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THE STATE.

Two warshps have not been ordered
away from Galveston; thousands of people
are visiting them.
Four moro intcryentions filed In tho
Lis Porte suit.
Governor Stone of Missouri is at San
Antonio; Is opposed to the plan of ANAL
gnmnting all the silver parties.
stcyedores strike at Port Arthur not set
tled no apprehension of trouble.
A stranger named stafford died at Alto.
Young man was Killed by train near
Victoria.
whitcoaps have begun operations in
Gonzales county.
Four trainmen were injured in col
llslon on the Texas and Pacific.
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ALLEGED 7ORPED3|
Said to Have Been Fcu.x
at Havass.
LONG DOES NOT BELIEVE Inv
II Is Not Supported H.
which He Knows-ulss 4 4.
Been a Shell. Ma

Key West. Fla. Februarv !,
respondent here of the Assoc, y
has Just returned to this pIsss q
the olivettc from the sccne 3 !.
of the United States battleshIs s \
Havana harbor. Divers VIA 3 h.
working about her bottom, nv. n h
an eight-inch percussion ho,e X .s9
New York. February 17.-ri, u;
bulletin from Key West, ind,s.,s
evidence Of the use of a torOsd. Q
discovered in the case Of TX ,s2s73
Mai Maine was written aud sent 5, -
sopndent at Key West. who wsst' I: 4
recently and left the latter I'M d
"Wednesday at 9 O'Clock I 49,
steainer OilVette. Assocints5
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WASHINGTON.

Jeffcrsou's birthday to be celebrated on
April 10 by the Democratic clubs, aud w.
j. Bryan to deliver nm address.
The house members talked to empty
seats on the bankruptcy bill.
liy n vote Of "a to 20 the senate declared
its opposition TO tho sale of the Kansas
Paciilc road.
Mr. Cooper argued for his bill approprl-
atlns land for tho Alabama Indians
Discriminating duties levied by France
on American cotton seed oil were the re-
suit OF demand by French manufac-
turGrs.
Said that the Texas political situation
has been cleared, Green and Grant having
arrived at an agreement. Hanna is the
real dictator.
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Local.


Another arrest made for the murder of
]. C. Hurst
Henry billiard badly hurt In a runaway
Fred Foster given six years for the kill
lne of George Patch.
The Frank Colin case for wife murder,
aenlu on trial
Further testimony In the Fred w. Fox
murder
Tho Eiks to give social session tonight
for their lady friends.
The opening of the Sacred Heart church
bazaar
County commissioners have fixed tax
leyy for 1895,
REORGANIZATION of the Florence critten-
ton mission board,
Moro Mepnonitos are coming to Texas.
Masquerade bali by the Turnverein.
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DOMESTIC.

School houses IN Lonoko county, Ark.
are being burned, but the grand jury is
unable 10 yet AT the perpetrators,
Murderer Merry, to bnvc been hanged In
Chicago Today got q respite,
The Minnesota popullst convention ro-
quilted In victory for the fnsionlsts over
the middle OF tho readers
Three unknown negroes attempted TO
burn whito girl to death in Decatur,
county Ga
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cupA.

Spain officially disclnims any indorsc-
men. OF De Lomes letter. Decree. APP
pointing his successor, who is the son OF
former minister and speaks English.
4 Spanish daily claims De LONE caused
the capture Of his famous letter in ordcr
TO hasten the crisis.
Governor Tanner OF Illinois wants the
legislature to Offer tho states support to
prevent any hostile invasion.
Ono hundred miners In Colorado offor
services In case Of war.
+ Duiosc has received Instructions 10 ad-
yipc the vIscaya TO be careful in Ameri-
can waters.
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London. February 17.--Lori mayor OF
London. Mr.. David Davis. has sent Tie
following message TO Jiitoi States AM
tatsador Colonel John Hay:
I'm behalf OF the citizens OF London and
myself personally beg TO convey TO your
excellcncy our heartfelt sympathy In the
terrible calamity which has befallen the
American people by thc loss OF so many OF
her gallant sailors.
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snnin,s Qnecn sxm.nathise..

Madrid, February 1.-THE queen regent
presided at cabinet meeting today. The
subject discussed was the loss of the bat
tlcship Maine The foreign 1inIster. Senior
GuIop, received dispatch on The subject
from Washington and the queen regent
expressed sorrow at the catastrophe
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RAILROAD.

