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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19
a CabIegram from Gen. Lee.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE following
%cablcgram was received from Consul
General Lee at 9:16 last night:
HAVANA. Feb. 1G.-PrOfound sorrow
expressed by government and munich
pal authorities. consulS of foreign ma
tons. organized bodies of all sorts and
citizens generally.
Flags at half-mast on governor
generals palace. on shipping in the
harbor and in city.
business suspended, theaters
closed.
Dead number about 2GO.
Officers quarters being in rear and
seamcn's forward where explosion
took place. accounts for greater proper
tional loss to sailors.
Funeral tomorrow at 3 p. III.
Officers Merritt and Jenkins still
missing.
Suppose You ask hat naval court of
inquiry he held to ascertain cause of
explosion.
Hope our people will repress excite
mcnt and calmly await decision.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19
SIGNIFICANT FACTS
The Time and Place and Character of the
Disaster Peculiar.

BoSTON, Feb. 17.-Rear Admiral
George Belknap. L. 5. n. retired. said
yesterday that he was inclined to think
the Maine was blown up By a torpedo.
Il do not see" he said. how an en-
plOSion of the forward magazine could
have occurred. The keys of the mlga-
zines are always kept in the custody of
the captain. All the ammunition
is carefully cascd. mostly in
the form of projectiIcs. and
their explosion by themselves
is next to impossible. If. as the dis
patches state. the whole bow of the
ship was blown off, it is apparent that
the explosion could not have ~beencauscd
by the boilers.o or the coal getting heated.
| do not see now it could have occurred
rom the paint room, as every precau-
ton Is taken to prevent the collection
of explosive glasses in the paint room.
and If such an explosion had occurred
1t would more likely have caused a
lire than destroy the ship
lfear-Admiral Belknap said it was p
very significant thing that the Maine
should have blown up in that particular
harbor at this particular time. In the
absence of information as to the cause
of the explosion. he thought that was
the most significant Indication in the
whole matter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19

the others went dow on board or near the
Maine. Tn total number missing is 252 With
several exceptions no officer or man has more
thnn part Of a suit OF clothing and that is wet
with harbor water.
Tn Ward line steamer leaves for Mexico
(Vcra CRUZ ut two o'clock this afternoon. The
officers saved are uniniured. The damage was
in the compartments Of the crew. Am prepar-
ing to telegraph list OF saved and wounded.
Oliverte leaves for Key West at | p. m VIII
send by her to Key West all officers saved ex-
cept myself. Wainwright, Holman, Heneber-
ger, Kay and Holden. Will turn over three I'M
injured boats to captain Of port, with request
for safekeeping. VIII send all wounded men
to hospital in Havana SIGSBEE.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19
II is A PUZZLE.
Naval Officers Can Not Agree Upon q
Theory.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-At this mo-
mcnt thenaval officers can not agree
upon any theory to ccoun for The dc
struction of the Maine. Perhaps a
majority are inclined TO the belief that
the explosion was purely accidentally:
another considerable number fccl that
"a torpedo was exploded under the vcs-
sci. and Il third thcory is
that some Internal machine was
Struggled aboard the ship and
set OF. In the present lack Of knowl-
edge it is not thought possible to sav to
which theory the balance of p~robabili-
ty inclines. An examination by Il diver
of the hull of the Maine would demon
strate instantly whether or not a tor
pedo had been used. for in case it had
the plates of the hull would surely he
driven in. On the other hand. pro-
truding plates would be an evidence
that the explosion was purely internal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. 16.-When
eX-President Benjamin Harrison was
asked by a press correspondent for a
statement regarding the destruction of
the United States battleship Maine he
said:
The occurrence is a most terrible
and shocking one. 1t is to be hoped
that an investigation may leave no
doubt hat it was an accident. If there
should be any room for ~suspccting foul
play it would be very unfortunate
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19
The Nays Most Terrible Disaster.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-Thc most ter
rible disaster hat has eve happened
TO the navy of the United States oc-
cured in the harbor of Havana. Cuba.
when. without a moments warning. an
explosion occurred on board the battle
ship Maine. lying peacefully at anchor.
with fires banked, resulting in the de-
.struction Of the vessel and the loss of
nearly three hundred lives.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19
OFFICERS AND MEN SAVED.
Capt. Sigsbee's Response to a Message of In
quiry.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-Capt. Sigsbee
has reported. in answer to a cable mes
sage of inquiry. that the following Off
GERS and men were saved from the Maine
Cap. c. d. SigSbee.
Eeutenant-COmmander r Wainwright
Lieut.. G. F. Wheelman.
Lieut.. J. Hood.
Lieut.. C. W. Jungcn.
Lieut.. q. 7. Blow.
Surgeon :. q. Haneberger.
PaymaSter c. NJ. Ray.
Chief Engineer c p. Howell
Lieut.. J. J. Bland1n.
Chaplain j. p. Chadwick.
Passed Assistant Engineer F. C. Bowers
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19
THE RESULT OF TREACHERY.
Senator Butler Does Not Believe the En-
plosion ON the Maine was Accidental.

