went on deck and observed the wreck fer
a few minutes and gave directions 10 have
a muster taken on board the City OF WASH
ington and other vessels. Going 20 the
captains cabin. he dictated a telegram
10 the navy department. Various Spanish
officials came on board and expressed SYM
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port shows that the anchorage was
changed or that IL was considered danger
Gus by any one.
Second III Importance 10 the testimony
CT Capt. Sigsbee is that OF Ensign Powell
son. who had charge Of the divers, and
knew from day TO day what the divers
found. This officer was infinitely informed
- 10 the construction of the Maine
and everything about her. His testimony
was 10 certain extent technical, bear
ing upon the construction OF the ship. her
plates. etc. and II was rom these plates
and this technical knowledge that he was
able 20 declare that the explosion took
place from the outside.
Divers Morgan. Olsen and Smith all
contributed important evidence. They tes-
titled that the plates were bent inward In
the bottom port side ana outward on the
stacboard side.
Capt slssbee states that a somewhat
bitter feeling existed agalns, the American
ship and Americans generally. and 4 wit
Uess whose name is suppressed tells o.
oycrhearlus a conversation among Span
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ably - falling debris "a trembling aGl
:JrChinE molten Of the TsFsel then an
impression a. sussds.ee. attended bv an
eclipse - siec trie lights ard Intense dark
ness wIs1l1 hss cabin. lie thought Au1r1e-
dates that thr Marie had blown ~ an!
she vas sinking. re hurTis9 20 san star
tra-,s ea}jr. ou, changes his course - the
passage fading - TIE snpeTstruct
Then BE detailed fhe manner % meeting
Private Anteony. ~hsca - -auEn the same
So 7as been publ shed. Lieut. Commander
Wsinw-isht vas o. deck when Cap. Sszs-
bee sTDerEe3 from the rass2geway ard
turning - the orderly he asked Tor tns
GTne. wa3rs was given AZ q 70 r. sam
t~leS wsf@ o~5erri ppced aaasft ere 81 ?.
Ara -aa fer@sz& tsAaaE4ue flooded
he called foF perfect slAee.os Tna ser
WINS c1srsrs wSTe about a&Tn az fae tirg7s
- TIE poop. lie y As informed that Eota
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THE MAINE BUT A
PILE OF WRECKAGE.
All the Upper Deck Structure. Her
Tarrets and Guns Are Lying
I'm Henp.

The night OF the disaster 10 the Mains
a Eight wind from the southwest VS.
blowing and her head pointed in a south
easteriy direction She was rnoossd %
about twelve meters OF water forwad
ana drew thirteen meters aft. Tho Spar.
ism cruiser Aifonso Kill was about ~
meters from the American vessel.
TIE correspondent Of tho Associates
Press was in the cable office fling mes.
sage when the explosion occurred, Hs
saw from the window OF that Office
great column Of FIRE shooting upward, ara
hurried 10 tne wharf and 10 the qiartsH
81 Admiral Martsroja. BY that time 81
flames had extended OYER the whole snip
and In a few moments the Maine Sank
The explosion 50 disiolnted and twis'ss
the batiieship that her remains now ~
pear like a pile OF w-reckage Ali the W
peT deck structure. 'urrets and guns Az
IN heap. ard one b0t.er has been bsovs
Jut Or iss place. A, O'Clock on tns SITTER
room Of February 10 u was stll sniok,ns
on deck. The FOremaFJ ana box OF -
Maine collapsed. AMI only the end OK 80
snasnu1F.st remained above water.
The boats Of the Spanish cruiser Airc1ss
XIII. picked up a quantity Of wrecasss
including boats and a flag ard on -
ruary y ten ufnrs bodies were founS =
the harbCr ard taken 10 th~ nor gsif
cent. Sigsbee went on board the Asfsa.s
XIII and thanked the Spanish oofnn1Ans -
sr. capt. Manuel Hs.Ias. for the service ~
spanish sailoTs had rendered upop
seeasssp CT tse distasser.
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meat "hfn most men would have been
shaken out % tsetr ssls- possession fhat -
would De batter 20 suspend positive o-lp-
son un'H a Ttil investigation could be rad
Such an investigation was promptly deter
mined upon and congress Appropriated
f@S0 >" f0- the work Including ex34rt 8.v-
ers and ~rsck@rs From every r3ss5lls.
eifi source throughout me civilized
weird came ex orcasious og horror az tha
great cAsm y and Of sympathy for yha
Amer. ans These r. z33ost cages were a.
bied cirect g president Mckinley. TIE
Spanish authorities Themselves hath a.
Madrid and AZ Havasa were loud IN their
protests'lens % syrnpsts ard N tho{~
declarations tSat tHe explosion fas sa..r,
q eolly due - accident ard could n TO -rtsa
- made the ground Of trouble seswee.
Span and America.
DesS.te sa-Ss assurances, however. t5a
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Bring your nuggets and dust
to seattle and get mint weight
and government prices for
them.
Sia&AAsA7N11A1a1aAaA@A

examined the temperature himself and
consersed with the ordnance officer as
10 the various temperatures and the con-
tents OF the magazines, and, according 70
the opinion OF the officer, as we'll "a OF
Capt. Sigsbee. the temperatures were
never at the danger point.