Proposition Of tqualaing rates to Texas
ports heard by III railroad commission.
The Southern Pacific VIII advance its
cotton late to New York.
General Hubbard ana officials arrived
from Austin.
Central branch Of tho Kansas Pacific
sold at Topeka.
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message to the United States embassy;
THE prince and princess Of Wales re.
quest the charge d'afTaircs TO convey to the
president and to the secretary OF the navy
the expression OF their sorrow at the ter
rible disaster which has happened to the
Maine and their profound sympathy with
them ana with tho whole American Nation
MT tho ocrtfrrancas
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THE DooMnD VESSEL.

me nattieship's Remains Now Me-
semb'c Great Pile of Wrcckagc,
savanna February 1.-THE night OF the
a'sas''r 70 the Maine light wind from the
southwest was blowing and her head was
pointed IN . soiihcss,erly direction. she
was moored in about twelve meters II water
forward and drew about thirteen meters
att The Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII wa
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PROPHETIC LETTER.

One of the Crew Wrote Home Des-
cribin@ Danger from Torpedoes.
Detroit, Mich, February ia special N
the News from Bay City. Mich. says:
"A letter was received today from Elmer
Meiistrup, gunner on board the Maine.
dated February IL. in which Meils,rup
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SENSATION MONGERS EXPOSED.
Authentic Denial Of Several Wild Rumors Which Had
Been Scattered Broadcast

The following by ,ro, ~
he ciated me- ~ ~" '"e washington
hators- al hs
eeap8 -
ype cruiser New York orderedto Havana
Consul General beena ssassinated
There Il o he cabue
In tonight both ho,sss h.,,..
hour a 49, '''"~ a''ourned ~ the usual
quiet Z az ~ ~ ,7s's aau Tue situation y decidedly
The Press
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DuBoao uNADyIsED.


The vixcnyn Expected Mt New York
Today ,sr Tomorrow.
Washington. February 7.--Cdptain Cen
eral Blanco today cablcd Senior DnBosc. In
charge OF the Spanish legation, giving the
formal action OF the insulnr government
of Cuba expressing TO the president OF the
United States profound sorrow over the
catastrophe 10 the Maine and tho resulting
loss of life to Americans AT the same time
the alcnlde or mayor Of Havana sent reso-
lutions of the municipality expressing to
the president the grief OF the authorities
and the people OF Havana, senor Dnnosc
presented tho dispatches to Assistant Sec
Rotary Day. who laid them before President
Mckinley.
MIR. DuBosc has heard nothing in iagard
to the Madrid cable relatiye TO the Vizeaya.
II was expected this battleship would ar
rive IL New York today or tomorrow and
would remain two or three DAYS before pro-
ceedng to Havana. The legation Is also
without information concerning the re-
ported note OF Spain closing the De Lone
incident,
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said to tho correspondent OF The Assocat-
ed Press today:
AN the official dispatches agree that
the loss OF the Maine Was due TO an ac-
cldent. We kccnly regret that the lingo
element, with nalpable bad faith, are on
dsaNoring TO make capital out Of the catas :
trophc"
United States Minister WooitorJ called
AT the admiralty today 20 tnank the gov
ernment for the proofs Of Consideration IL
has given and for the assistance the Span
iords OF Havana In saving the survivors OF
the Maine.
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STONES OPINION.
tnder Certain Conditions "Acci.
dent Would Not Have Happened.

tndcr Certain Conditions "Acci-
dent Would Not Have Happened.
San Antonio. February Govern or
Stone of Missouri was today asked by The
Post correspondent for his opinion of the
blowing up of the Maine. Tho Missouria,
grew very emphatic. "If we had a presi-
dent" he said. with sarcasm and disgust.
that was as much a Napoleon In fact as
IN name, the accident to the Maine would
never have happened"
or the possibility OF war. he said. ~,
Spain should land troops at New yor,,
march to the Potomac and begin shooting
the dome off the National capitol. maybe
Mckinley would offer some armed resist !
ance' but until then he will do nothing
contrary to the wishes OF Marcus Aureliua
Hanna and !. Pierpont Morgan"
oNerhauling the coaI.
hey West, Fla, February 1.-THE an
thtacite coal here for the supply Of the
United States warships is being oyerhauled
~ search for internal machines. It Is
POINTED out that the Maine took her coal
On BOARD here a week ago and Tint A. ia
not likely that the mechanism of nnv ~
ternal machine would delay action ~ Ions
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LONG DOUBTS II.
Suggests That the Hole ~.
Reen Punctured rro,,. 1r,s..9

