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1hinksIt was Trea achery.

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. Feb. 1s.-Sen-
asor Butler. OF North Carolina, now In
Minneapolis attending the session OF
the PopulIst state central committee,
Is inclined to view the loss OF the Maine
as the result Of treache.y. 'The act OF
blowing up vessel in that manner
would appeal to many OF the Span
iards as noble deed and the author
would be hero" he said, but Of
course the Spanish government has no
connection. with It. VIII It precipitate
war? No. hardly, II It Is shown that the
explosion was not accidental. the Span
ish government would be in duty bound
to cisavow any connection with It and
punish the author or authors In sum-
mary manner"
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ONLY 0NE.PARALLEL
In IIi,,ory of United States Navy 10 the

IN iihtory OF United States Navy 10 the
Maine Horror.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE only
parallel to the Maine horror in the his
tory Of the United States navy was the
great Samoan disaster In March, 1889,
when four officers and forty-sIx men Of
the Pacific coast squadron lost their
lives In q hurricane which swept the
harbor OF ADla, Samoa and surround
ins waters March Is and 1G. When this
hurricane started there were In the hnr-
Dor or Apla the following men Of war:
inc U. S. s. Trenton, VnHdaiIn and Nip
SIC, the British ship Calllope and the
German vessels Adler, Olga ard Eber
ana u few merchant ships and small
craft. Admiral Kimberly, commanding
the naval forces, made the department
long report on the disaster in which
ne showed that notwithstanding the ut
most efforts OF the officers and men and
display OF the most expert seaman
snip, the Vandalia and the NIpslc were
wrecked on reef. -
The Vandnlln lost four officers and
tnlrty-nine men; the Nlpsic seven men
and the Trenton one man, whose head
was mashed by an accident aboard
snip. The admlral's report showed
that the Adler had been thrown high
up on 4 reef md was careened on her
side; that the Olga hau been bcacheyi
IN good position. He said the Eber
was nowhere to be seen and reported
that the Calllope. having successfully
run out OF the hnrbor during the begin
nlng OF the storm, had returned show
lng slgns OF having experienced heavy
weather.
In reporting on the disaster Admiral
Kimberly said: During tho entire time
Capt. Farquhar showed great care and
Eood Judgment In handling the ship
through this terrible gale, and never
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THE SAVED.
List OF omeers and Men OF tho .ralus who
nro Accounted for.