Speaking generally OF the relations with
the Spanish authorities. Capt. Sigsbee
stated that with the officials they were
outwardly cordial
When asked whether there was any DEM
onstrati3n of anlmosity by the people
Capt. Slgsbee said there was never on
shore. as he was informed, but there was
afioat. He related that on the first sun
day after the Names arrival, a ferry boat.
crowded densely with people. civil and
military. returning from a bull fight AZ
Regla. passed the Maine. and about forty
people on the boat INDUCED in yelling,
whistling and derisive calls.
Extraordinary Precautions Taken.
During the stay in Havana Capt Slgs-
bee took more than ordinary precautions
for the protection Of the Maine ny placing
sentineis on the forecastle poop, quar-
terljne and single decks, on the bridge and
on the poop. \ corporal OF the guard was
especially instructed 10 lock out for the
port gangway. and the officer Of the deck
and QuGrtermaster were especially in
stFUcteu 10 look out Tor the StarhCarf
gangway. 4 quarter watch was kept on
deck all night, sentries' cartridge boxes
were filed. their arms kept loaded. A
number OF ripid-iire guns ana ammunition
kept in the pilot room, and in the spare
captains pantry. and under the aft super
structure were kept additional supplies of
shells close at hand for the secondary
battery; steam was kept IN two boilers.
instead Of one. and positive instructions
We're given to watch carefully all the n.y.
draulic gear and report definitely.
Capt Sigsbee then went into details re-
garding the precautions in force, and
which, he said. had never been resc.nded.
One of the cutters was In the water at
the time OF the accident, and one OF the
steam launches, the first. was riding at
the starboard boom. The captain said that
the night WAS quiet and warm, and he re-
membered hearing distinctly The echoes
OF the bugle at tattoo. which was very
pleasant The stars were out, the sky.
however. being overcast.
The Maine at the time of the explosion
was riding approximately northwest,
pointing toward the Shears. He WAS writ
ing at his port cabin table at the tine OF
the explosion and was dressed.
How IL Feels to He Blown Up.
He then went into description OF the
explosion when he fe.t the crash. He char
acterized IL as a bursting. a rending and
crashing sound or roar of immense vol
ume largely metallic IN is character. II
was succeeded by 81 metallic sound. prob
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reseutatiVeS Of Gen. Blanco. 1ow with
M ana express sympathy.
'slGsBEE"
TAo officers OF the Maine were NJ fol-
ieRs:
capt & p. Sissbee. In command. Lisut.
Commander n Wainwright. Lieut. O, f
W, Holman, Lieut. John Hood Lieut. T.
". JunKen. Lieut. F N. jenkins. Lieut..
Il 4, Blow. Lieut.. J. Biandiu. c diets
w. T. culvegius. a. Bronson ], IL. Holden.
u. i Boyd surgeon l.. II Heneberger.
Paymaster Ryan chief Engineer {. +.
Howell +. y Engineer +, &. Powers, As
ssztant Engineers r. u. HaSbrouck Oar
win n. Merritt Cadet Engineers /. Wash
-+ngton. \. CrenshaH. Chaplain J. T..
hadwlck 1ieu1eaaut - Marines &. G.
aug
s~lisest nattie.hip ia the Navy.
The Mama VAS a secoud-clas< sg8gulug
srmored hAttlfghip OF So tons d!spisse-
rscnt 'Ana with sa4S horse power Her
speei was IA knots AT hour, making her
the fastest hsttleshlp IN the navy. She
cost 20 build g. Sn.as0 Her battery con
sisted Of four tan~ineh bresra~ loading
rftfss An1 sin slx-lnCh hTe@ch-it&ding
rifies. with 4 secondary battery % AeVen
eix isaurd ana eight ofte- pound yspid-.iTv
snns. She WAS the first of the present
iest of battlcship4 - bo placed urd
construction. Der Keel having he'n l8ia
in ISIS sho wac launched IN $50 Sr
carried complement ~ So ms1.
The night 81 tho disaster = thH N1foe
ight wlud from fag southwest as
bewlng. and her head pointed IN south
ea&fer}y direction. Sac Vas moored tn
about twelve meters % water forward ant
arew thirteen meters ar The Spanish
cruiser Alfonso XIII. was ahont 81" meters
from the American vessel
Ffvaa rssreasf,ay.. i-f.t ~ ter ~-,4,.i tft.4
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pathy and sorrow for the accident. The
representatives of Gen. Blanco and OF the
admiral OF the station were among the
Spanish officials who rendered their sym
pathy. About four or five men were found
that night who survived.
BY the time Capt. Sigsbee reached the
quarter deck IL was his impression that
an overwhelming explosion had occurred
When he came from the cabin he was
practically blinded for a few seconds His
only though was for the vessel. and he
took no notice Of the phenomena of the
explosion.
Wave of Indignation.