| S"&Ee"tS iHut the Hole NJ r
Heen Punctured from. ISss2:
| Washington, February l7.-Ths a.
partment absolutely discredits sk,
from Key West that divers found /.
inch percussion hole in the hotto.
Maine. Secretary Long saws ths,.
such thing as percussion holes:: N,
is no eight-inch torpedo, and tbm,
other way in which such a hole -
accounted for.
1t Is. of course, possible that III
ploding inside of the ship pierca
of that kind in the outer skin. but
would be readily revealed BY III 4,
ter of the angle and whether q Y
skin bulged in or out around III
ture. 1t is more likely, ii then /
hcle at all of the kind, that 1t " 1,
the outlet of one of the numespp,
Of the inside of the Maine.
Secretary Long positively denis
Captain Sigsbeo has in any suppress
egram expressed the opinion thst /
pedo caused the disaster or that
from external cause. The captain
on the contrary, that he could net
ture to express an opinion.
The navy department received i
patch this morning from Admiral 81
III command Of the North Atlanta d
ron. giving the detail of a com I
qdiry to investigate the Maine din
1t is as follows: Captain Sampson.
dent of the court; Captain Chadwicxl
terant Commander Schroeder snA
tenant Commander Mark. Captlin
son, president of the court. Is coEn1
OF the battleship Iowa. now at u
tugas. Captain Chadwick. command
the New York. is at Key West. "a
ant Commander Schroeder. exec1itN
ficer of the battleship Massachrss
now at Tortugas. Lieutenant C0m1
Mark is executive officer Of the Va
He formerly was with the Malnsa
ecutive officer before the detail
tenant Commander Waiuwrisht -
lieved him.
The Associated Press dispatchN
Key West alleging that diyers ~
covered a hole in the bott0i = ~
was the first intelligence OF any eA1
that had reached the White Hn1t
morning from the scene OF the Nfat
president read the dispatch With pnt
terest. but had nothing to say Mrsl
remark that 1t was the first neFs y
received of the kind and made y
ment. SO Gire4
Senators B,Irrows QUAY and P0
were early callers. but their buines
no reference to the wreck Of the
They listened intently TO the ke
dispatch and realized it's importaas
bearing upon the cause OF the dlsale
We're not willing to hazard an oplla;
regard to it.
The wife of Captain Sigsbee, VINO
in this city, received a cable iipI
husband simply announcing tnat
capped uninjurcd in the clothes in,vu1
left his cabin at the time Of the eaps'
that he was well and very busy
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London, February 1.-THE United
states embassy has received the following
TO the United States Embassy--Pray
accept my most sincere sympathy for the
terrible accident which has happened "a
the Maine deeply dcpiore the loss
when mas occurred In your navy and coun-
try Duke az Connauyht :"
Henry White. secretary OF the United
States embassy, replied MS follows:
\ beg TO express TO your royal highness
most cordial thanks for the sympathy Of
your royal htghness with my country over
the loss OF the Maine under suon appalling
circumstances, ] at once cabled your mes
sage to my government"
Sympnthy From Royalty.
London, February 1.-THE prince ara
princess Of Wales have sent the following
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oyerha uling the ronI
'ss'ssssssssseesssseess . e -.
JOINT NAVAL INVESTIGATION
Spain Will Join in Probino the n;s.
Only Relief Boats Wanted.

reo'uafy --captaiu cabied N I,
ssu'e 70 SEND no hut y aa' VIII
summoned Gamma s S tender has Admiral ManeroIa ms
Marau,. ssoeS 70 judge p,ra, ~
a.qu's Enesnae and has thai ,D, ralo' ana the
~"su ~ anststsate the OF the
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DEAD, WOUNDED AND RESCUED.
Lists Of Those Whose Lives Were Lost in the Blowing Up
OF the Maine in Havana.

tonight made UP from rs
wounded and and rescued rom ne
names IN tee
corresponding the muster ron o INC
department file ID
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~ 1sIeosen Ssat 70 NJ. DsBosc
AZ u Washington.
$40 PREPARE FOR EvEN1UALIIlFs.
VIII Receive Her Instructions BY
Mems Of Scmsphore.
is MUCH COMMENT IN SPAIN
over the Reported visit Of a United
states Torpedo Flotilia 60 the
Hnrbor OF Havana.