List Of Omeers and Men OF tho 1raIne who
nro Accounted for.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.-Thls after
noon Secretary Long sent the following
dispatch to Commander Forsyth at Key
West: aT
Admiral scart ordered to come to
Key West with ship and serye out
clothing as necessary. Should he not
arrive before the Olivette, you are au-
thorizet TO purchase the necessary arti-
cles and give out"
Captain Slgsbee has reported in an
swer to a cable message OF inquiry that
the following officers and men were
saved from the Maine:
Captain G. D. Sigsbee. Lieut.. Com
mander r. Wainwright, Lieut.. G. f. w.
Holman, Lieut.. ]. Hood, Lieut.. C. W,
Jungen, Lieut. G. P. Blow, Surgeon s.
G. Heneberger. Paymaster c. NJ. Ray,
Chief Engineer c. P. Howell, Lieut.. ].
]. BEanden. Chaplain J. p. Chadwick,
Passed Assistant Engineer T. C. Bow
ers. Lieut.. Marine A. Catllr. Assistant
Engineer ]. r. Morris. Naval Cadet ].
H. Holden, Naval Cadet W. 7. Clu-
verus, Naval Cadet r. Bronson. Naval
Cadet P. Washington, Naval Cadet A.
Grenshaw. Naval Cadet J. r. Boyd.
Boatswain F. E. Lark.r. Gunner ]. Hill,
CARPENTER ]. Helm, Paymaster Clerk B.
Mccarthy.
Men: Redon. Larson. Hallbe-ss, Bull
lock, Melville. Willis, Gaip!n. kush!da,
Nopp!n, TurpIn. Harris, Lutz. Jertson.
Holland. Herbert, AicDevitt. Foley,
Hutchinson. Schwartz. Richards,
Teackle, Flynne, Dresseler. David. MI
chaelson. Sohman. Fox, Wilbur. Waters,
Anderson. Christlanson, Koehler, Erics-
son. Mack. Williams, J.. White, Pauls,
Coffee. J. W. Allen, Poe, D. Cronin, +.
Cahill. ]. Kane. Jernee, C. A. Smith, G.
Shea, Eerness, J. Heffron, Bloomer,
Johnson. Bergman. Mattlson, A. John
son, Pitcher, HoltZer, Lotus, McGln-
Miss, W. Matiaser, Furness, Good. Dar-
kins, Rau. McNair, GabreAe, A. Hallon,
Senetch, A. Knez, Benjamin Mckay.
The two officers unaccounted for. and
whom 1t Is feared are dead. are Lieu
tenant Gunior gcade) F. W. Jenkins.
and Assistant Engineer Darwin r.
Merritt.
Mr.. Jenkins was born in Allegheny
City. June 20, 1866, and was appointed
naval cadet September %. 1882, by Rep
resentative Thomas n. Bayne, OF the
Twenty-th!rd Congressional district
Assistant Engineer Merritt was born
at Red Oak, Montgomery county, Iowa,
April IL, 1872. He was appointed to the
naval academy September 10. 1891, grad
uating at the head Of his class four
years later 1F-
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

LONDON, Feb. 1s.-The Globe this
afternoon, commenting on the disaster
to the United States battleship Maine.
says: ut Is impossible to refrain from
the suspicion that the explosion may
have been caused by foul means. AL
though anchored, the Maine would have
had steam up in one OF her boilers for
the dynamos and auxiliary machinery
II an Internal machine had been hid
den In the coal and thrown into the fur
naces. obviously there would have been
an explosion OF the boiler, and, as re-
suit, OF magazine. That this terrible
event should have occurred IN the har-
Dor OF Havana renders a solution OF
the mystery Of International import
apnnD ''--' -
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PARIS, Feb. l6.-The feature OF to-
days session OF zola trial was the de-
claration from the witness stand made
by General Pellioux. who conducted
the Esterhazy Inquiry. He said:
have not mind of pure crystal.
but ! have the soul OF soldier. which
revolts at hearing the infamous as
persions showercd upon US and l can
Keep silent no longer. I cannot stand
still and SEQ men trying TO detach the
army from Its chiefs, for II the soldiers
cease to have confidence in them. what
VIII the chiefs do In the day OF danger,
which Is perhaps nearer than people
think.
The presiding Judge refused to allow
Zola's counsel to make renly.
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Weather roroea.t for ro.n,,.

For West Virginia, fair, followed nv
Increased cloudiness and probably light
snow In extreme northwest portlon:t
warmer: southeastcrly winds. II 4
For Western Pennsylvania, senerallv
fair; warmer Thursday evening or
night: light variable winds. becom,ne
easterly and increasing.
For Ohio, threatening weather nud
light snow: warmer; fresh to brisk
southeasterlY winds. -
'.ocni Temperature.
Tho temperature yesterday M oh.,,,.,
by e; Schncpf. druggist. corner Mnriss1
ana Fourtcen'h streets, was az folows:s
4, m..........". II 3p. m..... "a
~ u, m'''".'...... y. Up. m..,.........,,. 25
i. J. .}i.,.'..' mi,.,.'..' .... Is Wcather-Fair
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left the bridge. He was ably seconded
by his executive and navigation officers,
who did all In their power to save the
ship. In fact. 80 far as I could observe.
all tho officers behaved extremely well
under the trying circumstances and per-
formed their duties cheerfuliy, effect
lively and as well "a could be desired.
This disaster I classify among the In
cldents and accidents lnseparable from
the prosecution OF duty. Its magnitude,
however, gives It a distinguishing fea.
ture which, fortunately. the service Is
rarely compelled to WltneSh.m
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Serenty-eIsht Peoplu Lust.