MINSEAPoLIs. Mimi. Feb. l7.-Sen-
atOr Butler of North Carolina. now in
Minneapolis attending the session OF the
populist state central committee. is in
clined to view the loss of the Maine as
the result of trcachcry.
The act of blowing up a vessel in
that n would appear to many of
the Spaniards as a noble deed and the
author would be Il nero" he said.
But. of course the Spanish govern.
men has 10 connection with it."
"Will it precipitate war;"
No. hardly. If it is shown that
the explosion vas not accidental. the
Spanish government would be in duty
bound to disavow any connection with
it. and punish the author or authors in
a summary manner.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19
Will Not Venture a Guess at the Cause of
the Explosion.

HAVANA. Feb. l7.-Capt. Sigsbee, in
terviewed last evening by your CORE
spondent with reference to the cause
of the explosion, said:
Il cannot determine the cause; but
competent investigators will decide
whether the explosion was produced
from an interior or exterior cause. |
cannot say anything until after such
an Investigation has been made. |
will not and cannot conscientiOusly an
ticipS.te the decision. nor do | wish to
make any unjust estimate of the rea-
son for the disaster.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19

Britain was known the Phoenicians
rs Barat-Anac. or the land of tin as
far back as the year 1887 B. c. Some 500
years afterward the island was alluded
to by the Romans under the name
Britannia. which subsequently became
shortened into Britain.-Chicaga II
ter Ocean.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19
An Ex-Confcderate Naval Officers Opin-
ion.

Chicago. Feb. 16.-Commander j. Z.
Montgomery. once OF the United States
navy. commanding officer of a confed-
crate fleet during the civil war. and
the man who raised the frigate. after
wards the ram Merrimac. was
very emphatic in declaring the
sinking of the battleship Maine
in Havana harbor the result of
trcachery, and an act without parallel
in the worlds history. In his opinion
war must inevitably follow. When
the divers go down and examine the
hull of the vessel" said Commodore
Montgomery. 1t will be found that it
was stove in by a torpedo exploded I'M
der the bow. with diabolical intent"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19
Secretary Long Expresses Himself Care
fully.

