Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-02-24
RECOVERING THE DEAD.



ber of persons, who were looking for
some startling discovery by the divers
working in the sunken hull.
What threatened to be another inter
national incident growing ont of certain
alleged uttcrances by Lieutenant-C Com
lnandei Sobral has been dismissed sum
marily as shown by the following state
ment given out at the department OF
state:
The department OF state learns from
the Spanish charge d'atfaircs that Lieu
tenant Commander Sobral, to whom
unfavorable utterances respecting the
discipline of the United States navy
had been attributed in a newspaper in
terview, was relieved of his functions
as naval attache 10 the Spanish legation
in the United States some time ago, his
successor, Lieutenant-C Commander Don
Ramon Carranza V Reguera having been
appointed on the 9th of January last
in his capacity"
For very Obvious reasons, Captain
Sigsbec at Havana is making the most
strenuous efforts to hasten the recovery
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still imprisoned in the wreck of the
Maine. 1t was Il knowledge of the cap
tain's desire that probably led Consul
General Lee to inform the navy depart
ment of the need of more divers. This
had the desired effect for the navy de-
partment took action to send more help.
Admiral Sicard teegraphed from Key
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five divers to Captain Sigsbee and asked
if that was sufficient.
The acting chief of the navigation
bureau, Captain Dickens, at once took
the sensible course of directing the
admiral to put himself in communica-
ton with Captain Sigsbee and learn his
needs at first hand. The business of
the navy department is getting back to
its normal condition, as is evidenced by
the fact that an order has been issued
to discontinue the special Geographic
service which was established with Key
West, and hereafter the office at that
place will close at 10 O'Clock at night,
as formerly.
Commander Forsythe, the command
sion of the department to stop his daily
bulletins, and this has been granted,
Will, an understanding that he will re-
port any deaths that may occur among
the sufferers in the hospital there. To-
day he reported that they were all get
ting along nicely.
The exchange of official condolences
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sent telegram as follows to Captain
Eulate:
Commanding Officer of the Spanish
Cruiser Vizcava, Tompkinsville, n. Y.
Il have the honor TO acknowledge the
receipt of your telegram of coincidence
for the loss of the Maine and to thank
you for the exression of sympathy"
a similar response was made to a
cablegram from Nice-Almiral Spann,
at Vienna, expressive of sympathy for
the terrible disaster to the Maine.
The social courtesies which the gov
eminent intended to extend to the Off
GERS of the Vizcaya have been aban-
doned on account of the Maine catas-
trophe.
AS result the stay of the Vizcaya at
New York probably will be materially
shortened, and she is likely to sail
within the next three days.
The ship will probably proceed direct
to Havana. not stopping at Charleston
or other ports, as had been suggested
during the earlier preparations. The
Vizcaya will not coal at New York, ac
cording to the understanding here, nor
will it he necessary for her to take coal
before reaching Havana. This deter
mination gives relief to the authorities,
as the taking OF coal in time OF public
excitement is attended with more or
less risk, the coal atfording an opportu-
nifty to extremists for the secretion of
explosives, despite the utmost precau
ton that may be taken.
Numerous letters and kilograms have
been received at the department from
individuals desiring to join the navy,
asking to be enlisted Immediately. A
telegram was received this morning
from an organization IN Detroit, offer
ing the IMMEDIATE services OF 10000
! citizens of that city in case of war.
Patriotic offers also have been received
from other places.
Owing to the delicate situation, the
board of inquiry, which is now in ses-
sion, has decided to make nothing
whatever public. 1t is not known
what the testimony may develop or
when, and it is only fair to the Span
ish government not to tell the public
the testimony until all has been re-
ceved and the findings have been con-
sidered.
Tntimely Indignation.
Dayton, O., Feb. 23.-Great indig.
nation was shown toward the Spaniards
today. The National Cash Register
Company is holding convention of
agents from all over the world and
among other countries Spain is repre-
sented. In honor of the various ma
tions. the different flags We're displayed
at the factory. Objection was made to
the Spanish flag by the workmen and
II Spanish flags displayed about the
works were pulled down and torn into
shreds. President John II. Patterson,
OF the company, ordered "a Spanish
fopc mt ~, to rap1aca thp onps torn