TENERlFFE. Canary Islands, Feb.
lC,-Thc Compagnie Generate Trans
Atlantlaue line steamer Flachat, bound
FOR Marscilles for Colon, was totally
wrecked on AnaEa Point. this island, at
o'clock this morning. Her captain, Sec
ond officer, eleven of hcr crew and ono
passenger, were saved. Th!rty-eight of
the crew and forty-ninc passengers
were lost. '.Fs y "
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SPANISH LEGATION
Learns OF tho Di,n'trr with Horror and
ProfrssiOus or Regret.

Prnfrssions OF Regret.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 1G.-Thc
news OF the Manned isaster was learned
at the Spanish legation with horror and
was the occasion for many expressions
o! the most profound regret and condo
ience. Early In the day senor du Bose,
Spanish charge d'affaIres, received a
message from Captain General Blanco,
which had been fled at Hnvnnn at 2
O'clock this morning. II read as fol-
with profound regret, I have to in
FORM You that the American ship Maine
In this harbor, blew up by an undoubt-
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ALL MAGAZINES CLOSED
On the Malne nj the Time OF tho Explosion
An officers Story.

onthe Maine nj the Time OF tho Explosion.
An officers Story.
HAVANA, Feb. lion board the
Ward line steamer City OF Washington
at midnight one OF the officers OF the
MaiEe said to-day that at o'clock last
night all the magazines on board the
battleship Maine were closed aad that
the keys had been turned over to Cap
tain Sigsbee. her commander. The ex-
plosion occurred at 9:45 p. m. The officer
then rushed on deck and assisted IN
lowering boat and In trying to rescue
the men IN the water. The Spanish
cruiser Alfonso XIII. which was an
chored close to the Maine, also lowered
her boats and saved thirty-seven OF the
crew OF the American Warshlp.
Another officer said: II was sitting
with two more oflicers In the mess
room when 4 heavy explosion occurred.
II was SO heavy that we understood
that the ship would be lost and We
went on the upper deck and found that
she had been badly wrecked by an ex-
plosion, that she was on fire and sink
inG. All efforts were then directed to-
ward lowering the boats and saving
lives. The Maine settled quickly on the
bottom OF the harbor. only her upper
works remaining above the water. A
number OF boats from the Spanish war
ship Alfonso XIII and boats from the
Ward line steamer City Of Washington,
came alongside and rendered assistance.
Twenty-four men who were slightly
wounded, were carried on board the
City Of Washington, and the rest Of the
wounded were carried on board the AL
fonso XIII, from which place they were
taken to other quarters and after re-
celving valuable assistance from the
naval doctors. sent to the military hos
pltals."
This officer said the explosion occur
red somewhere in the forward part o.
the midships sections OF the ship. Many
OF the crew who were below at the time
OF the explosion were unable to escape
and those who succeeded in reaching
the upper decks saved their lives with
great difficulty with the assistance OF
the officers and men on watch.
At o'clock In the morning. while thh
correspondent Of the Associated Press
was going ashore, there was another
terrible explosion. At the same time
boats from the Spanish steamers Colon
and Mexico. were taking eight wound
cd men ashore after having saved them
from the water 4
Up to 2 O'Clock in the morning. fifty-
seven men and twenty-four officers had
been accounted for.
Paymaster Ray said that last Sunday
there were 354 men on his list, nil told.
Spanish naval officer said that Cap
tain slgsbee was the last man to aban-
don the sinking ship and that he re-
malned alongside his wreck as long aslt
was possible to do anything In the work
OF rescue.
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MORTUARY MAINE
AND HER VICTIMS.
The Appalling Nature oithe Dis.
aster and its Gravity
SHOULD THE LEAST SUSPICION
OF Trcachery and Foul Play be
Ultimately Revealed.
WILL NOT Be DISCOVERED
Until the Hull Plates OF the Ship
arc Examined.
IS THE GREATEST DISASTER
SHOULD THE LEAST SUSPICION
WILL NOT Be DISCOVERED
Until the Hull Plates OF the Ship
arc Examined.
IS THE GREATEST DISASTER