WASHINGTON. Feb. lT.-After a day
of intense excitement at the nHvy de
partmcnt and elsewhere. growing out
of the destruction of the battlcShip
Maine in Havana harbor. Tuesday
night. the situation. after the exchange
of a number of cablegrams between
Washington and Havana. can be
summed up in the words of Secretary
Long. who. when asked. a. he was
about to depart for the day. whether
he bad reason TO suspect hat the dis
astcr was the work of an enemy. re-
piled:
Il have not. In that | am influenced
by the fact that Capt. SigSbee has not
vet reported to the navy department
on the cause. He is evidently waiting
to write a full report. SO long as he
does not express himself | certainly
cannot. | should think from the indi-
cations. however. that there was an
accident-that the magazine exploded.
How that came about | do not know.
For the present. at least. no other war
ship will be sent to Havana.
Had a Soldering Effect.
The appalling nature of the disaster
and the gravity of the situation that
would arise should investigation give
a basis for the u"ndercurrcnt of sus-
picion of treachery and foul play that
ran through all minds, had a SOLDERING
effect upon public men of all shades of
political opinion.
The fact stands forth. and is little
less than remarkable. that not a single
resolution was introduced or a single
,speech made in either house of congress,
save one of coincidence with the fami-
lies of the killed. offered by Mr.. IIou-
telle and adopted by the house of rep
resentativeS.
Public men expressed their opinions
with reserve when approached. but
everywhere there was a demand for an
investigation and full details in the
light of which the horror may be justly
viewed.
General Opinion Summarized.
Secretary Long undoubtedly sum-
married the general opinion of the ma
ioritv of the naval experts in finding it
impossible just now to state the cause
of the destruction of the Maine. There
are a great number of theories, but
most of them are of 4 character that
makes it easy to prove or upset them by
a single investigation by a diver.
Secretary Long has taken immediate
steps to make this investigation. Late
Yesterday afternoon he telegraphed to
Admiral Sicard. at Key West, to appoint
a board of nava. officers to proceed at
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19
nearly three hundred lives

The cause of the explosion is,
so far as reports received would
indicate. involved in mystery. no
hint as yet being given that would
tend to point in any manner to the
cause.
The explosion created the utmost
CONSERVATION in Havana. windows be-
ing smashed by the conclusion in all
parts of the city. The fire police and
military were prompt in rendering as
sistance. while the boats of the Spanish
cruiser Alphonso MI. did good service
in rescuing many of those who were
either blown overheard or jumped into
the water to avoid the flames of the
burning vessel.
The Maine was a battleship of the
second class, and was regarded as n of
the best ships in the new navy. She
wa built at the Brooklyn ~navy-yard.
and was 3lS feet long.75 feet wide. 2l.6
mean draught, 6,6s2 ton displacement.
She carried four 1O-inch and six siX-inch
breech-loading guns in her main bat
terry. and seven siX-pounder and eight
one-pounder rapid-fire guns and four
GatlingS in her secondary battery. and
Four Whitehead torpedOes.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19
This Is How to Make Grain-o.

In directions last week in this paper for
making Grain-O, it should have been stated
that a tablespoonful mot a teaspoonfuD be
used to two cups of cold water. Try it this
waY.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19
No SmokelesS Powder ON BIIrd- Precar
tionS Taken with Powdcr.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-Thcre was no
slnokeleSS powder on board the Maine.
and the tcn-inch ammunition was made
up of brown prismatic powders. Not
only is this powder most carefully
packed in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS copper
cases. but its hcat-rcsisting qualities
arc 50 great that it can not he ignitcd
by the flame of Il match. 600 degrees
Fahrenheit being the amount of heat
thai must be applied for some time 70
set off the powder. On the other. bandit
* readily ignited. as in the ease of the
charge in the gun. by the explosion of
u good quantity of illuminate. Every
prccaution is adopted a~boardship to
safeguard the magazine.
In its vicinity Il sentry stands on duty
continually. The doors are closed
Theoretically. except when the ship is
cleared FOR action. Al eight o'clock
every night the temperature is taken.
and the keys of the locked door are
placed in the captains hands for the
night. The records of the navy depart
mcnt show that s. degrees was the
maximum temperature in the Names
magazine during the past month. a very
low and safe temperature. These facts
make it extremely difficult to account
for the explosion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19
Lnne,a Family Medicine.

Moves the bowels each day. Ia ordert
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently :
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache.
Price Is and Soc.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19

A big man with a soprano voice sounds
Just as funny as a little man with a deep bas
voice.-Washington Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19

After a man is 80, in thinking of c~oastins
he considers the walk back.-Atchison
Globe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19
Capt. Sigsbee's Message to Commandant
FO-sythe.