Madrid. February 17.--Prcmicr sagasta
held al, important conference with the min
istcro Of marine. Rear Admiral Bermejo. on
the subject Of tho voyage Of the flrst-class
armored cruiser vizcaya to the United
States. 1t is said Mt the ministry OF marine
that long telegram in cipher was sent
to the Spanish charge daifaires at Wash
ington. Senior DuBosc directing him to
give Instructions Of a precise character TO
the commander of the vizcaya SO soon as
that vessel reaches the American coast,
80 that he may be prepared to avoid all
eventualitles.' II Is possible tho charge
daffhircs will personally 10 To New York
10 deliver the Instructions referred TO-.
Madrid. February i7.-1lie Spanish war
chip yizcaya will. 1t Is said. receive hor
fnal instructions by somaphore before shc
enters the harbor at New York.
There is much comment here at the re-
ported sending OF N United States torpedo
flotilla to Havana from Key West
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Remember We have cured case ~ n
and Chronic Diseases that hays NJ r.
cured at the hands of some OF w. ,r,sr1 "a
lists and physicians In the c1if&
Proof OF this statement al ou. 90
BLOOD AND SKIN Disease RI r.
pies, Scrofula, Blood Talnts ". y n [
arising from an impure stass N -
completely eradicated from ~
KIDNEY AND uRisa
Weak Back, Pain In Side, . biS IN
in Urine, Brickdust. or MY ~
ur.nnt!ng. frequency Of; brisnhs MN ~
all diseases OF the bladder ., 1890 ~
PRIVATE Diseases, BLOOD ,9crs ~
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OF Organs, and Piles. Fistuin 6u11
without pain or detention itvm 40 I'll
LAIlES. n You are sulerins yers
trtssing ailrnent peculiar 70 a
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consult us Mt once, as our ~
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Ma.l treatment given BY sens' n
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skin diseases. No. for cetnt.,
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curious Escnpes from Desll.

Key West, Fla, February III
were some curious escapes from
when the Maine blew up. Three nsa
doing punishment watch on tne
deck when the explosion occurrea
all escaped unhurt <,
One man was sleeping In ysN, .,..3|
from the davits. The boat wa IA
pieces and the man was tnfuwl
water, but he was rescued unnu'r
Some time elapsed before @ "a
convinced that the whole alian ~
dream.
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TO CURE A COLD IN oNb p,,|
Take Laxative Bromo ouinine M
druggists refund the money y y n
cure; Zoe. The genuine has
each tablet.
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4 John Anderson,
a Charles Anderson,
H.. w. Johnson,
HGeorge Johnson,
HAxel G. Anderson,
H Charles Bergman,
EDaniel Cronln.
Il George David.
hThomas j. Durkiu,
3Andrew V. Ericsson,
1 michael Flynn,
SWilliam NJ. Gartrell,
i Ambrose Ham,
4 Allied Holland,
SJohn Hebron,
j Robert Hutchins,
a Paul Lotus,
9C. II. Bullock,
4 Katsusaburo kashid'
sLewis,
sThos. Melville,
/ Martin Raden.
! Daniel G. Toppin,
tAlonzo Willis,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-20
BRIGHT BITS.

mpossible-Pruyn-" Have you heard
that horrible story about old stiffe being
buried alive?" DR.. Bolus, (hastily)-"Bur-
led alive? Impossible! Why, he was one
of my patients"'- Life.
There is one thing I wish to know in
connection with trusts and pools" re-
marked the casual caller. What is that?"
when a pool collapses does the water in
the stock dry APP" APittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph a7
A Settler-"Darling, please answer me"
he moaned, as ne stood in the center Of the
parlor. 81 am on the rack" 80 is your
hat" shouted the old gentleman, who had
a gallery seat on the stairway. Detroit
Free Press.
Miss Flamberg (coyly)-"Eef marry
you, Mr.. Purntownski, who viii get up
and make der fires mornings?" Mr.. Purn-
township Fires? Morning? Veil, dots a
poor dime for fires, Repecca; but schoost
you lafe all dose peezness matters to me-"
Puck
-Envy.-New Yorker-'Your Coliseum
served one good purpose. Hundreds of
people of your town learned to pronounce
the name" Chicago Man-"Yes, and
everybody pronounced it superior to Mad
ison Square Garden, too."-Chicago Trib-
une.
The minister, with his little son, Charles
was calling on an old parishioner who
poured her troubles into his sympathizing
ear, ending with the remark, "Ive had my
nose he'd to the grindstone for thirty
years. Charlie, who had been looking
intently at the old lady, instantly re-
marked, well, it hasn't worn the mole
on the end of it off yet.''-Harper's Bazaar.
He Stated a Case.-"I wish to state n
case, said the Casual Caller, as he entered
the office and sat down on the snake ed
itor's desk. go on" "A man who was
going home with bottle of mucilage in his
pocket was set upon by robbers, who took
everything he had except the bottle of
mucilage and his hat. Leaving him these
they turned him loose. Why is that man
like George Washington" IT could never
guess" Because he had his hat vet"
But what has the bottle of mucilage to
do with it?" THAT is the sticker. Pitts
burg Chronicle-Telegrap
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Personal.