of,h, Klnd Known In Naval History
Since the sinking OF tho british War.
,h,p Victoria by coilislon with tho Cam.
p,rdown-Aii bnt two Officers OF tho
Maine Saved-siany Theori 9 Advanced
a, TO tho Cnnse OF tho ErpiosIon-Tho
Slate and Navy Departments arc lnclin.
.i 10 tho ueiIef that It was pnreiy ho.
s,d.nial-Lon ofLIfe suppoied to be ass.
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Tho De LONE IncItlent Clnuet

MADRID. Feb. 1s-El Correo, the
government organ, announces that Uni
ted States Woodford to-ntgh. received
spain's reply concerning the De LONE
letter. and 1t adds that the Incident Is
regarded rs terminated,
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The members OF the Spanish legation
called at the department in the after
noon and left their individual cards as
an expression OF their personal condo
lence. Up to 2:30 p. m. the legation had
shot heard from Madrid. II was stated
that the delay doubtless was due to the
fact that in a matter OF this gravity the
queen regent herself would send mes
sage Of sympathy and regret and tina.
this message would come later. The
only cableGram from Havana came
from General Blanco and was n request
for information from this end.
This Spanish naval attache. Senior So
bral. who Is In New York, sent tele-
gram to the secretary OF the navy ex-
pressing his profound regret at the
news OF the loss OF so many naval CON-
panions,
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HAVANA. Feb. ls.-out Of s54, the
total number OF the crew OF the Maine,
nlne,y.six were saved.
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A Spanish Official OF long residence at
Havana stated that the hour OF the &C.
cident was the one when excitement at
Havana was at It's height. Up to mid
night the theatres. cafes and clubs are
crowded. and strangers find their great
est Interest In seeing the city at that
time. For this reason. he said, It was
the time when naval officers usually se-
cured their shore leave. the leave rum
ming from to IL o'clock. This explana-
ton would account for the absence OF
some OF the officers from the Maine and
the consequent small death list among
the officers. At the same time the leave
to the sailors was usually curtailed be-
tween and 10. for the reason that the
hours OF excitement were those In
which It was desired and the seamen
should not participate.
At all the foreign. establishments the
occurrence was the one absorbing sub
ject OF comment and the expression was
general that aside from Its melancholy
feature OF death and destruction It was
profoundly unfortunate to the Spanish
cause. owing to the natural suspicious
which would arise. At the army and
navy club and the Metropolitan club.
two centers OF the army, navy and
diplomatic circles. the same intense In
terest was manifested. At these pub
lie quarters there was an, ,undcrcurrent
or doubt and questioning as to the CO.
Incidence OF an accident to this part!c-
ular vessel at this particular time.
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The senator expressed the opinion
that Congress would take steps to pre-.
vent tho decrease OF the navy. but did
not undertake. to say that there would
be immediate efforts TO replace tho
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edly chanced accident. believed to re-
suit from nn explosion OF the boiler OF
the dynamo. Immediately following
the accident, all the dlsposable elements
OF the capitol FASTENED to the scene to
extend every aid possible. These In
cluded the force OF the marine fire brig
among them my chief OF stan. There
have been deaths and wounded. I have
sent an alde-de-camp to offer every as
that he may wish for. ! will forward
further details as they become avail
able.
tsIsncd.) "BLANco."
Senor du Bose expressed the most
profound regret ut the occurrence to the
Associated Press reporter. TO whom he
sayc a copy OF the foregoing cable
from Captain General Blanco. He said:
"of course look upon the horror as
due In every respect and solely and SIM
and unequivoeal statement OF the au-
thorlties Mt Havana and all the evidence
thus far available goes 10 sustain It."
Asked II the disaster possibly could
have my adverse effect upon the rela-
tions between Spain and the United
States, he responded with decided
negative and the statement that the
affair was wholly an accident.
Senior du Bose hastened 10 the state
department soon after receiving the
Blanco cablegram for the purpose OF
expressing his deep coincidence TO the
authorities and OF communicating the
captain generals dispatch to Secretary
Sherman. Assistant Secretary Day. To
both OF them he expressed personally
and officially. the most profound re-
greet
Sharp County record., 1898-07-22
Capt. Clark of the Oregon,