Oapt. SlGsDfes MF-saEP u NOIlIliIluant
FO-sythe.
KEY WEST. Fla. Feb. 17.-Capt. Sigs-
bees message to Commandant FOrsvthe
of the naval station mere. received yes
tcrday, reads:
HAvANA. Feb. 10.
Advise sending American vessel at once. The
Maine is submerged except the debris. Mostly
work for divers. Jenkins and Merritt are still
missing, and there is but little hope for their
safety. Tho Z known - have been saved are
the officers and "a uninjured Of the crew.
Eighteen wounded men are now on board the
Ward Line steamer. in the city hospital and at
the MaScotte hotel-59 50 far as known. All
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19
The B~aftleship Maine Blown Up
i'm Havana HarbOr.
Nearly Two Hundred and Sixty
Lives Were Lost.
The Cause of the Terrible Disaster
at Present a Mystery.
A Searching Investigation viii be Made to
Ascertain Whether it Was the Re-
suit of Base T~reachery or
Simply an Accident.

--latest News Concerning the Calamity,
From Havana. Washington and Mad
rid-Capt. Sigsbee CounseIs Sus-
pension OF Judgment.
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EVERYBODY SAYS so.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the
wonderful medical discovery of the
age, pleasant and refreshing to the
taste act gently and positively on
kidney, liver ana bowels, cleansing
the entire system, dispel col. s, cure
headache, fever, habitual constipa-
tion and biliousness. Please buy and
try a box of G. G. G. today; 10, %,
80 cents. Sold and guaranteed to
cure by all druggists. IA
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Reflections of a Bachelor.

Women never really kiss
each other. They both know it
is only an imitation.
The average girl will never
admit that she likes to see a
man in his shirt sleeves.
No man cares much for e'i-
quette when 1t is a warm day
and he has got porous plaster
on.
The man woman likes best
is the one who knows when to
say nothing and just pat her
hand.
A man is never really proud
of his whiskers till he takes to
wearing his mustache longer
than his beard.
Nobody should ever get mar
ried. If a man isn't good look
ing his wife will look at other
men, and if he is good looking
he will look at other women
New York Press.
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During the past two years, Mrs.
w. Alexander, wife of the editor of
the Waynesboro (Miss.) Times, has
in great many instances relieved
her baby when in the first stages of
Group by giving it Chamberlain g
Cough Remedy. She looks upon this
remedy as a household necessity and
believes that no better remedy has
every been put up in bottles. There
are thousands of mothers in this
broad land who are of the same opin-
ion. 1t is the only remedy that can
always be depended on as a preven-
tive and cure for Group. The 25 and
so cent bottles are TOR sale by I. N.
Coleman and w. B. Frame.
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Piano Tuning and Repairing
WARNING ORDER

In the United States district court in
the Indian Territory, Southern
district:
g. NJ. Davis, plaintiff,
VS.. , No. 33qS.
Fannie Davis, def'dt,
The defendant, Fannie Davis, il
warned to appear in this court in
thirty days, and answer the com
plant of the plaintiff, @. NJ. Davis.
Witness the Hon. Hosea Town
send, judge of said court, this 10th
day Of January. Is9s.
e. NJ. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
Walker & Basham, attorneys for
plaintiff.
Potterf & Bowman, attorneys for
nonresident.
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DR.. w. HARDY.
Special Attention Given
EAR, NOSE AND THROAT,

OBsTETRIcs and DISEASES or WOMEN.
Office Hours: 10 10 II a. m; > TO 5
p. .n. Residence phone 80; office, 30.
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A. EDDLRMAN,
Practices in all courts.