President z. Benjamin Andrews Of
Brown University favors the kindergarten
branch of the public schools. and declares
that attendance on these ought to be made
compulsory.
Henry A. Janvier and Sydney E. Brown
Of Bridgeport. N. J., are now on their way
to Japan to erect for that protentate three
mints. Two will be located at Sychuen
and one at Ching Tu.
While addressing the Women's Jour
nalists' Society of London the other day,
Bernard Shaw declared that the English
people possess no brains, no artistic feel
ing, few ideas, and an enormous capacity
for the assimilation of lies
Theodore Mommsen, the illustrous
German scholar, declined the title of ex-
cellency rendered by the German govern
ment on the recent celebration of his
S0th birthday He had previously declined
the title of privy councillor.
The prohibition candidate in New York
is found by the corrected returns to have
polled $50 votes, and in the present city of
Brooklyn, long regarded as strongly in
elined to temperance, 60 votes-a total in
the two cities of 1,257. AS his contribution
to the campaign was 5000, it therefore
cost him about 81 a vote.
That Emperor Francis Joseph is desir-
Gus of pleasing his Hungarian subjects
may be inferred from the fact that hence
forth the court session in Pesth will last
through the entire year, and when the en-
peror is not in evidence there he will be
represented by his nephew, Archduke
Otha Heretofore the court season at
Pesth has lasted only two or three weeks.
The action of the Methodist ministers
of Missouri in condemning Gov. Stephens
for allowing dancing at his reception has
called forth a letter from the Governor s
pastor, in which he says: IF these men
knew Gov. SteDhens as his pastors have
known him, instead of praying for him
they would thank God that we have a man
Of his purity of character in the Guberna-
torial chair"
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Ths savannah Appointments.

The inference from what Senator Han
ma says in regard to Georgia appointments
is that he is not using his influence in ia
vor of any one of the candidates But
why is it that all the applicants for Of
flee in Georgia gathered around him as
soon as he returned to Washington from
his successful campaign in Ohio for the
senatorship? Had they been told by the
President or some one close to him that
the appointments in Georgia would he
made in accordance with the wishes of
Senator Hanna? 1t certainly looks that
way. If Senator Hanna did not intend TO
attempt to exercise any influence in respect
to the Georgia appointments, he would
not waste any time in listening to the ap-
plicauts. Time does not hang idly on his
hands. He says himself that he has trou-
bles of his own in Ohio and it is apparent
that he has because the legislature of that
state has begun an investigation of the
bribery charges made in connection with
his election to the office of senator.
In saying that he had refused to in
terfere in behalf of any one of the cand-
dates applying for the collectorship or
postmastership in this city, Senator Han
ma doubtless stated what Is fact but he
admits that he favors the appointment of
those applicants recommended by the Re
publican leaders of Georgia.
But who are the men he recognizes as
the Republican leaders? Are they not
those who, he thinks, can be relied upon
to send a Mckinley delegation to the next
national Republican convention? They
undoubtedly are. Senator Hanna doesn't
care whether black men or white man set
the federal offices i'm this city so long
as they are men who are sufficiently in
fiuential to have Mckinley delegates sent
to the next national Republican oonven-
ton from this section of the state. While
therefore, he does not interfere in behalf
of any particular candidate, he practically
says who shall have the Savannah offices.
If he had been defeated i'm Ohio or if
he should refuse to have anything to say
in connection with the Savannah offices, it
is probable that the President could be
persuaded to appoint only white men in
Savannah. He knows there are white Re
publieans here who would make aeeepta-
bic officials, and there is still a chance that
ne VIII comply III Inns HdNleI Win tHS
wishes of the people as expressed by the
resolutions adopted by the trade bodies.
The change is only slim one however,
because there is pretty good reason for
thinking that Senator Hanna's influence
will be used Indirectly for the appointment
of a colored man for collector of customs,
because he thinks a colored man can 90
more to have Mckinley renominated than
| a white one.