The loss OF the Maine produced wave OF
indignation which swept the entire Ameri-
can nation regardless or party. creed. class
or section. IL did not take shape In mob
violence or riotous demonstrations. but in
q universal and deep-seated determination
that IL the explosion were not an accident
Spain must be held to n rigid accounting
This was united with a grim determination
TO take the cool-headed and remarkable
advice of Capt. Sigsbee. uttered at mo-
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I shan have the whole fee. here IN four
hours
'' Shortly after, saw Secretary Con-
gesCo, ard he was very mad ie was
also infIisgreet. He said 20 ne.
II YOU people wouIi only !et IL alone.
K would Re ali right. Spain has put up
with TrFe than any other nation would
have agHe. I have warned you taAt there
VII. be troEcse Il tie Maine CONES here.
New, bring yoar SHIPS here II you want
Nar.. you can have H. You win And Spain
ass not forgotten how % fight
Il iook these words az the time as he
angry uEteranc@S - an oyertaxed fiip.o-
mat. Now they seem 10 mean something.
Two days ago a Spanish daily paper
acre. claimed Se8oE De LONE wrote his
famous letter and caused ITS capture be-
cause he sow no gam iE further Delaying
Il break between the Two governments
TIE Evening World has received from
Sc1ye the following reply TO Al inquiry
wns-hsY strangers were allowed On the
Maine the day Of the disaster.
Yes. visitors were on the Maine all the
afternoon the day Of me explosion.
bomb might then have been deposited near
tire magazine. as / have already cabied.
Gables much delayed
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inevitable conclusion gradually settled
upon tie nation. even in advance Of the
repor: OF the beard % investigation that
The Maine was blown up by a submarine
naiZae. and thar Spain should he held re-
Sponsible. The highest experts IN eNpio-
siveS. n electricity and IN naval co1Sfruc-
ton dld rot hesitate 70 express that con-
cltsion- Naval officers vere Wisely con-
sentative and guarded ia cher utterauces,
hut in many instances their very reticence
was more eloquent thau words. That the
government Itself realGzei t1at grave
crisis Was impending was soon evident by
the increased activity IN az branches q the
var and navy departments Coast de-
feglses were urged forward emergency or
dsTS were issued 70 hurry work on torpedo
boats and other war vessels under can
sITuctson. ana in , word the government
entered upon me preliminary stages os
that marvellous preparation which Two
months later asIounded ne nations - F.ll-
rope with the spectacle Of people OF
peace. practically devoid Of standing
army. suddenly transformed into great
naval power,
The board of Investigation sailed fer Ea-
vaaa from Key West February - On the
light house tender Mangrove. Spain a,so
appointed arr investigating commission.
The first authentic statement of the
American boards conclusions appeared =
the following dispatch:
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The Maine rad coal@i az Key wsst.
taking on about 80 TOES. the coal being
regularly inspected and taken from the
government coal pile This coal was
placed generally II the forward hunkers.
Ne report was received from the chief
engineer teat any coal had been TOO long
n the bunksrs and that the FIRE alarms
in the a3nkers were sensitive,
The regulations regarding infiaTna5Ies
and paints on board Capt. SigSbee tes-
titled. were strictly carried out in regard
20 storage. and that the waste also was
subjected 10 The same careful disposition.
The I8sammables were stared in chests.
according 20 tie regulations. and infar-
maoies in excess or chest capacity were
allowed 20 De kept in the bath room of
the admirals cabin.
Magazines Not overheated.
Regarding the electric plant Of the
Maine, Cap'. Slgsbee stated that there
was 10 serious grounding nor sudden far
ing up Of the lights before the explosion.
but sudden and total eclipse.
As 70 the regulations affecting the taxi
Ing of the temperature OF the magazines.
etc. Capt S.gs5ee stated that there were
no regulations other than the usual reg
ulations required by the department. He
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The story OF the disaster appears In
greater detail in the mass OF evidence
taken by The board Of investigation, which
was not made public until March ..
The testimony OF capt Sigsbee is OF the
greatest Importance. and perhaps il Of
more general interest than that OF any
ether man called. With great care and
mlauteness he gives an account of the
management. OF the ship, how she was
handled, how she sailed into Havana her
anchorage and what he knew about Il.
and in fact every point upon which the
government and the country desires to be
informed. Nothing In Capt. Slgsbee's re-
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Copyright. 1855. by Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March S7.-The Asso-
ciated Press presents herewith a complete
abstract az TIE deport OF tie court cf an
quiry. which investigated the wreckage Of
the batGleship Maine. The abstract u
made from the report itself. access 20
which was obtained to-day despite official
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How IL Feels to He Blown Up

He then went into a description OF the
explosion when he fe.t the crash. He char
acterized IL as a bursting. a rending and
crashing sound or roar OF immense vol
ume. largely metallic in is character /.
was succeeded by Il letallic sound. prob
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The navy department, on F'ehruasy Il
gave the following lsl of dead, woaas@l
ard rescued from the Name. from i,
latest advicss. The names marked doaA,.
ful and uncertain are owing - errors .
telegraphie transmission, which pFayss,
their correspondence with HE muster r..
OF the department on tle at Washiagsan.
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TIE nsOte heart we pat iuto & task the
Fighter eur tail becarnes
Duty inquiries. What mus. I do9i love
ASK, What uaay 1 DOR