Capt. Clark of the Oregon,
wants to give every man on
his ship credit for the very
effective work done in the
destruction of the Spanish
squadron, He is quoted as
saying: 81 cannot speak in
too high terms of the bear
ing and conduct of all on
board this ship. When they
found the Oregon was hurry.
ing toa succession Of con-
Aicts with the enemy's YES
sells If they could be over
taken and would engage, the
enthusiasm was intense, AS
these Spanish vessels were
so much more heavily armor'
ed than the Brooklyn, they
might haye concentrated up
on and overpowered her
Consequently | am persuaded
that but for the effort Of the
officers and crew of the Or
egon, who steamed and steer
ed the ship and fought ant
supplied her batteries, the
Cristobal Colon and perhaps
the Vizcaya would have es
capped"
Sharp County record., 1898-07-22
Our friend w. s. Morgan

Our friend W. S. Morgan
is now in old White seeking
to give aid to his popullst
brethren in their contest tor
office. He is welcome and
we trust he will be received
with hospitality at every
point. He is a nice clever
gentleman, a man of intelll-
gence and he knows full well
there is no hope of his elec-
tion or the future success of
the populist party. But
Morgan is a hard headed cuss
and sot in his ways, so he
will 60 on fighting, as he has
done since the old greenback
er daye, because he grows
happier as his chances to win
grow less. He could not be
content with success, and
we're the peoples party placed
in charge of every depart
ment of government today,
he would assist in the organ.
ization of a new party to-
morrow. It's his disposition
and he can't help it. He
would contend with ST. Peter
about which side OF the gate
should be opened for his ad'
mission. But with all that
he is a pleasant fellow.
Scarcy Beacon.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-22
National TOaStS.

A story is told that recent
ly in Los Angeles five proml-
nent gentlemen of foreign
birth chauced to meet One
was a Russian, one a Turk,
one a Frenchman, one an
American and the other an
Englishman,
The gentlemen became
bosom friends, and finally a
champagne supper was pro-
posed, at which each gentle
man, 10 be in keeping with
the times, was to give a toast
to his native country, the one
giving the best toast to be at
no expense for the wine.
Here are the toasts given.
The Russian-"Here's to
the stars and bars of Russia
that were rever pu e d
down"
The Turk Here's to
the noon Of Turkey, whose
wings we're never clipped"
The Frenchman-"Here s
to the cock of France, whose
wings were never picked"
The American-"Here's to
the stars and stripes of the
United States OF America
never trailed in defeat"
The Englishman--"Here's
to the rampin', roar:n' lion,
of Great Britain, that tore
down the stars and bars OF
Russia, clipped the wings Of
Turkey, picked the feathers
off the cock of France and
ran like hi from the stars
ard stripes of the United
States of America,
The Englishman paid for
no champagne. w e t
Plains Journal.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-22

Sagasta is quoted as say,
ing Spain wants peace, but
that lit must be an honorable
peace, as Spain deserves.
1.-The army" the premier is
said to have added, "is anx-
ious to resist to the last, but
the government cannot CON
sent to such useless sacrifice.
Had we our fleet the situa'
tion would be very different.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-22