omce-Herbert & Lewis building,
Ardmore, /. t.
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JOSEPH P. MULLEN,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law
Criminal Law a Speciality.
General law practice in the courts
OF Indian Territory, u. s. supreme
court, Washington; court of claims
court Of appeals, Eighth Judicial dis
trict; executive department. Wash
ington.
ONCE, West Main street, near old
court house,
ARnMoRE, I. t.
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t. s. BOOTH, NJ. ID.
ONCE over Coleman & Iynn's
Drug Store. Residence West Main
Street.
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POTTER, OwNBY & THOMAS,
LAWYERS,
Ardmore, I. 7.
This firm is now located over First
National Bank. viii do civil aud
criminal practice in all courts in the
Indian Territory.
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After years of untold suffering
from piles, B. w. Pursell CT Knit
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Salve. Skin diseases such as eczema,
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are readily cured by this famous
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ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
Office up stairs over the City Drug
Store. ARDMoRE. /. t.
ARTHUR WALCOTT,
LAWYER.
VIII practice in all courts ir the
Indian Territory, including Indian
courts at Oakland and TishOmingO.
Oiice in Quinn building over Ten
nySon's Saddle Shop, ArdmOre, L. Il.
W. b. Johnson. volney Johnson.
U. ). Dist. Atty.
JOHNSON * JOHNSON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
civil Business Exclusively.i
ONCE in johnson & Cruce Building.
ARDMoRE, /. T.
r. II. ALVIS, NJ. ID.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
ONCE Phone 70. Res. Phone l..
SPECIALTIES:
Hemorrhoid stor Pfles), Fistula. and all dis
eases OF the Rectum Can refer TO u num-
Der OF we'll known people In Ardmore and
Ofice upstairs In Frensley building,
near Spragius X Co., ArdnsOre. /. 4.
L. A. WALKER. IA. BAsHAN
WALKER X BASHAM,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Will practice in all courts. Com
mercial litigation a speciality.
Office in Herbert & Lewis building,
over II. A, kembel & Co.
AdmOre, Ind. Ter.
G. L POTTER, formerly Of of Paris, TX.
C. b. POTTER, b. c. THOMAS.
of Gainesville, Texas.
POTTER, OWNBY & THOMAS,
LAWYERS,
Ardmore, 1. T.
This firm is now located over First
National Bank. viii do civil aud
criminal practice in all courts in the
Indian Territory.
n. NJ. FurmAn. 4. L. Herbert. Jesse ii. HIN.
FURMAN. HERBERT & HILL.
ATToRNEYs-AE.LAw.
omce-Herbert & Leafs building
Ardmore. /. T.
w. t. GARDNER, NJ. ID.
Oflce over Coleman & Lynn's
Drug Store, Residence North Caddo
Street.
LEDBETTER & BLEDSoE.
ATToRNEYs-AT-LAw.
OFFIcs:-In Ledbetter & Bledsoe
Building, Man Street.
t. S. BOOTH, NJ. ID.
ONCE over Coleman & Iynnis
Drug Store. Residence West Main
Street.
DR.. A. A. SMITH,
GENERAL
PRACTITIONER.
ONCE Over Bonner & Bonner.
ARDMoRE, IND. TER.
Il. c. POTTERY. W. y. BOWMAN.
PoTTERF & BOWMAN,
ATTORNEYs-AT-LAw.
WILL STEWART, Ste-ographer.
ofice-Up stai.s IN the Hardy
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JOHN F. EASLEY,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Prompt attention given to all work
entrusted to me-
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w. T. GARDNER, NJ. ID.
Ofice over Coleman & Lynn's
Drug Store. Residence North Csddo
Street.
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DIR. A. +. MANHART.

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The Up-to-Date Dentist.
Does all kinds of first class and latest
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Crown and Bridge Work a speciality.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
Oflice up stairs over the City Drug
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n. NJ. FurmAn. q. L. Herbert. Jesse Il. AIN.
FURMAN, HERBERT & HILL.
ATTORNEYS-AE.LAW.
Ohce-Herbert & Lewis building
Ardmore. L. T.