A New York newspaper
cabled Commodore Schley
the other day asking him who
was entitled to the credit for
the destruction of Cervera's 5
fleet, His reply was: "The
victory belongs to every Off
Ger and man Of the fleet"
Sharp County record., 1898-07-22

OFFERS EIg iiE,
$40 In Cold, Bicycle,
Cold Watch, Diamond
Ring, on o Scholarship
IN DroughOn's llus,
College,. Nashville.
Tenno Galveston OF
feanrltnna, Texas, ur
Sharp County record., 1898-07-22

A regiment of soldiers will
fire away half a ton of lead
without raising a hair OF
ruffling a square inch Of
skin; yet let the ever'presen'
fool pick up an unloaded CUR
or pistol and a funeral is GER
tain to follow. 1T, Smitl
Elevator.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-22

And now it transpires thai
even Italy come to the front
with professions of great
friendship for the United
States, A few more victor.
les will make this country as
popular as a small boy with a
bag of candy,--Pocahonta
Herald.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-22
An exchange says, IL

An exchange says, Let
your motto be; Lie, steal,
drink and swear When
you lie, let it be down to
pleasant dreams. When you
drink, let 1t be nothing but
pure, cold water. When you
steal, let it be away from
immoral associates. When
YOU swear, swear that you
will patronize your home pa
per, pay your subscriptions
and not send your job work
away from home.
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statement that he was simp-

statement that he was simp-
ly subordinate and power
less to agree to the proposals
without the sanction of his
superiors, except under pen
atty Of being court martialed.
At the same time he seemed
to intimate that personally
he thought it useless to hold
out any longer. But he and
his garrison were soldiers,
he said, and could die, if 1ee'
essary, obeylng orders.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-22
Washington, July

Washington, July IS
President Mckinley gave ex-
preston today to strong hope
for an early peace. Re-
spending to congratulations
in the successful Santiago
campaign, he said, II hope
for early peace now"
In the course of other in
tervlews he gave voice to the
same sentiment, not express
ing his entire belief, but a
strong hope that peace would
come. The dispatch from
Madrid of the royal decree
suspending individual rights
in Spain was quickly commu-
nicated to the president and
was read at the cabinet meet
ing. AS IN Madrid it was
generally taken to mean the
immincnce of a move Of the
Spanish government for the
cessation of hostilities.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-22
Tho Youths
Advocate,
Nashville, Tenn.

In almost any other Bus, College OF Literary
School for small club on HubScub(ts
The Youths Advocate u q i6rage Journal, read
with interest and profit Wy people OF OH ages,
Nonden0minntlonAl, Era Uj. 1I1Uu Hnu
other interesting matter wei NWIi,e1 Aly
one Of the several departments "a worth i,| aUh.
setlptlon price, II is A practical educator Val'
as a nigh toned literary paper. 1ndot ra py
state officials, teeelcfs1lld others. AGENTS went.
ed. sample COPY scnl free Address &c above.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-22
OFFICIAL.

1man, First District--P, d. McCulloch
XAlarianna, Lee County.
"A Second Dist-A' } witt Pocahontas
|Gth Judicial Dist-J0hn b. MCCaleb, r,
hade.
Nty' 18th Dlst-R. B. MaXey, Man,
Dig
%oyNTy- Representatlve--T. 1, Herrn.
W, G, Murphy
Jasper Justus,
~ 7. wilkins Har y.
Nr-ThOs. H. MCCaleb.
<Pr-C.'W. Shaver.
Pminer-D D. Spurlock.
n THE COURTS,
Court, N.'Dst--First Monday in Jan
Duly. In s. Dlst--Sccond Monday in
fand August.
ECourt-lst Monday In January, Aprn,
tOCtober.
4 Court, S. Dist-2n Monday in March
ptember and December.